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This week, our Copy Editor Nathan Vived gives us a sneak peek.

You’ve recently been doing more work with our web team. What’s different with this role, and how do the Aunt March (Tracy Hostmyer) ridicules John two blend together?

Brooke (Nathan Vived) for not teaching his Back when I was just on charge manners. print, the most I did with the site was edit pages that were already built. Now, I build them myself, in addition to the newsletters. It can be a lot to juggle, and sometimes I trip myself up when switching between the different mindsets required by print and web. I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Tell us about the play you were part of during the holidays! Are you planning to do more in the future? From early November to late December, I was performing in a new adaptation of Little Women, one more focused on the Christmas spirit. It was an amazing experience, and I could not be more grateful for the opportunity. The last time I was on stage in any capacity was senior year of high school, back in 2017, so it’s been a bit. Thankfully, I seem to have caught the acting bug again, and am hoping/planning to act in future shows!

What are you looking forward to doing the next time you’re in Santa Barbara? I’ll actually be in town by the time this article is out in print! It’ll only be a short stay (hotel prices are no joke), but I am most looking forward to the ocean and La Super-Rica Taqueria for lunch. (Which reminds me to get some cash!)

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Thousands of Wildfire Evacuees Find Shelter, Support in S.B.

advantage of public sympathy,” the guide says. “Don’t click on email, text, or social media links promising to connect you to a familiar charity. Instead, go directly to the charity’s website on your own.”

Some of the relief organizations approved by government officials include: Direct Relief CA Wildfire Response, American Red Cross L.A. County, California Community Foundation, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), L.A. Regional Food Bank, L.A. County Animal Care & Control, Pasadena Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane, Salvation Army Southern California Division, United Way of Greater L.A., and World Central Kitchen.

To support first responders, donate to: California Fire Foundation, L.A. City Fire Department Foundation, Wildland Firefighter Foundation, and the L.A. Police Foundation.

Santa Barbara County Fire's Strike Team battles the Palisades Fire. Around 100 personnel from fire departments across the county have been deployed to the L.A. fires.

The influx of thousands of new residents, whether permanent or

by Ryan P. Cruz items at Ace Rivington, free children and baby clothes at Jake temporary, has already had an early a hundred thousand Los Angeles County residents and Jones, treats at Oat Bakery, and free admission to the effect on Santa Barbara’s rental market. According to a post are still under evacuation orders as of Wednesday MOXI Museum or Santa Barbara Museum of Art. on Siteline Santa Barbara, some luxury homes in the county morning, and with more than 10,000 homes, schools, On social media sites like Nextdoor and Reddit, Santa are being offered at higher rates than previously listed. These or other structures completely destroyed by fires from Barbara locals offered to donate food, supplies, or much- include a four-bedroom home on East Valley Road currently Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Sylmar, many are seeking needed items like diapers, baby formula, underwear, and renting for $55,000 a month—previously listed at $40,000 a refuge just up the coast in Santa Barbara. socks. Across the county, Santa Barbara’s highly active non- month—and another Montecito property listed at $75,000 Personal accounts posted on social media show frantic profit industry sprang to life to offer support through dona- a month, bumped up from a previous listing of $60,000 a families packing their cherished belongings into cars and tions or fundraisers. month. looking for anywhere safe. As evacuation centers in L.A. began Even the local animal shelters have done their part.

Some of these listings, including a 3,100-square-foot home to rapidly fill up, some jumped on Highway 101 northbound CARE4Paws partnered with Cold Noses Warm Hearts, Meade on Winding Creek Lane, show the price change occurring Canine Rescue, ASAP Cats, and Santa Ynez Valley Humane within the past few days. According to Zillow, the Winding to find shelter on the Central Coast.

By the weekend, Santa Barbara hotels were filling up with Society to help rescue and provide shelters to animals affected Creek Lane property was listed for a monthly rate of $19,999 people affected by the L.A. wildfires. On Saturday, Visit Santa by the fires. This includes 15 cats from the Baldwin Park shelter prior to the fires on January 4. By January 11, the price was changed to $25,000, before it was removed and relisted on Barbara announced a special lodging rate for evacuees at 25 that are now safe with ASAP Cats in Santa Barbara. different locations, with some offering 25-30 percent discounts With so many options for providing support, government January 12 for $29,900. or rooms for prices as low as $129 per night.

According to the state’s price-gouging law, it is illegal to agencies are urging people to be very careful of online scams raise prices of goods and services more than 10 percent after According to representatives at several local hotels, rooms and fraudulent causes.

The City of Santa Barbara released a list of “trusted an emergency has been declared. California Attorney General were fully booked over the weekend, with phone calls coming in “nonstop” from evacuees inquiring about availability. resources” and relief organizations compiled by the South Rob Bonta addressed the issue during a press conference over At Hotel Milo, more than 50 reservations were made last Coast Chamber of Commerce, along with a Better Business the weekend, where he urged residents to look out for and Wednesday alone, and rooms have been sold out each day Bureau guide on how to donate “thoughtfully and securely.” report illegal price gouging. since, with management estimating about three-fourths of “We should not be engaged in price gouging, whether “If you wish to provide financial support, look for estabrooms are occupied by evacuees. lished organizations actively involved in relief efforts,” the it’s groceries or rent,” said Bonta, adding that his office has received reports of hotels and rental properties charging At the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara, traveling first guide reads. responders have taken many of the rooms, including firefightBefore donating, the guide explains, you should check the too much in the wake of the wildfires. “We are very serious ers from Northern California and Albuquerque, New Mexico. organization’s report on Give.org to find out if the charity about this, and the governor’s office, on ensuring that there Over the weekend, local businesses also reported a surge meets official standards for charity accountability. You should is no price gouging and that anyone engaged in it is held in foot traffic due to the wave of evacuees in town, and many also avoid relief appeals that have “vague” descriptions and accountable.”

Santa Barbara–based businesses offered to provide free ser- watch out for “click-bait and phishing scams.” vices to those affected by the fires. These include clothing “Online giving scams tend to pop up after a disaster to take Elijah Valerjev contributed to the reporting for this story.

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been personally affected by the fires, which have now burned more than 12,000 structures in less than a week.

McAdoo said the City of Santa Barbara was uniquely experienced with wildfire response, and since the 2017 Thomas Fire, there has been close coordination between the city’s water, fire, and police departments to ensure the city would be as prepared as possible for worst-case scenarios.

One thing she wanted to make clear is that the city’s water supply was fully stocked.

“We do have a robust water supply portfolio,” McAdoo said. “It’s one of the most diverse water supplies in the state S.B. City firefighters have joined county strike teams to assist in the Palisades Fire. of California.”

In addition to Lake Cachuma—which is currently 90 percent full—the city has

by Ryan P. Cruz access to the Gibraltar Reservoir, the State Water Project n the week since a series of fires began burning extension, Mission Tunnel, local groundwater, recycled through Los Angeles County, concerns about the water, and desalinated water from the Pacific Ocean. city of Santa Barbara’s own fire preparedness have “We currently have over three years of water availsnapped back into the community consciousness. able that would meet the city’s needs, assuming we have For days, city councilmembers and administrative dry weather conditions,” she said. staff have had their inboxes flooded with questions But, McAdoo added, even with access to water resabout fire hydrants, water availability, and vegetation ervoirs at full capacity, the city of Santa Barbara could management. still expect to see damage in a fire as fast-moving and During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City destructive as the Palisades Fire.

Administrator Kelly McAdoo addressed these concerns “There will be some wildfires that are of magniand provided an update on the city’s first responders tude that no potable water system — including the assisting in the Palisades and Eaton fires. In the lengthy city’s — would have sufficient water to stop some comment, McAdoo outlined the city’s fire and water level of destruction,” she said. “It’s just a fact of life, protocols, and asked for “patience” while emergency unfortunately.” responders were “still in the middle of an active emerWith another fire sparking in Ventura County less gency response.” than a day earlier and some areas of the region under “I know the fire is not here,” she said. “But our per- a red flag warning, McAdoo said that the city is doing sonnel, because of the proximity, are engaged in that.” everything in its power to make sure staff is prepared Santa Barbara City Fire Department has 18 person- to respond at a moment’s notice. Water storage is nel in the Los Angeles area, where City Fire engines increased, vegetation is being cleared from high fire have joined a county strike team from Montecito, Lom- areas, generators are refueled, and emergency departpoc, Santa Maria, and Carpinteria-Summerland. At ments are staffed to full capacity during wind events. the Palisades Fire, a four-person Santa Barbara City She suggested community members sign up for Fire brush engine with two team leaders and a division ReadySBC alerts and to have an evacuation plan.

“This allows our firefighters and police officers to supervisor was deployed, and at the Eaton Fire, Santa Barbara sent a four-person city structure engine and a really focus on emergency response and securing the evacuation routes, versus worrying about people having six-person urban search and rescue rig.

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How Full Are S.B.’s Water Reservoirs?

by Jean Yamamura parse winter rains have contributed to the devastating fires in Los Angeles, where this winter’s rainfall has measured in the tenths of inches.

Locally, since September, about a third of an inch of rain has fallen at Gibraltar Reservoir, which is the third driest start to the rain year in the past 100 years, said Shawn Johnson, a hydrologist with the County of Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara County is at 18 percent of its normalto-date rainfall, though Johnson pointed out that February and March tend to be the county’s wettest months.

“Wet years are often defined by just two or three major storm systems,” he said, holding out hope that a few good storms might restore the year’s rain balance.

But a moderate to severe drought is prevailing across Southern California. The heavy rainfall during the past two years has moderated the effects somewhat—the creeks are still running, for example—but the effect on

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vegetation has brought moisture levels locally to nearcritical levels.

This raises concerns in Santa Barbara about the ability to fight a wildfire during such dry conditions and whether the fire hydrants would continue to deliver water, an ability rumored to have been lost in the Pacific Palisades at the height of the current firefight.

“People might say the hydrants ‘ran out of water,’ but it doesn’t mean there was no water in the system,” said Captain Scott Safechuck of Santa Barbara County Fire.

“A couple of things were going on,” Safechuck explained.

“When a hundred engines are pulling from a water system, there will be a reduction in pressure. And this usually happens at higher elevations.”

After the past many fires throughout the county, they’ve developed plans against the loss of pressure in the heights. “Water tenders are assigned to support the fire engines,” Safechuck said. “Some of these hold 1,500 gallons and up to 3,000 gallons. Also, we have water shuttles

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S.B. County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig and emergency planning czar Kelly Hubbard at Tuesday's supervisors meeting

by Nick Welsh n a briefing short on details about water pressure and water supply, but long on warnings about advance preparation and personal responsibility, the county supervisors got a sobering earful from Fire Chief Mark Hartwig and county emergency planning czar Kelly Hubbard in response to the wind-driven infernos now engulfing much of Los Angeles. The ominous news, Hartwig noted, was that no rain is forecast anytime in the next 10 days. Winds will soften and humidity levels will increase a bit, he said, but only somewhat. In its 100 years of existence, Hartwig said, the county fire department has learned a lot when it comes to pre-positioning resources before fires explode.

Without going into detail, he said that’s exactly what his department is doing now.

“I can’t tell you we will be exactly where we need to be when the next fire hits, but I will tell you we will be close,” he said.

Fire protection, he stressed, was up to the individual as much as it was the fire departments charged with their protection.

“Keep your head on the swivel,” he warned residents.

People need to self-evacuate, he stressed. It’s not realistic or even possible, he added, for first responders to knock on every door. Homes need to be cleared of flammable brush; defensible space needs to be maintained. Firewise practices need to be observed, he said, noting that neighborhood Firewise groups are now sprouting up and intervening in cases where neighbors are either unable or unwilling to do the clearing themselves. “‘Ready, set, go’ is not just a tagline,” he stressed. “If you are just getting ready when the evacuation order hits, it’s too late.”

Kelly Hubbard of the Office of Emergency Planning followed suit, detailing changes in the works for the county’s system of alerts—both via text and phone calls, adding, “I’d prefer to over-alert than underalert,” clearly a response to previous concerns expressed about oversaturation of such notices.

She told the supervisors that both major utility companies have already shut off power at various times as a precautionary response to escalating winds and the increased risk live power lines pose in such circumstances. Residents are eligible for partial rebates from the power companies she said for mini-power packs—for phone and light charging—or even larger ones, should personal generators be needed for people who rely on medical devices for basic life functions. Both utilities offer discounted nights at hotels, she added, for those with special medical needs.

Mostly, she detailed the “Six P’s” residents should keep in mind when packing their “Go Bags.” These include people, pets, prescriptions, plastics (as in credit cards), personal computers, and pictures.

She also stressed the need to have multiple escape plans already in mind before evacuating. Most people take the same one or two routes to and from their homes. Those routes can be blocked. People need to know multiple ways in and out.

Supervisor Joan Hartmann took the moment to highlight the extent fire threats have escalated. Most major fires had occurred in what’s known as the Urban Wildland Interface, she said. The ones in Los Angeles have attacked neighborhoods in their urban core, previously considered all but unimaginable.

Supervisor Laura Capps noted that the recent fires have sparked renewed interest in preventative options, like the undergrounding of power lines that have been deemed prohibitively expensive. Capps said n the supervisors will be discussing that option in the near future.

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The county supervisors unanimously agreed to move forward with contract negotiations with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG)/Wellpath to continue offering medical services at county jails and the juvenile detention center — with the condition that the contract be shortened to a period of less than five years. County officials had been considering a move away from CFMG, whose parent company Wellpath and some of its related entities filed for Chapter 11 restructuring of debt in U.S. bankruptcy court in Texas last November. This restructuring of debt would have no influence on CFMG operations, county staff explained. Sheriff Bill Brown made the case that Wellpath already has the experience needed to navigate the unique challenges of jail health care, which requires “balancing cost with quality of care.” While the supervisors voiced concerns with the company’s service record, there was consensus that the Public Health Department was not ready to take over jail health care at this point.

COMMUNITY The George Floyd mural that lived on the side of the Eos Lounge downtown for four years has been removed after multiple acts of vandalism, leaving a blank wall in its place. The mural was painted in 2020 in honor of Floyd, a Black man who was killed after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes while attempting to arrest him. His death, which was caught on video as Floyd repeated, “Please, I can’t breathe,” sparked protests and riots around the country. Floyd’s face

was painted in black, red, and blue with the phrase spray-painted next to him. A new mural is expected to take its place.

Santa Barbara community members have reached out to help support Metro Entertainment after burglars stole more than $10,000 worth of Pokémon cards on 1/2. The store’s owner, Bob Ficarra, said that people have come to shop at Metro Entertainment because they heard about the theft, and regular customers are adding a little more to the normal purchases. People have even brought the Metro team food and drinks, he said. Additionally, Ficarra said that customers have asked about supporting the store through a GoFundMe page, which Ficarra set up with a goal set at $4,500. “An unfortunate incident and a big monetary loss, but just to feel the support from the community has been fantastic,” Ficarra said. Read more at independent.com/community.

EDUCATION Transitional kindergarten (TK) applications for 2025-26 on the South Coast are beginning to open, and parents are encouraged to get a head start.

As the state’s universal TK program has gradually expanded since 2021, younger students have become eligible. This year, all children who turn 4 on or before September 1 are eligible for TK at their neighborhood school. Enrollment for Santa Barbara Unified and Hope school districts are now open; Goleta Unified opens in February. Parents in other districts should contact their neighborhood school for more information.

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hile the adventurous sexual agency of perimenopausal women has recently morphed into a lucrative literary subgenre, the Santa Barbara County Adult & Aging Network has found that the economic challenges facing the county’s increasingly aging population is far more fraught than frisky. According to a 44-page bombshell of a draft report dropped on the county supervisors on Tuesday, people 60 years old or older will make up fully one-quarter of the county’s population by the year 2030.

When it comes to economically accessible housing and home care, the gap between supply and demand for this population has eclipsed the Grand Canyon. Many elderly people fortunate enough to own their properties sold their homes five years ago to cover the cost of care and have since outlived their money.

The median cost of in-home care is $84,500 a year, but most in-home care workers make only $16 to $26 an hour, low enough for many to qualify for public assistance to get by. This, in turn, is responsible for a significant shortage in in-home care workers; the number of applicants for such job postings dropped has dropped 70 percent since 2018. Of those holding these jobs, the report found 80 percent are women, 74 percent are people of color, and 47 percent are immigrants.

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Roughly one-third of this 60-year-plus cohort report having some form of disability as well.

The elderly, it turns out, make up the fastest-growing segment of the county’s homeless population. For 55 percent of older adults who live here, Social Security covers less than half their cost of living.

For people seeking residency in in-home care facilities, the costs jumped from $128,000 a year in 2021 to $182,5000 last year.

The report was released as part of a master planning process the Adult & Aging Network hopes to have finalized and submitted to the state this summer. It was also an invitation to the supervisors to endorse the effort to help encourage greater participation and involvement. The supervisors embraced the initiative with a unanimous 5-0 vote, with supervisors Joan Hartmann and Steve Lavagnino weighing in most heavily. Hartmann termed the report “a wake-up call,” citing the case of an elderly woman with dementia who wound up in county jail for shoplifting.

“If we don’t have systems in place,” Hartmann said, “it all goes kaflooyie.”

After the report gets refined during the public process in the months ahead, it will be brought back to the supervisors for further action.

—Nick Welsh

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County Votes on How to Remove Encampments

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aws regulating how cities and counties can roust people who are sleeping outdoors have pingponged radically over the past few years. A Supreme Court decision in 2018, known as Boise, required that an alternative shelter must be available.

Last summer, a different Supreme Court removed that requirement in the Grants Pass case. During meetings in October, December, and this Tuesday, Santa Barbara County supervisors reviewed county staffs’ efforts to arrive at a blend of compassion and practicality for homeless encampments in riverbeds, recreational vehicles parked alongside farm fields, expanding the safe parking program, and using tents to rapidly house people when necessary.

“Though we are not bound by Boise,” said Supervisor Joan Hartmann, “we want to provide some kind of safe accommodation for people.” Jesús Armas, director of Community Services, agreed, saying that they preferred to work within the spirit of Boise and would identify available shelter before removing an encampment.

It wasn’t easy. According to Armas, when an encampment was broken up, those living there were told about available services and shelters. About one-third of the camp’s residents utilized them, but the rest moved on, and a few always returned.

At the supervisors’ request, Armas and his team met with many in the homeless outreach community and other service providers. Decisions were made among his office, law enforcement, Public Works, Public Health, Parks, and General Services.

The supervisors voted on the proposed procedures on Tuesday: · Encampments may not be removed without alternate shelter available, unless it’s in a waterway or presents a threat to public health and safety such as an approaching rainstorm endangering a waterway encampment or people using flammables in dry brush.

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· A notice to clear a waterway encampment or one that poses a public threat may be delivered before an alternative shelter is identified. The notice period could be reduced to 48 hours from the current 72. Possessions scooped up during removals would be stored for 60 days, rather than the current 90 days, as they rarely go unclaimed for that long. · In the interests of flexibility, parking restrictions may be changed through resolutions, rather than the lengthier ordinance procedure. The road commissioner, who is the director of Public Works, may restrict parking adjacent to row crops. · Most cities in Santa Barbara County have a Safe Parking Program, areas where people can park and sleep in their vehicles, often a church parking lot. The exception is Santa Maria.

Staff is to return with plans to increase participation. · One way to increase shelters is the Safe Sleeping Program, which had successfully paired tents with services in San Diego to quickly house homeless camps.

Another avenue being explored was stateowned parking lots, such as the DMV or the unemployment office. A letter to that effect had been sent to Assemblymember Gregg Hart and State Senator Monique Limón, who had contacted the state’s equivalent of General Services. “That’s moving forward,” —Jean Yamamura said Armas.

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S.B. police responded 1/14 to a report of an armed robbery at a bank on the 900 block of Carpinteria Street. “The suspect approached the teller while brandishing a black handgun,” Sgt. Brian Kerr said, and “the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash.” The suspect fled on foot before officers arrived. No injuries were reported during the robbery, Kerr said. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male adult, approximately 5'7" tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a gray sweatshirt with the hood pulled over a dark-colored baseball cap, a dark-colored cloth mask covering his face, blue jeans, and light-colored shoes. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the SBPD at (805) 897-2376.

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he search for a new principal of Santa Barbara High School is commencing immediately, following current principal Fred Razo’s announcement that he will be retiring by the end of the school year.

This is Razo’s second time entering retirement. He came out of retirement to lead the school two years ago, following former principal Elise Simmons’s sudden resignation in August 2023. He had previously worked at the school for 15 years, serving as assistant principal under Simmons and John Becchio (now assistant superintendent of human services).

Simmons’s resignation was a surprise, Razo said at the time, but he was “ready and willing to step up.”

His re-retirement will be effective on June 30, the last day of the academic calendar.

“It has been an immense privilege to

serve our school community during this time,” Razo said. “I deeply value the opportunity to once again work alongside our dedicated staff and incredible students. This experience has been truly rewarding, and I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition for the remainder of the school year.”

District spokesperson Ed Zuchelli praised Razo for making “significant strides in improving the campus culture and climate,” including implementing the school’s new cell phone policy requiring students to check their devices into “cell hotels” in every classroom.

“I want to express my sincere gratitude to Fred for his exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to Santa Barbara High School,” said Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado. “He stepped in at a critical time and has made a lasting positive impact on our students, staff, and the entire school community. While we will miss him dearly, we wish him all the best in his retirement.”

With the search on for a new principal, district leaders will engage in a comprehensive process, gathering input from staff, families, and students to identify the key qualities and priorities needed in the school’s next leader, Zuchelli said.

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Since then, residents have filed more than 3,900 complaints to the county about the “skunky” smell of pot in the valley, where the cut-flower industry has largely converted to cannabis. There has been zero enforcement: It is impossible to determine

which greenhouse is to blame for the “hot spots” where the smell lingers.

On Tuesday, the board approved a proposal introduced by Board Chair Laura Capps of Goleta and Supervisor Bob Nelson of Orcutt in a bid to finally clean up the air.

It would amend the county’s cannabis ordinance to require all greenhouse growers to install advanced carbon filtration systems, commonly known as “scrubbers”—or some “equivalent effective technology”—inside their greenhouses within 12 months. As of last fall, only six of 20 active cannabis greenhouse operations in the valley were using scrubbers.

Simultaneously, the growers would be required to shut down the perfumed “misting” systems that they’re using to mask the smell of pot after it escapes from the greenhouse roof vents.

“The Carpinteria Valley was the ground zero for the policies about cannabis,” said Roy Lee, the newly sworn-in former Carpinteria councilmember who last year narrowly beat Das Williams, a co-architect of the cannabis ordinance, in the 1st District.

“I’m glad we’re taking the first steps of many to address this. There’s going to be a lot of happy people in Carp today.”

Voting 5-0, the board directed the county CEO’s office to draw up the proposed ordinance amendments. They will be reviewed by the county Planning Commission on January 29 and February 19. —Melinda Burns

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by Ryan P. Cruz anta Barbara County has a worldwide reputation as a lap of luxury — home to movie stars, wineries, and milliondollar homes — but at the same time, the county carries the less-appealing distinction of holding the second-highest poverty rate out of all 58 counties in the entire state, according to a report released by the Public Policy Institute.

Nearly 70,000 people in the county are living in poverty (using the California Poverty Measure, which takes into account cost of living and social safety net programs), meaning one out of every six adults, and one out of every five children, are living at or below the poverty line.

In Santa Barbara County, this threshold equates to $41,750 a year for a household of four.

On Friday, January 24, a coalition of more than a dozen nonprofit groups, government officials, and community support service providers will convene for the all-day Upward Mobility Summit at two separate locations, as part of a new initiative aimed at addressing this countywide poverty rate.

Julie Weiner — chief development officer at CommUnify, one of the nonprofit members of the Coalition for Upward Mobility, said that she was shocked when she began to understand the actual scope of poverty in Santa Barbara.

The largest venue in the county, the Santa Barbara Bowl, holds fewer than 5,000 people. “That’s like filling the Bowl 12 times,” Wiener said. “That’s what really made it come alive and come home to me.”

She says there are many misconceptions about poverty in Santa Barbara County, such as many assuming poverty is centered in the homeless community or with North County residents. But poverty is just as likely to affect communities in the South County cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria, she says, as it is in the cities of Santa Maria or Lompoc.

“We need to be talking about this,” she said. “This is invisible poverty; it’s all around us. It really is a huge problem that people aren’t aware of, and it’s at odds with the idea people have of Santa Barbara County.”

The Upward Mobility Summit will bring together 15 organizations — including CenCal Health, DignityMoves, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, People

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“Upward Mobility,” Weiner said, can be described as a reframing of poverty and putting the agency back in the hand of those who are struggling by offering pathways to success. The main paths out of poverty include rewarding work, access to education, inclusive housing, a healthy environment, and responsible government.

The conference will also focus on changing the narrative surrounding poverty and taking a realistic look at the systemic issues that lead to financial strain.

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But if you don’t have boots, and you don’t have straps, it’s kind of hard to pick yourself up.”

The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at two locations simultaneously on January 24. In North County, the event will take place at Allan Hancock College’s Boyd Hall, and in South County, the meeting will be held at the Fé Bland Forum at Santa Barbara City College.

Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize– winning author of Evicted and Poverty, by America, will be appearing virtually as the keynote speaker. Several other speakers will be on hand to discuss homelessness, vocational training, health care, education, housing, and legislative action.

The intention of the summit is to bring likeminded folks together to work toward tackling poverty in the county. But in the long-term, the summit will be the first step on a road to creating a more healthy community, where every person has equal ability to achieve success.

“People are more civically engaged when they are out of poverty,” Weiner said.

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NEWS BRIEFS CONT’D FROM P. 9 is still under investigation. No signs of foul play HOUSING The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion that sends the proposed Isla Vista Rental Housing Inspection Pilot Program to its next steps, directing staff to create and implement an ordinance for the program.

The rental inspection program, put forward by Supervisor Capps, would seek to protect renters in Isla Vista from substandard living conditions such as the presence of mold, insects and rodents, exposed electrical wiring, and a lack of smoke detectors or heating units. The pilot program would allow the county to proactively inspect rental units to ensure they are safe and provide reports to the Board of Supervisors on the program’s effectiveness. There is no intent to expand this program outside of Isla Vista.

PUBLIC SAFETY A dead body was found in the surfline of Leadbetter Beach on 1/14. According to the Santa Barbara Police Department, the body was reported at 7 a.m. near 800 Shoreline Drive. Police Officers and Harbor Patrol responded to the scene, where they were directed to the body by witnesses. Officers moved the body onto the sand and determined that the individual was deceased. Authorities said that the decedent is a male who appears to

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ervoirs are filled to capacity, as they are “when conditions indicate the potential for a wind event or when red-flag conditions are expected.” Every hazardous weather event triggered a host of emergency and operating preparations, Matson said. “The district takes every precaution possible given the history of fire events in our community,” as well as learning from the “string Gibraltar Dam has received just 0.36 inches of water this of devastating disasters that have occurred winter instead of its average 7 inches. in recent memory throughout the west.” where personnel and fire engines carry 500 In Montecito, Nick Turner, general gallons to the firefights.” How much water manager for the water district, said they conthey need depends on the vegetation afire, if tinuously monitored the water supply for fire homes are engulfed, how many, and where protection needs: “Montecito Water District has eight active reservoirs, all of which are it is.

The county’s Firehawk, a Blackhawk operational. While it is our sincere hope that helicopter retrofitted for rescue and fire mis- no additional water will be needed, reservoir sions, was added to the roster a couple of levels are currently increased due to extreme years ago and adds speed and a capacity of weather events being forecast.”

The plentiful rainfall in past years restored 1,000 gallons of water. “For our area, Copter 964 makes repetitive drops much quicker the creeks and aquifers, while the heavy because it can travel to and from a water storms over the holidays also raised snow source at a faster speed, especially during levels in the Sierra Nevada. The snowpack the initial attack on the fire,” Safechuck said. in the northern Sierra Nevada — which As for water tanks and reservoirs, all supplies about a third of California’s fresh those operated by the City of Santa Barbara water—was measured to be at 127 percent are full of water for the winter, said Joshua of normal on January 13. Lest any hopes rise Haggmark, who heads the city water divi- too high, water officials said they’d seen big sion. “We’ve learned from the Tea Fire in snows turn into a dry winter before.

2008 and many, many others,” Haggmark “We have a long way until April, when said, when water pipes drained and home our water supply picture will be more comsprinklers activated in the fiery conditions. plete,” said Karla Nemeth, director of the The division geo-located all the water mains state’s Water Resources department, during after they found out how hard it was to find the first measurement of the year on Januthem after a disaster, and city water person- ary 2. “Extreme shifts between dry and wet nel now accompany firefighters into the field conditions are continuing this winter, and to turn the water mains off. if the past several years are any indication, To the west, Goleta Water District’s Gen- anything could happen between now and n eral Manager David Matson said their res- April. And we need to be prepared.”

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e live in the “Pyrocene” era: The age of fire.

Supercharged Santa Ana winds, record-high temperatures, and drought have caused death in Los Angeles County, where tens of thousands have been displaced and countless homes are reduced to ashes.

In the far north of our state, massive fires have torn through rainforests that lost their protective layer of fog and mist. The increasing hurricane devastation in Florida and massive flooding in other states cause insurance losses to mount—and our insurance premiums to rise, if coverage is even available.

We are in the midst of natural disasters caused by climate change. The burning of fossil fuels is the main culprit. Profits for ExxonMobil continue to grow while we pay the price. ExxonMobil seeks to restart oil production off Santa Barbara and, via its creation called Sable Oil, ship it in the same pipeline that caused a catastrophic spill 10 years ago.

The U.S. is already the world’s biggest producer of oil and gas. No new production is needed. Unless we actively favor a clean energy economy over the short-sighted mercantile interests of Big Oil, wildly destructive weather events will only escalate in frequency and ferocity.

Our Planning & Development folks must do more thorough, creditable, and rigorous reviews of proposals pushed by Big Oil. And if County Supervisors Bob Nelson and Steve Lavagnino would truly work in the best interest of constituents, we could all navigate climate change with less calamitous damage and with less onerous insurance premiums for —Seth Steiner, Los Alamos us all.

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n the last two months, we’ve had three shots fired across our bow: Camarillo, Malibu, and now Pacific Palisades/Altadena. Please help protect my home by protecting your own: (1) Rake up and get rid of dead “kindling” from in/under/on trees, shrubs, roofs, and gutters.

(2) Trim/prune/remove trees and shrubs at least five feet back from houses, garages, sheds, and fences.

(3) Remove all brush—grasses, chaparral, and such—from open areas around your house.

(4) Make sure all vents and other openings are sealed with 1/8-inch screening/caulking/trim.

Many houses burn from the inside out once embers from the “fire blizzard” get inside or under decks, etc.

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Electrical power distribution industries have historically been able to deny financial responsibility of their substandard infrastructure and have caused hundreds of billions of dollars of fire damage, all while profiting hundreds of billions of dollars. Only since billion-dollar lawsuits held them accountable did the PSPS start.

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’m reminded of Governor Jerry Brown’s assertion that our response to global warming is a deeply moral issue.

Heat-trapping emissions from burning coal, oil, and gas are over heating our planet, making wildfires more frequent and intense. Those who deny this reality are contributing to the tragedies of lost lives and burned-out communities. Among those is our President-elect, who dismisses climate change as a hoax and a scam. Little wonder he ignorantly blames these fires on California water policies rather than the fierce winds and extreme drought.

We should all be enraged at the failure of our society to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable for the devastation their products are causing. Fortunately, we have Santa Barbara political leaders who are working on solutions, who deserve our support.

Every day that we deny or ignore human-induced climate change and continue to do little about it condemns our children and future generations to the horrors of a climate out of control.

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make the state affordable for all, and we desperately need this to happen. Yet much of the conversation assumes that Californians live in dual-income households, an arrangement that is increasingly not even enough to afford living comfortably in California, let alone Santa Barbara. In reality, solutions that focus on making California affordable for singles will also help everyone else.

The high cost of living in California is felt even more profoundly by the growing number of single income households. Census data reveals that single-person households comprised 29 percent of the U.S. population in 2022. This growing demographic is composed of people of all ages, including lifelong singles, newly single people, childless people, and single parents raising minor children.

Even 20 years ago, it took two incomes to live in the Golden State. As a new PhD in Santa Barbara, I recall I could not spare a dollar to buy gum with my initial salary. As a single person without children, I solved my economic problem by working two jobs and having a roommate, but those may not be options for singles with minor children.

The pandemic exacerbated high costs of living. My research on people living alone during the pandemic found that many reported economic concerns, such as if they got sick or lost their job, as they only had their income to rely on, unlike dual-income households. Others noted that with rents skyrocketing, they could no longer afford their apartments. Many reported that even before the pandemic, they felt left out of the public narrative that focused on couples and families.

For most, California is only affordable if you live in a dual-income household, either by working two jobs or having a partner. MIT calculated the income to cover basic needs for different regions, their living wage data for Southern California counties for a single person varied from $52,358 in San Bernadino County to $66,793 annually in Santa Barbara County. Those salaries place Californians in the “Low Income” or “Very Low Income” categories for qualifying for affordable housing support from the government. It is not a “living” wage if you need government assistance or to work multiple jobs in order to survive.

If policymakers only focus on the current metric for a “living” wage, then they miss the mark. For example, California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office recently published on the affordability of California homes. The median income for the state ($91,905 for a household of 2.89 people) is far lower than the income needed to qualify for a mortgage for a bottom-tier home ($136,000). Monthly home payments have grown more than wages or rents since 2021.

The website Smart Asset calculated the salary needed to live comfortably with disposable income to enjoy life and the opportunity to save for the future, the basic financial security that voters want.

By their calculation, the salary needed for a single working adult in California would be $113,652. The

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gap between the “living” wage and this “living comfortably” wage is astounding and deserves attention.

To be sure, many businesses could not afford to pay salaries this high, but raising pay is not the only solution. Instead, our elected leaders need to focus on lowering the cost of living, particularly housing.

Although Governor Newsom recently funded 2,500 new affordable housing spaces, an increase over many previous years, it reflects only 12 percent of what is needed. More Californians of all household configurations need to be able to afford a home here in order to reach the goal of living comfortably.

It is going to take a multifaceted, innovative approach to make California affordable for all. Policymakers should look beyond the “living wage” and adopt something like the Smart Asset calculation of a living comfortably wage, and track the proportion of the population of all household types that meet the metric. This is the standard of living that voters want.

Government can only set the salary scales for government positions, so monitoring to see that the salaries being offered reflect a living wage for the region for a single income household at all job classification types would help.

The state also needs to find ways to lower the cost of childcare and tuition for trade schools or college for everyone, not only for those earning the lowest incomes. Finally, even though Governor Newsom has more than doubled the production of new affordable homes, Californians need more. The housing problem and cost of living predates this administration, but voters are going to blame whoever the current administration is if they feel it does not offer them real solutions.

Policymakers and business leaders need to recognize that a growing portion of Californians do not belong to dual-income households. Therefore, the standard of living should not be based on “family incomes” but on the standard of living for a single income household to live comfortably. Legislators need to work with the governor to come up with a comprehensive plan for making it possible for all people—singles included—to live comfortably in California.

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obituaries Joe Cheverez

8/8/1939 - 12/8/2024

Joe Cheverez passed away peacefully, with a beautiful smile on his face, at 11 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

He was in home-based hospice care for the last week and a half of his life. He passed from late stage Parkinson’s Disease.

Joe was born and raised in Santa Barbara, the 5th child of Lucas and Tomasa (Sosa) Cheverez. His siblings include sisters Mary Morales, and Antonia Ramos (deceased January 2024); and brothers Benjamin, and Manuel (deceased March 2017) and Henry (deceased September 2023).

Joe’s athletic ability revealed itself at an early age.

He was especially prolific at performing the long jump in track and field. He held long jump records at Santa Barbara High School and Santa Barbara City College, as well as in the military (Army) with a 25.2 ft. long jump in the 1963 European Championship games.

In the summer of 1968, Joe began private opera voice training with Santa Barbara’s Dr. Norman Soreng Wright.

Santa Barbara Opera Diva, Patricia Brinton-Becirovic, was invited to hear Joe sing.

She was so impressed that she provided a full summer scholarship for him at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.

Joe remained in Europe for one year (1971), singing at opera houses throughout Europe. He continued singing through the 70’s and 80’s, including a performance at the Dallas Opera House where he was on stage with Pavarotti. Upon his return to Santa Barbara, Joe did further vocal training with famed French baritone opera singer, Martial Singher, at the Music Academy of the West.

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Much to the dismay of his vocal teachers, Joe ultimately decided that a full-time opera career was not his preference.

He continued to do periodic performances in Santa Barbara, with his beautiful, soaring tenor voice. For many years after he discontinued singing, people would beg him to sing Ave Maria “just one more time” because of the impact his voice had on their hearts.

Being multi-talented, Joe turned to a new career in the 1980’s with a successful 30 year custom tile and design business. His beautiful custom tile work can be seen in many Santa Barbara homes and establishments.

Beyond all of his talent and accomplishments, it is the beauty of Joe’s spirit that continues to resonate the most. I had the privilege of being Joe’s life partner for the last 21 years. We shared a very deep and special love. Soul Mates for sure. I am so honored to have provided loving care to this precious being as he suffered the end stages of his condition; and to be holding his hand at the end. I am grateful for the memories we created together in the earlier years. Joe is forever in my heart, and in the hearts of his family who love him so much. Joe will be greatly missed by me, Linda Amicarelli (his life partner), and by his son, Greg Cheverez, his sister, Mary Morales, his brother Ben Cheverez (Margaret), and all of his special nieces and nephews, and all of the other family members, who hold him close in their hearts. Joe will also be missed by his many long-time friends with whom he shared special times.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Assisted Hospice of Santa Barbara (especially nurse Leslie Gomes) for their services. At Joe’s request, there will be no memorial service.

For those who wish to make a donation in Joe’s honor, we would suggest Assisted Hospice of Santa Barbara, or the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara, where Joe spent many days as a young boy.

the St. Rose Catholic Church in Paso Robles, 820 Creston Rd. and burial services to follow at Paso Robles Cemetery, 45 Nacimiento Lake Dr.

David Edward Houtz 7/8/1931 - 12/24/2024

Vincent Reyes

11/27/1930 - 12/27/2024

Vincent Reyes, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother and friend passed away at the age of 94. Born in Wasco, CA., the 5th of 7 kids, his family moved to Santa Barbara when he was just a small boy. He attended Santa Barbara local schools and when he graduated, he proudly served his country and enlisted in the Army.

After honorably discharged as a Communications Specialist he met the love of his life, Carlotta (Soto). They were married in 1956 and had 6 kids. He started his career in cable working at Montgomery Wards in the TV repair department and continued his 30 plus career in the cable industry. He moved his family to Atascadero where they lived for 47 years then they moved to Paso Robles with the youngest daughter Elizabeth and her family. Everyone who knew Vincent knew he was a very quiet, humble, kind, loving man.

He is survived by his wife Carlotta (Soto) his children, Vincent Jr. (Lisa), Richard (Jenny), Julie (Johnny), Michael (Reyann), Cynthia (Richard), Elizabeth (Jesse), 18 Grandkids, and 23 great grandchildren who he loved seeing and being around, his sister Mary (Henry) and brother Daniel. And many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed.

Services will be held on Friday January 17th at 11am at

David Edward Houtz died peacefully at home in Santa Ynez, California, on December 24, 2024, at the age of 93.

Born on July 8, 1931, in San Luis Obispo, California, to Roland and Dorothy (Mason) Houtz, David grew up in Cambria Pines, California.

He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Business Finance and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. David built a distinguished career as the founder of the David Houtz Company, a real estate development and syndication firm based in West Los Angeles, which he successfully operated for four decades. A dedicated community leader, he served as a trustee of Santa Monica College and on the school board for 12 years. He also cofounded Wilshire National Bank and held leadership roles in numerous service organizations.

In 1976, David married Margy, and together they embarked on a new chapter in their lives by purchasing a property in Los Olivos, California, in 1979. There, they planted a vineyard and opened Houtz Vineyards in 1983. David embraced life in the Santa Ynez Valley with enthusiasm—playing clarinet with the Valley Wind Ensemble, founding a Dixieland band, and being an active participant in St. Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church, the Solvang Men’s Forum, and the Gentlemen’s Quarterly Dining Club.

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countries. In his later years, David pursued diverse passions, including playing the cello, painting, sculpting, astronomy, and philosophy— sharing weekly philosophical discussions with a close friend over five years.

David is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Margy; his children Janet (Salt Lake City, Utah), Douglas and his wife Jodi (Pella, Iowa), Linda and her husband Mark (Salt Lake City, Utah), and Maggie (Venice, California); as well as seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his ex-wife, Nancy; his son, David Jr.; and his brother, Roland Jr. In accordance with David’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Contributions in his memory may be made to Hidden Wings at 517 Atterdag Road, Solvang, CA 93463.

David’s legacy of curiosity, creativity, and community spirit will be cherished by all who knew him.

Michael L. Ericson

Michael L. Ericson, 65, of Lompoc CA, sadly left us on 12/6/24 due to natural causes. He is survived by his daughters Esolena and Leanna, grand daughter Willow, and brotherJohn Garramore. Mike was totally devoted to his dogs and loved being around people.

He was a very loyal and giving person. Mike lived in S.B. for many years going to Dos Pueblos Sr. High, working as a collator operator and house painter. Around 1990 he moved to Lompoc and began working as an inspector for pest control. He took great pride in his work and family.

He’ll be greatly missed.

A celebration of life will be held at 12:30 p.m. on 2/1/25 at River View Park (151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. Area A-D).

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obituaries Thomas William Ortale

8/18/1941 - 12/6/2024

Tom Ortale, our beloved brother—always a friend to strangers and “Uncle Tom” to many—passed away suddenly and peacefully at home on December 6, 2024 at the age of 83. Known for his outgoing personality, quickwitted humor, and generous heart, Tom was born to Albert and Helen Ortale in Des Moines, Iowa.

He attended St. John’s, where he proudly raised the flag each morning before Mass. After graduating from Dowling High School, his family moved to Santa Barbara to join relatives who had already settled there.

Tom then attended USF in San Francisco.

Upon returning home, Tom worked in the family jewelry business at La Cumbre Plaza, forging countless lifelong friendships as he served his customers.

After decades in the trade, he retired to a life of volunteerism—delivering meals for Meals on Wheels, as did his father before him, cooking chicken behind the BBQ pits at the Santa Barbara Mission during Il Madonnari, he became a fixture on the 4th of July at Manning Park patiently helping hundreds of families with a happy smile, and warm word. Tom loved making cappuccinos for parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Affectionately nicknamed “Cappuccino Tom,” a photo of him now adorns the church’s cappuccino machine!

Tom cherished his family and eagerly joined our large holiday gatherings. His zest for life, big smile, and contagious enthusiasm touched everyone around him. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him, and he will remain in our hearts with warm and loving memories.

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love of his life, Carol Ortale; his brother, Richard (Stephanie) Ortale; his sister, Patty (Collison) Ortale; and many cousins, nephews, and nieces.

Tom’s faith in God was remarkable. He knew his Bible well and held a deep love for Jesus and the promise of eternal life.

Until we meet again in Heaven, Tom— we love you and miss you with all our hearts.

A special thank you to cousins Teresa, Linda, Tom, Joe and Rick Lemus, and to nephew Brad Collison.

A celebration of life will be held at a time to be determined.

Anita R Dominocielo-Ho

12/14/1943 - 12/27/2024

Anita Dominocielo-Ho passed away quietly at home, surrounded by family and friends, on Friday, December 27th, 2024, just two weeks after her 81st birthday.

Anita was born in Colon, Panama to Ho Chi Puy (Jack Ho) and Anile (Ana) Monrose. Her mother eventually re-married a soldier, James R. Morgan, and Anita described herself as an “Army Brat” moving around from base to base, primarily in Germany, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Panama.

By 1967, Anita, now 24, was waitressing at the Officer’s Club in Panama, when she met a young Santa Barbara man, Lt. Louis McFarland.

They were married on November 13, 1967. Louis shipped out to Viet Nam a short three months later but made Anita promise that if

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anything happened to him, she was to finish college for the both of them and move to Santa Barbara because, “… there are good people there and they will take care of you”. Lt. Louis McFarland received a purple heart and Bronze Star and was killed in combat (2/27/68) during the Tet Offensive. His plaque can be seen on the Santa Barbara Veteran’s Memorial Walk at Elings Park.

And so, Anita McFarland arrived in Santa Barbara in March of 1968. This quiet, shy, diminutive Gold Star Wife was about to become a force in the Santa Barbara community.

Anita began at City College and finished her Sociology degree at U.C.S.B. She worked as a counselor at the YMCA and soon found her way to the City of Santa Barbara Recreation Department, Developmental Programs where she began to nurture her relationships with the individuals who make up our disabled community.

Anita quickly rose to be the Recreation Supervisor of the program and, concurrently, the South Coast Area Director for Special Olympics.

During her over thirty years of stewardship, Anita knew and served every participant, their family members and their caregivers.

Along the way, Anita cofounded the Santa Barbara Triathlon (originally a benefit for Special Olympics) and took delight in helping to organize and produce (“Anita’s Army” of volunteers) many of the Recreation Department activities from “Devel” (developmentally disabled) summer camp, to dances in the gym, to LA Dodger games, to the Thanksgiving Luncheon, the United Way Day of Caring and dozens of other events over the years. In 1980, Anita was elected to the SB Athletic Round Table and given the Russ Hargreaves Award for leadership in producing quality sports programs for the Santa Barbara Community.

When Anita “retired”, she immediately began 3 new jobs. She joined the SB Kiwanis Club and served as president her second and

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third years, developed the Kiwanis Aktion Club for otherwise abled individuals, sponsored Cleveland School and was deeply involved in the many ongoing Kiwanis activities for our community.

Anita continued organizing the Recreation Department’s Children’s Parade for several years after her retirement.

She also became involved in Summer Solstice, helping Claudia Bratton organize and produce this wonderful artistic community celebration. In recent years, Anita’s pride and joy was her development of two Culinary Arts Programs for High School students at the East Side and West Side Community centers. Anita’s Culinary Arts Programs acted as feeder programs to the City College Culinary Arts Program.

Working with four different chefs over the years, students would take the course two and even three times over their high school years.

These students delighted in being able to provide their families with nutritious meals that they had “chefed”. Their smiling faces was Anita’s joy.

In her own high school days, Anita was a track athlete, known for her sprinting ability. In her thirties, she turned to long distance running, completing the Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Maui marathons.

Anita relished in the loving care given her by the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at Ridley Tree Cancer Center. None better.

Anita is survived by husband Victor, son Gabe and grandson Vince; brothers Juan Ho, Dennis Morgan and sister Carol Sandoval.

Brother Richard Morgan pre-deceased Anita.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Anita’s name to the Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara or Special Olympics. As we all know, Anita was not one to celebrate her many accomplishments. The family is hoping to create a memorial in Anita’s favorite Elings Park in the coming months. For all her good works, many, many people in the Santa Barbara community can say, “Anita was a friend of mine…she

t aught me to love”.

Anita had a refreshingly direct way of approaching life: Do good work every day, always keep showing up and, if you knew her during her long battle with cancer, never surrender.

Roger Davis Best

11/30/1942 - 12/29/2024

On Sunday December 29th, Roger Davis Best passed away in Boerne, TX. Roger was born in Iowa, but moved to Santa Barbara, California where he spent most of his life. He ultimately made Boerne, Texas his home several years before his passing.

Roger was known for his strong personality and firm beliefs but was also loved by all those close to him. He was a United States Marine, serving from 19581962, spending a significant portion of that time on the USMC shooting team.

A gifted musician with an amazing voice, he played in several bands over the years and would often be found performing at the Moose or Elks lodges. He loved playing and singing old country tunes with a glass of Jameson close by. All close to him would agree that the best moments were the private jam sessions with his kids or close friends. Roger often would say he was a “man of many talents but a master of non.” He enjoy playing tennis, hunting, trap and skeet, and an uncanny ability to fixing about anything.

Whether he was being a handyman or enjoying a stiff drink, he left a lasting impression and will be deeply missed.

He is survived by his 4 children, Karin, Davis, Alan and Mat and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

obituaries Jonathan Robert Gonzalez

4/21/1979 - 9/24/2024

Jonathan Robert Gonzalez passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 24, at the age of 45. Born on April 21, 1979, at Goleta Valley Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., Jon was known for his big heart, dedication to his faith, and relentless passion for advocating for what’s right.

Jon is survived by his beloved wife, Bronte, and their one-year-old daughter, Beretta—the light of his life and his greatest joy as a first-time father. He is also remembered by his mother, Jackie; his sisters, Julie Martinez and Jennifer Loza; his brother, Joe Gonzalez; and a large extended family of six nieces and nephews, two great-nieces, and one greatnephew. Preceded in death by his father, Bob—whose Johnny Cash renditions Jon loved to hear—Jon was also a devoted pet parent to his two cherished chihuahuas, Taz and Buddy, who shared countless beach days and car rides with him before they crossed the rainbow bridge.

A talented artist, Jon loved reminiscing about his early days as a graphic designer at a skateboard company and remained an avid boarder throughout his life. Jon also loved snowboarding, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, fishing, hiking. He was deeply committed to his community and his faith, volunteering regularly to build homes with the Corazon Project in Mexico and drawing strength from his favorite song, No Longer Slaves (I Am a Child of God) by Bethel Music.

Jon’s time volunteering at

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the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center, where he helped rehabilitate and release injured sea lions, sparked a lifelong passion for the ocean–particularly U.S. fisheries and the commercial fishermen who depend on them. He began attending Regional Fishery Management Council meetings on his own time, volunteering to speak up for the hardworking individuals who made their livelihoods on the water. He also promoted U.S.-sourced seafood through his website, EatUSSeafood.com, where he shared recipes alongside his advocacy.

Jon’s passion ultimately led him to his “dream job” as Government Affairs Manager at Pacific Seafood.

Engaged in efforts across the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and in Washington, D.C., Jon became one of the most well-known fisheries advocates in the United States. He was a driving force behind the USDA’s historic decision to purchase West Coast seafood, which provided new markets to local fishermen and delivered U.S. seafood items to schools and food programs throughout America. Jon was instrumental in saving thousands of seafood-industry jobs by helping secure federal relief funding during the pandemic. In times of crisis, he fought tirelessly to protect commercial fishermen and promote sustainable fisheries.

Jon’s unwavering dedication, genuine kindness, and quiet humility left an indelible mark on his family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. His fierce conviction, coupled with warmth and loyalty, made him not only a respected advocate in the seafood industry but also a true friend to all he met. He leaves behind a legacy of integrity and compassion that inspires those who continue his work and miss his presence dearly.

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Doug Wood

3/31/1932 - 12/28/2024

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Howell Douglas Wood, known to all as Doug, on December 28, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California. Doug was born on March 31, 1932, in Los Angeles, California to Lillian and Henry Wood. His life was marked by a passion for learning, creativity, celebration and connection.

He grew up in Lynwood and Compton, California and attended Compton Junior College before being drafted into the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Stationed in Okinawa, he served honorably in the Military Police Corps.

Upon his return home, Doug attended Long Beach State University on the G.I. Bill. While at Long Beach, he became a member of first mainland outrigger canoe team to paddle in the Moloka’i Hoe race from Moloka’i to Oahu.

Upon graduating, he began his career as an English and drama teacher at Laguna Beach High School.

Doug later took his teaching talents overseas to Bitburg Air Base in Germany where he continued to share his enthusiasm for language and literature with his high school students. While there, he founded a theatre group and a TV production company called, “Youth Speaks”, showcasing not only his love for the arts but also his remarkable ability to bring people together through shared creative endeavors.

Upon returning to the

United States, Doug continued to pursue his passion for the theater starring as Littlechap in Anthony Newley’s Stop the World: I Want to Get Off at the Laguna Beach Playhouse and the Pasadena Playhouse.

Doug’s talent for communication and performance extended beyond the stage and into the business world when he took a job as a stockbroker with Goodbody & Co. He would eventually become a wholesaler for Commonwealth Funds and later the National Sales Manager for Drexel & Company in New York in 1972. During this period, he developed a motivational presentation entitled, “The Four Bones”, a precursor to a modern-day TED Talk, which he shared all over the world.

In 1974, he became the National Sales Manager for Massachusetts Financial Services of Boston before returning to New York in 1982 to start Integrated Capital Services, a subsidiary of Integrated Resources. In 1986, Doug created his career-defining role, when he and A. Scott Logan co-founded Wood Logan Associates, a mutual fund and variable annuity distribution company that became the bellwether of the industry. The company was acquired by Manulife of Toronto, Canada in 1999. Doug remained on as Chairman until his retirement in December 2011.

He will be remembered most, not for his success on the financial services stage, rather for the care and guidance he provided for his colleagues and employees. He knew the names and life stories of everyone from the mailroom to the boardroom. His office door was always open.

In addition to his success in business, Doug derived great joy from his philanthropic activities, especially his roles as president of the Lobero Theater Foundation in Santa Barbara and as a director and chairman of the Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara

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County chapter.

A man of diverse interests and refined taste, Doug had an appreciation for craftsmanship and beauty.

His passion for collecting cars, art and wine brought him immense joy and allowed him to connect with others who shared his enthusiasm. In 2003, 2004 and 2007 Doug drove his Zagato-designed 1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Coupe in the historic Mille Miglia open road race in Italy.

Above all else, Doug cherished his family. He was preceded in death by his son, Dennis. He is survived by his wife, Linda; his children; Debbi (Miles), Dara, Gary (Brad), Erin, Blake and Colby (Carolina); his grandchildren; Chad (Valerie), Michelle (Todd), Brynn, Gus and Delfina; and his great grandchildren: Riley and Campbell.

He is also survived by his brother Don (Debbie) and sisters-in-law Deborah (Tom) and Cheryl; his nieces, Alison (James), Paige and Meagan (Javier) and nephews Eric, and Tommy (Janette); grandnieces Rebecca (Arnie), Chloe, Emery, and Rosalie, and grandnephews Kurtis (Alicia), Lance (Kaitilyn) and Cameron; and great grandnieces, Adelaide, and Maisie.

Doug’s life was defined by the bonds he built through mentorship and inspiration. Family members, friends, colleagues and countless others were positively affected by his warmth, joy, humor and generosity of spirit.

Throughout his life, people too numerous to mention became lifelong friends and his chosen family.

May Doug’s memory bring comfort to those who loved him and inspire them to carry forward the values he held dear.

In lieu of flowers please contribute to Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (sbhabitat.org) or The Lobero Theatre Foundation (Lobero.org).

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ter. He kisses Marty flat on the lips, holds the moment, and looking him straight in the eye says, “Take care, Man.” That was my fella.

Love, Celeste

Frank McConnell

5/20/1942 - 1/17/1999

Lisa Marie Ramirez 1/30/1959 - 12/18/2024

“Thank Heaven for Little Grills” (Clover Grill Menu, New Orleans) Here’s another Frank story. About 1992, we took a 10-day vacation to New Orleans. During that time, the AIDS epidemic was peaking. As we would walk through the French Quarter, which we never left, we’d see the Public Health posters everywhere.

Following evenings of great jazz, we’d meander back to our boutique hotel, but not before a stop at the Clover Grill on the edge of the French Quarter. The Clover was a gay diner, both in customers and in jovial ambiance. We’d sit at the counter, listen to the tunes on the jukebox (90% Judy Garland), and made fast friends with our waiters, Marty and David. Especially Marty. I’d enjoy a hearty late night breakfast; meantime, Frank would walk across the street to the packed gay bar, and get himself a draft beer to go. After an hour or so, we’d stroll to our hotel, giddy from the comradery we’d discovered at the little diner. I’d feel tipsy inside, it was all so perfect.

One night, Marty decides to play a trick on Frank — one I and the other Clover patrons were in on. As Frank strolls into the packed bar for his beer-to-go, Marty dashes across the street into the bar, gives Frank a good “goose” on the bottom, undetected racing back as the rest of us, witnesses all, fall over in hysterics. Frank returns – bug-eyed — welcomed by our laughter and hearty pats on the back.

Our last night there. As we stand up, Frank spontaneously leans over the coun22

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Loving Wife, Mother, Daughter, Grandmother and Aunt. Lisa passed peacefully at her home after a 2 ½ year battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Sadly, the diagnosis came days before her planned retirement from UCSB, where she worked for 30yrs with the Design and Construction Group. Lisa wasn’t going to let cancer define her. She continued to spend her days with many friends and family. She was always the one to make you feel everything was going to be okay. Everyone knew her for her infectious laugh.

Lisa was born January 30, 1959 to Ernie & Paulette Ramirez. She grew up on the Mesa and attended local schools, Monroe, La Cumbre and Santa Barbara High.

She was on the Senior Class Council and was crowned Decca Sweetheart. Lisa started her adult journey in life, raising her son Victor Alvarez (JR). Lisa truly loved cooking and catering.

She loved serving people and even started her own Catering business which kept her very busy. Lisa also loved traveling the world.

Her favorite trip was 5 weeks in Vietnam & Thailand.

Lisa is survived by her husband Robert; mother Paulette Ramirez; sister Yolanda (Craig) Lemp; niece Shannon and nephew Shawn; brother Marty (Lynn), nieces Gina & SARA Ramirez. Her son Victor Alvarez Jr, grandchildren Miranda, Diego & Amaya

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Alvarez. Lisa will be dearly missed by her many family members, dear friends, and the many colleagues she met through work and her love of catering.

Services will be held at St. Raphael’s Church on Friday, January 24th at 10am. There will also be a closed casket viewing on January 23rd from 4 to 6pm at McDermott-Crockett Chapel on Chapala. A special thanks to Dr. Bank and the 3rd floor nurses at Ridley Tree that took care of her. You helped extend her life so we could enjoy her one more day.

Also, VNA for your help. We are very appreciative of the care you gave.

Roxanne Elaine (Reinesto) Dahlen

4/27/1951 - 12/28/2024

We are deeply saddened to announce the news of Roxanne Elaine (Reinesto) Dahlen’s passing. She peacefully departed on December 28, 2024, at the age of 73, surrounded by her loved ones after a brief illness.

Roxanne was born on April 27, 1951, in Santa Barbara, California, and was the cherished only child of Joseph and Dorothy Reinesto.

Roxanne leaves behind her loving family: devoted husband Roger; son, Shawn and his wife Denise; daughter, Shannon and her husband Chris; grandchildren, Ashley, Hunter, Brooklyn and Cole; and step grandchildren Daniela, and Addison. She also has several cousins, nieces and nephews

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she cared about deeply. Roxanne was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother who always put family first.

Her warmth, kindness, and unwavering love touched the lives of everyone around her.

A Santa Barbara native, Roxanne first attended Hope Elementary School before transferring to Vieja Valley, where she unknowingly went to school with her future husband, Roger. She then went onto La Colina Junior High and graduated from San Marcos High School in 1969. Throughout her school years, she formed many lifelong friendships, including a close-knit group of girlfriends she considered her chosen family. Her first job was at Jedlica’s Western Wear, where she fondly recalled the friendships and experiences that blossomed, including meeting and dating her high school sweetheart, Roger.

On October 5, 1969, shortly after graduating, Roxanne and Roger exchanged vows at Saint Raphael’s Church in a ceremony filled with hope and promise. Following a brief honeymoon, they relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, where Roger was stationed with the Navy. Once his service concluded, they returned to warmer climates. Their love story was one of devotion, partnership, and enduring affection. Together, they shared 55 wonderful years of marriage, building a home filled with laughter, warmth, and unconditional love.

Their bond was a testament to what true partnership means, and created countless cherished memories that will live on in the hearts of their family.

Roxanne embarked on a 30+ year career in accounting, starting at Sambo’s, where her dedication and hard work quickly earned her recognition. She later became a controller for Invest West and ultimately retired as the Vice President of Finance at Pacifica Hotel Co., leaving behind a legacy of professionalism and integrity. Beyond her career, Roxanne was a pil-

lar of her community and a shining example of generosity and involvement. She actively contributed to her high school reunion committee, fostering connections and keeping the spirit of her class alive. Her life was also devoted to her children’s activities—she was a Cub Scouts den mother, an enthusiastic PTA volunteer, and a loyal supporter of local sports. Whether she was enthusiastically ringing the “cowbell” to cheer for Shawn during his football games or attending and encouraging Shannon at her pageants, dance competitions, and cheerleading events. Roxanne was always their biggest supporter.

With an adventurous spirit and a love for travel, Roxanne cherished the times spent with friends and family on cruises, camping trips, concerts and day excursions to the casino. Among some of her favorite destinations were the Hawaiian Islands and Laughlin, Nevada, where she and Roger enjoyed extended stays. She especially loved playing digital poker machines and was known for her uncanny luck, often returning with stories of her winnings and unforgettable moments.

Additionally, Roxanne and Roger also shared a passion for classic cars, and together they enjoyed participating in car clubs, often spending weekends at car shows, sharing laughter and memories with fellow enthusiasts.

Roxanne was the matriarch and glue of her family, she will be missed more than words can express, but forever remembered by all who knew and loved her.

Her legacy of love, kindness, and strength will continue to inspire those who were fortunate enough to be part of her life.

A celebration of Roxanne’s life will be held on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at 10:30 AM at Mulligan’s Cafe. Family and friends are invited to join in remembering and honoring the beautiful person she was and the life she lived.

obituaries John D. McCafferty 4/24/1935 - 12/28/2024

John D. McCafferty died on the last Saturday of the old year.

A friend for several decades wrote: So sad to hear of John’s passing. Quite the special human being, Mr. John McCafferty, larger than life. Bringing a smile, keeping you on your toes; enthusiastic, no nonsense, poetic.

A teacher, a friend, a reader, a writer, an embracer of Life. A sceptic, a humanist, a hardass, a softie. Creator of many awkward moments, and of many inspiring ones.

We were lucky, we whose lives he touched. And you two together. What a fantastic team, supporting one another, bringing out the best in one another, inspiring and challenging others.

It’s been wonderful knowing John, and having you both in our lives. May we keep alive that zest, that funk, those lines of Shakespeare and Frost.

A long-ago San Marcos High School student said Mr. McCafferty taught me to love literature. He corrected and commented on every paper I turned in. He was the best teacher I ever had. I went on to UCSB to major in English because of him.

A colleague in the newsroom of the Los Angeles Times said I never had a better friend. I never knew where a conversation would lead, but I knew it would always be interesting, sometimes provocative, and occasionally hilarious. And it’s not easy to make a copy editor laugh.

John found it easy to make friends: He liked them first. There are friends who remember him well in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, in several states, and around the world in places

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he and his wife taught, including Germany, the Czech Republic, China, and as Peace Corps volunteers in Russia. A friend and colleague from his 11 years in the English Department at SBCC said he liked the letters John wrote from his travels. They were always filled with humorous insights about the country, the people, and the drink.

His letters made me feel I was traveling with him. His humor toward life spilled over to others.

A Peace Corps volunteer, fresh out of college back then, wrote I have a deep appreciation for having John in my life during our years in the Russian Far East. Remember how much getting mail in our villages mattered? He wrote letters giving me teaching advice, talking about books, news of what was going down in Birobidzhan. John’s signing off Biro B. John. One evening he related a story about Gorky Pig, the mounted wild boar head he insisted on keeping on a chair in your apartment. John’s sense of humor, his intelligence, his ability to make people feel comfortable around him – all these made him such a good guy to know. He was smart without an ounce of pretension. He had that common touch, a warmth, a love for a good story, that made him approachable and always entertaining. I also got the feeling he did not suffer fools, which I admired. All of these things made a lasting impression on me and made him a special guy.

An old high school Carpinteria teammate wrote: Thank you, John, for writing our book, “Aliso School: For the Mexican Children.” If you had not told our story, it would not have been written. Warriors never die!

McCafferty is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Sharon Dirlam, and seven children and stepchildren — John, Karen, Carol, Susan, Michael, Cindy and Lisa, and their families.

Dr. Dale Migliaccio 5/71952 - 12/6/2024

Dr. Dale Migliaccio passed away on December 6, 2024, at Serenity House in Santa Barbara. Dale was a beloved chiropractor and a wealth of wisdom, practicing for forty years.

Dale was born in New Jersey to a large Italian family.

He was often called “Mig,” or Mike – his middle name was Michael. As a child he earned the unfortunate nickname “Mussolini” —given with love and laughter—because of the way he took charge of every game the kids played.

He decided what the rules were, and who played which part. Somehow the kids went along, partly because Dale was one of the eldest, and because his natural confidence and leadership made it seem like the way things should be. He ran the show, and though he could be frustrating at times, he was also admired for it.

That same leadership reigned throughout his life.

As a successful chiropractor and wellness clinic owner in Santa Barbara, Dale poured his energy, skill and heart into helping others.

His patients didn’t just see him as a doctor, but also as a gifted healer they trusted and cherished. Leading with confidence transformed into a life of purpose, where he used compassion and skill to guide his patients to better health.

Dale graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey, majoring in history.

After, he took a gap year in Utah, skiing, rock-climbing, and working at a ski-lodge restaurant. A rock-climbing accident helped to set Dale’s career direction. He dislocated his shoulder, and after an emergency room doc put his shoulder back in, was told that he would need at least 6 months to heal before he would be out climbing and skiing again. He sought the services of a chiropractor who practiced Touch for Health, a healing technique using kinesiology. He found relief, bought a book on Touch for Health, and started practicing the technique on himself. In about 6 weeks, Dale was back on the climbing trail. He decided then to become a chiropractor and spent the next couple of years working at Follow Your Heart, a natural foods restaurant near Los Angeles, while taking science prerequisites for chiropractic school.

During this time, he married his first wife Janice Cook, whom he met at Follow Your Heart, and a few months later began chiropractic school at Cleveland Chiropractic College in downtown Los Angeles. He made close friends with other students, and they studied intensely together, supporting each other through those three years of graduate study. When finished, Dale worked in West LA for a couple of years, learning Sacro-Occipital Technique from his mentor, Dr. David Denton.

Eventually Dale and Janice moved to Santa Barbara to start a practice with Dale’s friend from chiropractic school, Dr. Peter Levy, eventually joined by another friend, Dr. Sobyl Bunis. During this time Dale and Janice welcomed children Mathew and Sarah.

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for over twenty years.

Dr Dale brought a unique skill set to his chiropractic practice. He diagnosed the whole person, addressing physical, mental and emotional conditions. He loved learning, and continuously researched health problems and nutrition. He brought advanced methods and supportive technology into the clinic. This included nutrition analysis, pulsed electromagnetic field equipment (PEMF), and brain health and performance diagnostics using neurofeedback therapies. He shared his knowledge generously to make a positive difference in his patients’ lives.

Dale was an avid sports fan, especially of soccer, and was devoted to the UCSB Gaucho’s men’s team. Some of the players came to him for treatment. He never missed a game! He also loved to ride his bike in the Santa Barbara hills. He loved challenging himself.

Dale was also an excellent cook. His Friday night dinners with Laurie and the kids and good friends were legendary, as were his elaborate holiday dinners, for which he cooked for days.

His absence is felt deeply by his many patients, as well as his family in California, Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including his wife Laurie, his children Mathew (Katie Owens) and Sarah (Jeff Barnes), granddaughters Willa and Georgie, former wife Janice Knight and husband Jim, brother-inlaw Jules Dean, sisters Robin Ashford and Jill Migliaccio, brothers Wayne Migliaccio, Doug and Bill Conklin, and Brian Dietrich, and many nieces and nephews and extended family. Dale, you are missed.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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the art of fire

The Aesthetics of Catastrophe with Ethan Turpin

by Tom Pazderka | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

EDITOR’S NOTE:

At the time we made this assignment, we knew that it had been a dry year and fire season was quickly approaching, as well as the January anniversary of the Montecito mudslides in 2018. We had no idea, of course, that wildfires would be raging through Southern California, making this important documentary art exhibition even more compelling and critical. Our hearts go out to all of our neighbors affected by the fires and, of course, the brave first responders and our journalistic colleagues on the scene of this devastating destruction.

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than Turpin’s first major museum exhibition, WILDLAND: Ethan Turpin’s

Collaborations on Fire and Water, on view at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art through March 22, brings together 10 years of the artist’s work and provides the audience a glimpse into the strange, fascinating, and forbidden realms of fire and water as witnessed through Turpin’s cameras. Employing time-lapse videos, documentary filmmaking, and photography, in combination with public service and education, Turpin works on the bleeding edge of art and journalism, the two worlds perfectly complementing and supplementing one another.

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, “one of the most flammable places on Earth,” the artist’s background and family history play a not-insignificant part in the exhibition. Focusing on the causes and effects of wildfires and climate change, WILDLAND immerses the viewer into an aesthetically stunning and educational visual experience, which is itself a kind of psychological entry into the artist’s thought process and oeuvre. The culmination of Turpin’s life experience — his father was a firefighter — also became his life’s mission: the founding of the Burn Cycle Project, a massive collaborative effort between artists, scientists, documentarians, journalists, and fire service personnel to raise awareness and understanding of the behaviors, roles, and dangers of wildfires.

Around the end of summer and beginning of fall 2024, I sat down with the artist in his shared Santa Barbara studio space, the fabled establishment “The Rondo,” to talk about WILDLAND and where his work has been taking him. What follows is an edited version of a much longer interview and discussion.

I think there is a deeper inner drive, perhaps a psychological one, behind your work. Why don’t we start there? I’ve spent 11 years doing the Burn Cycle Project with the idea of collaborating with a lot of people, exploring fire, and hopefully helping communities in the process. There’s a very public aspect to that work, though sometimes it’s social practice — community engagements, instructional videos, and things like that. I have a press pass, so I can get past roadblocks, and apps that tell me where to go. But I think the work comes from a deep personal history. My father was a firefighter, and he took his life in 2011. After that, I decided to start making artwork about fire. Whether it’s genetics or some kind of ancestral interest, I don’t know. Either way, the more I learned about climate change, I started to see the symptoms of that change, and it became a salient thing for me to invest in creatively.

That makes sense; your father was running toward fires as a firefighter and now you’ve picked up where he left off in a way, but it feels like you’re fighting a different sort of fire, an inner one perhaps. From the work, I feel this need to get the shot, to see what the fire looks like before, during, and after. It feels like a symbolic re-creation of the act of the firefighter, but in a more abstracted sense. People in certain jobs, like firefighting, get to experience a kind of spiritual passage that is rare in our culture. There is also the myth of the hero, because in our culture that is what we often call firefighters. I don’t think my dad was comfortable with that. What actu-

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Manzanita sprout, macro

Sage sprout, regrowth

Arroyo Hondo Preserve, timelapse of oaks

ally happens on the job isn’t all glory. It’s horror and trauma.

There are failings that occur when one ends up secondguessing things one did. I approach it like a photojournalist when I go to fire and end up making art. I take the gear and put on the PPE [personal protection equipment] and go. Having that and the press pass let me pass through that threshold, and that threshold is a really significant thing. All of this and actual fire safety training allows me to have this passage into another world.

It sounds like you’re talking about crossing a boundary beyond which normal mortal people cannot go.

We could talk about it in psychoanalytic terms. What comes to mind is the id, or inner desire, or in other words, the libidinal, which I think encapsulates how we tend to think of fire — the inner fire, the spark, things getting hot, and so on. But I’m picking up on something like nostalgia, which isn’t exactly apparent in your work. And grandiosity.

Yeah, grandiosity, the sublime. Massive ash clouds and plumes, the mountainous landscapes, and, of course, the lonely observer that has a privileged view that nobody else will get to see. Right. When I was young, my dad would be gone for 24-hour shifts, and it was a big deal when he came home. I would immediately ask to sit on his lap and to tell me about the calls he went on, which he didn’t necessarily want to do. But he’d tell me these amazing stories, and then I wouldn’t see him a lot of the time.

Right, perhaps stories that border on mythology?

Every fire is full of interesting stories. When I was 9, a fire started in a neighboring property. I was watching at a friend’s house through binoculars and finally realized I was looking at my house, with air tankers dropping this pink and red fire retardant and finding out later that my dad was directing those planes. That same fire, my mom got handcuffed for running the roadblock to save our cats.

And the nostalgia? In terms of nostalgia, the spectacle is undeniable. The familiar becomes unfamiliar. But it goes beyond transcendental terror. What’s strange is that after the fire front has passed, because everyone’s evacuated and the firefighters are working elsewhere, it becomes a very quiet, empty place that is transfixing. There are just these embers and things blowing in. I’ve at times found myself in a kind of dream state where I’m half asleep, things slow down, and I am there composing pictures, lulled half to sleep by the crackle and glow of the fire.

Nostalgia and the sublime are similar emotional experiences, like staring into a fire or at clouds. But part of the sublime is that one gets to experience something that is forbidden, something one isn’t meant to be or allowed to be seen. Your cameras being swallowed up by the fire let us in on that a little bit. Yes, I had that experience when I first encountered fire camera footage done by Ian Grob at the Forest Service.

He was a filmmaker doing these shoots on prescribed burns, turning the camera toward the fire to document materials being burned and tested. He revealed this visceral experience with a potential to reflect something sublime as well.

I get this sense that fire in your work is something like an artifact. There is this psychoanalytic concept of the human physical, mental, and emotional bodies being structured like Russian nesting dolls, extending through space and time, and these artifacts give us access to these different emotions like nostalgia and the sublime. It’s what we feel when looking at art or something like a bombed-out city after a war. These artifacts form a connection to past experiences and sort of freeze them in time. Nostalgia is an attempt to keep the memories intact, while the sublime is this violent event that rips those memories apart. I do think that this relates back to the feelings I have about my dad and my son now. I felt this searing grief after the death of my dad that felt like trial by fire. I

had this experience of narratives being shattered and passing through this ring of fire, and all that was left afterward was love.

The first thing I did was go to a burnt landscape and started to make art again.

Then when the Alisal Fire burned through the Arroyo Hondo Preserve, my wife and I were trying to conceive a child. I shot that fire and then set up cameras in the burned landscape. And then these plants, which my dad taught me about, started coming up at the same time my son was also beginning to grow. I kept going back to collect the camera data and change the batteries and it became like this ritual. And then the landscape became overwhelmed by flowers, and I actually pulled those cameras at that time right before he was born, because I knew we were entering a new chapter. After Sammy was born, I wasn’t going to have as much time, and they had done their job, and so that marked this nine-month period of gathering images, which also became this intense nostalgic experience.

Those are the nesting dolls, but they are so numerous and tightly nested. I had and continue to have this moment by moment, encounter by encounter, day by day with him, and I can see the change, and it’s so often bittersweet.

Yes, I totally get it. At some level, you become “just” an observer, not indifferent, but basically someone that does not intervene. That’s what your work feels like, which is interesting, because you’re not really “just” a documentarian either. There is a lot of intentional framing, collage, and editing at the end of which is art rather than a documentary. There is also animation.

Right, exactly. I’m interested in how the process of getting the right images works. Can you walk me through it? Let’s say you flash your press card at the roadblock and you’re on the “inside.” Are you now on your own or with others, firefighters maybe? Are they telling you where to go, where not to go? Fires

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COVER STORY can be very unpredictable. There are media clusters and press photographers that travel in groups, but they’re not necessarily affiliated with each other. There is shared information there as well. Someone might take off, and others assume they must know something and so they follow to see what it is. But I don’t always want the closest shot of a helicopter dropping water. My priority instead might be like a slower burn place that is more subtle or something new, something I haven’t seen before. I can end up being on my own a lot more than other people, and that’s unusual, so I have to always be checking how to stay safe. But now that I have a son, I am rethinking those parameters a bit.

How did the WILDLAND exhibition come about, and how did you conceptualize it? The WILDLAND exhibit spans very personal and public art. I have a deep familial connection to the content and also have a practice of working with communities to generate awareness and conversations around resilience, often regarding wildfire specifically.

I record wildland fires and revisit the sites after rains and during regrowth. I also simply love hiking and have come to realize that this practice of going to nature, bearing witness, and creating something from it has a devotional aspect, with seeds going back to my upbringing in rural parts of Santa Ynez Valley.

In 2021, I was approached by Judy Larson and Chris Rupp at the [Westmont] Museum, and I have been getting to know people and visiting with faculty there — I’m learning about their experiences as a community and their specific position on the mountain ecosystem. In my view, WILDLAND centers a space to contemplate and honor the Westmont community’s own experience going through the 2008 Tea Fire. I’d heard the story of 1,000 students, faculty, and staff sheltering in place in the school gym as the fire swept through campus. Then I learned that journalist Ray Ford had been out there alone with his camera, and the next morning, Brad Elliott captured the beginning of the recovery process. When I saw the special

Turpin takes in some of his collaborative work on WILDLAND.

collection of these photos at the Westmont Library, I recognized that kind of transitional, emotional space from my own experiences documenting wildfire, and felt a combined, collaged scene could function as a special artifact of Westmont’s site and community resilience. As part of the exhibition, we decided to include outdoor and extended educational experiences, with talks, guided hikes of oak restoration, an outdoor projection event called “Ember Trees,” and an environmentally focused Family Day. The show has been an opportunity to advance a variety of multimedia practices in order to shift time and space in our perceptions of the landscapes where we live.

I wanted to present fire and water, because for over a decade I’ve been focusing on both, sometimes separately, but this has provided me a good inner and practical balance, and I think observing them together offers us ways to consider personal and community resilience.

I understand that you’ve collaborated with different people on it: artists, scientists and so on. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to work with amazing collaborators and really wanted to expand the scope of some projects with them. So, artists Mike Demavivas, David Gordon, Zach Gill, Tai Rodrig, and Jonathan PJ Smith, along with scientist Naomi Tague, have also worked hard on this exhibit. I learned a lot about interconnectivity in nature by working with Tague and her lab at the UCSB Bren School. She is among the deepest thinkers I know and applies her concentration on finding ways to preserve the unknown in Earth Systems research.

I know this is a loaded question, but who are you as an artist? In other words, how did you come to make this show? In 2013, I founded the Burn Cycle Project as a hub for collaboration and community engagement around wildfire. A lot of meaningful partnerships have come out of that, and it has a very public aspect, often involving pop-up exhibits of the “Walk into Wildfire” projection piece. The WILDLAND exhibit really leans into water as well with immersive video. Over the past decade, I’ve been iterating visualizations with Professor Naomi Tague about how water interacts with other forces in the landscape. “Tree Water” is a brand-new video installation that uses moving watercolor pigments to represent the hidden dynamics of soil, roots, and air. I’m really excited to share this work, and it’s been meaningful as a studio practice as well as something I now

Turpin demonstrates “Future Mountain: An Interactive Fire, Wire, and Climate Model.”

contemplate when I visit sites recovering from wildfires.

The layout of the exhibit actually creates a passage through interactive pieces dealing fairly cerebrally with climate change and then proceeds into a dark gallery space of intense natural phenomena, including transitions from destruction to recovery. One of the first things people will see are the “Stereocollision” 3D photo collages — my own kind of surreal fever dream picturing symptoms of climate calamity. That sit-down installation is placed in contrast to a very different interactive experience, “Future Mountain: An Interactive Fire, Water, and Climate Model,” which takes a very straight look at climate scenarios on a landscape. I feel like this is a context we are living through and that I wanted to integrate and move beyond, into a space of awe and care. The main gallery, full of immersive photography and video, is intended to create a threshold into a world of sometimes hidden forces in nature.

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Turpins’s collaborations on fire and water blend art and science in a unique exhibition.

*appearing virtually All of this work shares a common personal interest in seeing what aesthetically emerges from complex systems and scenarios. Emergence as a principal theme may occur for me in the studio with video camera experiments or in observing big transformations in the landscape, both creative and destructive. Part of what fascinates me about both wildland fire and water is that every time I think I’ve got a clear picture of how they work, I learn something new that shifts the perspective. And yet there is also a simplicity to their elemental power.

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Among several scheduled programs in conjunction with the exhibition, on Thursday, January 30, at 5:30 p.m., artist Ethan Turpin and UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science professor Naomi Tague will present a lecture on their collaborations. The talk takes place in Adams Classroom 216 at Westmont College. For more information and a list of upcoming events relating to the exhibition, please visit westmont.edu/wildland.

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broadcasting will be presented that depict blacklisting in television: first, a 1951 episode of the TV sitcom The Goldbergs titled “Mother-in-Law,” and second, a 1943 CBS radio broadcast, “Open Letter on Race Hatred,” followed by a post-presentation discussion with author of The Broadcast 41 Carol Stabile and director of the Carsey-Wolf Center Patrice Petro. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free.

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1/17: Camerata Pacifica Presents: Baroque: Emergence Anchored by Bach’s iconic Two-Part Inventions, this intimate and illuminating program will feature flutist Emi Ferguson on traverso and classical and jazz keyboardist Dan Tepfer on amplified clavichord to create a fascinating dialogue between Baroque traditions and contemporary improvisation. 7pm.

Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. $75. Call (805) 884-8410 or email info@ cameratapacifica.org. cameratapacifica.org/home

1/17-1/19: Laguna Blanca Theatre Presents Clue This classic caper has murder and blackmail on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a whodunit that will have you dying of laughter through the final twist, in this pun-filled play based on the 1985 movie that was based on the board game. Fri.-Sat.: 7pm; Sun.: 2pm. Spaulding Theatre, Laguna Blanca School, 4125 Paloma Dr. $12-$15. Call (805) 687-2461 x0217.

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Saint Luna, Sunshower, The Sweeps, 8pm. $15-18. Ages 21+. Sat.: Nerf Herder, 9pm. $18-$22. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Acoustic Presents: Calum Graham, 7:30pm. $25-$30.

Ages 21+. Tue.: Albert Cummings, 8pm. $25-$28. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066.

1/17, 1/22: Carr Winery Fri.: The Reserve, 7pm. Wed.: Brian Kinsella, Jimmy Rankin, 6pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@carrwinery.com.

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Joshua Escobar Director of Creative Writing at SBCC Joshua Escobar will center this informal workshop around his new novel, Demons of Eminence, which is set in southern California’s Inland Empire during the COVID pandemic, suggesting connections between his story and the work of Narsiso Martinez featured in Friends and Lovers, as he explores LGBTQ experiences in working-class Mexican environments. Bring something on which to write. 2-3:30pm.

S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364.

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FRIDAY 1/17 Take in an evocative new contemporary dance work choreographed by Meredith Ventura that builds on her acclaimed research project Sound and Smoke, which examines the aesthetics and social undercurrents of 1920s German cabaret. Fri.: 7:30pm, Sat.: 2pm, 7:30pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. GA: $20-$30, VIP: $50. Email info@selahdancecollective.com.

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Sat.: The Nombres, 8pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com 1/18: Prince Again: A Tribute to Prince Join for an evening that pays homage to Prince, who passed in 2016, with a performance that will highlight his stage presence and genius with songs like “1999,”“Kiss,” Purple Rain,” and more. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $61.50. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org 1/18-1/19: The S.B. Symphony’s Mozart Marathon Take in one or both concerts that will feature eight of Mozart’s masterworks. Visit the website for the repertoire selections for each concert. Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $42-$205. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

1/18: Meditate & Create Kathy Leader will guide you through a mindfulness meditation to access your intuitive creative voice to calm the brain chatter and your inner critic for free personal expression. All levels are welcome with no experience necessary. 2-4pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $45. Call (805) 965-5811 or email support@yogasoup.com. yogasoup.com/events

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The Audubon Society and the S.B. Museum of Natural History Present: Discovery, Rediscovery, and the Birds That Audubon Missed This illustrated lecture from

and filmmaker Sky Bergman will read from and sign copies of her book, Lives Well Lived—GENERATIONS: Resilience, Positivity, and Purpose at Every Age, about intergenerational connections, finding purpose, and thriving through life’s ups and downs using shared stories and wisdom from 40 older adults with 3,000 combined years of life experience. 3pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787.

author Kenn Kaufman will explore his new book, The Birds That Audubon Missed, about the surprising connection between our own time and when a handful of naturalists trekked around eastern North America two centuries ago to find the last few bird species. Books will be available for purchasing and signing. 7-8:30pm.

Fleischmann Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $5. Call (805) 964-1468.

1/19: Beach Cleanup with the Sea Center Meet on the beach behind Skater’s Point skate park to collect all types of trash.

Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult and participants under age 18 must have a signed waiver. Some gloves and bags will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own buckets, bags, and gloves. 10am-noon. Stearns Wharf, 217 Stearns Wharf. Free. Call (805) 962-2526.

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for a dialogue with Daina Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UCSB, about her new book, The Children of Solaga: Indigenous Belonging Across the U.S.-Mexico Border, which examines how Indigenous Oaxacan youth form racial, ethnic, community, and national identities away from their ancestral homeland. 4pm. McCune Conference Rm., UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-3907 or email events@ihc.ucsb.edu. ihc.ucsb.edu/events/list

1/21: American Theatre Guild Presents STOMP All ages are invited to experience an explosive performance by an eight-member troupe that uses household and industrial items such as wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps, and more to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. 7:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $73-$103. Call (805) 899-2222.

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Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. UCSB Students: $22, GA: $68.50-$133.50. Call (805) 893-3535.

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Lobero LIVE Presents: An Evening with Colin Hay With a

25-year career and 15 solo albums, Colin Hay, lead singer and songwriter for the Grammy Award–winning band Men at Work, will be performing tracks off his new solo album, Now and the Evermore, which is a defiantly joyful celebration of life and love. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $60-$70; Premium: $122. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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—Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. April 3, 1968; Memphis, TN 1/16: UCSB’s The Eternal Flame: ‘Walk with Us’ Silent March In honor of the protestors in 1968 who demanded more programs, services, and faculty for African American students, you are invited to meet outside the Chem Lawn for a singing of the Black National Anthem, opening message, a silent walk, a reception with a keynote speech, and more. Noon-3pm. UCSB. Free. mlksb.org

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1/17: B’nai B’rith Night Service Attend this service that will feature student poetry award readings from students in age groups, 6-12 and 13-18. 6pm. Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. Free. mlksb.org

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1/18: Film and Panel Discussion: Raging Waters As a result of climate change, storms and flooding are becoming more frequent and more severe. Join for a screening of the film Raging Waters: The Devastating Power of Floods followed by a discussion with area experts about managing increasing flooding events and threats.

This event is co-hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of S.B, the Unitarian Society of S.B. Earth Advocates, and the CEC. 3-6pm. CEC’s Environmental Hub, 1219 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-0583. cecsb.org/events

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1/19: Worship Service Consider attending a faith service honoring Dr. King.

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1/20: MLKSB Federal Holiday Events Join at 9am at De la Guerra Plaza (8 E. De la Guerra St.) for an opening prayer from Mia Lopez, Leader of the Family of Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation; a welcome address; comments from Gregg Hart and Laura Capps; a keynote speech; student essay and poetry readings; and a performance

by World Dance for Humanity. The Unity March Up State Street will begin at 10am to the Arlington Theatre (1317 State St.) for a 90-minute program beginning at 11am that will feature keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Sideris (UCSB), student readings of the top awarded poems and essays, song performances, and joy. 9am-12:30pm.

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1/20: MLK Committee of Lompoc Presents: MLK Jr. Day of Celebration and March The day will begin at the Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church for a Peace March to the Dick DeWees Center and a program that will feature keynote speakers and more. March: 9:15am, Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 201 S. H St., Lompoc; program: 11am, Dick DeWees Ctr.,1120 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 698-6010 or email mlkcommitteeoflompoc@gmail.com. facebook.com/mlkcol

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WAIT, WAIT…PLEASE WAIT… PLEASE TELL ME As for the on-stage part of being in front of a live audience, Poundstone, who’s known for her excellent crowd work and for never doing the same show twice, said, “Everything that I’m doing on stage is a conversation. Sometimes, I ask rhetorical questions, I suppose, but … the whole thing is a conversation.

Talking to individuals in the crowd really is just an extension of the conversation. It’s not all that tricky or difficult. Paula Poundstone performs at the Lobero on January 24.

I suppose if there’s any skill to If you looked carefully while I was waitit at all, it might just be knowing when to move on, which I have varying ing tables, you could see my lips moving because I was memorizing my five minutes degrees of success at,” she laughed.

“I always say I tend to leave my line in to go on stage.

“And in my nervousness, I would either the water a little bit longer than some other comment on something that the last comic people do, because I’m not looking for anything in particular, and certainly not had said, or I would see somebody in the like some staccato, you know, joke. I feel audience, and it would draw my attention, like we get, like, little biographies of people and I would say something about it.”

After doing this for a while, “it dawned and, and then it’s easy to refer back to them within the show, because they’re sort of, on me that the best part of the night was for lack of a better word, characters that the part where I had done what I hadn’t the audience now knows, at least to some intended to do. Once I realized that, then I purposely set up a scaffolding where I degree,” said Poundstone.

“When I first started as a comic in open allowed myself to do that.”

As to what we’ll see in Santa Barbara on mic nights in Boston in 1979, the whole premise being that anybody could do five January 24? “I don’t know,” Poundstone minutes and the stage time was of a pre- laughed. “It could be anything.…I have 45 mium, everybody wanted to get on stage, years of material rattling around my head and the audiences were pretty hot back somewhere. I could never diverge from then. And so, if you went over your five material again and have plenty.”

—Leslie Dinaberg minutes, it pissed off all the other comics.

And I used to frequently go over my five minutes,” she laughed. “Not intentionally; Paula Poundstone comes to the Lobero Theatre (33 what would happen is I memorized my five E. Canon Perdido St.) Friday, January 24, 7:30 p.m. minutes. I used to bus tables for a living. For more information, see lobero.org.

Former Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde is turning his talents toward Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, the organization that operates the Community Arts Workshop (SBCAW), with a special art fundraising exhibition. The show, called Inner Light, features a series of 12 oil paintings on wood panels, the latest in a series which dates back across several decades.

“For some years, I have collected dried-out old leaves, mostly sycamores, holding them up to the sun to illuminate them, and then painting, from life or from photographs, the imagery revealed by the light,” said Rohde in his artist statement. “I’m inspired by the hidden life and beauty residing in something so common and so negligible that we literally crush them beneath our feet as we walk. To me, these are sort of spiritual paintings, hinting at a life within objects that we consider to be completely dead and useless.”

He continued, “They’re also a kind of landscape painting, because I choose the leaves based on their unusually complex topography, which allows the light to fall not only upon them, but through them. They are, like California itself, dry, but beauti-

ful.…They remind us that beauty and wonder exist not in the world, but in how we look at the world. We can bring fascination and joy to anything we choose, provided we hold it up to the light and look.”

Rohde recently retired from a 40-year career with Disney, where he was a pivotal figure in creating Disney’s Animal Kingdom; Aulani: A Disney Resort and Spa in Hawai‘i; Villages Nature, an ecoresort adjacent to Disneyland Paris; and many other projects. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Disney Conservation Fund, which has raised more than $130 million for missions worldwide. All proceeds from the SBCAW exhibit will be donated to the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative.

—LD Joe Rohde: Inner Light is on view at SBCAW (631 Garden St.) from January 18 to February 7, with an opening reception on Saturday, January 18, 5-8 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and by appointment. In addition, there will be a Lunch & Learn presentation by Rohde on January 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets are $75 and include a buffet lunch. See sbcaw.org/upcoming.

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till standing — and doing standup—after a long career that began with open-mic nights in Boston in 1979, Paula Poundstone still loves what she does, even after 45 years. The “shared emotional response” with the audience is what keeps it fresh for her.

“I have the best audiences on the planet—not the biggest audiences, but the best,” said the comedian during a recent phone interview in advance of her appearance at the Lobero on Friday, January 24.

“My audiences are really fun to work to,” said Poundstone, who, in addition to regularly doing stand-up at theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast (Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone) and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. She’s also become an in-demand voice actor in recent years, starring as Forgetter Paula in the hit animation films Inside Out and the current sequel Inside Out 2.

Curious, I asked her how different it is to perform with a live audience versus in a studio. “It’s really different. I mean, in many ways less gratifying, of course,” said Poundstone. “I do some voices really, not particularly well, but very sort of silly stuff on the podcast. Stuff that I would never do on stage because I would be too shy in front of an audience. When I do it on the podcast, it’s a little bit like singing in the shower.”

When people come to her at the live shows and compliment her on the voices, Poundstone said, “My jaw drops. You like it? I have no way of knowing that.…So it’s the good news and the bad news. The good news is because I don’t fear the censure of an audience, I’m more liberal with what I’m willing to do. And the bad news is, you just have no idea where or how it’s landing.”

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Rubicon Theatre is kicking off 2025 by hosting New York’s The Acting Company on their national tour of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, which will play in rep with Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. The Rubicon, located in Ventura, is also offering a bonus production, a one-nightonly presentation of How I Learned What I Learned, Wilson’s one-man autobiographical play.

Wilson wrote 10 plays in “The Century Cycle,” one for each decade of the 20th century. Two Trains Running takes place during the civil rights era in the late 1960s. The play follows several characters living in the Hill district, a Black community in Pittsburgh, as gentrification starts to squeeze the neighborhood. Says Kent Gash, artistic director of The Acting Company: “As Black working-class neighborhoods are renovated and gentrified … our sense of community—where we can center ourselves and our cultural specificity is celebrated and fully alive—[is] often lost. This is what happened to the Hill district in Pittsburgh, where much of the American Century Cycle takes place.

The working-class and middle-class Black community was gutted to make way for the (now-defunct) Civic Arena.”

Two Trains Running also focuses on how these characters are holding onto or reclaiming position during the social upheaval of the late 1960s. “Each of the characters have a different issue with fulfilling their goals or dreams,” says Rubicon Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns.

“Aside from gentrification, there are issues related to selfworth, employment, and prejudice.” Gash describes the characters as pursuing what is innately already theirs but denied to them in social context. “The forces that galvanized the…civil rights movement are thrillingly engaged in personal terms,” he says. “The struggle continues, which is why the play feels so alarmingly contemporary and prescient.”

—Maggie Yates See Two Trains Running January 18-February 2; A Comedy of Errors January 19, 21, 28; and How I Learned What I Learned January 27 at the Rubicon Theatre (1006 E. Main St., Ventura). For more information and tickets, see rubicontheatre.org.

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n the realm of local “serious” music culture — classical, jazz, and related non-pop music — the long winter’s nap is over. That traditional null zone between midDecember and mid-January, where non-Christmasrelated music generally leaves the building, officially gives way to a dense concert week ahead, with a rich winter schedule following on its heels. A winter’s cultural overview is in order.

Kicking off the busy week of enticements is the venerable Camerata Pacifica, at Hahn Hall on Friday, January 17.

Baroque music specialist and flutist Emi Ferguson leads the still-formative baroque arm of the chamber group’s operation, with healthy doses of Bach (both traditional and “reinvented”) on the docket. The program boasts a special appearance by keyboardist Dan Tepfer (also a very fine jazz pianist and composer).

Mozart-mania takes over at The Granada Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, January 18-19, as maestro Nir Kabaretti leads the Santa Barbara Symphony in a more-than-mostly Mozart program. But you may want to leave Sunday afternoon to catch the stellar Miró string quartet, part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s inviting chamber music program.

Tuesday marks the rebooting of the current UCSB Art & Lectures (A&L) season, with the return of the

dynamo soprano Julia Bullock — whose performance of Messiaen’s Harawi last fall was a season high point. This time around, Bullock leaps from 20th-century modernism to Baroque splendors with the respected Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, making its local debut at the Lobero Theatre on January 21. A&L’s schedule continues on Friday, January 24, at Hahn Hall, with the local debut of wunderkind Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev, part of A&L’s illuminating Hear and Now series.

A dazzling classical parade continues through the winter, with the great Danish String Quartet’s virtually annual visit to town (a happy thing) at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on January 31, and the Imani Winds with Boston Brass at Hahn Hall on February 2. Another season must-catch is the duo of dynamic piano legends Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson at the Granada on February 28.

CAMA brings back the esteemed London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) to the Granada on February 18. As it happens, the Music Academy of the West’s newish Mariposa series will feature a group of LSO musicians on the night before their Granada concert at Hahn Hall on February 17.

Also of note on the Mariposa list is the arrival of yMusic at Hahn Hall, March 10, featuring a premiere of music by the bedazzling young composer Gabriella Smith.

LIFE IN THE CLASSICAL AND JAZZ CONCERT SCENE HEATS UP THIS WINTER

Global-turned-local-gone-global violinist hero Gilles Apap brings his irrepressible musicality and blithe spirit to the Lobero for a CAMA Masterseries recital on March 8, dubbed “… for OLD times’ sake.”

The Santa Barbara Symphony, in which Apap was concertmaster for a minute, returns with a screen-timed event, Chaplin’s The Gold Rush with live orchestra accompaniment (February 15-16), and Opera Santa Barbara, which hit one outta the park with last fall’s Pagliacci, returns with Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, at the Lobero, February 21 and 23.

Jazz prospects are looking good this winter. The A&L roster includes the critically revered young alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and her group Phoenix at Campbell Hall on February 7, and fusion-flavored piano wizard Hiromi with Sonicwonder at Campbell on April 25.

“Jazz at the Lobero” this spring sports the respected likes of Delfeayo Marsalis on March 7, Charles Lloyd Delta Trio (with pianist Jason Moran and guitarist Marvin Sewell) on March 14, and, for crooning’s sake, Michael Feinstein’s Tony Bennett Tribute on March 22.

And this just in: It was recently announced that the great genre-bending guitar hero Bill Frisell is bringing his GOOD DOG group, with Hollister Rancher Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen, to the Lobero on May 15. Mark those calendars.

Frisell has appeared at the Lobero a few times in different incarnations, but it’s been too long. Frisell and the Lobero get along famously. That one deserves a jumbo Sharpie marker on the local music lover’s calendar.

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OSCAR GUTIERREZ: FROM NEWSROOM TO CITY COUNCIL

Councilmember credits his success to the support he received at Santa Barbara City College

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hile most kids grow up watching cartoons, District 3 City Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez watched the news — an idiosyncrasy his mom found quite amusing. When she asked why this was his preferred pastime, he replied, “I just wanna know what’s going on.”

It’s fitting that someone who has always been fascinated with the news became a Santa Barbara City Councilmember. After all, part of his duties is to possess knowledge of the community’s happenings. Of course, this was nothing new for someone who had previously spent almost two decades working in the media industry — a career he had fallen in love with during his time at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC).

Gutierrez, a first-generation Mexican-American, always wanted to pursue higher education.

Witnessing his sisters’ positive experiences at SBCC further solidified his intention. He naturally followed in their footsteps after graduating with honors from San Marcos High School.

Gutierrez encountered many inspiring professors at SBCC, but his first media instructor, Guy Smith, played a pivotal role in helping him recognize his full potential. “He really made me feel like I had potential by how enthusiastic he was with me,” Gutierrez reflected. Smith encouraged Gutierrez to pursue journalism and media classes at SBCC and volunteer at TVSB, a public access radio station, where Gutierrez continued to work for 17 years.

Gutierrez entered the School of Media Arts at SBCC and became passionate about this newfound career. He started working for The Channels, the school’s newspaper, as the first multi-

media editor. Through his journalism and media classes, he had access to various media equipment and software he used to create video projects. “I wouldn’t be able to access it if it weren’t for SBCC,” he said. He submitted his work to competitions, which led him to win three national awards while at City College.

Gutierrez wanted to continue film and media studies and transfer to a four-year university, but he was worried he might be unable to, given his poor math grades. “I felt like I was gonna have to quit because of the requirements for math,” he said. Teachers at SBCC noticed his struggles and suggested that he get tested for a learning disability at the college’s disabled student center. So, he did. And that’s when Gutierrez found out that he had dyslexia and attention deficit disorder (ADD).

“If it wasn’t for that, then I wouldn’t have been able to transfer,” he shared.

From then on, Gutierrez sought guidance from SBCC’s disability program, Disability Services and Programs for Students (DSPS), where he received testing tools he still utilizes today. He passed math and transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), earning a bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his senior year, he won UCLA’s best documentary award. Over his 19-year media career, he received over 30 national and regional nominations and awards.

His career as a reporter and videographer brought him to many important county meetings where he was face-to-face with various county officials. Being in this atmosphere helped him become attuned to the mechanics of local government.“And that gave me even more insight on how local government works, because I was the one making sure it was being aired to the people,” he reflected.

So when, in 2018, Councilmember Cathy Murillo was running for mayor, Gutierrez toyed with the idea of taking over her council seat. He enlisted the advice of elected officials who recommended he approach his friends and family to see if they would support him running. Most of his peers backed him, which solidified his decision to run. “And I went and knocked on doors and spoke at forums and raised money and got elected,” he recalled. He was the first millennial elected to the Santa Barbara City Council.

His first experience on the City

Council was only a year and a half, as he stepped in to finish Murillo’s term. When the next election came up, he was running unopposed, and the current councilmembers decided to appoint him instead of printing his name on the ballot. In 2024, Gutierrez was up against one opponent, and he came out triumphant.

Gutierrez picked up many learning techniques from SBCC’s disability program that he uses daily on the City Council. Each week, he’s handed a thick binder of information that he must memorize before the next week’s council meeting. He has a computer read it rapidly as he follows along on the paper. “If it wasn’t for what I learned at SBCC’s disabled services program, there’s no way I would’ve been able to read that,” he said.

Gutierrez feels that public schools often get a bad rap, but he values Santa Barbara’s public school education and credits Santa Barbara City College for his successful career. “I wouldn’t have the quality education or the quality of life that I have now if it wasn’t for public education.”

“My parents and some of my aunts and uncles, they never got to go to school, but my siblings and I got to,” he reflected.“It makes me very grateful that my parents decided to immigrate here and raise their families here.”

This article was paid for by Santa Barbara City College. For more information on Santa Barbara City College and the hundreds of programs they offer, visit sbcc.edu or (805) 965-0581. If you are an SBCC alumni please join SBCC Alumni Connect at sbccfoundation.org/alumni.

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Santa Barbara Rallies Around Martin Luther King Jr.Day with Community Festivities Singing Performances, Poetry Readings, Keynote Speeches, and Services All Set for MLK Jr. Weekend Through Monday Holiday UNSEEN HISTORIES

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This will be followed by Sese Ntem with a performance of ewe music (Ewe instrumentation is largely percussion-based and includes talking drum, double or single gong, and gourd rattle played in complex, polyrhythmic patterns; for those who remember, it was performed to great acclaim in 2023) and the captivating singer Tony Maddox with a program that is sure to inspire those in attendance.

In addition to Monday’s celebration, in the days leading

up to January 20 holiday, there are a number of community events occurring in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Thursday, January 16, there will be a ceremony at UCSB’s Eternal Flame from noon to 1 p.m. This program will be followed by a walk to North Hall to honor the AfricanAmerican protesters who demanded more programs and resources for students, subsequently leading to the establishment of the Center for Black Studies Research and the hiring of more African-American faculty at the university. Sponsored by MLKSB and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, this will be followed by a reception, including a keynote address from Dr. Charles Terry. Food and beverages will also be provided.

On Friday, January 17, there will be a Congregation B’nai B’rith Friday Night Service featuring a student reading from poetry awardees with representatives from both the 6-12 and 13-18 age group competitions. This will be held at 6 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church (909 N. La Cumbre Rd.).

On Saturday, January 18, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) is staging a screening of the film Raging Waters, and a subsequent panel of experts will speak about Santa Barbara’s flood concerns. This takes place at the CEC Environmental Hub, 1219 State Street.

On Sunday, January 19, various community worship services will be held. The full list can be accessed at mlksb.org.

The Martin Luther King Jr. events on Monday will occur from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and were made possible due to the diligent efforts and sponsorship of the City of Santa Barbara, Fidelity National Title, James S. Bower Foundation, First United Methodist Church, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Congregation B’nai B’rith, UCSB MultiCultural Center, and Healing Justice Santa Barbara.

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veryone has the power for greatness—not for fame, because greatness is determined by service,” Martin Luther King Jr. famously said during his speech in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968.

Taking inspiration from this quotation for this year’s theme, the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB) presents its 18th annual holiday celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. The primary event will take place on Monday, January 20 (the national holiday), but there will be a week of tributes surrounding this day of commemoration.

For the past 18 years, the MLKSB committee has set out to foster positive community relations surrounding the teachings and remembrance of Dr. King, as well as ensuring the appropriate recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year.

The 2025 day of tribute on Monday will kick off with an opening prayer by Mia Lopez, Leader of the Family of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, at 9 a.m. at De la Guerra Plaza, at 20 East De la Guerra Street.

Isaac Garrett, MLKSB boardmember, will give a welcome address contextualizing the theme for this year’s program, and elected officials Gregg Hart and Laura Capps will share their reflections on the themes surrounding service and greatness.

“I hope that the community feels a sense of camaraderie with the many diverse groups in Santa Barbara, and that there is an increase in understanding of Dr. King’s philosophy and legacy of service to others. Additionally, an appreciation of cultural diversity, which makes for a stronger community when divergent ideas are considered,” said E. Onja Brown, executive director and CEO of MLKSB. Kathy Hughes will lead the morning program with a speech about her career and role in serving the community.

Along with this, there will be a selected cohort of elementary school children who will read their award-winning essays, as well as a performance by Janet Reineck’s World Dance for Humanity.

The march up State Street will then begin at 10 a.m. as participants move toward the Arlington Theatre, where they will be greeted by jazz musicians Gorospe Productions. A 90-minute program will follow, beginning at 11 a.m., with Wendy Sims-Moten serving a master of ceremonies. The keynote speaker is Dr. Lisa Sideris, who will center her sentiments around this year’s theme. Sideris is a professor of Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara who researches the ethical implications of natural processes and serves as the President-Elect of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture—all relevant experiences for her much-anticipated keynote address at this prestigious event.

The younger generation will also have a role, with students who placed in the poetry contest reading their inspiring, award-winning works. Rosalyn Collins will sing the opening song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (Black National Anthem).

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Just as concerns grew that younger generations would be too impatient for the slow-moving sport, the pandemic struck, making golf one of the only ways to do anything with anybody. Its soaring popularity across all sorts of demographics was further energized by edgy social media memes, streaming shows about colorful pros, and the headlinesnagging politics of dueling leagues.

Today, golf is so popular that people are even lining up to play inside, swinging in front of a massive screen that displays interactive renditions of the world’s best courses as a supersmart camera-computer monitors each move. These golf simulators, as they’re broadly known, are now a $2 billion global business, from extensive at-home setups and modest portable devices to the increasing number of opento-the-public facilities where people pay per session to practice for the real course or just play for fun.

These businesses—which span from arcade-like affairs to more serious training centers—first proliferated in the big cities of colder, wetter regions where golf can’t be played all year long. But now they’re creeping into smaller towns that are sunny most of the time, including Santa Barbara, where two opened within weeks of each other last fall. I’ve since visited both, and here’s what you can expect.

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John Baur was living in Sydney, Australia, when he first encountered a golf simulator. That got the grad of Santa Barbara High, where “I’m just a huge golf nut,” Jeff Sturdivan he played on the golf team, wondering, tells me soon after I arrive to Swing“Why doesn’t something like this exist Path Golf Club, where he’s built two in Santa Barbara?” golf simulator bays in a former When he finally returned to his gym at the corner of East Haley hometown in 2023, Baur set about and Santa Barbara streets. He hit answering that question. In Decemthe links a lot as part of his former ber, he opened The Golf Lounge, career in corporate sales, and the

by Matt Kettmann whose two Trackman bays are attached UCSB grad was ready to do somePhotos by Ingrid Bostrom to the new Validation Ale location on thing different after decades of that.

De la Vina Street. Reservations are recom“This is something that can scratch the mended, but these are open for all to use, from entrepreneurial itch I’ve had my whole life,” kids playing cartoonish bowling games to dedicated he explained.

An ideal option for golfers trying to improve their game, duffers enduring a round at St. Andrews, TPC Sawgrass, or SwingPath functions like a private club: Members subscribe even the Montecito Club.

“He sees an opportuto gain 24/7 access, which allows them to reserve slots at any time of day and then enter using their own keys. But it also nity, he puts his mind to it, works for just hanging out with buddies or renting the entire and he gets it done,” said space for a party, as there’s shuffleboard, darts, stereos, TVs, Baur’s longtime friend and fridges to stash your beverages. Food is also welcome if AJ Bluhm, who is a partyou need nourishment while exploring the more than 300 ner in the company with his wife, speech theracourses available to play.

I took my first-ever modern golf simulator swings in front pist Morgan Bluhm. The of Sturdivan, and he seemed as fascinated as me by how Bluhms witnessed that much information the Trackman device—a slender box that when Baur went to Aushangs just overhead—is able to capture. “The technology is tralia to open a branch just so good,” he said of the dozens of data points analyzed in for the Carpinteria-based each shot, many of which were obscure to both of us. “You company ProCore, buildget all that stuff in an instant. Even pros are developing their ing the office to more than 100 employees over game based on the feedback they get.”

Membership is steadily growing at SwingPath, and Stur- his seven years there.

Baur spent six months divan is donating sessions to high school golf teams. Santa Barbara High has already stopped in, and San Marcos and “taking it on the chin” Dos Pueblos are stopping by later this month. “That’s my way from S.B.’s real estate market while searching A demonstration at The Golf Lounge of giving back,” said Sturdivan.

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for a proper location for his business last year. Then he met Validation’s owner Brian Deignan, who invited him down to his Funk Zone brewery to have a chat about incorporating this idea into the new spot. After two hours of beers, bites, and plotting, Baur recalled, “By the end, I thought, ‘We’re doing this.’ Six months later, here we are!”

Now you can order Validation’s beers, burgers, pizzas, and more right into your private bay, where the casual setting makes golf more accessible and welcoming to all skill levels.

We saw that in December, when the Independent hosted our office holiday party at the lounge, and then again at the end of the month, when we threw my son’s 15th birthday party there. I can’t wait to go back with a smaller group and power through some actual holes rather than just playing Closest to the Pin or that dynamite game we did with the young ones.

(Both of those are great too, by the way.)

“We just wanted to create a cool place that wasn’t like anything else in Santa Barbara, and for everybody,” said Morgan Bluhm, who’s really enjoying the vibes. “You’re surrounded by endorphins all the time.”

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County of Santa Barbara County Planning Commission NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Cannabis Odor Ordinance Amendments Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Planning Commission Hearing Room 123 E. Anapamu Street, Room 17, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. On January 29, 2025, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider direction from the Board of Supervisors to include alternative odor mitigation strategies which utilize carbon filtration to be included as part of ordinance amendments to Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The amendments will establish a cannabis odor threshold and revise existing development standards for odor abatement and Odor Abatement Plan procedures. The County Planning Commission will consider suggestion by the Board of Supervisors that carbon filtration strategies be required and subsequently to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the proposed amendments:  A resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve Case No. 24ORD‐00012, an ordinance amending Division 7 General Regulations, and Division 11, Permit Procedures, of Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code.

The County Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the County Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County‐Planning‐Commission prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Corina Venegas‐Martin, at cvenegas@countyofsb.org.

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impact on the environment,” said Massimo Falsini, Executive Chef of Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar Beach. “From the energy used to cook food and light the restaurant, to the water used for cleaning and dishwashing, to the waste generated from food and packaging, not to mention the consequences from our purchasing decisions.”

With Falsini at the helm, the Michelin Star and Michelin Green Star restaurant embodies this ethos not only in its beloved seafood tasting menu but in the new “Land” Chef ’s Tasting Menu as well.

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“Our commitment to sustainability is not just about creating delicious meals, but also about being responsible and mindful stewards of the planet and its resources,” Falsini said. The new Land Menu demonstrates how environmental awareness can be both compassionate and delectable. Walking out to a vibrant pink and tangerine sunset above the sea where Caruso’s resides, one can’t help but be knocked out by nature’s beauty. It’s the perfect reminder of why the Caruso’s staff keeps environmental preservation as a guiding force in all their decisions.

Even their wines and cocktails offer a strong nod to local agriculture. Under each name of the cocktail, the menu lists the farm where their notable ingredient comes from, such as the perfectly balanced “Chamomile” from Earthtrine Farm, a delightful blend of Ketel One vodka, Alma Finca orange liqueur, chamomile, vanilla, and prosecco. Santa Ynez Valley offerings like Stolpman’s earthy syrah and Crown Point’s dazzling 2014 cabernet sauvignon from Happy Canyon provide

Richards Regenerative Filet Tartare: crème fraîche, horseradish, capers

the perfect pairing with which to sink into the decadent meat- and pasta-forward menu.

“There is really nothing in the menu that is not locally sourced or comes from our farm,” Falsini said.

“At Caruso’s, we are in symbiosis with the ocean and the landscape. No one in the team ever thinks of flying in fish or other ingredients or using something out of season. It is about mindset.”

This seasonal mentality sings from start to finish in the eight-course symphony of flavors. Upon arrival, you are greeted with five fun and fresh welcome bites, including a show-stopping crab roll. It was a delight to get a little splash from the sea before emerging on the Land menu with the official first course, La Zucca Si Transforma, a honeynut squash vellutata featuring hazelnut and orange crème fraîche.

The attention to detail is not just evident in the menu but in the seamless and spirited service. Our server Brendan struck the ideal balance of professional, warm, and knowledgeable — someone we’d love to pull up a chair right beside us. The team works together like a synchronous ballet, performing little touches like shaving truffles or pouring soup tableside, pulling out chairs, sharing anecdotes about the farms, and providing personal guidance from the sommelier to help steer our wine selections. The staff had us feeling not only like royalty, but like friends. As we sat in awe of the melt in your mouth A5 Matsusaka Wagyu Ribeye, surrounded on the plate by celeriac, cone cabbage, walnuts, and Bartlett pears, like an artist’s palette brimming with delicious color, two servers came out simultaneously to pour our glasses of cabernet in unison, the rich, ruby juice streaming down in gorgeous duplicity.

This grace infuses each dish as well. The Filet of Tartare with crème fraîche, horseradish, and capers, features grass-fed beef from Richards Regenerative Farms in Oregon House, California. The purveyor is a perfect example of Caruso’s focus on sourcing from farms that use regenerative farming techniques to help restore grasslands, improve soil health, and fight climate change by sequestering carbon.

A5 Matsusaka Wagyu Ribeye: celeriac, cone cabbage, walnut, Bartlett pears

“The only way to achieve greatness in food is to respect the environment, animal welfare, and health,” Falsini said. “Locally sourced food is fresher and more flavorful because it is harvested at the peak of ripeness and travels a shorter distance to reach the restaurant. This means that the food is more nutritious and delicious.”

While the emphasis on local sourcing is clear, there’s also a strong nod to Falsini’s Italian roots. The handmade pastas taste as if they were made in a nonna’s kitchen but are given a Rosewood reinvention. For example, La Carbona a Modo Mio has this message on the menu, “I grew up in Trastevere, so you should try this carbonara,” and features tender pasta purses packed with a burst of flavor from house-cured guanciale and a decadent Lavender Lady Yolk draped across the top.

While their commitment to sustainability and excellence is serious, there’s an inspiring playfulness as well that keeps the diner learning. For example, I’d never heard of a “pre-dessert” but their zippy palate cleanser of granita, passion fruit, caviar and crème fraîche, is exactly the bright burst of flavor I’d want before any transition.

The actual desserts change seasonally, and we were most impressed with the cheese cart option. A charming array of California stunners, such as Petaluma’s Wagon Wheel, are served with various nuts and spreads.

Although I was bursting at the seams, this lovely offering made me feel like starting the night all over again. It also had me reeling with gratitude for the abundance of incredible farmers and chefs making magic every day on the Central Coast, paving a path for longevity, ingredient by ingredient.

“By adopting sustainable practices, a restaurant can reduce its environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable future,” Falsini said. Whether you’re a seafood fiend or a land-lover, this is something we can all raise a glass to.

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Now, four years later, he’s got a second restaurant — Santa Playa Mariscos — and a new location for both at 1230 State Street.

Hailing the seven blocks as a great move, Estrada claims, “In the 500 block, people would go down for fun and then stop by for food, but here, people gravitate for the food.”

Currently, you can order from the classic Yona Redz menu —especially those sloppily delicious birria quesotacos with consommé—or from the new seafood-focused Santa Playa Mariscos menu offering fresh catch straight from the Santa Barbara Fish Market.

Estrada hopes Yona Redz will be in its Santa Playa Mariscos is now welcoming visitors to 1230 State Street. own space—that’s Suite A at the address, Santa Playa is Suite C, and you could get your after it closed. The landlord of that spot, Ray Mahnails done between the two—by the end of the boob, offered Estrada the 532 State Street locafirst quarter of 2025. Thinking about how tion, and Yona Redz was born. “Now I’m opening businesses tends to go in an owner, chef, operator of two restown, he admits, “You can have a taurants,” he beams. “I learn very plan, but….” quickly.”

As with Yona Redz, Santa One of those lessons, he points out, is “You can’t really Playa Mariscos grew out of Estrada’s own fondness for cerbudget in a restaurant — you tain foods. Discussing his love have to spend money to make of the seafood dishes found in money. But it comes like secEnsenada, Nayarit, and Sinaloa, ond nature to me; it doesn’t feel

BY GEORGE YATCHISIN Mexico, he says, “I reckon these like work.” That’s a good thing, as weren’t items on menus at Santa Barstaffing is as ever an issue in a postbara restaurants — I had to travel out of COVID labor world. It’s not a rare evening town for them.” And then he decided he should that Estrada is your cashier, cook, busser, and the make them right here. That’s everything from person hoping to get a second to post some social beer-battered, deep-fried Baja fish tacos to crisp media to draw in more crowds. Luckily, his Yona ceviches to zippy aguachiles to the show-stopping Redz clients trust his ways in the kitchen, and his mojarra frita—the catch of the day, slit and stuffed long roots in town mean, he says, that “a lot of my with garlic, deep-fried, and brought to your table old teachers and schoolmates come in and suplike an edible, crunchy trophy from the deep. port me. It’s amazing.”

No doubt they are toasting him with coctels Estrada has no problem being a trendsetter in Santa Barbara. He tells the tale of recently eating (seafood cocktails, but there is beer too) such as at a food truck that offered a “Yona taco special” Vuelve a la Vida, an extravagant combo of shrimp, clearly modeled on his birria quesotacos and took octopus, scallop, and oysters. The menu is big on it as an honor. “Hey, go for it,” he says, “That’s what oysters. Or diving into the bubbling-as-it-hits-themade me create the kind of life I wanted to live. table Molcajete a la Cucaracha—which dares you To me, it’s inspiring.” On the other hand, he isn’t to translate it literally—a peppery pot of shrimp, sad to leave behind the slow proliferation of street octopus, clams, mussels, and snow crab legs in a food vendors on lower State Street. He says, “First, kicky deviled sauce. it was hot dogs, but then it was people selling aguas It’s all about the pleasure of serving up the cuifrescas and tacos, same as our menu.” He’s happy sine he adores. “Yes, I make a better living than the Arts District doesn’t have such issues but sur- when I was a maintenance worker, but I’m not going to get rich,” Estrada sums up. “I’m doing mises, “It’s probably just a matter of time.”

Of course, Estrada himself started his food what I love, riding that wave until I can no longer career making tacos in backyards on Santa Bar- do it anymore.” bara’s Westside, where he grew up. An Instagram video made his food go viral and led to lines in Santa Playa Mariscos is located at 1230 State Street, Suite C, driveways, and then a popup gig at Casa Blanca and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. See santaplayasb.com.

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opened at 604 Santa Barbara Street, the former home of Australian coffee house Recipes Bakery & Gifts, which closed last year after a dozen years in business. “We want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who came out for our soft opening last Saturday,” says the business. “Seeing the community show up in such an incredible way—some of you waiting HOURS in line—left us speechless.

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“My dad made the first Egg McMuffin sandwiches with freshly cracked eggs in the early 1970s, and that’s the exact same way we make every order today, all day long,” said Herb’s son, David Peterson, a local owner and operator. “The Egg McMuffin revolutionized the breakfast industry, and we are proud to honor and celebrate this tasty innovation that is enjoyed around the world and started right here in our own backyard. As a kid, I remember watching my dad inventing it in the kitchen and coming home from the blacksmith’s with the first ‘egg ring’ that makes the fresh cracked eggs cook perfectly round for the sandwich. He was, just as we are today, proud to serve it each morning to customers, but today, we are cracking eggs throughout the day, as the Egg McMuffin is available on the All-Day Breakfast menu.”

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rant/catering business owned by Elubia and Ruben Orozco at 325 Rutherford Street in Goleta, is opening a second location at 6578 Trigo Road in Isla Vista. “Elubia’s Kitchen started in 2019 catering and doing Santa Barbara events like Old Spanish Days,” says Ruben Orozco. “We got a food trailer in 2022. Every dish on our menu is gluten-free and nut-free. We also have vegan options. Our food is Latin American cuisine. Plates from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. Our most popular plates: pupusas, garnachas, street tacos, baleadas, burritos, potato taquitos, tamales, sopes.”

SUSHI BY THE POUND: Reader Steven V. tells me that Pokewaves at

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Pokewaves was founded by Shu Du in August 2023 and offers build-your-own bowls, with a base that includes mixed greens or rice or half-and-half, with proteins including tuna, salmon, shrimp, and more.

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Santa Barbara City residents are invited to make their voices heard about local housing and community development needs at Community Meetings and by participating in a Community Development Workshop. This event is an opportunity to learn about Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs, share your input on local needs and priorities that will improve our neighborhoods.

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. He has also been shortlisted for four other prestigious awards.

I find it odd that his acclaimed novels have received mediocre scores on the prominent book-rating website Goodreads, which has 150 million members. Why is there such a marked difference between expert critics and average readers? I speculate that those in the latter category are less likely to appreciate bold, innovative work. They don’t have the breadth and depth to properly evaluate genius. All this is my way of encouraging you to be extra discerning about whose opinions you listen to in the coming weeks, Aries—especially in regard to your true value. Trust intelligent people who specialize in thoughtful integrity. You are in a phase when your ripening uniqueness needs to be nurtured and protected.

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(Apr. 20-May 20): “Every joke is a tiny revolution,” said author George Orwell. I agree, which is why I hope you will unleash an unruly abundance of humor and playfulness in the coming days. I hope you will also engage in benevolent mischief that jostles the status quo and gently shakes people out of their trances. Why? Because your world and everyone in it need a sweet, raucous revolution. And the best way to accomplish that with minimum chaos and maximum healing is to: (1) do so with kindness and compassion; (2) be amusing and joyful and full of joie de vivre.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Research suggests that if you’re typical, you would have to howl with maximum fury for a month straight just to produce enough energy to toast a piece of bread. But you are not at all typical right now. Your wrath is high-quality. It’s more likely than usual to generate constructive changes. And it’s more prone to energize you rather than deplete you. But don’t get overconfident in your ability to harness your rage for good causes. Be respectful of its holy potency, and don’t squander it on trivial matters. Use it only for crucial prods that would significantly change things for the better.

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(June 21-July 22): I invite you to write a message to the person you will be in one year. Inform this Future You that you are taking a vow to achieve three specific goals by January 15, 2026. Name these goals. Say why they are so important to you. Describe what actions you will take to fulfill them. Compose collages or draw pictures that convey your excitement about them. When you’ve done all that, write the words, “I pledge to devote all my powers to accomplish these wonderful feats.” Sign your name. Place your document in an envelope, write “MY VOWS” on the front, and tape the envelope in a prominent place in your home or workplace.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): Congratulations on all the subtle and private work you’ve been doing to make yourself a better candidate for optimal togetherness. Admitting to your need for improvement was brave! Learning more about unselfish cooperation was hard work, and so was boosting your listening skills. (I speak from personal experience, having labored diligently to enhance my own relationship skills!) Very soon now, I expect that you will begin harvesting the results of your artful efforts.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Construction on the Great Wall of China began in the 7th century BCE and lasted until 1878. Let’s make this monumental accomplishment your symbol of power for the next 10 months, Virgo! May it inspire you to work tirelessly to forge your own monumental accomplishment. Take pride in the gradual progress you’re making. Be ingeniously persistent in engaging the support of those who share your grand vision. Your steady determination, skill at collaborating, and ability to plan will be your superpowers as you create a labor of love that will have enduring power.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): We are all accustomed to dealing with complications and complexities—so much so that we may be tempted to imagine there’s never a simple solution to any dilemma. Copious nuance and mystifying paradox surround us on all sides, tempting us to think that every important decision must inevitably be taxing and time-consuming. As someone who specializes in trying to see all sides to every story, I am especially susceptible to these perspectives. (I have three planets in Libra.) But now here’s the unexpected news: In the coming weeks, you will enjoy the luxury of quickly settling on definitive, straightforward solutions. You will get a sweet respite from relentless fuzziness and ambiguity.

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When my daughter Zoe was 11 years old, she published her first collection of poems. The chapbook’s title was Secret Freedom. That’s a good theme for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. You are currently communing with a fertile mystery that could ultimately liberate you from some of your suffering and limitations.

However, it’s important to be private and covert about your playful work with this fertile mystery—at least for now.

Eventually, when it ripens, there will come a time to fully unleash your beautiful thing and reveal it to the world. But until then, safeguard it with silence and discretion.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): From a distance, Brazil’s Rio Negro looks black. The water of Rio Solimões, also in Brazil, is yellowish-brown. Near the city of Manaus, these two rivers converge, flowing eastward. But they don’t blend at first.

For a few miles, they move side-by-side, as if still autonomous. Eventually, they fuse into a single flow and become the mighty Amazon River. I suspect the behavior of Rio Negro and Rio Solimões could serve as a useful metaphor for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Consider the possibility of allowing, even encouraging, two separate streams to merge. Or would you prefer them to remain discrete for a while longer? Make a conscious decision about this matter.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During the next three weeks, doing the same old things and thinking the same old thoughts are strongly discouraged. For the sake of your spiritual and physical health, please do not automatically rely on methods and actions that have worked before. I beg you not to imitate your past self or indulge in worn-out traditions.

Sorry to be so extreme, but I really must insist that being bored or boring will be forbidden. Stated more poetically: Shed all weak-heart conceptions and weak-soul intentions. Be of strong heart and robust soul.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Wilderness campers have developed humorous terms to gently mock their fears and anxieties.

The theory is that this alleviates some of the stress. So, a “bear burrito” refers to a hammock. It addresses the worry that one might get an unwanted visit from a bear while sleeping. A “bear fortune cookie” is another name for a tent. “Danger noodle” is an apparent stick that turns out to be a snake. “Mountain money” is also known as toilet paper. I approve of this joking approach to dealing with agitation and unease. (And scientific research confirms it’s effective.) Now is an excellent time to be creative in finding ways to diminish your mostly needless angst.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): If you were producing the movie of your life, what actor or actress would you want to portray you?

Who would play your friends and loved ones? How about the role of God or Goddess? Who would you choose to perform the role of the Supreme Being? These will be fun meditations for you in the coming weeks. Why? Because it’s an excellent time to think big about your life story—to visualize the vast, sweeping panorama of your beautiful destiny. I would also love it if during your exploration of your history, you would arrive at interesting new interpretations of the meanings of your epic themes.

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Oversees all aspects of the Facilities Management Storeroom Operations and inventory management of over 5000 skus with an estimated value of $1M worth of materials. Directs and coordinates activities of the Storeroom Operations and Procurement Services with the annual average spend of $7M. Facilitates forecasting and strategic planning for FM. Creates and maintains effective “benchmarks” for production work to include the cost of materials, cost of labor, cost of materials used, and other resources. Develops key indicators related to FM performance, planning and delivery, equipment performance and run‑time. Analyzes FM data and makes recommendations for improvements. Responds to system‑wide requests for information regarding FM’s business matters.

Provides oversight, coordination and liaison with university organizations including but not limited to: Equipment Management, Design & Construction Services, Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Services, Business & Financial Services, External and Internal Audit, Office of the President as well as outside service enterprises to resolve any Facilities Management issues or plans for operational improvement that may affect the campus community.

Plans, develops and manages an operating budget for the Operations Unit including the forecasting and reporting of future growth and needs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree. 4‑6 years’ experience in the utilization of maintenance management software applications. Strong skills to facilitate and collaborate with diverse internal and external constituencies on short‑ and long ‑term facilities planning and management. Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, active listening, critical thinking, persuasiveness, advising and counseling skills.

Demonstrated ability to manage, supervise, and direct a professional and skilled‑level staff of highly specialized and technical personnel, including the knowledge and ability to effectively plan, organize, and coordinate work in situations where numerous diverse demands are involved. Knowledge and understanding of modern management principles, practices, methods, procedures, and techniques.

Thorough knowledge and ability sufficient to interpret and provide guidance on complex written material and specifications, and knowledge sufficient to make clear and accurate oral and written presentations.

Strong analytical, research, and report preparation skills to meet regulatory and budgetary reporting requirements. Strong knowledge of University rules and regulations, processes, protocols, and procedures for budget, accounting, and fund management. Proven experience managing multi‑functional and diverse programs of significant budgetary impact to both the overall campus and department. Advanced expertise in administering a proactive maintenance program utilizing FM software. Strong skills in management, regulatory compliance, and operations planning.

Proven successful track record and understanding of work production, scheduling, and coordination; material and service contracting; client relations; material acquisition, storage and delivery typical to a large, complex facilities maintenance operation.

Broad knowledge of building trades, associated language, maintenance materials, and purchasing practices.

Advanced knowledge of construction

and maintenance repair materials and parts. Strong skill in ensuring assistance to shop personnel and field technicians in identifying and sourcing parts through local vendors. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/ Range: $125,000.00 to $140,000.00/ year. 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. Please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

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CAMPUS DINING Manages the culinary operation of Campus Catering, Conference Catering and Departmental Catering areas ($2 million annually), assisting with establishing production standards, cooking processes and procedures for day to day operations. The Campus Catering Chef is responsible for training production personnel in food preparation, display design, equipment usage, proper food handling, recipe testing, and creative menu planning and innovations. Implements budget plans and cost control techniques during the academic year and the Summer conference season.

Supervises service and staff for special high profile campus related events requiring knowledge of the academic and political climate on campus. Ensures high quality food and presentation for all catering events on campus and off campus, ranging from groups of 10 to 2000. Helps create and maintain an effective team that takes pride in their product and services and inspires them through modeling catering as an art form and platform for using creativity and new skills. Ensures that food quality and safety guidelines are established and consistently maintained to achieve the highest public health standards and reduce the risk of food borne illness. Responsibilities include direct supervision of 2 Senior Cooks and on‑site supervision of up to 20 full‑time cooks, and up to 30 student cooks throughout the year, as well as kitchen management and production during the summer conference season.

Reqs: Extensive previous catering experience with a strong command of fundamentals. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage a high volume kitchen as well as produce specially requested menu items. Ability to take on last minute events and prioritize workload. Extremely organized and detail oriented, specialized in utilizing the freshest of ingredients and producing items from scratch with an artistic and innovative presentation.

Experience in plated service, baking, appetizers, and hot/cold food buffets.

Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a wide variety of menus incorporating varied ethnic cuisines and current trends. Working knowledge of excel and word programs.

Knowledge of state and federal safety and sanitation regulations regarding

proper handling, storing, cooking and holding temperatures and proper use and cleaning of kitchen equipment.

Ability to train others in these areas Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check UCSB is a Tobacco‑Free environment. Must maintain valid CA DL, a satisfactory DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $58,600.00/yr ‑ $73,500.00/ yr Full Salary Range:$58,600.00/yr ‑ $78,000.00/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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

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Abilities in project management, problem identification and reasoning skills. Ability to develop original ideas to solve problems. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act Satisfactory criminal history background check. Budgeted Salary Range: $58,600 to $79,700/year. Full Salary Range: $58,600 to $100,800/ year. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / 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 #75357

CONFERENCE DINING ASSOCIATE CONDUCT OFFICER

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING Is charged with the responsibility of articulating and educating the Housing and Residential Communities on resident policies, procedures and community standards. The Conduct Officer: ‑Develops and implements programs for Lead staff, resident assistants and student‑residents on Residence Hall/Apartment Living community standards ‑Assists in the investigation, adjudication and general resolution of cases referred to Resident Student Conduct (Housing) and the Office of Judicial Affairs ‑Maintains and updates the curriculum for HDAE Personal Responsibility and Fire Safety courses. Leads/co‑leads the facilitation of these courses throughout the academic year ‑Serves as an institutional contact and referral point for students, parents and clients who have questions and concerns regarding the judicial process. ‑Co‑advises and trains the Peer Review Board ‑Responsible for maintaining the conduct case management database/ system (Advocate) ‑Responsible for the coordination of conduct hearings and restorative justice circles. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training Experience working in a confidential environment. Experience adjudicating a student conduct caseload with strict adherence to due process procedures.

Outstanding interpersonal skills in working with college students; para‑professional counseling skills required. Strong analytical and computer skills for the collecting, coding and recording of disciplinary files. Outstanding administrative and organizational skills. Thorough knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Strong knowledge of common University‑specific computer application programs and knowledge of University and departmental principles and procedures involved in risk assessment and evaluating risks as to likelihood and consequences.

Thorough knowledge of Student Affairs / Student Life specialization. Skills in judgment and decision‑making, problem solving, identifying measures

CAMPUS DINING The Conference Dining Associate, under the supervision of the Conference Dining Manager, plans, organizes and manages dining and catering content for assigned,

moderately complex summer conference programs on campus and at University‑owned apartments. The Conference Dining Associate interacts with a diverse clientele, including University professors and commercial program directors, to assess and determine how a program’s dining and catering needs can be met by our services and facilities, or other on and off‑campus resources. Serves as a planning consultant to event organizers to ensure that all dining and catering details have been considered, working with the client’s needs and budget parameters, developing a comprehensive services package that includes vendor contracts. Determines scope of project, timelines and unit requirements to fulfill service agreements. Reqs: Two to three years of experience and strong knowledge in event planning and management in the hospitality sector. Exceptional customer service skills with ability to cultivate professional business partnerships. Proficiency with Microsoft applications and general database management. Ability to learn specialized software systems quickly. Working knowledge of Google Workspace. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a satisfactory DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program.

Work hours/days may vary during the summer season. Overtime may be required from May‑August to meet the operational needs of the department.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.07 ‑ $ 33.07/hr. The University of California

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DEVELOPMENT Assists with all aspects of planning, analysis, implementation, and ongoing administration of the Development activities required to support a successful and complex Development Team (D‑Team) in Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE). Manages online calendars, screens incoming calls, and makes travel/entertainment arrangements for D‑Team; completes and tracks administrative paperwork

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Reqs: HS Diploma or equivalent experience; 1‑3 yrs using exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships with diverse populations; Excellent

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Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range is $28.44 ‑ $29.78/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. Please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

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UNIVERSITY CENTER Under general direction from the Director, University Center & Events Center Administration, manages the financial accounting, fiscal operations, and financial analysis for the University Center (UCEN) and Events Center (ECEN) business operations. Providing sound fiscal practice in management of revenues and expenses, the incumbent posts revenue and expense accounts to the general ledger; provides categorical breakdown of revenue and expenses for all department budgets and cost centers. Prepares and processes TOE’s, TOF’s, and financial journals. Prepares monthly profit and loss statements by fund source. Provides the Director extensive research, analysis, advice and recommendations on a wide variety of financial issues. Using independent judgment, prepares and analyzes a wide variety of financial reports as well as monitors and analyzes expenditures and spending patterns. Works closely with the Director on special projects within the UCEN and ECEN. Reqs: 1‑3 years relevant work experience.

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Strong knowledge of financial data management and reporting systems.

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Notes: Willingness to work a few weekends a year during fall move in and spring commencement. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Budgeted pay rate: $28.07 to $38.17/ year. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

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GRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISOR

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY Provides support in all aspects of the graduate program. Provides Department and University policy and procedural information to current and prospective graduate students, faculty, and staff. Serves as liaison between students, faculty, and other campus administrative units and control points. Is responsible for advising approximately 175 graduate students on a variety of academic issues and ensures students are making progress towards their degree and career goals while remaining within established university and program guidelines and regulations. Manages graduate student records, program data and statistics and is responsible for overseeing all publications for the graduate program.

Working with the student affairs team, the Graduate Program Advisor participates in policy decisions and program development to support faculty initiatives and encourage student academic success. Is responsible for the overall coordination and administration of graduate student recruitment, admission, outreach and new student orientation processes.

In collaboration with the Payroll Coordinator, advises graduate students on academic appointments and employment matters. Is expected to be strongly committed to the program and to the welfare of the students, maintaining a climate of interpersonal support while exercising independent professional judgment and creative problem solving skills. Reqs: 1‑3 years of directly related experience, preferably in a higher education institution. Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full hourly range is $24.95 to $42.10/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $24.95 to $33.52/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information: https://policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20 and https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/

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HOUSING SERVICES ANALYST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING Responsible for analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of the University housing contract allocation systems in both the residence halls and apartments to ensure consistency, equity, and efficiency for internal and external users. This position serves as a primary liaison with the Administrative & Residential Information Technology (ARIT) staff to align data management practices with operational needs of the UCHS staff and the customer. This position analyzes current and historical contract data for reports and departmental planning purposes, trains staff on the use of necessary computer programs and software, and works collaboratively with the Manager(s) to establish goals for the unit.

Additionally, the Analyst is responsible for billing of ad hoc, daily, monthly, and yearly University Housing charges as well as the monitoring collections and implementing efforts to reduce write‑off charges for more than 10,000 residents. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training Demonstrated ability to work with others from diverse backgrounds. Intermediate knowledge of related areas of IT. Self‑motivated and works independently and as part of a team. General knowledge of business and process analysis functions. Skills associated with analysis of processes and issues of moderate scope, information flow and architecture. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non‑technical personnel at various levels in the organization.

Interpersonal and communications skills to work with both technical and non‑technical personnel at various levels in the organization.

Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $39.75 to $41.76/hr.

Full Hourly Range: $33.29 to $59.15/ hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / 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 #75320

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FACULTY CLUB & GUEST HOUSE Assists in the preparation of food for meal service and catering events in the Club & Guest House Restaurant.

Performs culinary duties, quality assurance on all menu items, with attention to detail on presentation.

Assists the Club Chef with food production and supervision of the part time student culinary team.

Under the direction of the Club Chef, assists in the production of food for The Club & Guest House Restaurant.

Tasks include menu item preparation and the production of hot and cold menued items that meet the quality and guidelines of The Club & Guest House. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years Experience in a restaurant or high‑volume culinary kitchen. 1‑3 years Knowledge of and experience with culinary techniques,

including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours. Work days and hours will vary, evenings and weekends included. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Budgeted hourly range: $20.12 to $22.21/hour. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / 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 #75466

OFFICE AND SPACE COORDINATOR

MULTICULTURAL CENTER The MCC Office and Space Coordinator reports directly to the MCC Director.

Must be aware of concerns, pressures, and inequities affecting marginalized communities, including people of color and people with diverse sexual orientations. Must be willing to work as a member of a team of staff and students advocating for the above mentioned populations. Responsible for the physical aspect of day to day operations of a 150‑seat theater, a lounge/gallery space that seats 70 people, two small meeting rooms and a kitchen. Manages the office independently, schedules the entire space, and oversees equipment and technology needs. Responsible for hiring, training, and supervising student staff. Manages logistics and assists with publicity strategies for events. Supports special projects and other duties as assigned.

Reqs: HS diploma or equivalent experience; Administrative and supervisory experience with students; Experience working with theater and/or audio visual equipment; Knowledge in administrative procedures and processes including word processing, spreadsheet and database applications; Requires strong interpersonal and good verbal and written communication skills, active listening, analytical and critical thinking, and time and organizational management skills; Knowledge of social justice issues, both current and historical and knowledge of social justice frameworks; Able to adapt to multiple competing deadlines, with attention to details, and the frequent need to troubleshoot problems.

Notes: Occasionally will be required to work nights and weekends; Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse; UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act; Satisfactory criminal history background check; UCSB is a Tobacco‑Free environment.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range is $28.44 ‑ $29.07/hr. The full salary range for this position is $28.44 ‑ $40.76/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / 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 #75421

PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, the technician provides safe, effective, and efficient services to multiple locations. Services include the treatment of nuisance animals, insects, and weeds. Reqs: 1‑3 years experience performing Integrative Pest Management for a licensed business or public institution. nMust have the skills, knowledge, and ability to use the practices of Integrated Pest Management to provide safe, effective, and efficient pest management to various campus entities. Expert knowledge of the latest pest management techniques, including pest biology and identification, sanitation, exclusion, education, habitat modification, pest prevention building design, wildlife management, pesticide safety, and least toxic pesticides. Knowledgeable in techniques to solve pest problems in sensitive campus environments, including research laboratories, animal facilities, museums, and rare book collections, without affecting data or collections. Knowledgeable of county, state, and federal regulations regarding application, storage, and use of pesticides. Works independently in a responsible manner and cooperatively in a group setting. Must possess a valid California DPR Qualified Applicator’s License or Certificate Category A, or a California Structural Branch 2 license.

Must also maintain licenses through the accumulation of the required CEU’s, respective to each license. Must be available to respond to emergencies, work on‑call, rotating swing shift and holidays. Notes: May work shifts other than Monday thru Friday in order to meet the operational needs of the department. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Budgeted Hourly Range: $23.41 ‑ $26.89/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// p o l i c y. u co p . e d u /d o c / 4 0 1 0 3 9 3 / PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #48751

RESIDENT DIRECTOR

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING The Resident Director (RD) is a full‑time, 12‑month, live‑in position with on‑call responsibilities. Under the general supervision of an Assistant Director, the RD utilizes a curricular approach and equity mindset as cornerstones of their daily work – each is a framework by which daily work is achieved. Primary responsibilities include: Implementation of a curricular approach in the development and education of a residential community ranging from 600‑1,800 residents.

The direct supervision, training, and evaluation of 1‑2 full‑time professional staff (Assistant Resident Directors), and up to 30 paraprofessional student staff.

Management of a student conduct and students of concern case load consisting of students living within their community. After‑hours crisis response and scheduled on‑call responsibilities for a neighborhood of 5,000‑6,000 residents and a campus community of 10,000‑11,000 residents. Developing effective working relationships with

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EMPLOYMENT (CONT.) the 60+ colleagues that make up our R&CL staff. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Master’s degree or equivalent working experience in Residential Life, Housing, or Student Affairs. Track record of infusing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles into daily work. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues throughout a large, multifunctional department. Commitment to creating communities where residents feel a deep sense of belonging. Knowledge of and/or experience working within a residential curriculum campus.

Notes: The Resident Director (RD) is a full‑time, 12‑month, live‑in position with on‑call responsibilities.

Possibility of contract renewal for a maximum of three additional terms.

This position may require night and weekend hours as needed. Position also includes a furnished apartment.

UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act Satisfactory criminal history background check Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties.

Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non‑public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know.

Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks.

The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work‑related information obtained from any source on any work‑related matter is a violation of these expectations.

Pay Rate/Range: $63,800 ‑ $65,300/ 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.

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Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job #75471

SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Responsible for maintenance and repair of all motorized small engine equipment in HDAE. Maintains a preventative maintenance program.

Documents and maintains repair records, and training records, as required by HDAE, EH&S & OSHA. Will comply with the department safety and illness program as implemented by supervisor and /or co‑workers.

Interacts as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Professional Expectation/Attitude Standard/ Customer Service: Promotes customer service programs in the Grounds unit to residents/clients. Assists with the development and maintenance of a work environment that is conducive to meeting the mission of the organization. Participates in staff training and development workshops and retreats as determined by the supervisor. Reqs: Minimum of 2 years of experience working on small engines, ride‑on mowers, electric carts, and tractors in an institution and/or commercial setting. Minimum of 2 years of experience working on small gasoline and battery‑powered engines, ride‑on mowers, electric

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Basic computer experience Ability to install outdoor equipment Ex. BBQ grills, trash receptacles, bike racks, benches. Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse clientele such as employees from other departments, students, parents, etc. Maintain a safe and organized work area. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. May be required to work shifts other than Monday ‑ Friday 7:00 am ‑ 3:30 pm, to meet the operational needs of the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $26.86 ‑ $30.06/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.

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SR. CUSTODIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Under the general supervision of the Asst. Residence Hall Manager or Residence Hall Manager, performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. 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.

Initiates communication directly with co‑workers and or supervisor to improve and clarify working relationship, identifying problems and concerns, and seeking resolution to work‑related conflicts. Reqs: 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. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team.

Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment.

Notes: May be required to work other schedules to meet the operational needs of the department.Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a satisfactory DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: $22.66 ‑ $24.51/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20.

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LEGALS ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALBERT DACOSTA SOCHIN AKA ALBERT D. SOCHIN CASE NO. 24PR00702 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALBERT DACOSTA SOCHIN AKA ALBERT D. SOCHIN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARK SILBER in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARK SILBER 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: 02/27/25 at 9:00AM in Dept. SB 5 located at 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121‑1107 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner MARTIN S. REED, ESQUIRE SBN 58096 REED & REED 1901 AVENUE OF THE STARS , SUITE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 Telephone (310) 286‑7100 BSC 226226 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/25 CNS‑3882317# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY MADELINE HANRAHAN, aka MARY MADELINE DALY No.: 24PR00704 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARY MADELINE HANRAHAN, MARY MADELINE DALY, MADELINE HANRAHAN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JOHN MICHAEL HANRAHAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JOHN MICHAEL HANRAHAN 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: 2/27/2025 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 12/12/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Self‑represented John Michael Hanrahan; 197 Ryans Ln, Grass Valley, CA 95945; 530‑263‑1933 Published: Jan 9, 16, 23 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAY ARTHUR WETHERALL CASE NO. 24PR00718 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JAY ARTHUR WETHERALL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Eric Jay Wetherall in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Eric Jay Wetherall be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer theestate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and

shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on March 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Dept.

No. SB5 located at 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: YVETTE VALENCIA ESQ SBN 237055 VALENCIA LAW NOW INC 8141 E 2ND ST STE 625 DOWNEY CA 90241 CN113219 WETHERALL JAN 16,23,30, 2025 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HARRY D. CARRUBBA No.: 25PR00011 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: HARRY D. CARRUBBA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ROBERT CARRUBBA, SR. in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): ROBERT CARRUBBA, SR. 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: 2/26/2025 AT 8:30 a.m. Dept: SM1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 312 East Cook Street, Building E Santa Maria, CA 93453. COOK 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 1/8/2025 by Blanca Delabra, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Brighton K. Hushing‑Kline; Hushing Law P.O. Box 1980, Atascadero, CA 93423; 805‑466‑6644 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RODNEY DRAPER No.: 24PR00683 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: RODNEY DRAPER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR 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: 2/20/2025 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 12/9/2024

by Nicole Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Mike Munoz, Senior Deputy County Counsel; 105 E. Anapamu Street, #201, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑568‑2950 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STANLEY A. MATKOWSKI No.: 25PR00008 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: STANLEY A. MATKOWSKI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MELISSA I. SANTORO in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): STANLEY A. MATKOWSKI 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: 3/13/2025 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 1/7/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Robert B. Locke; 5290 Overpass Rd. Suite 204 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; 805‑683‑1459 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILSON PATRICK GLEESON No.: 24PR00175 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: WILSON PATRICK GLEESON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: PAUL D. GLEESON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): PAUL D. GLEESON 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: 2/27/2025 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

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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 1/7/2025 by Nicolete Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Adrian S. Andrade; 211 East Fesler Street Santa Maria, CA 93454; 805‑928‑3651 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY ANN JENKINS No.: 25PR00013 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARY ANN JENKINS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SCOTT SANDER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): SCOTT SANDER 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: 3/13/2025 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 1/8/2025 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: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CARLOS ANGEL MAYA No.: 24PR00706 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: CARLOS ANGEL MAYA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: THERESA MARIA MONTOYA in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): THERESA MARIA MONTOYA 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: 2/27/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Anacapa Division.

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail 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 12/23/2024

by Rosa Reyes, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Romelia DeDe Soto, Esq. and Dillon Hughes, Esq. SOTO LAW GROUP, APC; 4041 Macarthur Blvd, Suite 200 Newport Beach, CA 92660; 949‑945‑0059 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MERRY EILEEN BRIDGES No.: 25PR00005 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MERRY EILEEN BRIDGES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JENNIFER CUTFORTH in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JENNIFER CUTFORTH 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: 3/6/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Anacapa Division.

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail 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 1/9/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Janet M. O’Neill; O’Neill & Woolpert 1014 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; 805‑543‑7695 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ELAINE M. RYMILLS No.: 25PR00015 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ELAINE M. RYMILLS, ELAINE MARGARET RYMILLS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LISA STORRIE‑LOMBARDI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): LISA STORRIE‑LOMBARDI 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: 03/13/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 Room: Zoom (see attached) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 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 1/9/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Colton J. Kerfoot; 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑1501 Published: Jan 16, 23, 30 2025.

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: GLASS LAKE CONSULTING LLC: 6598 Sand Castle Pl Goleta, CA 93117 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 11/6/2024

in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original File no. FBN 2024‑0002626.

The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Glass Lake Consulting (same address) The business was conducted by an Limited Liability Company. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 24, 2024 Signed by: RICHARD BALLEW/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/26/24, FBN 2024‑0003007, E30. I 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: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: RINCON EVENTS, EVENTS BY RINCON, RINCON BEACH CLUB, RNCON BEACH CLUB & CATERING, ZOO CATERING SERVICES

BY RINCON: 3805 Santa Claus Ln Carpinteria, CA 93013 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 06/26/2020 in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original File no. FBN 2020‑0001590.

The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Rincon Catering Inc. (same address) The business was conducted by an A Trust. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 19, 2020 Signed by: MARC BOROWITZ/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 1/3/25, FBN 2025‑0000025, E57.

I 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: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: SAFEGUARD ROOFING: 725 E Mason St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 03/5/2024 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2024‑0000562. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Gail L Lobdell 1201 Diana Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103 The business was conducted by an A Trust. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 5, 2024 Signed by: GAIL L. LOBDELL/TRUSTEE OF THE LOBDELL FAMILY TRUST Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/23/24, FBN 2024‑0002989, E57. I 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: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: ANGELS LANDING FARM LLC: 2484 Roblar Avenue Los Olivos, CA 93441 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 04/29/2024 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no.

FBN 2024‑0001079. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Angels Landing Farm LLC PO Box 639 Los Olivos, CA 93441 The business was conducted by an A Trust. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious

business name or names listed above on N/A Signed by: CAREY KENDALL/ MEMBER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 1/9/25, FBN 2025‑0000081, E30. I 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: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES: 2285 Las Positas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Rachel L McDonald 945 Ward Dr Spc 11 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: RACHEL L MCDONALD with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 31, 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: 2024‑0003027.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAD DOGS LUNAR PRODUCTIONS: 64 Rip Curl Place Goleta, CA 93117; Michael D Lampkin PO Box 90757 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: MICHAEL LAMPKIN

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, January 28, 2025, 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 below, with the date, time, and location of the DRB public hearing set forth above.

The agenda for the hearing, including how to participate virtually in the hearing via a Zoom link, will also be posted on the City website at least 72 hours before the hearing (www.cityofgoleta.org).

For Conceptual Review: New Two-Story Dwelling on a vacant lot 5 Violet Lane (APN 077-141-053) Case No.24-0042-DRB For Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review: Angelo’s Liquor Signage & California Environmental Quality Act 5599 Hollister Avenue (APN 071-140-057) Case No.24-0024-DRB Caliber Collision Signage & California Environmental Quality Act 5387 Overpass Road (APN 071-220-035) Case No.24-0037-DRB Community West Bank Signage & California Environmental Quality Act 429 Pine Avenue (APN 071-130-048) Case No. 24-0039-DRB Latinos Insurance Signage & California Environmental Quality Act 5733 Hollister Avenue (APN 071-122-005) Case Nos. 24-0038-DRB, 24-0050-ZC 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) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

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LEGALS (CONT.) with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 19, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0002968. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STEAM SWEEP SANTA BARBARA MONTECITO: 4136 Via Andorra Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Steam Sweep SB LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 20, 2024.

Filed by: HERNAN ALEJANDRO VELA ALBUJA/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 20, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0002979.

Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLD’S GYM SANTA BARBARA: 3908 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Corporate Fitness, Inc 4100 W Alameda Ave Suite 300, MS‑374 Burbank, CA 91505 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 2, 2016. Filed by: PAUL BECKER/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 2024‑0002952. Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB GARDEN PROJECT: 3905 State Street Suite 7‑154 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nicole M Goldman (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 27, 2024. Filed by: NICOLE

GOLDMAN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E67. FBN Number: 2024‑0002809.

Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KNEPPAMERICA: 748 Calabria Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jeffrey A Knepp (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 1, 2024. Filed by: JEFFREY ANDREW KNEPP/INDIVIDUAL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0002959.

Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STAR’S HOLIDAY LIGHTS, WHITE ELEPHANT HOLIDAY LIGHTS: 555 Coronel Pl 22 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Star Light 836 Anacapa St PO Box 122 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 This business is conducted by A General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 1, 2024. Filed by: STAR LIGHT/PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 13, 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: 2024‑0002933.

Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PURIFIED ENVORONMENTS: 5511 Ekwill St, Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Master Clean USA PO Box 8032 Goleta, CA 93118 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Apr 23, 2020. Filed by:

GUADALUPE SOLIS/OPERATIONS MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 19, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002970.

Published: Dec 26 2024. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DASH SKINCARE: 130 S Hope Ave, 109 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tania L Acosta (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 19, 2024. Filed by: TANIA ACOSTA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 20, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0002978.

Published: Dec 26. Jan 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MISSION POOL AND SPA SERVICES: 103 Vereda Cordillera Goleta, CA 93117; Conner R Lee (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: CONNER LEE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000034.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GALASET: 782 Acacia Walk Apt H Goleta, CA 93117; Xiaoling Lin (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 17, 2024. Filed by: XIAOLING LIN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland,

Housing Authority Of The County Of Santa Barbara PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATION IS HEREBY GIVEN that EFFECTIVE January 20, 2025 at 11:59 pm.

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara – Escalante Meadows 1 bedroom waiting list will be CLOSED for new applications.

Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara AVISO PÚBLICO POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que a partir del 20 de Enero de 2025 a las 11:59 pm. La lista de espera de la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara - 1 dormitorio de Escalante Meadows estará CERRADA para nuevas solicitudes.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR PRODUCTION OF THE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN The City of Goleta Public Works Department invites you to submit a proposal to become eligible for production of the Vision Zero Action Plan.

Proposals must meet the requirements and descriptions outlined in the RFP, available through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. Proposal requests were posted January 9, 2025 on PlanetBids. Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 p.m., February 4, 2025.

Firms interested in submitting a proposal may do so through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/45299/bo/bo-search Please submit any questions regarding this Request for Proposals through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal Online Q&A no later than 3:00 p.m. on January 28, 2025.

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County Clerk (SEAL) by E66. FBN Number: 2024‑0002963. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB: 2707 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation P.O. Box 3907 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 13, 2024. Filed by: DOROTHY OKSNER/TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0002951. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOCAL GARAGE DOOR REPAIR: 132 Juana Maria Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Local Garage Door Repair, Inc 8265 W. Sunset Blvd Unit #100 West Hollywood, CA 90046 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: DANNY ATAR/ CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 20, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002984. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRECIS SPIRTS: 1503 La Coronilla Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Swebev, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 1, 2024. Filed by: ANDERS RUNDCRANTZ/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0002908.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA STONE MASTERS, YOUR HOME MASTERS: 5511 Ek11 St. Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Master Clean USA (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 21, 2020. Filed by: GUDALUPE SOLIS/OPERATIONS MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0002961.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JORDAN’S ORGANIC GARDENING: 3615 Santa Maria Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jordan W Brewer (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 2, 2024. Filed by: JORDAN WILLIAM BREWER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0003012.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LJ GUTTERS: 2037 Oak Ave Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Eduard J Caceres Chacon (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 26, 2024. Filed by: EDUARD CACERES CHACON/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0003011.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOLVANG BOOK COMPANY: 305 North Z Street Lompoc, CA 93436; Edwin P Gregory (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 1, 1995. Filed by: EDWIN P GREGORY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 31, 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: 2024‑0003033. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHARP TAX: 303 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109; The Sharp Company LLC PO Box 512 Bodega Bay, CA 94923 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025.

Filed by: JEREMY SHARP/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 2, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000007. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UNDER OAK PROPERTIES: 5350 Overpass Rd Goleta, CA 93111; Anthony C Kurtz 126 Morada Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lisanne J Kurtz (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: ANTHONY KURTZ/PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 3, 2025. 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000017.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VOICES: 47 Dearborn Place Apt 24 Goleta, CA 93117; Viviana L Marsano (same address) This business is conducted

by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 28, 2003.

Filed by: VIVIANA MARSANO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 2, 2025. 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 E28. FBN Number: 2025‑0000004. Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ORKIN CENTRAL COAST: 2369 A Street Santa Maria, CA 93455; A.E.T. Services, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 5, 2012. Filed by: KRISTA MAHAN/ TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 3, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000027.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

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

RECLAMARE PRODUCTIONS: 1201 Alta Vista Rd 306 Santa Barbara, CA 93113; Jessie M Rand PO Box 134 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 9, 2024. Filed by: JESSIE RAND/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0002880.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GALLAGHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: 5266 Hollister Ave, 113 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Christine A Gallagher (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1998.

Filed by: CHRISTINE GALLAGHER/ OWNER/BROKER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000031.

Published: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN2024‑0002938 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SOAP COMPANY, 70 PEPPERWOOD WAY, SOLVANG, CA 93463 County of SANTA BARBARA LUCCA CLIFTON, 3210 GLENGARY RD, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460 ALBERTO BATTAGLINI, 2716 GRAND AVE, LOS OLIVOS, CA 93441 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ LUCCA CLIFTON, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/16/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/25 CNS‑3883746# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOMAD VILLAGE: 4326 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Nomad Village MHP 101, LLC 500 Giuseppe Court Suite 2 Roseville, CA 95678; KW Nomad Village MHP LLC (same address) This business is conducted

by An Unincorporated Assoc. Other Than a Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 1, 2008.

Filed by: KENNETH WATERHOUSE/ MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2025. 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000045.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN ROQUE CABINETS: 6 Harbor Way Suite 192 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Craig S Gutshall (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: CRAIG S GUTSHALL/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 8, 2025. 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000059.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

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STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOLVANG JELLY FACTORY: 583 Amber Way Solvang, CA 93463; David C Jonsen (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 17, 2024.

Filed by: DAVID C. JONSEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2024‑0002973. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NATIONAL AUTO BODY & PAINT: 879 S Kellogg Ave Goleta, CA 93117; National Auto Body & Paint Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 5, 1995. Filed by: JOSEPH ANTONUCCI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2025. 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000053. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHELIA CAB: 45 Dearborn Pl., 38 Goleta, CA 93117; Haroun Arrif (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: HAROUN ARRIF/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 8, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000065.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALEBRUE TALLERES Y TESOROS: 2915 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Claudis M Berumen (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 10, 2024. Filed by: CLAUDIA BERUMAN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 E67. FBN Number: 2024‑0002902.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: M.D.L. PRODUCTIONS: 1221 State Street, Suite 12 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Michael D Lampkin (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 19, 2024. Filed by: MICHAEL LAMPKIN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2025. 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 E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0000038.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN2024‑0003018 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BMRC, 93 Castilian Dr, Goleta, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA Bharat Markin Research Corporation, 93 Castilian Dr, Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the

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Bharat Markin Research Corporation S/ Anish Bhattacharjya, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/30/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5/25 CNS‑3879256# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024‑0002975 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOUCH OF HEAVEN MASSAGE, 827 STATE ST STE 5, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 827 STATE ST STE 5, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 FLAMING DRAGON INC, 827 STATE ST STE 5, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/19/2024.

FLAMING DRAGON INC S/ JUNRU WANG, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/19/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5/25 CNS‑3883964# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN 2024‑0002893 The following person(s) is doing business as: MCCALL & M/M, 910 HUSTON ST. GROVER BEACH, CA 93433, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. MESA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., 2 CROMWILL IRVINE, CA 92618, CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on SEP 16, 2024 /s/ THOMAS HIEBERT, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/11/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5/25 CNS‑3884071# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN 2024‑0002918 The following person(s) is doing business as: MCCALL, 910 HUSTON ST. GROVER BEACH, CA 93433, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. MESA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., 2 CROMWELL IRVINE, CA 92618, CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on SEP 16, 2024 /s/ THOMAS HIEBERT, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/13/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5/25 CNS‑3884072# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN 2024‑0001831 The following person(s) is doing business as: JANINE LUCIA FLORALS, 4971 CARPINTERIA AVE APT C CARPINTERIA, CA 93013, County of SANT BARBARA. JANINE YOTHERS, 4971 CARPINTERIA AVE APT C CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 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/ JANINE YOTHERS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/07/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5/25 CNS‑3884164# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BEAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP: 2911 Foothill Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105‑2905; Keith A Carlson (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: KEITH A. CARLSON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 9, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000087.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, SBNP: 5276 Hollister Ave, Ste 307 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Santa Barbara Neuropsychology, Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 30, 2024. Filed by: MEGAN L. BECKER WRIGHT/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 1, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000005.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE RACK: 611 Coronel Place Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Punky Pie LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 8, 2025.

Filed by: MEAGAN SOLOFF/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2025. 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000099. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TACOS EL GUERO: 1015 Hutash #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Pedro Jacinto Hernandez (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 2, 2024. Filed by: PEDRO JACINTO HERNANDEZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 9, 2025. 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 E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0000086. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUNSWEPT SAILING, SUNSWEPTSAILING. COM, SUNSWEPT YACHT SALES, SUNSWEPTYACHTSALES. COM, SUNSWEPT YACHTS, SUNSWEPTYACHTS.COM, DISCOVERCHANNELISLANDS.COM: 311 Shoreline Drive, Santa Barbara Harbor Marina 2B018 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Spencer J Macrae 246 Puente Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

listed above on May 24, 2012. Filed by: SPENCER J. MACRAE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2025. 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: 2025‑0000037. Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

Show Cause shall be published in the 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 DECEMBER 12, 2024, JUDGE Colleen k. Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONTECITO MASSAGE: 1211 Coast Village Rd 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Jeff B Dutcher (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: JEFF DUTCHER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2025. 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000052.

Published: Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: BELLA ROSE PADILLA LIBBY CASE NUMBER: 24CV06421 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: BELLA ROSE PADILLA LIBBY A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: BELLA ROSE PADILLA LIBBY PROPOSED NAME: BELLA ROSE PADILLA‑GUERRERO 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 January 27, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the 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 NOVEMBER 25, 2024, JUDGE Colleen k. Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID (ITB) #25‑02 On January 27, 2025, the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services will release a Invitation to Bid (ITB) to provide Child Welfare Services Transitional Housing Placement (THP)‑Plus Program for Emancipated Foster/Probation Youth.

Provide safe, affordable housing and comprehensive supportive services for up to 24 months to help former foster youth make a successful transition from out‑of‑home placement to independent living.

With that purpose, the Department of Social Services is soliciting interest from service providers having experience working with this population who can successfully implement the Child Welfare Services Transitional Housing Program‑Plus for Emancipated Foster or Probation Youth. The contract term will be July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028.

Proposals must be submitted by 10AM on February 28, 2025.

For information, please contact Tricia Beebe, Procurement and Contracts Supervisor, at (805) 346‑8362 or TBeebe@countyofsb.org. You can request an ITB packet or obtain the packet on the RFP page of DSS’ website at https://www.c

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: EDGAR EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ VALENZUELA CASE NUMBER: 24CV06645 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: EDGAR EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ VALENZUELA A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: EDGAR EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ VALENZUELA PROPOSED NAME: EDGAR EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ 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 February 24, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MAMMAD NAVAB CASE NUMBER: 24CV07159 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: MAMMAD NAVAB A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: MAMMAD NAVAB PROPOSED NAME: MOHAMAD NAVAB 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 February 28, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the 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 JANUARY 7, 2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court.

Published Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MARIT TER MATE‑MARTINSEN AND ERIC MARTINSEN CASE NUMBER: 24CV07081 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: MARIT TER MATE‑MARTINSEN AND ERIC

MARTINSEN A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: LOUISA SAGE MARTINSEN PROPOSED NAME: LUANA SAGE MARTINSEN 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 February 24, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY COURTHOUSE A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the 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 JANUARY 6, 2025, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CYRUS JAYDE ALEXANDER

CASE NUMBER: 24CV07155 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: CYRUS JAYDE ALEXANDER A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: CYRUS JAYDE ALEXANDER PROPOSED NAME: CYRUSJAYDE ALEXANDER 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 February 28, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the 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 JANUARY 7, 2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court.

Published Jan 16, 23, 30. Feb 5 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF NAME: ARLIN HUBERT HAMM JR. CASE NUMBER: 24CV07023 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: ARLIN HUBERT HAMM JR. A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: ARLIN HUBERT HAMM JR. PROPOSED NAME: ALLEN MICHAEL HAMM 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 February 26, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the 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 DECEMBER 30, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Jan 16, 23, 30.

Feb 5 2025.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the opening of the Polo Village waiting list will be EFFECTIVE Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 8am. The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara will be accepting Pre-applications for Polo Village, a 49 Unit Development located in the City of Buellton. There are 2 & 3 bedroom units available. Applications will be accepted online at www.hasbarco.org by going to How Do I?, then Apply Online – Applicant Portal.

These units will be subsidized with Project Based Vouchers, therefore Section 8 income eligibility and regulations will be required for all applicants.

If you are a person living with a disability, or Limited English Proficiency (LEP), or with limited computer access, call 833-433-0333 for additional assistance.

This Public Notice is being published to ensure that individuals and interested groups are fully aware of this action.

The Housing Authority will accept applications for this program regardless of race, color, creed, sex, familial status, national origin, age, handicap, or other protected groups under State, Federal or local equal opportunity laws.

AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DEL CONDADO DE SANTA BÁRBARA AVISO PÚBLICO POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la apertura de la lista de espera de Polo Village será EFECTIVA el miércoles 15 de Enero de 2025 a las 8 a.m. La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara aceptará pre-solicitudes para Polo Village, un desarrollo de 49 unidades ubicado en la ciudad de Buellton. Hay unidades de 2 y 3 habitaciones disponibles. Las solicitudes se aceptarán en línea en www.hasbarco.org yendo a ¿Cómo lo hago?, luego Solicitud en línea - Portal del solicitante.

Estas unidades serán subsidiadas con Vales Basados en Proyectos, por lo tanto, se requerirá la elegibilidad de ingresos y las regulaciones de la Sección 8 para todos los solicitantes.

Si usted es una persona que vive con una discapacidad, o con dominio limitado del inglés (LEP), o con acceso limitado a una computadora, llame al 833-4330333 para obtener asistencia adicional.

Este Aviso Público se publica para garantizar que las personas y los grupos interesados estén plenamente conscientes de esta acción.

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TRUSTEE NOTICE APN: 023‑060‑043 TS No: CA08000655‑24‑1 TO No: 3116426 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 20, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM, At the Main Entrance to the County Courthouse, Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on October 27, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006‑0084144, and that said Deed of Trust was modified

by Modification Agreement and recorded May 1, 2013 as Instrument Number 2013‑0029475, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, executed by DAVID W GLEDHILL, AND PATTI C JACQUEMAIN, TRUSTEES OF THE GLENDHILL JACQUEMAIN TRUST U/D/T DATED MAY 2, 2006, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for AMERICA`S WHOLESALE

LENDER as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1040 MISSION CANYON ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105‑2122 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $1,930,250.59 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the

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property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit the Internet Website address www.Auction.com or call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000655‑24‑1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800.280.2832, or visit this internet website www.Auction. com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000655‑24‑1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale.

If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: December 13, 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000655‑24‑1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949‑252‑8300 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 By: Loan Quema, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Order Number 108442, Pub Dates: 01/02/2025, 01/09/2025, 01/16/2025, SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT TITLE ORDER NO.: 2535361CAD Trustee Sale No.: 87622 Loan No.: 399481485 APN: 073‑221‑014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST

DATED 10/30/2023 .

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/29/2025 at 1:00 PM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/8/2023 as Instrument No. 2023‑0033512 in book ////, page //// of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, executed by: JEANETTE M. RICHARDSON ZINKE, TRUSTEE U/D/T DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2006, F/B/O THE RICHARDSON ZINKE FAMILY TRUST , as Trustor SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “B” , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: At the North door of the Main entrance to the County Courthouse located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 14 OF TRACT NO. 10670 UNIT NO.1 IN THE CITY OF GOLETA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 76, PAGES 18 AND 19 OF MAPS OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM THE MINERALS, OIL, GAS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7307 LOWELL WAY GOLETA, CA 93117. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to‑wit: $360,771.08 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 12/26/2024 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714‑283‑2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844‑477‑7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that

there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid on a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of the outstanding lien that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844‑477‑7869, or visit this internet Web site www. stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 87622.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” For sales conducted after January 1, 2021: NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (844) 477‑7869, or visit this internet website www.STOXPOSTING.com, using the file number assigned to this case 87622 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid; by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code; so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Exhibit “B” The following is a list of the lenders providing funds for this loan: • Ivan J. Kass and Marcia A. Kass, Trustees of that certain Declaration of Trust dated November 15, 2005 as to an undivided 197,160/318,‑ 000 or 62% interest; • Leira Holdings LLC as to an undivided 120,840/318,000 or 38% interest NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 24‑00317‑2FNT Loan No:*****0028/Gray APN 039‑051‑ 010 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING DATED OCTOBER 8, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 5, 2025, at 01:00 PM, at the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee (the “Trustee”), under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents Security Agreement and Fixture Filing recorded on October 19, 2004, as Instrument No. 2004‑0110993 of official records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, CA, executed by: Heather Veronica Gray, a single woman, as Trustor (the “Trustor”), in favor of Santa Barbara Bank and Trust, a division of Pacific Capital Bank, N.A., as Beneficiary, and any modifications thereto are collectively referred to herein from time to time as the “Deed of Trust” WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: COMMENCING ATA POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SOLA STREET, DISTANT THEREON 85 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF BLOCK NO. 80 OF SAID CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AS SAID STREET AND SAID BLOCK ARE LAID DOWN AND DESIGNATED ON THE OFFICIAL MAP AND SURVEY OF SAID CITY, AND RUNNING THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SOLA STREET SOUTHWESTERLY 50 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES INTO SAID BLOCK NO. 80 AND PARALLEL WITH CASTILLO STREET NORTHWESTERLY 132 FEET 6 INCHES; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES NORTHEASTERLY 50 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES SOUTHEASTERLY 132 FEET 6 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the Property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the Property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the Property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this Property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the Property. NOTICE TO

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PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this Property, you may call 1.866.684.2727 or visit this Internet Website www.servicelinkasap.com. using the file number assigned to this case 24‑00317‑2FNT. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The real Property heretofore described is being sold “as is” The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real Property described above is purported to be: 410 WEST SOLA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the Property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $506,510.00 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right.

The Property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the Property receiver, if applicable. DATE: January 6, 2025 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 24‑00317‑2FNT 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, Suite 130 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 916‑636‑0114 Sara Berens, Authorized Signor SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.servicelinkasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1.866.684.2727 A‑4832299 01/16/2025,01/23/2025, 01/30/2025

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