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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Moderate-Income Density Bonus and Special Needs Housing Ordinance Amendments On November 18, 2026, the Montecito Planning Commission, and on December 2, 2026, the County Planning Commission, will conduct public hearings to consider the Moderate-Income Density Bonus and Special Needs Housing Ordinance Amendments. The Planning Commissions will consider making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the following: 

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Amending the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 26ORD-00010), the Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 26ORD-00011), and the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 26ORD-00012) to: o Establish a Local Moderate-Income Density Bonus Alternative to incentivize moderate-income housing; o Establish Multi-Level Care Facilities as a new land use allowed with a conditional use permit in certain zones; o Amend community care facilities to revise permit requirements for special care homes serving seven or more persons, and update provisions applicable to certain extended care facilities; and o Remove subjective compatibility findings required for reasonable accommodation determinations. Determining that the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Final Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2022070490), certified by the Board of Supervisors on May 3, 2024, adequately addresses the proposed amendments, and that no subsequent environmental review is required. Finding that the proposed Coastal Zoning Ordinance amendments are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15265.

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by Tyler Hayden ith midterm elections right around the corner, the fight over pay and power at Cottage Health is also headed to the ballot box. On Tuesday, a contingent of registered nurses formally petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for union elections at Cottage’s three hospitals, escalating their campaign for higher wages, stronger staffing, and a greater voice in patient care. The proposed branch of SEIU Local 121RN would represent roughly 1,300 nurses at Cottage’s three regional hospitals if nurses at all three facilities cast a majority vote in favor. Organizers said they’ve collected “hundreds” of signed authorization cards from supportive staff (interest from at least 30 percent of employees was needed to petition the NLRB), and they expect to hold the secret-ballot elections in the coming weeks. “We need more staff. We need better compensation. We need some basic transparency,” said Dianna Hosley, an oncology nurse with Cottage since 2014. “And we’ve tried everything we can, but our efforts have fallen on deaf ears, year after year.” Reyna Estrada Rioux, a surgical nurse, said it’s time for the changes nurses have long pressed for. “Taking this step helps me feel

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confident that we’ll be able to fulfill that promise for patients and future nurses,” she said. Executive compensation has become a particular source of frustration for the nurses, leading the charge to unionize. Cottage’s 2024 tax filing shows $2.1 million in total compensation for then-president and CEO Ron Werft, including a $550,000 bonus. An $18 million line item in the filing represents

“the total value of an insurance plan that was part of [Werft’s] benefits package,” a Cottage spokesperson said. Hosley and others have questioned why an organization that can compensate its chief executive so generously cannot do more for its bedside staff. Cottage’s mid-level clinical nurses earn an average of $68.62 an hour (which, because they work 36-hour weeks, CONT’D ON PAGE 10

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County Elections Czar Silent Amid Election Questions Federal Government Sends Letter Threatening Legal Action for Alleged Noncitizen Voters by Nick Welsh t a time when the Department of Justice (DOJ) just sent out letters threatening 57 of California’s 58 elected elections officers with legal action if they did not purge the 20,000 noncitizens the DOJ alleges are illegally registered to vote within 48 hours, Santa Barbara’s elections czar Joe Holland has been notably conspicuous in his silence. Although the letter was received by county officials this past Friday, efforts by county supervisors and county CEO Jana Petersen to contact Holland for confirmation and response proved fruitless. Multiple efforts by this and other media outlets to reach Holland — now serving out the last few months left on his last term in office — and other elections officials went unanswered. Only on Monday did the county’s chief legal officer finally establish communications with Holland, who has been experiencing such protracted health challenges that it’s been more than two years since he has shown up in person at the County Elections offices. That Holland, first elected in 2002,

Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal met with Cottage Health’s head honchos on 10/21 to discuss the cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s HR 1, or “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The Central Coast is bracing for impact: close to 40,000 residents left without health coverage, another 37,000 who will see higher premiums, and, talking dollars, a roughly $40 million initial impact on Cottage. Carbajal said he was there to “learn from Cottage” as part of his tour of hospitals on the Central Coast, “to understand not only the impacts in dollars and cents, but all of those stories of people that are losing their health care.” Cottage Health CEO Scott Wester said Cottage is beginning to see the “trickle” effects of the bill, as more patients are coming in uninsured or having lost subsidized premiums. But it’s just a sliver of what he anticipates the hospital will see once the changes are in full effect.

remained so incommunicado in the face of a direct federal threat over a serious constitutional challenge one week before the midterm elections has ignited many supervisors and their staff into rages vacillating from incredulity to apoplexy. Supervisor Laura Capps noted that election officials in several other counties — San Luis Obispo being the closest — have spoken out in defiant opposition to the federal intrusion on the state’s exclusive authority to dictate the terms, manner, and conditions of elections within their boundaries. “I would have liked to have seen that here,” Capps said, adding that the county election staff provides outstanding service, despite Holland’s absence. “Voters need to be reassured that it’s safe to vote and that the best way not to be intimidated is to stand up and vote.” For the time being, the County of Santa Barbara appears to be waiting for the storm to pass. The Department of Justice's 48-hour deadline for County Elections to have verified the citizenship of the 180 names has already passed; the letter sent to Holland

was only that, a letter, and not a court order. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an emergency filing by the DOJ to move forward with the demand. Initially, the DOJ estimated there were up to 190,000 noncitizen voters registered in California. That number has since been modified to 20,000. But upon closer examination, even those numbers have proven squishy and unreliable. Two of the three judges questioned the reliability of those numbers, and questioned the federal government’s authority to interfere in a matter of state jurisdiction. Ultimately, the case was deferred to a lower court judge who has yet to issue a ruling on the merits of the case. That case may be resolved as of Tuesday. According to Reuters News Service, the letter to Holland listed 180 specific names of alleged undocumented registered voters. Those numbers have not been verified, nor has the status of those named been verified. In other counties and states, the lists provided by the DOJ fluctuate wildly in their accuracy and reliability. n

New legislation introduced by Congressmember Salud Carbajal and Senator Alex Padilla is targeting a “forgotten history” off the Southern California coast: decades of dumping toxic industrial waste and pesticide pollution straight into the ocean, in a constellation of dump sites close to the coastline, particularly near Catalina Island and in the San Pedro Basin. The Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act would establish a “structured federal study to assess the damage to the local marine ecosystem and develop comprehensive solutions to clean up the waste,”according to Carbajal’s office. The new legislation would support the community of scientists working on the issue. “For decades, no federal agency has taken responsibility for assessing these dump sites,” Carbajal’s office said. UCSB researcher David Valentine, who, in 2023, found massive amounts of the toxic pesticide DDT at one of these dump sites, called it an “important next step” for the work his team and others have been doing since the initial discovery.

HOUSING The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of the Bella Vista affordable housing project on Monday. The farmhousestyle apartment complex near La Cumbre Plaza offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for residents making no more than 60 percent of the area’s median income, or $87,000 for a family of two. The city’s housing authority said it aims to have the units fully leased by November 1.

PUBLIC SAFETY The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office was honored by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for “Outstanding Contributions to Gun Violence Prevention.” The award comes on the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Gun Violence Restraining Order law passed by the State Legislature in response to the 2014 mass murder in Isla Vista, providing a legal pathway by which people exhibiting signs of mental health crisis can be relieved of their firearms lest they attempt to harm themselves or others. Sheriff Bill Brown said the law was “an effective and important tool” that offers a process to “address threats proactively rather than respond after someone has been harmed.” n

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he court is still deciding whether Ashlee Buzzard, the woman accused of murdering her 9-yearold daughter, Melodee, last year, is mentally competent to stand trial. Buzzard appeared in court Monday in Santa Maria, where Judge Stephen Dunkle rescheduled her mental competency hearing to November 30. One of two forensic psychologists evaluating Buzzard had not been able to complete her evaluation, meaning the court still Public Defender Erica Sutherland and Ashlee Buzzard in did not have the evidence it needed to Lompoc court in March make a decision. Judge Dunkle paused the criminal case According to the Sheriff ’s Office, invesagainst Buzzard after her defense declared tigators believed Buzzard left Lompoc in a doubt of her competency on September 8. a rental car with Melodee on October 7, During Monday’s court proceedings, a 2025, crossed state lines, and arrived home defense attorney said that Buzzard requested alone on October 10, 2025. Video footthat forensic psychologist Dr. Roxanne age shows Buzzard and Melodee wearing Rassti complete her evaluation over Zoom. wigs before departing, and law enforceThe prosecution argued that the court ment also believed Buzzard had switched should permit what she prefers, and that Dr. license plates on the rental car. Rassti has requested to complete the evaluMelodee’s body was recovered in Utah ation in-person. Judge Dunkle ultimately on December 6. Buzzard was charged on ruled that Dr. Rassti could decide whether December 22. the evaluation would be completed over Last week, in two separate suits, MeloZoom or through a cell visit. dee’s half-sisters — Destynee Contreras At the hearing, Judge Dunkle said that the and Corrinna Meza — sued Santa Barbara other psychologist evaluating Buzzard, Dr. County, Lompoc Unified School District, Laura Beltran, found that Buzzard was “not and the City of Lompoc for failing to complete their legal duties to intervene despite IST,” or incompetent to stand trial. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office warning signs that Melodee could be in began a formal investigation into the dis- danger. appearance of Buzzard’s daughter Melodee Contreras is Melodee’s half-sister on last October after a school district employee her mother’s side, while Meza is the child’s reported the child’s extended absence and half-sister on her father’s side. Her father is Buzzard could not provide an explanation deceased. Santa Barbara County, Lompoc of her whereabouts. The Federal Bureau of Unified School District, and the City of Investigation joined the search four days Lompoc have not yet filed a response to later. these suits. —Christina McDermott

COTTAGE UNION equates to roughly $125,000 a year before taxes) and receive $100 annual bonuses. Hosley said a major problem is the lack of clarity around how nurses are paid. Some longtime nurses are paid less than newer hires, and advanced degrees and specialty certifications do not bring higher hourly wages. “There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to what people make,” she said. Hosley expressed disappointment that Cottage hasn’t allowed for an election “free from intimidation and misinformation.” She pointed to statements from Cottage that it is “proud” to be one of the few non-union hospital systems in the state. “I’m not sure where that pride comes from,” she said. “It’s a legally protected right. Hospitals and employees always come out ahead when they unionize.” Cottage leadership defended its compensation practices and argued that collective bargaining would do more harm than good. They asserted SEIU’s motivation to represent the nurses was purely financial. “We know that unionization is a business, and their

CONT’D FROM P.9 business model is to get dues,” said Chief Human Resources Officer Cara Williams. Williams said that Cottage reviews compensation annually and targets the 75th percentile of its Southern California market. “So, if you compare us to Stanford or UCSF, then yes, we’d be lower because that’s not our market.” Chief Nursing Officer Laura Canfield disputed claims of understaffing, citing a 3 percent registered-nurse vacancy rate, compliance with California staffing ratios, and outside labor brought in during spikes in patient load. “I don’t believe it’s accurate that we are understaffed,” she said. “But I don’t want to disparage anyone’s perception that the work is challenging.” Canfield argued that collective bargaining could reduce Cottage’s flexibility to respond to direct employee feedback, and she disputed any impression that all 1,300 nurses support unionization, saying union representation is “not a panacea for problem solving.” CONT’D ON PAGE 13

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t first blush, it might appear the two candidates currently vying to fill the soon-to-be-vacant seat representing the fifth supervisorial district—Santa Maria City Councilmember Maribel Aguilera and Santa Maria school board member Ricardo Valencia are only $3,000 apart when it comes to the size of their campaign war chests. Both have raised more than $200,000; both report having a touch more than $100,000 left in their bank accounts. But looks are deceiving. Backing Aguilera, a declined-to-state moderate conservative, is a political action committee made up of big ranchers, big business, the Republican Party, and Sable Offshore Oil company — which to date have combined forces to shell out $97,000 to defeat Valencia—not to get Aguilera elected per se but to defeat her only opponent, who is running as an unabashed progressive with strong support from the county’s Democratic and activist communities. Of that $97,000, more than $41,000 was raised by a relatively new outfit calling itself the North County Jobs & Opportunity PAC; Sable Offshore contributed $49,000. Earlier on in the campaign, Aguilera stressed that she was not accepting oil money after receiving—and then quickly returning — a $1,000 donation made by Sable’s government affairs coordinator Lee Danielson. The local Republican Party donated another $37,000 to the PAC as well. By law, Aguilera is not allowed to coordinate with the PAC over how that money is spent; its presence in the race gives Aguilera—an eight-year councilmember — a $100,000 edge. Valencia, seeking to mobilize Santa Maria’s notoriously disengaged voters by taking on ICE and the oil industry with a

COTTAGE UNION Denise Sansregret, a nurse for more than 25 years who has worked in unionized hospitals and spent 11 years at Cottage, wrote to the Independent that she supports higher wages, but fears unionization would create an antagonistic relationship with management. Sarah Gray, a 17-year Cottage employee, urged colleagues to consider the potential trade-offs of collective bargaining. “We currently have valuable benefits at Cottage, along with dedicated employees across many departments, including those who are not licensed clinical staff,” she wrote. “I would hate to see those employees or the benefits we currently enjoy become casualties of negotiations intended to secure higher wages for one group.” A July report by the consumer advocacy organization Health Access California appears to support the argument from Hosley and others that Cottage has the resources to better compensate its frontline staff. The report shows that in 2024 the Santa Barbara hospital held $1.2 billion in cash and

message of social justice, received $2,000 from the Central Coast Construction Trades; hundreds and thousands from South Coast progressive activists such as Lee Heller, who gave $2,500; $3,700 from Santa Maria activist Helen Galvan of One Community Action; $2,500 from Santa Maria NAACP head Lawanda LyonsPruitt, and another $2,500 from State Senator Monique Limón. In previous reporting periods, Valencia scored big donations from the building trade unions. He and Aguilera split the deck with the county’s two Service Employee International locals, and she did well with the unions representing law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders. Aguilera scored a $5,900 donation from vintner Blair Pence, long a critic of the county’s cannabis policy; $75,000 from rancher and planning commissioner Roy Reed; and $9,400 from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, which just announced plans to take 350 acres of land adjacent to its casino into “federal trust,” meaning that the county would have no say over what happens there. In addition to the $41,000 the Jobs PAC spent to defeat Valencia, it chipped in another $11,000 to get Aguilera elected. Whoever wins on November 3, will replace Steve Lavagnino, a former Republican who left the party during Trump’s first term and who cast a deciding vote against Sable Offshore despite his own impeccably ardent pro-oil credentials. If Valencia wins, that will give the board’s so-called progressive tilt a solid four-vote majority. If Aguilera wins, she will provide 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson —a canny conservative and formidable in the chess-playing of board politics — an ally he has not had.

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CONT’D FROM P.10 investments and $1.7 billion in net assets. So, when Cottage cries poor, Hosley said, “it feels disingenuous.” National research also places the nurses’ concerns in a broader context. A 2024 study published in PLOS ONE found that average compensation for nonprofit hospital and health-system CEOs rose about 30 percent between 2012 and 2019 after adjusting for inflation, while registered nurses’ average wages grew just 2.3 percent. At a Friday press conference, pro-union nurses were joined by Santa Barbara City Council members Oscar Gutierrez and Wendy Santamaria, a former labor organizer, and Kristen Sneddon, a candidate for mayor. “At some point in everyone’s life, a nurse is the most important person in your life,” Sneddon said. “They are able to lift us up and to carry us through some of our hardest and darkest times. … It’s nurses who are there for us, and it is time for us to be there for nurses.” n

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It’s a Dog-Eat-Dog World HANDS UP: It’s one of those questions that hits when I’m walking the dog. Why do we clap a big hand over our mouths when zapped

by a sudden gust of grief? What are we trying to keep from climbing out? Is this reflex common to people of all lands? Is it learned behavior or hardwired at birth? Humans are interesting. Either way, there’s a lot of it going around these days. Little wonder Joe Holland refused to pick up the phone when I called—maybe more than 10 times—over the last few days. Since 2003, Joe has been the county’s reigning election czar, an elected position in its own right. With maybe a month and a half left of what’s been a long career, Holland now finds himself in the crosshairs of a federal criminal indictment threatened by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Based on the rhetoric thrown around, jail time might be more than a theoretical possibility. Not exactly the grace note on which anyone wants to fade into any sunset. Or maybe it should be. Last Friday, the DOJ sent Joe and the other 56 California county election czars a note designed to void even the most stubborn of bowels. You have 48 hours, Holland was notified, to verify the citizenship of 180 names of “likely” election fraudsters we are sending you. These individuals, Holland was told, are suspected of being noncitizens illegally registered to vote, and they must be stopped before November 3, the consummation date for this

fall’s midterm elections. Those who fail to cooperate, the letter added, were guilty of aiding and abetting the commission of a serious federal crime. They would be held criminally responsible as fraudsters themselves. The signatory of this letter—a man named Bill Essayli — showed up in federal court Tuesday to deny he was threatening anybody. Maybe he even believed it. Heed should have been taken. But Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, is on a suicide mission. He takes his orders from Donald Trump to wreak maximum havoc upon California’s upcoming election. In reality, Essayli is the ultimate political monkey wrencher acting in naked bad faith, demanding the most technically untenable solutions under the most impossible of deadlines to problems 1,000 percent entirely of his own making. And I am not even exaggerating. So, no wonder Joe Holland didn’t answer my calls. No wonder he waited so long before notifying the county supervisors or the county executive or the county counsel that the Essayli letter had been delivered. No wonder he is not holding a press conference under the courthouse arches, punching his fist at the sky and vowing to protect the sanctity of the election process, the eucharistic moment in the Great Experiment we in America like to call democracy. Yes, he should have told Essayli to go pound

sand. Read the Constitution, he could have

thundered with stentorian force under those magnificent arches. After all, that document explicitly vests states with exclusive authority over determining the time, place, and manner in which federal elections were to be conducted—unless Congress were to pass an actual law intervening and superseding it in some fashion, which it hasn’t. Absolutely zero latitude is written into the Constitution—like the Bible, more revered than read—allowing the executive to horn in. Then as now, people had reason to worry about kings. Holland’s moment beckoned; he resisted. I would have loved it if he explained just how ridiculously impossible Essayli’s demands were. It all started this summer, when Essayli first notified California’s Secretary of State that he had the names of 252,000 likely undocumented residents registered to vote. In the next notification, the DOJ’s number had slipped to 190,832. Most recently, it dropped to 20,000. First, Essayli expressed “high confidence” in the accuracy of his numbers. Today, he uses “likely” instead. Our Secretary of State Shirley Weber was dubious from the start. Homeland Security, who does investigating spadework for the DOJ, made similar demands in Nevada, claiming it had a list of 16,000 undocumented residents illegally registered. When Nevada officials asked for verification, the number suddenly dropped to 185. When they drilled

down further, they discovered all 185 were U.S. citizens. In Iowa, claims of 2,176 illegal voters evaporated to 277 and now 35. When Secretary Weber demanded that Essayli show them his math, he went radio silent. Crickets. Then, on October 13, Essayli gave California the 20,000-name list. On October 23, he gave the state’s election czars a 48-hour deadline to verify the citizenship of all 20,000 names. They were also commanded to set aside any ballots cast by nonverified citizens. Forty-eight hours? By that time, 23 million ballots had been mailed out to all state voters. By that time, 331,000 ballots had started to come back in and were being processed. In other words, the time to change the complex machinery by which millions of votes are to be counted is not after an election has already started. This obvious common-sense notion, by the way, is codified in federal election law. State elections departments are not engineered to conduct citizen verifications. Such investigations, more than one judge has noted, might exert a profoundly chilling effect on voter participation. Duh! That, of course, is the whole point. Joe could have said all that. He could have gone out in a blaze of righteous glory. I would have liked that. The elections czar up in San Luis Obispo—not to be confused with any hotbed of progressive radicalism—did just that. But then, I’m not the guy with Essayli’s target imprinted on his back. Joe is. He’s got a whole lot of reasons to clamp his hand over his mouth. Grief might be one of them. —Nick Welsh

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s a nurse at Cottage Hospital for 17 years, I feel compelled to respond to last week’s article about a nurses union. There can be more than one side to a story. One example is the employee shuttle; it was not abruptly discontinued. Cottage extended the service for a time and offered alternative commuting options. The convenient shuttle service was an added benefit, not an obligation. Another example is Cottage’s long-term sick leave policy. The changes were communicated to employees, yet the narrative circulating is that the leave was simply taken away. That is not accurate. The way the benefit could be used changed, and there is a meaningful difference between changing a policy and eliminating a benefit. Everyone would welcome higher wages, but the suggestion that bringing in SEIU will automatically result in higher pay is overly simplistic. Any increases in compensation must be funded somehow. We have valuable benefits at Cottage, and we have dedicated employees across many departments, including those who are not licensed clinical staff. I would hate to see those employees or the benefits we enjoy become casualties of negotiations intended to secure higher wages for one group. At Cottage, we have historically received annual merit and cost-of-living increases. We need to look beyond any attention-grabbing percentage and consider the full compensation package, timeline, associated costs, and changes to existing benefits. I would encourage everyone to approach the decision thoughtfully and do their homework. —Sarah Gray, Ojai

Reconsider Bob Smith

really think the Indy should reconsider the choice of Salud Carbajal for Congress. Bob Smith is a tremendous individual who knows Washington and how it works better than most. He will make alliances across the aisle and help our area immensely. He is smart, outgoing, and a true veteran who served many years for the U.S.A. More than Salud. I find him to be the most outstanding candidate we have had in years. Please don’t just go by party line, but look at the individual, then make a choice. It should be what is best for the area, not by party. Please for once look beyond the party! Do it for California! We need someone like Bob so much. Salud has done nothing for us. —Christie DeGiacomi, S.B.

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etired homeowners living on fixed incomes face a uniquely high risk when local special districts push through unvetted infrastructure projects. For seniors on fixed pensions or Social Security, a dramatic surge in utility fees is a direct threat to their housing stability. Unlike working residents, retirees cannot simply look for a second job or count on a cost-of-living raise to offset a sudden monthly financial burden. When local boards treat Prop. 218 as a routine administrative hurdle rather than a strict consumer protection shield, they inadvertently push vulnerable seniors closer to displacement. If Los Olivos Community Services District commits to an expensive, single-option pipeline to Solvang without fully vetting lower-cost, localized engineering configurations, the resulting long-term debt will be passed directly down to the ratepayers. For a senior citizen, a permanent rate hike can force painful trade-offs between paying for basic utility services, purchasing necessary medical care, or affording healthy groceries. This is why senior advocacy and fiscal accountability are so critical in the upcoming board election. The current leadership continues to sideline decentralized, localized options, even after independent engineering studies were funded to evaluate them. By electing Brad Saarloos, Fred Razo, and incumbent Greg Parks, voters can install a board majority committed to transparently evaluating every alternative to minimizing runaway debt. Greg Parks has consistently fought to put all engineering data on the table, ensuring the financial limits of our most vulnerable community members are respected before a final decision is made. Protect our fixed-income neighbors and secure a responsible financial future for Los Olivos by voting for Saarloos, Razo, and Parks.

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Exquisite Music from Young Musicians, in Contrast to the Cruel Crime Syndicate in Power

B Y C Y N T H I A C A R B O N E WA R D esterday, three weeks after hip replace-

ment surgery, I ventured out to an afternoon concert in the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, organized by Grey Bear Erickson for his newly launched nonprofit, MÁS (Music and Art Support). The performers were Mariachi Mestizo, a youth group from Delano, and they opened with a haunting and familiar piece, Pachelbel’s Canon. “I bet that’s not what you expected,” one of the performers announced afterward. “But we do it all. Mariachi is not a genre; it is the band itself. And this music is the cornerstone of our lives. For anything important, from weddings to funerals, we bring in the mariachi.” So why not Pachelbel’s Canon? It was a tender and exquisite use of the violins, guitars, and trumpets. There followed other, more traditional songs, “Cucurrucucú Paloma,” for example, and another described as a song about “love beyond death,” surely the underlying theme of everything. I love this music, with its extravagant, overwrought, unabashed melodrama. Somehow, it connects us all, expressing our shared humanity, no translation needed! (I was similarly fond of the sentimental Neapolitan songs my father sometimes listened to. Italian schmaltz, we called it.) And I am deeply moved by the talent and diligence of these young musicians, but I am angry that their families and culture are under attack in the United States. Because a crime syndicate has taken over our country. I cannot shake the shock of it, the terrible betrayals, the depravity, destruction, and corruption, the cruelty, vulgarity, and bizarre narcissism, all indulged and supported by the entire GOP and the Court and to a great extent the press, not to mention the millions who inexplicably thought this was a good idea. When the kids began to sing “Bésame Mucho,” I was moved to tears. This was a song from the early days of my parents’ romance. They were children of immigrants, Italians, and Jews, here for the promises America held, working hard and upholding values and ideals that I adhere to still. Now I pictured them dancing, young and hopeful, with no idea how many things would go awry. And I wonder, is this the way it always is? The joys and sorrows, and even the music, of our parents and our forebears, are absorbed into our souls. I leaned back and rode on the waves of sound, unconstrained by time. Our history is a medley of many languages and songs. Meanwhile, I’m making progress with my recov-

ery, but it is slow, and I’m weirdly tired. My life has been dismantled, all the pieces and routines in disarray, and I must rebuild some kind of structure. It’s ironic to be doing this while our very democracy is being undone and everything feels dystopian and shaky. I am observing, more than doing, but it is a time of reflection, and I hope for new insights that I can carry forward. One night, I dream about my father, who died this month nearly 50 years ago. In my dream, I am a little girl again, desperate to see him, but even awake, I realize that my default state is longing. I inhabit a perpetual yearning rooted in my earliest sense of wonder and love, intensified by loss, but illuminated by possibility and the sunlight of imagination. My longing tends to prod me into action, makes me want to try harder, be better, never give up. A friend wrote to me: “I’m so exhausted. I can’t take it any longer. How did this happen? Where does it end?” I understand. We must acknowledge these feelings, ride them out, and perform the magic we possess to transmute that despondency into defiance. Because we can and will prevail. If we don’t, it will mean that nothing really mattered in the end except money and vanity, that everything we ever loved and believed and aspired to was for naught. That simply cannot be. And when I step outside, the glorious world is delivered to me in a sequence of marvels. Like the crows! They are reeling about in boisterous crowds. Or the familiar mountains wrapped in sheer scarves of cloud. Three little girls holding hands. The artfully mottled bark of a sycamore tree. The sky. The theologian Reinhold Niebuhr offered these wise words: “Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we are saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love.” May our longing motivate us, and may our decency and dignity demand the governance and society we deserve. My sutures are healing, my gait is getting steady, and I can see that this scraggy-haired, barely dressed old lady is still me, but even tougher. This is a season of being real and true and brave. The world is dazzling me and breaking my heart, all in the same moment, and that’s the way it is and always was. I am in a Mariachi frame of mind: heartache and celebration, passion and struggle, and love beyond death. n Let us not hold back.

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Gary Steven Horwald was born on Jan. 12, 1958 to Sylvan and Jaqueline Horwald in Buffalo, New York. He moved to California at six months old and spent his childhood growing up in Woodland Hills. After attending UC Santa Barbara, Gary made Santa Barbara his home, where he and his wife Carolyn raised their three daughters. Above all, Gary was a family man who took great pride in his girls. He coached them in youth sports, from T-ball to soccer, and loved documenting their lives as they grew up. His family was at the center of everything he did. Gary had a great sense of humor and loved making people laugh. He was a bit of a prankster, especially with his New York relatives, and always found a way to bring laughter to those around him. He had a lifelong love of motorcycles, music and adventure. Whether heading to the desert with friends, hitting the slopes, spending time on the water, or vacationing in Hawaii and enjoying piña coladas, Gary loved exploring and living life to the fullest. He especially enjoyed trips to Lake Nacimiento. At home, he could often be found playing his guitar or making his famous steak and mashed potatoes. Gary dedicated much of his professional life to the city of Santa Barbara, where he served as its fleet services manager. In his later years, one of Gary’s greatest joys was being “G-Pa” to his three grandchildren. He loved spending time with them and watching his family grow. Gary is survived by his wife Carolyn; daughters, Katie McClenathen (Matthew), Jenna Chaffee (Austin), and Kara; brother Mark Kohen (Marsha); grandchildren Dean, Grant and Leah; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He will be remembered for his love of family, his sense of humor, and his fun-loving spirit. True to his life motto, “Eat Dessert First,” Gary believed in enjoying the good things in life, and he will be deeply missed. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara in Gary’s memory.

An extraordinary life, a generous heart, and a magical soul that will never be forgotten. Scott passed away unexpectedly at the age of 57 on October 1st. He is leaving behind a world made better, warmer, and more beautiful by his presence. His passing leaves such a profound loss for all those who loved him, but it also leaves something extraordinary: a lifetime of memories, countless acts of kindness, friendships that were family, and a love that touched all those around him. Scott was a truly magical human being. Honest and sincere, courageous and gentle, deeply loving and endlessly funny, he possessed a rare ability to make people feel that they belonged. His humor was contagious, often mischievous, and his creativity around being a prankster never ceased to amaze. Scott was deeply connected with the ocean and water. He loved to fish, dive, boat, and swim. The ocean had a deeper meaning for Scott. He understood the immense power alongside its profound peace, perhaps symbolising the balance he carried within himself: strength and gentleness, adventure and stillness, wildness and calm. He was equally drawn to the mountains and the outdoors, where he was a skilled and enthusiastic adventurer/camper. He shared nature's boundless lessons with his grandkids and nephews, teaching them how to respect its rhythms, and learn how to exist within it. Through him, he established an early love for the outdoors that built a foundation for a lifetime in nature. Scott was a builder in every sense of the word. He built homes with his hands, relationships with his heart, and a sense of belonging wherever he went. He built his own home from the ground up, creating a place that was unmistakably his both inside and out. It is a reflection of his creativity and his deep appreciation for the life he and Alyssa shared. Surrounded by cactus and succulents that he curated, it is a mirror of Baja, a place Scott and Alyssa loved dearly. You can catch the familiar scent of the sea air in the afternoon breezes and the pink sunsets from their deck. Both

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seem to warm your soul and will be a forever reminder of Scott. The most remarkable part was what happened when you walked through the door. If you were in Scott's house, you were part of his family. There was always room for one more, always a place at the table, and always a welcome that made you feel you belonged. At the holidays, Scott always extended an invite to anyone that didn’t have a place to go. All were welcome without question and the table was forever crowded, spirited, and comforting. A warm fire was often burning in the hearth, the crackling wood was a constant invitation to come inside, sit around, and feel the love. In many ways, that fire was Scott himself: warm, generous, reassuring, and capable of bringing people together simply by being there. Scott loved to cook, and was a master on the grill. Endless tritip, steak and lobster, or whatever could be cooked over an open fire, he understood that a meal was about so much more than what was on the plate, and that the drive to Santa Ynez to his favorite butcher was never too far to go. Scott's hospitality was an instinct, never a chore. His meals created memories and his gatherings became traditions, creating a huge family of those around him. Scott had a special love for animals, particularly his dogs, who were often giants in size but invariably gentle in spirit. They seemed, in their own way, to reflect the man who loved them. Mocha, Enzon, Mako, Khana….. They all carried an unmistakable strength, yet offered a unique sweetness and quiet companionship. That combination was deeply Scott-like. He possessed a strength that required no announcement, an immense courage that was so quiet, and a gentleness that made others feel safe. He lived with a remarkable commitment to being genuinely himself; living authentically, loving wholeheartedly, and accepted everyone for who they were. His friendships were built on sincerity, loyalty, laughter, and a willingness to show up when it mattered. A lot of people will remember Scott as a friend, but more often than not, also considered a best friend. A Brother, a Father, a Husband, and a Legacy of Love. Above all, Scott was a man whose life was woven into the lives of the people he loved. He leaves behind a beloved wife, Alyssa; her son, Lucien (and Amiyo); his son, Max; his cherished grandchildren, Ayla and Arlo; his brother, Brett, his nephews Asher & Bodi, who to this day, still call him "Uncle Sock" and family; Lynn Scott, Norm (predeceased) and Jane Habermann.

For all those he touched, his legacy will live in the lessons he taught, the adventures he made possible, and the confidence he inspired to explore the world with curiosity and openness. The family Scott gathered around him will live-on in the traditions, memories, and values he leaves behind. The house that created a home, the future being built in Baja, the love baked into every Saturday morning pancake or Dutch Baby, and the unquestionable acceptance you had in being his friend. Scott has reminded us that life is not measured only in what we accomplish or what we leave behind, but in how people felt because we were here. Did they feel welcomed? Did they feel loved? Did they laugh a little harder, feel a little safer, or find the courage to experience something new? Did they know that, no matter what, there would be a place for them at the table?

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Scott Roy Glenn

01/21/1947-08/22/2026

Scott was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Woodland Hills. He moved with his family to Santa Barbara when he was 14 years old and graduated from San Marcus High School. After college, at age 25, Scott became the first CEO of the Rehabilitation Institute of Santa Barbara (RISB) currently known as the Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital. In 1977, Scott’s bachelor life quickly changed when he met Diane who had recently moved to Santa Barbara from New Jersey. They fell in love and in 1980 were married. Scott decided to change his career path when he turned 40. He

received his MBA and Commercial Broker/Real Estate License. He began to work at Pacifica Commercial Realty. In 2002, Scott founded and became President of Radius Commercial Real Estate in which he was respected and successful. Upon reflection of Scott passing, one of his previous mentors said “I have very fond memories of my time working for him and the care he took to mentor me and other colleagues. He was patient and enduring of my many questions and curiosities. He was gracious to allow me broad leeway to try things and make mistakes – even big mistakes. And forgiving and protective when I went too far. I loved listening to him negotiate on the phone and his strength of character.” Scott was a member of the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara from1986 – 2009 and a member of the local chapter of Westerners International. He served as a member of the Downtown Parking Committee and volunteered on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast. Scott and Diane enjoyed golf and often took road trips to State and National Parks throughout the Southwest. They particularly marveled at the beauty of the AnzaBorrego Desert and the geology of Death Valley, Arches and Canyonlands. Between these road trips, they frequently had extended weekends at Palm Desert. At 65, Scott retired. The trips to the desert sparked another interest and he focused on a new adventure. He established a Cactus and Succulent Nursery in Carpinteria. He donated many of these specimens and today they can be seen in the landscapes of the Old Mission and UCSB. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Diane Glenn. And his sisters-in-law, Kathy and Lynn Glenn, including his nieces and nephews, Karen, Eric, Wesley, Carrie and Kristen Glenn. He was predeceased by his parents Marianne and Scott Leroy Glenn, his brothers, Rob, Bruce and Craig. On August 22, 2026, Scott passed away unexpectedly due to complications from an embolism. As he wished, no memorial will be held. Cremation arrangements were handled by the Neptune Society. In memory of Scott, please consider donating to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

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05/14/1953-10/11/2026

Surrounded by her family, Barbara A. (Casso) Sanchez passed away on October 11, 2026, after a nearly ten-year battle with leukemia. Barbara was born on May 14, 1953, in Santa Barbara. Her parents were Jesse and Barbara Casso. Barbara attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Grade School and graduated from Bishop Diego High School in 1971. Following a career at Heyer Schulte and McGhan Medical, Barbara attended Santa Barbara City College, earning a certificate from the Early Childhood Education Program. Barbara worked at UCSB’s Orfalea Family Children’s Center until her retirement in 2018. Surviving Barbara are her two children, Teddi Drew (Reggie) and Jamie Sanchez (Natalie) and four grandchildren Reggi and Boston Drew and Bobbi and Ford Sanchez. She also is survived by her sister Anna (Michael Cloonan), her brothers Jesse (Cheryl Marino) and Jamie (Selina), her many nieces and nephews as well as great-nieces and great-nephews. On most weekends, Barbara and her kids traveled throughout Southern California and Nevada, playing their chosen sports. It was that tireless commitment to her children that enabled both Teddi and Jamie to become successful adults and tremendous parents to their own children. To Barbara, her kids and grandchildren were her world, her everything. She would drop anything to help or take care of them. She was their fiercest supporter – she never missed a game and always encouraged their participation in school and community activities. She also supported and attended her grandchildren’s lacrosse, mountain bike, folklorico dance, football, basketball and baseball games. She proudly watched her grandchildren grow and compete in their chosen activities and athletic competitions. On many weekends throughout the year, Barbara’s grandchildren would spend the night with her, watching their 20

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To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com favorite television programs into the wee hours of the night. In the mornings, they would head out to Starbucks for extra hot mocha coffee, juice, bagels or muffins. If two words could describe Barbara it would be that she was loyal and supportive. She was fiercely loyal to her siblings, her children and grandchildren and to her nieces and nephews. Lovingly and vocally, she supported her family, encouraging them to pursue their dreams and aspirations. Barbara always had everyone’s back – she had this uncanny characteristic to say the right thing or to do the right thing for her family. On a family text chain, she was always the first to wish someone a happy birthday, a happy anniversary or to recognize one of her siblings, her children, her grandchildren or her nieces and nephews who might be celebrating an accomplishment in the classroom or at work. While major holidays may have been months away, Barbara was always the first to ask about the family’s plans to celebrate. She was happiest and in her element at family gatherings. Barbara remained close to many of her classmates from Guadalupe and Bishop Diego and her co-workers. She enjoyed attending her high school reunions and she was able to spend quality time with her closest friends before passing away. Her sharp-witted comments about local, state or national political leaders and issues will be sorely missed; she was not afraid to speak her mind or post a comment on the Internet. She was a vocal advocate of reopening State Street to vehicular traffic -- she failed to see the rationale (or lack thereof) for keeping Santa Barbara’s main thoroughfare closed to cars and trucks. Barbara’s presence will be sorely missed at family gatherings, but we are comforted by having memories of her love and commitment to each of us. Words will never adequately quantify what she meant to our family – we are all heartbroken over her passing. Her fight with leukemia serves as a daily reminder that you do not give up, you greet each day with an indefatigable commitment to live life to its fullest and to love and support your family. Graveside services will be held on November 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to VNA Health of Santa Barbara.

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Carol Wilburn

06/23/1950-10/09/2026

by depicting what is real and momentary”. Carol will be deeply missed for her loving spirit, award-winning poetry, dedication to the arts, and undying devotion to family and friends.

Britta Gabrielle Ryan 03/02/1970-10/03/2026

Carol Ann Wilburn, 76, passed away on October 9th, 2026 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital following a long struggle with heart disease. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky to Jack and Patricia Wilburn, Carol had a life-long love of learning and gardening with dreams of becoming a writer. She graduated from Indiana University and proudly returned to her hometown working at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts where she became Vice President for Programming. Carol earned a master’s degree in environmental design from Cornell University studying the productivity and creativity of businesses who shared physical facilities. She went on to become Executive Director of Cornell University’s Theater and Dance Program. She made Santa Barbara her home in 2001 when she moved with her husband Charles McClintock and son Kevin McClintock from Ithaca, New York. Carol continued her contributions to the performing arts, serving on the Board of Directors for the Center for the Performing Arts/Granada Theatre as well as the Ensemble Theater Company during its transition to The New Vic. Carol and her family were blessed to have several dedicated caregivers during the last years of her life. Their skill and compassion contributed greatly to her quality of life. She made them feel like family always joking that they were just having fun together. In addition to her husband and son, Carol leaves behind her stepson, Scott McClintock and his family including three grandchildren, and her sister Linda “Bunny” Taylor and her family including many nieces, nephews grandnieces and grandnephews. Carol's dream was to publish a book of her poems. The dream came true with the recent release of her book, A Welling, published by Sungold Editions, Santa Barbara. Her lifelong friend and author Cedar Koons wrote for the book cover: “Her poems bring time and place into focus

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Jonathan pursued his goal of a PHD in Anthropology at UCSB while Britta worked as a Professional Chef for a growing family, which endured for nearly two decades, until her unfortunate, brain tumor diagnosis and her passing, at The Serenity House on October 3, 2026. This leaves a huge and sad void with her immediate family, as well as her loyal and dedicated client family and many life-long, loyal friendships. “Our Girl” Britta was a beautiful soul, in many respects.

Larry J. Feinberg

01/09/1955-10/15/2026

On March 2, 1970, Britta was born. It was a panic; her father ran a red light to hasten the journey to the hospital. After dropping her mother at Emergency, parking the car and running to Registration, Britta was already born. Britta Gabrielle Ryan was born at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara to Robert and Deanna Ryan and a brother Daniel Ryan. The family moved to San Luis Obispo in 1974 where Daniel and Britta attended schools and graduated from San Luis High. Britta developed ‘spunk’, probably from her deep personal beliefs and values. A memorable episode occurred at a psychdoctor’s office, with her parents attending, when Britta stormed out of his office and headed down the street. He stood up, in his three-piece suit and didn’t know what to do! Also, she has questioned the actions of police officers, face to face, when her friends were involved. After High School, Britta attended Cuesta College and then, Cabrillo while living in Santa Cruz and Bonny Doon and then San Francisco State University. In 1996 Britta graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute of Food and Health in New York City. She worked her way out West, through North Carolina, to Santa Fe, working in various restaurants, gaining experience and most importantly, discovering her life-long friends. Back in California, Britta’s zest for adventure (and employment), landed her in the galleys of various luxury yachts; Alaska in the summer, Mexico in the winter. She met her future husband while onshore in Craig, Alaska. On a subsequent return voyage, Britta married Jonathan in a “Pirate Ceremony” aboard ship. They eventually settled in Carpinteria, CA. as Jonathan and Britta Malindine. They gave birth to Dahlia Malindine in 2011.

Larry J. Feinberg, former Director and CEO of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, passed away suddenly from a heart attack while in New York on October 15, 2026. Starr Siegele, his beloved wife of 40 years, was with him. During Larry’s nearly two decades leading the Museum, he is credited with transforming it into world-class institution hosting many outstanding exhibitions. Larry raised the funding for and supervised the renovation of the Museum’s physical plant, reinvigorated the Board of Directors recruiting many notable members, placed the museum on a sound financial footing and integrated the Museum into the cultural and educational fabric of the city. A leading scholar on Leonardo da Vinci and expert on Italian renaissance art, he authored many articles and reference volumes, as well The Young Leonardo, the definitive biographical work that remains required reading today. Larry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 9, 1955. He received his BA and MBA from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D from Harvard University. His curatorial and directorial positions before Santa Barbara included the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Frick Collection in New York, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, and the Chicago Art Insitute. Larry is survived by his wife, Starr, his sister, Louise, and his nieces, Meriel and Kristen. May his memory be a blessing for all. Remembrances may be shared at LarryJFeinbergMemorial@ gmail.com.

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02/25/1948-10/04/2026

Rudy Medina, 78 of Santa Barbara, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2026 surrounded by the love and comforting presence of his family. Rudy was born on February 25, 1948, in Seguin, Texas to Sarah and Fidencio Medina. Following his father’s sudden passing, the family relocated to Santa Barbara. Rudy attended Hope Elementary School and La Colina Junior High before graduating from San Marcos High School. Rudy met the love of his life, Julie, shortly after high school and the two married in the summer of 1969. Together they built a life centered on family and raised three children: David, Gabriel and Debra. He dedicated over 28 years of service as a Senior Corrections Officer with the Sheriff ’s Department before retiring in 2003. He was one of a kind, with an adventurous spirit and a deep love for his family. Rudy had a big heart and a genuine way of connecting with everyone he met. He loved to make people laugh and was known for his quick wit. His greatest joys revolved around family, from road trips with his younger siblings to poker nights with his sons and brothers. He especially cherished time at home with his children and grandchildren watching sports, catching up on life and sharing stories about the past. Rudy was loved by many and will be deeply missed. He is survived by his wife Julie; his children David (Jennifer), Gabriel (Stephanie) and Debra; his grandchildren Benjamin, Nathan, Elizabeth and Emma; and his siblings Ruben (Sandra), Julian Jr. (Jill), Evangeline (Bruce), Roy (Georgia), Chuck (Anna), Virginia (Scott) and Bob (Bertha). He was preceded in death by his father Fidencio, mother Sarah, and stepfather Julian. The family extends gratitude to Rudy’s care team, especially Dr. Winner and staff of Sutter Family Medicine, Dr. Golgert and staff of Sutter Nephrology, Dr. Tarleton, the nurses and staff at Ridley-Tree Center for Wound

To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com Management, the visiting nurses and care team with VNA Health and VNA Hospice who provided great care and guidance in his final days. To honor his life, a Rosary will be held on October 29 at 6:30 p.m at Welch-Ryce-Haider, 15 E. Sola St. A funeral Mass will be held on October 30 at 10 a.m at Our Lady of Sorrows, 21 E. Sola St. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery 199 N. Hope Ave.

D. Kenneth "Ken" Richardson

01/20/1931-09/21/2026

D. Kenneth “Ken” Richardson, former president of Hughes Aircraft Company, passed away peacefully on September 21st, 2026 in Santa Barbara. He was 95. Ken joined Hughes in 1952 as a radar design engineer and spent four decades there, rising to president of the Missile Systems Group and then vice president of Operations. In 1989 he was named president and COO of the company. He led an organization of 85,000 people that was California's largest industrial employer and the nation's largest defense electronics contractor. Hughes Aircraft Company was a world leader in radar, missile, satellite, and other aerospace technologies. Ken was born January 20th, 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to George and Hester Pratt Richardson. He and his two older brothers, George and John, witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Ken graduated from Punahou School in 1948 and then moved to the mainland to attend college, earning a Bachelor's in Engineering at Tufts University in 1952. He later earned a Master's in Engineering at USC, and an MBA at UCLA. Ken married his college sweetheart, Constance Rogers, in 1953 in Manchester, CT. They raised their two sons in Palos Verdes and later in Westlake Village. After retiring from Hughes in 1991, Ken had hoped to share many more years with Connie but lost her to cancer in 1993. He moved to Santa Barbara and married Charlotte Whitlow Bishop in 1995. They enjoyed many adventures together until her passing in 2025.

In his retirement, Ken wrote and published two books: "Hughes After Howard: The Story of Hughes Aircraft Company," and "Sparking Innovation." Ken was a golfer, sailor, pilot, and avid reader. He met presidents and world leaders, admirals and generals, astronauts and aviators. His great love of travel took him to more than 100 countries. Ken was also a philanthropist, passionately supporting many causes, including the Santa Barbara Zoo, the Braille Institute, and engineering education at USC. At a young age, Ken was given this advice by his parents: “have people skills, always operate with integrity, and get all the education you can.” He took that advice to heart and throughout his life had a positive impact on his family, his many friends, his colleagues, the students he sponsored, and the community. Ken lived his life fully and generously. He will be greatly missed. Ken is survived by his sons Bruce (Michèle) of Victoria, BC, and Duke (Annalee) of Lompoc, and his four grandchildren, Andrew, David, James, and Danielle. A private memorial service will be held at Santa Barbara Cemetery at 1030AM on October 30th. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Santa Barbara Zoo and the Braille Institute.

John Ernst Quast

01/08/1951-08/08/2026

John Quast, a truly largerthan-life and enigmatic figure, has died. John was loved by many and misunderstood by most. John was born on January 8, 1951, the only child of Clifford and Emma Louise Quast (née Crawley). At times, John disputed this lineage, claiming to be the natural son of Leona Helmsley, but evidence fails to support this notion. John's childhood was spent in Bakersfield, California, where he was doted upon and lovingly nurtured by his parents, Cliff and Emma Lou. A shy boy by nature, John would have liked to have faded into the background, but his large stature and deep voice

made this an impossibility. John's early childhood was spent doing the things expected of boys in Bakersfield in the 1950s and 60s. He drove his gokart on the track and Button Willow, became a Cub Scout, played several sports including high school football, and rode his bicycle through the tree-lined streets of the neighborhoods during his formative years. John also participated in the DE Bonaire's Dancing Club, from which he learned and perfected impeccable social graces and good manners, both of which he embraced and demonstrated until the end of his days. After graduating from Bakersfield High School, John joined the US Army where he served proudly. He received an honorable discharge from the service, after which he held a series of jobs, including within the family business, as well as others, exploring several career possibilities. John often repeated a story that his uncle, recognizing John's impressive size and power as a four-year-old, introduced him to the world of show business by landing him a gig as a child wrestler in the traveling circus where he was pitted against adult little people. This phase of John’s “career” was reportedly shortlived, and was perhaps a figment of John's rich imagination. We shall never know. What we do know about John is that he was a decades-long member of the close knit community at La Cabana Condominiums on Sandy land Road in Carpinteria. While living in Carpinteria John took up photography, surfing, and surfboard shaping. He also bought a Harley Davidson, which added an element of "bad boy" to his image. Luckily the early years of Debonair Club had touched John's heart and soul, allowing him to project a bad boy image while retaining a kind and courteous essence. John was a man who was committed to his passions. He didn’t marry, or have children. For most of John's life he had faithful canine companions, all of whom he loved deeply. In addition to his love of dogs John had passion for music production, NFL Football, show business, professional surfing, Formula One Racing, motorcycle racing and aviation. He dove headfirst into each of these passions, understanding the ins and outs of each profession. While there is no verification of his professional accomplishments in these endeavors, in his heart in mind, John excelled in each of these

lines of work. John lived a block from the beach for over 30 years. He knew many locals and was part of the fabric of his community. He was kind, generous and engaging. While John made many friends over the years, his preference was to maintain a calm and solitary home life. John was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2025, a diagnosis which he found hard to believe and accept, despite continuing efforts by his physicians and friends to convince him of his condition. Simply put, John couldn’t embrace the concept that an illness, in the form of cancer had invaded his body. As a result, he chose to delay further diagnostics and treatments. This is a decision John later regretted. John’s strong will was a testament to his huge heart. He dealt with his declining health with stubborn dignity and calm. He alone decided how to spend his final months, weeks and days, going it alone in the privacy of his own home. Three days before his passing on August 8, John suffered a heart attack and agreed to be taken to Cottage ER. He was admitted to the ICU where he his condition improved after emergency surgery. Plans were in place for John to immediately transition to Serenity House, but he passed peacefully in the very early hours of Saturday morning, before his scheduled move could take place. John’s parents, Cliff and Emma Lou Quast preceded him in death. A maternal Aunt Constance may still be living, along with her two sons, Greg and Lawrence, however John’s estrangement from family has made this difficult to confirm. John’s dear friend, Susan Rfsahl, the La Cabana property manage was an anchor and ally to John for many years. Without Susan’s kindness, compassion and generosity, John wouldn’t have been able to live his life to the fullest with the pride and independence that meant the world to him. There will be a celebration of John’s life at a later date. To learn more, please contact Stacey at stacey@staceywrightsb.com.

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his year’s bounty of Halloween happenings hits the sweet spot for just about everyone. There’s the legendary Bram Stoker Dracula tale, brought to new life in an incredible world premiere production by State Street Ballet in collaboration with a score by the celebrated composer Philip Glass, choreography by Nicolas Blanc, and a live, gothically costumed performance onstage by the Kronos Quartet, along with the legion of hundreds of special events taking place this week. We’ve also got tricks and treats for kids of all ages, from gourd vibes and scarecrows, to fang-tastic fun, screaming screenings and the stage, spooky suggestions, frightfully fun DIY activities, mystic movements, and special stuff for grown-up ghouls only. Don’t forget to check out our beautiful photo wrap-up of last weekend’s third annual Día de Muertos Calenda, shared through the lens of our fabulous photographer Ingrid Bostrom (with even more great images and haunted events found at Independent.com). Happy haunting! — Leslie Dinaberg

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ore than a ballet, State Street Ballet’s Dracula: A Dark Shadow—which opens the 2026-27 season on October 30-31 at the Granada—is a magical syzygy: a perfect alignment of celestial bodies in which music and musicians, choreographer and dancers, costumes and lighting come together in a powerful conjunction that will take your breath away. As I watched rehearsals in the studio, the Nicolas Blanc choreography matched the Philip Glass music so perfectly and was executed so powerfully, with such precise musicality by the dancers, that I literally “felt it” in my solar plexus!

Season Opener Features Philip Glass Score, Nicolas Blanc Choreography, and the Kronos Quartet Live by Jatila van der Veen This gut-punch, stomach-in-the-throat phenomenon happens when one’s brain and nervous system collaborate to create an intense physical sensation. State Street Ballet’s (SSB) Dracula combines intrigue, magic, beauty, and the irresistible attraction of the strictly forbidden to present the ultimate Halloween experience. Even in rehearsal, it is frightening. Imagine how it will be with costumes, sets, lighting, and the Kronos Quartet playing ON STAGE. The story begins on the eve of St. George’s Day, or Gjurgjovden, which in the Carpathian Mountains (Dracula’s home) is considered the most dangerous time of year for black magic, when “all the evil things in the world will have full sway” (Dracula, Chapter I).

Meet the Cast of Characters The artists of State Street Ballet keep getting better and with Dracula, they are all pushing their limits, technically with Nicolas Blanc’s neo-classical choreography, and emotionally with their portrayals of the complex characters of this story. “What’s amazing … is that they are really intuitive … and I think that what’s interesting with those dancers is that very soon on, they dived into the story, [trying] to make sense of the story with me, and not just do steps,” said Blanc. Count Dracula will be danced by the majestic Tigran Sargsyan, originally from Yerevan, Armenia. SSB’s rehearsal

Mina (Maria Rita Rapisarda) and Dracula (Tigran Sargsyan)

director, choreographer, and principal dancer with SSB and numerous other companies, known for his stellar portrayal of Tybalt last fall, Sargsyan is the quintessential Dracula. He not only looks the part—tall, dark, handsome, and buff-tothe-max—but his every movement is powerful, yet he moves silently, without weight, as if he really is a spirit without a body, from another world. As Sargsyan put it, “Like a cat.” Literary critics describe Bram Stoker’s Dracula as a reaction to the Victorian era repressiveness toward sexuality, full of metaphors and innuendos regarding illicit desire. Sargsyan exudes sexuality from his very core, whether he is partnering men or women or dancing solo. His Dracula is controlling but irresistible. His victims, both female and male, are inexorably drawn to him, while he treats them with equal parts desire and contempt. He is mouthwateringly evil…. Mina will be danced by the exquisite Maria Rita Rapisarda, originally from Rome, Italy. Her lusciously long extensions and willowy flexibility belie her character’s inner strength. Rapisarda described Mina as “a very strong and fierce woman,” whose “intelligence and knowledge stands out for a woman born [in] Victorian times.” It is Mina who collects the journals that help the group track down Dracula, a detail I did not know. Rapisarda further described Mina as “a very loyal woman, friend, and wife, always providing comfort to the men and

her best friend, Lucy.” In shaping her character, Rapisarda “felt Mina’s despair.” She further explained, “I felt her kind heart … her strength in resisting the strong attraction to Dracula … her wisdom … love and loyalty to Jonathan, her husband, and her love in making this world a better place and not a world full of scariness and danger.” Lucy will be danced by the lovely Saori Yamashita, originally from Sapporo, Japan, whose portrayal of Juliet last season captured the hearts of Santa Barbara. Yamashita described her connection to her character: “I think Lucy and I share a similar bright and outgoing personality. There are moments when I almost feel like I’m not even acting, as if I’m simply being myself.” She added, “Storytelling is such an important part of this ballet, and acting without dialogue can be especially challenging. I want to make sure I truly understand Lucy’s emotions and what she’s going through.” More than her beautiful technique, Yamashita’s portrayal of Lucy will make you cry. When Dracula comes for her, I felt her agony, like I was also trying to escape. Jonathan Harker, the hapless solicitor and Mina’s fiancée, will be danced by the versatile Ethan Ahuero. Well known for his performances as the charming Mercutio, handsome Owen the Lighthouse Keeper, and tragic Chaplin, in dancing Jonathan Harker, Ahuero stretches his already-broad techni-

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Dracula (Tigran Sargsyan) and Mina (Maria Rita Rapisarda) practicing on stage

Choreographer Nicolas Blanc rehearsing with Tigran Sargsyan as Dracula cal and dramatic prowess even further. His extensions have Lenkey added, “Van Helsing’s movement is very differgotten higher, and his turns are so controlled as to be perfectly ent from the upright, princely posture we often associate timed with the music. From an emotional pas de deux with with classical ballet. He needs a more grounded, deliberate Mina, to being beset by four wolves who carry him aloft, to approach, and I’ve been discovering how even the smallest being Dracula’s object of desire in a sensual male-on-male pas gesture or shift in energy can reveal who he is and shape how de deux that transcends all boundaries, Ahuero will have you the audience sees him.” Notable supporting roles include a forest witch (Hayley on the edge of your seat. Renfield, Dracula’s deranged attaché, will be danced by Paul Maynard); four powerful, beautiful, frightening wolves (Felipe Rivard, new to SSB this season. Blanc has brilliantly given us Covarrubias, Noam Tsivkin, Noah Gnes, and Gael RodriRenfield’s backstory: He starts out as a friend of Mina and guez); three luscious, lascivious vampire brides (Amara GalLucy, a normal chap, before he meets Dracula. “In Act I, he loway, Brenna Chumacero, and Gina Quiodettis); and a host is simply a young man among friends, laughing,” said Rivard. of ghastly undead. “And then, so slowly that no one could name the moment it begins, another mind creeps into his.” In an elegant ballroom scene Renfield is irresistibly drawn to Dracula when the Count enters, uninvited. In a passionate, frightening pas de deux, Dracula turns Renfield with a bite, so that he goes mad. Rivard described Renfield’s mental decline: “By Act II, the madness Artistic Director Megan Philipp and Executive Director Cecily MacDougall described the creation of Dracula as a magical has arrived, and it has a life of its own.” When I watched a studio rehearsal, I felt Rivard’s entire team that came together. gestalt was that of a madman. His wide eyes, the way he sticks Having booked the Granada for Halloween weekend, and out his tongue to lick little birds and bugs, the way he wraps his after considering various seasonal ideas, they settled on Dracarms around his head and curls his long body into a ball pres- ula. Then Philipp found the Philip Glass score for Universal ent a clear picture of one who has Pictures’ 1998 remake of the original 1931 film, and obtained the rights. lost all sense of reason. Rivard noted She said of the Glass score, “[The] how dancing Renfield demanded a music motivates the work!” new form of expression. “A dancer’s Glass wrote his score for the Kroinstinct is to speak through the line nos Quartet, one of the most celeof an arm, the arc of a leg. Here, brated and influential groups of our the story lives in a glance, in a held time. Glass and Kronos performed breath, in the small stillness before together for a number of years, so a gesture.” when Philipp reached out to KroRyan Lenkey, premier danseur, nos about coming to play for the best known in Santa Barbara for his portrayal of Romeo (and on-stage SSB production, they were happy proposal to Juliet!), will dance the to oblige. They will be costumed, on stage, seated on a platform eight part of Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. feet up. Choreographer Nicolas “I relate to Van Helsing’s determinaBlanc wanted to make sure Kronos tion,” said Lenkey. “He’s completely is featured equally with the danccommitted to what he believes, and ers, declaring, “They are Dracula’s he cares deeply about the people Quartet.” around him. He knows exactly how Philipp knew Blanc at Joffrey in dangerous Dracula is, and he walks Chicago and was impressed with toward that danger anyway.” He his unique style, combining classiadded that, as dancers, “We choose Mina (Maria Rita Rapisarda) cal ballet and contemporary dance. something hard and keep showing and Dracula (Tigran Sargsyan) When Philipp learned that Blanc had up for it.” COURTESY

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Lenkey’s portrayal of Van Helsing, an older gentleman and scholar, is spot-on believable. His initial solo, danced in front of what looks like a medical office, is very different from the rest of Blanc’s choreography. It looks almost jazzy, with hip twists and other Broadwaylooking moves, but done to the Glass music, with Lenkey’s ultra-precise technique and laser-focused characterization, it feels quite disturbing.

recently retired as principal dancer with Joffrey to become a full-time choreographer, she contacted him about creating Dracula: A Dark Shadow. “When I asked him if he would like to do something darker, his eyes lit up!” Dracula is Blanc’s first full-length story ballet, and he has created an out-of-this-world masterpiece. In addition to his breathtaking neoclassical choreography, he has introduced

nuances that fill out the story. For example, dancing wolves in elegant suits, a ballroom scene introducing Dracula to London society, and various creatures of the night who scare Jonathan out of his mind. Blanc chose passages from the diaries of the main characters in Stoker’s original book that were recorded by actors, adding a verbal dimension to the production. And Blanc is not afraid to use sound effects on stage. The occasional sonic outburst from the dancers cuts through the music like a sharp blade. A wolf howls; Dracula slams a table with a loud slap; Renfield screams. Prepare to be frightened! The costumes, supremely engineered for the dancers’ comfort and mobility by former SSB dancer and atelier extraordinaire Ben-Oni Cortes, add yet another dimension to the story. Cortes describes his costume design as “Victorian Fusion Haute Couture.” He began with the concept of historically accurate Victorian garments, recognizable through proportions and detail, but “reimagined through the lens of modern haute couture.” Cortes described hours-long meetings with Blanc, who was deeply involved in the design process, but also allowed Cortes the freedom “to create what I’m known for: creating stories within the story.” Cortes described his design process as “a balance between storytelling and engineering.” In Dracula, “the costumes need to suggest the structure and volume associated with Victorian fashion, while accommodating Nicolas’s highly physical, neoclassical choreography.” Certain bodices contain up to 30 individual pattern pieces, one costume is constructed from 36 separate layers, and one costume has 878 grommets, all individually placed. Through his costume artistry, Cortes gives depth to the characters beyond what the audience sees. Cortes also designed the costumes for the Kronos Quartet, a different process from designing for the dancers. Through their costuming, he wanted to integrate them into the world of Dracula, “in a slightly later time, reminding us of how long Dracula has been around.” The lighting and sets are designed by internationally acclaimed Jack Mehler. Blanc has worked with him on many pieces at Joffrey, and explained that “for Dracula, Mehler will match the minimalism of the Glass music with his designs.” SSB is fortunate to have a new ballet mistress and rehearsal assistant, Sarah Hay, internationally acclaimed ballerina and award-winning actress, known for her starring role in the Starz miniseries Flesh and Bone. The dancers all expressed their appreciation of her help in shaping their performances. “She sees everything, the tilt of a head, the weight of a pause, the difference between a moment that is performed and one that is lived. Her attention to detail, in the dancing but above all in the acting, has been a gift,” said Rivard. Finally, Dracula would not be possible without the generous funding of the Nora McNeely Hurley Fund, Cheryl Goldberg, and SSB Board President Dr. Nicole Callahan. See State Street Ballet’s Dracula:A Dark Shadow at the Granada, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. statestreetballet.com/dracula

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t’s the most wonderful time of the year! So many treats and haunts, contests, music and dancing, seasonal cocktails, reveling, and mischief making. Plan the perfect spooky season for all ages with our complete list of spirited Halloween happenings.

Halloween Pumpkin 10/29: IVRPD’s Patch Join Isla Vista Recreation & Park District’s Annual Pumpkin

Patch for spooky fun. Solve clues and interact with live actors to experience a Halloween story and earn a free pumpkin, and enjoy live deejay sets, a silent disco, games, a photo booth, and carnival fun. 7-11pm. Anisq’Oyo Park, 950 Embarcadero del Mar, Goleta. Free. Email ivrpd@ivparks.org.

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10/29-10/31: Montecito Country Mart Honor System Pumpkin Patch Celebrate the season by picking out your organic heirloom pumpkin and paying by the honor system. 10am-6pm. Montecito Country Mart, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito. Free. montecitocountrymart.com/events

10/29-10/31: Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch Pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy hayrides, farm animals, tractors, educational displays, and the corn maze (closes 15 minutes before end time). Thu.-Fri.: noon-7pm; Sat.: 10am-5pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com

10/29-10/31: Summerset Farm Pumpkin Patch The pumpkin patch offers acres upon acres of farm crops to explore, including a large selection of pumpkins, decorative gourds, corn, and corn stalks to adorn your home and yard. 9am-3:30pm. Summerset Farm, 3450 Baseline Ave., Santa Ynez. Free.

10/29-10/31: Big Wave Dave’s Pumpkin Patch Enjoy kids’ activities and photo opps as you find the perfect pumpkin, from mini to giant. Thu.: 11am-8pm; Fri.: 10am-9pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm. La Cumbre Plaza (Macy’s parking lot), 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282. bigwavedaveschristmastrees.com 10/29-10/31: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around town to see all the scarecrows—humorous, most natural, the scariest, and more—and then vote for your favorite. Various locations in Los Olivos. Free. losolivosca.com/scarecrowfest 10/29-10/31: Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch Enjoy the country air and choose from a variety of pumpkins and produce. 10am-7pm. Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch, 3277 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. Free; Hayrides (only Thu.-Fri.): $5. Call (805) 669-7077. boccalipumpkins.com 10/29-10/31: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed around the six townships of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang with one community to win the Annual Harvest Cup. Visit the website for locations and to cast your vote. Free. syvscarecrows.com

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10/29-10/31: Zellers Farm Pumpkin Patch Pick from traditional pumpkins and heirloom varieties, try the corn maze, visit the farm animals at the petting zoo, take a tractor ride, and more. Thu.-Fri.: 2-6pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm. Zeller Farms, 2050 Sweeney Rd. Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 757-7906. tinyurl.com/ZellersFarmPumpkinPatch

10/29-10/31: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay bales, the kids’ maze, and the 14-acre corn maze! Try the night maze if you dare. Patch: 10am-6pm; Fri.-Sat.: night maze: 5:30-9pm. Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 331-1948. facebook.com/SolvangFarmerPumkinPatch

10/31: Avoganic Pumpkin Patch Explore the pumpkin fields, meet friendly farm animals, wind through the corn maze, and enjoy seasonal activities. 9am-5pm. Avoganic Farm, 3692 Via Real, Carpinteria. Free. Email avoganic@gmail. com. avoganic.com/pumpkin-patch

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Time for Tricks and Treats 10/28: First Presbyterian Presents Silent Movies + Live Organ, Trunk or Treat & More Dress in costumes to join for a screening of whimsical, silent movies at 5:30 and 6pm accompanied by live music on the 67-rank Casavant organ followed by a trunk or treat with seasonal tunes from the Rancho Sunshine Band, and games. 5:30pm. First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Free. Email info@

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10/29: SBPAL: Trunk or Treat Join S.B. Parks and Recreation, S.B. Police Activities League, and the S.B. Youth Council for this family-friendly event for trick-or-treating, explore decorated car trunks, and to vote for your favorite! 5-7:30pm. Spencer Adams Parking Lot, 1235 Chapala St. Free. Call (805) 564-5418. tinyurl.com/SBPAL-Trunk-Treat

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10/30: The Towbes Group Presents Monster Mash: A Spooktacular Tradition Little monsters are invited to dress in costume and bring a treat bag for a Destination Trick-or-Treating Map, which guides them to the “dance floor squares” at various businesses. There will be a costume contest for pets and people, face painting, photo booths, bounce houses, and music from DJ Mike. 3-6pm. 5660 Calle Real, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 962-2121.

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10/30: Ritz-Carlton Bacara Annual BOOcara Halloween Celebration Join for property-wide trick-or-treating, a movie, a witches’coven, and a haunted house, with adults invited to a “drink-or-treat”tasting experience, featuring curated seasonal cocktails. 5-7pm. Ritz-Carlton Bacara, 8301 Hollister Ave. Ages 5+: $35; adults: $65. Call (805) 968-0100 or email

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10/30: Montecito Family YMCA Trunk or Treat Join for face painting, music, games, and candy for all trick-ortreaters. 3-6pm. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln., Montecito. Free. Call (805) 969-3288. tinyurl.com/MontecitoTrunkorTreat2026

10/30: Wood Glen Senior Living Presents Trick or Treat Stop by after school for candy and to show off your costumes to the residents and make them smile. What a treat for them! 3:15-4:30pm. Wood Glen Hall, 3010 Foothill Rd. Free. Call (805) 687-7771. tinyurl.com/Treats-WoodGlen

10/31: Lompoc Trunk or Treat Bring the kids in costume for trick-or-treating from decorated vehicles. Feel free to decorate your own car and hand out candy. 6-9pm. South St. & Ocean Ave. parking lot, Lompoc. Free. Instagram @805ink .skin.deep. tinyurl.com/LompocTruckHalloween26 10/31: Montecito Country Mart Halloween Spectacular Stop by for all-day trick-or-treating, a costume contest with a prize for the best, and a screening of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (rated G) at 6pm. 11am-7pm. Montecito Country Mart, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito. Free. Call (805) 969-9664. tinyurl.com/Montecito-Spectacular-26 10/31: Milpas Street Halloween Trick or Treat The S.B. Eastside Society invites all children to trick or treat along the Milpas Street corridor. Businesses giving out candy will post a balloon outside their store. 2pm-5pm. Free. Call (805) 724-2782. tinyurl.com/MilpasStreetTrickorTreat 10/31: Free Methodist ChurchFall Family Festival The church’s parking lot will be transformed into a “fun zone”with bounce houses, games for all ages, cotton candy, prizes, Trunk or Treat, and more! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors, and dress up in something fun (no scary or violent costumes, please). 11am-2pm. The Free Methodist Church, 1435 Cliff Dr. Free. Call (805) 965-1338. fmcsb.org/event/2026/9/16/ fallfamilyfestival

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Fang-tastic All-Ages Fun 10/29: Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest Dogs in costume will compete for Best in Show, Spookiest, and Most Brew-worthy. 5-7pm. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., 2363 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. Call (805) 697-7601. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., 137 Anacapa St. Call (805) 324-4461. Free. Call (805) 697-7601. tinyurl.com/Howl-O-WeenDogCostumeContest

10/29-10/31: Daytime Boo at the Zoo Costumes are encouraged to celebrate Halloween with the chance to see different animals enjoying pumpkins, a costume contest at noon, a costume parade at 12:30pm, a spooky story time at 1pm, and animals! 9:30am-4:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$37.95. Call (805) 9625339. sbzoo.org/boo-at-the-zoo 10/30: Adapted Recreation’s Halloween Dance The City of S.B. Parks & Recreation Adapted Recreation Program invites you to enter this inclusive and safe dance where you can enter the costume contest, enjoy refreshments, dance to the music of a live deejay, and hang out with friends. 7-9pm. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. $10. Call (805) 564-5421. tinyurl.com/AdaptedRecreationHalloween26

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10/31: The Farmer & the Flea Halloween Market Visit curated booths featuring artisans, makers, creators, vintage finders, family-friendly craft activities, and on-site dog adoption awareness with rescue animals and live performances. 10am-3pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Email info@ffsanctuary.org. farmerandtheflea.co/market-days 10/31: The 10th Annual Witchy Paddle Join us for a spooky morning on the water at the harbor! Kayaks, paddle boards, and gear included. Giveaways and prizes for best costumes. All ages welcome! Meet: 10:30am; Paddle: 11am-noon. Paddle Sports Center, 117 Harbor Wy. $20-$35. Call (805) 617-3425. paddlesportsca.com/tours

10/31: Punk Rock Halloween This all-ages Halloween punk show will feature bands LOC DAWGS, Uncle, Tørn, and Promise. 8pm-midnight. Alano Club of Santa Barbara, 235 E. Cota St. $5. Call (805) 962-5013. tinyurl.com/PunkRockHalloween26

10/31: Halloween Planetarium Show: Witch’s Ride Meet our resident planetarium witch and her horde of supernatural ghoul-friends. All ghosts, goblins and monsters are friendly but reside in the darkest of corners. Beware the spooky specters waiting to give humans a fright! Shows: 11am: The Night Sky for Little Dippers; noon and 3pm: Witch’s Ride; 2pm: El Borde de la Oscuridad. Gladwin Planetarium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free-$20. Ages 7+. Email astronomy@sbnature2.org. tinyurl.com/Halloween-Planetarium

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Screaming Screenings and the Stage 10/29: CWC Classics Showing of Carrie The Carsey-Wolf Center is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carrie (rated R) with a special screening and discussion. 7-9:30pm. Pollock Theater, University of California, Santa Barbara. Free, reservation recommended. Call (805) 893-4637. tinyurl.com/CWCClassic-Carrie

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10/30: Paseo Nuevo Spooky Movie Nights: Halloweentown Join on the rooftop (south side) for a screening of 1998’s Halloweentown (rated G), which follows a young girl who must help her witch grandmother save the town from evil forces. 7pm. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call (805) 963-7147. paseonuevosb.com/events

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10/30-10/31: UCSB Department of Theater & Dance Presents Skeletons in the Closet: A Collection of OneAct Plays Witness unexpected twists, dark humor, and a few skeletons in one-acts The Bear by Anton Chekhov,A Gaggle of Saints by Neil LaBute, POOF! by Lynn Nottage, and Man in the Basement by Arlene Hutton. Fri.: 7pm. Sat.: noon and 4pm. Studio Theater, E. Bldg., Rm. 1101, Department of Theater & Dance, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-2064. theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news-events

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enduring tales of all time, this show will feature Nicolas Blanc’s choreography, Ben-Oni Cortes’s “Victorian Fusion Haute Couture”costume designs, and Philip Glass’s iconic score performed live onstage by the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet. Fri.: 7:30pm Sat.: 2pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $24-$145. Call (805) 845-1432. statestreetballet.com/dracula

10/30-11/1: Selah Dance Collective and Novus Contemporary Ballet Present Sorcière x Carmilla In Chloé Roberts’Sorcière, the witch becomes a vessel for feminine power, transformation, and rebellion. Meredith Ventura and Angelia Lane’s premiere of Carmilla tells the story of a mysterious female vampire and her increasingly intimate relationship with a young woman. Together, these two works of Gothic dance reclaim the witch and the vampire—figures historically used to embody fears of female appetite. Fri.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. GA: $20-$35; VIP: $50. Email info@centerstagetheater.org.centerstagetheater.org

10/31: Midnight Mansion—Unscripted! A Spooky Kooky Improvised Show Step inside the Midnight Mansion for a fully improvised Halloween adventure built from audience suggestions of settings, secrets, and scares for an unscripted, madcap evening. Costumes are encouraged! 8pm. Parish Hall, Unitarian Society of S.B., 1535 Santa Barbara St. $10. Ages 14+. Email info@sbimprov.com.tinyurl.com/MidnightMansionUnscripted26

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Ojai Sunset Cemetery Halloween Haunt This small home haunt is designed for all ages. Moreno Manor is more whimsical than gory, more ghostly than gruesome. It’s the kind of haunt that reminds you of Halloween nights long ago. Halloween littles can enjoy their own haunt on Thursday at 6pm. 7-9:30pm. 830 Moreno Dr. Ojai. Free.

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Virginia Tech professor Edward Polanco will examine how 16th-century Nahua healers used maize to heal the body in central Mexican communities and how Spanish Catholic authorities viewed these practices as a threat to settler colonial society.

ghost hunting of the town’s haunted architecture with engrossing storytelling steeped in eerie tales of their phantom residents. 7pm or 8pm. Solvang Center, 1637 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. $50; non-believer: $100. Call (415) 446-1580 or email info@thehauntghosttours.com. thehauntghosttours.com/tours/solvang

10/31: Self-Led Murder Mystery Become the star detective for a day and unravel the mysterious case of Bella, a famous travel blogger found dead during a ghost tour. Use your wits and your phone to gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles where every corner could hide a clue as you navigate landmarks, graffiti, and statues in this immersive outdoor adventure. Duration: 60–90 minutes. Start at 1114 State St. #6. $10. Ages 14+. feverup.com/m/498347

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10/30: Halloween Paint Night at SAMsARA Wine Co. Paint a pumpkin or wine bottle with fairy lights! Halloween costumes welcome. Tickets include all spooky materials, paint, and a glass of wine or Halloween orange punch. 3-6pm. SAMsARA Winery, 6485 Calle Real, Ste. E. Goleta. $25. Call (805) 845-8001. tinyurl.com/Halloween-Paint-Night 10/31: Pumpkin Crafting at CrossHatch Bring the family during the day for some pumpkin crafts, treats, and wine. Crafting: 1-3pm; treats/wine: noon-6pm. CrossHatch Winery, 111 E. Haley St. Free. Email info@crosshatchwinery

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10/31: Wicked Halloween Candle Making Spend Halloween pouring your own candle in the Funk Zone. Walk in any time from 1 to 6 for a custom candle pour, no workshop booking needed. RSVP for 10 percent off everything you buy that day, and come in costume to be entered to win a candle-making workshop for two. 1-6pm. Candle Bar 111, 111 E. Yanonali St. Free. Ages 6+. Call (805) 969-0461. candlebar111.com

MYSTIC MOVEMENTS 10/31: Spooky Mat Pilates Sculpt & Wellness Fair Costumes are encouraged to join this class. A live deejay will bring the best spooky season energy. Stay after class to explore a mini wellness market and to enter to win free or discounted classes at Mighty Pilates. Bring mat and water. 9-10am: pilates; 10-10:45: fair. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free.

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10/31: S.B. Golf Club “Monster Day” Two-Person Scramble Treat yourself to a Two-Person Scramble where the trick is to set up the course and be a real monster! 7am. S.B. Golf Club, 3500 McCaw Ave. $95 per player. Call (805) 687-7087. tinyurl.com/MonsterDaySB

Glow & Flow Yoga 10/30: Halloween Heated Vinyasa Flow Come dressed to GLOW and

wear white, neon, bright colors, or a Halloween costume you can move in. The lights will be turned down and the blacklights will turn up. 6-7pm. Power of Your Om, $33. Email yoga@Powerofyourom.com.

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Scott Topper Win prizes for scariest, funniest, most original, and best group in the costume contest. DJ Scott Topper will provide the dance tunes. Proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels, providing nutritious meals to area seniors. 6-10pm. Valley Vintage Marketplace, 1656 Mission Dr., Solvang. $50. Ages 21+. Call (805) 315-5485. tinyurl.com/Voodoo-Lounge 10/29-10/31: Solvang’s Spooky Food & Wine Trail The trail features 16 participating locations offer-

10/30: The Cherry Club Presents Nightmare on Cherry St. III: Witches’ Coven Jam out to SoCal’s fem-

ing Halloween-themed bites and seasonal wines, 8am-10pm. Downtown Solvang, 1639 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Call (877) 327-2656.

rock trio The Cherry Club, folk-rock-indie-grunge from Carmen el Faye (full band, Carmen’s Hell Boys), and S.B.based rock/indie cover band Frogs Don’t Pay Rent. Enjoy photo-booth fun, Ron Allen and Revolver Pizza, drinks on tap, and a costume contest. All ages are invited. RSVP online. 6-10pm. The Factory, 616 E. Haley St. $15-$20. Email thecherryclubband@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/

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10/30: Knight of the Living Dead: A Killer Renaissance Faire This faire will have spooky dungeon vibes, mythical creatures, a healthy dose of the macabre, oh, and a killer! Food for purchase from Zapp Tai (noon-8pm). Music from Joystix and DJ Frew, 6-11pm. Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 387-2577.

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10/30: Halloween Bash with Brasscals Hang out and dance to the wildest brass band in the land. 8pm. Night Lizard Brewing Co., 607 State St. Free. Call (805) 770-2956. tinyurl.com/BrasscalsHalloween26 10/30: Halloween Costume Party Spookylandia at Son Y Sabor Enter a music dream that will feature

Spook Fest at Loubud Wines 10/29-11/1: Spook Fest at Loubud Wines Four days of Halloween fun featuring spooky wine spritzers, festive decorations, raffle prizes, and bubbles. Costumes are highly encouraged. Noon-6pm. Loubud Wines Tasting Room, 20 El Paseo. Free. Call (805) 500-8533. tinyurl.com/LoudbudHalloween26

10/29-11/1: Halloween Weekend at The Mullet Stop by for special sets, bringing together West Coast hip-hop, old-school house, disco, Latin sounds, and more. Costumes are encouraged. Thu.: West Coast Connections, 7:30pm. Fri.: Intergalactic Ghoul, 8pm. Sat.: Dead Disco, 4 and 8pm. Sun.: Día de los Muertos, 4pm. 116 Santa Barbara St., in the back of Lama Dog.

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five deejays and three different floors playing different genres of music such as Reggaeton, EDM, Banda, Hip-Hop, Y2K, R&B, and Oldies supplied by DJ Charco, DJ Chuva, DJ Niteout, DJ Odogg, DJ Zee. 8pm-1:45am. Son y Sabor, 409 State St. $20. Ages 21+. Call (805) 696-5212.

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10/29: 2 Turnt Fright Fest Groove with B2B DJ sets spinning hip-hop, R&B, and Reggaeton. Come in costume and join the fun. 9:30pm-1:30am. M. Special, 634 State St. $11.99-$25. Ages 18+. https://posh.vip/g/isaiah2turnt-1

10/30: Yoga Soup: Rave to the Grave: An Ecstatic Dance Halloween Party! Join a fullthrottle rave and channel your wildest energy for highintensity, uninhibited celebration. on the dance floor. In the Lounge, pick a tarot card, sip crafted elixirs, and use UV paints and use the photo booth. This is an alcoholand tech-free event. There will be post-dance eats + hang-time at 10-11pm. 7-10pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $20-$45. Ages 18+. Email support@yogasoup.com.

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10/30:Poison Garden: Murder Mystery Dinner Party at The Steward You’re cordially invited to an

10/30-10/31: S.B. Halloween Zombie Crawl All zombies are invited to visit more than 10 bars and nightclubs with one all-access pass, drink discounts, and free cover. Check in: 7-10pm; crawl: 7pm-2am. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. $20-$30. Ages 21+.

exclusive dinner to celebrate the unveiling of the estate’s beautifully restored Victorian garden. Before dinner can begin, tragedy strikes. A guest is found dead and everyone is a suspect. Follow the clues to solve the mystery while enjoying a prix-fixe buffet dinner. Hosted by the Improv. 6:30-9pm. The Steward, 5490 Hollister Ave. $95. Call (805) 683-6722. tinyurl.com/PoisonMurderMystery

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10/30: The Molly Ringwald Project All ’80s Halloween Party Share the night with this high-energy

10/31: Halloween Party & Costume Contest at The Good Life Dress in your best, wildest, or spookiest

band that will have you dancing to the authentic ’80s sound. Come dressed as your favorite ’80s icon. 8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$20. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

10/30: HALLow Brow – A Gothic Dance Party From event producer and electronic music aficionado DJ Blasé, celebrate of one of the underground’s most prominent, morbid subcultures: Goth. Wear the black leather, lace, and lips, ripped fishnets, spikes, skulls, and all of it. 10pm-1:30am. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free with RSVP; Cover at door. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410.

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10/30:Salty Strings Kicks Off Halloween Get ready for a night of great music, exceptional wine, and spooky-season energy. Grab your crew, dress up if you dare to dance to the S.B.-based five-piece string band putting a fresh, free-spirited spin on traditional bluegrass. 7-9pm. Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985. tinyurl.com/SaltyStringsHalloween

10/30:S.B. The Fright Halloween Bar Crawl Wear costumes and visit 4+ premium bars around town with one wristband and no cover. 7:30pm-2am. Unbearable Skee Lodge, 12 W. Haley St. $15. Ages 21+.

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attire for a chance to win prizes in the costume contest at this annual celebration with craft beers, wines, ciders, meads, and spooky music. 7-11pm. The Good Life, 1672 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Ages 21+. Email info@the-

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10/31: The Grand’s Halloween Show and Costume Party An unforgettable evening of live music, costumes, cocktails, and surprises. Singers and instrumentalists are invited to sign up in advance for a chance to take the stage and perform with Brian Mann and The Grand Band. Costume contest and prizes. Early Show: 6-7:30pm; Late Show: 8-11pm. The Grand On State, 1218 State St. $25. Email thegrandonstate@gmail.com.

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Halloween night party with DJ Darla Bea, awesome ’90s cover bands Smelly Cat and Infinite Pumpkins with full bar and food for purchase from Cooney’s and the Public Market. 7-11pm. Public Market, 28 W. Victoria St. $20-$25. Ages 21+. tinyurl.com/Pumpkin-PaloozaSB

10/31:Tiki Halloweeni TikiBomb will take over The Brew(Boo)House for a night of classic rock, pop, jam music and spooky fun. Show up in your wildest attire and maybe win a prize in the costume contest. A massive Costume Contest featuring prizes for Best Costume, Enter to win most original and best staff costume. 7-10pm. The Brewhouse, 229 W. Montecito St. Free. Email rich@tikibomb.com. tikibomb.com 10/31:Beau’s Thriller Halloween Party Join for dark, strange, and very ’80s music, thriller-inspired vibes, fog, candlelight, costumes, prizes, and plenty to imbibe. 7-11:30am. The House of Beau, 1129A State St. $10 Ages 21+. Call (805) 869-2174. frombeau.com/events 10/31:Heads All Happy Halloween Ball Come for dancing, high spirits, and live music from No Simple Highway, Jax Plays Dead, and Lady Finger in celebration of S.B.’s local music scene and the music of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $18-$25. Ages 21+. Call (805) 9627776. sohosb.com

7pm. Hilton S.B. Beachfront Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. GA: $99; VIP: $330. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-4333.

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sphere. Hit the dance floor and dress to impress the judges at the midnight costume contest with killer prizes, 3pm-2am. 519 State St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 358-1439. tinyurl.com/Red-Piano-Bash

10/31:S.B. The Fright Halloween Bar Crawl Costumes in daylight at this Halloween day party crawl, 4+ bars, one wristband, no cover, then Halloween night. Check in: 1-3pm; crawl: 1-8pm. Locations TBA. $15. Ages 21+. tinyurl.com/The-Fright-Crawl-SB-26

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10/31:Spooky Wildlife Party Welcoming HABITAAT into the wild, bringing organic bass and highenergy dance music inspired by nature at this night of immersive production, live performers, costumes, activities, and 300 creatures on one dance floor. 5:3011:30pm. Buena Onda, 724 E. Haley St. $30-$45. Ages 18+ Call (805) 679-3320. tinyurl.com/SpookyWildlife

10/31:The Electric Afterlife Halloween Party at Cannabis Lounge Expect live electronic music, deejays, fire dancers, large-scale visual projections, immersive art, lasers, fog, tarot, the Séance Tea Lounge, Terpene Lounge, mocktails, food, psychedelic-friendly vibes, and more. 7pm-1am. LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez St. $25-$35. Ages 21+. Call (805) 900-3922.

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10/31:Sunset Sessions: Mystic Nights Join this elevated celebration, where Moroccan-inspired glamour meets after-dark intrigue in a spellbinding world of dramatic décor, seductive cocktails, hypnotic beats, and the ultimate costume contest. 5-9pm. Mirador Rooftop at Hotel Californian, 36 State St. $35. Ages 21+. Call (805) 882-0100. tinyurl.com/MysticNightsSB

10/31:The Witch’s Ball: An Elevated Circus Ball Let the Witch’s theatrical hosts and peak hospitality team guide you beyond the veil. Cocktails, trolley rides, performances from aerial artists, fire dancers, the strong man, acrobats, magicians, clowns, and psychics. Dress extravagantly and explore a world built for grown-up play—with immersive VIP spaces.

The Grimm Manor at Rosewood Miramar Beach 10/31:The Grimm Manor at Rosewood Miramar Beach Enter the Grimm Manor through a secret door and find a moody and mysterious vibe with cobwebs, candelabras, spooky riffs on cocktails, a vinyl deejay to cast eerie beats. Costumes are welcome. 4pm-midnight. Rosewood Miramar, 1759 S. Jameson Ln., Montecito. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 900-8388.

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10/31:2nd Annual Witches Brunch This year the coven will gather on Halloween morning, for a spellbinding brunch! Astrology and oracle readings will be available. The witches will stroll on State Street visiting local haunts after the brunch. 11:30am. Chanticlair, 113 W. De la Guerra. $65. Ages 21+. Call (805) 869-9772 or email thechanticlair@mail.com. tinyurl.com/2ndWitchesBrunch

10/29-11/1:From Dusk Till Dawn Halloween Pop-Up Enjoy cocktails with a bite (for purchase), haunting decor, and spooky movies. 3pm. Dusk Bar, Drift S.B., 524 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (855) 7212658. drifthotels.co/santabarbara/happenings

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CALENDA CELEBRATION COMES ALIVE Living the Day of the Dead

by Leslie Dinaberg Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

he beauty, artistry, and historical traditions were in full force as the ceremonial Oaxacan procession known as the “Día de los Muertos Calenda,” came to life in downtown Santa Barbara on Sunday, October 25. This was third annual Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara–sponsored “Calenda” ceremony and parade—joyously back in town once again after an absence last year due to safety concerns around ICE. The event, which grew from 1,500 participants in 2023 to almost 10,000 the following year, returned to State Street, with several thousand in attendance, if not quite up to 2024 totals. Now the city’s “largest Indigenous-immigrant-led cultural procession,” the free, family-friendly event began at Santa Barbara Museum of Art and included dance, live music, altar-building, and a lively public procession, winding up at MCASB’s Paseo Nuevo home. The Día de los Muertos has quickly become a treasured part of Santa Barbara’s cultural tradition, with groups represented from Zapotec, Mixtec, Triqui, and other Oaxacan and Guerrero Indigenous immigrant communities, and music and dance participants coming from this area as well as Oxnard, Santa Maria, Los Angeles, and elsewhere in California. For more photos see tinyurl.com/4jfzsyz3.

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As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. Submit virtual and in-person events at independent.com/eventsubmit.

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Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 2:30-6:30pm

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Papuans by Craig Harris

Craig Harris, My Life’s Journey into West 10/29: Discussion: Papua Join Craig Harris for a discussion about his experiences in West Papua. He has been exploring this island 38 years and during his first visit had no idea that the people of this remote corner of the world were fighting for their survival and on the brink of extinction. 6pm. BC Forum West Campus, SBCC. Free. Email irian@cox.net. tinyurl.com/West-Papua-Discussion

10/29: Cookbook Celebration: Anna Vocino, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour: Deliciously Gluten Free and Low Carb Sips, Dips, and Bites The S.B. Culinary Experience (SBCE) and the Women Winemakers & Culinarians Foundation (WWCF) invite you to join cookbook author Anna Vocino for a low-carb, low-sugar cocktail mixology demo (using spirits from Rock 12 Distillery) and tasting with dips and bites. Books will be available for purchase. 6-8pm. The Barn at Seagrape Wine Co., 2625 Santa Barbara Ave., Los Olivos. $50. Email info@sbce.events. sbce.events/events

10/29-11/4: Lompoc Valley Art Association Presents The Island of Misfit Art: Holiday Art & Gifts from Area Artists Discover one-of-a-kind artwork and unique gifts at this special holiday show. From unexpected treasures to handmade gifts, this exhibition celebrates the creativity and individuality of the local art community. The opening reception will be Sunday, November 1, 1-3pm. Shop through November 29. 11am-4pm. Cypress Gallery, 119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 737-1129.

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Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-6:30pm

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Downtown S.B.: Corner of State and Carillo sts., 8am-1pm

Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:00pm

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

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FRIDAY 10/30 10/30-11/1: Selah Dance Collective and Novus Contemporary Ballet Present Sorcière X Camilla This is a gothic double

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bill of witchcraft, desire, and the monstrous feminine. In Chloé Roberts’s Sorcière, the witch becomes a vessel for feminine power, transformation, and rebellion. Meredith Ventura and Angelia Lane will premiere Carmilla, a new oneact contemporary ballet inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s landmark 1872 Gothic novella, which tells the story of a mysterious female vampire and her increasingly intimate relationship with a young woman named Laura drawing out the queer Gothicism, sensuality, horror, and ambiguity. Fri.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. GA: $20-$35; VIP: $50. Call (805) 963-0408.

10/30-10/31:

State Street Ballet’s Dracula: A Dark Shadow This striking new

take on one of the most enduring tales of all time will feature Nicolas Blanc’s choreography, Ben-Oni Cortes’s “Victorian Fusion Haute Couture” costume designs, and Philip Glass’s iconic score performed live onstage by the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet. Fri.: 7:30-10pm; Sat.: 2-4:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Call (805) 845-1432 or email contact@statestreetballet.com.

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THURSDAY 10/29

Salty Strings

Family Winery Salty Strings, Strings 7pm. 10/30: Carr 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Email info@carrwinery.com. carrwinery.com/event

10/29-10/30: The House of Beau Thu.: Ashun, 7pm. Fri.: ’60s Night with Rick Sharp of The Sandpipers, 8pm. 1129A State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 8692174. frombeau.com/events

10/29-10/30, 11/1: Sam's Place Thu.: Skin to Steel, 7pm. Fri.: TD Lind and The Aviators, 8pm. Sun.: Robin and The Love Letters, 1pm. 308 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. Free. Call (805) 798-915

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10/29-10/31: The Grand Thu.: Leigh Vance Sings Ella and Billie, 7pm. $37-$45. Fri.: Tom Scott and Laurence Hobgood, 7pm. $59-$119. 1218 State St. Email thegrandonstate@gmail.com.

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10/29, 11/1: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Eternal Wave with Frogs Band and Magnetize, 8pm. $12-$25. Ages 18+. Sun.: Pierre Bensusan, 7pm. $25-$30. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776.

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10/30-11/1: S.B. High School Theater x HappySad Theatre Company Present Animal Farm This show will explore the dark

10/29-11/3: Drift Hotel Mon.: Hear No Evil Vinyl Pop-Up, 6pm. Ages 21+. Tue.: Sunset Sessions, 5pm. 524 State St. Free. Call (805) 334-8661.

and creepy aspects of George Orwell’s Animal Farm (published in 1945), with 12-foot puppets to tell the story of what happens when all the animals in the farmyard rebel against the tyrannical farmer to take control and what happens with the new seductive allure of privilege and political power. The production will also show through November 1. Fri.: 7pm; Sat.-Sun: 2pm. S.B. High School Theater, 700 E. Anapamu St. $15-$25. Email rrodarte@sbunfied.org.

The Dianne Miller Band, 6pm. 5049 6th St., Carpinteria. Free. (805) 745-8272.

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10/30: Eye on I XZARKHAN, The Relative Minimum, For Those Who Suffer, Unusual Wounds, Torment Nexus, 5pm. $10. 131 N. I St., Lompoc. Call (805) 735-6393.

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10/30: Validation Ale Everything’s Fine, 6:30pm. 102 E. Yanonali St. Free. Call (805) 500-3111. validationale.com 10/30-10/31: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 7pm. 137 Anacapa St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 324-4461. figmtnbrew.com/events 10/30-10/31: Rooftop Bistro & Bar Fri.: The Hoodlum Friends, 4pm. Sat.: Do No Harm, 4pm. 6878 Hollister Ave., Goleta.

Free. Call (805) 562-5996. rooftopgoleta.com/ upcoming-events

10/30-10/31: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Logan Livermore, 8:30pm. Sat.: Jimi

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Nelson, 8:30pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785.

10/29-11/2: The Red Piano Tue/ Thu.: Live music, 5pm. Free. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 3pm. Free. Sun.: Live music, 1pm. Free. Mon.: Church on Monday:

10/30-10/31: M. Special Brewing S.B. Fri.: Virtual Nobodies, 8pm. Sat.: Desert Apollo, 8pm. 634 State St. Free.

Morganfield Burnett, 7:30pm. $5. 519 State St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 358-1439.

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UCSB Arts & Lectures Thu.: 10/29, 11/1, 11/4: CelloGayageum, 7pm. $15-$50. CelloGayageum Sun.: Lyle Lovett and Band, 7pm. $19-$150. Wed.: Nemanja Radulović and Double Sens, 7pm. $15-$73. Campbell Hall, UCSB, 574 Mesa Rd. Email info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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10/30, 11/1: Carhartt Winery Fri.:

10/31-11/1 Vega Vineyard & Farm Sat.: Jared Nels, 12pm. 9496 Santa Rosa Rd., Buellton. Free. Call (805) 688-2415. vegavineyardandfarm.com

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10/31-11/1, 11/4: Brick Barn Wine Sat.: T-Bone Ramblers, 1pm. Sun.: HWY 246, 2pm. Wed.: John Lyle, 4:30pm. 795 W. Hwy. 246, Buellton. Free. Call (805) 686-1208. brickbarnwineestate.com/ visit/events

Terry & The Ripleys, 5-8pm. Sun.: Lillian Street and Lucian Dempsey, 3-6pm. 2939 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 693-5100.

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10/30, 11/1: Draughtsmen Ale S.B. Fri.: Matt Clark, 5pm. Sun.: Previously Committed Jazz, 1pm. 1131 State St. Free. Call (805) 259-4356.

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Perfecta, 3pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500.

(877) 552-3004

11/1: Trinity Episcopal Church

10/30, 11/1: Ojai Underground Fri.:

Compline with Story and Sound: DJ Andrew Elia & Rev. Sarah Thomas. 7pm. 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 965-7419.

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10/30, 11/4: Eos Lounge Fri.: Goth Rave, 10pm. Ages 21+. Wed.: The Little

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Carly Powers, 2pm. 53 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 387-2577.

draughtsmenaleworks.com/events 10/31: Paradise Springs Winery Live DJ, 3pm. 210 State St. Call (805) 690-3650.

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10/31: Cold Spring Tavern Barry McGuire and John Adair, 1:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066.

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10/31: CrossHatch Winery Live music, 4-6pm. 111 E. Haley St. Free. Call (805) 6919192. crosshatchwinery.com/events 10/31: Seven Bar & Kitchen Killah Cortez, Westpark, The Mends, 7pm. $10. 235 W. Montecito St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 869-2196.

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11/1: Mandala Studios Mystic Voice Temple Dance: Priya Deepika, Joss Jaffe, DTO, 4pm. $33-$40. 109 E. El Roblar Dr., Ojai. Call (805) 303-8866. luma.com/yc7b6y1c

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Supper Club and Live music with Alan Thornhill, 6pm. $45-80. Ages 21+. Sun.: Amelia McLean, 7pm. $30. 616 Pearl St., Ojai. Call (805) 340-7893.

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11/1: Libbey Bowl Ojai Pops, 12:15pm. 210 S. Signal St., Ojai. Email kristy.rivera@ojai.ca.gov.

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11/1: Longoria Wines Live music, 3pm. 732 State St. Free. Email info@longoriawine.com.

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11/3: Dusk Bar Brady Harris, 5pm. 524 State St. Free. Call (855) 721-2658.

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11/3-11/4: Deer Lodge Tue.: Alex Cameron, Josh Da Costa, 8pm. $29. Wed.: Squirrel Flower, Sour Widows, 8pm. $29. 2261 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai. Ages 21+. Call (805) 646-4256.

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11/4: Buena Onda Dave Hause, The Mermaids, 5pm. $30. 724 E. Haley St. Email hausehq@gmail.com.

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11/4: UCSB Music Bowl UCSB Gospel Choir, noon. UCSB Music Building, 552 University Rd. Free. Call (805) 708-7959.

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10/31:

Mask-Making & The Art of Self Expression with Rachel Petkus and Marie-Pierre Tremblay

El Día de Muertos The Day of the Dead

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Join to create and decorate your own face mask that reflects animal and spiritual depth and then participate in a cacao ceremony followed by a cosmic dance. Material supplied but bring in any personal ornaments. 1:30-4:30pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. Kids: $25; GA: $55. Ages 6+. Call (805) 965-8811.

10/31: S.B Museum of Natural History and Sea Center: Dress Wild Calling all animals, plants, and fungi to join in costume fun. Dress as your favorite critter, animal, plant, or mushrooms to enjoy these wonderful museums. 10am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del sol. Free-$20. Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Free-$17. Email jhaas@sbnature2.org. tinyurl.com/Dress-Wild

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SUNDAY 11/1 11/1: Chaucer’s Book Talk and Signing: Miriam Powell Author Miriam Pawel will talk about and sign copies of her new book, California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California about UC’s rise and resilience through the lens of those whose lives it has transformed-in particular, five pioneering graduates whose diverse paths underscore why the University remains. 4pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/events

MONDAY 11/2 11/2: Sangha Community with Dr. Diana Hill The Sanskrit and Pali word for community is sangha. This gathering will focus on one word through the lens of psychological science and contemplative practice. Meditate and leave with a practice to meet the week ahead with wise effort, and a community to support you. Slow down, integrate the exploration, and bring it into your life. Noon-1pm. Art & Soul, 1323 State St. Free. Email artandsoulsb@gmail.com.

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TUESDAY 11/3 11/3: Democratic Women of S.B. Bounty: Election Night Watch Party Watch the results (local and from across the country) and enjoy a buffet and a drink from the no-host bar surrounded by the people who have helped make this election happen. RSVP is required. Adults only. 7:30-10:30pm. Validation Ale, 102 E. Yanonali St. Free. Email info@demwomensb.com.

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WEDNESDAY 11/4 11/4: Fall World Music Series 2026: UCSB Gospel Choir Enjoy traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions, directed by Victor Bell. Noon1pm. UCSB Music Bowl, UCSB Music Bldg. Free. Email atoporov@music.ucsb.edu.

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& Mujeres Makers Market: Día de los Muertos Market & Craft 11/1: SBTHP Day ¡Compra en los puestos de mujeres de color, artesanas, curadoras de artículos

vintage y mucho más en la 6.ª edición anual del Mujeres Market y participa en actividades artísticas y manualidades para toda la familia, con pintura facial, talleres, actuaciones de baile, un DJ, la Lotería, un fotomatón y un concurso de Catrinas! Trae una foto o un recuerdo para contribuir a la ofrenda comunitaria en honor a tus seres queridos. Shop from vendors featuring women of color, artisans, vintage curators, and more at the Sixth Annual Mujeres Makers Market and participate in family-friendly arts and crafts and activities with face painting, workshops, dance performances, a deejay, Lotería, photo booth, and a Catrina Contest! Bring a photo or memento to contribute to the community ofrenda (altar) to honor loved ones. 10am-4pm: Mujeres Market; noon-4pm: crafts and more. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 965-0093.

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10/30: Noche de cine en familia en la Biblioteca de Eastside: Coco / Family Movie Night at the Eastside Library: Coco Disfruta de Coco, la película ganadora del Óscar a la mejor película de animación en 2017 (PG, subtítulos en inglés o español), un homenaje al espíritu del Día de los Muertos y al poder perdurable del amor y los lazos familiares. Habrá palomitas y los asistentes recibirán una miniatura de un personaje de la película impresa en 3D (hasta agotar existencias). Watch Coco, 2017’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature (PG, subtitles in English or Spanish), a tribute to the spirit of Día de los Muertos and the enduring power of family love and connections. There will be popcorn and guests will receive a mini 3D printed character from the film (while supplies last). 3pm. MLK Rm., Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free. Call (805) 963-3727. tinyurl.com/Coco-Oct30

10/30: Día de los Muertos at The Speakeasy Celebrate the spirits early at The Speakeasy with live music, mezcal, and traditional sugar-skull face painting. Make reservations beginning at 9:30pm. San Ysidro Ranch, 900 San Ysidro Ln., Montecito. $60. Ages 21+. Call (800) 368-6788.

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10/31: Noche de los Muertos Come in costume to dance to cumbia, dark wave, goth, reggaeton, rock in Español, funk, R&B, slow jams, and more. Shop the mini night market with a tattoo parlor by Goodland Tattoos; enjoy aguas frescas, pócimas (potions and concoctions), and tacos; and feel free to and add to the community ofrenda. 8-11:30pm. Foundation Press Screen Printing / Design, 38 Depot Rd., Goleta. $15. Ages 21+. See @desmadrexmundial. tinyurl.com/NocheDeLosMuertos26

Park Annual 11/1: Ortega Día de los Muertos

Descubre la historia del Día de los Muertos y construye un altar totalmente natural a base de fibras (materiales recomendados: tejidos reutilizados y reciclados de algodón 100 %, cáñamo y seda, además de flores, hojas, ramas y plantas vivas). Trae objetos para rendir homenaje a tus seres queridos o a tus héroes en esta celebración para toda la familia. También habrá una ceremonia iluminada de 17:00 a 19:00. Learn the history of Día de los Muertos and build an all-natural, fiber altar (suggested materials: repurposed and recycled 100% cotton, hemp, silks, and flowers, leaves, branches, and live plants). Bring items to honor your loved ones or heroes at this family-friendly celebration. There will also be an illuminated ceremony, 5-7pm. 10am-4pm: Altar building. Ortega Park, 604 E. Ortega St. Free. Email Artifaqz@gmail.com.

tinyurl.com/OrtegaPark-Altar

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Algae Pressing Workshop Learn how to press 11/3: algae for fun, art, and scientific preservation in this

workshop about the ecological importance of algae. Select specimens and press them in this two-part course (second class November 17). Materials included. 6-7pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Members: $50; GA: $60. Ages 8+. Email aaplin@sbnature2.org.

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mos a los alumnos a dar rienda suelta a su creatividad y a dar vida a un «alebrije» original en 3D! Crea tu «alebrije» en casa utilizando cartón, arcilla, papel maché, pintura, tela o cualquier otro material que te inspire y tráelo al gimnasio de la SBJHS entre las 10 y las 11 de la mañana para participar en el concurso. Organizado por la SBJHS en colaboración con Ortega Park. We encourage students to let their creativity run wild and bring an original 3D ‘alebrije’ to life! Create your ‘alebrije’ at home using cardboard, clay, papier-mâché, paint, fabric, or any other material that inspires you then bring it to the SBJHS gymnasium between 10-11am for the competition. Organized by SBJHS in collaboration with Ortega Park. 11am-4pm. S.B. Junior High School, 721 E. Cota St. Free. Email tcecchine@sbunified.org.

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Bernadette Peters oozed pure starlight from the moment she stepped on stage at the Granada, following an overture of sorts with “Old Friends (Hey Old Friend)” from Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. At 78 years old, Peters is considered by many to be the premier interpreter of Sondheim, and he was definitely the composer of choice at the UCSB Arts & Lectures event. Though Peters wasn’t, as she noted, actually in Merrily We Roll Along, she did create roles on Broadway in Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George (1984) and Into the Woods (1987), and starred in revivals of his shows A Little Night Music and Follies, and she touched on many of those throughout the night. I got chills from her interpretation of “No One is Alone” (sung by Cinderella in Into the Woods, not Peters’s character of the Witch), and her two songs from Follies, “In Buddy’s Eyes,” and “Losing My Mind.” She wasn’t just singing up but embodying each song in a way we don’t often see. See the full review at tinyurl.com/y7p9zedv.

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by Leslie Dinaberg “Andrew Garfield has long since

proven himself to critics and audiences alike. It’s no simple matter to balance a career between mainstream Hollywood movies and challenging director-driven projects, but he has done exactly that and done it well,” said renowned film critic Leonard Maltin, a longtime SBIFF moderator and namesake for the festival’s prized Maltin Modern Master Award. Garfield — a two-time Academy Award nominee who is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for his latest performance in Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, the story of OpenAI and a two-decade artificial intelligence arms race — will join Maltin for an on-stage conversation reflecting on his acclaimed career and Andrew Garfield wide-ranging body of work on February 6, 2027, at the 42nd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The timely film, which will be released on Christmas Day, follows a computer scientist and AI pioneer Professor Geoffrey Hinton, who makes a breakthrough he is certain will alter humanity forever. Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and the most prominent figures in Silicon Valley race to become part of their vision. As the technology becomes more powerful and more valuable than anyone ever imagined, a battle wages over who should control the tech that could change the fate of humanity.

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Exploring the ever-changing landscape of cutting-edge visionary art and technology, the Brave New Work symposium and expo took place in Santa Barbara October 6-8. It brought together world leaders in art and technology including Pat Hanlon (best-selling author of Primal Branding and AI and Primal Branding), Kevin Davis (director of Amazon AI for Production and General Intelligence), Kira Xonorika (artist and futurist), Victoria Vesna (professor and director, Art|Sci Center UCLA), and Beatie Wolfe (musician and conceptual artist), among others.

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Now that the Bowl is closed for the year, it seems fitting to take a quick look back at some of the highlights of a spectacular year of music. My purely subjective list is below.

1. David Byrne, Who Is the Sky Tour: As I wrote at the

David Byrne

time, “Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime experience! The guy just oozes creativity and caring caring—not to mention talent—from his core, and the thoughtfulness that went talent into his show left us all feeling a little bit better about the world than when we got there. From start to finish, a David Byrne show is a SHOW in every possible, imaginative, and incredibly well thought out way.”(tinyurl.com/y68jd9d9)

2. Brandi Carlile: “She’s always had a beautiful voice, but the fire and verve and energy and incredible versatility she displayed … was unparalleled. And honestly, I was a bit (happily) surprised that this was one of my favorite shows of the year,” was what I wrote. “It was just so, everything—heartfelt, rocking, inspiring, thoughtful, emotional, cathartic, funny, relatable, visceral.” (tinyurl.com/4rkdj3rn)

3. Santana: In the words of Joe Woodard:“Carlos Santana, the legendary Latin rocker with the heraldic and utterly signature guitar sound, was in the alfresco house of the

Bowl, leading the mighty charge with his percussionfortified band in the confident manner he has for an astonishing six decades.”(tinyurl.com/4zhmzpku) Looking ahead at the indoor concert calendar, we’ve got a lot of great shows coming our way. Tops on my list in the next couple of months are Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band at Campbell Hall, Meow Meow at the Lobero, An Ode to Sinead O’Connor at the Lobero, and the Voices for Unity Concert at the Granada, featuring Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Glen Phillips and many others. Keep your ears open and your eyes on these pages for much more to come. n

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EXHIBITION AT THE NAOMI & BEN BOLLAG GALLERY AT THE FILM CENTER SPOTLIGHTS MORE THAN 50 LARGE PRINTS OF COVER STORIES elebrating four decades of working together to elevate film culture in Santa Barbara, the SBIFF Film Center has a cinematic spin on the Santa Barbara Independent’s 40th anniversary celebration with a very special new exhibit—Covering 40 Years...of SBIFF—in the Naomi & Ben Bollag Gallery showcasing the newspaper’s historic film fest coverage since 1986. This comprehensive collection includes more than 50 large prints of cover stories that the Independent published about the festival every year, including the earliest, grooviest days of the festival. Showcasing the impressive array of top actors and directors that have been part of both SBIFF and the Independent, the exhibit is also a visual peek into how much newspaper design has changed since 1986, and spotlights the extended series of illustrations that graced the Indy’s cover for many years. The 40-year relationship is still going strong, as longtime arts writer Josef Woodard shared, “the Independent’s first-ever issue Ben Bollag at the exhibit Covering 40 Years ... of SBIFF featured a page of SBIFF’s selected poster for its second annual fest in 1987. Then, starting with that Previous exhibits in the Naomi & Ben Bollag Gal’87 affair, the paper devoted at least one cover story per lery include The Visual Legacy of Barbara Boros, the year toward promoting the cinematic showcase.” He late graphic designer who developed the iconic SBIFF should know; Woodard’s been covering the festival for logo as well as 18 posters for the organization. The the Indy since day one and continues to be an essential gallery also previously showcased David and Sandy part of our coverage. Wasco’s Academy Award–winning work on the film In addition to the covers—featuring people such La La Land. as Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Plummer, George The Santa Barbara Independent 40th anniversary exhibit Covering 40 Clooney, and Penélope Cruz,—there are a handful of Years...of SBIFF will be on display until November 25 in the Naomi & sidebars to explore, including a display of some of the Ben Bollag Gallery at the Film Center, with free admission daily, 2-8 many interviews that the Indy’s staff conducted with p.m. In addition, Santa Barbara Independent staff will be at the gallery (916 State St.) to greet visitors on 1st Thursday, November 5, 5-7 p.m. big names in the world of film such as Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close, Michael B. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Javier Bardem, and Leonardo DiCaprio. There is also a section on SBIFF’s longtime commitment to showing and promoting Santa Barbara’s own filmmakers, and a retrospective of the Meet the Makers series of mini magazines that the paper published for a few years. Ben Bollag, who made a recent $2 million donation to SBIFF, said that his family’s commitment is to help the revival of State Street. “The reason why we chose the Film Center, is our recognition of the great work SBIFF has achieved to bring art and culture through films to Santa Barbara to the point that our wonderful city is now recCovering 40 Years ... of SBIFF on view at the Naomi ognized as an important destination in & Ben Bollag Gallery at the SBIFF Film Center the world of movies.”

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tarting Friday, anyone with a Santa Barbara Public Library card can now check out a wide selection of tools from the downtown branch’s Library of Things. “Not everyone has the space or budget to own the tools they might need for a home improvement project,” said Paige Sundstrom, adult programming librarian. “The Tool Library helps solve that problem.” Available items include step ladders, dollies, and DeWalt power tools like a sander, jigsaw, and power

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drill. Smaller hand tools such as pliers and screwdrivers are also on offer. The library has loanable items for fixing bicycles, as well, such as a bike stand, patch kits, and pumps. For vehicle owners, there is a handheld diagnostics computer that can read warning codes and help to determine what needs fixing. Gardeners now have the ability to check out a fruit picker, gardening tools, kneeling pads, and pruning shears, and those who are about to ramp up their baking for the holidays can reserve a KitchenAid stand mixer or an ice cream maker. The library asks that, when returning things, make sure they are clean and returned by their due date. Some tools, like the sander or jigsaw, will require people to purchase the appropriate sanding pads and blades. n

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mericans have developed a scarily wasteful Halloween habit: wearing a costume once and then throwing it away or banishing it to the closet to gather dust forever. But what if those costumes could be resurrected? That’s the question sustainable fashion advocate Lexy Silverstein is answering through her “Ultimate Halloween Swap,” providing opportunities in Santa Barbara and other locations in California for people to donate old costumes and take home new ones. On Sunday, Silverstein and Opera Santa Barbara hosted a community swap meet to facilitate the free exchange of costumes for kids, adults, and pets. “It felt like I was running a lemonade stand, but for costumes,” Silverstein said with a laugh. For those who missed it, Opera Santa Barbara will have a costume drop-off box set up at its headquarters through November 7. Costumes are the ultimate single-use horror stories. They’re bought for one night, worn once,

and thrown away, and most of them are made from synthetic, mixed materials that are hard to recycle, according to Silverstein. The swap — now in its second year — was designed as a solution. People give what they have, keeping it out of the landfill, while others reuse it, saving the money they may have spent on a new costume. Silverstein encourages donating gently used and clean costumes, but people can drop them off in any condition. She sorts through everything herself, separating the fits that can still be worn from the chaff that would do better being repurposed as couch stuffing or other things. “Giving them a new life could benefit a theater organization, a high school production, or a kid who really wanted to be Iron Man and now gets that chance because someone donated a costume,” said Julia Lieberman with Opera Santa Barbara. n

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America’s Halloween Mecca Balances Tragic History with Joyful Hocus-Pocus

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t takes under an hour to drive from Boston to Salem, Massachusetts, a historic eastern-seaboard town of centuries-old homes that curves along the coast into a quaint center with a whimsically spooky aesthetic. Known for the 1692-93 witch trials, in which a pestilence of cross-region accusations of demonic deeds lead to the deaths of 25 people (hanged, pressed to death, or left to die in squalid jail cells), modern-day Salem has become a mecca for Halloween revelers of all stripes. Come October, Salem (with a population of about 45,000) erupts into a carnival of sightseers and spooky-season merrymakers waiting in lines to visit shops, curios, and museum exhibits, even queuing up for a cup of “witch’s brew” coffee. The town has enthusiastically leaned into its identity of “Witch City,” supporting a tourism epicenter that represents the entire region. In October alone, visitors spend roughly $140 million on Salem’s annual haunted happenings. Many celebrants, such as Clarissa Bernardini, a psychic medium and healer from Waterville, Maine, make the pilgrimage every year. “We’ve been visiting Salem as The author with Salem’s “Bewitched” statue a family since I was about 13,” she says. Now 36, Bernardini brings her own children to celebrate colonies. He sided with the accusers during the 1692 panic, citing a zealous belief that the region was, in fact, under the season of the witch. spiritual attack from Satanic forces. Adriana Mather’s book How to Hang a Witch dramatizes this family legacy in a story about a high-school student who moves to Salem, accidentally setting off a dangerous curse associated with her ancestors. During research for her novel, Mather put her own mark on the history of Salem. “At the time that I wrote How to Hang a Witch, there was no ‘official’ hanging spot,” by Maggie Yates she says. “Witchcraft accusations in Europe were so common … but because influential people were being accused As first-time visitors to Salem, my travel companion [in Salem], it was very well documented.” Mather embarked on a research journey, scouring refer(fellow Independent contributor Samantha Eve) and I enjoyed an old-town tour with Salem author Adriana ences to the events in letters Mather and Santa Barbara native actor Tobias Jelinek and other historical docu(Stranger Things, Ryan Murphy’s Monsters series, and ’90s ments written in the era, Halloween classic Hocus Pocus). During our tour of down- and she developed her own town and the historic waterfront, we paused several times theory on where the original for people to claim a photo op with Jelinek—reminding hanging spot was located. us that for featured VIPs of Halloween lore, opening the At the same time, the Salem Historical Society had also spooky season in Salem is a work trip. Jelinek, who has participated in Salem’s fan events been conducting research for several years with others from the Hocus Pocus cast, on the topic. “They showed compares the experience to fandom conventions, which up to my very first signing in offer access to actors, characters, and creators (as well as Salem, and they were asking a mountain of limited-edition merch). “We don’t know me about my research,” says Salem,” Jelinek says after giving a hilariously inaccurate Mather. “And I was thinktrolly tour. “We’re like, ‘This is a lovely building.’” He ing, those are such specific shrugs and continues: “The trolley driver chimed in with questions!” (The two had real information. The point is having fun and connecting ultimately come to the same conclusion on the location with the fans.” Mather, on the other hand, is a font of knowledge on of the hangings.) Salem’s transformation the history and evolving culture of Salem. She’s a descendent of Cotton Mather, a well-known academic, author, from a Puritan society that and Puritan minister in the pre-revolutionary American sentenced accused witches Every October, Salem turns into one giant Halloween event.

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to death to a family-friendly theme-park atmosphere that celebrates all varieties of enchantment exemplifies the difference between a frightened religious society living a difficult, trauma-filled existence in the new world to a more pragmatic society based on science and technology that jubilates in the fantasy of a more magical world. According to Mather, the witch trials were considered a sordid embarrassment for years after the affected generation had long passed. It’s even rumored that 19th-century author Nathaniel Hawthorne (whose famed House of Seven Gables is also open for tours in Salem) may have changed the spelling of his name to distance himself from ancestor John Hathorne, a judge in the 1692 trials. Bernardini says the fascination with Salem has grown, and tourism in the Halloween season has reached a point of frenzy. “Salem as a tourist destination has changed exponentially since we started visiting around 2003,” she says. “It was slightly touristy then, but you could see all the museums and shops on a weekend, easily. Now, the lines and waits make seeing the museums and shops almost impossible if you visit during October weekends. It’s become much less about the history and more about the novelty.” Yet the history stays persistently visible. Salem is home to graveyards dating back to the 17th century and memorials erected to the memory of the victims who were hanged or pressed to death in 1692. “The history lives on because people come here and have fun—not because this is a place of sacred memory,” says Mather, noting that the influx of tourism keeps the history of the region alive in people’s minds rather than relegated to a list of facts in a history book. The Salem witch panic tells a story of religious fervor, misogyny, repressive culture, and probable trauma-based mental illness and emotional dysregulation that turned kindling in a firestorm of anger, suspicion, and group hysteria. Yet from the Elizabeth Montgomery statue in the center of town to the “Witch City” logos on the municipal water tower and police vehicles, Salem now celebrates what was once condemned. “The thing that I love most about modern Salem and the tourism here is that people are so happy to be here,” says Mather. “It’s uplifting…. We need places in America where expressiveness and whimsy and magic and childlike curiosity are encouraged.” As we pause to let Jelinek take another photo with a smiling fan, Mather adds, “Instead of being like, ‘This is a cult,’ it’s like, no. This is our culture. It’s celebrated.” n

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operated by the Giorgi family, long-time farmers and ranchers in the area) and considered changing the name, but the way the golden twilight hits the “folded hills” was such a perfect description of the terrain that they decided to keep it. They planted grapes alongside existing acres of organic row crops and stone fruit orchards in 2014 (originally intending to sell them) and launched Folded Hills wine in 2017, because “the grapes were just too good, they needed to start a label,” said Jill. They opened the tasting room, which was once the Giorgis’ house, soon after launching the Folded Hills label, and ranch tours and organic/biodynamic farming have been part of the brand from the get-go. Our tour of the ranch started with the Budweiser Clydesdales, gentle giants who loved the organic carrots we fed them. They share the pasture with a handful of polo ponies, and it all overlooks the family’s private polo field. We also met George the camel and Zazu the zebra, who is stunning but very mean to George, even though the two of them came as a package deal. The animals are gorgeous up close (Zazu’s photo is on the 2024 Folded Hills Wilder Red Blend), as is the property. We also got a peek at the lake dock, one of the family’s favorite spots on the ranch, for good reason. It has sweeping views of the mountains, vineyard, and polo field, as well as the ranch animals. There are also loads of animals at the Farmstead Market across from the tasting room, including chickens, Kunekune pigs, goats, miniature donkeys, llamas and sheep. The farmstead sells small batch staples, homemade baked goods, and fresh produce. There’s also a U-Pick field with heritage fruit trees of Blenheim apricots, peaches, LESLIE DINABERG

Located in Santa Barbara County Wine Country on Old Coast Highway in Gaviota — the southernmost vineyards of the entire Central Coast — entering the 600-acre Folded Hills property feels like taking a pastoral journey back in time. After a brief introduction at the Estate Tasting Room, our terrific tour guide, Jill, a retired teacher, gave us an overview of the history of the ranch. Kim and Andy Busch — who have their roots in St. Louis, with Budweiser beer, Busch Gardens, and a long equestrian connection — moved to Santa Barbara in 1998 to raise their children, after falling in love with the area when Andy served as captain for the U.S.A. Polo team at the World Cup. The ranch itself was founded more than 100 years ago, and the Busches purchased it in 2004 (it was built by the Morton Salt family in the 1920s, and parts of the surrounding acreage and farmstead were previously owned and

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meet the Clydesdales?” They had me at the chance to taste their delicious but perennially sold-out Lilly Rosé, but adding the famous Anheuser-Busch mascots to the mix made me want to stampede to the Folded Hills Winery, Ranch, and Farmstead immediately for a tour.

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apples, pears, persimmons, and olives, all grown under the supervision of the legendary farmer Tom Shepherd. From there it was back to the tasting room for an excellent selection of wines on the patio, including the Madre Chenin Blanc, a crisp, slightly melony sipper that was perfect for the warm early autumn day. It truly was a lovely place to hang out, with a nice ocean breeze, friendly staff, and the joyful sounds of kids playing cornhole and tag on the grounds. The just-released 2025 August White, made of 90 percent grenache blanc, was a bit heartier white than our first taste. We also had the 2025 Cluster Grenache, which had a lovely light fruitiness to it, along with a note of spice that reminded me of sangria. Very quaffable. The 2025 syrah had a nice peppery finish, and the Estate Grenache was outstanding, pairing exceptionally well with the wood-fired pizza on-site. The 2024 GSM (featuring our buddy Zazu) was a complex and interesting blend, as was the 2024 Roper Reserve Syrah, which had the boldness and soft tannins of a cab, but went down a bit more smoothly and I didn’t feel like I needed food to enjoy it, the way I usually do when I’m tasting cabernets. It was a lovely day and a great way to combine a ranch tour with a tasting. In addition to enjoying the wines, you can feel good that 10 percent of every bottle purchased at Folded Hills goes directly to support patients and family with immediate, practical financial relief from the moment of a glioblastoma diagnosis (a brain tumor that Andy suffers from). The winery also does a series of Philanthropy Friday partnerships on the last Friday of every month, when 100 percent of their gross sales go to a community nonprofit partner. See foldedhills.com.

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SANDWICH CELEBRATION: Urbane Café founder Tom Holt (white shirt) joins his crew for the ribbon cutting at the chain’s new Goleta location at 7000 Hollister Avenue.

URBANE CAFÉ OPENS IN GOLETA

rbane Café opened at 7000 Hollister Avenue in Goleta, the former home of Choppa Poke. Urbane Café is a counter-service restaurant chain known for sandwiches and salads built on fire-baked focaccia bread. The brand was founded in Ventura in 2003 by Tom Holt after he set out to create a different type of sandwich shop focused on freshly baked bread and simple ingredients. “Being born and raised in this area, it’s been a long time coming,” Holt told me at the grand opening. “This has been one of our goals—to get up to the Santa Barbara area, and it’s only taken 22 years, but we’re finally here. So, we are excited to be joining this community and really have community connections that are deep. But really having food that you can eat and feel good about, I think was something that was missing before we opened this. Having a salad, sandwich, or a bowl and feeling good after you eat.” Many fans lined up at the restaurant before the opening, and the person in the number-one spot was Alicia Guajardo. “I love Urbane Café because I grew up in Ventura County, and I used to go to the one in Ventura when I lived there,” says Guajardo. “My favorite is the pesto and sun-dried tomato, and I just have so much love for this place. So, I thought it’d be really worth it to come down and just wait in line and get the one-free-meal-a-month deal. I just thought it’d be a great opportunity, and I love it so much.” SAIGON NOODLE HOUSE HONORED BY GOLETA: The

City of Goleta recognized Saigon Noodle House at its October 6 City Council meeting as the latest recipient of its Business Recognition Program, citing the Vietnamese restaurant’s more than two decades in Goleta and its history as a family-owned business. Food and cocktails at the Rodeo Room

Owner Nancy Phan said the restaurant was started by her uncle and then owned by her father, Ngoc Phan, who ran it for 20 years, building it on his mother’s teachings before passing it down to her. “Today we have three generations accepting this award,” she told the council. The restaurant, at 6831 Hollister Avenue in the Target Center, recently completed a remodel. The city created the recognition program in 2024 and accepts nominations from the public year-round.

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ate-night bites are not always easy to come by in Santa Barbara, but the Rodeo Room cocktail lounge (a classy spot on Montecito Street hiding in plain sight behind an unassuming facade near the train tracks) has elevated bar bites to the next level with its latest menu Mushroom Tacos update. A collaboration with Chef Lazaro Solano (of Rodeo into something next level—especially Room) and Chef Alan Alva, the new with the Garden State, a tequila cockofferings echo the swanky Izakayas of tail with pineapple, cilantro, cucumber Japan (this is the same spot that offers a and green chile. The Caesar salad, with coveted 14-course omakase sushi experi- housemade red yuzu koshō (a fermented ence on Sundays and Mondays only, see Japanese condiment) Caesar dressing story at bit.ly/47p1Cvv), with a nod to and croutons was another familiar dish, Santa Barbara’s bounty in both the food with an upgraded chef ’s touch. and seasonal cocktails. The Bincho Sliders, with Wagyu beef We went to check it out on a recent grilled over the bincho (Japanese-style) Monday night and had a great vantage and served on sweet Hawaiian bread point to see Sushi Chef Kevin Slemmons buns were melt-in-your-mouth tasty, at work on his creations (we’ll be back as was the bincho-grilled Wagyu flank soon for that) while we tasted from the steak served on a skewer with crème fraîche and yuzu koshō to dip into. new menu. The slight smokiness of the tuna I also quite liked the rye-based Raspcrudo — made with sesame-crusted berry Beret cocktail, not just for the nod sushi-grade ahi, avocado purée, to Prince, but also the lovely medley gooseberries, serrano, and shaved red of cognac, Meletti (an Italian Amaro), onion—paired wonderfully with Papa’s chamomile, and fresh raspberry flavors. Papaya Sour, a bourbon, papaya, Aperol, Other items on the new menu are RR elderflower, and citrus creation with a Korean wings, mushroom tacos, and bright, gorgeous orange color. crispy Brussels. I also really loved the Roca Shrimp, a tempura-fried version tossed in salsa Rodeo Room (231 W. Montecito St.) is open Thursmacha, with mayo and a bit of lime. This day through Monday from 5 p.m. to midnight, with dish is a prime example of the Rodeo food served until 10 p.m. See rodeoroom.com. Room’s elevating bar bites (fried shrimp)

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G. and Sarah B. first shared with our community that Drover’s Doughnuts, which opened just last January at 5745 Calle Real in Goleta, taking over the former Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf space, had closed. Reader John N. now tells me that their flagship location in Buellton has also closed and that the next tenant in that space will be “Lompoc Donuts” even though it is not located in Lompoc. Lompoc Donuts is a Cambodianowned family business that has been serving the Lompoc community since 1998. The shop offers freshly made donuts, baked goods, sandwiches and coffee, along with rotating seasonal flavors. Over nearly three decades, the business has developed a multigenerational customer base, with longtime patrons now bringing their children and grandchildren to the shop. YONA REDZ OFFICIALLY CLOSED: Throughout this year there were many signs that Yona Redz and Santa Playa Mariscos at 1230 State Street are closed. Never being open for business was one of them, but nothing official was ever announced. Read Mark W. recently sent me a photo indicating that the space is now available for lease.

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

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TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): How do the oldest trees live for so many years? What’s their secret to longevity? They’re very adaptable. During storms, they bend without breaking. During droughts, they slow down their growth. Cultivating alliances with fungi is one of their brilliant tactics. You’re in an opportune phase to favor this approach to strength and endurance, Taurus. Here’s what I propose: Weave gleaming strands of buoyant resilience into your fervent willpower. Experiment with yielding strategically rather than resisting reflexively. Boost your soulful power through flexibility and adaptability. For Halloween, be an ancient oak tree, forest guardian, or mushroom spirit.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): When archaeologists unearth a fresh batch of ancient artifacts, they never find a complete civilization in one dramatic moment. Each object or bone fragment helps explain another. A piece of pottery illuminates the meaning of an inscription. A broken staircase reveals why buildings were constructed as they were. Through educated guesswork and chains of association, knowledge accumulates. I invite you to wield your curiosity in the same way, Gemini. Treasure the sequence of little discoveries that gradually reshape your overall understanding. Have eager faith that every clue will lead you to further clues. For Halloween, be an archaeologist, paleontologist, or investigator of crime scenes.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Researchers studying wolves have found that play remains essential to them throughout their lives. Mature wolves wrestle, chase, and invent games that strengthen trust and sharpen cooperation. They never graduate from joyful experimentation. I hope their friskiness inspires you to remember, dear Cancerian, that serious responsibilities don’t require a terminally serious personality. That’s especially crucial to keep in mind now. I invite you to bring maximum amounts of playful intelligence into everything you value. Laugh during challenging conversations. Invent rituals that nobody else would think of. Observe the true rule: Amused delight generates an atmosphere where meaningful work may become exceptional. For Halloween, be a playful wolf.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Peacocks’ extravagant feathers are beautiful displays that also communicate health, vitality, and genetic resilience. They’re excellent role models for you. You should never apologize for expressing your charisma with style and theatrical flair. As long as your outer brilliance reflects inner vitality, your radiance will nourish rather than intimidate others. Authentic glamour is a public service. For Halloween, be a sun deity, lion monarch, or glamorous ringmaster.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Dear Oracle: I am obsessed with improving things. I tinker with systems that already work fine. I wake at 3 a.m. and catalog details I could have done better. My results are never ultimate enough. Please offer tips to help me find rest. —Drooping Purist.” Dear Drooping: The autumn season is your teacher. The harvest is in; the fields are meant to lie fallow. Nothing more can be improved by force. Growth happens underground, invisibly. In that spirit, I invite you to practice the radical art of leaving at least one thing gloriously alone so it can work

its magic outside the reach of your conscious awareness. For Halloween, be a scarecrow who stands serenely in the harvested field, watching over everything, accomplishing its whole purpose by being present.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you’ve spent years regretting the moment a friend took credit for your best idea, that sting may finally lose its hold on you. If an opportunity you earned was handed to someone else, you may soon receive recognition in a form you never anticipated. And if an ancient family legend claims you were doomed to repeat the same mistake forever, you can now break that pattern. The days ahead favor overdue adjustments. Watch for turns of fortune that don’t erase what happened, but change what it means and what becomes possible next. For Halloween, be an exorcist.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is your high holy season, Scorpio, which also happens to be the time when the veil is thinnest between this world and the other world. Others find this eerie, but you’ve always been at home here. You know how to explore the deepest depths, how to abide with what’s buried and hidden, and how to find treasure in the dark. In the coming weeks, your natural power to perceive what’s concealed will be amplified. For Halloween, be a psychopomp: a keeper of the threshold, a soul-guide draped in shadow and starlight who walks comfortably between the living and the dead.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Early balloonists had little control over the direction of their flights. They couldn’t steer horizontally. But they found that changing altitude allowed them to catch different winds moving in different directions. The smartest way to change course was to rise or descend. Keep that image close, Sagittarius. If you can’t alter external circumstances directly, shift your perspective or your social environment. A new current may be waiting higher or lower than where you’ve been drifting. For Halloween, be a hot-air balloon pilot, comet rider, sky pirate, or bird god like the Hindu Garuda.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Life must both perpetuate itself and surpass itself. Capricorn philosopher Simone de Beauvoir said that. We need continuity, but we also need transcendence. This beautifully encapsulates your assignment in the coming months. Your fun job will be to continue honoring the commitments that anchor your life while also making room for an exhilarating experiment or two. Make stability your launching pad rather than your destination. For Halloween, be the person you will be three years from now.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Inventors often describe breakthroughs arriving after weeks or months of seemingly unproductive tinkering. Clearly, their subconscious minds kept working on the puzzles even while their conscious minds felt frustrated. Eventually, a fresh arrangement appeared as if by magic. I suspect you’re approaching a threshold like that. Your experiments have been subliminally educating your intuition. The solution that’s searching for you may be cleverer than the one you’ve been searching for. For Halloween, be a time traveler, benevolent extraterrestrial, or eccentric professor.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Travelers crossing dark marshes on foot may report eerie, flickering lights hovering over the bog. Science explains these will-o’-the-wisps as gases from decaying matter that ignites in the night air. Folklore provides other theories: They’re spirit-lanterns, fairy lights, the lamps of the dead, or beckoning wanderers. I believe you’re in a similar liminal zone these days. Science and magic are both at work. Truth may take the form of both inexplicable mystery and fascinating anomalies that light your way. Be open to both! For Halloween, be a will-o’-the-wisp made flesh: a glowing spirit of the marsh draped in mist and lantern-light, beautiful and uncanny.

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT The Academic HR Coordinator for the Environmental Studies (ES) Program is responsible for coordinating the wide variety of academic HR personnel and recruitment processes for the department’s Lecturers, Teaching Assistants/Associates, Visiting Scholars, and other academic titles as needed. This includes coordinating the academic hiring and on‑boarding/off‑boarding process for candidates, the merit/promotion review process for continuing candidates, analyzing policies and procedures to provide critical guidance and excellent customer service to academic employees, and adherence to campus‑wide UCSB Academic Personnel policies and procedures. Collaborates with the Business Officer on coordinating and planning the Environmental Studies Senate Faculty merit/promotion review cycle and assesses case materials. Acts as a liaison between various campus departments related to benefits, payroll, instructional support, visa policies etc. and utilizes a comprehensive understanding of UC academic HR concepts and policies to provide guidance to department employees. Maintains confidential faculty, instructor and student employee files and database. The Academic HR Analyst is expected to provide special project support to the Chair, Vice Chair and Business Officer. Special projects may include planning logistics for Environmental Studies annual guest lectures, memorial/recognition events and correspondence, faculty retreats, etc. Collaborates with the ES Program Assistant on design, proofreading, layout and production of ES Program brochures, informational fliers, event programs, award certificates, etc. Provides analytical support by researching, collecting and analyzing information as needed for special projects, and administrative support in coordinating faculty committee related activities, coordination of schedules for visiting faculty and recruitment candidates, departmental outreach events and correspondence involving potential donors, etc. Collaborates closely with the ES Financial Team on quarterly tracking of payroll for new and departing academic appointees, and collaborates closely with the ES Student Affairs Team on ensuring academic hiring matches curriculum/course scheduling and the department’s long‑range plans. Assists with record management and award letters for donor scholarships/ fellowships. Maintains departmental quarterly statistical reports and instructor evaluations. Completes ESCI and IRAL instructor reporting. Coordinates access to various campus

systems and resources for the department’s academic employees, and provides backup support for the department’s miscellaneous instructional needs. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1‑3 yrs Administrative work experience; Excellent writing and communication skills; Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google applications; Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment; Ability to work in a high‑volume fast paced environment; Excellent customer service skills; Organization and time management skills; Attention to detail; Ability to think creatively when finding solutions to problems. Notes: Satisfactory Completion of a Criminal History Background Check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $31.47/ hr. to $34.96/hr. Full Salary Range: $31.47/hr. to $55.12/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Application Review begins 11/5/26. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #89605.

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Under the general direction of TPS Director, manages all business functions of Transportation Services. The department has nine FTE, an operating budget of approximately $2.5M, a campus fleet of approximately 400 vehicles, a fleet service garage and fleet fueling operations. Responsibilities include personnel supervision, financial and budget administration, vehicle accident claims, facilities and materiel management. Under the general direction of the TPS Director, provides system and database analysis and support to Transportation and Parking Services. Includes involvement in planning, design and implementation of databases and applications paying particular attention to how they relate to complex desktop and online legacy applications and databases. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training Bachelor’s Degree; 4‑6 yrs Management and supervision in fleet and auto tech shop management. Financial reporting and analysis skills; Progressively responsible supervisory experience; ability to effectively supervise assigned professional, technical and supervisory personnel; Solid interpersonal skills, service orientation, ability to multi‑task effectively in varied, high volume environments, judgement and decision‑making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and effective verbal and written communication skills; Knowledge of university policies and procedures; Demonstrated ability to develop and control operational budgets for multi‑functional programs. Demonstrated ability to analyze requirements for staffing, vehicles, and equipment, etc; 4‑6 yrs of management and supervision in fleet and auto tech shop management. Financial reporting

and analysis skills. Notes: Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $101,920 to $150,000/year. Full Salary Range: $90,600 to $166,400/ year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity 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. 10/27/26. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu, Job # 89349.

CFO/DIRECTOR, BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING

VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Under the general direction of the Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, the VCAD Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Business & Financial Planning Director serves as a member of the Administrative Services Division senior management team and as CFO of the Division. The VCAD CFO/Director shares responsibility for the Division’s annual operations budget of $300 million, plus annual capital and deferred maintenance project spending of up to $350 million annually, and more than 1,000 FTE staff. The VCAD CFO/ Director is responsible for coordinating strategic planning and budgetary analysis, determining efficient resource allocation among the Division’s Vice Chancellor’s Office, its two major organizational subdivisions, Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises (HDAE), Design, Facilities & Safety Services (DFSS), and two direct reporting departments, Human Resources, and Police. HDAE is comprised of the Associate Vice Chancellor’s Office and nine major departments: Residential Operations, Dining Services, Residential & Community Living, Conference Hospitality Services, Administrative & Residential Information Technology (ARIT), Transportation & Parking Services, UCEN Campus Store, UCEN Food Services, and Administration for UCEN/ECEN/Distribution & Logistical Services. DFSS is comprised of the Associate Vice Chancellor’s Office and four major departments: Facilities Management, Design & Construction Services, Environmental Health & Safety, and Business and Financial Planning. The VCAD CFO/Director will provide direct supervision to the Business & Financial Planning Analyst who will coordinate the business and financial planning activities of the Vice Chancellor’s Office. The VCAD CFO/Director will also provide indirect supervision to the DFSS and HDAE CFO’s/Business & Financial Planning Directors, who will each also report directly to their respective AVC’s. The VCAD CFO/Director shares responsibility for the HDAE auxiliary services operation with annual operating budgets of $168 million, annual debt service of $44 million, and capital and major maintenance reserves of $27 million. HDAE provides housing for more than 10,000 students, faculty, and family residents on campus, serves, 21,000 customers daily

in its retail and board dining programs, operates the University Center and University Campus Store, hosts 150,000 guests annually for conferences and meetings, manages a major events center, oversees the administration of transportation, and employs more than 650 FTE staff. The VCAD CFO/Director shares responsibility for the DFSS annual operations budget of about $67 million and about 300 FTE staff. The VCAD CFO/Director also shares responsibility for the Vice Chancellor’s Office and the two direct reporting departments, Human Resources, and Police, with annual operations budgets of about $21 million and about 97 FTE staff. The VCAD CFO/Director shares responsibility for management and financial oversight of capital projects, including multi‑million dollar developments such as new housing or parking facilities. The VCAD CFO/ Director provides management and technical support to the Vice Chancellor and Associate Vice Chancellors by reviewing the budgetary and financial performance of the Division’s departments and identifying innovative approaches to problem‑solving and helping develop and institute Division‑wide policies for efficient and effective resource allocation and utilization. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; 10+ yrs Financial management in a university environment; Advanced knowledge of the organization’s processes, protocols and procedures; Advanced skills in short‑ and long‑range planning, program and project management, facilitation and collaboration; Sound strategic thinking and consulting skills in guiding the organization toward workable strategies and solutions; Proven ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision; Advanced ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels; Advanced ability to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of staff and members of the community; Knowledge of common organization‑specific and other computer application programs; Financial analysis and reporting techniques; Expected to possess and exhibit sound business judgement; Ability to perform a wide range of business management assignments; Ability to develop financial planning strategies with contingencies to ensure successful implementation; Ability to establish priorities, perform effectively under pressure, and complete projects on time and within budget; Ability to translate technology into efficient business solutions; Strong analytical and communication skills; Demonstrated ability in the recruitment, training, and performance management of personnel; Demonstrated ability in working constructively with an ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic student body and staff; Master’s Degree; Familiarity with University of California business and financial operations. Notes: Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests Filer;p Satisfactory criminal history background check; Clery Act: Campus Security Authority. Budgeted Salary Range: $202,100 to $267,600/yr. Full Salary Range: $136,600 to $267,600/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity 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. Application review begins November 2, 2026. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu, Job #89538.

DIRECTOR OF HRIS AND UCPATH ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGER

HUMAN RESOURCES The Director of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) and UCPath Organizational Manager reports directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer, with a dotted‑line relationship to the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services. The position provides strategic HR technology leadership and operational oversight for the campus’ HCM software. The Director leads the HRIS team, prioritizing both the functional and technical solutions that support continuous improvements for several platforms, including UCPath and ServiceNow. In this capacity, the position applies advanced organizational development concepts to identify and resolve complex issues that are diverse in scope while leading workforce administration, data analytics, and strategic initiatives for campus staff. This includes leading the assessment of UCPath‑related organizational challenges and developing solutions that enhance performance across central offices, including Academic Personnel, Budget, Business & Financial Services (BFS), and HR. The Director represents the campus in a number of system‑wide efforts, while coordinating escalated case management and operational alignment with the UCPath Center. Furthermore, the role manages the integrity of staff appointment data and Position Management within UCPath, overseeing many aspects of the lifecycle of staff employees. The position directs data analytics and reporting by leading the development of high‑level dashboards to provide actionable insights while ensuring strict adherence to data privacy regulations and internal controls. As a supervisor of a team of analysts, the Director oversees cross‑functional training programs and communication and formulates strategies with a high degree of autonomy. The work requires frequent problem‑solving and the evaluation of variable factors to manage projects of campus‑wide scope with significant organizational impact. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; 4 to 6 years of HRIS experience in a large‑scale, multi‑entity environment; 4 to 6 years of leadership experience with a proven ability to build team buy‑in, foster trust, accountability, and professional growth, and drive results through sound decision‑making; Expert knowledge of PeopleSoft; Proficiency in data querying and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI; Strong understanding of HR processes, payroll, HRIS, data governance, and compliance requirements; Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations across core HR and payroll functions; Advanced knowledge of organizational development and effectiveness, including theories, models, and interventions; Advanced knowledge of project management principles, best practices, risk implications, and large‑scale initiative leadership; Ability to assess campus and business needs related to process improvement, organizational

structure, and organizational effectiveness, particularly in the UCPath environment; Ability to translate senior leadership vision into actionable work plans aligned with operational priorities, culture change, and process improvement goals; Strong communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and relationship‑building skills; Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical personnel at all levels; Strong facilitation, coaching, consulting, customer service, and consensus‑building skills; Proven ability to establish trust, credibility, and productive working relationships with stakeholders, leadership, clients, coworkers, and campus partners; Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills; Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare project documentation, policies, procedures, presentations, and status reports; Commitment to fairness, respect, inclusiveness, empathy, integrity, ethical conduct, and diversity and inclusion. Notes: Work schedule may require occasional evening and weekend work; Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship currently or in the future; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Range: $123,000 to $155,796/year. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. Full Salary Range: $123,000 to $237,800/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity 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. 11/9/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 89665.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT

DBFP (DFSS BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING) Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of Financial Services, independently responsible for the processing, payment, and reconciliation of all accounts payable, accounts receivable, FlexCard, and deposit transactions for DFSS departments (Facilities Management, Design & Construction Services, Environmental Health & Safety, Associate Vice Chancellor, and Business & Financial Planning). Reqs: Strong oral and written communication skills; Strong organizational skills; Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with accountants and vendors; Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment; Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; Ability to multi‑task in a high‑volume environment; Solid knowledge of University financial policies and procedures, including but not limited to travel, entertainment, misc. reimbursement, and purchasing; Must have good attention to detail; Knowledge of basic accounting principles; Proficient in MS Office programs. (High proficiency). Notes:

Direct access to, or responsibility for, cash and cash equivalents or University property disbursements or receipts; Direct access to, or responsibility for, controlled substances or hazardous materials; Direct access to, and/ or responsibility for, protected, personal, or other sensitive data; CANRA (U13): Mandated Child Abuse Reporter; Satisfactory criminal history background check. The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $34.56 to $37.02/hour. Full Salary Range: $30.82 to $44.16/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87654.

PARKING EVENTS COORDINATOR PARKING OFFICE

Under the general supervision of the Parking Events Supervisor, the Parking Events Coordinator organizes staffing and parking plans for a wide‑ranging variety of campus events including evenings and weekends. Responsible for scheduling and assigning student staff assignments for campus events. Utilizes the event work order system to create quotes and invoices for campus departments, ensuring the appropriate assignment of staff and parking resources. Explains campus parking regulations to staff, students, faculty, and visitors. Schedules students for the Visitor Information Kiosk. Sells Reserved Parking spaces via T2 Flex to departments requesting parking for dignitaries and special guests. Assists and informs guests on location and availability of parking in relation to event locations and venues. Reqs: High School Diploma; 1‑3 yrs Customer Service Experience. Notes: This is a 100% time position working Sunday ‑ Thursday. May be required to work overtime and/or alter work schedule to meet the needs of the department for high‑profile events on campus. Ability to work outside year‑round in inclement weather, using established foul weather gear provided by the department. Ability to walk over hilly terrain, around parked cars in both covered and uncovered parking facilities. Ability to assist during emergency or on call situations setting up barricades, installing street and traffic control signs, and/or other physical activities which may be required on the work site; Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Full Salary Range: $30.82 to $37.82/hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity 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. Application review begins 11/2/26. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 89546.

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The Project Analyst – Supervisor provides professional contract administration and project administration support for DCS capital improvement and deferred maintenance projects, while supervising and providing direction to DCS Project Analysts. The position independently analyzes and administers contractual and project requirements in accordance with University policy, the Public Contract Code, the UC Facilities Manual, and applicable Federal and State requirements. The position provides guidance and recommendations to project management staff regarding contract administration, project documentation, compliance requirements, and administrative processes, and serves as the administrative lead and program management software specialist for DCS. The Project Analyst – Supervisor also supports the Labor Compliance Officer in the administration and oversight of the University’s Federal and State‑mandated Labor Compliance Programs, including prevailing wage, certified payroll, apprenticeship, and related compliance requirements. The position supervises, trains, and develops Project Analysts to ensure consistent and effective administration of project and contract responsibilities. Reqs:Bachelor’s degree in a related area; 4‑6 yrs Experience providing analytical and administrative support for complex organizations, construction projects and/or construction administrative processes; Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including effective negotiation skills; Advanced analytical and technical skills for all facets of project administration; Developed interpersonal skills to collaborate and problem‑solve successfully with a variety of artists, lecturers, agents, and university and external contacts. Strong customer service orientation, creative problem solving and analytical thinking skills as demonstrated in a professional environment; General knowledge of design and construction project administration; Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Project (or other scheduling program); California Driver’s License Upon Hire Required. Notes: Hours and days may vary to meet the operational needs of the department; Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/ or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check; Master key access to University‑owned residence and/or other facilities. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $94,000.00/ yr to $101,700.00/year. Full Salary Range: $81,600.00/yr to $147,800.00/ year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity 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. Application review begins 10/26/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 89276.

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The Public Safety Behavioral Health Coordinator serves as the department’s subject matter expert and program lead for behavioral threat assessment and management, co‑response operations,

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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Under the direction of the Director of Information Infrastructure within Academic Affairs Information Technology (AAIT), the Technical Support Specialist serves as a primary, front‑facing point of contact for the Academic Affairs departments and senior campus leadership offices supported by AAIT. The position provides responsive and professional technical support for computers, mobile devices, software, peripherals, network connectivity, accounts, and related technology services. Responsibilities include evaluating and addressing user needs; diagnosing and resolving hardware and software issues; installing, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading technology; coordinating equipment and software acquisitions; and providing individual and group training. The position also supports users of campus‑wide applications managed by AAIT by resolving service requests, configuring user access, documenting and communicating system issues, conducting functional and quality assurance testing, supporting application implementations and enhancements, and maintaining accessible web content. Because the position supports offices that handle sensitive university matters, it requires excellent customer‑service and communication skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to build trusted working relationships with users who have varying levels of technical experience. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree required in a related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1+ yrs supporting software installation and troubleshooting; 3+ yrs experience communicating technical and non‑technical information in a clear and concise manner to users at various levels with a wide range of experience; 1+ yrs Supporting higher education A/V technologies; Evidence of a strong customer service focus; Proven track record of problem solving. Notes: Occasional evening, weekend, and holiday work. Satisfactory Completion of a Criminal History Background Check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $35.97‑$42.26r. Full Salary Range: $33.51‑$57.78/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #89463.

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SERETTEAU HOLLY GREEN CASE No.: 26PR00465 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: SERETTEAU HOLLY GREEN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MONICA TULL in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): MONICA TULL 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: 11/19/2026 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. SANTA BARBARA‑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. Angela Braun, Executive Officer 10/08/2026 by Kim Gallegos, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Karine Wegrzynowicz; 15 W Carrillo St. Ste 103 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑837‑0125 Published: Oct 15, 22, 29 2026.

BULK SALE NOTICE IS hereby given that between October 29 th and November 9 th , 2026, at www.StorageTreasures. com, the undersigned, State Street Storage (4001 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110), will sell at public sale by competitive bidding the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by the following occupant(s): Unit #3246 – 10x10 – Lana Lara Assorted household goods including wooden furniture, secretary‑style desks, folding chair, storage boxes, plastic totes, luggage, duffel bags, bedding, decorative Christmas sleigh, miscellaneous household items, metal frames, plastic organizers, and additional boxed and bagged contents. Unit #3423 – 5x10 – Jessica Drew Assorted personal and household items including large storage trunk, numerous plastic storage bins and totes, luggage, cosmetic and equipment carrying cases, clothing, shoes, bags, shelving cart, household appliances and electronic items, trailer‑hitch hardware, decorative

lantern, and miscellaneous boxed and stored belongings. Unit #3717 – 3x10 – Robert Pilbin Assorted bicycles and scooter equipment, including Razor‑branded scooter, bicycle wheel and frame components, additional wheeled equipment, wicker baskets, plastic storage bins and totes, cardboard boxes, small storage drawers, portable flashlight, tools, hardware, bags, clothing and textiles, and miscellaneous household and personal belongings. Unit #3930 – 5x10 – Silvia Rodriguez Assorted household goods including large plastic storage totes and bins, cardboard boxes, clothing, bedding, blankets, fabric storage bags, reusable shopping bags, black metal accent stand, large metal stockpot with lid, folding step stool, household containers, decorative items, and miscellaneous boxed and bagged personal belongings. Note: Contents and condition unverified. Description based on visible items. We encourage the occupants of these units to contact us immediately to resolve the balance and avoid the sale; redemption is available any time before the sale is completed by paying the full amount due. Published: October 29. November 5, 2026

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF SANTA BARBARA: 1915 Chapala St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/25/2021 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2021‑0002989. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Christian Church of Santa Barbara (same address) The business was conducted by an A Corporation. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 24, 2015 Signed by: ROBIN R I C K E RS H AUS E R / S E C R E TA RY Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/28/26, FBN 2026‑0002399 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: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: ISHI MAURY: 3737 Portofino Way, #A Santa Barbara, CA 93105 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 03/12/2026 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2026‑0000603. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Maria L Maury‑Smith (same address) The business was conducted by an A Individual. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 12, 2026 Signed by: MARIA L. MAURY SMITH/ OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/01/26, FBN 2026‑0002420 E63. 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: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: FARM SUPPLY COMPANY: 700 McMurray Road Buellton, CA 93427 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 07/27/2022 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2022‑0001903. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: San Luis Obispo County Farm Supply Company (same address) The business was conducted by an A Corporation. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious

business name or names listed above on Sep 01, 2011 Signed by: DEBBIE WETTLAUFER/CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/20/26, FBN 2026‑0002577 E73. 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: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: FARM SUPPLY COMPANY: 1920 North Broaday Santa Maria, CA 93454 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 07/14/2022 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2022‑0001799. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: San Luis Obispo County Farm Supply Company 224 Tank Farm Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 The business was conducted by an A Corporation. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 05, 1989 Signed by: DEBBIE WETTLAUFER/ CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/20/26, FBN 2026‑0002578 E73. 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: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DAVIS PIANO MOVING & RENTAL, BOB DAVIS PIANO & SPECIALTY MOVING: 717 E Mason Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Moving Keys LLC 2245 Coyote Creek Road Solvang, CA 93463 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A Filed by: JUNIOR DREW/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002402. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL FER CLEANING SERVICES: 606 W Donovan Rd. Santa Maria, CA 93458; Fernando Reyna PO Box 1022 Santa Maria, CA 93456 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 14, 2026 Filed by: FERNANDO REYNA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2026. 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 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0002312. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ALL AMERICAN PLUMBING SOLUTIONS: 2265 El Mirlo Santa Maria, CA 93455; Aaron R Phillips 540 E Betteravia Rd D187 Santa Maria, CA 93454 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 25, 2026 Filed by: AARON R PHILLIPS/OWNER/OPERATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002407. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINK BELLY: 2810 Ontiveros Rd. Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Kenneth D Macpherson (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: KENNETH

MACPHERSON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002409. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUCIO’S DESIGNS: 221 Sylvan Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Samuel Hernandez Bucio (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 07, 2026 Filed by: SAMUEL HERNANDEZ BUCIO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 09, 2026. 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 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0002258. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HI5H2O: 301 Loyola Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sage Travel Inc. (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 25, 2026 Filed by: ANDREW SAGE/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002392. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ISHI MAURY LLC: 3737 Portofino Way #A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ishi Maury 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 Oct 01, 2026 Filed by: MARIA L. MAURY/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2026. 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 63. FBN Number: 2026‑0002421. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WAY COLLECTIVE: 2101 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara (same address) 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: ROBIN RICKERSHAUSER/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002400. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WELCH‑RYCE‑HAIDER FUNERAL CHAPELS AND CREMATORIUM: 15 East Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; First Scott Reid (same address) J. Stephen Gibson (same address) This business is conducted by A General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1924 Filed by: SCOTT REID/ PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 9, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002262. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ROB’S 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND FABRICATION: 5790‑C Thornwood Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Robert Lomonaco (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 18,

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LEGALS (CONT.) 2011 Filed by: ROBERT LOMONACO/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 5, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002450. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIVOT CRISIS INTERVENTION: 901 Olive St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Intel Vio, LLC 2570 W 600 N Suite 400 Lindon, UT 84042 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 26, 2026 Filed by: MONICA SANBORN/VICE‑PRESIDENT OF LICENSING & COMPLIANCE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 31, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002186. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRESIDIO PRIVATE, PRESIDIO PRIVATE TRUSTEES: 21 E Canon Perdidio St, Suite 217‑A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Presidio Private Trustee Co. PO Box 2067 Santa Barbara, CA 93120 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 01, 2026 Filed by: MONICA TULL/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 31, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002189. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA BACH BABES: 2621 Orella St, Apt 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Bach Babes (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 May 18, 2026 Filed by: LESLIE PANTOJA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 8, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002485. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOTS JAPAN: 207 Garden Ct Lompoc, CA 93437; Hitomi Nomura (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 1, 2026 Filed by: HITOMI NOMURA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 6, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002459. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CIRCLE OF STRENGTH FITNESS BY CYNTHIA: 27 W. Anapamu St, 204 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Cynthia Leyva (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 28, 2026 Filed by: CYNTHIA LEYVA/BUSINESS OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 1, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002425. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JETTSTAR DESIGN: 1739 Prospest Ave B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Aimee Jett (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: AIMEE JETT/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 7, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002474. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS

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STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REAL GREEN LANDSCAPE: 719 W. Sola St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sergio Mota (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: SERGIO MOTA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 8, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002482. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANNABELLES DOG SERVICES: 4516 Auhay Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Annabelle F Hofmann (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 10, 2020 Filed by: ANNABELLE HOFMANN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 6, 2026. 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 76. FBN Number: 2026‑0002457. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE IH0048: 932 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Henley Pacific LLC 54 Jaconnet Street Newton Highlands, MA 02461 This business is conducted by A Liited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A Filed by: KELLY‑ANN TAINTOR/DIRECTOR, LICENSING & TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 1, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002428. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BEAUTY INSPIRATION STUDIO: 226 E Canon Perdido H Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Doreida Morales 2517 Orella St A Santa

Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 22, 2026 Filed by: DOREIDA MORALES/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2026. 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 63. FBN Number: 2026‑0002361. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BROWN, WILMANNS, AND KELLY LLC: 850 Cathedral Vista Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Brown, Wilmanns, And Kelly, 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 Jan 1, 2026 Filed by: MICHAEL S. BROWN/MANAGING PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 6, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002462. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAKINA PSYCHIATRY: 5276 Hollister Ave Ste 103 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Ibrahim Sabri MD, 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, 2026 Filed by: IBRAHIM SABRI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 6, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002461. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DYNAMIC MODULAR HARDWARE SYSTEMS: 576 Asilomar Way, 104 Goleta, CA 93117; PH6, 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 N/A Filed by: MICHAEL SILVA/ CEO,PH6,LLC with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 2, 2026. 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 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0002217. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLOOM ROOM STUDIOS: 1003A Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Alix N Kidwell (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 04, 2026 Filed by: ALIX KIDWELL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002472. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RICHARD MEXICO PHOTOGRAPHY: 593 amber Way Solvang, CA 93463; Books & Beyond 3400 Cottage Way, Ste G2 #33566 Sacramento, CA 95825 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 08, 2026 Filed by: RICHARD MEXICO/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 13, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002503. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANDMAN SYSTEM/SANDMAN ACADEMY OF COMBAT & FITNESS: 108 Oakside Ln Buellton, CA 93427; Raul O Sandoval‑Madera PO Box 344 Solvang, CA 93464 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 01, 2026 Filed by: RAUL OMAR SANDOVAL‑MADERA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 13, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, November 10, 2026 in the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room County Administration Building 105 East Anapamu St. 4th Floor, Santa Barbara The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following matter will be heard by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, in Person at 105 East Anapamu St. 4th Floor, Santa Barbara and by Remote Virtual Participation. Please find remote participation instructions on the Clerk of the Board’s webpage, https://santabarbara.legistar. com/Calendar.aspx. com/Calendar.aspx

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A public hearing to consider the adoption of a resolution that adjusts the County Park Fees for Services. This written report outlines the fees being recommended for adjustment. If passed the adjusted fees will take effect on January 1, 2027. This written report detailing the recommended Park Fees for Services adjustments has been filed with the Clerk of the Board, 105 E. Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara. It will also be available for viewing online on the County Clerk’s website. For current methods of public participation for the meeting of November 10, 2026, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on Thursday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged, or the item may be continued. Staff reports and the posted agenda are available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 PM on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a. Jana Petersen CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk

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Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002486. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PERFECTLY IMPERFECT BEAUTY: 3835 State St. C‑154, Suite 119 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Chelsea R. Lesner‑Buxton 1322 Castillo St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 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: CHELSEA LESNER‑BUXTON/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2026. 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 63. FBN Number: 2026‑0002444. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2026‑0002456 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CYAN SKY TAXI DBA, 6143 SHEARTON WAY, GOLETA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA ANGELA M MUSICK, 6143 SHEARTON WAY, GOLETA, CA 93117 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ ANGELA M MUSICK, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/06/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12/26 CNS‑4088110# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KAT NASH GRAPHICS AND ART: 625 Evonshire Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Karen L Nash (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 5, 2026 Filed by: KAREN L NASH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002476. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CASA RIVIERA: 800 Garden St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 812 Garden LLC;1550G Tiburon Blvd #202 Tiburon, CA 94920 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 30, 2026 Filed by: ARVAND SABETIAN/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002435. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CASA IGLESIA: 1915 Chapala Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 1915 Chapala St ; 1550G Tiburon Blvd #202 Tiburon, CA 94920 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 30, 2026 Filed by: ARVAND SABETIAN/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002436. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASA HALEY: 114 E Haley Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 114 E Haley LLC; 1550G Tiburon Blvd #202 Tiburon, CA 94920 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 30, 2026 Filed by: ARVAND SABETIAN/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002437. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASA SANTA BARBARA: 1919 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Nineteen Ninetee N State LLC 1550G Tiburon Blvd #202 Tiburon, CA 94920 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 01, 2026 Filed by: ARVAND SABETIAN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002469. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RENEWAL BY ANDERSEN OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: 654 N Hariton St Orange, CA 92868; R8AGLA Enterprises, Inc. 18151 SW Boones Ferry Rd Portland, OR 97224 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: AARON PIAZZA/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 06, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002454. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AVERY SMITH DESIGN: 1 Fellowship Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Eileen Avery (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: EILEEN AVERY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 13, 2026. 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 76. FBN Number: 2026‑0002508. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALENCIA POWER CLEANING: 419 Coronel St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Helpful Valencia (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 N/A Filed by: RODOLFO VALENCIA/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 23, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002377. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RIVIERA ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN: 1936 North Jameson Lane, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Anna B Lehr Unden (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 11, 2026 Filed by: ANNA LEHR UNDEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2026. This statement expires five years

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LEGALS (CONT.) from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002520. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JADE GLOBAL TRAVEL MAVEN: 3068 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jade Gtm LLC 1608 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 01, 2026 Filed by: CHRISTIE MYERS/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002470. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLETA MYO WORKS: 5290 Overpass Rd, Ste 220 Goleta, CA 93117; Face Forward Myo 530 Wessex Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 13, 2026 Filed by: TATIANA MUSTAFA/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 15, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002530. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: PANDE MEDICAL CONCIERGE CARE: 504 W. Pueblo Street, Suite 301‑B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Prithvi Pande Incorporated (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 13, 2026 Filed by: PRITHVI PANDE/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002537. Published: Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOTTLE BRANDING: 529 S E St Lompoc, CA 93436; Humanity Creative, 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 Feb 16, 2017 Filed by: MICHELLE BALL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002620. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRIGHT CORE OUTDOOR LIVING: 800 E. Micheltorena St Santa Barbara, CA 93103‑2220; Bright Core 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 N/A Filed by: DOUGLAS ALLEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002538. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: LUKE 3:11: 1433 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Diana Cibrian (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 14, 2026 Filed by: DIANA CIBRIAN/ FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002532. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FARM SUPPLY COMPANY: 700 McMurray Road Buellton, CA 93446; Grange Cooperative Supply Associaton 7700 Crater Lake Hwy. White City, OR 97503 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: DEBBIE WETTLAUFER/ CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002576. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FACIL: 5551 Ekwill Street Unit D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Foundation For Accessible Compliance, Instruction, And Literacy (same address) 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: ERIN CASTORINO/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002408. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JACK’S JUNK REMOVAL SB: 1600 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jack R Coleman (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 08, 2026 Filed by: JACK COLEMAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 08, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002481. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE DUCT GUARD COMPANY: 225 W Quinto St D Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Randal J Lynch (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 01, 2026Filed by: RANDAL J LYNCH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 21, 2026. 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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Tuesday, November 10, 2026 In the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara CA The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, in person at 105 E. Anapamu St. 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 and by Remote Virtual Participation, will hold a public hearing to consider an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A – Inclusionary Housing.

78. FBN Number: 2026‑0002592. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FINALLY FINISHED: 221 Natoma Ave, Apartment 4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Richard A Messer PO Box 3361 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 10, 2021 Filed by: RICHARD A MESSER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 19, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002573. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WARMSTONE SB9: 351 Paseo Nuevo Floor 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Warmstone, 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 Sep 29, 2026 Filed by: MICHAEL WARM/OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 30, 2026. 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 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0002418. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KONGSBERG SONATECH LLC: 879 Ward Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sonatech, 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 Oct 07, 2026 Filed by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 13, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002501. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2026‑0002441 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAL COAST CLEANERS, 650 UNION AVE, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 County of SANTA BARBARA ORCUTT ENTERPRISES LLC, 650 UNION AVE, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to

transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/30/2026. /s/CAITLIN SCHWARTZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/05/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19/26 CNS‑4088824# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2026‑0002455 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE HOUSE OF PERSEPHONE, 5662 CALLE REAL, GOLETA, CA

93117 County of SANTA BARBARA NEFERTITI RISING LLC, 5332 CALLE REAL, GOLETA, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/LORENA CATALAN WHITTAKER, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/06/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19/26 CNS‑4088821#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2026‑0002440 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOWE’S, 935 E. BETTERAVIA RD, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454 County of SANTA BARBARA LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC, 1000 LOWE’S BLVD ‑ TAX DEPT, MOORESVILLE, NC 28117 This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/14/2017.

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The draft Ordinance amendments define a Qualified Nonprofit Housing Provider (QNHP) and a Local Housing Authority Provider (LAHP) and encourage both to participate in the development and management of affordable housing units by establishing an order of recordation for applicable deed restrictions, and permitting their branded marketing, lottery, and resident selection plans. For current methods of public participation for the meeting of November 10, 2026, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on Friday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued. The draft Ordinance detailing the amendments to Chapter 46A, staff reports and the posted agenda is available on the Friday prior to the meeting at http:// santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date, or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568- 2240 for alternative options. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 PM on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a

NOTICE OF VACANCY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for two(2) positions on the RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Applications for these positions are available online at www.countyofsb.org, at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located in the County Administration Building, Fourth Floor, 105 East Anapamu Street, Board of Supervisors Reception Desk, Santa Barbara, at the Fifth District Supervisors Office at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, 511 East Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria or by calling the Clerk of the Board Office at (805) 568-2240. Deadline for the submission of applications to the Clerk of the Board Office is Friday, December 4, 2026. For specific information regarding the Retirement Board, please contact Greg Levin, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System at (877) 568-2940 or visit their website at: www.sbcers.org. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 568-2240 Email: sbcob@countyofsb.org INDEPENDENT.COM OCTOBER 29, 29, 2026 2026 THE THE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT.COM OCTOBER

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LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC S/ DAVID R. GREEN, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/05/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19/26 CNS‑4087730# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ROSAL ORTEGA FLAMENCO: 4693 Puente Plaza Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Donna L Musin (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 25, 2026 Filed by: DONNA L MUSIN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2026. 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 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0002387. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOCAL CHI, LOCAL‑CHI: 662 Arundel Rd. Goleta, CA 93117; Carol E Hirashima (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 20, 2026 Filed by: CAROL HIRASHIMA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland,

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) is soliciting sealed bids from licensed contractors for Demolition Project located at 1101 and 1103 Bailard Avenue, Carpinteria, CA. Sealed bids must be received by HASBARCO no later than 2:30 p.m. on November 19, 2026. A public bid opening will be held at 3:00 p.m. on November 19, 2026, at the HASBARCO Housing Office located at 817 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA. A pre‑bid conference and site visit will be conducted on November 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Prospective bidders shall assemble at 1101 and 1103 Bailard Avenue, Carpinteria, CA. The Invitation for Bids (IFB), including contract documents, specifications, and bid forms, is available on HASBARCO’s website at www.hasbarco.org . All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Sheree Aulman, Construction Contract Coordinator, at shereeaulman@hasbarco.org . HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 815 West Ocean Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436 www.hasbarco.org

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CAROLYN JEANNE REDMOND CASE NUMBER: 26CV06129 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: CAROLYN JEANNE REDMOND 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: CAROLYN JEANNE REDMOND PROPOSED NAME: CAROLYN JEANNE GARDNER 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 November 30, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., Santa Barbara, CA 93121, ANACAPA 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 October 05, 2026, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterne of the

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE (U.C.C. 6101 et seq. and B & P 24073 and 24074 et seq.) Escrow No. BU‑5049‑CM Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. (1) The name(s) and business address‑ (es) of the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) are: BAUDELAIRES, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 435 STATE STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, CA (2) The business is known as: WHISKEY RICHARDS (3) Listed by the Seller(s)/Licensee(s), all other business names and addresses used by the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE (4) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller(s)/ Licensee(s) is: SAME AS ABOVE (5) The name(s) and business address‑ (es) of the Buyer(s)/Transferee(s) are: KILLPACK HOLDINGS, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 2480 EAST 475 NORTH, LAYTON, UT 84040 (6) The assets to be sold are described in general as: BUSINESS TRADE NAME, FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, ANC CALIFORNIA ABC LICENSE and are located at: 435 STATE STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, CA (7) The type of license to be transferred is/are: LICENSE 646129 TYPE 48‑ON

SALE GENERAL PUBLIC PREMISES , now issued for the premises located at: SAME AS ABOVE (8) The anticipated date of the sale/ transfer is NOVEMBER 17, 2026 , or upon transfer and issuance of Buyer’s license by the State of California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control at the office of: SECURED TRUST ESCROW, 21111 VICTOR ST, TORRANCE, CA 90503 , Attn: CYNTHIA MOLLER , TEL: (661) 888‑2505; EMAIL: TEAMCYNTHIA@SECUREDTRUSTESCR‑ OW.COM **Must reference Escrow No. BU‑5049‑CM ** (9) Claims may be filed with as stated above in Item 8 and will be accepted until the day before the transfer of the ABC license to the buyer. (10) The total purchase price consideration for the transfer of the license and business, including inventory estimated at $ 500,000.00 , which consists of: $500,000.00 IN CASH (11) This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. (12) It has been agreed between the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) and the intended Buyer(s)/Transferee(s), as required by the Business and Professions Code Sec. 24073 and 24074, that the consideration for the transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control. DATED: OCTOBER 5, 2026 KILLPACK HOLDINGS, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , Buyer(s)/Applicant(s) BAUDELAIRES, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , Seller(s)/Licensee(s) 5505313‑PP SB INDEPENDENT 10/29/26 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 001527‑SH (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: THE FINE WINE CELLAR, LLC, 2012 DE LA VINA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: SAME (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: VIGNE HOSPITALITY LLC, 2012 DE LA VINA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: LEASEHOLD INTEREST AND IMPROVEMENTS, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE of that certain business located at: 2012 ‑ 2014 DE LA VINA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: VINO DIVINO WINE SHOP (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is NOVEMBER 17, 2026 at the office of: SUPREME ESCROW, INC., 3701 WILSHIRE BLVD., #535 LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 , Escrow No. 011527‑SH , Escrow Officer: STEVEN HONG (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above (9) The last date for filing claims is: NOVEMBER 16, 2026 . (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the

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 www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider recommending to City Council adoption of an Ordinance to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs). The City Council will consider any recommendation at a later hearing to adopt amendments to Title 17. The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME: PLACE:

Monday, November 9, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda).

PROJECT LOCATION: The amended regulations would apply citywide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project includes the replacement of the City’s existing ADU and JADU regulations (Section 17.41.030 of the GMC) with a new set of citywide ADU and JADU standards that will fully comply with changes in State laws (Assembly Bill 956 and Senate Bill 1117). Updates to the City’s ADU and JADU regulations to implement changes in State laws include: (1) Number and Types of Allowed ADUs and JADUs on SingleFamily Lots and (2) Impact Fees. Additional revisions in the proposed ordinance include a definition for “line of sight,” clarifications regarding unpermitted ADUs and JADUs constructed before 2020, and other minor clean ups. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Under California Public Resources Code Section 21080.17, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, which is California’s ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as defined by Section 66313. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it implements State ADU law. 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 Planning Commission meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.gov PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.gov. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Andy Newkirk, Supervising Planner, at (805) 961-7544 or anewkirk@cityofgoleta.gov. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION: If you require interpretation services for the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 961-7505 or via email to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Please specify the language for which you require interpretation. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the hearing. 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 at or before the public 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. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, October 29, 2026 58 58

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PUBLIC NOTICES ARIUM NETWORKS is proposing to install a replacement 25.0‑foot pole telecommunications utility structure located within the public right of way at the following site: 349 Santa Rosa Lane, Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California 93108 (34 25 49.7N / 119 37 33.1W). The facility is not expected to be FAA lighted. Arium Networks invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Specific information regarding the project is available by contacting EBI Consulting, Project #260076616PR, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, EBIPNReplies@ ebiconsulting.com, or at (617) 715‑1822.

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom November 3, 2026, at 5:30 P.M.

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom November 9, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. Accessory Dwelling Units Ordinance (Case No. 26-0005-ORD)

date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE . DATED: OCTOBER 14, 2026 TRANSFEREES: VIGNE HOSPITALITY LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 5495093‑PP SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 10/29/26

Proposed Electric Vehicle Charging Fees at City Facilities 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 www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas. www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of a resolution increasing fees for public use of the Cityowned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at City facilities, and incorporating the fees into the City’s Comprehensive User Fees and Charges Schedule. The proposed fees would help recover electricity, operation, maintenance, and equipment replacement costs. The proposed changes are: Charging Period

Current Fees

Proposed Fees

Off-peak: all hours outside the on-peak period

$0.25/kWh

$0.35/kWh

On-peak: 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily

$0.40/kWh

$0.45/kWh

All times are local. No idle fee is proposed. If adopted, the revised fees would take effect on the date specified in the Council-approved resolution. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. LOCATION:

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

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information on the fees, contact Dana Murray, Sustainability Manager, at (805) 961-7547 or dmurray@cityofgoleta dmurray@cityofgoleta. gov. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Dates: Santa Barbara Independent, October 22, 2026, and October 29, 2026.

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LEGALS (CONT.) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PROPOSED St. Therese Classical Academy Revision and Development Plan and Case No’s. 23DVP‑00026 & 23RVP‑00098

offices located at 624 Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria and on the P&D website at EnvDocs | Powered by Box. Draft documents are also available for review at the Santa Barbara County Public Library at 40 E. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara 93101

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: St. Therese Classical Academy proposes a Revision (RVP) to the Christ the King Episcopal Church Conditional Use Permit, Case No. 76‑CP‑27, and Final Development Plan (DVP) and a to validate the existing St. Therese Classical Academy school use, expand the existing school, and allow for construction of one modular structure containing five classrooms, and one modular structure containing two conference rooms.

HOW TO COMMENT: Please provide comments to the project planner, Francisco Vargas, at vargasf@ countyofsb.org, prior to the close of public comment on November 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Please limit comments to environmental issues such as traffic, biology, noise, etc. You will receive notice of the dates of future public hearings to consider project approval or denial.

PROJECT LOCATION: The project site is located approximately 1/2 miles east of the intersection between Hollister Avenue and S. Patterson Avenue, commonly known as 5073 Hollister Avenue, APN 065‑110‑004, in the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area, second Supervisorial District. PUBLIC COMMENT: The County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department (P&D) is soliciting comments on the adequacy and completeness of 26NGD‑00002. You may comment by submitting written or oral comments to the project planner identified below prior to the close of public comment on November 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PROJECT DETAILS: The proposed project includes a request for a Revision, Case No. 23RVP‑00098, to revise the existing Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 76‑CP‑27) to validate the existing full‑time school use. The full‑time school will have a maximum enrollment of 85 students and will serve Kindergarten through 12th grade, an increase of approximately 51 students from the current enrollment of approximately 34 students. The school will have a maximum of 10 teaching staff and a maximum of three administrative staff. The project also includes a request for a Final Development Plan, Case No. 23DVP‑00026, to allow construction of one new 1,440‑square‑foot structure which will include four new classrooms and one new 720‑square‑foot structure which will include two new conference rooms, totaling 2,160 square feet of new development. The proposed project will reduce the previously approved development onsite from 13,342 square feet to a total of 10,508 square feet, a net decrease of 2,834 square feet. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS: P&D has prepared a Draft Negative Declaration (MND) (26NGD‑00002) pursuant to Section 15070 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the County of Santa Barbara Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA. P&D’s issuance of a MND affirms our opinion that any significant adverse impacts associated with the proposed project may be reduced to a less than significant level with the adoption of mitigation measures and that the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The MND prepared for the project identifies and discusses potential impacts, mitigation measures, residual impacts and monitoring requirements for identified subject areas. Significant but mitigable effects on the environment are anticipated in the following areas: Aesthetics and Noise. If the project description changes, P&D will require a reevaluation to consider the changes. This reevaluation will be subject to all regular fees and conditions. If you challenge this environmental document in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or others in written correspondence or in hearings on the proposed project. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: If a copy of the draft MND is not attached, the draft MND may be obtained and all documents incorporated by reference in the MND may be reviewed at P&D

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact Hearing Support Staff (805) 568‑2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ALEX SAUCEDO CHAVEZ, an individual; and DOES 1 to 5 inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, a limited liability company NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help C e n t e r ( w w w. c o u r t i n f o . c a . g o v / selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. !ADVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede

perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose

en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 312‑C East Cook Street , Santa Maria, CA 93454 CASE NO: (Número del Caso):

25CV07006 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): THE DUNNING LAW FIRM APC (858) 974‑7600 California DFPI Debt Collector License #10059‑99, James MacLeod (249145) Christina C. MacLeod (283945), 9619 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92123 DATE Fecha): 11/06/2025. Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Lauren Romero, Deputy (Adjunto) Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2026.

SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA CASE NO. 5:26‑CV00763 SHANNON L. EDWARDS, SHANNON L. EDWARDS, TRUSTEE OF THE SHANNON L. EDWARDS REVOCABLE TRUST Plaintiffs, v. WILLIAM BROADHEAD, Purported President of Del Cielo Owners’ Committee

and JULIE KUMMEL, Purported Secretary of Del Cielo Owners’ Committee Defendants. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO THE DEFENDANT: WILLIAM G. BROADHEAD 5250 E Camino Cielo Santa Barbara CA, 93015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a civil action has been filed against you in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma by

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom November 9, 2026, at 6:00 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://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to give the public an opportunity to be heard and offer comments for the Development Project, as described below. The information regarding the date, time, and location of the Planning Commission public hearing is set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME: November 9, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. LOCATION:

PROJECT LOCATION AND ZONING: The 4.32-acre project site is located at 6975 Santa Felicia Drive (Assessor’s Parcel Number 073-440026) and in the Inland area of the City. The General Plan land use designation and zoning of the property is currently Community Commercial (CC). PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Planning Commission will be acting as the local decision makers regarding the adequacy of the analysis included in the proposed CEQA Notice of Exemption and the merits of the Project. Kimberly Schizas on behalf of Wynmark Company (the applicant) and Camino Real IV, LLC, (property owner) have submitted an application for a Development Plan Amendment and Preliminary Design approval for the amendment to the previously approved Storke Medical development project. The case numbers assigned to the project by the City are: 26-0001-DPAM and 26-0007-DRB The proposed Project includes the construction of a 39,660 square foot medical office building. The project includes 1,230 square feet for a childcare facility to support future employees, which includes a 1,500 square foot outdoor play yard. The project site is on a 4.32-acre parcel that is partially developed with a 178-space parking lot and bioswale. This project is a Development Plan Amendment to the original approved Development Plan (21-0005-DP), approved September 19, 2023. An Adjustment to the Development Plan standards for a 4’ building height increase is proposed. The design and layout of the original medical center project have been refined based on the needs of the medical provider which necessitates a Development Plan Amendment. The previously approved project has not begun construction. The changes associated with the new medical center proposal are detailed below: • An increase in 5,320 gross square feet (originally 37,200 SF now proposed 42,520 SF) • An increase in 1,814 square feet of building footprint (originally was 19,716 sq. ft is now 21,530 SF) • A change from two buildings to one building which triggers site plan changes • Daycare was originally 2,113 gross square feet to accommodate 30 children and now 1,230 square feet to accommodate 20 children • A decrease in 1,821 square feet in total landscaping (originally was 53,649 SF is now 51,828 SF) • An increase from 245 to 253 total parking spaces (8 additional parking spaces) An additional parking lot will be created on the site which will have 75 standard-sized parking stalls and 8 ADA compliant parking spaces. This allows for drive aisles that are 26’ in width as required by the Fire Department. Of the 8 ADA compliant parking spaces, 3 spaces will be van accessible. Along the northern edge of the new parking lot there will be 11 electrical vehicle charging stations. There will also be 2 EV chargers for van accessible spaces near the building. There will be 8 covered long-term bicycle parking spaces with 4 EV chargers and 8 short-term bicycle parking spaces, for a total of 8 covered and 32 uncovered spaces. As part of this project, landscape buffers will be provided along Santa Felicia Drive, Storke Road, and Frey Way to screen and enhance the project boundaries. Plantings will include drought-tolerant and low-maintenance trees, shrubs, and ground cover. The parking lot will be shaded by either the landscaping within the 16’ buffer along the north property line or by planter islands within the center of the parking lot. Landscaping within the planter islands will include trees to provide shade for surrounding vehicles while also intended to mitigate the effect of heat in the parking lot. The building will be enhanced with landscaping both within planter areas as well as individual tree wells. The lighting in the existing parking lot will remain with additional LED pole mounted lighting proposed in the new parking lot. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS: Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000, et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines, the project has been found to be exempt from CEQA and a Notice of Exemption is proposed. The City Council of the City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this project. The project has been found to be exempt from CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, infill development based on this analysis, the entirety of the Development Plan Amendment meets all criteria for the Class 32 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Furthermore, exceptions to the applicability of a Categorical Exemption, as specified in Section15300.2(a) through (f) of the CEQA Guidelines, do not apply to the project. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA. CORTESE LIST: Further, the site is not listed on any hazardous waste facilities or disposal sites as enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the California Government Code (the “Cortese list”) PREVIOUS HEARINGS: On July 28, 2026, the Design Review Board conducted conceptual and preliminary review, and on a 6-0 vote, recommend preliminary design approval to the Planning Commission. NEXT STEPS AND APPEAL: After the Planning Commission action, the next steps would be return to DRB for final design approval, securing an effecting zoning clearance, and then building permits. The Planning Commission action could be appealed within ten (10) calendar days of the action in accordance with Section 17.52.100 of the Goleta Municipal Code. PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested people 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 Planning Commission meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by emailing the Planning and Environmental Review Department at PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.org PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to Planning Commission and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Christina McGuire, Associate Planner, at (805) 961-7566 or cmcguire@cityofgoleta.org. Para consultas en español, comuníquese con Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta. cmcguire@cityofgoleta.org org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org org www.cityofgoleta.org. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. 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LEGALS (CONT.) Plaintiff Shannon Edwards, individually and as Trustee of the Shannon L. Edwards Revocable Trust. YOU ARE BEING SUED in the captioned case for errors and omissions/breach of fiduciary duty in your capacity as an officer of the Del Cielo Owner’s Committee. If you wish to defend against this lawsuit; you must file a written response or an appearance with the court and mail a copy to the Plaintiff within 41 days after the first date of publication of this notice. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff, whose name and address is: Shannon L. Edwards 3400 S. Air Depot Edmond, OK 73013 If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You must also file your answer or motion with the court. SUMMONS ISSUED: JOAN KANE, CLERK B y : ________________________________ 12:55 pm, Oct 13, 2026 Published Oct 22, 29. Nov 5, 12 2026. SUMMONS COMPLAINT Attorneys for PLAINTIFF ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership, Plaintiff, V. AIMEE MILLER, an individual; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE MARITAL

TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GUNTHER KLAUS FAMILY TRUST DTD 04‑09‑1990; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE HEIDE KLAUS TRUST; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE SONJA KLAUS TRUST; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE FENJA KLAUS TRUST; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE GUNTHER DMITRI KLAUS TRUST; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE ALIENA KLAUS TRUST; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE AIMEE ROBERTSON KLAUS LIVING TRUST, aka AIMEE KLAUS LIVING TRUST; DESIGNED TO MOVE, LLC; HOME CRUSH, LLC; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. CASE NO. 26SMCV01598 COMPLAINT FOR: (1) BREACH OF WRITTEN CONTRACT; (2) ACCOUNT STATED; (3) OPEN BOOK ACCOUNT; (4) WORK, LABOR AND SERVICES; AND (5) QUANTUM MERUIT COMES NOW Plaintiff, ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership, which hereby complains and alleges as follows: THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff, ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff”), is a California limited liability partnership, doing business in the State of California, with its principal place of business in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. 2. AIMEE MILLER (“Miller”) is, and at all relevant times hereto was, an

individual residing in the County of Los Angeles, and then Santa Barbara, California. 3. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE MARITAL TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GUNTHER KLAUS FAMILY TRUST DTD 04‑09‑1990, is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 4. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE HEIDE KLAUS TRUST is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 5. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE SONJA KLAUS TRUST is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 6. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE FENJA KLAUS TRUST is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 7. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE GUNTHER DMITRI KLAUS TRUST; is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 8. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE ALIENA KLAUS TRUST is a trust formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 9. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendant AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE AIMEE ROBERTSON KLAUS LIVING TRUST, aka AIMEE KLAUS LIVING TRUST is a trust

formed and existing, to which Aimee Klaus is its trustee. 10. Defendant DESIGNED TO MOVE, LLC at all relevant times was a limited liability company formed and existing under the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of business in the County of Los Angeles. 11. Defendant HOME CRUSH, LLC at all relevant times was a limited liability company formed and existing under the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of business in the County of Los Angeles. 12. Defendants AIMEE MILLER, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE MARITAL TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GUNTHER KLAUS FAMILY TRUST DTD 04‑09‑1990, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE HEIDE KLAUS TRUST, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE SONJA KLAUS TRUST, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE FENJA KLAUS TRUST, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE GUNTHER DMITRI KLAUS TRUST, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE ALIENA KLAUS TRUST, AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE AIMEE ROBERTSON KLAUS LIVING TRUST, aka AIMEE KLAUS LIVING TRUST, DESIGNED TO MOVE, LLC and HOME CRUSH, LLC shall be collectively referred to herein as defendants. 13. The true names and capacities, whether individual, corporate, associate, or otherwise of the Defendants named herein as DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, are unknown to Plaintiff. Plaintiff, therefore, sues these Defendants by such fictitious business names and capacities when the same have been ascertained. 14. Plaintiff is informed and believes and based thereon alleges that Defendants, and each of them, including those alleged fictitiously, are the agents, co‑venturers, joint

venturers, co‑conspirators, employees or representatives of the other Defendants, and in acting in the manner alleged herein did so with the knowledge, ratification and consent of the other Defendants, and acted in concert with them. Plaintiff is further informed and believes and based thereon alleges that each of the Defendants named herein engaged in wrongful conduct that is a cause of Plaintiff’s damages. VENUE AND JURISDICTION 15. The events, circumstances, and obligations which are the subject of this lawsuit occurred within the County of Los Angeles, State of California. In addition, the contract was entered into in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 16. On or about May 18, 2021, Defendants, collectively, retained Plaintiff in connection with a lawsuit identified Krycler, Ervin, Taubman & Kaminsky, etc. v. Aimee Miller, etc, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV45431 (hereinafter “Underlying Action”), then pending in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California. The retainer agreement provided that Plaintiff was retained to represent Defendants in the Underlying Action. Attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is a true and correct copy of the retainer agreement. 17. Plaintiff represented Defendants in the Underlying Action until in or about October 26, 2023 when Plaintiff was relieved as counsel following the filing of a motion to be relieved as counsel. 18. Throughout its representation of Defendants, Plaintiff sent monthly invoices to Defendants, setting forth a description of the activities performed,

and the amount owed with respect to each litigation matter. The last invoice was mailed to Defendants in February 2026. While Defendants made certain payments, the open invoices were not paid and continue to not be paid. Defendants have not asserted any complaints with respect to the invoices after sent and which remain due, owing and unpaid. 19. Defendants have not made any payments on the outstanding balances since on or about August 22, 2023. 20. As of the date of the filing of this Complaint, the balance due and owing for fees and costs is $61,614.18, not including contractual interest at the rate of 10% per annum. 21. Plaintiff mailed a Notice of Clients Right to Arbitrate to Defendant on or about January 22, 2025, to which Defendants failed to respond. Therefore, this action follows. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION BREACH OF WRITTEN CONTRACT (As Against All Defendants and DOES 1 to 50) 22. Plaintiff hereby incorporates, by this reference, each and every allegation set forth in paragraphs 1 through 21, inclusive as if set forth in full. 23. On or about May 18, 2021, Defendants executed a written retainer and fee agreement with Plaintiff for legal services. From May 18, 2021until the cessation of representation on or about October 26, 2023, Plaintiff performed the legal services contracted and advanced costs. 24. At all times relevant herein, Plaintiff performed all of the conditions, covenants, and obligations required by the same under the terms and conditions of the retainer and fee agreement with Defendants, except those waived or excused by reason of Defendants’ conduct and breaches.

25. By Defendants’ conduct and failure to tender payment, Defendants breached the retainer agreement in or about August 2023 by failing and refusing to pay Plaintiff the money due and owing. No payments have been received since August 22, 2023. Said material breach is continuing therefrom. 26. Defendants failed and refused and continue to fail and refuse, to tender the payment as due, as was invoiced to Defendants on a monthly basis. 27. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ breach, Plaintiff has been damaged in the sum of $61,614.18 for costs advanced by Plaintiff on behalf of Defendant and legal services according to proof at trial, not including contractual interest thereon. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION ACCOUNT STATED (As Against All Defendants and DOES 1 to 50) 28. Plaintiff hereby incorporates, by this reference, each and every allegation set forth in paragraphs 1 through 27, inclusive, as if set forth in full. 29. Between May 18, 2021and in or about October 2023, Plaintiff performed services for Defendants by representing Defendants as their attorney and advancing and paying money for the account and benefit of Defendants, all at Defendants’ insistence and request. 30. Beginning in or around May 18, 2021, and continuing through the present, at Los Angeles, California, an account was stated in writing by and between Plaintiff and Defendants. As of the date of the filing of this Complaint, the balance due and owing for fees and costs is $61,614.18, not including contractual interest at the rate of 10% per annum.

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom November 23, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. Data Center Prohibition Ordinance (Case No. 26-0006-ORD) 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 www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider recommending to City Council adoption of an Ordinance to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) to prohibit Data Centers. The City Council will consider any recommendation at a later hearing to adopt amendments to Title 17. The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME: PLACE:

Monday, November 23, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda).

PROJECT LOCATION: The amended regulations would apply citywide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project includes an update to the City’s zoning regulations in Title 17 of the GMC to prohibit Data Centers as a land use within the City. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity does not constitute a “project” as defined in Section 15378(a) and instead constitutes an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5). The ordinance is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty the amendments will have no possibility of causing a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines because the amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change in the environment. 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 Planning Commission meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.gov PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.gov. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Andy Newkirk, Supervising Planner, at (805) 961-7544 or anewkirk@cityofgoleta.gov anewkirk@cityofgoleta.gov. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org www.cityofgoleta.org. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION: If you require interpretation services for the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 961-7505 or via email to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Please specify the language for which you require interpretation. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the hearing. 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 at or before the public 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. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, October 29, 2026 60 60

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GOLETA SANITARY DISTRICT NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) TO ADOPT AN INITIAL STUDY / MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION GOLETA SANITARY DISTRICT ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, Goleta Sanitary District Staff prepared a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) that identifies and evaluates the environmental impacts of a proposed solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) located in Goleta, California. Project Title:

Goleta Sanitary District Energy Storage Project

Project Location:

One William Moffett Place, Goleta, CA 93117

Project Description: Goleta Sanitary District (GSD) owns and operates the Goleta Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) located at One William Moffett Place, near the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, in an unincorporated coastal area of Santa Barbara County, California. In order to achieve its long-term goal of energy neutrality and enhanced energy resilience, GSD proposes to install and operate a solar microgrid and battery energy storage system at the Goleta Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California. The proposed microgrid system includes 807 kW of solar arrays (comprising approximately 45,680-squarefeet), a 1,632 kWh/408 kW 4-hour Eos Z3 battery cube on a newly constructed 900-square-foot concrete pad, and approximately 600 feet of electrical ductbank routing. The solar installation, comprised of 1,552 photovoltaic modules, would be installed in three separate areas throughout the WRRF. The proposed system is expected to generate 1,414,000 kWh annually for the WRRF, meeting approximately 36% of its electrical needs. The proposed project will require that a Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit from the Santa Barbara County Planning & Development Department be obtained to construct and operate the proposed project components. Environmental Review and Public Comment: The circulation of the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) is to encourage written public comments. Interested persons can review the Draft IS/MND at the following physical location: Goleta Sanitary District One William Moffett Place Goleta, CA 93117 Electronic copies of the document can be reviewed on or downloaded from the District’s website at www.goletasanitary.org www.goletasanitary.org. The comment period on the IS/MND began on October 22, 2026 and will close on November 23, 2026. A public hearing to accept comments on the documents is scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Goleta Sanitary District office at the below listed address. Please submit questions or comments to Steve Wagner swagner@goletasanitary. org or to: Goleta Sanitary District One William Moffett Place, Goleta, CA 93117

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LEGALS (CONT.) 31. No part of the balance has been paid, although a demand has been made in full. 32. Throughout the representation by Plaintiff, Defendants requested by words and/or conduct that Plaintiff perform legal services for the benefit of Defendants. Plaintiff performed such legal services as requested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Defendants have failed and refused to pay the outstanding balance for services rendered to Defendant by Plaintiff. 33. As of the date of the filing of this Complaint, the balance due and owing for fees and costs is $61,614.18, not including contractual interest at the rate of 10% per annum, for which relief is sought herein. THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION OPEN BOOK ACCOUNT (As Against All Defendants and DOES 1 to 50) 34. Plaintiff hereby incorporates, by this reference, each and every allegation set forth in paragraphs 1 through 33, inclusive, as if set forth in full. 35. Within the last four years, Defendants became indebted to Plaintiff on an open book account for money that Defendants agreed to pay in exchange for legal representation and services rendered. A balance of $61,614.18 remains unpaid. 36. Although demand has therefore been made, a balance is due and owing. A balance of $61,614.18 remains due and owing, not including contractual interest at the rate of 10% per annum, for which relief is sought herein. FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION FOR WORK, LABOR AND SERVICES (As Against All Defendants and DOES 1 to 50) 37. Plaintiff hereby incorporates, by this reference, each and every allegation set forth in paragraphs 1 through 36, inclusive as if set forth in full. 38. Within the last 3 years Defendants became indebted to Plaintiff in the sum of $61,614.18 (not including interest thereon) for work, labor, and services rendered by Plaintiff including costs advanced by Plaintiff on behalf of Defendants. 39. Neither the whole nor any part of the above sum has been paid even though demand has been made for payments. There is now due, owing, and unpaid from Defendants to Plaintiff the sum of $61,614.18, not including interest thereon. FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION FOR QUANTUM MERUIT (As Against All Defendants and DOES 1 to 50) 40. Plaintiff hereby incorporates, by this reference, each and every allegation set forth in paragraphs 1 through 39, inclusive, as if set forth in full. 41. Within the last 3 years Plaintiff rendered work, labor, and services to Defendants at the special request of Defendants for which Defendants, then and there, promised to pay Plaintiff the reasonable value of such services. 42. At all times herein mentioned, the above services for which payment has not been made were and are of the reasonable value of $$61,614.18, not including interest thereon. 43. Notwithstanding that Plaintiff has demanded payment therefore for the monies due and owing, there is now due, owing, and unpaid from Defendants to Plaintiff the sum of $61,614.18, not including interest thereon. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP, prays for judgment against Defendants as follows: ON THE FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION 1. For damages in the sum of $61,614.18 for legal services and costs advanced according to proof at trial, according to proof. 2. For pre‑judgment interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum; ON THE SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION 1. For damages in the sum of $61,614.18 for legal services and costs advanced according to proof at trial, according to proof. 2. For pre‑judgment interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum; ON THE THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION 1. For damages in the sum of $61,614.18 for legal services and costs advanced according to proof at trial, according to proof. 2. For pre‑judgment interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum;

ON THE FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION 1. For damages in the sum of $61,614.18 for legal services and costs advanced according to proof at trial, according to proof. 2. For pre‑judgment interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum; ON THE FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION 1. For damages in the sum of $61,614.18 for legal services and costs advanced according to proof at trial, according to proof. 2. For pre‑judgment interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum; ON ALL CAUSES OF ACTION 1. For costs and expenses of this action; 2. For post‑judgment interest; 3. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. Dated: March 24, 2026 ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP By: LAWRENCE C. ECOFF, ESQ. KEVIN T. KAY, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LL Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. AMENDED PLAINTIFF’S Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court Notice to the person being sued: • You are the defendant if your name is listed in on page 2 of this form or on form SC‑100A. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed in on page 2, • You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court,‑you may lose the case, If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. • Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. • Read this form and all pages attached to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights. Aviso al Demandado: Usted es el Demandado si su nombre figura en c de la pagina 2 de este formulario, o en el. formulario SC‑100A, La persona

que lo demanda es el Demandante, la que figura en de la pagina 2. Usted y el Demandante tienen clue presentarse en la corte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continua.cion. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso, la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sueldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reciamo. • Lleve testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prueba que necesite para probar su easo • Lea este formulario y todas las pc ginas adjuntas para entender la demanda en su contra y para proteger sus derechos. Order to Go to Court Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara Angela Braun, Executive Officer 12/14/2026 By: Kim Pasihi, Deputy Fill In court name and street address: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara Anacapa Division 1100 Anacapa’s Street Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Court fills in case number when form is filed. Case Number: 26CV02975 Case Name: PATEL et al BUCHANAN the people in 1 and 2 must attend court: 12/24/2026 9:00 am SB 3, Angela Braun Date: 10/14/2026 Clerk, by Is/ Kim Pasihi, Deputy Instructions for the person suing: •You are the plaintiff. The person you are suing is the defendant. •Before you fill out this form, read form SC‑100‑INFO, Information for the Plaintiff, to know your rights. You can get form SC‑100‑INFO at any courthouse or county law library, or go to courts.ca.gov/rules‑forms/ find‑your‑court‑forms. •Fill out pages 2, 3, and 4 of this form. Make copies of all the pages of this form and any attachments—one for each party named in this case and an extra copy for yourself. Take or mail

the original and the copies to the court clerk’s office and pay the filing fee. The clerk will write the date of your trial in the box above. Your court may allow electronic filing, Check your local court website for information: www.courts. cagovIfind‑my‑courthon. • You must have someone at least 18, not you or anyone else listed in this case give each defendant a court‑stamped copy of all pages of this form and any pages this form tells you to attach. There are special rules for “serving,” or delivering, this form to public entities, associations, and some businesses. See forms •SC404, SC‑104B, and SC‑1040. • Go to court on your trial date listed above. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): AIMEE MILLER, an individual; AIMEE KLAUS, TRUSTEE OF THE MARITAL TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GUNTHER KLAUS FAMILY TRUST DTD 04‑09‑1990; Additional Parties Attachment Form is attached YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ECOFF CAMPAIN & KAY, LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

PUBLIC NOTICE Unmet Transit Needs Listening Sessions How could bus systems, dial-a-ride, and paratransit services better serve your needs in Santa Barbara County? Join the conversation at our upcoming listening sessions: Countywide (Services available anywhere in Santa Barbara County) Santa Barbara Visit in person or virtually any time during the two-hour listening session When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., December 3, 2026 Where: • In-person: Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Wisteria Conference Room – 260 North San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. • Virtually: Details on how to participate virtually via Zoom will be published on the SBCAG website at www.sbcag.org by November 1. • Accessible accommodations and Spanish language translation is available by request. Contact SBCAG by November 28, 2026, at (805) 600-4477 or info@sbcag.org. info@sbcag.org City of Santa Maria (Services specific to Santa Maria Regional Transit) Santa Maria When: Two sessions: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. on December 2, 2026 Where: • Santa Maria Public Library Shephard Hall, 1st Floor 421 S. McClelland Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454. • Accessible accommodations and Spanish and Mixteco translation are accessible upon request at (805) 928-5624 by November 27, 2026. City of Lompoc (Services specific to City of Lompoc Transit)

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. !ADVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la

corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Stanley Mosk 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 26SMCV01598 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): Lawrence C. Ecoff, Esq. (SBN 143814) Ecoff Campain & Kay, LLP 280 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 504, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (310) 887‑1850 DATE Fecha): 03/24/2026. Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ J. Martinez, Deputy (Adjunto) Published: Oct 29. Nov 5, 12, 19 2026.

ORDINANCE NO. 26-__ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.22 OF TITLE 17 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO A SENIOR MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. On November 3, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) will consider the second reading and adoption of a proposed Ordinance that would prohibit conversion of Senior Mobile Home Parks (SMHP) to all ages parks, create an age verification process for SMHPs, and add a citywide -SMHP Overlay District to the City’s Zoning Overlay Districts Map. If adopted, the Ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505. Deborah S. Lopez City Clerk Publish:

Santa Barbara Independent, October 29, 2026

ORDINANCE NO. 26-08U AN EXTENSION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RETAILERS WITHIN THE CITY AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CASE NO. 26-0003-ORD) On October 20, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) adopted an urgency ordinance to extend Ordinance No. 26-07U, which temporarily prohibits the establishment of new firearms and ammunition retailers within the City. The purpose of this extension is to provide City staff additional time to research and propose revised zoning regulations with specific standards, permitting requirements, and location criteria applicable to firearms and ammunition retailers. Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 26-07U was initially implemented to prevent the introduction of a potentially legal nonconforming land use that would run counter to the zoning amendments that the City is considering. The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance No. 2608U at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of October, 2026, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE SMITH, COUNCILMEMBERS KASDIN, KYRIACO, AND REYES-MARTÍN.

NOES:

NONE

ABSENT: NONE

Lompoc When: 2 p.m. on October 29, 2026 Where: • City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436

ABSTAIN: NONE

Can’t Attend? Submit comments by December 15, 2026 through any of these methods:

A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@ cityofgoleta.gov 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, or by calling the office cityofgoleta.gov, at (805) 961-7505.

• Email to info@sbcag.org • U.S. Postal Service to 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

The Urgency Ordinance is effective immediately.

Deborah S. Lopez

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