Santa Barbara Independent 10/9/25 by SB Independent

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This week, we’d like to introduce you to one of our interns, Izadora (Izzie) Hamm, the daughter of two of our former staffers: reporter Keith Hamm and arts writer Lupe Corona. Now, Izzie has been hitting the streets and covering our community happenings, following in their footsteps.

What got you interested in journalism? When I was younger, I used to roam around the old office on Figueroa, bothering my dad while he worked. Watching him, listening to the stories he told, I realized early on that this was something I wanted to do. It helped that I’ve always loved to write. I started in Teen Press at Santa Barbara Middle School, later became an editor for The Channels at Santa Barbara City College for about a year, and now I’m here, and I absolutely love it. What is your family connection to the Indy? Has writing always been a passion of yours? My dad has been a journalist his whole life. To my knowledge, he started interning at the Independent while earning his degree at UCSB. Because of that, I’ve always loved to write and read, and I’ve kept a journal since I was really young, so choosing journalism as my major once I got to City College felt like the right fit. Still, I struggled at first. It was difficult to rewire my brain away from creative writing, and I quickly learned that if I wanted to focus on news, I had to let go of some of those habits. I was drawn to arts and entertainment, which is what I covered as an editor at City College, because it allowed me to write reviews and explore my connection to music. But over time, my love for storytelling and reporting began to outweigh my preference for conversational writing and that shift is what made me fall in love with journalism in all its forms.

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Vote Yes on Prop 50

Authorize Temporary Changes to Congressional District Maps in Response to Texas’s Partisan Redistricting

At a certain point, every lobster trapped in a pot as the water begins to boil must wonder whether it’s too late. Tragically, we, as a nation, now find ourselves asking the same question. For the lobsters, the answer is always the same yes, it’s too late. But for us as Americans and, more immediately, as Californians we still have a fighting chance.

A chance to do what? To tip the scales back? To restore checks and balances? To return to a government of constitutional law, not martial law? All of the above.

That is why the Independent is recommending most urgently that you vote Yes on Prop 50 in California’s special election on November 4, less than a month away.

On the ballot, Prop 50 is formally called “The Election Rigging Response Act.” We could more accurately call it: “The Temporary Emergency Gerrymandering Act.”

If passed, Prop 50 would allow California to bypass its nonpartisan commission that redraws congressional districts’ boundary lines. The commission, mandated by our state’s Constitution, was approved by voters in a 2008 election.

If Prop 50 is passed, the Governor and Legislature would be allowed to redraw or gerrymander the map to favor Democratic candidates based on party registrations in five Republican-held congressional districts.

Yes, this is political gerrymandering, just as its critics claim. And it sets aside, for five years, the reform-minded nonpartisan commission.

But sometimes, in desperate times, desperate acts are needed. And we believe desperate times are upon us.

President Donald Trump has called on Republican governors across the country to redraw their own congressional maps, giving him and his MAGA movement the safe buffer needed in the midterm elections of November 2026 to continue his control over Congress. Texas was the first to answer his call.

Right now, Republicans enjoy only a precarious three-vote advantage in a bitterly divided Congress. Typically, in the midterm elections, the president’s party suffers a shellacking. In Trump’s first term of office, for example, Republicans lost 40 Congressional seats an epic rout.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has already with great fanfare and melodramatic resistance redrawn the Lone Star State’s congressional district lines to create what he hopes will be five additional Republican seats. Other Republican states are in a hurry to follow suit.

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom responded to Texas by unveiling a competing gerrymandering plan of his own. But unlike Texas where the governor is imbued with unilateral authority Newsom needs a vote of the people to set aside the constitutional amendment that instituted an independent commission of private citizens in 2008. Hence Proposition 50.

For the record, the Independent strongly endorsed the reform measure. So in this context, there’s nothing light, flippant, or heedless about our recommendation to make such a major change off course.

Yes, this is political gerrymandering, just as its critics claim. And it sets aside, for five years, the reformminded nonpartisan commission. But sometimes, in desperate times, desperate acts are needed. And we believe desperate times are upon us. “ ”

Elections have consequences. The side we back doesn’t always win. That’s life. We have lived through many Republican administrations with all the usual grumblings but never have we come close to our current situation.

It appears to us that the real agenda of this President of the United States and his MAGA movement is to inflame our already divided country, celebrate chaos, destroy our institutions, and stamp out contrary thought. If we don’t agree with him, we don’t belong here.

The remark by France’s absolute monarch Louis XIV “L’etat, c’est moi,” springs disturbingly to mind. Only the French could give the sounds of dictatorship a charming ring. But the only ringing we hear from our burgeoning dictator are alarm bells.

Last week, the president and his “secretary of war” convened a gathering of 800 of the nation’s highest-ranking military leaders in one room and put them on notice that they needed to be on guard against what they called “the enemy from within.”

Trump suggested that U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. were “dangerous cities” and should be used as “training grounds” for our military.

The people living in these American cities are “no different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don’t wear uniforms.”

Trump’s rhetoric has always been confoundingly inflammatory. Was he to be taken literally or merely seriously? Trump has put that question to rest.

It’s both.

Not since the Civil War and its festering aftermath have we witnessed such a display of military might on American soil. No other president in this century or the last has been so eager to dispatch American troops U.S. Marines and members of the National Guard to occupy the streets of American cities.

It’s notable that all the mayors of the cities involved are Democrats. And it’s notable that all the cities have large populations of non-white residents.

“The enemy from within?”

What does this have to do with Prop 50? Everything. Right now, Trump enjoys absolute control of the White House, Congress, and the Senate. And with few notable exceptions, he holds absolute sway over the Supreme Court. The five additional Democratic congressional seats Newsom hopes to harvest will not be enough by itself to shift the balance of power in the House. Other Democratic states will have to join in. Some already are. But without the five additional Democratic seats that California one of the two largest states in the union promises to deliver, the chances of any success are grimly remote. Without Prop 50, we will all end up like the lobster in the pot.

A recent New York Times poll showed 44 percent of respondents supported what Trump was trying to accomplish but that many were troubled by how he did it. That means more than half the country does not agree. When asked to volunteer what they thought the single most pressing problem was, more than 30 percent said our political system was broken. No other issue not even the economy came close to that number.

We share many of the concerns raised by critics of Prop 50. Truly, we sympathize. But Prop 50 will expire in 2030 when the state’s nonpartisan citizens committee will be reinstated and charged once again with drawing the district lines for future elections. But with no other credible check to a government that’s currently so unhinged and unbalanced, we support a Yes vote on Proposition 50 with great enthusiasm. n

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NEWS of the WEEK

by RYAN P. CRUZ, CALLIE FAUSEY,

Supes Punt on County Employee Layoffs

Dozens Sparks Backlash

Sometimes

by Nick Welsh

the only sensible course of action, it seems, is to take no action.

But only temporarily. At least, that was the verdict of all five county supervisors this Tuesday when confronting an excruciating decision forced upon them by the Trump administration involving the medical fate of 7,500 undocumented public health clinic patients whom Trump is seeking to bar from receiving any federal medical benefits.

The supervisors opted to postpone action for one month so that county health officials can meet and confer with the immigrant rights activists who rallied outside the county administration building early in the morning

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and then packed the supervisors’ chambers once the meeting got started. Presumably, the delay will also allow the supervisors some time to assess their legal and financial vulnerability should they not comply with the healthcare-for-citizens-only edict, as many of the 56 speakers strongly urged them to do. Mostly, the speakers expressed anger and a sense of betrayal because they hadn’t been alerted that officials intended to transfer one quarter of their public-clinic patient load to other healthcare providers so as to avoid the wrath and retribution of the Trump administration. They accused county health officials of acting prematurely, noting that an injunction still remains in place, effectively blocking

Social Services Cuts Avoided for Now

The struggle session over healthcare cuts at the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday was followed by an equally spirited discussion of cuts to the ranks of the Social Services department. Its employees make up 20 percent of the county’s workforce, but the department finds it will be $4.6 million short of its projected budget amount this year.

The agency is a critical one that provides eligibility and case worker support for family welfare, foster children, adoption placements, child safety, protective services, medical coverage, food assistance, and many other essential services.

Director Dan Nielson explained how revenues had decreased within the complicated structure of federal and state funding that underwrites some but not all of his department. His suggestion to make up the department’s deficit was to lay off 121 positions. Among those were 56 that were already vacant, leaving 65 employees who would lose their jobs.

Rather than lay anyone off, said Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, they should close the 56 vacant positions to start with and return in November to see where that left the department financially. “What is more important than Social Services?” he asked. “This is what we do. This is why we are up here. We have an interest in providing a social safety net for folks.”

Lavagnino commented that among the speakers for the healthcare session, which included Social Services employees, no one talked about losing their job. “They did not talk about themselves,” Lavagnino remarked. “The first thought they had was, ‘If I’m not there, somebody’s not going to get their CalFresh on time.’ Or ‘somebody’s welfare case won’t get worked quick enough.’ ”

The county has a number of pots on boil, one of them being the county jail expansion at a cost of $165 million and an annual loan payment of $12 million for 20 years,

the White House edict from taking effect. Santa Barbara County, they noted, is the first county in the state to cave, pointing out that “rule number one when dealing with fascists is to not pre-obey.”

Public Health Director Mouhanad Hammami was not remotely persuaded. “I take offense at the use of the word ‘premature,’ ” he stated. “Delaying this is not going to solve the problem.”

By acting now, Hammami said, the county has the time necessary to make sure its undocumented clinic patients actually get relocated. He told the supervisors that CenCal Health a nonprofit insurance

SCIENCE & TECH

UCSB physicists John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, UCSB’s The Current reports. Selected for the honor alongside UC Berkeley physicist and former advisor John Clarke, they were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, “revealed quantum physics in action.” The trio were cited specifically “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit” findings that have opened the door to major advancements in technology, including cellphones, data storage devices, and LED lighting, while also making possible future breakthroughs in realms such as cryptography.

BUSINESS

The owners of Del Pueblo Café, who took over the family-run business nearly two years ago, are asking the community to help keep the restaurant open after skyrocketing rents and growing business costs have put the Goleta Mexican mainstay on the brink of closing its doors for good. Owners Giselle Cuevas and Victor Camargo said the rent at Del Pueblo has “tip-toed” higher to nearly $9,000 a month now since Blackstone Real Estate acquired the property in 2024, according to their GoFundMe page, and they have until 10/10 to pay thousands of dollars in past-due fees or risk closing indefinitely.

COMMUNITY

ShelterBox is delivering essential supplies to the Philippines in the aftermath of both a 6.9 magnitude earthquake and a series of typhoons that struck the region in recent weeks, the S.B.-based charity said in a statement on 10/2. The charity is planning to support thousands of displaced people, in the form of emergency shelter and essential items, such as shelter repair kits, solar lights, mosquito nets, thermal blankets, sleeping mats, and cash assistance.

LABOR

The University of California received a resounding message of rejection from its employees last week, as more than 21,000 members of the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union voted by a 97 percent margin to authorize longer, statewide strikes. At UCSB, nearly 400 employees are represented by UPTE, spanning healthcare, research, and technical roles. Read more at independent.com/ labor.

COURTS & CRIME

Lavagnino said. He began to suggest the county’s reserve of $47 million could go to backfill Social Services, when Supervisor Joan Hartmann interrupted to remind him that the county needed its big reserve for the credit rating on the loan.

The county’s pot of general fund monies, which is available to a number of departments, is another potential source. That and other options will be up for discussion next month and also during the budget talks and workshops next year.

—Jean Yamamura

An S.B. jury convicted Elvis Alberto Lopez, 27, of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of 3-year-old Mila, the DA’s Office announced 10/1. Lopez the boyfriend of Mila’s mother at the time of the killing was found guilty of murder with the special circumstance of mayhem, as well as assault on a child under 8 causing death and four counts of corporal injury to a child. Jurors heard evidence that in the final months of her life, Lopez repeatedly abused Mila, ending in a fatal assault on 2/4/23. Lopez is set to be sentenced 12/4 and faces life without the possibility of parole. n

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“What is more important than Social Services?” Supervisor Steve Lavagnino asked during Tuesday’s discussion of looming layoffs in the Social Services department.

Immigrant rights activists and SEIU Local 620 union members rallied outside the county administration building and then packed the supervisors’ chambers on Tuesday, October 7.

Sable Seeks $347M in Damages

Sable Offshore is upping the ante in its fight against the California Coastal Commission.

Earlier this year, the commission gave Sable three cease-and-desist orders, and an $18 million fine, for completing anomaly repair work on the old, corroded oil pipeline running through the Gaviota Coast without obtaining new permits or undergoing environmental review for the work.

In the subsequent, ongoing lawsuit between the oil company and the commission, Sable officially quantified the monetary damages it claims it has suffered from the “unlawful delay of, and damages to, the restart of the Las Flores Pipeline System” due to the commission’s disciplinary actions. Sable is seeking damages in excess of $347 million.

Said pipeline is the same one that became so corroded under its former owner, Plains All American, that it ruptured and caused the huge Refugio Oil Spill in 2015.

Sable’s announcement comes on the heels of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney filing 21 criminal charges against Sable, claiming that Sable polluted waterways and caused other ecological harm when it dug up the Gaviota Coast to repair the damaged pipeline.

Sable is also in the midst of continued litigation with the nonprofit group Environmental Defense Center, which is fighting Sable in court over fears of environmental catastrophe should Sable resume pumping oil through the once-ruptured pipeline.

Repairing the pipeline is one crucial step in Sable’s attempted restart of oil production in Santa Barbara County, including facilities formerly owned by Exxon Mobil: three offshore platforms, onshore processing plant, and the ruptured pipeline.

The Coastal Commission declined to comment on the matter at this time.

Additionally, Sable announced that on September 29, it filed a declaratory judgement action against the State of California in Kern County. It is asking the court to con-

New Rent Cap for S.B.?

firm that certain provisions of Senate Bill 237 (SB 237) Gavin Newsom’s fast-tracking oil development bill for Kern County does not apply to the Las Flores Pipeline System.

Although SB 237 disapprovingly dubbed by some environmental groups as Newsom’s “Drill Bill” is meant to ease environmental regulations hampering oil development in Kern County, it includes language that, for Sable, instead heightens the regulatory hurdles standing in its way.

That includes language that prohibits Sable from restarting the old pipeline without implementing a specific hydrostatic testing program, as well as language stating that Sable would be required to secure a conditional development permit from the Coastal Commission to get a restart permit for the company’s plant, pipeline, and three offshore oil platforms.

However, in response to the obstacles and delays to restarting the pipeline system, Sable is threatening to pursue the accelerated “Offshore Storage and Treating Vessel” strategy, which means transporting oil from the offshore platforms via barges in federal waters (and therefore free from state-based restraints). It was the technique used to process oil from the Santa Ynez Unit from 1981 to 1994, producing in that time frame “[more than] 160 million barrels of oil equivalent,” according to Sable. —CallieFausey

S.B. Head Start Misses Out on Funding

Nationally , Head Start programs recently got a $61.9 million shot in the arm for kitchen upgrades, gardens, and nutrition classes meant to set kids “on a path to lifelong health,” as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put it. But here in Santa Barbara County, where 20 Head Start centers serve low-income families, that money will never arrive.

“When the federal government closed the Region 9 Head Start Office in San Francisco last spring, communication to local programs was severely disrupted,” said Patricia Keelean, CEO of CommUnify, which runs the county’s Head Start sites. “We only received notice of this funding opportunity about a week before the deadline, which did not allow enough time to prepare a competitive application.”

Keelean said the missed opportunity stings. “Had we been given more time, these funds could have supported much-needed improvements at one of our Head Start cen-

ter kitchens,” she said. Instead, local families are left watching as centers in Michigan, Puerto Rico, and Florida get everything from hydroponic gardens to new farm-to-table partnerships.

The snub comes at a precarious moment for Head Start itself. In July, the Trump administration reclassified Head Start and similar programs as “federal public benefits,” a move that would bar undocumented families from participating. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 20 other states sued and won a temporary injunction keeping the door open, for now.

Keelean says the injunction has been crucial locally. “We are grateful … it allows us to continue serving all children and families in our community,” she said. “Eligibility remains open to any family that meets the income requirements, and we remain committed to ensuring every child has access to quality early education.” —Ella Heydenfeldt

Councilmembers Sneddon, Santamaria File Request for Rent Stabilization Hearing

by Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara City Councilmembers

Kristen Sneddon and Wendy Santamaria filed a two-person memo on September 29, officially requesting that the City Council agendize a discussion on rent stabilization and consider moving toward passing a citywide ordinance capping annual rent increases.

In the memo, the two councilmembers argue that a rent stabilization policy is a “critical need” to address the city’s ongoing housing affordability crisis and could serve as a guardrail against the displacement of the city’s working-class renters.

“[Santa Barbara] rents are among the highest in California, while wages in key sectors such as education, hospitality, healthcare, and service work have not kept pace,” the joint memo states. “Without protections, long-term tenants who have built their lives and families here can be forced out by rent hikes, destabilizing neighborhoods and weakening the community fabric.”

According to data published by the S.B. County Association of Governments, more than half of the city’s renters are rent-burdened paying more than 30 percent of their income on housing alone while a quarter of renters (more than 5,100 households) are severely rent-burdened, paying more than half of their income on rent. The most recent rent survey conducted by the city shows the average price of a studio apartment in 2025 has jumped to $2,350 a month, while a one-bedroom apartment is going for $2,880 and a two-bedroom costs more than $3,800 a month.

Tenant rights advocates have been pushing for citywide rent stabilization for several years now. Councilmember Santamaria, a fierce housing advocate whose presence on the council tipped the scales in favor of tenant protections, campaigned and was elected on a platform heavily based around the prospect of rent stabilization.

The joint memo argues that rent stabilization provides more predictability for both tenants and landlords, creating an environment with fewer unexpected rent hikes that outprice essential workers. These higher rents can create longer commutes for workers, which can complicate emergency response during natural disasters.

“Ensuring essential workers can live in Santa Barbara is not just about affordability,” the memo states, “it is also about public safety and community resilience.”

The memo details the suggested rent stabilization ordinance, which has a maximum allowable rent increase tied to 60 percent of the California Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase. Currently, Santa Barbara follows the statewide cap that allows rent increases of 5 percent plus CPI.

The suggested 60 percent of CPI is the same figure used by several other California jurisdictions and is intended to ensure the rates of increase smooth out over time. It is likely the City Council will debate the details of the suggested cap, but under the currently proposed standards, with this year’s state CPI of 3.8 percent, a landlord charging $2,500 a month could potentially be limited to an annual increase of $57. In years with a higher CPI of 5 percent, the maximum increase on a $2,500 unit would be closer to $75.

Property owners have voiced their opposition to any form of rent stabilization during prior council discussions over tenant protections. Some have worried that any newly imposed limits would force a stop on maintenance and costly repairs, since landlords might not want to spend money if they know they cannot raise the rents and make a return on their investments.

In response, the proposed ordinance includes an option for property owners to apply for a “rent stabilization petition and hearing process” to potentially get approval for an “upward adjustment” if they can prove they need to raise rents above the maximum allowable increase. This adjustment could be determined based on a recent increase in property taxes, unavoidable increases in maintenance or operating costs, or other specific circumstances.

The two-person memo is just the first step of the process. City staff will now schedule a discussion about the memo at a future city council hearing expected sometime in mid-October during which the council will decide whether to formally deliberate the rent stabilization amendments. If a majority of the council votes in support, the council could direct staff to develop the plan to administer, fund, and enforce a rent stabilization program for adoption later this year or early 2026. n

Sable Offshore is attempting to restart the same pipeline that caused the Refugio Oil Spill in 2015.

Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon (left) and Wendy Santamaria

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Paseo Nuevo Project at Center of Upcoming Public Meetings

The proposed plan to redevelop Paseo Nuevo mall and build 313 units of residential housing including 80 units of low-income affordable housing will be at the center of multiple upcoming meetings, offering the public a peek at the latest version of developers’ design renderings.

Not much has changed about the project since it was last seen during a pre-application review with the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission on November 24, when several commissioners asked developers to scale down the overall massing of the project and to break up the two large residential buildings to give the appearance of multiple smaller structures.

with help from the city’s Housing Authority over the underused city Lot 2.

City officials are working toward a Disposition and Development Agreement, which, if approved by the City Council in December, would lock in the terms of the plan and allow the project to officially move forward. The agreement must be signed by the city, AllianceBernstein, and Shopoff, an investment firm that owns the Nordstrom building. The agreement benefits each party in different ways, and without the consent of all three, there is a risk Paseo Nuevo would sit without any improvements for the next 40 years.

The original plan for more than 500 units was scratched when the project’s developer, AllianceBernstein, found that it would force a much more costly construction of the mall’s foundation. The developer then worked with the city which owns a 40-year ground lease on the mall to come up with an updated plan to build the residential units on top of the two city parking lots on either side of Paseo Nuevo, with 233 market-rate units over Lot 1 and the Macy’s building, and at least 80 affordable units built

PUBLIC HEALTH LAYOFFS

provider for all Medi-Cal recipients in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties has identified alternate providers for all 7,500 clients. But given the complexity of many of clients’ medical history, he warned at great length, several months will be necessary to make sure such transitions are successful. The deadline he had set was for January 1, 2026.

In closed session several months ago, the supervisors reportedly had approved that plan unanimously. But more specifically, the supervisors were asked this Tuesday to approve laying off 56 positions in the Public Health Department to help offset the loss of $8.2 million in federal revenues that these undocumented clients bring in. Of those positions, only 36 are currently occupied by warm and sentient bodies.

Laura Robinson, head of SEIU Local 620, the union representing public health clinic workers, noted that the county ended the year with a $14.7 million surplus. She said that money should be spent as the last line of defense for the most vulnerable popula-

The project’s public tour will continue with hearings at the Downtown Parking Committee and Planning Commission for conceptual review on Thursday, October 9. The city and Alliance Bernstein will then host two open-house meetings on Wednesday, October 15 (6-7:30 p.m.) and Thursday, October 16 (noon-1:30 p.m.). The two openhouse meetings which will include info on the architectural design and plans for affordable housing will be hosted at 707 Paseo Nuevo, near the Nordstrom building.

tion. Instead, she noted, it would be used to cover the amortized annual cost of the North County jail expansion project a cool $14 million a year. As always, she added with a rueful edge, the choice is between healthcare or incarceration.

For the supervisors, there was a shared sense of urgency that the undocumented public health patients are safely relocated. But they’re equally alarmed that the Trump administration might seek penalties for noncompliance or, even worse, that it might seek “a clawback” triple damages for making payments on “false claims.” The last time the county faced a false-claim complaint, it had to pay $28 million to get out of it.

One speaker an immigrant rights attorney sought to assure the supervisors that the injunction barring the edict from taking effect was on firm ground. Again, Public Health czar Hammami was not persuaded. “I heard two words there,” he said in response. “ ‘Likely’ and ‘hope.’ ‘Hope’ and ‘likely’ are not policy.” n

—Ryan P.Cruz

Eighty units of affordable housing, to be administered by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, will be included in the Paseo Nuevo redevelopment. The building has been downsized to ensure views from the Canary Hotel roof deck will not be impacted.

All In on ‘Off and Away’

Two Junior Highs Going Cell-Phone-Free All Day

by Ella Heydenfeldt

Last year, Santa Barbara Unified’s “Off and Away” policy meant phones parked in classroom “cell hotels” during lessons and set free at lunch. This year, at Goleta Valley and La Colina junior high schools, it means no phones, period. From first bell to 2:53 p.m., students’ cells are sealed in signal-blocking pouches that stay in backpacks. Notifications can’t buzz, pings can’t alert, and rings can’t intrude.

Governor Gavin Newsom praised the early policy last year and later signed Assembly Bill 3216, requiring every California district to limit student phone use by July 1, 2026. S.B. Unified got there early, then pushed further.

Superintendent Hilda Maldonado said the shift started with teachers. “We really need to have phones put away,” she recalled. Early versions focused on classrooms. High schools adopted cell hotels; junior highs asked to go all day. “Two of the four junior high school principals agreed to do it, deciding to use the pouches this time … the other two are watching closely.”

So far, violations have been rare. Out of about 740 students at Goleta Valley, only 34 have had first violations, four reached a second, and none a third. “Students are more talkative, doing more active things at lunch,” Maldonado said. “We want kids active, joyful, moving, engaging, socializing, and getting their heads out of the screens.”

Goleta Valley Junior High Principal Clanci Chiu called last year’s cell hotel policy “a good stepping-stone” but said the consistency of pouches helps. Families were on board, especially after COVID. “Thirteen- and 14-yearolds are all at different spaces and still very much struggle with self-regulation,” Chiu said.

Jamie Carpio, Goleta Valley Junior High’s dean of student engagement, has noticed changes at lunch. “You see less of kids just sitting off by themselves. They’re engaging more with each other,” she said. The after-lunch transition has also improved: “We’re seeing more engagement in classes after lunch because they’re not having to pull themselves away from scrolling.”

La Colina’s principal, Jennifer Foster, echoed the sentiment. “Students are participating in clubs more during lunch, talking and playing with their friends,” she said. “Overall, campus seems more calm and [there are fewer] incidents of conflict over social media/text messages during the school day.”

Students still get lessons in “digital citizenship,” Carpio said, covering social media use, digital footprints, and online behavior.

Goleta Valley Junior High 8th-grader Stella Valentine has experienced both versions. “It’s a lot different. And I feel like a lot of people don’t like it,” she said. “A lot of people like having their phones just so they can communicate with their families. … I know I would do that.”

The signal-blocking pouches are the sticking point. “People don’t like the signal blocking thing,” she said. Tracking is part of it: “They like their families to track them.” Her verdict: “Neutral.” She added with a laugh, “ ‘Oh, my phone is probably not in my pouch, but it’s somewhere in my backpack. It’s floating. I think I lost my pouch.’ ”

As for how parents feel, both principals said that the overall feedback has been “positive” and the entire process was a “community effort.” There was a bit of wariness when it came to the inability to track children and communicate with them throughout the day, but families are adjusting to phoning their children via the schools’ front offices. The kids are also welcome to go to the front office and utilize the phone to communicate with home when they need to do so.

The district will compare outcomes of the two junior highs participating in the cell-free experiment and the two watching from the sidelines engagement, behavior, maybe book checkouts and decide what’s next. The state deadline remains in 2026, but the cultural deadline is already here. Gen Alpha is in middle school. They are the generation that has never known a day on this Earth without the iPhone.

As for the phones, they will still be there at 2:53. The point is that, until then, the kids are being kids. n

Starting this year, Goleta Valley and La Colina junior high students’ cells must be sealed in signal-blocking pouches that stay in backpacks the entire school day.

ICE Near Campuses

by Ryan P. Cruz

Reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near Santa Barbara City College, UCSB, and Franklin Elementary School on October 2 raised the alarm among immigrant rights advocates who are concerned federal immigration operations are creeping closer to spaces that have traditionally been protected from ICE enforcement.

The 805 Immigration Coalition which runs the 24/7 Rapid Response Hotline to monitor potential federal immigration enforcement on the Central Coast reported several sightings of ICE vehicles early Thursday morning in Eastside Santa Barbara, with one sighting reported near Franklin Elementary School (though the school was closed for a holiday, and no students were on campus).

Just after 7 a.m. the same morning, Rapid Response Hotline legal observers were alerted to another incident near the SBCC campus, in the adjacent residential neighborhood on Oceano Avenue. In this incident, 805 Immigrant Coalition confirmed at least four people were taken into custody by ICE officers in bulletproof vests and federal agents wearing navy blue “FBI” jackets. According to witnesses at the scene, the four people were taken away in unmarked vehicles after the federal agents smashed the driver’s side window of the detainees’ car.

Another incident involving federal immigration enforcement originally reported by UCSB’s student-run newspaper The Daily Nexus occurred at a student dormitory on El Colegio Road around 10:30 that same morning. According to reports from firsthand witnesses, an individual who later identified himself as a federal immigration officer was able to gain access into the main lobby of the Santa Catalina Residence Hall (an area accessible only to residents with an electronic key), likely after a resident either entered or exited the front door.

The Daily Nexus spoke to a staff member who asked to remain anonymous and reportedly said the officer who was either with ICE or another federal agency showed a front desk worker a file with the name of an individual whose address was listed at the student dorm. Santa Catalina Residence Hall staff could not confirm whether the individual in question currently lives in the building, and federal agencies could not confirm whether

the officer had a warrant to enter the property.

Dormitory staff members and supervisors did not reveal any information about the individual, due to university policies that prevent the disclosure of any information about student residents without the student’s permission. After a few minutes, the federal agent reportedly left the dormitory without any further incident.

The Independent reached out to UCSB and the Department of Homeland Security for more information regarding the incident at the Santa Catalina Residence Hall. ICE did not respond to specific questions, and the agency does not comment publicly regarding day-today operations.

UCSB spokesperson Kiki Reyes addressed the incident in a statement sent to the Independent on Friday afternoon, in which she said the federal agent who entered the lobby of the student dormitory may not have been from ICE but could have been from another agency inquiring about a student’s immigration status.

“The university is looking into a report concerning individuals identifying themselves as federal representatives who entered the lobby of one of our housing residences and asked to speak to an individual regarding an expired international student immigration status,” Reyes said. “By university policy, and in accordance with [The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act], the university did not disclose any information, and the individuals were denied access to the residence hall. At this time, the campus does not believe that the individuals were agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

According to University of California’s informational page regarding immigration policies (updated July 28, 2025), UCSB does not technically have the authority to prevent federal immigration enforcement officers from coming on campus to enforce federal law, though staff and UCPD are not required to assist in any capacity.

The policy makes a distinction, however, between public areas of the campus which are accessible to any member of the public, including ICE officers and “private” areas, such as dormitories and buildings with monitored entryways restricted to those with key cards. Specifically, the policy states, ICE requires a judicial warrant (signed by a judge) to enter non-public areas such as college dorm rooms. n

On October 2, federal immigration enforcement arrested four individuals on Oceano Avenue, just steps away from the Santa Barbara City College campus.

Funk Zone Pioneer Dies

Vintner Christian Garvin, Who Brought Crowds to

Waterfront,

Died in St. Croix at Age 51

by Matt Kettmann

The vintner Christian Garvin whose opening of a Funk Zone tasting room 20 years ago introduced the initial crowds to Santa Barbara’s now-buzzing waterfront neighborhood has died. He was 51 years old and passed away from health complications on September 30 in Christiansted, St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Island where he’d moved about a year ago.

In 2005, Garvin and winemaker Ryan Carr opened a cooperative winery called Cellar 205 on the corner of Yanonali and Anacapa streets. Santa Barbara Winery had been making wine across the street since 1964, but the neighborhood was still mostly full of industrial warehouses and undeveloped lots where artists worked and sometimes lived. It was almost entirely avoided by both locals and tourists.

“We were in our twenties, living in downtown Santa Barbara, and I always thought, ‘What if we had a winery downtown?’ ” Garvin said in 2011

Cellar 205, which became Oreana Winery in 2007 when Carr moved his business to Salsipuedes Street, revolutionized the wine-tasting formula by making it fun and accessible. The affordable wines sported playful labels, and the tasting room hosted frequent parties, concerts, and gatherings that resonated far beyond wine appreciation.

“We did things that pushed the envelope on a regular basis,” recalled Carr this week. “We did stuff that blew people away. I learned how to throw a good party. I was good at it before, but he was better.”

Oreana’s success triggered a tidal wave of Funk Zone tasting rooms there are around 20 right now as well as restaurants such as The Lark, multi-tenant food halls such as The Waterline, clothing and art boutiques, residential developments, and hotels.

“This was the start of the Funk Zone,” wrote musician Tom Cantillon in a letter to his late friend on Facebook. “It doesn’t exist without your influence.”

Garvin’s wine industry innovations actually go back further. While working for Fess Parker Winery in the late 1990s, he and Andy Kahn launched Kahn Winery, one of the first tenants of what would become the Lompoc Wine Ghetto. Under the Kahn umbrella, Garvin found success with a cabernet franc brand called Cab Frank that he made for the family of Frank Sinatra. After Kahn Winery went into bankruptcy, he started over with Cellar 205 and Oreana, launching the wildly popular Question Mark and Happy Face labels that flew off the shelves in both Trader Joe’s and China, where he’d ship containers full of wine in the early 2010s.

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“He worked that one like a rockstar,” said Carr. “Garvin was quite the marketer, quite the salesman.”

But Garvin’s journey took a dark turn a decade ago in 2015 when he was arrested and charged for tax fraud and embezzlement related to his Oreana days. He was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to eight years in prison and charged nearly $3 million in fines and restitution.

He was released from prison in 2019 after serving less than three years, then lived in Northern California, the Catskills, and Boston, working at one point for Total Wine. About a year ago, he sold all his belongings and moved to Christiansted on the Virgin Island of St. Croix, where he got a job as the bar manager at Boots & Bones, owned by celebrity chef Melvin “Boots” Johnson.

This past April, he started managing the bar at St. Croix Cellars. The business was for sale, so Garvin found a buyer in Texas financial advisor and entrepreneur Scott Barth and his wife, Tricia, who purchased the wine bar and shop in August. “Together, they were working with Christian to elevate the island’s wine scene and further develop the St. Croix Cellars signature label wines,” said Garvin’s friend and colleague Cindy Clearwater.

“We lost him too soon,” she said. “St. Croix Cellars plans to continue in the direction Christian helped shape by honoring his vision through the laughter, the stories, the jazz, and the good wine he loved so much.”

Garvin struggled with alcohol over the years, which played a role in his death. “He ground himself down too hard,” said Carr. “I’m pissed at him for that.”

He’ll remember the better days. “We had a lot of good times,” said Carr. “Those were the heydays of the wine industry in Santa Barbara. I’m gonna miss him.” n

In-person seminars at Presidio Springs Community

(721 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara). Habrá interpretación al español disponible.

County of Santa Barbara BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Cannabis Odor Ordinance Amendments Local Coastal Program Amendment Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Board of Supervisors Hearing Room

County Administration Building, Fourth Floor 105 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M

On October 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors (Board) will conduct a public hearing to consider the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of the Cannabis Odor Ordinance Amendments (Case No. 24ORD-00012) as an amendment to the County’s certified Local Coastal Program (LCP).

Acceptance of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of the Cannabis Odor Ordinance Amendments will require the Board take the following actions:

 Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment to the County’s LCP (Coastal Commission Case No. LCP-4-STB-25-0017-1-Part D);

 Adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the suggested modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified LCP, and adopting the LCP Amendment with the four suggested modifications;

 Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265; and

 Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted resolution to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.

For additional information, please contact the project planner, Corina Martin, at martinc@countyofsb.org.

Staff reports and the posted agenda are available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 5682240 for alternative options.

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

Change at the Ballot Box

Unidos805 is a community-rooted organization dedicated to building lasting civic power across the Central Coast. We believe that meaningful change emerges when the people affected by political decisions are active participants in shaping them.

The nonprofit nurtures new generations of advocates and decision-makers from among young voters, women, renters, bilingual households, and first-time or historically underrepresented voters, people whose lived experiences and perspectives are critical to shaping a fairer and more inclusive future.

During our inaugural Voter Contact Campaign in 2024, Unidos805 trained more than 60 local leaders in canvassing, phone banking, and grassroots organizing. They provided more than 20,000 registered voters with nonpartisan information about ballot measures, polling locations, and issues impacting their neighborhoods.

Among voters contacted, turnout increased by 5 percent compared to those who were not contacted. The campaign also established deeper connections, as 1,568 residents chose to stay engaged.

Unidos805 is expanding its efforts in 2025 to reach thousands of additional voters. If you are inspired to join, Unidos805 welcomes you to connect through Instagram.

By standing together, we can continue building a future in which civic participation is not the privilege of a few, but the shared power of many.

Jessica Lopez Diaz, Dir. Comms, Unidos805

Rent Cap?

Councilmembers

Sneddon and Santamaria propose to cap annual rent increases at 60 percent of CPI (Consumer Price Index) within the city. With Santa Barbara’s CPI currently at 2.7 percent, that would limit rent increases this year to just 1.62 percent. When CPI is negative, no increases would be allowed at all — unless property owners go before a mediation board, forcing disclosure of financials and adding new administrative costs for the city. In short, you would need government approval just to manage your own private property.

If rent control moves forward, the consequences will be real for property owners and renters: 1) Rentals will be fewer if property owners shift to shortterm rentals, or sell, allowing new owners to raise the rent. 2) New housing will stall as developers stop building. 3) Investment will dry up as investors skip S.B. entirely. 4) Falling property values will mean less city revenue, as will the growth of Hous-

ing Authority units, which are exempt from taxes. 5) Property upkeep will decline due to restricted rental income, driving down surrounding property values. Rent control will not solve our housing challenges — it will make them worse.

Loy Beardsmore, S.B.

Longtime renters are concerned about rent increases that force many to move out of town. The above says a rent increase cap would dissuade investment for new units. That may be true, but new units will not be affordable by the average worker or retiree anyway. Most renters will tell you that decent upkeep is the exception; many won’t request repairs or will do it themselves to avoid an increase.

As for lost city revenue, S.B. could encourage investment in other businesses that cater to tourists as well as residents. I believe investors in real estate can still earn a profit within a well-regulated rental market.

Newsom, Drill Baby Drill?

Steven Fields, S.B.

Thanks to Nick Welsh for keeping us apprised of the latest twists in the Sable Offshore Corp. saga, including their threat to haul oil on barges in federal waters.

Sable and its supporters argue that as local refineries close, the supply of gasoline will not meet demand, causing costs to rise a scare tactic and a misleading idea, as demonstrated by UCSB professor Paasha Mahdavi.

The fact is that demand for petroleum products in California continues to decline due to increased sales of electric cars and greater efficiency in gas cars.

Drilling in California does not lower the cost at the pump. Our easy-to-access oil is played out; getting oil out of the ground now requires processes that are more polluting and more expensive than conventional methods.

Rather than legislating the drilling of up to 2,000 new wells in Kern County, as Governor Newsom recently did, he should push for electrification and other alternatives that reduce demand.

—Rachel Altman, S.B.

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES

When Care Becomes Conditional, Everyone Pays

BY MAHDI ASHRAFIAN, MD , CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS

Community health centers provide primary care to tens of millions of Americans. They are the backbone of healthcare access for low-income families, children, seniors, and rural residents alike. A new interpretation of “federal public benefits” ranging from community health centers to Head Start and behavioral-health supports marks a legal shift that would restrict access by immigration status and force clinics and programs into untenable operational dilemmas.

A federal court order this month temporarily blocked this sweeping reinterpretation of PRWORA or the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The pause offers community health centers a moment to breathe and a reason to act. Though the court’s preliminary injunction halts the administration’s change before it can be enforced in states like California, it does not resolve the fundamental question at hand: Will we permit a policy that treats basic health, early education, and lifesaving social supports as conditional benefits that many in our community cannot access?

The departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, Education, and Labor published notices outlining these changes this summer, affecting programs long considered to be essential to community health.

If the reinterpretation stands, the consequences will not be abstract.

When clinics stop serving their most vulnerable neighbors, people delay care until problems become emergencies and emergency care is far costlier and far less effective at preventing suffering. The practical fallout will be spikes in emergencyroom visits, worse control of chronic disease, interruptions in maternal and pediatric care, and reduced access to addiction and mental-health services that keep families and neighborhoods stable.

Beyond clinical outcomes, the new approach will chill trust. Even when eligibility rules are narrow, fear spreads: Families avoid enrolling in programs and seeking preventive care because they are uncertain about consequences for immigration

status or public benefits. Policymakers and advocates from public-health researchers to service providers warn that this kind of “chilling effect” will harm public health and deepen inequities for children and mixed-status families.

There are also real economic and operational risks. Clinics and community programs did not build systems to police immigration status; many receive federal benefits, grant support, and discounted drug pricing that make low-cost care possible. If those supports were withdrawn or conditioned, providers would either stop serving some patients or face financial collapse neither outcome serves the public interest.

We should be clear about what we want as a community: practical, inclusive, evidence-based approaches that preserve access to preventive care, maternal and child health services, behavioral-health supports, and basic public-health protections. Protecting access is not charity; it is common sense. Healthy families keep businesses running, children in school, and emergency systems from becoming overwhelmed.

If you care about a thriving Santa Barbara safe kids in school, stable families, low hospital costs, and neighborhoods where neighbors can seek care without fear raise your voice. Contact your representatives, support local providers and community organizations that uphold access, and insist that policy be guided by evidence and compassion, not confusion and exclusion. The preliminary injunction is a temporary reprieve; what follows must be a durable commitment to health for all. n

Dr. Mahdi Ashrafian

In Memoriam

Bernard Hicks

BY MARK MOSES ALVARADO

Bernard Hicks was affectionately called “the New Yorker” by Brother Matthew Brown. Both men kicked off the legendary Sunday broadcasting on FM 91.9 KCSB back in the day. Brown with his gospel music at 6 a.m. and Bernard at 9 a.m. with Ital Soundz (African and reggae music). As Brother Brown would sign off each Sunday, he would let the listeners know with his raspy southern drawl, “And coming up next, it’s the New Yorker, Bernard Hicks, with the Ital Soundz.”

Bernard was singlehandedly responsible for introducing Santa Barbara to a variety of indigenous and popular music from the continent of Africa, while simultaneously laying down the hardest Jamaican dubplates and roots reggae music any community radio station in the U.S. could offer. He introduced the well-scrubbed UCSB student body, its staff, and the entire Central and South Coast, from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, to the Black sounds of freedom.

Bernard’s deep, soulful voice would resonate smoothly over the airwaves. He had a professional tone suited so well for radio. It was heavy with clarity and it sparked the imagination as he would announce an uninterrupted block of music that would feature the likes of Fela Kuti and IK Dario and the Ink Spots.

As much as he was responsible for introducing the music of African and reggae artists or promoting area shows on KCSB, Bernard was a music fan. He loved to attend live concerts. He could always be seen at concerts with his wife, Lilly, and their children.

He was also known for roaming the backstage of reggae festivals, mingling with legends like Third World, Wailing Souls, and Lucky Dube. Bernard was really good at welcoming foreign artists to Santa Barbara, either with an on-air interview or in person at a show. The music always put him in his element.

Being born in Brooklyn, New York, which is also a migration hot spot for Jamaicans straight from the island, Bernard grew up rooted within the famous reggae culture of New York City. He shared that experience with a serious outlook toward life. Yet, he was always willing to reason and teach us a world view that invoked humanity.

Like a good vinyl record, Bernard had a B-side Basketball. Growing up in New York and playing alongside playground legends, Bernard came out to California in 1972 to play junior college basketball at Hartnell College in Salinas. It was there he met Lilly. They eventually moved to Santa Barbara, with Bernard enrolling into UC Santa Barbara. He and Lilly started to grow a family and had five children: Maurice, Aisha, Khary, Noni, and Jelani. It wasn’t long before Bernard had his children playing basketball at the Goleta Boys and Girls Club. It was there that the club director at the time, Sal Rodriguez, saw Bernard as an ideal coach and mentor. Bernard eventually accepted a full-time position at the Westside Boys and Girls Club.

Between his time at the Goleta and Westside clubs, Bernard met and interacted with hundreds of kids and families throughout Santa Barbara. He

built a legendary reputation for being stern, yet compassionate with every child that came his way. His kindness and generosity were the cornerstone of his coaching and guidance. But he would never talk about his contribution. He would only flash that million-dollar smile that complemented the thoughtful look on his face.

After his tenure was finished at the Westside Boys and Girls Club, Bernard took his love for coaching to Dos Pueblos High School. He became the head coach of the girls’ junior varsity team and assistant varsity coach under his youngest son, Jelani. The two of them went to form Dream Chasers, an all-ages basketball skills and workout company.

In recent years, Bernard’s coaching regimen slowed down, but because of his glowing reputation for coaching youth basketball, Bernard accepted an invitation this year to coach “The Legends,” a new youth basketball team at the Downtown Club. The team became tournament champions under Bernard’s leadership. Unfortunately, Bernard’s untimely and sudden death came just as the inaugural season ended. He’d been given one last opportunity to do what he truly loved: coaching kids.

The ground shook when the news of Bernard’s unexpected passing quickly circulated throughout Santa Barbara. He touched so many people with his kindness, with his love for music and the game of basketball. He was a family man to the bone. He was a living example of how a man should treat their fellow human beings, regarding everyone as a kindred spirit. Bernard’s opinion was always a fountain of learned wisdom.

His final accolade was to be remembered as a “man of service,” and Santa Barbara became a better place to live because of Bernard Hicks. His unselfish knack for sharing what he believed in promoted the true essence of what is to walk with peace and love in your heart. Bernard will always be remembered because his deeds will never be forgotten. n

County of Santa Barbara County Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Ordinance Streamlining and Housing Accommodation Amendments

On October 29, 2025, the County Planning Commission w ill conduct a public hearing to consider the Ordinance Streamlining and Housing Accommodation amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission will consider making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the following:

 Amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 25ORD-00006) and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 25ORD-00007) to:

o Simplify the permit review process;

o Standardize language and procedures;

o Remove redundancies in the ordinances;

o Revise development standards to enable resident ial development to the allowed densities; and

o Modernize the multi-family residential and commercial zone districts to allow more multi-family and mixed-use residential development.

 Finding these amendments exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15168(c), and 15265.

For additional information, please view the project webpage https://www.countyofsb.org/3449/Zoning-OrdinanceAmendment-Project or contact Ben Singer at bsinger@countyofsb.org or (805) 568-2025.

The hearing will take place at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at: Planning Commission Hearing Room County Engineering Building

123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

For current methods of public participation for the hearing please see https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/CountyPlanning-Commission or the posted agenda. The posted agenda will provide a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearrang ed, or the item may be continued.

Staff reports and the posted agenda will be available on the Wednesday prior to the hearing at the Commission’s website above or contact the Planning Commission Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org or (805) 568-2058 for alternative options.

Attendance and participation by the public is invited and en couraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancem ent equipment, and/or another request for disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Hearing Support Staff at (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the County Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Status of Orphan and Idle Wells in the County of Santa Barbara

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

County Administration Building Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor 105 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M

On October 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider the following:

Receive and file a report on the status of orphan and idle wells in the County of Santa Barbara

For a staff report regarding this item, the current methods of public participation, and the order of items for the October 21, 2025 meeting, please see the Board of Supervisors posted Agenda, available online at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx on the Thursday prior to the hearing, or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240.

For additional information on this item, please contact Case Planner Errin Briggs at ebriggs@countyofsb.org.

For current methods of public participation for the meeting of October 21, 2025, please see https://casantabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/2836/Board-of-Supervisors-Methods-of-Particip or page two (2) of the posted agenda. The posted agenda will provide 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 https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under th e hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options.

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

obituaries

Joyce Ann Robles 08/07/1962-09/25/2025

Joyce Ann Robles was born on August 7, 1962. Joyce, 63, of Santa Barbara passed away on September 25, 2025, after courageously battling an aggressive rare form of cancer. She was an inspiration to all of us of what a true warrior is.

Joyce was 7 th generation Santa Barbara native. She went to Santa Barbara High School and graduated in 1980. With the odds stacked against her and through her determination she walked with her class with Leticia in the stands and Martin on the way. After graduation she went to work at the Goleta Lemon Packing House and shortly thereafter she began her career in escrow. She worked for various title companies in Santa Barbara starting her career as a document runner. As a result of her hard work and determination she quickly climbed the ladder and became an Escrow assistant then became an Escrow Officer.

Joyce loved spending time with her family celebrating countless get togethers. She was the life of the party and would often be the first one on the dance floor. She would start her day with her eclectic taste in music and loved to wake her children up by blasting rock and roll. Although Joyce did not travel often, Black Rock in Hawaii was where she found her spiritual connection.

Joyce is survived by her mother Rose O’Dea and her stepmother Nancy Robles, her sisters Julieann Robles and Jacqueline Marie Hover, her brothers David Robles Jr (Jodi), Shawn Robles and Jason Robles. Her children are Leticia Melero, Martin Melero, Pauline Reyna and Bryan Maclean. Her grandchildren are Cierra Ventura (Luis), Akayla Robinson, Joel Melero (Audrey), Ruben Melero (Hailey), Vincent Melero, Layla Esparza, Luna Melero, Ernesto Melero, Daniel Melero and her 4 great grandchildren. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Joyce is proceeded in death

by her grandparents Bernardo and Carmen Garcia and Frank and Dorothy Robles, her father David Robles and her stepfather Kevin O’Dea.

A Rosary will be held on October 15, 2025, at 3pm at Welch-Ryce Haider 450 Ward Dr. in Goleta. The mass will be held on October 17, 2025 10am at St. Marks Parish at 6550 Picasso Rd in Isla Vista. Immediately following we are celebrating Joyce’s life at Tuckers Grove (area 5).

For He shall give His angel’s charge over you to keep you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11

Sayre Macneil

06/19/1954-07/28/2025

Azusa, California to Taipei, Taiwan by way of Pasadena CA, Exeter NH, Eugene & Lincoln City OR, San Francisco CA, and mostly Santa Barbara CA, Sayre lived his life with enthusiasm and vigor, “doing it his way”. And in that way, he enriched the lives of countless people.

Sayre followed his passion for justice and generosity by developing his skills as a litigator & mediator and in aiding street people. His love of the outdoors, nature and adventure took him on a year-long trip around the world, as well as frequently leading others to his favorite places in the Sierra and the Los Padres Wilderness at The Piru. Sayre loved costumes and pageantry, and has left an extensive hat collection. His talent as a storyteller and researcher, fueled by his deep pride and interest in family history and California history enhanced his presentations to historical societies in Southern California. For nearly 40 years, he dedicated himself to the art of Tai Chi, as a student and a teacher, it becoming central to his life and taking him to Taiwan in the end. Sayre was a valued and respected Elder in The ManKind Project and in such diverse groups as the Westerners and E Clampus Vitus. His principal partners in life - Linda, Judy and Laura - gave him strength, stability and joy. Sayre was an excellent

writer, but his story of the last year of his life goes untold, as far as is known. Sayre was a Bon Vivant, who also lived through prolonged periods of mania and severe, paralyzing depression. It wasn’t easy to be Sayre. He gave it his best.

His absence leaves a hole in several communities, among his many friends and his family: his daughter - Samantha Grimm, his siblings – Mary Allen, Tonia, Lucy, Daphne and Philip, his first cousins – Bradford Macneil, Nina Warner.

A memorial celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday October 21 at 2:00pm at the Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara. Donations in Sayre’s honor may be made to the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (lafsbc.org) and ManKind Project Young Warrior Scholarship Fund (mkpconnect.org).

Ashleigh Brilliant 12/09/1933 – 09/24/2025

Ashleigh Brilliant, author of Pot Shots, Brilliant Thoughts and several books has died. He passed away on the morning of September 24, 2025 at Cottage Hospital, where he had been for three days. His cause of death was “pneumonia, the old man’s friend”, as coined by 19th century physician, Sir William Olsen. Ashleigh passed quickly, without fuss or fanfare.

Ashleigh Elwood Brilliant was born in London, England on December 9, 1933, the first child of Victor and Amelia Brilliant and brother to Myrna Brilliant. Between the years of 1939 and 1941, Ashleigh’s home life was disrupted, due to the events of World War II. The displacement caused a move, first to his mother’s hometown of Toronto, Canada, then to Washington DC.

In 1947, Ashleigh, his parents and Myrna were able to return safely to England, where they settled in Edgeware, on the outskirts of London. The several years spent without his father, who was a British civil servant, deeply affected Ashleigh for the rest of his life.

Ashleigh was a serious student, although he didn’t enjoy every subject or the rigors of structured classes. He excelled at English and art. Despite what he considered a slow start, Ashleigh ultimately obtained the title Dr. Ashleigh Brilliant, after earning his PhD in American history from UC Berkeley.

Initially a high school teacher and then a college professor, Ashleigh married a fellow college professor, Dorothy Tucker, after they met aboard the Claremont College’s “floating university”. Dorothy was the great-granddaughter of Captain Charles P. Low, a clipper ship captain involved in the China trade, who retired to Santa Barbara around the turn of the last century, and lived with his family on a farm at the site of what is now Shoreline Park.

It was in San Francisco in the late 1960’s that Ashleigh and Dorothy made their first home, and where Ashleigh’s first epigrams were dreamed up. After a brief stint in the hippie scene, which Ashleigh admitted he was happy to move on from, he and Dorothy moved to Santa Barbara where they focused on launching and running Brilliant Enterprises, a business based on Ashleigh’s writings.

Over the years, Ashleigh involved himself in many causes, including running for Mayor of Santa Barbara in 1977. Ashleigh was not afraid to take a stance. He disliked public smoking, littering, excessive noise and pollution. Beginning in the 1950’s he was known to occupy an actual soapbox in many locations, including Hyde Park, Red Square, Golden Gate Park, Berkeley free speech square and Santa Barbara public areas.

In the late1990’s, Ashleigh formed BLAST or Ban Leaf Blowers and Save our Town, which lead to the 1997 ban on the use of gas powered leaf blowers in the City of Santa Barbara. It’s still on the books today.

Ashleigh was a man of many paradoxes. He was a staunch self-promoting introvert. He hated excessive noise and yet he made his own noise, standing on his soapbox with a bullhorn lecturing and singing the world over. He was morose and fatalistic but practiced life-extension principles. He eschewed crowds but loved a large audience. He was a conservative hippie in the ’60’s. He

was a homebody who traveled the world. Food was one of his loves, but he curtailed it to be thin. He walked and rode a bicycle around town but in a November 26, 1978 News Press article, Ashleigh discussed his ideal travel, saying, "I would want to own my own airliner, rail car and land cruiser to do it in.”

Little know facts about Ashleigh are, that despite his image as a non-conformist, in 1974 he worked at Bank of America’s Los Angeles branch at 7th and Olive as a teller. He worked hard to portray an image of the serendipitous entrepreneur who barely worked. And yet, he was endlessly preparing, marketing and promoting himself to newspapers, magazines, civic organizations and businesspeople who might carry his products. While striving to project an upbeat disposition and hearty image, during an interview for the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram in 1980, Ashleigh said, “Mostly I eat, worry, watch television, go for walks, nag and complain to my wife. I’m very discontent”. Ashleigh unabashedly nominated and promoted himself for a Nobel Prize for Literature as well as a Pulitzer for his 1979 book “ I May Not Be Total Perfect, But Parts of Me are Excellent”. To date, both prizes have eluded him. Plagued by his self-doubt, extreme sensitivity and extraordinary intelligence, Ashleigh always questioned the importance, impact and durability of his work. His actions were spurred by his need for acknowledgement and proof that his life and work were worthwhile.

Based on the legacy he’s left, and the indelible impact his words have had on generations of people, it’s clear that Ashleigh Brilliant, humorist, philosopher and master of “graffiti a la carte” has succeeded in surpassing the goal of winning the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. Ashleigh takes the prize for being a man of integrity, a life-long warrior and someone who has lived life exactly as he pleased, without regret and with no apologies. Bravo, Ash.

Ashleigh was predeceased in death by his parents, sister and wife Dorothy, who died in 2018.

A memorial will be held for Ashleigh later this month. If you are interested in attending, please email julissa@staceywrightsb.com for details. Continued on

Leon O'Neill Wright 02/09/1935-09/10/2025

Leon O' Neill Wright J., 90, affectionately known as “Sugar Bear,” passed away of natural causes on September 10, 2025, in Lompoc, California. He is survived by his daughter Christy. A caring, thoughtful, and driven mentor with a great sense of humor, Leon devoted his life to young people, sports, and community.

Born on February 9, 1935, in Santa Barbara, California, Leon graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1953, where he excelled in football, baseball, and basketball. He went on to earn his degree from UCSB in 1956 and spent his summers catching in the Missions league. He later shared a long marriage with Shirley Wright.

For 35 years Leon taught with patience and purpose, and for three decades he also officiated multiple sports across the region. He served on the Board of Directors for the Endowment for Youth, joining local leaders in expanding opportunities for Black youth. His legacy is literally on the walls of Santa Barbara High School, where his photo and story honor a life achievement and service. Former students often stopped him to say how he had been a positive role model. Beyond the classroom, he loved all sports, traveling, and motorcycle trips with close friends. He will be deeply missed and warmly remembered by the countless lives he touched.

Jean Ann Barens 1932-2025

Jean Ann Barens was born February 6, 1932, in Glendale, California. She was the daughter of Charles and Georgette Switzer. She has a sister Ellen Montgomery, and she had a brother John Switzer who passed in 2023. Jean married her beloved husband, John Barens, who she met through sharing letters while he was serving in the Marines during the Korean War. Upon his return, they started dating and married two years later, on August 1, 1952. In 1963 they moved to Santa Barbara where Jean lived until her passing.

Jean had a heart for volunteering and spent years working with St. Vincent DePaul and at her first parish, St. Raphael’s. She was also a “Pink Lady” at Goleta Valley Hospital in the 70s and 80s.

Jean was incredibly creative. For most of her life she took adult education classes where she learned and mastered ceramics, calligraphy and many other art forms. She had an incredible gift for working with paper. Her handmade greeting cards were always a customized work of art and cherished by her family and friends.

Her love of her friends was evident by her devotion to her “stitch and bitch” group that met weekly for over 15 years at one another’s homes as well as her travel group that called themselves “The Ladies of the Blue Van”. They would frequently go out on excursions and trips, creating lifetime memories of fun and laughter all over Southern California. She was a devoted friend, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved to spend time with her friends and her family.

She is survived by her children Joni Barens, John Barens, Janet Flatebo (Gene Flatebo), and Jeff Barens (Kristi Barens); her grandchildren: Trina

Schmieg, Luke Flatebo, Richard Flatebo, Will Barens, Tim Good, Joey Good, Jayme Good, Jacalyn Barens, Blake Barens, 17 great grandchildren, and her sister Ellen Montgomery. Jean passed away peacefully on September 29 in Santa Barbara. A Rosary and Mass will be held in late October.

Marion Jean Moore

04/28/1944-08/11/2025

Marion Moore was born on April 28, 1944 in Klamath Falls Oregon to Grace and Innis Roberts. She passed away at home surrounded by family on August 11, 2025.

Marion grew up in Klamath Falls, where her Dad owned the local hardware store. The family then moved just outside the city and lived on a farm and then a ranch. She graduated from Klamath Union High School and was a member of the Ski Club, Job’s Daughters and 4-H. She also enjoyed playing tennis and was a summer life guard and water director for the Campfire Girl’s summer camp. After high school she attended Oregon State where she was on the crew team, and then enrolled in the nursing program at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. It was there that she met her future husband, Bill Moore. They were married in Portland on July 1, 1967. Bill’s studies and work then took them to Minnesota where they enjoyed the outdoors, especially sailing. They then moved to California, first to Palo Alto and then Daly City.

During the Vietnam war, the family was stationed at Fort Shafter Army Base in Honolulu, Hawaii for three years. The family then moved to Santa Barbara, California. Marion became very involved in helping the community. She was a member of the Junior League, CALM Auxiliary and the Assistance League (now Community Friends) of Santa Barbara. She also spent many hours volunteering at her children's schools

as well as the Santa Barbara Swim Club. Marion and her friends started a Bible Study about 25 years ago that is still going to this day.

Bill and Marion made many trips throughout the world. The family enjoyed skiing together, family bike rides and time at the beach. Although Multiple Sclerosis deeply impacted her life, she is fondly remembered for her warm smile and positive attitude. Family became her priority and she was overjoyed when she became a mother and again when she became a grandmother.

Marion is survived by her beloved children Christy and her husband Derek, and Kevin and his wife Emma. She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren Olivia, Liam and Chloe. Marion leaves behind her brother John Roberts and his wife Sheri as well as her sister Sue Roeck and her husband Pete and her sister-in-law Connie Daily.

Marion is preceded in death by her husband Bill earlier this year and her parents Grace and Innis Roberts.

Services will be held at Old Mission Santa Barbara on October 17 at 11:00am. A reception at La Cumbre Country Club will follow.

The family is deeply grateful to all of Marion’s caregivers these past few years. Thank you for all you did for her.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Community Friends of Santa Barbara. https://cfofsb.org/pages/donate

Luke T. Howe 08/25/1940-08/13/2025

Luke T. Howe passed peacefully at his home just twelve days shy of his 85th birth anniversary. His last weeks were spent with loved ones, including his daughter Cymene, his granddaughter, Brijzha, sister Teresa, first wife, Linda and son-in-law, Dominic. A good Catholic from the cradle until the end, Luke left this world

in good spirits, enjoying cake and music with family, reminiscing and writing a handful of poems, in a style not unlike one of his favorites, T.S. Eliot.

A Californian for most of his life, Luke embraced Houston where he spent the last several years of his life. Bayou bicycle paths, friends in LEOH, sports at Rice and being there as his only granddaughter grew up, filled Luke's days with good times. A lifelong supporter of the performing arts, Luke was deeply inspired by them: from opera to the ballet. Luke was a cyclist, pedaling nearly to his dying day. With his daughter, he rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles and from the Nevada state line to the Pacific; he also garnered a handful of "centuries" (100-mile rides) and cycled across Death Valley several times. He was also an accomplished chess player and sailboat racer.

After a successful career as a librarian at UC Santa Cruz, he joined the staff at EZ Racers, a boutique recumbent bicycle manufacturer that held the world speed record for several years. Luke was familiar with innovation, having begun his librarianship with the mandate to transition the university library from a card catalog to a computerized database of holdings. Luke helped usher in that digital age.

Luke was a traveler and an adventurer, never afraid to be off to far-flung places but always ending each arrival home with the words, "another safe trip." He loved to cook f resh vegetables in simple ways and he would happily chef up a rack of lamb. Luke served in the military during the Cold War and mastered Russian at the Army Language School at Fort Ord before being deployed to Turkey. His second marriage to Patricia Medina was the source of a wonderful second family and a rare book business. After caring for his widowed mother in Santa Barbara for several years, he married Jayne Flynn with whom he took trips to view the autumn leaves and cherry trees as they bloomed.

Luke will be truly missed by his friends and family; he lived a long, full and good life. Pura vida.

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Joyce Lind Hutchinson 1927-2025

Joyce Lind Hutchinson passed away on October 1 at age 98. Born in Los Angeles to Carl and Marie Lind, she graduated from University High School and attended both USC and UCLA. She married, raised her family, and led a full life with many friends across the country and around the world. Joyce moved to Santa Barbara in 1980 to care for her parents, joined El Montecito Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder and sang in the choir, and worked in the Montecito office of Sunset Company Realtors. She loved to attend musical offerings, including Quire of Voyces, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara Symphony, and CAMA.

Joyce’s graciousness defined her; she was known for her kindness, hospitality, and sense of humor. Sustained by her faith and love of family, she accepted challenges with dignity. A stroke in 2016 stole her power of speech and precipitated her move to the Samarkand community. We gratefully thank the caregivers and staff for their wonderful care all these years. We also are grateful to her Assisted hospice team who ensured a peaceful passing. Through it all she remained the happy and positive woman she had always been.

Predeceased by son Robert, Joyce is survived by daughter Pamela, son-in-law Carl, grandson Blaed, granddaughter Noor, and daughter-in-law Ruth. In memory of Joyce, please be prayerful, grateful, musical and kind. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.

- Horatio Spafford

Richard

Harpham 09/02/1924 – 08/25/2025

Richard C. Harpham was born Sept. 2, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebraska and died on August 25, 2025 just short of his 101st birthday. He was the son of J.V. Harpham and Leona Norval Harpham, descendants of 19th Century settlers in Nebraska. He attended Lincoln High School where he was Editor of the Newspaper (The Advocate) and earned his letter on the basketball team that won the 1942 State Championship. Then to Kemper Military School followed by the U.S. Navy, he graduated as an Ensign at Naval Midshipman School, Notre Dame, Indiana, serving in the Pacific as a Communications Officer. After World War II he completed his education at Harvard College and the Law School, graduating in 1951, and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar. He married Margaretta Snow (later divorced) and was recalled in the Navy during the Korean War and served two more years on active duty at the Pentagon as legal advisor to the Director, Naval Communications. Returning to Connecticut he practiced law and joined a small independent Trust Co., and helped raise a family of three children.

Many hours were spent in pro bono efforts---Red Cross, YMCA, Meriden Historical Society, Public Health & Visiting Nurse Assn., Chamber of Commerce, Republican political activities and Chairman of a Pastoral Supply Committee in the First Congregational Church of Meriden. He also was the Commanding Officer of a Naval Reserve Security Group Division in Hartford, Connecticut. Meriden’s industrial base was declining and as a member of the Industrial Development Commission, he completed a study, published in the Meriden Record, demonstrating the problems, leading to the formation of the Meriden Industrial Development Corporation, acquiring 1,000 acres of land for an industrial park on the main highway (I-91) through Connecticut

to the ski country in northern New England.

In 1963 he and his family trekked West to California, settling in Santa Barbara as an investment officer at United California Bank. His children attended local schools and then went off to college. A back condition somewhat limited his activities, but he devoted time as President of the San Roque Park District Improvement Association, on the UCSB Affiliates and Santa Barbara Historical Society (Museum) boards. In 1984 he took early retirement. Two years later he and Natalie B. Clark were married; they traveled extensively, continuing their interest in art and music.

In recent years he volunteered many hours for the Harry Warren family researching the music of Harry Warren (42nd Street / Lullaby of Broadway, etc.) and building an Archive recording over 450 unpublished melodies of Warren, movies and many documents and manuscripts covering this brilliant, yet virtually unknown songwriter who was the “King” of the Hollywood Musicals.

He was predeceased by his wife, Natalie B. Clark in 2018. He is survived by his three children from his previous marriage, Anne Harpham-Carley (Jim), Melissa Gray Harpham Walker (Larry), and Richard Charles (“Chuck”) Harpham, Jr. (Kathy), five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and several step children.

Socorro Corral Perez

06/26/1957-09/25/2025

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Socorro Corral Pérez, age 68, on September 25, 2025, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. She was surrounded by her family and friends who dearly loved her.

Born on June 26, 1957, in Los Herreras, Durango, Mexico, to parents Octaviano and Manuela Melero, Socorro later attended Santa Barbara High School and went on to raise her five beloved daughters, of whom she was so proud.

She worked for many years at San Andres Pharmacy and later retired from Santa Barbara County as a pharmacy technician. Known for her kindness, generosity, and lively spirit, Socorro touched the lives of all who knew her.

Socorro loved to dance, loved to shop, and always had an outfit ready for any occasion. She never missed a chance to celebrate life with her family and friends. Her laughter, strength, and unconditional love will be forever remembered.

She is survived by her daughters: Monica Esparza, Elsa Pérez, Socorro “Coquis” Pérez, Cintia Pérez, and Silvia Pérez; as well as 11 grandchildren who were the joy of her life.

A rosary will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. A funeral mass will follow on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows, and she will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery. The family kindly requests that those attending wear purple and gold in her honor.

Socorro’s love and spirit will live on in all who knew her. “Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day.”

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Todd Allan Grant. After a brief and courageous battle with cancer, he went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 17, 2025, at the age of 84.

Todd was born in 1941 in Los Angeles to Marvin and Marjorie Grant. Returning to Santa Barbara as a child, faith, family, music, hard work, and

open-handed hospitality would shape every season of his life.

After graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1959, Todd joined the United States Marine Corps. A proud Marine long after he hung up the uniform, he stayed active with the Marine Corps League, serving as treasurer and chaplain of the Santa Barbara Detachment 024 for the last 15 years.

Receiving a guitar for his 10th birthday set in motion a lifelong passion for music of all kinds. He would spend the next seven decades playing guitar and singing in countless bands and trios. Most significantly, in 1965 he co-founded the Floyd County Boys, a bluegrass band that would go on to play throughout the U.S. until 2019. Singing, playing guitar, and writing songs were among the great joys of Todd’s life.

A loving father to six children, Todd married his first wife, Sharone Webster, in 1960, with whom he had Jeff, Kim, and Jason. He later married Karen Pauli in 1981; together they had three children— Heather, Cody, and Patrick. Todd will be remembered as a kind and supportive father, one who would be at your side in an instant if you needed him. His faith in the Bible and in a faithful God was not something he kept to himself. He opened his door widely: friends down on their luck always found a couch and a hot meal. Todd’s legacy of kindness, generosity, and deep love for others lives on in his family and friends.

Todd is survived by his wife of 44 years, Karen; his children Jeff, Kim, Jason, Heather, Cody, and Patrick; his brothers Tim and Terry; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd., on October 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. Light refreshments to follow. Musicians are welcome to bring an instrument for a jam session in honor of Todd following the celebration of life.

Todd Allan Grant 1941-2025

Alan Mazzetti

07/15/1950-08/05/2025

Alan was born into a family of artists and designers in Santa Barbara. That nurturing environment as well as the aesthetics of the city and the surroundings, stimulated a unique creative personality. After attending local grammar school and Bishop High School, Alan re-located to San Francisco, attracted by the visually impressive Bay Area. He studied at the Academy of Art College in the early 1970’s, concentrating on graphic design and illustration. Alan was hired at his graduation by a local design firm, at which he was employed for 3 years before deciding to go freelance in 1976. He remained an independent artist the rest of his career. He declared that & Designing logos, posters, collateral print material, packaging and book jackets, working with typography, was very rewarding and (was) a great application of distilling visuals to their essential components. That approach certainly inform(ed) my paintings.” For Alan, ten years of graphic design evolved into the next ten years of Illustration work for national clients and the development of his personal pictorial style. Alan’s design work was all about defining the client and solving their communication needs, and illustration was visualizing someone else & story. These experiences developed his perspective and approach to his picture-making. The fine art he’d been doing since the mid 90's became totally self-directed in both subject and style.

Alan's early fine art was inspired primarily by urban scenes from San Francisco and from travelling, expressed in essentials: basic shapes, colors and textures leading to geometric abstractions. These early paintings were exhibited and sold through galleries and consultants in the Bay Area, Palm Desert, Tucson, Washington DC, Boston and other cities. Circa 2010, the abstract paintings developed & horizon lines & and while still non-representational, sug-

gested the natural forms of landscapes. That led to observing and depicting in his art the urban and natural environment of his native California. Alan found artistic excitement in shapes and patterns: obvious in San Francisco’s buildings with their blocky forms and repeated windows, as well as in the area’s vineyards and agricultural valley scenes. He developed a successful minimalist, painterly approach to these subjects.

Although Alan developed an abstract approach to his art expression, depicting mood rather than details, personally he was gregarious and humorous. He particularly enjoyed his pet dogs and cats, art shows, art galleries, travelling, cooking and reading science fiction. He maintained a life-long close relationship with his high school and art school pals, who will hold a life appreciation in May. Alan succumbed to leukemia and passed away in San Francisco on August 5, 2025, at age 75. He is survived by his artist wife, Mindy, and two of three brothers, Michael and Paul, and, of course, his art legacy.

Ruth Elizabeth White 07/29/1929-09/27/2025

Ruth Elizabeth (Severson) White, daughter of Selmer & Elizabeth (Foley) Severson was born July 29, 1929, in Monroe, Wisconsin. She graduated from Monroe High School and received a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. She later received a Masters Degree in Education from California State University, Long Beach. Ruth taught high school in Port Washington, Wisconsin and Janesville, WI for four years and moved to California in 1955. She then taught Business Education subjects in the

Santa Barbara, CA High School District for 36 years, with the majority of her tenure at Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS). DPHS was her beloved 2nd home. She was Awarded Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year on many occasions. While at DP she set up the first Office Simulation Classroom and assisted many students with finding careers/jobs outside of the classroom. Ruth also secured numerous vocational/ educational grants and served as the Chair Lead for the Business Education department. In addition to teaching at DPHS, after school she taught Adult Education classes through Santa Barbara’s Regional Occupational Program. She finally retired in 1995 and continued to substitute teach for many years after retirement. She loved her teaching days, and several former students still remain in touch with her.

In 1957 Ruth & Bill White were married in Santa Barbara at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. They raised 3 sons there and retired to San Clemente, CA in 2002. She and her husband enjoyed traveling to many places including Europe, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Mexico, but Maui, Hawaii was always special to them.

Ruth loved Santa Barabara but made many friends in San Clemente also. She adored her friends and spent many wonderful times with them. She enjoyed the many activities in the San Clemente Talega Senior Community where she lived and remained an active member. In the Gallery she always looked forward to hanging with the girls: playing canasta, bunco, Mexican Train, book club, and watching bocce ball.

She is survived by her 2 sons – Scott (Molly) of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mark (Alyssa) of Newport Beach. She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren of whom she was so proud – Kyle, Lauren, Brooke, Joe, Emma, Chase and Brenden.

She is predeceased by her husband, Bill, of 60 years in 2018 and her son, Steven of Madison, Wisconsin in November the same year, and her sister Joan in 2022. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, mother-in-law, teacher and friend to many. She will be deeply missed by her friends and family who loved her dearly.

A funeral mass will be held on Friday, October 24 - 11:00am at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic

Church in San Clemente: 105 N La Esperanza, San Clemente, 92672

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County: www.unitedbg.org

Lynda Reed Williams 10/28/1935-09/23/2025

Lynda, born in Lompoc a descendent of James Reed of the Donnor-Reed Party, was proud of her California heritage. Raised in Santa Barbara and later residing in Goleta, she spent her lifetime actively and assiduously serving the community, and fostering broad and deep connections here.

The daughter of an entrepreneur, her knack for numbers, keen memory, and sharp mind were demonstrated not only in her position as Math Mastery Specialist at Monroe Elementary School, the position she held at the time of her retirement, but also in her self-identity as a businesswoman. She owned/managed commercial properties in Lompoc, Buellton, Santa Barbara, and Goleta. Additionally, she worked for several years as a financial advisor with Plan Member Security Corporation in order “to help people succeed.”

A curious life-long learner, following graduate work in school psychology, Lynda said in 1997, “Working at the school, community, and state levels I have tried to continue to learn as much as I could about our changing world and to be of help to others.” Outside of Monroe, she ordered help and leadership in many various social and civic capacities. She served as a negotiator for Santa Barbara Teacher’s Association; as chair of Santa Barbara Women’s Club Endowment, Teas, and Ways and Means committees; and on the board of directors of both Lake Cachuma’s Neal Taylor Nature Center, and the Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association. It was at SBHSAA awarding Always a Don scholarships and planning overseas alumni trips that her most enduring passions, education and community,

merged. In addition, Lynda was an active member of Taws ‘N’ Paws square dance club, Santa Barbara Elks Lodge #613, Santa Barbara Republican WomenFederated, and Santa Barbara Retired Teachers Association. Upon graduation from UCSB in 1962 with a teaching credential, Lynda began her 35-year career at Monroe. Her stated teaching objective was for “each child to reach their immediate and long-term goals as they also enjoy the beauty and joys of life.” In this statement, Lynda’s professional perspective mirrored her personal life. She was a beautiful woman who valued beauty, be it the artwork she collected or the roses she grew. Fun-loving and adventuresome, she enjoyed many activities – bridge, camping, lawn bowling, mah jongg, music, skiing, square dancing, and tennis. She was a knitter, gardener, reader, and seamstress. She rode a motorcycle on road trips across the United States. She traveled extensively making new friends and relishing new experiences around the globe. Lynda loved a celebration – any celebration – be it a backyard family barbeque/pool party, all family special events and holidays, Old Spanish Days Fiesta, one of her ‘come as you are’ impromptu get-togethers, or her annual Super Bowl party. Regarding her personal interests, she once declared that she liked “...just doing!” Then she added, “But my favorite activity is teaching. Nothing can top the gleam that signals, ‘Oh, I know! I understand!’”

Throughout her exuberant life, she believed that there was always enough time to do one more thing and always enough space to invite one more person – while simultaneously believing that no amount of ice cream or travel was too much!

Lynda is preceded in death by her first husband of 43 years, Albert Williams. And by her second husband whom she married in 2000, Al Terres. She is survived by her four children, Sherry Reed (Randy), Allen Williams (Joyce), Juli Pippin (Andy), and Christopher Williams (Linda), 5 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on what would have been Lynda’s 90th birthday, October 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., at McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary. Donations can be made in her name to the Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association.

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Doris Lorraine Summerfelt Sands 12/08/1927-09/27/2025

Doris Lorraine Summerfelt Sands was born in Culver City, California on December 8, 1927. She was the second child of John Summerfelt and Elma Blondefield Summerfelt.

The family moved to Inglewood when Doris was very young. She attended Inglewood High School where she met the love of her life Ted Sands. They both graduated in 1945. Doris and Ted were married in March of 1948 after Ted returned home from his Army service in South Korea. They had six children. Doris went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2025. She was 97 years old.

Doris was a busy and dedicated housewife and mother. She was a Cub Scout leader, a Brownie leader, and a children’s Sunday School teacher. She served as a Vacation Bible School director, a deaconess, and as a member of the church building committee. Doris’s faith in Christ was central in her life and family.

Doris and Ted moved the family to Santa Barbara in 1975 where he began Sands and Associates, a consulting business specializing in the bottled water industry. Doris was his administrative assistant and ran the office with grace and efficiency. Ted traveled the world with his business and Doris occasionally accompanied him.

Doris and Ted opened their home to friends of their children who needed a place to stay due to family situations. Each friend was loved and made to feel like a member of the family. They also hosted an exchange student from Brazil, Marcia, who is still like a family member.

Doris and Ted loved to entertain in their home. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and birthdays were celebrated with the entire family. The house was always decorated for the occasion and the table was beautifully set. Later in life they hosted several dinner parties for their friends from Goleta Valley Church.

Doris enjoyed many hobbies

over the years including sewing, embroidery, reading historical novels, crossword puzzles, Jumble word puzzles, and sudoku.

Doris was devoted to her family, including her husband of 71 years, their 6 children, their spouses, 11 grandchildren and their spouses, and 10 great grandchildren.

Doris was preceded in death by her husband Ted, her parents John and Elma Summerfelt, her brother Richard Summerfelt, her son Christopher, and her son-in- law

Doug.

She is survived by her daughters Janet, Elaine (TJ), Lori (Mike), Katie (David), Heather (Mike) and daughter-in-law Cherie as well as her grandchildren, Greg (Vanessa), Rebecca (Ryan), Melissa (Chad), William (Lynda), Stephen, Rachel (Matt), Lauren (Zack), Timothy, Theodore (Mary Rae), Elise, Mary (Jared), and her great grandchildren, Brody, Logan, Otto, Opal, Addelyn, Liam, Phoenix, Emily, Rosabelle and McKenna.

A memorial service will be held at the Maravilla Clubhouse, 5500 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA on Thursday, October 9 at noon.

David H. Kent 07/31/1937-09/30/2025

David H. Kent, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, humor, and devotion to those he loved.

Born in Philadelphia, David grew up in Morristown, New Jersey. He attended St. George's School in Newport, RI before continuing his education at Cornell University. After college, he served his country in the Army, as part of the signal corps where he laid the foundation for his career in communications and technology.

In 1959, David married the love of his life, Dana, beginning a partnership that would span more than 6 decades and take them across the country and around the world. The couple spent their early married years in Bisbee Arizona, then moving to California, where they raised

four daughters, creating a home filled with laughter, adventure, and love.

David taught his daughters to be capable and independent. He enlisted them to help him in his projects; building corrals, landscaping, fixing sprinklers, and so much more. Teaching them all along how to tackle challenges of all kinds with confidence. On countless family adventures, he taught each of them to waterski and snow ski, and created memories that would last a lifetime. Through it all, he provided unwavering guidance and loving support, always there when they needed him.

In 1974, IBM relocated David to Santa Barbara, bringing the family to the community they would call home. David retired from IBM in 1982 after a distinguished career, later finding new success in real estate, where his natural ability to connect with people and his integrity made him a trusted professional.

David's zest for life was infectious. He and Dana traveled the world together, collecting memories and having adventures in every corner of the globe. Whether tracking mountain gorillas in Africa, scuba diving in tropical waters, or Sailing the Caribbean, David approached every adventure with boundless enthusiasm and, his family would lovingly attest, an occasionally optimistic assessment of his own abilities—a quality that made every outing all the more memorable.

A devoted member of the Santa Barbara community, David was a longtime member of the Valley Club, where he spent many happy times with close friends while developing his love-hate relationship with the sport of golf.

Those who knew David will remember him as a man who was never without a joke or story to tell—his humor and warmth drew people in and made every gathering brighter. Above all, he was devoted to his family, and especially to Dana, his cherished wife and favorite companion.

David is survived by his wife, Dana; his daughters, Holly of Anchorage, Alexa (Randy) Kowalczyk of Breckinridge CO, Kirsten of Boise ID, and Danielle of Santa Barbara CA; his brother William; five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, numerous extended family members, and friends whose lives he touched with his kindness, generosity, and unforgettable spirit.

No services are planned. Tokie Lynne Shynk 05/21/1957-09/06/2025

Tokie Lynne Shynk, 68, passed away peacefully at home in Santa Barbara with her husband John at her side on September 6, 2025, after a long illness.

Tokie was born in New Orleans, LA, in 1957 and raised in Groton, MA, where she graduated high school before enrolling in Boston University's School of Nursing. After graduating with a B.S. degree in 1979, she worked for several years at VA Medical Centers in Boston, MA, Lyons, NJ, and Palo Alto, CA. In 1987, she joined Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, working in the Critical Care Unit, and was promoted to Nursing Director of the Cardiac Care Unit as well as the Intensive Care Unit. Tokie became Director of Critical Care Services in 2001 until her retirement in 2018. She also completed a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of La Verne, CA, in 1992.

Tokie enjoyed several outdoor activities including volleyball, biking, surfing, and triathlons. She was most passionate about trail and mountain hiking, with Santa Barbara, Red Rock Canyon, NV, and Telluride, CO, being her favorite locations. She was adventurous and liked to travel, summiting Mount Whitney and even hiking in Ecuador and Bhutan. Tokie was a warm and caring person with a great welcoming smile who made you feel appreciated, and she was always there for family and friends. She is considered by many to be a role model for her exuberance, dedication to her profession, and her resilience and optimism. Tokie was an enthusiastic volunteer and supporter of the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, whom she met in Boston during the Blizzard of 1978 and married in South Lake Tahoe, CA, in 1980. In addition to traveling widely, they enjoyed raising and entertaining several Labrador Retrievers over the

years. She is also survived by her sister Rebecca Lawrence (Robert) of Fitzwilliam, NH; Hilary Paquette (David) and nieces Bryce and Leni Lynne of Windham, ME; James Lawrence of Boston; several loving cousins; and many supportive friends.

The family is sincerely thankful for the excellent care provided by the compassionate staff at Cottage Health, UCLA Health, VNA Hospice, and Ericka Nava Jarquin of Assisted Home Health.

Donations in Tokie's memory can be made to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, 6800 Wheeler Canyon Road, Santa Paula, CA, 93060.

Martin Wallace Thruston 08/01/1943-03/04/2025

Martin Wallace Thruston survived by his sister Laura Sue Butler Rowe, niece, Jennifer Butler Jones, nephew, Jason, Christopher Butler, and grandchildren, Collin Jones, Ryan Jones, Camille Jones, Brooke Butler, Tiffany Fellows and great grandchildren Alexander Hayes Colsen Drake Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen & Laverne Thruston of Nacogdoches, Texas. Martin grew up in East Texas, joined the Navy and spent the rest of his life in California.

The church service will be at Veronica Springs Church at 949 Veronica Springs Rd on October 10th at 10:30. Followed by a dual cemetery service at 12:30 at Santa Barbara Cemetery located at 901 Channel Dr. A reception will be held at Manning Park Area 9 at 2:00 with food and drinks.

Please feel free to join us at any or all stops to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin & Isabel Thruston

Winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for Classical Instrumental Solo Víkingur

Ólafsson, piano

Opus 109

30th Anniversary Itzhak Perlman

In the Fiddler’s House

Wed, Oct 22 / 7 PM

UCSB Campbell Hall

Program includes

J.S. Bach, Beethoven and Schubert

Featuring Hankus Netsky, Andy Statman, Members of the Brave Old World and Klezmer Conservatory Band and other special guests

Thu, Oct 30 / 7 PM Granada Theatre

“A breathtakingly brilliant pianist.” Gramophone

West Coast Premiere

A Sadler’s Wells and Shaolin Temple Production Sutra with Monks from the Shaolin Temple

Wed, Oct 29 / 7:30 PM

Granada Theatre

“An enthralling, mind-expanding piece of theatre.” Daily Telegraph (U.K.)

West Coast Premiere

Ballet Preljocaj Gravity

Wed, Nov 5 / 7:30 PM

Granada Theatre

“Preljocaj’s athletic choreography is full of swagger, strength and sass.”

The Guardian (U.K.)

Sylvia Barnard with Her Tiny Homes and Magical Kitchen Saves Lives

Good Samaritan Is an Organization That Actually Helps People

BY NICK WELSH | PHOTOS BY INGRID BOSTROM

The first time I met Sylvia Barnard chief cook and bottle washer for the Good Samaritan homeless shelter enterprise it was at Hedges House of Hope, a former sorority house in Isla Vista that she had magically transformed into a sanctuary for people living on the street.

At that time, COVID was in its full epidemiological fury, UCSB was closed to students, and Isla’s Vista’s parks had been taken over by tents, cardboard lean-tos, shopping carts, sleeping bags, old bicycles, trash, and other signs of life common to homeless encampments.

Drugs were rampant and overdoses common. Emergency workers found it all but impossible to even locate the ill and dying, let alone to haul them out on stretchers. Sexual assaults were reportedly commonplace. And the obvious risk of fire under such perilous conditions had the county fire marshal pulling his hair out.

At that time, an iron-clad law prevented police from rousting a homeless person from public spaces unless another shelter could be found. None existed. Also, public health officials, struggling with the rapid spread of COVID, hoped that, despite the many problems in the Isla Vista encampment, it would nevertheless offer a chance to contain the disease. In that moment, containment was everything.

SYLVIA ARRIVES

Into this mess parachuted Sylvia Barnard and Good Samaritan, the Santa Maria shelter organization she’d been running since she was 25 years old. The plan was to erect a small village of prefab plastic tiny homes the color of cold suet and plop them down on the Isla Vista Community Services District parking lot, even though they had to sign a strict lease that would force them out in six months. Naturally, there was opposition. The strongest voice against the plan that eventually emerged was Father Jon

Hedges of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Isla Vista, a revered religious leader whose ministry to the homeless population was the stuff of legend. His opposition spelled the kiss of death.

Then Sylvia as she is more commonly known met with Father Jon. They had the usual frank exchange of views. Hedges, a man of definite religious beliefs, was set in his opinion. Sylvia, also animated by strong spiritual beliefs and every bit as stubborn, played her trump card. She asked Fr. Jon to “pray on it,” and she would do the same.

The next day, Hedges called Barnard. He’d changed his mind. He was all on board.

The rest, as they say, is history.

That history, however, is little known. Today, four years later, Good Samaritan boasts 1,000 beds, 84 programs, and 40 locations (mostly in Santa Barbara, some in San Luis Obispo). It serves 5,000 homeless people a year by offering outreach, detox, rehab, mental healthcare, not to mention shelter, housing support, and whatever else it takes to get people back on their feet.

In Santa Barbara County, Good Sam runs three tiny home villages for the Bay area philanthropy DignityMoves, as well as Goleta’s Buena Tierra housing at a former Super 8 hotel, and the county’s sobering center. It also manages all the winter warming centers when the weather turns wet and cold. It’s not an exaggeration to say Good Sam a private nonprofit has morphed into an informal, but essential, branch of county government.

SYLVIA’S JOURNEY

Sylvia Barnard, now in her early 50s, became pregnant right after high school and soon found herself on her own. For three hard years, she struggled to learn first-hand how to navigate the bureaucratic complexities of Santa Barbara County’s welfare system. Despite those challenges, she attended City College and UCSB, where she even reported for the campus newspaper, The Daily Nexus, sometimes

with her baby daughter in tow. During that time, she also produced a how-to manual and video, “One Mother to Another,” explaining how the safety net worked.

That project helped her land a job as a grant writer for what was then a small, desperately struggling homeless shelter in Santa Maria. In this chaotic context, Barnard got offered the top job. Her appointment as director was not universally applauded. One shelter employee, she remembers, tried to run her over in the shelter parking lot.

Welcome to Good Samaritan.

GOOD SAM EMPOWERED

All this, and more, will be celebrated next Thursday evening, October 16, during a fundraising benefit for Good Samaritan at the Lobero Theatre. The event features the premiere of the short film Hope Lives Here, which is hosted by Monecito resident Meg Ryan and is about Good Samaritan’s work, and it is intended to help expand Good Samaritan’s surprisingly limited public profile and further boost the organization’s already astonishing prowess as a fundraising juggernaut.

After the screening, Barnard will be interviewed on stage by actor and recent arrival to Santa Barbara Duane Henry, perhaps best known for his role in the TV show NCIS. Henry remembers a period where he had to squat on friends’ living room couches and lived for a spell in U-Haul storage vans.

Maybe Henry will ask Barnard about growing up the daughter of an oil company executive who was stationed in Venezuela, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Maybe he will ask Barnard about how she as a very young child in Nigeria witnessed a political assassination right in front of her eyes and how she was held hostage with her schoolmates by men wielding machine guns.

Sylvia Barnard

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AND THE FOLLOWING FOR RAISING OVER $735,000 AT OUR 24TH ANNUAL BAYOU DOWN UNDER EVENT TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION.

KANGAROO

Hank & Maureen Bowis · Maryann Connor & Diana Katsenes

David & Anna Grotenhuis · Dan & Kaye Hentschke · Dave & Patti Hunter

Kiah & Anna Jordan · Cal & Phyllis Marble · Montecito Bank & Trust

Julie Willig · George & Beth Wood · Mark & Cathy Zoradi

KOALA

David & Barb Biehl · Chris & Lisa Call · Rolf Geyling & Kirsten Moore

Kirk & Pamela Gilbert · Ramon & Annie Gupta · Pete & Gerd Jordano

Bob & Janet Kates · Frank & Leslie Schipper

KOOKABURRA

Ashley & Vance Engineering, Inc. · Richard & Marguerite Berti

Bob & Patty Bryant · Patrick & Marianne Day · John Engstrom

Roger & Kathy Forse · Joe & Rebecca Foster · Rick & Aurora Grimm

Ce Ce Harris · Chris Haskell & Pamela Dillman Haskell · Paul & Karen McClean

Mosher Foundation · Mike & Christa Myers · Garth & Kathy Nobis

Thomas & Charmaine Rogers · John & Allyson Ross · Suzi Ryan

Lee & Carolyn Savage · Frank & Leslie Schipper · Chuck & Missy Sheldon

Wayne & Sharol Siemens · Tim & Ashley Parker Snider · Ben & Cheryl Trosky

Tom & Kirsten Walters · Dale & Rebecca Weber · Derek & Carolyn White

Ed & Joan Wimberly

CONTRIBUTORS

Airtime Watertime, Inc. · Alisal Ranch · Alki Art & Wellness Institute · Cindy Anderson

Artifact Puzzles · Erin & Kersten Barr · Benchmark Eatery · The Boathouse

bouchon · Brophy Brothers · John & Sue Burk · Ca’ Dario · Canzelle Alpacas · Chaucers Ciao Hair Salon · Coast 2 Coast Collection · Coleman Carpet Cleaners · Convivo

Daniel & Carol Craviotto · Tony & Kim Davis · Susan Dawson · Patrick & Marianne Day

Marge Emerson · Evolutions Medical & Day Spa · Farmer Boy · Carla Fay · Rick & Shelley Fogg

Ron & Terry Foil · Chris Fossek · Stan & Judy Gaede · The Gem Shop · Kevin Gleason Ghost Tours · Goodland Wine Shop · Barry & Norris Goss · Grass Roots Pilates

Steve Hanson & Stephanie Sneddon · Happy Core n More · Fritz & Lorette Harnsberger

Harry’s Plaza Café · Chris & Pamela Haskell · Brian & Joanne Herdrich · Hogue & Company

Honor Bar · Tommy Horton · Ink & Paper · Inn on Summer Hill · Islands · J. Mclaughlin

Larry & Darlene James · Jane Downtown · Jane Marketplace · JANO Printing · Johnny Was

Robert Jordano · Jordano’s Inc. · Julia’s Mobile Day Spa · Matt Kettman · Ray & Ginger Ketzel

The Knit Shop · Michael Krone · Leslie, The Accidental Chef · Little Alex’s · Live Oak Café

Lobero Theatre · Local Harvest Delivery · Carol-Anne Lonson · Mary Lopez · Los Agaves · Luce Salon

Lucky’s · Lure Fish House · Magic Nails · Malibu Beach Aesthetics · Margo Repta Designs

Margerum Winery · Matilija Winery · Carman & Kathy McKee · Mark McCormick

Bill & Joyce McCullough · Russ & June Michaelsen · Mobile Salon by Elizabeth Montecito Inn · Morgan Rydell Photography · Kim & John Mullen · Mulligan’s Café and Bar

Michael Muramoto, On the Alley · Liam & Carolyn Murphy · Michael & Christa Myers · Natasha

New Vic Ensemble Theatre · Palladino Design · David Peterson · Katie Pointer · Raw Wild

Raven Consultants · Tim & Devon Reinauer · Ritz Carlton · Brian Rowse · Mike & Heather Ruetschle

Santa Barbara Adventures Co. · Santa Barbara Hair Co. · Santa Barbara Inn

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Santa Barbara Pickleball Shop · Santa Barbara Symphony Santa Barbara Tours A la Carte · Santa Barbara Zoo · Ken & Tracy Schmidt · Skin by Sara

Smiling Garden · Sneddon Family · South Coast Deli · Mandy Starr · State Street Ballet

Teeccino · Tee-Off Restaurant and Lounge · April Thede · Timbers Roadhouse

Richard & Dorothy Torosian · Kaitlyn Trabucco · Trader Joe’s—Milpas · Tre Lune

Sydney & Peter Tredick · Tri County Blinds, Drapes & Shutters · Tri County Office Furniture

University Club of Santa Barbara · Kirsten Walters · West Covina Nursery · Westerlay Orchids

Julie Willig · Pamela Wilson · Tim & Jane Wilson · Scott and Sharon Wilson

YMCA Channel Islands · Yoga Soup

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Al Vafa Duo · AMS Events · Santa Barbara Athletic Brewing Company · The Balay Ko Foundation

Noah benShea · Bryant & Sons Jewelers · Fess Parker Vineyard & Winery · The Montecito Journal

Outside Open · Pacific Beverage Company · Pure Joy Catering · Catherine Remak · Janet Rowse

Sandpiper Golf Club · Santa Barbara Coast City Lifestyle Magazine · Santa Barbara Independent

Dale Weber, Photography

5:30-8:30pm

“I LOVE THAT KITCHEN,” TRUTH SAID. “I LOVE FEEDING PEOPLE. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO STARVE.”

Maybe Henry will also ask why Barnard thinks there’s been such a spike in the percentage of chronically homeless people. For years, it was 10 percent of the homeless population, but now she says it is 50 percent.

Or about the increase in severity Barnard’s seeing in the mental health and addiction problems of people on the streets. And lastly, why is it that, no matter how many people get off the streets and into housing, there are always more people without homes?

She might want to take the opportunity to mention the impact she sees from Trump’s edict to deny homeless services to people without proof of citizenship. Thirty percent of the people recently cleared out of encampments in the Santa Ynez River, she noted, were undocumented farm laborers who work in local fields for local growers.

Mostly, I’m guessing, he might ask why someone so graced with such evident entrepreneurial chops, improvisational ingenuity, and get-shit-done follow through isn’t making big bucks running a Fortune 500 company.

TEAM GOOD SAM

Barnard is quick to praise the strength of Good Sam’s administrative leadership team, many of whom have been working with her for years. Their skills and commitment, she says, enabled the nonprofit to jump from a staff of 100 before COVID to 400 today. But really, she says, it’s about the mission: “Every homeless person is somebody’s somebody. They deserve to be able to get back. If we can offer up a piece of that journey, that’s what we’re here to do.”

To that end, Barnard estimates, Good Sam has served 70,000 individuals over the years, raising something in the ballpark of $350 million to do so. Of course, Good Sam is hardly the only game in town: there’s also New Beginnings, United Way, AmeriCorps, City Net, and PATH to name a few. But PATH is now in the process of selling its 200-bed Cacique Street homeless shelter to the city of Santa Barbara later this year. And it’s all but certain Good Sam will get that management contract. When it comes to sheer size, breadth, and integration of services nobody else comes close, not even the County of Santa Barbara.

GOOD SAM RULES

Then there’s the quiet efficiency of the operation. Barnard stresses that shelters have to be safe for both residents and workers. There’s a striking dearth of ambient melodrama clouding Good Sam locations.

Rules are enforced. Crowds do not congregate at entrances. Random drug tests are administered. People who flunk get bounced. But people are allowed back if and when they check into one of Good Sam’s sober centers. “Sometimes recovery takes a couple times,” Barnard said. “Sometimes a few dozen.”

SYLVIA’S KITCHEN

On Thursday, October 16, the people preparing and catering the evening’s hors d’oeuvres will be served by graduates of the Good Samaritan’s culinary arts training program run out of Hedges House in Isla Vista. Among them will be a preternaturally exuberant, much tattooed, 47-year-old survivor from Carpinteria named Truth. Born Shareese Leona Hardeman, she legally changed her name to Truth, as an anagram for “To Rule Under the Highest” She and her husband had led a breakneck journey of homelessness and methamphetamine addiction that took them to death’s door multiple times. When they were camped out by the Carrillo Street Freeway offramp some time ago, they occasionally visited the Father Virgil Cordero Day Center. There they learned about the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, where they eventually entered that program and got sober.

Truth was eventually referred to the Hedges House in Isla Vista where she encountered its culinary program. Though she knew nothing about Good Samaritan, the minute she entered its kitchen, it was love at first sight. “I love that kitchen,” Truth said. “I love feeding people. I know what it feels like to starve.”

Truth completed the six-to-eight-week program and recently landed a full-time job for the Westside Boys and Girls Club, but she continues to volunteer at the kitchen seven days a week. “I made it,” she said. “I got my glow on. I am real. Truth is real. When I cry now, I cry tears of joy.”

FARM TO TABLE

Truth is just one of many to work with the program’s guru, Don Hardin, at his magical kitchen. A wellknown Santa Barbara chef and baker, Hardin retired a few years ago from a long career of directing the culinary arts programs at Santa Barbara High School and the city’s Parks and Rec department. Not long after, he began overseeing the Good Sam project at Hedges House in Isla Vista. There, he teaches and works with homeless residents preparing 800 meals a week that feed the residents at all Good Sam’s South Coast operations. Most of the produce served at these meals broccoli, kale, cauliflower, beets, and cabbage is harvested from a small, 3.5-acre farm adjacent to the Good Sam BridgeHouse homeless shelter in Lompoc.

Barnard rented the land from Santa Barbara County and recruited Jeff Hendrickson, a farmer with 31 years of experience working farms around the Lompoc area. Clearing the land was an ordeal, as it was choked with weeds, but now it has an orchard with 352 fruit trees, tons of winter vegetable, and 70 chickens and 15 ducks.

Part of Hendrickson’s job is to teach cultivation and irrigation skills to shelter residents inclined to try. It’s similar to how Hardin teaches homeless students the rudiments of kitchen prep and cooking. Usually, the two programs each have 4-5 students at any given time.

Before working at the Good Sam farm, Hendrickson’s experience with many of the people who hung out in the riverbed had been “not positive.” He described how they’d come onto the property he previously farmed and poach his crops. All kinds of illegal things, he said, took place down on that riverbed. Now, he sees these people who had once been homeless working with him 16 hours a week in exchange for a $50 voucher, And it’s his favorite part of the job. His experience, Hendrickson said, “is one of those things you didn’t know you had in you.”

Unlike most BridgeHouse residents who are required to leave in the morning, those who sign up for the farming are allowed to stay all day. For people trying to wean themselves from addiction, having a place to be and something to do can be powerfully therapeutic. “Before, I looked at these people as lazy drug addicts,” Hendrickson said. “Now I see people who took a couple a bad bumps and couldn’t get back up. They’re part of the family.”

SYLVIA’S DREAM

The key pivot point in all these programs began at Hedges House of Hope. Barnard named the place after the priest who originally had fought against her idea of tiny homes in Isla Vista, but who died before any of these projects could be fully realized.

But Sylvia Barnard had imagined all this even before the ink was dry on the Hedges deed. It was her idea to move the prefab tiny homes when their six-month lease was up from IV to Lompoc. It was her idea to relocate people who had been moved from their IV encampments into the Good Sam shelter in Lompoc.

And it was her idea to make Hedges House a training hub for crews preparing food grown at a farm that had not yet been purchased, in a kitchen that had not yet been built. But of all this, what really makes Barnard grin, are the two Good Sam food trucks she plans to roll out later this year. The first one has already been funded, and delivery is soon expected. She’s still working on funding for the second.

That was her idea, too.

Barnard didn’t achieve any of this by herself. She had serious committed help from up and down the political food chain. State and federal dollars were made available. Today, all that financial support is gone. But not before Barnard’s vision came to fruition.

“That’s all Sylvia,” said farmer Jeff Hendrickson. “That’s her dream.” n

Truth

FallTheaterPreview OurGuidetotheCultural DelightsComingtotheStage

Those gorgeous autumnal moons aren’t the only golden views around Santa Barbara this fall season. From the inspired ideas of Jane Austen to works from Jonny Donohoe, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare, Orson Welles, Charles Dickens, Alanis Morissette, and the Million Dollar Quartet of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley, here’s our roundup of cultural theatrical showstoppers happening around town over the next few months.

—Leslie Dinaberg

by Maggie Yates

Arms and the Man (Oct. 8-25)

A Dark and Stormy Night (Oct. 15, 22)

Something for Everyone in the Theater This Season

CLASSIC THEATER

SBCC presents Arms and the Man, an (un)romantic comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, the show follows a young, betrothed couple who have grown past childish attraction. War, passion, and comedy carry this tale of social status. (theatregroupsbcc.com)

Get ready for elevated dinner theater with an original murder mystery by local writer Joan Robb Fradkin. Enjoy a threecourse meal at Opal restaurant and help solve the mystery! Email Nancy Gutfreund for tickets at ngmft@aol.com

From Jane Austen to Elvis Presley and Every Brilliant Thing in Between

Antigonick (Oct. 24-Nov. 2)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dec. 3-21)

Westmont presents Antigonick, an updated version of Sophocles’s Antigone that gives this tragedy about a woman’s refusal to abandon family despite monarchical demands a modern makeover. (westmont.edu/watchtheater)

Frolicking fairies in an enchanted forest set the scene for Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy. Directed by Risa Brainin and presented at the Rubicon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an enduring favorite of the stage. (rubicontheatre .org)

LITERARY ADAPTATIONS

War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast (Oct. 8-26)

Ensemble Theatre’s production reenacts Orson Welles’s 1938 radio drama adaptation of HG Wells’s novel about an alien invasion. When it aired in 1938, this radio program initiated panic when listeners mistook the performance for actual news. (etcsb .org)

Christmas at Pemberly (Nov. 12-22)

For Jane Austen lovers! The SBCC drama students bring the beloved characters from Pride and Prejudice to the

Richard Baird (left) Bryan Daniel Porter, Ashley Margaret Morgan, and Matthew Floyd Miller star in Ensemble Theatre Company's production of War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast

Emily Trask stars in PCPA's production of Every Brilliant Thing

LUISESCOBAR

Connor Allston and Karis Gallant in a previous National Tour of Kinky Boots

stage for a new romantic adventure. (theatregroupsbcc.com)

Great Expectations (Dec. 2-21)

Playing in rep with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Rubicon presents the Dickensian world of Pip the orphan and his mysterious inheritance. Nikki Massoud’s adaptation of Great Expectations maintains the levity and intrigue of this rags-to-riches, coming-of-age story. (rubicontheatre.org)

The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged (Dec. 3-21)

More from Ms. Austen! Like The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, this play pulls characters and situations from Austen’s work and sets them to intermingle in a single, comedic world. Presented by Ensemble Theatre, the play is a fast and furious take on the Austenian literary universe. (etcsb.org)

MUSICALS

Million Dollar Quartet (Oct. 15-Nov. 9)

In Million Dollar Quartet at the Rubicon, proxies of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins come together to play their hits and negotiate their contracts with Sun Studios in 1956. This show is chockfull of favorite songs and personalities from the birth of rock ’n’ roll. (rubicontheatre.org)

Frozen (Nov. 6-Dec. 21)

The Disney film of sisterly devotion that took the world by icy storm is now a hit Broadway musical. See this central coast premiere at PCPA in Santa Maria (the show will be remounted next summer in Solvang). (pcpa .org)

Jagged Little Pill (Nov. 14-23)

Alanis Morissette’s album Jagged Little Pill is a staple of 1990s culture. This contemporary musical of the same name, produced by Out of the Box Theatre Company, sets Morissette’s classic anthems to a story about addiction and healing. (centerstagetheater.org)

Kinky Boots (Dec. 9-10)

Charlie Price revitalizes his shoe business by kicking sensible shoes to the curb in favor

of high-heeled boots for cabaret and drag performers. See this collaboration between Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper at The Granada Theatre. (granadasb.org)

NEW WORK/ CULTURAL COMMENTARY

Every Brilliant Thing (Oct. 9-26)

Jonny Donahoe returns to the central coast with Every Brilliant Thing, the award-winning one-man show about surviving mental illness within the family. The show will run at PCPA October 9-26 (starring Emily Trask), and at Center Stage Theatre October 24 and 26 (starring Donahoe, the playwright). (pcpa.org, centerstagetheater.org)

Jonny & The Baptists (Oct. 23, 25)

While he’s in town for Every Brilliant Thing, Jonny Donahoe also teams up with Paddy Gervers to present Jonny & The Baptists at Center Stage, a musical comedy extravaganza about thriving despite the chaos of the current world. (centerstagetheater.org)

POTUS (Nov. 14-22)

When the White House falls into chaos thanks to a presidential gaff, seven staffers take on dismantling the disaster with farcical antics. The subtitle of the play, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, tells all. Presented by UCSB. (theaterdance.ucsb.edu/events/purchase-tickets-here)

Golden State Stories: Local and Global Legacies (Nov. 23)

This free community event at UCSB features members of the Zoot Suit Theatre Company reviving a series of actos (skits) originally performed by Teatro Campesino, a Californiabased theater endeavor led by Luis Valdez during the United Farm Workers strikes in the ’60s.

For more information on these shows, visit the producing organization’s website. See you at the theater! n

Charlotte Hecker, Nik Valinsky, Isabel Watson and Clayton Barry in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jonathan Fox.

A Brilliant MusicalComedy Thing, with Serious Intentions

Every Brilliant Thing’s Jonny Donahoe Is Back with Jonny & The Baptists, Again Benefitting New Beginnings

by Josef Woodard

Three years ago, a very unique and audience-engaging theatrical project took over Center Stage, in the form of Jonny Donahoe’s globally acclaimed Every Brilliant Thing Through a clever and often humor-laced structure of a character (based on himself) enumerating reasons to live to his mother, Donahoe’s inventive piece manages to address the ever more relevant topic of depression and reclaiming one’s sense of mental grounding. At the play’s end, the audience is drawn into the process by revealing their own “brilliant things.”

Fittingly, the show benefited the local mental health organization New Beginnings, renowned for providing counseling for low-income residents on a sliding scale fee scale. Executive Director Kristine Schwarz explains, “At New Beginnings, we believe in the power of storytelling to address complex social issues like mental illness and homelessness. Through engaging narratives, we can break down the psychological barriers that often prevent individuals from understanding or acting on those issues.”

New Beginnings will again be the recipient of a special fundraising event when Donahoe returns for special nights as part of the organization’s annual benefit dinner and performances October 23-26. The festivities include the U.S. premiere of Jonny & The Baptists, a satirical and tuneful musical-serio-comic act in cahoots with partner Paddy Gervers. The duo comes to Santa Barbara fresh off a five-

week tour in the U.K. and a performance at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, with a show based on a 10-year research study called The Happiness Index (Oct. 23, 25). In addition, Donahoe will bring back the now internationally acclaimed Every Brilliant Thing (Oct. 24, 26). All performances take place at Center Stage Theater.

I checked in with Donahoe for an update.

Jonny & The Baptists will have its U.S. premiere in Santa Barbara. Is there a particular connection you have with Santa Barbara and the New Beginnings program? There is indeed. We love Santa Barbara. We were fortunate enough to work with New Beginnings in 2022, and it was a beautiful and utterly heartwarming experience to get to meet and work with such gifted, warm, generous people. The two of us have worked with a number of charities tackling homelessness and mental health support back home, and New Beginnings is such an excellent charity.

Can you give me a thumbnail history of Jonny & The Baptists? Was this something that started as a lark and grew into something much bigger? You’ve read us like a book there. We’d skirted around each other for years whilst we were doing other projects, and were both huge admirers of each other’s work. At long last, we ended up sitting next to each other at a wedding and got talking

over a combination of far too many bottles of wine and not being able to be on the dance floor myself because of a sore foot, Paddy through total lack of interest or skill in dancing.

By the end of the night, we decided to start a theatricalmusical-comedy act. Before we knew if we had a gig and thereby crucially deadline, we put together our firstever set, and that gig led to another gig, which through a series of misunderstandings and booking errors led to our third gig: headlining a major arts festival in Croatia. That was nearly 15 years ago, and we’ve been doing this ever since.

Did this begin life as a conscious merger of comedy, music, social commentary, and other elements and were there role models for it? Initially, we intended to create musical comedy that was funny enough to be as good as pure stand-up and musically strong enough to just have good songs in their own right. We began to then shift more and more into blending this with theater so we could keep challenging ourselves and keep playing with the form.

When we started, we knew we wanted to be political and socially engaged but without sacrificing the silliness and joy that underpins our relationship, and that has very much become the core of our partnership. Our shows have covered everything from climate change to inequality, grief, the pandemic, and even the life and work of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Photos by Matt Crockett

Jonny & the Baptists stars Jonny Donahoe (left) and Paddy Gervers

We want to stay eclectic in what we stage and remain interested in the world around us, and that is in no small part thanks to some of the wonderful artists who paved the way. We absolutely love Eddie Izzard, John Oliver, Flight of the Conchords, Simon Pegg, Richard Ayoade, Gina Yashere, Tracey Ullman … the list goes on.

I was just enjoying your “attempt at a TikTok,” a great bunch of miniature skits (one of my favorites: “You’re so vague, I can’t tell if this song is about you … ”). It seems like the very attention-deficit nature of that medium gave you a form to work in. Are conventional wisdoms and cultural forms ripe for revisionism in your world? We do think everything should be up for discussion in the arts, especially the emergence of social media and the gradual decay of our attention, our concentration, our inability to hmmm. Sorry, just a second … . Right, where were we? Wait … . What were you saying? Sorry, we got distracted by a shiny object over there and forgot the question. What were you saying again? Shall I put Netflix on? Let’s order waffles!

Both you and Paddy have made public your own personal struggles with mental illness. Do you feel a certain missionary zeal in addressing related topics in your shows? Mental health has always been at the heart of what we do together. I wouldn’t say that we set out to raise awareness or anything like that initially; however, the two of us have always been very open about our feelings and

battles, and so it began to naturally suffuse into our work. Much like in our real lives, the way we try to speak about hard topics like depression or trauma is through a lens of laughter, joy, and honesty.

Our shows contain heavy themes and moments, but they are never without levity and always try to balance light with shade. It is always our intention for people to leave our shows feeling like they are not alone, and to be able to carry some of that openness away with them in an uplifting way.

Is there a particular satisfaction attached to the work you’re doing for a program like New Beginnings, and others like it around the world? Absolutely. A large amount of what we create is based around societal concerns, kindness, and interpersonal relationships, and we try to do as much research and outreach as we can both whilst making the work itself, and then in how we tour it. We always endeavor to connect and partner with nonprofit organizations and charities when embarking on a new project, and the experience is invaluable.

There are many barriers to the arts, and building something open and accessible to everyone is vital for the arts to engage with and champion those who may need help or support. New Beginnings have been utterly wonderful in working alongside us, teaching us and doing absolutely everything in their power to actually care for their community. That’s exactly the sort of example and message that we love being a part of.

For tickets and more information, see sbnbcc.org/ new-beginnings-2025-annual-fundraiser.

Jonny & the Baptists stars Jonny Donahoe and Paddy Gervers

Bluegrass with a Punch Noam Pikelny

and Friends

Sat, Oct 18 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

“One of the best banjo players in the world.”

– Steve Martin

Timeless Soul Boz Scaggs

Rhythm Review 2025

Tue, Oct 21 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

“An elegant R&B stylist with consummate blues and soul chops.”

The Independent (U.K.)

Night, Two Roots Gospel Grammy Winners Blind Boys of Alabama with special guest Cory Henry

Sat, Oct 25 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

“Once again, the Blind Boys of Alabama prove it: Age don’t mean a thing if you got that spiritual swing.”

The Austin Chronicle

Music and Dances of Mexico Lila Downs Día de Muertos

Thu, Oct 23 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

“Few alternative artists have the dynamic power and range of this bilingual warrior-woman.”

NPR

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THURSDAY 10/9

10/9-10/12, 10/14-10/15: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents: War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast Travel back to October 30, 1938, and relive the legendary broadcast that was directed and narrated by Orson Welles’ adaptation of HG Wells’ novel of the same name that sent the nation into panic. This immersive 90-minute production (with no intermission) recreates the infamous radio drama that blurred the line between fiction and reality. The play previews on October 9 and runs through October 26. Thu., Tue.-Wed.: 7:30pm; Fri.-Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St. Pay-What-YouCan, $5+. Call (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org/whats-on

10/9-10/10: 7th Annual NatureTrack Film Festival This two-day celebration of nature and outdoor adventure through film will feature an opening night film, Q&A, silent disco, an inaugural icon award, screenings of nature-oriented, feature-length and short films in a wide variety of genres. Visit the website for the full schedule and locations. GA: $10; bonus pass: $50. Call (805) 886-2047 or email info@naturetrack.org naturetrackfilmfestival.org

10/9-10/12: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents: Arms and the Man See this romantic comedy, set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, that follows Raina Petkoff as she chooses between her fiancé, the rather dense but dashingly handsome war hero Sergius Saranoff, and a more battle-scarred but charismatic mercenary from the opposing army, Captain Bluntschli. The play previews on October 9 and runs through October 25. Thu.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721Cliff Dr. Preview: $10-$20 GA: $19-$29. Call (805) 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com

10/9: Chaucer’s Books Author Talk: Becky Shawver As part of S.B. High School’s 150th anniversary celebration, Dons’ alumna and author of Best Romance Scam Victim Ever, a true story of lies and deception about “wolves in sheep clothing,” Becky Shawver, will give a talk. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/events

10/9: Found Poetry Collage Workshop Compose poems using found words from vintage printed materials and create a unique collage to display your work. Share your poem in an impromptu reading and celebrate your creativity! All materials and tools are included. 6-8pm. EE Makerspace, 302 E. Cota St. Student/educator: $20; GA:$25. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/calendar

AND EVENT

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

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

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

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

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

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

10/9: Kelp Forest Trivia at Night Lizard Brewery Test your knowledge, compete for prizes, and enjoy a beer at this fun, kelp forest-themed trivia night inspired by our Redwoods of the Sea photography exhibit! 7pm. Night Lizard Brewing Co., 607 State St. Free. Call (805) 770-2956. sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events

10/9: Think Pink Sunset Rooftop Party Take in a sunset view, sounds from DJ Darla Bea, with charcuterie, dessert bar, and wine tastings from Amanda Cellars and Kunin Wines. Proceeds will go towards the Breast Cancer Awareness Center.

5-8pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel Rooftop, 31 W. Carrillo St. $75. Ages 21+. Email alice.weller@ canarysantabarbara.com tinyurl.com/Think-Pink-Oct9

FRIDAY 10/10

10/10-10/11: Furniture & Fashion Collection Release Party: The Shape of Things to Come Multidisciplinary artist Erica Huff, who crafts sculptural furniture and original fashion into functional works of art for the creative lifestyle, will present a collection of her new work in this editorial performance and photoshoot. Reception: Fri.: 4-8pm; Sat.: 10am-2pm. Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. Free. Email ericasimshuff@gmail.com ericahuffstudio.com/events

Shows on Tap Shows on Tap

10/9-10/15: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: An Evening with TD Lind and The Aviators and Shawn Jones Band, 8pm. $20-25. Ages 21+. Fri.: An Evening with Keller Williams, 8:30pm. $32. Ages 21+. Sun.: Leokāne Pryor & Kimo West, 7:30pm. $25. Mon.: SBCC Big Band Jazz, 7pm. $15. Wed.: An Evening with Jake & Shelby, 7pm. $20-25. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

10/9-10/11: Eos Lounge Thu.: Benson. Free Fri.: Jensen Interceptor. $6.18. Sat.: Ardalan, Henry Pope, Lady Miaou, Beard&Stache. $6.18. 500 Anacapa St. 9pm. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

10/10: Carhartt Family Wines Live music, 5pm. 2939 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 693-5100. carhartt familywines.com/events-calendar

10/10-10/11, 10/15: Lost Chord Guitars Fri.: Harrison Flynn. $10. Sat.: Idle Hands. $10. Wed.: The Maybirds. $10. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. 7pm. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

10/10-10/11: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Tex Pistols. Sat.: Little Mischief. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. 8:30pm-11:30pm. Call (805) 686-4785. Ages 21+. maverick saloon.com/event-calendar

10/11: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Bobby, Finn, and Dave (BFD). 5995 Stagecoach Rd. 1:30-4:30pm. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

10/11: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Marika & The Ohms. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. 4-7pm. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/ music-on-the-water

10/10-10/11: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Undercover Supergroup. Sat.: Birchwood. 634 State St. 8-10pm. Free. Call (805) 308-0050. mspecialbrewco.com

10/11: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Sat.: Painted Lady. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. 7-9pm. Free Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

10/11: S.B. Bowl HAIM, Dora Jar. $55.50-$165.50. 1122 N. Milpas St. 6:30pm. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com

10/13: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Debbie Davies, 7:30pm. 519 State St. $5. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

TERRY ORTEGA & ISABELLA VENEGAS

SATURDAY 10/11

10/10: BENISE: 25 Years of Passion! Equipped with his Spanish guitar and a stage full of musicians and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise will be in S.B. for his 25th Anniversary Tour. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $46.50-$69.50; Meet & Greet: $102.50. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/events

SATURDAY 10/11

10/11: Ranch Table Foodbank Benefit at Rancho San Julian Step into the heart of California ranch life with a farm-to-table dinner and locally sourced wines, ranch activities, an auction, and special presentation by Elizabeth Poett. All proceeds will go towards the Foodbank of S.B. 4-8pm. Rancho San Julian, 6000 San Julian Rd., Lompoc. $250. Email jedwards@foodbanksbc.org tinyurl.com/Ranch-Table

10/11: Another Day in Paradise Celebrating 10 Years Enjoy a full day of fun such as skating lessons, a show, hockey lessons, a skating party, broomball, curling, and more. 11am-5pm. Ice in Paradise, 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $10. Call (805) 879-1550. iceinparadise.org/upcoming-events

10/11: 5th Annual Jerry Garcia Day Celebration: Another Day in the Sun The S.B. Deadhead Community and beyond will gather to pay homage to legendary Grateful Dead shows held at UCSB in 1974 and 1978 with a lineup of S.B.-based bands and musicians such as No Simple Highway, Ladyfinger, Shakey Zimmerman, and more, food trucks, a beer and wine garden, vendors, and more. Noon-8pm. Great Meadow, Chase Palm Park, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free-donations accepted. Email headsallhappy@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/JerryGarcia-Day

10/11: Los Olivos Wine Festival Enjoy exceptional wines and charcuterie cups, meet acclaimed winemakers, and take in the charm of this iconic region in an elegant outdoor setting.1-4pm. St. Marksin-the-Valley Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. $60. Ages 21+. losolivosca.com/losolivoswinefestival

10/11: 5th Annual S.B. SistersSanta Barbara/ Puerto Vallarta Cruise for a Cause Take to the seas aboard the Condor Express for music by DJ Joseph P. Souza and dancing, a no-host bar, a catered lunch, silent auction, and more. Proceeds will benefit Puerto Vallarta Families of Children with Cancer. 3:306pm. Condor Express, 301 W. Cabrillo Blvd. $75. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-1573. tinyurl.com/Cruise-For-Cause

10/11-10/12: Joe Milazzo

Western Art Exhibition Opening, Exhibition, and Sale: Blessed: The Western Way of Life See Milazzo’s intricate pen-and-ink and charcoal drawings that depict ranch life, historical figures, and sweeping landscapes with subjects ranging from cowboys and horses to iconic Western scenes. The reception will have food and music. The exhibition shows through May 31, 2026. Sat.: 6-8pm; Sun.: 11:30am-2pm. Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free-$45. Call (805) 688-7889. tinyurl.com/Joe-Milazzo

10/11: Blind Fitness and Braille Institute Celebrate White Cane Awareness Day with Community Walk People who are blind or have low vision, along with their families, friends, volunteers, and community members who want to show support are invited to a human guide and blind sensitivity training, an accessibility walk through the Funk Zone, snacks, and community connection. RSVP by October 9. 9:30am-noon. Skater’s Point Skate Park, 100 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call (805) 697-2244. tinyurl.com/White-Cane-Awareness

10/11: Children’s Creative Project Presents: Piece Time This joyful, family-friendly community festival will honor 50 years of arts education with Children’s Creative Project (CCP) and feature interactive activities, live music from Mendeleyev, Spencer the Gardener, and more, an art market, a handmade ceramic bowl from Empty Bowls, and a sunset happy hour. 5-7pm. Great Meadow, Chase Palm Park, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Ages 18 and under: Free; GA: $15; happy hour: $45. givebutter.com/piecetime

SUNDAY 10/12

10/12: Free Pipe Organ Concert Experience Max Reger’s Inferno: Symphonic Fantasy and Fugue in a 30-minute concert on the historic FUMC pipe organ played by renown organist Thomas Mellan. 11am. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Email pastorrobb@fumcsb.org tinyurl.com/Pipe-Organ-Concert

10/12: German Club of S.B.’s Oktoberfest! Dust off your dirndls and lederhosen for the costume contest and enjoy German music, food, games, raffle prizes, and beer! 1-4pm. Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 387-2577. tinyurl.com/SB-Oktoberfest

10/12: Annual Harvest Moon Contra Dance All level dancers are invited to this finale of the Annual Harvest Moon Dance Festival with the band Topspin made up of veteran dance musicians and caller Anna Rain first, followed by the danceable sounds and global rhythms of Gaslight Tinkers with caller Rich Mohr. 6:30-9:50pm. Carrillo Rec Center Ballroom, 100 E. Carrillo St. $20. Call (805) 897-2519. tinyurl.com/Harvest-MoonDance

10/12: S.B. Chamber Players Concert Listen to a variety of chamber music including the Bliss Quintet for oboe and strings, woodwind quintets by Debussy and Agay, a duet between horn and double bass by Deterling, and a brass quartet for two trumpet, horn, and alphorn! Proceeds will benefit the S.B. Chamber Players. 3pm. Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. LaCumbre Rd. $20. Email info@sbchamberplayers.org sbchamberplayers.org

10/12: The 16th Annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival This familyfriendly event will feature traditional and cultural performances,

and

Asian American artisan

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exhibits and guided walking tours, and more. Visit the website for the schedule. 11am-3pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 965-0093. sbthp.org/aanf

9-15

10/12: The Fund for S.B. 32nd Annual Bread & Roses Join activists, donors, volunteers, elected leaders, and advocates of social change to come together for an afternoon of food, music, and connection at the Central Coast’s largest progressive gathering. Proceeds support The Fund for S.B.’s mission of advancing progressive change by strengthening movements for economic, environmental, political, racial, and social justice. Ask about sliding scale tickets. 2-6pm. Great Meadow, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. $100. Call (805) 962-9164. fundforsantabarbara.org/bread-roses

MONDAY 10/13

10/13: Science Pub: Reviving Abalone, California’s Heritage Seafood Learn about the cultural and ecological part of the California story as Cultured Abalone Farm (TCAF) General Manager Devin Spencer takes an inside look at how aquaculture is helping bring this treasured mollusk back to life in the ocean and on menus. 6:30-8pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Email kperry@sbnature2.org sbnature.org/calendar

TUESDAY

10/14

10/14:

UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Alexis Okeowo

Spend the evening with journalist and New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okewowo, to discuss her new book, Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB Students: free, GA: $20. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

10/14-10/15: 4th Annual Ceylon International Film Festival 2025 See film screenings that showcase powerful stories and unique voices from around the world. Visit the website for the program schedule. The festival goes through October 17 with a closing night film, awards, and dinner (tickets for purchase). Various times. Relief Hatch Hall, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd. Free ceyiff.com

10/14: The Carsey-Wolf Center Presents Severance The acclaimed psychological thriller/workplace satire Severance follows the employees of Lumon Industries, who undergo a surgical procedure to split their memories between work and home. Watch the season two, episode four standout “Woe’s Hollow,” which finds the Macrodata Refinement team taken on an outdoor retreat and team-building exercise in the snow of the Dieter Eagan National Forest, followed by a post-screening discussion with screenwriter and playwright Anna Ouyang Moench. 7-8:45pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu

WEDNESDAY 10/15

10/15: The 34th Annual Senior Expo of S.B. County Older adults and caregivers can enjoy food, music, and fun activities; walk through more than 110 exhibits; receive free flu shots, haircuts, blood pressure and hearing screenings, and diabetes, glaucoma, and eye tests; and learn about financial and residential facilities, home care services, and more! 9am-noon. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $5. Call (805) 9651001. fsacares.org/senior-expo

10/15: Gray Panthers S.B.: Staying Sane in a Crazy World Zoom Conversation The Gray Panthers’ David Lebell, MD, will moderate this conversation with Mia Winthrop, MD, area geriatric psychiatrist, and Suzanne Grimmesey, MFT, Community Engagement, S.B. County of Behavioral Wellness, on topics of how the approach of a geriatric psychiatrist differs from a general psychiatrist and how we can help ourselves and others to better deal with a “crazy” and potentially dangerous world, followed by a Q&A. Register online. 5-6pm. Zoom. Email info@ sbgraypanthers.org sbgraypanthers.org/events

Fall Happenings

10/9-10/15: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed around the six townships of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang with one community to win the Annual Harvest Cup. Visit the website for locations and to cast your vote. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free syvscarecrows.com

10/9-10/15: Big Wave Dave’s Pumpkin Patch Enjoy kids’ activities and photo opps as you find the perfect pumpkin, from mini to giant, as well as home decor and carving tools. Open through October 31. Thu., Mon.-Wed.: 11am-8pm; Fri.-Sun.: 10am-9pm. La Cumbre Plaza (Macy’s parking lot), 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282. bigwavedaveschristmastrees.com

10/9-10/15: Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch Enjoy the country air and choose from a variety of pumpkins and produce, with hayrides on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5pm (no hayride on Halloween). Open through October 31. 10am-7pm. Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch, 3277 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. Free; hayrides: $5. Call (805) 669-7077. boccalipumpkins.com

10/9-10/15: The Haunt Solvang Ghost and Wine Tours

Choose to participate in a hands-on ghost hunting tour with a paranormal investigator, hear tales of the old Solvang, and meet the spirits who may still linger. Daily 8pm tours go through October 31. Ghost hunter: $50; non-believer: $100, or take the Solvang Wine & True Crime tour for wine tastings and creepy tellings of wine industry scandals. Friday-Sunday, 6pm. $100-$105. Various Solvang locations. Call (415) 446-1580 or email info@thehauntghosttours.com thehauntghosttours.com/solvang

10/9-10/15: Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch Pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy hayrides, farm animals, tractors, educational displays, and the corn maze (closes daily at 6:45pm). Thu.-Fri., Mon.-Wed.: noon-7pm; Sat.-Sun.: 10am-7pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com

10/9-10/15: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around town to see all the scarecrows — humorous, most natural, scariest, and more — and then vote for your favorite. Visit the website for locations. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free losolivosca.com/scarecrowfest

10/9-10/15: Montecito Country Mart Honor System Pumpkin Patch Pick from organic, heirloom pumpkins, then place your cash payment in the white drop box, via the QR code, or, for credit card payment, purchase at the Trading Post. Open through October 31. 9am-6pm. Montecito Country Mart, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito. Free montecitocountrymart.com/events

10/9-10/15: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in more than 50 pumpkin varieties, a kids’ corn maze, the 14-acre corn maze, and farm-grown popcorn and kettle corn. Open through November 2. 10am-6pm. Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang. Free. Call (805) 331-1948. facebook.com/SolvangFarmerPumkinPatch

10/10-10/11: Going Batty: A Living Exhibit at the Nature Center Every Friday and Saturday through October 25, meet in front of the Nature Center for a docent talk and Q&A and then watch a living exhibit of local bats as they come out of their bat boxes to feed. 6:25-7:25pm. Neal Taylor Nature Ctr., 2265 Hwy. 154. Donations accepted ($10/vehicle fee). Call (805) 693-0691 or email info@clnaturecenter.org clnaturecenter.org/going-batty

10/24-10/31: Zellers Farms Pumpkin Patch 2025 Wind your way through the corn maze; meet the baby ducks, chicks, and pigs; and pick out the perfect pumpkin. Thu.-Fri., Mon.-Wed.: 2-6pm; Sat.-Sun.: 10am-6pm. Zellers Farm, 2050 Sweeney Rd., Lompoc. Admission: donations of $5+ accepted. Free. Call (805) 757-7906 or email merrickzellers@ gmail.com tinyurl.com/Zellers-Farms

Raíces y Sueños

10/11: Raíces y Sueños Market Únase a una hora del cuento bilingüe, haga una corona de flores, pintura facial, Lotería, actuaciones de bailarines folclóricos y aztecas, y un mercado donde emprendedores de todas las edades venderán artesanías y productos hechos a mano. Visite el sitio web para ver el programa. Join for a bilingual storytime, flower crown crafting, face painting, Lotería, folklórico and Aztec dance performances, and a market where entrepreneurs of all ages will sell handmade crafts and goods. Visit the website for the schedule. 10am-3pm. Michael Towbes Library Plaza, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/Mercado-Oct11

WELCOME TO THE SOUNDTRACK OF FREEDOM

JEFFERSON STARSHIP

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 / 8PM

TICKETS START AT $29

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 / 8PM

TICKETS START AT $49

10/14: Storytime at S.B. Museum of Art/Hora del cuento en el Museo de Arte de S.B. Acompáñenos en una divertida mañana de cuentos y arte bilingües, diseñada para apoyar el desarrollo temprano de la alfabetización de su hijo a través de rimas con acciones, movimientos y cuentos cortos en inglés y español. Join for a joyful morning of bilingual storytime and art, designed to support your child’s early literacy development through action rhymes, movement, and short stories in English and Spanish. 11-11:40am. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/Bilingual-StorytimeOct12

10/15: Creator’s Club: Raíces y Sueños Edition Crea corazones sagrados mexicanos con arcilla y acrílicos en esta actividad inspirada en la cultura y la historia latinoamericanas. Create Mexican Sacred Hearts using clay and acrylics at this activity inspired by LatinAmerican culture and history. 2-3pm. MLK Jr. Rm., Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free. Grades: K-6. (805) 963-3727. tinyurl.com/Sacred-Hearts

DSB WORLDS GREATEST JOURNEY TRIBUTE BAND

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 / 8PM TICKETS START AT $25

COLBIE CAILLAT AND GAVIN DEGRAW

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 / 8PM

TICKETS START AT $59

Wild and Free Film Festival

Music from Neon Blonde!

Trucks, Beer & Wine!

National Earth Science Week

10/11, 10/13-15, 10/17: Join for National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities at 3-5pm.

Sat: Happy Birthday, Tom Dibblee Meet Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Jonathan Hoffman, PhD, and celebrate the birthday of legendary Californian cartographer Tom Dibblee by coloring a geological map of S.B. and helping assemble a geologic map puzzle. Bring a card or photo to add to the tribute board and have cake!

Mon.: Mineral Day Meet representatives of local mineral clubs and view displays of their collections. Experience the museum’s mineral exhibits and check out Dr. Hoffman’s personal collection of rocks and fossils.

Tue.: Earth Observation Day Join at the museum’s Palmer Observatory for solar viewing (weather permitting) and activities highlighting what astronomy teaches us about the history and future of planet Earth.

Steep Canyon Rangers

FRIDAY MAR 6 Just Announced! On-sale now.

The three-time GRAMMY® nominees have released 14 studio albums, three collaborative albums with actor and banjoist Steve Martin, been inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, and appeared on some of music’s biggest stages. With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most influential songwriters in Americana today.

Limited Tickets

This event made possible by the generosity of Mahri Kerley in memory of Bob Emmons.

Step into the maestro’s musical kitchen, where, for the first time ever, he and four esteemed Chamber Orchestra alumni come together to “taste-test” Antonín Dvořák’s String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97, “American” 1st Movement Allegro non tanto. Through live rehearsal, dialogue, and experimentation, these masterful artists will chop, stir, season, and simmer Dvořák’s manuscript — deconstructing its rich layers and exploring is hidden flavors. Q & A to follow.

5:30 Courtyard Reception 6:30 On-stage Performance

KTYD and Panda Man present

SATURDAY OCT 18

A vibrant exploration of musical legacy!

6:52 PM

A powerful celebration where timeless songs are reborn by emerging and seasoned artists. The show will feature rare and electrifying live concert clips spanning a wide range of iconic musicians, from the 1960s to today. Hosted by quipster Hale Milgrim (former President/CEO of Capitol Records) and passionate music aficionado Richard Salzberg (aka Music Maniac), the program draws from their extensive personal archives.

Membership LOBERO THEATRE BRUBECK CIRCLE

The Brubeck Circle is a tiered annual membership supporting amazing jazz, blues, and roots performances on the Lobero stage. Membership to the Circle also provides support for our local youth music education programs — creating future jazz musicians and audiences alike.

Samantha Fish + Robert Jon and The Wreck 11.18.25

The Django Festival Allstars feat. Veronica Swift 11.21.25

Tina Schlieske & Friends 12.11.25

Suzanne Vega 2.14.26

Madeleine Peyroux 3.3.26

Steep Canyon Rangers 3.6.26

Keb’ Mo’ 3.30.26 Gerald Clayton Trio 4.14.26

Pat Metheny 5.5.26

Branford Marsalis 6.18.26

With memberships starting at a $150 tax-deductible donation, you’ll enjoy benefits such as early discounted ticket access, invitations to pre-show gatherings, and additional exclusive perks. We look forward to seeing you at the Lobero!

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, AND LET LOOSE

ELIZABETH GILBERT LETS HER HAIR ALL THE WAY DOWN IN HER DEEPLY PERSONAL NEW MEMOIR

“Radical candor” is one of the phrases publicists use to describe Elizabeth Gilbert’s style, particularly in regard to her new memoir, All the Way to the River. The eye-opening book, so gonzo it would never fly as a fictional tale, is already a bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick, and ticketholders will receive a pre-signed copy of it on Saturday, October 11, when Gilbert appears at the Arlington Theatre in a UCSB Arts & Lectures presentation.

Ahead of what promises to be a fascinating, humorous, and revealing talk from the author of Eat Pray Love, after reading All the Way to the River, I had a few questions of my own for Gilbert.

Just reading that book was such a roller-coaster ride, but you lived it. Now that you’ve had some time and some distance away from things, how has your perspective changed? I think that perhaps my perspective has settled. As you say, living through the story itself was a roller-coaster ride, and it probably feels like a roller-coaster to read the book but there is something about setting down the story on paper as clearly and forensically as I could that brought a feeling of settled peace at last. It was definitely painful to revisit some of those highs and lows, but it quieted my mind, in the end, to feel like the story was finally told. It closed the loop, you could say, on a wild and beautiful and very difficult karmic story.

Why put such a personal story out in the world?

What are the pros and cons with laying your story out for everyone else? It’s difficult for me to answer this question in terms of logic; I can only very carefully answer it in terms of something more mystical and ineffable than a mere “decision.” The truth is that I tried very hard for several years not to write this book, because I knew it would be painful to revisit the story. I wrote two other novels in the years since Rayya died, almost as a way of getting away from the story. But the story would not get away from me. I had also promised Rayya that I would write a book about us, and that I would tell the whole truth in these pages for nobody was ever more unblinkingly courageous than Rayya when it came to facing the truth. She felt that our story would help some people especially those suffering from addiction and codependency. … In many ways, I would have been failing Rayya had I not written it. But there is something beyond even that deathbed promise at play here. The only way I can explain it is to say that the story would not leave me alone that the story itself demanded to be told. I fully accept that there are people who will not understand that and perhaps I don’t fully understand it myself. Writing this book was a

spiritual assignment, and a difficult one but one that I could not evade. I simply felt that I had no choice.

What would you say to critics that say that putting so much of yourself out into the world is a form of exhibitionism, which can be just as addictive as anything else? Again, I want to be very careful and respectful with my answer here. I don’t make a practice of responding to my critics. This is not because I’m defensive about it, or because I don’t respect the art of criticism and its very necessary role in culture. Now, more than ever, it is essential that people can freely express their beliefs in the media whatever those beliefs may be. But it is disorienting and dysregulating for me at a very fundamental level to focus upon how I am seen, or what is being said about me. I learned this in the aftermath of Eat Pray Love. Over the years, there have been people who said my book had saved their lives and changed the trajectory of their lives forever, and there were other people who said I was an irresponsible, exhibitionist disgrace to have written the book at all. How in the world can I find ground

under my feet if I become seduced by either of those views? You can imagine the games it can play with one’s head.

So, I respect everyone’s right to an opinion, but when it comes to doing my work, I have to follow my own creative and emotional intuition, and take my direction from my own higher power, and from the people whom I know and trust intimately.

What has the reception to the book been like for people who you are close to? I think my favorite reaction was from my beloved Uncle Nick, who is the only other member of my family who is in 12-step recovery. He is also an English teacher and a brilliant guy who has been a writing mentor to me my whole life. I always show him my work long before I show it to anyone else. When he read All the Way to the River, he wrote me a letter saying, “I absolutely love your appalling new book and I can’t wait to share it with my sponsees.” This feels like just the right response. It is indeed an appalling story, and yet there is much love, too, in those pages, and hope for recovery.

Ultimately are you glad you wrote the book? Yes. I kept my promise to Rayya to “go full punk rock” with the telling of the story just as she told me to. Even in all the pain of revisiting the darker parts of the story, there was also a joy in bringing her to life on the page. She was so vivid and glorious a human being compelling, funny, courageous, contradictory, paradoxical, maddening and I was not sure when I began writing the book that I would have the skill as a writer to convey her gorgeous and outrageous paradoxes. … I am grateful for the chance to have kept her unique personality alive.

And I am already getting letters from readers who are saying that they saw themselves represented in our story (sometimes in the role of the addict, and sometimes in the role of the codependent enabler; sometimes a little of both) and that the book has inspired them to seek healing and recovery for their own pain and unmanageable compulsions. … This is gratifying to hear, and exactly what Rayya had hoped for, and why she had commanded me to tell the story. She wanted our story no matter how rough it was, or how bad it made both of us look at times to carry hope to others. … Wherever and whenever we can carry the message of hope and recovery, we do it.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Author Elizabeth Gilbert

LOVE, BETRAYAL, AND REVENGE IN THE MCCARTHY ERA

Procrastinators take heart it’s never too late to publish your first novel. Case in point: Red Summer, the recently released historical fiction work by Frances Pettey Davis. A long-time columnist for Coastal View News, Davis said, “I’ve been doing bits and pieces over the years and just floating them out to my writers’ groups. But I’m a terrible procrastinator, just horrible. So, I finally said, ‘Okay, I’ve got to get serious about doing something.’ So, when I was 70, I got serious.”

That was about 10 years ago, and the now 80-something dynamo has the new book Red Summer as evidence of her efforts. Set in the summer of 1954 in a small California town simmering with paranoia about the Cold War, Davis, who was born in Merced and grew up in the Central Valley, says she knew from the get-go that she wanted to write about life in a small town.

“I really wanted to write about that kind of life, how people got to know each other, had the connections they formed, even the language they used, how they talked to each other; I have a real memory of the slang and the sort of colloquial language that we used. I just think it is fascinating. It’s a microcosm for big-town life, sure, but in a place where you can kind of shine a light on it.”

The characters and the notion of setting as being like another character are some of the standout elements in the book, a multi-generational story of a small town where the long-simmering personal tragedies and grievances of the past and the fear-stoked suspicions of the present are slowly boiling over and testing the family in ways they never could have imagined.

I thought of Steinbeck as I read it, so it wasn’t surprising when Davis said, “My earliest influence was John Steinbeck. I totally fell in love with that guy, so I have that same feeling about the land and its importance and how we relate to it and it relates to us. I wanted to put that in there. I wanted to include that as part of this story.”

She continued, “This smalltown life is so fascinating because it has everything. It’s got all the neighborliness and the friendliness and the caring, and also the betrayals and lies, the gossip, the social hierarchies, the things that form and interact and interweave all together in a small town are fascinating to me. And so, I want to write. And so, I want to write about that, and I hope that I succeeded in doing that.”

Not only did she succeed in painting a vibrant small-town life, but the conflicts of the 1950s are particularly relevant in today’s political climate. “I remember that Cold War period, that McCarthy period, where everybody was afraid,” said Davis. “I’m now thinking that it’s very timely, because we’ve had other periods in our nation’s history when we’ve been a divided nation, and this is one of those times the ‘50s and the Cold War period and the fear and paranoia that were gripping everybody in those days. … We were genuinely afraid. And McCarthy seized upon that fear.”

She continued, “When people are afraid, they will do anything. They will follow any leader. They will forget their values and do silly well, reprehensible, unavoidable, tragic things sometimes. So, I wanted to just show that there was this other time when we were like, when we were divided like this, and we got through it, and hopefully we’ll get through this one.”

—Leslie

Dinaberg

Chaucer’s Bookstore (3321

St.) hosts local author Frances Petty Davis for a book talk and signing of the novel Red Summer on Wednesday, October

Fran Davis will be signing copies of her book Red Summer at Chaucer’s on October 15.

GET READY TO FILM FEAST

NATURETRACK FILM FESTIVAL, SRI LANKAN FILM FESTIVAL, AND WILD AND FREE FILM FESTIVAL ARE ALL COMING OUR WAY THIS FALL

There’s more than just candy and popcorn to feast on in theaters. Cinephiles have a lot of great specialty film festivals coming our way this fall, with a special focus on nature and environmental stories and international culture.

Celebrating both nature and outdoor adventures through film, the NatureTrack Film Festival is back in town October 9-10. All proceeds from the annual festival support NatureTrack and its mission to foster a lifelong fascination with nature and inspire respectful stewardship of our natural world.

ness, Alone in Greenland, and Lisbon, the Wild Within

For the complete film schedule and tickets, see bit.ly/4gQU9cm.

Since its founding in 2011, NatureTrack has provided thousands of outdoor experiences for K-12 students in Santa Barbara County, providing cost-free outdoor field trips utilizing local trails and beaches throughout the county.

Kicking off on October 9 with an already sold-out opening night celebration of NatureTrack’s 15th anniversary at the Riviera with a screening of Santa Barbara filmmakers’ Keith Malloy, Andrew Schoneberger, and Brett Williams’s documentary First In, Last Out, about the incredible photographer Christa Funk. The festivities continue on Saturday, October 10, at Camino Real Cinemas in Goleta with student screenings in the morning, followed by workshops and more than 20 nature films in the afternoon and evening, and a post-festival social at 9:30 p.m.

World premiere films include The Bear Beneath, a student documentary short about the California grizzly; Cliff Climbers, a documentary short about the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep; and the Chinese short documentary Walking with Elephants, which delves into the environmental history of the Asian elephants.

Along with a number of short films, features screening at the festival on Saturday are: ‘A’ā (An Islands Twinkle), Wonders of the Wolf, Real Grit, Secrets of Great Salt Lake, The Shot List, Nilgiris A Shared Wilder-

Also coming our way later this month is the first-ever Sri Lankan Film Festival organized outside of Sri Lanka, the Ceylon International Film Festival, taking place October 13-17 at Direct Relief Hatch Hall (6100 Wallace Becknell Rd.). This festival celebrates the vibrant world of South Asian cinema while embracing the creativity of independent filmmakers from around the globe and is dedicated to the art of storytelling, bringing meaningful films to communities and connecting filmmakers with diverse audiences.

For more information, go to ceyiff.com.

Another film feast on the horizon is the inaugural Wild and Free Film Festival. The official launch party is happening October 18 at Elings Park with an outdoor screening of The Goonies. The festival itself takes place November 14-16 at Camino Real Cinemas in Goleta and features more than 25 new and original films, as well as industry panels, filmmaker discussions, and special appearances by prominent figures and notable guests. The films will be announced soon, and will be developed around the themes of “celebrating the wonder and beauty of our natural world, and deepening our understanding of all the species within it.”

For more information, see wildandfreefilm.org.

—Leslie

Dinaberg

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North County

The Kindly Flames of Certain Sparks Music

All at Once, Lompoc Favorite Is a Music Store, Recording Studio, Learning Center, and Performance Space

by Cynthia Carbone Ward

It’s difficult to define Certain Sparks Music because it’s an ongoing creation, not an end result. Housed in the historic Rudolph building on South H Street in Old Town Lompoc, it is a music store, recording studio, learning center, and performance space. I happened to wander in one afternoon near the end of a long day the exhausting kind of news day that happens too often lately intrigued by a rack of vintage clothes, a sign for vinyl records, a pink guitar, and painted drums in the window. Inside, there were guitars and accessories hanging on the walls, tambourines and cymbals waiting in silence, music books and microphones, bright-orange chairs, and a sense of surprise and promise everywhere. A fledgling guitarist was practicing in an upstairs room, and fragments of a tune drifted toward me. This place is magic, I thought.

“When you walk in here,” says owner Randall Sena, “I want it to feel like you’ve walked into a healthy living room.” And that’s the vibe. It’s a communal space, but kids are allowed to have their own individual experiences here too. Many adults have been drawn in as well, discovering that musical expression had been missing from their lives, surprised by the joy they find in filling that gap.

Randall is a self-taught musician whose own musical awakening occurred in middle school, when he first heard the music of Nirvana and became obsessed with learning to play guitar. He pursued his own independent path, recognizing early on that many creative people don’t thrive in a conventional school framework. He enjoyed going to the library to read, practicing his music, writing songs, and playing together with a friend through high school and into young adulthood. His friend had an amplifier and a drum set, which gave them a little boost, and after a period of performing in local gigs, he gradually became more interested in the recording and engineering of sound for others. And that’s how Certain Sparks began, as a recording studio.

But it evolved. A natural teacher, Randall began offering music lessons, and bolstered by the vision and expertise of his childhood friend and business partner,

Brandon Bridge, a unique kind of school was born. There’s a staff of music instructors with competence on guitar, bass, drums, vocals, ukulele, keyboards, and group ensemble. Music classes include Lil Sparks for kids as young as 3; Junior Sparks and One-on-One lessons for ages 7 and up; Group Band; and adult lessons. Kids have opportunities to perform at recitals and open mic sessions. There are also impromptu activities such as chess and crafts, but the activities just happen, unscheduled, and that’s what works around here. The store is managed by Avery Lange, who started as a student at Certain

Sparks when she was 10 years old. Now in her twenties, she keeps things running smoothly, serves on the board of Certain Sparks Music Foundation, and teaches guitar, ukulele, and piano.

Certain Sparks receives funding from the Santa Barbara Foundation and other generous grant partners; approximately one-fifth of the students are on scholarship. The Santa Barbara Bowl offers a ticket subsidy program that enables kids to go to concerts sometimes at the Bowl, an unforgettable experience for them. I talked with a young father whose two daughters have been taking weekly lessons at Certain Sparks, and he pointed out that it is a crucial hangout for teens, keeping young people focused and on track at an especially vulnerable age. “I think this is what is most needed in the world today,” this dad said earnestly, a conclusion based on his own work as manager of a local park and playing field. I think it’s fair to say that Certain Sparks changes lives.

I asked Sena if he had any thoughts to share with young people as they set out into the world, but he was reluctant to give advice. “As a culture, we are in the Wild West,” he says. “I think it’s hard for people to even understand where we’re at or how to think about the future. Each person is living in their own kind of fantasy, which is supported by new media and technology, so whatever you want to believe, you can have the proof of it, but it’s really your own isolated reality…. We literally cannot imagine what is coming at us and how it will impact us.”

But I am convinced that he has found an antidote. And I think it’s true that unimaginable things are yet to come, but some of them will be wonderful.

For more information about the school, visit the website at certainsparks .com, and go to csmusicfoundation.org to learn about Certain Sparks Music Foundation. There are many ways to contribute, if you wish, including donations of vinyl records and vintage thrift-store clothes.

Randall Sena

Certain Sparks Music

The year 1975 was a time of uncertainty. The Fall of Saigon officially marked the end of the Vietnam War; a kidnapped heiress led to the rise of radical political factions; and the founding of Microsoft paved the way for personal computing. It was an era of upheaval, unrest, turmoil, and change in many ways, a parallel to what we’re currently experiencing.

by Meaghan Clark Tiernan

At that time, Santa Barbara was also experiencing change. Local events ushered in a sort of reawakening. We built the nation’s inaugural Earth Day Festival, the first Solstice Parade kicked off, and the Children’s Creative Project launched as a pilot dance program at Franklin Elementary.

For more than 50 years, the Children’s Creative Project (CCP) has been on a mission to share the arts with our community. “As a way to both honor 50 years of our legacy and celebrate 50 years of arts and culture in Santa Barbara, we are partnering with a number of organizations and artists to produce Piece Time,” says Children’s Creative Project (CCP) Executive Director Kai Tepper-Jahnke.

Piece Time, a play on words (think “peace” but also the pieces that come together to make our community) is the inaugural all-ages festival happening October 11 at Santa Barbara City College’s Great Meadow. The arts community will join CCP for a day of unification, music, and fun.

Joining the celebration is an investment not just for the individual, but our community. We are living in a time of unprecedented change; art is proven to have a significant impact on our future leaders, innovators, and change makers. “Children who engage in the arts are better learners,” Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us co-author Ivy Ross

“Students with access to art education are five times less likely to drop out of school and four times more likely to be recognized with high achievement.”

The arts have always been integral to Santa Barbara. And the Children’s Creative Project has been an advocate for that transformative power since the ’70s. Built as a reaction to Prop. 13, in which schools saw significant budget cuts to their arts programs, volunteers and arts advocates have continued to emphasize the impact arts has on future change makers.

Their role helps support the school districts by filling in the gaps in arts education, whether that’s lack of fundraising, transportation support, or expertise. They work with roughly 90 schools within the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, serving between 50 and 80 thousand students annually. Their specialized programs are tailored to the unique needs of each school site. “Our goal is to get to a place where every student has art every day,” says Tepper-Jahnke.

Much like 50 years ago, schools all over the country are facing significant federal funding cuts. So, like her predecessors before her, Tepper-Jahnke is reacting to this uncertainty. “We need joy,” she says. “We need something to celebrate regardless of how old you are, joy is an expression of humanity and hope for the future.”

Empty Bowls Ceramics Committee is a primary partner; creative partners include Explore Ecology, Healing Justice Santa Barbara, Creative Netwerk, Grace Fisher Foundation, and many others. There will be musical performances by Mendeleyev, Spencer the Gardener, The New Vibe, and the all-ages band Whatever Forever. Art vendors include Dez Alaniz, Susan Connors, Deeta Katz, Muwic Natives, Mary Stanley, and more.

Admission is $15 and includes a ceramic piece from Empty Bowls. Students 18 and under are free. Sunset Happy Hour from 5-7p.m. for adults 21 and over is $45 and includes Piece Time swag and two drink tickets. To learn more about Children’s Creative Project, visit ccp.sbceo.org.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

told the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.

FOOD& DRINK

Celebrating Plant-Based Dining

Mesa Pizza Opens in Isla Vista

This October, the Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge is back for the second year, inviting the community to discover creative plantbased dishes crafted by local chefs at restaurants across Santa Barbara. Sponsored by Rooted Santa Barbara County a nonprofit dedicated to helping families and individuals prioritize health through plant-forward nutrition and lifestyle initiatives this month-long event turns everyday dining into a chance to support community wellness.

From October 1 to 31, select restaurants throughout the Santa Barbara area will feature special vegan menu items, encouraging people to dine out, review

Chef Challenge

BY HANA-LEE SEDGWICK

the menus, and share photos on social media. Participating restaurants include: Bluewater Grill, Buena Onda, Goodland Waffles & Melts, Isla Vista Food Co-Op Downtown Market, Masala Spice (both the Santa Barbara and Goleta locations), Padaro Beach Grill, Santa Barbara Pizza House, Savoy Café & Deli, and 2024’s Vegan Chef Challenge Winner, Elubia’s Kitchen. Each restaurant will showcase several vegan dishes, including a vegan chickpea fritter at Savoy Café & Deli, a spicy vegan cheeseburger at Padaro Beach Grill, and a vegan biscoff cheesecake at Bluewater Grill, to highlight a few.

“Since a good percentage of Bluewater Grill customers are pescatarians, meaning they follow primarily a vegetarian or vegan diet but also enjoy fish, the Vegan Chef Challenge is a good fit for us,” says Albert Serrano, executive chef of Bluewater Grill Santa Barbara. “We use the challenge to remind locals and visitors that, in addition to all the health benefits that come with fresh, just-off-theboat seafood, Bluewater serves bountiful salads, sides, desserts, and other vegan menu items.”

“We’re grateful for the delicious ways more restaurants are highlighting colorful, fiber-rich foods on their menus this month,” shares Beth Skidmore, MSCAN, Chair/Executive Lead of Rooted Santa Barbara County.

“We love how the Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge has opened up an array of creative dishes and flavors for the community to enjoy. At Rooted Santa Barbara County, our work is to help our community eat to thrive and more plant-forward options on menus benefit everyone, offering more opportunities to discover new ways to enjoy nourishing, flavorful foods.”

Join the 2025 Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge by visiting participating restaurants, trying the vegan specials on offer, and sharing your favorites on social media, tagging @VeganChefChallengeWest. Open to everyone, vegan or not, this unique event is a chance to celebrate the creativity of plant-based cuisine, support local chefs, and help shape a healthier future for all in the process.

For more information, visit veganchefchallenge.org/ santabarbara/.

Reader Jonathan D. let me know that Mesa Pizza Company Italian Restaurant, at 315 Meigs Road, launched a second location at 6576 Trigo Road in Isla Vista last week, next door to Elubia’s Kitchen. Originally from South Africa, owner David Singh had been traveling the world when his visit to California became permanent. He landed a job at Kinko’s, then a small Santa Barbara company, but an accident changed his direction. “I couldn’t keep working for someone else,” he said. “So, I decided to buy myself a job.” That job turned out to be a small pizzeria in Solvang, a place he describes as “a pizza shop without much of a heartbeat.” Singh threw himself into rebuilding it from the ground up. The success of the Solvang restaurant gave him the confidence to expand. In late 1996, Singh opened Mesa Pizza in Santa Barbara. “I wanted something local, something relaxed a place where people could feel comfortable and eat real food,” he said. Now, with Mesa Pizza’s 30th anniversary coming up next year, Singh is feeling both reflective and grateful. “It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly three decades,” he said. “The Isla Vista building has seen so many stories from Sun and Earth restaurant to Café Nirvana to Mesa Pizza. My goal is just to keep adding to that history in a way that matters.”

TONDI GELATO TO CLOSE: In March 2021, I wrote that local wedding and events caterer Tondi Gelato had opened at 401 Paseo Nuevo, the former home of Wetzel’s Pretzels. Today, the family behind the business sent me a message to share with you: “Dear Gelato Family, we are permanently closing our shop. Our last day of operation will be Sunday, November 2. It’s been five years since I signed the lease in the middle of COVID 2020, for what was supposed to be our long-term home to produce and serve the amazing people of Santa Barbara and its wonderful visitors authentic Italian gelato. We had intended to stay in this space for decades to come, but we chose not to sign the additional five-year option

that we had. Why? It’s complicated, and I won’t get into the details, but the gist of it is that our lease, that we would have to operate under, is no longer sustainable for our business and for our family.”

THE COOKIE PLUG TO REOPEN: Last April, I wrote that The Cookie Plug dessert destination, that opened in February 2024 at 918 State Street, had been told by the City of Santa Barbara that their long-term lease is no longer valid because the city leased the space to Metropolitan Theatre Corp. which entered bankruptcy (Cookie Plug had a sublease). The eatery closed about a month later. I just received this update from owner Annette Rodriguez to share with you: “Hello John, we have a five-year lease at the last block of Trigo Road in Isla Vista. This is the block right behind (toward Del Playa) Woodstock’s Pizza and our address will be 6529 Trigo Road #B. We plan to open at the end of October/early November! We also hope to expand our desserts but bring back our fun brand, the new designs and our beloved cookies to our amazing followers, events, and so excited to be able to share our goodies again!”

HARRY’S NOW OPEN FOR BREAKFAST: Reader Ryan let me know that the iconic Harry’s Plaza Café at 3313-B State Street has started breakfast service on weekends starting at 8 a.m. Their website does not yet reflect this change, so I called the restaurant and confirmed that they have created a new breakfast menu for Saturdays and Sundays. Indoor and outdoor dining is available.

SARAH HYDEN

Vegan Pizza

SLICE OF SUCCESS: Mesa Pizza Company marks its next chapter with a new Isla Vista location as owner David Singh celebrates nearly 30 years since opening what became a Santa Barbara institution.

JONATHAN D.

Mickey Flacks was a dogged advocate for affordable housing, among other progressive causes, so the Santa Barbara Independent launched the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund soon after she died in 2020 to keep her work alive.

Christina McDermott

Thanks to her fellowship, our reporter Christina McDermott spends many of her waking hours trying to unravel Santa Barbara’s forbiddingly complex and expensive housing landscape.

McDermott’s quest is only possible due to the generosity of our readers who have supported the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund. Christina is on the job. We want to keep it that way. Please give generously.

FREE WILL ASTROLOG Y by

Rob Breszny

WEEK OF OCTOBER 9

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): No relationship is like any other. The way we bond with another has a distinctive identity that embodies the idiosyncratic chemistry between us. So, in my view, it’s wrong to compare any partnership to a supposedly ideal template. Fortunately, you Aries are in a phase when you can summon extra wisdom about this and other relaxing truths concerning togetherness. I recommend you devote your full creativity and ingenuity to helping your key bonds ripen and deepen.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Poet Rainer Maria Rilke advised, “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” These days, dear Taurus, that’s your power move: to stay in conversation with mystery without forcing premature answers. Not everything needs to be fixed or finalized. Your gift is to be a custodian of unfolding processes: to cherish and nourish what’s ripening. Trust that your questions are already generating the early blooms of a thorough healing.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): I am a great admirer of Bart Simpson, a fictional 4th-grade student on the animated TV show The Simpsons. He is a constant source of unruly affirmations that we could all benefit from incorporating into our own behavior when life gets comically weird. Since I think you’re in such a phase now, Gemini, I am offering a batch of Bart-style gems. For best results, use them to free yourself from the drone of the daily routine and scramble your habitual ways of understanding the world. Now here’s Bart: (1) “I will not invent a new religion based on bubble gum.” (2) “I will not sell bottled ‘invisible water.’ ” (3) “I will not try to hypnotize my friends, and I will not tell co-workers they are holograms.” (4) “I will not claim to be a licensed pyrotechnician.” (5) “I will not use the Pythagorean theorem to summon demons.” (6) “I will not declare war on Thursdays.”

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): During its entire life, the desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis grows just two leaves. They never wither or fall off but continually grow, twist, split, and tatter for hundreds of years. They keep thriving even as their ends are worn or shredded by wind and sand. I love how wild and vigorous they look, and I love how their wildness is the result of their unfailing persistence and resilience. Let’s make Welwitschia mirabilis your inspirational symbol in the coming weeks, Cancerian. May it motivate you to nurture the quiet, enduring power in your depths that enables you to express yourself with maximum uniqueness and authenticity.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Have you been to Morocco? I love that so many houses there are built around spacious courtyards with intricate tilework and lush gardens. Sooner or later, of course, the gorgeous mosaic-like floors need renovations. The artisans who do the work honor the previous artistry. “In rebuilding,” one told me, “our goal is to create new magnificence that remembers the old splendor.” I hope you pursue an approach like that in the coming weeks, Leo. The mending and healing you undertake should nourish the soulfulness you have cultivated, even as you polish and refine.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo novelist Agatha Christie often planned her elaborate plots while cleaning her house or washing dishes. She said such repetitive, physical tasks unlocked her creativity, allowing ideas to emerge without force. I suggest you draw inspiration from her method in the coming weeks. Seek your own form of productive distraction. Instead of wrestling with a problem in a heroic death match, lose yourself in simple, grounding actions that free your mind to wander. I am pretty sure that your most brilliant and lasting solutions will emerge when you’re not trying hard to come up with brilliant and lasting solutions.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libra architect Christopher Alexander developed a sixth sense about why some spaces feel comfortable while others are alienating. What was the source of his genius? He avoided abstract principles and studied how people actually used spaces. His best architecture soulfully coordinated the relationships between indoor and outdoor areas, private and public zones, and individual needs and community functions. The “quality without a name” was the term he used to identify the profound aliveness, wholeness, and harmony of spaces where people love to be. In the coming weeks, Libra, I hope you access your own natural gift for curating relationships and cultivating balance. Your solutions should serve multiple needs. Elegant approaches will arise as you focus on connections rather than isolated parts.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some medieval mystics claimed that angels spoke in paradoxes because the truth was too rich for simple logic. These days, I believe you Scorpios are extra fluent in paradox. You are raw yet powerful, aching and grateful, confounded but utterly clear. You are both dying and being reborn. My advice: Don’t try to resolve the contradictions. Immerse yourself in them, bask in them, and allow them to teach you all they have to teach. This may entail you sitting with your sadness as you laugh and letting your desire and doubt interweave. The contradictions you face with openheartedness will gift you with sublime potency and authority.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The ancient city of Petra, built in sandstone cliffs in what’s now Jordan, was mostly hidden from the outside world for centuries. In 1812, Sagittarian Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered it by disguising himself as a pilgrim. He trained extensively in the Arabic language, Islamic culture, and local customs so he could travel incognito. You Sagittarians can benefit from a similar strategy in the coming weeks. Life will conspire to bring you wonders if you thoroughly educate yourself about the people and situations you would like to influence. I invite you to hike your empathy up to a higher octave, cultivate respect for what’s unfamiliar, and make yourself extra available for exotic and inspiring treasures.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During the 1800s, countless inventors chased the impossible dream of perpetual-motion machines: contraptions that would run endlessly without any fuel source. Every attempt failed; such devices bucked the fundamental laws of physics. But here’s good news, Capricorn: You are close to cracking the code on a metaphorical version of perpetual motion. You are cultivating habits and rhythms that could keep you steady and vital for a long time to come. I predict the energy you’re generating will be self-sustaining.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. They taste with their skin, solve puzzles, and squeeze their entire bodies through coin-sized holes. No wonder they are referred to as the aliens of Earth, just as you Aquarians are the aliens of the zodiac. According to my analysis, now is a perfect time for you to embrace your inner octopus. I authorize you to let your strangeness lead the way. You have the right and duty to fully activate your multidimensional mind. Yes, you may be misunderstood by some. But your suppleness, radical empathy, and nonlinear genius will be exactly what’s needed. Be the one who sees escape routes and paths to freedom that no one else perceives. Make the impossible look natural.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Dear Pisces, it’s like you’re in one of those dreams when you’re exploring the attic or basement of your home and discover secret rooms you didn’t realize existed. This is good! It means you are finding uncharted frontiers in what you assumed was familiar territory. It suggests you are ready to see truths you weren’t ready for before. Congrats! Keep wandering and wondering, and you will discover what you didn’t even know you needed to know.

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Custom Art Framer

The Frame‑Up seeks full‑time framer with 2‑5 years experience preferred. A background in woodwork, fine carpentry, or craftsmanship is helpful. The framer is needed for the workshop side of the business. Limited customer service interaction is needed. Main tasks include: Reading and interpreting work orders, computerized mat cutting, dry mounting, canvas stretching, glass cutting, wood cutting, precise measuring, joining, fitting, perfecting of fine details. Attention to small details is a must. Other tasks include:

Unpacking and checking in deliveries, organizing and preparing materials, storing art properly, cleaning.

Qualities needed are: tenacity, patience, ability to work alone after training, ability to learn from mistakes and utilize constructive criticism for growth. An eye for design is a plus. Training provided as needed.

30‑40 hours a week depending on the employee’s availability and preference. Days of the week and hours of the day can be flexible. $28/ hour Email full resume to Andy at: framing@theframe‑up.com

This job posting will stay until the position is filled.

interacting with clients, customers, or internal stakeholders. 1‑3 years

Experience managing multiple tasks, prioritizing workloads, and meeting deadlines in a fast‑paced or high‑volume setting. Notes: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $25.38 to $27.07/hour. Full Hourly Range: $25.38 to $35.97/hour. 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 #81512

BARC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SENIOR CASHIER CONTROLLER

be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range:

$29.35 to $31.38/hr. Full Hourly Range:

$ 24.29 to $33.36/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 #81477

PROFESSIONAL BARC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CASHIER CONTROLLER

Serves as the primary point of contact for students, parents, and campus departments regarding billing, payments, and account inquiries.

The role processes and records payments for tuition, housing, fees, and other departmental charges using BARC and CASHNet systems, including mailed remittances, electronic payments, and third‑party transactions, while maintaining strict internal controls. The position provides professional customer service, assists with troubleshooting and resolving account issues, and supports departments with accurate and timely financial transactions. Additionally, the Cashier helps manage high‑volume periods, audits forms and payments, and ensures compliance with UC policies, FERPA/ HIPAA regulations, and campus procedures. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent experience.

1‑3 years Experience providing professional customer service, demonstrating clear communication, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills. 1‑3 years Experience handling financial transactions, payments, or account‑related processes with accuracy and attention to detail.

1‑3 years Experience maintaining accurate records, reconciling information, or performing data entry tasks in a structured environment.

1‑3 years Experience using computer systems, databases, or software applications to track, manage, and report information. 1‑3 years

Experience working collaboratively in a team environment and effectively

Serves as the primary contact for students, parents, and campus departments regarding billing, payments, and account inquiries, providing professional guidance, troubleshooting, and training as needed. The role processes complex payments, including electronic transactions such as wires and ACH, student and non‑student accounts receivable, and mailed remittances, ensuring accuracy, compliance with internal controls, and adherence to policies and deadlines. Acting as a liaison with the BARC Third‑Party Billing and Collections teams, the position ensures proper posting, reconciliation, and resolution of complex or past‑due accounts. It also manages high transaction volumes during peak registration periods, identifies service trends, and recommends process improvements while supporting departmental operations with backfill assistance as needed. Thorough knowledge of UCSB registration and cash handling policies, FERPA/ HIPAA regulations, UC receivable policies, and BARC, CASHNet, and GL systems is required to perform these functions effectively. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent experience. 1‑3 years Demonstrated experience in student accounts, cashiering, or accounts receivable, with responsibility for processing and reconciling complex financial transactions. 4‑6 years Experience providing high‑volume customer service, including handling sensitive or confidential financial inquiries. 4‑6 years Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effectively working with students, parents, campus departments, and external vendors. 4‑6 years Proven ability to interpret and apply financial policies, regulations, and internal controls in daily payment processing and account management. 4‑6 years Hands‑on experience with financial systems such as cashiering, receivables, or general ledger platforms (e.g., CASHNet, BARC, OFC, or equivalent). 4‑6 years Experience reviewing, auditing, and reconciling payment records, including wire transfers, ACH, third‑party billing, and mailed remittances, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Notes: Candidates must

Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups and casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbecuing foods, working a sauté station, and preparing and assembling made‑to‑order entrees serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Ensures that assigned responsibilities are accomplished and that high standards of food quality, service, sanitation and safety are met at all times. Assists with student training, food production and sanitation. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years Culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment. Knowledge of and experience with culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sauteing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Work hours/ days may vary. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $25.00/ 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 #81553 CUSTOMER SERVICE & BILLING

professional guidance on billing and payment inquiries, resolves complex account issues, and identifies service improvements to manage peak workloads efficiently. The Billing Assistant also coordinates housing‑related billing with Housing and Residential Services, ensuring timely statements, accurate payment applications, and proper assessment of late fees. In addition, the role supervises 4–10 student employees, overseeing scheduling, training, and performance to ensure effective front‑line customer support. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent experience. 4‑6 years Experience providing professional customer service, including resolving billing, payment, or account‑related inquiries in a high‑volume environment. 4‑6 years Experience handling financial transactions, account adjustments, or reconciliation activities with accuracy and attention to detail. 4‑6 years Experience working with receivables, billing systems, or financial software (e.g., BARC, CASHNet, general ledger, or comparable systems). 4‑6 years Experience interpreting and applying organizational policies, procedures, or regulations in daily work. 4‑6 years Experience preparing, reviewing, or analyzing financial journals, spreadsheets, or reports to ensure accuracy and compliance. 4‑6 years Experience collaborating with multiple departments or stakeholders to resolve account, billing, or financial discrepancies. Notes: May be required to work overtime during peak periods. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $29.35 to $30.73/hour. Full Hourly Range: $29.35 to $42.06/hour. 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 #81458

CUTTER/DRAPER/ SHOP ASSISTANT

THEATER AND DANCE

and maintenance of costume shop and stock inventory; 1‑3 yrs

Supervision of costume assistants; 1‑3 yrs Participation in costume design collaboration. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check; 10‑month per year position; furloughed July and August. Some evening and weekend hours are required. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $26.82 ‑ $29.91/hr. Full Salary Range: $26.82 ‑ $32.07/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 #81617

DEPARTMENTAL DEPOSIT AND CASHNET ADMINISTRATOR CONTROLLER

Responsible for the overall management and daily operation of the Central deposit processing, serving as the campus lead for the CashNet cashiering system. This position oversees the accurate processing, posting, and reconciliation of campus deposits, ensuring operational efficiency, compliance, and strong internal controls. The Coordinator provides campus‑wide support, training, and guidance on best practices for departmental deposits, including administration of the online deposit recording forms, and CashNet which serves as the official method for recording deposits to the general

ledger. The role requires independent judgment, discretion, and a high level of confidentiality in all activities. Key responsibilities include monitoring and safeguarding deposits from departments, sub‑cashiering stations, and mail remittances; auditing daily reports for accuracy. The Coordinator ensures adherence to University policies, internal controls, and industry best practices related to cash handling and financial transactions.

Serving as a liaison between campus departments, BARC, bank personnel, and other stakeholders, the Departmental Deposit Coordinator provides training, guidance, and consultation on system processes, deposit procedures, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, the role contributes to process improvements, system development, and technology adoption to strengthen financial integrity, enhance customer service, and support campus operational needs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years

Extensive experience in cashiering, accounting, accounts receivable, or related financial operations, including handling cash, checks, electronic deposits, and working directly with banking institutions. 4‑6 years Proven experience managing a complex, computerized financial or cashiering system (such as CASHNet, OFC, or similar), including transaction posting, reconciliation, and reporting. 4‑6 years Demonstrated experience maintaining and enforcing internal controls, reconciling accounts, and ensuring compliance with institutional policies and regulatory requirements. 4‑6 years Experience resolving financial discrepancies, coordinating with multiple departments, and communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders, including staff, management, and external partners. 4‑6 years

DIRECTOR OF THE THRIVING INITIATIVE

OFFICE OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

Supports a wide range of student receivable, billing, and customer service functions to ensure accurate financial processing and exceptional service delivery. Under general supervision, the role assists with financial journals, registration payment processing, daily balancing, payment plan audits, account maintenance, and financial aid file review, requiring sound judgment and adherence to UC and campus policies. Serving as a primary contact for students, parents, and departments, the position provides

Under the general supervision of the Costume Shop Manager, the Sr. Wardrobe Technician serves a Cutter/Draper/Shop Assistant in the costume shop, which provides yearly support the department’s season presentations ‑ including both dance and theater productions. The costume shop also provides limited support to numerous student/classroom projects. Primary duties include pattern‑making by draping, drafting, or flat patterning methods; taking actor/dancers measurements, cutting, fitting, alterations, construction, stitching; also supervising/teaching student stitchers and crew. Secondary duties include: dyeing and craft work; maintaining stock organization (requires lifting and stairs). Duties also include general maintenance of shop, machines, stock, and inventory. Reqs: HS Diploma or GED; 1‑3 yrs Demonstrated costume building competence with pattern‑making, sewing, cutting, fitting, alteration, construction, and stitching; 1‑3 yrs Experience assisting in organization

Extensive experience managing cash, checks, and electronic payments with strict adherence to internal controls and security protocols, including auditing, reconciliation, and safeguarding of institutional funds. 4‑6 years Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service in a high‑volume, deadline‑driven environment, with effective communication and conflict‑resolution skills. Notes: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $71,600 to $80,000/ year. Posting Salary Range: $71,600 to $127,400/year. 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 #81471

Coordinates the planning, development, direction, promotion, and evaluation of the Thriving Initiatives at UC Santa Barbara. Assumes responsibility for overall development and long‑term implementation and evaluation of comprehensive strategic plan for Thriving Initiatives effectiveness that includes participation from faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Reqs: MA in Social Science, Education, Public Policy, Public Administration, or

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$97,200 to $130,000/year. Full Salary Range: $97,200 to $182,000/year. 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 #81092

FRONT HOUSE PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR

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Reqs: Minimum 2 years supervisory experience. Ability to utilize computers, learn new software, and work with Microsoft Word. Excellent communication and customer service skills including ability to actively listen and effectively convey information, policy and procedures both orally and in writing. Ability to effectively work in a high volume operation with continuous personnel actions. Ability to effectively work with other managers and full time staff as a team. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Days and hours may vary. Some weekends are required. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range:

$55,400.00 ‑$57,000.00/yr. Full Salary Range: $55,400.00 ‑$60,000.00/yr. 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 #81113

CONTROLLER/ BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Uses professional accounting knowledge to complete assignments and works independently with an understanding of accounting concepts, processes and policies. This position is responsible for preparing basic financial and budgetary journal entries, reconciling ledger accounts, assisting with banking support activities, Chartfield maintenance, campus and intercampus financial support, and other duties as needed. Assists in the year end closing of the general ledger. The University of California, Santa Barbara is an enterprise with expenditures in excess of $1 Billion annually and assets totaling $2 Billion. The reliability and quality of the financial information presented in these statements is essential to the management and resource allocation decisions of an extraordinarily broad clientele of stakeholders, ranging from the State of California, the Regents of the University of California, The University Office of the President (UCOP), the campus Senior Officers and Academic Senate, as well as program managers in numerous campus departments. The integrity and reliability of the information contained in the financial statements plays a critical role in establishing the campus’ borrowing capacity in the capital markets, its credit rating, and thereby its ability to expand its mission of providing advanced instruction, research and public service to the People of

California. Reqs: Associate degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years

General accounting and/or AR/AP experience, billing and collections, fund accounting knowledge, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience with an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting. 1‑3 years

Computer proficiency is required. word processing, spreadsheet, and computerized accounting system experience are essential to this position. Advanced excel knowledge and experience (macros, vlookups, pivot tables) as well as experience working with large data projects, data sets, and data extraction. Notes: Occasional overtime during peak periods. Limited vacation/time off in July and August due to close of fiscal year. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.88/ hr to $33.52/hr. Full Salary Range: $28.88/hr to $49.76/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 #81206

PRINCIPAL COOK

CAMPUS DINING

Plans and oversees the food production of a specific platform according to Dining Services, University and Federal guidelines. Serves as Platform Lead, hiring, training and managing a staff of career and student cooks serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Provides quality assurance for all menu items. Performs advanced culinary duties. Determines daily food preparation methods, coordinates portion control and organizes and designates work assignments to staff, reviews and updates menus and recipes. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5 years of progressively more responsible culinary experience, in a high‑volume culinary environment, with one year in a supervisory capacity. Knowledge of and experience with advanced culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Ability to perform and teach standard and advanced quantity culinary techniques. Ability to read and write English for the purpose of preparing food from recipe guidelines and producing reports. Ability to analyze recipes, recognize problems and make corrections as needed. Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication needed for recipe development and other required functions. Communication skills sufficient to direct the work of others and interact successfully within a large staff. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Work hours/ days may vary. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $25.00 ‑$26.82/hr. Posting Salary Range: $25.00 ‑ $27.97/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 #81066

PRODUCTION MANAGER

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): LILYTH ORMSBY 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: 10/16/2025 AT 9:00 a.m.

Dept:5

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

ANACAPA

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 9/11/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Alexander Saunders; 15 W. Carrillo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93117; 805‑699‑5083.

Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: ERNEST WILLIS JR. No.: 25PR00507

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ERNEST (SKIP) WILLIS JR.

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

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

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: 12/18/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 10/1/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Andrew Miller; PO Box 5691, Santa Barbara, CA 93150; 805‑969‑4451

Published: Oct 9, 16, 23 2025.

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DIANE NOE HEMMER No.: 25PR00391

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

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

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

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: 11/06/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION

court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 9/29/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez; 132 East Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑882‑2226.

Published: Oct 9, 16, 23 2025.

BULK SALE

NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION, SANTA BARBARA SUP. CT. CASE NO. 24CV07220 ‑‑ NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that, pursuant to California Civil Code section 1988, the owner of the real property located at 2960 Ventura Dr., Santa Barbara, CA (the “Residence”) will sell to the highest bidder at public auction for cash the personal property described below that has remained unclaimed and/or abandoned at the Residence. The owners of the personal property are Lawrence Price and Grace Thomas‑Price, former tenants of the Residence. The proceeds from the sale will be applied toward moving charges, storage charges, the expenses incurred for advertising and sale of the property, and the judgment against the owners. The first part of the auction will be held on October 15, 2025, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, at the U‑Haul Storage of Santa Barbara, 4101 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, Building A, Unit #1167; the second part of the auction will be held on October 15, 2025, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, at the U‑Haul Storage of Santa Barbara, 4101 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, Building A, Unit #1192 ; and the last part of the auction will be held on October 16, 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, at 2960 Ventura Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The personal property to be sold consists of all of the personal property left behind at the Residence which includes, but is not limited to, assorted household furniture, professional grade tools, clothing, pictures, prints, appliances, papers, plants, dishes, kitchen items, and various other miscellaneous personal property, including boxes of miscellaneous personal items. All property is sold without reserve, as‑is, where‑is, with no warranties, expressed or implied, and it must be removed from the storage site within 3 days of sale. The terms of the sale are competitive bidding, and the owner has the right to bid on the property at the sale. The personal property may be reclaimed by the owner up until the time of sale upon payment of the full amount of the lien and reasonable costs incurred. The seller of the property may be contacted through John Eck, Griffith & Thornburgh, 8 E. Figueroa St., Suite 300, (805) 965‑5131 (“Seller’s Representative”) during normal business hours. Dated: 10/30/2025, Seller’s Representative. Published on: 10/02/2025, Santa Barbara Independent; First Publication Date: 10/02/2025; Second Publication Date: 10/09/2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LITERACY LIGHTS SYV: 436 Alisal Rd, Suite G Solvang, CA 93463; Lori Henning PO Box 679 Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above onN/A. Filed by: LORI HENNING/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 3 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002079. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BINGUS LABS: 532 Bolinas Way, Unit 102 Goleta, CA 93117; Ryan W Taylor (same address) This business is conducted by A

Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 23, 2025. Filed by: RYAN TAYLOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002129. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOB’S VACUUMS: 5739 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Jason G Short (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 29, 2025. Filed by: JASON G SHORT/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 9 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002117. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NUHAUS: 7 W Figueroa Street, Suite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; This Is Nuhaus 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: KRISTINA JACKSON/ MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0002124. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIVINE BLINK ESTHETICS: 633 Chapala St, Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Divine Blink Esthetics LLC 3950 Via Real #279 Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 1, 2024. Filed by: LILIANA SOTO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 9 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0002116. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: 615 Mary Dr. Santa Maria, CA 93458; Heber F. Juarez (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 4, 2025. Filed by: HEBER F. JUAREZ with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2025‑0002121. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCROGGS & ASSOCIATES: 1809 Cliff Drive, Unit E Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Kathy J Scroggs PO Box 4034 Santa Barbara, CA

LEGALS (CONT.)

Science 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 Jul 26, 1945. Filed by: KAREN

MORSE/SENIOR MINISTER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 11 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002133. Published: Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0002111

The following person(s) is doing business as: Flawless Media, 804 N. Voluntario St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara. Austin Dworaczyk Wiltshire, 804 N Voluntario St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Austin Dworaczyk Wiltshire

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/09/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/25 CNS‑3961560# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BE WELL HOME HEALTH: 820 San Fernando Rd, Suite 205 San Fernando, CA 91340; Fast Care Home Health 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 N/A. Filed by: JASON BLISS/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0002108. Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MINDFUL LIVING 360: 610 Maple Avenue B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Petra Beumer (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 13, 2025. Filed by: PETRA BEUMER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002185. Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMIT AND TIDE STUDIO: 1341 Willow Street Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Kelly E Parmenter (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: KELLY E. PARMENTER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17 , 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002186.

Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RICK’S CABINETS & CARPENTRY: 1025 Cambridge Drive, Goleta CA 93111; Rick’s Cabinets And More, 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 N/A. Filed by: RICHARD SPANN/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0002169. Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARNIE’S: 778 Linden Ave, Unit A Carpinteria, CA 93013; Bainbridge Rising, 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 Sep 10, 2025. Filed by: ARNOLD STURHAM/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002161. Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PAINT DOCTOR: 1011 Laguna St, Apt 18 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John T Kimble (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 18, 2025. Filed by: JOHN T KIMBLE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002245. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

LIQUOR: 7320 Hollister Ave, #2 Goleta, CA 93117; Fadel Maida (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 12, 1997. Filed by: FADEL

MAIDA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E76. FBN Number: 2025‑0002239. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ANDREA BAKES: 410 W Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Andrea M Langlo (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 16, 2025. Filed by: ANDREA M LANGLO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 23, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002219. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LUNA DELPHINE: 143 Oliver Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Allrad 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 Sep 16, 2025. Filed by:

DANIEL KUTNER/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 01, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002148. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARSONS PROPERTIES: 52 Hollister Ranch Road Gaviota, CA 93117; Michael T. Parsons (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 17, 2025. Filed by: MICHAEL PARSONS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002247. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E3 LEARING

PARTNERS: 7127 Hollister Ave, 25A‑133 Goleta, CA 93117; Youth Innovation Club, 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 N/A. Filed by: VICTORIA BEN‑YAACOV/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E76. FBN Number: 2025‑0002230. Published: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE ESTATE OF JAMES JARVAISE: 2779 Foothill Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jean R Jarvaise (same address) Anna A Jarvaise (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 Sep 21, 2025. Filed by: JEAN JARVAISE/ PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002262. Published:

Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

PROPERTIES: 4213 State Street, Suite 205 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Maureen C Martinez (same address) Richard Martinez (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A.

Filed by: MAUREEN MARTINEZ/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 30, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002273. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRECISION HAND THERAPY: 351 Hitchcock Way, 220 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kate M Silverman (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 29, 2025. Filed by: KATE SILVERMAN/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 30, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2025‑0002253. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROPERTY CONNECTION: 4453 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92115; Knoepfli & Associates Inc. PO Box 600745 San Diego, CA 92160 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 18, 2013. Filed by: CHARLES KNOEPFLI/OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0002259. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOUD FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: 1284 West Main Street Santa Maria, CA 93458; Joseph E Doud III (same address) Derrick P Doud (same address) Buck Management, LLC (same address) Double D Investments Management, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 01, 1996. Filed by: JOSEPH E. DOUD III with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2025.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of

the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002283. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002209

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DOUGH BOYZ, 3020 BUTTONHOOK RD, SOLVANG, CA 93463 County of SANTA BARBARA

SBDOUGHBOYZ LLC, 3020

BUTTONHOOK RD, SOLVANG, CA 93463

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 Not applicable.

SBDOUGHBOYZ LLC, S/ DYLAN ROSS. MAANGING

MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/22/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3961499#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002173

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

LEADHER CALIFORNIA, 805 TWILIGHT CT, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 County of SANTA BARBARA

LEADHER CALIFORNIA L.L.C., 805 TWILIGHT CT, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455; CALIFORNIA

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 AUG 30, 2025. /S CATHRYN SMITH, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/16/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3972496#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0002164

The following person(s) is doing business as: TODD HOGAN DESIGN, 1241 EASTBROOK DR LOMPOC, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA.

TIFFANY TODD CONSULTING LLC, 1241 EASTBROOK DR LOMPOC, CA 93436; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUL 10, 2025 /s/ TIFFANY TODD, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/16/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3972489#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAY’S

PLUMBING: 555 Coronel Pl Apt I Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Raymond A Hernandez Aragon (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: RAYMOND

A HERNANDEZ ARAGON/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 6, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E76. FBN Number: 2025‑0002305. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002167

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LISELLE W PHOTOGRAPHY, 5407 TREE FARM LN UNIT 102, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111

County of SANTA BARBARA CATHEDRAL OAKS MEDIA LLC, 5407 TREE FARM LN UNIT 102, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, CALIFORNIA

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 10/01/2016. /S/ LISELLE HELENE WILSNAGH, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/16/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3972992# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002229

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEARHORN.CO, 650 STODDARD LANE, MONTECITO, CA 93108 County of SANTA BARBARA

KSV CAPITAL INC, 1187 COAST VILLAGE RD STE 1‑183, MONTECITO, CA 93108

State of Incorporation: TEXAS

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable. KSV CAPITAL INC, S/ DONALD K HALL, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/24/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3968026# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002238

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

WINN DENTAL IMPLANT AND SEDATION CENTER, 1510 SAN ANDRES ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 County of SANTA BARBARA WINN DENTAL PRACTICE INC., 1510 SAN ANDRES ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 01, 2024.

S/ Erik Winn, President

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/24/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25

CNS‑3958019# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LEFTWICH ARCHAEOLOGY: 7396 Elmhurst Place, Unit A Goleta, CA 93117; Brent M Leftwich (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

listed above on Jun 4, 2020. Filed by:

BRENT LEFTWICH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002155. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0002172

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

VALLEY BARBERS, 4920

CARPINTERIA AVE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 County of SANTA BARBARA IV CONCIERGE THERAPY LLC, 4764 CARPINTERIA AVENUE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013; CALIFORNIA

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 MAR 25, 2025. ANNAMARIE GONZALES, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/16/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/25 CNS‑3972777# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SUNSET MOTEL: 3504 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Red Thread Ventures Inc. 4053 Foothill Toad Apt F Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by A

ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the case may be heard, the Isla Vista Community Services District Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing in the Isla Vista Community Room, located at 970 Embarcadero Del Mar, Isla Vista, California

The meeting will take place in accordance with the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Section 54950 et seq. of the Government Code. Remote participation by any Board member shall be in accordance with Subdivisions (b)(3) or (f) of Government Code Section 54953. The meetings are held at the Isla Vista Community Room, located at 970 Embarcadero Del Mar, Isla Vista, California, and/or via teleconference for staff/consultants/participants using the Zoom platform and/or broadcast live on YouTube using the links provided on the IVCSD’s website at https://islavistacsd.ca.gov/board-meetings. The Board of Directors will consider the following matters:

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT DECLARING THE FORMATION OF PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT.”

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ESTABLISHING THE PARKING PLACE COMMISSION OF THE ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT.”

This Board of Directors public hearing will be held both in person and virtually as a webinar during which the public can also participate. Please join the webinar for the Board of Directors public hearing at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84147794094?pwd=UFVYQU5Fa TNSMVFiWTU1Rkp0UHdEdz09

This proposed Ordinance No. 1 would consider the formation of Parking District No. 1 of the Isla Vista Community Services District in accordance with the powers granted by the California Government Code 61250(g)(2) and Streets and Highways Code section 35273 to improve parking conditions within Isla Vista. Concurrently, this proposed Ordinance No. 2 would consider establishing a parking place commission in accordance with the powers granted by the California Government Code section 61250(g)(2) and Streets and Highways Code sections 35550 and 35573 to operate, manage, and control parking places within Parking District No. 1 of the Isla Vista Community Services.

If you wish to challenge Ordinance No. 1 and/or Ordinance No. 2, 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 delivered to the Isla Vista Community Services District Board of Directors at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information, please contact Jonathan Abboud, General Manager at generalmanager@islavistacsd.com.

Sincerely, Jonathan Abboud, General Manager, Isla Vista Community Services District

Dated: September 30, 2025

Posted: October 1, 2025

Published: October 9, 2025

LEGALS (CONT.)

Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above

on N/A. Filed by: MELANIE TENG/

CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002291. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: ALAMO

WEST: 1284 West Main Street Santa Maria, CA 93458; Joseph E Doud III (same address) Derrick P Doud (same address) Buck Management, LLC (same address) Double D Investment Management, LLC) This business is conducted by A General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on April 15, 1993. Filed by: JOSEPH E. DOUD III/GENERAL PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002286. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHEESE SHOP SANTA BARBARA: 827 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Graham Fine Foods, 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, 2020. Filed by: MICHAEL GRAHAM/VICE PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002184. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY CHURCH: 1002 Cieneguitas Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Trinity Baptist 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 Feb 24, 2008. Filed by: DEANA GILMAN/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2025.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0002237. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 2025.

LIEN SALE

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. 10/21/2025 at 3:30 PM

Shafayet Ahmad

Karen Gabai

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

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 10 S. Kellogg, Goleta, CA 93117. October 21, 2025, at

3:30pm.

April Davin

Patrick Draper

Robert Cooper

Oliver Phillips

Nicholas Ramirez

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NAME CHANGE

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

BRYANT STOCKTON CASE NUMBER:

25CV03730

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: DERIN BRYANT

STOCKTON 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: ELLIOTT ISABELLE

TURCOTTE

PROPOSED NAME: MIKA ROSE

STOCKTON

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,

GOLETA SANITARY DISTRICT NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) TO ADOPT AN INITIAL STUDY / MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION SOLIDS HANDLING IMPROVEMENT 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 solids handling improvement project at the Water Resource Recovery Facility located in Goleta, California.

Project Title: Solids Handling Improvement Project

Project Location: One William Moffett Place, Goleta, CA 93117

Project Description: The primary components of the proposed Project consist of:

• A thermal dryer, which will heat dewatered sludge to transform it into Class A biosolids;

• A thermal heater system, which will use natural gas to provide heat to operate the thermal dryer, with the option to convert to using biogas produced by the digesters in the future, when gas production increases;

• Loadout facilities, intended to load the Class A biosolids into trucks for removal from the site;

• A pump for the fire suppression system at the new buildings in case of emergency outage.

The proposed project will require that an Authority to Construct permit from the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and 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. The comment period on the IS/MND begins on October 10, 2025, and closes on November 10, 2025, at 4:30 PM. A public hearing to accept comments on the document is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Goleta Sanitary District office at the below listed address. Please submit questions or comments to Steve Wagner <swagner@ goletasanitary.org> or to:

Steve D. Wagner, PE

General Manager / District Engineer

Goleta Sanitary District

One William Moffett Place, Goleta, CA 93117

Phone: (805) 967-4519: Fax: (805) 964-3583

the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing October 31, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA

DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 09/03/2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Sep 18, 25. Oct 2, 9 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JAMIE CHINN CASE NUMBER: 25CV05197

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: JAMIE CHINN 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: ELIZABETH MAMAE HOLLAND

PROPOSED NAME: ELIZABETH MARIE DESALES

Notice of Hearing November 14, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101, ANACAPA

DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 09/24/2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 2025.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BETTY M. BRUNASSO aka BETTY M. WILLIAMS, DECEASED

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

In re the matter of: Walter F. Williams Family Trust dated May 25, 1984

Case# 25PR00474

NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above‑named decedent, that all persons having claims against the Superior Court, at 1110 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, and whose mailing address is PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, and deliver pursuant to section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Walter Fredrick Williams, Jr., as successor trustee of the trust dated May 25, 1984 wherein the decedent was the surviving settlor, c/o Gregory R. Lowe‑Attorney at Law, 3463 State Street #507, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, within the later of four months after Sep 25, 2025 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

Gregory R. Lowe

Attorney for Walter Frederick Williams, Jr. Successor Trustee

3463 State Street #507 Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 2025.

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JAMISON

CONSTRUCTION CORP., a California Corporation; BRITTON J. REED, an individual; and DOES 1 to 50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): SAUL VENTURA SORIANO, an individual, 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 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): Old Courthouse 627 W 21st Street Merced, CA 95340

CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 23CV‑01614

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): Arya Tahmassebi 327610, Los Angeles, CA 90022, (323) 838‑1444; DATE (Fecha): 05/05/2023. Clerk, Amanda Toste, by (Secretario) /s/ Brandon Chow, Deputy (Adjunto)

Published: Sep 25. Oct 2, 9, 16 2025.

TRUSTEE NOTICE

T.S. No. 136853‑CA APN: 057‑271‑016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/6/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 11/5/2025 at 1:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 5/8/2006 as Instrument No. 2006‑0036918 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: GENE SPROWL WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3731 FOOTHILL RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $194,315.44 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible

for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 313‑3319 or visit this Internet website www.clearreconcorp. com, using the file number assigned to this case 136853‑CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313‑3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 136853‑CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (855) 313‑3319 CLEAR RECON CORP 3333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 225 San Diego, California 92108. Published: Oct 9, 16, 23 2025. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No.: 25‑277534 APN. 019‑121‑010 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 155 CAMINO ALTO RD SANTA BARBARA CA (UNINCORPORATED AREA) CA 93103 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 09, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a

LEGALS (CONT.)

funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. The property described heretofore is being sold “as is”. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor(s): BRIAN P. MILBURN AND LAURA J. MILBURN,HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH THE RIGHT OF SURIVIVORSHIP

Duly Appointed Trustee: Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, & Crane, LLP DEED OF TRUST Recorded on December 16, 2004 at Instrument No 2004‑0132266 of Official

STAY CONNECTED

Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, California Sale Date: 10/29/2025 Sale Time: 1:00 PM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $711,964.43 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 155 CAMINO ALTO RD SANTA BARBARA CA (UNINCORPORATED AREA) CA

93103. See Legal Description ‑ Exhibit “A” attached here to and made a part hereof. LEGAL DESCRIPTION ‑ EXHIBIT A ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA BEING A PORTION OF THE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM C, A. STORKE, AND OTHERS, TO S. C. FERTIG, RECORDED IN BOOK 684 PAGE 138 OFOFFICIAL RECORDS, RECORDS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF CONEJO ROAD ON THE 10TH COURSE AS DESCRIBED IN PARCEL ONE IN SAID DEED TO FERTIG, DISTANT THEREON NORTH 63°30 EAST 148.52 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY END OF SAID 10TH COURSE; THENCE 1ST, ALONG SAID 10TH COURSE, NORTH 63°30EAST 201.48 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY END THEREOF AND THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT; THENCE 2ND, ALONG SAID CURVE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION 104.72 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A DELTA OF 60°00 AND A RADIUS OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF A ROAD KNOWN AS CAMINO ALTO; THENCE 3RD, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LAST MENTIONED ROAD AND ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT 98.82 FEET IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, SAID CURVE HAVING A DELTA OF 75°30 AND A RADIUS OF 75.00 FEET; THENCE 4TH, SOUTH 19°00 WEST 100.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT; THENCE 5TH, ALONG SAID CURVE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION 38.29 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A DELTA OF 6°05’20” AND A RADIUS OF 360.50 FEET, TO A POINT FROM WHICH A 3/4 INCH SURVEY PIPEBEARS NORTH 75°12’20” WEST 0.56 FEET; THENCE 6TH, LEAVING THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID CAMINO ALTO ROAD, NORTH 75°12’20” WEST 113.83

FEET TO A 3/4 INCH SURVEY PIPE; THENCE 7TH, NORTH 8°17’20” WEST 37.51 FEET TO A 3/4 INCH SURVEY PIPE; THENCE 8TH; NORTH 41°17°20” WEST 37.51

notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866‑684‑2727) or visit the website http://www .servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 25‑277534. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT(S): Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2924m.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48‑hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866‑684‑2727) or visit the website http://www. servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 25‑277534 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15‑days after the trustee's sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45‑days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid & Crane, LLP By: Marisol Nagata, Esq. Authorized Signatory 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 858‑997‑1304 SALE INFORMATION

FEET TO A 3/4 INCH SURVEY PIPE; THENCE 9TH, NORTH 72°18’50” WEST 132.46 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDER(S): If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER(S): The sale date shown on this

conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. No cashier’s checks older than 60 days from the day of sale will be accepted. Trustor: Neal Feay Company, a California corporation Duly Appointed Trustee: Geraci Law Firm Recorded 9/20/2024 as Instrument No. 2024‑0027880 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 10/22/2025 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: north door main entrance to County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $4,481,498.15 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 133 South La Patera Lane Goleta Area, CA 93117 Legal Description: Please See Attached Exhibit “A” The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (877) 440‑4460, or visit this internet website www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case 250530454 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. When submitting funds for a bid subject to Section 2924m, please make the funds payable to “Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Holding Account”. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this

potential right to purchase. Date: 9/11/2025 Fortra Law (f/k/a Geraci Law Firm) by Total Lender Solutions, Inc., its authorized agent 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 125 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (949) 954‑6092 Sale Line: (877) 440‑4460 By: Rachel Seropian, Trustee Sales Officer Exhibit “A” Legal Description That Portion Of The Rancho Los Dos Pueblos, In The City Of Goleta, County Of Santa Barbara, State Of California, Described As Follows: Beginning At A Point In The Westerly Line Of La Patera Road, 60 Feet In Width, As Described In Deed To County Of Santa Barbara, Recorded In Book 39, Page 385 Of Deeds, Records Of Said County, From Which A 1‑1/4 Inch Pipe Set On The Northerly Line Of Hollister Avenue, As Shown On A Map Of A Survey Filed In Book 24, Page 52 Of Records Of Surveys, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County, Bears South 10°51’30” East, 501.78 Feet;

Thence North 10°51’30” West, 110.00 Feet Along Westerly Line Of Said La Patera Road; Thence South 74°19’00” West, 400.00 Feet; Thence South 10°51’30” East, 110.00 Feet; Thence North 74°19’00” East, 400.00 Feet To The Point Of Beginning. Excepting Therefrom An Undivided One‑Half Interest In And To All The Oil, Gas And Other Hydrocarbon Substances Lying Below 500 Feet Below The Surface Of Said Land Without Right Of Surface Entry, As Reserved By County National Bank And Trust Company Of Santa Barbara, A Corporation, Guardian Of Estate Of James G. Williams, An Incompetent Person, In Deed Recorded July 21, 1958, As Instrument No. 17238, Book 1541, Page 61 Of Official Records. Published: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 2025

Public Notice: Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the California Department of Water Resources’ Petition to the State Water Resources Control Board for Extension of Time to modify the timeframe of Conditional Water Rights Under the State Water Project Permits 16478, 16479, 16481, and 16482 for water supply and Permits 16477 and 16480 for hydropower operations

CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT HTTP:/ WWW.SERVICELINKASAP.COM, FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (866‑684‑2727). The above‑named trustee may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. CA DPF]

Debt Collection License # 11461‑99; NMLS ID 2591653. To the extent your original obligation was discharged or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code, this notice is for compliance and/or informational purposes only and does not constitute an attempt to collect a debt or to impose personal Liability for such obligation. However, a secured party retains rights under its security instrument, including the right to foreclose its lien. A‑4853846 10/09/2025, 10/16/2025, 10/23/2025

T.S. No.: 250530454 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: Neal Order No. 9553167309/20/ APN: 073‑050‑005

Property Address: 133 South La Patera

Lane Goleta Area, CA 93117 You Are

In Default Under A Deed Of Trust

Dated 9/10/2024. Unless You Take Action To Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest

Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Notice

To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440‑4460 or visit this Internet website www. mkconsultantsinc. com, using the file number assigned to this case 250530454. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice

To Tenant: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is requesting a time extension to continue the development of its existing water rights permits without altering the existing permitted quantities or rates, purpose of use, season of use, points of diversion, or places of use. The water rights permits that are the subject of this Notice of Preparation are permit numbers 16478, 16479, 16481, 16482, 16477 and 16480 (Water Rights). As the petitioner and project applicant, DWR will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the petition it filed with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) for a water right extension of time (Extension of Time) to modify the Water Right development timeframes but otherwise remain consistent with the existing conditions of the permits. The EIR will be prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Public Resources Code sections 21000, et seq., and the CEQA Guidelines, Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations sections 15000, et seq. DWR will be the lead agency for this EIR.

Purpose of the Notice of Preparation: The purpose of a Notice of Preparation (NOP) is to formally notify responsible and trustee agencies involved in the approval or funding of a project, the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, and other interested parties that an EIR will be prepared. The NOP provides information about the proposed project and its potential environmental impacts to allow recipients the opportunity to provide a meaningful response related to the scope and content of the EIR. Responsible and trustee agencies should respond to the NOP with the following information: “[the significant environmental issues and reasonable alternatives and mitigation measures that the responsible or trustee agency, or the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation will need to have explored in the draft EIR”; and “[whether the agency will be a responsible agency or trustee agency for the project.” (CEQA Guidelines, § 15082, subd. (b)(1).)

Project Description: DWR has submitted the petition to extend the time for Terms 6 and 7 in its Water Rights permits to allow for the potential, under possible future conditions, to put the water under its Water Rights to further beneficial use. Importantly, in this petition, DWR is requesting an extension to a date no later than December 31, 2085 without altering the existing permitted quantities or rates, purpose of use, season of use, points of diversion, or places of use. The requested extension would provide additional time to meet changing water supply demands while ensuring environmental protections.

Potential Environmental Effects: The EIR will contain a discussion of the following resource categories.

• Biological Resources; aquatic biological resources

• Surface Water Hydrology

• Surface Water Quality

• Tribal Cultural Resources

• Other CEQA Discussions, which may include discussion of cumulative impacts, growth inducement, climate change and resiliency, and environmental justice.

Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting will be held to inform interested parties about the proposed project and to solicit input on the scope and content of the EIR. The virtual meeting will be held via Zoom on October 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. Please use the link below to register in advance of the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Attendees can register and join the meeting at any time.https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wZb_ pdf9RZ2Nl2zG3Z4knw

Comment Submission: Comments will be accepted for a 30-day public comment period, beginning on September 30, 2025, and ending on October 30, 2025. Written or oral comments may be submitted at the public scoping meeting, or written comments may be sent to Analisa Martinez, Environmental Program Manager II, Division of Integrated Science and Engineering, Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001. Written comments may be emailed to SWPWRTE@water.ca.gov. Written comments should include your name/organization, address, and contact information, and the name of a contact person in your organization if applicable. Please note that your comment in its entirety could be made publicly available at any time.