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How long have you been interning at the Independent and what made you want to come here? What do you do outside of your internship? I have been interning at the Independent since the end of January. I wanted to come here because I saw a great opportunity to grow as a journalist and gain real-world experience in a professional newsroom. Beyond the internship, I am a second-year student at SBCC double majoring in political science and communications.

What’s been your favorite story you’ve done so far? My favorite story I’ve covered so far was on the threats being made to SBCC’s federal funding. It addressed the critical dilemma many colleges and universities are facing regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs being at risk and federal funding threats from the Trump administration. Covering a story like this was both challenging and rewarding.

What do you get up to for fun? Any good content you’ve had your eye on? Although running is one of my favorite and most consistent hobbies, I also love to spend my time exploring Santa Barbara and trying new things here! Whether it be new food places, going for sunset dips at new beaches, or exploring new off-roads in the mountains, I love it all. At the end of a long day of exploring, I enjoy watching White Lotus and Severance with my roommates. Read the full interview at Independent.com.

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Wby Margaux Lovely

hat was advertised as an informational meeting with eight state agencies that oversee Sable’s operations quickly became emotionally charged when the Environmental Defense Center’s (EDC) Linda Krop and resident actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus were surprisingly called onto the stage to voice their opposition to the oil project.

Convened by State Senator Monique Limón and Assemblymember Gregg Hart, the town hall saw more than 500 people flood into La Cumbre Junior High auditorium to hear more about the individual role of state agencies and legislators in regulating Sable Offshore’s plans to restart oil operations in the Santa Barbara Channel. Sable’s three offshore oil platforms and associated pipelines have been shut down since 2015, when unchecked pipeline corrosion and criminal negligence by then-owner Plains All American Pipeline caused the devastating Refugio Oil Spill.

Students Protest After 85 Teachers Pink-Slipped

monized to Alexandra Olsavsky’s “What Happens When a Woman.” When not singing, they took up the microphone to advocate for arts and music, saying that they benefit their self-confidence, teamwork, and mental health. Many said that the arts and music have shaped their life.

Teachers were pink-slipped during the week, so students rallied over the weekend.

Angry about potential cuts to arts and music positions in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, a crowd of teachers, kids, and parents protested at West Beach on Saturday.

Students’ frustration over potential reductions in force, and gratitude for their teachers, were expressed through song on the sidewalk along Cabrillo Boulevard.

Students sang, danced, and played instruments, and the crowd chanted to a beat of “We love music, we love arts” and “Save music, save arts.” A group of students, at one point, har-

Tensions have been at a fever pitch ever since last Tuesday’s very late school board meeting, which bled into 3 a.m. on Wednesday. After three hours of public comment, the school board voted to send precautionary layoff notices to 85 teachers, including arts and music positions. Teachers received those notices the next day. The district, in total, is trying to cut about $2.8 million in teacher salaries.

The protest built on Tuesday’s momentum. It was small, with only about 30 attendees, but it radiated energy and, despite their frustration with the notices, joy.

“I use music by writing songs and listening to music because it is therapeutic,” said Naomi Jane Voigt, the 2025 Santa Barbara Teen Star

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HOUSING

A 90-unit, mixed-used development, proposed across three lots at the block of Milpas and Gutierrez streets on Santa Barbara’s Eastside including the former location of La Sumida Nursery will go before the city Planning Commission on 3/20 for a conceptual review. This proposed development would require the demolition of eight existing residential units for the construction of a four-story, 108,000-square-foot building with 29 studios, 46 one-bedroom units, and 15 two-bedroom units, as well as 850 square feet of commercial space. The project developers are asking for the city to grant several concessions that could allow for the building to reach above the city’s 45-foot height limit. Read more at independent.com/housing

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and a San Marcos High School student.

“It helped me get through those hard times. The people within the choir programs and the teachers offered me a safe space so I could do my music,” she continued. “Without those programs, I really wouldn’t be doing music today, nor would I have the confidence to speak out.”

Although the district plans to take back the majority of the notices and the board promised on Tuesday to cut other positions first before targeting the arts and music the threat of losing those positions looms. Arts, music, and theater teachers across the district received pink slips last week.

Students, echoing School Boardmember Celeste Kafri, who spoke in defense of teachers last Tuesday, called on the district to cut management instead of teachers. The district, however, says that four management positions are on the chopping block, including the chief technology officer in the superintendent’s cabinet. Since 2020, the district has cut four management positions.

Students and teachers do not seem to be placable, though. They created a petition to “save art and music instruction” in the district, which has collected more than 1,500 signatures. On Saturday, they reiterated their promise that they “will not stop” speaking out against cuts to the arts. —Callie Fausey

The second annual Backyard Boogie comes to the Community Arts Workshop (CAW) on 3/22 for a night full of good food, old-school music, lowriders, and local vendors in a celebration of Latino culture. Proceeds from drink sales will go to benefit CAW which provides affordable space for artists and cultural events and a portion of all ticket sales will go to 805UndocuFund, an immigrant-rights organization that has been on the forefront of the recent battles over deportation with its 24/7 Rapid Response Hotline to verify reports of immigration enforcement and community workshops to inform the public of their constitutional rights. Read more at independent.com/community.

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The City of Santa Barbara is asking residents to complete a national water use survey to explore how water is used at the household level with the goal of calibrating models for the future of water conservation. The anonymous survey asks a variety of questions connected to home water use, such as how many leaks participants have had in the last two years, how many appliances participants have that use water, and what the status is of their irrigation system. The survey will stay open through March for residents to enter an iPad raffle prize. See tinyurl .com/sb-water-survey

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Chinese national Yinpiao Zhou, 39, pled guilty on 3/10 to one charge of violating national defense airspace after he illegally flew a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base to photograph a rocket carrying a national reconnaissance satellite during a launch last November. The plea agreement states Zhou could be deported as the result of the conviction, denied citizenship, and denied admission into the United States in the future. He faces a maximum sentence of year in jail, a year of supervised release, and a fine of $100,000 at his sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for 4/7. n

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Santa Barbara resident Julia Louis-Dreyfus expressed her distrust in Sable Offshore’s plans to restart oil operations in the S.B. Channel at last Thursday’s town hall and the preceding press conference (above).

Students and teachers on Saturday protested to save arts and music instructors, following the 85 precautionary layoff notices sent out during the week.

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Education Dept. Probes UCSB

UC Santa Barbara joined a list of 59 other universities that received a letter on March 10 from the U.S. Department of Education threatening “potential enforcement actions” for alleged failure to “protect Jewish students on campus.” The university will be under “investigation and monitoring” moving forward in response to complaints filed against the school through the Office for Civil Rights.

This comes after the Department of Education canceled $400 million worth of federal contracts and grants to Columbia University earlier this month over extremely similar allegations.

UCSB has dealt with multiple allegations of anti-Semitic behavior in the past year and a half, many having to do with the Israel-Hamas conflict that spurred protests, controversial encampments, and overall disarray at universities nationwide. Notably, the 2023-2024 Associated Students President, Tessa Veksler, filed a civil rights complaint against the school after threatening signs were posted throughout her office building in the MultiCultural Center (MCC) attacking her Zionist beliefs. The situation escalated, and the MCC was temporarily shut

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down as a result. Veksler claimed that the school did not make reasonable efforts to protect her and other Jewish students.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a March 10 press release. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege, and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal anti-discrimination laws.”

“We want to be clear: the University of California unequivocally rejects antisemitism and all forms of hate, harassment, and discrimination,” said Stett Holbrook, a UC spokesperson. “We have instituted systemwide reforms and programs to promote safety and combat harassment and discrimination on our campuses. Our focus remains on working with our campus partners, the Administration, and federal and state lawmakers to maintain a UC that is safe and welcoming to all.”

Police Complaints Down

An annual review of the Santa Barbara Police Department revealed another year of progress toward transparency and accountability under Police Chief Kelly Gordon, with the number of complaints dropping for the second straight year since the city began reporting data under its new model of civilian oversight in 2022.

Police Chief Kelly Gordon, who took over the department just as the city was finishing up the rehaul of its Fire and Police Commission, has been credited with leading the culture shift toward progressive policies and consistent training on de-escalation. When the first-ever numbers were revealed last year, Chief Gordon celebrated the fact that there were only 26 complaints out of more than 47,000 service calls in 2023 amounting to around 0.04 percent.

The most recent report, presented to the City Council on Tuesday, showed that, while

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the volume of calls increased to more than 53,700 in 2024, the number of complaints fell to 16 representing just 0.02 percent of calls with just three of those complaints found to be sustained.

Chief Gordon said that the data supports the department’s focus on deescalation and communityoriented policing. Of the 16 complaints, eight were internal, or filed by departmental employees, while the other eight were from community members.

“I think, as you can see, the amount of deescalation and the amount of incidents that don’t result in any type of complaint is actually pretty incredible,” Chief Gordon said.

The internal complaints included allegations of criminal violations, nepotism or conflicting relationships, excessive force, and unsafe handling of a firearm. The remaining community complaints were for search and seizure, discriminatory conduct, rude or discourteous behavior, or failure to take action.

Five of the 16 complaints were ruled to be unfounded, two were not sustained, and six are still under investigation. Three of the complaints were sustained, with two resulting in corrective counseling and one resulting in the termination of an officer. Chief Gordon did not provide details on the nature of the violation that ended in a termination.

—Ryan P.Cruz

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the Fire and Police Commission.

TA Charged with Soliciting Minor

Sting Operation by SoCal Vigilante Group Leads to Arrest

by Tyler Hayden

Adam Escarcega, a teaching assistant at Adams Elementary School, was arrested this week on felony charges of soliciting lewd acts with a minor. He was taken into custody following tips from a Southern California citizen group that “decoys, confronts, and exposes online child predators,” said the organization’s leader, who goes by the alias “Ghost,” in an interview. “Our most recent exposure took place in Goleta on Monday.”

Escarcega, 34, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, said Santa Barbara Unified School District spokesperson Sandra Trujillo.

“We are still learning all the facts regarding this delicate situation and assure parents, students, and staff that we are cooperating fully with law enforcement as they investigate these serious allegations,” Trujillo said.

Escarcega is also employed by the Santa Barbara Airport as a ramp supervisor, and by the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) theater department as a stage manager. SBCC spokesperson Jordan Killebrew said Escarcega had been hired for individual productions and is not scheduled for future work.

Previously, Escarcega held positions in early childhood education at Santa Barbara area preschools. He has no prior criminal record.

He is being held on $75,000 bail and remains in custody, said Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Raquel Zick. She explained detectives had received a report from the citizen group that Escarcega planned on engaging in sexual acts with a juvenile and after reviewing the materials and conducting their own investigation took him into custody in a Hollister Avenue parking lot.

“Ghost” said his San Diego-based organization CC Unit, or Creep Catchers Unit had posed as a 15-year-old on an online dating site when they were contacted by Escarcega. After messaging back and forth for just a few days, Escarcega suggested they get together. He kept pushing the idea.

“He really wanted to meet,” said “Ghost,” who shared screenshots of the conversation that he also provided to Sheriff’s detectives. Since 2018, he claimed, CC Unit and its dozen employees have exposed more than 400 alleged predators Escarcega was number 459, he said with its sting operations leading to “hundreds” of arrests and convictions.

Most of CC Unit’s work takes place in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. This was their first trip to Santa Barbara. Their confrontations are filmed on GoPro cameras and posted to their YouTube and Instagram channels, where they have close to 150,000 followers.

Similar to the tactics used in NBC’s To Catch a Predator series, the group creates fake online profiles through social media platforms and meetup apps, then waits for potential offenders to make contact. Once the conversation begins, the decoy reveals their alleged age, “usually posing as minors around 13 to 15 years old, sometimes as young as nine,” “Ghost” said.

Their confrontation of Escarcega and his subsequent arrest were captured on a YouTube livestream. In the footage, Escarcega confesses in explicit detail his intent to have sex with a person he believed was a minor, then signs a letter of apology.

“It is devastating to learn that an employee trusted with students would have an intent to cause any type of harm either in or outside the classroom,” said Kelly Fresch, principal of Adams Elementary School, in an email to parents. “Our schools must be safe learning spaces for our children. The law requires all employees to not only conduct themselves in a professional manner but also report any potential concerns immediately to a supervisor or administrator.

“If you ever have a concern,” Fresch continued, “please report it right away through an administrator so the claim can be thoroughly and swiftly investigated, if necessary. We want to reiterate our firm condemnation of all cases of misconduct toward students.”

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Monique Limón is honoring six women from Santa Barbara County as the 2025 Women of the Year. Every year, the California State Legislature celebrates women from each Senate district who have made a significant impact in their communities. The honorees have left their mark on critical industries throughout Santa Barbara County. Thank you for your dedicated service to our community.

Sheriff's deputies arrested Adams Elementary teaching assistant Adam Escarcega, 34, on Monday for allegedly arranging to meet with a minor for the purpose of lewd acts.

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Grant Mack from the Governor’s Office was also present following receipt of a March 3 letter from U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Congressmember Salud Carbajal, and 21 other members of Congress asking Governor Newsom to demand environmental review and a more transparent public process. Notable regulators on the panel included Secretary Wade Crowfoot of the California Natural Resources Agency, who moderated the discussion, Chief Daniel Berlant from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and Deputy Director Cassidy Teufel of the California Coastal Commission, which is involved in a legal battle with Sable Offshore over alleged unpermitted construction in the coastal zone.

The Coastal Commission has issued the company two cease-and-desist orders, the most recent of which has not been followed since its issuance on February 18. “This is the first time in the agency’s history that we’ve had a party blatantly ignore a ceaseand-desist order like this,” Teufel said. “Overall, this continues to be an incredibly frustrating situation.”

environmental impacts.

The other state agencies involved in the meeting were the California State Lands Commission, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response, the California Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division, and California State Parks, who is negotiating new easements with Sable for a four-mile stretch of pipeline that runs through Gaviota State Park.

Along with a few hundred environmental activists, marked by red T-shirts reading “Don’t Enable Sable,” more than 200 unionbacked Sable employees also attended the event. For a fleeting moment, Sable supporters and enviros sat cordially shoulderto-shoulder. That moment didn’t last long.

Sable sued the Coastal Commission shortly after receiving the second ceaseand-desist order, contending that their work along the coastal zone does not warrant additional permits and that the commission is overreaching its jurisdiction. Attorney General Rob Bonta has been looped in on this situation, Senator Limón stated, in the hopes that he will “help us with enforcement issues.” The EDC, which has led the legal movement against Sable’s restart, has met with the Attorney General on this topic.

Cal Fire Chief Daniel Berlant was in the hot seat based on a state waiver his office granted to Sable in December because the pipelines at issue “do not have effective corrosion protection.” Cathodic protection is the standard corrosion control measure on most pipelines, but after the Refugio Oil Spill, it was discovered that cathodic protection is not possible on these pipelines. Berlant explained that the waiver implements an additional 67 monitoring and repair standards that “meet or exceed” what’s required under federal law. Much of his initial presentation was interrupted by questions from the crowd on this matter.

“To date, no waivers have been approved that do not have cathodic protection systems or for pipelines with similar cathodic protection concerns,” said Christine McMorrow, deputy director of strategic communications for Cal Fire, in a statement to the Independent days before Sable’s state waiver was granted. In other words, this was the first.

Chief Berlant also told the audience that permitting and violation issues with all other state agencies must be resolved before his office will sign off on a restart. “They need to agree that all rules have been followed,” he said.

Sable is also still sorting out notices of violation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and two Regional Water Quality Control Boards for unauthorized sediment discharge and additional

When Limón’s staff called to the stage the EDC’s Krop who hosted a star-studded press conference beforehand with state legislators, actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda, and Ventura-based Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert, among others the town hall shifted gears from an info-session into a quasi-rally. Krop’s emotion-inciting words, followed by an angry, passionate speech from Louis-Dreyfus, put the room into a cacophony of cheers and jeers.

“I can smell a rat,” Seinfeld and Veep star Louis-Dreyfus began. “And this project is a rat.”

After laying out why she thinks Sable should not be trusted, Louis-Dreyfus pointed to the various notices of violation and cease-and-desist orders issued to the oil company and said, “This is not the behavior of a responsible operator!” Many cheered. Nearly every Sable employee got up at once and left, their disappointment apparent.

“Sable Offshore management, employees, contractors, labor, and supporters showed up today in good faith to participate in a town hall meeting where only government officials were on the agenda to present,” said Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president of environmental and governmental affairs, in a statement. “Project opponents forced the moderators to give them dedicated time to present biased information and smear the project. The opponents’ selfserving fundraiser and rally was not an appropriate use of public resources.”

“Not one word was said about the working people,” a Sable employee and union member told the Independent after he walked out. “This is my home, too, and I’m going to fight, too. … Without this, we’re just unemployed.”

The next steps remain somewhat uncertain, and it’s unlikely that there will be additional opportunities for public input. Sable must resolve its permitting problems before being given the go-ahead to restart its oil operations, but it’s unclear how long this process could take. If Sable cannot get its platforms and pipelines pumping crude before 2026, previous owner, ExxonMobil, will have the ability to reacquire the assets. Whether the Attorney General decides to intervene on behalf of the state will be the next shoe to drop. n

New Twist in News-Press Cases

Last Wednesday’s hearing in the bankruptcy case of the Santa Barbara News-Press was one for all the marbles, with the judge ordering that the trustee may continue his pursuit of two buildings that the newspaper owner transferred to herself in 2014: the downtown News-Press building and Goleta printing plant. If successful, the suit to take the buildings into the bankruptcy would add a potential $30 million to the pot, currently empty, to compensate the creditors.

The day before Wednesday’s hearing, National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) L.A.-based Region 31 issued a Compliance Specification that added former News-Press publisher Wendy McCaw, individually, as well as the two LLCs that hold the buildings 715 Anacapa LLC and 72t Kellogg LLC to the obligation of Ampersand Publishing to pay the $3.6 million still owed to the News-Press’s former employees. The new order directs that the payment be made with interest added and minus the withholding taxes. Those taxes are the key to the lawsuit in the midst of the bankruptcy proceedings.

In adding McCaw herself and the two buildings at issue, the NLRB acknowledges

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that their relationship to Ampersand Publishing’s backpay exposure is “a controversy.”

It also makes new allegations regarding transfers of money that McCaw made from Ampersand Publishing to seven other LLCs she wholly owned, and to herself. Moved between January 2017 and February 2023, the amounts total more than $1.4 million. The Compliance Specification claims the transfers led to the newspaper’s insolvency.

To the attorneys appearing on a video call at Wednesday’s bankruptcy hearing, Judge Ronald Clifford indicated that he expected his order to be appealed, mentioning that the District Court tended to send cases back to the local courts for pretrial hearings.

—Jean Yamamura

Community Grants Approved, but Funds’ Future Uncertain

Santa Barbara City Council voted to approve funding for 46 programs and projects using community development and human services grants, despite the current uncertainty over whether local governments will be receiving the federal money.

Each year, the city awards over a million dollars’ worth of grants, funded in part by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. These include programs that provide housing assistance, mental health services, legal representation, and support for low-income households or disadvantaged groups.

More than 50 organizations applied for grants for 2026, totaling nearly $3 million in grant requests. The city’s Community Development and Housing Services Committee narrowed this list down to 46, bringing the total under the $1.8 million the city is estimated to have available in the upcoming year.

But nearly half of this money has not officially been cleared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The city is expecting to receive more than $840,000 in CDBG funds in 2026, but the recent push to slash federal funding has forced city staff to consider the possibility of using a backup plan to dip into the general fund to fill the gap until the city comes up with a long-term solution. This

contingency plan, city staff explained, would keep the programs funded for at least the next two years.

Councilmember Mike Jordan asked city staff how much the presidential election factored into the conversation over the community development grants, and whether there was an effort to adjust and provide more funding to groups that could use the extra dollars given the recent challenges.

City Administrator Kelly McAdoo said that much of the application review process was done before the inauguration, and the city would be “hard-pressed” to make any changes so late in the planning process.

“Like everybody else, I think I’m just hyper frustrated with the way the world has changed since January,” Councilmember Jordan said.

The city council did not make any changes to the recommended list of grant recipients, and the funding plan was approved with a unanimous 6-0 vote. The approved human services grants range from $9,000 toward People’s Self Help Housing to $63,000 for Transition House. Capital and economic development grants were approved for larger sums, ranging from $75,000 toward Habitat for Humanity’s home repair program to $312,000 for the Plaza de Vera Cruz community building restoration.

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Sexual Abuse Cases Could Ruin Carp Schools

Lawsuits Come as District Grapples with Contentious Labor Negotiations, Litigation Involving Union President

Cby Callie Fausey

arpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) is being haunted by decadesold cases of sexual abuse by a dead principal from a school no longer in its district. Reporter Sophia Bollag broke the story in the San Francisco Chronicle, detailing these cases and the resulting financial catastrophe currently breathing down the district’s neck.

“Our district, like hundreds of others around the state, has been hit with lawsuits seeking damages for alleged abuse that happened decades earlier, in our case 50 years ago,” CUSD Superintendent Diana Rigby said in a statement to the Independent.

“The Chronicle article highlighted the situation that Carpinteria Unified and others like us find ourselves in.”

In it, Rigby says they may struggle to keep schools open because of four ongoing lawsuits from men in their fifties and sixties who say their elementary school principal, Virgil F. Williams, molested them as children.

Today, Williams and other school officials who could be held responsible are dead. The school itself, Main Elementary, now houses a private preschool and is no longer a part of the district. However, CUSD could face bankruptcy due to the 50-year-old scandal at the same time it grapples with contentious labor negotiations and litigation involving former–CUSD employee union president Jay Hotchner.

“While we have great sympathy for victims, it’s not fair that today’s pupils and district taxpayers are going to be required to foot the bill,” Rigby said. “Neither today’s students, nor any current district staff, had anything to do with the events that are being alleged. In fact, most district staff from that era are long deceased.”

As reported by Bollag, in 1986, “six boys testified against Williams in court, describing in detail how he touched them inap-

propriately after cornering them alone at the school.” The court heard testimony from the boys, one of whom was only 10, detailing how Williams ground his pelvis against their legs while aroused and French-kissed them when they were 2nd graders at Main Elementary.

Williams was investigated for more than 70 allegations of misconduct involving boys aged 9 to 16, but only ones that occurred after 1980 could be prosecuted due to a statute of limitations.

Williams was found guilty of three counts of molestation of children under the age of 14 and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

CURRENT LAWSUITS

The four men now suing the district say that Williams abused them at various times between the 1970s and 1981. They claim that they suffered psychological harm as result of the alleged abuse which occurred in areas like a storage room at Main Elementary and is alleged to include forced oral sex and are seeking damages for psychiatric care.

However, with all responsible parties being deceased, the district faces a unique difficulty in defending itself.

The men filed lawsuits under Assembly Bill (AB) 218, which opened a window between 2020 and 2022 for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice, regardless of when the abuse occurred. The law “essentially waived deadlines” for filing such suits, Bollag noted, and it has put considerable financial strain on school districts across California (along with churches and other institutions).

Public school districts face between $2 billion and $3 billion in costs from these lawsuits, according to a January 31 report by the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.

For Carpinteria Unified, a small district

with only six schools, the lawsuits could break the bank. Its $42 million budget primarily covers teacher and staff salaries, for which it is currently in negotiations with the Carpinteria Association of United School Employees (CAUSE).

The situation is further complicated by the requirement that, to file insurance claims for old allegations, the district has to turn to the insurance provider they used at the time of the alleged abuse.

Carpinteria Unified’s provider in the ’70s was United Pacific. But it went out of business. That means the district is uninsured for these claims and will likely be on the hook to pay them.

If a district cannot pay such a judgment, it will be forced into receivership, which essentially means it is taken over by the state. If that happens, Rigby will lose her job, along with the school board. Principals, too, may be forced to lay off teachers.

District officials are making a “last-ditch appeal” to the Supreme Court, according to Bollag, which they hope will save them from having to make steep cuts to the school’s programs, like the football and baseball teams.

“Three other school districts and Ventura County are each trying to convince the California Supreme Court to reconsider AB218’s constitutionality,” she reports. “Those asking the court for relief include small school districts, but also Los Angeles County, the most populous in the country, which says it faces bankruptcy because of the lawsuits.”

However, in other such appeals, the courts have essentially told school districts that they are supposed to feel the pain. That’s the point, so that institutions are penalized and work harder to prevent future cases of abuse against the children they are supposed to protect.

Rigby contends that it is not fair that the district now has to pay for the crimes of its past administration.

“For the Legislature to have resurrected these very old types of claims decades after the filing deadlines had already passed puts us in an impossible situation,” she said. Unlike many “deep pocket businesses,” Rigby continued, CUSD is almost entirely financed by local property taxes, and their budget barely meets the state’s 3 percent minimum reserve requirement.

“How we could possibly be expected to pay any potential judgment while also fulfilling our commitments to our students and

staff is a mystery,” she said.

“Instead of diverting much-needed funding from local school districts, the state should have found a different way to fairly treat victims. The lawsuits are not expected to go to trial before the end of this year,” she continued. “In the meantime, while our legal team is doing everything possible to defend us, we continue to be focused on providing our families and students with the best possible educational opportunities.”

A PILE OF FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

As the district fights these lawsuits, it is dealing with other sticky fiscal affairs.

The district and the union just entered the fact-finding process of labor negotiations, which have now persisted for 21 months. Following the two parties agreeing that they were in a deadlock, the impasse process began. The union is asking for salary increases that keep up with the cost of living and claim that the district has the resources. However, the district has argued that its finances are limited which will only be compounded should it be forced to pay any potential judgments. Still, both parties maintain that they are committed to negotiating in good faith and hope to reach a fiscally responsible resolution soon.

Meanwhile, the district is still in ongoing litigation with the California Commission on Professional Competence. Last year, the commission found that union president Jay Hotchner’s dismissal from his teaching position at Carpinteria Middle School was unwarranted. Hotchner was dismissed in November 2022, after working there for more than 20 years, for alleged “unprofessional” and inappropriate conduct toward students.

The commission found his dismissal unwarranted, however, and ordered that he be reinstated. The district appealed the decision and sued the commission in February to deny the reinstatement, and the case is still ongoing. Hotchner claims that the district has spent more than $3 million on these legal fees.

“Although the faces have changed at CUSD’s highest level, the incestuous culture of leadership that allowed this [the sexual abuse lawsuits] to happen remains in place,” Hotchner said in a statement to the Independent. “Unfortunately, the reckless spending by our current CUSD officials is only making matters worse.”

The district maintains any expenses tied to fighting Hotchner’s reinstatement are worth it.

“Despite the expense, we are challenging the decision because we have a responsibility to our students to fight to protect them from such conduct,” Rigby said about the appeal last year. “We will not put a dollar value on their well-being.” n

Four ongoing lawsuits against Carpinteria Unified School District from men in their fifties and sixties say their elementary school principal, Virgil F. Williams, molested them as children while they were students at Main Elementary, which now houses a private preschool and is no longer a part of Carpinteria Unified School District.

‘Scrubbers’

Required at Cannabis Greenhouses

Santa Barbara Supervisors Vote for State-of-the-Art Odor Control

by Melinda Burns

Voting 5-0 this week, the county Board of Supervisors amended its cannabis ordinance on a first reading to require the installation of state-of-the-art odor control technology inside every cannabis greenhouse in the Carpinteria Valley, on or before March 31, 2026.

It is possibly the toughest cannabis odorcontrol measure anywhere in the country, observers said; but Tuesday’s vote was anticlimactic, with only a few people in the audience. The supervisors had signaled their intention to crack down on the lingering smell of pot in the valley back in January, a week after Supervisor Roy Lee of Carpinteria took office.

Tackling the problem head-on for the first time, the board on Tuesday gave cannabis growers 12 months to install “multi-technology carbon filtration” systems, also known as “scrubbers” or an equivalent technology throughout their greenhouse operations. Scrubbers have been shown to clean up most of the smell of pot before it can escape through the greenhouse roof vents.

county and the residents of Carpinteria. I hope that we can help to rebuild the trust between our government and the people and show them we are listening.”

For many of the 16,000 residents of the agricultural valley, the board’s vote was a long time coming. Since mid-2018, county records show, Carpinterians have filed 4,050 complaints about the “skunky” smell of pot that wafts into their homes and neighborhoods and that includes complaints from last week. None of them have ever been enforced: There has been no way for the county to determine which operation was causing the problem.

“The weight of public opinion has finally hit home,” Lionel Neff, a board member of the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis, a countywide citizens’ group, said. “The supervisors are acknowledging that their predecessors turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the concerns of Carpinterians. The neighbors have suffered for eight years. It’s about time that the growers met their obligations to be good neighbors and addressed the odor issues.”

Growers who fail to meet the deadline risk losing their county business license, the board said. If they encounter supply chain delays or problems with electrical upgrades, they can ask the board for an additional 12 months to comply.

A second reading of the cannabis odorcontrol amendments and a final board vote have been scheduled for April 1. At a minimum, they represent the strongest cannabis regulations to be adopted in Santa Barbara County since 2018, when an industry-friendly board approved an ordinance that opened the gates to a “Green Rush” throughout the county. Most of the valley’s sprawling flower nurseries converted to pot.

“We are taking a huge step in the right direction for cannabis policy in our county,” Lee said after Tuesday’s hearing. “I want to say thank you to everybody who has advocated and fought for this change. It’s almost surreal that it happened. It’s a victory for our

In the balmy Mediterranean climate of the Carpinteria Valley, cannabis operators control the temperature inside their greenhouses by opening hundreds of roof vents, allowing both hot air and the noxious smell of cannabis to escape. Residents say the smell rises during the day and settles back down in the evening. The smell can travel long distances; there are hot spots in the foothills and along the beach.

In addition to installing scrubbers by March 31, 2026, the board required valley growers to shut down the perfumed “misting” systems that they currently use to neutralize the smell of pot after it escapes through the vents. Many residents have complained that the mist leaves an oily residue in their yards and has a disagreeable “laundromat” smell. By some estimates, the misting systems are sending several hundred tons of plant-based deodorant into the valley’s air every year.

THE COST TO GROWERS

To date, the county has approved zoning permits for 27 cannabis greenhouse operations, totaling 138 acres, or about 100 football fields’ worth, just beyond Carpinteria city limits. Nineteen “grows” are actively under cultivation; of these, only seven are equipped with scrubbers. Most growers have placed carbon filtration units in their processing buildings, but not their vented greenhouses.

One model of scrubbers, imported from the Envinity Group in the Netherlands, was tested in the valley during the fall of 2022. It was shown to eliminate more than 80 percent of the smell of cannabis before it could escape through the vents on the greenhouse roofs.

Whitney Collie, vice president for compliance for Coastal-Bloom, Roadside, and Maximum greenhouses, told the board that 42 Envinity scrubbers will be installed next week at Maximum, a four-acre operation at 4555 Foothill Rd., near the Carpinteria High School. That would bring the total to eight “grows” with scrubbers, out of 19 actively under cultivation.

Jared Ficker, a spokesman for the CARP Growers industry group, said, “This could be the most comprehensive odor ordinance related to cannabis that we would see in the nation.”

CARP Growers is supportive of scrubbers, he said, but electrical upgrades can be timeconsuming and cost more than the scrubbers themselves. He asked the board to consider granting tax credits to the growers, and he requested that deadline extensions for scrubber installation be allowed over-the-counter.

“There are a lot of things related to actually implementing this that are not in control of the operators,” Ficker said.

The Envinity models, for example, cost

$22,000 each. At a recommended density of 10 per acre, that would translate to a $30 million expense for growers across the valley, and that’s not counting the cost of electrical upgrades to accommodate the new technology.

“It’s going to be a very substantial cost to us to install the required scrubbers,” said Tadd McKenzie, co-president of the Pacific Dutch Group, noting that a tax credit could help with “the speed of implementation.”

Autumn Shelton, co-owner of Autumn Brands at 3615 Foothill, said the board should “do more research on the scrubbers to make sure they do work” before requiring them across-the-board.

Supervisor Steve Lavagnino of Santa Maria, a co-author of the 2018 cannabis ordinance, said he was supporting the odorcontrol amendments “with some severe reservations, because the last thing I want to do is put somebody out of business that’s got 250, 300 people working there … I hope that we don’t end up with a situation where we’ve just strangled off the last of the industry.”

In a separate 5-0 vote on Tuesday, the board unanimously amended its zoning ordinances to set an odor threshold at the property lines of greenhouse operations. Specifically, the board said, a grower will be out of compliance if the smell of pot at the property line exceeds a threshold of “faint” for three minutes.

The zoning amendments will be operative 12 months after Tuesday’s vote, or upon certification by the state Coastal Commission, whichever comes later.

Melinda Burns is an investigative journalist with 40 years of experience covering immigration, water, science, and the environment. As a community service, she offers her reports to multiple publications in Santa Barbara County, at the same time, for free.

The county Board of Supervisors this week amended its cannabis ordinance to require high-tech odor-control technology in all cannabis greenhouses in the Carpinteria Valley.

The county Board of Supervisors (above) this week amended its cannabis ordinance to require high-tech odor-control technology in all cannabis greenhouses in the Carpinteria Valley (below)

Santa Barbara Favorite Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

40th Anniversary Tour

Tue, Apr 1 / 8 PM

UCSB Campbell Hall

“The best musical entertainment in the country.”

The Independent (U.K.)

“Instrumental panache and affable singing with no smallamount of inimitably British drollery.”

The New York Times West Coast Debut Owls

Fri, Apr 11 / 7 PM / Hahn Hall

Alexi Kenney, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola

Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Paul Wiancko, cello

“With Owls, classical is alive and well.”

The New York Times

Performing a wide-ranging program of folk, Baroque and new music, Owls’ innovative approach to the quartet repertoire defies expectations.

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

Fri, Apr 25 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players.” The New York Times

Steeped in both the classical and jazz traditions, Hiromi is a keyboard visionary whose influences range from Chick Corea to Frank Zappa and funk fusion. Check your expectations at the door for this night of wildly adventurous music from her eclectic electric quintet.

Beware of DOGE

FOR WHOM THE GAVEL TOLLS: If stupidity were a criminal offense, I’d be public enemy number one. Many of us would have been sentenced to life behind bars.

I mention this because last Thursday, a federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump told Elon Musk to pound sand with the free-speech lawsuit he filed against the California Coastal Commission last October. According to the judge’s ruling, the commissioners may have been guilty of first-degree stupidity my words, not his but not of infringing on Musk’s free-speech rights

The case is of serious concern locally; it involves a significant difference of opinion among the commissioners about the number of Falcon 9 reusable rocket ships Musk and his company SpaceX are launching from Vandenberg. In the past two years, the number of launches has sky-rocketed—from 6 to 12 to 36 to 50 , and soon, to 100

Bringing this to a boil are all the sonic booms triggered by all these launches. Some commissioners think Musk needs a bona fide development permit since only a small fraction of launches have any direct military or national security applications, and thus the Air Force should not grant him immunity from state permitting requirements.Therein lies the rub.

As usual, there’s more to it than that. Based on comments commissioners made at the October 10 hearing, they don’t much like Musk. They don’t approve of his checkered

workplace safety record, his indifference to environmental protection, or his emergence as a transphobic evangelist. That he spent $300 million getting Trump elected, they absolutely hated. Several said as much as they voted 6-4 to deny Musk the “consistency determination” SpaceX needed in order to expand the permitted number of launches from 36 to 50.

However accurate, such comments were way off base. They might as well have called Musk fat. Or made fun of his cap, which, by the way, looks exactly like something worn by the book burners in the movie Fahrenheit 451. Musk cried foul and sued the commission almost immediately; he sought punitive damages from the commissioners who talked smack.

Judge Stanley Blumenfeld threw the case out, noting in his 14-page opinion that Musk suffered no damages. His permits were approved; his launch numbers were expanded. He cited the rule rigorously observed on every basketball court in the world: “No harm, no foul.” Case dismissed. Translated into Latin, that’s either “Injuria sine damno” or “Nulla nox, nulla turpi.”

The Air Force brass, however, who rely on Musk and SpaceX to get military satellites into outer space, simply overruled the Coastal Commission. Instantaneously, I might add.

In hindsight, of course, we’ve since learned that the commissioners who spoke so egregiously out of turn weren’t nearly as stupid as they seemed given the unfolding of more recent facts.

Musk has morphed into Lex Luther and

the Joker combined. He’s not about fixing government; he’s about smashing it. Pulverizing it. And gloating about it. Sadly, no one has sued Musk for the real damage done

Not being a government employee or elected official presumably, he enjoys no government immunity. And certainly, no judge in the land would be able to rule “Injuria sine damno.” Or even “Nulla nox, nulla turpi.”

As the hit-man-in-chief in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) not an actual government agency Musk has pressed hard to eliminate pretty much any foreign aid funding, but especially from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The New York Times estimates these cuts could translate to 1.65 million deaths within the year due to funding losses for HIV prevention and treatment. They could also mean 166,000 deaths from malaria One million children will suffer from malnutrition. And 200,000 kids will get polio instead of a polio booster. This is real damage.

The reason for these cuts, of course, is to cover the $4.6 trillion in tax breaks Trump plans to institute. Half of those breaks will go for people earning $450,000 a year or more.

It’s worth noting that Trump had a Palestinian-born grad student — in the U.S. legally with all his legal papers detained; the student broke no law. He did, however, express opinions deemed sympathetic to Hamas and hostile to the existence of Israel. For what it’s worth, I know many Jews who expressed similar sentiments

Here’s my question: Given Musk’s recent revelation that Hitler didn’t kill any

Jews government bureaucrats, he said, did the killing why didn’t Trump lock Musk up, too, and ship him back to South Africa? And what about Musk saying that Germany needed to get over the whole Holocaust thing “There’s too much focus on past guilt, and we need to move on” while at a pep rally for a far-right German Party just before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp where 1.1 million Jews were killed by German troops, not government bureaucrats.

I know it’s poor form to belittle the neurodivergent, but those centurion salutes for which Musk is now rightfully infamous look exactly like the ones used by members of the National Socialist White People’s Party, a group of Nazi wannabe right-wing nuts in full flower when I was a kid growing up in the D.C. suburbs.

With friends like Musk, I would say, the Jews need no enemies. But maybe the same thing can be said of Trump. When a White supremacist mob took to the streets of Charlottesville in August 2017, they were chanting “The Jews will not replace us.” Trump famously excused them, saying, “There were good people on both sides.”

It’s worth noting that a district judge just ruled that Musk lacks the constitutional authority to dismantle USAID. He ordered Musk and Trump to reassemble the agency upon threat of contempt. It’s an important ruling. But it’s hard to put the pin back in a hand grenade after it’s exploded

When it comes to stupid, I like to think I’ve done it all. But compared to these guys? Not even… — Nick Welsh

Fire DOGE

Iam a retired fund manager from the University of California. I live on a very small pension and Social Security, which allows me to live in a 400-square-foot trailer with very low rent.

DOGE is taking away more than half of my income. It is firing employees and closing offices, including the one in Carlsbad at an estimated savings of only $582,245. That amount will do little to help the planned $4.5 trillion tax cuts for the very rich.

If they privatize Social Security, what will happen? When the stock market is in free fall, there is a good chance that all the money I have paid into the system all my life will disappear.

I do not want to leave my beautiful town. I worked my whole life to ensure a comfortable retirement. Now Elon Musk wants to take it away.

I make phone calls each day to my senators and congressmember. On Saturday mornings, I protest with hundreds of others at the Tesla dealership in Santa Barbara. Please join me to send the message to fire DOGE, not the programs so many Americans need to survive. —Carol Kernahan, Co-Chair, Carpinteria Indivisible

Grand Slam

OnMarch 4, President Donald Trump addressed Congress, delivering a bold, common-sense, forward-looking speech. He highlighted historic accomplishments already achieved in his second term and set in motion the course for four years of prosperity and strength.

Destroying Trees

on Milpas

Dear Santa Barbara City Councilmembers: I live in Ohio, but when I visit Santa Barbara, I frequent the shops and eateries along Milpas Street. I have often wondered why the popular retail portion hasn’t been inverted to a pedestrian mall way, like renowned 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. That seems the most sensible solution to the traffic problem there, which includes pedestrian/vehicular collisions. Instead, you have opted to destroy some of the ficus trees along Milpas.

I think this is incredibly short-sighted. If that plan is carried out, I will no longer visit Milpas. Those trees have been there for longer than any traffic problems that have developed. They add character and attractiveness to the street, as well as shade in hotter months and habitat for resident wildlife.

During his speech, Trump showed empathy for victims of migrant crimes. He invited a woman who suffered traumatic brain injury after being hit by a volleyball struck by a biological man on the opposing team. The sweetest moment of the night was when Trump authorized the Secret Service to bestow the title of “agent” on a young boy diagnosed with brain cancer.

How did Democrats act? They entered the room with frowns, pursed lips, and glares. And held signs expressing their views, which were often at odds with what Americans wanted. They declined to applaud when Trump announced the capture of the terrorist who mastermind the Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan where 13 Americans were killed. They failed to applaud the young boy fighting brain cancer and a call for lower taxes.

We now know who the Democrats really are. They have no new ideas, no common sense, no heart, and do not care what Americans think or want.

Thank God Donald Trump is our president.

—Diana Thorn, Carpinteria

With climate change intensifying and urban sprawl eroding urban canopies across the country, cities like Santa Barbara should serve as examples of thoughtful conservation, not improvident destruction.

—Evan Davis, Galena, Ohio

Future of DP Ranch

In spite of the rather inflated asking price for Dos Pueblos Ranch, I believe the property should be preserved as a State Historic Landmark. Its long Native American history, as the location of the Chumash community of Mikiw, should be conserved, and the property’s history from the Chumash era to the present, including Casa Grande, should be preserved as well.

I believe that the property meets the criteria for designation as a State Historic Landmark.

I also believe that with the help of State Senator Monique Limón, Assemblymember Gregg Hart, and 3rd District County Supervisor Joan Hartmann, and financial support from the local philanthropic community, the designation of Dos Pueblos Ranch as a State Historic Landmark can be achieved, and this historically significant cultural landscape can be permanently conserved.

—Bob Keats, S.B..

1715 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; or fax: 965-5518; or email: letters@independent.com. Unabridged versions and more letters appear at independent.com/opinions

Don’t Get Hooked by Ragebait

How to Stay Sane Yet Accurately Informed

BY LISA OSBORN

Consuming news in these divisive times can make your head explode, especially if you’re using social media to stay informed. The amount of misinformation and disinformation spreading online and across all media is stressful. Misinformation is false information shared unintentionally; disinformation is false information intentionally created to sow discord and spark negative emotions.

As technology advances, automated bots, or robots, are becoming more sophisticated in creating fake user profiles and posting comments intending to influence opinions or agitate readers spreading hate, fear, and lies on a variety of topics. As artificial intelligence evolves, it will become easier to create more believable deepfakes images, audio, and video that are manipulated to appear real, created to intentionally deceive. These tech tools could be deployed for different reasons, including fraud, manipulation, romance scams, and political or financial gain.

In the past few weeks alone, I’ve seen comments from different Facebook friends wondering what’s happened. They no longer see posts from their friends or familiar faces, just a lot of stuff they don’t recognize, or care about, in their news feed. And, now that some of the biggest social media platforms have eased or ended content moderation, the amount of information pollution will likely get worse.

This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore … with such a people, you can do whatever you want.

—Hannah Arendt

As much as they pollute our news feeds and fuel rage, misinformation and disinformation come under the First Amendment’s freedom of speech protections. So, it’s up to each of us to think critically to determine if what you are hearing and seeing is true. Here are some things you can do to remain sane and accurately informed.

1. Apply critical thinking and take a breath before reacting to news that pushes your buttons. This is a good first step toward taking your power back.

2. When consuming news, notice how you are feeling. If you’re angry, fearful, or agitated — it’s likely that what you are digesting is intended to make you feel that way. There’s a name for it: ragebait. It includes comments and content deliberately designed to make you want to react, respond, and rage.

Ragebaiters want you to engage with their posts. The more comments and reactions a post gets, the more a platform’s algorithm will show it to other people — and that engagement is how social media measures a post’s success. Note that truth

is nowhere in that measurement. So, the next time you feel inflamed, rather than informed, become your own fact-checker.

3. Read carefully. Who is making the claims that are triggering your extreme emotions? See if other news outlets, those you trust, are reporting this news. If there’s research cited, track down that study and read it for yourself.

4. Support quality journalism. Daily newspapers are folding because it’s expensive to hire reporters, editors, and fact checkers, and fewer people are paying for subscriptions. Find news sources that follow the standards of ethical journalism including fairness, accuracy, transparence, and independence. And support them while you have the opportunity.

Misinformation is nothing new. Long before the internet and social media came along, renowned historian and sociologist Hannah Arendt, who lived through Nazi Germany, said, “This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore with such a people, you can do whatever you want.”

It’s not good enough to not believe anything you see. You need to stay informed, and know what to believe and how to determine that for yourself.

This is a Moment of Truth, Santa Barbara.

Lisa Osborn, along with Starshine Roshell and Amy Marie Orozco, provides free presentations to community groups on recognizing and avoiding misinformation. Learn more at momentoftruthtraining .org.

Charlie Perry Eckberg

1948–2025 Earth Warrior

BY HANNAH APRICOT ECKBERG

Charles Perry Eckberg lived a purposeful and good life. He was an Earth Warrior with a kind soul. Born in San Diego on March 6, 1948, he lived most of his life in Santa Barbara. Later, he moved to Joshua Tree and ultimately settled in the Northern California town of McKinleyville.

As a student at UC Santa Barbara, Charlie studied political science during a time of unprecedented global political upheaval. By day, he attended school lectures, and by night, he participated in rallies against the Vietnam War. He witnessed the burning of the Bank of America in Isla Vista and even testified in the court case that wrongly accused student activists for this political act of arson.

After graduation, he fought fires with the Los Padres Hotshots, where he battled the most significant fires in Santa Barbara at the time, including the Sycamore and Coyote fires.

While living in Isla Vista, Charlie experienced firsthand the inconceivable devastation of the 1969 oil blowout of Unocal’s Platform A in the Santa Barbara Channel. This disaster inspired the birth of the global environmental movement, as well as many leading Santa Barbara–based environmental organizations, several of which Charlie would become involved with, including Get Oil Out! (GOO), the Community Environmental Council (CEC), the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), and Earth Day.

Charlie served 25 years on the GOO Board of Directors and worked closely with its founders, including Bud Bottoms and Henry Feniger. He promoted renewable energy while leading the charge to stop new drilling and called for policies to protect California’s coastline with stricter regulations for the fossil fuel industry. Charlie organized protests, participated with the EDC in legal actions, and produced benefit concerts to support initiatives to give the community more rights regarding the coastline’s resources.

He served as chair of the CEC board for more than a decade, working to make the organization a driving force in establishing Santa Barbara’s highly successful recycling industry. During this tenure, Charlie was instrumental in reinvigorating Santa Barbara’s Earth Day celebrations in 1990, which has remained a flagship event every April since. For many years, he participated on the planning committee and was master of ceremonies several times, occasion-

ally before crowds of tens of thousands. In 1992, he helped produce a sell-out concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl to celebrate Earth Day, including local favorites Jackson Browne, David Crosby, and many others. That same year, the Santa Barbara Independent recognized him as a Local Hero for his volunteerism and dedication to the local community.

While working at Investec Real Estate and volunteering with Santa Barbara’s Green Building Alliance, Charlie helped establish green building standards for the construction industry. When UCSB established the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Charlie was involved from the beginning, encouraging the university to construct the Bren building to LEED-certified Platinum standards. It became the first such building in the University of California system. Charlie remained an active participant of the Bren School’s Dean’s Council for many years.

Purpose, rather than profit, guided Charlie’s life. His volunteerism included work for the environment, peace, humanity, and animals. He participated in Beyond War, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and the Santa Barbara Peace Resource Center. He promoted permaculture and regenerative agriculture while on the board of the Abundant Earth Foundation and as an editor for Permaculture magazine, North America. As a Wilderness Youth Project boardmember, Charlie helped immerse young people into the forest. Volunteering with Transition House, he made it easier for unhoused people to get back on their feet. To help wild mustang horses find refuge from government slaughter programs, he chaired the board for the Santa Ynez nonprofit Return to Freedom. With his family, he fostered orphaned raccoons, ducks, and other wild critters until they could be released back to nature through the Wildlife Care Network. His love ran deep for the people and the causes he cared about.

with the battle to stop Chevron’s deadly oil and gas pipeline and processing facility on the Gaviota Coast. During this time, he and Kelly wrote a book, Danger at the Door, to chronicle the community’s fight against the threats and injustices of oil and gas development.

Though he loved the coast, a special place was also held in Charlie’s heart for the unique desert of Joshua Tree. Charlie’s creative activism and gift of bringing people together led to inviting Santa Barbara’s art collective, the Oak Group, to capture the beauty of Joshua Tree on canvas. The paintings were displayed in the Halls of Congress as the Desert Protection Act was being voted on in 1994, ultimately making Joshua Tree a protected National Park.

Later in life, while living in Humboldt County, Charlie became deeply inspired by old-growth forests. He served on the board of Forests Forever and was part of the Lost Coast League. Charlie participated in efforts to save the Rainbow Ridge old-growth forest habitat of the Mattole Watershed from the chainsaws of Humboldt Redwood Company an effort that continues today. Working closely to support Santa Barbara’s John Perlin in the release of the latest version of Perlin’s book A Forest Journey, Charlie’s editing skills were put to use in sharing the important role forests have played in human culture throughout history.

Some have called Charlie their “environmental conscience,” as his support and inspiration has impacted countless lives. He dedicated his life to fight against injustices to people and the planet and worked hard to promote positive solutions. Charlie always followed the greener path, and with a smile on his face. He had a great gift for making everyone

But there was only one real love of his life for it was love at first sight when Charlie met Kelly. They were married in 1973 and spent the rest of his life together. In 1979, he moved his young family to the Hollister Ranch on the Gaviota Coast, working hard to protect the area. He often played David against the Goliath oil companies threatening the coast. He was instrumental in allowing the Chumash to access and occupy their ancestral sacred lands, known as the Western Gate, just south of Point Conception. The land was slated to become a liquefied natural gas facility. The project was ultimately halted, and today the land remains undeveloped, providing a safe corridor for animals and spirits to pass freely.

However, there was not the same luck a few years later

he met feel like a friend and was loved by many. He will be greatly missed, but his legacy is carried on by all who work to defend the Earth and its inhabitants.

Charlie passed unexpectedly of natural causes on January 5, 2025, at his home, in the arms of his wife, two months short of his 77th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Kelly; daughters, Hannah Apricot Eckberg and Heather Summer Turner; son-in-law, Randy Turner; loving pets; and countless friends. He was wrapped in an Earth Day flag as he was cremated.

He will be honored at Santa Barbara’s Earth Day opening ceremony on April 26 at noon in Alameda Park as part of the Eco-Hero Award. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his remembrance to AbundantEarthFoundation .org/donate n

Charlie Eckberg was involved in numerous environmental groups and was instrumental in the 1990 Earth Day event... ...and in 1993 as well.

Dave Fritzen

1944–2025

Creator of Worlds

BY CASSANDRA FRITZEN

Dave Fritzen was a force of nature full of contradictions, a master at making friends despite his backhanded compliments and loving insults as he pointed out what he found obvious. He had an incredibly generous spirit and was full of fun, but you never knew what might come out of his mouth, which was half the fun of having him around.

Founder and editor in chief of Santa Barbara Magazine, Dave was also a father, husband, uncle, grandpa, friend, cousin, and entrepreneur, with a powerfully creative and observant spirit. His magic: He shaped the world around him into his own vision, making others believe in the inevitability of his vision, so much so that they began to assist in its creation. He used that gift in the creation of magazines that inspired dreams of homes and islands. Despite a long and serious illness, Dave’s death was a surprise — a testament to his ability to create his own reality. My dad lived wholly in the present.

When Dad was born in June 1944, his father, Vernon, was still away fighting WWII, so father and son wouldn’t meet until Dave was already walking. His younger brother Don was his best friend his entire life; my sister and I grew up with cousins who were more like siblings. Dave’s mother, Lorene, represented everything loving in his early life, and he spoke reverently of her until his very last days. Her death from cancer when he was in his early thirties was one of the greatest tragedies of his life.

Cynthia Dee Warne

Cynthia Dee Warne, born in Glendale, CA, died November 20, 2024, at the age of 66.

“Death is the fairest thing ever. We all get it once.”

Cynthia was raised with love, the youngest child born to Dorothy and William Warne. She is survived by her sister, Sandra Warne, and spouse, Tamara Zielinski; her partner Jacques Martineau; and her two rescue dogs, Bella and Odie.

Cynthia was a generous, loving, and loyal friend known for her love of all animals, her beautiful head of hair, and her sass.

As is often true of the sensitive and intelligent, Dave had problems with authority. His father had difficulty understanding his rambunctious son who was constantly getting into trouble, albeit of the more innocent type. He was an excellent athlete, even pitching with Hall of Famer Tom “Terrific” Seaver at Fresno High School. Soon after graduating from Fresno State University, he was drafted into the Army. He had just started dating a beautiful Italian-American girl, Andrea Fish, and wasted no time in asking her to marry him. They wed two days after Christmas in 1968 and honeymooned at Andrea’s nonna’s San Francisco apartment during his short leave. Having forgotten the keys, Dave climbed up the fire escape and broke into the apartment on their wedding night. They were stationed in Augusta, Georgia; Dave never saw combat in Vietnam. His typing ability coupled with his sniper-attack-encouraging height led to an administrative position. He secretly produced a weekly barracks newsletter on the side, clearly an early publishing experience that led to his future career. He disliked military life and took the first honorable opportunity to quit the Army and return to California. Not to Fresno, however. The couple had fallen in love with Santa Barbara. Dave started selling sandwiches out of their VW bus, receiving a small check from his employer, the owner of Miratti’s Liquor on De la Vina Street. With that, he started the first of his magazines based on his own fantasies, Unique Homes. “Uniques” invited the reader to drift into a world where you just might buy that turtle-shell shaped house with a pool flowing underneath it.

Santa Barbara Magazine and Islands magazine were next. Based on the same premise, Dave invited the reader to partake in his fantasies of the world’s most beautiful places. Santa Barbara Magazine won a prestigious Maggie Award a few years after its inception, having basically invented the local luxury magazine genre. Santa Barbara Magazine is still published internationally, though he sold it in the late 1990s. Dad had leather-bound volumes made as gifts for my sister, Krista, and I, one of his only tangible preparations for a world in which he would no longer live.

Turning the pages allows us to step into the Santa Barbara of the 1970s and ’80s, capturing the zeitgeist and feeling of the town and, indeed, of coastal California itself.

It was a magical childhood for us. Our parents were young and successful and firmly believed in living now. Dad started Resorts and Great Hotels, which allowed him to take the family on experiences worldwide that are only a dream for most. Perhaps living this lifestyle was a way of showing his own father that success was possible without putting in 30 years of drudgery at the same company. Dave ran a casual office of chipper, talented, and artistic people, creating something other people wanted to be a part of. The last decade of his career was spent producing the Seasons magazine, another love letter to Santa Barbara, a place that seemed to complement his belief that the point of life is to play and enjoy the golfing and fishing and celebrating with family and friends.

“Ride the wave with Dave” was his well-known invitation to join the fun.

As a child, I remember asking my dad why, unlike so many of my friends’ fathers, he always wore sandals and Hawaiian shirts to work. He said it was because he just couldn’t have a job in which he couldn’t. I believed him then; I still believe him.

David William Fritzen passed away on February 12, 2025. He will be greatly missed. n

Cynthia was brave and, whenever she made a decision, she moved forward unafraid and ready for a challenge. She was among the first group of women to go to sea with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1979. A second-class petty officer and boatswain’s mate, she was trained to pilot 44-foot motor lifeboats on the Siuslaw River in Florence, OR. Cynthia served four years and was honorably discharged in 1983. After leaving the Coast Guard, she used the G.I. Bill to become a hairdresser. She opened Cut Me Some Slack hair salon in Santa Barbara, CA, and ran it for several years before selling it and moving back to Oregon in 1995.

Cynthia was interested in and knowledgeable about many things and was always learning and sharing. She spent several years in heavy construction, working on bridges throughout the Pacific Northwest. The physical

demands and her dislike for repairing bridges on interstate highways compelled her to take her retirement money, and, using those funds, moved to Port Angeles, WA, where she bought dilapidated houses and lived in them, fixing and flipping them, while also working as a cook, a baker, a bartender and a landscaper. For a couple of years, Cynthia taught a home repair class at Peninsula College for women, sharing what she had learned from flipping houses about using power tools, basic carpentry, and other home repair related skills. She was a Master Gardener and taught and ran the Clallam County Master Gardeners program till 2009 before spending seven years running the award winning Port Angeles Farmer’s Market. In 2018, Cynthia volunteered to become the first, and that year the only, ice rink manager for what has since become the seasonal Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

Cynthia believed in living life to the fullest and following your heart. She had a charming and warm laugh, a calming voice, and a wry smile. She loved to travel, camp, cook, garden, tend to her bonsai, and most especially she loved music, her beautiful voice often raised in song.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the last six months of her life more comfortable. Your meals, flowers, calls, texts, cards, visits, and gifts let her know that she was loved, just as she loved you and those lucky enough to be in her garden of friends. Much appreciation to all at the Olympic Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer and Washington State University Hospital.

There will be a remembrance and a toast to Cynthia on Friday, April 18, 1:003:00pm, at Studio Bob’s, 118 ½ E Front Street, Port Angeles.

COURTESY

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Bruce Alexander Bevan, Jr.

04/08/1928– 02/17/2025

Bruce wanted to be remembered, first and foremost, as a business trial lawyer. He was born on Easter Sunday 1928 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a boy, he lived in many places across the country. Prescott, Arizona was his favorite, although he considered El Paso, Texas his hometown. In Prescott, growing up, Bruce spent many a summer day out in nature, with a trusty Airedale by his side, and he had his share of natures close calls. Once, he was marooned by a severe summer storm on the lake's diving platform, and rescued by his uncle, who swam him to safety just before a waterspout mangled the platform to pieces. Another time, during an intense thunderstorm, a bright flash and explosion inside his house revealed a lightning bolt had struck, splitting his refrigerator in two, as he stood next to it.

Bruce graduated early from El Paso High School in 1944. He then attended UCLA at the young age of 16, studying from 1944 until 1946 when, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Army. He served in a Military Police unit on Okinawa which ran the Army Stockade. Cpl. Bevan was its Company Clerk, then its Supply Sergeant.

Upon discharge in 1948, he was accepted by Stanford University. He completed an A. B. degree in economics in 1949 and a law degree in 1952. He was an editor of its Law Review where he worked with Sandra Day (0’Connor) and William Rehnquist, both later of U.S. Supreme Court fame.

From 1954-60, he was an Assistant US Attorney in Los Angeles in its Criminal Division and later became the Chief of the Anti-Racketeering and Organized Crime unit. From 1960-90, he was the chief trial lawyer of the Musick Peeler law firm in Los Angeles.

As a prosecutor, he tried many significant criminal cases. As a civil lawyer, he defended 20th Century Fox in several cases against motion picture celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Sellers; he also tried many important cases for J. Paul Getty’s entities.

In 1977, he tried a complex fraud case culminating in an eight-month-long jury trial against one of the world’s largest accounting firms, Touche Ross. Bruce obtained a $30,000,000 jury verdict which withstood two years of appellate proceedings.

In 1978, Bruce was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.

In 1956, he married Sharon (Sherry) Brown, his angel on earth. Theirs was a storybook love, lasting 67 years. They raised two children, first Laurie, then Craig, in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles. The family enjoyed a rich life, with a cabin on the water at Malibu Lake, where Bruce would enjoy hiking, tennis, sailing, and occasionally fishing. They also traveled to Balboa Island in the summers with the entire family, where even better sailing could be had. Bruce and Sherry had many friends, none dearer than the "Bridge Club,” four couples who maintained lifetime friendships and multi-family outings all around Southern California. Bruce, in addition to his sailing skills, was also quite athletic and competitive, and used his tactics and treachery to defeat many a younger, better tennis player. He could also match anyone in ping pong, bumper pool, or darts, should the need arise.

In 1990, Bruce retired, whereupon he and Sherry moved to Santa Barbara, first living on a gentleman’s avocado ranch, then in Birnam Wood, on Pepper Hill and finally at Casa Dorinda in Montecito. At Birnam, he took up golf in earnest, achieving three hole-in-one's in his brief golf career. He spent many a happy time on walks in those years with his favorite dog, a golden retriever named Penny he remained devoted to his entire life. With ample time in his retirement. and with his keen intellect, Bruce was a fierce player of bridge and chess. He would also devour books at an amazing clip, all of which brought him much joy. Throughout his life, he and Sherry loved to sing together, and his deep baritone voice booming at the Casa piano singalongs continued to his final days. True to his nature, in his final years, he took great pleasure in feeding, sometimes by hand, the blue jays, woodpeckers, crows and squirrels of Casa. As an attorney, an intellectual, an athlete, an outdoorsman, a singer, a husband, father and grandfather, Bruce lived a rich and meaningful life, full of humor and wit, laughter and song, was generous and charming, and always shared his accumulated wisdom and stories with his family. His beloved

Sherry passed away in 2023, from which, though he tried valiantly, he never truly recovered. He leaves behind his two children, Laurie and Craig, and four grandsons, Rowan, Connor, Ian and Grant. He was brilliant, sometimes intimidating, grumpy, opinionated, funny and charismatic, almost assuredly the smartest guy in the room, and he will be greatly missed.

Leslie Hollis López

12/12/1944 - 03/08/2025

Leslie Hollis López passed away peacefully in her home in Montecito on March 8, 2025. She was surrounded by family members until the very end: a beautiful, sunny Santa Barbara day spent listening to The Beatles, Claude Debussy and John Barry. Leslie was an adoring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a devoted friend to many. A force of nature both personally and professionally, she brought palpable warmth and sparkle to every person and project she touched.

Born ‘Holly Ann’ Hollis in Chicago, Illinois, on December 12, 1944, Leslie moved to Bakersfield, California at the age of two with her parents, Eleanor Judith and Raymond Marvin Hollis. Older sister to Patty and Shelly and younger brother Stan, Leslie was a natural leader and captain of fun. She loved roller skating and riding her bike around the neighborhood with her siblings, creating magic shows and circus events and even sold tickets to these performances to friends. In quieter moments, Leslie could be found at her local library, voraciously reading books every Saturday. Sundays were spent attending Catholic mass with her family, followed by helping her parents in the garden. It was here that Leslie’s love of arranging freshlycut flowers, particularly delicate white blooms, first took root.

After graduating from Garces Memorial High School, where she was a straight-A student and popular classmate, Leslie married her first husband, her high-school sweetheart, and moved to Santa Barbara for college.

Leslie met her second husband, Carlos, in Guadalajara, México while on an educational trip

with friends. After a whirlwind romance, they married two weeks later in Sausalito, California in 1970. The two lived in México for a year while Carlos completed his Architectural degree at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. Leslie thrived immersing herself in the local culture, learning the language and the customs of her husband’s native country, and brought the warmth and vitality of México to the couple’s first home in Goleta in 1971. Ever the entrepreneur, and always with a keen eye for beauty, she opened an eponymous antique store called ‘The Holly House’ on Brinkerhoff Avenue, a landmark district in downtown Santa Barbara. Leslie then launched a long and successful real estate career, first working for Lee Cory Company on State Street before moving to Pitts & Bachmann, and later to Sotheby’s International Realty in Montecito’s Upper Village.

In 1978, Leslie and Carlos took a wild leap into the world of restaurant ownership. Using her travels to México as inspiration, along with her husband’s family recipes as a waymark, the couple created a Mexican establishment on State Street. It was a perfect partnership. Leslie presided over the front of the house, creating menus and speciality drinks, training employees and decorating, while Carlos managed the kitchen staff and back office. Over 46 years later, Carlitos Café y Cantina remains due to Leslie’s vision, tremendous attention to detail and rigorous work ethic.

Leslie believed in the power of community, taking steps to ensure that Carlitos and the neighboring businesses around it would thrive. She was a founding member of ARTS District Santa Barbara, where she excitedly volunteered her thoughtful insights and positive attitude. She loved channeling her creative energies into everything from logo designs to planning events to help promote independent shops and artisans in her beloved long-time neighborhood. Leslie’s work on this new endeavor brought her a great deal of joy and gratification. Leslie also served as a board member of Antigua Pines Owners Association in 1995, using her real estate expertise and financial focus to support all business aspects of the Association, and served as President of the Board for a combined six years, ending in October 2024. Her exceptional interpersonal skills helped build relationships with a generation of owners in the beautiful enclave near Butterfly Beach, Montecito.

Leslie loved the phrase “Knowledge is Power” and always

motivated her children to explore their horizons and challenge the status-quo. She fiercely nurtured and protected them and always went the extra mile to enable their education and broaden their worldview. She instilled in them a thirst for adventure, an appreciation of the arts, a love of music and an entrepreneurial mindset. Always curating a fun party full of her favorite flowers, custom playlists and favorite wines, Leslie treasured her family’s many holiday functions, where her festive, fastidious spirit shone brightly. In all areas of her life, Leslie was generous, cheerful, vivacious and empathetic.

A lifelong passionate traveler, Leslie went on many European excursions that made lasting memories for all those around her, leaving a deep impact on her family. Exploring the world, collecting beautiful "recuerdos" and enjoying extraordinary experiences was something she especially enjoyed with Carlos and her closest "compadres." She was thrilled to celebrate her 80th birthday this past December in her favorite city in the world: Paris, France. She delighted in being with her husband, children, grandchildren and many friends from different countries in the City of Light for this momentous occasion.

Leslie will always be remembered for being a supremely talented individual; an energetic businesswoman, an engaging hostess, a determined fighter and a devoted mother. She was lovely, dynamic, incredibly tough and lived life with a wonderful "joie de vivre."

Leslie is survived by her husband of almost 55 years, Carlos S. López, their two children, Amy Marisa Balducci (Charles) and Carlos López-Hollis (Amanda), her children Tracy Rush (Benny), Michael Rush, Tricia Rush (Mario), 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and her sister, Rochelle Marie Hollis.

Friends and family are welcomed to the following services in honor of Leslie:

Visitation & Rosary, Monday, March 17th 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Montecito

Funeral Mass, Tuesday, March 18th 9:00 AM, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Montecito

Followed by a Graveside Service and Celebration of Leslie’s life.

Arrangements: Welch-RyceHaider Funeral Home

Florals: Hogue & Co.

Donations in Leslie’s name can be made to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

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Joyce Anne Buck 1937-2025

On March 7, 2025, Joyce Buck, a gorgeous woman who lit up every room she entered and touched the lives of everyone she ever met, passed on to new and different adventures at 87 years old.

Born in Rabbit Lake Kenora, Ontario in 1937 to John and Anna Husak, she was predeceased by her husband Gerald, her parents and two sisters Cecila and Barbara. She is survived by her children Chris and Cheryl, her two siblings Victor and Rita and many nieces and nephews.

Joyce and Gerald met at a teen dance party at Bronx Park Community Club in Winnipeg Manitoba where they fell head over heels in love and were married shortly thereafter. Together, Joyce and Gerald were a strikingly handsome pair who loved to travel and spend time with family and friends.

Joyce lived life to the fullest. She and her best friend Georgie Davirro enjoyed frequenting a famous bar in Santa Barbara, The Nugget, where they themselves were celebrities. Longtime friend and dear companion Erwin Ward and Joyce spiced up the dance floor at the Elks Club and enjoyed many Mexican meals together. Dear friend Valerie Halverson and Joyce spent many outings together at Jane’s giggling and sharing stories. And lifelong friend Joe Buchanan enjoyed many memorable occasions with both Joyce and Gerald from the time they were married.

Joyce was a mother, wife, sister, auntie, friend and career woman. She worked at the airport for an executive airline that flew VIPs all over the world and also worked at the University of Southern California (Santa Barbara) in addition to various other companies. She always put others needs before her own and her love knew no limits. As things go, a light like Joyce leaves behind many friends who will miss her dearly. At Joyce’s request there is to be no funeral. We would like to thank the physicians, nurses and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for the care, compassion, and kindness to Joyce during her final days. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara.

Maria T Garcia 02/13/1945 - 02/06/2025

Maria T Garcia ( Terri, MG), a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away a week before she was to turn 80 on February 6, 2025. Born on February 13, 1945, to Oralia Cardona Escobar Silva of Santa Barbara and Everardo Frias Silva of San Francisco by way of Mexico, Maria grew up in Santa Barbara, Goleta and San Fernando, CA. She met the love of her life, Harold V.Garcia, at a Fourth of July beach party with a friend, and they married on July 17, 1965. Together, they raised three children—Andrea, Victor, and Delfina. She loved her eight grandchildren and her five greatgrandchildren. In 1963 graduated from Santa Barbara High School. As a young woman, Maria worked at St. Francis Hospital with her lifelong best friend Margaret. She later worked at Picket Industries and Williams Paperbox Company in Santa Barbara. She started her 35yr career with County of Santa Barbara working at Franklin Center, Santa Barbara Probation Department, Santa Barbara Marshall's Office and finally retiring from the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department where they dubbed her simply "MG". In 2018 she retired. Maria had a passion for learning, sewing and design and spent two years at Woodbury College in downtown Los Angeles. After her retirement she too SBCC adult education classes. She loved "segunda" shopping at all the various thrifting spots in Santa Barbara and Ventura. She would spend time in Carpinteria with her friends and eventually joined Carpinteria Seniors Inc , an vibrant senior group. With the group, she enjoyed many trips and attended monthly meetings. She also loved her conversational Spanish group at the Carpinteria Library. She treasured time spent doing whatever she wanted whenever she wanted even if was just in front of her TV watching old movies. Maria was an avid lover of music. She was passionate about Reggae music with her favorites being Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh and Ziggy Marly attending a few concerts in the

area. Using faith and art as her healer, during rough bouts with medical issues putting on tunes by Brenton Wood and Stevie Wonder helped her. Her family was always in her heart and mind. She was known for her openness to share personal experiences and family history stories. She comes from a large Santa Barbara family and had so many stories to tell.

She appreciated her coworkers, her friends, her community but most over all she appreciated her kids and her family. Maria will be profoundly missed by her family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her.

02/13/1932 - 02/17/2025

Loyda Brito Solís de Márquez died on 17 February 2025. Services will be held this Sunday 23 March at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara, 21E Constance Ave.

Loyda was born in the city of San Luís Potosí, SLP Mexico on 13 Feb 1932, the famous mining town in central Mexico. In 1945, her father, a baptist pastor, took a call to serve at the (then) Primera Iglesia Bautista on 925 Santa Barbara St.(founded circa 1900 by the father of a future sister in law.) She graduated SBHS a year early and earned a BA at the SB State Teacher’s college, which became the UCSB Riviera Campus. Loyda then finished her student teaching stint and was hired at Harding Elementary School in 1954. She took a two-year break in the early 1960’s to take a master’s degree in Spanish Literature at UC Berkeley. After retiring circa 1996, she spent almost 20 years with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History docents program teaching 3rd grade students on field trips from local schools in the area. She also taught in the Ladera Street Adult ESL program for several years.

Loyda was a long-time member at the Botanic Garden. As early California history was a unit taught in 3rd and 4th grades, she had a passion for early California History, with all its challenges and tragedies for native peoples. She took the family to visit all 21 missions in Alta California, and some years later visited some of the asistencias near Pala during one of her annual trip to the basket weaver’s conference. She was often critical of American foreign policy having never forgotten the stories her own grandmother had told of the time during the Mexican Revolution of the 1920’s. Her last breath was witnessed by her sons Calli and Tona, nieces, Colleen and Trisha Márquez, and friend Rev. Gordy Hess, ret. She is also survived by brother Arnaldo, sister Zarith Uhrig and their many children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by brother Nephtalí, and her parents Miguél and Emília.

Arnold Schweigert 10/15/1931 - 03/02/2025

Arnold Schweigert, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away peacefully at home March 2, 2025, at the age of 93. He was born October 15, 1931 in Hebron ND, the third child of Walter Victor Schweigert and Elsie Ann Rueter Schweigert. He attended area schools and helped in the family store before moving to Colorado Springs CO where he finished high school and attended the University of Colorado, Boulder. He lifeguarded in the summer and skied in the winter.

He served in the US Air Force as a corporal during the Korean War and was stationed at FE Warren AFB as a teletype mechanic. He returned home to Beach ND where he met the love of his life Joan Wenberg Schweigert. They

attended Jamestown College (now University of Jamestown) in Jamestown ND together, and upon graduation were married July 20, 1958. He graduated with a BA from Jamestown College, and went on to complete a Masters of Education from the University of Montana in 1961 and a Masters of Science Education from the University of Utah in 1963. During this time he and Joan discovered California while visiting relatives on winter break from teaching in Great Falls Montana, and accepted teaching jobs for the next fall. While teaching in Southern California they came to Santa Barbara CA on holiday and decided that it was a pretty nice place.

He spent 33 years serving the Santa Barbara schools as a teacher, counselor and then an administrator, spending 21 years as a counselor and then Dean of Administration at Dos Pueblos High School, until he retired in 1992. Their three children were born and raised in Santa Barbara. He loved spending time with his family and spent many summers with his family in the Sierra Nevadas camping and fishing for trout, and traveling back to North Dakota. He was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara,UCC, where he sang in the church choir and volunteered at many charities. He learned to play the trumpet in his retirement and was part of the Prime Time Band of Santa Barbara. He enjoyed gardening and tending to his fruit and avocado trees, beekeeping and feeding the birds. He traveled in Europe, China and the Middle East, as well as South America, Canada and many parts of the United States.

He is preceded in death by his son Mark Arnold Schweigert and wife Joan Wenberg Schweigert, parents Walter and Elsie Schweigert, older brother Frederick Schweigert and niece Karen Ferguson Parke (Mike).

He is survived by his daughter Sara Schweigert Rickman (Mike), son John Schweigert (Carolyn), five grandchildren (Jacob, Nate and Colin Rickman and Justin and Chantel Schweigert), sister Carol Schweigert Ferguson, niece Deborah Ferguson Bushey and nephews Mitchell Ferguson (Cheryl) and Ronald Ferguson (Sandy). We will miss him dearly. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, UCC, or University of Jamestown, Jamestown, ND, Schweigert scholarship fund.

Loyda Solis Marquez

BY TERRY ORTEGA | IMAGES COURTESY OF CAMPS

“The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever.”

— EB White, Charlotte’sWeb

Summer is coming, but first comes the Santa Barbara Independent’s annual Summer Camp Guide. It’s Santa Barbara’s most comprehensive guide to the sun, the fun, and being with friends. We compiled everything to help you plan your days of dance and song, hiking, swimming, surfing, and playing ball, exploring science, creating, and more. Happy Camping! Get Ready for a Summer of Fun, Sun, and Making Friends!

Nature Rangers Wilderness Programs

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SUMMER ART CAMPS

June 16 – August 8 • Monday – Friday • 9 am – 3 pm • Ages 5 – 12

This summer, SBMA is offering seven weeks of in-person art camp at the Museum and The Club. Children spend their day immersed in hands-on art making and creative problem solving, while being inspired by original works of art from the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions.

Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457.

Teaching Assistant positions are for teens ages 15-18 who are interested in art and/or working with children. The positions are on a volunteer basis and count toward required community service hours.

For more information please visit sbma.net/support/getinvolved/volunteer or email communityprograms@sbma.net

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Amplify Day Camp

An award-winning and American Camp Association–accredited music and arts day camp for girls.

Incoming grades 3-8. Besant Hill School, 8585 N. Ojai Rd., Ojai. Call (805) 699-5247 or email jen@amplifyartsproject.org. amplifyrocks.org/day-camp

Apples to Zucchini Cooking School

Join for hands-on cooking classes and old-fashioned summer camp fun! Grades TK-6. 2300 Garden St. Call (805) 214-1213 or email info@atozcookingschool.org. atozcookingschool.org

Art Explorers Summer Camps 2025

Nine weekly themed camps in visual arts, sewing, cooking, movie making, drawing, painting, clay, and digital arts.

Grades K-8. Bishop Diego School, 4000 La Colina Rd. Call (805) 570-5599 or email ozwicke@artexplorerssantabarbara.org terrificscientific.org

Artistic Horizons Atelier

Students will explore pottery techniques, create unique sculptures, and build artistic confidence in a fun, hands-on environment in Goleta. Ages 11-17 (exceptions for younger students). Goleta. Call (805) 203-0598 or email artistichorizonslc@gmail.com. artistichorizonsatelier.com

Art Spot Summer Art Camps

Each week of camp will include a variety of art projects and guided paintings and will conclude with an art show!

Ages 7-12. 320 Alisal Rd., Ste. 306B, Solvang. Email info@artspotonwheels.com artspotonwheels.com

Art Spot Summer Art Camps

Artstudio 4 Kids

Artstudio 4 Kids offers inspiring summer art camps! Explore sculpture, clay, and fantastic multimedia projects in a beautiful outdoor studio setting.

Ages 6-12. 815 Puente Dr. Call (805) 689-8993 or email geraldineotte@gmail.com. artstudio4kids.com

An ArtVenture Camp

Adventure into art this summer with drawing, painting, cooking/baking, photography, and more!

Ages 8-12. 1624 Gillespie St. Call (702) 613-7793 or email sydneybryce36@gmail.com. anartventurecamp.com

Boxtales Theatre Company Greek Mythology Camp

Learn acting skills, gain confidence, and make new friends as you create an original performance based on classical mythology.

Ages 9-13. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Call (805) 962-1142 or email info@boxtales.org. boxtales.org/education/summer-camp

Camps at Dunn School

Choose from Art Fusion Day Camp (grades 3-9), Creativity Workshop Camp (grades 3-9), or Music & Artistic Expression Camp (grades 3-12), for friendship, exploration, and daily pool parties with after-camp care options available.

Grades 3-12. Dunn School, 2555 W. Hwy. 154, Los Olivos. Call (805) 686-0603 or email summer@dunnschool.org dunnschool.org/summer/day-camps

The Creative Lab

Explore photography, clay sculpting, and crafting in a fun, hands-on environment where creativity, confidence, and teamwork thrive! Ages 5-16. 31 E. Canon Perdido St. Email team@thecreativelabart.com thecreativelabart.com

Destination Dance

Dance camps with an in-studio performance every week. Ages 3-18. S.B. Dance Arts Performing Arts Ctr., 531 E. Cota St. Call (805) 970-4422 or email info@sbdancearts.com sbdancearts.com

Destination Dance

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Summer Gets Wild Here

From hikes to slip ‘n slide, Outdoor Adventure lives up to its name. Kids aged 5 to 12 enjoy all of Elings Park’s 230 acres with games, crafts, races, sports, exploring, visits by wild critters, plus a beach day.

(805)569-5611 • elingspark.org/summer-camp

Where events go

Drumline Camp

Participants will explore all types of instruments that are used in large percussion ensembles, including snare, marching tenor, and bass. Entering grades 6-9. La Cumbre Junior High School, 2255 Modoc Rd. Call (805) 284-9125 or email katie@santabarbaraeducation.org. sbefoundation.org/community-programs

Ensemble Theatre Company Summer Camps

The Young Actors Conservatory offers four professional performance training programs: Camp DramaRama (Ages 9-13), the Performance Playground (ages 5-8), the Acting Intensive (Ages 14-22), and the Musical Theatre Intensive (ages 14-22).

The New Vic Theater, 33 W. Victoria St. Call (805) 965-5400, x541 or email education@etcsb.org. etcsb.org/education-and-outreach/the-young-actors-conservatory

Goleta School of Ballet Dance Camp

A fun two-week camp that includes daily ballet class, musical theater, crafts, choreography, and a performance.

Ages 8-12. Goleta School of Ballet, 303 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 328-3823 or email info@goletaschoolofballet.com. goletaschoolofballet.com

Kathy’s Music & Movement: Music, Dance & Art Camps

A joyful place where music comes to life. Music; instruments, such as piano and ukulele; dance; art; Spanish; and more. Small group sizes. Ages 4-7 and 5-10. Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden St. and Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito Rd., Carpinteria. Call (805) 729-0698 or email kindermusikathy@gmail.com kathysmusicmovement.com

Improv Camp at Lights Up! Theatre Company

Build performance skills, learn fundamentals, and find community through improv training. All experience levels are welcome. Ages 11-18. 2300 Garden St. Email info@lightsupsb.com lightsupsb.com

InterAct Theatre Camp:

Act It! Move It! Make It!

Camps will offer an exciting theatrical experience combining performance, creativity, teamwork, and personal growth.

Ages 4-16. Unity of S.B., 227 E. Arrellaga St. Call (805) 869-2348 or email info@interacttheatreschool.com. interacttheatreschool.com/summer-camps

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InterAct Theatre Camp

M2 Summer Music Camp

Spend a week working with our multi-instrumentalist instructors learning about music, playing instruments, and preparing for a musical showcase.

Ages 8-18. 2555 W. Hwy. 154, Los Olivos. Call (805) 967-4411 or email info@muffinmusic.org muffinmusic.org

Momentum Dance Company Summer Dance Camps

Five-day camps are packed with fun and creativity with a live performance at the end of each week.

Ages 3-teen. Momentum Dance Company, 12 E. Figueroa St. Call (805) 364-1638 or email momentumdancesb@gmail.com. momentumdancesb.com

Nick Rail Summer Band Camp

Campers are grouped by level and taught to play solo and in a band with their instrument.

Entering grades 4-12. S.B. Junior High School, 721 E. Cota St. Call (805) 284-9125 or email katie@santabarbaraeducation.org sbefoundation.org/community-programs

Photojournalism Camp

Students will explore documentary photography and writing with photography field trips that are the highlight of this camp. Ages 10-13. Gateway Educational Services, 185 S. Patterson Ave., Ste. E. Call (805) 895-1153 or email info@gatewayeducationalservices.org. gatewayeducationalservices.org/summer-camps

S.B. Middle School Beginning Guitar Camp

Get in touch with your inner musician through our beginner guitar summer camp.

Ages 9-12. S.B. Middle School, 1321 Alameda Padre Serra. Call (805) 682-2989 or email summercamp@sbms.org sbms.org/about/summer-camps

S.B. Middle School Fiber Arts Camp

Learn or improve your skills in crocheting, sewing, and beading and participate in activities and outdoor games.

Ages 9-12. S.B. Middle School, 1321 Alameda Padre Serra. Call (805) 682-2989 or email summercamp@sbms.org. sbms.org/about/summer-camps

The Adventure Begins

Summer Camp at the Garden

Join us for a fun-filled outdoor experience they’ll never forget. Reserve your spot today!

M2 Summer Music Camp

A H a SUMMER PROGRAM 2025 2025

DIGITAL CLEANSE

A WELLNESS RETREAT FOR TEENS

June 17 - 20

El Capitan Canyon Resort

For rising 9th-12th graders:

Apply to attend AHA!’s 5th annual Digital Cleanse!

• Docent-guided hike at Arroyo Hondo Preserve

• Connecting and creative games and activities

• Pool and beach time

• Cookouts, s’mores, stargazing

• Other screen-free adventures!

Digital Cleanse Application

https://tinyurl.com/ ahadigitalcleanse2025

Questions? Contact Melissa Lowenstein melissa@ahasb.org

¿Preguntas?

Contacte a René García-Hernández (Bilingüe) rene@ahasb.org

Summer Application

https://tinyurl.com/ ahageneralapplication

CONNECTION | CREATIVITY | BEACH DAYS | FUN FIELD TRIPS!

Santa Barbara Groups June 30–July 17

Jr High Students

Incoming 7th graders - incoming 8th graders: Mon–Wed 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

SBJH

Thurs. 2:00–5:00 PM, Leadbetter Beach

Sr High Students

Incoming 9th graders - graduating 12th graders

Earn Community Service or a stipend Mon–Wed 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Mon–Wed 2:00–5:00 PM

Jefferson Hall @USSB

All groups: Thurs. 2:00–5:00 PM, Leadbetter Beach

Carpinteria Groups June 30–July 17

Sr High Students

Incoming 9th graders - graduating 12th graders

Earn Community Service or a stipend Mon–Thurs 2:00 –5:00 PM

Location TBD

For enrollment questions contact Paulina Romero, Director of Enrollment 805) 229-1079 | paulina@ahasb.org

EMPATHY RESILIENCE MINDFULNESS AWARENESS CONNECTION

S.B. Museum of Art Summer Camp

Children will spend the day immersed in hands-on art making while being inspired by original museum works of art.

Ages 5-12. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Call (805) 884-6457 or email communityprograms@sbma.net. sbma.net/kidsfamilies

S.B. Parks & Rec Art Camp

Campers will enjoy daily art lessons each morning followed by a fun beach day in the afternoon.

Ages: 5-13. Carousel House, 223 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Ceramics Camp

Campers will learn the basic techniques of wheel throwing, hand-building, and glazing.

Ages 8-15. Chase Palm Park Craft Ctr., 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Theater Camp

Campers will spend the week singing, dancing, and prepping the set before putting on a special performance for friends and family.

Ages 6-12. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Ceramic Camp

Explore UCSB Recreation’s Summer Youth Programs!

Summer Day Camp |

Beach 'n Surf Camp |

Jr. Lifeguards | Ages 8

Swim Lessons | Ages 3+

Summer Swim Lessons On Sale April 16 at 10:00am

Learn More & Register Here!

Sound Waves Music and Movement Camp

Campers will explore their musical talents, build confidence, and develop a love for music in a fun and supportive environment.

Entering grades 1-3. Monroe Elementary School, 431 Flora Vista Dr. Call (805) 284-9125 or email katie@santabarbaraeducation.org. sbefoundation.org/community-programs

¡Regístrese ahora! Puestos para ser voluntario para mayores de 18 años durante todo el verano

www.wyp.org/jobs volunteer@wyp.org (805) 964-8096

Stage Left Junior

Campers will participate in acting, singing, dancing, and cooking, culminating in a performance and a kids’ cookbook.

Ages 5-12. 820 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 570-1661 or email stageleftjr@gmail.com. stageleftsb.com

Stage Left Productions Presents The Addams Family

Training in auditioning, physical/vocal techniques, acting/dancing/singing, and a set/costume/tech design track available that will culminate with full-scale musical performances.

Ages 10-17. S.B. High School, 700 E. Anapamu St. Call (805) 965-0880 or email stageleft@cox.net. stageleftsb.com

State Street Ballet Academy Ballet Boot Camp

Daily ballet, conditioning, pointe/pre-pointe, etc. with a performance.

Ages 12-18. State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 563-3262 x1 or email info@ssb-academy.com. ssb-academy.com

State Street Ballet Academy Contemporary & Choreography Dance Camp

Daily contemporary class and choreographic exploration that will include a performance.

Ages 12-18. State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 563-3262 x1 or email info@ssb-academy.com ssb-academy.com

Stage Left Junior

State Street Ballet Academy One-Week Dance Camps

Daily ballet, jazz, tap, and art with a final performance. Different camps to be offered each week include Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan Ages 7-12. State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 563-3262 x1 or email info@ssb-academy.com. ssb-academy.com

State Street Ballet Academy One-Week Mini Dance Camps

Ballet, jazz, tap, and art with a final performance. Different mini camps to be offered each week include Wizard of Oz, Disney, Under the Sea, and Peter Pan Ages 3-6. State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 563-3262 x1 or email info@ssb-academy.com ssb-academy.com

State Street Ballet Academy

Two-Week Junior Intensive Dance Camp

Junior dance intensive for serious ballet dancers with a performance at the Lobero Theatre.

Ages 10-18. State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 563-3262 x1 or email info@ssb-academy.com ssb-academy.com

Summer Intensive at Goleta School of Ballet

Summer Intensive offers intermediate/advanced students a focus on classical ballet technique ending with a performance. In person.

Ages 12-17. Goleta School of Ballet, 303 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 328-3823 or email info@goletaschoolofballet.com. goletaschoolofballet.com

Summer Drama Camp

This two-week camp will culminate in a final performance. Grades 4-12. The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Call (805) 901-3554 or email orsaasa@gmail.com. thealcazar.org

Stimulate minds, encourage teamwork, build character, and develop self-esteem at our summer camp!

GREEK MYTHOLOGY CAMP

Create an original piece inspired by Classical Mythology! Learn Acting Skills. Gain Confidence. Make New Friends. Come to 1, 2, or all 3 weeks!

Ages: 9-13

Location: The Marjorie Luke Theatre 721 E. Cota Street

When: Week One: June 23 – 27 Week Two: June 30 – July 4 Week Three: July 7 – 11

Time: Mon- Thurs 9am–3:30pm Friday 9am–1pm

Cost: $325 per week

State Street Ballet Academy

Summer String Camp

Campers will gain technical skills on their violin, viola, cello, or upright bass, play musical games, and have fun!

Entering grades 4-9. La Colina Junior High School, 4025 Foothill Rd. Call (805) 284-9125 or email katie@santabarbaraeducation.org sbefoundation.org/community-programs

Young Singers Club

Private voice lessons tailored to individual needs. Special summer packages are available.

Ages 9+. 4713 Chandler St. Call (805) 280-9802 or email youngsingersclub@gmail.com. youngsingersclub.com

EDUCATION/STEM

California Learning Center S.B.

Tutoring all subjects (remedial and enrichment), SAT test prep (Aug.), college counseling and essay support, and academic and career advising. Small groups.

Ages 5-25. California Learning Ctr., 3324 State St., Ste. L. Call (805) 563-1579 or email wendi@clcsb.com clcsb.com

Catching Blessings Filming the Future Summer Camp

This camp will mentor novice filmmakers by pairing them with industry professionals across all stages of film production.

Ages 14-18. SBCC, .721 Cliff Dr. Call (310) 461-9893 or email blessingscatching@gmail.com catchingblessings.net

Fusion Academy

This all-encompassing camp will blend hands-on learning, art, music, technology, academic enrichment, and outdoor activities in a personalized learning environment.

Ages 10-18. 510 State St., Ste. 200. Call (805) 502-1572 or slettin@fusionacademy.com fusionacademy.com/campuses/santa-barbara

Octobots Robotics Summer Camp

Octobots Robotics combines the craftsmanship of engineering with the high-octane excitement of high school robotics. All levels welcome.

Ages 9-14. 7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 637-0197 or info@teamoctobots.org. teamoctobots.org/campseducation

Math Camp at S.B. Family School

A fun, hands-on exploration of creative mathematics with weekly themes for kids who enjoy math, led by an experienced math team coach. Grades 4-10. North Goleta. Call (805) 680-9950 or email camps@sbfamilyschool.com sbfamilyschool.com/camps

AUGUST 4-15

SCITREK SUMMER

Join us for two weeks of hands-on science exploration at UCSB!

Designed for girls ages 11-14, this free program features exciting experiments in biology, chemistry, and physics, plus a final science showcase Spots are limited apply with your child so we can hear from them!

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MOXI Camp

MOXI Camps boost creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving skills with fun STEAM activities.

Entering grades K-6. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Call (805) 770-5000 or email camps@moxi.org. moxi.org/camp

Nature Adventures™ Summer Camp

Our camps and classes with trained instructors weave together science, art, and literature into fun learning activities at both the Museum and Sea Center.

Ages 4-12. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol; Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Call (805) 682-4711 x136 or email csipiora@sbnature2.org. sbnature.org/natureadventures

Presidio Archaeology Camp

Dig, discover, and learn how archaeologists unearth clues to piece together the history of Santa Barbara.

Ages 10-15. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Call (805) 961-5374 or email kevin@sbthp.org sbthp.org/archcamp

Girls will enjoy hands-on lessons in business concepts, sales, and marketing to develop their own product line.

Ages 6-12. MacKenzie Park Ctr., 3111 State St. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

MOXI

Spanish Summer Camps

Learn basic Spanish vocabulary, greetings, and more while having fun.

Ages 6-12, 13-18, 19+. 247 Mathilda Dr., Apt. 3, Goleta. Call (435) 881-7122 or email infospanishacademysb@gmail.com spanishacademysb.com

S.B. Parks & Rec Lego Camp

Following a curriculum designed by engineers, campers will have fun exploring concepts in physics, architecture, and engineering.

Ages 6-12. Westside Neighborhood Ctr., 423 W. Victoria St. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

SBPL’s Summer Reading Program: All Ages Library Program

Celebrate reading with free programs, reading logs, lots of ways to participate, and all kinds of fun!

All ages. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.; Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St.; Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd., Montecito. Call (805) 962-7653 or email YouthServices@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. sbplibrary.org

STEAM Academy for Girls

Students will explore technology, engineering, math, coding, and art. Field trips and guest speakers.

Ages 10-13. Gateway Educational Services, 185 S. Patterson Ave., Ste. E. Call (805) 895-1153 or email info@gatewayeducationalservices.org. gatewayeducationalservices.org/summer-camps

STEM Camp at Dunn School

Campers will design, build, and test projects, exploring hands-on activities while applying STEM principals. Pool parties in the afternoon with snacks and lunches provided.

Grades 3-9. Dunn School, 2555 W. Hwy. 154, Los Olivos. Call (805) 686-0603 or email summer@dunnschool.org dunnschool.org/summer/day-camps

Summer’s Cool @ The REEF

Explore AND learn at the same time at the REEF and the world-renowned Marine Science Institute at UCSB. Ages 8-10 and 11-13. The REEF at UCSB (end of Lagoon Rd. near Campus Point Beach) Call (805) 893-8765 or email outreach@msi.ucsb.edu. msi.ucsb.edu/education/oceans-to-classrooms/about

Terrific Scientific STEAM Camps 2025

One-week themed camps in science, coding, engineering, digital games, and robotics.

Grades K-8. Bishop Diego School, 4000 La Colina Rd. Call (805) 570-5599 or email ozwicke@terrificscientific.org terrificscientific.org

Wild animals, wilder fun

GENERAL

AHA! Summer 2025

This three-week, four-days-a-week camp will include field trips, creative projects, and team-building activities.

Grades 7-12. Unitarian Society of S.B., 1535 Santa Barbara St.; and Leadbetter Beach. Call (805) 229-1079 or email paulina@ahasb.org ahasb.org

Anacapa Arts & Exploration Camp

This camp offers a dynamic mix of hands-on art projects, inspiring musical sessions, and thrilling outdoor activities and exploration.

Ages 9-13. Anacapa School, 814 Santa Barbara St. Call (805) 965-0228 or email camp@anacapaschool.org. anacapaschool.org/summer-2025

Best U Camp

Affordable all-day summer camp in downtown S.B. Enjoy sports, games, hikes, beach days, Slip ‘N Slide, and more!

Grades K-6. Notre Dame School, 33 E. Micheltorena St. Call (805) 490-2285 or email seanbestucamp@yahoo.com. BestUCamp.com

Camp MCS at Montessori Center School

Our thematic summer camp offers opportunities for creativity, discovery, social interaction, and fun!

Ages 3-12. Montessori Center School, 401 N. Fairview Ave., Ste. 1, Goleta. Call (805) 683-9383 or email t.clark@mcssb.org. mcssb.org/summer-camp

have completely personalized options for students to catch

Classes for credit to help students retake a class or get a tough class out of the way

Remediation classes tailored to your student's specific learning gaps

Middle school camps and high school virtual experiences that foster enrichment and socialization

Test prep and college readiness programs to prepare your student for their future

And so much more!

In-person, virtual, and hybrid options are available, all with customized scheduling to fit your plans

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JOIN 1 WEEK OR ALL WEEKS! JULY 7-11 | JULY 14-18

JULY 21-25 | JULY 28- AUG. 1

9 AM-3PM, M-F, $350/WEEK HALF DAY OPTION: 9-1, $280/WEEK

Campers will enjoy learning about farm animal care, farming, knitting, water games, painting, clay making, crafts, art, read-alouds, games, and more!

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Cliff Drive Care Center Summer Camp

Activites include sports, hiking, STEAM, and arts and crafts, field trips to beaches, pools, parks, and museums.

Ages: 4.75-10. Cliff Drive Care Ctr., 1435 Cliff Dr. Call (805) 965-4286 or email cliffdrivepreschool@gmail.com cliffdrivecarecenter.org/summer-camp

The Downtown Club

Programs in swimming, games, wilderness excursions, beach fun, ceramics, basketball, soccer, movies, field trips, dance and deejay lessons, and nutrition.

Ages: 10-18. 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Call (805) 962-2382 or email mark@boysandgirlssb.org boysandgirlssb.org

Dungeons & Dragons Camp at Dunn School

Craft epic stories, build unforgettable characters, and navigate thrilling campaigns, all while enjoying lunch, snacks, and afternoon pool parties led by a passionate Dungeon Master.

Grades 5-12. Dunn School, 2555 W. Hwy. 154, Los Olivos. Call (805) 686-0603 or email summer@dunnschool.org dunnschool.org/summer/day-camps

Girls Inc. Elementary Summer Camp!

Girls can join for one-week themed sessions for hands-on enrichment activities in STEM, art, sports, theater, and more in a pro-girl environment!

Grades TK-6. 4973 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 963-4757 x2 or email info@girlsincsb.org. girlsincsb.org/programs/elementary

Girl Scout Day Camp: Fun and Games!

Join this five-day camp for fun crafts, games, activities, and songs. Afterprogram care options available.

Incoming grades K-6. Girsh Park, 7050 Phelps Rd., Goleta. Email costadeorocamp@gmail.com costadeorosu.org

Safety Town

Children will develop awareness of traffic, fire, water, personal safety, and more through interactive lessons, guest speakers, and hands-on activities.

Grades pre- and post-kindergarten. Kellogg Elementary School, 475 Cambridge Dr., Goleta. Mountain View Elementary School, 5465 Queen Ann Ln.; and Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Rd. Call (805) 252-7998 or email info@sbsafetytown.org. sbsafetytown.org

Safety Town

SBPL’s Summer Reading Program: All Ages Library Program

Celebrate reading with free programs, reading logs, lots of ways to participate, and all kinds of fun!

S.B. Zoo Camp

Zoo Camp offers kids the opportunity to be outside and learn all about animals and the world around us.

Ages 3-12. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Call (805) 962-5339 or email education@sbzoo.org www.sbzoo.org/zoo-camp

Summer at Laguna

Where learning and fun collide, featuring eight weeks of arts, academic, adventure, Lego, STEM, and sports camps.

Ages 4-17. Laguna Blanca School, 4125 Paloma Dr.; and 260 San Ysidro Rd. Call (805) 687-2461 or email camps@lagunablanca.org. lagunablanca.org/summer

Summer on the Ridge

Campers will create, move, swim, and play while exploring all areas of the Riviera Ridge School’s 11-acre campus.

Ages 4-12. The Riviera Ridge School, 2130 Mission Ridge Rd. Call (805) 569-1811 x114 or email ddowdy@rivieraridge.org tinyurl.com/SummerOnTheRidge

Teen Summer Program at Girls Inc.!

One-week themed sessions designed for teens provided in a safe, supportive, and pro-girl environment to explore art, cooking, sports, woodshop, STEM, and more!

Grades 7-12. 4973 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Call (805) 730-0508 or email info@girlsincsb.org girlsincsb.org/programs/teens

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S.B. Zoo Camp

UCSB Summer Day Camp

Nine weeks of fun activities and competitions with creative themes. Sports, swimming, gymnastics, talent shows, crafts, and more!

Ages 5-14. UCSB Department of Recreation, 516 Ocean Rd. Call (805) 893-3913. Email camps@recreation.ucsb.edu recreation.ucsb.edu/youth-programs/summer-day-camp

Waldorf School of S.B. Nature and Crafts and Arts Camps

Children will explore, create, and imagine in Waldorf-inspired day camps that integrate seasonal arts and crafts with nature-based free play.

Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-11. Waldorf School of S.B., 7421 Mirano Dr., Goleta. Call (805) 967-6656 or email hillary@waldorfsantabarbara.org waldorfsantabarbara.org

Warrior Summer

Activities based on book themes that include Percy Jackson, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Harry Potter, Magnus Chase, and Heroes of Olympus such as crafts, martial arts, trivia, board games, and team activities. Ages 9-13.1113 State St. Call (805) 350-4259 or email Lokibookishmma@gmail.com. sbmartialarts.com/summer-camps

OUTDOOR

Adventure Summer Camps — Tides: Marine Biology and Outdoor Learning

Campers can surf, stand-up paddleboard, body board, and play beach games with daily marine biology lessons and tide pool exploration!

Ages 6-15. Rincon Beach County Park, Carpinteria. Call (805) 314-4533 or email support@lanternsglobal.com. lanternsglobal.com/all-summer-camps

A-Frame Beach Camp

Surfing, boogie boarding, paddle boarding, and beach games! Snacks and hot lunches are included.

Ages 5+. Santa Claus Beach. Call (805) 684-8803 or email aframesam@yahoo.com. aframesurf.com

Camps with songs from Taylor Swift, Legally Blonde, Descendants, & Juliet, and Trolls!

Warrior Summer

KIDS CLIMBING CAMP :

Each day is packed with climbing activities, games, and craft-making. Campers will learn the basics of climbing including how to put on a harness, knot tying, and climbing communication. Kids Climbing Camp is a fantastic way for kids to build climbing skills, make friends, and have a blast!

TEEN ROCKS CAMP :

(AGES 5-9) (AGES 10-15)

Campers will spend time learning rope skills, climbing technique, and take part in an array of climbing activities. Campers will learn skills used in every climbing discipline! The Teen Rocks Camp is an awesome way for kids to challenge themselves, build climbing skills, and make friends.

MEETING TIMES:

Teen Rocks Camp: Mon-Fri. (9 AM–3:30 PM) Kids Climbing Camp: Mon-Fri. (9 AM–12 PM)

BOOKINGS:

Bookings are live on the Santa Barbara Rock Gym website! Program registration is required to participate in each session. Find more information and booking options under the “Youth Programs” tab at www.sbrockgym.com

Alrededor del Mundo: El Jardín Summer Camp Around the World

Travel to Spanish countries in this Spanish immersion camp. Sports, games, activities, gardening, and art. Learn about different Spanish countries’ cultures, food, music, and more.

Ages 4-12. Carpinteria Children’s Farm, 5885 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Call (805) 314-4533 or email support@lanternsglobal.com lanternsglobal.com/all-summer-camps

Camp Elings: Outdoor Adventure

Campers will enjoy tag and dodgeball, relay races, basketball and soccer drills, and more as well as hike, have visits from live reptiles, and draw using plants and nature for inspiration.

Ages 5-12. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 569-5611 or email dsouza@elingspark.org. elingspark.org/summer-camp

Carpinteria Skate Park Summer Camp

Join expert instruction to learn the basics or build on existing skill sets for a week of skateboarding fun. All levels welcome!

Ages 7-12. Carpinteria Skate Park, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Call (805) 688-3877 or email info@carpskatepark.org carpskatepark.org

Farm Camp

Campers will enjoy learning about animal care, farming, painting, clay making, crafts, read-aloud stories, fun group games, and activities!

Ages 4-13. Carpinteria Children’s Farm, 5885 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Call (805) 314-4533 or email support@lanternsglobal.com lanternsglobal.com/all-summer-camps

Miramar Beach Camp

A variety of ocean, beach, and art activities designed to create a memorable and enriching experience. Ages 4-17. In front of the Rosewood Miramar Beach (1759 S. Jameson Ln., Montecito). Call (805) 570-4122 or email info@ goldcoastsurfschool.com goldcoastsurfschool.com/camps

Nature Rangers Wilderness Programs

Get outdoors and enjoy nature-based science experiments, games, arts, crafts, wilderness skills, and play in this immersive nature experiences.

Ages 5-14. Various wilderness areas in Goleta and S.B. Call (805) 895-2110 or email registrar@nature-rangers.org. nature-rangers.org/camp

Parkour Camp at S.B. Trapeze Co.

Leap over obstacles and build resilience in this movement-based program that fosters agility, teamwork, and confidence while making lasting friendships in a supportive environment.

Ages 6-17. S.B. Trapeze Co., 131 E. Haley St. Call (805) 350-9802 or email hello@sbtrapezeco.com sbtrapeze.com/pages/camps

Peak2Pacific Outdoor Adventures & Environmental Education Summer Camps

Outdoor adventures: hiking, bouldering, terrestrial/ creek/marine biology, sailing, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, surfing, nature art, team challenges, and sports Ages: Campers: 3-12; LITs: 13-14; CITs: 15-18. West Beach/S.B. Harbor. Call (805) 689-8326 or email peak2pacific@gmail.com. peak2pacific.com

S.B. County Junior Lifeguards

This fun program will combine beach safety education with environmental stewardship, competition, and fitness. Supervised by local professional ocean lifeguards. The 13th annual Junior Lifeguard Program (formerly Hendry’s Junior Lifeguards) has changed location with special programming at Jalama Beach. Ages 6-17. Goleta Beach, 5986 Sandspit Rd., Goleta. Call (805) 951-0943 or email sbcojg@sbparks.org countyofsb.org/1031/Hendrys-Junior-Lifeguards

S.B. Parks & Rec Beach Camp

Campers will enjoy a mix of sand and ocean activities, beach-themed arts and crafts, and games. Ages 5-14. East Beach (Chase Palm Park). Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Junior Lifeguards

Participants will learn water safety, first aid, surf lifesaving, and more from professional beach lifeguards. Ages 7-17. East Beach (Cabrillo Pavilion), 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Nature Camp

Campers will enjoy singalongs, outdoor games, field trips, nature science, and a special family night with entertaining skits and awards.

Ages 6-12. Casa Las Palmas, 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Ocean Explorers

Campers will enjoy ocean and beach activities, including kayaking, stand-up paddling, and snorkeling while learning about our marine environment.

Ages 5-14. Paddle Sports Ctr., 117 B Harbor Wy. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

Summer Camp at the S.B. Botanic Garden: Ages 5-6

Young campers will connect with the natural world through play, crafts, and exploration in five-day camps with the themes Acorn Adventures, Blooming Buddies, and Nature Superheroes.

Ages 5-6. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Call (805) 682-4726 x161 or email camp@sbbotanicgarden.org. bit.ly/SB-Bot-Gar-Camp

Summer Camp at the S.B. Botanic Garden: Ages 6-8

Older campers will engage in nature exploration through active challenges, hands-on discovery and investigation, and sensory activities in five-day camps with the themes Cali-flora Adventures, Forest Fitness, and Sense of Nature.

Ages 6-8. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Call (805) 682-4726 x161 or email camp@sbbotanicgarden.org bit.ly/SB-Bot-Gar-Camp

Farm Camp

Parkour Camp at S.B. Trapeze Co.

Summer Camp at the S.B. Botanic Garden: Ages 8-10

Older kids will discover new ways to connect with nature through artistic expression, scientific exploration, and plant and animal investigations in five-day camps with the themes Backcountry Pathfinders, EcoExplorers, and Outdoor Creations.

Ages 8-10. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Call (805) 682-4726 x161 or email camp@sbbotanicgarden.org. bit.ly/SB-Bot-Gar-Camp

Tiny Flyers at S.B. Trapeze Co.

Prepare little ones for a full day of programs to develop independence, coordination, and social skills while fostering friendships and a love for movement.

Ages 3-5. S.B. Trapeze Co., 131 E. Haley St. Call (805) 3509802 or email hello@sbtrapezeco.com. sbtrapeze.com/pages/camps

Trapeze Camp at S.B. Trapeze Co.

Let go of fear and catch confidence in a structured, team-focused adventure where kids grow together, build friendships, and support each other.

Ages 6-14. S.B. Trapeze Co., 131 E. Haley St. Call (805) 3509802 or email hello@sbtrapezeco.com. sbtrapeze.com/pages/camps

UCSB Beach ’n’ Surf Camp

Enjoy summer at UCSB Campus Point with activities such as surf and kayak instruction, beach games, and environmental education.

Ages 9-15. Campus Point, Lagoon Rd., UCSB. Call (805) 8933913 or email camps@recreation.ucsb.edu. recreation.ucsb.edu/youth-programs/surf-kayak-camp

Wild Roots Forest School Summer Program

Campers will participate in 100 percent outdoor, nature-based, fun-filled summer programs.

Ages 3-7. Various locations in Goleta and S.B. Email registrar.wildroots@gmail.com wildrootsschool.org

OVERNIGHT/SLEEPAWAY

AHA!’s Fifth Annual Digital Cleanse Retreat

Teens will spend four days and three nights devicefree connecting with themselves, other teens, and the natural beauty of Gaviota Coast.

Grades 9-12. El Capitan Canyon Resort, 11560 Calle Real. Call (805) 770-7200 x9 or email rene@ahasb.org. ahasb.org

Amplify Sleepaway Camp

This empowering music and arts-focused overnight camp for girls will foster creativity, confidence, and community through immersive experiences.

Ages 9-17 (entering grades 4-12). 5353 N. Ojai Rd., Ojai. Call (805) 861-8128 or email jen@amplifyartsproject.org. amplifyrocks.org

Camp Kesem

A free and fun outdoor, overnight camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer (remission, active, or passed away).

Ages 6-18. Camp Whittier, 2400 CA-154, S.B. Call (818) 457-6253 or email ucsb.outreach@kesem.org. kesem.org/programs-services/camp-kesem

Camp Opencourt

Learn tennis skills and values and have fun at this tennis clinic.

Ages 6+. S.B. Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Rd. Call (805) 865-7980 or email hello@opencourtsb.com

Circle V Ranch Camp & Retreat Center

Impacting children’s lives since 1945. Children will enjoy hiking, swimming, nature walks, archery, miniature golf, campfires, skits, and singing. Each session has a theme, such as Carnival, Medieval, and Superheroes. Ages 7-13. 2550 Hwy. 154 (across from Cachuma Lake). Call (805) 686-2696 or email fjacinto@svdpla.org circlevranchcamp.org

Woodland Discovery Camp

Kids will be immersed in nature with hands-on exploration, hiking, wildlife encounters, and using outdoor skills in this adventure-filled summer of fun!

Ages 10-13. S.B. The Outdoor School at Rancho Alegre, 2680 Hwy. 154. Call (805) 335-2899 or email amanda.chick@scouting.org. theoutdoorschool.org/woodland-discovery-camp

SPECIAL NEEDS

Camp Kesem

A free and fun outdoor, overnight camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer (remission, active, or passed away).

Ages 6-18. Camp Whittier, 2400 CA-154, S.B. Call (818) 457-6253 or email ucsb.outreach@kesem.org kesem.org/programs-services/camp-kesem

Camp Wheez

Children with asthma are invited to join for an exciting week of fun activities and asthma education.

Ages 6-12. First Presbyterian Church of S.B., 21 E. Constance Ave. Call (805) 681-1793 or email campwheez@sansumclinic.org campwheez. sansumclinic.org

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp

For youth/young adults with physical disabilities who use or could use a wheelchair to participate in sports.

Ages 6-21. UCSB Recreation Center, 516 Ocean Rd. Call (805) 569-8999 x82102 or email rvanhoor@sbch.org cottagehealth.org/wheelchaircamp

Camp Kesem

SANTA BARBARA & CARPINTERIA DAY CAMPS

one. Soccer Schools Day Camps use game-based learning and expert coaching to improve scoring goals, master 1v1 situations and elevate soccer IQ with themed exercises designed to enhance decision

Field Player: Full and 1/2 Day Camps

Goalkeeper: Full and 1/2 Day Camps Juniors: 1/2 Day Camps

SANTA BARBARA

June 16 - 20

July 28 - August 1

@Girsh Park Turf

CARPINTERIA

July 21 - 25

@Viola Fields

Interested in Residential Camps? Visit our website for details!

www.oneSoccerSchools.com

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SPIRITUAL

CEF Free Morning Lego Summer Camps

Child Evangelism Fellowship will offer free morning camps that will feature Lego challenges, engaging Bible lessons, games, music, snacks, and fun!

Ages 6-12. Calvary Baptist Church, 736 W. Islay St. Call (805) 698-7719 or email cefsbministry@gmail.com cefsantabarbara.org/programs/5-day-clubs

SPORTS/WELLNESS

Brazil Camp Capoeira & Rhythms Camp

An engaging camp where kids will move, play, and express themselves through capoeira, music, and rhythms in a fun and energetic environment.

Ages 7-12. Location: TBA. Call (805) 637-5355 or email capoeirasb@gmail.com. capoeirasb.com

Camps at Dunn School

Choose from Multi-Sport Camp (grades 3-9) or Rowing Camp (grades 6-12) with transportation to Cachuma Lake provided. Grades 3-12. Dunn School, 2555 W. Hwy. 154, Los Olivos. Call (805) 686-0603 or email summer@dunnschool.org dunnschool.org/summer/day-camps

Camp Elings: BMX

Boys and girls of all abilities can improve their skills, learn track etiquette, and get a workout.

Ages 5-12. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 569-5611 or email dsouza@elingspark.org. elingspark.org/summer-camp

Camp Elings: Tennis

Players of all levels will participate in match play and work on tactical and technical drills and more with a park tennis pro.

Ages 5-14. Las Positas Tennis Courts, 1430 Las Positas Rd. Call (805) 569-5611 or email dsouza@elingspark.org elingspark.org/summer-camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Basketball Camp

Campers will learn fundamental basketball skills like dribbling, passing, shot techniques, and the importance of teamwork.

Ages 6-11. Carrillo Street Gym, 100 E. Carrillo St. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Basketball Camp

SPARK IMAGINATION, CONCEIVE POSSIBILITIES, AND INSPIRE MINDS!

CAMP DETAILS

• CAMP WEEKS: June 16 - August 15, 2025 Mon-Fri 9am - 3:30 Camp After Care ends at 5pm

• COST:

$390-$475/ wk

• LOCATIONS:

* Bishop Diego School

* Art Explorers Studio

• GRADES: K - 8th

ART EXPLORERS & TERRIFIC SCIENTIFIC STEAM CAMPS 2025

Grades: K - 8th grade

Dates: June 16 - August 15, 2025

With 65 different camps in Art, Science, Engineering and Technology, Art Explorers/Terrific Scientific has the largest array of camps in Santa Barbara County! Locally owned and serving Santa Barbara famiilies for over 20 years.

Our curriculum is designed for K-8th grade. and is “kid-tested” to ensure that camps are fun and full of learning concepts. Our programs feature hands-on, minds-on projects and activities which lay the foundation for innovative minds, problem solvers, and design thinkers of the future. We have a 1:10 staff/chid ratio consisting of exceptional professional staff and college students in diverse fields.

Drawing, painting, sculpting, digital art, product development, special effects, sewing, & movie making

Robotics, engineering, programming, technology, game design, & architecture

Space, chemistry, biology, forensics, veterinary medicine, archaeology, paleontology, astronomy, medicine and oceanography

S.B. Parks & Rec Beach Volleyball Camp

Campers will learn and practice correct ball handling, passing, setting, hitting, and serving for each skill level.

Ages 9-17. East Beach Volleyball Courts, E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Ice Skating Camp

Fun-focused ice-skating camp with professional coaches and crafts and outdoor activities mixed in to keep your kids cool!

Ages 4-11. Ice in Paradise, 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Pickleball Camp

Campers will learn pickleball shot and volley techniques, proper serving and receiving, and game strategy.

Ages: 8-17. Municipal Tennis and Pickleball Ctr., 1414 Park Pl. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Skateboard Academy

Get ready for an epic summer at this camp and learn how to roll on a board, improve your skills, and make new friends.

Ages 4-20. S.B. Skateboard Academy, 301 La Casa Grande Cir., Goleta. Call (323) 481-8677 or email sbskateacademy56@gmail.com. sbskateboardacademy.com/skateboard-camp

Learn to Row with S.B. Community Rowing

Spend mornings on the water learning to row and mastering the basics of this Olympic sport!

Ages 11+. S.B. Community Rowing, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, 2225 Hwy. 154. Call (703) 459-6677 or email coach@rowsbc.org. rowsbc.org/summercamps

Next Level Sports Camp

Your daily choice to play baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, or ultimate frisbee while learning from top local coaches.

Ages 6-14. Goleta Valley South Little League Fields, 4540 Hollister Ave. Call (714) 333-8623 or email jeff@nextlevelsportscamp.com. nextlevelsportscamp.com

Nike Sports Camps

Where play and performance go hand in hand. Choose a sport from multiple locations.

Ages 8-17. Cate School, San Marcos High School, UCSB, Westmont College, and more. Call (805) 645-3226 or email info@ussportscamps.com ussportscamps.com

Farm Fresh Local Organic Produce & Grocery Delivery Service

The Best Our Community has to Offer at the Most Affordable Prices

$10 Off First Box with Promo Code 10$OFF

one. Soccer Schools

An elite soccer camp environment with international, licensed coaches and an innovative youth curriculum that will maximize player development, confidence, and enjoyment!

Ages 5-16. Girsh Park, 7050 Phelps Rd., Goleta. Call (805) 303-1327 or email info@onescoccerschools.com onesoccerschools.com

S.B. Surf School

Expert coaching, small groups, and safety training make for an unforgettable summer of surfing.

Ages 6-13. Campus Point Beach, UCSB. Call (805) 708-9878 or email info@ SantaBarbaraSurfSchool.com. SantaBarbaraSurfSchool.com/surf-camp

S.B. Gymnastics Club Camp

Campers will learn fundamentals of gymnastics, parkour, trampoline, ninja, cheer, aerial, and rock climbing.

Ages 4-17. S.B. Gymnastics Club, 4129 State St. Call (805) 869-2962 or email info@santabarbaragymnasticsclub.com santabarbaragymnasticsclub.com/summer

S.B. Middle School Bike Camp

Our fabulous SBMS bike crew will walk you through the fundamentals of bike maintenance and take you on epic rides.

Ages 9-12. S.B. Middle School, 1321 Alameda Padre Serra. Call (805) 682-2989 or email summercamp@sbms.org. sbms.org/about/summer-camps

S.B. Middle School Sports Camp

Join Coach Bryan for a week of sports fundamentals. Open your mind to new sports opportunities and discover hidden talents.

Ages 9-13. S.B. Middle School, 1321 Alameda Padre Serra. Call (805) 682-2989 or email summercamp@sbms.org sbms.org/about/summer-camps

Santa Barbara County Junior Lifeguards at Goleta Beach

This fun and educational program is instructed and supervised by the Santa Barbara County Lifeguards. A variety of ocean and beach activities that improves your child’s confidence and knowledge in the marine environment. Ages 6 to 17.

Session One: June 16 to June 27 • Session Two: June 30 to July 11

Session Three: July 14 to July 25 • Session Four: July 28 to August 8 No June 19 or July 4

Each sessions runs from 9:30am to 2:00pm $250 per session ($225 per additional sibling) Online registration now open

For more information go to: www.sbparks.org/jg

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Session 1: June 22nd - 27th

Session 2: July 6th - 11th

Session 3: July 27th - August 1st

Advertising Deadline: Friday, April 4 at noon Publishing: Thursday, April 10 Our annual Home & Garden issue will feature a variety of stories focused on bite-sized sustainable steps to go green in your homes and gardens.

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S.B. Parks & Rec Skate Camp

Campers will learn proper skateboarding technique, practice new skills, and explore the challenges of Skater’s Point. All levels are welcome.

Ages 6-12. Skater’s Point, Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Soccer Camp

Campers will learn fundamental soccer skills like dribbling, passing, shot technique, and the importance of teamwork.

Ages 6-10. Cabrillo Ball Park, 800 Calle Puerto Vallarta. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

S.B. Parks & Rec Spikeball Camp

Campers will learn essential skills like serving, setting, and spiking while building their confidence in this exciting sport.

Ages 9-17. East Beach (Cabrillo Pavilion), 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

Surf Happens Surf Camps

S.B.’s number-one and longest-running surf camp that offers beginning to advanced surf instruction.

Ages 4-14. 3825 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria. Call (805) 966-3613 or email info@surfhappens.com surfhappens.com

S.B. Parks & Rec Tennis and Swim Camp

Campers will participate in structured tennis lessons, with breaks spent enjoying the pool.

Ages 9-15. Pershing Park Tennis Courts, 100 Castillo St. Call (805) 564-5418 or email Camps@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Camp

Twin Lakes Summer Junior Golf 2025

Golfers will learn the fundamental skills of putting, chipping, and full swing while learning concepts valuable on and off the golf course! Ages 4-14. Twin Lakes Golf Course, 6034 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Email carly@donparsonsgolf.com. twinlakesgolf.com/junior-golf

UCSB Gauchos Summer Soccer Day Camps

Learn skills and teamwork, develop creativity, build self-confidence, and have FUN! UCSB professional licensed coaches as well as men’s and women’s players.

Ages 5-12. UCSB Harder Stadium, Bldg. 580, Stadium Dr. Email kiankohan@ucsb.edu. tinyurl.com/UCSB-GauchoSoccer

UCSB Junior Lifeguards

This program includes oceanography, first aid, CPR, water rescue techniques, cooperation, competition techniques, and lifesaving methods. Visit the website for participant tryout information.

Ages 8-17. UCSB Campus Point, Lagoon Rd. Call (805) 893-7616 or email rcollins@ucsb.edu. recreation.ucsb.edu/youth-programs/ jr-lifeguards

UCSB Youth Swim Lessons

Private and group swim lessons at the UCSB Recreation Center pools.

Ages 3+. UCSB Recreation Center Pools, 516 Ocean Rd. Call (805) 893-2501 or email camps@recreation.ucsb.edu recreation.ucsb.edu/youth-programs/ swim-lessons

Westmont Summer Sports Camps

For almost 35 years, Westmont has offered day camps for kids who want to develop a sport in a fun and safe environment.

Ages 5-13. Westmont, 955 La Paz Rd. (805) 680-3590 or email ldorr@westmont.edu. westmont.edu/athletics/summercamps

Surf Happens Surf Camps

Sare an incredible metaphorical playing field to reflect on everything from violence and mascu linity to race, education, the divisions of privilege and class, and the bonds between teammates, and parents and their children all topics explored in Our Beautiful Boys, the powerful new novel by Sameer Pandya.

An Exploration of Masculinity, Race, Class, Violence, Families, and Football Flavor Sameer Pandya’s Our Beautiful Boys

family looks like. And instead

by Leslie Dinaberg

Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

An associate professor of Asian American Studies at UCSB, Pandya’s debut novel, Members Only, was written in the first person and took place in the course of a week in the life of a South Asian college professor whose fellow members of a posh tennis club accuse him of racism. With Our Beautiful Boys, Pandya widens his storytelling to include multiple, diverse points of view revolving around the story of three high school football players, their families, and a moment of violence that will drastically change all of their lives.

In choosing the main families, “I don’t think I necessarily sat down and thought, ‘Okay, I need three families, right? Or that I need an Indian-American family, the Shastris. I need a kind of a Latino family, the Cruzes. And I need a white American family, the Berringers.’ But rather there were these characters that struck me, right, and these characters doing certain things, things that kind of popped up,” said Pandya.

“I have this kind of deep, abiding interest in family life, in domesticity, in marriage, in the ways in which parents can relate to their children, the ways in which children have these changing relationships with their parents. So, all of these things are, I think, important to me. There are, of course, differences between these families. That they are what we know, whatever we might call cultural differences that exist there in really interesting ways. But what I tried to do in the book was this idea that if I dug deep enough with each of these families, they would be all drinking out of the same water, right? … The idea is that I’m trying to think through what a contemporary American

He continued, “I think the work of this novel for me was just to inhabit these three families right, and to stick these three teenage boys at the center of them, and how each of these sets of parents behave as the stories unfold. Veronica is, of course, is single, and then you have these two sets of parents with the other families, how they deal with these boys, and particularly boys in the contemporary moment where we find ourselves in right now, who are trying to figure themselves out in relationship to their notions of masculinity and notions of kind of what it means to be successful, to go off to college. So that is the broader sense of why these families have been so important to me in the book.”

As to where the football team setting came from, Pandya is a sports fan and said his older son played football for a very brief time. “It was just kind of in my consciousness, kind of thinking about all of this. In some ways that there’s a kind of a line that I think the narrator has, which is, ‘Is there a more un-Gandhian sport than American football?’”

Notably, a family connection to Gandhi does factor into one of the characters in the novel.

Added Pandya, “And so I think that I was trying to think through in a novel … where there are these kinds of smaller moments of violence, and these young men have to choose where to go in relation to them.”

The violence in the story takes place not on the field but at a party at an abandoned house in the Southern California foothills, located right below three ancient caves.

The caves were inspired by Santa Barbara.

“This all started because I kind of stared at foothills from my backyard, and at one point I noticed what looked like these tiny holes or caves in one of the hills. And I was like, ‘Huh, what’s going on in that cave? Who’s in that cave? Are there boys in that cave?’ … It all just started with a curiosity about this cave, and I went from there,” said Pandya. He was also inspired by A Passage to India, the classic 1924 novel by EM Forster, much of which takes place in a cave.

Friday Night Lights, both the novel and the TV series, were points of reference and reverence for him and, in a fun parallel in Our Beautiful Boys, the Shastris watch Friday Night Lights in order to learn about American football.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Parallel Stories literary and performing arts series will host the launch of Sameer Pandya’s second novel, Our Beautiful Boys, on Saturday, March 22, 2:30 p.m., at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium (1130 State St.). He will read from the novel and discuss his cultural and personal influences. Books will be for sale by Chaucer’s Books at the event, which is free for students and SBMA Museum Circle members, $10 for SBMA members, and $15 for nonmembers. See tickets.sbma.net.

In addition, on Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m., Godmother’s Books (2280 Lillie Ave., Summerland) will host an evening with Sameer Pandya in conversation with actress Megyn Price about Our Beautiful Boys. For more information, see godmothers.com/events.

Sameer Pandya, author of Our Beautiful Boys

new novel, Sameer Pandya uses the world of high school football to explore a wider field of issues.

“Football serves, I think, as a really interesting parallel, right, which is an occasion where there are these rules that are placed around violence, right? You can do this and you can do that, right? And I think in a certain way, football kind of came to be a perfect metaphor for what I was trying to think through around notions of the ways in which the boys of the title, kind of the rules they learn about the kind of violence they can engage in and the violence that they’re not supposed to engage in,” said Pandya.

Another novel, the 1959 classic A Separate Peace by John Knowles, also provided some of the inspiration for Our Beautiful Boys. “Part of what this book is trying to do is to think through peace and violence, and kind of what the relationship is between those two things,” said Pandya.

As to the connection between his scholarly work and his fiction, “so much of the ideas that are central to this book are ideas that I think about in my classroom, that I talk about with my colleagues,” said Pandya.

One of the characters, Veronica Cruz, shares some of Pandya’s own academic interests. He said he took particular delight in picking out the books that would be on Veronica’s shelf.

“I work at a great research institution where I’m going to talks, where I’m going to conferences and all of these different things. And so, a very different conversation that you and I can have is all the ways in which broad ideas around literary criticism and Asian American studies all kind of make their way into this book, right? And I think I could, very, very easily, kind of think about what notions of gender and race and privilege and class and performativity, all these words and phrases that I use in class, in some ways, I give it to these characters,” he said.

“And what was particularly fun for me is to think about these teenage boys that have also been taught some of this academic language in their classes, and how they react to it. There’s a thing with teenagers, where if you tell them what to think, they will think the opposite, right? And I think that that’s what I’m also just trying to figure out, which is, how do these characters kind of deal with these things and kind of talk about them?” he said.

“At its most core level, I want to be told stories, and I want to tell stories,” said Pandya. “In an ideal situation, you read this book as you read Members Only [his first novel], as a story that moves from page one to page, you know, whatever, 300-plus pages, right? And that there’s a level of entertainment, there’s a level of interest, there’s a level of intrigue, right, but at the same time, if you are this kind of reader, you can also then go back and perhaps recognize that there’s all sorts of other stuff that I love playing with.”

He continued, “I think, in some ways, this book is my kind of love letter to the books that have been profoundly important to me.”

A Human Approach to AI Understanding Its Promises and Perils

Two Westmont computer science professors will offer a holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), explore promising new developments, and expose lurking dangers in a Westmont Downtown Lecture.

Thursday, March 27 | 5:30 p.m.

Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop (CAW) 631 Garden Street

Conversations About Things That Matter

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

Because of You, My Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble

WEDNESDAY APR 2

Fifty Years in Sixty Minutes:

This extraordinary ensemble of musical friends includes Steve Postell, Chris Pierce, Jeff Pevar, Teresa James, Ted Russell Kamp, and Clint de Ganon, with images & words from legendary CSNY photographer Henry Diltz.

“One of our most important artists of the past five, now almost six, decades.” – Glide Magazine

THURSDAY APR 24

BRUCE COCKBURN

An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center

FRIDAY MAR 28

Film Screening and Conversation with Director Steven Jenkins and Special Guest Jeff Bridges

SATURDAY APR 5

Residency Sponsored by the Bentson Foundation

THE DEREK DOUGET BAND

Douget’s stellar band of world-renowned jazz musicians includes GRAMMY® winner Victor “Red” Atkins, Trumpet Mafia leader Ashlin Parker, Jason Stewart (Ellis Marsalis Trio), and GRAMMY® winner Adonis Rose (Artistic Dir. of New Orleans Jazz Orchestra).

THURSDAY MAY 15

featuring Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr, and Kenny Wollesen

EARL MINNIS & JOHN KAY PRESENT

A Life Among Elephants

Monday, May 5, 2025 / 7 PM / Lobero Theatre

Film screening and Conversation with “Save the Elephants”

CEO Frank Pope, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and David Daballen

This new award-winning film puts a spotlight on the life and work of Save the Elephants’ Founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton. The Scottish biologist turned maverick conservationist and wildlife crusader was the first to sound the alarm on the ivory poaching crisis. Utilizing never-before-seen archival footage and intimate interviews with Douglas-Hamilton’s family and renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the inspiring heartfelt film allows us to experience parts of Iain’s remarkable journey of living with elephants in the wild and his lifelong dedication to their protection.

Tickets $20. Premium seats with a reception following the film hosted by John Kay (from Steppenwolf) for $50. Students with ID FREE.

INDEPENDENT CALENDAR

THURSDAY 3/20

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

3/20-3/23, 3/25-3/26:

Ensemble Theatre Presents Parents in Chains Follow six L.A. parents exchanging texts as their 17-year-old daughters drive home from a ollow six L.A. parents exchanging texts as their 17-year-old daughters drive home from a weekend in San Francisco during the approach of a hurricane and how it brings out both the best and the worst in them in this comedy about texts, treks, sex, and empty nests. Visit the website for information on the three rotating casts that include Sharon Lawrence, Jane Lynch, Loni Love, and more. The play runs through March 30. alk: 1:15pm); Thu., Tue.: 7:30pm; Fri.: 8pm; Sat.: 3 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm; Wed.: 2 and 7:30pm The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St. $29$72. Call (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org

FRIDAY 3/21

3/21: SBWPC 24th Presidents’ Circle Event Join to celebrate 37 years of trailblazing, advocacy and activism and hear from Jane Ward, Professor of Feminist Studies at UCSB, and then participate in small group discussions about issues of interest to feminists as we move through the political challenges of 2025, writing A Feminist 2025 Playbook 4-6pm. Goleta Valley Community Ctr., 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Member; $37; nonmember: $57. Email info@sbwpc.org sbwpc.org/upcoming-events

3/21-3/22: The 87th Annual JLSB (Junior League S.B.) Rummage

Sale On Friday, pre-sale shoppers can get their first pick of almost-new and gently used items such as clothing, sports equipment, kitchen and dining wares, baby gear, and more. Funds raised will support the JLSB’s work in the community Fri.: 6-9pm, $30; Sat.: 8am-1pm. Free. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. Call (805) 963-2704. jlsantabarbara.org/rummage-sale-2025

3/21: Desperado Orchestra: Let’s Fly Tour This reggae duo, based on the island of Kaua’i, will perform their blend of storytelling with soulful melodies rooted in jazz, blues, and reggae. 9pm. Whiskey Richards, 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Email D.OrchestraManagement@gmail.com tinyurl.com/Desperado-Orchestra

3/21: La Cumbre Plaza Gallery Row Art Walk

Enjoy wine and snacks as you visit Elevate, Illuminations, Fine Line, Voice, The Arts Fund galleries; The Museum of Sensory and Movement Experience, and the Grace Fisher Inclusive Arts Clubhouse for a night of community art. 5-8pm. La Cumbre Plaza, 121 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call (805) 895-5986. tinyurl.com/GalleryRow-ArtWalk

3/21: Unity Singers Spring Concert Celebrate the richness of choral singing with songs of prayer and praise featuring guest artists Emily Sommermann on violin and Katrina Agate on cello. 7-9pm. Unity of S.B., 227 E. Arrellaga St. Free Call (805) 966-2239 tinyurl.com/UnitySingers-Concert

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

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

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

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

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

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

3/21: The Mystic Voice: An Evening of Song and Soul with the Brothers Koren If you love to sing (all levels are welcome), join for an immersive evening of breathwork and gentle vocal exercises to unlock and awaken your voice for uplifting melodies and familiar songs. 7-9pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $25-$35. Call (805) 9658811. tinyurl.com/Mystic-Voice

3/20-3/23, 3/26: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Koalishin & Dead Set 805, 8pm, $12 (cash only). Ages 21+. Fri.: The Faint with Black Plague, 8pm. $35. Ages 21+. Sat.: Soul Majestic & Dos Bros, 9pm. $20 (cash only). Ages 21+. Sun.: Sandy Cummings & Jazz du Jour, 12:30pm. $10; S.B. Acoustic Presents Kyran Daniel, 7:30pm. $25-$30. Ages 21+. Wed.: Brooklyn’s Daniel Meron Jazz Trio, 7pm. $15. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

3/20, 3/23: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Jerry Joseph. $20. Fri.: The Blank Tapes. Free Sun.: Jake Cassman & Ben Jordan. Free Wed.: Alex Salcido. Free 7pm. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

3/21, 3/26: Carr Winery Fri.: BPMz, 7pm. Wed.: Brian Kinsella & Jimmy Rankin, 6pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985. carrwinery.com

3/21: Fox Wine & Topa Topa Brewing Co. (S.B.) The Blank Tapes, 7-9pm. 120 Santa Barbara St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 324-4150.` topatopa.beer/pages/happenings

3/21-3/22: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Peer Pressure. Sat.: Projekt 1. 7-9pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

3/21-3/22: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Dead Set. Sat.: The Will Stephens Band. 8-10pm. Free. 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

3/21: Night Lizard Brasscals, 8-10pm. Free. 607 State St. Call (805) 770-2956. nightlizardbrewingcompany.com

3/22-3/23: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Free Radicals, 4-7pm. Sun.: Traveling Hurtados, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-on-the-water

3/21-3/22: Maverick Saloon Fri.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm. Sat.: Pull the Trigger, 8:30pm. Wed.: Tales from the Tavern: Rosie Flores Trio, 7pm. $36.05. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

3/22-3/23: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: The Winetones. Sun.: Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

3/24: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Debbie Davies, 7:30pm. $5. 519 State St. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

3/26: Corner Tap Gourmet Gastropub Filipe Castaneda, 6:30pm. 1905 Cliff Dr. Free. Call (805) 690-2739. sbcornertap.com/events

Kyran Daniel

Pete Gardner, Sharon Lawrence, and Thomas Sadoski

Thur 3/20 8:00 pm DEAD SET 805 WITH KOALISHON GRATEFUL DEAD, FUNK Fri 3/21 9:00 pm NUMBSKULL PRESENTS: THE FAINT WITH PLAGUE BLACK

NEW WAVE, ALTERNATIVE Sat 3/22 9:00 pm

SOUL MAJESTIC PLUS SPECIAL GUEST DOS BROS REGGAE Sun 3/23 12:30 pm

SANDY CUMMINGS & JAZZ DU JOUR

7:30 pm

SB ACOUSTIC PRESENTS: KYRAN DANIEL

GUITAR VIRTUOSO

Wed 3/26 7:00 pm

BROOKLYN'S DANIEL

MERON JAZZ TRIO

NEW YORK JAZZ

Thur 3/27 7:30 pm

PETE MULLER & THE KINDRED SOULS SUPPORT DIRECT RELIEF

SATURDAY 3/22

3/22-3/23: The S.B. Symphony Presents The Seven Deadly Sins This concert will draw you into the smoky, sensual world of cabaret, with works by Jacques Ibert, William Grant Still, and Jessie Montgomery with vocals by Storm Large and the Hudson Shad Quartet. Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $42-$192. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

3/22: Michael Feinstein in Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett American singer, pianist, and music revivalist Michael Feinstein will play a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Tony Bennett, bringing his iconic songs to life in a symphony of sound featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $71$91; premium: $131. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@lobero.org lobero.org

3/22: Desmadre Media Presents: The Backyard Boogie This night of culture and all-ages event will offer a night of music, area vendors, lowriders, art, food and drink, and more to raise funds for S.B. CAW to continue to grow all forms of the arts in the S.B. community. 5pm. S.B. Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. GA: free-$33.85; VIP: $55.20. Email caldwell@sbcaw.org tinyurl.com/TheBackyard-Boogie

3/22: S.B. United Nation Association: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Consultation Meeting You are invited to take part in an important discussion on human rights advocacy and contribute to shaping the future of U.S. human rights policies through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Consultation. 1-4pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Call (805) 845-9399 or email info@unasb.org unasb.org

3/22: Parallel Stories: Sameer Pandya S.B. resident and author Sameer Pandya will talk about and sign copies of his second novel, Our Beautiful Boys, a portrait of three high school football players, their families, and a moment of violence, while also exploring themes of masculinity, race, education, and privilege in young men. 2:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $10-$15. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

3/22: Yoga Soup 19th Anniversary Celebration Celebrate 19 years of growth, service, and community at Yoga Soup with songs and singing with Glen Phillips, meditation, ecstatic dance, tarot readings, food, tonics, and special treats as well as a curated silent auction with proceeds going toward the studio expansion. 6-11pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $40-$50. Call (805) 9658811. tinyurl.com/YogaSoup-Anniversary

SUNDAY 3/23

3/23: Annual Eco Hero Award 2025 Join the S.B. Permaculture Network to celebrate and honor Bill and Athena Steen of the Canelo Project and Roxanne Swentzell of the Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute. 6:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: free-$24; Friends of Eco Hero: $107: Call (805) 963-0761 lobero.org

MONDAY 3/24

3/24: DemWomen Social Lab: Hope, Power, Action: Rising Above the Muck to Lead Join to combat the chaos of gutting civil liberties, cutting basic services, and giving power to a few elite by the new administration. This event will inform, connect, and inspire action with powerful insights from our featured guests Josh Fryday, CA’s Chief Service Officer; David Silva, Mayor of Buellton; Myra Paige, VP of Indivisible Santa Barbara. Light apps will be available, and the first 50 guests will receive drink tokens. RSVP. 5:30pm. Biergarten, 11 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 7086846. Email info@demwomensb.com demwomensb.com/events tinyurl.com/DemWomen-RSVP

Michael Feinstein

TUESDAY 3/25

3/25:

Recycled Spring Card Garlands Workshop All skill levels are invited to turn recycled greeting cards into vibrant spring garlands in this fun, eco-friendly workshop. 6-7pm. EE Makerspace, Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Students and educators: $10; GA: $15. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/ calendar/list

WEDNESDAY 3/26

3/26: Asleep at the Wheel: Happy Trails Tour Frontman Ray Benson, ambassador of Western swing music for more than 50 years, will be in S.B. with the band to play their signature blends of Western-string band music with elements of swing, jazz, and other styles. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $53-$64. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

3/26: Zentangles: The Art of Meditative

Doodling All skill levels are welcome to learn how to create intricate, structured patterns called “tangles” in this drawing class where participants can tap into their creativity with relaxation, focus, and artistic expression. 5:30-7pm. Crafter’s Library, 9 E. Figueroa St. Free. Call (805) 770-3566. thecrafterslibrary.com/calendar

3/26: The Audubon Society and the S.B. Museum of Natural History Present: Destination East Africa: A Birder’s Delight With roughly 1,450 species of birds in East Africa, retired mathematics professor and birder Ed Harper will share some of his favorite photos and discuss the natural history of the region in this illustrated presentation. 7-8:30pm. Fleischmann Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $5. Call (805) 682-4711 x110. (805) 964-1468. sbnature.org/visit/calendar

KC + THE SUNSHINE BAND

MARCH 28

TICKETS START AT $59

BRIAN MCKNIGHT

APRIL 4

TICKETS START AT $50

MARIACHI SOL

APRIL 11

TICKETS START AT $54

GERARDO CORONEL

MAY 2

TICKETS START AT $49

AMANDA MCBROOM: A CLEAN SWEEP OF TALENT

FAMED SINGER-SONGWRITER WILL PERFORM IN A BENEFIT FOR THE CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING

What do Bette Midler, Donny Osmond, Curious George, Eminem, and Alvin and the Chipmunks have in common? Win your next bar trivia contest by knowing that all of them have recorded songs written by the über-talented performer Amanda McBroom. The longtime Ojai resident will show off her singing and songwriting chops in a rare local concert appearance on March 30 at the Marjorie Luke Theater at Santa Barbara Junior High in a benefit show for the Center for Successful Aging (CSA).

McBroom has been musical royalty for decades as a Broadway performer, hitmaking songwriter, and audiencepleasing singer. Heck, she even writes her own musicals, has appeared on TV in Star Trek, and started her own record company. She’s such a multi-hyphenate, we’re going to run out of hyphens!

“I like to say I’m like spumoni ice cream it’s everything all mixed together,” McBroom says with a laugh. “The acting and singing came first. The songwriting came second. And then when I started to have success as a songwriter, I

formed my own record label. At the time, there were very few women running their own labels. And nobody seemed to be interested in me. They all were interested in Bette Midler [for whom McBroom won a Golden Globe Award for writing the award-winning single “The Rose”]. So, I formed my own label. So, I do it all and I’m still doing it all. And I can’t believe it.”

The event will be McBroom’s first in Santa Barbara, though she has lived in Ojai since being chased out of Los Angeles by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

“A friend said she had just bought [famed singer] Rickie Lee Jones’s house in Ojai,” remembers McBroom. “We came to visit and we fell in love with the town!”

McBroom’s performance at the Luke, which will feature her own songs as well as classics from Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, and George Gershwin, as well as familiar show tunes, is a benefit for the CSA. For more than 30 years, the CSA has been helping local seniors and their families with peer counseling, emotional support, and programs like the CareLine, a daily check-in service that helps isolated seniors stay engaged.

McBroom is a living example of aging successfully.

“It is a battle every day, trying to not let numbers intimidate you,” she says. “I always call it exchanging wisdom for muscle tone. I enjoy the fact that I’m smarter than I used to be. And I know how to manage my resources better than I used to. Also, I used to have no focus. I tried to do everything all the time, everywhere at once. Now, I know how to focus my attention. One of the blessings of getting older is that you know what is a waste of your time and what is not.”

McBroom will be accompanied at the Luke by her songwriting partner Michele Brourman on piano and by Larry Tuttle on bass.

“I’ve written songs with several people, but Michele and I have been writing together for a very long time. We just click. We have the same sensibility. We both come from kind of a theatrical background. Once we have an idea, I will usually write the lyrics first. And then I send it to her, and she will put it to music. It’s never what I expect it to be! She always surprises me, and it’s always better than I had anticipated.” McBroom and Brourman specialized for a while in creating songs for animated movies, including Curious George and the Land Before Time series.

But performing came first for McBroom, who performed on Broadway, in Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as Europe. She also had guest roles on a raft of

TV shows that will be familiar to her March 30 audience, including The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, and Charlie’s Angels (and she was an officer on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation!).

One of her gigs was performing in the song-filled Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, during which she was inspired by the French songwriter’s style and versatility. While noodling on the piano, McBroom found that she had written a song. To her surprise, songwriting soon became her bread and butter.

“Because I come from theater, the songs I started to write, I wrote for myself,” she says. “And they were all like little one-act plays. I would find a character that I liked and create a little musical, a three-minute play about a character that was somebody that I would like to act. Hmm. Some of my early songs were more like letters to people that I would never send.”

Adds event producer Rod Lathim, a longtime friend who came up with the idea for a McBroom show at the Luke, “Amanda is such a storyteller, and that’s part of what I love about her music. It’s not just a song; it’s taking you on a journey.”

The most famous song that McBroom wrote, “The Rose,” was performed by Midler for the 1979 movie of the same name. After the songwriter herself performed the song on the Golden Globes TV show, McBroom’s solo performing career kicked off big-time and she’s been touring, writing, and singing ever since.

On Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m., the beautiful Marjorie Luke Theatre (721 E. Cota St.) will fill with McBroom’s songs, music, and stories, performed with the experience of decades of theater chops, and will be sure to delight fans of all ages. Jim Buckley

Tickets are on sale now at csasb.org/mcbroom and will also be sold at the door.

Poster for "Amanda McBroom: Let's Fall in Love" benefit concert for the Center for Successful Aging

Amanda McBroom will perform a special benefit concert at the Luke Theatre on March 30.

A FAIR PAIR DO FARE TRADE

“This is the perfect time to create art, right? With the current sociopolitical climate, you couldn’t be anywhere better to create meaningful work,” said Brett Leigh Dicks, whose photography exhibit FARE TRADE, a collaboration with Patricia Houghton Clarke, opens on Friday, March 21, at the Architectural Foundation Gallery.

The pair whose professional relationship and friendship goes back to a 2008 exhibition in Santa Maria’s Betteravia Gallery and Santa Barbara’s Channing Peake Gallery called The Essential Worker have both long embraced the notion of shining their unique lens on everyday life in a way that’s both unique and thought-provoking. Those characteristics can certainly also be attributed to the work on view in FARE TRADE, which pairs Clarke’s photographs of taquerias in Central California with Dicks’s photographs of lunch bars in Western Australia.

While The Essential Worker focused on portraits of people and FARE TRADE focuses on architecture, both bodies of work share themes involving immigration and social justice. The lunch bars, as the longtime Santa Barbaran and Independent contributor Dicks explained via Zoom from his current home in Australia, are a common phenomenon in that part of the world. “They’re in industrial areas. It’s where people go, you know, to get lunch. So, they open early, they close mid-afternoon, and they basically feed the working class.”

The Lunch Bars photography series has had four exhibitions in Australia, but in aiming to bring it to the U.S., Dicks realized he needed to provide some context for an American audience. “The point of reference is things like hamburger joints or taquerias,” he said. He soon turned to Clarke to “see if she’d be interested in photographing taquerias.”

“He basically gave me an assignment,” said Clarke, a Carpinteria resident.

“It sort of took off from that. And it’s just amazing how well it came together in the synergy between these two different styles of eateries on different sides of the planet,” said Dicks.

“I lived on the east side for 30 years. Taquerias were just part of our regular life,” said Clarke. “So, when Brett asked me to do this, I thought it would be a fun challenge, and I love the idea of being able to do a project with him. We have always loved working together on different things.”

The contrasting taquerias and lunch bars are presented in the show as pairs, adding an additional dimension to the work.

“When he pulled those pairings together, it blew my

mind, really, because he did such a good job finding the synergy between the establishments,” said Clarke, adding, “But also just to think that across the world, there would be that kind of synergy that we didn’t consciously look for in the work. I wasn’t trying to find whatever looked like a lunch bar, but I was trying to find authenticity and creativity in the way that they’re created.”

Clarke shared that she was also pleased with the serendipitous timing of the exhibition of images of businesses primarily run by and for immigrants, with the struggles that immigrants are currently facing here. “I’m just so pleased that Brett and I are of the same mind, and we wanted to make it a fundraiser for the Immigrant Legal Defense Center, and that we can use it as kind of a Talking Stick,” she said.

With that goal in mind, 10 percent of all art sales will be donated to the Immigrant Legal Defense Fund. In addition, Dicks and Clarke will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, March 29, at 2 p.m. with Maria Salguero, a Senior Staff Attorney from the Immigrant Legal Defense Center.

There will also be an opening reception at the Architectural Foundation on Friday, March 21, 5-7 p.m. Drinks and appetizers will be provided, with a local taco truck serving tacos for purchase (cash or Zelle only). Clarke met the owners through her work on this project.

Dicks said that exploring these venues helped him with the sense of dislocation he felt moving to Australia after being in Santa Barbara for more than two decades. He’s excited to return for the exhibit, which is on view from March 22 to May 17 at the Architectural Foundation Gallery (229 E. Victoria St.) in Santa Barbara.

Leslie Dinaberg

Patricia Houghton Clarke and Brett Leigh Dicks

Left: “La Flor de Michoacan” by Patricia Houghton Clarke; right: “Le’s Café & Lunch Bar” by Brett Leigh Dicks

Frances Moore

Adriana Arriaga Teresa Kuskey Melinda Palacio Joanne Wasserman

Cole Porter

Gershwins

by Amanda With Michele Bourman and Larry Tuttle

SEVERAL DEADLY TALENTS, STORM LARGE GOES WEILL

FAMED KURT WEILL INTERPRETER SEIZES THE SPOTLIGHT IN SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY’S TAKE ON THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

The Santa Barbara Symphony’s programming agenda this weekend leans left, away from standard European fare and embracing an American lens. The musical menu boasts works of important Black composers of past and present, between late composer William Grant Still (From the Black Belt: Seven Little Pieces) and young composer Jesse Montgomery (Strum).

But the real centerpiece is the German-born but strongly American-themed masterpiece from the classic creative team of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, in the form of their mythic masterwork The Seven Deadly Sins. Here, the dynamic duo brings a Biblical framework to the American experiment, well-salted with their Weimar Republic angular beauty.

Speaking of which, the challenging central role of Anna will be played by none other than Storm Large, a larger-thanlife serious/punk/kitsch artist who has become a go-to star of this salty show around the world. Also in the Portland-based singer’s bio are adventures in theater, punk, and work with popular kitsch-meister’s Pink Martini.

“Storm Large brings a magnetic presence to Weill’s masterpiece, making Anna’s journey both deeply personal and universally resonant,” said S.B. Symphony maestro Nir Kabaretti. Also joining in is the respected vocal foursome the Hudson Shad Quartet, as Greek chorus.

I recently connected with Large, in advance of her Sin-ful appearance at the Granada.

You performed in Santa Barbara with Pink Martini back in 2015. Have you performed here in other contexts, or had other local links? No, but I’ve performed in Ojai several times and always stop and have a gawp at your gorgeous town.

The Seven Deadly Sins is a prized and special piece of musical theater from the Brecht/Weill catalogue. Can you tell me about your experience with it? Yes. I absolutely hated it when I first was asked to perform it. So Teutonic and dry, angular and narrative, [and] no juicy, emotional histrionics to wrap my dramatic

throat around. Once I had really gotten inside the piece, though, I started to really get the seething and brutal nature that Brecht carved into that world. He showed his disgust with capitalism and loathing of what he imagined to be American hedonism and excess even though he and Weill had never been to America yet.

Does Weill speak to you and your musical being, in that, like you, he oscillates between classical, jazz, pop of his day, and other genres, without being stuck in one place? I could only compare myself to Weill in our genre fluidity. The man was a brilliant and rabid creator and distiller of chunky, insanely on-point human truths. He’s like a Bukowski or Lenny Bruce kind of composer. I’m more of a spontaneous, meaty responder to music. A nerdy, nomadic, truth-seeking tourist.

I was just listening to the latest item in your discography, the lovely and fresh Christmas album A Joyful Noise. You really have such a range pitch-wise and style-wise. Can you give me a short list of some of your major influences or inspirations? Theater-wise, it is kinda rock heavy Ian Gillan from Jesus Christ Superstar [and] Deep Purple; and Tommy with Roger Daltrey and Tina Turner; Rocky Horror; Hair I barely liked any musical theater as a kid but am currently seeking out musical theater stuff that I might like, now that I’m in my more mature in air quotes time in my career.

In music, I love punk rock and goth, metal, hip-hop,

It’s a work that requires a lot out of the central performer, in terms of multiple characters, singing and dancing, and other complexities. I know you have been attached to this piece on many occasions including at your Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 is it both a challenging and uniquely rewarding piece for you to perform? It really has become one of my favorite things to perform. The humor in the horror and the grace in the grotesque are such a fun mental and physical challenge for me, embodying all of it and telling the whole story to the audience, all without big, emotional cues telling them how to feel about it. This will be my [twentieth-plus] time as Anna, and I still find new things in her to bring out.

The Seven Deadly Sins was written in 1933, as the Nazi machine was gearing up for destruction, but it seems so fresh. Do you feel that Weill and Brecht created art that is somehow timeless and reaches out across cultures and sociopolitical realities? Yes, indeed. Sadly, humanity seems to repeat history in eerily similar ways. It almost seems scripted. Art is the truest depiction of history, I think, because we aren’t trying to be right or trying to shut anyone down. We’re just interpreting the world at this or that moment, and channel all the energy of the time into something that can maybe make sense of it all.

jazz, and even gospel. My influences are mostly artists who feel really authentic and honest to me, not phony, manipulative garbage that sounds like it was written by Pepsi. I’m all over the place, genre-wise.

When you decided to launch into the world of music, did you have a particular vision of how your career and direction might turn out, and how does that compare with the fate of your story so far? Never in my life would 20-year-old me have believed that [for] 55-year-old me, in a lead-up to a performance with a symphony, an interviewer would care enough to ask that, and that I would get to answer with this long-ass, winded way to say: I am beyond surprised and so grateful that I am still here.

What projects do you have coming up that you’re especially excited about? I’m working on several things, musical and literary, and have zero idea what they may turn into and I love it that way.

— Josef Woodard

Santa Barbara Symphony performs The Seven Deadly Sins at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.) on Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 23, at 3 p.m. See granadasb.org.

BY LAND, SEA, MYTH, AND IMPERIALIST GREED

UCSB AD&A MUSEUM SHOWCASES ACQUISITION OF ART BY ARTIST TOMIYAMA TAEKO, CRITICAL OF HER HOMELAND’S IMPERIALIST LEGACIES

On the rich and inviting face of it, the art of Tomiyama Taeko, the important but underappreciated Japanese artist who lived from 1921 to 2021, seduces the eye and imagination with its elaborate and fantastical iconography. Looking at and seeing her art is its own reward. But, as seen in the fascinating exhibition at UCSB Art, Design & Architecture (AD&A) Museum, Tomiyama Taeko: A Tale of Sea Wanderers, beyond her focus on the “other” worlds of puppetry, mythology, and undersea surrealist vision, the artist’s underlying concern is for realworld issues, including environmental alarm. More specifically, Taeko, born in Japan but raised in China before returning for art studies, often folds into her work a passionate and critical indictment of Japan’s harsh imperialist tendencies, seen in the extreme in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and during World War II.

For that reason, her art has been embraced more in Korea than her native land, a nation reluctant to consider moral or other reparations for its WWII misdeeds (including scars left in Korea, with its “comfort women” stigma).

This UCSB showing unveiling a gift to the museum of 28 works from her Hiruko series assumes art-worldly significance for helping to spread awareness of her special gifts. The exhibition was curated by the museum’s director, Gabe Ritter, assisted by Hayate Murayama, a doctoral student specializing in Japanese history and war memory. Hiruko, also known as Ebisu, is a god of fisherman and luck in Japanese mythology, and a framework for Taeko’s artistic overview in this series, circa 2008. As a kind of centerpiece in the show, Taeko’s large canvas “Theater Beneath the Sea: Splendid Banquet for the Empire” commands attention upon entering the museum’s high-ceilinged entryway gallery. In this undersea pageantry, the sense of mystery and wonder of its deep-sea context and lurking/dancing sea life is offset by pictorial allusions to spoils of war and gaudy materialistic excess. Puppetry takes center stage and center staging in the strangely mesmerizing painting “Wandering Minstrels and Puppeteers,” a rogue’s gallery of puppets, masks, and other regalia plucked from across a range of history and cultures. The artist herself is slyly tucked into the lower corner of the busy ensemble of figures serving as both puppeteer and compositional proxy.

Amid the exhibition’s artistic composite of poetic and allegorical commentaries, a more real and direct historical subject greets us with the painting “In Toxic Seas,” depicting the burning twin towers of 9/11 infamy, but in a murky sea setting. The piece also nods to ecological peril while functioning as a harbinger of the long war(s) to come from the World Trade Center ashes.

In the smaller side gallery, the deep-sea fantasy zone continues, with poetic texts illustrating in

verbal imagery the artistic statements. One wavy text on the wall reads “Icebergs melt and floods come. Fragments of a broken world would drift ashore,” adjacent to a pair of oil and mixed-media pieces under the moniker “Adrift.” In these, embedded in a watery background, are clumped masses of abstracted data and found-object flotsam a watch, beads, cat buttons, a chaotic but amiable mesh.

In the painting “They Wandered Sea Roads,” jellyfish maneuver freely in this enigmatic world, alongside a deity’s unattached head and an ornamental, shrine-like object cast into the depths.

More explicit cultural and militaristic references are woven into the graceful but loaded collage series “Rough Seas: The Age of Exploitation,” with decorative fragments interspersed with images of historical warlike aggressions and imperial ambitions.

Taking in the enlightening full measure of Taeko’s art here, we feel immersed aptly enough in the artist’s consistent and creative expressive voice. Hers is an admirably layered aesthetic and highly personal art, resistant to easy explanation or inclusion in any specific contemporary art school of thought. She plunges us into another world and way of seeing, while somehow unflinchingly taking on oppressive national traits and transgressions.

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Maybe this delicate duality of perspective on art versus a cruel sociopolitical reality is a worthy model of artistic approach in the troubled waters of our very present and pressured time. —

Josef Woodard

Tomiyama Taeko: A Tale of Sea Wanderers is on view at UCSB AD&A Museum through April 27. For more information, see museum.ucsb.edu/news/feature/1146.

“Theater Beneath the Sea: Splendid Banquet for the Empire” by Tomiyama Taeko

JEFFREY LIANG

Jori Fleisher, MD MSCE, FAAN Rush University Medical Center

Ray Dorsey, MD Professor of Neurology University of Rochester

Featuring morning talks by Dr Ray Dorsey & Dr Jori Fleisher with an afternoon panel discussion

LIVING

Historic Gaucho Glory Reigned for the 1999-2000 Women’s Basketball Team

March Madness was raging in Santa Barbara 25 years ago. On the heels of a 30-win season, a 26-game winning streak, and a top-15 national ranking, UCSB was one of the schools chosen to host the first two rounds of the 2000 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

It was a memorable time in the life of Cori Close, who is about to venture into the 2025 tournament as head coach of UCLA’s No. 1–ranked team. A few days after the Bruins won the Big 10 tournament title and achieved their own 30-win season for the first time, Close reflected on the week the Gauchos were the talk of the town.

“I’ll never forget the way the community came out,” she said. People lined up hours before the tickets went on sale at the Thunderdome, and the entire allotment of 5,800 sold out in 90 minutes.

“I used to be so excited when we got 200 people to a game,” Close recalled of her playing days in the early ’90s, the start of the Gaucho women’s grassroots journey. “UCSB taught me how to dream, how to build things. Mark French was so formidable.”

French, a former UCSB baseball player, was the architect of the program. He assembled a coaching staff of fellow alums Close and Barb Beainy, outstanding players in 1992 when the Gauchos first made it to the NCAAs, and Tony Newnan, a basketball junkie who started helping French out in 1990.

Newnan has been at Close’s side throughout her 14-year tenure at UCLA.

The Gauchos made 12 appearances in the NCAAs during French’s career. Two were especially noteworthy: in 1992, with a gutsy team that fought Stanford down to the wire in the second round; and 2004, when Connecticut staved off the Gauchos in the Sweet 16.

But the 1999-2000 season was in many ways the most spectacular, a 34-game extravaganza of drama, comedy, and tragedy.

Early on, the Gauchos went east and upset Illinois. During their winning streak, they throttled Oregon, USC, Nebraska,

Where Are They Now? Looking Back on the NCAA March Madness of 25 Years Ago

by John Zant

and Vanderbilt. Along with a spotless record in the Big West, all those wins were necessary to keep UCSB in the running for a home date in the Big Dance.

Game nights in the Thunderdome became an event, as the Gaucho women went through their layup line to the tune of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5.”

There was a trio of seniors: Stacy Clinesmith, a dynamic point guard from Washington; forward Kristi Rohr, the pride of the Santa Ynez Valley, on her way to becoming UCSB’s career scoring leader; and shooting guard Tawnée Cooper. Their most talented player was versatile 6'3" junior Erin Buescher, a three-time Big West Player of the Year, who captivated fans with her joyful presence on the court. Another junior was forward Nicole Greathouse, an all-star athlete from Ventura. Kayte Christensen, a high-intensity sophomore, was a starter until she broke her wrist in late January. Freshman guards Jess Hansen and Debby Caine were future stalwarts.

They developed a passionate following in the community, a scenario that foreshadowed the way the nation was recently swept up by Caitlin Clark and a new generation of players, turning last year’s women’s NCAA tournament into a bigger TV draw than the men’s.

Buescher, whose braids were copied by little girls, was Santa Barbara’s Clark. But unlike Clark, the UCSB star did not thrive in the spotlight. “Erin was always super friendly and seemed outgoing, but she was very private,” said Christensen, who works now as TV analyst for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings.

Buescher liked to have fun. She would leave game tickets for Leonardo DiCaprio at will-call (he never showed up). Once, she whimsically attempted a half-court shot for no discernible reason neither the game clock nor the shot clock was an issue.

But as the 2000 NCAA tournament approached, a spectral anxiety seemed to lurk in the air. French tried to lighten the mood by dyeing his hair blond to resemble Clinesmith’s. “It’s not about my hair,” he said. “It’s about our season, our women. I hope everybody gets a hoot for two or three minutes and then pays attention to the game.”

Tragedy may be too strong a word to describe what happened in front of a sold-out Thunderdome on the night of March 18, 2000, but the world of sports produces such emotional highs and lows that an outcome can feel tragic.

After North Carolina ousted Maine in the opening game of the NCAA tournament, the Gauchos took the floor against Rice. From the opening tip, it was a struggle. The Owls used their quickness to interrupt the flow of UCSB’s game. It came down to the final seconds with the Gauchos trailing, 67-64. They ran a play for Greathouse, who had an open look from threepoint range (she was three-for-three to that point). The shot caromed off the rim. A great season came down to a sad end.

“I remember leaving the building and hiding in my room,” Close said. “I cried, talked, and went on long runs.”

But any coach or player will tell you that they learn more from setbacks than from successes, and the Gauchos got it right the next time they hosted a Big Dance in 2004. They dominated Colorado in the opening round and then won a thriller against Houston to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16.

“I needed to be tougher, not my natural approach,” said French, who retired after the 2007-08 season.

The moneyed power conferences rule Division 1 basketball now, and UCSB cannot compete nationally as it did 25 years ago. Close is coaching at the highest level. She is taking lessons learned while working with French and from a relationship with the late John Wooden while dealing with the stratospheric expectations at UCLA.

“Santa Barbara was such a huge piece of my life who I was becoming as a young woman, a coach, and a human being,” she said. “Now there’s more money, more TV, bigger crowds, but the mission hasn’t changed. I still want to teach, mentor, and equip young women for life beyond UCLA and basketball.”

Here’s how some of the players of the 1999-2000 Gauchos turned out:

Buescher shockingly transferred from UCSB to The Master’s, a small Christian college, before her senior year. She played professionally in the WNBA and in Greece, where she lives with her husband and three children. “I saw her in Greece,” Christensen said. “She grew up a lot. We were all such kids then.”

Greathouse teaches math at a high school in Texas where her son, Jaden, was a standout in football and basketball. Jaden Greathouse was a star receiver at Notre Dame last season, scoring two touchdowns in the national championship game against Ohio State.

Clinesmith has been assistant coach of the Gonzaga women’s team the past 11 years and was recently inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame.

Rohr lives in Oregon, the mother of three girls she coaches in youth leagues. She took time off from teaching to deal with breast cancer, the news of which “had my UCSB teammates coming out of the woodwork.”

Looking back at her Gaucho years, Rohr said, “We didn’t realize at the time how special it was. It lasted for a while. That was pretty good.” n p. 70

Legendary basketball coach John Wooden (second from left), with UCSB coaches Cori Close (left), Tony Newnan, and Mark French

Cori Close, now the head coach of the No. 1–ranked UCLA women

Education UCSB Student Goes After Youth Vaping

Aadhav Rajesh, a current student at UC Santa Barbara, was shocked when, as a high school student, he found out his friend was secretly addicted to vaping.

“I could see he felt so helpless about it, despite being someone so put together and resolute in his other endeavors,” Rajesh said.

He couldn’t blame him: Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and heroin, and vapes often contain even higher concentrations than cigarettes. They’re also marketed to appeal to youth.

Flavored vapes, though technically illegal, are still widely available in many neighborhood vape shops and convenience stores (maybe just not in plain sight). Despite being banned in Santa Barbara County since 2019, fruity, candy-flavored e-cigarettes remain all-too-readily available to teens and young adults.

Concerned for his friend’s well-being and shocked by the high rates of nicotine use among youth, Rajesh launched the Deep Breath Initiative (DBI). It has grown to be the largest youth-led antivaping nonprofit in the United States, with 20 university chapters across eight states and counting.

“Most parents and educators aren’t aware of how much vaping has evolved since the mid-2010s JUUL craze, and current approaches to teen addiction often miss the mark,” Rajesh explained.

DBI chapters operate peer-led, stigma-free spaces for young people to engage in activities like sports or poetry, offering healthy alternatives to vaping without judgment. Students can take comfort in being in a group of other young people trying to ditch the same addiction. Whatever they do, they’re encouraged to not vape during that period of time.

“Instead of shaming them into ‘you have to quit this thing,’ we’re introducing people to healthy coping mechanisms,” Rajesh said.

In 2023, according to a study by the California Department of Public Health, about 21 percent of California high school respondents said they had ever used any tobacco product. “Overall, high school respondents reported that it was easy to obtain vapes and cigarettes,” the study states.

Vaping has become overtly normalized, especially online. In a 2019 study by Cottage Health,

Deep Breath Initiative Helps Students, Parents, Teachers, and Administrators

Address Problem at Home and on Campus by Callie

Fausey

Santa Barbara teens described the “ubiquity” of vaping at school, observing it in classrooms and bathrooms.

“One participant described how her friends have multiple devices stored in various locations, always having them handy in their backpacks, cars, and bedrooms, so that they never have to go without them,” the study says. “Indeed, during a focus group with Latinx youth, discussions arose concerning the feelings of extreme withdrawal when one is unable to vape during a period of craving.”

Flavored vapes and high addiction rates among young people persist due to hard-to-close loopholes, a lack of enforcement and local inspections, and a thriving, stubborn industry. New brands and products continue to flood the market, increasing to more than 200 brands in the past few years, and those brands market thousands of products.

Locally, Rajesh is educating parents, teachers, and administrators about what vaping looks like so they can begin to address the problem at home and school. Many are not knowledgeable about the many different forms vapes can come in.

In January, Rajesh and other DBI representatives spoke with California State PTA Board of Managers and members of PTA’s 15th District in Santa Barbara County, and the response was “overwhelmingly positive,” he said.

PTA members expressed a strong interest in collaborating to get resources directly into parents’ hands, hosting workshops, and having youth members of DBI speak in classrooms. They discussed proactive steps parents and administrators can take to help students, like monitoring excessive social media usage and creating safe spaces for students to speak about their problems and express themselves without shame.

While the local school districts don’t track data on vaping in schools, administrators know it’s a problem. “Our first response is to educate students on the dangers of tobacco use, and we partner with community-based organizations to provide that education,” said Santa Barbara Unified spokesperson Ed Zuchelli.

To learn more about DBI, visit deepbreathinitiative.org.

The Knit Shop Brings Community and Color to Town

Brooke Rademacher Creates a Knitters’ Haven in Victoria Court

by Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Tucked in a colorful and fresh little corner of Victoria Court, The Knit Shop is an oasis for anyone who yearns for beautiful yarn. Owner Brooke Rademacher took over the former Palma Colectiva space in March 2024 (they moved to a State Street storefront) and transformed its whitewashed walls and bleached wooden floors into a space bursting with energy, life, and color oh, so much color! “People have really been enjoying being able to feel yarn in person,” Rademacher tells me on a recent weekday, as she balances our interview with a steady stream of customers.

Everyone feels like a friend at The Knit Shop. Rademacher walks customer after customer around her little corner of downtown Santa Barbara to help them find exactly what they need. The shop is filled with soft, pillowy yarn options from all over the world, such as certified fair-trade, hand-dyed yarns from Uruguay; an endless collection of books on knitting and crochet, such as the fun Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book; and accessories, such as a tote bag with “I brought my knitting just in case.” It’s a space that serves as an invitation to novices and professionals alike.

In addition to retail services, The Knit Shop offers classes, workshops, events, and social knitting hours. Rademacher’s hands-on attitude

and one-on-one customer service is reflected in events like her weekly help hours open sessions for knitters to work through a current project’s issue or pain point. “People have really been enjoying the community,” she adds, noting that in particular a small group of newer knitters have found their way to her shop courtesy of classes such as Intro to Crochet and Knit 101.

An avid knitter for more than two decades, Rademacher learned when a friend’s mother stepped in to teach her after a few failed attempts to learn via a book. She’s never looked back. “I just love knitting so much,” she says. Many may already be familiar with Rademacher and her knitting; a stayat-home mom turned entrepreneur, she was knitting her own pieces and selling them around town, including to Domecíl, where she also worked part-time. So, when she learned that Palma Colectiva was moving and the space would soon be available, she practically swooned at the opportunity. “Oh,” she thought, “this would be a really great yarn shop.”

In just a few short months, she’s filled the gap our community has long needed.

Drop in or check out the events calendar at theknitshopsbca.com. The Knit Shop is located at 1221 State Street, Suite 7, in Victoria Court. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

The Knit Shop in Victoria Court

The Deep Breath Initiative holds “Bridge-the-Gap Seminars,” as Aadhav Rajesh is seen speaking here, to work with parents and administrators to bridge the communication gap between teenagers struggling with addiction and adults with the power to help them.

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FOOD& DRINK

openings

Clark’s Oyster Bar Comes to Coast Village Road

Sunny, stylish, and sophisticated sufficiently describes the upscale yet relaxed scene of Coast Village Road, and those same adjectives apply to the recently arrived Montecito outpost of Clark’s Oyster Bar. That’s no accident, as the Clark’s formula developed in Austin in 2012, popularized in Aspen in 2018, and expanded to Houston in 2023, with Menlo Park and Malibu on the way is to adapt each location and menu to its immediate surroundings.

“The Clark’s concept is cool because we can take it and mold it to wherever we are,” explains Larry McGuire, the managing partner and cofounder of MML Hospitality, which owns more than two dozen restaurants nationwide. “In Aspen, we serve trout. In Houston, it’s mostly Gulf Coast.”

maker, we took over a corner near the bar, ordered cocktails (pink peppercorn paloma for me), and then ran through much of the menu: a piquant caper-enhanced crudo of three different fish; that Crab Louie, with an addictively creamy dressing and generous hunks of claw; crisped-up sea bass atop a sofrito-spiked mound of grits; and then, somehow, a happy hour burger slaked in sauce gribiche and Gruyère, served with excellently thin hand-cut fries.

When I returned a month later to meet with McGuire, I went back to that crudo, tried the nicely spicy rockfish ceviche, and then braved the lobster roll, which was loaded with massive slabs of flesh. But I was most fascinated by the wood-grilled shrimp toast, where the meat is stuffed so deep into the slice of bread that they become one. Topped with pea tendrils, shaved celery, and, the key ingredient, a harissa aioli, I found this quite satisfying and deliciously unique. (McGuire later told me that it was inspired by Chinese restaurant shrimp toasts, then detailed a rather complex cooking process.) During that meal, beverage director Matt Ahern who makes his own Wonderland Ranch wine paired each course: rosé from Bandol for the raw fish dishes; Champagne for the lobster roll; and a delicately sweet German riesling for the shrimp toast.

Restaurateur Larry McGuire Expands from Austin, Aspen, and Elsewhere to Montecito

BY MATT KETTMANN

At this newest Clark’s on Coast Village, which opened at the end of 2024, the menu features California specialties like rockfish, sablefish, sea bass, corvina, and, of course, Santa Barbara uni. That’s in addition to the core offerings here and elsewhere, which revolve around the brand’s raw bar selections (eight different oysters!), simply prepared catch-of-the-day options (that’s what McGuire was eating), and a bevy of signature classics, like the Crab Louie, lobster roll, cioppino, or muchbeloved burger.

“These are ultimately neighborhood restaurants,” said McGuire. “We’ve already got a ton of regulars. There’s a good happy hour. It can be fancy, but it could also not be.”

That friendly vibe is enhanced by the bright design, which was spearheaded by Santa Barbara legend Jeff Shelton. His famously whimsical style is a bit more subdued at Clark’s, which leans into soft blue, stark white, and vibrant yellow hues that recall the Greek isles. The energy inside from the front row stools at the bar and umbrella-shaded patio seats to the cozy booths that afford glimpses of the bustling kitchen fuels that this-must-be-the-place buzz you catch when walking in.

During my first visit, with two restaurateurs and a wine-

How this Austin-born, University of Texas dropout became a king of American seafood goes back to his childhood, when McGuire had to cook for his older brothers because his mom went back to college. That led to working in kitchens as a teenager on the city’s trendy South Congress Avenue, and then McGuire ditched college his senior year to open a high-end smoked meats joint in Austin called Lambert’s Downtown Barbecue. Then came a seafood joint called Perla’s in 2009, the French-Vietnamese bakery-diner Elizabeth Street Café in 2011, and the next year, the first Clark’s.

“It was in an old gas station, and it was just the most popular one,” said McGuire of the brand’s instant success. “It’s all-American, it’s become one of our favorites, and, I would say, the most portable concept.”

The Aspen opening in 2012 which took over a cherished watering hole and restaurant, Little Annie’s became so popular that many assumed it was the flagship. McGuire and his team were eyeing Montecito for years, hoping to find an existing, ideally historic building that could be recast into a Clark’s, which is their modus operandi.

“We felt like there was demand for new stuff,” said McGuire of what attracted him to Coast Village as compared to downtown Santa Barbara. He eventually met the landlords of the building that for 25 years was home to Cava, the Mexican café run by the Carlitos family that closed in 2021.

“When the building became available, we came to look at it,” said McGuire, who befriended the owners and hosted them at Clark’s in Austin and Aspen. “It was the perfect size, charming, everything we look for.” He also liked the

Montecito–Aspen ties, in that many of each town’s wealthier residents jet-set between the two.

He expects to open the Clark’s in Menlo Park which is replacing Ann’s Coffee Shop, a 2021 pandemic victim after 75 years in business this spring. The Malibu location, which is slated for the new Cross Creek Ranch development, is a bit more up in the air with the recent fires.

There will certainly be more. Even with 25 establishments under the MML Hospitality belt including Hotel St. Vincent in New Orleans and their first Austin real estate development McGuire, who’s only 42 years old, continues to step on the gas.

“This is our 25th restaurant, and we’ve never closed anything; we’ve never sold anything,” said McGuire when I asked about his grander plans. “So that’s been our playbook so far: just open, hold, and operate. We like opening new stuff. We love operating.”

Coming from the kitchen himself, he’s acutely aware of what matters most, when it comes to keeping quality high and staff happy at so many restaurants. “We’re only as good as our last service. We’re only as good as the line cooks. That’s the backbone of these restaurants,” said McGuire. “It’s not, ultimately, the concept. It’s the execution day to day.”

Clark’s Oyster Bar, 1212 Coast Village Rd.; (805) 974-0655; clarksoyster bar.com

PHOTOS BY INGRID BOSTROM

An assortment of dishes from Clark’s Oyster Bar

Jeff Shelton’s signature tile designs adorn the exterior of Clark’s Oyster Bar on Coast Village Road.

Larry McGuire at his new Clark’s Oyster Bar on Coast Village Road

FOOD & DRINK

Validation Brews Up Further Confirmation with New Annex

I“t’s one of the most dense family areas in S.B.,” Brian Deignan, co-owner of Funk Zone brewery Validation Ale, said of the San Roque/Samarkand “Uptown” strip on De la Vina. Deignan, who lives in this neighborhood, decided it needed a brewery and gastropub. With families in mind, he and his co-owner and wife, Briana Deignan, created their newest outpost, Validation Annex, in the Grocery Outlet shopping center.

“We opened this spot to become the local spot of Validation Ale,” Brian said. From the moment we walked into the sunny and sleek new location, the warm Santa Barbara vibes were clear. Regulars were enjoying their favorite IPA and a smashburger at the bar while watching the game, friends greeted each other for hugs and shared slices of pizza, and even Deignan’s own family strolled up, all just looking to get together over tasty food and drink at the neighborhood watering hole.

“A big reason we started Validation was to be a bigger part of the community,” said Brian. To best serve this particular clientele, his engineering brain got to work, ensuring details like the seating (low rather than high) and menu (pizza!) were family friendly.

“It’s delicious and easy to serve a lot of people,” Brian said of their choice to serve New York–style pizzas, or as

it’s referred to playfully on the menu “Za.” There’s something to please every palate and hunger level. The tasty pies come in large 16-inch and extra-large 22-inch sizes, can be made gluten-free, and even “by the slice” Monday through Friday.

With the thoughtful head chef and kitchen operations team of Matt Marsit and Kaity Dean (formerly of Brass Bear Brewing) who crafted Validation Ale’s food menu, you can be sure that every ingredient is carefully selected and thoughtfully prepared. Brian described their fierce commitment to the R&D of creating the perfect pizza, with crust ingredients, temperature control, topping ratios, and more.

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something for every member of the family, there are also local wines from S.B. classics such as Margerum and Pali, and clever fermented-spirit cocktails.

“It’s really just the beginning,” Brian said, with the excitement of a true entrepreneur.

It’s an attention to detail that I could taste in every bite of their deceptively simple-looking pizza. Their Roni Za crisp, large, fresh, and flavorful, yet not overly sauced or topped might just be the most New York–style slice I’ve had in these parts. I was also impressed with the creative Bur-Hot-Za featuring burrata cheese, red sauce, basil, and hot honey.

“We went through three different providers before we decided on the tots that we like,” Brian said of their strong focus on research in all aspects of the menu.

After all, this attention to real data and responsiveness to feedback is the basis for their Validation concept/menu in the first place. Just like at their original brewery, at the Annex, each beer in a category, such as light or hoppy, is either validated or vying. Vying brews can snag a top spot on the list from “validated” beers by outselling them in pints.

Brian, who started brewing beer 13 years ago, went to school for mechanical engineering and worked in tech at AppFolio before deciding to make the leap to opening Validation. “I just love beer,” he said, with an easy and broad smile. When he says this, you know it’s about more than what’s in the pint glass. “There’s a very rich history,” he explained about beer’s cultural and community-oriented roots going back to Mesopotamian days.

It’s a holistic passion that I could taste in each meticulously crafted beer in my flight. Standouts included the light and refreshing Italian pilsner and the hoppy-yetbalanced cold IPA. In keeping with their desire to have

You can see his quickly moving brain at work with the Golf Lounge next door, which features two large golf simulators and lounge areas. It’s a fun way to pair an activity with your beverage.

Speaking of pairings, their Karaage Nuggies put the “tender” in chicken tenders. Perfectly fried in a crisp Asianspiced batter and served with ranch, this succulent and popular appetizer went delightfully with their seasonal Feistbier. The chicken Caesar salad with homemade croutons was a crunchy and bright highlight as well.

“Every sauce and every ketchup is made in-house,” said Brian of the freshness you can taste. As a devoted lover of condiments, it was all I could do not to ask for a bottle of each of their creative aiolis, dips, and dressings to take home. Marsit and Dean are cooking up magic back behind that bar.

In line with their ever-evolving entertainment options at the Funk Zone location, Validation Annex will bring a similar style of programming including trivia and bingo. The focus on families may gear them to offerings like a kids’ bingo night and acoustic guitar acts rather than full-staged bands, in the realm of live music.

Any way you slice it, with delicious food, craft beer and wine, plenty of games to watch at the bar, and to play at the Golf Lounge, there’s truly something for everyone at this family-friendly neighborhood spot.

Validation Annex, 2840 De la Vina St., (805) 500-3111, validationale.com.

Brian Deignan serves up a combo pizza with Roni Za (left) and and BurHot-Za

A flight of Validation brews

Deignans (from left): Zoë, Brian, Roxy, Briana, and Lindsay

Coming to Chapala

Los Angeles–based The Win~Dow, open seven days a week in The Grove, Hollywood, Long Beach, Silver Lake, and Venice, is a destination for a classic smashburgers, fried chicken sandwiches, and grain bowls. Their next outpost: Santa Barbara, at 701 Chapala Street, the former home of Romanti-Ezer Mexican restaurant, which closed in June, 2020. A smashburger is a thin beef patty cooked on a super-hot griddle. The burger is smashed down, usually with a spatula, to increase browning and craggy bits on the surface for extra flavor. The smashing technique has been around for a while but was further popularized by the Smashburger chain founded in Denver in 2007.

The Win~Dow rose to fame for its affordable smashburger, which goes for $4-ish for a single and $7-ish for a double. The burgers come griddled on the flat top with onions, American cheese, pickles, and house sauce. An Impossible patty, called the Beauty Burger, is available for vegetarians or veggie fans. Though the restaurant is best known for its burgers, the menu also features shaved kale salad, a grain bowl with brown rice and a soft egg, and a fried chicken sandwich. Hand-spun shakes and dipped cones are both on the dessert menu. Thanks to reader Harley H., who read a post about The Win~Dow in Edible S.B. Visit thewin-dow.la.

CAJÉ COMING TO GOLETA: Reader Eric let me know that Cajé Coffee Roasters is coming to the Patterson Center at 5340 Hollister Avenue, which is also the home to South Coast Deli, Domino’s Pizza, and Choi’s Oriental Market. Cajé, which has locations downtown and in Isla Vista, will be moving into a space facing Hollister Avenue next to Herbay Pharmacy. The signature drinks at Cajé’s location across from The Mill are delightfully complex. I once tried the Burnout, a hot breve latte with bourbon pecan syrup, candied ginger, and a ginger salt rim.

DUTCH GARDEN SOLD: The German restaurant Dutch Garden at 4203 State Street, which closed in June 2020 after decades in business, then reopened in November 2022 after extensive renovations and under new ownership, has been sold to Kelly Brown, owner of the popular Natural Café chain, which has locations locally and in Westlake Village, Moorpark, and Santa Maria. I am hearing that Matt English, one of three owners from the 2022 relaunch, is staying with the business. Dutch Garden, which has been open for lunch, recently added dinner two nights a week, and I am told that the new evening service has been packed. Lunch hours are Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., while dinner is served Thursday-Friday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Follow at @dutchgardensb.

RUMOR MILL: Word on the street is that Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is interested in taking over the space at 509 State Street, the current home of Pascucci, which is moving in early May to the Arts District at 1230-A State Street, the former home of Saigon. Ghirardelli is an American confectioner, wholly owned by Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli. The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was incorporated in 1852 and is the third-oldest chocolate company in the U.S., after Baker’s Chocolate and Whitman’s. As always, this rumor might be completely false or a brilliant forecast of future events. Your call.

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AT SAVOY CAFÉ: Reader Brendan sent me a message that a “change of ownership” alcohol license sign has appeared in the window of Savoy Café at 24 West Figueroa Street. The next owner will be the people who bring you Mesa Café. I called the Savoy Café and confirmed that there was a change of ownership and that the restaurant will remain very similar to the eatery that locals know and love.

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Cheetahs are the fastest land animals. From standing still, they can be running at 70 miles per hour three seconds later. But they can’t sustain that intensity. After a 20-second burst, they need to relax and recover. This approach serves them well, enabling them to prey on the small creatures they like to eat. I encourage you to be like a metaphorical cheetah in the coming weeks, Aries. Capitalize on the power of focused, energetic spurts. Aim for bursts of dedicated effort, followed by purposeful rest. You don’t need to pursue a relentless pace to succeed. Recognize when it’s right to push hard and when it’s time to recharge.

TAURUS

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1858, businessperson James Miller Williams was digging a new water well on his land in Ontario, hoping to compensate for a local drought. He noticed oil was seeping out of the hole he had scooped. Soon, he became the first person in North America to develop a commercial oil well. I suspect that you, too, may soon stumble upon valuable fuels or resources, Libra and they may be different from what you imagined you were looking for. Be alert and open-minded for unexpected discoveries.

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(Apr. 20-May 20): Inside a kaleidoscope, the colored shards of glass are in an ever-shifting chaotic jumble. But internal mirrors present pleasing symmetrical designs to the person gazing into the kaleidoscope. I see a similar phenomenon going on in your life. Some deep intelligence within you (your higher self?) is creating intriguing patterns out of an apparent mess of fragments. I foresee this continuing for several weeks. So don’t be quick to jump to conclusions about your complicated life. A hidden order is there, and you can see its beauty if you’re patient and poised.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Spiders spin their webs with meticulous care, crafting structures that are delicate, strong, and useful. Their silk is five times more robust than steel of the same diameter. It’s waterproof, can stretch 140 percent of its length without splitting, and maintains its sturdiness at temperatures as low as -40 degrees. With that in mind, Gemini, I bid you to work on fortifying and expanding your own web in the coming weeks by which I mean your network of connections and support. It’s an excellent time to deepen and refine your relationships with the resources and influences that help hold your world together.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Chichén Itzá was a large pre-Columbian city from around 600 to 1200 CE. It was built by Mayan people in what’s now Mexico. At the city center was a pyramid, The Temple of Kukulcán. During the equinoxes, and only on the equinoxes, sunlight fell on its steps in such a way as to suggest a snake descending the stairs. The mathematical, architectural, and astronomical knowledge necessary to create this entertaining illusion was phenomenal. In that spirit, I am pleased to tell you that you are now capable of creating potent effects through careful planning. Your strategic thinking will be enhanced, especially in projects that require long-term vision. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for initiatives that coordinate multiple elements to generate fun and useful outcomes.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Fireflies produce very efficient light. Nearly all the energy expended in their internal chemical reactions is turned directly into their intense glow. By contrast, light bulbs are highly inefficient. In accordance with astrological omens, Leo, I urge you to be like a firefly in the coming weeks, not a light bulb. You will have dynamic power to convert your inner beauty into outer beauty. Be audacious! Be uninhibited! Shower the world with full doses of your radiant gifts.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Brazil nut trees grow in the Amazon but only if they are in the vicinity of orchid bees, their sole pollinators. And orchid bees thrive in no other place except where there are lots of blooming orchids. So the Brazil nut tree has very specific requirements for its growth and well-being. You Virgos aren’t quite so picky about the influences that keep you fertile and flourishing though sometimes I do worry about it. The good news is that in the coming months, you will be casting a wider net in quest of inspiration and support. I suspect you will gather most, maybe all, of the inspiration and support you need.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I’ve been through the U.S. education system, and I can testify that our textbooks don’t give the French enough of the credit they deserve for helping our fledging nation gain independence from Great Britain. The 18th-century American Revolution would not have succeeded without extensive aid from France. So, I’m a little late, but I am hereby showering France with praise and gratitude for its intervention. Now I encourage you, too, to compensate for your past lack of full appreciation for people and influences that have been essential to you becoming yourself. It’s a different kind of atonement: not apologizing for sins, but offering symbolic and even literal rewards to underestimated helpers and supporters.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As I survey the astrological aspects, I am tempted to encourage you to be extra expansive about love. I am curious to see the scintillating intimacy you might cultivate. So, in the hope you’re as intrigued by the experimental possibilities as I am, I invite you to memorize the following words by author Maya Angelou and express them to a person with whom you want to play deeper and wilder: “You are my living poem, my symphony of the untold, my golden horizon stretched beyond what the eye can see. You rise in me like courage, fierce and unyielding, yet soft as a lullaby sung to a weary soul. You are my promise kept, my hope reborn, the infinite melody in the heart of silence. I hold you in the marrow of my joy, where you are home.”

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Four facts about a mountain goat as it navigates along steep and rocky terrain: (1) It’s strong and vigorous; (2) it’s determined and unflappable; (3) it’s precise and disciplined; (4) it calls on enormous stamina and resilience. According to my astrological analysis, you Capricorns will have maximum access to all these capacities during the coming weeks. You can use them to either ascend to seemingly impossible heights or descend to fantastically interesting depths. Trust in your power to persevere. Love the interesting journey as much as the satisfaction of reaching the goal of the journey.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Swiss Army knife is a compact assemblage of tools. These may include a nail file, scissors, magnifying glass, screwdriver, pliers, blade, can opener, and many others. Is there a better symbol for adaptability and preparedness? I urge you to make it your metaphorical power object during the coming weeks, Aquarius. Explore new frontiers of flexibility, please. Be ready to shift perspective and approach quickly and smoothly. Be as agile and multifaceted as you dare.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Coast redwoods are the tallest trees on the planet. If, Goddess forbid, lumber harvesters cut down one of these beauties, it can be used to build more than 20 houses. And yet each mature tree begins as a seed the size of a coat button. Its monumental growth is steady and slow, relying on robust roots and a symbiotic relationship with a fungus that enables it to absorb water from fog. I propose we make the redwood your power symbol for now, Pisces. Inspired by its process, I hope you implement the magic of persistent, incremental growth. Treasure the fact that a fertile possibility has the potential, with patience and nurturing, to ripen into a long-term asset. Trust that small efforts, fueled by collaboration, will lead to gratifying achievements.

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Responsible for assisting the Resident Director (RD) with the implementation of the student development program in campus housing at UC Santa Barbara. Under the supervision of the RD, the ARD utilizes a curricular approach and equity mindset as cornerstones of their daily work in facilitating student wellness, development, and belonging in a residential community. The contract term is 12 months (August ‑ July) with the opportunity for a renewal of one additional term. The ARD may be assigned to a community that does not have students residing in the summer, at which time, the ARD will perform necessary duties to assist the department with preparing for fall opening and the upcoming academic year. Reqs: 1‑3 years

Demonstrated experience and ability to constructively engage and lead others in complex issues related to social justice, access, inclusion and equity within a campus community. 1‑3 years

Experience in planning and delivering programs or activities that foster student engagement and community development. 1‑3 years Experience in a student leadership role on a college or university campus. 1‑3 years Experience in basic student/peer advising and counseling. Ability to constructively engage others in complex social justice, access, inclusion, and equity issues on campus. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across a large, multifunctional department. Comprehensive knowledge of UCSB campus resources and support services. Knowledge of the day‑to‑day operations of a student housing community. Knowledge of and/or experience working within a residential curriculum campus. Notes: The Assistant Resident Director (ARD) is a full‑time live‑in position with on‑call responsibilities. The contract term is 12 months with the opportunity for a renewal of one additional term. This position may require night and

weekend hours as needed, with flexible time off to offset these hours. UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: $28.11/hr, with housing and meal plan included. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 76756

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Performs with a high degree of independence, analyzing complex contract structure, policies, procedures, and practices. Develops, drafts, reviews, negotiates all types of business agreements and contracts for the University. Delegated authority and autonomy to act on behalf of the Regents of the University of California in negotiations between UCSB and private/industrial/ governmental agencies and companies. Requires expert knowledge of University policies regarding materiel and risk management, as well as Public Contract Codes, Federal procurement regulations, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Requires self‑motivation with the ability to work proactively and positively in an organization experiencing significant change while maintaining a high level of service. Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to provide customer service in a fast‑paced, high‑volume dynamic and intellectually challenging work environment. Performs with prioritizing diverse projects and exceptional time management. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Significant experience negotiating and drafting contracts. Requires excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills,

strong organizational and training skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks under pressure of deadlines and frequent interruptions. Must be detail‑oriented with a high degree of accuracy, and demonstrate good judgment, assertiveness balanced with diplomacy, and discretion regarding confidential matters. Excellent written skills including the ability to construct grammatically correct, concise and accurate legal documents. Must have excellent customer‑service skills, ability to work in a team environment, and to foster cooperation. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Salary or Hourly Range: $106,760 ‑ $115,000/year. Full Salary Range: $94,400 ‑ $176,800/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76538

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Under general supervision, serves as the Analyst for the Social Sciences Development Team in the Office of Development, supporting a complex and multifaceted program in coordination with Central Development’s Prospect Services and Donor Relations & Stewardship units. Analyst reports to the Director of Development but serves all fundraisers within the unit and maintains a dotted line for general supervision to the Directors of Prospect Management and Development Research. Provides leadership for all analytical functions that advances the strategic goals, initiatives, and projects leading toward philanthropic commitments from individuals, foundations, and organizations to the Division of

Social Sciences. Performs high‑level, sophisticated research to identify new prospects, detailed analysis on donor giving, coordination and execution of moves management meetings for development officer portfolio management (including, but not limited to data entry and records updates), donor follow‑up action items, and data analytics to inform development officer travel. Additionally, the Analyst helps to coordinate and prepare development officers, senior administrators, and academic and program stakeholders for donor visits, solicitations, high‑level events, and development‑related travel. Knowledge and understanding of a complex fundraising program are essential to providing effective leadership. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; 1‑3 yrs of experience in the maintenance of databases, expertise in the use of Word, Excel, and other office software and/or web‑based applications; exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships with diverse populations and to explain common development and research concepts; excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, Google Suite and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs; ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events.

Pay Rate/Range: $30.56 ‑ $35.92/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 76927

DISBURSEMENT AND TAX COMPLIANCE MANAGER

CONTROLLER/BUSINESS & FINANCIAL

SERVICES

Reporting to the Associate Controller of Business and Financial Services, the Manager provides leadership and strategic planning support for the Travel, Entertainment, and Miscellaneous Reimbursements team as well as the Tax Services team within Business and Financial Services (BFS).

The Manager works collaboratively and effectively with the Controller, Associate Controller, managers, and staff to advance the mission and achieve the strategic goals of the unit.

The Units responsibilities include travel and entertainment reimbursement, moving and relocation reimbursement, accounts payable processing, and tax services and compliance. The Manager is responsible for oversight of campus areas where errors can have a serious impact on the overall success of the unit or the campus as a whole. The Manager is the functional owner of systems for travel, reimbursement, and tax treaty verification. Responsible for controls to ensure compliance with federal, state, and system‑wide policy and regulations in areas of oversight. The Manager represents the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in system‑wide and campus‑wide meetings and discussions and is recognized as an influential leader.

Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years Demonstrated experience in developing and monitoring service standards and performance metrics to ensure a high level of customer and employee satisfaction.4‑6 years

Proven experience in AP, travel, and reimbursement operations, demonstrating meticulous management of complex financial transactions. 4‑6 years of experience as an accountant or closely related analytical role within the professional services industry. 4‑6 years proven experience in tax compliance, corporate tax, or a related field. Required 4‑6 years knowledge of federal, state, and international tax laws. Ability to research and interpret tax regulations. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $116,000 to $137,640/ yr. Full Salary Range: $116,000 to $224,200/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76541

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The Santa Barbara Independent is seeking an in-house graphic designer to join its team. Candidates must have knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Cloud on a Mac platform. Experience with layout design, print publishing, and file handling, preferred. The candidate will possess strong and professional communication skills, and be able to work well under pressure. This position works alongside multiple departments and under strict deadlines. Starting hourly rate: $18 per hour. EOE F/M/D/V. No phone calls, please.

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Performs financial analysis for 150+ account‑funds in operational/ research/gift/endowment funds with expenditures in excess of $22 Million, handles all posting, reconciling and correction action in the General Ledger, provides monthly reporting on all financial accounts, tracks and maintains all commitments from College. Oversees financial administration for 8 income & recharge centers, and timely billing for all internal and external users. Tracks all gift and award administration, serves as primary Procurement buyer for the department, and handles equipment inventory. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years of administrative work experience in an office setting. 1‑3 years of financial support experience including fund accounting, expense processing, and budget reporting. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted hourly range is $28.07 to $34.17/hour. The full hourly range is $28.07 to $48.28/ hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 76902.

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Responsible for strategic planning, security, operation, and acquisition of information technology as it supports the research, education and administrative functions of the Department of Mathematics. Responsible for maintaining a

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complex departmental computing infrastructure. Responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of operating systems, services, and user applications for Windows, Linux and Mac OS environments. Responsible for administration of network services, departmental backup systems, financial back up systems, a variety of computational applications, productivity tools running on departmental servers, faculty and visitor workstations. Directly responsible for the implementation and reliability of the department technical environment, based upon goals and available resources. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience.

Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Occasional evening or weekend work. The budgeted salary range is $85,400 to $115,000/year. The full salary range is $85,400 to $156,800/ year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination.Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

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OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PLANNING

UCSB Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment is hiring an analyst responsible for the broad categories of conducting policy analysis, conducting ad hoc analytical studies, developing and preparing campus reports, constructing or maintaining Tableau dashboards. Duties involve the creation and/or modification of SAS programs to compile statistical data from the IRPA data warehouse, coordinating with various campus offices to obtain statistical reports, and verifying the accuracy of any data displays or reports produced. Specific job functions include analysis and reporting related to faculty and departmental Instructional Workload, Graduate Student and Grant Support, Personnel Analysis, and ad hoc analytical, planning, and assessment studies. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years experience in Institutional Research, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or related field Required. 1‑3 years experience in Institutional Research, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or related field. General knowledge in data collection and analysis techniques; statistics or social science research techniques; knowledge of common organization‑specific computer application programs; knowledge of organizational principles and procedures involved in handling sensitive data (for example, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA). Thorough active listening, critical thinking, good interpersonal skills and ability to multi‑task. Strong ability to present information in a clear concise manner verbally and in writing. Understanding of organizational rules and regulations. Able to provide good judgment, decision‑making, and problem solving. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Salary or Hourly Range: $77,000 to $92,550/yr. The full hourly range is $77,000 ‑ $139,200/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job #76760

LAB ASSISTANT 2

CHEADLE CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

Under supervision by the Staff Research Associate II (Project Manager), and LAIII (Restoration Coordinator), the Restoration Ecology Assistant will implement the routine aspects for the implementation of the North Campus Open Space Project, and other CCBER natural areas as needed. Responsibilities include training student workers, interns and volunteers, assisting with plant propagation at the restoration nursery and greenhouse, participation in site preparation, exotic weed control, planting, and other duties related to monitoring and education/outreach. All tasks are regularly reviewed for quality and completeness. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $22.11 ‑

$23.87/hr. Full Salary Range: $22.11 ‑ $26.05/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California's Anti‑ Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #76922

LABOR RELATIONS

REPRESENTATIVE 4

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Provides employee & labor relations guidance to all levels of the organization, resolving highly complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Serves as an experienced consultant and subject matter expert on all employee & labor relations matters and advises management on effective performance management steps, including corrective action and progressive discipline. Provides complex analytical support and functions as management advocate for grievances and complaint resolution processes as well as hearings, arbitrations and unfair practice charge matters. Provides expert guidance on unique personnel issues/problems without precedent or structure and develops/recommends best practice solutions to resolve those issues.

Represents the campus to the Office of the President on system wide bargaining negotiation strategy and positions. Exercises judgment and professional discretion, relying on advanced and specialized experience within the field, to resolve questions, concerns and grievances for a large and complex group of employees. May serve as a technical leader who provides guidance to all levels within the organization, utilizing specialized employee and labor relations expertise.

Reqs: Juris Doctor (JD) Degree. Experience as an attorney. Advanced organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills to conduct analysis and develop recommendations. Effective written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated experience with conflict resolution.Advanced level skills necessary to bargain and represent the University’s interest in union negotiations and in complex/sensitive dispute forums. Demonstrated ability to handle extremely difficult or volatile situations/individuals effectively. Capable in developing, interpreting, implementing and administering organization‑wide human resources policies and processes. Pay Rate/ Range: $100,000 to $110,000/year. The full salary range is $94,400 to $176,800/ year. Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled.Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #76965

PAYROLL

MANAGER

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Reporting to the Associate Controller of Business and Financial Services (BFS), the Manager provides leadership and strategic planning support for the Campus Payroll Unit. This Unit is responsible for the accounting operations relating to payment of salary, wages and benefits of over $875 million (FY ending June 2023), representing 63% of campus funds expended. The Manager is responsible for oversight of campus areas where errors can have a serious impact on the overall success of the unit or the campus as a whole. The Manager works collaboratively and effectively with the Controller, Associate Controller, managers, and staff to advance the mission and achieve the strategic goals of the unit. The Manager is the functional owner of systems for campus service requests (ServiceNow) and I‑9 processing (Tracker). Responsible for controls to ensure compliance with federal, state, and system‑wide policy and regulations in areas of oversight. The Manager represents the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in system‑wide and campus‑wide meetings and discussions and is recognized as an influential leader. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 7‑9 years Proven experience in a large payroll operation, demonstrating meticulous management of complex financial transactions. 7‑9 years Demonstrated experience in developing and monitoring service standards and performance metrics to ensure a high level of customer and employee satisfaction. 7‑9 years Working knowledge of federal, state, and international payroll tax laws. Ability to research and interpret tax regulations. 7‑9 years’ experience as an accountant or closely related analytical role within the payroll services industry. 7‑9 years Supervisory experience in business finance roles. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Salary or Hourly Range: $104,900 to $133,100/ yr. Full Salary Range: $104,900 to $198,900/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76860

RECEIVABLES AND BANKING SERVICES

MANAGER

CONTROLLER/BUSINESS & FINANCIAL

SERVICES

Provides leadership and strategic planning support for the Business and Financial Services (BFS) Receivables and Banking Services Unit, working collaboratively and effectively with the Controller, Associate Controller, Managers, and staff to meet the mission and strategic goals of the unit. The Units responsibilities include student billing, sundry receivables, debt recovery support, and campus‑wide cash handling operations. Key areas of responsibility include overseeing student billing and collections, campus credit card merchant processing, cash handling controls, petty cash programs, departmental bank deposit processing, electronic payment processing, and payment processing for students and other miscellaneous transactions. The

Manager is responsible for oversight of campus Cash Handling and Credit Card Coordinators making final decisions in areas where errors can have a serious impact on the overall success of the unit or the campus as a whole. The Manager is the functional owner of systems for student receivables, cashiering, and non‑student receivables ensuring their effective operation. Responsible for the campus PCI credit card security compliance program and for the coordination of campus financial internal controls to ensure compliance with federal, state, and system‑wide policy and regulations in areas of oversight. The Manager represents the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in system‑wide and campus‑wide meetings and discussions and is recognized as an influential leader. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years Demonstrated experience in developing and monitoring service standards and performance metrics to ensure a high level of customer and employee satisfaction. 4‑6 years Proven experience in cash handling, billing, and collections operations, demonstrating meticulous management of complex financial transactions. 4‑6 years Supervisory experience in a business finance role. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Salary or Hourly Range: $116,000 to $137,640/ yr. Full Salary Range: $116,000 to $224,200/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76539

SENATE ANALYST

ACADEMIC SENATE

Serves as the Budget and Planning specialist for the Senate and policy analyst for the Council on Planning and Budget and the Council on Faculty Welfare, Academic Freedom, and Awards. Manages and coordinates all the administrative aspects of the Councils and their standing committees. Provides direction, analytical support, and interpretation of policy and procedures for the chair and members of assigned councils and committees; serves as institutional memory. Analyzes data and reports; writes and edits correspondence, minutes, and reports, and coordinates assigned council and committee activities with the various administrative offices. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $88,900 to $93,000/year. The full salary range is $85,400 to $156,800/ year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 77046

SENATE ANALYST

ACADEMIC SENATE Administers all financial activities for the Academic Senate. Processes monthly review and reconciliation of ledgers, providing timely reporting, identifying, and initiating corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with University, Federal, and State accounting policies and procedures on all transactions. Collaborates with the Director to implement financial systems and procedures; monitors budgets; analyzes spending patterns; prepares cost analyses and projects expenses. In collaboration with management, establishes best practices for procurement, payroll, record retention, and accounts payable functions. Funds administered include state operating funds and grants. Additionally, serves as the advisor to the Council on Research and Instructional Resources and its standing committees. Provides direction, analytical support, and interpretation of policy and procedures for the chair and members of assigned councils and committees; serves as institutional memory; drafts, edits, and independently writes reports, minutes, and correspondence. Manages and coordinates all administrative and financial aspects of the Faculty Research Grants program. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years of work experience in higher education. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary is $88,900 to $93,000/yr. The full salary range is $85,400 to $156,800/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20, https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 77060

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OPERATOR

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs a variety of operational duties in shipping, receiving, distribution, and record keeping and performs manual duties in the loading and unloading of material shipped to and from the campus. Delivers freight shipments, and other types of shipments to campus departments. Operates a variety of vehicles and material handling equipment on a daily basis. Assists in the receipt of goods. Uses computerized databases and internet. Fills orders, including large janitorial supply orders and delivers them to Janitorial and Housing closets around campus. Assists the Physical Resource Coordinator with receiving and stocking merchandise, moves furniture and merchandise to maximize warehouse space, helps with physical inventory count at yearend and oversees the warehouse function in the Supervisor’s absence. Prepares outgoing shipments by using various shipping methods and vendor services in accordance with UC policies and procedures and processes outgoing shipments using vendor supplied computerized shipping applications and assists with department record keeping and data management tasks. Reqs: 1‑3 years Experience in warehouse, shipping and receiving. 1‑3 years Experience in a delivery or related role. Minimum one year work experience driving large delivery vehicles/box trucks. Must have a valid class C CDL, and pass a background check. Work experience demonstrating forklift certification is required. Must be able to lift/move 50 lbs safely. Ability to effectively communicate

orally and in writing and work with a diverse clientele and work group. Able to speak English fluently. Excellent customer service and organizational skills. Ability to work effectively both in a group and individually in a service oriented environment subject to frequently changing priorities. Ability to understand and apply University and Department policies and procedures to specific situations. Utilizes modes of office communication such as Google Mail, Docs, Sheets, and Calendar to effectively collaborate with coworkers. Actively aware of their environment, and demonstrates safety conscientiousness and attention to detail at all times. Notes: Able to frequently lift / move up to 50 pounds. Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: $23.50/hr to $28.07hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 76837

STAFF RESEARCH

ASSOCIATE 2

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: FRANCES NOBUKO ARAI

No.: 25PR00056

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 3/27/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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

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

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.

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 2/13/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Mike Munoz, Senior Deputy (Bar#218870) 105 E. Anapamu Street, #201, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑568‑2950

Published: Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CURTIS A. PAULSEN No.: 24PR00697

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

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

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

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom April 1, 2025, at 5:30 P.M.

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, GOALS, AND FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2025-2026 ACTION PLAN

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing to gather public input and obtain Council direction regarding housing and community development needs, goals, and funding priorities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025-2026 Action Plan. The City Council will consider the recommendations of the Human Services Standing Committee regarding funding allocations based on applications the City received from non-profit service providers and identified City-sponsored capital projects. As a CDBG Entitlement Community, the City of Goleta receives funding annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objectives of the CDBG program are the development of viable communities, decent and affordable housing, and expanded economic opportunities for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income persons. The City of Goleta is required to prepare a five-year Consolidated Plan and an annual Action Plan, which identifies activities that will be undertaken to address public service, housing, and community development needs. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 5:30 P.M.

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

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

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Cassidy Le Air, at (805) 690-5126 or CityGrants@CityofGoleta.org. Information is also available on the City’s website: https://www.cityofgoleta.org/your-city/ neighborhood-services/grants. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www. cityofgoleta.org.

Si necesita más información sobre este aviso o la traducción de documentos en español, comuníquese con Leonel Mendoza-Diaz al (805) 961-7558 o LMendozaDiaz@CityofGoleta.org.

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

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 9617505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or call 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) for hearing impaired TTY/TDD). Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent on March 20, 2025

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 4/10/2025 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.

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 2/26/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James P. Griffith, Howell Moore & Gough LLP, 1020 State Street,Suite 108, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑303‑8539

Published: Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARLES MICHAEL DUGAN, III No.: 25PR00115

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 5/1/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION.

IF YOU 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 3/7/2025 by Nicole Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Julianna M. Malis; Santa Barbara Estate Planning 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑946‑1550

Published: Mar 13, 20, 27 2025. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TRACY Z. PINNELLA No.: 25PR00116

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: TRACY Z. PINNELLA, TRACY ZWEIG A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: BRIAN D. PINNELLA in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/24/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 Room: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

E. Parker, Executive Officer 3/7/2025 by Nicole Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Lori A. Lewis, Esq.; Mullen & Henzell, L.L.P.; 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑1501

Published: Mar 13, 20, 27 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD W. WARREN No.: 25PR00089

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: DONALD W. WARREN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: RICHARD L. WARREN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/10/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 Room: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 2/20/2025 by Monica Buenrostro ,Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Stephen T. Frank; 1114 State St 271 Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑962‑0101 Published: Mar 13, 20, 27 2025.

BULK SALE

NOTICE OF SALE/DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL To: Guillermo Soto 4280 Calle Real #95 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 PR File Number: MHCB.177‑034 Account Number: 2520120805 From: Prober & Raphael 20750 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 100 Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Attorney for: Community West Bank 445 Pine Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 This communication is made in an attempt to collect upon a debt or judgment and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Community West Bank, hereinafter referred to as (“Community”) will sell your mobile home, truck camper or floating

home which registered with the Department of Housing and Community Development under the registration numbers SR2B50947 and Label/Insignia numbers A19556 and Decal No. AAF1377 located at 4280 Calle Real #95, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 to the highest qualified bidder in public as follows: Date of Sale: 4/16/2025 Time: 1:00 PM Place: At the main entrance to the county courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The sale is based on the mobile home’s certificate of title and is for the mobile home only. The sale is not for the leasehold estate upon which the mobile home is presently located. Qualified bidders with an interest in the leasehold estate can contact the mobile home park/community in advance of the sale. Qualified bidders, other than Community West Bank, bid at the sale with notice that they are purchasing the mobile home only and may be subject to eviction by the mobile home park/community. Please be advised that if you notify my office within 30 days that all or a part of your obligation to Community West Bank is disputed, then I will mail to you written verification of the obligation and the amounts owed to Community West Bank. In addition, upon your request within 30 days of receipt of this letter, I will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor. You may request an accounting by calling Prober & Raphael at (818) 227‑0100, Ext 355. If I do not hear from you within 30 days, I will assume that your debt to Community West Bank is valid. The state Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act require that, except under unusual circumstances, collectors may not contact you before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. They may not harass you by using threats of violence or arrest or by using obscene language. Collectors may not use false or misleading statements or call you at work if they know or have reason to know that you may not receive personal calls at work. For the most part, collectors may not tell another person, other than your attorney or spouse, about your debt. Collectors may contact another person to confirm your location or enforce a judgment. For more information about debt collection activities, you may contact the Federal trade Commission at 1‑877‑FTC‑HELP or www.ftc.gov. At any time before the sale, you may redeem the collateral in accordance with Section 9623 of the California Uniform Commercial Code anytime before we sell it by paying the full amount you owe (not just the past due payments), including our expenses and fees incurred. The account is due and owing the sum of $181,147.78 plus interest at the contract rate from 2/28/2025, plus any amounts necessary to reimburse Prober & Raphael for reasonable foreclosure fees and costs as well as any other sums to which Community West Bank, may be entitled to under the terms of your agreement. To learn the exact amount you must pay, call us at Prober & Raphael at (818) 227‑0100, Ext 355. If you want us to explain to you in writing how we have

LEGALS (CONT.)

conducted by An Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable. Filed by: Camila Uriegas of Santa Barbara County on Feb 12, 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: 2025‑0000417. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: TRACI LYNN’S CONSIGNMENT & BOUTIQUE: 240 E Hwy 246 103B Buellton, CA 93427; Traci L Filippin 16 (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: TRACI LYNN FILIPPIN/ OWNER/OPERATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 27, 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: 2025‑0000546. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHERYL BAKER DESIGN: 4839 Rim Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Cheryl A Baker (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: CHERYL A BAKER/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 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: 2025‑0000471. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COAST EV, COAST, COAST ELECTRIC VEHICLES: 209 Santa Barbara Street, #A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Buggie LLC 10 E Yanonali St #30 Santa Barbara. CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 20, 2024. Filed by: BRETT HUNTER/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2025‑0000503. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAW OFFICE OF CRAIG P. BORDERS, ESQ.: 1410 Garden Street, Unit 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Craig P Borders (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 16, 2025. Filed by: CRAIG P. BORDERS/OWNERS of Santa Barbara County on Feb 21, 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: 2025‑0000490. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

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STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: SOUL TEA

THERAPY: 1625 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Serena C Lee PO Box 3251 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by An Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 01, 2025 Filed by: SERENA

LEE/PSYCHOTHERAPIST of Santa Barbara County on Feb 20, 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: 2025‑0000477. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as:PLANTS N PRINTS: 424 Roble St Santa Maria,

CA 93454; Cassandra J Medina (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Non Applicable Filed by: CASSANDRA J MEDINA of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0000105. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZENVANA MASSAGE & SKIN CARE: 731 E Haley St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Nataliia Oliinyk (Same Address) This business is conducted by An Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable Filed by:NATALIIA OLIINYK/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E63. FBN Number: 2025‑0000372. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DALEE CAR BATH: 527 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Price Properties LLC, General Partner of Channel Auto Services LP 101 W Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93160 This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable Filed by: JOHN PRICE MANAGER OF GENERAL PARTNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 20, 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: 2025‑0000476. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: GRECIANMUSE: 206 East Victoria Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Evangelia Tsiapali (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: EVANGELIA TSIAPALI of Santa Barbara County on Jan 18, 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: 2025‑0000444. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

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

AWARENESS: 680 Cieneguitas Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Being Excitation (Same Address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 8, 2025. Filed by: JAMES

CHAVEZ/BOARD MEMBER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 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: 2025‑0000450. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMIT GASOLINE: 8 S Milpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jetfleet International Corproation 2370 Westwood Blvd Suite K Los Angeles, CA 90064 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 1, 2016. Filed by: EDWIN

CRANE/ASST VICE PRESIDENT of Santa Barbara County on Jan 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: 2025‑0000283. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

FLOCK WHITE DOVES, FLOCK WHITE DOVE RELEASE: 911 Via Campobello Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Lowell Construction Company (same address)

This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 30, 2025. Filed by: PAULA

EVERSHED/PRESIDENT of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 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: 2025‑0000451. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

FINANCIAL: 3493 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bryan J Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 1, 1994.

Filed by: BRYAN J STEWART/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 4, 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: 2025‑0000319. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IN‑SHAPE

FITNESS: 1318 S Broadway Santa Maria, CA 93454; In‑Shape Solutions, LLC 8680 Greenback Lane Suite 108 Orangevale, CA 95662 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: NATE

WHALEY/CFO of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000342. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIRST IMPRESSIONS, DEI MARIE DESIGNS: 222 W Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Miranda L Iacono (same address) Darren J Iacono (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 Sep 28, 2024. Filed by: MIRANDA IACONO/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 6, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000347. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCENERY: 2905 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Eddet Bath 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: ROSE THEODORA MINOGUE/ PRESIDENT of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2025‑0000352. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUEEN OF CLEAN SERVICE INC: 5276 Hollister Ave, Suite 110 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Queen of Clean Service Inc. PO Box 61709 Santa Barbara, CA 93160 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2011. Filed by: ROSARIO ZAPATA/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2025‑0000361.

Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000287

The following person(s) is doing business as: ROOTS AND RELICS, 340 HASSETT CT SANTA MARIA, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA.

ERIN REAVES, 340 HASSETT CT SANTA MARIA, CA 93455

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUN 20, 2022 /s/ ERIN REAVES

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 01/31/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/25

CNS‑3895940# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OAM FINE ART at 802 W. Micheltorena St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Olivia A Mohler‑Masclet (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Olivia Mohler‑Masclet/Owner Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 20, 2020. Filed on Feb 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 E49. FBN Number: 2025‑0000390. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BARBARENO CHUMASH TRIBAL COUNCIL : 1265 East Valley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Marcus V Lopez (same address) Steven Villa 325 Avalon Place Oxnard, CA 93033 This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 19, 2025

Filed by: MARCUS LOPEZ/CHARIMAN of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 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: 2025‑0000461. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA LYMPHATICS: 1126 Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara, CA 93101;

SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE INVITING RFP

San Marcos High School Kiln Room

Alison Morrow Johnson 411 West Anapamu Street A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 19, 2025. Filed by: ALISON JOHNSON/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2025‑0000505. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: LA COQUETTE: 5757 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; ASP Market Corp 1217 Honeysuckle Ave Ventura, CA 93004 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business

NOTICE INVITING RFP: Notice is hereby given that the Santa Barbara Unified School District will receive proposals from prequalified firms for Preconstruction and Lease-Leaseback Services for the San Marcos High School Kiln Room (“Project”).

Contractor’s License Required: CSLB (C-10), Electrical Contractor.

Submittal Deadline: Proposals must be received by April 18, 2025, by 11:00 a.m. at the office of Santa Barbara Unified School District, 724 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Attention: Marina Verdian

Anticipated Start of Construction: April 2025. Prequalification: All firms submitting a proposal to this RFP must be prequalified with the District pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6 (b)-(m) without exception prior to submitting a proposal. Prequalification documents must be submitted by April 7, 2025. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6(j) a list of prequalified general contractors and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors will be made available by the District no later than five business days before the proposal opening at the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Planning Dept., 724 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Prequalification packages are available through Cybercopy at http://www.cybercopyplanroom.com. Prequalification questions must be directed to L.M. Sweaney at Lindasweaney@gmail.com or leave a voice message or text at (805) 705-0034. Prequalification packages must be submitted to L.M. Sweaney & Associates, P. O. Box 3187 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 no later than the date specified herein by US MAIL ONLY

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

DIR Registration/Monitoring: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1771.1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid or engage in the performance of any contract for this project unless; (1) currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5; or (2) expressly authorized to submit a bid by Section 1771.1 and provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The successful Bidder will be required to post all job-site notices required by DIR regulations and other applicable law.

Project and Submittal Information: The full scope of work for the Project, prequalification information, and the required submittal information is further set forth in the Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) available on the District’s website at www.sbunified.org or via email request to Marina Verdian at mverdian@sbunified.org

As further described in the RFP, the successful proposal will be that which offers the best value to the District, as determined pursuant to the criteria and evaluation process set forth in the RFP. Following its selection of the successful Responder, the District will notify all Responders of its intent to award a contract.

If the District is unable to successfully negotiate a LLB Contract with the successful Responder which is satisfactory to the District, or if the selected proposer refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the District may award the contract to the proposer with the second highest best value score, if deemed in the best interest of the District. If that proposer then refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the Board may award the contract to the proposer with the third highest best value score, and so on.

LEGALS (CONT.)

name or names listed above on Feb 25, 2025. Filed by: AMARJIT SINGH/ MEMBER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 28, 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: 2025‑0000557. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANESTHESIA MEDICAL GROUP OF SANTA BARBARA: 3700 State Street, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Barbara Inc(same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1941. Filed by: ERIC AMADOR/DIRECTOR of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2025‑0000507. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 INK, INC: 1228 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805 Ink, 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 Jun 13, 2008. Filed by: JJ ORTIZ/ OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 21, 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: 2025‑0000493.

Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLOUD 9 NUT BUTTERS: 1216 Santa Barbara St Apt 6 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Katherine R Kavanah (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: KATHERINE KAVANAH/FOUNDER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 12, 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: 2025‑0000409. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE MAITREYA ACADEMY: 604 South San Marcos Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111; The Maitreya Temple of Divine Wisdom; The Mail Box 5142 Hollister Avenue Mailbox #75 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 4, 2025. Filed by: DONNA L. MOORE/TREASURER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2025‑0000393. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INSIGHT THERAPY: 26 West Mission St #7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Insight Therapy, A

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STATE OF CALIFORINIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Marriage, Family, And Child Therapy Corp.(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 20, 2025. Filed by: ALIA AIZENSTAT ADLAKHA/ PRESIDENT of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E75. FBN Number: 2025‑0000496. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOLID ROCK, INC. STONEWORKS: 519 N Quarantina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Solid Rock 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 Apr 10, 2015. Filed by: DANIEL YANOVICH/ PRESIDENT of Santa Barbara County on Feb 20, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2025‑0000479. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J CHAIDEZ GENERAL HANDYMAN SERVICES: 125 Grande Vista St Oak View, CA 93022; Julian Lopez Chaidez (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 27, 2025. Filed

In the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room 105 E. Anapamu St, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider Case No. 24APL-00034, an appeal of the County Planning Commission’s approval of the Laguna Blanca Amendment project, Case No. 21AMD-OOOOO-00003.

The proposed project is an Amendment to the Laguna Blanca School’s Conditional Use Permit, Case No. 03CUP-OOOOO-00035, to increase the maximum enrollment by 55 students (from 330 students to 385 students), and to increase the maximum number of teachers on campus by 12 (from 80 to 92). No changes are proposed for the Laguna Blanca School Summer Program enrollment limit.

The Laguna Blanca School shall, for five years following project approval, submit to Permit Compliance staff an annual report documenting the annual enrollment of the school, a record of complaints received, and how the complaints were addressed.

The School and associated parcels will continue to be served by the La Cumbre Water District, an Advanced Treatment private septic system, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The project is located at 4125 Paloma Drive, APNs 063-092-012, -013, -014, and 063-141-029, in the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Area. The project parcels are a total of 27.64 acres and zoned One-Family Exclusive Residential (EX-1) and Recreation (REC).

For additional information, please contact Chris Schmuckal, Planner, at: Email: cschmuckal@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-568-3510.

For current methods of public participation for the meeting of April 1, 2025, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on Thursday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued.

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

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

If you challenge this project (Case Nos. 24APL-00034, 21AMD-00003) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.

Mona Miyasato CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

By: Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk

by: JULIAN LOPEZ CHAIDEZ of Santa Barbara County on Feb 27, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E28. FBN Number: 2025‑0000539. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRAND CRU VENTURES LLC: 946 Cheltenham Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Grand CRU Ventures 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 Feb 9, 2025. Filed by: DON DONALDSON/OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 12, 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: 2025‑0000423. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000459

The following person(s) is doing business as:

SANTA BARBARA INTEGRATED

THERAPY, 27 E VICTORIA ST REAR COTTAGE SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, County of SANTA BARBARA.

INTEGRATIVE FAMILY

THERAPY, INC., 5266

HOLLISTER AVE SUITE 117 GOLETA, CA 931101; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

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

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 02/19/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27/25

CNS‑3893067# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CC INTERNATIONAL COMPANY: 2519 Murrell Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Neil Chu (same address) Marie Chu (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 Mar 20, 1994. Filed by: NEIL CHU/ MANAGER of Santa Barbara County on Feb 27, 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: 2025‑0000538. Published: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CONEJO SERVICES: 2639 Lavery Court #7 Newbury Park, CA 93120; Conejo Valley Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2024. Filed by: LESLIE HODGES/ CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2024‑0000632. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RACQUETLAB, RACQUETLABSB: 1530 Hillcrest Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103; David Malina (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 1, 2025. Filed by: DAVID MALINA/ OWNER of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000579. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANNA KREATIVE STUDIO: 1620 Laguna St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Anna Clarke PO Box 90209 Santa Barbara, CA 93190 This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 6, 2021. Filed by: ANNA CLARKE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 3, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000577. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUTHERN COAST JANITORIAL: 133 E De La Guerra #221 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Thomas Daniel Ramirez (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1986. Filed by: THOMAS RAMIREZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 28, 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: 2025‑0000566. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZAPP: 460 Camino Del Remedio, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Beluck Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 1, 2025. Filed by: SITTIPORN THANANAKEN/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 4, 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: 2025‑0000581. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB PRO‑FIX: 3112 Mission Drive Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Chrstian Masbanji (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: CHRISTIAN MASBANJI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E72. FBN Number: 2025‑0000387. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JP AND METAL WORK: 3112 Mission Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93460; Christian Masbanji (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 11, 2025. Filed by: CHRISTIAN MASBANJI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E72. FBN Number: 2025‑0000388. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #6185: 618 Alamo Pintado Road Solvang, CA 93460; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000504. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #5836: 2405 South Broadway Santa Maria, CA 93454; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000506. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #5791: 199 North Fairview Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000509. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #5835: 345 Town Center West Santa Maria, CA 93458; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000508. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #5788: 35 South Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000518. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RITE AID #5790: 1976 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Thrifty Payless, Inc. 200 Newberry Commons Etters, PA 17319 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: BYRON PURCELL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000516. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

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

MANAGEMENT COMPANY: 2729 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Glow (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2025. Filed by: SEANA SEARS/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 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: 2025‑0000446. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KIRO AUTOMOTIVE LLC: 410 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kiro Automotive 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 Feb 19, 2025. Filed by: KIRIL ILIEV/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 28, 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 E72. FBN Number: 2025‑0000567. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANFORD WINERY: 5010 Santa Rosa Lompoc, CA 93436; SWC Management, LLC 900 Armour Drive Lake Bluff, IL 60044 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 18, 2007. Filed by: THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE THEY AND THE/MANAGER OF SWC MANAGEMENT, GENERAL PARTNER OF SANFORD with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 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: 2025‑0000529. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEA TO SILVER: 53 Touran Lane Goleta, CA 93117; Nicole C Bullemer (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 8, 2025. Filed by: NICOLE BULLEMER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 5, 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: 2025‑0000593. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FAMILY WELLNESS: 55 Hitchcock Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jetta M Harris 1628 State Street #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 6, 2025. Filed by: JETTA HARRIS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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 E28. FBN Number: 2025‑0000601. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PURIFIED ENVIRONMENTS: 5511 Ekwill St, Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Master Clean USA, INC PO

LEGALS (CONT.)

expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000622. Published: Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: FRESH SPACE

SOLUTIONS SB INC: 1629 Fresh Space

Solutions SB Inc. PO Box 91809 Santa Barbara, CA 93190 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 12, 2025. Filed by: NANCY D’AMATO/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 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: 2024‑0000445. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

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

IGEEKSOLDTOWN: 5760 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Adrian I Juarez Huerta (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 10, 2025. Filed by: ADRIAN I JUAREZ HUERTA/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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 E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0000645. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

DENTAL IMPLANT CENTER: 2780 State Street, Ste 3 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Roy E. Mintzer (same address)

This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 1, 1998. Filed by: ROY E. MINTZER/CEO/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000560. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000571

The following person(s) is doing business as: KING TIDE STUDIOS, 1513

KOWALSKI AVE SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, County of SANTA BARBARA.

MALACHI ISAACS, 1513

KOWALSKI AVE SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

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/ MALACHI ISAACS, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/03/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10/25 CNS‑3905768# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: THE LEGACY LOUNGE: 1117 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jack K Azar PO Box 241 Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 2, 2025. Filed by: JACK AZAR/FOUNDING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2024‑0000654. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: SOLE

NUTRITION: 30 Tinker Way Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gina D Moor (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 28, 2025. Filed by: GINA MOORE/REGISTERED DIETITIAN

NUTRITONIST with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 12, 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 E72. FBN Number: 2024‑0000658. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIGI‑FLEX

SOLUTIONS: 5320 Carpinteria Ave Unit B Carpinteria, CA 93013; Marcos A Chavez 5320 Carpinteria Ave Unit 54 Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 1, 2025. Filed by: MARCOS CHAVEZ/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2024‑0000631. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUL CITY SURVIVORS: 2043 Mountain Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Winfield Shiras (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, 2014. Filed by: WINFIELD SHIRAS/SOLE PROPRIETOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 21, 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: 2024‑0000494. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKIP AHEAD CONSULTING INC.: 5511 Ek11 St. Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Skip Ahead Consulting Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Feb 19, 2025. Filed by: LUPITA SOLIS/OPERATIONS MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on mAR 13, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20245‑0000691. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SENSO ROOTS CHILDCARE: 7210 Del Norte Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Leniam V Roldan (same address) Cinthia C Roldan (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 Mar 16, 2025. Filed by: LENIAM VITELIO ROLDAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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 E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000641. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GROCERY OUTLET OF ORCUTT at 1620 E Clark Avenue, Suite 102 Orcutt, CA 93455; A‑Z Family Market 5607 Verner Oak Ct Sacramento, CA 95841. This business is conducted by A Corporation. Signed by: BRYAN LEE LUTZ/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 04, 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). FBN Number: 2025‑0000582. E30. Published: Mar

20, 27, Apr 3, 10, 2025

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIVA PARTY DELIGHTS 1210 Cacique St, Unit 30 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Yaritza Lopez Francisco PO Box 30972 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by An Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NA. Filed by: YARITZA LOPEZ FRANCISCO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 07, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2025‑0000356. Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

COLONICS SANTA BARBARA 1205 De la Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Samara Jade (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 NA. Filed by: HALEY PARKER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 21, 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: 2025‑0000487.

Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10, 2025.

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

CHIROPRACTIC: 310 Pine Avenue, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117; Crystal A Galvan (Same Address) This business is conducted by An Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 01, 2007 Filed by:CRYSTAL A GALVAN/OWNER INDIVIDUAL of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 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: 2025‑0000231. Published: Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

LIEN SALE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to California Civil Code Section 798.56a and California Commercial Code Sections 7209 and 7210, noticing having been given to all parties believed to claim an interest and the time specified for payment in the notice having expired, Flamingo Mobile Home Park is entitled to a warehouse lien against that certain mobilehome described as a 1964 NEW MOON NEW MOON mobilehome with a Decal Number of AAP5645 consisting of 57’ in length and 10’ in width, and now stored at 1210 Cacique Street, Space 43, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The party believed to claim an interest in the mobilehome and personal property is ESPERANZA VERSOLA C/O SANDI HUMPHREY. The mobilehome and personal property will be sold by Flamingo Mobile Home Park (Warehouseman) at public auction to the highest bidder with a minimum bid of $2,884.22, subject to further adjustments. In order to prevent the mobilehome from being sold at the noticed sale, the minimum bid amount must be paid by a person claiming a right in the mobilehome prior to the sale date AND the mobilehome must then be promptly removed from Flamingo Mobile Home Park. This amount includes estimated storage charges, publication charges, attorney’s fees, incidental and/or transportation charges and charges incurred by the park in connection with the unit remaining on site, as provided in the Commercial Code, and is subject to further adjustment. The sale is conducted on a cash or certified fund basis (cash, cashier’s check, or travelers checks) only. Payment is due and

payable immediately following the sale. No exceptions. The mobilehome and its contents are sold as is, where is and with no guarantees and without covenant or warranty as to possession, financing, title, or encumbrances. The purchaser of the mobilehome will take it subject to any real or personal property taxes, fees, license or liens, incl. per H&S § 18116.1. The sale will be held as follows: Date: April 7, 2025 Time: 1:00 p.m. at 1210 Cacique Street, Space 43, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the mobilehome and contents must be removed from the premises within five (5) days of the date of sale; no occupancy within the mobilehome will be allowed. The purchaser shall be responsible for cleanup of the space of all trash, personal property or other belongings on the space or utilized in the removal of the Property. The purchaser shall also be liable for any damages caused during the removal of the Property. The auction will be made for the purpose of satisfying the lien on the Property, together with the cost of the sale. Proper Notice has been sent to the others who have an interest in the Property or who owe money.

DATED: March 3, 2025

By:/s/ Maryann Tran, Authorized Agent for Flamingo Mobile Home Park 3/20, 3/27/25

CNS‑3902086#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ROBERTO CARLOS ROMERO and EVELYN TORRES CASE NUMBER: 25CV00079 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: ROBERTO CARLOS

ROMERO AND EVELYN TORRES 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: NOAH ETHAN

ROMERO

PROPOSED NAME: NOAH TORRES

ROMERO

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 2, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated FEBRUARY 13, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NELL DEMIR

CASE NUMBER: 25CV00730 TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

PETITIONER: NELL DEMIR 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: NELL DEMIR

PROPOSED NAME: NILUFER DEMIR

the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 9, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, SANTA BARBARA A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated FEBRUARY 12, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: BROOKE SHANE FACUNDUS AND DANIEL WADE FACUNDUS CASE

NUMBER: 25CV00774 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: BROOKE SHANE

FACUNDUS AND DANIEL WADE

FACUNDUS 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: EMMA KAY

FACUNDUS

PROPOSED NAME: EMMA KAY

LEBLANC

PRESENT NAME: BROOKE SHANE

FACUNDUS

PROPOSED NAME: BROOKE SHANE

LEBLANC PRESENT NAME: DANIEL WADE

FACUNDUS

PROPOSED NAME: DANIEL WADE

LEBLANC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 11, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated FEBRUARY 21, 2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board (COMB) will hold its regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on March 31, 2025 via teleconference and in person. Information on how to attend can be found on the meeting agenda which will be posted on the COMB website.

As part of said meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing, prior to the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Water Code Sections 20200 through 20207, to establish the compensation of Board members in accordance with the provisions of said Water Code Sections.

This Notice is given and published under the provisions of Water Code Section 20203 and Government Code Section 6066.

Dated: 3/13/2025

Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board

By: Janet Gingras, Secretary and General Manager

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORINIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

In the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room

105 E. Anapamu St, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following matter will be heard by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at either 105 E. Anapamu, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 or 511 Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455.

A public hearing to consider the adoption of a resolution that adjusts Community Services Parks Divisions Fees for Services for special events, aquatic programs, and camping fees, and establishing new fees. The Community Services Department is proposing adjustments to Parks fees in order to provide consistency with fees charged by similar jurisdictions. After a review of established park use fees, staff conducted a market survey for camping and user fees at similar facilities. These fees adjustments will help offset costs of operations and programming within the Parks Division. The Department gathered fee comparisons from similar facilities in the area. Staff proposes to modify specific use fees and establish new fees. Additional revenue generated will help offset the rising cost of operations due to increases in salary and benefit costs, operations, and ongoing maintenance.

If approved by the Board of Supervisors, the fee adjustments would take effect upon completion of the Cachuma RV Park renovation project.

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

Mona Miyasato

CLERK OF THE BOARD

OF SUPERVISORS

By: Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk

LEGALS (CONT.)

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF

NAME: NATASSIA WATSON CASE

NUMBER: 25CV00693

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: NATASSIA WATSON 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: NATASSIA WATSON

PROPOSED NAME: NATASSIA WILDER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 07, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the SB 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 FEBRUARY 18, 2025, JUDGE Colleen K Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KAYLA WILLIAMS CASE NUMBER: 25CV00691 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: KAYLA WILLIAMS 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: KAYLA WILLIAMS PROPOSED NAME: KAYLA WILDER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 11, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the SB 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 FEBRUARY 13, 2025, JUDGE Donna D Geck of the Superior Court. Published Feb 27. Mar 6, 13, 20 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JEREMY DANIEL MARSHMAN CASE NUMBER: 25CV00500 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: JEREMY DANIEL

MARSHMAN 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: JEREMY DANIEL

MARSHMAN PROPOSED NAME: JEREMIAH DANIEL

MARSHMAN

written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 2, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3 SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated JANUARY 31, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 2025.

AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NEIL NARANG, SAMANTHA NARANG

CASE NUMBER: 25CV00133 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: NEIL NARANG, SAMANTHA NARANG 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: DEV NARANG

PROPOSED NAME: DEVEN NARANG

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 21, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated MARCH 7, 2025, JUDGE Colleen k. Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MOLLY MARIE CARLISLE CASE NUMBER: 25CV01286 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: MOLLY MARIE CARLISLE

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: MOLLY MARIE CARLISLE PROPOSED NAME: MOLLY MARIE MILLER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing April 30, 2025, 8:30 am, DEPT: SM1, SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 312 East Cook Street, Building E. Santa Maria, CA 93454, COOK DIVISION A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated MARCH 6, 2025, JUDGE Patricia L. Kelly of the Superior Court. Published Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING—DECEDENT’S ESTATE OR TRUST CASE NUMBER: 25PR00044 This notice is required by law. You are not required to appear in court, but you may attend the hearing and object or respond if you wish. If you do not respond to or attend the hearing, the court may act on the filing without you.

1. NOTICE is given that (name): Catherine Graae (fiduciary or representative capacity, if any): Administrator of the Estate of Sara W. Dougherty has filed a petition, application, report, or account (specify complete title and briefly describe): * Petition for Probate and Issuance of Letters of Administration

The filing is a report of the status of a decedent’s estate administration made under Probate Code section 12200. See the NOTICE below. Please refer to the filed documents for more information about the case. (Some documents filed with the court are confidential.)

2. A HEARING on the matter described in 1 will be held as follows: Date: April 3, 2025 Time: 9:00 am Dept: 5 Filed Superior Court County of Santa Barbara, Darel E. Parker, Executive officer; 1/27/2025; By: Monica Buebrostro, Deputy Law Offices of Robert B. Locke STREET ADDRESS: 5290 Overpass Road, Suite 204 CITY: Santa Barbara STATE: CA ZIP CODE: 93111: Telephone No.: 805‑683‑1459

Published: March 6, 13, 20 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on March 28, 2025, the personal property in the below‑ listed units. The public sale of these items will begin at 08:00 AM and continue until all units are sold.

The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 332 ‑ Chapman, Tom Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card‑no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax‑ exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Retail Sales, LLC, 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑8080.

3/20/25

CNS‑3906651# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

CROWN CASTLE is proposing to replace an existing telecommunications tower with a 27‑foot Utility Pole telecommunications tower at the following site: 832 Palermo Dr, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93105 (34 25 34.0 N / 119 44 50.6 W). The tower is not expected to be lighted. Any interested party that believes the proposed action may have a significant impact on the environment may file a Request for Environmental Review (Request) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Such Request may only raise environmental concerns. Information regarding the project may be found under file number A1309897 on the FCC website www.fcc.gov/asr/applications. The Request must be filed with the FCC within 30 days of the notice being posted on the FCC website. The FCC strongly encourages that all Requests be filed electronically at www.fcc gov/ asr/environmentalrequest. Requests may also be mailed to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, ATTN: Ramon Williams. The Request must also be served upon Crown Castle by mailing a copy to 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 ATTN: Legal Department.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

WALTER JOHN RASON, Plaintiff, V. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Defendant.

Case No. 24CV01138

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE; FILED CONCURRENTLY WITH DECLARATION OF NANCY DROEGE

Date: April 28, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Dept: 5

Judge: Hon. Colleen Sterne

Trial Date: None Set

Action Filed: February 29, 2024

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Department of Motor Vehicles’ (“Defendant” or “DMV”)

Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Walter John Rason’s (“Plaintiff’) Amended Complaint (“AC”) should be granted. Plaintiff passed away while Defendant’s Demurrer was pending before this court. Defendant’s Demurrer shows that there is not a viable cause of action. Even if there is a viable cause of action, Plaintiff will not be able to bring this action to trial within the statutory five‑year period. Moreover, assuming there is an articulable cause of action, Plaintiff’s AC seeks relief that is personal in nature and therefore the action is lost. For the reasons stated herein, the Motion to Dismiss should be granted.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff initiated this instant action on February 29, 2024, alleging that he had a right to his DMV test results. Defendant filed a Demurrer on May 2, 2024, on the grounds that the complaint was uncertain, unintelligible, and failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. On July 29, 2024, this Court sustained Defendant’s Demurrer and granted leave to Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff filed his amended complaint (“AC”) on August 2, 2024. On September 3, 2024, Defendant filed a Demurrer to Plaintiff’s AC (“Demurrer”) arguing the AC was uncertain, unintelligible, and failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. On September 10, 2024, Plaintiff filed his Opposition to Defendant’s Demurrer. The hearing date for Defendant’s Demurrer was initially set for November 4, 2024. Plaintiff requested to move the hearing date to January 6, 2025, and Defendant agreed. Defendant’s counsel attempted to execute a stipulation with Plaintiff to confirm the agreement between the parties, but Plaintiff did not sign the stipulation prior to the November 4, 2024 hearing date. Defendant’s counsel appeared at the November 4, 2024 hearing and represented to the court the parties’ agreement to move the hearing date to January 6, 2025. The court was unavailable for January 6, 2025 and set the hearing date for January 13, 2025. On November 12, 2024, Defendant’s counsel learned Plaintiff passed away on October 27, 2024. (Declaration of Nancy Droege, ¶ 3.) On January 13, 2025, Defendant’s counsel appeared at the hearing and informed the court that Defendant intends to move for a dismissal because of . ARGUMENT

I. DISMISSAL IS PROPER BECAUSE THE COMPLAINT FAILS TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION AND EVEN IF IT DOES STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION, IT CANNOT BE PROSECUTED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. Motions to Dismiss are authorized on specified grounds. (Code of Civ. Proc. §§ 581, 583.110 et seq.) Here, a Motion to Dismiss is justified on two grounds, 1) Failure to state a cause of action, similar to a demurrer (Marin Municipal Water Dist. (1967) 253 Cal.App.2d 83, 87); and 2) Plaintiff is unable to bring the action to trial in five years. (Code of Civ. Proc.§ 583.310.) B. Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint Fails to State a Cause of Action and Should Be Dismissed. Dismissal motions are expressly authorized on specified grounds. (Code of Civ. Proc. §§

581, 583.110 et seq.) However, these sections are not an exclusive enumeration of dismissal reasons and courts may assert their power to dismiss an action for other reasons. (Code of Civ. Proc. § 581, subd. (m).). A Motion to Dismiss can be granted if the complaint fails to state a cause of action. (See Citizens for Parental Rights v. San Mateo Bd. of Education (1975) 51 Cal.App.3d 1, affirming a Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a cause of action; Marin Municipal Water Dist. (1967) 253 Cal.App.2d 83, 87, [“a judgment for dismissal... is to be considered in the same light as ...sustaining [a] general demurrer without leave to amend. [Citation]”].)

Because Plaintiff passed away prior to the ruling on Defendant’s Demurrer, the complaint is not at issue. Plaintiff filed his opposition to Defendant’s Demurrer. While Defendant has not filed a reply, the Court has been fully briefed on this issue and can render a ruling to the pending Demurrer, or in the alternative can grant the Motion to Dismiss for failing to state a cause of action. Plaintiff’s complaint seems to be premised on the idea that he has a right to his DMV test results (AC, p. 3,1 7(c.).) However, this is not a viable cause of action.

As explained in Defendant’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint, and reincorporated here, DMV is permitted to withhold test results.

Plaintiff argues in his AC he is entitled to his test results because of the Information Privacy Act. (AC, p. 3.) Civil Code section 1798.45 permits an action against an agency only in situations when an agency refuses to comply with a lawful request to inspect records, pursuant to Civil Code section 1798.34. Civil Code section 1798.40 provides an exception to Civil Code 1798.45, namely that disclosure is not required if it would compromise the objectivity of an examination, or if the information is required to be withheld by statute. Government Code section 7929.605 does not require the DMV to disclose test results. Therefore, Civil Code section 1798.40 does not require the DMV to disclose test results. Plaintiff’s request for information is not a lawful request as there is an express provision allowing DMV to refuse to disclose the information. Therefore, the Amended Complaint is unclear as to what lawful request was made. As there was no lawful request made, the Amended Complaint is uncertain as to any failure by DMV to maintain records under the Information Act. (Demurrer, p. 9:5‑16.) Plaintiff also argues in his AC that he is entitled to his test results because of the Federal Privacy Act. The Federal Privacy Act is only applicable to federal agencies. The Court’s July 29, 2024, ruling found that there were no facts alleged in the original Complaint demonstrating that the DMV is a Federal Agency. The Amended Complaint alleges that the DMV failed to provide a copy of Plaintiff’s test pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act. (Amended Complaint, page 3, paragraph 8.) However, just as with the original Complaint, there are no facts alleged demonstrating that the DMV is a federal agency. (Demurrer, p. 9:17‑23.) Indeed, the DMV is an agency of the State of California’s executive branch. (Veh. Code, § 1501.) As a matter of law, Plaintiff does not have a cause of action against the DMV because DMV is permitted to withhold testing materials. The DMV, in its letter to Plaintiff stated that it does not provide copies of testing materials pursuant to Civil Code section 1798.40 [“This chapter shall not be construed to require an agency to disclosure personal information to the individual to whom the information pertains, if the information meets any of the following criteria:...subd. (d): Ws maintained for the purpose of an investigation of an individual’s fitness for licensure”] and Government Code section 7929.605 [“... this division does not require disclosure of test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a licensing examination...”.] (Demurrer, p. 10:21‑11:02.) The DMV was not required to provide the test results to Plaintiff. Plaintiff has not alleged any facts or an alternative statute which would be applicable in his specific set of circumstances, showing that the DMV was required to disclose his

test results. Assuming all facts are true for the purposes of a demurrer, there is no injury to Plaintiff as a matter of law, because the DMV is not required to distribute test results to Plaintiff. (Demurrer, p. 11:3‑7.) Leave to amend should be denied because Plaintiff cannot establish that there is “a reasonable possibility that the defect can be cured by amendment.”

(Attenellos v. Basilious, (2022) 88 Cal. App.5th Supp.1, at 8, citing Malkoskie v. Option One Mortgage Corp. (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 968, 974.) The burden of showing that a reasonable possibility exists that an amendment can cure the defect rests with the plaintiff. (Rakestraw v. California Physicians’ Service, (2000) 81 Cal.App. 4th 39, 44.) (Demurrer, p. 11:28‑12:04.)

Assuming all facts are true for the purposes of a demurrer, DMV has not violated any law. In fact, DMV complied with the appropriate statutes. While the Complaint alleges disagreements Plaintiff has with the DMV, there is no possibility as a matter of law, that the Complaint can be cured with any amendments. (Demurrer, p. 12:05‑08.) Plaintiff’s opposition does not articulate a satisfactory response to this argument. For example, Plaintiff states that there is an actual controversy between the parties but does not answer what “lawful request” Defendant failed to comply with in violation of the Information Practices Act. (Opposition to Demurrer, p. 2‑3.)

Plaintiffs AC fails as a matter of law, and Plaintiff did not adequately address Defendant’s arguments raised in its Demurrer. The Court should sustain the Demurrer, without leave to amend; or in the alternative, grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice, for failing to state a cause of action.

C. Failure to Dismiss the Complaint Will Result in a Delay in Prosecution. “An action shall be brought to trial within five years after the action is commenced against the defendant.”

(Code of Civ. Proc.§ 583310.) The Court has jurisdiction to dismiss an action, without prejudice, for delay in prosecution if it is appropriate to the court under the circumstances of the case. (Code ofCiv. Proc.§ 583.410.)

The appellate court will only overturn a court’ decision to dismiss, if the court exceeds the bounds of reason. (Wagner v. Rios, (1992) 4 Cal.App 4th 608, 612.)

This action cannot be brought to trial within five years. Here, it is an appropriate use of the court’s discretion to dismiss this case for delay in prosecution, as it would be impossible to bring this particular case to trial when the Plaintiff is deceased. For this reason, dismissal is within the bounds of reason, as failure to dismiss would keep this case on the court’s docket for five years, despite no path of resolution. It is within the bounds of reason to dismiss this action, without prejudice, for delay in prosecution. II. THIS ACTION Is NOT A SURVIVAL ACTION AND Is THEREFORE MOOT It is the general rule that a lawsuit is not lost, simply because a person dies. (Code of Civ. Proc.§ 377.20.) A pending action can survive, if the cause of action can survive the person’s death. (Code of Civ. Proc.§ 377.21.) Assignability is the general rule, and non‑assignability is the exception. (Goodley v. Wank & Wank, Inc. (1976) 62 Cal.App.3d 389, 392.) The exception is confined to “wrongs done to the person, the reputation, or feelings of the injured party, and to contracts of a purely personal nature, like promises of marriage” (Id. at 393, citing Rued v. Cooper (1893) 109 Cal. 682, 683.) Wrongs founded on a purely personal nature, such as reputation or feelings of the one injured, are non‑assignable. (Id. at 393‑394.) Here, the lawsuit is personal in nature. Plaintiff was seeking his test results from the DMV. Plaintiff alleged he passed his DMV Driver’s Test twice (AC p. 2, r 4.), and believed, without supportive law, that he was entitled to his test results. (AC p. 3, r 8). Plaintiffs requested remedy for this purported slight is the production of his two test results, from DMV. (AC, p. 6,, r1.) & A] case is moot when the issues presented are no longer & live or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome. (Powell v. McCormack (1969) 395 U.S. 486, 496.)

& Where one claim has become moot, and the pleadings are insufficient to determine whether the plaintiff is entitled to another remedy, the action should be dismissed as moot (Powell v. McCormack, supra, 395 U.S. at p. 499, citing Alejandrino v. Quezon (1926) 271 U. S. 528.) This means that a moot case “is one which seeks to determine an abstract question which does not arise upon existing facts or rights.” (Wilson v. Los Angeles County Civil Service Corning (1952) 112 Cal. App.2d 450, 452, internal citation and quotation omitted.) In Wilson, Plaintiff challenged an eligibility list for appointment, however the case became moot when the list expired. (Wilson, supra, 112 Cal.App.2d at pp. 453‑454.) Because the job of a court is “to decide actual controversies by a judgment which can be carried into effect, and not to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of law which cannot affect the matter in issue in the case before it,” absent an actual controversy susceptible of judicial relief the case must be dismissed. (Paul v. Milk Depots, Inc. (1964) 62 Cal.2d 129, 132; Pacific Legal Foundation v. California Coastal Corn. (1982) 33 Ca1.3d 158, 170.) Here, Plaintiff’s claims are now moot. While no case is directly on point for purposes of determining assignability, it is reasonable to conclude that the cause of action and remedy pled here (Plaintiff’s desire for test results to prove he passed the DMV test), is akin to a reputation cause of action, or is related to Plaintiff s feelings. Therefore, this lawsuit is not assignable as the cause of action is purely personal in nature. Because this lawsuit is not assignable, it is now moot and should be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 531, subd. CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, the court should dismiss this action because the Complaint fails to state a cause of action. In the alternative, the court should dismiss this action because there will be a delay in prosecuting this action within the statutory 5‑year period. The cause of action is not assignable, and so there is no one who could step in Plaintiff’s shoes to carry this action forward. Therefore, this action should be dismissed.

ELECTRONICALLY FILED Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara Darrel E. Parker, Executive Office 2/25/2025 4:54 PM By: Terri Chavez , Deputy Dated: February 25, 2025 Respectfully submitted, ROB BONTA Attorney General of California GARY S. BALEKJIAN Supervising Deputy Attorney General Nancy M. Droege Deputy Attorney General; Attorneys for Defendant; Department of Motor Vehicles Published: March 6, 13, 20, 27 2025. SUMMONS

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