Santa Barbara Independent 3/27/25

UC Hiring Freeze Sends Chills by

MARGAUX LOVELY

NICK WELSH

Federal Cuts Hit Foodbank by

Birding: Cowbirds, Cuckoos, and Costco by

HUGH RANSON

The ’70s Revisited with Steve Postell by JOSEF WOODARD

MAR. 27-APR. 3, 2025

Taking God’s Name in Vain

BRIAN TANGUAY

An Interview with Katherine Stewart, Author of Money, Lies, and God by

Wrongful Termination • Pregnancy Discrimination • Disability Discrimination • Hostile Work Environment • Sexual Harassment • Racial and Age Discrimination

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“Impressive and sophisticated contemporary New Circus at its best.” Berlin Morning Post (Germany)

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Tue, Apr 15 & Wed, Apr 16 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre

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“There’s something generous about Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It’s there in the dancing – full of skill, passion and a charismatic warmth.” The Guardian (U.K.)

“Every American owes it to him or herself to see the Ailey company perform Revelations. It is an American phenomenon.”

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“GIGENIS is Khan’s most potent effort in years. The storytelling is impeccably clear.”

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This week, we’d like to highlight the author of our cover story, Brian Tanguay. He is a cofounder and editor for the California Review of Books and a native Santa Barbaran. He’s written many reviews for the Independent over the years and has interviewed many prize-winning authors, such as Zadie Smith, George Saunders, Jeffrey Stewart, and Matthew Desmond.

What was it like interviewing Katherine Stewart for this week’s cover story? This is the second time I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Katherine Stewart. Besides being an excellent writer and whip-smart, she’s very adept at showing the interplay of people, organizations, and money. Her work provides vital context.

What are some of your favorite books? Are there any other authors you’d like to interview? I’m very taken with the writing of South Asian authors like Arundhati Roy, Siddhartha Deb, and Maali Almeida. I also admire Elif Shafak’s novels and would love to interview her someday.

Do you have any favorite places to go in Santa Barbara? Franceschi Park is probably my favorite place in Santa Barbara. I walk up to the park two or three times a week. It’s good therapy.

LONDON’S GROUNDBREAKING CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA MAKES ITS U.S. WEST COAST DEBUT! Championing Change & Celebrating Diversity in Classical Music

CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA

Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, THE GRANADA THEATRE, 7:30 PM

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London’s trailblazing Black and ethnically diverse Chineke! Orchestra will perform a visionary program of works by Black composers, plus Haydn’s beloved Trumpet Concerto. “Chineke! is not only an exciting idea but a profoundly necessary one. The kind of idea which is so obvious that you wonder why it is not already in place. The kind of idea which could deepen and enrich classical music in the UK for generations. What a thrilling prospect!” –Sir Simon Rattle

PROGRAM: VALERIE COLEMAN: Seven O’Clock Shout

AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: A Sussex Landscape

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E‑flat Major

BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS: Pulse for Orchestra

SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Symphony in A Minor

Sponsors: Edward S. DeLoreto • Mahri Kerley • The Shanbrom Family Foundation

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COVER: Photo by Daniel Thornburg. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

Vimbayi Kaziboni Aaron Azunda Akugbo

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Watch graduate students make the pitch for the best research talk onstage at UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall on Thursday, April 3, 4:30 pm. The winner of the Final Round will represent UCSB as our Champion at the UC-wide competition on April 29 in Sacramento.

All community members are invited to attend. You’ll get a chance to meet the finalists and to vote for your favorite presenter in person at the Final Round.

by RYAN P.

NEWS of the WEEK

UC Orders System-Wide Hiring Freeze

Chills Sent Through Santa Barbara County’s Largest Employer

The University of California is implementing a system-wide hiring freeze to reduce costs in anticipation of threats to federal funding and statewide budget cuts. Last Wednesday’s announcement comes after the Trump Administration pulled the plug on hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania over issues that the UC system is similarly facing alleged failure to

protect students against antisemitism and the inclusion of transgender athletes.

As of early afternoon on March 19, there were about 250 job postings on UC Santa Barbara’s employment page, including both academic and staff positions. This number does not include student employment opportunities. Between 500 and 600 jobs are filled annually by UCSB, the largest employer in Santa Barbara County.

“As we face funding reductions at both the state and federal levels, the chancellors and I are preparing for significant financial challenges ahead,” said UC President Michael V. Drake in his March 19 announcement letter. Drake cited federal policy changes, executive orders, and a proposed $396 million reduction to the UC budget from the state.

Other cost-cutting measures include “delaying maintenance and reducing business travel” across the board, the announcement read.

“UC leaders and I are advocating strongly for and collaborating with state and federal elected officials on the University’s mission and priorities, alongside our higher education partners across the nation,” President Drake added. “The University’s legal team prepared for this moment and has been working diligently to protect the University and our mission through the courts. We will continue to pursue all appropriate actions and advocacy options available to us moving forward.”

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Hundreds of Santa Barbara High School students staged a walkout on 3/18 to protest the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in S.B. neighborhoods. Marching to the school district office and City Hall, pausing at both locations to share emotional speeches and call on the school district to make it a policy to hand out red cards and other resources to the district’s families in the wake of these arrests. SBHS Principal Fred Razo accompanied the students and even shared some words. “Your voices were heard,” Razo said. “We are incredibly proud of all of you.”

—Margaux Lovely

“The campus has been planning for the possibility of changes in funding support at the state and the federal levels,” said Kiki Reyes, a spokesperson for UC Santa Barbara. “We are in the process of reviewing how to best address these changes, which includes implementing President Drake’s announcement.”

Carp Puts Final Touches on Linden Square

The finish line is nearing for Linden Square, Carpinteria’s longawaited open-format mall that will bring together several Central Coast favorites, including the newest locations for Bettina, Third Window Brewing, and Corazón Cocina. With the April 24 opening date just a few weeks away, the businesses are putting the final touches on the freshly constructed spaces including a 30-foot mural by artist Curt Crawshaw to create a hub of eating, drinking, shopping, and socializing that will be a key piece to the new look of the city’s downtown.

At Chef Ramón Vasquez’s newest seafood-focused spot, Corazón Cocina del Sur, Crawshaw has been working on a 30-foot-wide mural that will serve as the centerpiece of Linden Square’s sunny outdoor courtyard. Crawshaw, also known as Hello Coyote, is the founder of Foundation Press, a design studio and printing company that helped craft the aesthetic branding and merch for a long list of local businesses from Lucky Llama to Cajun Kitchen (and the artist behind the “Gator Boy” mural taken down by the city in 2014).

This week, Crawshaw and a three-person team from Foundation Press completed the mural packed with Carpinteria lore, easter eggs, and nods to the deep Mexican roots that define Vasquez’s menus. Among the skulls, suns, corn stalks, and thistle flowers, there are references to Chumash boat builders, whose presence on the shore led Spanish settlers to assume this was the land of carpenters, hence the name “Carpinteria.” Read the full story at Independent.com

—Ryan P.Cruz

The city’s Housing Authority honored 24 recent graduates of its Family Self-Sufficiency Program on 3/17. The program educates Section 8 residents to give them the skills needed to gain independence from public assistance. “You guys were the light at the end of a dark tunnel,” said José Miguel Ávila Vasquez, during Monday’s ceremony. “I came to the program looking for a home for my family, but I found a lot more,” Vasquez said. He and his family of five had been homeless, but he is now preparing for his contractor’s license. Read more at independent .com/community.

COURTS & CRIME

Jackson Kyle Jue, 20, was arrested 3/20 in connection with two armed robberies and a shooting in Isla Vista the night before, according to UCSB spokesperson Kiki Reyes. Jue was apprehended in Concord, CA, on a UCSB Police Department warrant for attempted homicide, robbery, and assault. He was living in Isla Vista at the time of the attacks. Jue is currently being held without bail on felony charges at the Martinez Detention Facility in Contra Costa County, where he was arrested. The female victim of the shooting was transported to the hospital on 3/19. Her identity and current condition have not been released.

GOLETA

The Yardi family donated $45,000 to the City of Goleta for a drone-borne lightshow on the Fourth of July at Dos Pueblos High School and toward the relocation of the library. Community partners have come together to fund a show featuring lighted drones, city spokesperson Kelly Hoover said, and the city was talking with vendors. More information will come at the council’s meeting on 4/1, which is also the date Goleta library will close as it prepares for about two years’ worth of repairs and modifications. The library should reopen at its temporary home at 6500 Hollister Avenue in June. n

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Curt Crawshaw works on the mural at Corazon Cocina Sur in Linden Square

UCSB is Santa Barbara County’s largest employer.

ENVIRONMENT

Fired Channel Islands Workers Reinstated

Kenan Chan, a marine scientist who was fired from his job at Channel Islands National Park along with five of his colleagues, is back on payroll.

Earlier this month, Chan protested with a crowd of more than 300 people against the group’s termination and other cuts to the National Park Service, which was hobbled by the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) wholesale flaying of government agencies. The six employees were among more than 1,000 National Park Service workers who hadn’t completed their probationary period and were axed February 14, leading to discontent and protests around the country.

Apparently, the firing of Chan and his colleagues was illegal. The National Parks Conservation Association announced in a news release that as a result of recent court orders the agency “is authorized to fully reinstate 1,000 previously terminated probationary employees at national parks across the country,” including rangers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other critical personnel.

gram, saying, “We are back. We did it.”

Chan can now return to his job surveying the Channel Islands kelp forests and tide pools, as part of the park’s mission to monitor and preserve these natural resources. Since he has been reinstated, he declined to comment to the Independent. However, he did share a celebratory post on his Insta-

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“It has been just over a month since I had my last day at Channel Islands National Park. A month full of uncertainty, stress, sadness, and frustration,” Chan said. He acknowledged the “looming threats” to public lands, including a potential widespread reduction in force within public land agencies.

“We are tired, we are weary, but we are back and ready to get back to doing our job for you and for our public lands,” he said.

—CallieFausey

Another Deadly Domoic Acid Season

Waves of poisoned animals are washing up across the Central Coast, marking the fourth year in a row that toxic algae blooms have led to a mass die-off of marine mammals. Reports of animals suffering from domoic acid poisoning are flooding Santa Barbara wildlife organizations including the Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) and the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit (CICRU). These animals, if alive, exhibit symptoms such as disorientation, foaming at the mouth, and seizures.

While sea lions are able to survive the toxin about 50 percent of the time if treated early enough, dolphins usually don’t make

it. It’s a harrowing sight, explained Michelle Berman Kowalewski, founder and director of CICRU.

Kowalewski said common dolphins are accustomed to deeper waters, so they panic when they come close to shore, being too weak from the toxin to fight the current. “If they’re too sick to do anything, then they end up on the beach, and it’s their worstcase scenario they know they don’t belong there,” she said. Dolphins overheat on the sand, too, since their bodies are insulated to withstand colder ocean temperatures.

Kowalewski said the average number of dolphins they respond to in a year is 30 to 40. So far, during this domoic acid season, the group has responded to 50 dead dolphins. CIMWI, too, has seen an unusually high number of dolphins, responding to 25 this month alone. In 2023, which saw the worst acid bloom in California’s recorded history, CICRU responded to 120 dead dolphins in one month (up to 20 a day).

Historically, these large blooms only occurred every four to seven years. But this is the fourth instance in Santa Barbara in four years. And while February blooms have occurred in the past, they are uncommon. They typically begin in April or May and last approximately eight weeks. —Callie Fausey

Kenan Chan spoke last month at a protest against staffing cuts to the National Park Service. CALLIE FAUSEY

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Since March 1, the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit (CICRU) has responded to 50 dead dolphins along the Central Coast

Federal Cuts Hit S.B. Foodbank

Nonprofit Faces $1.23M Shortfall to Its Food Supply Programs

For the past 17 years, Erik Talkin has been running the show for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, providing a degree of high-profile leadership the organization has rarely enjoyed. In that time, Talkin and his organization have weathered a major economic recession, a deadly debris flow that killed 23 people, serious floods, prolonged droughts, and the lingering agonies of the COVID pandemic. Now, Talkin, the Foodbank, and the 118,000 people who rely on the Foodbank to get them through are looking at something utterly new and different.

Thanks to the most recent stopgap budget resolution hammered out by the Republican-controlled Congress last week to avoid a March 14 government shutdown, the Foodbank finds itself forced to navigate $1.23 million in federal cuts to its food supply programs. That’s roughly 10 percent of the Foodbank’s total budget.

According to Talkin, the largest cut $800,000 targets a relatively recent program in which the Foodbank has contracted with 20 small local farmers to provide those in need with fresh, locally grown produce like broccoli, cauliflower, and tomatoes. Another $400,000 in emergency box meals a program launched by the Biden administration has been targeted as well, plus $30,000 in food grants. During challenges in the past, Talkin said, the Foodbank always relied on the federal government to provide a much-needed backstop. This is the first time it’s been the federal government that triggered the funding crisis in the first place.

“In the past, we’ve had to deal with all kinds of natural disasters; this is a manmade disaster. And it’s the first time we’ve found ourselves challenged by a disaster of our own making,” he said. “We’re trying to keep this nonpolitical. We’re not looking to blame anyone, but our food is disappearing. We have to get the alarm out now.”

Talkin said he’s hoping to organize a local drive to make up half the $800,000 lost

by the local produce program. But those efforts are still in the embryonic phase. Congress only acted late last week; the continuing funding resolution was passed with massive cuts outlined only in the most general of terms but with precious little specificity as to how they might be achieved. Those details will become clearer in the months ahead, he said.

For example, the Agriculture Department has proposed $320 billion nationwide to the food stamp program better known as SNAP in California. It’s not clear yet how that program will translate locally; many details have yet to be hammered out. But according to County Social Services administrator Maria Gardner, who has administered the program for the past 13 years, there are currently 56,000 people living in 34,000 households enrolled. Maximum benefits for this program translate to $6.20 a day. If the cuts were rolled back to pre-2021 levels, Gardner said that would bring the maximum down to $4.60 a day. It remains unclear, she added, what kind of eligibility requirements might be imposed. Would recipients have to work a minimum number of hours a week to remain eligible for benefits? How frequently would they have to re-enroll and re-qualify? Such changes would have the effect of discouraging income-eligible individuals from even applying. Currently, Gardner said, there are 23,000 people who meet the income requirements to qualify but who, for any number of reasons, have not.

The punchline of all this, said Talkin, looks exceptionally grim. “As our supplies are going down, the demand will be going up because of these cuts to SNAP funding,” he said. “But our mission remains the same to get food to people who need it.”

Currently, the Foodbank serves 118,000 people a month. That’s 75 percent of what the demand was during COVID. But it’s 50 percent more than what it was before COVID. n

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, which currently serves 118,000 people a month, just saw roughly 10 percent of its budget slashed.

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Housing Authority Stops Issuing New Vouchers

The Santa Barbara City Housing Authority issued a red flag alert this past week, announcing that it would not be issuing any new Section 8 housing vouchers for the foreseeable, but still indefinite, future.

Rob Fredericks, Housing Authority director, explained the escalating rate of rents at the local level has created a funding shortfall for his agency even though federal funding for his program has been increased somewhat by the stop-gap budget measure just approved by Congress.

don’t give up is about five to six years!”

Of those voucher holders on the waiting list, Fredericks noted 1,111 are people 65 or older. Another 2,400 involve families with kids. To qualify for Section 8 vouchers, one cannot make more than 80 percent of the area median income. In Santa Barbara, for a single person, that qualifying threshold is $91,200. For a family of four, it’s $130,000.  Federal funding formulas have long put low-vacancy, high-rent communities like Santa Barbara at a disadvantage. As rental rates continue to rise, the pinch in finding additional landlords willing to participate becomes more pronounced. In a written statement, Fredericks said that people on the waiting list can expect longer waits; he added that the increased financial constraints will make it harder for the Housing Authority to approve rent increases.

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As it is now, Fredericks said, there are 7,732 people who have qualified for Section 8 housing and have been awarded housing vouchers but who are still waiting to find an available apartment leased by a participating landlord. “The wait time is far too long,” he exclaimed. “The average wait time if people

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DOGE Targets Waterfront Leases

Amid all the tumult surrounding major cuts proposed by the Trump administration targeting the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are a couple of properties NOAA currently leases from the City of Santa Barbara.

Should these leases be terminated as proposed, the NOAA offices at 113 Harbor Way 452 square feet rented by the agency since 1997 will be open for new tenants as of May 31, 2026. Likewise for the 2,160 square-foot slip in Marina 4-B that NOAA has leased from City Hall to berth its 65-foot research vessel, the Shearwater, since 2008.

The Harbor Way offices are occupied by two longtime research employees. One focuses on efforts to bring Santa Barbara’s

Although Congress just raised funding for the program by $3.6 billion nationwide, Fredericks said, that’s not enough to offset rising costs. Statewide, he said California had been allocated 359,099 vouchers last year, but because of funding shortfalls and high rents, 40,430 qualifying households had not secured housing.

—Nick Welsh

steelhead trout population a federally endangered species back from the brink of extinction; the other has been more focused on efforts to reduce the number of boat strikes on whales in the Santa Barbara Channel.

The two leases combined generate City Hall $44,520 a year in rental income. As a real estate matter, the numbers are not that consequential. “Considering the high demand for both office and water space in the Santa Barbara Harbor, we anticipate that any vacancies will be quickly filled,” said City Administrator Kelly McAdoo. She noted that the city’s Waterfront Department has yet to be notified of the changes by anyone from the General Services Agency or any other federal agency. —Nick Welsh

The Housing Authority’s Pearl Gardens property on South Soledad Street

The lease on the slip used by NOAA to berth its research vessel, the Shearwater, in the Santa Barbara Harbor is up for termination.

Trump Seeks End of Ed Dept.

What Executive Order Could Mean for S.B. Schools

by Margaux Lovely and Callie Fausey

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday demanding that the Department of Education be “eliminated” and education oversight be put in the hands of the states. While only Congress has the legal authority to shutter the department, the move puts federal funding in jeopardy for Santa Barbara’s schools and colleges.

“The U.S. Department of Education provides critical services and programs for students, educators, and educational institutions nationwide, including the University of California,” said Stett Holbrook, a UC spokesperson. “We have serious concerns about the implications of the executive order and its potential impact on the University of California system, our K-12 partners and the individuals we serve.”

The Department of Education’s primary functions are to disperse federal funds to schools and deal with civil rights concerns stemming from the fundamental right to education.

Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido said in a statement that they are actively monitoring the situation and working with state and local leaders to understand the potential implications locally. She noted that federal education dollars have long supported the “most vulnerable and underserved students,” such as low-income students, those with disabilities, and English language learners. In his announcement, Trump did pledge to preserve funding for critical programs, including Title I programs and support for English learners, while distributing those funds to other agencies and shifting oversight to the states.

For the County Education Office, federal funds make up approximately 15 percent of their $148 million operating budget (about $22 million). For individual school districts, that number varies. Santa Barbara Unified, the largest South County district,

receives about $7 million in federal funds each year.

Higher education in Santa Barbara could also be affected by the order.

UC Santa Barbara received $66.56 million from the Department of Education in 2024, mostly in the form of Pell Grants, which are granted to low-income students to assist with tuition costs. The university also received $15.9 million from the department for research projects during the 2024 fiscal year.

Santa Barbara City College received about $15.6 million in federal funding for the 2024 fiscal year. However, the majority of their funding comes from the state, SBCC spokesperson Jordan Killebrew explained, and would remain safe.

Hypothetically, the Department of Education’s responsibilities would be delegated to other government agencies that have managed to stay afloat. For example, Trump announced on Friday morning that he would put the country’s student loan portfolio into the hands of the Small Business Administration, and oversight of special education services would fall with the Health and Human Services Department headed by Trump-appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

While Trump’s order shouldn’t effectively change day-to-day operations of schools and colleges at this point, state officials have been quick to note, again, that Congress alone has the authority to close the department. Still, Santa Barbara Representative Salud Carbajal expressed his concerns about what the executive order might mean for the Central Coast, saying it “poses a serious threat to the future of children, families, and teachers.”

“This dangerous move would strip away vital support for low-income students and children with disabilities, as well as lay off thousands of teachers across the country,” Carbajal said in a statement. “Trump’s order prioritizes tax breaks for billionaires over the education and future of our children.n

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education.

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Dear Fellow Homeowners and Renters,

The Santa Barbara City Council is poised to enact legislation that would greatly harm our community. Every homeowner who does not live in their home and who rents more than one unit, and every homeowner who lives in their home and rents more than two units or rooms, would be capped in the amount they could raise rent to cover the cost of repairs and improvements to 5% of existing rent plus rate of inflation. This new hardship on homeowners who provide rental housing would be in addition to new requirements on these homeowners to offer yearlong leases to renters, pay two months rent to renters for relocation on departure, and provide a right to return to former renters at close to previous rental rates.

The City Council majority does not appreciate the importance of homeowners-and of home ownership by individuals and families, rather than corporations-to Santa Barbara. The current Council majority is actively and carelessly seeking to implement, without community input, consideration, or participation, policies that would run homeowners out of their homes, throw renters onto the streets, increase corporate ownership of local housing, and transform Santa Barbara into an increasingly dystopian community comprised of a wealthy elite in gated communities and most others in decrepit apartments. It does not matter if this is the goal of the current Council majority: it would be the devastating result of their actions.

The future of middle class home ownership and of mom-and-pop rentals in single-family residences is now at stake. The City's existing rental housing ordinance was sold on the basis of conditions in large apartment complexes-what does this have to do with rentals in single-family residences? By causing homeowners to rent fewer units and rooms in their home, the proposed ordinance changes would reduce the number of rentals and increase rents.

Tatyana, Trump, and Talks of Peace

How One Ukrainian Navigates a War-Torn Home from Santa Barbara

by Margaux Lovely

Tatyana Taruta speaks strongly and surely, but the softness in her tone when describing the brutal realities of life in Ukraine caught me slightly off guard. We talked about graphic deaths of family members and watching her hometown crumble into dust and rubble. Still, she recounted personal events matterof-factly with a hint of nonchalance.

I asked how she did it. “It’s remarkable what people can get used to,” she said.

Taruta has taken a lot over the past three years. She watched as the home she was born and raised in was seized when Russia occupied Mariupol in the early stages of the invasion. She lost aunts, uncles, and friends to the war. Her cousin was snatched from the street and held hostage by Russian troops for two years.

But still, every few months, Taruta leaves the safety of Santa Barbara with her child and husband to visit her parents in Kyiv. Why?

“Home is home,” she said.

Tatyana grew up in Mariupol with family and friends around every corner. “When I was little, every Sunday, we had this tradition where we would go to my grandma’s house and have a big lunch together,” Taruta remembered. “My grandma would always make a sort of speech, or a toast, and she always said, ‘Let there be no war.’ I never really got it until now.”

Now, when Taruta travels back to Ukraine, she sleeps in her parents’ basement in case an air raid hits in the middle of the night. She knows the difference between the sound of a drone and the sound of a missile. She keeps tabs on the closest metro stations when she leaves the house in case she needs

to find a bomb shelter.

“People just learn to live with it,” she said. Taruta left Ukraine at age 17 to advance her education and earned two master’s degrees, one from the London School of Economics. She met her husband, a Santa Barbara native, while on a service trip to South America. Since leaving the country for school, there have been two Russian invasions of Ukraine. “Everything is still fresh in our minds,” Taruta said.

In 2014, Russian forces occupied Crimea, a Ukrainian territory, seizing its government buildings and claiming the peninsula as their own. Russia continued to push forward, and Ukraine fought back. Eventually, cease-fire deals were negotiated in the form of the Minsk agreements. Time and time again, a deal was drawn up, agreed to, and violated by Russian forces.

With little leverage, Ukraine was forced into worse and worse compromises to bring an end to the fighting. In 2022, Russia claimed that the Minsk agreements “no longer existed,” and launched its second offensive.

Taruta was in Santa Barbara when the most recent fighting began but still experienced the overwhelming loss that has characterized this war. “When you hear, ‘Oh, this person died,’ obviously it’s very horrible, but even the way they die is horrible,” she explained.

“My aunt lived in an apartment building, and Russians destroyed the whole thing. She was buried under that debris for months. No one could even get close because it was in occupied territory. Then, the Russians bulldozed the debris so no one can prove later the crimes that have been committed. And that’s only one city, one person.”

“Ukrainian people, we are very tough,

as Russia has learned,” Taruta said. “But now it’s all so demoralizing.”

The United States’ actions will be absolutely critical in determining the direction of this conflict, and its seat at every negotiating table is proof of that. President Trump has friendly ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and a white-knuckled grip on resources critical to Ukraine’s wartime performance both of which put the United States in an incredibly influential position.

Following a fiery meeting in the White House last month that looked more like a

mother berating her child than it did two foreign leaders talking about war and peace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

ing into separate agreements with Trump to “develop measures for implementing [an] agreement to ban strikes against energy facilities of Russia and Ukraine,” according to a March 25 briefing from the White House. The parties also agreed to cease fighting in the Black Sea, a vital and highly traveled commercial waterway.

Such international security agreements have existed for more than 30 years between the countries. In 1994, Ukraine surrendered its arsenal of nuclear weapons to Russia in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

“This is why Ukrainians are so cautious about any peace talks,” Taruta explained. “We’ve seen peace with Russia before, but there are no guarantees even with a ceasefire that Russia will not attack again. We want lasting peace, and we’re not at the point where we want to sign just any deal.”

There is no logical reason for Putin to want peace, Taruta asserted. Russia is in a favorable position and pressing its advantage, with the manpower and resources to keep fighting. This could force Ukraine into surrendering to a far worse deal down the road. With the United States’ support

has been pushed to accept less-than-ideal treatment from the United States in order to keep a steady influx of weapons, money, and intelligence from America to Ukraine. Without these resources, it would be exponentially harder for Ukraine to put up a fight.

“This is not a war of choice for us,” Taruta said. “If we cannot fight, there is no more Ukraine.”

Recent negotiations in Saudi Arabia have resulted in both Zelenskyy and Putin enter-

for Ukraine ebbing and flowing under the Trump Administration, what life will look like for the millions of Ukrainians living at home and abroad remains unclear.

“I think that countries with the same values of freedom, of democracy, should stick together,” Taruta said. “I haven’t had a single reason to doubt these values in Santa Barbara, but I’m not so sure now nationally.”

“We all want our kids to have a prosperous democracy,” she concluded. “That’s what we’re fighting for.” n

A bombed-out apartment building in a suburb of Kyiv

“I think that countries with the same values of freedom, of democracy, should stick together,” said Tatyana Taruta. “I haven’t had a single reason to doubt these values in Santa Barbara, but I’m not so sure now nationally.”

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This is the last broadcast from Radio Free California. It was sent out shortly before the station was taken off the air.

Unfortunately, only the last minute of the broadcast has been salvaged. It is a conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Putin: We’ve really got to hang up.

Trump: I know, we’ve been on for hours.

Putin: Seems like minutes. Anyway, thanks for the Nato stuff.

Trump: And thank you for the invisible border with Canada idea.

Putin: I’ve got to get back to work. Bye.

The line is silent for a moment.

Putin: Did you hang up?

Trump: No.

Putin: Will you please hang up?

Trump: No, you please hang up.

Putin: Okay, we’ll both hang up on three. One, two, three.

The line is silent again.

Putin: Please, please hang up.

End of transmission.

—David Obst, S.B.

Motorized Children

In one week, I had three encounters with young people riding their electric bikes in my Santa Barbara neighborhood. The first one in the Target parking lot was pleasant enough. The young man was 12 years old and said his parents bought him the bike on the condition that he wear a helmet.

The second took place on La Cumbre when a companion and I tried to cross a side street. We were suddenly cut off by a trio of teen riders, sans helmets, who ran the stop sign at La Cumbre and proceeded as fast as they could toward the mountains. That was followed about 20 seconds later by a police car with its lights flashing.

The third instance occurred near Macy’s when a helmeted teen came barreling down the sidewalk at 20 mph or so. His electric bike was virtually noiseless. I felt a woosh of air as he sped by. A man stopped me to say, “That kid almost hit me, too, but what can we do?”

My answer: We can lobby City Council to pass an ordinance with teeth in it that requires young people to be tested and licensed before they can operate electric bikes. In my opinion, motorized children and young teens are a danger to themselves and to the public at large. —Kevin McKiernan, S.B.

Unbelievable

Reading that Jason Page was released from prison is unbelievable. The murder was so violent; it was done in front of his sons.

The Independent’s article said the prosecuting attorney opposed Page’s release, stating she believed he still posed a risk to public safety. I agree. She was also concerned about his responses to parole commissioners. Shame on Governor Newsom and the parole board. If Dede Page were one of their family members, I don’t think parole would have been granted.

The saddest part was that no one was there to speak against his release. I know plenty of friends and co-workers who would have stood up against Page’s release. None of us knew he was up for parole. I’m so sorry, Dede. —Kim Parkinson, S.B.

The Finger

Ihave done many things in my life to deserve the middle finger. I’ve been no saint. I have cut people off in traffic; I have driven too fast through neighborhoods.

I stopped doing all that after a ticket for driving over 100 on the 101 freeway, and weaving in and out of traffic. The judge was clear that I needed rehabilitation. I served 40 hours of community service at a homeless shelter and made some good friends. And I stopped driving like such an a-hole.

Six months ago, I bought a Cybertruck. I liked that it was not like anything else on the road. But an unexpected thing came with it.

The Finger.

It happens several times a week. I’m driving down the street minding my own business and then it happens. So, I think, “Okay, they don’t like the electric truck. Or maybe they don’t like the fact that the CEO can be a major prick.” Am I Elon Musk? Decidedly not.

Is this what it means to live in Santa Barbara now? Buy a Prius or get the middle finger?

—Matt Mason, S.B.

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Thomas Reigle

10/08/1953 – 03/08/2025

Tom is survived by Tina, his wife of 45 years. His son Brian, daughter-in-love Emmalee. His precious Grandchildren Charlotte (3) and Grayson (2). To all Tom’s friends in the Central Coast, he loved you all. He never met a stranger and you all know he could talk about anything. A memorial gathering at Goleta beach will be planned for the 2nd week of May. Come share stories, give a hug, shed a tear or whatever. Feel free to send a message through Facebook - Tina Reigle

Rodney Harvey Chow died peacefully on March 11, 2025 at the age of 95.

He was a celebrity at the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market, known for his fuji apples and other produce, for long friendly conversations at his booth, and for authoring his books “American as Apple Pie” and “Stories of the Good Old Days.” He was preceded in death by his late wife Joy Ruth and is survived by his children Bruce, Keithen, and Carolyn; grandchildren Chloe, Christina, and Christopher; great grandchild Olive.

He had two brothers Stan and Ted, and three sisters Prudy (deceased), Pat, and

Pam. Additional biographical information can be found at www.fukuimortuary.com.

A memorial service is anticipated to be held in July.

A memorial booth will be set up at the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market on Saturday, March 29,2025.

Charlotte Elaine Rice 05/15/1954 – 02/01/2025

We mourn the passing of our sister, Charlotte Elaine Rice, Charlotte was born in Dayton, OH, the eldest of seven children to Charlsie and David Rice. At the age of 13 Charlotte joined the family in their move to Goleta, CA.

Charlotte was one of the first African American graduates of Dos Pueblos High School in 1972. Charlotte had a love for, and studied, nature and gardening, art, and architecture. A keen competitor, Charlotte loved playing games with family and friends. If you shopped at Sears for the 42 years before its closing in early 2019, you likely would have interacted with Charlotte, who worked in several departments, starting in Catalog (remember those?), Window Shop, Men’s, and Land’s End. We miss Charlotte’s wry wit and genuine curiosity about her fellow humans and the world. She was one of those rare people who would truly lean in to a conversation and make you feel like you were the most important person in the world. Charlotte is survived by her siblings Caroline, Cicely, Quintin, Yvonne, and Dana, and her niece and nephew Kiyan and Layla. Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents David and Charlsie, and

siblings John and David. In lieu of flowers, we request you make a donation to the American Heart Associated in Charlotte’s honor. A remembrance & memorial game night will be held on Charlotte’s birthday, May 15th, at 5:30 PM-Old Town Coffee 5877 Hollister Ave, Goleta.

Lawrence R. "Gunny" Rodriguez

08/10/1951 – 03/14/2025

Larry was born in Santa Barbara, California on August 10, 1951. He was raised in a large family and grew up on the East side of Santa Barbara. He attended local schools including Santa Barbara High school (once a Don always a Don). Larry joined the United States Marine Corps. The Marines molded a good man into an even better man teaching him life skills which exemplified the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and dedication to family, friends, country, and community. Larry completed several “tours” separating for a short time to work in Santa Barbara at a local detective agency. He then reenlisted back into the Marine Corps for several more years.

Larry left active Marine Corps service to transition to the Marine Corps Reserve and then to the National Guard Reserve to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a law enforcement officer for the Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD). At SBPD, Larry obtained another life goal of becoming a motor officer, a position he coveted for many years.

Larry, also known as “Gunny,” brought steady leadership, fairness, and a deep understanding of his responsibility to the community he served and to those around him. He was the recipient of the most prestigious H. Thomas Guerry award for Valor.

After 20 plus years, Larry

retired from the SBPD and joined the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO). The Three Amigos, including treasured lifelong friend Bill Henebry and much valued friend Patrick Lennon pledged to work together at the SBSO. Larry and Bill faithfully worked as detectives for many years. Larry also became a valued member of SBSO Forensics team. He was a mentor always ready to help no matter the time, place, or circumstance. Those who knew and served alongside him recognized the depth of his character, the strength of his principles, and the unwavering commitment to justice.

Larry always put the needs of his community, colleagues, and department foremost. I remember a time during the Los Angeles riots (1994) Larry being activated and deployed through the military reserves to protect lives and property in the Los Angeles area during the rioting and looting that was occurring. I found him in command of his team at a bank parking lot in downtown Los Angeles. He looked tired and I asked him if he had anything to eat to which he replied that they had been on the go for more than 24 hours. I then went to the nearest command post and picked up a sandwich, chips, and a drink. I returned and as I handed these food items to Larry, he politely told me, “I can’t eat until the men and women in my company eat.” I looked at him for a few seconds and then it hit me, of course, he always put others before himself. His legacy is that of a true and trusted leader. He always made sure his team was taken care of before himself. I returned to the command post and heavily stocked up the car and returned to feed all of his team.

Larry was a long-time member of the Elks Lodge #1538, in Santa Maria. He was also a member of the Hesperian Masonic Lodge #262. Upon retirement, Larry moved to Saint George, Utah. He joined the Masonic Lodge there and continued to rise through the higher echelons of the Masons, reaching positions he held sacred and would be too humble to name unless asked.

Larry wore many titles: son, father, husband, brother,

uncle, cousin, friend, educator, motor officer, forensic detective, drill Instructor, and mentor. Larry was preceded in death by both his parents, his sister Della, brothers Martin, Nester, Joe, and Tony, as well as the mother of his son and daughter, Irene Ornelas Rodriguez, with whom he remained friends until her death.

Larry is survived by his wife Keri Rodriguez, his beloved daughter, Diane Johnson (Matthew); beloved son, Larry Rodriguez Jr., (Johanna); his younger sister Teresa; his younger brother Paul; and six precious grandchildren.

Larry was laid to rest at the Cedar City Cemetery, 685 North Main Street, Cedar City, Utah on Thursday, March 20, 2025. His precious daughter & son, as well as close friends released balloons to heaven, from their respective States, in the colors of blue, green, and gold in honor of a great man and father, his life in law enforcement, and service to his Country.

A memorial service is to take place in St. George Utah on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 1300 hours, at the Masonic Lodge #33, 262 S. Mall Dr., St. George, UT, organized by fellow Mason and much esteemed friend, Paul Erickson, with whom Larry travelled to many Masonic events.

Larry’s passing on March 14, 2025, was an enormous loss to his family, friends, and to the “family” of SBSO/SBPD. His beautiful daughter Diane said of her father, “He’s a very giving and humble person. He would give the shirt off his back.” He lived by The Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Deepest respect and condolences to his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched. His grace, ethics, dedication, and legacy of service will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Lawrence R. “Gunny” Rodriguez a giant among men.

Rodney Harvey Chow

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Dennis Paulazzo 1937 - 2025

In Loving Memory of Dennis Paulazzo, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all. He passed away peacefully on 3/13/25 at the age of 88 with family at his side. Born in 1937 in Santa Barbara, he graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1954, and attended UCSB before serving as a sergeant photographer in the US Army.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Tami Paulazzo and is survived by his wife Susanne, children Perry Paulazzo, Denise Meeder, Kyle Ross, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A man with a big heart, Dennis was known for his humor, loyalty, and contagious smile. A social butterfly with a twinkle in his eye, he made everyone feel special and spread joy wherever he went.

Dennis was deeply involved in his community, founding the Goleta Valley Little League, Santa Barbara Figure Skating Club, and volunteering at Cottage Hospital for 14 years. He had a deep passion for trains and was a proud, longtime member of the Gold Coast Garden Railway Club. A true lover of cats, good food, and the Dodgers (he lived for every game).

A mass celebrating Dennis’s life will be held on 3/31/25, at 10am at Saint Raphael's. He will be greatly missed but always remembered for the love and laughter he brought to those around him.

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF)."

Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

11/10/1964 – 03/13/2025

On March 13, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California Carlos Noel Torres (Bug) at the age of 60 lost his battle with cancer. He fought long and hard but was just ready to go home. He missed our mom so much, she was a mother, father and best friend after the passing of our dad, Armondo (Mondo) Torres. He will now be with them both for eternity.

He was well educated; he had both an Associate and Bachelor Degrees. Even with all his education he loved being a big rig truck driver the most. This provided him the opportunity to indulge in his favorite past time, exploring and experiencing different cultures. This he was able to do while driving through cities, states, and countries.

He was a giver and always showed his appreciation to others. He loved walking and riding his bike (Sweat Pea) along the beach. He was an avid sports enthusiast and those that truly knew him would agree he was very vocal, this trait landed him into trouble more times than we could count.

He is survived by seven siblings, Armando Torres Jr (Sam), Susan (Kevin) Halferty, Sophie Aragon, Dian (Christi Olson-Torres), Dennis (Veronica) Torres, Kathy (John) Cards and Rita (Roger) Mira Jr., 33 nieces and nephews, 18 great nieces and nephews, and 2 great great.

He is preceded in death by both his parents, Armondo & Katie Torres, and nephews Alexander Aragon and Christian Wood

Thank you, Barbara, Denise, Gabriella, and all his nursing staff, for praying and sitting with him so he wasn’t alone. As much as it hurts he is gone it gives us comfort to know he is no longer suffering.

He will be greatly missed, rest in peace little brother, we love you.

Cecilia S. Medrano 11/22/1927 – 03/15/2025

Cecilia Medrano passed away on March 15, 2025 at the age of 97. She was born in Los Angeles on November 22, 1927 to Elena Rojas Beltran and Santiago Garcia Ornelas. From the age of 4 until her passing she called Santa Barbara home.

Cecilia (Cis) was introduced to her husband Jenaro (Naro) by his three match-making sisters-in-law with whom she forged strong bonds. Cis and Naro raised four children always promoting the importance of family. She worked throughout her life; as a seamstress at St. Francis Hospital, an aid at Monroe School and a deli worker at Brinks and Luckys. But to her, the most important job she had was taking care of her family and she did it well. She loved sunsets, gardening, the Dodgers and visiting Hawaii.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jenaro; her dear sisters-in-law Frances Ruano, Inez Olivares and Ruth Diaz; son-in-law Shelby Adams and close cousins Fred Beltran Jr. and Teresa Morgan. She will be missed by her daughters Irene Adams, Rachel Barajas (Roger); sons Luis Medrano (Barbara) and Mario Medrano (Ashley) as well as the many nephews, nieces and friends many who lovingly called her “Auntie Cissy”.

We would like to thank all the wonderful caregivers at Mission Villa for taking such good care of our mom and making her last months much easier for her and for our family.

Rosary and Funeral Mass to be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1740 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Rosary: Thursday, March 27th at 7 pm; Funeral Mass: Friday, March 28th at 10 am; Interment will follow at Carpinteria Cemetery.

Tom

"The Magic Man" Tourville 06/08/1940 -03/07/2025

Tom "The Magic Man" Tourville, a man who truly lived up to his name, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday March 7th, 2025, at the age of 84. Born June 8th, 1940. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. Tom discovered his love for magic at a young age when he would walk to a Chicago magic shop called Magic Inc. and dedicated his life to perfecting his craft. He made his way through colleges at Northwestern and Stanford by doing magic as well. While living in San Francisco at 1865 Bush St. he met Bonnie who lived in an apartment upstairs by asking her if he could borrow a vacuum. She said she was using the vacuum and made him come back later for it, but that started what turned out to be a loving almost 60 years of marriage. He was always good with numbers and loved to play blackjack in Vegas during his time on Bush St. with his best man Jim Kauffold. Tom was banned from certain casinos there because of their success. More than just a magician and part time gambler, Tom was a talented engineer who worked on projects including the Lunar Rover Apollo 11 through 17 missions to the moon and the rover missions to Mars. He was a lead mechanical engineer at Santa Barbara Research Center from 1975 to 2012 and contributed critical designs to space-based earth resource instruments (ThematicMapper, VIRS/TRMM, MODIS, VIIRS) as well as Mars planetary exploration (TES and miniTES). After retiring from SBRC, Tom continued to work on instrument designs for Phil Christensen and ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration including OTES, EMIRS, LTES and ETHEMIS. OTES was on the Osiris Rex mission which analyzed the far away asteroid Bennu and brought samples back to Earth. Other engineering missions included helping his grandchildren design high school engineering projects like compressed air rocket launchers with ignition switches, egg drops and earthquake simulators where the kids always received A’s. Tom had a great sense of humor and was lucky

to survive many uncontrolled laughing fits caused by his cousin Mike Vaughan telling old stories from their childhood in Chicago. Tom will be remembered by the whole of the Goleta California community for the many impactful contributions he made over the years including starting magic clubs for kids and adults, performing countless unforgettable magic shows, and helping start the Dos Pueblos Little League where he coached many teams from the Twins to the Royals. He leaves behind his devoted wife, Bonnie, his children, John and Jim and their wives, Michaela and Elizabeth, his cherished grandchildren, Jim, Josephine, Brooke, Lucy, Thomas, and Milliana, and a vast network of friends, neighbors, fellow engineers and magicians. Tom was extremely soft spoken and humble to all of his achievements, but those that truly knew how amazing he was, know even the above is a complete understatement of his gifts to this world. A celebration of Tom’s life will is scheduled for Saturday May 17, 2025 at Mulligans in the afternoon exact time TBD. Please RSVP to email: mtourville83@ yahoo.com

Thomas Reigle

10/08/1953 – 03/08/2025

Tom is survived by Tina, his wife of 45 years. His son Brian, daughter-in-love Emmalee. His precious Grandchildren Charlotte (3) and Grayson (2). To all Tom’s friends in the Central Coast, he loved you all. He never met a stranger and you all know he could talk about anything. A memorial gathering at Goleta beach will be planned for the 2nd week of May. Come share stories, give a hug, shed a tear or whatever. Feel free to send a message through Facebook - Tina Reigle

Carlos Noel Torres (Bug)

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Trieste Enrico "Rico" Lorelli-Baker 12/18/1975 – 03/14/2025

Trieste Enrico "Rico" LorelliBaker passed away on March 14, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 49 after a long bout with lymphoma.

Born on December 18, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, Rico deeply loved animals and dedicated much of his life to their care. His passion for anything mechanical included antique cars, lowriders, scooters, and electronic games. His work included delivery services, animal care, and pet sitting. He found joy in looking after animals and ensuring their wellbeing. He also avidly collected antiques, pottery, skateboards, and glass millies, finding meaning in the items he gathered over the years.

Rico's passions extended beyond his work to humans and animals. He loved communicating with family and friends throughout the United States and Canada to share daily experiences. He was an expert at getting to the bottom line and resolving problems. He was zealous about the welfare of his miniature pinscher and bulldogs, all of whom returned his love.

Rico had an eye for design and was obsessed with perfection. This was evident as he oversaw the renovation of his homes in Santa Barbara, California, and West Palm Beach, Florida, or designed glass millies with other glass artists, producing sought-after glass bowls and artifacts. Those who knew him remember him as a caring and loving individual, a true friend who was trustworthy and always willing to share what he had with others.

Rico is survived by his husband Jesse D. Baker-Lorelli, his long-term partner Donald C. Rizzo, and special friend Arthur J. Denk in Santa Barbara, as well as a sister Amanda and a brother Robert in Michigan. Compassionate aunts, uncles, and cousins in both California and Michigan all mourn his loss. He was predeceased by mother Betty Lorelli, father Joseph Lorelli, and two siblings.

Rico’s kindness and generosity will be remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing him. May his memory bring

comfort to those who mourn his passing.

Donations in Rico’s memory can be made to the World Wildlife Fund.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of my mother, Tara Collins Holbrook. She died peacefully, at home, surrounded by her family and wonderful caregiver Marilyn Madrin. She leaves behind her daughter, Elizabeth Needham (Peter Mark), her son, John Needham, and four beloved grandchildren, Cecilia Needham, Ethan Mark, Evelyn Needham and Kathryn Mark.

Tara was born on October 30th, 1937 in Haverhill Massachusetts to her parents, Kathryn and Joseph Collins. She was a lifelong learner, attended the Dana Hall School, Vassar College and earned a certificate of Business Administration from The Harvard Business School.

Tara had a passion for the investment world from an early age and was a breaker of glass ceilings. After graduating from Harvard she moved to New York and went straight to work on Wall Street. She began her career at White Weld where she met her future husband, James Needham. She liked her position there but as was telling of the times, the partners asked her to leave as they didn’t allow married couples to work together. That did not stop her. Tara’s work as a securities analyst earned her recognition on the well-respected Institutional Investor, All American Team, which was an accomplishment few women could claim at the time.  Tara eventually left Wall Street to move to Connecticut with her new husband, Donald J.Kirk and her two children. She quickly turned her talents

to becoming the Chair of the Board at Community Answers at The Greenwich Library and worked for the political campaign of Independent, John Anderson who was running for President. She played duplicate bridge, regularly competing in competitions. She read about the subject voraciously and took her game seriously.

Tara was a formidable athlete and excelled at diving (as a child), tennis (recreationally) and golf (seriously). She was twice the women’s club champion at the Stanwic Club in Greenwich, CT and enjoyed memberships at Loch Lomand (Scotland) where she was a founding member, and The Country Club of Fairfield. Even with these accomplishments, Tara was proudest of her work co founding the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Somaliland. Tara’s fundraising was of major importance in the hospital’s earliest years at a time when it was the sight of a 75% decrease in maternal mortality. The hospital continues even now to improve maternal health in Somaliland and beyond.  After this stint with a portfolio approach to life, Tara decided to go back to work in a professional setting and had a long career with General Electric Pension Fund as a portfolio manager.

Tara married George Holbrook later in life and they moved to Santa Barbara in search of better weather and a new adventure. They got to know their new community by joining the Birnham Wood and The Valley Club where they played golf in beautiful and warm Montecito until George’s death in 2023.  Regrettably, Tara suffered from chronic pain in her later years. She was relentless in her search for solutions that would provide relief to her debilitating symptoms. For a time, she was able to break free of the pain and live a relatively normal life.

Through all of this, Tara continued to read The NY Times, complete the daily crossword, and stay in touch with friends.  She will be missed by all those who loved her and remembered by all those who knew her.

Memorial donations may be made to Friends of Edna Maternity Hospital, 95 Montgomery Street, Black Rock, CT 06605.

Lillian O'Toole 08/31/1931 – 03/15/2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lillian Cecile O’Toole, who died peacefully on March 15, having lived 93 years. Born in Elida, New Mexico, on August 31, 1931, Lillian was one of the 7 children (5 brothers and 1 sister) of Grace and James Carter. Raised on a farm, she moved to California and met her husband Jim O’Toole, and together they raised their four children, Mike, Beth, Jim and Kelly.

A lifelong style maven, she opened Lillian’s Consignments and was a fixture in the San Roque community for many years. She was a natural and outstanding cook, an avid gardener and a pretty mean bowler, as anyone who bowled against the “Alley Cats” can attest. Above all, she enjoyed being with her family and her grandkids, all 10 of them, and gathering them at the house for any excuse. In retirement, she continued her hobbies of crafts and wreath making, baking, BONKO, going to the beach and enjoying life with Dad. She lived several years at Wood Glen Hall after Dad’s passing in 2012, eventually moving to Northern California.

She is survived by her brother Billy Carter; her four children and their spouses: Mike and Nancy O’Toole, Beth and Philip Beard, Jim and Susan O’Toole, Kelly and Joe Anglim; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, all whom love her dearly. Our family would like to thank the staff of Wood Glen Hall and Long Life Living, for their loving care of Mom, and By the Bay Hospice for their support in helping us achieve Mom’s last wishes.

A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 27th, 10:30am at San Roque Church, with a private family internment at the cemetery following.

Our family would like to thank the San Roque community for your thoughts, prayers and assistance during this time. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to By the Bay Hospice.

07/15/1940 – 03/10/2025

Leigh La Fleur died peacefully in her sleep on March 10, 2025 at 85 years old. Linda was born in Mississippi on July 15, 1940 to Dr. Edward Bulley and Pauline Thacher Bulley, who moved to San Marino, California in 1945 where he established his medical practice.

Linda graduated from San Marino high school and went on to Pasadena Junior College where she met her future husband, Allan. Dr. Bulley moved his practice to the high desert and Linda became his office person until she got married. Linda and Allan married while he was in the USAF. They had their first child, Scott Allan. Linda gave birth to their second child Lynette Leigh, shortly before their move to Goleta in 1964. The family soon welcomed their final member, Steven Vincent. In 1974, Linda's husband decided to open Ocean Aire Electronics at the Santa Barbara Harbor. Linda became the heart and soul of those who knew her at the harbor. She loved people and had a smile for everyone. Some of the commercial fishermen used to like joking with her and she could zing with the best of them. She was always ready and everybody would end up with a belly laugh. It became quite apparent that Linda was a fantastic partner. She was able to look at a very complex problem and come up with a simple solution.

The business was sold in 1986, and Linda went to work for Goleta Valley Hospital, where she gained many wonderful new life-long friends. Those who knew Linda knew her to be open, kind, thoughtful, and generous.

Linda is preceded in death by her beloved parents and in-laws, her older brother Brian Bulley, and her deeply loved youngest child, Steven Vincent No memorial is planned, please send donations to your favorite charity.

Tara Collins Holbrook

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Holly Lucille (Phillips) Jennings

06/03/1935 – 09/11/2024

Holly Lucille (Phillips) Jennings passed away, peacefully, on September 11, 2024, at the Serenity House hospice in Santa Barbara, CA. She was 89 years old. Holly, a third generation Californian, was born in Madera and raised in the nearby small town of Chowchilla. She attended elementary schools there and graduated from Chowchilla Union High School in 1953. She obtained her B.A. degree from the University of Redlands in 1957 (in absentia). In 1956 she had married Kent Jennings, her high school sweetheart.

They spent their first four years of marriage in Chapel Hill, NC, where their first two children were born and where Kent was pursuing a Ph.D. In 1960 they moved to the Washington D.C. area, where their third, last child was born. Three years later they moved to Ann Arbor, MI, which was to be their home base for the next two decades. In 1982, now empty nesters, they moved to Santa Barbara, CA, for the duration,

Holly was a devoted and much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt. She had a winsome smile and a contagious laugh. She celebrated nearly all holidays and the festivities associated with them. That even extended to bringing out little flags while celebrating one July 4th at a Swedish campground. Although she professed to having no artistic skills, her household was awash with a wide variety of decorative and practical outcomes based on her needlepoint endeavors. She also drew hilarious familyrelated cartoons. She wasn’t keen on competitive games but she loved doing cross-word puzzles. Cooking was not her favorite pastime except when it involved baking—at which she excelled.

Holly was a voracious reader and an entertaining story .teller. Some of these stories are preserved in papers from her creative writing classes and in vignettes composed mainly for family members. She had ample source material based on her colorful family background and world-wide travels. In relating an anecdote aloud Holly favored color and dramatic effect over strict factual accuracy, much to the delight of her listeners (and the occasional wonderment of her more fastidious husband).

When she was twelve Holly fell victim to the polio epidemic that was sweeping the country in the 1940s and 50s. She was hospitalized for a few weeks and was released fully mobile, but with a slightly weaker left side. This weakness failed to prevent her from pursuing an active physical life, including playing snare drum in her high school marching band. Decades later, however, she experienced post-polio syndrome, which constrained her physical activities.

Holly lived a life full of volunteer service, especially with respect to international students and their families, with whom she often developed lasting relationships. In Ann Arbor she was a dedicated participant and leader in International Neighbors, loosely affiliated with the University of Michigan. In Santa Barbara, Holly participated for two decades as a volunteer with UC Santa Barbara’s Office of International Student Services, working with visiting scholars from a number of countries mainly in one-on-one sessions of English as a Second Language (ESL). Her ESL activities went well beyond formal settings, as she acted as a local tour guide, practical advisor, and hostess in her home. Although Holly had brief stints of formal classroom teaching at the University of Michigan and Santa Barbara City College, her true love and dedication lay on the informal side.

She loved traveling, adventures, and novelty. Along with her husband, and often with their children in tow, she visited all but a handful of the United States. She was remarkably adept at adopting to living in temporary situations, occasioned in part by

her husband’s academic life. That meant stays of anywhere from four months to a year in Eugene, OR; Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, and, Santa Monica, CA; Oisterwijk and Wassenaar in the Netherlands; and Scottsdale, AZ.

Her international travels took her to visits in several European and Asian nations. As she became a seasoned traveler she undertook some of these trips solo, including being the single passenger on a launch as it meandered along a river in Thailand. Among the more unusual family trips, spurred on by Holly’s initiative, was an extended Pacific Ocean voyage, enabled only by what was ruefully referred to in the family as “steerage accommodations.”

Holly introduced her family to the world of camping, in particular traveling by camping, which became a common mode of vacationing and cross-country journeys. Two long expeditions, held together by Holly’s astute management of domestic needs, stand out. One was attending Montreal’s Expo in 1967 and then working their rain-drenched way around Canada’s Gaspe Peninsula. A second expedition a few years later consisted of exploring the nooks and crannies of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, replete with ferry rides, fjords, and Legoland!

One of Holly’s trips brought together in memorable fashion her volunteer work with international guests and her love of travel and adventure. While still recovering from major surgery in 1987 she persuaded her husband that they should take a long break and visit China, Japan, and South Korea. At virtually all of their major stopping off points they were warmly greeted and hosted by one or more of her former student-friends. They were just as thrilled and gratified as was she, a fitting illustration of her devotion and interests..

Holly was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Corsino. She is survived by her husband, Kent, sons Steven and Larkin Jennings, daughter Cynthia Cordova, and three grandchildren—Angelica and Kevin Jennings, and Brendon Cordova.

The family wishes to acknowledge the care and

assistance provided by VNA Health of Santa Barbara, Love&Care of Santa Barbara, Serenity House hospice, the Neptune Society, and Drs. Timothy Rodgers and Brittany Bryan.

Doloras Jolly Manclark 08/17/1931 – 03/03/2025

Doloras Sue Jolly Manclark passed peacefully on March 3, 2025, surrounded by family. Those who had the privilege of knowing her describe her with words reflecting her exceptional character: she embodied all that is good and kind. A person of grace and dignity, she was always warm and cheerful. She was a true inspiration to all who knew her.

Doloras, daughter of Harley Ernest and Juanita Dee (Henslee) Jolly, lived in Pasadena with her sister Elizabeth Jane (Towner), until graduating Pasadena City College. She attended UCSB, earning her BA in Education and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She met her beloved, future husband, Charles “Chuck” Robert Manclark in 1948 while visiting Balboa Island with friends. She and Chuck married in 1953 just before Chuck left to serve in the US Army during the Korean War. Doloras was a beloved elementary school teacher for over 35 years. Doloras and Chuck relocated to the Washington, DC area in 1967 when Chuck accepted a position at The National Institutes of Health, raising their two children in Rockville, Maryland. Upon retiring, they returned to California and settled in Santa Barbara. Doloras had a passion for cooking and gardening and served as President of the Women’s Board of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Doloras was preceded in death by Chuck, her parents, and sister. She is survived by sons, Scott (Kathryn) and Timothy (Darlene); brother-in-law, Bill Manclark (Darby); sister-in-law, Carole Anne Meldau and five

grandchildren, Charlie, Ben, Hudson, Hayden, Harley; and many nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.

Richard L. Rodriguez, 80 of Santa Barbara, CA passed away on March 17, 2025, at Cottage Hospital surrounded by family after a period of declining health. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Diane L. Rodriguez.

Richard was born in Santa Barbara and lived there his entire life. He attended Bishop High School, graduating in 1962. He was the son of the late Tony J. Rodriguez and Lupe L. Rodriguez. After retiring from Raytheon in 2005, he and Diane spent time traveling together and spending time with family. He loved baseball and attended many Angels games. He was a wonderful, caring man with a great sense of humor and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

In addition to his wife Diane, he is survived by his children Victoria Weighill of Weaverville, CA and Loretta Rodriguez of Maricopa, AZ, his stepchildren Wendy Menezes of Lompoc, CA and Alan Northrup (his wife Jennifer) of Yucaipa, CA, his daughter-in-law Monica Remis of Templeton, CA, 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Anthony Rodriguez. He is also survived by his many in-laws who loved him very much.

A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at Rose Cafe on the Mesa on Sunday April 27 th from 3:00-6:00 pm. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The National Kidney Foundation at www. kidney.org

Richard L. Rodriguez

From Good News to Bad News From Good News to Bad News

Talking Money, Lies, and God and Going Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy with Author

Katherine Stewart by BRIAN TANGUAY

Sixteen years ago, Katherine Stewart wondered why a fundamentalist Bible club was elbowing its way into Cold Spring Elementary School, where her child was a student. The Good News Club had been offered free space at the Montecito Covenant Church, so why was it trying to establish itself in a public elementary school? Curiosity coupled with a talent for meticulous and dogged research led Stewart to write an article for the Independent, “Reading, Writing, and Original Sin,” which appeared on May 7, 2009.

Little did she know that the article would launch a career, which to date has pro duced three books, including her lat est, Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, and firmly establish her as a leading chronicler of the Christian nationalist movement. In addition to her books, Stewart is a frequent contributor to national publications, including The New Republic, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic

I interviewed Stewart, and reviewed her second book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, for the Independent in 2020, and I recently reviewed Money, Lies, and God for the California Review of Books. What follows are the questions and answers we recently exchanged.

and influence and made efforts to broaden its appeal. It is more overt in calling for an end to pluralistic democracy. Movement leaders used to feel they had to hide their belief that only Christians of a certain, reactionary type should dominate the key features of government and society, and that our laws should be based on their preferred interpretations of the Bible. Now, they are pretty open about it. At religious right conferences I have attended, speakers sneer at Christians who emphasize Jesus’s teachings of social justice, dismissing them as “woke heretics,” “false prophets,” and even “agents of Satan.”

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Perhaps the most pernicious aspect of this movement is its spread of lies and badfaith arguments. Many representatives of the movement have convinced themselves that any means justifies the end when it comes to achieving supposedly “Godly” rule. For that reason, they are funding and working with massive disinformation and propaganda operations, which I discuss in Money, Lies, and God. For example, ReAwaken America, a traveling MAGA conspiracy-fest, draws crowds of thousands to megachurches around the country, and that messaging is amplified through social media platforms and programming.

I went back and read the piece you published about the Good News Club in the Santa Barbara Independent in 2009. That was the beginning of an arc of research and writing that progressed from a local context to Christian nationalism and now to threats to American democracy itself. Is there a throughline in the three books you’ve written? In what ways has Christian nationalism changed since you began researching and reporting in 2009? The movement has substantially grown in power

In the introduction to Money, Lies, and God, you note that Christian nationalism is a mindset that includes four basic dispositions: catastrophism; a persecution complex; identitarianism; and an authoritarian reflex. The idea that conservative Christians are the principal victims of discrimination seems to be a belief without much basis in fact I’ve never witnessed or experienced such a thing and yet the idea is obviously compelling. Where does it come from? Can you briefly describe how and where the idea is pushed out, publicized, talked about, and popularized? These are the key talking points of most right-wing information opera-

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tions at this point. These talking points show up, over and over, in Donald Trump’s speeches; they show up in the speeches of his boosters and surrogates and allied politicians; they show up on Fox News and Newsmax and on right-wing radio. They show up in particular in places where liberals are unlikely to hear them, which is from the pulpits of America’s conservative and Christian nationalist churches, at ReAwaken America tour stops, and at gatherings of pastor networks such as Faith Wins, Watchmen on the Wall, and the Courage Tour. They show up among networks that target certain populations and seek to bring them into the political fold, such as Asociación de Ministros Hispanos del Sur de la Florida. And, of course, these messages are replicated ad infinitum on social media.

It turns out you don’t have to persecute people in order to make them feel persecuted; you just have to tell them over and over again that their “values” are being maltreated and disrespected until they believe it.

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vice. After all, if a baker doesn’t want to bake your gay wedding cake, why not go to the baker across the street? But in fact, the end goal of these rulings is to entrench the privilege of a certain group, namely conservative Christians, to discriminate against and deny service any service to others of whom their religion disapproves.

The tactical effect of these messages is to clear the way for authoritarian leadership. The irony, of course, is that the MAGA movement has managed to persuade their voters that they represent “the people” while some of the richest men in the world are funding the operation because what they are really after is economic policies that will increase their wealth.

This mindset is not just for the little people. If you listen to Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas, you’ll see they take many of their assumptions from this same set of ideas and talking points.

The term “religious liberty” seems innocuous on its own, like religious freedom, but as the term is used by the Christian right, it is not at all innocuous. Doesn’t their “liberty” result in the restriction or elimination of someone else’s liberty? Can you provide any examples of how this plays out in society? True religious liberty is the freedom to worship any God or sacred idea or none. It also includes the idea that you should not be compelled to worship or fund any particular religion if you don’t want to.

It’s not just about weddings and frivolity; the consequences can be life-and-death. For instance, even in those states where abortion remains legal, Catholic hospitals have the privilege of denying best-practices reproductive care, including miscarriage management needed to save a woman’s life or preserve her health, if they have decided those services violate their own “ethical” directives even though the hospitals, in some cases, operate in regions where there are few, if any, medical alternatives.

In states where abortion is effectively illegal, the consequences are devastating. Today in America, as studies out of Louisiana and Texas show, the rate of pregnancy-related injury and death is rising swiftly. But in Texas, lawmakers who backed abortion bans are also attempting to block the collection of data on adverse maternal outcomes because it appears they wish to prevent the American public from knowing how bad it is.

According to your reporting, the new Catholic right is more committed to an explicit political ideology than the traditional church hierarchy was, so much so that they’ve conflated their faith with economic libertarianism and Republican politics. This represents a significant political and cultural shift, doesn’t it? You describe some religious nationalists as being theocratic in a false sense. Can you explain what you mean? Catholics are, as they like to say, the jump ball of American politics; they vote in nearly even numbers across the political spectrum. In the political schism among Catholics, it is important to take note of the effects of the abuse scandals that plagued the church, as well as the influence of wealthy members of the laity in shaping the ideology of ultraconservative Catholic think tanks and advocacy organizations. These donors have, in effect, created a parallel establishment to the official church. This group is far more economically well-off and engaged in these parachurch organizations than they have ever been, and they are facing a church that is much weaker than it ever has been. So that’s a crucial shift.

But in a genuinely Orwellian move, the religious right has come up with a definition of religious liberty that amounts to discrimination against people on the basis of religion. One great illustration is the very laws and cases that allow pharmacists to deny filling medication prescriptions to women if they feel it violates their own conscience. (It’s always worth noting who gets targeted in these cases; if pharmacists declined to fill Viagra prescriptions for unmarried men because it is intended for “sin,” men across the board would be howling and rightfully so.)

“Religious liberty,” in movement-aligned jurisprudence today, is almost exclusively for approved versions of reactionary religion, and it isn’t a freedom but a special privilege.

The more famous “religious liberty” cases that the legal and policy groups like to push often involve cake decorators and wedding calligraphers. These types of plaintiffs have been chosen to suggest that this is an issue that merely pertains to an easily substituted ser-

How do organized money and tax loopholes undermine the barrier between church and state? We are pretty familiar now with the inadequacies of our campaign finance system and the role of dark money, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United. But perhaps the more significant and influential corruption of the democratic process is happening in broad daylight in the nation’s conservative houses of worship. The right wing of the Republican Party, in its present form, is the main beneficiary of a shadow political party that operates with little regulation and no transparency. It’s not just tax-free; it is tax-subsidized.

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‘It turns out you don’t have to persecute people in order to make them feel persecuted; you just have to tell them over and over again that their “values” are being maltreated and disrespected until they believe it.’

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Recognizing that religious leaders are often the most trusted voices in their communities, leaders of the Christian nationalist movement have drawn large numbers of conservative religious leaders into networks such as Watchmen on the Wall and Faith Wins, and they work alongside supportive organizations such as Turning Point U.S.A. Faith and others. They know very well that if you can reach the pastors, you can reach large numbers of their congregants. So, they offer presentations, programs and materials, and sometimes free travel in an effort to get them on board with the larger agenda. Pastors and faith leaders are offered comprehensive toolkits for persuading congregants to support “biblical values” at the voting booth and the “values” inevitably center on flashpoint culture war issues rather than concern for the poor, kindness, social equality, and others that are also viewed as “biblical” by many if not most Christians.

Funders of these networks are effectively buying influence in government. As we have seen with the Supreme Court, they have managed to get justices appointed who will arguably enable their economic objectives. But it isn’t really a coincidence that the same members of the Court are also keen to erode the barriers between church and state; these things tend to come as a package. The people intent on packing the Court know they need to please their base of supporters, and they do so under the cover of sanctimony.

Aside from organizations such as Americans United (for separation of church and state), who forms the opposition to the Christian nationalist agenda? There is significant opposition, but it is scattered. This is the nature of the predicament. On the one hand, we have a unified force that wants to take over society and run it for their benefit. On the other, those who believe in democracy are all over the map and don’t form a natural union. In order for this to shift, we need alliancebuilders and tent-builders. We need to be smarter about the development of infrastructure and voter outreach. We need funders, thinkers, strategists, and every other category necessary to build a viable movement.

To bring us full circle, do you have any thoughts regarding the current mood of the funders and sponsors of Good News Clubs? I imagine they’re riding high and full of confidence. When I started my reporting, Good News Clubs were restricting themselves to public elementary schools, with materials targeting children that are too young to read. Now they are branching out into public middle schools, and the number of Good News Clubs in public schools overall has nearly tripled. I’d like to add that while many people are disappointed by the consequences of the 2024 election, this is no time to retreat under the covers and suck our thumbs. It’s time for moral courage. If you want hope, consider that Trump won by only a slim margin. We have elections in 2026 and 2028; those of us who share democratic values should already be considering how better to turn out the base of voters who share their values and earn the trust of low-propensity voters. There are multiple avenues for engagement, and everyone has a role to play. n

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INDEPENDENT CALENDAR

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

THURSDAY 3/27

3/27: Climate Justice Film Series: Youth v. Gov Teens and adults are welcome to a screening of 2020’s documentary Youth v. Gov, about the landmark constitutional lawsuit in 2015 when 21 American youths filed the lawsuit Juliana v. United States, asserting a willful violation of their constitutional rights in creating our climate crisis. 4-6pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/Mar27-YouthVGov

3/27-3/30: Ensemble Theatre Presents Parents in Chains Follow 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. Thu.: 7:30pm; Fri.: 8pm Sat.: 3 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St. $29-$72. Call (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org

3/27: Explore Ecology’s Soil Trivia Night Enjoy a cold drink while competing in a fun, interactive trivia game all about soil, gardening, and the fascinating world beneath our feet. 6:30-8pm. Night Lizard Brewing Company, 607 State St. Free. Email jill@ exploreecology.org exploreecology.org/calendar

FRIDAY 3/28

3/28: Chumash Casino Resort Presents KC and The Sunshine Band This American disco and funk group will bring their Doin’ It World Tour to the Valley along with songs “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,”“I’m Your Boogie Man,”“Please Don’t Go,” and more. 8pm. Samala Showroom, Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $59-$89. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-3805. chumashcasino.com/entertainment

3/28: SBMAL Presents an Educating Conversation: Learning from Elders Join Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto (Barbareño Chumash elder), James Yee (student and teacher of the language, UCSB), and Dr. Amy Foss (scholar of Chumash history) for a lively conversation about the important task of preserving, learning, and conveying what has not been written down. 6-8pm. Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna St. $50. Call (805) 682-4713 x131. sbmal.org/events

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

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

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

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

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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

3/28: An Evening of Sacred Song and Mantra with Donna De Lory Immerse yourself in captivating melodies that blend world music, pop, and spiritual essence, creating an enchanting atmosphere for inner reflection and rejuvenation with Donna De Lory (Madonna’s backup singer for 20 years) and guitarist James Harrah and musician Joss Jaffe. 7-8:30pm. Sane Living Center, 316 E. Matilija St., Ojai. $35-$45. Call (805) 646-6000. saneliving.com/sane-events

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3/27-3/28, 3/30: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls, 7:30pm, $35. Fri.: The Grogans, 9pm, $20. Ages 21+. Sun.: Mihali from Twiddle, 8pm. $18. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

3/27-3/29: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Nick Justice, 7pm. Free Fri.: Willa Lucille, 7pm. Free Sat.: Aireene Espiritu, 7pm. $11.59. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

3/27-3/29: Maverick Saloon Thu.: The Last Thursday, 8:30pm. Fri.: The Caverns, 8:30pm. Sat.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 11am; Flannel 101, 9pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

3/28: Carr Winery Cantillon Brothers, 7pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985. carrwinery.com

3/28: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Flight 805, 7-9pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

3/28-3/29: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Flannel 101, 8-10pm. Sat.: Redfish, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

3/29-3/30: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Oddly Straight. Sun.: The Honeysuckle Possums. 1:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

3/28-3/30: The SBAC Outreach Committee Presents: The Recycled Show 2025: A No-Waste Art Exhibit Participating artists will address environmental issues with artwork made from materials typically destined for the landfill in fond memory of curator and exhibit organizer Jami Joelle Nielsen. Enjoy ecologically themed craft activities, light snacks, and beverages on Friday. The exhibit shows through April 2 by appointment. Fri.: 5-8pm. Sat.-Sun.: noon4pm. Free. Call (805) 301-7857. sbcaw.org/upcoming

3/29-3/30: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: The Will Stephens Band, 4-7 pm. Sun.: Nate Latta Band, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 3508351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-on-the-water

3/31: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Morganfield Burnett, 7:30pm. $5. 519 State St. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

SATURDAY 3/29

3/28: Earl Minnis Presents: 50 Years in 60 Minutes: An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center Spanning decades and musical styles, this one-hour program of short films and videos from the Bob Dylan Archive will feature rare and previously unreleased clips of Dylan on stage and in the studio to be followed by a conversation with director Steven Jenkins and special guest Jeff Bridges. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $30; premium: $60. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

3/29: Third Annual SBTC & Unity Shoppe Food Drive The S.B. Trapeze Co. and Unity Shoppe Spring Food Drive invites you to drop off canned food donations before the event and then attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest canned food pyramid. Try the flying trapeze and parkour obstacle course, and then enjoy complimentary tacos and refreshments, and a Trapeze Talent Showcase. 1-4pm. S.B. Trapeze Co., Plaza Vera Cruz, 131 E. Haley St. Free. Call (805) 350-9802. tinyurl.com/Trapeze-FoodDrive

3/29: Children’s Resource Fair/Feria de Recursos para Niños Community members are invited for fun, family-friendly activities, and helpful information for children between 0-12 years old on childcare, preschool, TK registration, summer camps, educational enrichment, and family support from more than 40 partnering organizations and community groups dedicated to supporting children’s learning. Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad a participar en actividades divertidas y familiares, y a obtener información útil para niños de 0 a 12 años sobre guarderías, preescolar, inscripción en TK, campamentos de verano, enriquecimiento educativo y apoyo familiar de más de 40 organizaciones asociadas y grupos comunitarios dedicados a apoyar el aprendizaje de los niños. 10:30am-1:30pm. Michael Towbes Library Plaza, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/Childrens-Resources

3/29: MCASB Presents Los Tranquilos Mini Concert Join for an afternoon with local vendors, tamales, aguas frescas, mezcal and the ’60s/’70s románticas/soul psychedelia sound from Los Tranquilos from Nipomo. 3-7pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. $20. Email hello@mcasantabarbara.org mcasantabarbara.org/events/upcoming-events

SUNDAY 3/30

3/30: In Conversation with Artist Joey Terrill Artist Joey Terrill, second-generation native Angeleno whose work combines influences from pop art, Mexican retablos, and Chicano and queer culture particular to L.A., will join curator James Glisson in conversation to discuss his activism, philosophy, and artistic practice. 2-3:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$15. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

3/30: Free Contra Dance Caller Jeff Spero, along with the Anvil Sky Band featuring Frank Hoppe on fiddle and Laura Osborne on flute, will provide calls and sounds for a great time. All newcomers can learn with experienced dancers for the first few dances, and you don’t need a partner. 6-9pm. Carrillo Rec Center Ballroom, 100 E. Carrillo St. Free. Call (805) 897-2519. tinyurl.com/FreeContraDance

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MONDAY 3/31

3/31: S.B. Parks & Rec Older Adults Clubs: Scrabble Club Players of all levels are invited to this weekly social group designed to connect older adults through their love of Scrabble. The group is open to English and Spanish speakers. 1-4pm. Louise Lowry Davis Ctr., 111 W Victoria St. Free tinyurl.com/Scrabble-Mar31

TUESDAY 4/1

4/1: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain With no drums, pianos, backing tracks, guitars, pitch shifters, or electronic trickery, this performance will bring orchestration afforded by ukuleles, enthusiastic vocals, and a bit of whistling in celebration of this 40th anniversary tour. 8pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB students: $15; GA: $42.50-$57.50. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

4/1: Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series: Finding Wonder in Everyday Experiences Jonathan Schooler, American psychologist and UCSB Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, in conjunction with the UCSB Reads 2025 book The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay (a collection of short essays that celebrate the small, ordinary wonders), will give a presentation followed by a Q&A. 4pm. Pacific View Rm., UCSB Library. Free tinyurl.com/ FindingWonder

WEDNESDAY 4/2

4/2: Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry Sip a poetry-themed cocktail as a group of invited poets (Susan Chiavelli, Susie Read Cronin, Rebecca Horrigan, Robert Krut, Amy Michelson, Diana Raab, Linda Saccoccio, Daniel Thomas, Emma Trelles, and Jace Turner) read their work, and the work of others, about libations of all sorts. No-host happy hour: 4:30pm; reading: 5:30pm. The Good Lion, 1212 State St. Free tinyurl.com/SpiritsInAir

4/2: Mushroom Nature

Journaling Workshop All those ages 8 and up are invited to sketch seasonal fungi at this interactive workshop with instructors certified through the Wild Wonder Foundation who will provide feedback and tips to hone this craft. Registration is required. MacVeagh House, S.B. Museum of Natural History Campus, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $15-$20. Email afranada@sbnature2.org. sbnature.org/calendar

Our annual Home & Garden issue will feature a variety of stories focused on bite-sized sustainable steps to go green in

Publishing: Thursday, April 10

Advertising Deadline: Friday, April 4 at noon

THE ’70S REVISITED, BY

AN INSIDER/SURVIVOR

STEVE POSTELL, MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, GOES SOLO ON RECORD AND HELPS PAY TRIBUTE TO CSNY IN SANTA BARBARA

To listen to Steve Postell’s new album Walking Through these Blues is akin to walking through a familiar musical genre garden, through a thickening of decades. Postel’s songwriting and general approach is a hearty Thursday throwback to L.A. in the ’70s, with unabashed echoes of the Eagles; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY); Jackson Browne; and their earfriendly West Coast boomer gang.

But Postell steps into this world with cred intact, having been a sideman to David Crosby (the “C” of CSNY) and other ’70s vet links. Fast-forward to the last few years, and he has also been a member of the band known as The Immediate Family, made up of songwriters and session musicians who were on the L.A. sound scene in its heyday, bringing that music on an album, a documentary, and on stages, including the Lobero Theatre.

Postell returns to the Lobero as part of the program called OUR HOUSE: The Music of CSNY by Friends on Wednesday, April 2. The focus of the Lobero evening may be on the CSNY playlist, but Postell’s album benefits from the presence of a stellar cast of players with links to past folkrock-pop glories, including Crosby (before his death in 2023), drummer Russ Kunkel, bassist Leland Sklar, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and, from the Santa Barbara pop world seedbed, Glen Phillips.

Of his collaboration with Phillips, Postell explained, “We got together for a songwrit-

ing session and came up with ‘How Far We’ve Come,’ a song looking at the reality that despite how much progress we as a culture have made, how much more we could do going forward. The song has a very Americana feel to me, so I got Tom Petty’s Heartbreaker bandmate Steve Ferrone to play drums on the track, along with my Immediate Family bandmate Leland Sklar

on bass, for an iconic rhythm section.”

Speaking more generally about his new album, Postell, who also runs Katonah Studios in Marina Del Rey, noted that “when I make a new record, I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel. I try to stay true to the traditions that inspired me: creating honest, real music; telling real stories, played by real musicians.”

Among the “real musicians” who will gather on the Lobero stage for the upcoming CSNY tribute are players with direct and lateral “six degrees” of separation from the group in the spotlight. Guitarist Jeff Pevar played with Crosby, Nash, and CSN (along with Phil Lesh, a Dead link), while Bob Glaub is famed as bassist for Young, as well as Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne. Vocalist-keyboardist Michelle Willis supplied arrangements for Crosby, and drummer Steve DiStanislao played behind Crosby (and, David Gilmour, among other notables).

In the wings and behind the camera behind many of the iconic CSNY images, photographer Henry Diltz served more or less as an in-house photographer for the band in its early days, and beyond. Diltz will be on hand to serve up historic and some not previously viewed photographic evidence of the band, along with providing a “tall tale” or three. — Josef Woodard

See OUR HOUSE: The Music of CSNY by Friends on Wednesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St). For tickets and information, see lobero.org/events/our-house-2025

L I F E

Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre presents an exciting new work, an ambitious one-woman show by Sharon Scott Williams called Crazy Mama. Starring Linda Purl (Happy Days, Matlock, The Office, Homeland, True Blood) and directed by Anson Williams (Potsie in Happy Days and Melrose Place/ Beverly Hills, 90210 as director), Crazy Mama is based on Scott Williams’s memoir of life with her beloved, mentally ill mother. Purl plays 16 roles in total, layering viewpoints from a multitude of characters to build the story of a young girl in small-town Virginia and the effect her mother’s “condition” had on family and community members alike.

Amid what Anson Williams describes as a lovely upbringing, young Scott Williams came home one day to witness her mother’s violent psychotic break from reality. “That was the day she lost her mother,” he says, “the day she lost normal.” Purl, who plays both child and adult Scott Williams, describes the play as being about coping, resilience, and collateral damage when there’s trauma inside a family. “[Scott Williams] has written a beautiful play. There’s so much music in it, and so much humor,” says Purl, who feels a special kinship with the material. “Our families are from the same area, so I feel like my ancestors are with me.”

Performer Will Huse is also featured throughout the production, providing musical transitions and functioning as a kind of Greek chorus.

Anson Williams describes the show as healing and rich with love. “It breaks open the door on mental illness, which one in four people deal with. It’s more than the flu! But no one brings it up. You think you’re alone.” The hope of the show’s creative team is that the play will give people increased permission, experience, or accessibility to join the conversation about mental illness. “All of the sudden, they’re not alone,” says Anson Williams. “They’re talking about it They’re facing it and embracing it.”

—Maggie Yates

Crazy Mama makes its debut at the Rubicon Theatre (1006 E. Main St., Ventura) Friday, March 28, and runs through April 13. See rubicontheatre.org.

Steve Postell

Steve Postell returns to the Lobero April 2 as part of OUR HOUSE: The Music of CSNY by Friends.

Linda Purl

Rachmaninoff

CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA EARNS ITS EXCLAMATION POINT, HEADS TO TOWN

Fon the American Composers Forum’s “I Care If You Listen” website.

“For the first 35 years of my career,” she said, “I often found myself as the sole person of color on stage. This isolation underscored the glaring diversity gap and the immense, untapped potential within Black and ethnically diverse communities. Chineke! emerged from a necessity to address this imbalance. It’s more than just an ensemble; it’s a pioneering movement dedicated to celebrating diversity and enabling musicians of varied backgrounds to excel and redefine the classical music narrative.

“Our goal is not only to provide opportunities but to foster an environment where these musicians are recognized for their talent, irrespective of their race, gender, or physical stature.”

ive years ago, Santa Barbara music lovers were poised to catch the acclaimed London-based Chineke! Orchestra, consisting of Black and underrepresented musicians and composers, a notable first step of racial parity and inclusivity in the programming history of the CAMA presenting organization. The COVID monster intervened in that plan, and the eagerly awaited makeup date finally arrives at The Granada Theatre on Thursday, April 3.

Subsequently, CAMA has made bold strides to diversify its presenting agenda, including last season’s memorable Lobero Theatre appearance by the American Sphinx Virtuosi ensemble, also boasting underrepresented musicians. Color and gender barriers are gradually blurring in classical circles, including in the 805.

Fittingly, given the group’s COVID cancellation, the orchestra’s provocative program opens with Valerie Coleman’s COVIDrelated piece Seven O’Clock Shout, which takes its title and concept from the pandemictimed practice of homebound Italians singing from their windows, an idea that spread around the world. (Coincidentally, the same piece will open the inaugural orchestra concert at this summer’s Music Academy of the West festival, also at the Granada, on June 28. It’s an ultra-rare situation when a new work appears twice in the same Santa Barbara venue within a few months.)

The orchestra, a proud product of the Chineke! Foundation, launched its life at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall a decade ago and has since toured extensively and gained a deepening reputation for its high caliber of musicianship along with a designated agenda of promoting Black classical music and musicians. The term “Chineke!” is taken from the West African language of Igbo, as an exhortation of praise and celebration to the creator.

As Sir Simon Rattle said, “Chineke! is not only an exciting idea but a profoundly necessary one.”

Coleman, a flutist and member of the famed Imani Winds, which appeared recently at Hahn Hall, is one of several Black composers on the program. Young Birmingham, Alabama–born Brian Raphael Nabors is known to incorporate elements of jazz and R&B in his concert music, as we’ll hear in his orchestral piece Pulse for orchestra. Cross-generational vibrations connect the Symphony No. 1 in A minor of well-known composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor whom some called “the African Mahler” with the Sussex Landscape by Taylor’s daughter, Avril Coleridge-Taylor.

From the European white classical composer orthodoxy we know so well, the program also includes Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat, a showcase for Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Josef Woodard

The group’s founder, double bassist Chichi Nwanoku who faced discrimination as a Black person, a female, and a woman of short stature on an instrument often played by tall men addressed the orchestra’s inspiration and mission statement in an interview

As an added incentive to expand the potential audience for this significant and unique orchestral occasion, CAMA has made $10 tickets available and offers free tickets for concertgoers aged 7-17. See bit.ly/4hr6H94 for tickets and information.

Aaron Azunka Akugbo

NATASHA,

There’s a war going on out there, somewhere and while the soldiers are away, young Natasha encounters the decadent world of 19th-century Moscow, and it changes the course of her life. Based on a short extrication from Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Out of the Box Theatre Company presents Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, a cult favorite musical known for its complex orchestration, memorable party scenes, and shades of high art/anarchy. The score, written by Dave Malloy, is influenced by Russian folk and classical music, but also modern indie rock and EDM.

Director Samantha Eve has been following Great Comet since before its Broadway run. “I fell in love with it back when it was in a pop-up tent through Ars Nova… . I remember thinking, ‘This is different. This is exciting.’ I have always held the utmost respect for traditional musical theater,” she says, “but there’s also this urge to dismantle it. To honor the history but allow it to keep developing.”

The story follows Natasha (Maile Kai Merrick), a young woman who bids farewell to her beloved fiancé, Andrey. While he’s serving in the Napoleonic wars, innocent Natasha stays with her godmother in Moscow and becomes enchanted by a high-society circle of drinkers, dancers, philanderers, scoundrels, and depressives, all living with under the arrogant disillusionment of “chandeliers and caviar, the war can’t touch us here.”

Out of the Box is offering on-stage table seating for those who want a closer eye on the action. “When you’re performing at Center Stage, you can make eye contact with every single person in the house,” says Eve. “It allows you to connect with the audience and bring them into the story. We’re leaning into that.”

On-stage tables include small bites and a shot of vodka (provided by Ventura Spirits) so you can be part of the second act bacchanal.

—Maggie Yates

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 runs April 4-13 at Center Stage Theater (751 Paseo Nuevo). See bit.ly/4j1uBcB.

WEDNESDAY APR 2

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

SATURDAY APR 5

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THURSDAY APR 24

The cast of Out of the Box Theatre Company's Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

See Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 at Center Stage Theater.

West Coast Debut

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.

Roots Rockin’ Southern Sisters Larkin Poe

with special guest Parker Millsap

Sun, Apr 27 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre

“Larkin Poe are your next favorite performers.” Forbes

With serious slide guitar chops and Southern rock swagger, Georgia-bred multiinstrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell imbue their songs with equal parts soulful sensitivity and thrilling ferocity.

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.

AN ALCOHOLIC MONKEY AND A MID-CENTURY HOUSEWIFE WALK INTO AN ENTERTAINING NEW NOVEL …

MICHAEL SEABAUGH TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST BOOK, GWENDOLYN & EDDIE

Michael Seabaugh, whose name you may recognize from his many years as a columnist for the Independent, is a clinical psychologist practicing in Santa Barbara. He is also the author of two novels, The Cure for Love and his latest, Gwendolyn & Eddie, the story of a 1950s housewife whose husband brings home an alcoholic monkey he wins in a card game, unaware he’s about to change all of their lives forever. Seabaugh and I recently spoke about his latest creative endeavor.

In your new novel, Gwendolyn & Eddie, Gwendolyn is a woman who, when the story opens in 1957, is very much what we would now call a “trad wife.” Eddie is an alcoholic monkey that her husband has won in a poker game. It’s a pretty catchy premise. How did you come up with it? I actually grew up with a monkey and a quintessentially “trad wife” as a mother. The setup you mention actually happened in my childhood. When my mother died at 98, after I delivered her eulogy where I actually mentioned Eddie, I was left with a nagging question: Why did she make the choices she did in her long life, specifically to remain in a complex but ultimately dysfunctional marriage? And a wild monkey trapped in enforced domesticity seemed to promise rich metaphorical as well as humorous opportunities.

It can be tricky depicting a human/non-human relationship. What were some of the challenges you faced in making a monkey a central character in your novel? I had a choice, to go a bit out there and give Eddie a conscious voice. That’s worked well in some other novels, like Lessons in Chemistry, but I decided to respect Eddie for what he was: a rascally, wild animal who

didn’t speak English. I found it more moving to have him be a silent witness to her travails, evolving into her most trusted companion and, in the end, her ultimate solace. And, as monkeys do, he did add some fun.

Gwendolyn & Eddie moves through four decades. That’s a lot of narrative ground to cover. What are the big ideas you hope your readers will take away from Gwendolyn’s character arc? I’ve always been fascinated by the ’50s through the ’80s, not only because I lived through those years myself, but because of the incredible societal changes that those times authored. Gwendolyn was an essentially conservative woman, not only politically, but in her nature. How would she deal with the issues of the day that came knocking on her door racism, homophobia, traditional masculinity, the sexual revolution, and the struggle for women’s rights? Will she liberate herself from her golden cage? Will Eddie, from his not-so-golden cage? After all, this story is essentially about the cages we are born into, the ones we create for ourselves, and those that we impose upon others.

You’ve been a psychologist for many years. What insights have you brought from your practice to your work as a writer of fiction? An abiding interest in the complex stories of human struggle, conflict, and redemption

Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry returns for its 11th annual reading and happy hour at The Good Lion. A group of esteemed poets will read their work and the work of others about libations of all sorts.

The event is hosted by George Yatchisin, Drinkable Landscape columnist for Edible Santa Barbara, writer for the Independent, and author of the poetry volumes Feast Days and The First Night We Thought the World Would End

Featured readers will include Susan Chiavelli, Susie Read Cronin, Rebecca Horrigan (another frequent Independent contributor), Robert Krut, Amy Michelson, Diana Raab, Linda Saccoccio, Daniel Thomas, Emma Trelles, and Jace Turner. This reading will usher in Santa Barbara’s Poetry Month 2025, in conjunction with April being National Poetry Month.

has always guided my professional endeavors. I’ve obviously gained a lot of material from the years of sitting in my therapist chair, but I have always had a distaste for self-help books too reductive and disrespectful to the complexity of the human experience! I find the artifice of fiction a much richer way of exploring what it is to be human, for as Picasso said, “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” David Starkey

Gwendolyn & Eddie will have a public launch event at Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery (1321 State St.), Thursday, April 3, at 5 p.m.

SPIRITS IN THE AIR RETURNS FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF BOOZY VERSE

The event will take place on April 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with the first hour being a poetic happy hour, followed by the second hour being the poetry reading itself. In honor of the special evening, The Good Lion will feature special poetry-themed cocktails.

“This event will attest to the multifaceted ways poets have found inspiration, solace, and, yes, sometimes sickness in the bottle. In a time when an attention to words matters more than ever, this reading makes clear just how fun bringing the truth of poetry can be. This fantastic slate of readers looks forward to packing our fantastic partner The Good Lion once again,” Yatchisin says.

Come by to honor the admirable work of these esteemed poets and toast to this celebration of potent poetry. The event has free admission and is open to the public. The reading will be held at The Good Lion, 1212 State Street.

—Madeline

Slogoff

Michael Seabaugh

The Good Lion will once again play host to liquid literature at the annual Spirits in the Air poetry reading on April 2.

KEN WATTS FOUND HIS CAREER PATH AT SBCC AN

ATHLETE WHOSE INTEREST IN PHYSICAL TRAINING LED TO A FIELD OF STUDY

BY TIANA MOLONY

It was Ken Watts’s senior year of high school when things went awry. He had just received a scholarship offer to play football at a fouryear university when life threw one of its best curveballs: a knee injury during the very last game of his senior year. In a matter of seconds, his plans derailed, and his dream shattered or at least it felt that way. “I was a little dejected,” he admitted over the phone, “unsure what I wanted to do with my life.”

Without a clear path forward, Watts stayed in Marin County where he had grown up, enrolled at the community college, and worked in construction alongside his dad to make money. It was a temporary solution although he was admittingly restless as his football dreams still lingered in the peripheral.

Then, in 2011, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) came onto his radar. A friend attending SBCC had a room for rent, and Watts, eager for a fresh start, jumped at the opportunity. He had been to the city only once, when he decided to switch schools and move on a whim. “I came down here,” he said, “took a placement test at the campus, went to Sam’s to Go and got a sandwich, and then looked at one apartment in the Mesa, and that was it, basically.”

At SBCC, he joined the football team, finally scratching the football itch. It was fun; practices were long and early, but he didn’t mind it because he was finally doing what he always wanted to. However, he admitted,“My very first year, our team was not very good at all,” he said. “But regardless, we had fun.”

More than the game itself, he valued the friendships and connections he built, which were especially meaningful in an unfamiliar city. “I went from having, you know, only a couple friends [to] having a network of over 50

within a few weeks,” he reflected.

He had been passionate about fitness training since high school when he was only 130 pounds and six feet tall, and began working out in his school’s weight room, gradually building muscle and strength. It helped him understand discipline.

“It was very eye-opening to see how it translated into my play on the football field,” he said.

His love for fitness ultimately led him to study kinesiology at SBCC. Between odd jobs and football practices, often in the early morning and late afternoon, Watts was in the classroom. He vividly remembers his Human Anatomy class, particularly the practical lab portion, where he studied human cadavers an experience he found “pretty unique to have at a city college level.”

He had always been the kind of student who breezed through high school exams without much studying, but SBCC challenged him in a way he hadn’t expected. At first, he approached his Human Anatomy class with the same laid-back attitude he had in high school. But when he failed the first go-around, he quickly realized that SBCC’s curriculum was far more demanding than anticipated it was the upper echelon. “The standard for education here was higher,” he noted. In other words, he couldn’t “BS it.”

Luckily, he passed the second time around.

Although he had the chance to transfer to a four-year university after SBCC, he felt it wasn’t necessary for his career. After earning his asso-

ciate's degree from SBCC in 2013, he secured a job as a personal trainer at 24-Hour Fitness, diving head-first into the personal training world. “The sooner you can start, the better,” he mused. He stayed there for a few years, climbing the ladder before working at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club.

Then, in 2019, he opened his own personal training and coaching business in town, operating out of a small semi-private gym called The Void on Upper State Street. Opening a business just before the lockdown was undoubtedly challenging, but he made it work by holding outdoor training classes in the park and even hauling equipment there.

Now, with a decade of experience, Watts trains clients from as young as 13 to as old as 80, helping them reach their weight loss and muscle-building goals.

Looking back, he recognizes the silver lining in his high school injury. While it’s impossible to say for certain where he would have ended up if he hadn’t injured his knee, he believes Santa Barbara City College undoubtedly played a key role in his success.

“I think it's a great foundational building block for whatever career you want to get into.”

LIVING

S.B. Birding

Of Cowbirds and Cuckoos

There’s much concern regarding the decline in bird populations, but are there any birds that are actually doing well locally? There certainly are, but they’re often not the birds that make people happy. The much-maligned American crow has seen a big spike in numbers over the last few years. Turkey vultures are also doing very nicely. Then there are species formerly found on the fringes of the suburbs that have now adapted to living with people. The Cooper’s hawk has become a reasonably common nester along the South Coast, where it finds easy pickings at backyard feeders.

I’ve lived on the Westside for nearly 30 years, and there are birds that I rarely saw in my neighborhood when I moved in that I see or hear daily now. These include the white-breasted nuthatch, dark-eyed junco, band-tailed pigeon, and Bewick’s wren.

Other birds have seen a noticeable increase because measures have been taken to protect them. Brown pelicans have rebounded since the banning of DDT, and peregrine falcons are another success story, partly because of reintroduction programs.

of this spectacular tropical family are now regular visitors. Allen’s hummingbirds, once rare in winter, are so abundant they sometimes outnumber Anna’s hummers.

There are also birds that have benefited because of our presence. Hooded orioles, which sew their hanging nests on the underside of palm fronds, have expanded their range greatly since the widespread planting of ornamental palms. The familiar house finch does particularly well around human-created habitats.

From the Great Plains to the Crumbs of Costco

The change in climate is having a profoundly negative effect on birds and other life, but there are some instances where the warming earth and oceans have helped bring more southerly species into our area. It wasn’t so long ago that I remember chasing my first county sighting of black skimmer and yellow-crowned night heron; both are now a regular part of our fauna. Cocos and blue-footed boobies have nested on Santa Barbara Island, and three other species

One bird that was almost certainly never found in our area but, for better or worse, is now thriving, is the brown-headed cowbird. The cowbird was originally a bird of the Great Plains, where it followed bison herds and fed on the insects and seeds that were stirred up by their hooves. Because of their nomadic existence, they developed an interesting breeding strategy. Like the European cuckoo, the cowbird is a brood parasite. They don’t build their own nests, but the female watches quietly while other species construct their own, then while they are away, she lays her egg in the strangers’ nest and leaves for the hosts to raise her young as their own. This was a good strategy for a bird that was always on the move.

Cowbirds are known to parasitize 220 species of birds, but most individuals specialize in targeting one or two kinds. The female can lay as many as three dozen eggs in a single summer. A few birds recognize that the egg is different from those in her own clutch. The yellow warbler is an example. They are too small to eject the cowbird egg, so they will build a new nest on top of the imposter’s egg. Other birds will puncture

the egg, and some will toss it from the nest. Most birds, however, don’t recognize the alien egg and raise the young cowbird without seeming to complain.

The cowbird egg hatches faster than the host’s, and therefore the cowbird chick is fed first, grows rapidly, and demands the lion’s share of the food. They will smother the other chicks, or will even push them out of the nest.

You might have guessed the reason that the cowbird rapidly spread away from the Great Plains. When Europeans arrived, they not only chopped down the forests, but brought cattle and horses, a reasonable substitute for bison when the great herds disappeared. The fragmentation of the great eastern forests allowed the cowbird to spread all the way to the east coast, and ranching helped them spread throughout the west. Cowbirds now parasitize a far greater variety of songbirds than they did when their range was restricted, and they are implicated in the rapid decline in a number of vulnerable species.

The male cowbird is black with a brown head, while the female is a pale brown, lightest on the underparts. They are smaller than other blackbirds. If you see a flock feeding on the ground together, a good field mark is that they hold their tails skyward. So where can you see a brown-headed cowbird? Take a field trip to Costco and hang around the food court. There you will invariably find a flock of cowbirds, mingling with the larger Brewer’s blackbirds, scarfing down any unattended food.

Hugh Ranson is a member of Santa Barbara Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization that protects area birdlife and habitat and connects people with birds through education, conservation, and science. For more information, see SantaBarbaraAudubon.org.

The black skimmer was once a rare visitor to Santa Barbara, but a flock now winters on the waterfront.

Want to see cowbirds? Head over to Costco.

Brown pelican numbers have rebounded since the banning of DDT.

Story and Photos by Hugh Ranson, member of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society

Notes from the Vestibule

This happens to be my birthday week not one of those significant ages that ends in a zero or five and makes you feel you are stepping into a different zone, but a worthy number, unequivocally into my seventies. I have begun to refer to this part of life as the vestibule of old age. We’re in the building now, but loitering in the lobby, near the entry door. There’s a hallway ahead, and we know where it leads. It gets darker in there, harder to move, not much of a forward-facing view, and whatever we have glimpsed of it does not look like fun.

Some Thoughts on the New Traffic Patterns as We Age

And so, we linger in the anteroom, discussing aches and knee replacements, the way words slip from recall, how a sit on the sofa in the middle of the day turns into a little nap, and we didn’t even realize we were sleepy. We know we are the lucky ones if we are slow but still ambulatory, if an annual wellness check has revealed nothing worse than diminished bone density, if we can afford the price of eggs and stream a mindless movie. We fear falls but manage mostly to stay upright, and we never dreamed we would be called upon to be activists at this point in our lives, but we’re too outraged by what’s happening to ignore it, and our hearts overflow with so much love it is impossible not to express it. We know, in this vestibule, that our time is short, and thus it is all the more precious.

by Cynthia Carbone Ward

above the hills to the east was piled up like snow, maybe thick enough to walk across. There have been showers and rainbows all day. And on Saturday morning, I hiked with two neighbor friends up and up to a high point, with a view of the ranchland and hills below, and a strip of Highway 1 glinting in the sun. Our conversation was deliciously frothy and there’s no need to divulge how such topics arose, but we discovered, among other things, that the friend who grew up in France did not recognize several of our idiomatic expressions, such as “booty call” or “hold my beer.” On the way back, Carey caught a glimpse of a turtle in the pond have they returned? I hope so.

Earlier in the week, I spent a few hours at Vista de las Cruces, our local school, where I was a teacher 30 years ago. They are developing an environmental studies program for the kids, and I am working with my geologist friend to weave in a writing component. I sat in the very staff room where I used to eat lunch, and I met the team of new teachers, charmed by their enthusiasm and idealism. Afterwards, the principal-superintendent told me something that touched my heart and has stayed in my thoughts ever since. I’m paraphrasing a bit, but here is the gist of what she said:

vulnerable and dear, look after those I love, and somehow, in my wobbly way, help make things better, starting here, in this tiny corner of the world, because this tiny corner is all that I can access, but maybe it is everything. If you zoom in, you find infinity.

The view from the vestibule can be volatile and vague. I do think that wisdom accrues with age, but life remains tricky and challenging, and it takes a lot of resolve to do it well. I know now that my beloved dead will never leave me, and my task is to sift through the sadness to the learning and the love. I have been shocked to witness the ugly turn my nation has taken, frightened and disheartened by the effort to shred and rewrite history, by the cruelty, disdain, and betrayal. I feel a kind of grief and shame for my country now, and my fervent wish is that before I am called into the rear chamber of the Very Old, I will see this nightmare turn around. In the meantime, I also understand that beauty and wonder are meant to be savored, and laughter is vital, and it doesn’t make things worse if you let yourself be happy now and then.

A yellow bird just appeared outside my window, a sudden flash of lemony brightness. I managed to get a blurry picture and texted it to my birder friend, who identified it as a lesser goldfinch. She said they are here year-round, but I am delighted to have seen one right now. I know I’m simple, but this is the kind of thing that lifts my spirits.

I am in fact a collector of spirit-lifting phenomena. Even before I spied the lesser goldfinch, a bank of white clouds

“If I had to think of a word for my role here, I see myself as a ‘caretaker.’ There are so many possibilities, but I didn’t come here to immediately foist my own ideas upon the school. I came to first observe, understand, and respect what was here already and to take care of it.”

Caretaker. It occurred to me that this is an approach to life worth emulating. There is so much honor in it, so much tenderness and respect. During my remaining time in the vestibule, I want to be a caretaker. I want to tend to what is

There is a sign on the northbound side of Highway 101 that I have been seeing every day for months during the inexplicable and never-ending construction there. “New Traffic Pattern,” it proclaims, written in lights, some of which are out, followed by a tangle of lane closures, white lines, and cones. You slow down and wonder for a moment what you’re supposed to do.

I’ve decided, as my birthday approaches, that “New Traffic Pattern” may well be the theme of the season. It’s not clear what the pattern is, but I have certainly slowed down and been alerted to a change. As I said, the view from the vestibule isn’t always clear. But even if the redirection amounts to nothing more than adhering with greater faith and resolve to the route I have always trusted, I’ll do my best. I’ll aim to be a caretaker. n

There is indeed a rainbow.

Let’s Welcome a New Place to Sew, Santa Barbara

Chantal Murphy Offers Classes, BERNINA Machines, and Fabric for All

by Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Textile titan Chantal Murphy has reinvented the strip of State Street near Dutch Garden and The Good Land Wine Shop & Bar with her new shop, Sew Santa Barbara.

Garnering attention for being Santa Barbara’s only BERNINA authorized dealer, the new mecca for sewists offers more than just great sewing machines. The store, which opened in May 2024, aims to focus on community in the programming, partnerships, and events.

“We just want to reach out to everybody and bring them in the shop,” says Tim Cardy, one of Sew S.B.’s teachers and former Cardigans owner. “We’re a community-supported business.”

Murphy created her new sewing world completely from scratch in a space that she says has “the best view in Santa Barbara.” It’s hard to contradict her when she’s got pristine views of the mountains and a wide patio under the shade of several large trees a perfect spot to hand-stitch, crochet, or just sip wine (from Good Land next door, of course) while embroidering. Inside, all of the BERNINA machines are front and center, while walls of colorful bolts of fabric immediately get any sewists’ wheels spinning.

“We wanted something big and open, where everything is accessible and easily found,” Murphy says, showing me around her small but mighty store. The two-story space also includes a classroom upstairs with sit/ stand cutting tables and a design wall for quilters and sewists.

“There’s a niche we’ve been trying to fill,” says Murphy, when she and Cardy get to talking about items in the store everything from patterns, fabric for both garment sewists and quilters alike, loads of silk swatches for special order, and Cardy’s new project, “Yarn Santa Barbara,” an in-store yarn and notions boutique.

“It’s hard to find embroidery floss, so I bought every color,” Murphy laughs. “I’m trying to fill in what’s missing.”

What’s clear is the vibrant caring both Murphy and Cardy share for the sewing community. It’s how Murphy first fell in love with the industry, and what she plans to continue building with Sew Santa Barbara. The shop is a member of the Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild as well as Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara & Goleta, and hosts the “Sticker’s Night Out” meetings for the Fiber Arts Guild. Be on the lookout for sessions on everything from garment sewing and free-motion to upcoming classes on alterations and upcycling. And come April, the shop will have a certified BERNINA technician onboard to service machines (he’s certified on other machine brands, as well). So, get ready to sew, Santa Barbara.

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Outdoors Jump Around at the World’s Biggest Bouncy Castle

With 24,000 square feet of bouncing features, the incredible 900-foot-long obstacle course, a customized sports arena, and a space-themed wonderland, The Big Bounce America continues to turn up the wow factor and push the boundaries of family-friendly entertainment to greater heights.

sneakers off and PARTY ON!”

There truly is an experience for everyone at Big Bounce America even aspiring Ninja Warriors. The Giant, a 900-foot obstacle course, presents a family-friendly competition or just an opportunity to have fun and bounce around at your own pace.

The Sport Slam is also sure to bring the action, customized with goals, nets, hoops, and balls of every size and type. There is plenty of opportunity for competition with family and friends.

The Big Bounce America is taking a tour across the country and stopping right here in Santa Barbara on April 4-6 at Elings Park. Produced by XL Event Lab, The Big Bounce America is the biggest touring inflatable event in the world and features seven massive inflatable attractions.

There is a diverse inventory of bouncy features, with the world’s largest bounce house being home to giant slides, ball pits, climbing towers, and basketball hoops. At the center of this dreamland is a custom-built stage where the resident deejay brings tunes to the bouncing arena. The deejay tailors music to fit the age groups of the various games and competitions.

The bouncing doesn’t end there, as there is airSPACE, a uniquely space-themed wonderland filled with features that will truly transport you to outer space. There is a five-lane slide, an enormous inflatable alien, and three bottomless ball pits, for an experience that is out of this world.

People of all ages are invited to bounce, as sessions are organized by age, ranging from tots to adults. “We need more fun in the world, and what better way to bring that into 2025 than with a 24,000-square-foot bounce house! The Big Bounce America is the perfect event for kids and adults alike to get out of the house and enjoy an outdoor event like they’ve never experienced,” said Noa Visnich, Tour Manager of The Big Bounce America. “So, we invite all kids, and kids at heart, to kick those

The newest addition to the Big Bounce America Tour is the OctoBlast. It is a partbouncer, part-foam party, and fun for all ages. Entering the OctoBlast will transport you into a deep-sea world full of ocean creatures and a live deejay spinning the best tracks from a pufferfish stage.

Big Bounce America comes to Elings Park April 4-6. All-access tickets are available for purchase online at thebigbounceamerica.com/tour-dates. Tickets include a three-hour pass to the event, including a timed session on the World’s Largest Bounce House, as well as unlimited access to the other bouncy arenas.

Let the fun begin when Big Bounce America returns to Elings Park April 4-6.

The Big Bounce America Tour Rolls into Santa Barbara by Madeline Slogoff

Carpinteria Unified Student Scientists Study Sea Critters Aboard Stardust

When a 4th-grader holds a sheep crab, the largest crab on the California coast, the crab’s legs look to be about half their height.

Students from Summerland Elementary School and Carpinteria Family School showed little to no fear when they did just that last Thursday in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

The student scientists were beaming as they engaged in multiple hands-on activities as part of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) marine science excursions.

The group of 4th- and 5th-graders boarded the Stardust owned by Jason and Jaime Diamond bright and early, ready for a day of studying sea critters, looking at microscopic samples of plankton, and taking ocean measurements.

“The crew and I appreciate this even more than the kids,” said Stardust captain Sal Silva. “We love helping the kids learn. It’s way better than just looking at a picture of a lobster in a textbook here, kids can actually hold one.”

Now in its 10th year, the Maritime Museum’s two-hour educational excursions offer interactive marine science lessons to hundreds of Santa Barbara County kids every season.

Usually, students explore the Santa Barbara Channel and go trawling, discuss science and navigation, observe wildlife, launch a remotely operated vehicle, and work in teams to learn more about coastal California.

However, due to windy conditions, the Stardust stayed dockside on Thursday. But that didn’t hamper the kids’ fun. Many of them had never been on a boat before let alone held a giant sheep crab, lobsters, and sea stars while learning about their diets and behaviors.

“This is my friend. His name is Starfish,” said one student as she held a giant purple sea star. While she got to know her new friend, UC Santa Barbara graduate student Dana Myers explained how sea stars eat. (It’s kind of gross; did you know they have mouths?)

At another station, marine biologist Holly

Summerland and Carpinteria Students

Engage in Hands-On Activities as Part of Maritime Museum’s Marine Science Excursions

by Callie Fausey

Lohuis taught her group how to study the ocean using a variety of unique tools.

“What’s the first thing Mom or Dad does when you’re sick?” she asked. “Take your temperature! Oceanographers take the temperature of the ocean.”

Whenever the students successfully completed a task or answered a question, she’d give them a thumbs-up, saying “Good job, oceanographers!”

Inside the boat, students crowded around a microscope looking at samples of plankton, or the teeny-tiny marine algae that live in the ocean’s sunlight zone. Some of the kids still had mud on their faces, applied like eye black on a football player, from the “mud grab” data station.

After studying multiple samples of different microscopic critters, the kids asked to set one of the plankton free. Their wish was granted, and they rushed to the side of the boat to dump it back into the water and say their goodbyes.

“We tell the kids that they are scientists for the day,” said SBMM Communications Director Heather Behrens. “Most of them haven’t experienced anything like this before.”

Even though the boat didn’t depart the dock, the students were undoubtedly inspired by their experiences. The goal is to increase their understanding of data collection, marine species, ocean zones, marine-related professions in Santa Barbara, and the productivity of the Santa Barbara Channel, while helping them feel more connected to the ocean and more motivated to be a part of a sustainable future.

“The Marine Science Education Program seeks to instill in students a love of the ocean,” the museum says, “and shows how care and respect for our Santa Barbara Channel is important for everyone’s future.”

Learn more about the museum’s programs at sbmm.org/museum-education-programs.

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW

Accretion: Works by Latin American Women

Through April 20

Modern Life: A Global Artworld, 1850–1950

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Students work together to lower a tool into the water to collect a sample off the deck of the Stardust.

Patricia Iglesias Peco, Lavinia Mariposa (detail), 2024. Oil on panel. Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly. Photo: Paul Salveson

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Loubud Sparkling Wines Come to El Paseo

Laura and Paul Hughes Open Tasting Room and Puzzle Playhouse

BY MATT KETTMANN

When Laura Hughes came to Santa Barbara in 2012 to explore her pinot noir fascination by working at Sanford Winery, she was “shocked” that so few people were making sparkling wines from a cool region well-suited for them. A year later, after talking to the few people like Norm Yost of Flying Goat and Don Schroeder of Sea Smoke who were doing so, she spearheaded the launch of Sanford’s bubblies.

But it wasn’t until so many friends and colleagues encouraged her to start her own brand that she created Loubud Wines with the 2015 vintage. “Everyone around saw me having my own brand before me,” said Hughes (née Roach), who was raised in Davis, studied wine at UC Davis, and named the brand after a childhood nickname from her dad. “They convinced me I could do it.”

One such voice was Michael Benedict, the late cofounder of the legendary Sanford & Benedict Vineyard. “He told me that one day the Sta. Rita Hills would be known for sparkling wines,” she recalled. “I wanted that to be true.”

She’s been making them ever since, and now features a vineyard-designated blanc de blancs from his namesake property. “This is full circle for me,” she mused, “to be able to put Sanford & Benedict on the label.”

Now, after years of pouring at events, developing an inventory, and building her wine club, she finally has a place to show them off. Laura and her husband, Paul Hughes, opened the Loubud tasting room in a cozy space in El Paseo in December, bringing a dedicated bubbly

hub to downtown Santa Barbara’s sipping scene. “This is perfect. There’s no other sparkling here. This is unique,” said Laura. “We finally have a hub for our club.”

The opening came just a month after the birth of their son, Eliot. “It was a toss-up between whether the baby or tasting room would be first,” laughed Paul during a recent Friday afternoon, as Laura cradled Eliot in her arms nearby.

The tasting room, a former office and storage space, is warm inside, with a record player spinning, and sunny on the patio outside. “We wanted it to be inviting and comfortable, almost like you’re in your own living room, but dressed up,” said Laura. “Kind of like a dinner party.”

Paul’s craft is on the menu too. He hand-cuts wooden puzzles, one of only 30 people in the country and two in California to do so. Using a scroll saw, he meticulously slices up art pieces into hundreds of tiny pieces, including special shapes like bells and instruments reflecting the “whimsy” that was historically part of this trade. Cutting the wood into such small designs is an intricate process, admitted Paul, explaining, “There’s no backspace.”

On the walls are the intact art pieces to serve as keys, such as the Holli Harmon’s 2024 Old Spanish Days Fiesta poster. Guests work on the puzzles together as they sip wines, certainly one of the more interactive activities available in Santa Barbara’s tasting scene. “It keeps you off your phone and it’s team-building,” said Paul, whose pieces are also sold to collectors online, for roughly $1 per piece.

The couple met on Tinder just before COVID quickly advanced the relationship. Their first date was at Fre-

quency Wines around the corner, where Paul a Santa Barbara native and tuba player who grew up in the East Mountain Drive scene met Laura with her friends. “It was a group interview,” said Paul, who wasn’t much of a wine buff then. “I went from drinking Livingston at 7-Eleven to Schramsberg real quick.”

Schramsberg is where Laura worked during college, followed by stints in Burgundy, South Africa, and Napa before settling in at Sanford. She made her first wines at Cebada Winery near Lompoc, and now makes them at Story of Soil in Buellton.

The tasting-room wine lineup features four wines, but there’s almost always a fifth. “We start young and fun and then go serious and sophisticated,” explained Laura, who leads with her rosé before delving into older vintages that she’s earmarked as special over the years. “I can usually tell when something is going to be great so I’ll hold onto those.” She also just bottled her first sauvignon blanc from Happy Canyon and is slowly integrating that into the mix as well.

She’s not planning to add any pinots or red wines to the lineup. “I want to stay focused,” she said. “Traditional-method sparkling wine is what I want to stay true to, with Santa Barbara County fruit and Sta. Rita Hills if I can afford it.”

Her goal is to create bubblies that show “a beautiful richness without being too heavy.” She’s succeeding, even though sparkling wines require much more time and effort than still wines to produce. “It’s a big investment and it’s risky,” she said. “But it’s worth it.”

Loubud Wines, 20 El Paseo; (805) 500-8533; loubudwines.com

Paul and Laura Hughes with their son, Eliot, and dog, Taco, in the new Loubud tasting room in El Paseo

Let Your Taste Buds Travel to France

While nothing quite compares to Paris in the springtime, Santa Barbara’s new La Gourmandise handcrafted pastries and desserts bring the delicious tastes of France right to our doorstep.

From delicate macarons to mini tarts and elegant éclairs, La Gourmandise creates stunning displays of pastries, cakes, and desserts for special occasions such as weddings, fundraisers and parties. They also offer gorgeous hand-crafted croissants, as well as custom-designed cake creations that are as beautiful as they are delicious.

Owner and pastry chef extraordinaire Yannick Dumonceau began his culinary journey very young, at his uncle’s pastry shop in Lyon, France. He then trained under one of the most prestigious French master chefs, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chef Patrick Chevallot, before going on to have a stellar career as the pastry chef at a variety of esteemed places in France (including seven years at the renowned three–Michelin star L’Ambroisie with Chef Bernard Pacaud in Paris), Australia, and Bora Bora.

In 2017, Dumonceau moved to San Francisco, where he served as Executive Pastry Chef at Quince and other spots in the Bay Area before moving to Santa Barbara to become Executive Pastry Chef at the Rosewood Miramar in 2021.

But the entrepreneurial spirit hit, as did the desire for his own family business. While Dumonceau still does some consulting for clients such as San Ysidro Ranch, with the creation of La Gourmandise in fall of 2024, he now works with his wife, Cecile Mattray Dumonceau, handing the business side of the operation, as their darling 4-year-old son, Nathan, makes himself at home in the commercial kitchen. Their quickly growing client roster includes

the Santa Barbara Airport, private jets, the Dutch Garden, Claudia Coffee Bar, Cajé Coffee Roasters, Santa Barbara Roasting, and Handlebar Coffee Roasters where Yannick and Cecile credit much of their success to the generosity of Handlebar owner Aaron Olson, who let them use his De la Vina location to bake at night when they first started and continues to graciously introduce them to owners of other coffee shops.

Though the business is quickly expanding, Dumonceau is quick to emphasize that the focus is on craftsmanship, not size. “I want to make sure we keep the perfect quality, step by step,” he says. “It’s all about quality.”

And despite the pressures of having their own business, “For me, it is a lot less stressful than with the hotel and everything, because I organize everything how I want. I prefer to do that. … Being a pastry chef has been my job since I started when I was 15 years old, so I know my job very well,” Dumonceau says, expertly preparing a sheet of chocolatefilled croissants while we talk.

He currently produces about 1,800 croissants weekly, each one precisely cut with an X-acto blade and rolled by hand to “look like toy tops” just the way his uncle taught him when he was 15.

From rainbow-colored macaron trees to croquembouche towers, lemon tarts, crème brûlée, assorted pastries and cookies, and those perfectly buttery and flakey croissants, joining Dumonceau on his culinary adventure is a journey of pure delight.

See lagourmandisesb.com.

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LESLIE DINABERG

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Cecile Mattray, Nathan, and Yannick Dumonceau

218 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara American Legion Post 49 and The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Invite Everyone to Honor and Remember All Who Served and Sacrificed During the Vietnam Era on

DAY Vietnam Veterans of America,

NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS

SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH DOORS OPEN AT 11:00 AM WELCOME CEREMONY AT NOON

Lunch Served: Enjoy award winning chili on spuds or hotdogs with all the fixin’s ($10 suggested donation). Free water and lemonade. Bring Your Family! Bring Your Friends! Bring a Veteran! Proceeds benefit Veterans of all eras in our community

Kale Disco Fundraiser Offers an Uplifting Message to Dance To

W“e’re a stronger community when we’re all healthy,” says Beth Skidmore, MSACN, and Rooted Santa Barbara County Chair/Executive Lead. It’s a motto that’s at the heart of Rooted, an organization which aims to empower Santa Barbara County to increase health equity and resilience. Their initiatives include low- to no-cost whole-food, plantbased nutrition as well as education and a network of support.

It’s the kind of uplifting message one could dance to, which is how the idea for their upcoming Kale Disco fundraiser was born.

“When our Rooted board first came together, we met at the Community Arts Workshop. Inspired by artistic elements of dancers and artists who bring their art to the CAW, we began dreaming up a colorful, sparkling party that would bring together the spirit of community, the arts, and our plant-powered mission,” Skidmore said.

The event will take place on Saturday, April 5, 5-8 p.m., at the CAW (631 Garden St.) and will feature a plant-based dinner from Chef Dalan Moreno Griffin of Rascal’s Vegan Cuisine and Palma Catering. Emcee Duane Henry, an actor and community advocate, will guide attendees through the delicious and fun events of the night. Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward supporting Rooted’s many programs, such as bilingual nutrition education and providing access for all to healthy food.

“Lifestyle changes can prevent or improve 80 percent of chronic disease — but only if we have the tools and support to make and sustain them,” Skidmore said. “That’s where Rooted Santa Barbara County comes in, and that’s why Kale Disco isn’t just a dinner — it’s a movement.”

Every movement needs a good soundtrack, and DJ of Ability will be laying down the groovy sounds for this ’70s-inspired evening with themed outfits encouraged. Ballue, a notable name in nonprofit fundraising, will be auctioning off desserts handmade by local chefs. One-of-a-kind experiences will also be up for the bidding, such as a stay at the Rosewood Miramar Beach with a fourcourse, plant-based dinner for two and wine pairings at Caruso’s.

“We can’t wait to see everyone at the Kale Disco and have fun while investing in our community’s health,” Skidmore said.

For more information about Rooted Santa Barbara County, and to purchase tickets and sponsorships for the Kale Disco, visit rootedsantabarbara.org.

Jordano’s Food and Equipment Show Is a Hit

In 1915, when the first Jordano Brother’s Market opened on State Street in Santa Barbara, a rich tradition of integrity, quality, and service was born. By the 1960s, there were 18 Jordano’s Supermarkets up and down the Central California Coast. In 1975, with CEO Pete Jordano (son to one of the four founding Jordano brothers) at the helm, Jordano’s sold its supermarkets to focus on a wholesale food and beverage operation. It was a difficult decision, but a smart move. Jordano’s Foodservice has grown to become the premier distributor of food, beverages, and culinary equipment in Central and Southern California. Numerous Santa Barbara restaurants depend on Jordano’s and its sister business, Pacific Beverage. To keep up with the growth, Jordano’s opened a huge new warehouse in Goleta in 2023.

Every few years, Jordano’s puts on an invitation-only food and equipment show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds that is packed with vendors displaying their offerings and businesses looking to see firsthand how Jordano’s can help them. This week, during Jordano’s 110th year as a family-owned business, thousands of people from across California descended upon Santa Barbara for the event. The Restaurant Guy spent many hours over two days meeting with vendors (and enjoying tasty samples), restaurant owners, and managers. It was a foodie’s dream. And a restaurant columnist’s dream, as I heard stories galore. One of the vendors I met with, Producers Dairy, in business since 1932, supplies 10,000 ice creams to youngsters who participate in the annual Old Spanish Days Children’s Parade.

I had the pleasure of talking with longtime family friend and CEO Pete Jordano, who turned 90 last month, as well as his son Jeff Jordano, who is President of Jordano’s and Pacific Beverage Company. I also met with Jordano’s Vice President/General Manager Patrick Day, who explained to me what sets his company apart from other distributors in this state. “It’s the partnership that we have with our customers,” says Day. “Our customers are coming in from Los Angeles, from Bakersfield, from San Luis Obispo. The partnerships we have with the brokers and manufacturers are putting our customers together with those brokers and manufacturers to get deals in this economy. They are looking for deals and specials that can help because the economy is hard on our customers right now. They are looking for ways to save money, make money, and be a little bit more profitable today. What sets us apart is that we are the only distributor that has that anymore. Some of the big distributors that are our competition don’t do that anymore. We still believe in that, after 110 years.”

CUTLER’S DISTILLERY & PUBLIC HOUSE OPENS ON THE EAST SIDE: Cutler’s Artisan Spirits has announced the opening of Cutler’s Distillery & Public House at 418 North Salsipuedes Street, the former home of Telegraph Brewing Company. In 2013, Cutler’s Artisan Spirits brought the first legal craft distillery to Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone at 137 Anacapa Street, Suite D, and, in early February 2025, opened this second location on Santa Barbara’s Eastside. Cutler’s Distillery & Public House offers Cutler’s Spirits, with a full bar and restaurant serving crafted cocktails and food focused on traditional smoked barbecue fare. Also available are pub bites like loaded tots, smoked ribs, burnt-end broccoli, and more. Visit cutlersartisan.com

CORRECTION: Last week, I wrote that Dutch Garden German restaurant has been sold to Kelly Brown, CEO of Natural Café. Brown tells me that the restaurant sale won’t wrap up until mid-April and that restaurant is currently run by the management team that relaunched the Dutch Garden in 2022. “We will be coming in with a new team, motivated to bring the Dutch Garden back to the quality and consistency you were used to when Ken owned it,” says Brown. Follow @dutchgardensb

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FOOD & FAMILY: Family-owned business Jordano’s Foodservice, now in their 110th year, had their Food and Equipment Show this week, drawing thousands to Santa Barbara.

Backyard Brunch

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Ancient Rome’s emperor Julius Caesar undertook a radical move to fix the calendar, which had become increasingly inaccurate as the centuries passed. He added three months to the year 46 BCE, which as a result was 445 days long. I’m thinking that 2025 might seem equally long for you, Aries. Your destiny may feel like it’s taking forever to unfold. APRIL FOOL! I totally lied. In fact, I think 2025 will be one of your briskest, crispest years ever. Your adventures will be spiced with alacrity. Your efforts will be efficient and expeditious. You may sometimes be amazed at how swiftly progress unfolds.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Guilt and fear are always useless distractions from what’s really happening. Right? APRIL FOOL! The fact is that on rare occasions, being anxious can motivate you to escape from situations that your logical mind says are tolerable. And guilt may compel you to take the right action when nothing else will. This is one time when your guilt and fear can be valuable assets.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): The German word flüsterwitze means “whisper jokes.” These jests make taboo references and need to be delivered with utmost discretion. They may include the mockery of authority figures. Dear Gemini, I recommend that you suppress your wicked satire and uproarious sarcasm for a while and stick to whisper jokes. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is that the world needs your outspokenness. Your ability to call out hypocrisies and expose corruption especially with humor and wit will keep everyone as honest as they need to be.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): In the lead-up to the Paris-hosted 2024 Summer Olympics, the iconic Eiffel Tower was repainted gold. This was a departure from tradition, as the usual colors had been brown on the bottom and red on the top. The $60-million job took 25 painters 18 months. I recommend that you undertake an equally monumental task in the coming months, Cancerian. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, I do hope you undertake a monumental task — but one that’s more substantive than changing the surfaces of things. Like revisioning your life story, for example — reinterpreting your past and changing the way it informs your future. I think you are ready to purge inessential elements and exorcize old ghosts as you prepare for a re-launch around your birthday.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): When I worked on the Duke University grounds crew years ago, I did the work I was assigned as quickly as possible. Then I would hide in the bushes, taking unauthorized breaks for an hour or two, so I could read books I loved. Was that unethical? Maybe. But the fact is, I would never have been able to complete my assigned tasks unless I allowed myself relaxation retreats. If there is an equivalent situation in your life, Leo, I urge you to do as I did. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. The truth is that I think you should be a little less extravagant than I was but only a little as you create the spaciousness and slack you need.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his film Fitzcarraldo, Virgo director Werner Herzog tells an epic story. It includes the task of hauling a 320-ton steamship up a hill and over land, moving it from one river to another. Herzog could have relied on special effects to simulate this almost impossible project, but he didn’t. With a system of pulleys and a potent labor force, he made it happen. I urge you to try your equivalent of Herzog’s heroic conquest, Virgo. You will be able to summon more power and help than you can imagine. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. While it’s true that you will be able to summon more power and help than you can imagine, I still think you should at least partially rely on the equivalent of special effects.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Researchers discovered that Egyptian fruit bats engage in extensive communication with each other while nesting in their roosts. Surprisingly, they talk

about their problems a lot. In fact, they quarrel 60 percent of the time. Areas of disagreement include food allocation, positions within the sleep cluster, and males initiating unwanted mating moves. Let’s make these bats your power creatures. The astrological omens say it’s time for you to argue more than you have ever argued. APRIL FOOL! I was not entirely truthful. The coming weeks will be a good time to address disagreements and settle disputes, but hopefully through graceful means, not bitter arguing.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Unlike many modern poets, Scorpioborn Alice Notley rejects the notion that she must be part of any poetic lineage. She aspires “to establish or continue no tradition except one that literally can’t exist the celebration of the singular thought sung at a particular instant in a unique voice.” She has also written, “It’s necessary to maintain a state of disobedience against everything.” She describes her work as “an immense act of rebellion against dominant social forces.” I invite you to enjoy your own version of a Notley-like phase, Scorpio. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, I encourage you to enjoy a Notley-like phase beginning May 1. But for now, I invite you to be extra attentive in cultivating all the ways you can benefit from honoring your similarities and connections with others.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized test that many American high school students take to prove their worth to colleges. The highest possible score is achieved by fewer than one percent of test-takers. We might imagine that earning such a premium grade must guarantee admission to any school, but it doesn’t. During one five-year period, for example, Stanford University rejected 69 percent of applicants with the highest possible score. I’m sorry to predict that a comparable experience might be ahead for you, Sagittarius. Even if you are your best and brightest self, you may be denied your rightful reward. APRIL FOOL! I totally lied. Here’s my real, true prediction: In the coming weeks, I believe you will be your best and brightest self and will win your rightful reward.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The visible part of an iceberg is typically just 10 percent of its total size. Most is hidden beneath the sea’s surface. References to “the tip of the iceberg” have become a staple metaphor in many cultures, signifying situations that are not what they seem. Of all the zodiac tribes, Scorpios are renowned for their expertise in discerning concealed agendas and missing information. The rest of us tend to be far less skillful. APRIL FOOL! I fibbed. These days, you Capricorns are even more talented than Scorpios at looking beyond the obvious and becoming aware of the concealed roots and full context.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming weeks, I advise you to be like the 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson. She lived in quiet seclusion, corresponding through letters instead of socializing. She seemed content to write her poems all alone in her home and be unconcerned about trying to get them published. APRIL FOOL! I lied. Here’s my real horoscope: Now is a highly favorable time for you to shmooze with intensity at a wide range of social occasions, both to get all the educational prods you need and to advance your ambitions.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Some systems and situations improve and thrive in response to stress and errors. Indeed, some things need strain or irregularity to be fully healthy. For example, human bodies require a certain amount of stress to develop a resistance to infection. In reading the astrological omens, I conclude you now need stimulation like that. APRIL FOOL! I lied. Here’s the truth: August of 2025 will be a great time for you to harvest the benefits of benevolent stress. But for now, your forte will be the capacity to avoid and resist stress, confusion, and errors.

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DEPUTY CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Manages the administrative aspects of various internal inspectors, contracted inspection teams, special inspectors as well as plans examiners by coordinating their activity and technical work. Serves as an expert on building code issues and advises the following areas on both routine and complex code compliance related issues: Project Management staff, Building Official, Fire Marshal, Director of Design & Construction Services, Director of Facilities Management and the Director of Housing, Dining and Auxiliary Services. Position is considered a subject matter expert on all code compliance and must possess the highest level of technical expertise in addition to familiarizing and obtaining a detailed working knowledge of specific systems at the UCSB campus location. In conjunction with the Associate Director/Certified Building Official, the Deputy Certified Building Official is responsible for the administration of plan review and construction inspection on campus projects, enforcement and interpretation of building codes for federal, state, and local legislation, and any regulations that affect UC Santa Barbara projects. May perform plan review and construction inspection on various campus projects in the UCSB portfolio. Provides direct oversight of other campus inspectors and coordinates all record‑keeping requirements for inspections. Participates in pre‑bid functions, constructability reviews, and construction review meetings.

Ensures that Design and Construction projects comply with applicable model building code requirements and other state regulations, such as fire and life safety, energy conservation, and universal access. Reqs: Required Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 10+ years Experience as an architect, engineer, inspector, contractor or superintendent of construction, or any combination of these. 5+ years demonstrated experience as a Plans Examiner for a jurisdiction. 10+ years Experience as a construction inspector. Demonstrated knowledge / skill in construction inspection, code compliance and plan‑check. Demonstrated knowledge of campus / medical center construction environment including infrastructure and applicable rules, regulations, laws, policies and practices. Proven personnel management knowledge / skills. Demonstrated financial management knowledge / skills. Proven written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including effective negotiation skills and well‑developed political acumen. Creative problem solving skill and ability. Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills. Ability to ensure compliance with codes and contract documents, while meeting project schedules and mandates. Notes: Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program. Form 700 Filers (statement of economic interest). Applies to employees who make or influence governmental decisions and ensures no conflict of interest for designated officials. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Master key access to University‑owned residence and/ or other facilities. Responsibility for operating commercial vehicles, machinery or toxic systems that could cause accidental death, injury or health problems. A requirement for a professional license, certification or degree, the absence of which would expose the University to legal liability and/or adverse public reaction. Direct access to, and/or responsibility for, protected, personal, or other sensitive data. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $135,000 to $155,000/year. Full Salary Range: $104,900 to $198,900/ year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit: https:// 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 #77044

DEVELOPMENT ANALYST,

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. Application Review Begins 3/26/25

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Job # 76927

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. Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $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. Application review begins 3/24/25 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76541

FINANCE ANALYST

MATERIALS

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 that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $28.07 to $34.17/hour. The full hourly range for this position 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. Application review begins 3/28/25; open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 76902

HOUSING DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS COORDINATOR

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING

Is responsible for assessing, coordinating, and implementing disability‑related accommodations in campus housing and associated services, ensuring that campus residents with disabilities receive equitable access to campus housing and associated services in compliance with University, State, and Federal disability guidelines. Reqs: Advanced degree in Special Education, Education, Counseling or combination of an advanced degree and related experience and/or equivalent training or experience. Professional experience in post‑secondary settings with students who have disabilities. Working knowledge of support services and accommodation methods, preferably in the area of housing or other auxiliary

services. Skill in analyzing problems to formulate logical and objective conclusions. Skill in developing recommendations which lead to major changes in policy, procedures and practices. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other administrative personnel to accomplish desired outcome. Skill in establishing rapport and gaining the trust of others. Skill in working with support staff. Ability to organize and teach workshops and support groups to assist students with disabilities to develop personal understanding about disability‑related issues. Skill in negotiating, mediation and conflict resolution; exchanging ideas and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and arrive jointly at conclusions and resolutions. Demonstrated knowledge of policies and procedures on‑campus, especially those governing student housing, transportation and access for people with disabilities. Skill in communicating effectively orally and in writing to obtain and convey information. Interpersonal skills to interact sensitively with students (with various disabilities and from diverse backgrounds) and with campus colleagues, governmental officials and community representatives. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff members, subordinates and management. Ability to assist in general office functions when needed. Working knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Assembly Bill 746, the federal Fair Housing Act, and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. Working knowledge of UC Guidelines and Practices, and University Policy as they pertain to students with disabilities. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $69,500 to $96,500/year. Full Pay Range: $69,500 to $123,500/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit: https://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 #77057

HVAC MECHANIC

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs a variety of skilled tasks in connection with the installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems and related equipment for the University owned Residence Halls, Apartments, Dining Commons and related buildings to accomplish the operational needs of the department. In compliance with HDAE goals and objectives, affirms, and implements the department’s Educational Equity Plan comprising short and long‑term objectives that reflect a systematic approach to preparing students and staff for success in a multicultural society. Works in an environment, which is ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic. Works effectively in a team environment. Reqs: 4+ years of journeyman experience as a trades craftsman in the area of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), boiler systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with HVAC

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systems, or equivalent work experience.

HVAC Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification. Skills to use and maintain tools and equipment in a safe and secure manner. Works effectively in a team environment. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Notes: Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/ Range: $45.65/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. 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 #77115

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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 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 that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $85,400 to $115,000/year. The full salary range for this position 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. Application review begins 4/1/25; open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job Opening ID: 76607

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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: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $100,000 to $110,000/ year. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position 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. Application review begins 4/1/25; open until filled.Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #76965

MEDICAL ASSISTANT‑ EMT/ CNA

STUDENT HEALTH

The medical assistant provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses. Will assist, perform or provide limited support for the following: exams, procedures, taking vitals, perform point‑of‑care lab testing, checking in/out patients, filling out necessary paperwork, taking phone/electronic messages and following directives from the clinicians. The medical assistant will also act as a medical chaperone. Will perform autoclave and laundry duties, and run errands as needed. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Current CPR certification/Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Licenses/Certifications: Certification with one of the following agencies: Master’s American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA) American Medical Technologists (AMT) California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CCBMA) Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Note: Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and Adult Dependent Abuse. Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the start date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Per California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 5199 Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard requires; upon hire and annually thereafter Tuberculosis (TB) screening for all employees. The method of testing is determined by past medical history and any current symptoms. Per Cal/OSHA regulations and UCSB Campus Policy, all UCSB personnel who use respiratory protection equipment shall be included in the UCSB Respiratory Protection Program and required to complete respirator fit testing upon hire and annually thereafter, completed by UCSB Environmental Health & Safety. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Work hours may include Thursday evenings from 10am‑7pm. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $25.43/hr ‑ $30.39/hr. Full

Hourly Range: $25.43/hr ‑ $31.60/ 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 #70317

PHYSICAL THERAPY SUPERVISOR

STUDENT HEALTH

Is responsible for the operation of the Student Health Physical Therapy department which has a staff of 2 physical therapists, a physical therapist specializing in orthotics (independent contractor), 1 physical therapy assistant, a physical therapy aide and an office manager. Duties include but are not limited to: designing the master schedule, managing equipment, ensuring patient satisfaction, managing staff issues and providing direct outpatient care to UCSB students. Reqs: Must have a California Physical Therapist license with specialization in outpatient orthopedic therapy. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Master’s Degree or Doctorate from an accredited postgraduate program. Experience in orthopedic physical therapy rehabilitation. Experience in pelvic floor and postural restoration. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and Adult Dependent Abuse. Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the start date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Per California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 5199 Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard requires; upon hire and annually thereafter Tuberculosis (TB) screening for all employees. The method of testing is determined by past medical history and any current symptoms. Per Cal/OSHA regulations and UCSB Campus Policy, all UCSB personnel who use respiratory protection equipment shall be included in the UCSB Respiratory Protection Program and required to complete respirator fit testing upon hire and annually thereafter, completed by UCSB Environmental Health & Safety. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $101,100/year ‑ $146,700/ year. Full Salary Range: $101,100/ year ‑ $192,300/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. 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 #69547

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: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $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.Application review begins 3/25/25 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 76539

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 that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $88,900 to $93,000/year. The full salary range for this position 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. Application review begins 4/1/25; 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 range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $88,900 to $93,000/ yr. The full salary range for this position 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. Application review begins 4/2/25; open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 77060

SR. AUTO EQUIPMENT 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

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1. Online “where is this?” game with notables called Rainbolt and Blinky

10. “Sk8er ___” (2002 single)

13. Takes a sudden lead

15. 911 responder

16. Misrepresented a public campaign as fully authentic

18. Mauna ___

19. Nijinsky negative

20. Barney Gumble quote after abstaining from (and then drinking) alcohol, prepping for a space mission

22. Channel with a “Noir Alley” feature

23. Like elements past #92 (all unstable and prone to decay into other elements)

26. Places to check out?

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32. Otherworldly

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34. They make feudal attempts?

38. Singer and then some

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44. Butt: var.

45. TV spots for Fred Meyer (as opposed to, say, WalMart)

48. Not-so-peaceful feeling

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50. Bioengineered foods, briefly

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52. Places of protection

56. Lil ___ Howery (actor in 2025’s “Dog Man”)

57. Go from the ocean back to clouds, maybe

58. “Madden NFL 25” stats

59. Like insects

Down

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3. Fictional month in a 1977

Dr. Seuss title

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6. Put away

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25. “Simple!”

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36. Norwegian Sea islanders (if you spell it with the ligature)

37. About to burn out

39. Looms

40. Lasso or Leo

41. Military building

42. Became weepy, with “up”

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46. One-third of “Six”?

47. Susan who lent her surname to nominees who finally win

50. “Whose Line” regular Proops

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LEGALS

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

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.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/24/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 Room: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100

INVITATION TO BID

Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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

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

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. is soliciting sealed bids for installation of solar photovoltaic panels, wiring, inverters, and related equipment located at 125 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The scope of work consists of but is not limited to:

SCOPE OF WORK

• Obtain building permit and City departmental clearances to begin construction, arrange periodic required inspections, and arrange and achieve final City inspections and approvals of the completed system.

• Procurement and installation of solar photovoltaic panels (55 x Silfab Solar SIL-430 QD – 430 W),

• Procurement and Installation of wiring, conduit and fasteners and junction boxes,

• Procurement and Installation of inverter (1 x SolarEdge SE 30 KUS (480 V),

• Procurement and Installation of roof mounting system, including installation of required wood structural framing, repair or roofing, (Unirac RM10 EVO) and,

• Procurement and Installation of 55 SolarEdge P485 Power Optimizers equipment for system performance as specified, and,

• Coordinate the acquisition of equipment and materials, provide adequate trained labor, adequate supervision and administrative support, to maintain a clean and safe work area, process monthly labor reports and monthly billing packages, and maintain a lien-free title condition for the property parcel physically covered by the scope of work.

• The detailed plans and specifications are available at sbplots@tricoblue.com

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. will receive sealed bids until April 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM for the proposed work at 125 West Anapamu Street, at which time all bids will be opened. For bids to be considered responsible contractors must attend a mandatory job walk through on April 1, 11:00 am at the job site of 125 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara.

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, certified check or bank draft payable to the Sponsor, U.S. Government bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five (5%) of the bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after bid opening. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the federal Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Ineligible Contractors. All bidders are required to be Public Works Contractors registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. The contract documents required to accompany all bids include all forms in this bid advertisement (Certifications, bid bond, form of bid, etc.) for all contractors and any subcontractors and a bid cover letter confirming the scope of work to be performed with the bid cost. Bid documents shall be in a sealed envelope which shall be clearly labeled with the words “Contract Bid Documents” and show the project identifications, name of bidder, name of project and date and time of opening.

All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage and/or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determination made by the California Director of Industrial Relations (published with bid documents).

Contracts awarded under these contract documents in excess of $150,000 shall be required to post a performance bond or equivalent security and a Payment bond for contracts over $25,000. The successful bidder will be required to furnish evidence of Worker’s Compensation and Liability Insurance in favor of the City of Santa Barbara and the Owner in an amount as required by these contract documents. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all nondiscrimination laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of these contract documents.

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. reserves the right to postpone, accept or reject any and all bids as Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. deems in its own best interest, subject to the terms and provisions of the contract documents. For any additional information please contact Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. at Frank@ThompsonHousing.com , the housing consultant representing Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc.

Bids must be submitted prior to and will be opened on April 8, 2025 at 4:00 pm at the offices of Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, 222 West Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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: 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.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 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. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 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 OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 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: ALBERTA WILLIAMS No.: 25PR00135

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

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): TERRY WILLIAMS 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: 05/15/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 Room: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION.

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

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

of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 3/19/2025 by Monica Buenrostro ,Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: George E. Robinson, Esq.; 2900 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, NY 89052; 702‑451‑2055 Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10 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 figured the amount that you owe us, you may call us at (818) 227‑0100, Ext 355. Date: 2/28/2025 Prober & Raphael, A Law Corporation Alexia Geokchyan cc: Community West Bank 445 Pine Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 NPP0471768 To: SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

03/20/2025, 03/27/2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 043568‑ST (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described. (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: Santa Barbara Winery, 28 Anacapa Street Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 28 Anacapa Street Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: Santa Barbara Wine Inc., 2312 Main Street, Napa, CA 94558 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are all stock in trade, furniture, fixtures and equipment, inventory and goodwill of that certain business located at: 28 Anacapa Street Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at that location is: Santa Barbara Winery (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 4/15/25 at the office of All Brokers Escrow Inc., 2924 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505, Escrow No. 043568‑ST, Escrow Officer: Stephanie Toth. (8) Claims may be filed with Same as”7” above. (9) The last date for filing claims is 4/14/25. (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: “NONE” Dated: March 17, 2025

Transferees: Santa Barbara Wine Inc., a California Corporation

S/ By: David Choi, Chief Executive Officer

3/27/25

CNS‑3907226#

LEGALS (CONT.)

tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 18, 2025 Signed by: URSULA O

NEILL/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 3/18/25, FBN 2025‑0000733, E72. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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: SANTA BARBARA LYMPHATICS: 1126 Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 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: 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: 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: 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 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

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING SEALED BIDS FOR THE SAN JOSE CREEK MULTIPURPOSE PATH PROJECT

City Project Number: 9006

Federal Project Number: BRLS-5481(022)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta (“CITY”), invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids via electronic transmission on the City of Goleta Planet Bids portal site until Monday, May 12, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. PST Late proposals will be rejected. No exceptions.

Copies of the Contract Documents and the Proposal Forms for bidding the project, may be obtained from the PlanetBids Website: https://pbsystem.planetbids.com Proposals which do not acknowledge addendums to the project documents will be rejected.

All communications relative to this project shall be conducted through PlanetBids. Questions about alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be asked before bid opening. After bid opening, the CITY does not consider these questions as bid protests.

No pre-bid meeting will be held.

Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the City of Goleta is implementing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements. Section 2 BIDDING under subsection title DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES and Section 5 CONTROL OF WORK under subsection titled SUBCONTRACTING of the Special Provisions cover the DBE requirements.

The DBE contract goal for this project is: 16%

For the Federal training program, the number of trainees or apprentices is: 19

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE “BUY AMERICA” PROVISIONS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1982 AS AMENDED BY THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED BY TITLE IX oF THE Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (“Build America, Buy America Act”).

Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1773, the City has ascertained the General Prevailing Rate of Wages in the County in which the work is to be done to be as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California. Contractor is hereby made aware that information regarding prevailing wage rates may be obtained from the State Department of Industrial Relations and/or the following website address: https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/2025-1/PWD/Southern.html. The Contractor is required to post a copy of the applicable wage rates at the job site. Attention is directed to Section 7 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC of the State Standard Specifications.

The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the Contract Documents and in copies of this book that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and proposal forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the Contract Documents. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the Contract Documents. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less that the higher wage rate. The City of Goleta will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) implemented amendments to the In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulations (“Regulation”) which are effective on January 1, 2024 and apply broadly to all self-propelled off road diesel vehicles 25 horsepower or greater and other forms of equipment used in California. A copy of the Regulation is available at https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/barcu/regact/2022/off-roaddiesel/appa-1.pdf. Bidders are required to comply with all CARB and Regulation requirements, including, without limitation, all applicable sections of the Regulation, as codified in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations section 2449 et seq. throughout the term of the Project. Bidders must provide, with their Bid, copies of Bidder’s and all listed subcontractors the most recent, valid Certificate of Reported Compliance (“CRC”) issued by CARB. Failure to provide valid CRCs as required herein may render the Bid non-responsive.

Bidders must be registered on the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit the bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a money order, a certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety, made payable to CITY. The bid security shall be an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total annual bid amount included with their proposals as required by California law.

Note: All bids must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. The original security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or submitted to the office of the City Clerk at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117, in a sealed envelope and be received or postmarked within three (3) City working days after the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. The sealed envelope should be plainly marked on the outside, “SEALED BID SECURITY FOR SAN JOSE CREEK MULTIPURPOSE PATH PROJECT.”

The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) per California Labor Code Section 1771.4, including prevailing wage rates and apprenticeship employment standards. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The CITY hereby affirmatively ensures that all business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

In accordance with the California Public Contract Code 20103.5 when federal funds are involved in local agency contracts, no bid shall be invalidated by the failure of the bidder to be licensed in California at the time of bid opening. However, at the time of award, the selected contractor shall be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of the State and the City of Goleta. Contractor shall possess a valid Class A - General Engineering Contractor license prior to award of Contract. Said license shall be maintained during the contract period. It is the Bidder’s and Contractor’s responsibility to obtain the correct Contractor’s licenses. Bidders shall be skilled and regularly engage in the general class or type of work called for under this contract.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer.

Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the DIR. No Bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project. Failure to provide proof of the contractor’s current registration pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive.

The CITY reserves the right to reject all bids, reject any bid that is not responsive to the invitation, or to waive any minor irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a period of up to ninety (90) working days. Failure to provide proof of the Contractor’s current registration pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive. Failure to comply with enforcement provisions pursuant to Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code may result in a determination that the Bidder is not responsible.

Bids shall remain open and valid for a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by CITY to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the CITY to make payment of retention to an escrow agent.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially, and caller anonymity will be respected.

Any protest to an intended award of this contract shall be made in writing addressed to the City Clerk prior to the award. Any protest may be considered and acted on by the City Council at the time noticed for award of the contract. To request a copy of the notice of agenda for award, please contact the City Clerk cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or register on the CITY’s website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

Published: Santa Barbara Independent: March 27, 2025, and April 3, 2025

CITY OF GOLETA

Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk

LEGALS (CONT.)

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: 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: THE MAITREYA ACADEMY: 604 South San Marcos Road

SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE INVITING RFP

San Marcos High School Kiln Room

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: 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

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.

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: 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: INSIGHT THERAPY: 26 West Mission St #7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Insight Therapy, A 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: 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 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: 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

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 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 Box 8032 Goleta, CA 93118 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 23, 2003. Filed by: LUPITA SOLIS/OPERATIONS MANAGER 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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:

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: 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: 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

landscape maintenance services for city facilities and medians

Published to PlanetBids: March 18, 2025

Notice is hereby given that the City of Goleta (City) is currently soliciting proposals for Landscape Maintenance Services for City Facilities and Medians. PROPOSERS MUST BE REGISTERED ON THE CITY OF GOLETA’S PLANETBIDS PORTAL IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ADDENDUM NOTIFICATIONS AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Proposer, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Proposer from submitting an RFP. Proposers are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.

Proposals will be received electronically until April 8, 2025 through the City’s PlanetBids Portal. If further information is needed, submit questions through the Q&A tab in the PlanetBids Portal. It is the responsibility of the proposer to submit their RFP with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the receiving date and time. Late or incomplete RFPs will not be accepted.

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT

Service Provider agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates.

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: CENTRAL COAST MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: 5380 Overpass Rd. 836 Goleta, CA 93117; Santa Barbara County Medical Society 5142 Hollister Ave PMB 143 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 1, 2023. Filed by: DANA GOBA/CEO 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 E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000580. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

INVITATION TO BID

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHORELINE CAFE: 801 Shoreline Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Palacinka LLC 519 E Sola St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 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: OLIVER PIHLAR/ OWNER 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,

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. is soliciting sealed bids for installation of solar photovoltaic panels, wiring, inverters, and related equipment located at 115 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The scope of work consists of but is not limited to:

SCOPE OF WORK

• Obtain building permit and City departmental clearances to begin construction, arrange periodic required inspections, and arrange and achieve final City inspections and approvals of the completed system

• Procurement and installation of solar photovoltaic panels (16 x Silfab Solar SIL-430 QD – 430 W),

• Procurement and Installation of wiring, conduit and fasteners and junction boxes,

• Procurement and Installation of inverter (1 x SolarEdge SE 30 KUS (480 V),

• Procurement and Installation of roof mounting system, including installation of required wood structural framing, repair or roofing, (Unirac RM10 EVO) and,

• Procurement and Installation of 16 SolarEdge P485 Power Optimizers equipment for system performance as specified, and,

• Coordinate the acquisition of equipment and materials, provide adequate trained labor, adequate supervision and administrative support, to maintain a clean and safe work area, process monthly labor reports and monthly billing packages, and maintain a lien-free title condition for the property parcel physically covered by the scope of work.

• Detailed plans and specifications are available at sbplots@tricoblue.com

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. will receive sealed bids until April 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM for the proposed work at 115 West Anapamu Street, at which time all bids will be opened. For bids to be considered responsible contractors must attend a mandatory job walk through on April 1, 2025, 11:00 am at the job site of 115 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara.

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, certified check or bank draft payable to the Sponsor, U.S. Government bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five (5%) of the bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after bid opening. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the federal Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Ineligible Contractors. All bidders are required to be Public Works Contractors registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. The contract documents required to accompany all bids include all forms in this bid advertisement (Certifications, bid bond, form of bid, etc.) for all contractors and any subcontractors and a bid cover letter confirming the scope of work to be performed with the bid cost. Bid documents shall be in a sealed envelope which shall be clearly labeled with the words “Contract Bid Documents” and show the project identifications, name of bidder, name of project and date and time of opening.

All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage and/or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determination made by the California Director of Industrial Relations (published with bid documents).

Contracts awarded under these contract documents in excess of $150,000 shall be required to post a performance bond or equivalent security and a Payment bond for contracts over $25,000. The successful bidder will be required to furnish evidence of Worker’s Compensation and Liability Insurance in favor of the City of Santa Barbara and the Owner in an amount as required by these contract documents. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all nondiscrimination laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of these contract documents.

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. reserves the right to postpone, accept or reject any and all bids as Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. deems in its own best interest, subject to the terms and provisions of the contract documents. For any additional information please contact Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. at Frank@ThompsonHousing.com , the housing consultant representing Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc.

Bids will be opened on April 8, 2025 at 4:00 pm at the offices of Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, 222 West Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

LEGALS (CONT.)

County Clerk (SEAL) by E67. FBN

Number: 2025‑0000699. Published:

Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BLACKTHORN: 958 Cheltenham Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Julianne Cox (same address) Alexandra S Grant (same address) This business is conducted by A General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2020. Filed by: JULIANNE

COX/OWNER 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 E72. FBN Number: 2025‑0000700. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: TINY FRIENDS DAY CARE: 410 N L St Lompoc, CA 93436; Jazmin Martinez Dirzo (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: JAZMIN

MARTINEZ DIRZO 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000655. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCOTTIE AND SONS: 335 Matthew Way Unit 105 Buellton, CA 93427; Ross R Beardsley (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 11, 2025. Filed by: ROSS R BEARDSLEY/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 14, 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: 2025‑0000655. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RIVIERA PLUMBING LLC: 55 S Kellogg Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Riviera Plumbing LLC 166 Geary St Ste 1500 San Francisco, CA 94108 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 2, 2025. Filed by: CUYLER KITTLE/OWNER/CEO 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: 2025‑0000646. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

Para más información en cómo este cambio impactará su factura, descargar esta notificación en español en el sitio Web de SCE www.sce.com/avisos

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Southern California Edison Company Request to Increase Electric Rates APPLICATION A.25-03-009

Why am I receiving this notice?

On March 14, 2025, Southern California Edison (SCE) filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting authorization to recover costs related to NextGen Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

SCE requests approval to recover $1.162 billion of revenues over the 2025-2032 period related to its NextGen ERP system. SCE proposes to record the revenues in a two-way balancing account to allow for the recovery of NextGen ERP system-related costs, up to the amount authorized by the CPUC.

Why is SCE requesting this rate increase?

The proposed funding in this application is for replacement of SCE’s core ERP system that has been in service for over 15 years and will soon be obsolete. This system is very complex and manages a vast amount of critical day-to-day information across SCE’s most central processes that are necessary for SCE’s business operations. Due to the lead time required to replace the core ERP system , and related software applications, SCE must begin taking the necessary steps for replacement now. Funding for the NextGen ERP system will also enable SCE to make cost-efficient upgrades to the ERP system. This will expand SCE’s operational capabilities and enable business improvements that provide grid resiliency and customer benefits.

How could this affect my monthly electric rates?

If SCE’s request is approved by the CPUC, the average residential monthly bill using 500 kWh per month would increase by approximately $1.35 or 0.8% per month on average over the 2025-2032 period The average CARE residential monthly bill with the same monthly usage would increase by approximately $0.85 or 0.8% per month on average over the 2025-2032 period

How does the rest of the process work?

The NextGen ERP Application will be assigned to a CPUC Administrative Law Judge who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing process. The Administrative Law Judge will issue a proposed decision that may adopt, modify, or deny SCE’s applica tion. Any CPUC Commissioner may sponsor an alternate decision with a different outcome. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions, will be discussed and voted upon by the CPUC Commissioners at a public CPUC Voting Meeting.

Contact the CPUC Parties to the proceeding may review the NextGen ERP Application, including the Public Advocates Office. The Public Advocates Office is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC that represents customers in order to obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels. For more information about the Public Advocates Office, please call 1 -415-703-1584, email PublicAdvocatesOffice@cpuc.ca.gov, or visit www.publicadvocates.cpuc.ca.gov

Please visit apps.cpuc.ca.gov/c/A2503009 to submit a comment about this proceeding on the CPUC Docket Card. Here you can also view documents and other public comments related to this proceeding. Your participation by providing your thoughts on SCE’s request can help the CPUC make an informed decision.

If you have questions about CPUC processes, you may contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at:

Email: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov

Phone: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free)

Mail: CPUC Public Advisor’s Office 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102

Please reference SCE NextGen ERP Application A.25-03-009 in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.

Where can I get more information?

Contact SCE

If you have any questions about SCE’s request, you may contact them at:

Email: case.admin@sce.com

Phone: (626) 302-0449

mail at:

Southern California Edison Company

Attn: Case Administrator

A.25-03-009 – NextGen ERP

P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770

A copy of the Application and any related documents may also be reviewed at www.sce.com/applications

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SEAFOOD COMPANY: 1807

Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Augustine M Brace (same address) Reyn Clayton 3894C Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93103; Dylan Root (same address) This business is conducted by A General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: AUGUSTINE BRACE 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 E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000667. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MADCAP CREATIVE: 423 W. Gutierrez St #9 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kathryn D Esnard (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 23, 2019. Filed by: KATHRYN DREW ESNARD/OWNER 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 E63. FBN Number: 2025‑0000499. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0000602

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

SERVICES, 6480 BROWN ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93434 County of SANTA BARBARA ARMANDO MINCITAR, PO BOX 639, GUADALUPE, CA 93434

This business is conducted by an Individual

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ ARMANDO MINCITAR, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/06/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17/25 CNS‑3899896# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MD4 CONVENTION 2026: 129 Los Aguajes Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Multiple District Four California Lions Club International PO Box 157 French Camp, CA 95231 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 4, 1955. Filed by: SHURENE REHMKE/BOOKKEEPER 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: 2025‑0000698. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRACI LYNN’S CONSIGNMENT & BOUTIQUE:

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORINIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

240 E. Hwy 246, Suite 103B Buellton, CA 93427; Traci Lynn Filippin 1672 Eucalyptus Drive Drive B Solvang, CA 93463‑2110 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 18, 2025. Filed by: TRACI LYNN FILIPPN/OWNER/OPERATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000770. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: HIP BRAZIL: 381 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Hip Enterprises, LLC PO Box 90645 Santa Barbara, CA 93190 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 8, 2005. Filed by: VANESSA A. ISAAC/DIRECTOR/MANAGER 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 E66. FBN Number: 2025‑0000488. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

LIEN SALE

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.

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 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COLLABORATION CAFE: 528 W Los Olivos Apt 16 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Dan V Kimbal (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 4, 2025. Filed by: DAN VANCE KIMBAL/ OWNER 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 E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000583. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 10 S. Kellogg, Goleta, CA 93117. April 8, 2025, at 3:30pm.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAH CONSULTING: 1163 Ginger Place Santa Barbara, CA 93455; Lisa A Hoston (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: LISA A HOSTON 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: 2025‑0000653. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

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

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

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.

LEGALS (CONT.)

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

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. 04/08/2025 at 3:30 PM

Terry Wilcox

Orlin Melgar Carranza

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

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: 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

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 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.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: STEPHANIE ANN ROBERSON

CASE NUMBER: 25CV01361 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: STEPHANIE ANN ROBERSON 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: STEPHANIE ANN ROBERSON

PROPOSED NAME: STEPHANIE ANN BOSHERS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing May 9, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 17, 2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:ELSABETH ANN BECKER CASE NUMBER: 25CV01490 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: ELISABETH ANN

BECKER A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS / PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSTRUCTION Management, INSPECTIONS, and TESTING SERVICES FOR GOLETA COMMUNITY CENTER ADA & SEWER LATERAL IMPROVEMENTS

The City of Goleta General Services Department invites you to submit qualifications and a cost proposal to become eligible for Construction Management, Inspections and Testing (CMIT) services for the ADA & Sewer Lateral Improvement Project at the Goleta Community Center, located at 5679 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA.

Proposals must meet the requirements and descriptions outlined in the RFQ/P, available through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 p.m., May 1, 2025.

Vendors must register with PlanetBids in order to view bid details, submit a proposal, submit questions, and receive City responses on the RFPhttps://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/45299/portal-home

Please submit any questions regarding this Request for Proposals through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal Online Q&A no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2025.

Published: Santa Barbara Independent March 27, 2025.

changing name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: ELISABETH ANN BECKER

PROPOSED NAME: ELIZABETH ANN BECKER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing May 12, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 NC, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterene of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JOHN ALAN BROWN CASE NUMBER: 25CV01517

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: JOHN ALAN BROWN 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: JOHN ALAN BROWN

PROPOSED NAME: GLEN ALAN

CASEBEER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing May 9, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 18, 2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: EMILY ELYSE CANFIELD

CASE NUMBER: 25CV01409

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: EMILY ELYSE CANFIELD

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: EMILY ELYSE

CANFIELD

PROPOSED NAME: EMILY ELYSE

CHANDLER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing May 7, 2025, 10:00

MITIGATION AND MONITORING

am, DEPT: 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 17, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MEGHAN POSCH CASE NUMBER: 25CV01628 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: MEGHAN POSCH 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: SCARLETT CLAIRE POVEY PROPOSED NAME: SCARLETT CLAIRE POSCH PRESENT NAME: ELEANOR ANN POVEY

PROPOSED NAME: ELEANOR ANN POSCH

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

FOR FOOTHILL ROAD LOW WATER CROSSING BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER THE CUYAMA RIVER IN THE 1ST SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

Bids open at 2:00 PM on Thursday COUNTY PROJECT No. 862438, FEDERAL AID PROJECT No. BRLO-5951(184)

Professional landscape contractor and environmental services required to implement the Habitat Mitigation Monitoring Plan for the Foothill Road Bridge Replacement Project.

The Plans, Specifications, and Bid Book are available at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43874.

The Contractor must have either a Class A license or any combination of the following Class C licenses which constitutes a majority of the work: C-27 LANDSCAPING CONTRACTOR

The DBE Contract Goal is 16%.

For the Federal Training Program, the number of trainees or apprentices is 0.

Submit sealed bids to the web address below. Bids will be opened and available at the web address below immediately following the submittal deadline.

PlanetBids

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874

Complete the project work excluding plant establishment work within 20 working days

Complete the project including plant establishment work within 1,245 working days

The estimated cost of the project is $ 408,000.00.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of PCC Section 4104, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code (LAB) Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7029.1 or by PCC Section 10164 or 20103.5 provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to LAB Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

Prevailing wages are required on this Contract. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Obtain the wage rates at the DIR website https://www.dir.ca.gov/. The federal minimum wage rates for this Contract as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor are available at https://www.wdol.gov/. Copies are also available at the office of the Department of Public Works –Engineering Division, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

If the minimum wage rates as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor differs from the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors must not pay less than the higher wage rate. The Department does not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the federal minimum wage determinations. This includes helper, or other classifications based on hours of experience, or any other classification not appearing in the federal wage determinations. Where federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors must not pay less than the federal minimum wage rate that most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be submitted as a bidder inquiry by. Submittals after this date will not be addressed. Questions pertaining to this Project prior to Award of the Contract must be submitted via PlanetBids Q&A tab.

Bidders (Plan Holders of Record) will be notified by electronic mail if addendums are issued. The addendums, if issued, will only be available on the County’s PlanetBids website, https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43874

By order of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara this project was authorized to be advertised on 12/13/2016.

Chris Sneddon Director of Public Works

LEGALS (CONT.)

should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing May 7, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 19, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING ‑ PETITIONER: TRISHA JEAN WEBB

Ordinance 5243

RESPONDENT: RYAN PLANT

OTHER PARENT/PARTY: RYAN

DOUGLAS PLANT

CASE NUMBER: 15FL00809

TO: RYAN PLANT, Respondent

A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS: 05/07/2025 1:30PM DEPT

3 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100

ANACAPA ST. SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 ANACAPA DIVISION

WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders without you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL‑320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time), and appear at the hearing. (See for FL‑320‑INFO for more information.)

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 01/24/2025 by Laura Wenny, Deputy. Published: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

WALTER JOHN RASON, Plaintiff,

An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara to amend County Code Chapter 46A to amend sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A-5, and 46A-6 and implement the specific actions described in Program 4 of the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update.

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 18th day of March 2025, by the following vote:

Ayes: Supervisors Lee, Capps, Hartmann and Lavagnino Noes: Supervisor Nelson

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO

CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinance No. 5243 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

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 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California.

The Board will consider the adoption of a Proposed Ordinance amending parking regulations specified in County Code Section 23-11 and repealing County Code Section 23-13.12 pertaining to oversized vehicles.

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 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

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. LEGAL NOTICE – The business records of the following customers of ACCESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (or any affiliates of ACCESS) located at 5950 Condor Drive, Moorpark, CA 93021 have been abandoned: SBCH ‑ DR. DANIEL GREENFIELD ‑ DR FELICITY HODDER, and TITLE RESOURCE GROUP ‑ CENDANT‑NRT, and SMITH, MICHAEL ATTY. All records will be shredded 16 days after publication of this notice. Anyone claiming to have an interest in the records should contact Access Information Protected in writing at the following address: 4 First Avenue, Peabody, MA 01960, Attn: Legal Department, Tel. No. (888) 869‑2767 (Client Support); email: Collections@accesscorp.com.

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): CLIFFORD ROBERT LEYVA aka CLIFFORD R. LEYVA aka CLIFFORD LEYVA aka CLIFFORD ROBY LEYVA, an Individual; NATALIE SUSAN LEYVA aka NATALIE LEYVA aka N. SUSAN LEYVA aka NATALIE LEYVA, an Individual; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE) WESCOM CENTRAL CREDIT UNION, a California Corporation

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at

LEGALS (CONT.)

this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

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

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Santa Barbara County Superior Court, 115 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, California 93436.

CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 22CV01075

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): KAREL ROCHA (212413), PRENOVOST, NORMANDIN, DAWE & ROCHA, 2122 N

BROADWAY SUITE 200, SANTA ANA, CA 92706 Tel (714) 547‑2444

DATE (Fecha): 07/15/2022.

Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Dolores Buendia, Deputy (Adjunto)

Published Mar 13, 20, 27. Apr 3 2025.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): GINA M. AUSTIN, an individual; AUSTIN LEGAL GROUP, a professional corporation, LARRY GERACI, an individual, REBECCA BERRY, an individual; JESSICA MCELFRESH, an individual; YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): AMY SHERLOCK, an individual and on behalf of her minor children, T.S. and S.S., ANDREW FLORES, an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca. gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. !ADVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO

después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): San Diego County Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 37‑2021‑0050889‑CU‑AT‑CTL

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): Andrew Flores; 945 4th Ave, Suite 412, San Diego, CA 92101. Tel (619) 356‑1556

DATE (Fecha): 12/29/2021. Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Elizabeth Reyes, Deputy (Adjunto) Published: Mar 20, 27. Apr 3, 10 2025.

TRUSTEE NOTICE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.: 240543983 TS No.: 24‑

Ordinance 5244

034435 APN: 021‑050‑28 Property Address: 2108 GIBRALTAR ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/06/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/02/2025 at 01:00 P.M., America West Lender Services, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/17/2005, as Instrument No. 2005‑0045584, in book , page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, State of California. Executed by: STEPHEN RICHARD SYSON AND NANCI ELLEN SYSON AS TRUSTEES OF THE STEPHEN RICHARD SYSON AND NANCI ELLEN SYSON TRUST, DATED APRIL 4, 1998, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 021‑050‑28 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2108 GIBRALTAR ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $682,633.14. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all

An Ordinance Amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, by Amending Division 7, General Regulations, and Division 11, Permit Procedures to Establish a Cannabis Odor Threshold, Revise Existing Odor Regulations and Development Standards Regarding Commercial Cannabis Activities. 24ORD-00012

Ordinance 5245

An Ordinance Amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code to Amend Article 35.4, Standards for Specific Land Uses; to Revise Existing Odor Regulations and Development Standards Regarding Commercial Cannabis Activities. Case No. 24ORD-00011

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 18th day of March 2025, by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinance Nos. 5244 & 5245 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. All bids are subject to California Civil Code 2924h and are sold “AS‑IS” NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice

of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844‑693‑4761 or visit this internet website www.awest.us, using the file number assigned to this case 24‑034435 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,”you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 844‑693‑4761, or visit this internet website www.awest.us, using the file number assigned to this case 24‑034435 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: America West Lender Services, LLC P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 America West Lender Services, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 844‑693‑4761 NPP0471680 To: SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 03/13/2025, 03/20/2025, 03/27/2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117 Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 3:00 P.M.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing for the projects listed below, with the date, time, and location of the DRB public hearing set forth above. The agenda for the hearing, including how to participate virtually in the hearing via a Zoom link, will also be posted on the City website at least 72 hours before the hearing (www.cityofgoleta.org).

For Conceptual Review: Goleta Self Storage

7780 Hollister Ave (APN 079-210-056)

Case No. 24-0011-DRB

For Conceptual/Preliminary Review:

Girsh-Hochman Park Soccer Field Lights & California Environmental Quality Act 7000 Phelps Road (APN 073-440-020)

Case No. 25-0013-DRB

For Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review:

Seymour Duncan Exterior Improvements & California Environmental Quality Act 6338 Lindmar Dr (APN 073-050-030)

Case No. 25-0005-DRB

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested people are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the Design Review Board meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by emailing the Planning and Environmental Review Department at PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to the Design Review Board and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

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

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

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

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

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent 3/27/25