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José Hernández

Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farm Worker Turned Astronaut

Tue, Apr 29 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

“I’m not here to tell people how great I am. I’m here to share my story, to say, you’re no different than I am. I was able to do it, this is how I did it.” – José Hernández

Born into a family of migrant farmworkers, José Hernández didn’t speak English until he was 12. Yet through resilience and determination, he defied the odds – becoming an engineer, an astronaut and the first Mexican-American to travel to space.

Dr. Laurie Santos

Thriving Through Crisis: How to Foster Happiness When the World Feels Overwhelming

Wed, May 7 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

A psychologist and an expert on human cognition, Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos discusses the tools that science provides for managing stress and building a life of happiness, even when crisis looms large.

RELATED EVENT FREE Film Screening

A Million Miles Away

Wed, Apr 23 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

FREE (registration recommended)

Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer and UCSB alum José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows his decades-long journey from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station.

Ross Gay

The Book of Delights

Thu, May 8 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

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UCSB Reads’ 2025 selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, is a New York Times bestselling collection of essays that celebrates small, ordinary wonders and reveals how staking out a space for joy brings us closer together.

Co-presented with UCSB Library as part of UCSB Reads 2025

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Digs Itself into a Hole

Coastal Commission Fines Oil Company $18M, Green-Lights Major Hotel, Housing Projects by Nick Welsh, Margaux Lovely, Tyler Hayden, Ryan P. Cruz, and Christina McDermott

jamming to live music, and enjoying delicious sips and bites from all around Santa Barbara.

With everything from coffee and waffles to wine, beer, pastries, sliders, ice cream, and more, our in-kind food sponsors brought out the best of their menus for our brunch-goers. With our staff, sponsors, and you, our community, in tow, we were able to show a great outpouring of support for Backyard Brunch and for our Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund.

It was a true treat to have so many people join us and support our journalism, just like Mickey Flacks did throughout her lifetime. Alongside her husband, Dick Flacks, who was in attendance at Saturday’s event, the couple focused on action for affordable housing, tenants’ rights, environmental protections, and free speech, among many other social justice issues. The Flacks family continues on this important work in her name and continues to support the Santa Barbara Independent’s coverage of these issues.

Our reporting wouldn’t be possible without them, and without you, our readers. We thank you again for your support of our journalism and for coming to Backyard Brunch this year!

Mental Health Fair

Park in the hospital parking structure on the corner of Pueblo and Castillo Street. Validated parking will be offered. Enter the hospital via the Main/Pueblo Lobby and you will be escorted to the event.

THE COVER: Photo by Storrer Environmental Services, LLC. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

Thank you to everyone in the community who joined us at the Rancho La Patera and Stow House in Goleta for Backyard Brunch! We got to enjoy a sunny spring day outdoors playing lawn games,

The Brasscals perform at Backyard Brunch.

County of Santa Barbara ‐ County Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Ordinance Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Planning Commission Hearing Room 123 E. Anapamu Street, Room 17, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

On May 7, 2025, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Ordinance project. The County Planning Commission will consider making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the following proposed ordinance and Comprehensive Plan amendments and rezones:

 Case No. 25GPA‐00002, a resolution amending the maps of the Land Use Element, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan.

 Case No. 25ORD‐00003, an ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), Section 35‐1 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code.

 Case No. 25ORD‐00004, an ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code.

 Case No. 25RZN‐00001, an ordinance amending the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code by amending the existing Summerland Community Plan Zoning Overlay Map to add a new Mobile Home Park (MHP) Overlay.

 Case No. 25RZN‐00002, an ordinance amending the Santa Barbara County Zoning Map to add a new Senior Mobile Home Park (SMHP) Overlay and new Mobile Home Park (MHP) Overlay, and to apply zoning designation changes to select parcels.

 Certification of a Notice of Exemption pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265 of the State CEQA Guidelines.

Please visit https://arcg.is/0vvWOD to review the proposed overlays on an interactive map.

The LUDC and CZO amendments include a proposed Mobile Home Park Overlay and a Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay. The proposed overlays are designed to promote the continued use of mobile homes and manufactured homes in the unincorporated County as an accessible housing option for households of all income levels; recognize that senior mobile home parks provide one of the few housing options within Santa Barbara County available to seniors that are affordable and allow for independent living in a detached dwelling; and, preserves a significant source of affordable, senior housing by ensuring that senior mobile home parks within the unincorporated area remain predominantly available to seniors and are not converted to allow occupancy by persons of all ages. The project also consists of amendments to the County Zoning Map and a Comprehensive Plan amendment to the County Land Use Map to implement consistency land use designation amendments.

Nomad Village 4326 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Rancho Santa Barbara 333 Old Mill Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

San Vicente 340 Old Mill Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Rancho Oneonta 2056 W. Hwy 154, Santa Ynez, CA 93460

Valley Gardens 2950 Mission Dr, Solvang, CA 93463

Del Cielo 3210 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Knollwood Village 4012 S. Bradley, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Quail Meadows 3400 Quail Meadows Dr, Orcutt, CA 93455

Sunny Hills 1650 E. Clark, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Town & Country 1600 E. Clark Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Orcutt Ranch Estates 295 N. Broadway St, Orcutt, CA 93455

Rancho Jamore 9230 Hwy 101, Los Alamos, CA 93440

Rancho Los Alamos 9278 Hwy 101, Los Alamos, CA 93440

Frontier Village 800 Bell St., Los Alamos, CA 93440

Saint Marie 1380 W. Main St., Santa Maria, CA 93458

The County Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the County Planning Commission. To review the staff report, Notice of Exemption, and other related documents, please visit the Planning and Development Department website: https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County‐Planning‐Commission. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Lila Spring, at springl@countyofsb.org or (805) 568‐2021. You can also learn more at the project website here: https://www.countyofsb.org/4558/Senior‐Mobile‐Home‐Park‐Ordinance.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The following methods of participation are available to the public.

 You may observe the live stream of the County Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20; (2) Online at: https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV‐Livestream; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20

If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

 In writing to the County Planning Commission ‐ Submit your written comment to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment via email to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org, or by hard copy to 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

 Attend the Meeting In‐Person ‐ Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the County Planning Commission meeting in‐person.

 Attend the Meeting by Zoom Webinar ‐ Individuals wishing to provide public comment during the County Planning Commission meeting can do so via Zoom webinar by clicking the below link to register in advance. Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining the webinar.

When: May 7, 2025, 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: County Planning Commission 5/7/2025

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Webinar ID: 822 4829 6040

The County Planning Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above. Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568‐2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

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

by RYAN P.

NEWS of the WEEK

S.B. Students Make Broadway Debut

Santa Barbara students just hit the big time, ditching their schools’ halls for the Broadway stage this week. Manhattan

Concert Productions invited Santa Barbara Junior High teacher Rich Lashua and his students to perform in a national youth ensemble for the one-night concert on Monday. On the bill was a variety of showtunes and a cast of real Broadway stars.

For the trip funded by a one-time Cal Arts block grant Lashua assembled the “Condor Community Choir,” featuring 34 talented S.B. Unified elementary and junior high students. They flew to New York on Friday night to practice with the whole ensemble, following weekly rehearsals that started in September.

“The sweeping majority of these kids have not been to New York City, and so going across the country, going to sing on Broadway, is a huge, huge deal,” Lashua said. “The students took the time out of their own schedules to be here, stay late, and work hard.”

The student singers showed up at 4 p.m. for practice last Monday. They ran through their choreography and harmonies while a proud Daniel Dupont, S.B. Junior High principal, danced and sang along. Sending such a large group of students across the country

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was a lot of paperwork, he said, but completely worth it. “Maybe this will be the trip that convinces them, ‘This is what I want to do,’ ” he smiled.

But while the trip is a point of pride for the district’s arts community, its timing coincides with 85 layoff notices sent to teachers, including multiple arts and music positions. Although many notices will be rescinded, teachers and students have been protesting the potential cuts, arguing that they could harm arts education in the district.

Told ‘Be the Lighthouse’

Miyasato Prepares County for the Gathering Fiscal Storm

With talk swirling that stagflation is now a genuine possibility and that a recession is likely due to the economic upheaval triggered by the White House Santa Barbara County Executive Mona Miyasato counseled the county supervisors this week, “If you can’t change the course of a storm, be the lighthouse.”

Her remarks came as the supervisors waded into the first of three days of budget deliberations in preparation of the June 17 vote. Though the county should be able to make it through the coming fiscal year starting this June, Miyasato warned it will be a status quo budget. All department heads with the exception of Sheriff Bill Brown submitted spending plans in accordance with that. But Brown is seeking $2.7 million additional operating revenues and $710,000 in one-time revenues for nine separate programs.

Public Safety currently consumes 52 percent of all discretionary dollars under the supervisors’ purview. Of the $1.67 billion budget, $407 million are deemed discretionary. The biggest hit about $10 million is at the Department of Social Services. (Those cuts will be achieved by keeping vacant positions

unfilled.) But Miyasato noted with alarm that in Congress, the Energy and Commerce Committee is looking to cut $880 billion in social services funding and the Agriculture Committee plans to cut $230 billion from the food stamp program.

When asked what keeps her up at night, Miyasato replied, “The federal government is attempting to dramatically change the social safety net, public services, and primary economic systems in our country. Even if funding and/or access go away, the need for those services won’t…. Thinking it will affect just ‘those people’ is misleading; it will affect ‘us people’ because 38 percent of our residents get public insurance [Medi-Cal]. At the local level, we don’t have the resources or ability to backfill or compensate for those losses.”

Nevertheless, Miyasato stated the county is in better fiscal shape today than it was before the Great Recession of 2008. Not only is the county’s tax base more stable, but county administrators have imposed a degree of prudence over how county spends its money, setting aside significant chunks for key unmet needs.

Even so, the county will be spending an additional $12.4 million a year on the debt ser-

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COMMUNITY

hit a high note at the April 8 school board meeting, where a group of high school students, invited to start off the meeting by singing a song from the musical Hadestown, instead stood silently in protest of how the cuts may affect music instruction. Despite the layoff notices, Superintendent Hilda Maldonado says that the arts are incredibly important to the district, using the Broadway trip as an example. She said the district does not intend to defund the arts.

—CallieFausey

vice needed to complete a $178 million expansion plan for the North County Jail. Mental health advocates showed up on Monday to point out that if the North County expansion program were scaled back by 33 percent, the county could save $4 million a year in debt service costs. In her preliminary remarks, Miyasato told the supervisors, “I want us to out-DOGE DOGE,” riffing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. In her book, Miyasato said DOGE should stand for “Democracy, Opportunity, Good Governance, and Effectiveness.” —Nick Welsh

Phyllis de Picciotto (above), who played a central role 40 years ago in giving birth to what’s become the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, died 4/14 while under the care of Serenity House. After stepping away from the Film Festival, de Picciotto would later team up with her husband, former District Attorney Stan Roden, to begin making short social-justice-themed documentaries, under the rubric of baba2films. Roden said of his wife, “Her passage paralleled how she lived her life … strong … trailblazing … stubborn, smart, intuitive, loving, and did I say stubborn? And oh so bold to the end.”

S.B. City Councilmember Eric Friedman was released from the hospital and is now focusing on physical therapy and rehabilitation after suffering a heart attack while paddleboarding with friends on 4/5. An update provided by Friedman’s family over the weekend detailed the latest on the councilmember’s progress, saying that Friedman’s doctors and rehab team are “very pleased with his progress” and he is expected to “make a full recovery in the near future.”

Nearly 100 Santa Barbara residents received a helping hand from qualified tax preparers ahead of the 4/15 filing deadline during Mega Tax Day at Franklin Elementary School. Organized by nonprofit United Way and sponsored by County Supervisor Laura Capps and U.S. Bank, the 4/12 event ensured that low-income families who file their taxes are getting any and all tax credits they’re eligible for. “Tax credits can really stimulate the local economy,” Supervisor Laura Capps said. “I talked to a woman whose two daughters are sharing one bed, so they’re going to use the money to buy another mattress. It’s a game-changer.”

After cutting Social Security staff by 12 percent, the Trump Administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency took aim at services offered by telephone. Those phone service cuts were rolled back after Elon Musk’s troops were convinced by senators that fewer employees could not possibly handle more applicants, but Attorneys General are concerned. On 4/15, California’s AG, Rob Bonta, released a new webpage where residents could “Report Social Security Disruptions”: oag.ca.gov/socialsecurity. As well as filling out a form to report any issues with receiving a check or reaching Social Security by phone, in-person, or online, the webpage advises contacting California’s senators or representatives.

Tensions

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The Condor Community Choir, made up of Santa Barbara students, went to New York to perform on Broadway this week.

Mona Miyasato

COURTS &

Fire Marshal Sued over Sable Waivers

Cal Fire, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant were hit with a double whammy on April 15, when environmentalists filed two separate lawsuits against them for their allegedly illegal issuance of state waivers to Sable Offshore to operate its oil pipelines without industry-standard corrosion protection.

This comes after a heated marathon meeting when the California Coastal Commission came to Santa Barbara, guns a-blazing, and imposed a more than $18 million penalty on Sable Offshore for alleged unpermitted work on the same oil pipelines.

Both suits claim that the Fire Marshal was required by law to hold a public hearing and conduct environmental review on Sable’s proposed oil operations before granting the waivers. It did not do so and instead approved Sable’s waiver applications in December 2024 after state legislators say they were promised a public meeting beforehand.

“The decision clearly conflicts with requirements under state and federal law and puts the California coast, wildlife, our communities, and local businesses in harm’s way,” said Linda Krop, chief counsel for the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), in a statement.

The EDC sued the Fire Marshal alongside the Sierra Club, Santa Barbara County Action Network, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, and Get Oil Out. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a separate suit based on an ever-so-slight difference in its argument. It’s likely that the two cases, both filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court, will be consolidated into one. Sable was listed as a real

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FROM P. 7

COURTS & CRIME

Goleta residents Eduardo Zermeno, 36, and Alexis Garcia, 37, were both taken into custody in Carpinteria on 4/12 in connection to the 4/6 stabbing on the 3100 block of State Street that sent the victim to the hospital in critical condition, according to S.B. Police Department. On 4/15, Zermeno pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and special allegations of using a knife in the commission of the crime, causing great bodily injury to the victim, while out on bail and after being convicted of two other violent felonies, or “strikes.” He is being held in County Jail without bail. Garcia is accused of being an accessory to attempted murder by allegedly aiding and harboring Zermeno. She has since posted her $20,000 bail.

CITY

At the City Finance Committee meeting on 4/15, Downtown Team Manager Sarah Clark laid out the proposed method to fix the broken Downtown Parking and Services budget, which can no longer sustain itself. Under this plan, the city would increase revenues without any major operational changes or parking rate hikes by trying new payment systems at a new test lot in the Funk Zone and cracking down on the commonly used tactic known as the “75-minute shuffle,” in which cars exit and return to the same lot multiple times a day to avoid paying for parking. The changes could increase

party in interest in both cases.

State waivers are required when oil pipelines do not have a type of corrosion control called cathodic protection. When the pipeline at issue ruptured under a previous owner in the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill, federal agencies determined the cause to be ineffective cathodic protection. While this cannot be fixed without building an entirely new pipeline, the Fire Marshal can waive this safety requirement and implement others in this case, more than 60 to get Sable to an “assafe or safer” operating status.

However, these conditions do not stop corrosion from occurring, the way cathodic protection might, the lawsuits state. Instead, the waiver conditions require increased testing and repair thresholds to handle corrosion after it inevitably happens.

All plaintiffs are calling on a judge to order the Fire Marshal to rescind Sable’s state waivers until a public hearing and environmental review are conducted under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Sable Offshore did not provide a comment on the lawsuit by press time.

—MargauxLovely

Read more on Sable in this week’s cover story on p. 21.

revenues by up to $445,000, while the city would save another $875,000 by deferring capital projects temporarily. This would bring the cost of the program’s budget deficit down from $3 million to around $1.8 million, which could then be provided by the city’s general fund to keep services afloat for fiscal year 2025.

Cookie Plug owner Annette Rodriguez says she was blindsided after the City of Santa Barbara declined to offer her a new lease for her cookie shop, giving her until 4/24 to vacate the 918 State Street storefront. The city says Cookie Plug never held a lease directly with them, but instead operated under a sublease with Metropolitan Theatres, which expired in 2024. Rodriguez says she spent over $100,000 upgrading the space, expecting to stay six years. The city says the decision was “based on business and financial decisions,” unrelated to nearby renovations.

HOUSING

The Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) has expanded its Rental Housing Mediation Program to include free legal advice. According to a press release from the IVCSD, community members can speak to a legal expert for advice on tenants’ rights, lease agreements, fair housing laws, and eviction procedures, among other things. The expansion comes in part from a $5,000 grant from Supervisor Capps Office and in part from past contributions from UCSB. n

Linda Krop at last week's Coastal Commission meeting

Activists Unite for Disability Rights

It’s the one minority that anyone can join at any time.

On Saturday, activists shared this message and more at the Unite for Disability Rights rally, organized in response to the Republican-led House budget resolution targeting $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, which funds essential services for people with disabilities.

De la Guerra Plaza was full of vibrant colors and joyous energy. Dozens of people of all abilities gathered to connect, tell their stories, and speak out against the cuts. It was a familiar picture, as protests and demonstrations have become more frequent amid the Trump Administration’s gutting of federal programs and agencies.

“Disability does not discriminate,” said Carrie McKiddie, one of the rally organizers and a member of Disability Moms of Santa Barbara. “We’re all one accident away from needing care.”

Jacob Lessner-Buxton, a 41-year-old with cerebral palsy, lives independently in Santa Barbara with his wife, Chelsea, who helped read his speech aloud. He didn’t pull his punches, much to the delight of the crowd.

“I am scared that the next generation won’t be able to live independently,” he said. “Elon and Trump need to work out their daddy issues instead of bullying people with disabilities.”

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WONDERS OF THE WOLF

More than 157,000 Santa Barbara County residents depend on Medicaid and MediCal to live safely at home and participate fully in life, said County Supervisor Laura Capps.

“These are our parents, children, neighbors, and friends,” she said. “Now, proposed $880 billion in federal cuts threaten to pull the rug out from under them.”

In California alone, that’s a loss of $13 billion, slashing services by 24 percent, she added. “These are not just numbers these are lives disrupted, families strained, and futures limited.”

Congressional committees are expected to meet after the April Recess (4/11-4/25) to discuss and make final decisions on the budget resolution. —CallieFausey

S.B. Struggles to Recruit Workers

Santa Barbara may be an attractive place to live, but the city government is having trouble filling vacant positions within its various departments. The vacancy rate rose to nearly 10 percent during February 2024, according to a recent report presented to the City Council on Tuesday, April 15, by Labor Relations Manager Sam Ramirez.

The City of Santa Barbara has 1,098 budgeted full-time equivalent positions, with eight unions representing workers in public safety, community programs, and general operations. In total, the city filled 207 job vacancies last year, with around half of those (51 percent) being new hires and the remainder coming from within the city employees. At the same time, there were 166 vacancies created, with 77 due to internal promotions and 27 coming through retirement. Eight city employees “involuntarily” lost their jobs, and 52 more decided to leave on their own.

Last year, there were up to 100 vacancies during any given month, with the city reporting 75 remaining unfilled positions by December 2024. The Police Officer’s Association (POA) reported the highest vacancy rate, with 20 positions unfilled out of 182 budgeted positions, representing a rate of nearly 11 percent.

POA representative and Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) Detective Adam Mik spoke to the councilmembers that from 2022 to 2024, the department hired 41 officers and lost 36 of them.

“The department continues to lose officers to retirement, lateral transfers, and people leaving the profession altogether,” Mik said. “Recruiting continues to be a challenge, and we’re barely hiring enough officers to offset the ones we’re losing…. Just in the last 30 days, we’ve lost four seasoned officers to a nearby agency in Ventura County.”

He credited Police Chief Kelly Gordon for working to address these issues by pursuing a bonus for new hires, but said there was more work to be done to remain competitive with other agencies that pay “the same and often higher” than SBPD. “We’re not keeping up,” he said.

SEIU Local 620 represents the largest contingent of city workers, with 589 budgeted positions between its two units. Union reps said there were still 37 vacant positions in the Local 620, some that have remained unfilled for months. In some cases, these prolonged vacancies left existing employees picking up heavier workloads.

The union reps urged City Council to ensure salaries are competitive, with costof-living adjustments attuned to the actual cost of living in Santa Barbara.

No action was taken, but the city will continue to review its hiring procedures to improve the recruiting process by increasing outreach for job openings or partnering with community groups or educational institutions to fill vacant positions.

—RyanP.Cruz

A FILM BY ANGIE RUIZ

A short documentary that explores one of the most successful conservation efforts in modern history the Yellowstone Wolf Project.

From the wolves’ historic reintroduction in 1995, to the thriving packs of today, biologists share inspiring stories about the wolves they study in the park. Using bioacoustic technology, researchers are uncovering how wolves communicate, applying their findings to resolve wildlife-livestock conflicts and protect these majestic creatures.

Earth Day Screening to Benefit Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network The Riviera Theater Wednesday April 23th at 8pm

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The Trump Administration is proposing billion-dollar cuts to Medicaid, which provides essential services to people with disabilities.

Ancient Whale Fossils Excavated I

t’s a whale of a discovery. Literally.

A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a small baleen whale, estimated to be 13.5 to 16.5 million years old.

Fossil enthusiast and geologist Chris Driesbach discovered the specimen on the Gaviota Coast in February last year and alerted the museum to its presence. According to museum staff, the fossil is “unusually complete,” as most similar fossils are often found fragmented. While whales from its era (mid-Miocene) are common, for so many bones to be preserved together is rare.

With fossil hunting, timing is everything. The beach was completely cleaned of sand, Driesbach said, because of seasonal storms, tides, and other just-right factors.

“[I] looked over and there’s an entire whale just exposed in the shale,” he said. Usually, he added, “You find a vertebra here, a chunk of a skull there. To see it all lined out like that is absolutely nuts.”

With permission from the Coastal Commission, the California State Lands Commission, and Santa Barbara County agencies, SBMNH Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Dr. Jonathan Hoffman led a crew in studying the site and excavating the fossil. Hoffman’s résumé also includes a 2018 excavation of the first fossilized sea cow from the Channel Islands, which

marked a kind of rebirth of the museum’s paleontology program.

Hoffman said the whale may be a genus or species never before found. Once they prepare the fossil, they’ll be able to pinpoint exactly how old the whale is and identify it. Preparation, however, will be painstaking. It’ll take hundreds of hours to carefully remove the bones from the rock, Hoffman said.

Technically, the specimen belongs to the State of California, so the team’s next steps are figuring out what the state wants to do with it.

“This really is the beginning of a long journey to learn more about the fossils and what the fossils can tell us about the environment at the time that the animal was alive,” Hoffman said.

—CallieFausey

Student Visa Crackdown Hits UCSB

Ten international students affiliated with UC Santa Barbara have had their F-1 visas terminated in recent days, part of a broader wave of sudden federal action affecting international students at universities across the country.

“If you receive an email or suspect any issues, please contact OISS immediately,” the office wrote, noting that advisors would reach out directly if they detect a problem.

In a message sent April 8, Chancellor Henry T. Yang confirmed that seven current UCSB students and three recent graduates had their visa records terminated “with no advance notice,” leaving those affected scrambling for answers.

On Monday, UCSB’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) sent an email to UCSB’s international student community, assuring students that there had been no reports of federal agents or immigration enforcement on campus and emphasizing that the office is actively monitoring the situation through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The email also explained that visa revocations can occur without clear explanation or direct notice to the students. SEVIS terminations, which often accompany visa revocations, may result from unresolved legal encounters or a failure to update information with the university’s international office.

The F-1 visa program allows foreign nationals to study at accredited U.S. institutions and, in many cases, to work after graduation through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. Several of the UCSB students affected had completed their studies and were participating in legal employment under OPT authorization at the time of their visa termination.

Across the UC system, at least 54 students have had their visas revoked, bringing the total number of affected college students in California to at least 83. UC President Michael Drake issued a statement calling the actions “a fluid situation,” affirming the university’s commitment to “doing what we can to support all members of our community as they exercise their rights under the law.”

The federal government has not issued a coordinated explanation for the sudden visa terminations. A statement from Drake referenced indications from federal student databases that cancellations were due to violations of “the terms of the individuals’ visa programs.”

—EllaHeydenfeldt

Chris Driesbach (left) discovered the fossil whale excavated by Dr. Jonathan Hoffman (right), shown here examining part of the specimen following a successful airlift from the tidal zone.

New Maps Show Greatest Fire Hazards

CalFire Categorizes Zones Where Dangers Lurk

by Callie Fausey

Which Santa Barbara County neighborhoods are the most flammable? Last month, Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara and the rest of the state, showing where to beware of potential blazes categorized into moderate, high, or very high fire hazard zones. After reviewing the maps, Santa Barbara County fire departments amended and expanded the hazard zones using their own knowledge of the region’s tinder boxes. Following a public comment period, local jurisdictions must adopt the new maps within a few months.

This is the first time the state updated local fire-prone zones (or Local Responsibility Areas) since 2009, following several years of effort. Many hazard zones across the state were significantly expanded, likely coinciding with increased fire dangers caused by warmer temperatures and drier fuel conditions.

The new state maps were created using computer modeling to take into account an area’s fire history, potential fuel (vegetation), predicted flame length, blowing embers, terrain, and typical fire weather for the area, Cal Fire’s website states. The maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk,” the agency emphasized. Hazard is based on physical conditions that coincide with the likelihood of fire, while risk is the potential damage a fire can do to the area. “Hazard” does not account for home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reductions (such as the prescribed burns Santa Barbara County frequently employs).

According to CalMatters, some notable hazard areas did recede, but across the state, “high” and “very high” hazard zones have “exploded” by 168 percent since 2011. More than 3,000 square miles of California are in these danger zones, including the homes of about 3.7 million people, CalMatters reported.

Local agencies’ proposed maps incorporate the state-designated zones, while also reflecting local knowledge and fire history, “such as terrain-specific hazards, sundowner wind patterns, and evacuation complexities,” fire agencies said in a joint press release last week.

Agencies are not allowed to reduce the state-designated severity levels of the zones. However, they are allowed to raise the hazard classification and add on additional areas.

“We’re only allowed to either adopt or increase,” said Santa Barbara County Fire Marshal Fred Tan. Tan said the state did not add many new areas to existing hazard zones in the county. But some local jurisdic-

tions are proposing amendments.

Although a couple of cities don’t have much to worry about, namely Carpinteria and Santa Maria, most regional maps feature some bright orange (high hazard) and red (very high hazard) zones.

The City of Santa Barbara, for one, plans to merge the state map with its Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which already identified many of the state’s new hazardous areas. Still, the new maps show more areas of in the city of Santa Barbara have been dubbed as hazardous, the city said in a statement last week.

“That includes parts of the Mesa neighborhood, especially near Cliff Drive and Flora Vista, and areas in the northern parts of San Roque and La Cumbre,” the city said.

“New Moderate, High, and Very High Fire zones have been created by CAL FIRE in these areas,” it continued. “The Fire Department will be incorporating these zones but will further align them with streets and neighborhoods.”

Tan said that, as far as property owners are concerned, the maps will primarily guide defensible space inspections and construction standards, particularly in high fire hazard zones. Local fire departments will conduct inspections of properties in new high fire hazard zones. As of now, they do around 15,000 of these inspections a year. Tan also said that new construction in high fire hazard zones will have to comply with fire-resistant building standards.

However, since the maps do not take into account fire mitigation measures (e.g., home hardening and defensible space buffers), they are not intended for insurance companies to calculate risk for homes, Tan explained. Wildfire risks have contributed to Santa Barbara County homeowners losing their insurance policies or seeing premiums increase in recent years. But the maps should not exacerbate this, he said.

Help reduce food waste in Santa Barbara County!

Wasted food can hurt the planet and our wallets! Here are our favorite food waste tips:

Inventory and use what you have before you buy more.

Be creative by using the edible parts of foods that you normally throw away.

Donate healthy, safe, and untouched foods to food banks.

Freeze or preserve surplus fruits and vegetables.

Clip and save the graphic below to remember the Food Recovery Hierarchy, and help prevent food waste every day!

Food Recovery Hierarchy Source Reduction

The Food Recovery Hierarchy shows us the best ways to deal with food waste.

In Santa Barbara County, 20% of our waste is food. These extra pounds of waste can be put back into the soil through compost, or donated to the community. You have the power to reduce food waste!

The Lake Fire in November 2024 burnt 38,664 acres of land in Santa Barbara County.

COMMUNITY

New Spirits of Fiesta Named

Though a sold-out Lobero Theatre with 600 attendees is more than enough to make one feel small, the final audition for the selection of the Spirit and Junior Spirit for the annual Fiesta is an intimate ceremony but a very big deal for all involved.

On Sunday afternoon, 10 Junior contestants and 10 Spirit contestants took the stage for a final ceremonial audition. Though the Fiesta celebrations began in 1924, the tradition of having Spirits began in 1949, and Junior Spirits in 1965. Both Spirits serve as a visual representation and as ambassadors of the Santa Barbara community, participating in celebratory events leading up to and including the annual Old Spanish Days, which will be held from July 30 to August 3 this year.

The auditions began with a recognition of past Spirits and Junior Spirits, 21 of whom were in attendance and received big cheers from the crowd. Then the finalists flowed onto the stage, carefully coordinated in striking colors from their shoes to their earrings, elegantly waving fans, shawls, and hats. The advisory to refrain from cheering until after each performance was thrown out the window, as every single dancer was met with audible love from the audience.

As the judges met to decide the winners after the performances, the 2024 Spirit

The City of Santa Barbara is moving forward with the purchase of “modular sidewalk extensions,” known as “pedlets,” as part of a shortterm State Street Action Plan. The prefabricated pedlets, which will temporarily widen the sidewalks along the 500 block of State Street, will cost the city more than $528,000.

The pedlets made by Coloradobased MODSTREET approved as part of a pilot program to test out a new configuration for outdoor dining along State Street, allowing for “expanded outdoor dining adjacent to storefronts” and the removal of temporary outdoor business facilities from the street, according to a staff report prepared by Downtown Team Manager Sarah Clark.

and Junior Spirit Georgey Taupin and Aleenah Soriano, respectively provided tearful speeches and farewell dances in traditional long, white dresses before El Presidente Fritz Olenberger crowned this year’s Junior Spirit, Victoria Plascencia, and Spirit of Fiesta, Natalia Treviño. “I’m so excited to bring positivity and to represent my beautiful community,” said Treviño, who performed one last dance for the grand finale.

The 2024 Spirits then presented their official sashes and bouquets of flowers to their successors. After the performances, all of the dancers were met outside of the theater with cheering and bouquets, where families took photos, cried, and hugged in large circles. —ElijahValerjev

from two other projects to pay for the plan. This includes $225,000 originally intended to repair columns at the Amtrak station and $1.2 million that was meant to go toward upgrading the city’s aging parking revenue control system.

Temporary pedlets are only one piece of the interim State Street Action Plan, along with a “golf-cart-style mini-shuttle program on State Street,” which will cost $80,000, and an MTD “circulator shuttle” on Chapala and Anacapa streets. In total, the short-term plan will cost a little more than $1.4 million.

On Tuesday, the City Council approved the recommendation to reallocate funds

According to city staff, the Amtrak project will be put on an indefinite hold, while the city will keep a portion of its funds available to continue working toward the parking system upgrades until more funds are made available in fiscal year 2026.

After a short discussion, the council approved the plan in a 5-1 vote, with only Mayor Randy Rowse voting against the pedlets, saying he couldn’t support “putting plastic sidewalks” in the city’s treasured El Pueblo Viejo district. —RyanP.Cruz

The 2025 Junior Spirit of Fiesta Victoria Plascencia (left) and Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño

The pedlet temporary sidewalk extensions are expected to be installed along the 500 block of State Street.

ENTRADAS

Shrimp Tacos*

Lipstick on a Dog

SHOW UP: Sometimes, you just got to show up. In the flesh. Even if especially if you don’t want to. Who postulated, “Eighty percent of success is just showing up”?

Sadly, it was Woody Allen. Some say Allen “stole” that line from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Harvard Business School leadership guru. She boiled successful leadership down to six rules. Number One: “Just show up.” Mark Twain as always took a dimmer view, concluding that the keys to success on Planet America were “ignorance and confidence.”

I mention this because Twain, Moss Kanter ,and Allen would all be rolling over in their, graves even though Kanter and Allen are still very much alive because of who did not show up at last Wednesday’s California Coastal Commission showdown over Sable Oil’s shenanigans, specifically for doing major pipeline repair work without the necessary permits. Those hijinks seen by the commission as a combination of open defiance coupled with bald-faced disrespect got Sable hit upside the head with an $18 million fine

That’s the largest fine ever levied in the commission’s 53-year history

Sable showed up last week with smart, expensive attorneys in tow and packed half the house with a few hundred oil workers. Who did not show up was the County of Santa Barbara. Who did not show up was Errin Briggs, the county’s chief energy planner. Who did not show up was Lisa Plowman,

head of the county’s Planning & Development Department. And who did not show up was Rachel Van Mullem, County Counsel. They shoulda been there.

Plowman and Briggs whom I know and like are no strangers to controversy. They are not known for wilting in the face of the hostile questioning they’d surely get from the 12 Coastal Commissioners, who did show up plenty pissed off that the county repeatedly refused to turn over key planning documents relating to the Sable controversy. The Coastal Commission complained they were shined on seven times. The county denies this, claiming they sent everything they relied upon.

But of course, it was way more than that. The county’s fundamental posture in the Sable dispute has veered violently in recent months from “We have absolutely no jurisdiction here,” to “Everything Sable is doing is permitted.”

To the extent Sable has any aces to play in the litigation already under way, it’s because the County of Santa Barbara gave it to them

If the Coastal Commissioners were bewildered and pissed off by this sudden change, so too am I. So too is Margaux Lovely, who did a massive amount of reporting on the Sable controversy for the Independent.

It was Lovely who took most of the phone calls from irate county officials and supervisors outraged about her headline last September that said the county “folded” in the face

of Sable’s lawsuit against the county reportedly for $10 billion. “We did not ‘fold,’ ” they said, incensed at that word. “We had no jurisdiction.”

That lawsuit was about the automatic shutoff valves Sable needed to install on its pipeline and the fact that, at that time, there were not enough votes to approve this either at the planning commission or the Board of Supervisors.

The county’s legal case was definitely problematic. A federal judge who had ruled for the county in a similar dispute with Exxon strongly advised that the county “settle.” And they did.

Or so I am told by people who won’t be quoted. In response to the Sable settlement, the County of Santa Barbara went into an unprecedented information shutdown mode. Any and all info could come only via the county’s public info officer. People who actually knew something within the vast county bureaucracy were under strict gag orders. Even county supervisors the apex of the county food chain refused to say anything on the record

When I pressed for some explanation about the settlement, I was informed that the county had no jurisdiction on any underground work done to the pipeline. That pipeline, in case you forgot, was the one that infamously spilled 142,000 gallons of crude oil in 2015 because of runaway corrosion.

By this February, the Coastal Commission had slapped Sable with multiple notices of violation for doing work in environmentally sensitive habitat in places where red-legged frogs (endangered species) like to mate, where steelhead trout (also endangered)

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like to make their upstream spawning runs, and where tidewater goby males (yep, endangered too) spackle underwater mud huts with their body mucus to attract mates all without permits. By then, the commission had issued at least two cease-and-desist orders.

But Sable’s work crews 500 strong never stopped working. Why? Because Sable didn’t need a Coastal Commission permit, the company argued. The County of Santa Barbara, namely Errin Briggs, told them so. The pipeline rehab work needed in at least 100 locations that the Coastal Commission was up in arms over was permitted, said Briggs, by the original permits issued to Exxon in the 1980s

For those of us endowed with mere mortal intelligence, this now seems like a great big flip-flop. From “no jurisdiction” to taking sides to tipping the scales to moving the needle. And all in Sable’s direction. I got whiplash and will be submitting my PT bills to the county.

Maybe there’s a good explanation. Maybe there’s a bad one. Either way, you got to show up. The county’s explanation was it was never invited. Really? Is that the best you can do?

Everyone knew the Coastal Commission was loaded for bear. I did. The public who packed the room did. And certainly the county did.

If the Coastal Commissioners were exaggerating or lying, then the county officials should have showed up with the evidence to prove it Maybe they could explain how, all of a sudden, the county now had jurisdiction over underground digging when before it had none.

Just show up. It’s the least you could have done. — Nick Welsh

Proscenium: Elliott Hundley

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents Proscenium: Elliott Hundley, a bold mid-career exhibition featuring the artist’s vibrant, layered works, alongside a striking new installation in Ludington Court. In By Achilles’ Tomb, Hundley playfully disrupts and rethinks the display of SBMA’s GrecoRoman antiquities, creating a surprising dialogue between ancient and contemporary art. This imaginative intervention invites visitors to see the past through a provocative new lens.

OPENING EVENTS SUNDAY, APRIL 20

10 am – 12 pm

Proscenium: Elliott Hundley Member Morning 12 – 1:30 pm

In conversation with Elliott Hundley

Voter Rights Targeted

Attempts are underway to make voting in this country harder for everyone. A dangerous, misguided bill is threatening our basic democratic right to vote. That’s where the work of the League of Women Voters comes in across our 700-plus chapters.

We’re fighting back in response to passage of the so-called SAVE Act legislation (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) by the House of Representatives (H.R.22), urging our senators to reject Senate Bill 128 and vote no!

This bill creates new barriers to voter registration, requiring all voters to present proof of citizenship (birth certificate or passport) in person to election officials every time they register or update their registration. This unnecessary legislation ignores the current citizenship affirmation on voter registration forms and the rarity of non-citizen voters. California’s online and mail-in voter registration would be eliminated. Digital and photocopied proof of citizenship would not be allowed, forcing Americans everywhere to travel or brave long lines.

Tens of millions of American citizens would be prevented from voting. Some 21 million Americans don’t have ready access to proof of citizenship. Up to 69 million women have birth certificates that don’t match their current name. Rural voters, voters of color, and historically marginalized individuals will be disproportionally impacted.

Protect voter rights and our cornerstone democratic values! To learn more, email the Santa Barbara League at VoterService@lwvsantabarbara.org

Revae Moran, Claire VanBlaricum, Co-Chairs, Voter Service, LWVSB

Trump and the Jews

Over the centuries, we Jews have frequently been used as scapegoats to draw people’s attention from the real causes of their problems. During the Middle Ages, when rigorous dietary restrictions protected our ancestors from plagues borne by rotting foodstuffs, officials accused them of poisoning the wells. Hitler told his people that Jews were contaminating the bloodstreams of Europe. (Donald Trump recently hurled the same word-for-word false accusation at immigrants.)

A year ago, Trump told supporters that if he lost, they should blame the Jews. But now that he again occupies the Oval Office, he portrays himself as our

great defender against the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses.

Don’t be fooled! For here again, a would-be tyrant is using us not for our sake but for his own. For him, fighting anti-Semitism serves as camouflage obscuring his real reason for imposing huge financial sanctions on institutions that defy his will, which is to weaken and ultimately silence their speaking truth to his power.

Make no mistake about it, anti-Semitism is a serious threat not only to Jews, but to all who cherish democracy. Although Jews may be the first victims of tyranny, they are never the last. American Jewish opinion on how best to respond to the recent wave of on-campus protest is divided, a dilemma articulated by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League: “No one should minimize the hateful, violent acts committed against Jewish students. But if we sacrifice our constitutional freedoms in the pursuit of security, we undermine the very foundation of the diverse, pluralistic society we seek to defend.”

—Rabbi Ira Youdovin, S.B.

An Outrage

Iam outraged; I am incensed; I am embarrassed to be an American.

I can’t believe that a President of the United States of America would disregard a judgment of the Supreme Court (to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia) and would allow an innocent person to be locked up in a foreign jail, without due process of law, where he could be in grave danger.

I can’t believe that a person who prides himself in the “art of the deal,” and who has the power of the American presidency behind him, could not have persuaded the Salvadoran president to send Abrego Garcia home.

I can’t believe that the Republicans in Congress would allow such a flagrant violation of what their heroes, the original American patriots, fought and died for. One of the grievances our founders listed in the Declaration of Independence was “transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.” Republicans in Congress, please read the Declaration of Independence! Wake up! You can stop this madness! —Mike Weissman, S.B.

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obituaries

Richard (Dick) Axilrod 1941 - 2025

Dick Axilrod passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

“Special” He was that to everyone who met him. He was surrounded by some magic or aura, that made others gravitate towards him. Like a magnet.

Born in Minneapolis, Dick excelled in track and field events, winning many ribbons and trophies. But in 1968, after serving in the army, he made the move to Santa Barbara.

A few years later, he began a Group Home program for children who were dealing with problems and needed proper guidance; a perfect profession for him as he, being a psychologist, had a knack for dealing with people.

Dick immersed himself in volunteering in the community and serving on the board of several committees, among them, The Mission Canyon Association, Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation, Save the San Marcos Foothills, and with his teaching skills, led a weekly guidance meditation class for cancer patients. He also was involved with the Buddhist community and the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities.

When we met, I was a single mom with three grown children, Michael, Kirk, and Susan, but he embraced us with open arms, and that was the beginning of what was to become an incredible 40-year marriage; followed years later by our lovable grandchildren, Brian, Olivia, Rafael and Emily.

Dick introduced me to a world I never would have known, as we traveled extensively to various countries, from riding camels in Egypt and Morocco, flying by helicopter over glaciers in New Zealand, mule-riding down the Grand Canyon, and an adventurous four-month road trip, driving from Santa Barbara to the Alaskan Highway in a small RV. Travel and adventure were among his favorite things, and he filled his life with these journeys.

Monthly meetings with his “Men’s Group” were always something he looked forward to.

His family and friends knew he loved fixing things, so I coined the phrase “Have tools, will travel.” He encouraged the younger generation to further their education and then travel the world.

He will be missed by his wife, Joyce, his son, Hutch, his sister, Dianne and his faithful dog Mag-

gie and the Santa Barbara Community. His kindness, generosity and laughter will forever remain in our hearts.

George Wilson Jones

10/02/1941 – 03/27/2025

George Wilson Jones, a local legend for over 75 years, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, at the age of 83, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 2, 1941, in Long Beach, California, George spent over 75 years in Santa Barbara and Goleta enriching and impacting the community he deeply cherished.

George leaves behind Eleanor "Ellie" Jones, his devoted wife of nearly 60 years; his loving daughter, Monica Ann Jones O'Reilly; his proud son, Mark Wilson Jones; six cherished grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. His legacy extends far beyond his immediate family, touching countless lives through enduring friendships and active community involvement.

A proud graduate of Santa Barbara High School, George honorably served his country in the United States Army, carrying his commitment to service and integrity throughout his life. His love for the ocean and surfing brought him lifelong friendships and cherished memories, including the day he met his future wife Ellie in Daytona Beach. He was also a proud member of the Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club, where he was famously known for crafting his custom lifters.

George possessed an extraordinary gift for making everyone he spoke to feel valued and important. His greatest passion in life, beyond his family, was making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Whether volunteering at the Food Bank or serving the Dos Pueblos Little League for over 40 years as a dedicated coach, umpire and President. George's generosity and warmth touched many hearts. While words alone cannot fully encapsulate the remarkable life of George Wilson Jones, his memory will continue to inspire and guide those who loved him.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Bacara in Goleta, CA, on May 18th from 2-5 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the Food Bank of Santa Barbara, Ridley Tree Cancer Center and Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls club honoring George’s lifelong spirit of giving and community service.

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In Memoriam

Helga Carden

1925–2025

Athlete and Medical Pioneer

BY SAMANTHA SILVERMAN

Helga Carden passed away peacefully on March 4, 2025, in Santa Barbara at the age of 99. A Holocaust survivor, nurse, medical pioneer, devoted wife, and beloved community member, Helga’s life was defined by resilience, compassion, and an unwavering sense of purpose.

Born in Berlin in June 1925 to Martin and Emma Jonas, Helga was an only child raised in a loving home filled with warmth and affection. She often described herself fondly as “a daddy’s girl,” cherishing those early memories that would later sustain her through unimaginable hardship. The rise of Nazi Germany gradually and profoundly altered the fabric of her existence.

Helga witnessed firsthand the escalating restrictions placed on Jewish citizens being expelled from her school, banned from public spaces, and excluded from activities she loved, including gymnastics competitions during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. She vividly recalled the chilling impact of Nazi propaganda and mass rallies, including a haunting moment when she saw Hitler himself pass by in a motorcade.

The decisive turning point came on Kristallnacht the “Night of Broken Glass.” Helga awoke to a city transformed by violence and destruction. On her way to school that morning, she encountered shattered storefronts and the smoldering ruins of Jewish institutions. That night, she watched from her apartment window as looters ravaged the pharmacy across the street. The sound of breaking glass would echo in her memory for the rest of her life.

In March 1939, just shy of her 14th birthday, Helga’s parents made the heart-wrenching decision to send their only child to safety on the Kindertransport, a rescue effort that brought nearly 10,000 Jewish children to the United Kingdom. She arrived in England alone, with minimal English and facing an uncertain future. She was welcomed by Anne and Jack Posnansky, a compassionate couple who along with their three children, became her second family.

Helga never saw her beloved father again. He died in a detention center shortly after her departure. Her mother, however, survived deportation and forced labor, and the two were reunited years later a joyful moment tempered by the weight of all they had endured and lost.

Determined to forge a meaningful life from tragedy, Helga trained as a nurse in England, working in a London hospital during the Blitz. She recounted nights spent sleeping under tables with fellow nurses as bombs fell overhead, committed to caring for the injured regardless of the danger. This unwavering dedication during those harrowing years laid the foundation for her future calling.

After the war, Helga continued her medical career at the Montreal Neurological Institute, where she assisted in complex surgical procedures. In 1962, she and her mother immigrated to Los Angeles, where Helga joined the groundbreaking open-heart surgery team at Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She later became one of the first graduates of a pioneering anesthesia program in Southern California, building a respected and distinguished career.

Helga met her husband, John Carden, on the ski slopes a moment of serendipity that led to 25 years of adventure, love, and partnership. After retiring to Santa Barbara, Helga became an active and cherished member of the community. She was a fixture at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, where she volunteered and shared her powerful life story with thousands of students and visitors.

She served as a founding voice in the Federation’s Portraits of Survival exhibit, an initiative that pairs survivor testimonies with photography and personal reflection. For more than two decades, Helga gave voice to those who lived through one of history’s darkest periods always emphasizing the enduring values of empathy, remembrance, and moral courage. In 2023, she recorded a StoryFile, an interactive digital biography that preserves her voice, wisdom, and firsthand accounts for future generations.

Helga also found joy in challenging herself physically. At age 55, she took up competitive running, completing her first marathon at 60. She joked only half in jest that she was annoyed to place fourth, despite being one of just 12 finishers in her age group. That fierce determination, dry humor, and resolute spirit were hallmarks of her remarkable personality.

Helga lived with a grace shaped by hardship, a wit reflecting her British upbringing, and a fierce independence forged through survival. She loved dogs unconditionally, treasured time spent in nature’s quiet beauty, and relished long conversations.

On the morning of her passing, Helga asked one of her visitors as she always did how the students were responding to her exhibit. Before saying goodbye, she gently expressed that she was ready. Her clarity and calm in that moment were true to the way she had lived her nearly century-long life: brave, thoughtful, and at peace with her journey.

Thanks to the support of the Nissenson family and Vista del Monte, Helga’s StoryFile will remain a permanent part of the Federation’s Holocaust education work, ensuring her legacy continues to teach, inspire, and uplift for generations to come.

Helga Carden was a survivor, a pioneering medical professional, and a beacon of light in this community. May her memory be a blessing and her story continue to illuminate the path toward greater human understanding. n

Helga Carden (center) and a friend visit with Sherry Shultz (right), a docent for the Portraits of Survival program at Santa Barbara’s Jewish Federation.

The Captive Mind

Czesław Miłosz’s 1953 Book Describes

Our Times

JBY BRIAN TANGUAY

oseph Stalin died in 1953, the same year

The Captive Mind by the Polish poet, writer, and diplomat Czesław Miłosz was published in the United States. It was the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and western democracies led by the United States. “The world of today is torn asunder,” Miłosz wrote, “by a great dispute; and not only a dispute, but a ruthless battle for world domination.” The existential conflict of the 20th century pitted two very different ideologies against one another.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, it seemed that western notions of freedom, democracy, human rights, and capitalism had prevailed. Former Soviet republics declared their independence and began, with varying degrees of success, transitioning toward elections and free market capitalism. The march of communism had for a time seemed inevitable, animated as it was by the noble goal of once and for all eliminating “man’s exploitation of man.” However, replacing the desire for personal profit with an ethos of collective responsibility was an ideal not achieved in the Soviet Union or anywhere else. Religion never lost its influence on people, either.

Miłosz survived five years of Nazi occupation. He walked through Warsaw streets reduced to rubble and ash. As a Pole, he never felt much affinity for Russia, though many friends from his youth had become disciples of Stalin. Thinking for oneself or challenging communist orthodoxy was dangerous. The youngest generation in Eastern Europe was raised to worship Russia and believe it was destined to achieve a foremost place in science and technology. Publicly pointing out the foibles and failures of communist rule was the road to exile, a labor camp, or death. Four chapters in the book are devoted to men that Miłosz identifies as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Miłosz knew these men, had traveled in their circles, and describes how, for reasons of position, privilege, money, or fame, they contorted themselves mentally to match the orthodoxy, even when it was demonstrably false or contradicted by reality.

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Raquel Vela Mendoza 03/17/1930 – 02/25/2025

Raquel, Mrs. Mendoza, or Raquelita as she was fondly known, died on February 25, 2025, at the age of 94 in Goleta, CA. She was born in Mexico City on March 17, 1930, and came to the United States in the 1960s. She was known as a rare and resourceful resident of the Westside community. Mrs. Mendoza was an outspoken community advocate for the voiceless for many causes including rights of Latino youth, immigrants, farmworkers, neighborhood pride, bilingual education. and many others. She spearheaded efforts in neighborhood pride in areas needing trash cleanup and removal of graffiti. She was especially supportive of the farmworkers movement and marched with labor leaders such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Scottsdale, AZ. But Santa Barbara was where she found a true home. A graduate of Old Dominion University, Tia made her living primarily in the hospitality industry, including Ojai Valley Inn and Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club. But work was merely something Tia did to pay the bills. Her primary goal was, admirably, living life to its fullest.

Tia's infectious enthusiasm could light up any room and, just like her mother, served as an energy source for everyone she encountered. Hopelessly optimistic and fond of romantic comedies and large brown dogs, Tia loved to laugh, walk the beach, and eat outside. Quick to admit she was a lousy driver and chuckle about losing yet another pair of sunglasses, Tia instead focused her thoughts on others, always seeking their happiness and comfort before her own.

Her family would like to warmly thank the staff at Primrose Post-Acute in Inglewood, Dr. Philip Delio at Neurology Associates in Santa Barbara, and Mike Jack from Cal Coast MS for their kind and consistent support. We owe you all a debt of gratitude.

Tia is preceded in death by her father, Charles, and her mother Robyn. She is survived by her siblings Shannon, Shelly, Taylor, and Tucker. If you knew her or have been impacted by Huntington's Disease, her family kindly asks you to make a donation in her name to the CalCoastMS organization or the Huntington's Disease Society of America.

It was the latter idea that intrigued me. It’s generally unwise to view the present through the lens of the past the world is vastly different now, far more interconnected, awash in information and altered centers of power yet human nature hasn’t changed, and autocratic leaders all over the world gaslight their citizens using tools that were unimaginable to Stalin. The ideological trappings of communism and capitalism, freedom and democracy, have given way to an amalgam of imperialism, nationalism, kleptocracy, and oligarchic rule. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta aren’t very different from MAGA politicians and appointees who twist, contort, and debase themselves to remain in the good graces of their Dear Leader. Many more tread quietly and hide their true beliefs for fear of losing position and privilege, or being targeted for violent retribution.

The MAGA movement is attempting to impose its retrograde values on the United States, scrubbing history that doesn’t fit its official narrative, attacking institutions, and eviscerating programs they find

objectionable, celebrating bigotry and ignorance, and purging ranks of all but the most loyal. Brutality was the prevailing ethos of the period Miłosz writes about, while ours is pervaded by performative cruelty.

The problem then and now is that a complex world can’t be reduced to simple notions of black and white, good and evil, without running headlong into internal contradictions and incoherence. Miłosz recognized the extremes Stalinists pursued to isolate themselves from reality. “I am concerned with the crimes that are being, and will continue to be, committed,” Miłosz wrote. “Crimes in the name of the new and radiant man; crimes committed to the sound of orchestras and choruses, to the blare of loudspeakers and the recitation of optimistic poems.”

What would Stalin make of how history has played out? Would he be astonished to see the President of the United States openly supporting Russia while degrading European allies? Would Stalin believe his eyes and ears? And what would Miłosz think of Poland, fully integrated into the west as a member of NATO and the EU? Similarly for the Baltic States, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, which Miłosz perceived as particularly vulnerable. No longer a great ideological battle over fundamental questions, the world’s wealthy have decided that they deserve to rule. Rather than a war of ideas, what matters now is brute force, as we see in Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to cobble together Greater Israel on the bones of the Palestinians, Putin’s dream of a territorial restoration of the former Soviet Union, and Donald Trump musing openly about seizing territory belonging to NATO member countries, Canada and Denmark.

Clearly, the new and radiant man has yet to emerge. n

With her constant companion, Amber, her Chihuahua, always at her side, Raquel was a constant speaker at city hall meetings and the Santa Barbara School District, speaking truth to power with her vocal and forceful enthusiasm to help make positive changes throughout the Santa Barbara community. Raquel volunteered at many organizations including La Casa de La Raza and the Westside Neighborhood Center amongst others. She often cooked for special events and holiday pozole dinners.

She also assisted with neighborhood block parties, food distributions and the salsa festival. She volunteered in the Mariachi festival and spent many years of service working to improve the lives of children and families throughout Santa Barbara. She was proud of her Mexican heritage and advocated for the preservation of the Spanish language and cultural pride.

A funeral mass was celebrated on Friday, March 14, 2025, 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Pueblo del Rey Funeral Services.

Tia Tomlin Smith

03/02/1970 – 03/04/2025

Tia Tomlin Smith of Santa Barbara passed away on March 4, 2025 in Los Angeles from complications related to Huntington's Disease. She was 55 years old.

The daughter of a Virginia-born civil servant father whose career included working in the White House and a Nebraska-born artist mother whose laughter could warm the coldest soul, Tia lived her life in Los Angeles, Sacramento, multiple parts of Virginia, and

Helen Teruko Kurozumi 12/04/1931 – 04/02/2025

Helen Teruko Kurozumi, 93, of Santa Barbara, CA passed away peacefully on April 2, 2025. She was born on December 4, 1931 in San Luis Obispo to Rinzaburo Kurozumi and Mine Torigoe Kurozumi. She and her family were relocated to Poston, AZ during World War II. Once released, her family came to Santa Barbara.

She obtained her teaching credential and taught in Japan and England before working in Long Beach for a year and then 30+ years in Goleta. She enjoyed 4th grade and made a difference in her students' lives. Her joy in life was traveling the world with her dear friends Alice and Doris and later in life with Suzi. Helen also enjoyed golf, bridge, weaving, reading and luncheons with retired teachers and the women's club. Many of her neighbors knew her as the lady who walked her little dog, Chibi. Helen will be remembered for her kindness, humor, tenacity, and generosity. We know that she touched many people's lives especially her students, colleagues, friends and family.

Our aunt was predeceased by her parents, brother, Kenneth, and sister, Janet. She is survived by her niece, Jennifer (Joe) Reyes, nephew, Glen (Elizabeth) Fukumura, great-nephew, Tommy (Allison) Reyes and her two great, great nieces, Adeline and Violet Reyes, greatniece, Gabriela Fukumura, and greatnephew, Aaron Fukumura.

Our family would like to thank Katerina, Anton, and Tessa from Casa San Miguel for their loving care of Helen. Per Helen's wishes, there will be a service for family. In lieu of flowers, please donate to dog rescues or other charities in her memory.

Czesław Miłosz

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Thomas Berryman Jr.

Thomas James Berryman Jr. (Tommy) passed away on February 2, 2025 in Palo Alto, California at the age of 79, after complications from prostate cancer and Parkinson's Disease led to a brief stay in the Hospice Unit of the VA Hospital. Tommy was born in Concord, New Hampshire, to Rose McAteer Berryman, and Thomas Berryman, Sr., but moved with his family to Southern California when he was ten, living in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria areas over the years. He never forgot his early life in Concord and was thrilled to go back to the East Coast to celebrate his 50th Birthday.

Tommy is survived by his daughter, Ann Berryman of Santa Barbara, CA, son Thomas “Shawn” James Berryman III of Santa Maria, CA, sister Roberta Lehtinen (George) of Carpinteria, CA, brother Dan Berryman (Charlotte) of Prescott, AZ, sister Peggy Rancatore (Tom), of Los Altos, CA, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. He entered into the United States Army upon graduation from high school and was stationed at Fort Bliss. After his enlistment was completed, he returned to the Santa Barbara area where he married and raised his family. He was an assembly worker with several companies which took him to Santa Monica for a number of years, but he eventually returned to the Santa Barbara area.

He would be the first to tell you that he had a wonderful life and his greatest joy was being a father to Ann and Shawn. As a Christian, prayer was an important part of his life--a source of comfort during difficult times and a way to express gratitude for the many good times. He felt he was blessed to grow up in a loving family and he enjoyed the simple things in life: playing high school football, seeing the famous locations and people in the Hollywood area, and collecting baseball cards. Being an avid fan of the Yankees, Dodgers, Giants, and Red Sox, it meant the world to him not only to have seen games in person in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and a few Spring Training games in Phoenix, but to have travelled with his sister Roberta to see games at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park. Also being a Boston Celtics fan, he was excited to tour Boston Gardens shortly before it was demolished.

Tommy was open, outgoing, cheerful, and had a lively sense of humor, making some special, lifelong friends wherever he lived. He had a wide variety of interests and loved talking with folks about them. Tommy amazed people with his encyclopedic knowl-

edge of baseball statistics, players, and background stories, and details about movies, TV shows, actors, U.S. history and notables from many walks of life. He is deeply missed but he will be with us always in our hearts. There will be a celebration of life held for Tommy when he is laid to rest near his parents in the Carpinteria Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara can be made at https://www.mypasb.org/ home.

William Santoro, MD 06/11/1932 – 08/21/2024

William Santoro, MD was born in Chicago on June 11, 1932 and passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara on August 21, 2024, surrounded by loved ones.

Both of his parents, Anthony and Florence, were also physicians. Collectively the Drs. Santoro contributed a combined total of nearly 150 years of general medical, obstetrical, and psychiatric care to hundreds of patients.

William Santo was a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Ottawa Medical School. He took his psychiatric training at the University of Illinois in Chicago and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was on the Emeritus Medical staff. He also had a Masters Degree in American Literature from Columbia University in New York City.

William spent more than 25 years in the practice of psychiatry in Beverly Hills, and more than 15 years, practicing psychiatry in Santa Barbara, where he served as a team psychiatrist for the County of Santa Barbara, Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Department, now called Behavioral Wellness.

Dr. Santoro is survived by many loving family members and friends, and by scores of patients whose illness he saw to alleviate to the fullest extent of his abilities. He will be missed, not only by family and friends, but by these many appreciative patients as well.

A funeral Mass will be said at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on June 4, 2025 at the 7:45 am daily Mass. Internment was private. Donations may be sent to the Mental Wellness Center or Transitions Mental Health Association to help provide afford-

able housing and job to those patients about whom Dr. Santoro cared the most.

Anne Pomeroy Compogiannis

05/18/1931 – 04/02/2025

Kathrine Anne Pomeroy entered the world on May 18, 1931 in Los Angeles, Ca. She joined her three year old sister Jean, (seven years later her brother James came along), in a big beautiful house her parents had built in East Pasadena. Her parents, Harold Manning Pomeroy (b. 1898), and Leona Amy Peterson (b. 1900) had both migrated from Indiana, and Illinois respectively with their families in the nineteen teens. They both lived in Los Angeles (Harold working for his “Uncle Mac” in an electric supply business, and Leona attending UCLA, and becoming a Physical Education teacher). They eventually met, and in 1926 married.

Growing up in Pasadena, Anne (she was called by her middle name the rest of her life) and her sister Jean would often go to the nearby Santa Anita race track to take riding lessons. It was while there in 1941 that she saw the temporary internment of Japanese Americans, as they were rounded up and eventually sent to internment camps farther from the coast. During this war period Anne was in charge of collecting newspapers for her jr. high school for recycling, and worked in the family’s garden raising much of their own produce.

In Grammar school Anne became friends with her life-long best friend Virginia Ballou (Later, Woolley).

Virginia’s family lived in the neighborhood, making it easy for the two girls to get together. During their teen years the two spent several weeks during the summer at the beach, usually Corona del Mar and Newport with family. Anne was a strong swimmer, and once, to show a boy she could do it, swam completely around Balboa Island. During the war years Anne and “Ginny” would take the bus to the Green Hotel in downtown Pasadena, to help fold bandages for the troops.

For her high school years Anne followed her older sister, Jean, and attended Bishops an all- girl (at the time) college preparatory episcopal

boarding school in La Jolla, Ca. Anne was strong in sports. Besides swimming, she excelled in field hockey, and in her life long pursuit of tennis, which she played well into her 60s before knee issues made it to difficult to continue.

Anne and Ginny boarded a train in 1948 that took them to Tucson, Arizona. They had decided to go to the University of Arizona together. Getting off the train in 100 degree heat with their wool suits on was a shock, she remembered the rest of her life :).

Anne joined Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and was very active in social events, and intramural sports. It was at the U of A that she met her first husband, Joseph Jordan (b. 1930 in Ohio). Joseph’s grandparents had a ranch outside of Tucson, and Anne was able to continue horseback riding on many weekends. They were married in 1951 at her parents house in Pasadena, and moved to Los Angeles where Joe attended UCLA law school. Anne substitute taught at the Bonner school in Brentwood. In 1957, her daughter, Julie, was born in Santa Monica, and after moving to Santa Barbara her son James came along in 1958. Difficulties in the marriage led to a divorce, and for a couple years Anne lived with her little kids on the Mesa in Santa Barbara.

Mutual friends set her and Stephen Compogiannis (b. 1923 in Sacramento) up and the two married in 1961. The following year their son, Thomas, was born. The family moved to a lovely house they had built in the Park Highlands neighborhood above Tucker’s Grove Park in 1968. Anne was involved in the kids’ school activities, as well as tennis, and bowling leagues. She and Steve were very social with friends, and parties were part of their social agenda, and this included bridge card games which were quite popular then. Steve and Anne eventually were able to travel extensively (Europe, South America, New Zealand, Australia) often with their good friends, Vin and Sally Kinney, Milt and Sally Hill, and Steve’s brother Chris and his sister Helen and her husband John.

Anne kept busy being the Alum President of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority at UCSB, and took pride in keeping the group on track. She also was a volunteer docent at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Anne also took pride in being an interviewer for the Santa Barbara Foundation which gave out college scholarships to worthy applicants. In 1990 the Painted Cave fire swept down the mountains and burned their house down, creating an unwanted challenge to her and Steve’s lives. However, two years later they moved back into a beautiful rebuilt home. Anne continued to play cards regularly, even into her early 90s when she and a few lady friends would get together once a month to play bridge and/or rummy. Eventually, Anne was the last one able to drive, and would pick some of the others up and chauffeur them all to Stella Mar, the restaurant they had lunch at and played their card games. Family get-togethers were always a highlight for Anne. She was often the hostess for holiday gatherings, preparing large meals, and overseeing

the course of events. She loved seeing her children and grandchildren, and hearing about their lives. In February of 2024 Anne moved down to a senior living facility in San Marcos, Ca just 15 minutes from her son Tom and his family. After 66 years in Santa Barbara (55 of them at her beautiful house in Park Highlands) it wasn’t an easy decision, but she was able to see family more often. Within a year however, Anne’s health deteriorated.

Anne passed away overnight on April 2nd 2025, after a life well lived. Her final resting place will be next to her husband Steve at the beautiful Santa Barbara Cemetery overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Anne is survived by her daughter Julie (Howard), son Jim (Bonita), son Tom (Robyn), four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two nieces, two nephews, and her sister-in-law Helen.

Ann Christine Staten 07/01/1941 – 04/03/2025

On April 3, 2025 Mom went home to be with the Lord.

Mom was born on July 1, 1941 in Birmingham, England. She was the daughter and only child to Dr. Monroe and Phyllis Peaston, who married in 1940.

While born in England Mom was raised in Wellington, New Zealand where her dad had been invited to accept the Parish of Wadestown/ Northland. After growing up in New Zealand Mom moved to Sydney, Australia where she met Dad and the love of her life on a blind date. Dad was in the United States Air Force at the time and was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. He soon left the Air Force and they were married at All Saints Episcopal Church in Montecito on December 10, 1966. Mom’s Dad, Dr. Monroe Peaston, walked Mom down the aisle and also presided over the ceremony!

After settling into married life in Santa Barbara, Mom held several various and unique jobs, everything from being a banker to working at the UCSB Library. Mom was smart, caring, dedicated, and selfless.

In her spare time, she loved to spend time with friends and family, play Bridge, read a book, and/or have a good cup of tea or wine!

She is survived by her loving husband of almost 60 years Terry, her two sons, Tim and Phillip.

Our family wishes to express its appreciation and gratitude to the staff at Cottage Hospital and Serenity House for all of their compassionate care.

Mom, we will always love and miss you and as you always told us in the words of your Father “Go with a blessing”.

Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

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Federico S. Claveria

01/22/1953 – 04/07/2025

Federico S. Claveria Jr. "Duke" passed away on April 7th, 2025 at the age of 72 in Las Vegas where he had resided for the past several years. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, the younger of two sons of Federico Sr. and Bertha Claveria who founded and operated La Tolteca Mexican Foods and Tortilla Factory on East Haley St. For over 50 years. Federico is survived by his older brother Carlos and nephew Justin.

Never married, Duke worked at La Tolteca until his move to Las Vegas where he was a limousine driver and a great caretaker of rescue dogs. He had a quick witted humor and was well liked. His passing was due to complications from cancer.

John Edward Bleck

04/21/1933 – 04/03/2025

John Edward Bleck passed away peacefully at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California on April 3, 2025, just three weeks before his 92nd birthday. John was born on April 21, 1933 in Hammond, Indiana and was raised in Lansing, Illinois. He graduated from Thornton Fractional Township High School in Calumet City, Illinois and completed two years at the University of Illinois before enlisting in the U.S. Navy as a Radarman . After an honorable discharge from the Navy, John returned to the University of Illinois, completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Floriculture in 1957. In 1958, he moved to California where he worked for eight years at the University of California Los Angeles Botanic Garden (now the UCLA Mathias Botanic Garden), while taking graduate degree courses in marine biology. In 1966, John worked as a Biologist Diver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service followed by six years as Curator of the UCLA Fish Collection. In October 1969, John married Mary Bellerue with whom he shared enthusiasm for succulent plants around the world. Together, in 1973, they purchased the famous succulent nursery, Abbey Gardens, moving the nursery from Reseda, California to Carpinteria, California. John and Mary sold Abbey Gardens in 1978 and divorced a

year later. In 1979, John became manager of UCSB’s Research Greenhouses where he served until his retirement in 1992. After retirement, John remained active with numerous plants societies, gardening, and travel.

John was a distinguished Santa Barbara “plantsman” known for his vast plant knowledge and joy in sharing his knowledge with others. John traveled to many places around the world to observe and photograph the plants that he loved. He was a past president of the Sunset Succulent Society in Santa Monica, California, a past president of the Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society, which awarded their highest honor, the Bouque of the Year Award, to John in 1989. He was a member of the Santa Barbara Orchid and Bonsai societies and a founding member and board of director of the Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society, an affiliate of the national organization, the Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) to which John also served as a member of the board of directors. In 2017, John was honored by the CSSA with their Friend of the Society award at their biennial convention in Tempe, Arizona. John judged plants in many CSSA Shows and two of their named awards for aloe plants carry his name.

John was among the first to breed small Aloe species with the intention of popularizing the plants as flowering window-shelf plants. Numerous ‘John Bleck’ Aloe hybrids became internationally known and used by other horticulturalists to hybridize aloe plants He also worked diligently to co-author the section on the Aizoaceae (Iceplant family) for the “Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California” and the current University of California digital Jepson eFlora recognizes him as coauthor for the current treatment of this plant family. John maintained an amazing botanical library and learned how to bind damaged books and combine journals into book form.

For many years, John maintained his pilot’s license and piloted or copiloted flights to areas of plant interest that were otherwise difficult to reach, such as the islands off Baja California. John was also a lifelong scuba diver who dove with friends throughout the world. He was a competitive Master Swimmer, still swimming laps in the pool into his 90th year. He was a regular volunteer to the Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale in Santa Barbara. The Planned Parenthood newsletter featured a volunteer profile of John just one week before he passed.

John is survived by nieces and nephews: Cindy (Paul) Brown, Chuck Blair, Nancy Frankenbach, John Blair, and Jill Blair and their children and grandchildren. John is preceded in death by his sisters Joann Gabbard and Janet Blair and his parents Gertrude and Theodore Bleck.

There will be a memorial celebration of John’s life at his home and garden on April 17. In leu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Ganna Walska Lotusland Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society, and/or

the Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale. Paul Renteria 06/19/1975 – 04/01/2025

It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Paul Renteria on April 1st, 2025.

Born in Oxnard, CA, Paul came into this world smiling -a moment his mom never forgot. He was the middle child of four kids and attracted friends like a magnet. Paul spent much of his early life skateboarding with his brothers and buddies in Newbury Park, turning skate sessions into epic adventures, with just the right dose of trouble. His home reflected his passions -skate decks, sound equipment, and instruments. His life was filled with jam sessions in friends' backyards, playing guitar and singing songs around a bonfire.

Paul welcomed everyone with open arms, especially during the holidays, for anyone without a place to go or family to be with. Every Thanksgiving he made sure the corner store employee got a full plate “Even if he’s working, he’s getting Thanksgiving dinner”. Paul firmly believed in spending your days doing the things you loved. He made a career out of woodworking, and spent the last seven years working for Tim Bolger, who was both a boss and a best friend. Beyond work, he loved making custom gifts, each one a token of love for his friends.

Paul had a talent for creating unforgettable meals, always perfecting each recipe -his tri-tip marinade, a family legend. His family will continue to cook from his recipes, keeping his spirit alive through every dish.

After dinner, Paul often reached for his acoustic guitar. He would sit down in the living room, tune up the guitar by ear, and play a couple songs. His singing voice was as rough and calloused as his hands, but his friends and family would give anything to hear him sing just one more time.

Tall Paul was a big presence. His absence will be felt in moments of silence–times that would usually be filled with his laughter and music. His absence will be felt in moments of hunger–times when we would look to him for a home-cooked meal. His absence will be felt when something breaks–when nobody but him would know how to fix it.

Paul was deeply loved by friends and family and will be missed more than words can say.

Paul Renteria is preceded in death by his father Louis Renteria and is survived by his two children Kameron and Chloe Renteria, his siblings Jesse Renteria, Linette Gray, and Patrick

Enright, his mother Karen Beemer, his stepfather Papa Joe, his loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. The list wouldn’t be complete without his best friend–his dog–Ruby.

I’ll miss you forever, Dad. – Chloe Renteria

Eric Reeder 11/28/1967 – 02/06/2025

A Life Lived Fully**

From the very beginning, Eric lived life with energy and purpose. Born in Portland, Maine, and raised in Santa Rosa, California, he dove into sports and adventure with the same boundless spirit that would define him for the rest of his life. After high school, Eric moved to Goleta to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at UCSB. A bike ride in Mexico introduced him to Elizabeth, beginning the life they would build together.

Within months, Eric faced his first battle with melanoma. After a year of treatment—he beat it. For someone who already approached life with intensity and joy, that year changed everything. From then on, Eric and Elizabeth lived intentionally and passionately.

In his 40s, Eric made the bold decision to change careers and become a teacher.

As a teacher, Eric’s spirit impacted thousands of students. Alongside Elizabeth, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Batanes, Philippines, and they later taught together at the Rabat American School in Morocco. Back in California, he dedicated himself to education and found his true calling in Special Education at Carpinteria’s Aliso Elementary School. Each morning, he arrived before dawn, pouring his heart into the work of supporting students and uplifting the community he cherished.

Of all that life brought Eric, being a father meant the most to him. He loved Kyvon with the same devoted energy he gave to everything else. He was Kyvon’s biggest supporter—teaching him to surf, coaching his sports teams, volunteering in his classroom, and leading countless family camping adventures. He always reminded Kyvon that life is short and encouraged him to pursue what brings joy.

Elizabeth and Kyvon will honor Eric’s legacy by embracing life with the same love, laughter, sense of adventure, and courage that he brought to every day.

In September 2024, Eric’s melanoma returned with an energy that matched his—and he met it with remarkable optimism. Whether in the hospital or at home, he kept smiling, telling stories, and focusing only on life and the future. On January 4, 2025—just a month before he

passed—Eric woke up, smiled, and said, "It's going to be a gorgeous day."

In his final year—even before his diagnosis—Eric listened to *Just Livin'* by KBong and Sensi Trails every single day. It played on his commute to and from work, in the golf cart he and Elizabeth drove through Belize, while writing reports, cleaning the house, and, finally, in the hospital during his last moments. He couldn’t have predicted he would be leaving us so soon, but he deeply believed that life is a gift—a blessing to be embraced every single day—and wanted the same for all of us.

Eric is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Blair; son, Kyvon Cole Blair Reeder; mother, Diana Reeder; and sister, Megan Greene; niece and nephew, Sierra and Cole Greene; Connie Reeder; Peggy Blair and Jerry Beckett; Sacramento Beckett family; and many more loving family members around the country.

We are grateful to the compassionate and dedicated medical staff at Compton, Cottage Hospital, and Ridley-Tree, as well as an extensive support group of friends and family. We couldn't have survived this journey without you.

A memorial will be held on May 3, 2025. Everyone is welcome. Please email friendsoferic1@gmail.com for details.

David Sannerud 11/06/1937 – 03/14/2025

David was born and raised in the Tacoma Seattle area where he taught high school English and Music. Then, after a short teaching tenure at the University of Oregon, he realized that he could no longer resist the allure of the golden beaches of California and in 1974, he moved for the rest of his life to Santa Barbara. There he taught private piano to children, and then later to adults.

In Santa Barbara he met his partner of over 42 years with whom he spent much of his vacation time traveling the world from Kathmandu to Marrakech. His last years were spent mostly indulging in his favorite hobby, reading on his couch by the window while glancing occasionally at the many walkers in his San Roque neighborhood.

David will be sorely missed for his sunny disposition, his intellect and open heart. His commitment to teaching his piano student, be they beginners or advanced, was appreciated by all.

He dreamed that when he left the world, he would be greeted in the next by his deceased relatives and friends, as well as by his beloved Jack Russell Terrier. Here is to dreams that may come true.

Coastal Commission Makes Waves in S.B.

Sable Smacked with $18M Fine, Major Hotel and Housing Projects Get Green Light, and County Accused of ‘Dereliction of Duty’

by Nick Welsh , Margaux Lovely , Tyler Hayden , Ryan P. Cruz , and Christina McDermott

Everything , in our new hypercharged political reality, is now “unprecedented.” The term once used to denote an occurrence of anomalous singularity has been left in the dust by the events taking place with each passing new day. Clearly, we need new words. But for the time being, “unprecedented” will have to do until the real thing comes along.

It was certainly unprecedented, this past Thursday, when the California Coastal Commission, meeting at a Santa Barbara waterfront hotel, hit Sable Offshore oil company with an $18 million fine. Never in the Coastal Commission’s 53-year history has the state agency charged with protecting the state’s 1,100-mile stretch of coast from environmental depredation levied so large and punitive a fine on anyone or anything.

Likewise, the commission staff has made clear it’s also totally “unprecedented” for a private developer to ignore not just one, but two cease-and-desist orders issued in the past four months by the Coastal Commission’s executive director. In spite of such orders, Sable’s crews are still going strong, digging up miles of old, corroded pipeline and making the repairs necessary to restart oil production on the coast. Last week for good measure the commissioners issued a third cease-and-desist order. By all accounts, the work has not stopped.

Lastly, it’s totally unprecedented for members of the commission to verbally eviscerate energy planners with Santa Barbara County at a public hearing for refusing to provide them requested planning documents having to do with Sable no fewer than seven times. While the county has denied this charge, no one from the county showed up for last week’s meeting to explain their actions. One commissioner termed this absence a “dereliction of duty.”

All of this is unprecedented.

What actions and outcomes ultimately emerge from this rancor remain far from obvious. That’s in part because the political support enjoyed by the Coastal Commission long regarded as one of California’s many “third rails” of state politics has never been so uncertain. By “uncertain,” I mean rarely has any state agency been so reviled by such a wide swath of political players and stakeholder groups.

This new uncomfortable reality undisputed by most commissioners is at violent odds with the circumstances of the Coastal Commission’s birth 53 years ago. Back then, state voters voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ballot measure to create the new state body to protect California’s coastline and public access to it both seen very much in peril at the time by forces of rampant overdevelopment and wholesale privatization.

The question has become not so much who hates the Coastal Commission it’s who doesn’t. Donald Trump has hated the commission since it objected to a 70-foot flagpole Trump planted on a beachfront golf course he owned back before he became president.

Elon Musk, Trump’s alter ego, sued the Coastal Commission and lost over the commission’s outspoken refusal to grant him the “consistency determination” he needed to increase the number of SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base from 35 to 50. Although a federal judge would rule in the commission’s favor, Governor Gavin Newsom, a noted Democrat, announced he was siding with Musk on this one.

When Pacific Palisades and Altadena were reduced to ashes early this year by especially savage wildfires, a Trump lieutenant named Ric Grenell threatened to withhold all federal emergency assistance funding unless or until aid the Coastal Commission was either dismantled or defunded.

Even in an age of executive orders, that’s not as simple as it sounds. The Coastal Commission was initially created by a statewide popular vote of the people in 1972; it was to have a four-year lifespan. In 1976, the state legislature jumped passing a law to make the commission a permanent fixture of state government. Then Governor Jerry Brown happily signed that bill. Within two years, he would be calling the commissioners environmental “thugs.”

The commission is made up of 12 appointed officials, with three alternates. Many serve as city councilmembers or county supervisors in various coastal communities throughout California. Meagan Harmon, who serves on the Santa Barbara City Council, is one. Others were appointed by the governor, the Senate Rules Committee, and the Assembly speaker. It’s all intensely political. And, given the real estate values involved, the stakes could not be higher.

In years past, it was not uncommon for Republican administrations to trim the commission’s sails with a quick flick of the budget pen. Not since Arnold Schwarzenegger

served as governor has there been anything that passes for a “Republican” administration in Sacramento, but many Democrats who would occupy the governor’s mansion made clear their exasperation with the commission. Newsom has jousted with the commission almost from the start, but he and many in the ascendant housing-at-any-cost majority in Sacramento have been equally threatening. Sacramento’s hardcore housing advocates have introduced numerous bills to limit the commission’s regulatory oversight over housing projects along the coast. Governor Newsom signed an executive order stripping the commission of oversight for new construction work arising from the blazing infernos that struck Los Angeles. Likewise, student housing projects have been suggested for exemption.

So, what happens if Sable doesn’t pay the fine? Or keeps on working despite three cease-and-desist orders? The key question still loudly unanswered is what Attorney General Rob Bonta will do. Will Bonta throw his considerable heft behind the commission? He hasn’t yet. And it’s been several months. Does the governor want to pick his battles with the Trump-Musk White House for causes that enjoy more broad public support?

For those on the edge of their seats, the silence has been deafening.

In the meantime, the Coastal Commission met for three days in Santa Barbara last week. While Sable Offshore was clearly the marquee event, there were other key votes of local significance, including the controversial Rosewood Miramar expansion plans and proposed Garden Street Hotel, as well as what would be UCSB’s largest on-campus student housing project. Read on for Margaux Lovely, Tyler Hayden, Ryan P. Cruz, and Christina McDermott’s reporting

on the deliberations. —Nick Welsh

“Sable’s refusal to comply is violating the law,” said Coastal Commissioner and Santa Barbara City Councilmember Meagan Harmon (center) at the Coastal Commission’s April 10 hearing in Santa Barbara, where the Texas-based oil company was fined $18 million for defying the commission’s orders to stop work on its pipeline.

Sable Slammed with $18M Fine over Pipeline Work

by Margaux Lovely | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

The two people sitting next to me both nodded off after the first hour of public comment. They stirred only when it came time to break for lunch a couple of hours later. If they were waiting to make a comment of their own, it was all for naught, as the chair of the California Coastal Commission cut off the public comment period after lunch. It was getting repetitive, he said. He was probably right.

More than 120 Santa Barbarans signed up to address the Coastal Commission after hearing a lengthy enforcement report about Texas-based oil company Sable Offshore, whose alleged unpermitted development in the coastal zone has gone on for months, said commissioners, despite multiple notices of violation, two ceaseand-desist orders, and countless attempts to remedy the situation amicably.

After five hours, the Coastal Commission voted to impose an $18 million fine the largest against a company in commission history a third cease-and-desist order, and an environmental restoration order on Sable. How the commission reached that conclusion, however, was a somewhat messy mix of Santa Barbara County slander, pictures of holes, and a lot of talk about the applicability of permits issued decades ago.

Sable Offshore has been working day and night (and on weekends, according to the commission) to revamp three oil platforms off the Gaviota Coast and a pipeline whose unchecked corrosion under the previous owner caused the massive Refugio Oil Spill in 2015. But this meeting was not about 2015, said Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president of environmental and regulatory affairs, during the meeting. This is not about a pipeline restart, and it isn’t about the future of fossil fuels.

“This meeting is about Sable’s routine repair and maintenance work,” Rusch asserted. “The county con-

firmed that no new permits were required” for the pipeline work that Sable has completed. Further, the commission’s allegations of consistent noncompliance with previous enforcement actions and unchecked environmental damage, Rusch added, simply aren’t true.

In its 89-page staff report and 8,000 pages’ worth of exhibits, the Coastal Commission laid out in excruciating detail why Sable’s work is not authorized under the decades-old permits; exactly what plants, animals, and habitats were harmed throughout Sable’s work; and why the Coastal Commission has jurisdiction over the matter.

Cassidy Teufel, deputy director of the Coastal Commission, called Sable’s work “significant deviations” from what was approved under coastal development permits issued for the pipeline’s original construction in the 1980s. “This is the single largest pipeline rebuild project ever on the California coast,” he said. Sable conducted work on 136 development sites along 14 miles of coastline.

“The activities undertaken arguably amount to a full rebuild of certain sections of pipe,” said Stephanie Cook, the commission’s enforcement counsel. “Not just minor measures.”

Sable contends that their work does not require a new coastal development permit, as they are only repairing, not rebuilding, the pipeline. The commission, on the other hand, claims that there is no possible way the coastal development permits from the 1980s anticipated, analyzed, and approved the significant scope of Sable’s work.

“We’ve looked very carefully at those permits,” said Chief of Enforcement Lisa Haage. “We’ve spent a phenomenal amount of time crawling through the records and the old documents trying to find some justification for their position and failed to do so.”

Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president of environmental and governmental affairs, described the permitting dispute before the California Coastal Commission as “protracted and arbitrary.”

“Despite having worked with Coastal Commission staff for many months, the commission and Sable disagree regarding whether Coastal Act authorization exists for the work and whether the commission has the authority to order our maintenance and repair work to stop,” Rusch said in a statement after last Thursday’s meeting. “That’s a fundamental disagreement that the parties have not been able to resolve.”

But Errin Briggs, Santa Barbara County’s energy czar, wrote a letter to Sable on February 12 stating that all of its work in the coastal zone is authorized under existing permits. Sable has consistently relied on this letter as evidence to justify its continued pipeline work along the coast.

However, the county settled a lawsuit with Sable last summer that essentially preempted it from having jurisdiction over its activities on the underground pipeline. So, how can Sable rely on the county’s determination now?

The Coastal Commission had the same questions.

Sable representatives did not respond to the Independent’s request for an answer by press time.

“For the anomaly repair work, the county did not conclude at this time it is without jurisdiction,” said county spokesperson Kelsey Buttitta. This appears to diverge from the county’s original stance regarding the August 2024 settlement. “The county concluded that the particular work … was already covered under existing permits and prior environmental review.”

“It is very disappointing and alarming that Santa Barbara County’s actions and inactions have given the violator the cover to do it,” Commissioner Linda Escalante said. “It’s a bit of a dereliction of duty that no one from the county was here to answer questions about its decision-making and lack thereof.”

Other commissioners called the county’s absence “shocking” and “particularly distressing.”

“Clearly, we haven’t gotten a foothold with Sable, and we haven’t gotten a foothold with Santa Barbara County,” Commissioner and Santa Barbara City Councilmember Meagan Harmon said. “I remain utterly confused.”

“County staff was not invited or asked to attend the meeting by a commissioner or Coastal Commission staff,” said Kelsey Buttitta. While County Supervisors Laura Capps, Roy Lee, and Joan Hartmann were in attendance earlier on, it appeared that none were in the conference room during staff deliberations or when the final decision was made.

“Santa Barbara County failed to act,” Commissioner Harmon stated, “and I have to go on record with my frustration about that.” When a local jurisdiction does not take enforcement action, the Coastal Commission may legally step in under the Coastal Act, she added.

Sable sued the Coastal Commission in Santa Barbara Superior Court after it issued its second cease-and-desist order in February for jurisdictional overreach, and has continued to work along the coast. The company received its first cease-and-desist from the commission in November 2024, which it complied with.

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Red-shirted environmental activists raised their hands in approval throughout last Thursday’s five-hour Coastal Commission meeting on Sable Offshore's pipeline work.

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Garden Street Hotel Survives Appeal

by Ryan P. Cruz

The controversial 250-room Garden Street Hotel a proposed development just a couple of hundred feet away from the beachfront in Santa Barbara survived its latest appeal, with the California Coastal Commission unanimously agreeing on April 10 that it finds “no substantial issues” with the project as it is currently designed.

The hotel has been nearly 40 years in the making, dating back to a 1983 deal between late property owner Bill Wright and the City of Santa Barbara, in which Wright agreed to donate a portion of the land to allow for the development of what eventually became the Funk Zone neighborhood in exchange for the right to build a hotel in the future.

In 2019, Wright’s family brought back the plans with the help of Newport Harbor–based Dauntless Development to help guide the project through the city review process. Since then, the project has been the center of heated public hearings, eventually earning 4-2 approval from the city’s Planning Commission in February 2024.

“The city has planned for this 250-room hotel on this site for over 40 years,” said Shaun Gilbert of Dauntless Development.

Nonprofit organization Keep the Funk has been leading the opposition against the hotel throughout the review process, specifically raising issues regarding the plans for a 238-space underground parking lot at the site and questioning whether the city adequately considered impacts to the adjacent Funk Zone neighborhood.

Keep the Funk and Santa Barbara resident Steven Johnson appealed the Planning Commission decision to the City Council, which upheld the ruling once again. In response, Keep the Funk filed a secondary appeal to the Coastal Commission in addition to a civil lawsuit challenging the city’s approval of the project.

Attorney Marc Chytilo, who has been representing Keep the Funk through the appeals process, argued that the proposed site contains soil and groundwater contaminants that could lead to problems once developers began to exca-

vate for the underground parking garage. These risks are exacerbated by the potential for flood hazards and sea-level rise, he said, bringing the possibility of further impacts that have not been vetted properly.

Here in Santa Barbara, and I think this is happening everywhere across coastal California, we’re really facing some existential questions about what our little beach town is and what it’s going to be, and who it’s for and who we want it to be for.

“Understand that this project does not include any remediation whatsoever at this point,” Chytilo said during the appeal hearing, “only preliminary assessment of chemical contamination on the shallow areas of the site. Based on that, they have concluded that they are not going to dig deep enough to get into any potential for other areas of contamination.”

Coastal Commission staff reported that the applicant conducted a study into these impacts, which found that, according to their consultant, the approved plans called for elevating the first floor of the hotel “above any tidal flooding expected within the project lifetime,” and that any storm events can be addressed through use of temporary flood barriers. Furthermore, commission staff said that flooding is an “area-wide issue” that should be addressed by updating the city’s Local Coastal Plan not on a project-by-project basis. Using these specifics, staff recommended that the commission deny the appeals.

Santa Barbara Assistant City Attorney Tava Ostrenger and Project Planner Kathleen Kennedy both spoke at the hearing, also recommending that the commission deny the appeals based on the fact that the city found there was no issue with the specific arguments raised over contaminants, flood hazards, or sea-level rise.

Commissioner Meagan Harmon, who is also a member of the Santa Barbara City Council, noted how the project had become a spark point of the city’s debate over hotels and the preservation of the Funk Zone.

“Here in Santa Barbara, and I think this is happening everywhere across coastal California, we’re really facing some existential questions about what our little beach town is and what it’s going to be, and who it’s for and who we want

it to be for,” Commissioner Harmon said. “And there was a lot of conflict about this hotel on that basis.”

Harmon said that she was personally conflicted about the project, but that the commission was tasked on looking at the specific issues raised in the appeals and finding whether or not they were “substantial” enough to warrant a denial.

“It really is a narrow consideration that we have here before us,” she said. The commission unanimously agreed and denied the appeal.

While the decision closes another door for opponents of the hotel, Keep the Funk and attorney Chytilo are not yet giving up the fight entirely. The lawsuit against the city’s approval, which was stayed for the time being, can now proceed through the county courts.

“Yesterday was really a fork in the road as far as the challenges,” Chytilo said. “Frankly, it was kind of expected.”

Chytilo said that the Coastal Commission is limited in the scope of what they can assess, and that much of the conflict arises from how the City of Santa Barbara interprets its Local Coastal Plan, which he said “does not address the Funk Zone as much as it should.”

The lawsuit will proceed over the next few months, though there is no official injunction preventing the developers from moving forward during that time. “We are committed to preserving the Funk Zone, and this project is very significant there, so we will continue fighting,” Chytilo said. n

A rendering of the Garden Street Hotel

Sable Slammed with $18M Fine CONT'D from pg. 23

As of publication, Sable is still performing construction work on its pipelines along the Gaviota Coast.

The environmental impacts of Sable’s work cover thousands of pages of the commission’s staff report exhibits. Videos of the southwestern pond turtle and the southern California steelhead, both of which are threatened or endangered species, were shown during the meeting, followed by photos and videos of excavators, trucks, and other heavy machinery working directly above their sensitive habitats. The pipeline runs through critical habitats for vulnerable red-legged frogs and federally endangered Gaviota tarplant along the coast, where Sable excavated and conducted repairs. Southern California steelhead many of which were relocated here from waterways impacted by the Palisades Fire also live in a critical habitat stream where work was done.

While the work affected habitats, it also came at an inopportune time for many species. Work was completed during the nesting season for the federally endangered southern willow flycatcher and the white-tailed kite, breeding season for the red-legged frog, and migratory spawning season for the southern California steelhead.

None of these species were identified as endangered or at risk when the environmental impact report (EIR) was completed for the pipeline’s construction in the 1980s.

One of Sable’s attorneys, DJ Moore, claims that all environmental impacts were, in fact, analyzed and authorized in the original EIR. The report found the impacts to be “permanent” along the pipeline’s right-of-way, and as such, Sable’s work is not harming the environment any more than it already has been, Moore said.

To solidify this point, Rusch showed the commission a promotional video for Sable with an aerial view of one of the repair sites. A portion of land next to Highway 101 was shown to be environmentally restored and replanted after Sable completed its repair work on the below-ground pipeline. The grass was green, and while you could make out the bounds of the excavation site, the mitigation appeared cohesive and well-done.

Deputy Director Teufel, not commenting on the video, noted that “based on information that Sable itself has provided, the work exceeds the pipeline right-of-way in no less than 29 separate sites.”

At the end of it all, Sable faced a recommended fine of $14,987,250. After staff deliberations, Chair Justin Cummings surprisingly proposed increasing the fine to the maximum allowable amount of $18,022,500, with the opportunity for Sable to discount it to the previous amount if it applies for coastal development permits.

“If you want to go out and try to supersede the people of the

‘It’s a bit of a dereliction of duty that no one from the county was here to answer questions about its decision-making and lack thereof.’ “ ”

—Commissioner Linda Escalante

Ultimately, the commissioners voted 9-2 to approve the more than $18 million penalty, and unanimously approved a third cease-and-desist order and restoration order. That woke up the people next to me. n

UCSB Student Housing Project Moves Ahead

by Christina McDermott

The largest dorm in the country it is not, but with more than 2,200 beds spread across seven towers, UC Santa Barbara’s San Benito will be the university’s largest on-campus student housing project in recent decades. Located between Mesa Road and Stadium Road, just south of the Goleta Slough, San Benito will include seven buildings ranging from six to eight stories tall and add 2,224 student beds. On April 10, the California Coastal Commission approved amendments to the university’s 2010 Long Range Development Plan, with modifications, allowing the project to go forward.

The co-chair for the San Benito Building Committee, Gene Lucas, spoke at the hearing.

“[We’re] looking forward to closing the gap between what we wanted to build and what we have built so far,” he said, referencing the goal of adding 5,000 beds as outlined in the university’s 2010 Long-Range Development Plan.

UCSB’s campus, as well as Isla Vista, fall within the coastal zone. The Coastal Commission must certify any permitting processes outlined in long range development plans made by universities in this zone. They also need to approve plan amendments like the one UCSB needs to make to its plan to complete the San Benito project.

The building will exceed the 65-foot height limit reaching up to 81 feet. The amendment to the development plan allows for this extra height for the project.

Additionally, a small portion of the project will encroach into the university’s 50-foot buffer between development and environmentally sensitive habitat in this case, wetland and oak woodland habitat. The total encroachment would result in less than one percent of the buffer being reduced. The modification to the development plan allows for this small encroachment.

Other portions of the amendment include modifying parking requirements such that the complex could use a nearby lot or the university could prove the need is less than protocol assumes, revising land-use designations, and creating an offsite stormwater retention basin.

Further, as part of its approval, the Coastal Commission staff outlined 17 special conditions that the university must meet in order to build the complex. That includes specifications meant to protect the wetland and surrounding native species, such as using tinted and bird-safe windows, putting protective fencing around environmentally sensitive habitat and wetland, and having a biologist monitor the site during construction. The commission also stipulates the university fulfill other requirements, including submitting a transit plan and keeping an archaeologist onsite during grading and work that disturbs the ground.

adequate housing in line with its increased enrollment. As part of the settlement from these lawsuits, the university has agreed to add 3,500 beds for students.

If not broken up, San Benito will be the university’s most populated student housing complex to date. It could help alleviate the pressure for students seeking housing in Isla Vista. Currently, UCSB guarantees one year of on-campus housing for students, meaning many students must find private accommodations, many of which have landlords that live outside the area.

San Benito is part of a larger effort to build university housing. In 2021, the university faced lawsuits from the City of Goleta and City of Santa Barbara for not building

San Benito is not a replacement of the controversial Munger Hall project, but it does come off the heels of Munger Hall’s cancelation. UCSB unveiled Munger Hall in 2021, which, with 4,500 beds in its original plan, would have been the largest dorm in the country. The dorm’s design, however, would have required most students to live in windowless rooms. Munger Hall saw ongoing pushback from students, architects, and the wider community.

UCSB officially canceled the Munger Hall project in October 2023, but it had made a request for qualification for a 3,500-bed student housing project about three months earlier. The university has broken that project into two phases. Phase I is San Benito, which is expected to break ground this year. The second phase will seek to redevelop existing housing on the university’s east campus, adding approximately 1,400 beds to the residence halls there by 2029. n

A preliminary rendering of UCSB’s San Benito student housing project

State of California, we’re going to stand up for ourselves,” Chair Cummings said.

Miramar Expansion Gets Commission’s Blessing

by Tyler Hayden

The California Coastal Commission gave its blessing this week to developer Rick Caruso and his plan to construct 55,000 square feet of additions at the Rosewood Miramar Beach resort, which will include 26 units of affordable employee housing, eight market-rate apartments, and a dozen new retail shops. The project will represent the first new affordable housing built in Montecito in more than three decades.

The commission voted unanimously to deny two final appeals that argued the project would restrict coastal access by eating up limited parking in the small residential neighborhood. “That issue has been sufficiently dispensed with,” said Santa Barbara’s resident commissioner, Meaghan Harmon, who also serves on the Santa Barbara City Council.

Like other members of the state board, Harmon was pleased the plan includes so much affordable housing, especially in a wealthy community where it’s lacking. “To me, that is very, very important, and it is important to us as a commission.”

Board Chair Justin Cummings said the 26 low-income units, representing 76 percent of the project’s total housing, is “almost unheard of.” “One of the things this commission has really been supportive of is affordable housing, trying to get hotels to build housing for their workers,” he said. “I couldn’t see us today rejecting an affordable housing project like this.” Commissioner Mike Wilson put it most succinctly: “Parking is subservient to housing,” he said.

The additions will comprise three two-story buildings: two on the Miramar’s western parking lot with apartments on the second floor and retail space, including a café, below; and one on the eastern lot that will contain the employee units. The existing parking layout will be reconfigured to accommodate 480 total spaces.

The appeals also raised concerns that the staff housing will be built in a FEMA-designated flood zone and be “segregated” from the resort’s main grounds. Commission staff,

however, said the site has been appropriately designed to be two feet above base flood elevation, and that local flood control officials had signed off on the plans.

For his part, Caruso said he was happy the plan is coming to fruition after two years of holding community meetings and navigating the approval process. Hundreds of people submitted letters of support, his team said, and more than 150 Montecito residents signed a community-wide endorsement letter. “We are deeply proud to now move forward with this innovative plan that will allow the Miramar to do even more to serve our dedicated employees, our guests, and all of Montecito,” Caruso said.

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, who voted with the rest of his colleagues to approve the project in December, said, “Since its opening, the Miramar has been a gem of the Central Coast and a powerful economic driver that benefits the entire region.” The resort is the highest payer of bed taxes in the county. “This proposal will only strengthen the Miramar’s role as a responsible employer and a valuable neighbor in Montecito,” Lavagnino said.

But not all neighbors are content with the outcome. Cliff Gherson, who led the Neighbors of Miramar Beach resistance group that bird-dogged the project every step of the way, remains unconvinced Caruso is acting out of good will. “I continue to feel that using the ‘employee housing card’ was, at the end of the day, really a smoke screen so that Caruso could get more retail shops and another restaurant at the hotel,” he said.

“The county Board of Supervisors and County Planning Commission did not want to face any developer lawsuits,” Gherson continued, “seemed eager to see the affordable employee-private-housing plan, and were thrilled to anticipate additional tax revenue from the project, the neighbors be damned. … We will miss the mountain views along Eucalyptus Lane, and we will curse the increased traffic that will result.” n

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A rendering of the affordable employee housing proposed for the Rosewood Miramar

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.

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Sun, Apr 27 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre

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

Sat, May 17 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Wynton Marsalis leads an all-star 13-piece ensemble in live accompaniment to the 2010 silent film LOUIS, a vivid reimagining of the adventures of a young Louis Armstrong shot in the style of early Charlie Chaplin movies.

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Enjoy lunch and hear powerful stories from teachers, students, and community leaders who are exceptional environmental stewards and champions making a difference in the community. Noon-1:30pm, Cabrillo Arts Pavilion, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. $45. Call (805) 8840459. exploreecology.org/awardsluncheon

4/17: Chaucer’s Book Talk and Signing: Teresa Figueroa Sánchez

Join area author Teresa Figueroa Sánchez for a talk and signing of her autoethnography, A Family’s Endless Journey Between Oaxaca, Mexico, and California: Fragmented Spaces, Fragmented Identities, about the journey of three generations of her family, first in México City, then Santa Marta, California, and the tools used to exercise control among immigrants living in the U.S.A. A portion of book sales will go toward the Legal Defense Center. 6-7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/ events/calendar

4/17-4/19: Goleta Valley Jr. High Theatre Presents SpongeBob: The Musical This upbeat musical will feature talented teens in a tale of the power of teamwork, importance of community, and staying hopeful in times of uncertainty, set in the whimsical world of Bikini Bottom and accompanied by a live orchestra. Thu.-Fri.: 7pm; Sat.: 2pm. Goleta Valley Junior High School, 6100 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta. Free-$10. Call (805) 967-3486. tinyurl.com/GVHJS-Spongebob

4/17: S.B. Public Library Trail Talks: Searching for Wildflowers in Santa Barbara County with Sally Isaacson Join lifelong educator and naturalist Sally Isaacson as she shares photos of wildflowers that she has taken over many years in various locations around our county which is a global biodiversity hotspot that boasts an amazing diversity of native plant species. 6:30-7:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/TrailTalk-Apr17

FRIDAY 4/18

4/18: Author Talk and Book Launch: David Starkey Have a beer and listen to author David Starkey talk about his new book, Talking Heads: Every Album, Every Song, a first-person account from members of the band that bring to life the composition and recording of each song, pointing out hidden patterns in Byrne’s lyrics and ensuring that each member of Talking Heads receives credit for their contribution to this unparalleled body of work. 6:30-8pm. Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Free tinyurl.com/DavidStarkey-TalkingHeads

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SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

SATURDAY

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

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

WEDNESDAY

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

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

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

SATURDAY 4/19

4/19: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents: Crime and Punishment, a Comedy See Dostoevsky’s turn-of-thecentury masterpiece about impoverished student Raskolnikov, who becomes a murderer in order to save his family in this 90-minute romp of a morality tale, performed by talented actors who play over 50 zany characters, riffing on the famous novel — and all of Russian literature. The play previews on April 17 and runs through May 3. 7:30pm. Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. GA: $16-$27. Call (805) 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com

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4/22:

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Legend Zeppelin, 8pm.

$28.43. Ages 21+. Fri.: Prom Night with The Framers and Sluttony & Trestles. 8pm. $20. Ages 21+. Sun.: Carpinteria Dead Family Presents: Jax Plays Dead and Ladyfinger, 6:30pm. $15-$20. Mon.: An Evening with Antonio Artese West Coast Trio, 7pm. $18-$20. Tue.: NYSA Jazz Quintet, 7:30pm. $10. All ages. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

4/17-4/18, 4/20: Anchor Rose Thu.: Kimberly Ford, 5-8pm. Fri.: Bradford Shaw Piano Bar Sing-Along, 7-10pm. Sun.: Jim Rankin & Tina Dabby, 3-6pm. 113 Harbor Wy., Ste. 180. Free. Call (805) 770-5069. theanchorrose.com/events

4/17-4/18: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Ann-Marita Garsed, 7:00pm. Free Fri.: Flamy Grant: Opening Set by Story & Tune, 7pm. $21.88. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

4/18, 4/23: Carr Winery Fri.: Doublewide Kings, 7-9pm. Wed.: Brian Kinsella & Jimmy Rankin, 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event

4/18-4/19: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Cadillac Angels. Sat.: Colonel Angus, 7-9pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

4/18-4/19: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Will Stephens Band. Sat.: The Pit. 8-10pm. Free. 634 State St. Call (805) 308-0050 mspecialbrewco.com

4/18-4/19: Maverick Saloon Fri.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm-midnight. Free Sat.: Pull the Trigger, 8:30-11:30pm. Free. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

4/18, 4/20: Topa Topa Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Will Brenman, 7-9pm. Sun.: East Valley Rd., 4-6pm. 120 Santa Barbara St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 3244150. topatopa.beer/pages/happenings

4/19: EOS Lounge Friesta Reggaeton Party with MDNT + Funk Y Mas Vinyl Night in The Little Bar, 9pm. 500 Anacapa St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

4/19: The Blue Owl The Folk Rockers, 6-9pm. 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Contact venue for price. Ages 21+. Call (805) 705-0991. theblueowlsb.com/events

4/19-4/20: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Bobby, Finn, and Dave (BFD). Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 9670066. coldspringtavern.com

4/19-4/20: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: T Bone Ramblers, 3-6 pm. Sun.: Traveling Hurtados, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-on-the-water

4/21: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Ray Jaurique Trio, 7:30pm. 519 State St. $5. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

An Evening with Antonio Artese West Coast Trio

the EASTER HOPPENINGS

4/19: Second Annual Rabbit Run: 10K, 5K, Kids’ One-Mile This flat and fast course will be along a dedicated run/bike path that runs along the Maria Ygnacio Creek and the Obern Trail Bike Paths, which are paved with no vehicle traffic. There will be water stations and, after the race, plenty of nutrition, awards, and Peter Rabbit handing out Easter eggs. Packet pickup: 7-9am; 10K start: 9am; 5K start: 9:10am; kids’ mile Family Fun Run start: 10:15am. 865 Gwyne Ave. $27.50-$59.30. Email timingevolution@gmail.com tinyurl.com/RabbitRun-2025

4/19: The Towbes Group Presents Bunny Bonanza: A Spring Celebration This hunt will have 5,000 stuffed eggs followed by a balloon twister, face painting, bounce houses, and a photo bus. Businesses will participate in a “Bingo Passport” raffle with the chance to win a gift basket or gift cards. 10am12:30pm. Calle Real Shopping Ctr., 5660 Calle Real, Goleta. Free Email marketing@towbes.com tinyurl.com/Bunny-Bonanza

4/19: Easter at the Mart Use your own camera and take your photo with the Easter Bunny! Noon-3pm. Montecito Country Mart, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito. Free. montecitocountrymart.com

4/19: The 34th Annual Buellton Easter Eggstravaganza Come to the valley’s biggest hunt at 10am followed by activities, games, crafts, and more. 10am-noon. River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. Free tinyurl.com/EggstravaganzaBuellton

4/19: Annual Egg Hunt Extravaganza Bring the family for exciting activities with the S.B. Police Command Ctr., a bounce house, face painting, music, Snag Golf (beginner-friendly golfing system designed for all ages), and egg hunts for different age groups. RSVP required. 2-4pm. 3500 McCaw Ave. Free. Call (805) 687-7087. tinyurl.com/Annual-EggHunt

4/19: Learningden’s Spring Festival Join for an Easter egg hunt at 2:30pm, train rides, Touch-a-Truck, face painting with Kona Ice, Dave’s Dogs, and baked items for sale. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Learningden Preschool. Bring your own beverages and blanket. 2:30-6pm. Learningden, 3723 Modoc Rd. $5-$10. Call (805) 324-4901. tinyurl.com/SpringFestival-Apr19

4/19: Trinity Gardens Easter Egg Hunt Children ages 12 and under can hunt for eggs, enjoy crafts, and take a tour. 9:3011:30am. Trinity Gardens S.B., 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free tinyurl.com/Trinity-EggHunt

4/20: Garden Easter Celebration at San Ysidro Ranch This festive brunch will feature a three-course menu and dessert buffet with egg hunts at 11am and 1pm in the gardens along with pony rides, a petting zoo, live music, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. 10am-2pm. Stonehouse Restaurant, San Ysidro Ranch, 900 San Ysidro Ln., Montecito. Child: $105; adult: $250. Call

4/19: Great Egg Hunt at Elings Park Bring the kids for face-painting, bounce houses, music by Bonnie, visits from and photos with the Easter Bunny, food and drink for purchase, and more than 20,000 candy-filled eggs to find with three timed starts. Ages 0-3: 10am; ages 4-6: 10:30am; ages 7+: 11am. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free (parking: $10). Call (805)

(805) 368-6788 or email dining@sanysidroranch.com tinyurl.com/SanYsidro-Easter

4/20: Brass Bear Easter Brunch This uptown brunch will feature a carving station, lox & bagel, French toast, kids' activities, and more. 10am-3pm. Brass Bear Uptown, 3302 McCaw Ave. Kids ages 12 and under: $20; GA: $55. Call (805) 869-4014. tinyurl.com/BrassBear-Brunch

4/20: Goleta Beach Easter Sunrise Service Join Christ Lutheran Church in Goleta for an Easter sunrise service in a beautiful setting with coffee and pastries to follow the service. 6:157:15am. Goleta Beach Park, 5986 Sandspit Rd., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 964-2267. tinyurl.com/Easter-SunriseService

4/19: Lompoc Easter Egg Hunt 2025 Enjoy food, bounce houses, raffles, and egg hunts every 15 minutes for kids ages 12 and under. 10am-noon. River Park, E. Hwy. 246 & Sweeney Rd., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8100. tinyurl.com/Lompoc-Easter

4/20: Finch & Fork Easter Brunch Buffet Enjoy a spring brunch buffet with an assortment of salads, appetizers, seafood raw bar, delightful desserts, and a selection of entrées. Last seating will be at 2pm. Reservations are recommended! 10am-4pm. Kimpton Canary and Finch & Fork, 31 W. Carrillo St. Children under age 12: $45; GA: $89. Email info@finchandforkrestaurant.com finchandforkrestaurant.com/events

4/20: Easter Sunday Brunch at Intermezzo by Wine Cask Enjoy classic brunch items from the omelet and carving stations, bottomless mimosas, bubbles, and Bloody Marys ($25), live entertainment, games, and more. 9am-2pm. Intermezzo by Wine Cask, 813 Anacapa St. $95. Call (805) 966-9463 or email events@ winecask.com tinyurl.com/Intermezzo-Easter

4/20: Bacara Easter Brunch Enjoy a brunch buffet that will feature made-to-order omelets, lunch offerings, decadent desserts and more! 10am-1:30pm. The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, S.B., 8301 Hollister Ave. Children ages 12 and under: free-$65; GA: $165. Call (805) 968-0100. tinyurl.com/Bacara-Brunch

SATURDAY 4/19

4/19: Inflatable Costume

Public Skate Party Calling all unicorns, T. rexes, sharks, and aliens to spend the afternoon skating under lights with music and food and drink for purchase. Free skate rental for those in costume. 1:30-3:30pm. Ice in Paradise, 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $15. Call (805) 879-1550. iceinparadise.org/upcomingevents

4/19: CWC Global: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams Watch Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film, Dreams (rated PG), which brings to life eight dreamlike vignettes inspired by the director’s own nighttime visions in this deeply personal and visually striking anthology film with a critical and historical introduction by Carsey-Wolf Center Assistant Director Miguel Penabella. 2-4:30pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/cwc-docs

4/19: Trail Volunteer Day: Cold Spring Trail Volunteers of all experience levels are invited to learn about trail restoration while working on two of the community’s most-loved trails. Tools, instruction, and lunch will be provided! RSVP is required. Visit the website for information on safety and what to bring and wear. 8:15am-2pm. Meet at Cold Spring School, 2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd. Free. Call (805) 564-5439 or email SBiddle@SantaBarbaraCA.gov tinyurl.com/Trail-Volunteer

4/19: Safe Waters: Strength in Healing 5K Whether you run, walk, or jog, your participation will help raise funds for survivors of military sexual assault and foster a community of empowerment for survivors. 11am-noon. S.B. Waterfront, 113 Harbor Wy. $30. Call (805) 723-3987 or email julian@safewatersunited.org tinyurl.com/SafeWaters-5K

SUNDAY 4/20

4/20: In Conversation with Artist Elliott Hundley As part of the programming for Proscenium: Elliot Hundley and By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA, exhibiting artist Elliott Hundley will discuss the artist’s deep connections with ancient history and literature as well as his ability to transform humble and castoff materials into bewitching artworks with James Glisson, SBMA Chief Curator. Noon1:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $10-$15. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

MONDAY 4/21

4/21: MTD Annual Service Change Community Virtual Meeting/Reunión virtual comunitaria sobre el cambio de servicio anual de MTD Take a brief survey online to give feedback on proposed service changes to local bus service that will take effect on August 18, 2025, and also learn about a new contactless payments system and discounts for seniors older than 65, people with disabilities, and Medicare card holders. This meeting will be held via Zoom Webinar, and Spanish/English interpretation will be provided. Realice una breve encuesta en línea para dar su opinión sobre los cambios propuestos en el servicio de autobuses locales que entrarán en vigor el 18 de agosto de 2025 y también aprender acerca de un nuevo sistema de pagos sin contacto y descuentos para personas mayores de 65 años, personas con discapacidad, y los titulares de la tarjeta de Medicare. Esta reunión se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom con interpretación español / Inglés se proporcionará. Noon. Zoom. Email hblackerby@sbmtd.gov sbmtd.gov/servicechanges

Lyrics by DON BLACK Music by FRANK WILDHORN

Peripheral neuropathy often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems. This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the to begin to slowly degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow. As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not receive the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have bal ance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.

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TUESDAY 4/22

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4/22: Get It Done: Advance Care Planning Join for the first of a two-part workshop to learn how to make decisions now about the types of healthcare you would and would not want if you got sick, how to choose a trusted person to make healthcare decisions on your behalf, and how to document these decisions in a legal document called an advance directive. The second workshop for expert help and free notarization will be on April 29. RSVP required. 11am-12:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 7050546 or email CommunityACP@hospiceofsb.org tinyurl.com/Care-Plan-Workshop

4/22: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Pete Buttigieg Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will share a bold vision for resilient, equitable leadership in a time of rapid change in this thoughtprovoking talk, Making Sense of the 2020s: What the Rest of This Decade Will Require from Leaders in Policy, Politics, & Communications. 7:30pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. UCSB Students: free; GA: $45-$132. Call (805) 8933535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

4/23: Free Senior Days at S.B. Botanic Garden

Calling all seniors aged 60 and better to enjoy complimentary Garden admission, with a free docent-led tour at 11am. 10am-5pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free Call (805) 682-4726, x138. sbbotanicgarden.org/calendar

EARTH DAY EVERY DAY

4/19: Paseo for the Planet Enjoy cool vibes provided by the daring, dapper, and devoted to da beats, area deejay Donny Bru; a dance from World Dance for Humanity; and shopping from Oakberry Açaí, Sephora Recycling Program (bring empty makeup containers), Beni (secondhand clothing retailer), and more. Noon3pm. Paseo Nuevo, 751 Paseo Nuevo. Free Email paseonuevo@prismplaces .com tinyurl.com/Paseo-Planet

4/19: Earth Day Community Banner Celebration Community members can reflect on their connection to the Earth and create something beautiful with crafting materials to be provided. The finished banner will be on display afterward. Noon-2pm. Michael Towbes Library Plaza, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/Banner-EarthDay

4/19: Beautify Goleta Earth Day/Dia de la Tierra Join for a community cleanup with free coffee and donuts, Touch-a-Truck, city information tables, photos with the Earth Day Bunny, food for purchase (bring your own utensils), and more. Únase a una limpieza comunitaria con café y donuts gratis, Touch-a-Truck, mesas informativas sobre la ciudad, fotos con el Conejo del Día de la Tierra, comida para comprar (traiga sus propios utensilios) y mucho más. 9am-noon. Evergreen Park, 7524 Padova Dr., Goleta. Email EnvironmentalServices@ cityofgoleta.org tinyurl.com/BeautifyGoleta-Apr19

4/22: Earth & Soul: A Celebration of Earth Day This immersive event will include breathwork and meditation, a mandala ceremony, movement, and a restorative sound bath to honor the deep connection between nature, ourselves, and the four elements — fire, air, water, and earth. 6-7:30pm. Art & Soul, 1323 State St. $50. Email artandsoulsb@gmail.com artandsoulsb.com/pages/events

4/22: Mission Refill Earth Day Event Stop by for 10 percent off refills, enter a raffle to win a $50 gift card, an Earth Day craft for kids, create a scent package of different products (prices vary), and help to reduce plastic and waste. 10am-5pm. Mission Refill, 5733 Calle Real, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 331-7387. tinyurl.com/EarthDay-MissionRefill

4/23: The S.B. Wildlife Care Network Benefit Earth Day Film Screening: Wonders of the Wolf Watch the short documentary Wonders of the Wolf by Angie Ruiz that explores one of the most successful conservation efforts in modern history, the wolves’ historic reintroduction in 1995 to the thriving packs of today known as the Yellowstone Wolf Project. Reception: 7pm; screening: 8pm. SBIFF Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. Film only: $15-$20; reception and film: $35-$40. wondersofthewolf.com

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

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A visual feast of music photography and stories as told from one of the world’s most iconic music photographers, Henry Diltz. With special guest, Hale Milgrim, former President/CEO of Capitol Records with a 45-plus year history in the music business.

Henry and Hale will close the evening with a Q & A featuring two OLE friends sharing personal stories and their love of music and photography.

5-time GRAMMY® Award-winner

ROBERT GLASPER

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Robert Glasper is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 GRAMMY® wins and 14 nominations across 11 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of “Mr. Soul!”

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Crosby Collective will bring their seamless blend of classics from all genres to the Lobero Theatre on June 12 and 13. Helmed by mashup maven Jason Crosby, the ensemble of music veterans performs amalgamated compositions, plugging songs together to create one cohesive movement like “Friend of the Lithium,” Grateful Dead meets Nirvana. The one-of-akind musical exploration resonates with listeners, given its air of familiarity and improvisational backbone. Master of the craft and lyrical storyteller Jackson Browne will participate in both Santa Barbara concerts.

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART’S NEW ART LEARNING LAB EXPANDS EDUCATION SPACE

The new Art Learning Lab at Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) opened last weekend with a whole slew of activities for both children and adults to enjoy. Taking over the former museum gift shop (which is moving into a smaller space near the museum entrance) and former restaurant space, as well as the Family Resource Center area, the new expanded space for hands-on art and instruction is part of an effort to more fully integrate the children’s programs and all-age education programs with the SBMA and art itself.

“We’re driving people into this museum space. And so, for education programs, the kids are here. They’re right in contact with the artwork, all of that,” said Eichholz Family Foundation Director Amada Cruz. Cruz and her team, including Chief Curator James Glisson and longtime Director of Education Patsy Hicks, recently met with the Independent to go over some of the museum’s long-term plans.

Part of the impetus for moving the educational programs into this part of the museum site was to “right-size” the gift shop, which had been losing money for a long time, said Cruz, who came to SBMA in October of 2023 to replace retiring Executive Director Larry J. Feinberg. In addition, Cruz explained, “The board, and this actually predates me, the board decided that they were going to sell the McCormick House [home of the Ridley-Tree Education Center on Santa Barbara Street, where summer camps and other programs took place]. We looked at it when I first got here and realized that it needed a lot of repairs. We had to actually close it down last year for a certain amount of time because we had to do some mold remediation. So once that happened, we did a much more in-depth assessment of the building. We realized this was really going to be an expen-

sive endeavor to bring it up to current code. And then at that point, the decision was we’re either going to invest in programs and people, or we’re going to invest in this building. And we made the decision that, and this was really mostly led by the board, that it’s really more important to invest in our people, in our programs, because old houses are really hard to maintain, and the cost is just going to continue to go up and up.”

“The difficult decision was made following months of thoughtful research and discussion,” said SBMA Board Chair Michael Linn in a statement. “It is the fiscally responsible decision to place the McCormick House on the real estate market over the next six months and to use the proceeds to establish a new SBMA Education Fund allowing us to continue to offer an extensive slate of mission-centric programs at the Museum and in the community.”

The new Art Learning Lab increases the museum’s educational space and will strengthen the connection between art making and the museum’s galleries, fostering inspiration through direct engagement with original works of art, explained Hicks.

“This move is very consistent in terms of what we actually value in this institution,” said Cruz. “Programs, education, outreach. So, at the same time that we are driving kids and programs here, right where the art is on all this, we are also expanding the community outreach that Patsy and her incredible team do, which is incredible and super robust. So, it’s really about investing in our core values.”

“Now we’re gonna be able to run upstairs and sketch. We’re gonna be able to meet different people. Curators will pop in, the director will pop in, the security guards. It’s gonna just create a sense of museum as part of their com-

munity in a much more profound way,” shared Hicks. “Our teaching artists, and there’s seven of them (four full-time) will be using this area for prep and storage and making prototypes,” she explained. “It’s also great, because kids will see other adults creating. So, there’s that kind of feed back and forth.”

Both Hicks and Glisson also expressed excitement about people walking by on State Street being able to look through the windows and see what’s going on. “It’s just such a friendly thing. So, what you’re looking at here is through the window, through the store window, which has been for the last several years, a really important way for us to be that sort of permeable membrane with State Street,” said Glisson.

“But now it’s going to be even more that way, because this whole space will be dedicated to that. So, there’ll be lots of space for student artwork, for showing the kinds of classes that we’re doing, different community groups that we’re working with. And then, just to reiterate what Amada said, this is something that we’ve always done,” said Hicks. “This is the mission statement of the Education Department, that integrating art into the life of the community is essentially our task. And so that remains the same and actually deeper than ever, I think, because of the fact that we’re here, and in the process of doing this, we have an image of Leslie RidleyTree and also Katharine Dexter McCormick, because we understand the incredible legacy and the priority of education that they felt. Everything that we do is carrying on that legacy without abandoning it in any way, and we’re absolutely true to the spirit. I think both of them would feel good about what we’re doing.” —Leslie Dinaberg

Hands-on art making will be visible from State Street with Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s new Art Learning Lab.

A docent-led tour at SBMA, where the new Art Learning Lab will bring education programs closed to the museum

The new Art Learning Lab opened on Sunday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

ANOTHER FULL CLASSICAL MUSIC SUMMER DANCE CARD IN STORE

ACADEMY OF THE WEST’S 78TH FESTIVAL SEASON HAS MULTIPLE TREATS AHEAD

Come summertime in Santa Barbara, in classical music circles, virtually all eyes and ears are fixed on the treasury of programming served up by the Music Academy of the West (MAW). The world-renowned summer music program, comparable to those in Aspen and Tanglewood, was founded in 1947 and lures celebrated world-class artists to town for a dense eight-week schedule of performances on and off of its picturesque Miraflores campus in Montecito. While the central goal of the academy is the care, feeding and training of highly qualified fellows, brought to town from around the world on a tuition-free basis, Santa Barbara’s listening public benefits greatly from the bounty of live festival offerings.

The Academy recently hosted an official sneak peek at the coming festival program, led by Executive Director Shauna Quill and Chief Artistic Director Nate Bachhuber. Both administrators began their tenures with last year’s festival, and as Bachhuber pointed out to the gathered crowd, 2025’s roster is the first he personally presided over, having inherited last year’s schedule. Bachhuber served as the main tour guide for a selective run through what’s to come.

As an added treat, the preview also included a brief performance of a movement from Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 2 by cellist Miles Goosby, brother of cellist Randall Goosby, who will give a Mosher Guest Artist recital at Hahn Hall on June 25.

The full MAW season is too densely packed with series, subseries, open-to-the-public masterclasses, and events to get an easy handle on, but there are plenty of highlights and new features to mark calendars with. It all begins with the return of the Takács string quartet marking the season’s start, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary with a concert at the Lobero on June 20.

return of conductor Anthony Parnther leading Ravel’s arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition as a main event.

On July 5, conductor David Danzmayr leads an enticing program of Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra (featured in Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey) and a MAW co-commissioned new work by percussionist Andy Akiho. July 12 brings “Poulenc & Piazzolla,” with music by the French and Argentinian composer. The program also features the piece warp & weft, by the late MAW alum and UCSB ECM head Sara Gibson, who tragically died of cancer last year at age 38. Ravel, in his 150th birthday year, returns in the spotlight role of the August 2 concert, with his ever-popular Boléro matched with French music and led by the French phenom Stéphane Denève. As a fitting finale, the AFO goes epic with the August 9 performance of Mahler’s sweeping Symphony No. 3, led by maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

MAW also boasts an especially strong vocal program, currently directed by John Churchwell and Sasha Cooke. The traditional summer highlight is a fully staged opera. This year’s operatic model, at the Granada on July 18 and 20, is Mozart’s Don Giovanni, set in the milieu of early Hollywood.

This year’s program also includes famed artists from just outside the classical scene, proper, expanding its potential audience base. The ever-popular “PercussionFest” has been moved from Hahn Hall to the spacious Granada Theatre, and features “The Bells,” a new piece written by and featuring Police drummer Stewart Copeland. In other shifting venue news, the fundraising gala is moving from Miraflores to the Montecito Club, on July 11, with progressive bluegrass mandolin wizard Chris Thile appearing as the featured artist timed in advance of his eagerly awaited second album of solo music by Bach.

For the whole family, and pop culture synapse, the festival orchestra will perform a live score of John Williams’s music for Jaws, celebrating its 50th anniversary, at the Granada on June 21. Another family-friendly event is a performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo) in both English and Spanish, on Saturday morning, July 19, at the Lobero.

For orchestral music aficionados, summer Saturdays belong to the always surprisingly taut and talented Academy Festival Orchestra (AFO) made up of fresh new musicians each summer performing under the batons of well-established maestros at the Granada. This year’s list kicks off on June 28 with a

One of the intriguing new kids on the programming block goes by the title Beyond Boundaries. At Hahn Hall on July 2, July 25 and August 1, the new series showcases new music by living composers, alongside such staple adventurers as Tōru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Max Bruch, and the birthday-caked Ravel. No selective tour of the MAW season would be complete without mentioning the Denk factor. For several years, pianist and witty thinker Jeremy Denk has been one of the Academy’s best-known and most audience-beloved faculty members, who often brings his gifts to bear with special projects each summer. This year, he brings a special three-night survey of notable Beethoven sonatas in Hahn Hall, in the Beethoven Plus Series. No doubt, it will be another hot ticket. Denk delivers, and surprises.

As Bachhuber exclaimed to the preview audience, after Denk’s Beethovenian adventure, “You’ll leave these concerts listening differently.” The same promises to be true of MAW 2025 as a whole. —Josef Woodard See musicacademy.org for details.

Natasha Kislenko and Miles Goosby performed at Hahn Hall.

AN EVENING WITH THE DUDE AT THE GRANADA

JEFF BRIDGES JOINS IN THE FUN FOR A SPECIAL SANTA BARBARA SCREENING OF THE BIG LEBOWSKI

It has been 25 years since The Big Lebowski arrived in theaters and was inaugurated as a comedy hallmark of ’90s cinema. In honor of this milestone, the Granada is hosting a special evening with the Dude himself, on Saturday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. Written and directed by the Coen brothers, the movie features one of the all-time best performances by Jeff Bridges as Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, who becomes entangled in a complicated mystery.

Set to an astounding ’60s and ’70s soundtrack, the story takes place in Los Angeles and follows a slacker and bowler as they become involved in a high-stakes kidnapping as a result of mistaken identity.

The screening will also feature a Q&A session with Bridges himself, providing a unique opportunity to hear about the creative process and his reflections on the lasting legacy of the movie.

The movie had mixed reviews and a slow start in the box office but went on to become a cult classic, and it is now one of the Coens’ most iconic and beloved works. It has inspired film festivals, bowling competitions, and hilarious Halloween costume renditions.

The Big Lebowski also stars John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Ben Gazzara, and John Turturro.

In conjunction with the special screening, The Good Lion (conveniently located next door to the Granada) is offering the Dude’s signature cocktail, a White Russian special, in honor of Jeff Bridges, at a special price of $10 before or after the show, from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Join Bridges in the Granada for an evening of celebration of his movie’s milestone and a chance for exclusive insight into the making and reception of the film.

For tickets to this special event, visit granadasb.org.

—Madeline Slogoff

Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore in The Big Lebowski

Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemei in The Big Lebowski

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING MUSICALS 2025

SANTA BARBARA, SAN MARCOS, AND DOS PUEBLOS HIGH SCHOOLS GET READY TO SING AND DANCE

THEIR HEARTS OUT IN HADESTOWN , URINETOWN , AND MAMMA MIA

This spring, Santa Barbara and Goleta high school drama students will present three musicals that weave tales of loyalty and passion and display a wide variety of musical styles, from traditional musical theater to jazz/folk fusion to disco-pop. Each of these musicals carries a mythic quality, whether it be the “you can fight city hall” call to glory of Urinetown (produced by San Marcos High School); the jubilance of Mamma Mia’s island goddess reuniting with former lovers at a transitional point in her life (produced by Dos Pueblos High School); or the journey to hell and back to reclaim lost love in Hadestown (produced by Santa Barbara High School this one actually based on Greek mythology).

Hadestown (by Anaïs Mitchell) is a relatively new musical, still running on Broadway after Tony wins in 2019. The importance of giving performers the opportunity to perform truly contemporary work is that they can feel its resonance with current culture, and director Gioia Marchese says Hadestown’s themes couldn’t be more relevant. “The Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone unfold a story of two worlds: the upper world and Hadestown. The upper world suffers with more extreme weather while Persephone is down below in Hadestown, and Hadestown workers have been lulled into a sense of wellbeing; Hades has them build a wall to keep out the poor, and anyone else who might want what they have,” she says.

Margo Carmean, who plays Orpheus, comments on familiarity between his life and the journey of the mythic characters: “With Hadestown’s references to capitalism, climate change, and class struggle, the environment of the show feels very similar to the world I live in now…. I’m inspired by [Orpheus’s] constant work ethic … his constant efforts to do good in a world that feels so dark is something I can relate to.”

Hadestown offers unique and beautiful musical moments that allow students to show off their talents, including Carmean playing the guitar, an all-student band, and a cappella stylings by the unpredictable Fates. Hadestown runs at Santa Barbara High School from April 25 through May 3. See sbhs-

theatre.com.

San Marcos High School is also tackling a show with pertinent social themes: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’s Urinetown. In Urinetown, toilets are “pay to play,” another example of social systems set up to extort the most vulnerable populations. “In Urinetown,” says Madison Weber, who plays Little Becky Two Shoes, “the poor have to fight for their right to pee.” Weber calls Urinetown a show that explores greed and corruption within social hierarchies, and how a poisonous lust for power can affect an entire community.

In the show, Ms. Pennywise (Naomi Jane Voigt) runs the public amenities, while Bobby Strong (Beckett Arthurs) fights for the people’s right to pee for free. Arthurs describes Bobby as strong, kind, and rebellious, the one who ultimately starts the revolution in Urinetown against the corrupt government. Arthurs likens the character’s struggle to local events, namely the recent push to eliminate the arts from Santa Barbara schools. “The recent budget cuts that threaten the future of performing arts in Santa Barbara schools is related to my character,” says Arthurs, “because Bobby is fighting for a cause that he believes in, and so am I with my classmates.”

“This show gives the actors the chance to show what they can do vocally,” says director Shannon Saleh. “Students are learning the subtle art of communicating about the frailties of the human heart while singing and acting at full volume.” Urinetown runs at San Marcos High School May 1-17. See smhstheaterdept.com/tickets

Finally, Dos Pueblos High School ends the season with a shimmering showstopper: Mamma Mia. This 40-person cast

of triple threats brings the legend of whimsical Donna Sheridan, single mom to a soon-to-be bride, to the stage. When all three potential fathers of the bride arrive at Sheridan’s picturesque Greek island home for her daughter’s ceremony, this jukebox musical of ABBA hits plunges audiences into a feel-good extravaganza.

A massive show like this certainly has its challenges, both on- and offstage. Stage manager Asher Tucknott notes that faulty mic packs are a frequent, urgent issue backstage. “The most challenging part of stage management is fixing everything that goes wrong in a short amount of time so that nothing looks like it went wrong… . I get the message that a mic isn’t working, find the person, diagnose the issue, and then fix it before they need to be back on stage.”

“This show is a beast,” says director Emily Libera. “I chose this musical because I love a show with a huge ensemble and a lot of big dance numbers…. It is one high-energy dance number after another!” See Mamma Mia May 8-17 at Dos Pueblos High School. See dphstheatrecompany.org/shows.

JACKSON BROWNE JOINS THE CROSBY COLLECTIVE FOR A SPECIAL TWO-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT AT SANTA BARBARA LOBERO

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Santa Barbara favorite Jackson Browne is coming back to the Lobero for a two-night engagement. Get ready to rock with some of the world’s greatest “jam” musicians — including special guest star Jackson Browne — for a very special performance by the Crosby Collective on June 12 and 13. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear this unique band live.

This community of Grammy-nominated musicians, artists, and close friends is the brainchild of Bay Area musician Jason Crosby (who has toured with Eric Clapton, Pete Seeger, and Dave Matthews, among others) and media executive/producer Joe Poletto, who have come together to blend some of rock’s most iconic songs and artists on tracks culled from artists like The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers, the Beatles, and more.

The group seamlessly molds the melodies, notes, riffs, and lyrics we know and love into an entirely new musical identity.

“If you’ve seen Jason Crosby & Friends, Terrapin Family Band, or

Oteil & Friends, then you’ve probably heard ‘Friend of the Lithium’ — that’s the Grateful Dead lyrics set to Nirvana’s chord changes,” said Crosby in a statement. “It’s always gotten a great response, and with Joe and Oteil’s encouragement, we came up with a whole series of tracks in that vein. It pays the utmost respect to the spirit of the songs, while creating a new experience for them.”

“It’s not just about the mash-ups; it’s about the musicianship,” said Poletto. “We have some of the best musicians in the scene coming together to create an amazing live show. It’s something that’s never been done on this scale before, and we’re excited to showcase the songs.”

—Leslie Dinaberg

Presale tickets went on sale Tuesday, April 15, with the general on sale tickets released on Friday, April 18, at 10 a.m. These shows will surely sell out.Here’s the link to purchase tickets:lobero.org/events/ crosby-collective-with-special-guest-jackson-browne/

—Maggie Yates

Santa Barbara High School presents Hadestown

Jackson Browne will join the Crosby Collective for a special two-night gig at the Lobero June 12-13.

A COMEDIC LOOK AT CRIMEANDPUNISHMENT

THEATRE GROUP AT SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE PRODUCTION TAKES ON DOSTOEVSKY SORT OF

Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, a novel considered among the elite of literature, tells the tale of a chronically impoverished man who suffers the psychological torment that comes as consequence to his brutal crimes. However: Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen’s Crime and Punishment, a Comedy, the upcoming Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College production directed by Michael Bernard at the Jurkowitz Theatre, leans far more Groucho Marx than Russian lit.

Greenberg and Rosen are the same playwrights behind Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, produced earlier this season by Ensemble Theatre Company at the New Vic. Bernard, in conversation with Greenberg, reports the author’s message about the play’s content: “If you’re expecting the book, it’s not that. I didn’t even read the whole book.”

While this version of Crime and Punishment is mostly unrecognizable from Dostoevsky’s original work, it still, says Bernard, looks at desperate circumstances and trying to survive in a “rigged” system that isn’t set up for everyone’s success, regardless of how well they follow their social contract. “It deals with the struggle of what does it mean to be guilty?” he says. “What does it mean if you feel that what you’ve done is for the greater good but you’ve still committed a crime?”

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Nestled in the intimate Jurkowitz stage space, Bernard describes the style of the play as akin to library story time, when the reader uses different voices or wears different hats to denote a new character. “All the costumes that everybody wears are hanging on stage,” he says. “Actors are one character one minute and then throwing their hat off and becoming another character the next.” Of the eight cast members, four play the main roles in earnest, and the other four whirl through the remaining characters in barely contained chaos. Maggie

See Crime and Punishment, a Comedy April 18-May 3 (previews Apr. 16-17) at the Jurkowitz Theatre on the SBCC campus (721 Cliff Dr.) for a taste of old Russia through a modern comic lens. See bit.ly/3EatwQP.

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Raina Williams, Tyler Gilbert, Rachel Jordan Brown and Benjamin Curtis in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Crime and Punishment, a Comedy by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, directed by Michael Bernard

Benjamin Curtis and Raina Williams in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Crime and Pumishment, a Comedy.

EDITH DE LA ROSA: FROM SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE TO GOOGLE HOW SBCC HELPED HER ACHIEVE HER DREAM OF BECOMING AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

BY TIANA MOLONY

When Edith De La Rosa’s parents immigrated from Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1990, hoping to give their children a better life, they emphasized the value of education. But having never attended college themselves, they weren’t sure how to help their kids get there. “I grew up with this idea of ‘go to school,’ but I didn’t know what that process looked like,” De La Rosa shared, calling in from the Bay Area, where she lives and works at Google as a Machine Learning Systems Hardware Engineer.

De La Rosa’s parents settled in Santa Barbara, where she attended Santa Barbara High School. It wasn’t until her senior year, when classmates started receiving college acceptance letters, that she realized she was already behind. When she asked her counselor if she could still apply, she was hit with a harsh reality: The deadline had passed. “I was so bummed out,” she admitted. “I was like, ‘I wish I would have known about this sooner.’”

Just as she had started to accept that college wasn’t in the cards, everything changed when she attended an assembly where Adolfo Corral of Santa Barbara City College’s Running Start program was speaking. Corral informed students that through SBCC, they could apply to a six-week summer bridge program that would teach them everything they needed to know about college and help them navigate their educational journeys. “I was like, ‘I need to be in this,’” she recalled.

Running Start gave her the tools — and the confidence — to enroll at SBCC in the fall of 2009, where she initially declared a major in criminal justice. But a few semesters later, her interest in math caught the attention of her career counselor, Sabrina Barajas, who encouraged her to explore a STEM path through SBCC’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program.

De La Rosa met with Virginia Estrella, then the MESA program director. “I told her that I liked math,” De La Rosa recalled. “But I don’t know what engineering is. I’m very interested in learning what engineering is.” Estrella suggested that she try a summer internship at UCLA, where she could participate in a robotics competition. De La Rosa applied and got accepted.

That summer at UCLA lit a fire. While implementing sensors for the robot, she realized she wanted to know more. Once home, she adjusted her academic plan and switched to the electrical engineering track. Through the MESA program, she began securing summer internships, one after the next — one summer she interned at the University of Virginia, another at UC Berkeley.

Throughout her time at SBCC, De La Rosa leaned on Corral for support. He was the first person she turned to after failing a math test — an experience that shook her confidence. She remembers leaving two pages blank on the exam because she ran out of time. “Maybe I’m not as suited for engineering as I thought I would be,” she worried. Corral encouraged her to talk to her math teacher, who advised her to work on time management. She applied the advice and aced the next test.

That experience taught her two things: the importance of asking for

help, and that failure isn’t the end-all and be-all. “Your biggest resources are the people around you,” she mused, “You just never know how they may be able to help you.” Corral “was kinda like the college dad” to De La Rosa and her peers. She said she might not be where she is today without his guidance and support. So, when she received the news of his unexpected death in 2020, she was devastated, but she knew that his impact was undoubtedly still alive. “He was like an angel,” she recalled.

Corral was the one who nominated De La Rosa to represent SBCC in Washington, D.C., when they won the 2013 Aspen Award, a community college excellence award. It was a surreal experience, she said. Here she was, a daughter of two immigrants, representing her school in the same room as Dr. Jill Biden. “I was going toward her to shake her hand,” De La Rosa recalled, “and she just gives me a hug.” After the ceremony, when she returned home, she received a letter from Dr. Biden thanking her for coming.

After five years at SBCC, she transferred to Cal Poly in 2014, where she studied electrical engineering. She secured an internship at Texas Instruments, a semiconductor company, in her first year there. Before she graduated in 2017, she received a full-time job offer at Texas Instruments right out of college. She then worked for a Silicon Valley start-up that went public. In August 2024, she started at Google.

Needless to say, her parents are proud.

De La Rosa still can’t believe how far she’s come. Now engaged, she recently joked with her fiancé about getting married on the lawn at SBCC. He’s not so sure — but whether or not they tie the knot there, she says the school will always hold a special place in her heart. Simply put, “I love SBCC,” she said.

Embrace Your Inner Child at Santa Barbara’s Fair & Expo

There truly is something for everyone at the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo between fan-favorite funnel cakes, lively Alaskan pig races, and a wide selection of thrilling carnival rides.

This year’s highlights include 30 carnival rides, performances from live bands and magicians, traditional fair food and sweet treats, farm animals and agriculture exhibits, and local artist exhibits.

The Beloved Annual Fair Ushers In Spring with Two Weekends of Whimsical Fun by

Madeline Slogoff

“It’s a place for everybody to indulge their inner child,” said Ben Sprague, CEO of Earl Warren Showgrounds. “It’s like, what’s your thing? Is it rollercoasters? Do you want to get scared and screw around? Do you wanna have funnel cake and cotton candy for lunch or deep-fried corn dogs and go on the merry-go-round?”

Upon entry, attendees are transported into a nostalgic world of tribute to Americana and hundreds of years of carnival tradition, augmented by this year’s ’80s flashback theme. The showgrounds have plenty to offer, between free entertainment, stations for local vendors, carnival rides, farm animals, and stalls from local vendors with exciting offerings.

Having been around for several decades, the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo has become an emblem of the city’s culture and attendees can take a pulse on the local community via attendance and participation in the beloved tradition.

As a Santa Barbara local, Sprague grew up attending the fair and became engrossed with the childlike splendor of the phenomenon. When he started working at the showgrounds in 2019 and was presented with the opportunity to put on this annual phenomenon, Sprague was determined to do it right.

“The fairgrounds have been the same since the ’50s, and so my goal is to make them cool again. I want to elevate the use of it and make it a better community asset,” said Sprague.

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Community Pete Buttigieg to Make a Stop in Santa Barbara

For a man only 43 years old, Pete Buttigieg has a staggeringly impressive CV. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Oxford. Naval Intelligence Officer. Mayor of his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. Presidential candidate.

Secretary of Transportation for the Biden administration. Father of two.

Sprague began this revival with the Fair & Expo.

Between magicians, bands, and local arts, there will be endless free entertainment available for fairgoers. There will be activities for kids and adults alike, between a kiddie carnival and a beer garden.

One of the most unique features of the fairgrounds is that it boasts an ocean view from the top of the Ferris wheel, attesting to the magical spirit of Santa Barbara. Sprague maintains that the thing fair-goers should look forward to most is funnel cakes. “They are always a big draw. I would say get them earlier rather than later to beat the line.”

Besides fried delights, “the thing that I love the most is what I call the ‘happy screams.’ If you ever hang out near the rides, you hear the people on the rides screaming, but it’s happy screams. They’re screaming because they’re having fun, and that’s a uniquely carnival thing.”

Following suit from last year, the fair will be in Santa Barbara for two weekends once again, so those who enjoyed weekend one can return or those who missed weekend one will still have a chance to attend.

The fair has added a limited quantity ticket option to purchase FastPass, admitting fair-goers with access to an express lane for the rides. Normal ticket options will remain available in order to ensure that the fair persists as an accessible and equitable space.

There will also be Senior Days on April 26 and May 3, where seniors age 65 and older can enjoy free entry from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There is free off-site parking available at La Cumbre Junior High and Bishop Diego High School and trolley rides transporting fair-goers to the showgrounds every half-hour on the hour, beginning 30 minutes prior to fair opening and ending 30 minutes after fair closing.

This year’s fair will run April 24-27 and May 2-4 at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real.

“It’s a sense of community. There’s something for everybody. It’s a unifying concept. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what your background is or what you’re really into. Everybody has something at the fair that they love,” Sprague said.

To experience the magic of the fair, visit the website to view ticket packages and this year’s unique offerings at earlwarren.com/events/ santa-barbara-fair-and-expo.

Openly gay. Buttigieg is also a rarity among Democratic politicians in that he has appeared regularly on Fox News and more than held his own in that hyper-partisan and often fact-free environment.

UCSB Arts and Lectures (A&L) is bringing “Mayor Pete” to the Arlington Theatre on Tuesday, April 22, with an overflow simulcast screening, for students only, at Campbell Hall. Making sense of the 2020s is the subject of his presentation. Buttigieg is uniquely positioned to speak about the leadership challenges the near future poses and the skills and attributes needed to address them. As articulate as he is thoughtful, Buttigieg projects genuine sincerity and belief in the values of inclusion, equity, and accountability along with Midwestern pragmatism and common sense.

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Buttigieg is also refreshingly humble, perhaps due in part to his eight years as mayor of South Bend, a rustbelt city of around 100,000 people. Once a manufacturing hub and home to the Studebaker automobile company, South Bend’s best-known institution is Notre Dame University. During Buttigieg’s tenure, the city made investments to revitalize and diversify its economic base. Mayors are close to their constituents, often the most visible representative of government, the person responsible for ensuring that roads and sidewalks are kept in repair, water is free from contamination, trash is collected, and public safety maintained. Not very glamorous, perhaps, but it’s the nuts and bolts of local government and the arena where Buttigieg honed his political skills. Not only is he intimately familiar with how policies intersect with people and their everyday lives, he’s effective at explaining these connections.

When the Democratic Party searches for its next presidential nominee a few years from now, Buttigieg is likely to be on the short list. Along with Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, he represents the next generation of leadership, reared in the Reagan era rather than the New Deal. In this politically dark and uncertain time, when so many American ideals seem to be falling by the wayside and our identity as a nation is in flux, our community is fortunate to have this opportunity to hear directly from a seasoned and principled leader who not only appeals to our better angels, but still believes in the possibility of a more perfect union for all Americans.

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The Long, Dark Fortnite of the Soul

In an exciting break from my standard mental programming as of late (which is to say, worries about the loss of items such as democracy, sanity, all hope, and any gains on my 401K), I found welcome respite when I suddenly found myself worrying that my child was up to no good.

When It Comes to Birthday Wishes, There’s More than One Way to Be a Gamer

by Shannon Kelley

At drop-off one rainy day, I was greeted by one of his best friends, who ran up to me in excitement to ask, “Can I get R Fortnite for his birthday?” I looked to R, my perfect, precious human, and saw conspiratorial guilt written all over his reddening face.

“No way!” I said. “Or, I mean, you can, but we won’t let him play it.”

I kissed R, who told me I was mean, and drove away, smarting as my brain spun. As is usual, it went from point A (Did R tell his friend to get him that game because we have said no, and this seemed a way around us and our annoying rules?) to point B (OMG, is he a sociopath?) with great speed and only the briefest pit stop at point A4 (does he even know what Fortnite is?).

Throughout the day, the Fortnite Situation would pop back into my consciousness. I would wonder if it required further addressing. I would wonder if R was a sociopath. I would wonder if I had somehow and completely failed at parenting to such a degree that I might as well give him Ding Dongs for dinner and the keys to my car.

And then a memory came to me: 1987, elementary school, where the classes were small and the uniforms itchy. My birthday and my birthday party was rapidly approaching. One morning, my parents asked me what I wanted.

“Licensed to Ill,” I replied, mouth full of Cheerios. “Absolutely not!” my mother said. “I just read about the Beastie Boys. They’re misogynists.”

Screaming ensued. And while words were flying, I managed not to let on that I had no idea what misogynist meant, as I somehow understood that doing so might further weaken my position.

When I returned home that day, my mom, smug, announced that she had found the weekend pages of the San Francisco Chronicle, which contained the review of the Beastie Boys’ recent performance that had poisoned her heart against them.

As I recall, the piece was not entirely focused on the Beastie Boys, as they were merely the opener, and the headliner a girl called Madonna was far bigger news. I do remember that the story pearl-clutchingly lamented their crassness, their lyrics (“Girls! To do the laundry!”), their stage design. (This time, curiosity bested my desire to play it cool: “Mom, what’s a phallus?” I asked, looking up. “A giant penis,” she replied. “I rest my case.”)

Naturally, I became even more desperate to get my hands on the contraband.

The next day at school, my friend Kimberly asked me what I wanted for my birthday.

“Licensed to Ill,” I replied.

And that weekend at the neighborhood pool, I unwrapped it on vinyl and whooped with glee. Apparently, Kimberly’s mom was not a reader of the concert reviews.

Later, my mom asked me if I’d asked Kimberly to get the album for me.

“You never said someone else couldn’t give it to me,” I said.

She shook her head, but I could tell she was amused. I had won.

I played that record on repeat, and while she’d never admit it, I think it likely that, somewhere near the 300th spin, my mother might have begun to open herself to the charms of “Brass Monkey.”

Or not.

There is no moral to this story, but recalling my own tryst with gifting sneakiness made me far more sympathetic to my son’s (not to mention far less likely to label it sociopathy). And hey, just look at how well my Beastie Boys story turned out I got what I wanted and managed to become a raging feminist anyway, and the band is now regarded as one of the most innovative of all time, which I like to think proves something about my excellent taste and ability to sniff out genius in its most nascent form.

I can offer no parallels with Fortnite; you’ll not find me proclaiming that, what do you know, the game does offer some worthwhile takeaways and will in time be considered genius. I have not come to the realization that just because a kid has heard of a thing, they should then enjoy access to it. I cannot report back from the future about how engaging with the game had no effect at all on my child’s mental, emotional, or physical health. Nor can I say that, though I remain opposed to the game and all I believe it to represent, I have enjoyed some special bonding time with my son while engaged in a vibrant match, so at least there is that, and that is not nothing.

Perhaps someday I will say such things. But not yet. For the birthday has come and gone, and that friend of his didn’t get him Fortnite, after all.

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Shannon Kelley’s work has appeared in Elle, The Washington Post, Vogue, Aeon, and others. When not busy momming or working her day job at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, she can be found cooking, reading, or putting the finishing touches on her debut novel. She writes about books very irregularly at shannonkelley.substack.com.

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Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys

San Marcos Track and Field Star Avery Leck Is Poised for a Memorable Postseason

Coming off of a breakthrough sophomore season last year, Avery Leck of San Marcos High School track and field has exceeded expectations thus far this season and is poised for a memorable run in the postseason.

Leck excels in a long list of events and finished fourth overall in the heptathlon at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational this past weekend, accumulating a lifetime best of 4,603 points at a meet that attracts some of the top track and field athletes from all over the country. Leck ran 14.51 in the 100-meter hurdles, cleared 5'2.25" (1.58m) in the high jump, produced a shot put mark of 28'4.50" (8.65m), clocked 25.38 in the 200, posted a 15'9.50" leap in the long jump, threw the javelin 100'11" (30.76m) and finished off the heptathlon with a time of 2:30.05 in the 800 meter.

In addition, she finished third in her heat of the open 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.38, which was good for 15th place overall.

“She just picks up things super easily. She is very coachable, likes learning, and wants to become good at things,” said San Marcos track and field coach Marilyn Hantgin. “Her natural ability is just off the charts.”

Leck’s formal introduction into track and field didn’t really begin until high school. She was exposed to a couple events in junior high, but was slowed by injury as a freshman. She initially excelled in the sprints before adding the more technically challenging events.

“It has been really difficult to learn all of the different aspects of each event. Over time I have had a lot of coaching in high jump and long jump and everything,” Leck said. “For me, personally, I do one thing, learn how to do that, and then add more and more things.”

One interesting component of Leck competing at the high school level is the team aspect and scoring. In most dual-meets and tri-meets against local competition, her results are so far ahead of the pack that she is competing with her own expectations. In the recent Crosstown Showdown between San Marcos, Dos Pueblos, and Santa Barbara High, Leck won the 300meter hurdles by nearly 10 seconds.

She also took first place in the 100-meter dash, 100meter hurdles, and the high jump.

In preparation for a run to the state finals, Leck and her coaches have made competing at more highly competitive invitationals a priority.

At the Stanford Invitational on April 5, Leck competed in the 400-meter hurdles for the first time and finished in first place with a time of 1:01.91. Leck’s improvement in hurdling in a short period of time after picking up those events as a sophomore is an excellent sign going forward.

“It was definitely surprising, especially in the 400 hurdles, since that was a fully new event and since I had only started hurdles last year. But that gave me time to improve for sure,” Leck said. “I’ve just slowly started to

get my technique, and from the very first day I could three-step and most people can’t three-step on the first day so my coach knew that I would be good.”

Leck seems to improve in the 100 meter hurdles every time she takes the track, setting personal records in several meets this season even when the lack of elite competition puts her well ahead of the pack.

“In the 100-meter hurdles I didn’t realize how much I would improve this year, I was hoping for a high 14 [seconds],” Leck said. “It was kind of surprising this season that I have PR’d in a lot of meets where I had no competition and I was running against myself.”

For many of Leck’s teammates, the season will be ending at the Channel League finals the last week of April, and she will very likely be competing into June if she makes the state finals. It’s a lonely road for elite track and field competitors, but she is in a strong position to clear every hurdle on the way to her goals.

“She is super humble; she doesn’t want to stand out. She wants to be like one of the other kids, but it’s hard because she is different,” Hantgin said. “Last year was kind of exciting and easy, but now she is expected to win, so there is a little more pressure on her to continue on through CIF and onto the state meet.”

Leck also competes in volleyball and soccer. As a junior, college recruiting is starting to pick up and she is optimistic about the prospect of competing in track and field at the college level.

“The Stanford Invitational gave me some exposure in terms of the 400 hurdles, which was eye opening for me. There were coaches there because it was also a college meet,” Leck said. “For track, you just email people your times. [The recruiting process] is kind of simple compared to the other sports, which is nice because if I have a [good] time I can see if I can go to a certain school.”

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FOOD& DRINK

Come on Down to Cutler’s Public House

“Ialways wanted a bigger comfortable place where people can hang out have good food and drink and be a part of the Cutler’s family” says Ian Cutler who became Santa Barbara’s first legal distiller back in 2013 upon launching Cutler’s Artisan Spirits inside of a tiny Funk Zone building. “That’s what led me to create the new facility and call it Cutler’s Public House.”

The UCSB grad’s dedication to strong drink and hospitality runs in his blood. After bootlegging in Gold Country during Prohibition Cutler’s great-grandfather opened a bar called Duke’s up in Oakdale the original “Cowboy Capital of the World.” Duke’s evolved into a liquor store that subsequent generations of Cutlers ran until Ian’s dad shut down operations in the 1980s.

Upon returning his family name to the liquor business a dozen years ago Cut ler’s Artisan Spirits was an immediate hit collaborating with numerous restaurants bars and companies and producing lines for other brands and even celebrities such as Kate Hudson. Cutler soon outgrew the compact production space on East Yanonali Street and was eventually shuffling barrels bottles boxes and more between the distillery warehouses and accounts.

the front of the Salsipuedes building into a full bar and restaurant took much longer than expected. “We ran into just about every hurdle and hiccup and piece of shit we could step in along the way” said Cutler.

Cutler’s Public House finally opened with all of the required permits last month. “The term ‘pub’ harkens back to ‘public house’ originally which was a gathering place for the townspeople to get together and have a drink and socialize” said Cutler. “They didn’t have the Internets and the TikToks and the Facebooks to communicate with. The public house was a means of in-person communication. I thought it was a great way to describe the vibe we wanted to create.”

Cutler Opens Bar and Restaurant on Salsipuedes Street

BY MATT KETTMANN

“We needed a facility where we could do all of that together” said Cutler who double-majored in chemistry and geology and ran a research facility for a decade before starting his company. “It was just not efficient to continue producing that way.”

In 2021 he moved most of the liquor-making into the former Telegraph Brewing Quonset hut on Salsipuedes Street. (The original tasting room remains in the Funk Zone with no plans to leave.) His dream of turning

All are invited. “We really don’t care about your background” said Cutler. “Everybody is welcome as long as you’re not an asshole and ruin someone else’s good time.”

To foster an elevated sense of comfort Cutler combined the warm woody elements of Western saloons with the more ornate nature of a gin palace which was the most popular type of drinking establishment during London’s Victorian era. Aside from the elaborate floorto-high ceiling bar that he bought from Tennessee Cutler designed and constructed the rest of the interior himself with dark wood wrapping the entire restaurant. “My grandad taught us woodwork when we were young so I have the basic skills to build things” said Cutler.

Behind that bar is of course all of the Cutler’s Artisan

Spirits selections and a great view of the working distillery behind the glass. But there’s also a wide range of alcohol brands from familiar wells to high-end hard-to-find rarities. There’s a little bit of beer and a couple of wines from Carr Winery (which is right next door) but the focus is on cocktails and straight spirits. Many are being poured by Santa Barbara’s familiar faces such as guest bartenders Tony Ferdyn and Jerry Saccardi and now regular employee Jersey Dave from The Pickle Room. There’s also live music almost every Thursday.

The newest component for Cutler is the cuisine. “It’s pub comfort food” said Cutler of the mix of handheld bites like beef and pork sliders; bar snacks like street corn esquites fries chips onion rings and loaded tater tots; a growing group of salads and charred veggies (like burntend broccoli); and then “real hardwood smoked properstyle barbecue.”

Cutler is in charge of the latter using whiskey barrel staves to power up his Southern Pride smoker. He serves his meats dry but provides ample whiskey BBQ sauce and chipotle aioli for those seeking more of a juicy kick.

Also in the kitchen is longtime Santa Barbara restaurateur Alvaro Rojas of Alcazar and milk & honey fame. “He’s helping me figure out how to run a kitchen” said Cutler. “I’ve never done that before.”

With lunch kicking off soon he sees Cutler’s Public House filling a niche that doesn’t quite exist in this corner of Santa Barbara’s Eastside. “Milpas has all the taquerias and fast food but there’s not much on this end of town to sit down and have a nice lunch or dinner” said Cutler.

“Arnoldi’s and Third Window and that’s about it.”

Future plans include tours workshops and a speakeasy in the back of the building which will be for members and available to be rented out for poker nights and so forth.

Cutler wants to elevate the education vibe as much as possible moving into the future.

“In the wine and beer industries customers can get a lot of information on how beer and wine is made” he said. “But there are so few distilleries around that can inform what spirits are and how they’re produced. I want to work to change that.”

cocktails are on the menu at Cutler’s Distillery & Public House.

Ian Cutler proud proprietor of Cutler’s Distillery & Public House

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An Updated Spin Around Rare Society Finds It’s Still a Cut Above the Typical Steakhouse

A1917 ad for Ovington’s department store advertised the Lazy Susan as an inexpensive substitute for household staff with the blurb: “$8.50 forever seems an impossibly low wage for a good servant; and yet here you are; Lazy Susan the cleverest waitress in the world.” There’s little agreement about who invented the Lazy Susan. Some credit Thomas Jefferson and some credit Thomas Edison but I couldn’t find any explanation at all for the connection to the name “Susan” which wasn’t even a popular name until the 1950s.

FOOD & DRINK

BY LESLIE DINABERG

While Lazy Susans are frequently seen spinning around Chinese restaurants these days the revolving tabletop platter at Rare Society is quite a different beast. These highly polished wood “boards” as the menu labels them spin out a delicious assortment of proteins for your guests to share and enjoy. Depending on the night carnivores could be sinking their teeth into an array of pre-sliced cuts ranging from filet mignon to Cedar River prime bullseye ribeye Snake River Farms Wagyu tri-tip or the flavorish newish Denver cut dry-aged bone-in ribeye or dry-aged bone-in New York strip. Just like the Farmers’ Market fresh produce found at many restaurants these boards offer the chef’s choice of the freshest most flavorful cuts of the night.

The “boards” are available in two sizes: “the associate” ($136) which serves two to three people at least and “the executive” ($199) designed to easily feed a party of six. Each board also comes with a variety of house-made sauces including steak sauce salsa bearnaise and roasted bone marrow which is mouth-wateringly good. Both are perfect for family-style sharing which is highly recommended here.

There’s also a fair amount of seafood including some glamorous seafood towers with oysters crab claws shrimp ahi tartare blue crab salmon poke and Maine lobster as well as individual portions of all of the above.

Speaking of oysters there’s a recent new offering called “Oyster Mondays” and featuring $1 Oysters and drink specials every Monday 4-6 p.m. in the bar and the covered patio. Their freshly shucked seasonal oysters on the half-shell include Rare Society’s custom-grown sustainably harvested “Rare Society Golds” which come from Chef Brad Wise’s longtime friend who built his own oyster farm in Coos Bay Oregon. The chef’s favorite oysters are from the East Coast so these Rare Golds resemble just that pure sweet meat; crisp minerality; heavier brine; and with a smooth clean finish. They also have distinct rings along their shells because of the way they were harvested.

The cocktails also have a whiff of old-time indulgence. I had the Rare Old Fashioned which features dry-aged beef-washed bourbon (!) rosemary oleo bitters and a big beautiful ice cube with a fabulous presentation featuring a little bit of bacon flambéed tableside as a garnish. And of course it’s hard to go wrong with a dirty martini (theirs has Ketel One and blue cheese olives) especially when tucked into their comfy leather banquettes for a relaxing evening on the town.

The retro-glam steakhouse is definitely a nice spot for indulgence. And the sides are so stellar that even non-meat-eaters will find loads to enjoy among the miso glazed carrots creamy whipped potatoes truffle creamed spinach wood-fired broccolini asparagus with crunchy garlic potatoes au gratin with truffle sauce and one of my favorite Caesar salads I’ve had in a good long while.

Wash them down with $6 beers $10 cocktails and $10 wines by-the-glass with a list that focuses on local wineries like Margerum’s M5 white Rhône blend or Ampelos’ rosé. Rare Society’s regular Happy Hour runs every Wednesday through Monday 4-6 p.m. with more specially priced snacks and bar food such as Old Bay shrimp cocktails woodgrilled artichokes with chipotle aioli and a Philly cheesesteak with shaved N.Y. strip. One of my foodiest friends also highly recommends their Happy Hour–exclusive Rare Society Signature Burger showcasing wood-grilled Wagyu beef Boschetto al tartufo cheese onion marmalade and truffle aioli on a house-made bun with fries.

Happy Hour is outside and in the bar only both of which are great people-watching spots in the Funk Zone.

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Rare Society Golds

Wood-grilled artichoke

Old Bay shrimp cocktail is one of the happy hour offerings.

Your Two Chances to ‘Cheese the Day’

Pairing The Cheese

Shop’s Selections

with

Winemakers

and Chefs on May 7 and 14

BY MATT KETTMANN

Get ready to travel the world of cheese while exploring the finest of Santa Barbara’s wines from the comfort of the Kimpton Canary rooftop in May as the Santa Barbara Independent and The Cheese Shop host two “Cheese the Day” pairing parties as part of the newspaper’s Wine Week 2025.

Based on the format of a private event organized last year by Michael Delgado the events on May 7 and 14 will gather eight cheeses presented by The Cheese Shop’s co-owner Kathryn Graham; pair them with four specially selected wines introduced by their winemakers (classic S.B. varieties on night one; vanguard varieties on night two); and then invite two restaurant proprietors/chefs to discuss how each pairing worked.

The May 7 event which will feature bouchon’s Mitchell Sjerven and Caruso’s Shibani Mone as our food experts will showcase Storm Wines’ chardonnay with the Merry Goat Round (goat’s milk brie from Maryland) and Sogn Tomme (sheep’s milk from Minnesota); Future Perfect’s pinot noir with Cabra al Romero (Spanish goat’s milk) and Piave (Italian cow’s milk); Margerum’s syrah with Midnight Moon (goat’s milk Holland) and St. Agur (cow’s milk blue France); and King Carey’s cabernet sauvignon with two raw cow’s milk cheeses Bava Sbagliato from Germany and Cabot Clothbound from Vermont.

On May 14 with Little Dom’s Brandon Boudet and Gala’s Tara Penke in tow The Cheese Shop will pair Kunin’s chenin blanc with two goat cheeses Shabby Shoe from Wisconsin and Chabrin from France; Lepiane’s malvasia bianca with Andante Crottin (a goat’s milk from California) and Pecorino Fioretto (raw sheep’s milk from Italy); Pali Wine’s gamay noir with two cow’s milk cheeses Holey Cow from California and Prairie Breeze from Iowa; and Frequency’s graciano with two French cheeses the sheep’s milk Ossau-Iraty and the double-cream cow’s milk St. Felicien.

What do you hope guests learn from the events? There are definitely a few general rules that one can follow when it comes to wine and cheese pairing but really everybody has a unique palate and varied tastes. Therefore it’s important to remember that ultimately it’s what you as an individual enjoy that matters most.

Are there any special rules to pairing cheese or cheese types to wines? There are some general rules that one can follow when pairing cheese and wine. But they are not hard-and-fast rules mostly because both cheese and wine are handmade foods that change from batch to batch in the case of cheese and year to year in the case of wine.

Having said that the Europeans often say “What grows together goes together.” So cheeses and wines from the same region tend to be natural pairings. A good example of this would be white wines from the Loire region of France and fresh to semi-aged goat’s milk cheeses from the Loire. Another general rule is that sparkling wines tend to be the easiest styles to pair since the bubbles create a great textural contrast to the butterfat in the cheese. When it comes to white wines you want to pair higher-acid whites with cheese since the acid will cut through the richness of the cheese. And for those who love red wines lighter more fruit-forward wines tend to work better since they won’t overpower the cheese and also contrast the saltiness.

Easter in Santa Barbara

Jill’s Place will be open Easter Sunday. They are serving up a full variety of farmers’ market-popular brunch and lunch menu and dinner options served all day starting at 11 a.m. with regular pricing. The bar will be mixing up festive cocktails and pouring local favorites all day long. The full dinner menu starts at 4 p.m. For reservations call (805) 963-0378.

Arnoldi’s Café is having an Easter brunch in their outdoor garden. Doors open at 10 a.m. For reservations call (805) 962-5394.

Brass Bear Uptown is doing an Easter Brunch Buffet again this year 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The buffet will have a ham carving station Chef Martin’s quiches a lox and bagel station and egg strata as well as the classic accompaniments of glazed bacon French toast crepes salad pastries and more. Pricing is $55 for adults and $20 for kids 12 and under. Special kid activities will be going on throughout the space. For reservations call (805) 869-4014.

San Ysidro Ranch is offering festive brunch featuring a threecourse menu and a dessert buffet that will be served in the Stonehouse highlighting Santa Barbara’s seasonal spring bounty with fresh and local ingredients. Families can enjoy egg hunts at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the gardens along with special holiday fun including pony rides a petting zoo live music and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself. Tickets are $250 per adult and $105 per child. Visit sanysidroranch.com

SHINTORI SUSHI SOLD: Reader Drgm tells me that Shintori Sushi at 3001 State Street near CVS Pharmacy has been sold. I called the business and they confirmed the news and said that the new owner Chin Chan Chen might be continuing the Japanese food tradition but they are not entirely sure of that.

HOLLISTER CAJUN KITCHEN CLOSED FOR REMODEL: Reader Josh let me know that Cajun Kitchen at the Target Center 6831-A Hollister Avenue Goleta is now closed indefinitely to remodel. I am told that the business said it would take a few months.

ELUBIA’S KITCHEN GRAND OPENING: Elubia’s Kitchen at 6578 Trigo Road in Isla Vista is having a grand opening on April 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. They will be offering Latin American cuisine drinks music and more. Elubia’s Kitchen is a restaurant/catering business owned by Elubia and Ruben Orozco that provides Latin American food. Visit elubiaskitchen.com

I asked The Cheese Shop owner and our Cheese Sommelier for the night Kathryn Graham a bit more about what we can expect on those evenings.

What’s so interesting about pairing wine with cheese? Cheese and wine pairing is fun and interesting because when you find a great pairing it brings out entirely new flavors in both the wine and the cheese. So you are essentially getting three unique flavor experiences.

Are Santa Barbara wines uniquely good at this? In general S.B. County wines are a bit easier to pair with cheese since they tend to be lower alcohol and higher acidity than their counterparts to the north in say Paso Robles or Napa County. Richer oakier whites and heavier-bodied reds with big tannins can be quite difficult to pair with a wide variety of cheeses since they often overpower a lot of them. It’s not to say that you can’t pair them with cheese but it’s not an easy endeavor.

See independent.boldtypetickets.com/events/16658894/ cheese-the-day for details and tickets.

MERCADO EL REY COMING TO MILPAS: Reader Steve H. let me know that Mercado El Rey at 305 West Montecito Street is opening a new location at 101 North Milpas Street. The grocery market offers meat seafood produce ice cream and more.

DAVE’S DOGS OPENING IN VENTURA: Reader Primetime tells me that Dave’s Dogs located at 149 South Turnpike Road in Noleta and at 3546 Skyway Drive in Santa Maria will be adding a third location in Ventura later this year in the Pacific View Mall between California Pizza Kitchen and Macy’s. Visit davesdogs805.com

Cheers to an evening of wine and cheese.

Winemakers and chefs came together to sample cheeses and pick the best pairings.

EASTER EATS: Easter celebrations are occurring at numerous restaurants across Santa Barbara including Jill’s Place Arnoldi’s Café Brass Bear Uptown and the San Ysidro Ranch (pictured).

Backyard Brunch

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): I am always surprised when there appears yet another authoritative article or book that implies there is one specific right approach to meditation. The truth is, however, that there are many ways. Here’s teacher Christopher Bamford: “Meditation is naturally individual, uniquely our own. There are no rules. Just as every potter will elaborate their own way of making pots, so everyone who meditates will shape their own meditation.” This is excellent counsel for you right now, Aries. The planetary alignments tell me you have extra power to define and develop your unique style of meditation. Key point: Have fun as go deeper and deeper!

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): From 1501 to 1504, the artist Michelangelo worked to create a 17-foot-tall marble sculpture of the Biblical king known as David. Today it stands in Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia and is one of the most famous statues in the world. But the block of marble from which it was carved had a troubled beginning. Two other artists worked on it but ultimately abandoned their efforts, regarding the raw material as flawed. Michelangelo saw potential where they didn’t. He coaxed a masterpiece from what they rejected. Be like him in the coming weeks, dear Taurus! Look for treasure in situations that others deem unremarkable. Find the beauty hidden from the rest of the world.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): The Judean date palm was considered extinct for more than 800 years. Then scientists germinated a 2,000-year-old seed discovered in the ancient fortress of Masada. That was 20 years ago. Today, the tree, named Methuselah, is still thriving. Let’s regard this as your metaphor of power, Gemini. You, too, are now capable of reviving a long-dormant possibility. An old dream or relationship might show unexpected signs of life. Like that old seed, something you thought was lost could flourish if you give it your love and attention.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): In more than a few ancient cultures, dolphins were regarded as playful allies that would guide lost ships and assist sailors in stress. In ancient Greek myth, dolphins were sacred companions and agents of the sea god. In Maori culture, dolphins were thought to deliver important messages that were unavailable any other way. Many modern Westerners downplay stories like these. But according to my philosophy, spirit allies like dolphins are still very much available for those who are open to them. Are you, Cancerian? I’m pleased to tell you that magical helpers and divine intermediaries will offer you mysterious and useful counsel in the coming weeks if you are receptive to the possibility.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Do you know about the Leo liberator Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)? This Venezuelan statesman and military officer accomplished a cornucopia of good works. Through his leadership, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Bolivia, and Ecuador gained independence from the Spanish Empire. He was one of history’s greatest crusaders for liberal democracy. I propose we make him one of your inspiring symbols for the next 12 months. May he inspire you, too, to be a courageous emancipator who helps create a better world.

VIRGO

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A rainbow is gorgeous, with its spectacular multi-hued arc sweeping across the sky. Here’s another element of its poetic appeal: It happens when sunlight and rain collaborate. In a sense, it’s a symbol of the sublimity that may emerge from a synergy of brightness and darkness. Let’s make the rainbow your symbol of power in the coming weeks, Libra. May it inspire you to find harmony by dealing with contrasts and paradoxes. May it encourage you to balance logic and emotion, work and rest, light and shadow, independence and partnership. I hope you will trust your ability to mediate and inspire cooperation.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You now have more power than usual to transform ordinary things into extraordinary things. Your imagination will work at peak levels as you meditate on how to repurpose existing resources in creative ways. What other people might regard as irrelevant or inconsequential could be useful tools in your hands. I invite you to give special attention to overlooked assets. They may have hidden potentials waiting for you to unlock them.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you google the term “the religion of work,” many critical references come up. They condemn the ways humans place an inordinate importance on the jobs they do, thereby sacrificing their health and soulfulness. The derogatory English term “workaholic” is a descriptor for those whose are manically devoted to “the religion of work.” But now let’s shift gears. The artist Maruja Mallo (1902-1995) conjured a different version of “the religion of work.” Her paintings celebrated, even expressed reverence for, the agricultural laborers of rural Spain. She felt their positive attitudes toward their tasks enhanced their health and soulfulness. In the coming weeks, Sagittarius, I invite you to explore Mallo’s version of the religion of work.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Astrologer Aliza Kelly likes Capricorns for their “fearless ambition, limitless resilience, and ability to keep pushing forward, even in the face of challenging adversity.” But she also praises their “secret wild side.” She writes, “Inside every earnest Capricorn is a mischievous troublemaker” that “loves to party.” I agree with her assessments and am happy to announce that the rowdier sides of your nature are due for full expression in the coming weeks. I don’t know if that will involve you “dancing on tables,” an activity Kelly ascribes to you. But I bet it will at least include interludes we can describe as “untamed.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1922, Aquarian author James Joyce published Ulysses, a novel recognized as one of the masterworks of 20th-century world literature. Seventeen years later, he produced Finnegans Wake, an uproarious experimental novel that was universally reviled when it first emerged because of its wild wordplay, unusual plot, and frantic energy. In the ensuing years, though, it has also come to be regarded as a monument of brilliant creativity. It’s one of my favorite books, and I’m glad Joyce never wavered in his commitment to producing such an epic work of genius. Anyway, Aquarius, I’m guessing you have been toiling away at your own equivalent of Finnegans Wake. I beg you to maintain your faith! Keep going!

PISCES

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo conductor Leonard Bernstein was a global superstar because of his stellar musicianship, activism, philanthropy, and teaching. He transformed classical music by dissolving barriers between “high” and “low” culture, bringing elegant symphonies to popular audiences while promoting respect for jazz and pop. He wanted all kinds of music to be accessible to all kinds of listeners. I think you are currently capable of Bernsteinlike synergies, Virgo. You can bridge different worlds not only for your own benefit, but also others’. You have extra power to accomplish unlikely combinations and enriching mergers. Be a unifier!

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Years ago, in the early days of my infatuation with a new lover, she put a blindfold on me and ushered me around the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The goal was to enhance my non-visual senses. The experiment worked. I heard, smelled, and felt things I would never have noticed unless my dominating eyesight had been muffled. Ever since, my non-visual senses have operated with more alacrity. This fun project also improved the way I use my eyes. The coming days would be an excellent time for you to try a similar adventure, Pisces. If my idea isn’t exactly engaging to you, come up with your own. You will benefit profoundly from enhancing your perceptual apparatus.

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The Alumni Marketing Manager will lead the development, coordination, and execution of strategic online alumni engagement and marketing for UC Santa Barbara Alumni. This leadership position will create a dynamic online presence that enhances alumni’s brand, fosters engagement, inspires philanthropy, and supports the University’s mission through innovative communication strategies and programming. The Manager reports to the Associate Director and supervises student interns. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in marketing, data‑driven decision‑making, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams. This role requires creativity, strategic thinking, and a passion for building long‑term relationships with alumni to help strengthen the university’s alumni network. Reqs: 1‑3 yrs of progressive experience with digital content creation, social media management, managing email marketing platforms similar to Emma and making basic CMS webpage updates; 1‑3 yrs of experience in Marketing and Communications; Social media expertise. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; must be able to work occasional evenings and weekends. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $28.74 ‑ $35.44/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #77540

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Is responsible for fire and life safety compliance for new and existing facilities (Title 24 and Title 19). Reports directly to the Campus Fire Marshal. Represents the Fire Prevention Division (FPD) as the Designated Campus Fire Marshal (DCFM) per the State Fire Marshal’s (SFM) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Represents the Campus Fire Marshal in the absence of the DCFM. Reqs: BA/ BS and/or equivalent combination of education and previous work experience in the area of fire prevention, fire inspecting and/or fire/life safety

Bachelor’s Degree. A minimum of five (5) years of recent full‑time experience in performing a combination of fire prevention inspections, plan review with an emphasis on life safety systems and construction inspection for an agency responsible for fire and life safety code and regulation enforcement. Thorough knowledge and skill in applying and interpreting California Title 19 and Title 24 regulations, standards, and guidelines. Thorough knowledge and skill in applying and interpreting the California State Fire Code requirements. Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong analytical abilities, organizational skills, and knowledge/experience in program development, communication, & customer service. Ability to work independently under general guidance. Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Notes: Completion of State Fire Marshal accredited Fire Inspector and Plans Examiner Level 1 series classes within 1 year of employment. Must be willing to work and respond to various emergencies. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Must be willing to work and respond to emergencies involving potentially hazardous chemicals and radioactive substances. Able to work nights and weekends. Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary: $115,000.00 to $125,000.00/ year. Full Salary Range: $94,400.00 to $176,800.00/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #77161

FOOD BANK COORDINATOR

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS

Provides leadership, oversight, and direct service to the students of UCSB through the daily operations of the A.S. Food Bank. Guides the campus in all of these efforts through Associated Students in relation to meeting the collecting and food distribution on behalf of Associated Students. Establishes avenues of support to the campus – through faculty, staff, and student engagement. Sets procedures for student employees and advises the student Food Bank committee personally. Establishes relationships with local non‑profit entities to provide students with long‑term relationships to advance food justice. Develops partnerships and stakeholders reflected in a resource guide for students that helps students, staff, and faculty establish other food bank related projects, as needed. Collects and analyses data on the demographics of students using the services–writes and distributes a quarterly newsletter. Assesses and evaluates service and provides students with suggestions and recommendations for further improvements as needed. Researches new initiatives and provides information gathered to the Food Bank committee members. Reqs: 1‑3 yrs Demonstrated experience or interest in food insecurity, human services, or community engagement; 1‑3 yrs Experience working

for or volunteering at a non‑profit setting that provides food (i.e., food bank or pantry); 1‑3 yrs Student supervision experience; 1‑3 yrs Experience with culturally and academically diverse populations of students with the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and problem solve; 1‑3 yrs Experience advising students and student organizations; Knowledge of food insecurity and food systems; Understanding of issues of diversity, social justice and challenges faced by underserved populations. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act; Must possess valid driver’s license, a satisfactory driving record, and the ability to become/ remain certified to drive University Vehicles. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $30.22 ‑ $31.65/hr. Full Salary Range:

$25.77 ‑ $43.58/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #77305

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. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #70317

PHYSICAL THERAPY SUPERVISOR

STUDENT HEALTH

Under the general direction of the Student Health Medical Director, the Physical Therapy Supervisor 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.

of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #69547

SR. COLLECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES / CONTROLLER’S OFFICE

Responsible for the management of student loan portfolios and sundry debts as assigned. Maintains knowledge

of Federal, State and University policies and procedures. Maintains standards in accordance with the departmental Mission Statement and Customer Service program. Participates in the Employee Partnership program and trains Collection Unit team members on areas of expertise. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics or business, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven excellent financial and analytical skills and experience working on an inclusive, effective, service‑oriented team. Excellent communication, analytical, and technical skills. Ability to work with minimal direction to coordinate and execute numerous tasks simultaneously. Requires demonstrated ability to effectively apply analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills to interpret Federal student loan regulations and strong interpersonal skills to communicate those regulations and to UCSB

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LEGALS

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: JUDITH L. BENNETT No.: 25PR00148

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: JUDITH L. BENNETT, JUDITH LEE BENNETT

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): STEPHEN C. SCHWEITZER 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.

NOTICE

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: 05/29/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: Five (5) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100

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(RFP 2025-007)

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Published: Santa Barbara Independent April 17, 2025

Ordinance 5247

An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Barbara, State of California Amending Chapter 23, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” Section 23.11 and Repealing Section 23-13.12 of the Santa Barbara County Code Pertaining to Parking Restrictions for Oversized Vehicles.

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 8th day of April 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. 5247 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.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) will receive bids for:

CRANE SERVICES AGREEMENTS TRUCKING SERVICES AGREEMENTS STREET SWEEPING SERVICES AGREEMENTS

QUESTIONS: Contact Christina Lopez at clopez@countyofsb.org or 805-568-3436

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The District is seeking and accepting bids from all qualified contractors.

Qualified and certified MBE/WBE contractors wanted to provide trucking, crane, and street sweeping services.

Each bid received shall be in accordance with the specifications approved by District.

Online bid submittal deadline: on or before 10:00 a.m. on May 15, 2025. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in a bid.

Bidders may not withdraw their bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code.

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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.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 10/11/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V. Barnes, Barnes & Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑687‑6660

Published: April 10, 17, 24 2025.

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY ANN JENKINS No.: CASE:25PR00013

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

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): SCOTT SANDER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION 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: 5/8/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB‑5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION.

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 4/2/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Julianna M. Malis; Santa Barbara Estate Planning 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑946‑1550 Published: April 10, 17, 24 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF DOROTHY VIRGINIA DAVIS CASE NO. 25PR00150

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

A Petition for Probate has been filed by ALISHA RENEE WARD AKA ALISHA DAVIS WARD in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that ALISHA RENEE WARD AKA ALISHA DAVIS WARD 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 on MAY 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Dept. 5 Room located at 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, 93121 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.

Attorney for Petitioner:

SAMANTHA R. SALES, ESQ.

WEINER LAW, 12626 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 440, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130,

Telephone: 858.356.9070

4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3913800# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: JASON DEREK LEGGITT

No.: CASE:25PR00161

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

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): KEVIN LEGGITT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 5/22/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. SANTA BARBARA.

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 4/3/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Dorothea Decker Bradford; 1415 Chapala Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑963‑8906

Published: April 17, 24. May 1 2025. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: BARBARA GAIL WRIGHT No.: CASE:25PR00412

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

WRIGHT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATOR in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): HARRY E. HAGEN, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATOR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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 3/25/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Michael A. Munoz, Senior Deputy County Counsel; 105 E. Anapamu Street #201, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑568‑2950 Published: April 17, 24. May 1 2025.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TODD LANDON BLACK No.: CASE:25PR00163 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: TODD LANDON BLACK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CORINNE BLACK in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): CORINNE BLACK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 5/22/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:

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

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61. He’ll feed you a line

Across

1. “Le Freak” disco group

5. “No ___!” (“I’ve had enough,” in Spanish)

8. New Testament king/villain

13. Kind of exhaust

14. Japanese sashes

16. South American masa dish that’s doughy when undercooked

17. “Mad Men” award

18. Taverna liqueur that tastes like anise

19. Utensil with small holes

20. Words chosen to be ignored, maybe

23. Manufacturer of bar code scanners and ATMs

24. Large blob

25. Negative decisions

28. Reminder of a debt

30. Monarch in Spain, but not the U.S.

31. Scummy pair?

34. Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican musician ___ Paz

37. Mango ___ bowl

38. Like those who don’t get called back

42. 2006-07 NBA MVP Nowitzki

43. Cross

44. Mo. for National Moldy Cheese

Day

45. Vainglorious one

48. “___ with caution”

49. Agcy. created by Bush

50. “Toxic” singer Britney

53. Acquired

55. “Thanks for being thoughtful”

60. “Love Boat” guest who once said “Many people think I am an idiot. I think I am a genius”

62. “___ of Confusion” (Genesis hit)

64. “Charade” director Stanley

65. Tabloid nickname of the “Y’all Ain’t Ready” rapper once married to 50-Across

66. Birth state of seven presidents

67. Mudville’s “mighty” failure at the plate

68. Radio bands with more music than talk

69. Totally insane, like some choices or opinions

Down

1. Agency founded to help fight malaria, for short

2. Streaming service with “This Fool” and “Tell Me Lies”

3. Comedian and “Love Island” narrator Stirling

4. Bozo, e.g.

5. Clear choice for car enthusiasts?

6. Lie alongside

7. Word with bite or king

8. Barely at all

9. “Wicked” star Cynthia

10. Instructions in a box in the kitchen

11. Libya and Kuwait’s oil org.

12. Truth alternative

15. Island home of Thomas the Tank Engine

21. Allowing no returns, in tennis

22. Pumpkin ___ (fall beverage)

25. Fresh hairstyle

26. Corrupt, sycophantic courtier in “Hamlet”

27. Makeup of questionable attendance records, maybe

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LEGALS (CONT.)

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 4/11/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Shannon M. Bio; 1212 Marsh

Street, Suite 3 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; 805‑781‑3645

Published: April 17, 24. May 1 2025. FBN ABANDONMENT

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: CATERING CONNECTION: 512 Laguna St. A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/01/2024 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2024‑0002293. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Catering Connection Inc. (same address) The business was conducted by an A Corporation. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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, 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.

in 2024 and 2025. As the owners of DCPP, the legislation authorizes PG&E to collect DCPP costs from the customers of other electric utilities in California, including customers of SCE. Under SB 846, SCE must collect the amounts owed by SCE customers with no additional markup.

On March 28 2025, PG&E filed an application requesting CPUC approval of the forecasted costs of operating DCPP in 2026. PG&E is the only applicant seeking approval from the CPUC. SCE is required by law to collect the amount authorized by the CPUC in response to PG&E’s request. SCE is providing this notice of the rate decrease that could result from SCE’s required collection of these costs.

The amount due from SCE customers will vary from year to year depending on factors such as the forecasted cost to operate DCPP for that year and the number of customers served by electric utilities in California. Every year that PG&E continues to operate DCPP, PG&E will file an application with the CPUC to request approval of DCPP costs for the upcoming year. The CPUC conditionally authorized new retirement dates of 2029 and 2030 1

Why is this rate necessary?

Continued operation of DCPP is necessary to promote statewide grid reliability. PG&E is proposing to collect $275.630 million over a one-year period beginning January 1, 2026. Under SB 846, SCE customers must contribute 45.3%, or $124.913 million, of this amount. Because the amount proposed to be collected is lower than the previous year, customers are forecasted to receive a rate decrease.

How could this impact my electric rates? If the rate request is approved, the average residential monthly bill in which 500 kWh per month is used, would decrease by approximately $1.38 or -0.8% per month in 2026

1 Decision (D.) 23-12-036, issued in December 2023

How does the rest of this process work? PG&E’s application will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge SCE may participate in this regulatory proceeding, as a separate party, in order to protect SCE customers’ interests. The Administrative Law Judge will issue a proposed decision that may adopt PG&E’s application, modify it or deny it. 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. If PG&E’s application is approved, the costs of DCPP will be included in the rates paid by SCE customers.

Contact CPUC Parties to the proceeding may review PG&E’s application, including the Public Advocates Office. The Public Advocates Office is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC that represents customers 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 PublicAdvocates.cpuc.ca.gov

Please visit apps.cpuc.ca.gov/c/A2503015 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.

If you have questions about CPUC processes, you may contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at: Email: Public.Advisor@cpuc.ca.gov Mail: CPUC Public Advisor’s Office 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102

Call: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074

Please reference DCPP 2026 Cost Recovery Application (A.25-03-015) in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.

Where can I get more information? CONTACT SCE: If you have questions about this notice, you can contact SCE at:

Phone: (800) 655-4555

Email: case.admin@sce.com

Mail:

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000770.

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

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SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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, 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

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 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.

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: 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.

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.

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/

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CITYWIDE LIGHT POST BANNERS, A-FRAME SIGNS, AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS

The City of Goleta Community Relations Division invites you to submit a proposal for citywide light post banners, a-frame signs, and holiday lights in the City of Goleta.

Please email an electronic PDF copy to jshaw@cityofgoleta.org OR mail three (3) bound copies of your proposal at your earliest convenience, but no later than May 1 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Proposals shall be clearly marked “LIGHT POST BANNER, A-FRAME AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS PROPOSAL” and enclosed in a sealed envelope. Proposals may be hand delivered or mailed to: City of Goleta

Attn: Jaime Shaw, Community Relations Assistant 130 Cremona Drive Goleta, CA 93117

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 May 9, 2025

Published: Santa Barbara Independent April 17, 2025

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.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ESTRELLA FITNESS AND TRAINING: 400 Storke Rd, 8062 Goleta, CA 93118; Estrella Wellness Group LLC PO Box 8062 Goleta, CA 93118 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 6, 2025. Filed by: ANTHONY ESTRELLA/CEO 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 E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000611. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SFM VISTA DEL MAR PROPERT MANAGEMENT: 6549 Pardall Rd., Suite #C Goleta, CA 93117; Valerie L Sweatt (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 Mar 1, 1988. Filed by: VALERIE L SWEATT/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 20, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000759. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YETZ’S DELI: 901 Embarcadero Del Mar, Ste 102 Goleta, CA 93117; Dank Bowl Kitchen 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 21, 2025. Filed by: DANIEL DUNIETZ/OWNER 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: 2025‑0000552. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POULIN SOLUTIONS, MATTHEWAVIATION, POULIN SAFETY: 2939 Lomita Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Matthew P Poulin PO Box 30041 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 31, 2025. Filed by: MATTHEW P POULIN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 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: 2025‑0000832. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

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

LEGALS (CONT.)

A Limited Liability Company Registrant

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 28, 2024. Filed by: ARTHUR MADIKIANS/SENIOR

ACCOUNTING MANAGER 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 E72. FBN Number: 2025‑0000721.

Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CALI FAB: 7360

Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Daniel Barba (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 31, 2025. Filed by: DANIEL BARBA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 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: 2025‑0000836. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

TESORO: 1501 San Andres St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jorge Ordonez

Ayala 518 W Figueroa St Santa barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: JORGE ORDONEZ AYALA with the County Clerk of Santa

Barbara County on Mar 19, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E24. FBN Number: 2025‑0000744. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CATERING CONNECTION: 512 Laguna Street, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fino SB LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Monday, April 28, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

SYWEST INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PROJECT CASE NO. 17-121-DP

Located 907 South Kellogg Avenue; APN 071-190-035

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a hybrid public hearing to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the development project as described under Project Description Summary heading below and the associated Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission is as follows:

DATE AND TIME: Monday, April 28, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

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

The Planning Commission will be acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council and will make a recommendation regarding the adequacy of the analysis contained with the Final EIR and the merits of the Project. The City Council will be the City’s decision maker for this project at a public hearing that has not been scheduled yet. Additional public notice will be provided before the City Council will be provided in the future under separate cover. As the site is in the Coastal zone, review and action of the California Coastal Commission will also be needed and will occur at a future date.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

Original Project Design: The Project’s primary components include the following:

• Demolition of the existing drive-in theater, including the freestanding movie screen, concessions stand, projector building, two drive-through ticket booths, one walk-in ticket booth, and an agricultural box, and removal of one of the dewatering wells.

• Construction of a 70,594 square foot industrial warehouse building with 60,939 square feet of landscaping, 101 parking spaces, six loading zones, and 10 bicycle parking spaces. The maximum building height would be 35 feet measured from the finished grade with the site being raised 4-6 feet to elevate the finished floor of the building out of the floodplain. The industrial warehouse building could be divided into up to four sections and would be available for use by up to four tenants. Additionally, the original design request includes a 75-foot streamside protection area (SPA) buffer reduction (from 100’ to 25’).

• Access to and from the project site would continue to be provided from South Kellogg Avenue via an existing access road that runs along the northeast project boundary. The east curb of the existing driveway would be widened in order to provide an adequate maneuvering area for delivery trucks to enter and exit the project site.

• Stormwater runoff from the majority of the project site would be directed to a detention basin constructed at the southern border of the development area with a new 18inch outfall to be constructed in the existing San Jose Creek concrete channel wall. Stormwater runoff from the northeastern portion of the project site would be directed to a vegetated drainage swale located along the eastern side of the entry driveway prior to discharge to the existing storm drain outlet located approximately 115 feet south of the intersection of South Kellogg Avenue and the entry driveway.

• The project site is within a mapped 100-year floodplain. Between 4 to 6 feet of fill would be used to elevate the proposed building above the 100-year floodplain elevation. Development of the proposed project would require approximately 600 cubic yards (CY) of soil cut and approximately 38,000 CY of soil fill.

Final EIR Alternative 2 Design: The Final EIR analyzes an alternative to the project that observes the 100’ streamside protection area buffer. Alternative 2 design does not include a SPA buffer reduction request. The general parameters of development remain the same as the original project described above. This includes overall building square footage, building height, elevation of the building out of the floodplain, number of parking spaces, access and driveway location, landscaping, stormwater improvements, demolition of the existing onsite improvement etc. This Alternative design will be considered for recommendation by the Planning Commission.

The project was filed by Ginger Andersen of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP on behalf of Sycal Properties Inc., property owner.

The requested approvals include:

1. Certification of the Final EIR, adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC).

2. Approval of a Development Plan associated with Alternative 2

LOCATION AND ZONING: The 11.77-acre project site is located at 907 South Kellogg Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 071-190-035) in Goleta, California. The project site is within the Coastal Zone. The project site is bordered by San Jose Creek and State Route (SR) 217 to the southeast. Tidal wetland and stormwater infrastructure is located to the south of the project site.

In accordance with Section 17.01.040(E)(4) of the Goleta Municipal Code (GMC), the applicant

Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 12, 2025. Filed by: CHARLIE SCHAFFER/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0000842. Published: Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000737

The following person(s) is doing business as: 1. HUBBLE, 2. HUBBLEHQ, 430 S FAIRVIEW, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117, County of SANTA BARBARA. YARDI SYSTEMS, INC.,430 S FAIRVIEW, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117;State of Inc./Org./Reg. CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

The registrant commenced to

transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 16, 1984 /s/ ARNOLD BRIER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/18/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24/25

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and the City of Goleta (City) entered into a Development Agreement on May 18, 2021 (which was ratified by the Coastal Commission on April 6, 2022, and revised three times since that date). Because of the adopted Development Agreement, the project is subject to the requirements of the previous zoning code (Article II, Coastal Zoning Code) and City regulations/procedures that were in place prior to the adoption of Title 17 rather than the City’s current zoning code. As such, the zoning designations for the purposes of this project are Light Industry (M-1) and Service Industrial-Goleta (M-S-GOL) (Article II, Coastal Zoning Code). The site has a General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Land Use designation of Service/Industrial.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The proposed Final EIR (SCH#2023040690) has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines. The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this project. The Final EIR identifies and discusses the Project’s potential impacts, mitigation measures, monitoring requirements, and residual impacts for identified subject areas.

The Final EIR concludes that the Project will have significant and unavoidable project specific and cumulative impacts (Class I) in the areas of: Aesthetics (project-level impacts), Biological Resources (project-level impacts), Land Use (project-level impacts), and Utilities and Service Systems (solid waste) (project-level and cumulative impacts). The Final EIR concludes that the Project will have potentially significant, but mitigable, impacts on the environment (Class II) in the areas of: Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Noise. In contrast to the Project, the Final EIR also determines that Alternative 2 will reduce the Project’s significant and unavoidable impacts on Biological Resources to a less than significant impact, but significant and unavoidable impacts will remain as to Aesthetics, Land Use, and Utilities and Service Systems.

To approve Alternative 2, as recommended by staff, the City Council would need to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations in accordance with applicable law. The Final EIR is available on the City’s website at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/your-city/planning-and-environmental-review/ceqa-review/ sywest.

CORTESE LIST: The Project site is not listed on the EnviroStor online database of hazardous site records maintained by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control TSC in coordination with the California State Water Resources Control Board consistent with Government Code § 65962.5 (the “Cortese list”).

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the Planning Commission meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to PERmeetings@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. Written comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission and published on the City’s website.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY AND PROJECT INFORMATION: Staff reports and related materials for the Planning Commission hearing will also be posted on this website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting on the City’s web site at www.cityofgoleta.org. For more information about this project, contact project planner Brian Hiefield at 805-961-7559 or bhiefield@cityofgoleta. org. Para consultas en espanol, comuniquese con Marco Martinez al (805) 9562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org.

ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Please register for the Planning Commission hearing on Monday April 28, 2025, at 6:00 pm via the link below:

Webinar Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Q4G5dOITVSbYWL1LOVBOw

Webinar ID: 895 5603 4021

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Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, April 17, 2025

LEGALS (CONT.)

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000727

The following person(s) is doing business as:

GRAPHITIC ENERGY, 600 WARD DRIVE, SUITE A, GOLETA, CA 93111 , County of SANTA BARBARA. CZERO, INC., 600 WARD DRIVE, SUITE A, GOLETA, CA 93111;State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DELAWARE

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 15, 2024 /s/ STEVEN SWOOGER, VICE PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/17/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3910238#

SANTA BARBARA

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0000738

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Merit Pharmaceutical, 2. Merit Pharmaceuticals, 3. US Wholesale Drug Distributors, 2611 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065 County of LOS ANGELES Merit Healthcare International, Inc., 2611 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/13/1978. Merit Healthcare International, Inc. S/ Evone Farha, Vice President,

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids open at 2:00 PM on May 1, 2025, for:

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/18/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3909808#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000714 The following person(s) is doing business as: DESKPASS, 430 S FAIRVIEW, GOLETA, CA 93117, County of SANTA BARBARA. YARDI SYSTEMS, INC., 430 S FAIRVIEW, GOLETA, CA 93117 This business is conducted by A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 19, 2024 /s/ ARNOLD BRIER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR

This statement was filed with the

LOWER MISSION CREEK REACH 2B-2 DEBRIS RACK REPAIR PROJECT COUNTY PROJECT NO. 23STM1-S05C

General project work description:The Project generally consists of providing, and the installation of metal debris barriers and concrete repairs.

Project location description:The WORK occurs in the City of Santa Barbara within Flood Control District easements on private property. The project is located at the end of De La Vina Street north of US Highway 101 east and adjacent to Mission Creek. Access for the project is located at 317 Chapala Street.

Plans, Specifications, and Bid Book are available at no charge at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874

The County encourages the participation of DBEs as defined in 49 CFR 26. You are encouraged to employ craftsmen and other workers from the local labor market whenever possible to do so. Local labor market is defined as the labor market within the geographical confines of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California.

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

Complete the project work within 40 Workings Days

The estimated cost of the project is $200,000

A non-mandatory pre-bid job walk is scheduled for Wednesday April 16, 2025 @ 11:00 AM. Bidders interested in attending are to meet at the project site located at the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District Mission Creek access point on or about 200 De La Vina Street (Dead end north of US Highway 101).

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

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code 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 Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

For each bid all forms must be filled out as indicated in the bid documents. The entire Bid Book must be submitted to PlanetBids when you bid.

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 Bidder shall possess a Class A General Engineering Contractor license or a combination of Class C licenses which constitute the majority of the work in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code at the time that the Bid is submitted. Failure to possess the required license(s) shall render the Bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award of the Contract to any bidder not possessing said license.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be submitted as a bidder inquiry by 2:00 PM on Friday April 25, 2025. 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 PlanetBids, https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities and/or inconsistencies in a bid, and to make awards to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it may best serve the interest of the OWNER.

By order of the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control & Water Conservation District this project was authorized to be advertised on June 4, 2024

Walter Rubalcava, P.E.

Deputy Director -

Flood Control

County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/14/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3910551#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0000816

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

Mama Thrive, 3131 Calkins Road #403, Los Olivos, CA 93441 County of SANTA BARBARA

Rebecca Christine Burditt, 3131 Calkins Road #403, Los Olivos, CA 93441

This business is conducted by an Individual

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/04/2024.

S/ Rebecca Christine Burditt

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/27/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3866296#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2025‑0000817

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

SYV WEALTH ADVISORS, 1050 Edison St., Suite A, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 County of SANTA BARBARA

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY WEALTH

ADVISORS LLC, 1050 EDISON ST, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

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

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY WEALTH

ADVISORS LLC S/ BRADLEY SICOFF, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on N/A.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3904174#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000822

The following person(s) is doing business as:

PROPERTY PAYMENT‑RENT, 430 S FAIRVIEW SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117, County of SANTA BARBARA.

YARDI SYSTEMS, INC., 430 S FAIRVIEW SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOV 01, 2009 /s/ ARNOLD BRIER, SECRETARY

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/27/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3911799#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2025‑0000818

The following person(s) is doing business as:

NOVA BRIAR, 2443 RUBEL WAY APT J SANTA MARIA, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. JESSICA DAWN BARRINGTON, 2443 RUBEL WAY APT J SANTA MARIA, CA 93455

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ JESSICA DAWN BARRINGTON, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/27/2025.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25

CNS‑3908014# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IVY & ELDER: 634 San Marino Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Ivy And Elder 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 Mar 12, 2025. Filed by: VANESSA MEDINA/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: 2025‑0000707. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRIMSON ARMS: 1425 Robbins Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; MJR Arms And Supplies 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 Mar 20, 2025. Filed by: MICHAEL J RODRIGUEZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000780. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE WELL: 2350 Lillie Avenue Summerland, CA 93067; Big Daddy’s Antiques PO Box 1238 Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 26, 2020. Filed by: STEVEN SHANE BROWN/OWNER & FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 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: 2025‑0000843. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WINE CASK, THE WINE CASK, INTERMEZZO BY WINE CASK, INTERMEZZO: 813 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Wine Cask 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 Aug 05, 2009. Filed by: JOHN O’NEIL/MANAGER 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: 2025‑0000586. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GILMORE GOLF LLC: 410 W Canon Perdido St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gilmore Golf 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 10, 2025. Filed by: BRIAN LANGLO/SOLE MEMBER/MANAGER 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: 2025‑0000534. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RGA, RMTE: 112 El Paseo Santa Barbara, CA 93101; RMTE 432 Los Verdes Drive 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 Jan 01, 2025. Filed by: RYAN MILLS/PRESIDENT/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000800. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GUINTO’S AUTOMOTIVE: 5940 Matthews St Goleta, CA 93117; Emmanuel Guinto 1134 E. Haley St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 23, 2025. Filed by: EMMAUNUEL GUINTO/BUSINESS OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000820. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HUCKABEE & ASSOCIATES: 8640 National Blvd Culver City, CA 90232; Rachlin Partners, Inc. 801 Cherry St Suite 500 Fort Worth, TX 76102 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar 01, 2025. Filed by: NICOLE MANGINO/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000871. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALL ABOUT SENIORS GROUP: 3868 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; All About Seniors Real Estate (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 03, 2020. Filed by: TERESA DIMOND/ PRESIDENT 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 E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000719. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JACOBS CONSULTING: 1021 San Diego Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Todd A Jacobs (same address) Kathryn P Jacobs (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 Apr 03, 2025. Filed by: TODD JACOBS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E73. FBN Number: 2025‑0000885. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMINS 2 DREAMS: 313 North St Santa Barbara, CA 93436; Kalawashaq Wine Cellars, Inc PO Box 461, Lompoc, CA 93438 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 30, 2018. Filed by: MIREIA TARIBO TENA/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000792. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 805 CONCRETE LLC: 206 La Pita Pl Buellton, CA 93427;

805 Concrete, LLC (same address)

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 01, 2020. Filed by: KYLE LEWIS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000888. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASTLEBAR TECHNOLOGIES, MIMESIS MEDIA: 5410 Hanna Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Dean I Nevins (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 20, 2021. Filed by: DEAN NEVINS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 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: 2025‑0000839. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVERBRITE RELIABLE CLEANING COMPANY: 432 Old Coast Hwy Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Ashley M Lazaro Mejia (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Apr 01, 2025. Filed by: ASHLEY LAZARO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 1, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2025‑0000846. Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE SANGER FAMILY OF WINES, MARIANELLO, CONSILIENCE, CONSILIENCE WINE, CONSILIENCE WINERY, CONSILIENCE WINES, MARIANELLO WINE, MARIANELLO WIERY, MARIANELLOW WINES, SANGER VINEYARD, SANGER VINEYARDS, SANGER OLIVE FARM, SANGER OLIVE FARM & VINEYARDS, SANGER FAMILY, SANGER FAMILY WINERY, SANGER FAMILY WINES, TRE ANELLI, TRE ANELLI WINE, TRE ANELLI WINERY: 1584 Mission Drive Solvang, CA 93463; SFW LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 18, 2018. Filed by: BRETT ESCALERA/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000947. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAT & MO WINE CO, M&M WINE CO: 90 Easy Buellton, CA 93427; M&M Beer & Wine Distribution & Fulfillment, 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 25, 2025. Filed by: MATHEW CURTO/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2025‑0000804. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REDEEMER BIBLE CHURCH OF SANTA BARBARA: 736 W. Islay Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Calvary Baptist Church of Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant

LEGALS (CONT.)

21, 1955. Filed by: ARVINE DUVAL/ CHAIRMAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 8, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E24. FBN Number: 2025‑0000918. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

OF AMERICA: 4844 El Carro Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93013; Therapy Dogs of America PO Box 3534 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 01, 1997. Filed by: CAREY BRADSHAW/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 8, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E24. FBN Number: 2025‑0000929. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GENERATION FARADAY: 118 East Ortega Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Merakai 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 Jul 01, 2024. Filed by: RYAN JUDY/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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: 2025‑0000877. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

BARBARA SOUNDPROOFING: 106 Santa Falicia Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Property Solutions Etc. 4080 Royal Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 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: PHIL

ALLEN/PRESIDENT 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: 2025‑0000599. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

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

VINEYARDS: 1251 W Laurel Ave, Unit 32‑37 Lompoc, CA 93436; Marami Vineyards LLC 1187 Coast Village Rd Ste 809 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 16, 2024. Filed by: AMIE GODFREY/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000787.

Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: ROTARY

ENGINEERING: 6522 Camino Venturoso Goleta, CA 93117; Brandon H Droese (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 6, 2020. Filed by: BRANDON DROESE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000821. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: BLAKEMORE

BOOKKEEPING: 1515 Alta Vista Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jason

L. Blakemore (same address) Anita H Blakemore (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 Apr 4, 2025. Filed by: JASON L BLAKEMORE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 8, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000927. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JRIOS AUTOMOTIVE: 5940 Matthews St Goleta, CA 93117; Justin Rios (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: JUSTIN RIOS 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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000692. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2025‑0000829

The following person(s) is doing business as: 5213 PRINTS 1405 SALINAS PL SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of SANTA BARBARA. VARGAS5213 LLC, 1405 SALINAS PL SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103; CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on MAR 13, 2025 /s/ JULIO VARGAS, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/27/2025. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8/25

CNS‑3914714# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB COUNTY VOAD: 1111 Chapala, Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: JAQUELINE CARRERA/ PRESIDENT & CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000934. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OPHORA WATER TECHNOLOGIES: 1030 Cindy Lane Carpinteria, CA 93013; Perfect Water Worldwide LLC 1482 East Valley Rd Suite 653 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 1, 2010. Filed by: KEN GUOIN/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 E71. FBN Number: 2025‑0000670. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANGER, HANLEY, SANGER & AVILA, LLP: 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sanger Law Firm, P.C. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: ROBERT M. SANGER/PRESIDENT

with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2025‑0000826. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WILD HEARTS RANCH: 1301 McMurray Rd Buellton, CA 93427; Christina M Ciaccio (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: CHRISTINA MARIE CIACCIO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 25, 2025. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E55. FBN Number: 2025‑0000795. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: PMG EXECUTIVE GROUP, PMG SERVICE GROUP, PPI ASSOCIATES, PIVOTAL EXECUTIVE GROUP, PIVOTAL MARKETING GROUP: 3201 Airpark Dr Ste 201 Santa Maria, CA 93455; Pivotal Perspectives 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 9, 2025. Filed by: BEIJAH FOISIA/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E24. FBN Number: 2025‑0000952. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTIVE: 1130 Arbolado Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; James B Sterne (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: JAMES B STERNE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E24. FBN Number: 2025‑0000956. Published: Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

NAME CHANGE

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

BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, ANACAPA DIVISION

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

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

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

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:JEFFREY MARROQUIN CASE NUMBER: 25CV01425 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: JEFFREY MARROQUIN

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: JEFFREY MARROQUIN

PROPOSED NAME: JEFEREY MARO

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: 5, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, CIVIL A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 03/18/2025, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterene of the Superior Court. Published Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:JADE ARMENTA ROWE CASE NUMBER: 25CV01641 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: JADE ARMENTA ROWE

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: JADE ARMENTA ROWE

PROPOSED NAME: AMELIA JADE ROWE

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 19, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, 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 Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 03/24/2025, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterene of the Superior Court. Published Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 2025.

1ST AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:SVETLANA DOLEV CASE NUMBER: 25CV01800 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: SVETLANA DOLEV 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: YAROSLAVA MURZINA PROPOSED NAME: YARA DOLEV 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 19, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: SB‑5, 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 Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 04/01/2025, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterene of the Superior Court. Published Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SAMANTHA JOY LANDIS CASE NUMBER: 25CV00675 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: SAMANTHA JOY LANDIS 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: SAMANTHA JOY LANDIS

PROPOSED NAME: JUNE JOY LANDIS 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 19, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, CIVIL A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 03/24/2025, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterene of the Superior Court. Published Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:PERLA GUADALUPE ESTRADA CHAVARRIA CASE NUMBER: 25CV01641 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: PERLA GUADALUPE ESTRADA CHAVARRIA 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: PERLA GUADALUPE ESTRADA CHAVARRIA PROPOSED NAME: PERLA GUADALUPE ESTRADA 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 June 6, 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 Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 04/10/2025, JUDGE Donna D. Geck of the Superior Court. Published Apr 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MEGHAN POSCH CASE NUMBER: 25CV01628 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) will receive sealed proposals for Construction of Heritage Ridge Affordable Family and Senior Housing Projects at 6610, 6620, 6630, 6635 Camino Vista, Goleta, CA, until 2:30 p.m. on May 15, 2025, at 817 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA, or emailed to shereeaulman@hasbarco.org. Proposals will be held in confidence and not released in any manner until after contract award.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted on April 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., via Zoom (Dial-in Number: 1-669-900-6833 – Meeting ID: 899 8185 3235; Passcode: 021809.

Proposed forms of contract documents, including specifications, are available on the HASBARCO website www.hasbarco.org

Please contact Sheree Aulman, Construction Contract Coordinator, at shereeaulman@hasbarco.org if you have any questions.

LEGALS (CONT.)

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

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

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING SEALED BIDS FOR THE 2025 ARTERIAL PAVEMENT PROJECT

City Project Number: N/A

BARBARA 1100 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, ANACAPA DIVISION

the petition. Dated MARCH 19, 2025, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 17 2025.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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 May 12, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. 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.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at N/A.

It is required that the Bidders have fully inspected the Project site in all particulars and become thoroughly familiar with the terms and conditions of the Bid Plans and Special Provisions and local conditions affecting the performance and costs of the Work prior to bidding and it is recommended that this be done prior to attending this meeting.

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 Standard Construction Specifications.

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 2025 ARTERIAL PAVEMENT 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 Contractor Company, including the Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) for the Contractor Company, shall demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years’ experience successfully performing projects of substantially similar type, magnitude, and character of the work bid. 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).

CITY OF GOLETA

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP TO ALL CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF CVC GROUP, LP, a California limited partnership

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with California Corporation Code section 15908.01, et seq., that CVC Group, LP, a California limited partnership (the “Partnership”), whose principal office is located at 1224 Coast Village Circle, Suite 16, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, has dissolved and is in the process of winding up its affairs in the manner required by law. All claims against the Partnership must be made in writing to the address set forth above, and must include the basis of the claim, a description of the goods or services provided, the origination date (s), and the claim amount.

Claims against the Partnership are barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within four years after publication of this notice. Published: April 17, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING ‑ PETITIONER: TRISHA JEAN WEBB 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

SUN STATE TOWERS proposes to build a 100‑foot monopole Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is 2231 De Wolff Avenue, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA 93436. Lat: 34‑40‑29.71, Long: ‑120‑31‑7.68. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A1311385. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS –Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc. gov/asr/ applications) by entering the filing number. Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalreq uest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Caitlyn Mosher, c.mosher@trileaf. com, 2121 W. Chandler Blvd., Ste 108, Chandler, AZ 85224, (480) 850‑0575. 4/17/25 CNS‑3912776# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk

Published: Santa Barbara Independent: April 10, 2025, and April 17, 2025

END OF NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

LEGALS (CONT.)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A1311385.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS –

Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) by entering the filing number.

Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalreq uest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES

EFFECTS ‐ Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Caitlyn Mosher, c.mosher@trileaf.com, 2121 W. Chandler Blvd., Ste 108, Chandler, AZ 85224, (480) 850‑0575. 4/17/25

CNS‑3912776#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACCEPT THE GRANT DEED TO 2615 CASPIA LANE

Notice is hereby given that, on May 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room in County Administration Building located at 105 E. Anapamu St., 4 th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors intends to accept the grant deed to consummate purchase of the property located in an Unincorporated Area of Santa Barbara County, Assessor Parcel Number 005‑700‑008, for a total purchase price of $160,800 from the Gwendolyn Maxine Hall Living Trust.

Publication Date 4/17/25, 4/24/25, 5/1/25

PUBLIC NOTICE

On April 11, 2025 the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) approved the Affordable Housing Specialist Group, project name Barcellus for fifteen (15) VASH Project‑Based Vouchers (VASH‑ PBV), People’s Self‑Help Housing Corporation project name Heritage View for fifteen (15) VASH‑PBVs and Red Tail Multifamily Land Development LLC, project name Tatum Affordable for eight (8) VASH‑PBVs to serve veterans. All projects are New Construction and located in the County of Santa Barbara and are in response to the February 2025 HASBARCO RFP. These awards are contingent upon the owner’s continued compliance with all applicable HUD requirements. Questions or concerns related to this award may be submitted to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, 815 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436. Attention to Darcy Brady, Senior Project Manager‑ Technical.

SUMMONS

AMENDED SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:

(AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JAMIE

ELIASON, an individual, FRUITION ENDEAVORS, GP, an unincorporated company,; and DOES 1‑25, inclusive

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): TERRY STAIN, 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): Santa Barbara Superior Court, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101.

CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 24CV06630

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): David Phillips; 2648 International Blvd, Ste. 115, Oakland, CA 94601; Tel (415) 272‑2240

DATE (Fecha): 2/13/2025.

Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Preston Frye, Deputy (Adjunto)

Published Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): KEN VENTURA, also known as KENNETH MARK VENTURA, an individual; and, DOES, 1 through 10

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): THOMAS ELSNER, 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): Santa Barbara Superior Court 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

CASE NO: (Número del Caso): 24CV07130

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): Christina Vanarelli, CHRISTINA VANARELLI, INC., APLC, 674 County Square Dr., Ste, 304, Ventura, CA 93003. Tel (805) 507‑0664

DATE (Fecha): 12/18/2024. Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Narzralli Baksh, Deputy (Adjunto)

Published: Apr 10, 17, 24. May 1 2025.

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM AND ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT

Notice to the person being sued: You are the defendant if your name is listed on page 2 of this form. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed in 1 on page 2. You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Read this form and all pages attached to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights.

AVISO AL DEMANDADO: Usted es el Demandado si su nombre figura en 2 de la pagina 2 de este formulario. La persona que lo demanda es el Demandante, la que figura en 1 de pagina 2. Usted y el Demandante tienen que presentarse en la corte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continuacion. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sucldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reclamo. Lleve testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prucba que nccesite para probar sucaso. Lea este formulario y todas las paginas adjuntas para entender la demanda en su contra y para proteger sus derechos.

ORDER TO GO TO COURT: May 5, 2025; 9:00 am Dept 3 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 2/6/2025 by Preston Frye, Deputy. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; ANACAPA DIVISION CASE NO:25CV00854 1: Plaintiff: Kim Berendtsen 1221 San

Andres Street #A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 705‑2009

2: Defendant: Guadalupe Velazquez

626 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101;

3: The Plaintiff claims the Defendant owes $9,960.00 (Explain Below): a) Why does the Defendant owe the Plaintiff money? Back rent is owed from former tenancy. If no specific date, give the time period: Date started: 12/01/2023

Through: January 20, 2025. How did you calculate the money owed to you?

(Do not include court costs or fees for service.) Amounts loaned for legal fees regarding court matters and/or remaining attorney fees unpaid.

4: You must ask the Defendant (in person, in writing, or by phone) to pay you before you sue. Have you done this? Yes

5: Why are you filing your claim at this courthouse? This courthouse covers the area (check the one that applies): a. (1) Where the Defendant lives or does business.

6: List the zip code of the place checked in #5 above (if you know): 93101; 7: Is your claim about an attorney‑client fee dispute? No

8: Are you suing a public entity? No

9: Have you filed more than 12 other small claims within the last 12 months in California? No

10: Is your claim for mor than $2,500? Yes

11: I understand that by filing a claim in small claims court, I have no right to appeal this claim.

I declare, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above and on any attachments to this form is true and correct.

Date: 02/05/25 Kim Behrendtsen Published: April 17, 24. May 1, 8 2025.

Para obtener información sobre como este cambio afectará su factura y/o una copia de esta notificación en español visite http://www.sce.com/avisos

NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY’S REQUEST TO INCREASE ELECTRIC RATES FOR THE 2022 ENERGY RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT REVIEW APPLICATION A.25-04-001

On April 1, 2025, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) filed its Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) Review application (Application) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). SCE’s application requests CPUC approval for an increase of $3.992 million in SCE’s revenue due to a net under-collection in six authorized SCE memorandum accounts SCE would recover this amount in electric rates beginning in 2026 if the CPUC approves SCE’s Application.

Why is SCE requesting this rate increase?

SCE is required to file this application with the CPUC on April 1 of each year In 2024, six authorized SCE memorandum accounts had a net under-collection of funds that were necessary to provide electric service to SCE’s customers. As a result, SCE requests to recover the undercollection

How could this affect my monthly electric rates?

If SCE’s rate request is approved by the CPUC, the average monthly residential bill will technically increase, but not by an appreciable amount. For example, a residential customer using 500 kilowatthours (kWh) per month would effectively see no change to their average monthly bill of $174.78 This is because SCE’s proposal, if approved, would only increase rates by fractions of a cent per kWh The following table shows current rates compared to the proposed rate changes by customer type

How does the rest of this process work?

This Application will be assigned to a CPUC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing process. The ALJ will issue a proposed decision that may adopt SCE’s Application, modify it, or deny it. 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 CPUC

Parties to the proceeding may review SCE’s application, including the Public Advocates Office. The Public Advocates Office is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC that represents customers 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 publicadvocates.cpuc.ca.gov

Please visit apps.cpuc.ca.gov/c/A2504001 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.

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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) or 1-415-703-2074

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

Please refer to SCE’s ERRA Application A.25-04-001 in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.

Where can I get more information?

If you have questions about SCE’s request, you may contact them using the methods below.

Contact SCE Phone: (626) 302-1212

E-mail: case.admin@sce.com

Or write to: Southern California Edison Company Attention: Case Administrator A.25-04-001 – 2024 ERRA Review P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, CA 91770