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by RYAN P. CRUZ, CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, CHRISTINA

Gun Shop Moves Next to Preschool

Residents Gather Monday to Voice Concerns, Demand Answers from City Officials

by Izadora Hamm

Last week, Goleta residents

Steve Hale and his wife were driving down Hollister Avenue the same road they travel every day when they noticed something new looming over the vacant 7-Eleven building at 7443 Hollister Avenue.

A large chain-link fence had gone up around the property.

Unsure of what was happening, the couple turned to their neighborhood Nextdoor page with a post asking: “What is happening at the old 7-11 on Hollister next to the kid’s daycare? Spiked gates going up around the perimeter.”

“This isn’t about opinions, politics, or gun rights,” parent Catherine Mizrahi said at Monday’s community meeting addressing residents' concerns over Goodland Guns’ new location near a preschool. “This is about child safety and community concern.”

Within hours, speculation flooded the comments. Residents eventually narrowed in on what was happening: The vacant building was being transformed into a gun store.

The concern was not simply that a firearms retailer was opening it was where it was opening the building shares a fence line with the preschool Here We Grow Early Learning Center.

The properties also sit right behind the Hollister Avenue Class 1 Bike Path, which was completed in February 2018 by the City of Goleta. The project created a 14-foot-wide, multi-use path on the south side of Hollister, connecting Pacific Oaks Road to Ellwood Elementary School.

As part of the Safe Routes to School efforts, the goal was to make the road safer for everyone. Residents said they were appalled that a gun store could be considered an appropriate use for a location where children regularly walk and bike to school.

Kelly Hoover, community relations manager for the City of Goleta, confirmed last Wednesday that the retailer’s firearms dealer business license had been approved by the City of Goleta, allowing Goodland Guns, previously located in Old Town Goleta, to move in.

What began as neighborhood texts and online discussion quickly turned into a packed community meeting Monday night at Santa Barbara Shores Park, organized by Moms Demand Action. More than 50 residents gathered to voice concerns and demand answers from city officials, including councilmembers Stuart Kasdin and James Kyriaco.

For parents at the preschool, outrage was an understatement.

Catherine Mizrahi and her husband, Dan, whose child attends the preschool, said they want the conversation to remain focused on safety rather than politics.

“We’re hoping to have a focused and respectful discussion. This isn’t about opin-

ions, politics, or gun rights. This is about child safety and community concern,” Mizrahi said.

Preschool director Nicole Hammock said the school was never informed about the incoming business. Neither were parents or nearby residents, she said.

After learning about the move through community discussions, Hammock posted on Nextdoor asking for support in opposing the location.

“The city has failed us,” Goleta resident Matt Twohey said during the meeting. “How is this acceptable? How is this right? What laws are permitting this?”

Under federal law, the situation is more complicated than many residents realized.

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 (18 U.S.C. § 922(q)) generally prohibits firearm possession within 1,000 feet of a school, but includes exemptions, including for private property that is not part of school grounds. The law also does not apply to preschools and pre-kindergarten facilities.

That distinction has left residents questioning why other businesses faced restrictions near schools while a gun store can legally operate next-door.

Residents pointed to previous businesses, including the former 7-Eleven and a potential cannabis dispensary, that they said were unable to operate at the location because of restrictions involving alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana sales near schools.

The proposed gun store has also raised concerns about the preschool’s future facing major economic issues. Parents worry families may reconsider enrolling their children if the location remains unchanged.

For Goodland Guns owner Dan Ashton, however, the controversy has been unexpected.

Ashton attended Monday’s meeting after learning about it only an hour beforehand.

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He arrived with a prepared statement explaining that his business has spent years searching for a new location after rent was doubled and security concerns forced him out of Old Town Goleta.

In 2021, the store experienced a break-in where 13 firearms were stolen, seven of which have since been recovered. The incident was one reason some residents raised additional concerns about the potential risks of a gun store operating directly beside a preschool.

“We’re a local business and a proud part of the community,” Ashton said. “We’re operating under strictly legal guidelines.”

Firearms must be stored in locked containers when leaving the store a law that follows federal requirements. He explained that guns coming in and out of the store will never be visible by parents or children.

Ashton is a Goleta resident, a father, and a business owner trying to keep his company alive. After searching for more than two years, he found the Hollister Avenue property and signed a 25-year lease a long-term commitment that is uncommon in Santa Barbara County.

He previously secured an industrial location in Goleta, but the deal fell through, costing him roughly $20,000. He is now subleasing that space and attempting to mend his losses with this new location.

There was a two-year process involving more than 150 emails between Ashton and the city, but when the lease was eventually signed, there was no pushback or indication that the location was inappropriate.

Residents argue that the process lacked transparency and the city should have been forthright at some point during the process.

However, since the former 7-Eleven lot has sat vacant, Ashton said the property became a source of problems, including reports of vandalism, defecation, drug use, and illegal activity. He noted that residents have even thanked him since moving in because those issues have completely ceased.

“We’ve been safe and quiet neighbors for the past decade,” Ashton said. “We plan on staying that way.”

While residents emphasized that they do not blame Ashton personally, many questioned how the city approved the location without broader community discussion.

Councilmember Kasdin, who represents the district where the preschool and proposed gun shop are located, said the city handled

Three days after a car crashed through the front entryway of a Montecito toy store, another errant vehicle barreled its way into a Goleta pet shop. No injuries were reported in either incident. Emergency crews responded just before 7 a.m. on 7/30 to the Calle Real Shopping Center, where a Toyota Corolla was lodged deep inside the sales floor of Pet House. The Corolla demolished the shop’s front counter and an aisle of pet toys and supplies. “All of the animals are safe and uninjured,”the store shared on social media. Pet House has since reopened for business. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified driver’s flip-flop got caught on the pedals while parking, and they were unable to stop the vehicle before it drove through the front door.

A man was fatally struck by a southbound Amtrak passenger train 8/2 at about 7:30 p.m. on the other side of the fence from Dwight Murphy Park, near the construction area. Santa Barbara Police officers, the fire department, and paramedics responded to the scene and attempted to save the pedestrian’s life, but he was ultimately pronounced dead on the scene. Train service was paused for a few hours following the incident and was back moving by just after 10 p.m., with normal train schedules resuming Monday morning. The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. The death marks the fourth train-related fatality this year on the South Coast.

Family and friends are mourning after the death of a UC Santa Barbara graduate student. Vikram Mubayi, who was entering the fifth year of his PhD program in UCSB’s Chemical Engineering Department, was found dead on the evening of 8/3 in the Big Pine Lakes area of Inyo National Forest. According to a Reddit post, Mubayi last updated family with his coordinates while hiking there at around 8:30 p.m. on 8/1. A search-and-rescue effort that included the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, Inyo County Search and Rescue, and California Highway Patrol later followed, with highway patrol recovering Mubayi.

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Pedro Rivera, assistant manager of Carpinteria restaurant Teddy’s by the Sea, died unexpectedly in an accident on Monday afternoon, according to a social media post and GoFundMe page. There is no official cause of death released at this time. Rivera leaves behind his 92-year-old mother, a brother, sons, and his granddaughter, Isabella. There has been an outpouring of condolences on a post made by Teddy’s by the Sea official social media pages remembering Rivera as a wonderful coworker, dear friend, and proud grandfather. Those who wish to donate to help with funeral and family expenses can do so through the GoFundMe page created by Sarah Dandona, co-owner of Teddy’s by the Sea.

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Shane Ryan Gledhill, 46, was arrested at his home in Lompoc 8/3 after nearly five years of investigation by the Sheriff’s Office turned up enough evidence to arrest him on 15 counts of felony child sexual abuse. The investigation started in 2022 after a teenage victim reported his abuse to authorities. Nine total victims have been identified and detectives believe that there are more in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties, as well as potentially the East Coast. The 46-year-old filmmaker contacted minors during casting and on the sets of his films, many

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IZADORA HAMM

ER Overload Ahead?

Cottage Health Braces for $40M Spike in Uninsured Patients

by Nick Welsh

Like every single high-ranking hospital administrator in America, Cottage Health CFO Matt Morgan has good reason to stay awake nights, worrying about the flood of newly uninsured patients courtesy of Donald Trump’s HR 1, or Big Beautiful Budget Bill— seeking treatment for which they cannot pay. Being a chief financial officer, Morgan selects his words with care and is not given to histrionic rhetoric. “We’re not nervous,” he says, “so much as looking forward expectantly.”

There’s a whole lot coming down the pipe for Morgan to be expectant about. Come January 1, 2027, Trump’s new and tougher eligibility requirements for Medicaid recipients will kick into gear. When that happens, Morgan said he expects the number of uninsured patients at Cottage “self-paying” is the term of art to increase by 300 to 500 percent. Right now, Morgan said, Cottage has about 4,000 to 5,000 self-paying patients.

insurance premiums are increasing by 200 to 300 percent, many private insurance customers are falling away by the droves, allowing their policies to lapse and leaving themselves and their families exposed.

“If I look at the total business contracted with private insurance companies in the first seven months of the year,” Morgan said, “it’s down.”

By law, hospitals are barred from refusing service to people in need because they can’t pay. As a last resort, people without insurance or means typically avail themselves of the nearest emergency room when medical challenges achieve critical mass.

“Emergency rooms,” Morgan stated, “that’s real.” And emergency rooms, he also noted, are the third most expensive part of any hospital.

The math does not look good. Right now, 25 percent of Cottage’s patients are insured by Medicaid, which provides government-funded insurance for working families and people on fixed incomes. Roughly one-third of all county residents are too. But provisions of HR 1 now require Medicaid beneficiaries to reapply and requalify every six months. That’s two times a year. And the requirements for number of hours worked or volunteered, for example have grown far more demanding. The likelihood of falling off the rolls, under HR 1, is significantly greater.

The way Morgan does the math, if all these worst-case scenarios play out as statistical models prepared by Cottage and CenCal indicate, Cottage Health could find itself providing $40 million worth of services for which it won’t be compensated.

“From where I sit, that’s a lot of money,” Morgan added.

That also may be the just the beginning. As a result of HR 1, the subsidies needed to keep many Affordable Care Act insurance policy holders enrolled were not included in Trump’s signature legislative achievement. At a time when commercial

He estimated the drop was by 4 percent. In total dollars, this drop in private insurance revenues is of serious concern. How serious? That depends. Maybe it could be folded into the $40 million Morgan referenced; it might also be another $40 million shortfall between revenues paid and services rendered.

HR 1 passed last summer along bitterly divided party lines amid much political turmoil acrimony. Social-safety-net programs such as Medi-Cal and Medicaid were effectively shredded by the tough new eligibility requirements in order to cut costs and allow for staggering tax breaks, most of which targeted the rich and the super wealthy.

According to Katy Bazylewicz, Cottage’s chief marketing officer and head of population health, Cottage is currently working closely with CenCal which manages the sprawling network of medical professionals who treat Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the Santa Barbara Family Service Agency to help people now on Medi-Cal stay on it. Given how daunting the new application requirements are, this will require a massive amount of hand holding, but that’s the plan. In addition, she and Morgan explained that Cottage will be working with the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics to figure out some cost-sharing way the clinics can provide primary care to many of the patients who find themselves dispossessed of their Medi-Cal coverage. Such treatment is far cheaper and far more nuanced to actual need than ER treatment.

No one, Morgan said, will be turned away or denied treatment because lack of insurance or ability to pay. Cottage offers

Cottage Hospital’s emergency room in Santa Barbara

SBCC Prof. Dismissed

School Says Erin O’Connor, Who Engaged in Sexual Activity with Student in 2019, ‘Squandered’ Opportunity at Second Chance by Violating Settlement Agreement

Aby Callie Fausey

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Santa Barbara City College astronomy professor who allegedly drank alcohol and had a sexual relationship with a student in 2019 has been formally dismissed from the college after violating a related settlement agreement.

Erin O’Connor was first hired as an adjunct professor in 1989 and became a full-time faculty member in the Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) department in 2009. He was generally liked by students and known for his quirky, unconventional teaching style that included wigs and other props.

Court documents show that, in 2019, a 19-year-old female student filed a police report alleging O’Connor had invited her into his residence, given her alcohol, and initiated sexual contact. The student reported that the contact was consensual. O’Connor was cited by police for providing alcohol to an underage person.

“Last year, I had a brief relationship with an adult student, who was formerly in one of my courses at the college,” O’Connor told the Independent in 2020 “A third party filed a complaint, and while the student confirmed during the investigation that our relationship was consensual, I nevertheless regret that decision and have accepted consequences from the district for entering into this relationship.”

SBCC launched a Title IX investigation that included interviews with several faculty and staff, and ultimately concluded that O’Connor’s conduct did not constitute a violation of federal Title IX statutes.

However, a separate investigation launched by SBCC’s Department of Human Resources into potential violations of employee conduct policies concluded that O’Connor’s actions were “damaging to [SBCC] and its students and raise serious concerns about whether he should be teaching students.” Despite this finding, the parties entered into an administrative settlement agreement and the matter was resolved.

The episode helped inspire the college to pursue a new policy in 2020 that prohibits faculty or other employees from engaging or seeking to engage in a sexual relationship with a student. It also prohibits faculty from participating in illegal drug or alcohol use in the presence of a student.

In the settlement agreement, O’Connor acknowledged his conduct was “inappropriate” and promised to refrain from such behavior in the future. He also agreed to

40 hours of personal counseling and to not fraternize with persons under the age of 40 enrolled in any SBCC courses.

He also pledged not to retaliate against any party, including students and staff, involved in the investigations, nor disparage or harm the school. Any breach of the settlement agreement would subject him “to formal discipline up to and including dismissal,” according to court documents.

O’Connor subsequently returned to his faculty position in 2021 and taught remotely. He was not allowed to participate in any department field trips because of his “disruptive and inappropriate behavior” during past field courses, including allegedly sleeping through lectures, keeping students up late to stargaze, and, in a group setting, holding up a bra turned into the lost and found and making jokes about it.

But according to a decision filed by the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), O’Connor who returned to in-person teaching in 2022 harbored resentment over the Title IX investigation and did not accept his denial from participating in field courses.

The decision details an incident in January 2023 in which two professors in the school’s EPS department who led geology field courses including fiveday field trips to the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley reported that O’Connor was “harassing them about participating in geology field courses and retaliating against them for their participation in the Title IX investigation.”

Another investigation was launched that concluded with the school serving O’Connor a preliminary notice of intended dismissal. The following month, the board of trustees and superintendent upheld O’Connor’s dismissal, after which he filed his own complaint against the board and the school, alleging his firing

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World Cup Boosts South Coast Biz

The 2026 FIFA World Cup brought an extra boost to the already busy summer season, as Santa Barbara and the surrounding region saw a surge of spending at local hotels and businesses to the tune of $4.9 million in sales for June 2026, resulting in an estimated $443,000 in tax revenue for the South Coast, according to the end-of-fiscalyear report released by Visit Santa Barbara.

While the month of June is consistently among the busiest times of the year for the tourism industry, June 2026 marked one of the highest-performing months in more than a decade, with occupancy up 9 percent compared to the last year. The daily rate per room also increased 6 percent from last June to an average of $394.

Visit Santa Barbara President and CEO Kathy Janega-Dykes attributes the economic bump, in part, to the World Cup. The organization worked closely with local governments to bring two international team base camps to the region, with Austria staying in Goleta and Qatar setting up its training facility and lodging in Montecito.

The two teams and their associated staff, family, and fans accounted for more than 5,000 room nights across four hotels, and additional tournament-related visits added to a “standout” June, Janega-Dykes said.

The Santa Barbara Airport also reported a boost in travel during the early summer,

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resulting in a nearly 10 percent year-overyear increase in passenger volume, according to the end-of-year report.

During the first few weeks of the World Cup tournament, local businesses were packed with soccer fans watching games and spending money on food, beverages, and more. Hotels were also filled with typical summertime stays and World Cup visitors following their teams for matches hosted in Southern California.

The City of Santa Barbara reported $4 million in Transient Occupancy Taxes for the month of June, finishing the 2025-26 fiscal year with $38.2 million in total taxes from hotels and short-term rentals. This is nearly 9 percent higher than the previous fiscal year, and more than $2.7 million higher than originally projected in the city budget.

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Kiss Goodbye to Makeout Point?

Fondly known as “Makeout Point,” Cliff Drive’s scenic ocean overlook between Hendry’s Beach and Hope Ranch has attracted Santa Barbara locals and tourists alike for decades. But for nearby residents, the late-night noise from speeding cars, burnouts, and groups lingering into the early morning at the pullout has become an ongoing frustration.

Public Works Operations Manager Adam Hendel said there wasn’t one specific incident that prompted the city to block off the pullout with barricades in early June. Instead, the decision followed years of complaints from residents and concerns about public safety.

“We’ve been hearing a lot of complaints from the residents and public about the noise, especially the nuisance activities at night,” Hendel said.

While the overlook has become a popular place for drivers and motorcyclists to show off, Hendel said the city is trying to strike a balance between maintaining public access and addressing safety concerns.

“The goal isn’t to completely keep the area shut down,” he said. “We are trying to find a balance and are figuring out a way to reconfigure the area so that it’s closed at night.”

After Public Works staff finish evaluating

the different options for that reconfiguration, the assessment memo will be released as part of the public approval process, which will likely include a Coastal Development Permit reviewed by the City Planning Commission.

“By collecting data on traffic patterns, operational impacts, and alternative configurations during this temporary closure, staff can develop recommendations that address both safety concerns and legal obligations to maintain public coastal access,” the city said in a statement. “This work supports the City’s Vision Zero policy, which is aimed at eliminating all traffic-related deaths and severe injuries.”

Although there have been no reported traffic-related deaths or severe injuries along the Cliff Drive overlook in recent years, the city announced on July 24 that the overlook will remain closed for now. The south oceanside pullout, however, is tentatively scheduled to reopen in mid-August.

Hendel said his street maintenance team deployed the temporary barricades, but the city’s working plan is to eventually replace them with gates that would allow the overlook to operate how it was meant to: enjoyed during the day and quiet at night.

—Izadora Hamm

During the first few weeks of the World Cup tournament, local businesses were packed with soccer fans watching games and spending money on food, beverages, and more.

GUN SHOP

the approval administratively and that offi cials treated Goodland Guns like any other business moving into a commercially zoned property.

goods business,” Kasdin said. “The city han dled it like it would any other move.”

general commercial use rather than com munity use. However, residents argued that regardless of zoning, the location does not serve the community.

right now,” Kasdin said.

bara school system, said years of responding to school safety concerns have shown him the emotional impact gun violence has on students.

school shooting drills and [nearby] violence,” Boyce said. “It’s damaging for everyone.”

operate directly beside a preschool when schools respond so seriously to even the pres ence of weapons nearby.

a school, the windows are drawn, doors are locked, lights are turned off down; SWAT rolls in,” Boyce said. “So how is this allowed?”

District boardmember and district direc tor for Assemblymember Gregg Hart, also attended the meeting and spoke against the location.

will be working with the city to make sure all options are exhausted,” Bertrand said.

ment that he understands the concerns from both parents and community members.

school for two decades, I understand first hand the concerns being raised by parents and community members about the pro posed location of a gun store next to a pre school,” Hart said. “I will continue working with the City of Goleta and local stakehold ers to explore every available option. Our community should do everything possible to protect children and ensure they can learn in a safe environment.”

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charity care, he said. A family of four mak ing up to $165,000 qualifies. Patients do have to apply, however, for this assistance. said.

care than the kitty holds, Morgan said, the spigot will not be turned off. Unlike other hospitals, Cottage is on firm ground finan cially, and over the years, it has cultivated and nurtured an astonishingly generous donor base.

As Morgan noted, HR 1 is front and cen ter in the minds of all healthcare provid ers everywhere. In Santa Barbara County,

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In the heart of Santa Barbara, Vista Del Monte offers a setting as thoughtful as your plans: a beautifully landscaped campus, ocean air and a community designed for connection. As a continuing care retirement community, it’s a place to enjoy today fully, with the conﬁdence of knowing tomorrow is already considered, so life continues with ease, purpose and possibility.

SBCC PROF. DISMISSED

and actions related to it were forms of retaliation.

O’Connor insisted his communications and interactions with his colleagues were “collegial and professional” and that his discussions of the 2019 incident were to “merely reintegrate with his colleagues upon his return, correct misconceptions about him, and successfully rejoin his department.” But those assertions were not persuasive, according to the OAH decision.

In a statement to the Independent, O’Connor contended that SBCC violated their part of the settlement agreement with him by “bringing charges and publicly filing documents related to the 2019 investigation.”

“We are pursuing legal action over those violations in Santa Barbara Superior Court,” he said. “The District [SBCC] has twice tried and failed to dismiss this case. The OAH decision rejected the District’s immoral conduct charge, the only basis for my unpaid suspension, and the District therefore owes me several years of backpay.”

O’Connor’s causes for dismissal included dishonesty, evident unfitness for service, and persistent violation of school rules and regulations, according to the OAH deci-

BRIEFS

of which he starred in himself. He connected with his victims using his professional names “Shane Ryan” and “Shane Ryan-Reid” Some of his charges include child molestation, rape, forcible sexual assault, contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense, possession of child sexual abuse material, and providing harmful matter to a minor. He has been booked into North County Jail with bail set for $500,000. The Sheriff’s Office encourages victims who are willing to come forward to contact the Victim-Witness Assistance Program directly at (805) 568-2400 or toll free at (855) 8403232. Those who may have information relevant to Gledhill’s ongoing investigation are encouraged to call sheriff’s detectives at (805) 681-4150. Victims may also receive support though Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA), such as a confidential 24-Hour hotline, legal and medical advocacy and accompaniment, and counseling services by calling (805) 564-3696.

Minutes after midnight on 8/1, sheriff’s deputies received a 9-1-1 call reporting a man ramming a vehicle with a front loader tractor into a sedan on Sinton Road in Santa Maria, near the Greka asphalt plant. The car was occupied by a woman who he had reportedly been arguing with and managed to flee the vehicle while Levi Gaze, 38, of Paso Robles allegedly repeatedly ran the yellow CAT tractor into the vehicle. Gaze has been booked into Northern Branch Jail and held without bail on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism. Gaze also had a no bail warrant issued for him in San Luis Obispo County prior to Saturday’s incident.

EDUCATION

Santa Barbara City College announced 7/27 that the Raíces program will be temporarily shut down as faculty work to navigate the loss of federal funding

sion. He possessed a “non-remediable temperamental defect” and was “fixated on his own self-interests,” the decision states. He created a “toxic environment” for his colleagues, resulting in “stress, discomfort, and fear” in their workplace. However, as noted by O’Connor, “immoral conduct” was not supported as a cause for dismissal by the OAH decision.

“The settlement agreement provided the respondent a second chance to redeem himself and integrate back into the EPS Department,” the decision states. “Respondent, however, squandered that opportunity and instead engaged in a pattern of self-serving conduct that caused distraction and disruption and set a litigious tone in the EPS department.”

“He demonstrates a lack of insight into his self-serving behavior that is incapable of correction,” the decision concludes. “He has proven himself incapable of taking responsibility for his past conduct and letting go of his issues with the Title IX investigation and his demand to teach Geology field courses.”

O’Connor was formally dismissed in May and will not be returning to SBCC in the fall. n

for Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the country. The grant that funded the program was discontinued last year, along with $350 million in other federal grants that supported minority-serving programs. Staff and administration have been working closely to navigate this change, but as Raíces staff have since accepted positions at other institutions of higher education, plans have changed. “Since [the announcement], all permanent staff have left,” said Jordan Killebrew, executive director of public affairs and communications. “Due to that, we don’t have anyone to keep the program and facilities open.”

INFRASTRUCTURE

The Via Lucero Wastewater Force Main Replacement Project transitioned from nighttime to daytime construction on 8/4 as city crews work to replace a 1950s-era wastewater force main. Between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., temporary lane shifts, closures, and detours should be expected along North Hope Avenue, Via Lucero, and upper State Street. Funded through monthly sewer service fees paid by the city’s Wastewater Fund, the $4.8 million project is expected to be completed by December. Once finished, it will improve the reliability of the city’s gravity sewers, manholes, and other essential wastewater infrastructure.

LABOR

KEYT reporters, directors, videographers, and other unionized employees participated in a one-day strike over alleged unfair labor practices on 8/5. IATSE Local 600, the union representing KEYT’s employees, said the strike came after “nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiation and failed mediation” with KEYT’s parent company, News-Press & Gazette, which is headquartered in Missouri. KEYT employees have repeatedly discussed low wages, a lack of hiring for roles, and bad-faith negotiations. n

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Author Talk & Signing

Jann Winford Dating Under the Influence of Estrogen

Jann Winford enjoys weaving her own life experiences into the stories she tells— stories about the comedy and chaos that inevitably show up when women get involved with men, dating, love, and sex.

About the Book: When your dating pool turns into a swamp, you bring wine, sarcasm, and a life jacket. Dating Under the Influence of Estrogen, equal parts rom-com with a dash of memoir is the no-holds-barred, laugh-til-you-snort adventure of Ruby Ann Wilson’s return to riotous and hilarious dating that may lead her to finding her Mr. Right.

Dog with No Name

SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE: By any reckoning, members of California’s Coastal Commission crossed pretty much all defensible lines back in October 2024, when they talked serious smack about how Elon Musk was “spewing” all kinds of crazy political falsehoods, jumping up and down, showing off his belly button while spending $300 million to get then-candidate Donald Trump elected president. The issue before the commission was whether Musk’s plans to launch even more SpaceX rocket ships into outer space from Vandenberg Space Force Base was “consistent” with California’s plans to protect its coast. The commissioners voted it was not

In hindsight, the commissioners should really be faulted for not going nearly far enough. Recent epidemiological studies indicate that Musk whom Trump appointed his personal Vlad the Impaler in charge of government efficiency has the blood of 750,000 people worldwide on his hands because of his role in cutting all funding for the United States Agency for International Development. If accurate, that would make Musk a white-collar war criminal

This coming Monday in a hotel in Los Angeles, Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will be hosting a public hearing on whether the Coastal Commission is, in reality, an agent of “environmental extremism” and whether the federal law requiring the federal government to subject projects proposed

on federal property along the state’s coast to “consistency hearings” like Musk’s everexpanding boom-boom fantasy at Vandenberg has been abused.

Exhibit A at that hearing will be commissioners’ personal and political remarks about Musk from that October hearing.

But also happening next week up in Santa Cruz on Thursday is a Coastal Commission “consistency hearing” about an offshore oil fracking proposal by DCOR the biggest oil company nobody’s ever heard of slated for Platform Gilda located in the Santa Barbara Channel 8.8 miles off the coast of Oxnard. If ever there an “Exhibit A” for why the federal law mandating these consistency hearings is absolutely necessary, this is it. Without this hearing, we would never have heard about this proposal which is to inject a bitch’s brew of highly toxic chemicals mixed with sea water at pressures of 10,000 pounds per square inch into oil-rich seams located 5,000 feet beneath the ocean floor. The federal agencies wielding regulatory oversight here have ecstatically endorsed the proposal. But for this hearing, we might never have learned that these two federal oversight agencies have already issued no less than 51 fracking permits for offshore oil operations along our coast and in the channel without ever notifying the public and without ever conducting a shred of the environmental analysis that state and federal law require

Kind of a major oversight.

The extent of all this offshore fracking first came to light only because, on little more than a hunch, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) in 2012 filed a Freedom of Information Act request and found it out. EDC would sue the feds twice and win twice over the total lack of environmental analysis. To the extent there’s been any environmental review since Platform Gilda’s fracking proposal, the feds concluded “no problem” after an accelerated analysis of just 28-days

Were it not for next week’s consistency hearing, how many of us would have learned that DCOR’s platform off the coast of Carpinteria had a natural gas fire just this May, requiring the evacuation of all 26 crewmembers on board and that a flotilla of firefighters with the city and county departments, along with the Coast Guard, be deployed to the scene.

I get it, mistakes happen

But in 2021, another mistake happened with DCOR this time in Huntington Beach when the company’s oil pipeline there sprang a leak because of internal corrosion. Yes, the company diligently pursued all the industry-standard maintenance and inspection protocol. But yes, all this protocol failed to reveal the corrosion until it was too late.

It will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody that Coastal Commission staff is strongly objecting to DCOR’s fracking proposal. Platform Gilda is already twice as old as its anticipated life expectancy when first approved in 1981. The fracking plan would give Gilda an additional 20 years of viable

production. When Gilda was first approved, no one contemplated bombarding the oil seams beneath the ocean floor with high-pressure streams of highly toxic chemicals to “stimulate well production.” If a spill happens, Coastal Commission staff questions whether DCOR can get the genie back in the bottle before it spreads out over an 855-square-mile surface and gently licks 134 miles of California’s coast. I’m betting this year’s salary the Coastal Commission will find the proposed fracking plan is not consistent with the state’s coastal management plan. I am also betting next year’s salary that DCOR will appeal to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick the same guy on the prowl for “environmental extremists” to override the Coastal Commission’s vote. He can do so if he finds it’s necessary on “National Security” grounds.

Given the Trump administration’s loudly professed policy of petrochemical dominance, Lutnick will clearly do just that. After all, Platform Gilda he all but certainly will point out is expected to yield 14 million barrels over the lifetime of its fracking-enhanced production. That’s a big number until you squint. Fourteen million barrels, it turns out, is just big enough to keep the United State supplied for one day, California for 10. But if you divide that production by its 20 years, it breaks down to 49 minutes’ worth for the United States. And half a day for California.

Yes, Coastal Commissioners should absolutely have shut their pie holes back in 2024. But we’d be in the same hole even if they had. Half a day? Forty-nine minutes?

—Nick Welsh

Surf the Log

Does your opinion writer Lorissa Rinehart who wrote “Saving Sandy’s Coast” realize the car she drives uses oil? Does she realize her wetsuit comes from oil, her surfboard comes from oil? Unless she walks everywhere and surfs a log without a wetsuit on, she’s a hypocrite. Gary Knudson, S.B.

A Terrible Idea

There are plans afoot to build a Costco gas station smack in the middle of Goleta on Santa Barbara–owned property. It is a terrible idea.

Not only is the land subject to flooding and rising sea levels, but the far-reaching risks to Goleta groundwater and nearby creeks and streams are significant as every gas station is subject to spills and leaks. Additionally, vapor and other air pollutants should draw the attention of the Santa Barbara air quality authorities.

Santa Barbara and Goleta city councils need to rein in the Airport Commission and collaborate on better uses for this property, not excluding truly affordable housing. Frank DiMarco, Goleta

E-Bike Debate

Iwas walking across Olive Street at Canon Perdido on a Friday evening when a pickup truck stopped to let me cross. Out of nowhere came a fast e-bike and all I heard was “oh no.” I was leveled to the ground by the rider who did not stop at the stop sign. I went down hard and fortunately did not break anything, but I had a huge lump on my head and was badly bruised.

The man (27 years old) stayed and said he was sorry and that he’d pay. Sorry or not, this should not be happening. The police dispatcher told me hitting someone with an e-bike is not a criminal act. What it will take for the city to do something? Does someone have to die before the city takes notice? Everyone who wants an e-bike should have to take a course and get a license.

I also want to thank the kind people who jumped out of their cars to help me out of the middle of the road, Cara and Demitri, and gave me a ride home. Christy Evans, S.B.

R egarding the Angry Poodle’s soapbox “The Wrong War on E-Bikes,” I fear that many people are missing the bigger picture. Like Mr. Poodle, I celebrate the e-bike as “nothing less than the missing link when it comes to getting people out of their cars.”

E-bikes make transportation more affordable and accessible while also allowing young people some independence and, yes, the freedom to be kids and have fun.

As with nearly everything, there is a point at which something beneficial can become dangerous. It is our responsibility as a community to find the appropriate balance through careful assessment, thoughtful discussion, public education, and when necessary enforcement.

Wednesday 08/05/26

4:15-4:45pm Natalie & Anthony 5:00-5:30pm JUAN D. MENDOZA

6:00-7:00pm Carmen & The Renegade Vigilantes

Eric Zimmerman, S.B.

The problem is not e-bikes themselves; it is irresponsible behavior. Let’s manage that behavior without sacrificing the enormous benefits e-bikes offer our community.

O’Connor’s Positive Impact

I’ve come to know former SBCC astronomy professor Erin O’Connor well over the years and seen him make a positive impact on many students. One was a previous partner who had taken his classes. He became central to her decision to pursue physics and astronomy at university and, ultimately, professionally.

My partner seemed close to Erin, but not once did anything odd or unbecoming ever come to pass over my years dating her and visiting Erin when he hosted gatherings at his home with former students. And I was looking out for it.

There are legitimate questions about age gaps and power dynamics, but at the end of the day, this was a matter between two consenting adults. Supplying alcohol to someone underage constituted a massive lapse in judgment and was objectively the wrong thing to do.

Erin is not a predator. He’s a good human being who cares deeply about his students; he has inspired so many young people to pursue science in higher education and as a career.

Matt Daily, San Luis Obispo

For the Record

¶ A reference in last week’s cover story mistakenly misgendered Jenna Berg’s daughter, for which we apologize.

7:30-8:30pm SOUL KOOL

9:00-10:00pm HEART and SOUL

Thursday 08/06/26

4:15-4:45pm ALBERTO ACUÑA

5:00-5:30pm GRUPO RELAJO

6:00-7:00pm HALCONES del BAJIO

7:30-8:30pm BANDA TIERRA NUEVA De SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA

9:00-10:00pm BANDA LA VENENOSA

Friday 08/07/26

4:15-4:45pm TRIXICO

5:00-5:30pm That Girl & The Laid Backs

6:00-7:00pm GRUPO RADIANTE De Fausto Cruz

7:30-8:30pm MEZCAL MARTINI

9:00-10:00pm FALSE PUPPET

Saturday 08/08/26

4:15-4:45pm LOS DE LA EMPRESA 5:00-5:30pm GRUPO LA X-ELENCIA

6:00-7:00pm LOS BITACHES

7:30-8:30pm EL JONA y su BANDA LA CODICIADA

9:00-10:00pm SPENCER THE GARDENER

versions and more letters appear at independent.com/opinions

*As of Monday, July 27, 2026. Schedule is subject to change. Visit www.sbﬁesta.org for updates.

Anna Galindo

1942–2026

La Maestra de Flamenco

BY ELIZABETH POETT AND GENA (DAVIS) BEZDEK

This June, Santa Barbara lost a true force of nature. You might have known her well, or maybe you just caught a glimpse of her riding her bike through town. If you’ve spent any time in this community, you know her presence. Anna Galindo made Santa Barbara what it is today, and flamenco lived in her very core.

Through flamenco, Anna enabled us her dancers to find our own inner force that we still carry decades later. She taught us to stand up straight, to enter a room with poise, to never apologize for who we were, and to be proud of what we had to offer.

We were young when we started dancing with Anna. Elizabeth was 8 when she sat on the Mission’s stone steps as a Fiesta flower girl and first heard Anna’s bellowing, “Viva la Fiesta!” hollered all the way to the last row of Rose Garden lawn chairs. Gena was 12 when she was captivated by their performance at Elizabeth’s quinceañera

Our crew, in that mid-’90s era, was a ragtag collection, which suited Anna well. She welcomed anyone who was interested in learning and had the determination to show up and dance in the hot sun of the Casa de la Raza patio, the amphitheater of Pershing Park, or on a scrap of plywood in one of our garages.

Studying under Anna was a constant lesson in humility and hard work. Before we could be trusted to dance, we had to be trusted to know the rhythms, or compás. A mastered dance required drilling over and over until we were covered in sweat and our feet throbbed.

“If you need to be at school at 7 o’clock, you have to leave before 7!” she would admonish us for being late on our footwork. But those weren’t just metaphors. Anna played a central role in raising us. On Saturday mornings, she would call our house phones to find us sleeping in as teenagers and would rally us to meet her at the park for a workout. She would share meals with us like family and bring us Alpha Thrift treasures a bolsito to hold our dance shoes, a pañuelo to wear when we practiced, earrings she thought we’d love, on or off stage. She modeled commitment, riding miles from Santa Barbara to Carpinteria on her spray-painted, single-speed bike in chancla sandals and with three bags across her chest. She showed her love by pushing us to be our absolute best.

Anna taught us pride and resilience. When we would line up in the dark hallways of the Courthouse or by the side of the Old Mission for Fiesta performances, there was absolutely no missing our company. Each one of us wore a hand-crafted costume of our own style and color, most often assembled from secondhand components. Backstage and wary of everyone else, she would have us all circle up and take a deep breath, shake our right foot, shake our left foot, and then we were ready. “Pecho!” she would shout as the music started, reminding us to raise our chests, relax our shoulders, and enter with strength.

Anna shouting an “¡Olé!” for each of us. Of course, she changed our dances nightly, filling us with some perfect combination of rage and thrill. As our group grew stronger, she officially named us the Pacific Action Dance Theater. We would just say, “Anna. I dance with Anna Galindo.”

In smaller gigs or juerga “jams,” we were never sure when we would be called to the center of a circle of guitarists, singers, and clapping palmeros to improvise a solo. She had trained us on the fundamentals when to enter without interrupting the singer, when to call a break, when to build to a crescendo, and when to close with heart-stopping panache. She instilled in us that flamenco was more than performance it was a celebration of life, community, and heritage, and that to dance was to become a steward of an ancient tradition. Sitting on her cajón, she would trace its journey through India, the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. She explained how forms evolved, how cultures blended, and how flamenco, like all of us, was a tapestry of many histories. For awkward teenagers searching for our own connection to our roots, those lessons felt magical.

Anna was a true artist. Her personal spaces overflowed with fluffy, colorful dresses, polka dots, live plants, paints, and a whole rainbow of pens. She painted massive, emotional canvases that burst with energy. Onstage, we saw her colorful paintings come to life.

We would ambush the Fiesta stage with a literal bang a gang of misfits that belonged beautifully together with

She had the biggest, most beautiful laugh and loved being silly. At the end of class, she would hastily draw that day’s choreography in cartoons, often featuring her old cat, Beef Stew, standing in third position beside giant “Flat, Heel, Heel, Flat” reminders. Well into our adult lives, she would often talk to us in baby talk, puckering her lips and batting her eyelashes in coquettish mischief.

Like flamenco itself, Anna was layered and complicated. She was fiery and sometimes harsh. She and her methods weren’t for everyone. But she loved so intensely, protected so fiercely, lived so fully, and survived so much that the strength of her being was impossible to ignore. As we reflect on her spirit this Fiesta, we are reminded to show up as our authentic selves. Embrace your edge and remember that you are part of something greater.

Viva la Fiesta a simple phrase that means even more to her community today. Long live the party, dear Anna. We miss you and love you deeply. n

Raven Wolfe 06/04/1946-05/06/2026

She is now at peace. Raven, age 79 traded in her gardening gloves and drums for whatever the next great adventure holds — and knowing Raven, she’s already made friends with everyone there.

Born Ruth Meiselman in Canton, Ohio in 1946, she eventually became Raven Wolfe — a name that suited her far better. After teaching second grade in inner city Cleveland for 3 years, Raven packed up her life and headed west to Santa Barbara, California in 1973. She never truly left Ohio behind — she simply expanded her world to include both, maintaining deep roots and cherished friendships across both places for her entire life. Raven had a gift for collecting people, and over eight decades she amassed a network of friends so vast and loyal it was practically its own community. Wherever she was, she knew someone. Wherever she went, she met someone new.

Raven lived life entirely on her own terms. She was a writer, an artist, a gardener, and a music lover. Thanksgiving at Raven’s was always a party that people looked forward to year after year.

Her creative spirit knew no boundaries and no particular schedule. Words, art, and plants all responded to her touch, and she approached all three with the same joy that defined everything she did. She had a wonderful sense of humor and a warmth that made everyone feel like they were her favorite person in the room — a gift she gave generously, whether you wanted it or not.

She is survived by her three children: her daughter Heather and son-in-law Mark, her daughter Aryn, and her son Geoffrey. She adored her five grandchildren — biological and step alike — who all knew her as Bubbe. She is also survived by her beloved brother Jay and his wife Debbie. May her memory be a blessing — and a little bit of a party.

Lisa Loch Schwan 02/02/1963-06/26/2026

Lisa Loch Schwan passed away unexpectedly on June 26, 2026, at her home in Santa Barbara.

Lisa was born on February 6, 1963, in Santa Barbara to Mary Morgan Vail and Alan Edward Boland. She lived in the Santa Barbara area her entire life and came from a long line of local ranching families. Her mother grew up raising cattle alongside Lisa's grandfather, Edward Vail, on Rancho Jesús María, Jalama Ranch, and Santa Rosa Island.

Lisa was a natural beauty, both inside and out, with an infectious smile and a funloving, compassionate spirit that brightened every room she entered. Her greatest joy and proudest accomplishment was her son, Jason, whom she loved with all her heart.

Lisa's generosity knew no bounds. She welcomed everyone into her life with open arms, making friends and strangers alike feel as though they were already part of the family. Her home was always open, and she found great happiness in bringing people together. No one ever left her table hungry or her home without feeling loved, accepted, and cared for.

Much like Lisa herself, her cooking was delightfully unpredictable. She rarely made the same recipe twice, yet every meal was prepared with love and became a cherished memory for those fortunate enough to share it with her. It wasn't just the food people remembered—it was the laughter, warmth, and love she served alongside every meal.

Lisa had a love for fashion, modeling, and art. She worked at several boutiques on Coast Village Road in Montecito, including Antoinette, East Beach, Butterfly, and Air Dreams. She later fulfilled her dream of owning her own businesses, opening Eye's On You and later Saffron, both on Coast Village Road. She took tremendous pride in creating

welcoming spaces where her creativity and love of people could shine.

An avid animal lover, Lisa was rarely without a beloved canine companion by her side. She also had a lifelong passion for photography, capturing special moments wherever she went. That passion was inspired in part by her greatuncle, Wynn Bullock, one of the most celebrated photographers of the twentieth century. While her son may have teased her about insisting on taking pictures at every occasion, he is deeply grateful to have those photographs today, preserving countless memories of a life well lived.

Lisa also came from a family of remarkable accomplishments. Her maternal great-grandmother, Georgia Bullock, made California history in 1922 as the first woman appointed Judge Pro Tem of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. At her first appearance on the bench, the bailiff made history as well by announcing, "Her Honor, the Judge. Hats off!" Her pioneering spirit became part of a family legacy that valued creativity, resilience, and making a lasting impact.

In recent years, one of Lisa's greatest joys was spending time with her grandchildren. She rarely missed the opportunity to cheer them on at their sporting events, celebrating every milestone with pride. She also loved decorating for the holidays with them, creating traditions and memories that will be cherished for years to come.

Lisa is survived by her son, Jason Schwan (Renee); her grandchildren, Ava and Austin; her sisters, Mara Boland and Diana Burt; her brother, Alan Boland; her former husband, James Schwan Jr.; her stepdaughter, Sierra Klucken-Bostick; and many extended family members and dear friends whose lives she touched with her kindness and generosity. She was preceded in death by her parents and her second husband, David Bostick.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Manning Park, Area #9 (Lower Manning Park), in Santa Barbara.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Lisa's memory to CADA of Santa Barbara or a local animal shelter.

In honor of Lisa, may we all remember to live fully, love deeply, and laugh often with those we hold dear—because time with family is life's greatest gift.

Rog. F. Vanderlaan 08/20/1931-03/29/2025

Happy 94th Birthday, Dad. We all miss your laughter, sense of humor and story telling days. A remarkable man whose love and presence leaves a lasting impact on his family and all who knew him. You are forever in our hearts. Your loving family of 63 yrs.

Betty HobsonKatherine Warner 11/18/1925-06/05/2026

Betty Warner, born November 18, 1925 in Corning CA, passed away in Santa Barbara in the comforting presence of her Heritage House and Hospice caregivers, and her family.

Betty loved to talk about her happy childhood growing up in the small town of Corning, California with her parents, Ruth (Siler) and Paul Hobson, and sister, Paulyne White. She was surrounded by aunts, uncles, and grandparents who she adored. Throughout her life, family was always her utmost priority.

Skipping a grade in elementary school, Betty was only 17 when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and joined the war effort, working for the Army Quartermaster Corps in Oakland.

During that time, she met the love of her life, Alfred Warner, a flight instructor in the Naval Air Corps who was stationed in Alameda at war’s end to transport soldiers and POWs back home from the Pacific islands.

Betty was a Freshman at UC Berkeley in 1946 when she set aside her college ambitions to marry Fred. Betty and Fred had been married 61 years when he died in 2007. Their love ran deep.

They raised three girls in Portland, Oregon, San Rafael, California, and St. Louis, Missouri, to name a few places where Fred’s employer moved the family. Always getting involved with politics, joining PTA, finding and enjoying part-time administrative assistant work, connecting with new bridge and golf partners, Betty found it increasingly difficult each time General Motors casually uprooted them. Still, she kept making friends, and she kept in touch with all of them through the final transfer back to the Bay Area where they retired. In 1997, Fred and Betty moved to Santa Barbara to be near two of their daughters.

Betty loved playing bridge and golf, which she did with Fred and with groups of her friends. She devoured books–from mystery novels to political tomes–and she started each day reading up to three newspapers. In retirement, Fred and Betty loved to travel, making many trips to Alaska to visit their youngest daughter. They especially enjoyed Elderhostel, and gained new friends on every journey.

Betty is survived by her daughters Jane Warner (Howard Rothman), Sally WarnerArnett (Bill Arnett) of Santa Barbara, and Susan Warner of Juneau AK; her sister Paulyne White and nephew Mark of Corning; her cherished grandchildren Chad, Katherine (Matt Massanari), Hannah, and Yana; and her precious first great-grand baby, Elena. Betty’s family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude for the compassionate, loving care of the Heritage House and Assisted Home Health staff including Tejasvi, Natalie, Yaroslav, Yolanda, Fidel, Sophia, Beatrice, Lupe and so many more.

Norma Ciriza Rose 07/05/1956-05/03/2026

Norma Ciriza Rose, a woman of exceptional character, beauty, and style, passed away peacefully at home in Buellton, on May 3rd, after a valiant 2 1/2 year battle with cancer. She was born in San Bernardino and lived most of her life in Santa Barbara. She graduated from San Marcos HS, took classes at SBCC which prepared her for the corporate world, and received a Bachelors Degree from Cal State Northridge. Norma was a skilled athlete in both tennis and softball, earning the nickname, “Stormin’ Norma” from one of her early company softball teams. But her passion was swing dancing and she studied and honed her craft through the Jonathan and Sylvia dance studio to the highest level possible, earning a spot in their touring dance troupe. This was a world class organization of skilled dancers that competed across the country in the U.S. Open and other tournaments and festivals. They were a Santa Barbara fixture and her fellow dancers remember Norma as a true artist. 1998 saw a resurgence in swing dancing and Norma went to Soho Music Club in Santa Barbara to dance to the “new” band in town, the Les Rose Swing Jazz Ensemble. That event started 28 years of love, partnership, and marriage. A wedding in Kauai, a reception with family and friends at Les’ sister’s house in Sherman Oaks, and their life together was off and running, filled with jazz, baseball, theater, movies, food, fitness, cats, and travel. Les and Norma traveled to Europe four times, as well as to great cities across the United States: New York, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Austin, New Orleans, Napa Valley, as well as up and down our Central Coast. They experienced the most iconic landmarks in all their glory - the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium, Buckingham Palace, the Par-

thenon, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame. As Les expanded his swing band to fit all occasions Norma was right there by his side going to trade shows, aligning contacts, garnering business. Her life in the corporate world coincided with his life as a musician as they planned and produced numerous events and galas for the companies she worked for. With Les achieving musical success while serving as band director for La Colina JHS and Dos Pueblos HS and Norma equally successful in the corporate world they worked as a team. They lived, and saved, and bought a home in Buellton, raising two precious kitties, Samantha and Lainey, building a life in the Santa Ynez Valley as the Valley grew around them. Norma had a passion for cooking, adopting recipes from the greatest chefs in the world, and from the NY Times cooking section. They enjoyed great restaurants here on the Central Coast and wherever they traveled.

Family events were precious to Norma. Every year Les and Norma enjoyed a trio of celebrations at the home of Norma’s brother Mickey and sister in-law Lynda. Along with niece Sonja, nephew Mikos, their spouses Russell and Jenny, and Sonja and Russell’s sons Jacob and Lucas, and Mikos and Jenny’s son Will and daughter Maddie, they all celebrated Thanksgiving, the Ciriza’s famous tamale party, and Christmas eve year after year. Mickey’s cooking was always the highlight, and the love between brother and sister was always evident. Equally, Les and Norma celebrated Passover at the home of Les’ sister Donna and her husband Marc. Along with niece Georgiana and nephew Zach their Seders were grand and filled with Jewish traditions and with recipes handed down from Les and Donna’s mom Dorothy. Dorothy absolutely loved Norma and loved how Les and Norma were happy together.

Norma took enormous pride in her 40 year career in the corporate world. She was an executive assistant in numerous Santa Barbara based companies: Mentor, Somera, Cottage Hospital, United Way, forming friendships along the way that stood the test of time. But 2

of them stood out in a way that defined her as a consummate professional: QAD and Novacoast. She thrived in the atmosphere of the sprawling property atop the cliff overlooking Summerland, enjoying the bustling everyday work and the conferences in New Orleans, San Antonio, and Atlanta, and the galas where Les’ band was hired to play. The commute from Buellton never fazed her, she embraced it. Lainey was always on her bathroom counter watching her get made up for the work day. Les to Goleta, Norma to Summerland, they were a team. Then her years with Novacoast, the last 10 years of her life, were so special for her. A smaller but equally vibrant company right in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, with a positive office atmosphere and a different brand of team building activities: a reception at the Cabrillo Arts Center, Painted Cabernet, bowling, cooking classes and ugly holiday sweater night. When the pandemic forced a pivot to remote work, the job continued with the same intensity and the company continued to thrive. She brought professionalism and was treated with professionalism.

Norma had a keen interest world affairs and culture, When the Obama administration opened up travel to Cuba, she and two of her best friends made the trip and it turned into a monumental journey. They visited all the major cities in Cuba including Havana and Trinidad, experienced the music, dance, museums, historical sights, and local faire, making the most of a once in a lifetime experience. Norma was so moved that she created a gigantic scrapbook of hundreds of pictures, labeled and curated, worthy of an historical museum. That’s the way Norma rolled, she was all in on everything.

One of her travel mates, Jayne Johann, remembers Norma as one of the dearest friends anyone could have: “Norma was extraordinary in every way. When we were much younger, she carried herself with maturity far beyond her years. She moved through life with grace, style, dignity, and quiet self-confidence. Norma always knew what she wanted, and she pursued her dreams with determi-

nation and courage. I admired her deeply and often wished I had her grit and discipline that helped her become such a beautiful dancer and achieve the life she envisioned for herself. Watching the courage and grace with which she faced her illness was truly remarkable. Through her long journey, I never once heard her complain. Even through her illness, she continued to ask about my life with genuine care and interest. She kept exercising, attending events, and living fully for as long as she could. She was never afraid to ask for help when she needed it in order to continue doing the things she loved. Norma’s deep love for Les was unmistakable to everyone who knew them. The admiration, pride, and joy she felt for him shone through every time she spoke his name or stood by his side. She delighted in celebrating him - at birthdays, at his gigs, and in all the moments that mattered most to him. Their bond was full of devotion and tenderness; Les was the love of her life, and she was his.” Norma was generous to her favorite charities: Bethania Lutheran Church food drive, ASPCA, Humane World, Toys for Tots. But the true impact she made was on the friendships throughout the years, whether through the swing dance community, the corporate world, as a student, a client of Pilates, personal training, hair, nails, facials, or as part of the professional musician community. Suffice to say, when you met her you couldn’t forget her. She moved through life with grace and dignity, and did so to the very end.

An epic Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday, August 20th, at 11:00am Bethania Lutheran Church 603 Atterdag Rd. Solvang CA 93463

Followed by a reception at 1:15pm Nella Kitchen 2860 Grand Ave, Los Olivos, CA 93441

Barbara Foxen Viera 1935-1998

Think of the joy she left behind, Of the cheerful smile and laughter. Think of her loving words and deeds. That will live forever after. Think of all the wonderful things And even though she's gone, Within our hearts and memories Our Mom will live on. Frank, Steve, Mike

Mr. Frank Thomas Melendez Jr. 08/02/1951-06/24/2026

The man, the myth, the legend. There was nothing he could not do. When he set his mind to something he did it all the way and added his own personal touch. He loved his music loud, motorcycles fast, the wind in his hair and the sun on his face. He taught us to drop by family and friends' houses unexpectedly for visits and in endless ways showed us the meaning of family. He was a hard worker and found an immense amount of joy building his home in Alaska and honing his fishing, hunting, canning, smoking, meat processing and wood lathe skills. Some of our favorite memories with him are fishing, hiking, going down to the river, playing gin rummy, nights around the campfire, BBQing and the many conversations when he shared his wisdom and knowledge to help us countless times. We will miss his adventurous spirit and unconditional love. His legacy will live on within our family.

Celebration of life: Saturday August 15th, 2026 at 11am1pm Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara

Wilford Lloyd “Bud” Baumes 11/24/1939-06/28/2026

Wilford Lloyd “Bud” Baumes passed away peacefully on the morning of June 28, 2026, at the age of 86. A lifelong creative spirit, Bud lived an extraordinary life defined by imagination, generosity, elegance, and an enduring appreciation for beauty in all its forms.

Born and raised in Amberley Village, Ohio, Bud was the son of the late Dr. Ogden Hayward “Bud” Baumes and Dorothy Hudson Baumes. He was preceded in death by his brothers, John Ross Baumes and Dr. H. “Hudson” (Myra) Baumes.

He is lovingly remembered by his nephew, Lloyd “Ross” Baumes; his niece, Lee Ann Baumes; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Hannah Baumes, Leo Baumes, Jack Baumes, Morgan (Taylor) Wilson, and Blake Petzelt; and his great-great-nephew and niece, Crew and Romy Wilson.

After serving his country in the United States Navy, Bud completed his education at Denison University and later earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, laying the foundation for a lifetime of creativity and innovation.

Bud built a fascinating career in the entertainment industry as a screenwriter, producer, and creative developer. Among his many accomplishments, perhaps his most iconic were his roles as developer of the television series The Love Boat and producer of the original Wonder Woman television series, leaving a lasting mark on two of television’s most beloved classics.

After moving from Los Angeles to Montecito in the mid-1980s, Bud continued his passion for architecture and design by acquiring

and restoring exceptional residential properties. His crowning achievement was the meticulous restoration and renovation of a historic Riven Rock estate, transforming it into one of Montecito’s most admired homes. His residences were featured in Santa Barbara Magazine and Architectural Digest, reflecting his extraordinary eye for design and timeless style.

Bud was an enthusiastic board member of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for many years, serving on its Development Committee and playing a pivotal role in the Museum’s Photo Futures initiative. Through this work, he traveled the world to help acquire significant photographic works for the Museum’s permanent collection. His generosity extended throughout the Santa Barbara community. A passionate supporter of the arts and music, Bud was a devoted benefactor of the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Music Academy of the West, the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and numerous other cultural organizations.

Whether designing remarkable homes, supporting the arts, or opening his home to friends, Bud’s creativity was always matched by his warmth and generosity. His impeccable style, thoughtful nature, quick wit, and legendary cocktail parties created lasting memories for all who knew him. Over the decades he spent in California, he built a wide circle of cherished friendships before eventually returning to his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.

More than his many accomplishments, Bud will be remembered for the way he made people feel—welcome, inspired, and appreciated. His creativity, generosity, wit, and love of gathering family and friends created memories that will be treasured for generations. His life was beautifully lived, and his legacy will endure in the countless lives he touched.

A private family gathering will be held at the family’s cherished home on Burt Lake in Northern Michigan. Private inurnment will take place at

Rest Haven Memorial Park in Evendale, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Bud’s honor are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association.

“La Faraona De Califas” Anna Galindo 1942-2026

Anna was an award winning, and legendary historic figure in Santa Barbara, CA who mastered in Flamencology, and designed beautiful custom fashion for the Arts. Anna was a beloved CEO & Professor of Flamenco Dance & Music who produced over 22 Jr. & Sr. Spirit of Fiesta winners with Old Spanish Days!! Anna was also a deeply vetted expressionistic painter and muralist. Her work exceeded thousands of pieces of canvas art ready to be hung in a permanent exhibit.

Anna was a Philanthropist. She made historic contributions to the City of Santa Barbara and Old Spanish Days by teaching hundreds of thousands of students for 50 long years with her school of dance and music that provided 35-40 large scale performances during every Fiesta Week that lasted 5 days, each and every year since 1975 with live music in beautiful costumes that Anna personally designed and sewed. She was the first to bring live accompaniment to Old Spanish Days performances and she was also the first to bring gorgeous male flamenco dancers to the stages at the Old Mission and Santa Barbara Court House performances in addition to introducing males to the Jr/Sr Spirits of Fiesta that contributed to extremely successful levels of tourism this side of Spain!!

A special Legacy Foundation is being created for Anna Galindo to establish a durable, legal structure for legacy preservation, art asset management and cultural phi-

lanthropy that will continue to serve the citizens of Santa Barbara as a public benefit. It will provide a strong historical pathway for future generations that will provide grants and scholarships to future Santa Barbara youth artists in dance, fashion design, music and painting with a focus on artistic stewardship. This focus will provide unique opportunities for youths to annually present their works of art that are supported by the City of Santa Barbara and Old Spanish Days.

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ANNA GALINDO

Santa Barbara Old Mission Saturday, August 15, 2026 11am

Attire: Spirit of Fiesta Flamenca White

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RECEPTION FOR ANNA GALINDO

Santa Barbara Old Mission

Saturday, August 15, 2026 1pm-4pm

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FUNERAL HOME SERVICES

Pueblo Del Rey (805) 895-8409 Director: Ruben Rey

Carmine Santandrea 11/07/1940-07/29/2026

Carmine Santandrea lived his life convinced that almost anything was possible.

Born in New York, Carmine grew up in an entrepreneurial family and spent much of his career building businesses, creating ideas, and bringing people together. He began his professional life with his older brother Jim, later joined by his brothers Joe and Larry, in a family venture that grew during the exciting and transformative years of New York City's communications, advertising, and corporate marketing boom. Carmine soon branched out to create businesses of his own, producing corporate films, events, presentations, and marketing programs, eventually including ScentAndrea, a venture

built around his belief that scent could become a powerful tool for communication and promotion.

While he was known for his business success, those who knew him understood that his real gift was not selling products or services—it was helping people see possibilities. He was endlessly curious about others and genuinely interested in their stories, ideas, and perspectives.

Whether speaking with a CEO, a colleague, a friend, or someone he had just met, Carmine had a remarkable ability to connect, listen, and imagine what could be. His optimism was contagious, and his enthusiasm for new ideas never faded. Blessed with striking blue eyes, a warm smile, and the gift of conversation, Carmine rarely met a stranger. He believed people were far more interesting than their labels, backgrounds, or opinions, and he approached life with an open mind and a genuine desire to understand others. More often than not, a chance conversation became a friendship.

Later in life, Carmine found lasting happiness with his beloved wife, Caroline. Together they built a life in Stamford, Connecticut, before eventually settling in Santa Barbara, California. There, while Caroline brought her London advertising experience to a successful real estate career, Carmine continued doing what he loved most: sharing ideas, telling stories, meeting people, and imagining what might come next. Carmine was preceded in death by his wife Caroline and his brothers Jim and Larry. He is survived by his brother Joe; his son, Edward Santandrea; daughter-in-law, Mary Joan Santandrea; grandsons Nicolas Santandrea and Paul Santandrea; and many friends, colleagues, and extended family members whose lives were made brighter by his enthusiasm, kindness, and belief in human potential.

Those who knew Carmine will remember a man who never stopped dreaming, never stopped connecting, and never stopped believing that tomorrow could be better than today.

James K. Easton 05/03/1931-07/23/2026

James Kestner Easton, an aerospace pioneer whose work helped transform modern airborne radar, an adventurer who embraced the world’s beauty on two wheels, and a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully at age 95 on July 23 in Santa Barbara, California.

Jim was born on May 3, 1931, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the son of Evdokia Stewart and Bernard Easton. He inherited a remarkable family history that stretched from Russia to China to America. His maternal grandmother, Nina Batouieff, emigrated as a young girl from Russia to Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, where she met her future husband Earl Ragsdale, whose father was serving as US consul to China during the Boxer Rebellion. Their extraordinary story became part of a family heritage that shaped Jim’s lifelong curiosity about the world.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from Lafayette College, Jim began his engineering career, first working in sonar research in Baltimore and at Raytheon in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before joining the Hughes Aircraft Company in California. He proudly spent the next 30 years at Hughes, where he helped redefine modern radar technology.

When Jim arrived at Hughes, he was one of the few engineers to bridge the worlds of sonar and radar through his expertise in signal processing. His technical vision and exceptional leadership propelled him through the organization, and he eventually became Group Vice President managing what is widely regarded as one of the world’s premier radar design organizations.

Jim’s leadership helped transform jet radars from crude analog systems into

sophisticated digital technology capable of tracking multiple aircraft simultaneously over vast distances. Programs that he helped launch— including radar systems for the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, and F/A-18 Hornet—remain foundational to modern military aviation.

Jim loved to joke about the importance of his work this way: “I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for 30 years and ended up as Group Vice President and manager of the greatest radar design bureau in the world,” he would say with a sly smile. “If you don’t believe me, ask the KGB. I’m in their files.”

The joke contained more than a little truth.

During the height of the Cold War, Jim became an essential but largely unknown participant in one of the FBI’s most significant espionage investigations. When federal agents suspected that a Hughes radar engineer—who worked under Jim—was passing classified technologies to Soviet intelligence through a Polish spy ring, Jim secretly worked with the FBI while simultaneously preventing the suspected engineer from gaining access to highly classified stealth and advanced radar programs. The investigation ultimately led to the 1981 arrest and conviction of a Polish intelligence operative, with Jim testifying in federal court and explaining sophisticated radar technology to a jury.

Despite his engineering accomplishments, Jim believed building and leading great teams was his greatest professional asset. “I learned the hard way that there are a lot of people out there who are smarter than I,” he said. “The way to get ahead in this world is to hire them to work for you.”

His philosophy was simple: “Leadership is about leading— not driving, not coercing— but leading.” His colleagues remembered not only his intellect but also his humility, generosity, and ability to inspire exceptionally talented engineers to solve problems together.

Following his retirement, Jim and his beloved wife Margaret “Meg” Caldwell Easton, who married in December, 1987, built a life centered on music, learning, and the out-

doors. They became enthusiastic cyclists, exploring Europe and countless corners of the United States. Every spring they returned to Yosemite’s granite cliffs and waterfalls. Summers often found them in Santa Fe enjoying worldclass opera. Both classical music enthusiasts, Jim especially loved J.S. Bach.

As a small boy, Jim delighted in traveling alone by train across Pennsylvania to visit family. As a young father, he introduced his growing family to camping in the stunning national parks across the American West.

Engineering was in Jim’s DNA from early on: During weekends at the family’s Rancho Palos Verdes, California home, he built televisions from Heath Kits and tinkered endlessly under car engines. He was an avid photographer who captured every family outing on video and in exquisite photos. Later in life, he was passionate about sharing his knowledge of advances in space exploration—which he often did as head of the current events group at Maravilla, the Santa Barbara community where he and Meg lived. “As a scientist,” he reflected, “I am absolutely enthralled by all the things we’re learning about our universe.”

His advice to younger generations remained wonderfully concise: “Never stop learning.”

Jim is survived by his wife of 39 years, Meg Easton; his four children and their spouses: James Easton and his wife Cheryl; Nina Easton Schriefer and her husband Russ; Marti Easton Sutton and her husband John; and Grant Easton and his wife Danna—as well as Jim’s stepson Jonathan Caldwell and his wife Julie. Jim passionately loved his grandchildren: Ryan and Marc Easton; Taylor and Danny Brownstein and Ellie Schriefer; Lindsey, Kendall and Griffin Sutton; and Luke, Connor, and Brooke Caldwell. He recently welcomed greatgrandchildren Charlie and Emma Brownstein, and Emma and Alaina Easton.

The family feels blessed that friends and family from far and wide joined in a May, 2026 celebration of Jim’s 95th birthday and his extraordinary life. Friends and family are invited to watch this film chronicling Jim’s life:https://vimeo.

com/1212721822/b9fc4c3c03?s hare=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Focus on the Masters (FOTM), a philanthropy dedicated to promoting local contemporary artists that had earned Jim’s undying passion and support.

Scott Stephen Sheldon 01/12/1954-05/12/2026

Scott Stephen Sheldon was born at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara and died in his sleep at home in Carpinteria.

Scott spent his entire life in the Santa Barbara area, including 40 years on Mountain Drive. After his home was destroyed in the Tea Fire, he spent the rest of his life mostly in Carpinteria.

After attending Santa Barbara Free School in the 1960s, Scott began a long career as a carpenter and local contractor. He built and remodeled hundreds of homes in the Santa Barbara area and worked with Jim Cushman as a concrete man for several years before retiring.

Known for his generosity with his time and always helping friends out when something needed fixing, Scott not only could build, invent and fix almost anything, he was a private pilot, glider pilot and sailor. Building kites, remote control airplanes, model ships and trains brought him joy too, as did camping and travel - he loved New Zealand like a second home. He also loved music and was an accomplished guitar player. One of his most treasured accomplishments was the 27 years he spent in A.A. with family and friends.

Scott was preceded in death by his two sisters, Kimberly and Joanne, and his muchloved stepdad, Tom Sheldon; father, Hugh Williams, and mother, Charlotte Hayhurst. He leaves behind his two children, Christopher (Marissa) and Benjamin; three grandchildren, Mason, Evie and Nolan; two brothers, Bruce and Leo; and three sis-

ters, Judy, Martha and Nancy. There will be a celebration of Scott's life on Sept. 19, at Manning Park (Area 1) at noon. All who knew him are welcome to join in and bring a potluck dish (if you wish) and your favorite stories of Scotty to share.

Gabriele Christa Drozdowski

03/17/1952-05/28/2026

Gabriele Drozdowski Walker passed away on May 28, 2026, at the age of 74 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born on March 17, 1952, in Hof, Germany, and raised in Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Gabriele developed a love of nature at an early age while exploring the forests and lakes of Bavaria.

As a young woman, she immigrated to the United States, eventually settling in California. Over the course of her life, Gabriele was many things: an actress, entertainer, clown, wildlife rehabilitator, educator, mother, and mentor. She is best known in Santa Barbara as the founder and longtime director of Eyes in the Sky, the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's raptor education program. Through her work with rehabilitated birds of prey and an extraordinary network of volunteers, she helped thousands of schoolchildren and community members develop a deeper appreciation for wildlife and environmental stewardship.

Gabriele is survived by her sons, Markus Ward, Bright Walker, and John Walker, as well as the many friends, volunteers, educators, and wildlife enthusiasts whose lives she touched through her decades of service to the Santa Barbara community.

Please join us as we celebrate Gabi's life in Fleischmann Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on August 9th, 2026, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Everyone who knew Gabi is warmly welcome to attend.

Most Comprehensive Guide to Fiesta

Find Your Fiesta Spirit Using Our Guide to Dancers, Music, Parades, Authentic Food, Community, and More!

Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta is an annual tradition that honors the history, community, and spirit of Fiesta. Natives, residents, and tourists alike are invited to enjoy parades, flamenco dancers, Mariachi’s and live music, authentic food and drink, open-air mercados, historic tours, and the Fiesta spirit!

Let S.B.’s most comprehensive guide to Old Spanish Days Fiesta 2026 help you make the most out of this unique celebration with events and activities for all ages. Have fun and take care!

La fiesta ‘Old Spanish Days’ de Santa Bárbara es una tradición anual que rinde homenaje a la historia, la comunidad y el espíritu de la fiesta. Tanto los lugareños como los residentes y los turistas están invitados a disfrutar de desfiles, bailarines de flamenco, mariachis y música en directo, comida y bebida auténticas, mercados al aire libre, visitas históricas y ¡el espíritu de la fiesta!

Deja que la guía más completa de Santa Bárbara sobre la fiesta ‘Old Spanish Days’ de 2026 te ayude a sacar el máximo partido a esta celebración única, con eventos y actividades para todas las edades. ¡Que te diviertas y cuídate!

—Terry Ortega

In partnership with Heal the Ocean, S.B. Channelkeeper, and Downtown S.B., the City of S.B. would like to remind the community that metallic confetti, sequins, and glitter on the ground is considered littering, harmful to our environment, and difficult to clean up. ¡Viva la Fiesta Considerada!

Becoming Fluent in Fiesta

After 30 Years, a Reporter Decodes the World of Fiesta

Story and photos by Camilla Barnwell

When Fiesta begins, something fascinating happens in Santa Barbara. A temporary civilization takes hold.

The usual social order gives way to a new society with its own code of conduct and, honestly, ridiculous rituals that any other time of the year would seem absurd. Heck, we even lock it down by installing a new flag and a new president for the week.

Nobody teaches you any of this. It’s never been written into the Old Spanish Days program guide.

I’ve spent three decades immersed in Santa Barbara’s big-

The Cast of Characters

The Fiesta Elite: They get “reservations” at places that don’t take reservations. They don’t fret over parking because someone is chauffeuring them around. Their costumes actually fit. Come parade day, they’re riding in a horse-drawn carriage. And you’re not.

The Fiesta Originals: They come by the name-dropping, honestly. Their ancestors were throwing the parties the rest of us are still trying to re-create, and names such as De la Guerra, Ortega, Carrillo, and Cota, to name just a few, now line the streets we travel to get there.

The Fiesta Veteran: Extremely local. Has lived several lives over 70-plus years of Fiesta. Usually found perched on a bar stool at Joe’s, Harry’s, or maybe the Pickle Room, faded guayabera stretched tighter than it once was. They’ve chaired committees and survived feuds. They don’t need status anymore. They know where the bodies are buried.

The Fiesta Mystery Person: You hug them every August like an old friend but have absolutely no idea what their name is, whether they own regular clothes, or have a life outside of Fiesta.

The Fiesta Rookie: They’re easy to spot: Wrong shoes. No cash. Can’t get in a drink order to save their life.

The Fiesta Dance Parents: The mom starts out fresh but grows increasingly haggard under the weight of a cart erupting with ruffles and other dance paraphernalia. The dad is a rare sighting. He’s usually still trying to park.

The Old Spanish Days Lifers: Fiesta doesn’t exist without these heroes. They work year-round without pay to make the whole thing happen, then spend Fiesta week fielding complaints about how it was done.

The Fiesta Bartender: They have seen every Fiesta species migrate through their watering holes. To get their attention, only this works: Bring cash, and tip early and often.

The Tipsy Sombrero Guy: One year, inside a crowded Joe’s after the Friday horse parade, my husband, Brian, was deep

gest and oldest community celebration, covering it as a reporter, living it as the mother of a flamenco dancer, and marrying the love of my life at Casa de la Guerra just before Fiesta. I’ve written dozens of Fiesta stories; chased performances, parades, parties, and presidentes across town; and, yes, enjoyed my share of watered-down margaritas along the way.

By now, I’ve spent enough Augusts downtown to eventually start recognizing the patterns, including the familiar cast of characters who reappear with remarkable consistency.

in conversation with an old buddy, a local, grizzled harbor rat he’s known for nearly 50 years. If Fiesta issued rank, these two would be generals.

But their walk down memory lane left me alone with a Fiesta character in an enormous sombrero who took a liking to my dress and began slurring his way through a flirtation. He could barely stand and nearly fell into me, spilling his drink down the front of my dress.

That did it. Brian and friend hoisted my admirer and his sombrero out of the bar and deposited him on the curb.

My husband has gotten a lot of mileage out of that: “At my age, if I’m going to get into a bar fight during Fiesta, the other guy better start out barely standing.”

The Disgruntled Fiesta-Goer: They order a $14 margarita, then spend the next 20 minutes explaining why Fiesta peaked sometime around 1978.

Annoying, yes. But occasionally entertaining.

I once stood beside a particularly crabby one in a courtyard as dancers swept across the stage. That routine? Stolen from another studio. That dancer? Missed a step. Those costumes? Hideous. Then he leaned over.

“Sequins?” he said. “You think Junípero Serra packed sequins in his saddlebags?”

The Fiesta Watchdog: She is the self-appointed custodian of Fiesta order, armed with a bureaucratic command of its

most absurdly specific regulations.

She can usually be found patrolling the perimeter of a blanket or row of chairs. She knows what qualifies as “permissible permeable blanket material” and whether your chair meets the regulatory definition of “low back.” She is equally vigilant in a line, keeping a mental inventory of who arrived when, how many spots one person can reasonably hold, and whether your five friends were really “here a minute ago.” She treats line cutting as a misdemeanor and polices it accordingly.

More importantly, she knows when you’ve broken a rule. Do not test her.

The Fiesta Philosopher: While the rest of us are trying to find parking, get a drink order in, snag a table, or gain access to an actual bathroom, this character operates at a higher altitude.

What version of history are we telling? Where does cultural celebration end and cultural appropriation begin? Does the name “Old Spanish Days” romanticize Spanish colonization, or acknowledge an era when Spanish was the common language? Should we change the name to “Old Santa Barbara Days” or even just “Fiesta”? Can we celebrate the Mission era without glorifying its treatment of the Chumash? Is Fiesta still central to Santa Barbara’s civic identity? Does it make money? Can it survive another 100 years?

The Fiesta Fun-Loving Power Player: I’m willing to admit this is the Fiesta archetype I most aspire to become. We’re not “elite,” but we know the Fiesta terrain: where to park, who to call, which invitations are worth accepting, and when it’s time to go home. We’re on a first-name basis with at least two bartenders and the guy with the bathroom code. Spend enough years in the field, and you realize your own role keeps changing, too.

I’ve been the rookie, the power player, the watchdog, and, yes, occasionally disgruntled. Lately, I find myself drifting more and more toward the philosopher, and I sure as heck hope I make it to Fiesta Veteran someday.

There are many others, of course. The Old Fiesta Flames you try to avoid. The Fiesta Frenemies, operating under a temporary ceasefire. The August Birthday People, shamelessly convinced the whole thing is being held in their honor. And the Visiting Relative, who keeps asking, “Are we walking there?” The answer is always “yes.”

Camie delights her table with an unsolicited serenade during Fiesta

The Survival Skills

Identifying the characters is only part of becoming fluent in Fiesta. Over time, you also learn the playbook and the tricks some passed down, others invented on the spot.

The Quest for Indoor Plumbing

Plan One: You walk up and tell the hostess, “I’m here to meet Camie Barnwell.” She’ll look at you like, “Who?” You scan the restaurant. “Oh, she’s right there.” Then point to any table, wave and call out, “Hey, Camie! I’ll be there in a sec. Order me the usual. I’m going to pop into the bathroom first.”

The hostess assumes you belong. The table assumes you’re waving at someone else. Works like a charm.

Plan Two: A Fiesta friend swears by this. She bought a one-month membership at a downtown gym just for bathroom access. “Best $29.99 I ever spent,” she said.

Not bad, though she could have just signed up for a one-week free trial.

Emergency Response

One Fiesta, I briefly but yes, illegally, parked in the white zone at the Courthouse.

I was there for the noon blanket drop, the time Fiesta die-hards com pete in our own Hunger Games across the Sunken Gardens to stake our claim for the Noches de Ronda show that night.

My kids were about 9 and 11 at the time. I told them to wait in the car. But their school’s Character Counts lessons were apparently working, because my son, Alex, protested. “Mom! We’re not supposed to park here. It’s for loading and unloading only. What if a police officer comes?”

“You’ll think of something,” I told him. He looked at me from the back seat, deadpan, and offered a solution I never saw coming.

“Sveeee-den.”

“Brilliant,” I said. If a cop came, the plan was to pretend they were Swedish children and didn’t speak English. And yes, “Sveeee-den” has remained our family’s code for wiggling out of a tight spot, especially during Fiesta.

Damage Control

Some Fiesta lessons can only be learned the hard way. One particularly ambitious Fiesta day, I managed to dent both sides of our new Mazda CX-9 on parking-garage columns while shuttling my flamenco-dancing daughter, Sofia, from one stage to another.

I spent the rest of the day wondering how I was going to tell Brian. After dinner at the Chase, walking back to the car, I cracked.

“I have to tell you something.”

He looked at the car, inspected the dents, looked back at me, and said, “Honey, no big deal. Fiesta battle wounds. Wear it as a badge of honor.”

What a guy.

Viva La Fiesta

So here are just a few of the things I’ve learned over the last 30 years of Fiestas. Each year is the same, and each year is unique.

This year’s theme is “Fiesta Forever.”

Maybe that’s how Fiesta lives on.

Every August, this strange little civilization rebuilds itself. The usual characters return. The territory gets claimed. The rituals resume and evolve. The next generation watches. And they become fluent, too. n

"Two pitchers are better than one" says Fiesta expert Brian Barnwell

2 FESTIVAL GALA PERFORMANCE

The Whole Family Enchilada

The Indy Art Director Takes a Bite into His Fiesta Family History

by Xavier Pereyra | Photos by Karen Ortiz

For lovers of Mexican food, there’s no better time to be in Santa Barbara than early August. Not only are the riches of our Mexican restaurants ready for the waves of hungry guests, but traditional spots such as De la Guerra Plaza Mercado and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church offer Mexican food classics just for Fiesta season.

But to be honest, not all of the best Mexican food will be sold on the streets. Most of it will be homemade at local parties consider yourself one of the lucky ones if you get the special invitation. I remember when, two years ago, I got invited to La Yarda. A working auto body shop on the Eastside hosted a huge Fiesta party that had mariachis and even a dancing horse at the end of the night. There, I had a full plate of a homemade mole sauce that smothered pieces of tender chicken along with tortillas and rice. As the night went on, I kept making my way back to the tray of chicken mole and made tacos ’til they all disappeared, because they were that damn good.

Parties such as the one at La Yarda are just one of the hundreds of family traditions that happen during Fiesta weekend. Events just like these, where family and friends share music, food, and drinks, have been happening for more than 100 years now. Pockets of communal celebrations that share their love of what Fiesta means to their own families.

triggered a coronary heart attack that killed my great-greatgrandfather Gaspar. The incident forced a rapid departure from Chihuahua, Mexico. Once in the U.S., Jess turned his hardship into opportunity. He took jobs as a laborer and cook, earning enough to support himself and later bring the rest of his family over.

During the Depression, he found additional ways to support his family. He would drive his Cadillac Model A up and down the coast, bottles of “hooch” strapped to the engine, selling alcohol as a bootlegger. He saved flour sacks from old mill houses and sewed them into coats, using them to conceal and sell bottles during the Prohibition era. In Santa Barbara, he kept a house on Anacapa Street that doubled as a home restaurant. Jess and his wife, Jennie, served food and bread to anyone who needed it, keeping the table open to the whole community.

Jess married Juanita “Jennie” Martinez, a Santa Barbara native whose parents arrived from Mexico as the California railroad was being built. The couple made the city their home. In 1924, as the inaugural Old Spanish Days Fiesta was being planned, the young pair became actively involved. Fiesta remained a big focus for the family all year long. Jess reached out to vendors in Mexico and helped supply food for El Mercado, which still takes place in De la Guerra Plaza during Fiesta.

The Real Enchilada

Enchiladas originated in Mexico and date back to Aztec times, where the practice of rolling a corn tortilla around various foods was common. My family can attest that this practice is still going strong. From my family tradition to hopefully yours, here is an authentic enchilada recipe that made its way to past tables during Fiesta. Feel free to add any protein of your choice.

Ingredients:

Traditional cheese enchiladas panned and ready for consumption

Makes one dozen cheese enchiladas

• 2 cups enchilada sauce (store-bought, homemade, or your favorite salsa)

• 1 dozen corn tortillas

• 2 cups or more of Mexican cheese, or queso fresco, Oaxaca, or Monterey Jack

• 1 large onion, diced

• ½ sliced green onion for garnish

• 12 medium black pitted olives

To Prepare:

Recently, I chatted with my cousin Karen Ortiz and learned that my own Fiesta family history dates back to around 1920, where they hosted some of the earliest Fiesta gatherings on record. My great-grandfather Jess and greatgrandmother Jennie Pereyra built their life here in Santa Barbara and helped pioneer the making of Fiesta as we know it today.

Past Pereyras

My great-grandfather Jesus “Jess” Pereyra entered the United States in 1918. He fled by train, disguised in women’s clothing to avoid detection by Pancho Villa’s men, who were rounding up young men for their revolution. His mother dressed him in the disguise and urged him to find work. Her way of protecting her son from the dangers of war.

Not long before, Jess, his father Gaspar, and his uncle were held at gunpoint in their hacienda by Villa’s soldiers and robbed of their valuables. The trauma of that attack

In time, Jess became a chef, then an entrepreneur. In the 1940s, he worked as a chef at the Biltmore (which opened in 1927), often working alongside Jennie, who also worked there during the day. His real passion though, was opening his own place: the Casino Latino, a restaurant and nightclub on State Street right at the entrance to De la Guerra Plaza (currently Blenders). It was one of the few restaurants and clubs between San Luis Obispo and the San Fernando Valley at that time. The Casino Latino had a lively speakeasy vibe, with music, food, upstairs poker games, and, of course, top-tier hospitality. Jess used his kitchen to host community celebrations that welcomed everyone. Jess and Jennie were masterful at creating joyful celebrations and shared that spirit generously with their friends, family, and community. While typically Latinos did much of the work, the atmosphere was always inclusive to everyone.

I never got the chance to meet my great-grandparents, but thankfully, my cousin Karen holds these stories of our family close to her heart and was able to share these amazing memories with me.

1. Blanch the onions: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, add the onions, turn off the heat, and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Warm the enchilada sauce in a large saucepan and simmer for a few minutes. Adjust seasoning or heat if desired.

3. Soften corn tortillas in the microwave for about a minute, then lightly fry them in hot vegetable oil. Dip each tortilla in the sauce until softened and lay it in an 11'x7' pan.

4. Fill with Mexican blended cheese and the blanched onions, roll up, and push to the end of the pan. Repeat until the pan is full. Pour remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with more cheese. (These can be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated before ready to cook.)

5. Place an olive on each enchilada. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with sliced green onion and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Provecho! n

My great-grandfather Jesus Pereyra (center) gambling on the lawn of the De la Guerra plaza (placita)

My great-grandparents Jesus "Chuy" Pereyra and his wife, Juanita Martinez Pereyra, “Gramma Jennie.”

Finding Flor y Canto in My Backyard

How I Came to Know This Early Californian

Musical and Dancing Group

Story and photos by Matt Kettmann

It began, one summer years ago, as a curious series of jangles, tweedles, and toots from over my backyard fence. I was firing up the grill for a midweek dinner, and suddenly, the air of my Goleta neighborhood was filled with this cacophony of noises that steadily wound themselves into rustic-sounding songs. They carried on for a half hour or so, and then returned the same time the next week, adding voices and more sounds as the weeks went on.

They disappeared by early August, but, like migrating birds, returned the following summer, and the summers after that, so much so that I’ve come to anticipate their arrival and recognize the songs enough to know my favorites. I send videos to friends to mark their arrival, and I even nourish the flock these days, passing bottles of wine over the fence to wet their working whistles.

I eventually discovered that this was the rehearsal routine for Flor y Canto, the musical, choral, and dancing group founded by beloved historian Erin Graffy (who died last year) and her husband, Jim Garcia, in 2004. Though they are the only group that re-creates the exact dances and songs from the Californio-Rancho era that Old Spanish Days was created to celebrate, Flor y Canto typically performs only once during Fiesta on Friday night, at 7 p.m., before the Spanish flamenco and Mexican folklórico showcase known as Las Noches de Ronda kicks off at the Courthouse.

“I call it the Top 40 from the 1830s,” said guitarist and singer Luis Moreno. “I love mariachi music. I love flamenco music. But this is the actual music of the era that we are celebrating.”

My surprise introduction came in 2019, when Flor y Canto started practicing at the home of my neigh-

bors Roger Knox, who sings and dances, and Clare Barrios-Knox, who plays guitar and sings. Their nearly 50 performers range in age from preteens to octogenarians, and in skin tone from pale white to dark brown, much like the Californios did. There are many retirees, as well as professional musicians, an allegedly famous child psychologist, and even Santa Barbara’s past Poet Laureate.

I met most of them last week, when they invited me to watch their final rehearsal. They ran through the entire set, complete with narration explaining aspects of the Californio lifestyle. Graffy sourced many of the songs from the archives of Charles Fletcher Lummis, who used wax cylinders to record the tunes toward the end of the 19th century. I’ve been fascinated with this period of California history my entire life that window between when Spain abandoned its colony, when Mexican rulers couldn’t care less, and before the Yankees showed up in droves.

“You talk about history like it’s gone, but all those elements are still here among us,” said Moreno. “This is our chance and opportunity to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures that still survive here.”

Flor y Canto plays the County Courthouse on Friday, August 7, 7-8 p.m. prior to Las Noches de Ronda.

THU, AUG 13 AT 6PM FRI, AUG 14 AT 7PM SUN, AUG 16 AT 4:30PM

THU, AUG 27 AT 7PM SUN, AUG 30 AT 6PM WED, SEP 9 AT 6:30PM

TUE, SEP 22 AT 7PM FRI, SEP 25 AT 7PM

SIERRA FERRELL THE BRUDI BROTHERS AUG 06

TRAIN BARENAKED LADIES .......... . AUG 22

SANTANA .............. SEP 12 & SEP 13

EARTH WIND & FIRE .............. SEP 18

FREYA SKYE ALEX SAMPSON ......... SEP 19

BRANDI CARLILE CMAT ............ SEP 20

JACK JOHNSON G. LOVE ... . OCT 03 & OCT 4

JUNGLE RIO KOSTA ............... . OCT 09

HEMLOCKE SPRINGS ........... OCT 17

2026 Listings Fiesta

By Terry Ortega | Photos by fritz Olenberger

THURSDAY 8/6

S.B. County Courthouse Fiesta Tours

Meet in the Mural Room for a one-hour docent-guided tour of this beautiful Spanish-Moorish Historic Landmark. Tours take place every hour between 10:30am and 3:30pm. Fiesta Tours go through Sunday, August 9. S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 962-6464. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

La Misa del Presidente/The President’s Mass

The Saint Barbara Parish invites those of all faiths to High Mass in the main church for a Roman Catholic Mass that dates to the first day of Fiesta in 1936 followed by a festive reception in the Mission’s Sacred Garden.10am-noon. Old Mission Santa Barbara, 2201 Laguna St. Free. Call (805) 682-4713 or email info@sbfiesta.org. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

El Mercado de la Guerra

Stroll through a colorful Mexican market (across from City Hall) to enjoy the tastes of Spanish and Mexican American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment through Saturday, August 8. 11am-10pm. De la Guerra Plaza, 8 E. De la Guerra St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@ sbfiesta.org. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

S.B. Historical Museum Exhibition

Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes (Art of the Shawls) and Finding Saint Barbara

Poetry Connection: Fiesta Meets Poetry

Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety)

and celebrate 100 years of her presence in the Fiesta celebration, in the exhibition Finding Saint Barbara Noon-7pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call (805) 966-1601. sbhistorical. org/exhibitions

Fiesta at Paseo Nuevo

Enjoy traditional folklórico, flamenco, and fusion dance in center court. Visit the website for the daily performance schedule through Saturday. Lineup and times may change. Noon-7pm. Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call (805) 963-7147 or email paseonuevo@prismplaces.com. tinyurl.com/PaseoNuevo-Fiesta

The Downtown Club Children’s Carnival

The community is invited for carnival rides, games, food for purchase, and entertainment. Proceeds go toward The Downtown Club’s youth development programs. Noon-8pm; 632 E. Canon Perdido

St. Admission: $10/adults, $5/children ages 3-17; Unlimited Ride Wristband: $40. boysandgirlssb.org/events

Wristband: tinyurl.com/Carnival-Wristband

Fiesta at Dusk Bar

Celebrate Fiesta with live music, mezcal tastings, craft cocktails, and more. 3-11pm. Dusk Bar, 524 State St. Free Ages 21+. Call (855) 721-2658. tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Dusk

The Inaugural Fiesta Poetry Competition

by Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

The inaugural Old Spanish Days Fiesta Poetry competition winners were announced on the steps of the Santa Barbara Public Library last week in front of the artwork “Tympanum.” I was one of the judges and noted the diverse perspective of the poems in all three categories Adult, Teen, and Youth which says so much about how Santa Barbara encourages and promotes diversity within its artistic and cultural institutions. Colin Hayward, 2026 Fiesta El Presidente, said he wanted to create a bigger tent for Old Spanish Days. Not only is poetry now a part of Fiesta, but Old Spanish Days has another first: a Fiesta Poet Laureate, Father Larry Gosselin.

Adult Winner Elise Swanson Ochoa’s poem, “Ode to Old Spanish Days,” is a history lesson on her Swedish and Mexican heritage, seen through the lens of Fiesta. Swanson is an optometrist in Goleta who started taking poetry classes through adult ed in 2018. The runner-up, Justin Young, is a musician, and his poem was sparse compared to Swanson’s long, expansive poem. Young says he hears the poem as a song, and there’s a musicality to his title, “Shakers.”

It was a pleasure meeting the Teen Winner, Marcelo Gonzales, because his family is steeped in Fiesta, and his brother is this year’s Spirit of Fiesta runner-up. Since I started learning flamenco, I have seen Emilio Gonzales dance at the Historical

Museum several times. He and his parents, Rosa and Robert, were proud to see Gonzales win for his poem, “A Fiesta Day Never to Forget.” Gonzales says his brother’s dancing inspired his prose poem and its celebratory feel. The Teen runner-up, Jacob John, was unable to attend the ceremony.

Youth Winner Vienna Cervantes and runner-up Missy Temler wrote sophisticated poems for being the youngest poets to compete. It may have taken 103 years, but adding poetry to the Old Spanish Days Fiesta festivities is a boon for everyone.

See independent.com/?s=poetry+connection to read all of the winning Fiesta poems.

Melinda Palacio and Father Larry

First row: Julia Temler, Justin Young, Elise Swanson Ochoa, Vienna Cervantes; second row: Marcelo Gonzales, Colin Hayward, Father Larry

DIGS! (Celebración de los Dignatarios)

Enjoy small bites, beer, and wine from area purveyors, margaritas and cocktails, live music, and dancing on the iconic hilltop. 5-10pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $170 + taxes. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-8101. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Kimpton Canary Fiesta Rooftop Party

Celebrate on the roof with live beats by DJ Dan Sauce, festive décor, and Spanish-inspired tapas such as mini paella, albondigas, empanadas, and more with drinks for purchase. 6-9pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel Rooftop, 31 W. Carrillo St. $30-$40. Ages 21+. Call (805) 879-9100. finchandforkrestaurant.com/events

Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety)

Evening performances from more than 200 performers will feature spectacular dances and songs from flamenco to Mexican folklórico dances. Bring blankets and chairs for lawn seating. Visit the website for the performance lineup schedule. 8-10pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta.org sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Eos Lounge Fiesta Kickoff

Start your Fiesta weekend off with sounds provided by your favorite area deejays. 9pm. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free Ages 21+. eoslounge.com

FRIDAY 8/7

S.B. County Courthouse Fiesta Tours

Old Spanish Days at Loquita!

Enjoy a menu of paella, patatas bravas, churros, bottomless sangria, and more, live Flamenco performances by dancers from Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco and the sounds of DJ A Smooth Exchange. Guests

can come and go throughout the event with the flexibility to see the parade just a few blocks away. 11am-2:30pm. Loquita S.B., 202 State St. $115 (includes tax and service fee). Ages 21+. Call (805) 880-3380. loquitasb.com

El Mercado de la Guerra

Stroll through a colorful Mexican market (across from City Hall) to feast on Spanish and Mexican American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment through Saturday, August 8. 11am-10pm. De la Guerra Plaza, 8 E. De la Guerra St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta .org sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado 2026

Enjoy a wide array of authentic Mexican cuisine (including posole, tamales, tri-tip tortas, tacos, and more), live entertainment, and games, and shop at a white elephant sale. 11am-10pm. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. (corner of Nopal and Montecito sts.). Free Call (805) 965-4060. olgsb.org

The Historical Parade (El Desfile Histórico)

Take in one of the largest equestrian parades in the country with antique carriages and wagons, floats depicting episodes from the history of the state and city, descendants of area Native Americans and Spanish pioneers, the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, and area service clubs and organizations. Wave to Grand Marshall John Palminteri. Visit santabarbaraca.gov/fiesta for information on accessible Fiesta parade viewing. Noon-2pm. The parade runs along Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chavez. Free; reserved seating (between Anacapa and Garden sts.): $45; with swag bag: $60 (proceeds from seating will go toward free events). Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta.org. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Fiesta at Paseo Nuevo

Enjoy traditional folklórico, flamenco, and fusion dance in center court. Visit the website for the daily performance schedule through Saturday. Lineup and times may change. Noon-7pm. Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free Call (805) 963-7147 or email paseonuevo@prismplaces.com tinyurl.com/PaseoNuevo-Fiesta

El Mercado de la Guerra

Poster Artist Pedro De La Cruz

‘Fiesta Forever!’ in Vibrant Color

AThroughout her career, three-time GRAMMY® and AMA Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award winner has continued to earn critical acclaim for her albums, including These Four Walls and Shawn Colvin Live, while her intimate performances remain beloved for their warmth, wit, and emotional resonance.

by Leslie Dinaberg

joyful spirit of optimism, threaded throughout the work of Santa Barbara–based artist Pedro De La Cruz, also weaves its way through this year’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta poster, which De La Cruz spent six months perfecting after his selection for this honor by El Presidente Colin Hayward.

The poster is a colorful, character-filled scene, featuring Santa Barbara’s famed Spanish architecture and representative figures such as dancing flamencas, mariachis, and vaqueros on horseback, as well as the Old Mission, Casa de la Guerra, and Saint Barbara’s famed tower.

“My voice is my painting and the color in my painting, or whatever I paint, whatever the subject may be. That’s my voice, visual,” said De La Cruz in a recent interview about his work creating the poster and his current

exhibition at Art & Soul gallery. “Visuals speak different, but the same. … You know how I do love Santa Barbara a lot, and California, and my country, too. I should put out a U.S. flag outside my studio because I love my country, and I’m grateful for this.”

Of his collaboration with El Presidente Hayward, De La Cruz said they had many, many conversations, and that he gave him freedom to create.

“I want to be respectful of the history of Santa Barbara and the traditions of Santa Barbara, and then the poster itself,” said De La Cruz, who came to Santa Barbara from Tijuana as a young child. “But this is my love story for Santa Barbara but also my love letter too. … The poster is just like a celebration of the people in Santa Barbara coming together, California coming together, just everyone coming together. It’s a very inclusive piece.” n

Saturday, August 29

Showtime 6:52 PM – Doors Open 6:22 PM

Much of this rarely seen filmed concert footage has remained buried … until now. Join Hale Milgrim (former President/CEO of Capitol Records) and music lover/archivist Richard Salzberg (aka “Music Maniac”) as they uncover and share inspired, spontaneous performances capturing raw, unfiltered artistry from a wide range of musicians.

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The Downtown Club Children’s Carnival

The community is invited for carnival rides, games, food for purchase, and entertainment. Proceeds go toward The Downtown Club’s youth development programs. Noon-8pm; 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Admission: $10/adults, $5/children ages 3-17; Unlimited Ride Wristband: $40. boysandgirlssb.org/events

Wristband: tinyurl.com/Carnival-Wristband

S.B. Historical Museum Exhibition

Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes (Art of the Shawls) and Finding Saint Barbara

See a selection from the museum’s collection of more than 100 shawls spanning in years from the early 1800s to the early 1900s in the exhibition Arte de los Mantónes and explore the city’s patron saint and celebrate 100 years of her presence in the Fiesta celebration, in the exhibition Finding Saint Barbara. Noon-5pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call (805) 966-1601. sbhistorical.org/exhibitions

Fiesta at Dusk Bar

Celebrate Fiesta with live music, mezcal tastings, craft cocktails, and more. 1pm-1am. Dusk Bar, 524 State St. Free.Ages 21+. Call (855) 721-2658. tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Dusk

Wildcat Lounge Annual Fiesta Day Party

You are invited to a party that will feature drinks and tacos (for purchase) and sounds from The Bomb and deejays HomeGirl Kitty, Hector DjWicked Garcia, Victor Manuel Garcia III and Lil Wicked. 1pm. Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7970. tinyurl.com/Wildcat-Fiesta

Fiesta Bar at Paloma

Celebrate Fiesta with good food and good company with happy hour favorites including $10 margaritas. 2-5pm. Paloma, 702 Anacapa St. Call (805) 966-7029. tinyurl.com/Paloma-Fiesta

Eos Lounge Fiesta Friday

This Fiesta kick-off will feature the band Uber Fiesta. 5pm. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

Flor y Canto

See original Spanish California dances and songs of the 19th century interwoven with historic narration and musical numbers accompanied on replica acoustic instruments. 7-8pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta.org sbfiesta. org/events-calendar

Flamenco Arts Festival GALA

Performance Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company: Flamenco Suite

This flamenco stage work, created by Latin Grammy–nominated choreographer Siudy Garrido and with original music by composers José Luis De la Paz and Juan Parrilla, will feature a masterful ensemble of musicians and dancers who will explore the deep roots of flamenco through traditional styles such as Seguirillas, Alegrías, Caña, and Soleá. Recommended for ages 8+. There will be a pre-concert reception with live music and wine at the Lobero Esplanade and is free for ticket holders and a post-performance VIP after-party. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $52-$112; VIP: $152. Call (805) 9630761. Email info@flamencoarts .org. lobero.org

Barrel Room Sessions at Carr Winery: Puro Flamenco

Immerse yourself in the rhythm and soul of flamenco with a special evening that will feature the dynamic dances of Puro Flamenco with food and wine for purchase. 7-9pm. Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free.Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@carrwinery. com. carrwinery.com/event

Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety)

2026 Luminaries

By Tiana Molony | Photos by Alejandro Navarro

Spirit of Fiesta: Jenna Ramirez

Jenna Ramirez has been dancing for nearly her entire life. She began ballet at age 2 before discovering flamenco at 7, a dance form that quickly became a defining part of who she is.

“It was something that I always really loved to do,” she said. “As I grew up, it was just the one thing that didn’t change about me.”

Now 19 years old and studying radiology at Santa Barbara City College, Ramirez is this year’s Spirit of Fiesta a title she never imagined holding but one she embraces with gratitude and humility.

When she performed in the Spirit of Fiesta competition, she intentionally set aside thoughts of winning and instead focused on enjoying the moment.

“I just wanted to make sure I had fun, and I did my best, whether I won or not,” she said.

That perspective made hearing her name announced even more meaningful.

“I was so shocked,” she said of the moment. “I was just overwhelmed with emotions.”

Ramirez’s love for flamenco extends far beyond Santa Barbara. For the past two years, she has traveled to Spain, the birthplace of flamenco, to attend the annual Jerez de la Frontera Festival, where she studies with renowned teachers and immerses herself in the art form’s rich traditions.

“It’s just so, so amazing every time I go,” she said. “I just feel so inspired. Watching their passion and their emotion is mind-blowing.”

As Fiesta approaches, Ramirez is most looking forward to celebrating alongside her family and her dance studio, the people who have supported her throughout her journey. She hopes to make them proud while representing a celebration she describes simply as “Santa Barbara’s party.”

Junior Spirit of Fiesta: Penelope (Penny) Hernandez

For 10-year-old Penelope (Penny) Hernandez, confidence is one of the most important skills a dancer can have.

That means that if she misses a step, “it’ll be okay because I’m confident in myself,” she said. “And that nobody knows if I mess up because they don’t know my dance.”

Hernandez, a 5th grader at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, has been dancing since she was 3 years old. At such a young age, she’s already reached a major personal milestone.

“This is my dream come true becoming Junior Spirit,” she said.

And she’s already looking ahead to the next one. One day, Hernandez hopes to become Spirit of Fiesta.

Alongside flamenco, Hernandez loves art, music, and volleyball and hopes to become an actor or a dance teacher at her studio one day. She also loves babysitting her “little cousins” and playing with her dogs: a dachshund named Risitto and two German shepherds named Felix and Jenga.

This year, Hernandez is most excited for La Fiesta Pequeña on August 5 at the Mission, where she will dance in white in front of a sea of people.

She hopes that kids watching her dance “can learn to be happy when they’re dancing because not a lot of people get to do it.”

The Historical Parade (El Desfile Histórico)

COVER STORY

2026 Luminaries continued

Saint Barbara: Julie Herrera Foley

Julie Herrera Foley, this year’s Saint Barbara, is not only a native Californian but also a 10th-generation descendant of the Ortega family, one of Santa Barbara’s founding dynasties.

Chosen by Golden West Reina del Mar Parlor No. 126, the organization responsible for selecting the annual honoree, Foley said she feels deeply honored by the role and does not take the responsibility lightly.

She has been attending Old Spanish Days Fiesta since she was a little girl and has long treasured the celebration.

“It’s always been special to see the community come together, where everybody is happy and positive, having a good time,” she said.

For Foley, being chosen is especially meaningful because the tradition runs in her own family. Her sister was selected to portray Saint Barbara in 2016. “So, it’s kind of nice to follow in her footsteps,” she said.

While the experience has challenged her, Foley hopes to leave a lasting legacy for her family. She described the opportunity as a “privilege and a blessing,” and something she hopes her daughter and granddaughter get to do one day.

As Fiesta approaches, Foley is eager to embrace every moment of the celebration, from appearances throughout the week to leading this year’s Historic Fiesta Parade.

“I’m looking forward to the whole thing,” she said. “The whole shebang.”

El Presidente: Colin Hayward

Before being named this year’s El Presidente, Colin Hayward spent the past decade serving as a Fiesta marshal, a role whose primary responsibility during Old Spanish Days “has always been to keep everybody safe,” he said. Hayward’s connection to Fiesta stretches back to childhood. Growing up in Santa Barbara, attending the Historic Fiesta Parade with his mother and siblings was an annual tradition that left a lasting impression.

Hayward said his love of the parade ultimately led him back to the organization. As he grew older and looked for ways to become more involved, volunteering with Fiesta felt like a natural fit.

After nearly a decade working along the parade route as a marshal, Hayward joined the Old Spanish Days Board of Directors, further expanding his role within the organization.

Now, as El Presidente, he serves as the public face of Old Spanish Days, helping oversee one of Santa Barbara’s largest and most beloved annual celebrations.

As Fiesta draws near, Hayward said he is especially looking forward to La Fiesta Pequeña.

“That’s an [exciting] night,” he said. “You can’t help but be excited.”

For Hayward, serving as El Presidente is both a tremendous honor and an opportunity to give back to the community that shaped him.

As he said, “It’s a privilege to be able to do this.”

SATURDAY 8/8

The Downtown Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast

Enjoy delicious pancakes and the Fiesta spirit at this annual tradition where donations go toward providing academic support, mentorship, and enrichment opportunities for area youth. 7-9am. 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Donations will be accepted. Call (805) 962-2382. boysandgirlssb.org/events

El Desfile de los Niños (Children’s Parade)

Watch the young people of S.B. and their families wear costumes to walk, ride (in wagons), and dance from 721 E. Cabrillo Blvd. to 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. to celebrate the rich culture of the area through the eyes of children. Visit santabarbaraca.gov/fiesta for information on accessible Fiesta parade viewing.10am. Free. Call (805) 897-2666 or email MEsparza@Santa BarbaraCA.gov. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Mujeres Makers Market

This pop-up market will feature area talent and vendors selling vintage goods, handmade jewelry, candles, ceramics, and Fiesta-inspired items. 10am4pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Email info@ mujeresmakersmarket.com mujeresmakersmarket.com/events

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show

Stroll the beachfront to shop for fine and contemporary handmade arts and crafts created by area artists and artisans today and tomorrow. 10am-6pm. On Cabrillo Blvd. from Stearns Wharf to Calle Cesar Chavez. Free tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Arts-Crafts

S.B. County Courthouse Fiesta Tours

El Mercado de la Guerra

Stroll through a colorful Mexican market (across from City Hall) to feast on Spanish and Mexican American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment. 11am-10pm. De la Guerra Plaza, 8 E. De la Guerra St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta.org sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado 2026

S.B. Historical Museum Exhibition Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes (Art of the Shawls) and Finding Saint Barbara

See a selection from the museum’s collection of more than 100 shawls spanning in years from the early 1800s to the early 1900s in the exhibition Arte de los Mantónes and explore the city’s patron saint and celebrate 100 years of her presence in the Fiesta celebration, in the exhibition Finding Saint Barbara Noon-5pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. Free Call (805) 966-1601. sbhistorical.org/ exhibitions

Fiesta at Paseo Nuevo

Enjoy traditional folklórico, flamenco, and fusion dance in center court. Visit the website for the daily performance schedule. Lineup and times may change. Noon-7pm. Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call (805) 963-7147 or email paseonuevo@prismplaces. com. tinyurl.com/PaseoNuevo-Fiesta

The Downtown Club Children’s Carnival

The community is invited for carnival rides, games, food for purchase, and entertainment. Proceeds go toward The Downtown Club’s youth development programs. Noon-8pm. 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Admission: $10/adults, $5/children ages 3-17; Unlimited Ride Wristband: $40. boysandgirlssb.org/events Wristband: tinyurl.com/Carnival-Wristband

El Desfile de los Niños (Children’s Parade)

Fiesta at Dusk Bar

Celebrate Fiesta with live music, mezcal tastings, craft cocktails, and more. 1pm-1am. Dusk Bar, 524 State St. Free Ages 21+. Call (855) 7212658. tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Dusk

The S.B. Social and ME Sabor Presents Orquesta Sangre Nueva

Take a salsa class at 9pm, and then enjoy two dance floors, a full bar, outdoor patio salsa, bachata, cumbia, merengue, and more. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $20, $30. Ages 21+. Call (805) 705-7939. sohosb.com

Tarde de Ronda (Afternoon of Gaiety)

See Fiesta’s tiniest dancers, children ages 13 and younger who will perform a children’s program and share their love of dance. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. 1-4pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@sbfiesta.org sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Fiesta Open Air Day Party 2026

Join for good vibes and dancing. 5pm. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free Ages 21+. eoslounge.com

The Annual S.B. Mariachi Festival 2026

This year’s festival will feature Majo Ajuilar, Joss Favela, Mariachi Los Camperos, Mariachi Nuevo Mujer 2000, and more. 5pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $79-$199. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com

Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety)

Evening performances from more than 200 performers will feature spectacular dances and songs from flamenco to Mexican folklórico dances. Bring blankets and chairs for lawn seating. Visit the website for the performance lineup schedule. 8-10pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 962-8101 or email info@ sbfiesta.org. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

SUNDAY 8/9

Mujeres Makers Market

This pop-up market will feature area talent and vendors selling vintage goods, handmade jewelry, candles, ceramics, and Fiesta-inspired items. 10am-4pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free Email info@mujeresmakersmarket.com mujeresmakersmarket.com/events

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show

Stroll the beachfront to shop for fine and contemporary handmade arts and crafts created by area artists and artisans.10am-6pm. On Cabrillo Blvd. from Stearns Wharf to Calle Cesar Chavez. Free tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Crafts-Arts

S.B. County Courthouse Fiesta Tours

Meet in the Mural Room for a one-hour docent-guided tour of this beautiful Spanish-Moorish Historic Landmark. Tours take place every hour between 10:30am and 3:30pm. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free Call (805) 962-6464. sbfiesta.org/events-calendar

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado 2026

Enjoy a wide array of authentic Mexican cuisine (including posole, tamales, tri-tip tortas, tacos, and more), live entertainment, and games, and shop at a white elephant sale. 11am. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. (corner of Nopal and Montecito sts.). Free Call (805)

S.B. Historical Museum Exhibition Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes (Art of the Shawls) and Finding Saint Barbara

See a selection from the museum’s collection of more than 100 shawls spanning in years from the early 1800s to the early 1900s in the exhibition Arte de los Mantónes and explore the city’s patron saint and celebrate 100 years of her presence in the Fiesta celebration in the exhibition Finding Saint Barbara. Noon-5pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call (805) 966-1601. sbhistorical.org/exhibitions

The Downtown Club Children’s Carnival

The community is invited for carnival rides, games, food for purchase, and entertainment. Proceeds go toward The Downtown Club’s youth development programs. Noon-5pm. 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Admission: $10/adults, $5/children ages 3-17; Unlimited Ride Wristband: $40. boysandgirlssb.org/events

Wristband: tinyurl.com/Carnival-Wristband

S.B. Jazz Society Presents Fiesta Summer Jazz Jam

Listeners, instrumentalists, and vocalists are welcome to bring charts and perform or sit in with the house band Woody DeMarco & Friends on this last day of Fiesta. 1-3:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Lounge, 1221 State St. $10-$25. Call (805) 448- 6191 or email ybazinet@gmail.com. sbjazz.org

Fiesta at Dusk Bar

Celebrate Fiesta with live music, mezcal tastings, craft cocktails, and more. 1-11pm. Dusk Bar, 524 State St. Free Ages 21+. Call (855) 7212658. tinyurl.com/Fiesta-Dusk

The Profant Foundation for the Arts Fiesta Finale 2026

Celebrating S.B. traditions with world-class performances, fabulous cuisine, and vibrant costumes, music, and dancing. Fiesta or cocktail attire. Proceeds will go toward the Profant Foundation for the Arts scholarships. 5:30-10pm. El Paseo Restaurant, 10 El Paseo. $300. Call (805) 705-9179 or email jeprofant@gmail.com. profantfoundation.org/ fiesta-finale

El Mercado de la Guerra

Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety)

THURSDAY 8/6

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8/6:

Fourth Annual Back to School Health Fair/4.ª Feria Anual de Salud de Vuelta al Cole This health fair will offer free sports physicals, school-required immunizations, and access to a wide range of family resources including information on immigration assistance, nutrition education, and mental health support. Join for engaging activities, jam out with the deejay, and visit the food trucks. Children will also receive free backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene kits. Esta feria de salud ofrecerá reconocimientos médicos deportivos gratuitos, vacunas obligatorias para el colegio y acceso a una amplia gama de recursos para la familia, incluida información sobre asistencia en materia de inmigración, educación nutricional y apoyo en salud mental. Ven a disfrutar de actividades divertidas, baila al ritmo de la música del DJ y visita los food trucks. Los niños también recibirán mochilas, material escolar y kits de higiene gratuitos. 11am-3pm. Franklin Health Care Center, 1136 E. Montecito St. Free Call (805) 681-4200 or email PHDCommunications@sbcphd.org. countyofsb.org/ back-to-school-health-fairs

8/6: S.B. High School Ye Ole Gang Comedy Show Fundraiser The Ye Ole Gang, raising funds for the S.B. High School Athletics Department for more than 50 years, invites you for food, drink, and laughs from Keith Graber, Jessica Winther, Josh Spear, and MC Luis Moro. RSVP online. 7pm. Speakeasy Comedy Bar, 409 State St. $25. Email santabarbaralaughfestival@gmail.com. sbcomedyclub.com/events

FRIDAY 8/7

8/7: Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) Noche de Pueblos Originarios (Indigenous Peoples’ Night) Join to honor the life and legacy of founder Sandy Young and to commemorate MICOP’s 25th anniversary. Immerse yourself in traditional cuisine, entertainment, and a unique shopping experience from talented artisans in our Indigenous community. Proceeds will support MICOP’s mission to organize, empower, and uplift Indigenous migrant communities throughout the Central Coast. VIP: 4pm; GA: 5pm. Godric Grove, Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Children: free-$80; GA: $120. Email erika.rivera@mixteco.org tinyurl.com/Noche-Pueblos

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

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

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

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

8/6: The Blue Owl First Thursday Jazz Jam, 5-8pm. 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Free. Email atumasings@gmail.com tinyurl.com/Blue-Owl-Jazz

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

8/7: Erik Solevad Nielsen Presents S.B. Community Arts Workshop Exhibition: Jami Joelle Nielsen: An Otherworldly, Rusty Retrospective See works by self-taught eco-artist Jami Joelle Nielsen in an exhibition of mixed-media collage, assemblage, and painting that honors her vision of symbiosis, transformation, and hope. The exhibition shows through August 16. 10am5pm. SBCAW, 631 Garden St. Free. Email hello@sbcaw.org sbcaw.org/upcoming

SATURDAY 8/8

8/8: Second Annual BroBQ Enjoy an exceptional barbecue, S.B. County wines, live entertainment, and community spirit at this one-of-a-kind fundraising event by men to support the talented women shaping local wine and culinary industries while raising vital funds for the Women Winemakers & Culinarians Foundation’s educational programs and scholarships. 4-7pm. Slim’s Barn, 2625 Santa Barbara Ave., Los Olivos. $95. Email karensteinwachs@gmail.com sbwomenwinemakers.com/events

8/6-8/9: Eos Lounge Thu.: Fiesta Kickoff, 9pm. Free Fri.: Fiesta Friday, 5pm. Free Sat.: Fiesta Open Air Day Party, 5pm. Free Sun.: Fiesta Sendoff with OHGEESY, 4pm. $37.08. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

8/6-8/8: The Grand on State Thu.: Ernie Watts, 7pm. $25. Fri.: The Grand Band, 7:30pm. $25. Sat.: Ernie Watts, 8pm. $55. 1218 State St. Email thegrandonstate@gmail.com thegrandonstate.com/events

8/6-8/9: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Thu.: Decibel, 8-10pm; Fri.: Deejays on back patio, 3pm; Outside Voices, 4-6pm; La Mision, 8-11pm. Sat.: La Dosis Perfecta, 4-6pm; Equipo Elite, 8-11pm; Sun.: DJ Sparx, 2-8pm. 634 State St. 8-10pm. Free. Call (805) 308-0050. mspecialbrewco.com

8/7, 8/9: Carhartt Family Wines Fri.: Stacked, 5pm. Sun.: McGuire & Ward, 2pm. 2939 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 693-5100. carharttfamilywines.com/ events-calendar

8/7: Carr Winery Barrel Room Sessions ~ Puro Flamenco. 414 N. Salsipuedes St., Santa Barbara. 7-9pm. Free. Call (805) 965-7985. Ages 21+. carrwinery.com/events

8/7: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Will Breman Band. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. 7-9pm. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

8/7-8/8: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Tex Pistols. Sat.: Pull the Trigger. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. 8:30-11:30pm. Call (805) 686-4785. Ages 21+. mavericksaloon.com/ event-calendar

8/6,8/8:

8/6-8/9, 8/11: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Primal Archetype, Uncle, Until the Storm, 7pm. $5. Ages 21+. Fri.: Plastic Harpoons, East Valley Road, Jackson Gillies Trio, 8pm. $15. Ages 21+. Sat.: ME Sabor Presents: Salsa Night, 9pm. $20-$30. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Jazz Society Presents Fiesta Summer Jazz Jam, 1-3:30pm. Free-$25. Zaaang Productions Present: Jaripeo Afterparty, 8pm. $25-$30. Ages 21+. Tue: (((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Angelo de Augustine with Elanor Moss, 8pm. $28. 1221 State St. Call (805) 9627776. sohosb.com

8/8-8/9: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Cuyama Mama and the Hot Flashes. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. 1:30-4:30pm. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

8/8-8/9: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Soul Cats, 4pm. Sun.: Tony Buck & The Cadillac Angels, 1pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

8/9: Longoria Wines Live music, 3-5pm. 732 State St. Free. Email info@ longoriawine.com longoriawines.com/events

8/9: Solvang Festival Theater Shawn Jones Big Band Project, 3pm. 420 2nd Street, Solvang. $35. Call (805) 962-5339. solvangtheaterfest.org/showlisting

8/9: UCSB Student Carillon Recital Carillonist Wesley Arai, 2-3pm. Storke Tower, UCSB. Free. Email atoporov@music.ucsb.edu tinyurl.com/Summer-Carillon

8/10: The Red Piano Church on Monday: The Rankin File Band, 7:30pm. 519 State St. $5. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com TERRY ORTEGA

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SUNDAY 8/9

8/9: Earl Minnis Presents and Lobero Theatre Foundation Present: Shawn Colvin Take in an evening of Americana with elements of pop-rock and country folk from three-time Grammy Award winner and songwriter Shawn Colvin. 7pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $40$55; premium: $100. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

8/9: Summer Dance on the Steps: As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future S.B. Dance Theater, led by Artistic Director Brandon Whited and celebrating 50 years of performance, will summon up the sweet dream of the ’70s responding to works with a series of dance iterations beginning in the galleries and overflowing out onto the Front Terrace. 5pm. S.B. Museum of Art Front Terrace, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

MONDAY 8/10

8/10: Meditation Salon: A Practice Community for Meditation with Sarah McLean Experienced meditators can sit with others for a special kind of support, inspiration, and connection to reflect on a contemplative theme followed by a 25-minute silent meditation, and then a relaxed conversation with fellow practitioners and kindred spirits. 4:30pm. Flow Yoga & Wellness, 4441 Hollister Ave. Suggested donation: $10-$20. Email connect@sbflowyoga.com tinyurl.com/Meditation-Salon

TUESDAY 8/11

8/11: (((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Angelo de Augustine Angelo De Augustine, out with his fifth album, Angel in Plainclothes, with an ethereal indie-folk and folk-rock vibe, is a deeply felt rendering of his multi-year journey of healing and renewal and picking up the pieces after an undiagnosed illness forced him to relearn basic abilities. Singer/songwriter Elanor Moss will open the show with her folk, psych-folk, and folk-rock sound. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Lounge, 1221 State St. $28. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

8/11: S.B. Arts Collaborative Presents Area Meeting: Slingshot Art Studio Panel Discussion This panel will speak about the aspects of Slingshot Art Studio, a nonprofit progressive art studio that supports the creative practice and professional interests of artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in S.B. and the ethos of progressive practices to reveal more about this distinct and increasingly impactful sector of the contemporary art world. 6pm. SB Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. $12. Email adrienne@artscollaborative.org tinyurl.com/Slingshot-ArtPanel

WEDNESDAY 8/12

8/12: Couture Pattern Museum Zoom Lecture with Victoria Cook: Where Do Patterns Come From? Victoria Cook, advanced patternmaking instructor at ASU FIDM, will talk about one of the most foundational yet least understood aspects of fashion design: the block and how garments evolve from foundational blocks using the principles of flat patternmaking as well as the role of the patternmaker. 2pm. Zoom. Free-$25. Email contact@couturepattern museum.com. couturepatternmuseum.com/events

8/12: S.B. Zoo Summer Zoovies: Zootopia See Disney’s 2016 animated movie Zootopia (rated PG), about rookie rabbit cop Judy Hopps and con-artist fox Nick Wilde, who team up to solve a dark conspiracy involving missing predators and a secret plot in a modern mammal metropolis. There will be a short talk about animals and conservation before the movie. 5-7pm. 500 Niños Dr. Free-$39.95 (included with zoo admission ticket or membership). sbzoo.org/summerzoovies

8/12: Metro Summer Kids Movies at Camino Real Cinemas: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 See this 2024 movie (rated PG) that follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. 10am. Camino Real Cinemas, 7040 Marketplace Dr., Goleta. $2. Call (805) 968-4140. metrotheatres.com/metro-summer-kids-movies

8/12: Chaucer’s Book Talk and Signing: Jann Winford Author Jann Winford will talk about and sign copies of her new book, Dating Under the Influence of Estrogen, which follows the adventures of Ruby Ann Wilson’s return to hilarious dating that may lead her to finding Mr. Right. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/events

Thu 8/6 8:00 PM

PRIMAL ARCHETYPE WITH UNCLE & UNTIL THE STORM METAL ROCK Fri 8/7 8:00 PM

PLASTIC HARPOONS WITH EAST VALLEY ROAD & JACKSON GILLIES TRIO Sat 8/8 9:00 PM ME SABOR PRESENTS SALSA NIGHT

Sun 8/9 1:00 PM

SANTA BARBARA JAZZ SOCIETY PRESENTS FIESTA SUMMER JAZZ JAM 8:00 PM

ZAAANG PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS JARIPEO AFTERPARTY Tue 8/11 8:00 PM (((FOLKYEAH!))) PRESENTS ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE WITH ELANOR MOSS Thu 8/13 7:30 PM DAVY KNOWLES & HIS BAND BLUES ROCK

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Los Baños del Mar

Recreation swim hours: Mon.-Fri.: 2:15-3:45pm. 401 Shoreline Dr.

Oak Park Wading Pool

Children ages 7 and younger. Open daily, noon-5pm. 502 W. Alamar Ave.

Ortega Park Swimming Pool

Children ages 13 and younger and their caregivers. Recreational swim: Mon-Fri.: 12:30-2:30pm and Sat.: noon-5pm. 604 E. Ortega St. tinyurl.com/Summer-Pools

Various levels, dates, and times through Aug. 14. Low-cost group swim lessons ($60-$65) will be offered at Los Baños del Mar and Ortega Park Pool throughout the summer for children ages six months–12 years. Register online. tinyurl.com/Swim-Lessons-2026

Clases de natación en Los Baños del Mar y el Parque Ortega Diferentes niveles, fechas y horarios hasta el 14 de agosto. Durante todo el verano se impartirán clases de natación en grupo a precios reducidos (entre 60 y 65 dólares) en Los Baños del Mar y en la piscina del Parque Ortega para niños de entre seis meses y 12 años. Inscríbete en línea. tinyurl.com/Swim-Lessons-2026

Los Baños del Mar: Horario de natación recreativa, de lunes a viernes: 2:15-3:45pm.

The Oak Park Wading Pool: Niños menores de siete años. Abierta todos los días, de 12-5pm. 502 W. Alamar Ave.

Ortega Park Swimming Pool: Natación recreativa: de lunes a viernes: de 12:30-2:30pm y los sábados: de 12-5pm. 604 E. Ortega St. tinyurl.com/Summer-Pools

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY 2026

Children and teens ages 0-18 can eat a free, nutritious meal (first-come, first-served) Monday through Friday, June 15-August 14, noon-1pm and stay for special events. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/Library-Meals-2026

ALMUERZO EN LA BIBLIOTECA

Los niños y adolescentes de 0 a 18 años pueden comer una comida nutritiva gratis (por orden de llegada) de lunes a viernes, del 15 de junio al 14 de agosto, del mediodía a la 1 p.m. y quedarse para eventos especiales. Faulkner Gallery, Biblioteca Central de S.B., 40 E Anapamu St. Llame al (805) 962-7653 o envíe un correo electrónico a info@sbplibrary. libanswers.com tinyurl.com/Library-Meals-2026

BUELLTON, GOLETA, CARPINTERIA, AND LOMPOC 2026 SUMMER MEAL SITES

Visit the website for locations. Visita la página web para ver las ubicaciones. No application is necessary, and all children and teenagers under 18 can enjoy one free breakfast and lunch per day. Meals must be eaten on-site. Text “Food” or “Comida” to 304-304. No es necesario presentar ninguna solicitud, y todos los niños y adolescentes menores de 18 años pueden disfrutar de un desayuno y un almuerzo gratis al día. Las comidas deben consumirse en el local. Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra “Food” o “Comida” al 304-304. tinyurl.com/2026-Summer-Meal-Sites

S.B. UNIFIED SUMMER MEALS 2026

We will be serving free meals to kids 18 years and younger. Meals must be eaten on site. Call Matt Dittman at (805) 963-4338 x6387

Serviremos comidas gratuitas a niños y jóvenes de hasta 18 años. Las comidas deben consumirse en el local. Llame a Matt Dittman al (805) 963-4338, ext. 6387.

Cleveland Elementary (June 22-July 31) 123 Alameda Padre Serra. Breakfast: 8-9am; lunch: noon-1pm.

Franklin Elementary (June15Aug. 7) 1111 E. Mason St. Breakfast: 8-9am: lunch: 11:30-1:30pm.

Harding Elementary (June 22-July 31) 1625 Robbins St. Breakfast: 8-9am: lunch: 11:30am12:30pm.

Monroe Elementary (June 22-July 31) 431 Flora Vista Dr. Breakfast: 8-8:30am: lunch: noon-1pm.

La Cuesta Continuation High School (LCHS) (June 15-July 2) 710 Santa Barbara St. Breakfast: 8:15-8:30am; lunch: 11:30am-noon.

La Cumbre Jr. High (June 22-July 17) 2255 Modoc Rd. Breakfast: 8-8:30am; lunch: 12:30-1pm.

San Marcos High School (June 15-July 17) 4750 Hollister Ave. Breakfast: 8-8:30am; lunch: 11:30am12:30pm.

S.B. High School (June 15-July 2)

700 E. Anapamu St. Breakfast: 8-8:30am; lunch: 11:30am12:30pm.

Oak Park (June 15-Aug. 7) 638 W. Junipero St. Lunch: 11:30am-1:30pm.

Ortega Park (June 15-Aug. 7) 604 E. Ortega St. Lunch: 1-2pm.

UNITED BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF S.B. COUNTY (SFSP)

Free meals will be available to all children ages 18 and younger without eligibility documentation at participating throughout the summer. Breakfast is served from 8:30 am-9:30 am and lunch will be served from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm. Call (805) 681-1315. Durante todo el verano, se ofrecerán comidas gratuitas a todos los niños menores de 18 años sin necesidad de presentar documentación que acredite su derecho a ellas en los centros participantes. El desayuno se sirve de 8:30 a 9:30 de la mañana y el almuerzo, de 12:30 a 1:30 de la tarde. Llame al (805) 681-1315.

Buellton Club (July 13-31) 595 2nd St., Buellton, CA., 93427

Lompoc Boys & Girls Club (June 8-July 31) 1025 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc, CA. 93436

Westside Boys & Girls Club (June 15-Aug. 7) 602 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara, CA. 93101

Goleta Boys & Girls Club (June 8-Aug. 7) 5701 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA. 93117

Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club (June 15-Aug. 7) 4849 Foothill Rd., Carpinteria, CA. 93013

SINGER, SONGWRITER, STORYTELLER SHAWN COLVIN COMES TO THE LOBERO

CATCHING UP WITH THE ACCLAIMED STRONGSTRESS AHEAD OF HER AUGUST 9 SHOW

by Leslie Dinaberg

Known for her luminous voice, engaging storytelling, and emotionally rich songwriting, three-time Grammy Award winner Shawn Colvin returns to the Lobero for an intimate evening on Sunday, August 9.

We spoke on the phone last week about her songwriting, her long career that includes 13 acclaimed albums and countless performances around the world, and her long view of life in the music industry. Here are but a few of the highlights from that conversation.

The last time we saw you in town was at the Lobero, at a tribute to David Crosby shortly after his death. That was a lovely show. Very special. I love the Lobero.

Looking back at some of your career, you’ve pretty much been a working artist your whole adult life. When you were just starting out, did you think that you would be performing your whole life? Is that your vision of where you’d be? I kind of thought that from the time I was 10 years old.

So you always liked to sing, always liked to perform in front of people? Yeah, I did. When I was 10, my father taught me to play guitar. But I was in the church choir before then, the junior choir at church in South Dakota, and my best friend and I would get together and sing all the time and pretend we were the Beatles and listen to Beatles records. That was a long, long time ago. [Laughs.]

Is it easier or harder to get up on stage now than it was when you were in your twenties or your thirties? About the same. I mean, the traveling it’s like Rodney Crowell says, they don’t pay us to play; they pay us to travel. So, the traveling, you know, the hours I keep and whatnot, I suppose as I’m getting older, that I don’t have as much energy, but the shows themselves I always rally. It’s no big deal.

In terms of the music industry at large, do you feel like things have changed? Do you feel like it’s easier to be a woman touring than it was to, say, in the 70 's? As far as being a touring musician goes, it’s always

been great. Now, doing press and things like that, I think it’s easier now. You know, in the time of Lilith Fair, there was this big to-do about playing two women in a row on the radio. You know, like you just didn’t do that. When female artists were really starting to kind of become in vogue, you know, and singer-songwriters especially, and so there was that. Obviously, we don’t have that anymore. So yeah, I’d say it’s probably a little easier in the grand scheme of things. But yeah, I think it’s come a ways. I mean, not that there isn’t sexism ridiculousness, but it’s better than it used to be.

You have a lot of admirers, young women like Sarah Jarosz and Taylor Swift, who are your fans, and then all of us who discovered you, I kind of discovered you at Lilith Fair. How does it feel to sort of have cast such a wide spell? What could be better? You know, if I’ve influenced anyone, actually, it’s quite a position to be in. I mean, people who influenced me obviously made me who I am. There’s several of them, but for me to have informed the artistry of anyone, it’s really a high, high, high compliment.

Absolutely. In terms of the people that have influenced you, you’re known for kind of doing a nice mix of covers and then your own original material. What’s the difference between performing a song that you wrote versus interpreting a song that somebody else wrote? That’s quite different, because something that I wrote is obviously going to be a little more personal to me, whereas when I cover something, I’m interpreting somebody else’s vision, a personal take. Although obviously it’s relatable to me, or I wouldn’t do it. But the covers are really

fun for me because I try not to cover songs exactly as they’ve been originally performed, so that to me is the challenge and what makes it fun and satisfying to a certain extent.

… It’s definitely evolved. When I first started playing, gosh, before I was even 18 and playing in bars, I would just jam with my friends, and really, we wanted to imitate. We wanted to learn it like it had been done. That’s how we educated ourselves. We got better and learned anything from different tunings to, obviously, just any number of different styles, so we copied. … That’s part of getting good, I think. And then you eventually can evolve and use what you’ve learned to maybe become more unique. Take a little bit here and a little bit there, and but the covers that I do when I do a cover now, I’m not as interested in just imitating it. I want it to be a little different.

What inspires you to write these days? I’m more apt to write there’s not as much drama in my life, let’s put it that way. In terms of romance or existential stuff, or you know, a lot of things were informed by relationships. A lot of songs, but more now it’s like wordplay. It really fascinates me if I have a word I want to use or a phrase I want to use and build around that. Making something fit to a piece of music that I love. I love writing lyrics to someone else’s music too. I’ve been doing that lately with a writer here in Austin, and I’ve gone kind of down this rabbit hole of writing songs specifically about a trip that I took about five years ago to my old hometown [South Dakota], and it was a really revelatory trip. It affected me a lot. … We find inspiration in our lives that carries through the things we become passionate about.

by Maggie Yates

Dillon

Yuhasz premiered Not Half Bad Theatre Company last spring with The Story of War, a oneman comedy that subsequently won an Indy Theater Award. The Story of War is written and performed by Yuhasz, who plays a menagerie of 1960s-style theme park animatronics and their deranged creator, Wathel Rogers. Not Half Bad will be presenting an encore performance of this absurd comedy August 14-16 at the Community Arts Workshop (CAW).

This presentation on the advancement of warfare through the ages includes an animatronic caveman, pirate, and 20th-century soldier, among others. The fourth wall is more of an open window — no one in the audience is safe from Yuhasz’s impish improvisational bits. With cartoonish practical effects that nod to rudimentary, mid-century tech and a low-budget, home-grown aesthetic, The Story of War was one of the more innovative shows of the 2025/26 season. Arrive early for an interactive reception before the show!

Tickets are available at ticketstripe.com/StoryofWar.

Shawn Colvin

Dillon Yuhasz with his Indy Award

LESSONS IN CAREGIVING

NANSIE CHAPMAN DOUGLAS SHARES THE LESSONS SHE LEARNED FROM TWO DECADES CARING FOR HER BROTHER AFTER A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN HER MEMOIR, WHEN THE ROAD ENDS, LOVE BUILDS A NEW ONE

by Tiana Molony

One morning in the late 70s, Nansie Chapman Douglas received the kind of news that everyone dreads: Her brother and best friend, John Michael, had been in a car accident and might not survive.

Douglas was in Los Angeles. John was all the way in Borneo, the Southeast Asian island where he was living. They were thousands of miles apart, and there was nothing she or her parents in Santa Barbara could do to help him.

“I hung up the phone. Moisture in my eyes blurred my vision. My world became a hazy nightmare,” Douglas wrote in her memoir of the moment, When the Road Ends, Love Builds a New One, released on April 16.

After 11 weeks in a coma, John finally woke up. Douglas was overjoyed, but the relief was short-lived. He had survived, yes, but he had suffered a traumatic brain injury, and she was forced to confront a painful reality: He would never be the same again.

At first, John could barely walk. He couldn’t go to the bathroom or eat on his own. He had lost much of his independence. In many ways, he was like a newborn relearning how to be an adult again.

The hardest part was his temper. John became easily agitated, often cursing at the people around him or at seemingly nothing at all.

“His three hovering companions frustration, anger, and struggle always lurked in the background waiting for any opportunity to ambush him,” she wrote. For years, he was in and out of rehabilitation centers, slowly regaining his independence.

Then, four and a half years after the accident, Douglas and her family found themselves at a crossroads. John had progressed enough to leave rehabilitation, but no one knew where “home” should be. Their parents were divorced, and both had complicated living situations. The alternative was for John to move into a care facility across the country, but Douglas couldn’t bear the thought.

So, she had a wild idea: What if he moved in with her?

Many people warned her that it wouldn’t be easy. That the life of a caregiver especially of someone with a traumatic brain injury would be a daily battle. Douglas heard their concerns, but she knew she had no other choice. This was her brother, and she wanted to help him get better again.

So, Douglas and her then-husband, Bob Chapman, welcomed John into their Pacific Palisades home. By then, he could walk, though with a noticeable limp, and he could feed himself, but even simple tasks such as gripping a fork remained difficult. He also struggled with severe depression, and his anger persisted.

“He didn’t even talk much the first, God, three or four years that he was with us,” Douglas recalled, sitting across from me in her home on Santa Barbara’s Riviera. “I mean, other than ‘fuck you,’ ‘fuck this,’ ‘fuck that,’ which were his favorite words.”

She became John’s primary caregiver while continuing to work full time at the graphic design business she and Chapman owned. No two days looked the same. One day, John might get arrested; he might hurl dog poop at her; another day, Chapman might take a punch to the face from John. She lived in a constant state of fight-or-flight.

“You never get a chance to really get your nervous system to calm down,” Douglas said of her role as a caregiver. “You’re constantly on.”

She was exhausted, and somewhere along the way, she realized she had stopped taking care of herself. In many ways, she had put her own life on hold to save her brother’s. That realization became one of the driving forces behind writing her memoir, which she hopes will remind fellow caregivers to care for themselves, too to go to therapy, exercise, listen to music, meditate, and, perhaps most importantly, surround themselves with supportive people.

“You need to make time for those things for yourself,” she said.

To encourage reflection, Douglas ends every chapter with a series of bullet points she calls “Lessons Learned.” In them, she revisits the chapter’s events and shares the insights she gained along the way. In total, the book contains 178 of these lessons.

“The ‘Lessons Learned’ is really to help other caregivers maybe sort of think about, for themselves, how are they getting through it, how are they managing in their life,” she said.

In the end, John made a remarkable recovery. Eventually, he, Douglas, and Chapman who has since passed away moved back to Santa Barbara, where John continued living on his own.

In Santa Barbara, things weren’t perfect. There were still roadblocks, but looking back, Douglas isn’t sure where she would be today if she hadn’t made a conscious effort to care for herself and held onto the belief that things would somehow work out. It’s a mindset she hopes to impart to caregivers.

“It’s really important to keep the faith,” she said.

Douglas is holding a book signing and reading at Live Oak Universal Unitarian Congregation on Sunday, August 16, at 2 p.m. For more information, see her website care4caregivers.org. You can purchase When the Road Ends, Love Builds a New One at Chaucer’s Books, Tecolote Book Shop, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

John and Nansie

Nansie Chapman Douglas with her new memoir, When the Road Ends

John (left) and Nansie (right) at 1 and 2 years old

The Flamenco Arts Festival presents Siudy Garrido Flamenco in Flamenco Suite, featuring

dancers

NATURE REVISITED, GALLERY CELEBRATED

by Josef Woodard

It was about a year ago that Seimandi & Leprieur braved the challenging world of opening a new, serious, contemporary art gallery in Santa Barbara. Set just off of State Street, on Anapamu, and initially oriented towards fine art from the Caribbean (its married gallerists moved here from Martinique), they had their work cut out for them in terms of gaining traction and due attention.

But they are determined, and the space continues to be both inviting and provocative to seekers of serious art in a sophisticated gallery context. To celebrate the occasion of the anniversary, the current exhibition Year One (on view through August 30), presents a summery smattering of work and is also a (pardon the pun) summary show, bringing back work by artists featured here in the first year of the gallery’s life.

It is a healthy and certainly varied assortment of art, but one in which the collected works “hang well” together in the space, conspiring towards collective cohesion as a whole. One recurring theme has to do with consideration of nature as an inspiration and subject, but in a redirected and, in different ways, abstracted way.

Speaking of year one, the exhibition includes a few pieces by Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine, the inaugural gallery subject last summer. His sinuous abstract art, in black and white except for one embedded, signature red dot in the mesh, conveys a sense of natural and organic forms and forces, in the tellingly titled “Gestation” series and “Flowers Island.”

Dora Vital, showcased in January’s exhibition Jardin Nocturne offers the brightest and breeziest palette of the group. In her eye-affable pieces in the “Bliss” and

“Canopy” series, gentle sunlit scenes are speckled with floral touches and vegetation themes yet are organized in an extranatural visual way. The abstracting impulse gives more than a wink.

Nature certainly has her sway in the post-pop-art world of N.Y.C. artist Hunt Slonem, who spoke and exhibited in this space in recent months. His work continues in the vein of visions of nature channeled into personal aesthetics, through his seemingly light-hearted and easy-on-theeyes imagery of large-eared bunnies and groupings of butterflies. But these works are also equipped with inventive and stylized graphic practices, with purposefully scratched surfaces and rhythmic echoes of form, making a subtle bow in the direction of Warholian visual cool.

On the back wall, the thematic focus shifts with the large “False Flag WashedUp,” by Pierre Roy-Camille. Although the imagery suggests a rough-hewn, patterned flag, the piece is tattered and worn, as if a dubious representation of a national identity without a firm foundation or back story. We get strong hints of the artist’s interest in colonial misdeeds and forced politics.

Santa Barbara–based artists are also woven into the exhibition fabric. This includes George Legrady, a Hungarian-born, Montreal-raised artist who now is a professor at UCSB’s Media Arts & Technology program, and has some artworld fame in digital and computer-generated art. Here, he goes analog and linear. Almost. In his 2013 “Smoke and Fire,” archival photographs from the 1970s have been layered and airlifted into the optically kinetic “lenticular” photograph process. Subtle changes in the beholder’s perspective in gazing at the piece reveal the six varied images involved, creating a perception-tweaking ghostly parade effect.

Returning to the nature-art duality theme in the room, the veteran and diversely gifted artist Mary Heebner is represented through “Conjuring Rain 5 and 6,” two large, atmospheric acrylic ink on Stonehenge paper works (which hung, incidentally, for a few years in the American embassy in Helsinki). She deftly suggests, and cross-stitches, references to the natural element of skies pregnant with impending precipitation and gestures of an abstract impressionist character.

Heebner’s creative talents also include writing, not incidentally, and her attached text has a poetic resonance and relevance to the images: “conjuring rain, to awake the scent of a storm, to summon moisture and penetrate a sere land, to pour the most precious drink upon the dust. Water: the milk of the earth.”

On to year two … In this moment of transition, the gallery’s plan is to expand out from the original attention primarily on art from Martinique and the Caribbean to a broader field of curatorial possibility. Watch, and visit, this space.

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Inside the gallery, works by Pierre Roy-Camille (left) and Hunt Slonem

Animals

Endangered Sunflower Stars Return to Sea Center

Stearns Wharf Now Home to Purple Urchin Eaters

by Callie Fausey

The Sea Center on Stearns Wharf has two new stars stealing the aquarium’s spotlight. With 18 arms, hundreds of tubed feet, and fuzzy-looking purple bodies, the sunflower stars are an inspiring sight especially considering the sorry fate of their predecessors.

Around 2013, the outbreak of sea star wasting disease demolished their populations. Sea stars everywhere including in aquariums that used unsterilized sea water were suddenly falling apart and turning to goo. Research suggests it was likely due to bacteria that is still present on the West Coast.

During the outbreak, sunflower stars at the Sea Center “basically self-destructed,” recounted director Rich Smalldon.

In the wild, the disease wrought havoc on Califor-

Arts Sport

Lompoc Theatre Gets $6 Million Gift Foresters for the Win

For 14 years, the Lompoc Theatre Project has measured progress in increments: back taxes paid, asbestos cleared, a marquee relit, and a roof replaced. Last week, the math changed all at once when Santa Barbara philanthropist and arts champion Cheryl Goldberg gave the theater a historic $6 million gift the largest private contribution in the organization’s history and her first major commitment to a North County arts institution.

Restoration Project Now on Brink of Full Funding

by Shannon Brooks

The gift brings the $18.9 million Centennial Renovation to the threshold of full funding, a defining milestone in the effort to restore the treasured historic cultural landmark in Old Town Lompoc. Five million dollars goes directly into the restoration and the remaining $1 million establishes the Cheryl Goldberg Santa Barbara Performing Arts Fund, a multi-year resource to bring South County performing arts organizations to Lompoc for annual performances and educational programming. Goldberg credits a walkthrough of the building with

nia marine ecosystems. Sea stars, a main predator of sea urchins, largely disappeared. Left unchecked, sea urchins ran amok, decimating large swaths of kelp forests and throwing ecosystems out of balance.

The Sunflower Star Laboratory (SSL) began working with several partners to grow hundreds of sea stars and restore them where they can one day rehabilitate kelp forests. SSL brought two stars raised from eggs fertilized at San Diego’s Birch Aquarium in 2024 to the Sea Center on June 15.

In California waters, the SSL is spearheading the first-ever temporary outplantings of sunflower stars, according to the Sea Center. The center’s new stars participated in the first trials in Monterey, “before returning from ‘camp ocean,’ ” and becoming “Southern California ambassadors for their species.” n

Executive Director Mark Herrier and TheatreDNA’s Benton Delinger for sealing her decision. “I was amazed by all the uses and configurations they had planned for it,” she said. “Their plan for incorporating other Santa Barbara County arts organizations into their performance offerings seemed like a win-win collaboration for both the Lompoc and greater Santa Barbara County communities. I knew then that I wanted to be a part of making this theater happen.”

Herrier, who has long described the project as pushing a boulder uphill, declared the metaphor retired. “I no longer feel like Sisyphus. Cheryl has finally kicked that boulder over the hill,” he said. “We can, for the first time, see the finish line.” n

Defeats Alaska to Capture 11th World Series Title

by Victor Bryant

The Santa Barbara Foresters captured their 11th World Series championship in the National Baseball Conference (NBC) with a 7-2 victory over the Alaska Goldpanners, overcoming a late deficit in a matchup between two storied summer collegiate programs. The championship came 20 years after the Foresters won their first NBC World Series title. Alaska entered the game as a six-time winner.

Both teams relied on strong pitching through the early innings, with neither offense able to capitalize on scoring opportunities. Foresters starting pitcher Zane Burns worked four scoreless innings, striking out five batters while escaping early jams. Reliever Grady Westphal retired the side in the fifth before the Foresters scored the game’s first run in the sixth. Chris Newstrom opened the inning with a double and later scored on Easton Moomau’s sacrifice fly.

Alaska responded immediately in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs to take the lead. Four walks and an infield single contributed to the rally. Reliever Luke Cornelison then entered and helped keep the game within reach, striking out the side in the seventh.

The Foresters tied the game in the eighth after Carter Rutenbar walked to lead off the inning. Kurt Ippolito’s sacrifice bunt forced an error by the Alaska third baseman, allowing Rutenbar to score. Ippolito later advanced to third and crossed the plate on a balk, giving Santa Barbara a 3-2 lead.

Cornelison retired the side again in the eighth, and Santa Barbara added three insurance runs in the ninth. Donovan Lasalle reached on an error and later scored after another defensive misplay. Following an intentional walk to Rutenbar, Ippolito, Sawyer Farr, and Joseph Sandusky each delivered RBI singles to extend the lead to 7-2. All four runs came with two outs.

Cornelison completed the game with five strikeouts, earning him Player of the Game honors. The victory secured the Foresters’ first NBC World Series title since 2022. Santa Barbara outscored opponents 49-4 over six NBC World Series games. n

Manager Bill Pintard receives a celebratory bath

From left: Santa Barbara philanthropist Cheryl Goldberg, 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann, and Lompoc Theatre Project Executive Director Mark Herrier

Full Volume, Full Send

It was a boiling weekend. The sun beat down across the pavement blinding, uninviting, unforgiving. Amps, instruments, and microphones covered the scene.

Who knew that tucked into the far corner of Carpinteria, punk bands and skateboarders were holding out in the heat for the second annual Summer Slam festival?

Carpinteria’s Summer Slam Celebrates Punk, Skateboarding, and Belonging

by Izadora Hamm

This year’s event held August 1 and 2 at the Carpinteria Skate Park brought together families, skaters, and punk fans for two days of skate competitions, raffle giveaways, food, and music that transformed the park into a loud, sweatsoaked scene.

Roughly two dozen local and touring bands showed off their musical mastery, unleashing waves of sound that demanded some serious electrical power. At one point, the system buckled under the pressure, bringing everything to a halt.

Nonetheless, as punkers do, someone stepped up. A brave individual volunteered their massive truck, hooking it up to the professional sound system that was designed for a 30,000-square-foot outdoor venue.

“I’m surprised the truck hasn’t blown,” laughed Peter Bonning, Carpinteria Skate Foundation Executive Director.

Kaitlin Moreno, who has been with the foundation for about a year, worked one of the merchandise booths while her dog, Buddy, wandered the festival looking for shade.

Nearby, booths from Bones Wheels, Powell-Peralta, Skate One, and Lighthouse Skate Shop kept crowds browsing between sets. While admission was free, contributions were encouraged through a raffle featuring coveted merchandise.

Trina Garcia, one of the weekend’s first raffle winners, walked away with wheels, stickers, shirts, and a Bones banner. Her blind mini poodle, Moxi, protected the goods bravely.

The first set belonged to Idle Worship. Front man Will Murphy, sporting a “Fuck ICE” vest, spent part of the performance upside down, with his head planted on the ground and his legs kicked up behind him as he screamed into the microphone.

Bassist Lucas Carnevale and his girlfriend, Margrite Gregstone, made the trip to Carpinteria a week after the band was arrested outside the Vans Warped Tour show in Long Beach. They were back where they wanted to be surrounded by loud music and a crowd that has never been afraid of a little anti-authoritarian spirit.

Peggy Oki, the legendary skateboarder, surfer, and artist, also made an appearance. Best known as the only female member of the iconic 1970s Zephyr skateboard team, better known as the Z-Boys, Oki helped shape the Dogtown skate scene in Venice, California. Today, she lives just over the hill in Carpinteria.

Co-officiating the contests was blue-haired Mike Taylor, CEO of The Orchid Skatepark in Gaviota, which recently became a nonprofit. A professional skateboarder and snowboarder, Taylor is a longtime employee of Powell-Peralta Skateboards and Bones Wheels and Bearings.

He’s also spent more than 25 years judging for the World Cup of Skateboarding.

Seven-year-old Finley Gray and 15-year-old Erick Ramirez were just two of the winners crowned over the weekend. The format was simple: Between punk sets, Taylor would take the mic and announce a 15-minute “best trick” session, inviting any skater in the park to drop in.

“It’s about wow-factor, technique, creativity, and overall impression,” he said. “Or how about the best spirit gets a prize? How about that?”

By Sunday, there were so many kids at the park that Taylor and his girlfriend decided to add a 12-and-under competition. Four girls dropped into the bowl holding hands, while other youngsters grabbed the microphone to announce tricks and cheer each other on.

“We’re not trying to make money, but instead make a whole lot of experiences,” Taylor said.

Coming straight out of Hesperia, California, Since We Were Kids prompted the first mosh pit of the weekend. The crowd flooded the area as Dan Banura screamed across the park, his brother Art slammed away on the drums, and Frank Chavez cranked on his bass.

Co-officiating alongside Taylor was Jeff Pixley, sales manager for Santa Barbara–based Skate One. A longtime figure in the skate world, Pixley watched proudly as his daughter disappeared into the mosh pit swirling at the

front of the stage. Bodies bumped and fists punched the air. Hula hoops spun around the hips of girls sporting Thrasher T-shirts.

“This is the whole point of my brainchild,” event organizer Layton Reneer grinned, yelling over the mic. “There’s a lot of shit going on right now. The only way change happens is if you say no and act together, come together, be together.”

Creaminal Ice Cream, Dave’s Dogs, and Santa Barbara Hives got the crowd through the heat. At one point, right before their set, Up Your Guts even rolled in with a taco truck and grilled food for the crowd.

But when those makeshift chefs eventually turned back into a band, bassist Ronnie Wilson’s daughter, Elliott, stepped up to the microphone, blue hair and all, and stunned the crowd with her raucous vocals.

As the event came to a close, festivalgoers settled into the Sunday night dusk, sharing pizza, compliments, and stories from the day all the while patiently waiting for the notorious band, Loc Dogs, to close out the night.

Jay Smith, Hall of Fame skateboarder, original Bones Brigade member, and revered figure in the skateboarding world, was honored during the weekend. Smith, who died last month after a battle with cancer, was remembered as a legend whose influence stretched across generations.

Powell-Peralta cofounder and owner Stacy Peralta, a former member of the legendary Z-Boys himself, said in a social media post last week: “Jay Smith was one of the funniest humans I’ve ever met…. [He] had the greatest layback grind in skateboarding history, but was also an extremely sensitive soul with a very soft side.”

For a community as tight-knit as Santa Barbara’s skate scene, it’s no surprise that these jump-heavy, hardcore individuals look out for one another the way they do. Smith’s death was a blow to that world, and his people came together to celebrate not only music and tre flips, but the community, connection, and love that skateboarding and punk continue to create.

“We’re in it to break down barriers, create a better understanding of each other, and eliminate the misunderstandings that foster distrust and negativity,” Bonning said. “Skating, and our programs, are a tool to foster mental health awareness, positive growth, and well-rounded individuals and just encourage fun and creative self-expression.”

“We’re not trying to make money, but instead make a whole lot of experiences,” said Mike Taylor

Finley Gray, 7, was one of the weekend’s winners

North County

Music in the Valley, Magic in the Making

People trickled in gradually at first, walking from the parking lot across a wooden bridge into the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden. The occasion was the inaugural concert in a series organized by Grey Bear Erickson to launch MÁS, a new nonprofit organization whose broad goal is to make music and art more accessible to all. A Chumash blessing reminded us of the sanctity of this place and one another, and Joachim Cooder performed his beautiful songs as the late June sunlight filtered through the trees, little children played along garden pathways, and friends on chairs and blankets took time out from the woes of the world and remembered enchantment.

MÁS (the letters stand for Music and Art Support and more of it) is an ongoing labor of love and collaborative effort, but the vision originated with Bear, who first learned and experienced music in the Santa Ynez Valley and has worked there professionally as a musician, producer, educator, and composer for 25 years. “I want others to have access to the kinds of experiences that were available to me,” he says. “Music and art help create community, and with more community, we have a deeper, healthier, more resilient and independent culture, and that means a better quality of life for all.”

An Enchanting Beginning for MÁS

by Cynthia Carbone Ward

MÁS will offer aspiring musicians accessible opportunities for education, experience, and professional development. The concerts in the garden will bring the out-oftown professional world to the locals for all to share in a fortifying fusion of art, music, and nature. And Bear has other corollaries in mind: a gear library, for example, with an inventory of equipment that can be borrowed; hands-on tech training for young people that may lead to paid jobs later; a coordinated online calendar of all local nonprofit events; a recording studio run by kids; a youth jam night; and innovative cooperative arrangements with other local entities. “We will support people learning music and art, experiencing music and art, and making music and art,” he declared. But Bear acknowledges that the costs of lessons, equipment, and shows are often prohibitive, and it is undeniably challenging to navigate and fund these concerts and meet future goals. MÁS is bolstered by the efforts of enthusiastic volunteers, but the organization supports a living wage for

all musicians and artists. Donations vary widely, and as it begins its initial programming, MÁS is grateful for the support of the Santa Barbara Youth Project, which has administrative structures in place to make things, in Bear’s words, “unbelievably smoother.” Right now, their website at santabarbarayouthproject.org includes a description of MÁS, a video, and a convenient “donate” button.

At the second summer concert, on July 26, MÁS welcomed The Waymarkers, a dynamic Celtic quintet. “From gypsy laments to rollicking jigs,” said a friend who was there, “The entire park was one big gala.” Next, on August 30, the unique Masamba Marimba will perform their upbeat music from Latin, Pan African, and American traditions played on Zimbabwean marimbas along with vocals, drums, percussion, trumpet, and trombone, inviting the audience to join in. “Masanga” comes from an African word that means the coming together of rivers or roads, and that describes this joyful synthesis perfectly.

Finally, the series will culminate in early October with Mariachi Mestizo, a youth ensemble from Delano, to perform and teach about variations of mariachi music.

Made up of middle and high school students, this acclaimed group has played at world-class venues, preserving and expanding on Mexico’s mariachi traditions, and delighting audiences everywhere.

I was fortunate to be present at the first MÁS concert in the garden; there was a kind of magic there, and everyone felt it.

“It strengthened and reinforced my belief in what our community is capable of manifesting,” reflected Bear afterward. One of the most touching songs performed by Joachim Cooder that night was inspired by a young girl he had glimpsed at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant while passing through Fort Smith, Arkansas. He wondered what dreams and secrets were locked inside her heart. Would she leave this town to follow those dreams someday? He thought too about his own daughter at home and what the future might hold.

“Godspeed, little children,” he sang, “Soon, you’ll be growing up.”

Learn more at mascommunity.org.

Grey Bear Erickson (left) with Joachim Cooder

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FOOD& DRINK Basking in Flavors at Dom’s Taverna

New Menu Items Highlight

I’ve been a frequent diner at Dom’s Taverna since it opened late last summer on East Victoria Street, an easy walk from the New Vic, Granada, and Arlington theaters, where I spend many evenings on the arts writing beat. Not only is the Basque-inflected, seafood-forward food excellent, the kitchen is open ’til 11 p.m. most nights, and the service and friendly atmosphere of Dom’s (starting with the chef/co-owner Dominique “Dom” Crisp himself) gives it a warm, welcoming vibe that is getting harder and harder to find in Santa Barbara these days.

gerling potatoes that are out of this world.

Tasked with dipping into some recent menu updates, I couldn’t resist also having my perennial favorite, the house specialty crudo, made with the best local catch of the day halibut, in this case served raw with beautifully sliced avocado, edible flowers and sesame, all delicately doused with a tangy house-made soy sauce of sorts. It paired perfectly with the Don Raj Spritz, a light yet complex concoction of vermouth, Cynar (an amaro brand), rosemary, orange, and cardamom.

Next up was the gorgeously plated Prawn Ajo Blanco, which looked a bit like a sunflower with poached Pacific prawns surrounding a bed of garlic-almond bread sauce, paprika oil, crouton, tomato, and anchovy olives. A tantalizing mix of flavors and textures to be sure. It went really well with the new “GGGG,” a Green Goddess grilled gem salad with gorgeous garlic chip croutons. I know the World Cup reportedly inspired a ranch dressing craze, but Green Goddess dressing is also having a welcome resurgence, and Chef Dom’s version is vastly elevated from my memories of the ’70s fare.

That Green Goddess flair also turns up in the new version of Papas Bravas Milan, this time topping crushed crispy-fried fin-

FWe also tried a new tomato and artichoke pasta dish that showcased lovely Spanish artichokes and cherry tomatoes that tasted fresh off the vine. Also new to the menu are Croketas Victor, with ground halal lamb and minced Jidori chicken, Josper grilled veggies, gently caramelized with a slight edge of smoke and paprika garlic oil, as well as carrozza al forno, a paella-adjacent dish, with a choice of local crab, chicken, or Morcilla (blood sausage), along with sofrito, herbs, and aioli. That one’s definitely on my dance card for next time.

New to the cocktail menu are the stunning green D’Alizia, made with rum, cream of coconut, pandan, lime, and edible flowers, as well as a number of new zero-proof cocktails made with NA gin, whiskey, rum, and aperitifs.

The Basque Cheesecake is always a favorite choice for dessert, but I tried a new one this time and was equally enamored with the Torrija, a brûléed Pain de Mie, with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce that reminds me a little bit of elevated French toast. If you’ve still got the itch for the cheesecake after trying the Torrija, there’s always La Cuchara, a decadent bite that tops a spoonful of the Basque Cheesecake with three grams of Osetra caviar. Decadent, delicious, comforting, and fun just like the restaurant itself.

What to Expect at Wine & Fire 2026 What to Expect at Wine & Fire 2026

of wind-

Buellton and Lompoc, the success of the Sta. Rita Hills as an appellation is rather unparalleled. Today, winemakers from the region who travel the country often report that many consumers know the Sta. Rita Hills much better than they do even Santa Barbara, often asking, “Is that near Napa?”

That small-but-mighty style also describes the region’s annual celebration: Wine & Fire, which is happening this year August 13 to 16. In a time when many other wine festivals are shutting down, Wine & Fire’s intimate format appears to work so much that they launched an on-the-road version earlier this year that sold out in downtown Santa Barbara.

The affair officially started in 2006 but was inspired by an event the prior year that honored Richard Sanford’s launch of Alma Rosa Winery. Sanford, of course, is the Sanford of that original 1976 wine, which is celebrating a 50-year anniversary this year. The appellation, meanwhile, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and Wine & Fire itself is celebrating 20 years, depending on how you count the years.

honored alongside Rodriguez and Ramirez. “Auggie was in the game here well before me and has been so steadfast and faithful to the cause. Francisco and I are brothers on a level I have never otherwise known. Through work and life over the past 30 years, nothing I have accomplished would be possible without him by my side.”

There’s also plenty to do during the day at Wine & Fire. On Thursday, there’s a 20-year retrospective tasting featuring the wines and winemakers of Brewer-Clifton, Tyler Winery, and Hitching Post Wines. Friday features two tastings led by Amy Christine, a master of wine who co-owns Holus Bolus Winery. Saturday’s options include a walk through Domaine de la Côte followed by lunch at the Sandhi tasting room or the always popular “Speed Tasting with Winemakers,” showcasing 16 wines and eight winemakers. As always, the event culminates in Saturday night’s grand tasting at La Purísima Mission, which harkens back to that original 2005 gathering.

An Inside Look at the Annual Celebration of the Sta. Rita Hills

Despite the adding up of anniversaries, much of the Sta. Rita Hills’ story remains the same. Richard Sanford, for instance, will again be toasted at a dinner on Thursday, and the other honorees are also veterans. Sanford Winery’s longtime cellar master Auggie Rodriguez will receive the Cellar Excellence Award at the Sanford & Benedict Barn Party on Thursday afternoon, and Friday’s La Paulée dinner will celebrate Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton as Vintner of the Year and present Francisco Ramirez with the Farming Leadership Award. Brewer, who started championing this region in the 1990s, is intimately tied to this place. “My identity is ultimately more Sta. Rita Hills than anything else, even personally,” he said, explaining he’s overjoyed to be

The continuing relevance of the Sta. Rita Hills is sure to be a constant talking point. As much of the wine world faces disastrous weather and a troubling sales environment, there are new vines being planted in this humble stretch of land east of Lompoc. And there’s still a healthy mix of small-batch boutique vintners and deeper pocketed outfits that can share the Sta. Rita Hills’ story with the world.

“Much like the eight tentacles of the octopus tattooed on my arm, each of us have our own routes to market/media/consumers,” said Brewer of the array of vintners in the Sta. Rita Hills. “That diversity is critical for the longterm viability and adaptability of an appellation and none of us would be here were it not for the profound success and untapped potential of what exists here.”

For tickets and full details, see staritahills.com/wineand-fire. A longer version of this story can be found at independent.com/fbf.

La Cuchara

Leslie Dinaberg | Photos by Stan Lee

D’Alizia

or such a limited collection

swept vineyards on former beanfields and cattle lands between

by Matt Kettmann

Last year’s Wine & Fire Barn Party at Sanford & Benedict Vineyard

JEREMY BALL

Goleta’s Roof Top Bistro & Bar Serves Panoramic Views and Delicious Food

With panoramic views of the mountains and ocean, delicious food, and live music on the weekends, Goleta’s Hilton Garden Inn Rooftop Bistro & Bar is the perfect restaurant for a summer day and it’s hidden in plain sight. Just off of Hollister Avenue, the restaurant is perched on top of the inn, though it’s open to both the public and guests alike.

Hilton Garden Inn Roof Spot Pairs

favorite. Coated in a gochujang sweet and spicy sauce, they reminded me of orange chicken though lighter and of course vegetarian. The brussels sprouts were also one of my favorite items as they were both delicious and surprising. They were covered in a curry yogurt and pistachios, and I kept coming back for more of the crunchy and creamy sauce.

Shareable Plates, Cocktails, and Happy Hour with Weekend Live Music

by Anya McCue

“It’s really one of the best-kept secrets in Goleta. People don’t know it’s here. In Santa Barbara, you don’t think of going to a hotel for a restaurant,” said Sales Director Jim Rice.

The restaurant opened in 2017, but this April, it was renovated as part of Hilton Garden Inn’s seven-year remodel plan. New paint and furniture, such as cushioned couches surrounding a fireplace, give the rooftop a modern yet comfortable backyard feel.

Rice noted that menus had also been updated to accommodate inflation. “Unfortunately, with the inflation, things have gone this crazy through the roof. We’ve held our menu in place and haven’t done any price changes up until recently,” said Rice. Prices start at $13 for a flatbread and go up to $35 for a New York steak.

When looking at the menu, we were pleasantly surprised by the extensive choice of food and drinks. From classics like nachos to more creative items such as strawberry fried chicken salad, my eyes were certainly bigger than my stomach.

The fried cauliflower bites, crispy Brussels sprouts, and rooftop Angus beef sliders were just a few of our attentive server Amber’s suggestions, and as we arrived between 4 and 6 p.m., they were on the Happy Hour menu.

Hands down, the cauliflower bites were my

Both of these items were boldly spiced, in a way that I wouldn’t expect from a Santa Barbara hotel restaurant that also carries classic American food. The beef sliders, dressed up in Hawaiian roll buns, beef patties, tomato, lettuce, and cheese weren’t as exciting as the other items, but still a reliably good choice.

We also had the fish tacos Baja style that had deliciously fried fish inside. The chipotle aioli sauce and freshly chopped toppings shone as the most flavorful element to the meal.

Though we barely had any room because of the large portions, we finished up our dinner with the chocolate mousse. The dessert went down easily because of its light yet rich taste.

My dining companion tried the house chardonnay that complemented the meal well. However, we both agreed that next time we would definitely like to try a drink from the extensive cocktail menu.

During the week, Rice explained that there are many business people staying at the hotel. However, on the weekends they are enticing more students and faculty from UCSB, and more locals with their live music with bands such as Do No Harm. Rice said they may even introduce popup deejays in October.

The Rooftop Bistro & Bar is open to guests and the public seven days a week from SundayThursday 4 -8:30 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 4-9:30 p.m., with Happy Hour daily from 4-6 p.m. There’s also live entertainment every weekend from February to November.

Hilton Garden Inn Roof Top Bistro & Bar, 6878 Hollister Avenue, Goleta., Reservations are recommended: rooftopgoleta. com, (805) 562-5996.

Irecently stopped by Fast Lane Smog & Oil Change on Fairview Avenue to have my car serviced. While waiting for the work to be finished, I discovered that technicians Erick Ricardo and Daniel Gonzalez have developed an unusual hobby. The two coworkers are on a mission to eat their way through Goleta. “We don’t have breakfast,” Ricardo said. “We power through the first half of the day until noon, and we’re already wondering what we want for lunch.”

The conversation starts early each day, but the destination depends on their mood and even the weather. “If it’s raining, we might want something warmer like ramen or pho,” he said. “On hotter days, we tend to go for fresher foods like fish or sushi things that aren’t as greasy.”

Over time, the pair has worked its way through nearly every restaurant around Fairview Avenue and Calle Real. “We’ve basically made our way down the block,” Ricardo said. “We’ve done everything from the chain places like Carl’s Jr. to trying to find who has the best chicken.”

Now they’ve begun exploring Old Town Goleta, where Ricardo says some of the area’s hidden gems can be found. Among his favorite discoveries is Chapala Market, where he recommends the tacos made with homemade tortillas. “It’s a meat market,” he said. “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

Rather than looking for the newest restaurant or the trendiest menu, the two are usually searching for the best version of whatever they’re craving that day. “We almost always know what we want to eat,” Ricardo said. “It’s more a matter of where to go for it.”

Because they only have a limited lunch break, they generally stay close to work, although trips into downtown Santa Barbara occasion-

Goleta’s Lunch Hunters

ally provide an opportunity to try someplace different before heading back to Goleta. One thing Ricardo emphasized is that he and Gonzalez prefer supporting local businesses whenever possible. “We really do like the local places,” he added. “We try to help them out. We don’t go for the big commercial areas. It’s all about the people behind the food, too.”

After hearing them compare restaurants, debate tacos versus sushi, and explain why homemade tortillas can make all the difference, I had the feeling these two mechanics know Goleta’s lunch scene almost as well as they know what’s under the hood of a car.

THE KNOCK REPLACES BLACKBIRD: Reader Peter T. tells me that the old Blackbird restaurant at the Hotel Californian, 36 State Street, is now called The Knock. Apparently, the restaurant opened about two weeks ago. Blackbird opened in September 2017.

“A cinematic coastal gastropub where the familiar is quietly disrupted,” says the eatery. “Tucked inside the heart of the Funk Zone, The Knock pairs elevated technique with a menu anchored in California’s land and sea. The atmosphere is calm yet expectant, and the plates are intuitive but unpredictable. Here, the cocktails serve as fuel for suspense, while the service carries a distinct note of misdirection. Step inside an intimate, seductive space designed for lingering where the evening begins with the familiar and unfolds into the unexpected.”

Entrees on the menu include The Knock Burger ($28), fish & chips ($31), The Honey Trap ($25), grilled mushroom burger ($25), ’Nduja shrimp and grits ($33), and steak frites ($59).

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 5 p.m.-close. Call (805) 882-0135.

Outdoor dining and cocktails by the fireplace

DINING DUO: Erick Ricardo (left) and Daniel Gonzalez at Fast Lane Smog & Oil Change in Goleta. The two coworkers enjoy spending their lunch breaks exploring local restaurants.

JOHN DICKSON

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny

WEEK OF AUGUST 6

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In the early days of aviation, navigation instruments were rudimentary, and the skies were often a blur of clouds, darkness, or featureless horizons. Pilots sometimes relied on a technique called “dead reckoning”: good instinct bolstered by simple instruments such as compasses and stopwatches. I suspect you will benefit from practicing a metaphorical version of dead reckoning in the coming weeks. You may not have all the data you would like, and the path ahead might be less than clear. But you already possess enough hints and inklings to make thoughtful approximations. If you’re alert and flexible, listening to subtle signals within you and around you, your evolving estimates will guide you uncannily close to the right destination.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Nineteenth-century poet Emily Dickinson rarely left her comfortable home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her favorite activity was to sit in her bedroom and compose her odd, unique, brilliant poems. Eventually, she wrote 1,800 of them, though few were published during her lifetime. Today she is renowned as one of America’s great literary geniuses. Her story reminds us that magnificent growth may emerge from simple and humble circumstances. I suspect you will thrive if you borrow her strategy during the coming weeks. You don’t need a hubbub of flashy events to evoke your beauty. A period of creative stillness could amplify your imagination and inspire your dazzle.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): In Renaissance workshops, apprentice painters learned their craft by assisting masters with small tasks. They mixed pigments, prepared canvases, and cleaned up. There was a valuable trade-off for this humble work. Being in proximity to mature brilliance often spurred the fledgling artists to harness their own creative powers. I suspect this dynamic is relevant for you, Gemini. Now is a favorable time to be alert for unexpected teachers and lessons. Be ready to apprentice yourself to captivating experiences where you might learn what you didn’t even realize you needed to know. Your willingness to be a curious, gracious student is your superpower.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): If you knew you were going to live to 95 in reasonably good health, what additional careers or adventures might you pursue? Visualize your lifespan stretching out before you like a wide winding road, where you will have plenty of time not just to survive, but to experiment, wander, and reinvent yourself. Would you train for a new craft or profession? Would you move to another country for a while and apprentice yourself to a language, landscape, or tradition that has always piqued your curiosity? I invite you to take a concrete step that moves you in the direction of interesting future fun.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Within most galaxies are dense clouds of gas and dust that astronomers call “star factories.” Here and there, the magic of gravity gradually gathers together diffuse material into concentrated clusters until nuclear fusion ignites, creating brilliant new suns. I suspect you will be operating a metaphorical star factory in the coming weeks and months, Leo. Small ideas, fragments of plans, or tentative experiments could coalesce in productive ways. Through your patient attention and care, luminous concentrations of useful beauty will emerge.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo biologist Stephen Jay Gould argued that evolution isn’t a ladder of progress but a branching bush of experimentation. Most species that ever existed are extinct, but they weren’t failures. For a very long time, they were successful experiments in being alive, well adapted to their environment. When conditions changed, they ended. That’s how evolution works. Let’s apply this lesson to your life, Virgo. If a part of your world is concluding, celebrate and thank it, then bid it a fond farewell. Feel grateful that it succeeded completely at what it was meant to do and gave you all it had to give.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your sense of purpose is intensifying. Your people need you more than ever, and your gifts are ripening just as they are most valuable to your community. But I must add that the road ahead will not be frictionless. You will have to outmaneuver diversionary tactics and dispel pockets of confusion. To serve as a shimmering catalyst of beauty and truth for your allies — and a shrewd strategist in the presence of deflections — lean into the paradoxical counsel attributed to Jesus: Be gentle and pure like a dove, yet keenly perceptive and discerning like a serpent.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Concrete continues to cure beyond the time when it’s first poured. After seven days, it has 70 percent of its ultimate strength, and after 14 days, 90 percent. It usually keeps getting sturdier for a few months, even years. I propose that we use this as a metaphor for what you’re working on, Scorpio. The foundations you established a while back are still solidifying. Projects that are working pretty well are still developing potency. This is a good thing! Everything is slowly improving through processes you’re not actively managing.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s your assignment: Find yourself a pair of enchanted pants that will bring you good luck and stir up fun. How will you know that they’re authentically charmed? Because when you put them on, you will instinctively wander toward adventures that expand your understandings about life. They may also lead you to explore places and situations that aren’t truly forbidden or taboo, but which you have oddly avoided as if they were forbidden or taboo. Finally, your enchanted pants are likely to inspire you to dream up a few crazy good ideas that will turn out not to be mostly good and not at all crazy.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In classical music, a “fermata” is a symbol on the sheet music that instructs the instrumentalist to hold a note longer than its written duration. How long? It’s unpredictable. The musician decides. I think your life would benefit from a metaphorical fermata or two, Capricorn — maybe even more. You won’t come to a protracted pause, but you will engage in strategic prolonging, extending certain notes beyond their expected duration. Examples? Lingering longer in a conversation from which you’re inclined to exit early; staying with an ambiguous emotion rather than rushing to resolution; allowing a project to develop more leisurely than you might if you were simply pushing for sheer efficiency. Opt for what’s soulful instead of what’s crisp and neat.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Fate is subtly but insistently pressuring you to stop squandering energy on half-hearted, hand-medown desires. Why? So your real, holy obsessions can move to the center of your attention. The tepid wishes and lukewarm yearnings are being exposed for what they are: distractions that nibble away at your time and passion without fully feeding your soul. As these mediocre drives fade in importance, you’ll be exultant to see how much more fire, clarity, and juice you have available for the few burning, churning yearnings that truly belong to you.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is so deep that if Mount Everest were located at the bottom, its peak would be more than a mile underwater. The deepest point in the ocean could swallow the highest point on land with room to spare. The world holds more below than above. Please meditate on this fun fact, Pisces. I hope it inspires you to understand that your most interesting power often lies in the depths, not the peaks. While others are summiting, you’re descending into the mysterious, fathomless interiors. Your explorations may not photograph well because they happen in darkness. But they are the source of your strength.

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Manager, Software Lifecycle sought by Karl Storz Imaging, Inc. in Goleta, CA. Lead, manage & hire for sw lifecycle functions. MS+3. Hybrid work schedule. $204,027‑$205,789.46/yr. Apply to: taoperations@karlstorz.com (Reference Job Code: TC0803).

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ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

CAMPUS DINING

Under the general supervision of the Administrative Payroll Manager, the Administrative Coordinator provides Retail Dining administrative support and coordination, along with project‑based support and coordination for the entire Campus Dining department. Projects range from administrative and analytical‑level work. Serves as a lead in the Retail Administrative unit, offering day‑to‑day support related to hiring, payroll, and personnel actions for over 400 student employees, and approximately 25 career employees. This role assists with the processing of time sensitive and complex payroll cases, working closely with campus partners as needed to meet deadlines. Utilizes independent judgment to prioritize tasks by planning, organizing and evaluating situations. Makes decisions, adjusts priorities, and responds with flexibility to requests. Analyzes and applies organizational and university policies and procedures to oversee a variety of ongoing administrative projects and initiatives. Reqs: High School Diploma or Equivalent combination of education and experience; 1‑3 yrs of experience in the following: Experience working in an office environment and demonstrated strong ability to use standard computer systems including email, Google Suite, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc); Demonstrated strong writing skills that reflect accuracy and effective written communication; Ability to analyze and provide recommendations; Demonstrated strong ability to multitask and prioritize effectively; Exhibits great attention to detail; Demonstrates initiative by proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes; Experience with effective communication and strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; Equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; Visa sponsorship is not available for this position; Hours may vary. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $29.35/hr ‑ $34.46/hr. Full Salary Range: $29.35/hr ‑ $36.02/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu, Job # 87717.

ADMISSION AND IMMIGRATION SPECIALIST

PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Under the general supervision of the Senior International and Business Development Manager (Public Education Specialist 4, PES4), the Admission and Immigration Specialist is responsible for assisting the PES4 in planning activities, admissions and immigration, and advising for international student programs. Is responsible for the admission and immigration process, including supporting students and off‑campus partners. Works on organizing international student events, including orientation and extra‑curricular activities. Provides general support to international students. Is primarily responsible for following all international student inquiries from application to immigration, including processing visas, working with agents, and maintaining accurate records of international student rosters and their status. Maintains documentation and trains Customer Service representatives on troubleshooting common issues. Works closely with the PES4 to manage the day‑to‑day operations associated with existing programs and courses, assists as needed with custom and special programs, interfaces with international students’ administrative staff and its support units to prevent and resolve problems related to course offerings, and oversees the general administration of assigned programs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1‑3 yrs Experience in working with students, including planning activities, visa processing, admission, advising, and immigration in educational programs; Demonstrated familiarity with student immigration and visa processes pertaining to international students and scholars; Experience with academic advising and student admission; Demonstrated multicultural competencies; ability to work with diverse populations; Demonstrated experience with MS Office Suite, Google Suite or equivalent; Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and writing skills for collegial and professional exchanges with diverse audiences including students, parents of students, professional organizations, faculty, and staff; Possess the capacity to work effectively and serve as the principal point of contact with campus departments, faculty, staff, and students concerning the Program; Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and/or ticketing systems; Demonstrated ability to develop budgets. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; Must be a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $28.00 to $34.10/hour. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $27.06 to $45.76/hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/7/26. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu, Job # 87715.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DONOR REPORTING, STEWARDSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT

The Assistant Manager, Personnel & Payroll serves as the subject matter expert for payroll, personnel, and timekeeping processes for student, staff, and academic employees for units supported by the Business Operations Team in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Supervises UCPath transactors, approving position and job data requests, and advising on process, policy, and best practices. Supervises Timekeepers, supporting timecard sign off, and reviewing corrections. The Assistant Manager is responsible for managing payroll reconciliation and providing critical reporting on payroll‑related expenses. Oversees recruitment efforts, job description updates, and compliance with staffing and FTE policies. In addition, handles onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring the completion of necessary documentation, system access, and equipment management. Supervising payroll and personnel staff, developing training programs, and participating in cross‑training for departmental flexibility are also key aspects of this role. Reporting to the Senior Director for Donor Relations and Gift Services (DRS), the Assistant Director of Donor Reporting, Stewardship and Engagement Programs oversees centralized stewardship planning, customized reporting, and complex data management for the unit. This role provides expert analytical, strategic planning, and project management support, ensuring compliance with University policies and the application of Advance in a capital fundraising environment. The Assistant Director partners with Senior Development staff and development officers to influence stewardship planning across the intersection of donors, development officers, and gifts administration. In collaboration with the Senior Director, the position enhances stewardship programs by managing year‑long reporting cycles— including endowed funds, fellowships, scholarships, and impact reports—along with tracking metrics and integrated timelines. By collaborating regularly with campus colleagues, Development Communications, UCSB faculty, and business officers, the individual derives key metrics, compiles sophisticated reports, and makes data‑driven strategic decisions to ensure tailored donor stewardship.

Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area; 1‑3 yrs of experience demonstrating strong analytic and project management skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills; 1‑3 yrs of experience in communicating exceptionally well through verbal and written mediums, paying close attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in reporting as well as management of key processes. Notes: Occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/ Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $75,180 to $84,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $75,180 to $133,770/ yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and

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consistent pay practices at the University. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/11/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87778.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

TRAN (TRANSPORTATION SERVICES)

Under the general direction of TPS Director, manages all business functions of Transportation Services. The department has nine FTE, an operating budget of approximately $2.5M, a campus fleet of approximately 400 vehicles, a fleet service garage and fleet fueling operations. Responsibilities include personnel supervision, financial and budget administration, vehicle accident claims, facilities and materiel management. Under the general direction of the TPS Director, provides system and database analysis and support to Transportation and Parking Services. Includes involvement in planning, design and implementation of databases and applications paying particular attention to how they relate to complex desktop and online legacy applications and databases. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; 4‑6 yrs Management and supervision in fleet and auto tech shop management. Financial reporting and analysis skills; Progressively responsible supervisory experience; ability to effectively supervise assigned professional, technical and supervisory personnel; Solid interpersonal skills, service orientation, ability to multitask effectively in varied, high volume environments, judgement and decision‑making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and effective verbal and written communication skills; Knowledge of university policies and procedures; Demonstrated ability to develop and control operational budgets for multi‑functional programs. Demonstrated ability to analyze requirements for staffing, vehicles, and equipment, etc.; 4‑6 yrs of management and supervision in fleet and auto tech shop management. Financial reporting and analysis skills. Notes: Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/ or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $90,000 to $125,000/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 86769

ASSISTANT MANAGER, PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST

The Assistant Manager, Personnel & Payroll serves as the subject matter expert for payroll, personnel, and timekeeping processes for student, staff, and academic employees for units supported by the Business Operations Team in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Supervises UCPath transactors, approving position and job data requests, and advising on process, policy, and best practices. Supervises Timekeepers, supporting timecard sign off, and reviewing corrections. The Assistant Manager is responsible for managing payroll reconciliation and providing critical reporting on payroll‑related expenses. Oversees recruitment efforts, job description updates, and compliance with staffing and FTE policies. In addition, handles onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring the completion of necessary documentation, system access, and equipment management. Supervising payroll and personnel staff, developing training programs, and participating in cross‑training for departmental flexibility are also key aspects of this role. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training; 3+ yrs of experience in higher education administration; 3+ yrs of demonstrated experience interpreting, applying, and accurately communicating policy and procedures; 3+ yrs of proven track record of solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with diverse groups including staff, students, and senior level administrators; Demonstrated leadership ability to provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to professional and support staff; Experience with Google Workspace, MS Office Suite, and Zoom; Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities; Evidence of attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to multitask in a high volume environment. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/ Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $79,540 to $86,500/year. Full Salary Range: $73,800 to $131,200/ yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu, Job # 87718.

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER

CAMPUS DINING

The Assistant Production Manager is responsible for the organization and placing of general food, meat, poultry and fish orders, menu organization

and distribution. Shares responsibility to maintain quality food production, product freshness, sanitation, safety, equipment maintenance, customer service, and supervising production staff. Maintains vendor relations as well as receiving, distribution and storage of supplies. Assists in the planning and organization for production of numerous catering and special events and also conducts independent research for a variety of projects. Has responsibility for the morning custodial staff. Directs work and assigns job duties as required. Coordinates custodial duties with pm custodial staff. Supervises 2 staff members and, and supervises the facility in the absence of other managers. Serves as a key member of the Residential Dining Services Management team in Housing and Residential Services, sharing responsibilities for the overall dining program management. Goals are established in accordance with Dining Services’ vision and include the development and maintenance of a work environment for staff that is conducive to meeting the mission of the Dining Services Unit and the Department of Housing and Residential Services. Reqs: High School Diploma or Equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 yrs Culinary experience in a high‑volume cooking environment/kitchen. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $27.55‑$33.66/hr.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu, Job # 87684.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

HUMAN RESOURCES, UC SANTA BARBARA

The Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) and its psychologists and other mental health providers provide the UCSB campus community with mental health and support services for faculty, staff and adult family members who are covered by UC insurance in the form of brief counseling and referral assistance, as well as psychological well‑being and workplace wellness programming. They also provide counseling that is delivered in a short‑term model with referrals to campus and community resources being an important component of therapeutic interventions and develop and deliver wellness programming in conjunction with supervisor. Licensed psychologists provide direct supervision to a part‑time practicum trainee. Reqs: PhD/PsyD/LMFT/LCSW/LPCC in clinical or counseling psychology or social work; Must have a California PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC license at all times during employment in order to practice and function in this clinical role; 4‑6 yrs Experience in conducting evidence‑based assessment, crisis intervention, and short‑term counseling with adults; 4‑6 yrs Experience developing and delivering psychoeducational workshops; 4‑6 yrs Experience providing therapy and workshops in Spanish (Strongly preferred).

Notes: Maintains confidentiality and upholds the highest ethical and legal

standards in all relevant aspects of ASAP work and related program activities. In the event of an emergency, the employee in this position may be required to report to duty in support of the campus’ emergency operations plan and/or the department’s emergency response and/ or recovery plans. During or immediately following a designated emergency, the employee will be notified to assist in the emergency response efforts, and mobilize other staff members if needed; Credential verification for clinical practitioner; Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $98,506.73 to $115,412.76/year.

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

CTLR – Business & Financial Services

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divisional budgets, along with conducting complex variance analyses and financial reporting; 7‑9 yrs Demonstrated success in directly supervising, coaching, and evaluating professional administrative staff while fostering a collaborative, customer‑focused team environment; 7‑9 yrs Comprehensive knowledge of managing divisional HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and performance management; 7‑9 yrs Proven ability to lead complex, cross‑functional special projects from inception to implementation while developing data‑driven recommendations for process improvement. Notes: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary: $136,600 to $165,000/year. Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $136,600 to $165,000/year. Full Salary Range: $136,600 to $267,600/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/11/26. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87760

(CONTROLLER)/BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Is

of the campus operating and capital budgets. The Associate Vice Chancellor is responsible for the close integration and supervision of Budget, Capital & Physical Planning, and Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment. The Associate Vice Chancellor is a key resource for campus principal officers and their operational/budget leads. The Associate Vice Chancellor provides support, analysis, guidance, and recommendations to the Provost /Executive Vice Chancellor and the Chief Financial Officer/Vice Chancellor, Finance and Resource Management. The Associate Vice Chancellor cultivates active, collaborative relationships with the UC Office of the President units as well as peer offices at other UC campuses and the Santa Barbara campus at large. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; 10+ yrs experience in financial field; 10+ yrs experience in higher education budget or finance environment; strong preference for University of California experience; Experience in aligning resources with goals in environments of competitive demands for limited resources; Experience understanding, establishing, implementing, and maintaining information to influence senior managers and professional staff in their decision‑making or to support all operations of a large enterprise; Experience working with others to establish policies, programs, and procedures and to arrive jointly at solutions to complex challenges. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests Filer. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $196,100 to $310,000/year. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application close date 8/13/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87808.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT

DBFP (DFSS BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING)

HUMAN RESOURCES & PAYROLL ANALYST

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS ‑ LODGING

Under the direction of the HR Supervisor, the Human Resources & Payroll Analyst provides human resources, payroll & timekeeping support for all units within Residential Operations, Transportation & Parking Services (TPS), & Distribution & Logistical Services (DLS). Provides support to members of the Operations HR team. Responsible for career staff, temporary staff, & student employment activities including hiring, onboarding, payroll, and timekeeping. Supports the management team on projects & initiatives by independently researching and analyzing information as needed. Independently resolves problems that are diverse & complex in scope, where analysis of situations requires a review of a variety of factors and a firm understanding of HR principles. Consults with supervisor on the more complex situations that arise. Determines the most effective and efficient course of action, utilizing in‑depth knowledge of Human Resources concepts, and advises all levels of staff and management accordingly. Maintains a high level of confidentiality and political acumen. Must be able to research, analyze, and implement HR personnel policies, analyze data, communicate effectively both written & verbally, prioritize workload, meet frequent & changing deadlines, & perform all duties to a very high standard. Requires the ability to facilitate an effective & efficient course of action, utilizing solid knowledge of Human Resources concepts. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1‑3 yrs Human Resources & Payroll experience; Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns; Solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff verbally and in writing; Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize to balance competing demands; Working knowledge of common organization‑specific and other computer application programs; Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality; Ability to interpret policies and procedures relevant to employment and payroll of represented and non‑represented employees.

other professional staff related to LGBTQ+ mental health. All activities are performed in accordance with professional ethical standards and applicable California laws and regulations. Reqs: Master’s Degree from an accredited program in marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; Possession of a Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) or Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; Maintain current and unrestricted California LMFT or LCSW license; 1‑3 yrs Demonstrated clinical experience working with LGBTQ+ communities; Demonstrated knowledge of LGBTQ+ mental health, identity development, and culturally responsive affirmative clinical practices; Demonstrated ability to provide affirming and culturally appropriate therapeutic interventions for sexual and gender diverse students; Knowledge of issues impacting transgender, nonbinary, and gender‑diverse individuals; Ability to collaborate effectively with LGBTQ+ campus organizations, student groups, and community resources. Notes: Credentials verification for clinical practitioner — license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in the State of California. Maintain current and unrestricted license; Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required (remote and/or onsite). Employment is contingent on successful completion of our credentialing, privileging, and background check processes; Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $100,496.98/yr. to $106,669.03/yr. Full Salary Range: $92,871.38/yr ‑ $129,993.10. yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/11/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87780.

Codes; Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Project (or other scheduling program). Notes: Hours and days may vary to meet the operational needs of the department; Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $35.34 to $42.64/ hr. Full Salary Range: $35.34 to $62.84/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu, Job # 87504.

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: ALEXNDER READ CRONIN AKA A. READ CRONIN CASE NO. 26PR00345

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALEXNDER READ CRONIN AKA A. READ CRONIN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SUSAN R. CRONIN AND EDWARD WRIGHT CRONIN, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SUSAN R. CRONIN AND EDWARD WRIGHT CRONIN, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONNA RAE BLEVINS No.: 26PR00282

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: DONNA RAE BLEVINS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JEFFREY JOSEPH WOOLEVER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JEFFREY JOSEPH WOOLEVER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of Financial Services, independently responsible for the processing, payment, and reconciliation of all accounts payable, accounts receivable, FlexCard, and deposit transactions for DFSS departments (Facilities Management, Design & Construction Services, Environmental Health & Safety, Associate Vice Chancellor, and Business & Financial Planning). Reqs: Strong oral and written communication skills; Strong organizational skills; Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with accountants and vendors; Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment; Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; Ability to multi‑task in a high‑volume environment; Solid knowledge of University financial policies and procedures, including but not limited to travel, entertainment, misc. reimbursement, and purchasing; Must have good attention to detail; Knowledge of basic accounting principles; Proficient in MS Office programs. (High proficiency). Notes: Direct access to, or responsibility for, cash and cash equivalents or University property disbursements or receipts; Direct access to, or responsibility for, controlled substances or hazardous materials; Direct access to, and/or responsibility for, protected, personal, or other sensitive data; CANRA (U13): Mandated Child Abuse Reporter; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $32.91 to $35.26/hour. The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $32.91 to $35.26/hour. Full Salary Range: $29.35 to $42.06/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender

Job # 87654.

Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $36.85 ‑ $44.89/ hour. Full Salary Range: $31.00 ‑ $50.78/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open Until Filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87757.

LGBTQ+ SPECIALIST THERAPIST COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

The Licensed Clinician reports to the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or designee and is assigned duties as specified herein. The therapist will provide high‑quality clinical services, community psychology/ outreach and consultation services, and may participate in training doctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and practicum students. All CAPS staff are expected to have awareness, knowledge, and skills to effectively provide professional service to a diverse student body, with a focus on LGBTQ+ mental health and well‑being. The therapist is expected to participate in LGBTQ+ campus organizations and initiatives that demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and to supporting sexual and gender‑diverse students. May provide clinical guidance to

PROJECT ANALYST DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

SERVICES

Under the general guidance of the Director of Design & Construction Services, is responsible for the administration of capital improvement projects of various sizes and complexity up to $35,000. Develops the scope of work narrative and associated work diagrams, conducts site visits, initiates appropriate contracts, and monitors the work. Supports and assists Project Managers on Major Capital Improvement Projects above $750,000. Responsible for the oversight and administration of capital improvement projects of various sizes and complexity up to $35,000. Verifies contract and cost controls compliance. Responsible for the implementation, coordination, and management of all project document exchanges, and administers and implements program management system software. Interfaces and coordinates with other UC Departments and outside Agencies. Schedules and provides information on upcoming construction activities, disturbances, impacts, and potential closures. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree required in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; Five (5) yrs of demonstrated experience providing analytical and administrative support for complex organizations, projects and/or processes; Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including effective negotiation skills; Good organizational and analytical skills; Detail oriented to accurately proof contracts and other documents; Knowledge of building and construction, design, construction contract administration and California Building

Reporting to the BFS Administrative Manager (Manager), the User Provisioning Analyst provides operational and administrative support for user access management, provisioning coordination, and system access compliance activities related to the Oracle Financial Cloud (OFC) environment. The position is responsible for coordinating day‑to‑day access provisioning processes, supporting access‑related troubleshooting, and ensuring compliance with role‑based training and established security protocols. The Analyst serves as a primary point of contact for access‑related inquiries and Tier 1 support, managing ServiceNow ticket workflows and coordinating timely resolution of user requests. The role supports risk mitigation and compliance efforts through maintenance of access documentation, RSA access lists, and transaction models used to monitor system activity and user access patterns. The position works collaboratively with BFS leadership, Business Systems Analysts, and compliance teams to support operational continuity, maintain accurate provisioning records, and contribute to the effectiveness and integrity of financial system access controls. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1‑3 yrs Proven track record serving as a primary point of contact for support, resolving routine inquiries, and managing escalations; 1‑3 yrs Demonstrated experience managing the end‑to‑end lifecycle of user access requests, including triage, assignment, and resolution using ServiceNow or a similar ticketing system; 1‑3 yrs Background participating in team process reviews to identify inefficiencies and implement changes that enhance processes; 1‑3 yrs Experience drafting, maintaining, and updating formal documentation for workflows, support procedures, and internal control standards; 1‑3 yrs Exceptional customer support skills with a track record of successfully resolving Tier 1 system access issues and guiding users through procedures. Notes: This position is a career appointment, ending after 18 months of employment; Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employee sponsorship; Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $37.93 to $40.97/ hr. Full Salary Range: $37.93 to $68.68/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/7/26. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 87676

(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: 08/27/26 at 9:00AM in Dept. SB 5 located at 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

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.

Attorney for Petitioner

GAMBLE T. PARKS ‑ SBN 230431 FENNEMORE LLP 1006 SANTA BARBARA

STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101

Telephone (805) 420‑6010

7/23, 7/30, 8/6/26

CNS‑4061985# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO

LEGALS (CONT.)

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: 08/06/2026 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Angela Braun, Executive Officer 07/20/2026

Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Kuldeep Kaur; 1233 West Shaw Ave., Ste 100, Fresno, CA 93711; 805‑453‑3560 Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 2026.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SCOTT REID : 26PR00198

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

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

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

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/27/2026 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SCOTT REID : 26PR00198

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: SCOTT REID A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

been filed by: JACQUELINE REID in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): MARK WATSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FBN ABANDONMENT

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT

OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: ASH AND EMBER REMEDIES: 5464 Hanna Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 01/20/2026 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2026‑0000133. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Mackenzie L Herrick (same address) The business was conducted by an A Individual. Registrant commenced to tranact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A Signed by: MACKENZIE HERRICK/OWNER/ CEO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/10/26, FBN 2026‑0001762 E73. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001715. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVER LATCH: 2600 De La Vina St. Suite A/B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; The Nail Nook Santa Barbara LLC 205 San Napoli Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 08, 2026. Filed by: MIRAYA RAMIREZ/OWNER/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 01, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001429. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SLATE CATERING, SLATE CATERING CO.: 4845 Glenn Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Alexandria D Chandler (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 9, 2026. Filed by:

ALEXANDRA CHANDLER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 16, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001580. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BESSER GARAGE DOORS, HAMON OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR: 2301 Skyway Drive Santa Maria, CA 93455; Safe N Secure Garage Door Specialists LLC 301 E Stevens Ave Santa Ana, CA 92707 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Apr 1, 2026. Filed by: BYRON BURLAND/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 63. FBN Number: 2026‑0001746. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AQUA DOC POOL SERVICE, INC: 5060 San Julio Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Aqua Doc Pool Service, Inc. PO Box 6597 Santa Barbara, CA 93160 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: GLORIA FOUNTAIN/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 24, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 4. FBN Number: 2026‑0001654. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SERENE SCIENCE TUTORING: 606 Alamo Pintado Road, Suite 3‑116 Solvang, CA 93463; Lindsey B Wilson (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 30, 2026. Filed by: LINDSEY WILSON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 2, 2026. This statement expires five years

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OSITO PAINTING: 620 Del Monte Ave, #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Victor Jimenez Clemente (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: VICTOR JIMENEZ CLEMENTE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 11, 2026. This statement expires five years

from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 49. FBN Number: 2026‑0001535. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COBUILDPROS: 2107 Monterey St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Cobuildpros Technologies 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 1, 2026. Filed by: BRANDON BOWIE/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001746. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ELITE MARKETING SOLUTIONS, FLIP THE SWITCH MARKETING, FLIP THE SWITCH MARKETING & CONSULTING SERVICES, THE HONEST VACATION COMPANY, THE HONEST VACATION COMPANY MARKETING SERVICES, DJL CONSULTING SERVICES: 421 N. Alisos #A Santa Barbara, CA 93103; David J Lemmons (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 24, 2026. Filed by: DAVID J. LEMMONS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001752. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GG MOBILE CAR WASH AND DETAIL, SBD MOBILE CAR WASH AND DETAIL: 1620 Chino St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; David R Silva (same address) Bryan David T Silva (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: DAVID SILVA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JuL 07, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001733. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KELLER WILLIAMS LUXURY CENTRAL COAST, KW LUXURY CENTRAL COAST, KW CENTRAL COAST, KELLER WILLIAMS LUXURY CENTRAL COAST, KELLER WILLIAMS CENTRAL COAST LUXURY, KW CENTRAL COAST LUXURY: 1511 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Wealth 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 Jun 11, 2026. Filed by: NICHOLAS RESENDEZ/SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 12, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2026‑0001536. Published: Jul 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STEAM LAB: 2451 Las Canoas

Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Andrew J Holland (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 1, 2026. Filed by: ANDREW HOLLAND/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JuL 06, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001727. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARCHISCAPE MANAGEMENT: 5205 Calle Morelia Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Craig D Richter (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 1, 2026. Filed by: CRAIG RICHTER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JuL 07, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 78. FBN Number: 2026‑0001731. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2026‑0001662 The following person(s) is doing business as: VERONICA BEARD 1269 COAST VILLAGE., MONTECITO, CA 93108, County of SANTA BARBARA. PIPES & SHAW, LLC 26 WEST 17TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011; NY This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUNE 1, 2026 PIPES & SHAW, LLC /s/ PETE FRAZZITTA, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 06/25/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/26 CNS‑4056843# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GET DOLLED UP: 281 S. Magnolia St Suite 208 Goleta, CA 93117; Griselda E Garcia‑Medina (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 06, 2026. Filed by: GRISELDA E. GARCIA‑MEDINA

LEGALS (CONT.)

/s/ JOHN M. ALBRIGHT, VICE

PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/01/2026.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/26

CNS‑4059038#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

as: ANNA KREATIVE STUDIO:

1620 Laguna St Santa Barbara, CA

93101; Anna Clarke (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 06, 2021. Filed by: ANNA CLARKE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number:

2026‑0001791. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SMART RACK: 2234 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Baker Haddad (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 01, 2026. Filed by: BAKER HADDAD/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 28. FBN Number: 2026‑0001789. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIMPLEJOY STUDIO: 5038

Birchwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Zankhana Bhatt (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: ZANKHANA BHATT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001766. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARKFORD COUNSELING GROUP: 26 West Mission Suitte 6 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Anne A Parkford (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom August 18, 2026, at 5:30 P.M.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider a request to initiate the processing of a proposed Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) to remove the 300-foot-Wide Airport Safety Approach Corridor as depicted on Figures 6, 7, 8, 23 and 25 of the Camino Real Specific Plan (CRSP) and deleting Development Standard CRSP RC-16 from the CRSP. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City’s website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

HEARING DATE/TIME: August 18, 2026, at 5:30 P.M.

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

PROJECT LOCATION:

The project involves the Camino Real Specific Plan (CRSP) which includes the Camino Real Marketplace and Girsh Park which are in the southwest corner of Storke Road and Hollister Avenue and APNs 073-440-014, 073-440-016, 073440-020, and 073-440-021. On March 18, 2026, Kaitlyn Earnest of SEPPS Land Use Consulting submitted a Specific Plan Amendment Initiation request on behalf of the Property Owner Mark Linehan of Camino Real II, LLC;

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

A request for a Specific Plan amendment initiation request is to remove a 300-foot airport clear/safety corridor shown on Figures 6, 7, 8, 23 and 25 in the CRSP, and delete Development Standard CRSP RC-16. These provisions no longer apply to the subject property under the City of Goleta General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, or the adopted 2023 Santa Barbara Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) along with the text references to the 300’ buffer in the CRSP.

If initiated, the applicant may submit a formal application for a Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) and City staff would be authorized to further study compatibility with applicable airport safety policies. The City Council’s decision on the SPA initiation request has no effect on how the City Council may ultimately act on the SPA in the future.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested people are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Mary Chang, Supervising Planner, at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta. gov. Para consultas en español, comuníquese con Marcos Martinez al (805) 562-5500 o mmartinez@cityofgoleta.gov. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org

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

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

listed above on Jul 08, 2026. Filed by: BAKER HADDAD/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001758. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLUEPOLARISMEDIA: 180 Holly Ave Apt 9 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Gill E Fredriksson Lainer (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 04, 2026. Filed by: GILL E. FREDRIKSSON LAINER/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 24. FBN Number: 2026‑0001788. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SWEETALY GELATO: 401 Paseo Nuevo Santa Barbara, CA 93011; Oceano 805 LLC 651 Paseo Nuevo 401 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: FRANCESCO AMENDOLA/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 13, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001776. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANTOJITOS MI REGION COSTENA: 1516 San Andreas Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Arely Perez Lopez 107 S Juanita Ave Oxnard, CA 93030 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 14, 2026. Filed by: ARELY PEREZ LOPEZ with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001787. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6,

13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INSPIRE TUTORING: 357 Mathilda Dr, Apt 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Laura Brower (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: LAURA BROWER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 06, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001721. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2026‑0001742

The following person(s) is doing business as:

KEYLINE WORKS, 3199 LANCASTER DR SANTA MARIA, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. BRANCE SHARP, 3199 LANCASTER DR SANTA MARIA, CA 93455

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUN 12, 2026 /s/ BRANCE SHARP, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/09/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13/26

CNS‑4062201# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAMMERHEAD CONSTRUCTION: 6070 Ashley Place Goleta, CA 93117; Brandon Montano Construction 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 26, 2022. Filed by: BRANDON MONTANO/OWNER, CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0001794. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: C,J HANDYMAN SERVICES:

LEGALS (CONT.)

1924 Robbins St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Cesar Hosue Ramirez Valdez (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 20, 2026. Filed by: CESAR JOSUE RAMIREZ VALDEZ/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 24, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001648. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2026‑0001745

The following person(s) is doing business as:

FAITHFULLY FRAMED

PHOTOGRAPHY, 508 N PALISADE DR SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, County of SANTA BARBARA.

ALYSSA KELSCH, 508 N PALISADE DR SANTA MARIA, CA 93454

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 07, 2026 /s/ ALYSSA KELSCH

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/09/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13/26 CNS‑4062456# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MUJERES MAKERS MARKET LLC: 1217 Laguna St Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mujers Makers Market (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 Apr 18, 2021. Filed by: LEAH ORTEGA/ MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 16, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001822. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEASANTS FEAST: 487 Atterdag Solvang, CA 93440; Cherney Hospitality Inc. PO Box 1053 Los Alamos, CA 93440 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 19, 2019. Filed by:

SARAH CHERNEY/CFO/GENERAL MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun

STAY CONNECTED

23, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001636. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEASANTS DELI: 487 Atterdag Solvang, CA 93440; Cherney Hospitality Inc. PO Box 1053 Los Alamos, CA 93440 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 17, 2021. Filed by:

SARAH CHERNEY/CFO/GENERAL MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 23, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001637. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHILDREN OF THE DIRT

APPAREL: 3085 Country Road Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Savana A Guglielmo (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 16, 2026. Filed by: SAVANA GUGLIELMO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001853. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WINDWARD: 1825 State Street, 102 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Windward (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: KEN DICKSON/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001852. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

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

WINDWARD BUILDING DESIGN: 1825 State Street, 102 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Windward Building Design (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: KEN DICKSON/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001851. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TANO WOODWORKS: 130 N Calle Cesar Chavez #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Tano Wood Studio 1322 E Yanonali St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 16, 2026. Filed by: GONZALO DI MARCO/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 63. FBN Number: 2026‑0001856. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TORO CONSTRUCTION: 7 W Figueroa St, 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ascensa Alliance Group, Inc. PO Box 91554 Santa Barbara, CA 93190 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 29, 2026. Filed by: ALEJANDRO ARRAIGA/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 29, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 81. FBN Number: 2026‑0001685. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COASTAL COWGIRL GRAPHICS: 200 W Mason St 18 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; McKenna A Thomas (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 15, 2026. Filed

by: MCKENNA THOMAS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 24, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001921. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIRST STEP IMMIGRATION: 133 South Salinas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Lucero Milla (same address) This business is conducted by A Indivdual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/C. Filed by: LUCERO MILLA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 24. FBN Number: 2026‑0001857. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOLEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: 35 W. Micheltorna St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Becca‑Shane Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1992. Filed by: SHANE HOLEHOUSE/VICE PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 22, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001897. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOLA COLLECTIVE, THE SOLA COLLECTIVE: 237 Oliver Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Rachael Ann Bissig (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 21, 2026. Filed by: RACHAEL BISSIG/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 21, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 28. FBN Number: 2026‑0001876. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODLAND WAFFLES: 1131 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Goodland Wales 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 01, 2023. Filed by: ROBERT GEORGES/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001864. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRAZE CRAZE OF SANTA BARBARA: 126 E Haley, A1 Santa Barbara, CA 93023; Callisto 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 Jul 9, 2026. Filed by: GABRIELLA BALCHEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 15, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0001808. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INSIGHT HOMEOPATHY & WELLNESS: 3905 State Street,

LEGALS (CONT.)

Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 2, 2026. Filed by: LINDA NURRA/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001866. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NO LIMITS, INC: 1480 Camino Rio Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93111; No Limits Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 23, 2022. Filed by: TANYA M. PAYE/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 16, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 4. FBN Number: 2026‑0001811. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: GV OPTICAL, GOLETA VALLEY OPTICAL, SANTA BARBARA OPTICAL: 4850 Hollister Ste 102 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; GV Optical (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 01, 2017. Filed by: DANIEL KNAUSS/CEO/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001845. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2026‑0001799

The following person(s) is doing business as: SLODOCO, 290 STORKE RD, STE A GOLETA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA. SUPER GOOD DONUTS INC., 290 STORKE RD, STE A 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 NOT APPLICABLE

/s/ GABINO VENEGAS, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/15/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/26 CNS‑4063791#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOUSTON CONSTRUCTION: 2123 Castillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Alex J Houston 3463 State Street 105 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by A Indivdual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 17, 2026. Filed by: ALEX HOUSTON/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001843. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LIPPMAN ENTERTAINMENT: 4815 Baseline Ave Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Michael B Lippman, 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 Nov 20, 1975. Filed by: NANCY LIPPMAN/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 22, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0001887. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRADETALKCLUB: 7940 Rio Vista Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Jennifer P Lilienstein (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the

fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 1, 2026. Filed by: JENNIFER P LILIENSTEIN/

FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 21, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 76. FBN Number: 2026‑0001874. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2026‑0001910

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

Heritage Villas, 300 Burton Mesa Blvd, Lompoc, CA 93436 County of SANTA BARBARA

Mailing Address: 1667 E Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92865

Investment Concepts Inc, 1667 E Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92865

This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/28/2011.

S/ Rhonda Geukens, Corporate Secretary ‑ Investment Concepts Inc

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/23/2026.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/26

CNS‑4064738#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CITOTAKO: 1128 Oriole Rd Montecito, CA 93108; Brandon S Nebeling (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: BRANDON

NEBELING/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 28, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001946. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

AMARILLOMOSTAZA: 418 W. Islay St. B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Yareli M Cruz Rodriguez (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: YARELI CRUZ RODRIGUEZ with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 73. FBN Number: 2026‑0001757. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DMINI CREATIONS: 5405 Tree Farm Lane, Unit 101 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Diana M Macias (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: DIANA MACIAS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 30, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 49. FBN Number: 2026‑0001966. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BONITA BY IZA: 1668 N Refugio Rd Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Izabella P Alvaro (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: IZABELLA ALVARO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 23, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the

Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 4. FBN Number: 2026‑0001907. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CONSTRUCTIVE: 830 Fortuna Ln. Goleta, CA 93117; Power Wave Holdings LLC 2108 N St Ste N Sacramento, CA 95816 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, 2026. Filed by: JOHN KUBIAK/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 21, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0001879. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

CONCIERGE MEDICINE: 504 W. Pueblo Street, Suite 301B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Prithvi Pande (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 14, 2026. Filed by: PRITHVI

PANDE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 4. FBN Number: 2026‑0001834. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOLEI HOUSE: 3504 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Red Thread Ventures Inc. 568 Ripley Street 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 N/A. Filed by: MELANIE

TENG/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 29, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 71. FBN Number: 2026‑0001959. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2026‑0001810

The following person(s) is doing business as: TAYTER10’S, 180 AVENUE OF THE FLAGS, BUELLTON, CA 93427, County of SANTA BARBARA MATHEW TORRES, 180 AVENUE OF THE FLAGS, BUELLTON, CA 93427

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUN 14, 2026 /s/ MATHEW TORRES, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/16/2026.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/26 CNS‑4064386# SANTA BARBARA

Waiting List Now Open!

ABOUT HARRY’S HOUSE

• Affordable, high-quality housing for seniors age 62 and older.

• Rent is set at 30% of a resident’s gross monthly income, combining comfort with financial stability.

• Designed to support independent living in a safe, welcoming environment that encourages connection, wellness, and an active lifestyle.

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2026‑0001798

The following person(s) is doing business as:

CARP LIFE, 4880 SANDYLAND RD, APT 4, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 County of SANTA BARBARA.

M.E. RETAIL LLC, 4880 SANDYLAND RD APT 4, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013

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 JULY 26, 2025 /s/ MICHAEL EPPS, MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/15/2026. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/26

CNS‑4063789# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALLEMAN STUDIO: 224 Barranca Ave, Apt 4 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Ellen A Alleman (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 16, 2026. Filed by: ELLEN ALLEMAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 30. FBN Number: 2026‑0001863.

AMENITIES

• 24 Hour On-site Staff

• On-site Resident Services

• Laundry & Salon Facilities

• Recreation Areas & Community Rooms

• Close to Shopping and Services

• Optional Services Package includes

3 Meals a Day 7 Days a Week, Transportation, Housekeeping, Cable & Telephone

Need Help Completing Your Waitlist Application?

Harry’s House will be offering on-site application assistance for anyone who needs help completing their waitlist application.

July 30-31: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and August 3–6: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Appointments are encouraged to help minimize wait times. To schedule an appointment, please contact us using the information below. Apply online at hasbarco.org

Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VERO TRADE: 520 W Gutierrez St Apt D Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Andrea Faccetta (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: ANDREA FACCETTA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 21, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by 49. FBN Number: 2026‑0001874. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

NAME CHANGE

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

J KEEBLER CASE NUMBER: 26CV01471

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: CHRISTOPHER J KEEBLER 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: JOSIAH JOSEPH

MORENO LOZANO

PROPOSED NAME: JAY MATTHEW

KEEBLER

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 August 26, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101, CIVIL 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 July 07, 2026, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Jul 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2026.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ALONSO ADONAY PARTIDA RANGEL CASE NUMBER: 26CV04114 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: ALONSO ADONAY PARTIDA RANGEL 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: ALONSO ADONAY PARTIDA RANGEL PROPOSED NAME: ALONSO ADONAY ARRIAGE RANGEL

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 September 02, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100

Anacapa 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 July 10, 2026, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Jul 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

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

LORRAINE STEEN CASE NUMBER: 26CV04183 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: 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: JENNIFER

LORRAINE STEEN

PROPOSED NAME: JENNIFER

LORRAINE ZAINE 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 September 14, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101, CIVIL 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 July 13, 2026, JUDGE Colleen K. Sterne of the Superior Court. Published Jul 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2026.

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

MARIE WILLIAMS CASE NUMBER: 26CV04425

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: KATHLEEN MARIE

WILLIAMS A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: KATHLEEN MARIE

WILLIAMS

PROPOSED NAME: KATE FOX

WILLIAMS

La lista de espera ya está abierta

SOBRE HARRY’S HOUSE

• Vivienda asequible y de alta calidad para personas de 62 años o más.

• La renta se establece en el 30% del ingreso bruto mensual del residente, brindando comodidad y estabilidad financiera.

• Diseñada para apoyar una vida independiente en un entorno seguro y acogedor que fomenta la convivencia, el bienestar y un estilo de vida activo.

AMENIDADES

• Personal disponible en el lugar las 24 horas

• Servicios para residentes en el lugar

• Lavandería y salón de belleza

• Áreas recreativas y salones comunitarios

• Cerca de tiendas y servicios

• Paquete opcional de servicios que incluye 3 comidas al día, los 7 días de la semana, transporte, servicio de limpieza, cable y teléfono

¿Necesita ayuda para completar su solicitud para la lista de espera?

Harry’s House ofrecerá asistencia en el lugar para cualquier persona que necesite ayuda para completar su solicitud para la lista de espera. 30 y 31 de julio: 9:00 a. m. – 12:00 p. m. Del 3 al 6 de agosto: 9:00 a. m. – 12:00 p. m. Se recomienda programar una cita para ayudar a reducir los tiempos de espera. Para programar una cita, comuníquese con nosotros utilizando la información de contacto que aparece a continuación.

Solicite en línea en hasbarco.org arregalado@harrys-house.org (805) 695-3873

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 September 18, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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 July 24, 2026, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Jul 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2026.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: BONGRAN JIN SUN AKA BONGRAN SUN CASE NUMBER: 26CV04414 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: BONGRAN JIN SUN AKA BONGRAN SUN 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: BONGRAN JIN SUN AKA BONGRAN SUN PROPOSED NAME: BONGRAN SUN 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 September 18, 2026, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SUPERIOR

COURT COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa 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 July 28, 2026, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle of the Superior Court. Published Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2026.

PUBLIC NOTICES

The Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board (“SBCWDB”) seeks proposals from experienced organizations interested in providing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth work readiness and employment services. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on August 20 th 2026. The full RFP can be found at https: //www.countyofsb.org/1937/ Bid‑Opportunities.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Project Title: Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin Well Point Installa tion Project — In stallation and Development of Moni toring Wells and Piezometers, so licited under Cali fornia Public Con tract Code § 22000 et seq.

Site Location: Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin, Santa Barbara County, CA

How to Submit Bids / Due Date: Submit bids by email to Tyler. Tomblin@geosyntec.com, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (on behalf of the GSAs). Bids are due 5:00 p.m. PT on August 14, 2026. Owner’s Address: Santa Ynez River Valley GSAs (c/o SYRWCD), P.O. Box 719, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 Engineer’s Address / Phone / Email:

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., 118 E. Carillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 805.897.3800, Tyler.Tomblin@ geosyntec.com

Brief Description of Work: A C‑57 licensed contractor shall install and develop multiple monitoring wells and piezometers at various locations within 90 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, subject to prevailing wage and DIR registration. Where to Download the Bid Documents: Bid documents are available electronically at no cost (no deposit) at the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin website (https://www.santaynezwater.org

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Central Coast Water Board) will hold a public hearing to consider amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin (Basin Plan) that establish water quality objectives for disinfection byproducts and disinfectant residuals.

DATE: August 20 21, 2026. An agenda will be posted at: https://www. waterboards.ca. gov/centralcoast/ board_info/agendas/2026/2026_ agendas.html. LOCATION: This public meeting will occur via remote presence by video and teleconference and at a physical meeting location that is accessible to persons with disabilities: Central Coast Water Board office, 895 Aerovista place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. MATERIALS: Proposed Basin Plan amendments and supporting documents are posted at: https://www.waterboards. ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/ programs/basin_plan/amend development.html

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Coast Village Association, and sponsors that made the event possible, with a special shout out to CalPrivate Bank.

Bolton was thrilled with the collaboration of the city,

Mayor Randy Rowse presided over the ribbon cutting, with other VIPs alongside. El Presidente Colin Hayward shared with guests his chosen theme of Fiesta Forever and encouraged everyone to enjoy other Fiesta events, including the Mercados, Fiesta Pequeña, and the Historical Parade. The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade, KEYT’s John Palminteri, shared that the parade will be bigger than ever this year and invited everyone to attend. Rounding out the program was the always popular mariachi group, Mariachi Sin Fronteras.

Vienna Cervantes reading “Olé.”

Particularly sweet elements of the program were -read ings by the winners of the inaugural Fiesta Poetry Contest, with Adult winner Elise Swanson Ochoa reading her “Ode to Old Spanish Days,” Teen winner Marcelo Gonzales -read ing “A Fiesta Day to Never Forget,” and Youth winner

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festivities. He narrated while the models sauntered on and off stage, providing details on each outfit worn, even down to the region of Spain from which the look originated.

son featured local models, including 2025 El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, First VP Tony Miller, Jill Nida, and Gary Simpson sporting a wide variety of Fiesta attire. The aim, according to Bolton, was to give people ideas on what to wear, hoping that will encourage them to join in Fiesta

Executive Director and Head of Curation Natalie -Sander

A fashion show curated by Bolton and Casa del Herrero

Folklórica Quetzalcoatl with other elements.

A lively program interspersed flamenco and folklórico dances by Zermeño Dance Academy, Avellana Dance -Stu dio, Contreras Flamenco Arts, Sahagun Dance, and Danza

Hernandez dazzled the crowd with separate dance -perfor mances. The Spirit and Junior Spirit Runners-Up Emilio Gonzales and Kaili Kauka wowed the crowd in -indi vidual performances as well.

Spirit of Fiesta Jenna Ramirez and Junior Spirit Penelope

Most guests enjoyed the program from open seating in front of an attractive raised stage, while others enjoyed the show from lead sponsor CalPrivate Bank’s seating on

Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria all have public events, Bolton explained, and now Montecito joins in with what is hoped to be an annual, public event.

dente David Bolton, who for years has wanted a public event in Montecito where everyone could experience the excitement and traditions of Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

Held in one of Coast Village Road’s parking areas, the event was emceed by the event’s originator, 2023 El -Presi

n July 30, the first-ever Fiesta in Montecito event brought out hundreds of people from Montecito and beyond for a festive, public, al fresco celebration, -fea turing fabulous dance performances, an -entertain ing and informative Fiesta fashion show, poetry readings from this year’s Fiesta Poetry contest, mariachi music, and more. Spirits ran high, with palpable enthusiasm in the air for the 2026 Fiesta season.

OThe First Fiesta in Montecito Is a Big Hit

Text and photos by Gail Arnold

Renaud’s patio.

Lead Sponsor CalPrivate Bank EVP and Market President George Leis (white shirt), emcee and 2023 El Presidente David Bolton, Junior Spirit of Fiesta Penny Hernandez, El Presidente Colin Hayward, Mayor Randy Rowse, Spirit

of Fiesta Jenna Ramirez, and other VIPs at the ribbon cutting

Zermeño Dance Academy youth dancers

Junior Spirit of Fiesta Penny Hernandez

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Coming next month, Part Two: The Aftermath.

The project was denied.

“Since City Council failed to make the required findings its act of granting the variance application is now invalid.”

“Reliance on profit motive, attractive architectural features and benefit to the community lack legal relevance.”

“The variance granted does complete violence to the -Com prehensive General Plan.”

On July 9, 1969, Judge Underwood ruled in favor of Save Our City and against the El Mirasol Investment Company and the City of Santa Barbara. He found:

The Judge’s Ruling

Stanley T. Tomlinson, Santa Barbara City Attorney, argued the project qualified for the “unusual circumstances -doc trine,” and asserted that the “attitude of the opponents was unrealistic.”

Willard McEwen, the lawyer representing El Mirasol Investment Company, argued the developers were not the typical syndicate and “If the public support were not there, the project would have been dropped.”

John Sink, the lawyer representing Save Our City, argued the developers did not comply with the General Plan -require ments and that City Council acted illegally when it overruled the Planning Commission.

Arguments at the Hearing

Judge Harold Underwood from Trinity County located in northwestern California, with its county seat in -Weaver ville was assigned to hear the case to prevent any -appear ance of conflict of interest. He presided over the hearing on May 8, 1969.

Without deep pockets to fund their effort, they appealed to the community to donate whatever they could; they raised $30,000.

Members of SOC countered by asserting that property rights of the ordinary citizen were no longer protected by -zon ing, that City Council had “created special privilege for the El Mirasol syndicate,” and posed the question: “Why should 29 people be given special privilege over 69,498 other citizens?”

Bottoms stated, “Like oil platforms, it won’t stop with one.”

after the horrific oil spill of in January and community -mem bers were already feeling under assault, protective of Santa Barbara . Many members of the newly formed grassroots group had also joined “Get Oil Out “(GOO) as a response to the environmental disaster. The idea of this high-rise -develop ment was seen as just another indicator of the ruination of the city and its long-held ideals. As SOC and GOO member Bud

Today’s reader should be reminded that this occurred right

In response to the approval of the project, community -mem bers joined together in a grassroots group, “Save Our City” (SOC) and immediately filed suit to appeal the Council’s -deci sion. They were convinced that if one high-rise were built in that location, nothing would keep additional variances from being granted, and the city would be changed forever.

Context and Assertions

On March 25, City Council heard the appeal, and they -over ruled the Planning Commission and approved the variance on a vote of 4-2 (with one council member who disqualified himself from voting because he had inadvertently publicly opposed the project).

The investment company ran full page ads in the NewsPress and created its own television program to push the -proj ect and gain momentum. The ads referred to the opposition as “an extremely small but highly vocal minority” and ridiculed their protests, stating its purpose was “dedicated to -obstruct ing this proposal and shortsightedly handicapping the entire community.”

They ran a low-cost campaign of small classified ads and wrote numerous letters to the editor. They distributed -post cards and went door to door with a petition stating their -oppo sition to the high-rise contending that granting a variance to the General Plan on a case-by-case basis was not a sound community planning.

The opposition was strong and swift as word spread about the potential high-rise development in the neighborhood that had been built around the historic hotel with its graceful gardens and relatively modest-sized bungalows scattered on the property.

Inevitable Progress or the City at Stake?

When the variance was denied by the Planning -Commis sion on a vote of 4-3, the investment group appealed to City Council.

Pearl Chase commented on the architect’s drawings of the proposed project: “It is not a view that any one of us would see except from an airplane.” Smiling, she added, “I believe it is one of the tricks of the trade.”

When the investors presented their case to the Planning Commission on February, 20, 1969, the community packed City Hall and many turned out to speak out about it nine in favor wand 13 opposed it in the three-hour meeting.

Would El Mirasol project constitute a good use for the land, would it be compatible with the -surround ing neighborhood, and would it be good for Santa Barbara? We believe that it would.

The News-Press traditionally avoids taking editorial stands in zoning or variance -contro versies, but the El Mirasol issue is important enough to deserve comment. We feel that in this case the City Planning Commission should concern itself with imaginative planning as well as zoning, and ask itself these questions:

A News-Press editorial (undoubtedly influenced by -pub lisher/investor/potential penthouse resident Storke) appeared the day before the hearing. Its final two paragraphs:

Investors also asserted that the city’s tax base and -down town economy would be enhanced by the wealthy occupants of the luxury development and that the nine-story buildings were actually highly desirable. Those who opposed it were accused of stopping inevitable progress, and warned, “The -alter native is to develop 200 cheap, mass-produced small apartments with only profit in mind.”

But the zoning for the property only allowed three stories at 45 feet. For the project to be built, the proponents would have to obtain a height variance from the city. As prominent members of the community, they expected to receive it.

The list of respected and influential community members was used to gain favor for their project: two nine-story, 107foot condominium towers housing 162 luxury units with a penthouse on top of each tower. The 360-degree view -pent houses were reserved for two of the wealthiest and most -influ ential investors, Storke and Lancaster.

Led by publisher Thomas M. Storke, banker Louis -Lan caster, and developers Jerry Beaver and William Alexander, the group of investors which also included prominent -doc tors, dentists, and attorneys described themselves as “29 longtime local citizens who represent more than 1,000 years of residence in Santa Barbara.” They added, “They are vitally concerned with the future of Santa Barbara and have made many important contributions in terms of civic duty and service to our fellow citizens.”

tion of the El Mirasol Investment Company. In 1968, the group announced it had purchased the property with the intention of building a luxury high-rise condominium project.

Enter the Santa Barbara business community and the -forma

Business Leaders vs. the Grassroots Movement

After the Depression and over the decades, the hotel was bought and sold by a number of hoteliers, and the -luxuri ous accommodations lost their luster. The final owner, Jacob Seldowitz, fell on hard times and the old hotel was no longer viable. Seldowitz and his wife came up with other plans: They made a pitch to the city and proposed three different large potential projects. They hoped the city would approve the needed variances so they could build one of them: a high-rise apartment -com plex, a 2,500-seat conference center, or a luxury hotel with five 11-story towers. When all their proposals were denied, the couple held a sale of hotel items at the end of 1967, and moved on after they managed to sell the property as well.

hotel named “El Mirasol” (The Sunflower).

City interior designer Christian Herter, purchased the entire block and commissioned an extravagant mansion built, and beautiful gardens planted on the spot. At her passing in 1913, her son, Albert, and daughter-in-law, Adele, repurposed the property to serve as the lobby and headquarters for a luxury

In 1904, Mary Miles Herter, the wealthy widow of New York

Multiple Owners of the Property

gazing out her bedroom window at the pastoral scene.

rental house located at 1530 Garden Street, where she loved

Santa Barbara streets served as a pasture where horses grazed. As a schoolgirl, Pearl had lived across the street in a

tion bounded by Micheltorena, Garden, Arrellaga, and

bered around the turn of the century when the -loca

Both Pearl Chase and Thomas M. Storke -remem

Memorial Garden was once the site of a grassroots community battle that determined the soul and the skyline of Santa Barbara for generations.

he square block now occupied by Alice Keck Park