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volume 28, number 462, Nov. 20-26, 2014 PAUL WELLMAN
CONTENTS COVER STORY
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Our stories on what it takes to make it in our town pop up throughout the paper this week. The cover story starts on page 21, John Zant scouts coaches who’ve made this their home base on page 47; Matt Kettmann asks Roy Gandy how he and his restaurant have stayed fired up over the years on page 49; and Aly Comingore gets into 20 years of SOhO with Bob and Gail Hansen on page 57.
This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
THE WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Starshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A&E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Pop, Rock & Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Arts & Entertainment Listings . . . . . . . . 58
FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Surviving Santa Barbara
Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Stories on What It Takes to Live in Paradise
Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ODDS & ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(Edited by Ethan Stewart)
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ON THE COVER: Photo by Paul Wellman
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . 67
Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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In July 2013, longtime Indy contributor and film fest head honcho Roger Durling (pictured at Sunday’s Jessica Lange event) began subjecting Santa Barbara’s most interesting people to the Proust questionnaire, and we’ve been running the insightful, quite personal results on our website every Monday since. Last Thursday, most of “the questioned” converged on the new Santa Barbara Collective wine tasting room in the Funk Zone for a casual get-together, where Durling treated them to this Proust line: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” See indepedent .com/sbq.
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A suspicious package containing an unknown material and delivered to a police detective Tuesday morning sufficiently spooked the department that it evacuated its annex building at 222 East Anapamu Street and blocked off a nearby street as emergency and hazmat crews responded. The package and the substance were determined to not be hazardous, but police continue to investigate the incident. The same detective was sent a letter from the same individual last week, and officials are working to determine if that person is mentally ill or intentionally trying to disrupt police activities. Four Central California men, who Sheriff’s officials believe were involved in two drugrelated homeinvasion robberies in Isla Vista on 10/22, were arrested on assault and theft charges over the past several weeks. The accused — (pictured clockwise from top left) Saul Tirado, 23, of King City; Robert Palmer, 24, and Julian Ackerman, 24, of Coalinga; and Buddy Baker, 27, of Fresno — targeted an apartment on the 700 block of Camino del Sur, allegedly breaking into it twice and holding the people inside at knife point and stealing drugs and other items.
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The 16-year-old son of former lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado admitted to charges of vehicular manslaughter this week in connection with the death of 33-year-old bicyclist Matthew Troy O’Neill on Foxen Canyon Road in August. Marcus Maldonado also admitted to driving a commercial vehicle without a license and not complying with the terms and restrictions of new drivers. He was sentenced to formal probation, his driver’s license was suspended for nine months, and he was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and pay $75,000 in restitution to O’Neill’s family. PAU L WE LLM AN
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Aubrey Wadford (pictured), 39, arrested 10/29 for the death of Angela Laskey, pleaded not guilty on 11/12 to one count of murder and denied the special allegation of deadly weapon use (a knife). Santa Barbara police officers had responded to a domestic disturbance call on West Los Olivos Street, where they found the body of 39-year-old Laskey. Wadford was in the home with his and Laskey’s 2-year-old daughter,
who was unharmed and is now with Laskey’s mother. Until Wadford’s prelim scheduling 11/17, he remains at Santa Barbara County Jail on $1 million bail. UCSB Police detained musician Mac DeMarco during his performance on 11/14 in The Hub after he crowd surfed into the venue’s ceiling beams. The performance was twice interrupted for moshing, fighting, and resisting police. DeMarco’s detainment ended the show. “It was definitely not some Slayer concert,” said attendee Haley Snyder, who said the crowd was relatively small and mellow. “What was supposed to be an intimate concert turned into ‘I can’t believe the police are acting this way.’ … There was no danger in the crowd.” Associated Student organizers said 790 tickets were scanned at the door. In its two-day enhanced enforcement operation last week, the city’s Police Department issued 87 citations to bicyclists and drivers caught breaking bicyclist-related rules. The majority of the tickets — 69 — went to bicyclists, with 18 motorists also ticketed. Forty-seven citations were issued 11/11, and 11/12 saw 40 issued. According to Sergeant Mike McGrew, the three most common offenses were riding bikes on the sidewalk and through red lights and disobeying stop-signrelated rules.
CITY Twelve families became homeowners on 11/18 at the unveiling for the Canon Perdido Affordable Homes, a new low-income housing development on the 800 block of East Canon Perdido Street built by Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County. Mayor Helene Schneider joined the 44 new residents in a ceremonial ribbon cutting, and Sit ‘n Sleep CEO and event sponsor Larry Miller announced his company’s intention to donate free Tempur-Pedic mattresses to all the new inhabitants. More than
1,500 volunteers assisted in the creation of the homes, including the homeowners, who volunteered their time as part of the ownership deal.
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The City Council voted to initiate condemnation proceedings against Virginia CastagnolaHunter, owner of a key waterfront property needed for the construction of a new Cabrillo Boulevard bridge to cross Mission Creek. Until recently, that property was the site of the eyecatching lighthouse associated with Rusty’s Pizza. Before that, however, it was the iconic Castagnola’s seafood restaurant. CastagnolaHunter and City Hall have been haggling over a fair market price since 2009 for the property, but the two sides remain very far apart. The eminent domain proceedings will put the fair-price question in the hands of a judge. In the meantime, however, Castagnola-Hunter has allowed the construction work on the bridge to begin.
COUNTY A White House–appointed task force composed of 26 members, including Supervisor Salud Carbajal, presented approximately 50 recommendations this week for how the federal government can help state and smaller governments prepare for the effects of climate change. The report — which features a picture of droughtstricken Cachuma Lake — focused on making communities more resilient and included suggestions found in several Lois Capps–authored bills. Of particular concern to Carbajal were efforts related to sea-level rise and drought. The list, distilled down from 500 ideas, will provide the “synergy, impetus, and momentum” needed to take planning to the next level, Carbajal said. Scientists believe they have pinpointed the culprit behind the deaths of millions of sea stars between Alaska and Baja California since 2013. A densovirus — a type of parvovirous found in cont’d page 12
MediCal Enrollments Surge
Thirteen months into Affordable Care Act enrollment, the number of MediCal patients has surged 37 percent in Santa Barbara County with 29,400 new clients joining the program. County agencies, according to Maria Gardner, deputy director of the Department of Social Services, had projected enrolling between 25,000 and 40,000 new MediCal clients over a three-year period and have thus experienced an “incredibly busy year”; more than double the 29,400 new enrollees submitted applications. Her department, Gardner said, has been in “a constant hiring and training cycle” for more enrollment counselors — whose salaries are paid for with federal and state dollars — who have been accruing overtime hours in handling all of the applications. Further increases are forecast because open enrollment for Covered California started last week, Gardner added. Prior to the law’s implementation, County Public Health served 13,000 MediCal patients. Since it went into effect, that figure has jumped to 19,000, said Dan Reid, who oversees the department’s division of primary care and family health. The expanded enrollment has benefited patients who previously paid out-of-pocket, a demographic Reid said has decreased to 13 percent. Hiring enough new doctors to see the increased number of patients has proved to be a bit of a bumpy road, Reid said, stating that a clinic in Santa Maria had to briefly stop accepting patients earlier this year. Public Health — which serves 30,000 clients overall and operates five centers and three satellite offices at homeless shelters — has since hired two new providers and is recruiting for a third. Whether more will be needed, Reid said, will hinge on the next wave of new enrollees. Reid noted that the explosion of new patients has coincided with a shift from people seeking medical help when ill to scheduling preventative checkups. Similarly significant shifts have occurred among the demographics covered by MediCal, Gardner said, noting that the new figures have provided officials with a “stronger sense of what the face of MediCal is today.” Countywide, while the percentage of children has decreased from 58 percent in 2013 to 51 percent in 2014, the numbers have jumped respectively for adults. A slightly bigger chunk of the county’s MediCal pie is now going to South County residents, although North County residents still account for 53 percent of those covered. And the number of enrollees who are English-speaking versus Spanish-speaking has increased — Lyz Hoffman from 54 percent to 62 percent, Gardner said.
No Extra Wilderness Forest Service Expands Los Padres Protections— but Not All the Way
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BY M AT T K E T T M A N N t’s taken nearly a decade of enduring environmentalist lawsuits and run-of-the-mill bureaucracy, but the U.S. Forest Service finally released an updated management plan for the Los Padres National Forest earlier this month. As dictated in a legal settlement reached with the Center for Biological Diversity and others in 2011, officials with Los Padres and the three other Southern California national forests were forced to reconsider aspects of the first plans proposed in 2006, which followed years of community input. Based on that review, the new Los Padres plan adjusts criteria used for monitoring forest ecology and also places 293,000 acres of forest land under a more restrictive zoning called “backcountry nonmotorized,” thereby blocking off-highway vehicle use and making future development more difficult to achieve. But the Forest Service chose not to recommend that any additional Los Padres acreage be designated as “wilderness,” the highest national forest protection available, and that’s got some forest watchdogs a bit irked. “We completed the evaluation and determined that none of those areas were really suitable for wilderness,” said forest planner Kyle Kinports, explaining that they also tried to keep existing uses intact, so that popular dirt-bike trails were allowed to stay as corridors through the new nonmotorized areas. Despite not adding any new wilderness beyond what was proposed in 2006, the plan does still have the original recommendation of 36,000 more wilderness acres in the Dick Smith, Chumash, and Matilija areas of Los Padres. “We’ve got a tremendous amount of wilderness relative to other forests,” said Kinports, noting that 48.3 percent of the forest is now designated as such, and the additional 36,000 will mean half of the 1.8-million-acre forest is thus protected. And with the 293,000 new acres of
backcountry nonmotorized, about 85 percent of the forest is off-limits to anyone other than hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians. But that’s not satisfying enough for Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch, who’d hoped that the Forest Service would designate at least some of those 293,000 acres in question as wilderness. “They had a very convoluted decision document,” said Kuyper. “What it comes down to is the Forest Service believes that there is already enough wilderness, so we don’t need any more. They think that nonwilderness areas are easier to manage, although it doesn’t get much easier to manage than just leaving it alone.” Kuyper agrees that the backcountry nonmotorized is a step in the right direction, but he’s still evaluating legal options with his attorneys to see “whether there are any ways we can work with them and other stakeholders to recognize the outstanding wilderness values that the Los Padres has.” He’s hoping that the legislation proposed by Congressmember Lois Capps to expand the Los Padres wilderness areas by more than 200,000 acres — in fact, even the 36,000 recommended by the Forest Service still needs to be approved by Congress — will progress in the years to come. “That’s why the Wilderness Act exists,” said Kuyper, “so when the Forest Service thumbs its nose at new wilderness areas, Congress can step up and designate them with their own initiative.” But Capps’s initiative hasn’t picked up any traction so far, and Kuyper admits it is unlikely to do so in a Republican-dominated Congress. Back at Los Padres headquarters, Kinports is already thinking about the next plan update, an every-20-year process that will start all over again in the next few years. “We’ve been hitting it pretty hard for the past three years on this plan amendment,” he said. “At some point soon, we’ll be looking at another plan revision.” ■
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An effort to amend the city’s RV ordinance so it could pass constitutional muster evolved into a legal can of worms as speakers on differing sides lambasted the city’s ordinance — designed to restrict RVs from parking in certain locations — for being either too harsh or too feckless. Homeless rights advocate Peter Marin put members of the City Council Ordinance Committee on notice that he would sue City Hall in federal court unless certain changes were made. Meanwhile Diane B. Duncan, a Cliff Drive resident, complained that at any given time there are at least six RVs parked in front of one of her three properties, with the occupants drinking, arguing, and using the nearby bushes as their personal commodes. “It’s an invasion,” she said. Police explained they could not post a “No RV parking” sign by Duncan’s home because it’s not located within 500 feet of a school, park, church, hospital, or day-care center as the existing ordinance requires. City Attorney Ariel Calonne had hoped to persuade the committee members that the existing ordinance was so flawed that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals might find it “repugnant” as it had similar ordinances in other cities. Of concern to Calonne was the broad latitude the city’s ordinance gave police officers to determine whether there was “an excessive” number of RVs congregating at locations close to schools and the other sensitive sites. If such a determination were made, they could post “no parking” signs. Calonne said an examination of postings revealed that in many instances it only took one RV to constitute “excessive” in the eyes of local police. That, he warned, was vulnerable to legal challenge. Calonne suggested the number be increased to three, but the committee voted to increase it to two instead. Likewise, the committee voted to ban any RVs from parking at any time within 500 feet of a school. Marin said he shared concerns about “anonymous” RVs lurking by school grounds, but he found it objectionable that RV drivers — even those with handicapped stickers — were barred from parking within 500 feet of hospitals and churches. He insisted that all the no parking signs erected in response — Nick Welsh to just one RV should be removed.
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invertebrates — is to blame, according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The wasting disease quickly attacks and kills the sea stars, which lose their limbs and essentially melt upon infection. How the virus works and what triggered the outbreak remains unknown, but researchers are toiling to find answers as the creatures are a keystone species that help maintain balance in delicate ocean ecosystems.
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A discussion on 11/12 at UCSB was packed with people concerned about sexual violence and
the college’s response to it. The two-hour event was held relatively soon after a federal complaint signed by six people was filed against UCSB for its handling of sexual assault investigations. The numbers showed that about 60-70 students sought assistance at UCSB’s rape CARE office annually; roughly half the perpetrators were either unknown or not UCSB students; about 10 cases were referred to Judicial Affairs for review each year; and one or none were disciplined — which consisted of suspension for one to three quarters, though a few students withdrew after being charged. [Full story at independent.com.] The California Coastal Commission approved UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan on 11/13, which will add 5,000 undergraduate students and several hundred faculty and staffers — and the housing and classroom buildings to support them — by 2025. The ambitious plans have been in the works for about six years and have the blessing of Goleta and the county. They’ve also gone through considerable back and forth with a number of environmental watchdogs concerned about the impacts of such growth. The commission’s approval is the last step for UCSB, though each development site will have to return to the commission for separate approval. ■
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hree days after one of Palabra’s former leaders was sentenced to life in prison on gang-related kidnapping, extortion, and drug convictions, the head of the youth support group, JP Herrada, addressed about 70 people last Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Raymond Macias’s name was conspicuously absent from the discussion, and the focus was instead on reiterating the message of the nonprofit, which works to reduce violence among Santa Barbara’s warring street gangs. The event was hosted by the ProYouth Movement. Herrada told the crowd that his organization continues to make great strides on the street level, intervening and mediating conflicts before they escalate to violence. His group LOOKING AHEAD: Palabra leader JP Herrada admithas established deep trust throughout ted some funders were spooked by the nonprofit’s the county, Herrada said, all in the recent troubles, but he explained he’s hopeful new name of keeping kids out of the justice data will underscore their anecdotal promises of positive impacts. system and reorienting often negative perceptions of Latino teens. Herrada talked about a Palabra-led paintball trip that gang members who may “be in the game” but mixed rival gang members on the same team also serve as community activists to keep the and a program that introduced participants to peace and hold neighborhoods accountable. Holocaust survivors. Herrada also discussed Complaining that competing with other nonhelping families of kids under arrest navigate profits for funds is harder than working with “court speak” and how it’s naïve to believe that gangs, Herrada said Palabra is in the midst of police departments and the “us versus them” a significant restructure as it also pushes for a system served by law enforcement have a com- data-gathering initiative with the county Promunity’s best interests at heart. bation Department and UCSB to better detail Long distrusted by police officials who its positive impacts on diversion and recidiview the group as little more than a front for vism. Speaking in support of the group, which continued gang activity, Palabra’s spokesman partners with the Alternatives to Violence Projdidn’t shy away from its polemic reputation on ect and YStrive, teacher and treatment counSaturday. Herrada admitted, “We’re all gang selor Martin Leyva offered simply, “Without members,” but he explained that just like there Palabra, there would be a lot more violence on are good cops and bad cops, there are good the streets.” ■
Desal Cost Creep
Santa Barbara’s acting water czar Josh Haggmark warned the City Council it might cost as much as $40 million to restart the city’s desalination plant as opposed to the $32 million he estimated in September. Haggmark stressed it was still too soon to say, but he argued that because of the limited time for the council to set new water rates needed to recoup the costs of desalination, it would be safer to assume the higher amount. That figure does not include the additional $5 million a year it will cost to actually operate the plant. Barring heavy winter rains, the council is poised to sign a contract to restart the desal plant next April in the hope it would be operable the following summer. But weather forecasts, Haggmark said, gave little hope for heavenly intercession. Haggmark didn’t have a lot of chirpy news to deliver during his monthly drought update to the council. Water customers managed to hit their 20 percent conservation mark this October, but that’s still lower than the 24, 25, and 26 percent conservation savings achieved in the prior three months. October, he explained, proved exceptionally hot. The good news was that Lake Cachuma is not being drawn down even faster than it is, meaning that the emergency pumps required to lift the water up and into the shipment portals have not been needed yet. The bad news is dam operators have to continue releasing 10 acre-feet of water a day for the preservation of the federally endangered steelhead. “That’s enough water in one day to provide for 30 families in a year,” Haggmark noted. In addition, six of the city’s nine wells are currently nonoperational. For some, a relatively quick fix will do the trick, but others, like the Alameda Park well, is done for. To replace it will cost another $2 million. That’s on top of the $3.5 million City Hall has set aside to buy surplus state water next year, if there is any. Public interest in replacing lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping has accelerated five-fold between August and November compared to the previous year, and there’s been an 8 percent drop in the amount of toilet water flushed in October from the previous year, suggesting the rest of the conservation savings came from landscaping. In the meantime, city parks workers have been hand watering 1,300 trees, up from 660 previously. — Nick Welsh
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BARS AND STRIPES: Sister Janet (above) gets escorted to her chair by residents of Los Prietos Boys Camp. Below, she’s pictured spending time behind bars as part of a community fundraiser.
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Sister Janet to the Rescue County’s Most Relentless Advocate for Poor Steps Down
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BY N I C K W E L S H ister Janet Corcoran, one of most passionate and effective voices for the dispossessed throughout Santa Barbara County, was gently roasted Saturday night at a standing-room-only retirement farewell in Santa Maria attended by political activists and elected officials who typically would not be caught dead in the same room. Sister Janet moved to Santa Maria in 1984 to work for Marian Regional Medical Center and used her position of administrative authority as a bully pulpit to advocate on behalf of the poor. From 1998-2009, she attended every county supervisors’ meeting, always urging the board to do more for the homeless and mentally ill. The exhortation for which she became most famous was — and remains — “Give them everything they ask for and more.” For much of that time, Sister Janet served as the political yin to the yang provided by archconservative Andy Caldwell, chief spokesperson for the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (COLAB). While many activists from Santa Barbara’s environmental-progressive movement have been inclined to demonize the ever combative Caldwell, Sister Janet never did, referring to him always as “Brother Caldwell.” As she explained in a recent interview, “You can disagree with someone on their ideas, but you never reject them as people. That’s very important.” Caldwell returned the favor Saturday night, showing up and sharing the podium one more time. He joked that Sister Janet was worthy of canonization for her ability to draw such an ideologically polarized crowd. Sister Janet didn’t just talk a loud game; she got things done. She helped Santa Maria secure its coveted designation as an “All American City.” As a city parks and recreation commissioner, she helped plant hundreds of trees. As hospital administrator, she was involved in creating the power plant at Marian that uses methane piped in from the city’s landfill. She worked in front of and behind the scenes to make the hospital’s Mission Hope Cancer Center a reality a few years ago. And Sister Janet’s participation proved pivotal in Santa Maria’s
annual Peace Week celebration, now 17 years old. In person, Sister Janet is concrete tough but endowed with just enough twinkle to pass as spritely. In other words, she’s a force to be reckoned with. “You don’t say no to Sister Janet,” said State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson. “You don’t want to mess with her.” Sister Janet’s secret weapon, it turns out, is the late-night phone call. Jackson said she’s received many a phone call from her at a time of night “when good middle-aged elected officials should be in bed.” And when Jackson wasn’t available, Sister Janet would get Congressmember Lois Capps on the horn. “She was incredibly smart to start with,” said former Lompoc mayor Joyce Howerton. The heart and soul of Sister Janet’s agenda has always been caring for the poor. Her real gift, said Howerton, was not merely to raise these issues in the public consciousness but to get something done about it. Little wonder that during Sister Janet’s tenure, Marian medical center would take a politically risky leadership role to create desperately needed mental-health beds in the abandoned shell of the old hospital. “We need to do more to keep people well,” she said. “If we don’t take some action, we’ll have the mentally ill stacking up in our emergency rooms for hours and hours on end, taking up space and getting sicker.” This project, still getting off the ground, emerged out of intense collaboration between Marina medical, County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, and the county administrator’s office. “Sister Janet doesn’t let you just walk away from an issue and ignore it,” Howerton said. Sister Janet has constantly hounded the county supervisors to spend more money on housing the homeless. She recalled attending a meeting in which a homeless woman stood up and spoke movingly about her situation. Despite the woman’s eloquence, Sister Janet recalled how she recoiled at her unsanitary appearance. Afterward, she hugged the woman, despite her fear of the woman’s “fleas and cooties.” What struck her most? “‘I can’t remember the last time someone gave me a hug,’ ” she recounted the woman saying. ■ november 20, 2014
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John Karl Mielke // – //
John Karl Mielke Sr. of Morro Bay, California, left this world unexpectedly on October th, at the age of while working on San Nicholas Island Naval Base. John was born in Lompoc, California, on November st, to Edrie Anna Ohl and Steve Karl Mielke. At years of age he moved to Goleta with his mom. He attended Brandon and Ellwood elementary schools as well as Goleta Valley Jr. High. To John’s delight he became a big brother to Craig Murray in . Before high school, he moved to San Luis County to live with his Dad. He attended Atascadero and Morro Bay high schools. He graduated from MBHS in . He played the Tenor saxophone in the band and was active in Ag classes. It was there that he met his wife and best friend, Jeannie Cunningham. They married in and became parents to sons John Jr. in and Benjamin Cecil in . John had the most beautiful copper red hair and a fiery, magnetic personality to go along with it. As a boy he loved spending time at the “Ranch” in Lompoc with Grandpa Cecil and Grandma Jean. Quick-witted with a commanding presence, he knew and was known fondly by almost everyone in his hometown of Morro Bay. He loved to visit and chat and enjoyed barbecuing. He was active with his sons in Scouting and very proud of and deeply loved his wife and sons. John worked as a Water Operator for Los Osos CSD, City of Morro Bay Water Department, and most recently for the Department of Defense. John is survived by his wife, Jeannie and their sons, John Jr. and Ben; his mom, Edrie Ohl (Goleta); his dad, Steve Mielke and wife, Annette (Paso Robles); his brother, Craig Murray and fiancé, Michele Ogawa (Goleta); aunt, Jacque Ohl-Trlica (Goleta); and cousins, Andrew Trlica, Chad Ohl-Trlica and Chad’s
daughter Elsa Leigh. There are also many other extended family members and friends throughout mostly California and Arizona. He was predeceased by his grandpa Cecil Ohl and wife Jean, and his uncle Lee Trlica. A memorial service took place at the LDS church in Morro Bay on October th. “John, I consider myself privileged and fortunate to have been chosen as your mom. I’m saddened to my core by your loss. You will never be forgotten and will always be in my heart. I see you in your boys, and that helps. Happy birthday, son. I had no idea we wouldn’t be together to celebrate your th.” I love you, Mom.
Gloria Sokol Betz – Peter Cohen – Memorial Meeting. Please join us as we celebrate the lives of GLORIA SOKOL BETZ, , and PETER COHEN, -, Sunday, November , : pm, at the Santa Barbara Friends Meeting (Quakers). Chapala. Peter and Gloria moved to Santa Barbara from the East Coast in . Gloria joined The Santa Barbara Art Association where she exhibited her collages. Peter, a World War II veteran, joined Veterans for Peace and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, convincing his work for Peace. Share memories and reflections. More information: --. Robert Vincent Francis // - // Robert V. Francis, Esq., passed away on October , , of complications from his several handicaps, having suffered all his life from cerebral palsy. To his great credit, he never let those handicaps get in the way of offering his smiles and good humor to all who would accept him. A friendly and vivacious character, Robert was well-known for many years on State Street and in restaurants and shops around Santa Barbara. In his later years
he zoomed about in his electric wheel-chair. He will be remembered for the way he would suddenly shout out,“Hey, I know you!” and flash the hand-sign, “shaka!” He was a good soul and he did his best. Born in San Francisco, Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent A. and Frances Francis, of Montecito. He is survived by his older brother, Kirk H. Francis, who looked after and cared for his younger brother all their lives. No services are planned, but Robert’s ashes will be placed near his parents in Santa Barbara Cemetery and on a small coffee farm in Hawaii, his favorite place.
(wife Laurel, son Eric) and our daughter Dennis Michele (husband Steve, sons Ben and David and his and Katie’s two children, Skyler and Levi). I leave behind a niece, Dorothy Patterson, a gem, my surrogate daughter of years, Sherry, and a dear friend who has taught me so much, Mayola. I leave behind many dear friends and a loving family. I believe in public ownership of property, schools, the Post Office, hospitals, parks, jails, etc. Cooperatives – yes! I’m a lifelong Democrat and a member of the Democratic Socialist Party. Fortunate? I wish everyone to be as fortunate as I have been.
Dorothy Eugene Fredendall McNeil // – //
Tammie Lynne DiSandro // – //
I was born in Columbia, Missouri, to loving, supporting parents. They both knew that all humans worldwide were equal and acted upon it. Strong supporters of public education, they encouraged my sister Katherine and me. We became teachers after earning B.A.s and M.A.s. Some of my most joyous days were in the classroom. My five-star husband, John Walter McNeil, of years, an attorney educated by the military to speak, read, and write Chinese, was a strong political activist with me. We marched in many protests. When he spoke before political audiences, he had them laughing. We were, and I am, lifelong left-wing activists. John and I produced two fivestar children, our son Michael
Loving daughter, mother, grandmother, and sister with an infectious laugh. These are but a few words that encompassed this beautiful soul. Born to Jo-Ann (Walker) Thomas and Richard Thomas, she was a lifelong resident of Santa Barbara and attended SBHS. Tammie and Mike DiSandro were blessed with a son, Aaron Christopher, who was the love of her life. Her joy was made complete with the birth of her granddaughter Jazzmin DiSandro. In addition to Aaron (Dalia) & Jazzmin, she leaves her parents, a sister Brittany McClelland, and two brothers Jamil and Amir Thomas. She was preceded in death by her brother Richard Allen Thomas V. She will be missed by a host of aunts, cousins, and friends. With heavy hearts we say goodbye to our bright shining light.
Death Notices Manfred A. Gauer, , passed away in Santa Barbara on November th, . Services are pending. Richard Young, , passed away in Santa Barbara on November rd, . Memorial Service - Saturday, November , : pm First Presbyterian Church.
Paula V. Loomis, , passed away in Santa Barbara on November th, . A memorial service will be held on Saturday November at : am at WelchRyce-Haider downtown, E. Sola St. Santa Barbara. Mario Johnson, , of Santa Barbara passed away on November th, . A Memorial Service is Pending.
Thoughts of her love, laughter, and smile will keep her alive in our hearts, and her memory will never fade. We thank you, Tammie, for sharing your life with us for the time that we had you here. You will forever be our little “yady.” Memorial services pending.
Thomas Francis Murray // – //
Thomas Francis Murray passed away suddenly on Nov. st, at the age of . He was born in Bird Island, Minnesota, on April th, . A true Norwegian Irishman, he lived a full life of hard work, fun, adventure, humor, and laughter. A wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, he was always there to help those in need and support them in their endeavors. Tom moved to Center Avenue in Santa Barbara in November of at the age of . Tom is survived by his wife of years, Marilyn Murray, and his four children, Pamela Bateman, Thomas Murray Jr., Colleen Million, and Kimberly Sheetz. He is also survived by grandchildren and great grandchildren with more on the way. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends! In lieu of flowers, the family gratefully appreciates donations to the Alzheimer’s Association in his memory. Please join us in celebrating his life at The Good Land Hotel in Goleta ( Calle Real), on Sunday, Nov. , AM – PM.
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THE OTHER WHITE MEAT: I caught up with Lori Gaskin, Santa Barbara City College’s
Major Domo Numero Uno, shortly after her $288 college construction bond measure — a k a Measure S — went down to stinging defeat two weeks ago. Understandably, she was not happy. Of the 11 community college bond measures on the ballot statewide this November, eight passed. Hers, conspicuously, was not among them. Cuesta College up in San Luis Obispo had asked voters there for even more money than Gaskin had, and S.L.O. residents — all of them wearing shorts, sandals, and white socks — happily trudged off to the polls to vote a resounding yes. If Gaskin has a chicken bone perpetually stuck in her throat on the question of Measure S, there’s reason.“The electorate has spoken,” she said several times.Yes, but what the voters meant exactly — and what language they were speaking — remains up for grabs. Gaskin, who got her PhD in the geology of fluvial morphology, protested she lacked the professional chops necessary to interpret the decidedly angry results. But I, having earned a BA in history — though just barely — feel no such reticence. In hindsight, Measure S was undoubtedly doomed from the start. For starters, 2014 was precisely the year not to ask voters for anything. Given the utter lack of compelling showdowns — the governor’s race was a slam dunk, the rest were who-cares — only the most knee-jerk, die-hard voters showed up. And they are a notoriously grumpy, churlish, and perverse bunch. Imag-
ine a mix between restless leg syndrome and rigor mortis, and you get the vibe. It’s worth noting that Santa Barbara voters overwhelmingly rejected a bed-tax increase in unincorporated areas that would have generated $1.5 million a year from the pockets of out-of-town visitors. That’s pain-free, soak-the-tourist dollars! Two years ago, by contrast, four similar measures were overwhelmingly approved. Go figger. Certainly, Measure P — the anti-fracking measure — didn’t help. Not only did P get overwhelmingly creamed, but it brought out the sort of truculent just-say-no conservative crowd that normally doesn’t vote for fear of getting called up later for jury duty. But you can only blame Measure P for so much. Gaskin and SBCC got seriously Elliot Rodgered. That’s the psycho creep who hit the streets of Isla Vista, this May, locked and loaded after having stabbed his roommates close to 100 times each. Rodger would function as the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back when it came to Isla Vista’s expanding dark side. Rodger made it impossible to pretend I.V. was just kids being kids. This time around, the post-mortem hand-wringing would include SBCC, too. In seriously big numbers, SBCC students have been moving to I.V. in search of the notoriously cramped unsafe housing for which Isla Vista has long been infamous. The screaming success of SBCC — it will forever be known as the best city college in the country — has also become its curse. The growing num-
ber of out-of-state and out-of-country students moving to Santa Barbara to attend SBCC has taken a serious toll on the area housing market. City Hall is getting its ear seriously bent about the Isla Vistification of the Mesa and Lower Westside. And with intense housing demand — fueled by city college enrollments — chasing limited supply, Santa Barbara rents are spiking even more dramatically than the stock market. That it took the local Democratic Party three tries before its embarrassed leadership could secure an endorsement of Measure S speaks volumes. All this is of broad interest and impact. From here on out, what we talk about when we think we’re arguing about politics will pretty much be education funding. How many people will really be affected when former friends and lib-Dem allies Helene Schneider, Das Williams, and Salud Carbajal go after each other with sharpened knives in the political food fight of the century? Not nearly as many as those with a stake in the outcome the $360 million bond measure the Santa Barbara school district intends to drop on voters next year. As widely reported, Governor Jerry Brown just cake-walked his way to a historic fourth term without breaking a sweat. But even so, the world is decidedly not Brown’s oyster. UC president Janet Napolitano — former head of Homeland Security, former Arizona governor, and certified 800-pound gorilla in her own right — threw down on Brown just one day after the election, announcing she was jacking tuition for UC students 5 percent a year for five years. Brown, a notorious tightwad, had pledged to increase spending for the UC system 4 percent
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a year for two years, but only if tuition were kept the same. Napolitano has called Brown’s bluff, demanding Brown cough up an extra $100 million if he wants her to go away. For Santa Barbara, this showdown has a big trickledown effect. The higher UC tuitions go, the more students SBCC will have. Why spend $12,000-$15,000 a year (that’s just tuition) for the first two years at a UC school when you can attend SBCC for $1,200? For those already up in arms about the community-wide impacts of SBCC, this translates to more migraines for Gaskin. And the Brown-Napolitano face-off has already inflicted collateral damage on UCSB chancellor Henry Yang. Yang, it turns out, was one of four chancellors that Napolitano and the regents quietly gave a 20 percent pay hike to late this September. This brought Yang’s pay up from $324,000 — admittedly paltry by UC standards — to $400,000. Given that the size of this increase is more than most people make in a year, Napolitano did Yang few favors in the PR department. Perhaps Yang can deflect the rage by pointing out how UCLA football coach Jim Mora makes $3.5 million a year and $1 million more on top of that if the Bruins have a winning season. Hey, if UCLA beats USC this weekend, it will all be worth it. But the greatest damage Napolitano inflicted was to herself. When Brown and Napolitano hit the proverbial mattresses, all the liberal Dem opportunist-populist-poseurs (okay, that’s a little harsh) lining up behind Brown will be waving the bloody shirt of the chancellors’ 20 percent pay increase. And guess what? They won’t be wrong. Education — it’s the other white meat. — Nick Welsh
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have an issue with choices you made in the edition with the UCSB water polo team on the cover [Nov. 6]. They deserve their accolades, but I was jarred by the lack of attention for a freshman at Dos Pueblos, James Roney, who had just won the World Series of science fairs. The best of the best in the whole country is a 9th grader right here. He got a bare column inch. Do we value educational excellence as much as we value water polo? This brilliant young scholar is a terrific success of our local educational system, and yet he barely rises to the surface for you guys. You definitely blew it, but you can fix it. Let us know that we have these homegrown gems in our midst. The choices you make about what’s “important” are messages in themselves, and you need to think about that. — Kirk Taylor, S.B.
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take on North Vietnam again. Britain could invade the Dardanelles, and Japan could send a fleet to meet up with the Australian and American navies in the Coral Sea. Germany could invade Poland and Russia. Come to think of it, I’ve never been happy about the — John Holman, S.B. Wars of the Roses.
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he ridiculous “Clean Streets” letter in the November 6 edition — with its high-toned distortion, pained sensitivities, and outrage over the existence of the poor and mentally ill on State Street — reminds me of the young men I saw one evening, drunkenly badgering and mocking an elderly homeless man. I have lived here for 60 years, and there have been poor and homeless people here for as long as I remember. It doesn’t seem to have hindered the business on State Street much. People talking on their cell phones and carelessly driving probably do more harm, but they are not such an — Katharine Gring, S.B. easy target.
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hy have the people in charge of our water supply not mandated the enlarging of Cachuma and all the other storage locations while they are empty? When and if we get some hard rains, we could store twice as much instead of dumping it over the dam walls. And why not start a water superhighway to move water where it is very abundant and send it to drought locations? The great floods in the south this year was water wasted as it poured into the ocean. This is not brain surgery; it’s just common sense. Why do Americans only react to disasters and refuse to think ahead? It is proven that almost one-third of the country is a desert and could be a fabulous resource if we had real leadership from the water experts. — Gene Tyburn, S.B.
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What you are reading is the result of years’ worth of talk in The Santa Barbara Independent’s office. We know all too well how hard it can be to successfully call our little corner of California home and have long wanted to properly celebrate the people who navigate this challenge day in and day out. To that end, we have packed this issue with all sorts of survival stories, from born-and-raised fourth-generation residents to UCSB students who refused to leave to border-crossing immigrants who have risked life and liberty to live here. It would be impossible to tell all of the survival stories that make up the wildly vibrant fabric of our community, but there are bits and pieces of all of our individual stories in the ones you will find in the pages ahead and throughout most sections of this week’s paper: Just keep an eye out for the “Surviving Santa Barbara” logo complete with St. Barbara herself. Like the act of living here itself, we hope it is worth your effort.
t is a Monday morning, sometime in that dark-
gray yet ever-brightening hour just before daybreak. I am sitting at my dining room table on the eastside of Santa Barbara, staring down the glow of my computer screen, mildly organized stacks of papers and envelopes and assorted other debris of my modern life scattered around me. The table, it would seem, pulls double duty as a home office for both me and my wife. There are notebooks filled with interviews and observations from assorted stories still on deadline for multiple publications, architectural drawings from no less than three separate projects, the must-pay-now stack of bills with a bright-colored “Collection Agency” letter on top, the not-yet-opened envelopes of less-pressing bills and pointless correspondence from credit card companies and junk mailers, two recent paychecks, a tape recorder, pens, three dirty mugs, and a brilliantly blooming vase of night lilies that I brought home from the Farmers Market just a few days ago. Outside, a murder of crows wails from the power lines overhead as a MarBorg truck finds its way noisily into second gear on the uphill of Milpas Street. Yet another postcardperfect day is exploding in the eastern sky, the warmth of it just starting to be reflected above the outline of the Mesa. I take it all in through the window next to me, my hunched-over reflection transposed over the entire scene. “Surviving Santa Barbara,” I say out loud to no one. “Surviving Santa Barbara.”
I first turned up in the -something zip code late in the summer of 1998. A transplant from the East, I have always said that surfing brought me here, but, in the course of working on this issue of The Santa Barbara Independent, I have decided to change that answer. Life brought me here. I was 19, had recently dropped out of a prominent and disturbingly privileged New England liberal arts college, and was in dire—yet unknowing—need of something real. I had no idea what I was getting into, let alone that some 16 years later I would still be here, married to the love of my life (whom I met while waiting for the bathroom at Casa de la Guerra) t te w ar and preparing to have my first tE han S child sometime this spring at Cottage Hospital. I had no idea that this little city by the sea would become my home, nor did I have any clue as to just how hard such a transition would be to pull off. Ignorance, as they say, is bliss. I moved into a duplex on the Mesa that August. It was a real-life Real
World MTV situation: seven guys in unit A and eight girls in unit B, all of us between en the ages of 18 and 20. 0. City College was our neighbor on one side, and its students were our neighbors everywhere else. I signed up for a couple of classes and somehow lucked into my first journalism job with the News-Press. Over the course of the next year, I would be evicted twice, fired from my job, witness my first and second drug overdose, and have way too much fun chasing waves and good times with new friends, exploring the wilderness that is our backyard, and being treated to ridiculously sublime sunsets nearly every day. It was a turbulent but perfect point of entry into life on the South Coast for a guy my age. Of course, the Massachusetts plates on my 1986 Chevy Corsica got me my fair share of grief in the surf world, complete with slashed tires and physical threats, but everything else, at least when looked at through the clarifying prism of hindsight, had me fast falling in love. It is said often — but only because it is Santa Barbara’s greatest truth — that this place
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is intoxicatingly beautiful, but a close second to the intersection of our geography and climate is the pace of life that it fosters, one that practically demands you prioritize the quality of your life or else. In transit at San Francisco Airport a handful off years ago, a guy at a barstool next to me noticed my Santa Barbara Bank & Trust credit card and offered in a direct, half-buzzed manner, “I used to live there. Unbelievable place. Nowhere like it that I have experienced before or since. From the mayor to the average guy living with three generations of his family under one roof, that whole town works to live rather than lives to work. It used to drive me crazy.” And while I know this city too well to make such a reductive comment myself, I also know exactly what this man was on about, Santa Barbarians know how to live. After all, why else would you hustle so hard to live in a certifiable paradise if you aren’t also going to take the time to enjoy it? For me, my “survival story” has taken me through at least four different versions of myself on the way to my current situation as editor-at-large of The Indy. I have lived on couches in friends’ living rooms and in my truck along East Camino Cielo and the Gaviota Coast, illegally built studios, a flop house on Bath Street with 13 other roommates (each of us with our own signed rental agreement!), and no fewer than six different traditional houses and apartments. I have worked as an overnight security guard, a school teacher, a carpenter, a day-laboring landscaper, a grower for a medical cannabis club, a bell hop, a secretary, a sous-chef, a social media strategist, and a cold-calling stone salesman for a rock salvage company. I have waited in line at a shelter for a warm meal and humbly taken packaged food handouts from a church. I have swallowed my pride and called home and asked my parents for help and also stupidly spent my last dollar on a beer run at Ray’s Liquor. I have watched as my classmates from that aforementioned
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‘means sacriFIce and determination because without the two, unless you are among the 1 percent, it just isn’t going to happen ...’ East Coast college have gone on to success and parenthood and home ownership and all those traditional trappings of adulthood years ahead of me mostly because of where I have chosen to grow my roots. The age 40 isn’t too far off, and I work three jobs, I live paycheck to paycheck, my wife is in essentially the same boat, and we are genuinely happy to be here, constantly marveling at the treasure of a town that has become our community despite the fact that we are in no immediate danger of having the means to open an actual savings account. If nothing else, for the vast majority of us, whether we are interloping transplants or long-established locals, surviving Santa Barbara means sacrifice and determination because without the two, unless you are among the 1 percent, it just isn’t going to happen — and even then, the occasional twist of good luck will be more than appreciated. But really, there is more to it than that. After all, the struggle is real and relative no matter what town or city you choose to take your stand in. So what is it about surviving Santa Barbara? What makes this a story worth celebrating? Like so much in this life, it is the details that give it its greater meaning: the fact that we are a city of 90,000 people packed into 41 idyllic square miles of south-facing coastline in between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains; the fact that we are a community of incredible wealth and unmissable poverty with an increasingly hard-to-find and hard-to-sustain middle class; and that we are a shiny, happy, top-tier tourism stop for travelers the world over, yet so many of our longtime and multigenerational residents will be quick to point out that Santa Barbara is a far cry from the Eden it used to be. We are the birthplace of the environmental movement, willing host of the oil industry, escape plan for the rich and beautiful, home of the confetti egg, and not-so-proud owners of a mild gang problem. We are the northernmost edge of Southern California yet adamant to keep L.A. 100 miles away. As a city, we are slow-growth or no-growth oriented, yet our daily living experience makes us a place that most would want to try and live. There is a wonderful tension in all of these things that makes Santa Barbara, for good or bad, exactly what she is: a place where simply surviving, more often than not, is an unbridled display of a life that is thriving. —Ethan Stewart
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pany and UCSB Theater, mother, wife YEARS IN S.B.: 34, born and raised SURVIVAL CREDENTIALS: “My mom and I were homeless when I was little. She was an artist who sold homemade dresses and quilts at the Sunday beach show. We lived in her tiny VW Bug, and I was actually really happy despite our circumstances.” PREVIOUS JOBS: Bar and restaurant manager, coffee barista, art teacher, personal assistant for a mystic SURVIVAL REALITY: “My husband, Terry, is also a native. We both make our living as artists. Sometimes, when painting sales are low or nonexistent, we have had to choose between feeding ourselves or my small daughter, paying the gas bill or the electric bill, being short on rent or putting gas in the car. It’s really hard … I have watched my beloved hometown change from an eclectic beach community to a very affluent seaside tourist spot.”
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Not long before this, Aida had waged and won a bitter conservatorship battle with the county. She had briefly left Heidi in the care of a family member; when that family member was arrested, Heidi, who has the mental capacity of a 3-year-old and is unable to speak, was taken away. She spent the next 16 months heavily medicated in a residential facility, an experience that traumatized her to the point that she stared biting her hands and pulling out her hair. Aida was relentless in her fight to get Heidi back, but the ordeal left her exhausted and angry.“She’s my sweetheart, my companion,” Aida said.“She’s everything to me.” One day while they were still living in the RV, Aida broke down as she pushed Heidi along a downtown sidewalk in her wheelchair. The police were called, but rather than drop the hammer, the responding officer promised to help and led the two to a nearby Housing Authority office. Case managers connected Aida with the city’s Safe Parking Program and, after sharing her story with a private landlord, found the Castillo Street two-bedroom the pair moved into last month. And while she says she “feels complete right now” with “a roof, food, and my daughter,” Aida can’t help but feel anxious about what the future will hold.
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raised her two kids. Over the years and in recent months, fate has dealt her no shortage of hardships, and she’s considered moving to San Diego for its more reasonable rental market and bigger autism community. But she’s determined to stay and wants to help those in less-fortunate positions figure out how to survive.“This happened to me, so I can help
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other people it happens to,” she said, explaining she’d like to one day start a supportive nonprofit. Her advice in the meantime? “Save money,” she said.“You don’t know when you’ll need it. Rents are crazy, and if you’re low-income, you can all of the sudden find yourself homeless.” Santa Barbara, with its “five-star hotels, fancy restaurants, and opulent residences,”
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welcomes the cheap work of minorities, but the city doesn’t want those laborers to live within its borders, Aida goes on. “I’ll never give up,” she said. Instead of moving away, “I’d rather be an activist and work hard with the community so that we all can have decent, affordable housing and so future
generations won’t have to leave their hometown.” In the meantime, she says she feels hope when Heidi smiles and is blessed to have a kitchen to make them a Thanksgiving dinner.“I feel like I should get on my knees and thank God,” she said.“I have too much.” —Tyler Hayden
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out it can also be an unrealistic burden, especially where Santa Barbara and just making enough of a living to stay here are concerned. And you are still here as you gaze out at the Pacific Ocean, perhaps the biggest magnet of all. And you think to yourself,“Life can be hard everywhere”— a true statement I learned firsthand living in London in the 1980s. Wherever you are, in order to stay, takes a
‘LIFE CAN BE HARD EVERYWHERE …’ certainly causes a bit of introspection, especially when you are a born-and-raised native somewhere in his sixth decade, still calling this place home. And you are still here as you drive along the Mesa on your way to check the waves at “The Pit,” something you have done, well, forever. Most of Cliff Drive is physically still the same as ever, except the trees are bigger and there is a bit more traffic. The rough edges of the Mesa — and all of Southern California for that matter — have been smoothed over since the ’70s. Your own definition of success has changed along with those trees and rough edges. Missed opportunities and high expectations have been chopped down and planted again. Where once “Makin’ it big” was the goal, it turns
certain amount of hard work and the ability to create your own luck, especially with music (or any of the arts) as your occupation. So why not live somewhere you enjoy? Considering you will never escape certain human predicaments — mental and physical — why not exist in a place that brings you relative ease? For me, staying here has meant a certain amount of necessary personal change — in the ’90s, Spencer the Gardener was on tour most of the time, and I was just concerned with pushing things further. Once we stopped touring, I was forced to figure out a new way to generate income. We still play all around the , but I also stripped some things down to create a sound better suited for the smaller venues. Having the ability
surviving to play wineries and afternoon parties in more of an acoustic setting are things I had previously never thought about but are now paramount to my “survival.” Then there is perseverance and luck. The latter came for me in the form of a kids’ record, Organic Gangster, which opened up a whole new stratosphere for me professionally. Perseverance came from necessity and invention — and the fact that California has always bred fierce margin walkers. And so, yes, I am still here as I gather up all my mistakes and lessons learned and stroll down to the Farmers Market, some of those mistakes already remedied and some seemingly destined to just tag along for the duration of the ride. And yes, I am still here after a particularly grueling day in Los Angeles, dealing with assorted musical interests. No matter the hell storm of traffic, the drive home always passes through Summerland and, just as I reach the top of the hill and see Fernald Point below me, I exhale and feel a particular softness in my shoulders that I have always felt when in this exact spot: simply thankful to be here. So back to the original question and the ensuing conversation, as the subjects bob and weave between what various people are up to and what businesses have closed and what have opened and whatever happened to so-and-so, it is important to remain patient, for the conversation almost always ends with,“Sure wish I could find a way back to living here …” ●
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loser to 40 than he is to 30, Jorge Morales (not his real name) knows there is an expiration date on his current Santa Barbara survival strategy. Handsome, outwardly intellectual, and quick with a high-wattage smile, Morales has ridden 20-plus years of experience in area restaurants to a prominent front-of-the-house role at one of Santa Barbara’s more lucrative eateries. In between work shifts, the Santa Barbara High graduate has also earned two degrees from Santa Barbara City College, two degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, while becoming fluent in multiple languages — all of which, though certainly impressive, have done little to improve his situation.“This place is my home. I grew up here, but I can’t continue like this. Not here at least. I have a good job, I am making good money, but for how long? You can’t last forever in the restaurant industry, and I am getting older, and things around here certainly aren’t getting any less expensive,” explained Morales over coffee recently, his tone more matter-of-fact than regretful.“And sure, I have these degrees, but I can’t really do anything with them because of my big trouble with the INS. Eventually there will be a line that I cannot cross or, worse, cause trouble for the people I work for. I am not willing to risk that.” The middle child of five, Morales was born in Puebla, Mexico, near Mexico City. He was 3 when his parents split. His mom, in search of “that whole idea of making a better life for the family,” left shortly thereafter for Southern California. More than a decade later, at the age of 14, he and his little sister followed her.“It’s not easy, man.” He said of his early days at high school.“Learning English and being in a whole new world and, of course, you are a kid — you have serious culture shock, but you don’t know what that is, so you just deal with it as best you can.” Eventually gang life and trouble with the law became a reality. Following court orders, he was sent back to Mexico immediately after graduation.“I was back the next day pretty much. It was easy back then, especially when you spoke English and had a valid high school ID.” And so it went, working jobs at gas stations and restaurants while chasing higher education through much of the ’90s.“I always saw education as a doorway to something better. That’s just how I was raised,” he explained. While at Santa Barbara City College, he got an employment permit, was given a social security number, and, after a last-minute invite from his mother to travel across the border to meet the father he barely knew, he
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was caught and deported once again. And, once again, he was back in Santa Barbara “pretty much the next day.” Immigration authorities caught up with Morales soon after at a border checkpoint: deported for a third time. Less than two years later, while visiting a former girlfriend in Arizona, he was pulled over for a traffic violation and deported for a fourth and final time. It was then, after a judge explained to him that his next arrest would equal actual jail time, that “it dawned on me I was in big shit,” he said.“But what was I going to do? I had grown up here; Santa Barbara was my
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/-/: When the Lights Go Out Get ready to be immersed in a theatrical performance with elements of cabaret and acrobatics that is, according to the show’s creators, “what happens inside your dreams, between the sheets, and in the secrets that we keep ….” The premiere performance benefits Direct Relief’s Maternal and Child Health Programs and will be followed by a reception. Thu.: : and :pm; Fri.: :pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido St. $-$. Call - or visit lobero.com. Read more on p. .
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/: Ice in Paradise Groundbreaking Ceremony & Celebration The Greater S.B. Ice Skating Association would like to thank the community for its continued support by inviting all to the groundbreaking ceremony of the future site of Ice in Paradise, S.B.’s new ice-skating rink. After the ceremony, there will be a celebration with refreshments in the Rotunda at Deckers Brands with transportation provided by S.B. Airbus. Ceremony: pm. Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta; Celebration: -pm. Deckers Brands Headquarters, Hollister Ave., Goleta. Free. For information and to RSVP, email jennifer@iceinparadise.org.
/: Diabetes Now This educational session will show you how the William Sansum Diabetes Center improves the quality of life and health of more than , people with diabetes in S.B. through research, education, and care. pm. William Sansum Diabetes Ctr., Bath St. Free. Call - or visit sansum.org. /: The Age of Sail: The Transatlantic Packet Ship Era Journey into the world of the American merchant marine from - as Robin Lloyd will present a visual PowerPoint giving the history behind his historical novel Rough Passage to London and a detailed portrayal of the ships, passengers, and sailors of the antebellum era. pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, Harbor Wy. Free-$. Call - or visit sbmm.org. /: Instant Karma Indulge in a night of spontaneous hilarity as this troupe of improv artists have achieved notoriety with their lightning-quick wits and madcap imaginations and will create
/-/: King Lear London’s renowned Globe Theatre returns to S.B. with a new production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy King Lear, the story of a weary king who proposes to break up his kingdom and divide it among his three daughters. With its tempestuous poetry, flashes of humor, and heartrending themes, this play is one of the deepest artistic explorations of the human condition. Thu.-Fri.: pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu. /: Jessie Bridges & Tom Rhodes With influences including the Beatles, The Beach Boys, Jenny Lewis, and more, Jessie Bridges explores music that hooks listeners both lyrically and melodically. Opening the show will be Tom Rhodes, who, according to his website, creates “a warm place for his raspy, road-worn voice and deceptively simple guitar.” :pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $. Call - or visit sohosb.com. /: Royal Jelly Jive An intoxicating mixed drink of gypsy rock and soul jive, this band dives headfirst into the old-school sounds of
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FRIDAY 11/21 /: String Chamber Concert The Music Department at Westmont College equips students in study, composition, and performance of great music. I’m sure we will not be disappointed when we see how they are doing. pm. Deane Chapel, Westmont College, La Paz Rd. Free. Call - or visit westmont.edu.
/: An Evening of Champagne and Oysters This evening will feature an amazing Champagne flight paired with oysters from the Jolly Oyster, shucked to order, all while you enjoy music by the fireplace. -pm. Corks n’ Crowns, Anacapa St. $-$. Call - or visit corksand crowns.com. /: Stylust Beats x Trevor Kelly Skate punk and hip-hop devotee Stylust Beats’ groundbreaking deejay talents for fusing rap hooks and dubstep bass with other genres have earned him the rep as a creative renegade. Joining him will be deejay/producer/ composer Trevor Kelly. pm. Velvet
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/-/: Revenge of the Space Pandas The S.B. Junior High School Performing Arts Club presents this wacky comedy that follows the adventures of Binky Rudich and his friends on a timetraveling romp to a planet inhabited by pandas. If that were not enough, there will be dancing and singing, too! pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, E. Cota St. $-$. Call - or visit sbjhs.org /events. day to shop on Friday, November . Fri.: -pm (members only); Sat.-Sun.: am - pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, Mission Canyon Rd. Free. Call - or visit sbbg .org.
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/: Jed Myers The author and poet, who also hosts a popular music-and-poetry open-mike cabaret in Seattle, will be on hand for the release of his new book of poems, The Nameless. There will be refreshments. :pm. Granada Books, State St. Free. Call -.
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/: C College Women’s Soccer: Ottawa (Kan.) at Westmont Neither team in this National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Championship opening-round match has tasted defeat in a long time. Westmont (-) is ope on an eight-game winning streak, including a - victory over Vanguard last weekend for the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) tournala ment title. The Warriors’ attack is paced by All-GSAC forward Mallory Mitchell ( goals, assists) and midfielder Tiffany Dimaculangan ( goals, assists). Ottawa (--) is undefeated in its last games. The Braves took the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament crown by winning a penalty-kick shootout after playing to a - tie with Kansas Wesleyan. Westmont, ranked No. on the final NAIA coaches’ poll, is one of schools to host tournament games Saturday, with the winners joining host Mobile, Alabama, in the second round beginning December at Orange Beach, Alabama. Coach Kristi Kiely’s Warriors were D runners-up last year in their bid to win the school’s sixth national women’s run soccer title. pm. Thorrington Field, Westmont College, La Paz Rd. Freesocce $. Call - or visit westmont.edu/athletics.
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/: An Evening with Christopher Cross Four years, two albums, eight hit singles, several world tours, five Grammies, /: Joan Bowman Inspired by audiotapes her father recorded and one Oscar mark this adultin the last year of his life, Bowman contemporary singer’s career. and her sisters created the cookYou don’t have a long way to go book La Cucina Marinello: Three to make it to the border of the Generations of Italian Cooking with Granada — just ride, ride like the simple secrets to improvisational wind to this great night of music! southern Italian that celebrate pm. Granada Theatre, State food and family. Noon-pm. Teco- St. $-$. Call - or visit lote Book Shop, E. Valley Rd., granadasb.org. Montecito. Free. Call -. /: Crafts Around the /-/: S.B. Master ChoWorld: Rainsticks Believed to have been invented by the rale Performance The S.B. Master Chorale will perform J.S. Aztecs, the rainstick mimics the Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a choral sound of rain and was thought masterpiece considered one of to bring rainstorms. Come and the greatest musical works of all create your own rainstick and time. Sat.: :pm; Sun.: pm. bring some rain to S.B.! PreregisFirst United Methodist Church, tration is required. -pm. Goleta E. Anapamu St. Free-$. Call Library, Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Ages +. Call - or - or visit sbmasterchorale visit sbplibrary.org. .org.
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/: Veggies Gone Wild Experience some decidedly nonclassic but uniquely delicious sides for your holiday meals. Creative and paleo-friendly vegetable-based dishes include carrot fries, cauliflower rice, brussels sprout chips, and more. RSVP is encouraged. -pm. S.B. Public Market, W. Victoria St. Free. Call - or visit sbpublicmarket.com. a raffle of a surfboard with all the evening’s proceeds going to Ethan’s two sons. pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $. Call - or visit plazatheater carpinteria.com. /: The English Beat Creating distinct sounds through the use of alternating lead vocals, this ska revival band will bring pop, soul, reggae, and rock to you. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $-$. Ages +. Call - or visit sohosb.com. /: S.B. Youth Symphony Fall Concert This orchestra of - young musicians will present a night of classical music featuring soloist Connor Rowe on trombone. Fall into Mikhail Glinka, Launy Grondahl, and Franz Schubert. pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call - or visit lobero.com.
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/: Rock the House II Girls Rock S.B. will host its showcase and fundraiser with all proceeds to benefit this nonprofit organization that empowers girls through music. This night will feature music by the girls, raffles, and more. pm.
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $-$. Call - or visit girlsrocksb.org. /: K Gobble Gobble Run Have fun with friends and family and stay fit during the holiday season. There will be walks, jogs, runs, and even a Gobble Gobble Wine Walk with wine tasting stations along your walk/jog with a glass of wine at the finish line. There will be food trucks, an expo, and post-race festival with live music and a pumpkin-carving contest and Thanksgiving-themed costume contest. Register prior to the event. am - pm. Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard, Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos. Ages +. $-$. Call () - or visit kholidayrun.com. /: Audiovisual Journey with Drums, Cymbals, and Jingling Johnnies Turkische Musik refers to music that includes certain percussion instruments, such as kettle drums, and also imitates the melodic rhythm of other Turkish music. Ender Kunstal will guide audience through a cross-cultural journey illustrated with music examples and period images of the Ottoman-era Turkish music. -pm. Goleta Library, N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call - or visit sbplibrary.org. /: Kobie Boykins: Exploring the Red Planet Join NASA engineer Kobie Boykins for an engag-
ing evening exploring the red planet, with an update on the very latest chapter in the ongoing story of Mars, including the evidence of life-supporting conditions on the planet such as water. pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures .sa.ucsb.edu. Read more on p. . /: Love at Work: The Ten Commandments Musical This musical is timeless and will reach deep into your soul because it is the word of God, in song. The presenters will be acclaimed TV hosts, speakers/directors, authors, and recording artists, along with Barry Black, nd chaplain of the United States Senate. pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido. $.-$. Call - or visit lobero.com.
MONDAY 11/24 /: MURS, ¡Mayday! Murs, one of rap’s biggest independent success stories and a pioneering L.A. underground hip-hop artist, will be performing along with Miami-based hip-hop group ¡Mayday! to bring to you what is sure to be a remarkable live show. -:pm. Velvet Jones, State St. $. Ages +. Visit nightout .com.
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/: To Kill a Mockingbird The Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series, established by S.B. County Psychological Association to honor the life and work of film composer and S.B. resident Elmer Bernstein, will be screening the American drama adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel about Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depressionera South who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge and his kids against
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TUESDAY 11/25 /: New Orleans Legends: Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Allen Toussaint This band has kept jazz alive in the French Quarter for more than years, and they will bring it along with singer/songwriter Allen Toussaint, one of the most influential figures in contemporary New Orleans music who is celebrated for his deft touch and funky feel on the piano. pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido. $-$. Call - or visit lobero.com. /: Gmail for Beginners in Spanish (Gmail para Principiantes en Español Set up a Gmail account to send and receive email. Reservations are required. Establecer una cuenta de Gmail para enviar y recibir correo electrónico. Se requiere reservación. -am. Eastside Library, E. Montecito St. Free. Call - or visit sbplibrary.org.
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/: A Tribute to the Legendary Neil Young Songwriters at Play! is a series of showcases featuring performances by top talent from California’s Central Coast and touring pro musicians. This time out, the series is paying tribute to the legendary Neil Young with a show that will feature songs like “Sugar Mountain,” “Helpless,” “Harvest Moon,” “Rockin’ in the Free World,” and many more performed by more than artists. :pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $. Call - or visit songwritersatplay.com /calendar.
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/: Santa Ynez Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Representatives from Bethania Lutheran Church, Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple, Old Mission Santa Inés Roman Catholic Church, Islamic Center of Lompoc, St. Mark’s in-theValley Episcopal Church, and the Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community will join together to affirm unity as grateful neighbors. A complimentary reception will follow in the church hall. pm. Bethania Lutheran Church, Atterdag Rd., Solvang. Free. Call - or visit bethania lutheran.net.
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When parents fall in love with someone other than their children’s mother or father, it can be difficult for everyone. How does your new novel handle that theme? With honesty. For children dealing with “replacement” parents, the pain can be excruciating …. [They] often have difficulty putting their feelings into words, and that’s what I tried to do with [my book].
writing the novel, I didn’t have a storyline. I knew I wanted to explore particular themes, and then I created a storyline around them. I had to put together a basic structure — two adults, one divorced, one a widower …. Once I had that structure, the rest developed very organically with one small section and then another and then another.
I’ve heard you say that while the book is a love story, it is emphatically not a romance novel. A Foolish Consistency is a complex story about love and loss and the feelings that go with them. It most definitely has a romance component, but romance is not the primary element. The love story gives me the circumstances through which I can explore the children’s grief — as well as that of other family members — and how it is manifested in different areas of their lives.
There are so many novels being published every year, it’s easy for a new one to get lost in the shuffle. How do you plan to help the book find its audience? That really is a challenge. But in some ways the book sort of finds its own audience. I’ve found it very interesting that many people who’ve commented on it have indicated some aspect that resonates with them, and it’s often very different. One gentleman said the couple reconnecting after 25 years reminded him of his experience with his wife. Another person was reminded of her own childhood, and someone else, the loss of her husband. The book incorporates universal human themes that a lot of people can relate to. It’s been recommended as a great book club read, and word of mouth is proving to be huge.
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up watching Star Trek and dreaming of piloting rocket ships. Now he helps build spacecraft for a living. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer has contributed solar arrays, Curiosity on Mars actuators, and other components for Mars rovers, two of which, the Opportunity and Curiosity, continue to roam the red planet long after their expected lifespan, thanks to his work. Boykins spoke to The Independent about engineering, new frontiers, and the importance of failure.
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When I was a student, I came to JPL, and my first job was working on the Pathfinder, the first Mars lander that we had done since Viking 1 and 2 …. Now I am deputy second manager at JPL. I run an organization of approximately 100 people that is working on instruments for small spacecraft, trying to infuse new technology into new space technology. Tell me about the solar arrays you build for Mars rovers.
Think of it as the solar cells that are in your calculator. We are taking the sun’s energy, converting it into electricity, the electricity charges a battery, the battery runs a rover. That’s how the solar arrays work. So what’s the point of going to Mars? The reason we study Mars is to understand how planets will evolve and if that same evolution [could] occur here on Earth. Could we have a future that looks like Mars? ... At the end of the day, that’s why it’s important to study Mars. Any last words? I think it’s important for everyone to note that failure is an opportunity for us to learn …. Some of our greatest engineering achievements come from our failures, not from our successes. It’s not about how great you are or how bad you are; it’s how you learn from your mistakes, and I challenge everybody to be great from learn—Richie DeMaria ing from their mistakes.
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burned the middle portion of the course. Being resourceful, Escobar shifted gears and created the Red Rock 40 for 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Escobar lengthened the course to 50 miles. “It’s an incredible venue,” said Escobar. “This run incorporates both Santa Barbara backcountry and front-country trails. The views of the city and the Channel Islands are fantastic.” The course is steep with lengthy, rocky ascents and descents. There are long remote sections between the few, well-stocked aid stations. A light is required as many runners are still racing after it gets dark. At least 60 ounces of fluids are to be carried by all participants. “It’s very strenuous — mostly dirt trail and roads with nearly 16,000 feet of vertical gain and descent,” said Escobar. “It’s a big course.” The race is open to 150 entrants. Escobar is also hosting a trail marathon and half marathon on the same day along the same course. “The Red Rock 50 is for advanced trail runners only,” continued Escobar. “There are long sections of remote backcountry trails with little or no support. I would not suggest the Santa Barbara Red Rock 50 for a new or aspiring trail runner.” Escobar has purposely incorporated an old-school approach to the Red Rock 50. The remote location means limited aid and not the usual fanfare of other races around the country. He hopes entrants will appreciate his low-key race that begins and ends in the darkness of the backcountry. “This run will remind you or introduce you to the old-school trail-running culture,” he said, “beautiful location, challenging course, minimal support, and great people!” While running in the Santa Barbara Nine Trails race last August, I asked a couple of more seasoned trail runners during the race where the Red Rock 50 measured up with other 50 milers around the country. One runner said he considered a 50-miler in Arizona and another in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado as the most difficult but that the Red Rock 50 was right there with those. “I don’t know how it compares to other events, but, based on previous Red Rock finish times, you can say that the Santa Barbara Red Rock is a very slow and difficult course,” said Escobar. “This course is not to be taken lightly.” The Red Rock 50 is Sunday, November 30, with a 6 a.m. start time. — Chuck Graham To register, see allwedoisrun.com.
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he palatial home of the William A. Clark family, which sits on a bluff overlooking East Beach, is not the first building to occupy the site. Before the Clark mansion, the location was home to the William Miller Graham family, prominent in Santa Barbara high society in the early 1900s. William Miller Graham made his substantial fortune in mining and oil. In 1903, he purchased just over 23 oceanside acres from George Booth in an area popularly called Booth’s Point. Initially, the Graham family lived in the old Booth house while they engaged architect Francis Wilson to design a new home. Among the significant commissions handled by Wilson were the Santa Barbara Club on Chapala Street and the Mission Revival–style Southern Pacific depot in downtown Santa Barbara. His work for the Grahams was impressive, indeed. Reminiscent of an Italian villa, it had a 26-foot-wide veranda commanding views of the ocean and mountains. The entrance hall was 58 feet long, with a floor of white marble. Oak was used throughout the home. The house was surrounded by formal gardens that were judged “a marvel of landscaping skill” by one newspaper. By the fall of 1904, the family had settled into their new home, Bellosguardo. The Grahams became mainstays of the social scene, known for the fabulous parties thrown at their home. One affair featured a psychic, dancers, a juggler, and a trained monkey. The Grahams’ marriage was not a particularly happy one, and after 1910, William was rarely seen at Bellosguardo; the couple divorced in 1921. By the mid-1920s, W. M. Graham was also having serious financial problems. His fortune, at one time estimated at more than $20 million, had shrunk to $150. When he filed for bankruptcy in 1925, his debts totaled more than $1.6 million. Eleanor Graham sold Bellosguardo to William A. Clark in 1923 for $300,000, and 10 years later, Mrs. Clark had the house torn down to make way for a new home designed by Reginald Johnson, architect of Santa Barbara’s main post office and the Biltmore hotel. And there the house sits today, with its commanding view of the — Michael Redmon Pacific.
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port can be hard to come by. But UCSB’s Guardian Scholars Program is attempting to change that: This year, the program teamed up with several other campus programs to donate bicycles. For the 50 former foster-youth freshman participants, the bikes served as a welcome to the UCSB campus and a link to Lisa Przekop, director of admissions and advisor to the Guardian Scholars Program. In previous years, students would often wait until a crisis arose to seek the services offered through the program, Przekop said, but she wanted to form a connection sooner to help students make the most of their years at the university. So the timing was perfect when Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) advisory member Kimberly Tapia contacted Przekop about the bike donations. James Wagner, director of TAP, worked with others on campus to ensure that each bike, all of which had been abandoned on campus, was registered and in working order. “The Associated Students Bicycle Shop manager Adam Jahnke found volunteers from the UCSB Cycling Team to assist his staff with the refurbishment of 50 bicycles,” Wagner said. Przekop saw the bikes as a way to help students on a tight budget gain a little more independence and mobility. “Welcoming them to campus with this gift gave me a special way to reach out to them and introduce them to the Guardian Scholars Program,” she said. “The university is a big place with great services, but sometimes the Guardian Scholars need help navigating the system.” The Guardian program’s help comes in many forms. The students are unlikely to receive substantial family support or guidance in their educational and career choices. Przekop helps fill this void by acting
as liaison, cheerleader, and life coach. The program offers academic counseling, financial literacy workshops, and general guidance throughout the university experience. Kristy Matsutani, a senior psychology major and a Guardian Scholars peer advisor, said the program “has given me resources to be a more successful student academically, socially, and financially, and it has provided me opportunities to network with amazing people whom I would have never met without participating.” Andre Theus, a senior sociology major and another peer advisor, said, “Guardian Scholars is home, community, and a support network of similarly situated young adults on a path to breaking the mold that society binds us in.” He also made it clear that everyone involved in the organization understands the personal nature of students’ past struggles. “We are here for those who want to identify as a former foster youth and those who want help but don’t want to be identified.” Bicycles are a cultural symbol of student life at UCSB. In the past, bikes have been out of reach for many Guardian Scholars. Theus pointed out that former foster youth “tend not to have access to $200 retail-value beach cruisers.” The bike he received is more than just a vehicle for transportation — it provides “a sense of ownership and property. It means a lot to have something in your name.” — Andie Bridges
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f there were a Pocket Field Guide to Dating Musicians, it would read like this: This species can best be viewed in its natural habitat, under the colored lights of nightclub stages — and in the drier months, anywhere there’s free beer. At the front stands the lead singer, scientific name Egos maximus, a close relative of the peacock. Don’t look him directly in the eye; he views this as a mating call and will rip his ironic T-shirt right off and begin caressing the mike suggestively if he thinks you’re the slightest bit interested. To his left is the guitarist, Controli freakata, recognized in the wild by his rock-and-roll power stance, practiced indifference, and telltale markings: pants several sizes too small and bits of twine, locks of hair, and other strands of refuse wound round his wrist as boho jewelry. Beware: He is prone to depression; it’s when he writes “his best stuff.” And making all that racket at the back, on the riser, is the grinning drummer, Rhythm perspiratious, descended more recently than the rest of us from apes. This good-time boy is a competent multitasker but frequently shamed by his bandmates for not knowing scales. Feeding habits: Large meat sandwiches that he stores in the bass drum and gnaws on between songs. Then there’s the keyboard player, who … Wait, no. This isn’t 1985. There is no keyboard player. But hark. What is that intriguing breed on the right? The one standing in the shadows with the quiet intensity and the booming, low-slung bass? That, my by Starshine boyfriend-shopping adventurers, is the extraordinary Fella perfectata from the family Delicieux. His coat is less showy than the others’, so he often goes unnoticed. email: starshine@roshell.com Yet he’s always there when you need him, steadily, deftly weaving the band’s rhythm and melody into an impenetrable humming-thumping-humming-thumping musical fabric that— scientifically speaking—you just want to wrap yourself up in. Naked. Listen, I’ve dated a lot of musicians. And if you’re looking for a band member who can make your soul wail a power ballad, there’s no better choice than a bass player. (This commentary is about men because that’s how I roll, but Kim Gordon, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann, Suzi Quatro, Kim Deal, Meshell Ndegeocello: respect.) Here’s why the bass player is the best rocker to pluck your strings:
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> What’s sexier than a man who doesn’t need to be the center of attention — who’s content to sit back and hold a thing together from the bottom up? That sort of hang-backedness speaks to a deep-rooted confidence, an honorable work ethic even, that can only be described as hotness amplified. > There’s something to be said about an instrument that makes your whole howdy-do rumble. And that something is this: “Yes, please.” > Bass players are classy. Think McCartney and Sting — not Flea, who’s a drummer in bass players’ clothing (which apparently is a tube sock). The very fact that you don’t know who played bass for most of the great American bands is testament to the bass player’s humility. And if modesty doesn’t sound sexy, then wake up just once next to a lead singer — go on, I dare you — and see how quickly “unassuming” becomes music to your ears. > Bass players don’t care if you notice this, but theirs is the manliest instrument in a rock band. It’s the biggest and heaviest. And the strings are rope-thick, which gives bass players strong fingers, and we’ll just leave that right there. To be clear, no one is suggesting you date a musician. They keep odd hours, are hard of hearing, and believe that actual income-generating work harshes their carefully cultivated mellow. Plus you’ll be expected to do a lot of stage-side swaying and swooning as though you hadn’t heard that exact song played that exact way 17 kajillion times before. But if your inner groupie simply won’t be stifled, don’t fret. Just snag yourself a four-stringed fella. And keep some earplugs handy. Starshine Roshell is the author of Wife on the Edge.
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Superior Athletics, Shoestring Budgets
UCSB Coaches Create Winning Teams with Limited Resources
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exactly the budget he was given as coach of the UCSB men’s swimming and diving team in 1975. “It was $1,592, and it covered everything — all travel, meals, equipment, telephone, postage …. But it didn’t matter to me. I had a job in paradise.” Wilson’s first team went 0-9 in dual meets. “The kids called themselves the F Troop [a ragtag army unit in a TV show of that name],” he said. “There was only one way for me to go. I had to work to get there. My main job was teaching physical-activity classes. I’d go home at night, make calls, and write letters. I kept track. I was putting in 94 hours a week.” Wilson escaped the grind in 1983. He took a job as aquatics supervisor at UC Berkeley, his alma mater. “I didn’t have to teach,” he said. “I was in charge of lifeguards and pool scheduling. Forty hours a week!” Less than a year later, he returned to UCSB. “I missed the challenge that coaching presented,” he said. “I missed having an influence in kids’ lives.” Beginning in 1984, Wilson took over the women’s as well as the men’s swimming teams. He’s still working at it in his 39th season as a coach. He has compiled an enviable record in the Big West and Mountain Pacific leagues — 26 men’s and 13 women’s team championships. But in the big picture of Division 1 NCAA competition, surrounded by such powerhouse programs as UCLA, USC, Stanford, and Cal, the challenge UCSB coaches face is to survive with limited resources. “All of us coaches have to fundraise for our existence to help pay for assistant coaches, additional scholarships, and equipment,” Wilson said. “We can’t buy elite swimmers. We can try to get good athletes to come to an elite academic institution by the ocean.” Pete Dolan has been head coach of UCSB’s track-andfield and cross-country teams for 28 years. All four teams have won conference titles, including men’s cross-country this fall. They finished seventh out of 29 teams in the NCAA Regional, ahead of Cal, Washington State, and Arizona. UCSB’s track facility has been inadequate to stage home meets for several years. An upgrade is slated. “How do we do it?” Dolan said. “We don’t complain. If the track has only three usable lanes, we’ll use them. We bring in people who believe
in us, and I believe in them. Boys to men, girls to women — it’s so rewarding to be part of that process.” Two recent Gaucho graduates, 800-meter runner Ryan Martin and heptathlete Barbara Nwaba, are genuine Olympic contenders. A pair of multiple Olympic medalists, breaststroker Richard Schroeder and freestyle great Jason Lezak, have come out of Wilson’s swimming program. Dolan wishes he had more to work with, but he said, “I don’t go to sleep angry. Hey, it’s my choice to be here. I get up and run every day along the bluffs. I can go surfing and paddleboarding. That’s part of my pay.” Two of UCSB’s most successful coaches over a long haul have retired. Kathy Gregory took over women’s volleyball the same year Wilson was hired and plugged away for 38 years, landing the Gauchos in the NCAA tournament 26 times. Mark French lifted women’s basketball from the bottom of the league to 12 NCAA tournament appearances before retiring after 21 seasons in 2007. Bob Williams, whose 17-year tenure as UCSB men’s basketball coach is the longest of any active Division 1 coach on the West Coast, counts as a survivor. His sport is the university’s most important in terms of revenue and recognition — and the most challenging because of intense competition among 350 schools to get a piece of March Madness. The Gauchos have gone to the NCAA tournament three times under Williams. This year’s team has the potential for a banner season despite a 0-2 start (a 10-point defeat at No. 5
TEAM EFFORT: Now in his 39th season, UCSB swim coach Gregg Wilson (above) has compiled an enviable record of team championships. Pete Dolan (left) has been head coach of UCSB’s track-and-field and cross-country teams for 28 years; all four teams have won conference titles despite UCSB’s inadequate track facility.
Kansas and an overtime loss at Florida Gulf Coast). NBA scouts have been turning out in droves to watch Alan “Big Al” Williams, UCSB’s 6�8�, 265-pound senior forward, and he has not disappointed them, averaging a robust 25.5 points and 14.5 rebounds. “Bob Williams did it the Gaucho way,” Wilson said. “You hustle, beat the bushes, discover some talent, coach them up, and sometimes you get lucky.” Tim Vom Steeg is UCSB’s most thriving current coach after 16 seasons of men’s soccer. Through aggressive recruiting and fundraising, he has built a winning program that snagged an NCAA championship in 2006 and has led the nation in attendance for eight consecutive years. Fourth-year baseball coach Andrew Checketts would like to see the Gauchos host an NCAA Regional. He has the talent to do it, as well as the schedule — bringing Brigham Young University, Kentucky, USC, and Oregon to town in 2015 — but Caesar Uyesaka Stadium needs lights. A committee of Gaucho baseball fans has been scrambling to raise $500,000 by the end of the month so that lights can be installed during the season. “We need a big donor to step up,” Checketts said. Sometime in the next month or two, UCSB will name a man or woman who will determine whether the Gauchos thrive, survive, or wither in the future. That person will be the new athletics director (AD), replacing Gary Cunningham, who has filled in as the interim AD since July. “We want to get this one right,” said Wilson, who’s on a search committee that is interviewing six candidates for the position. “We need to bring in somebody who can lead, who can put together a plan of attack; somebody who understands the academic rigors of the university and works well with the chancellor, administrators, and coaches; someone who is presentable to the public and very good at raising money.” Wilson may find himself surviving in a different way if a new era prolongs his enthusiasm. “I’m not sure I could handle retirement,” he said. “They might have to push me on the pool deck in a wheelchair with an oxygen canister.” PRESIDIO SPORTS PHOTOS
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on one of Roy’s longtime off-ando on servers (musician Spencer B Barnitz is another; see his SSurviving Santa Barbara sto story on page 30.) “We made eve everything $10 including soup and salad,” said Gandy. “That got g everyone coming in.” H eventually took over JeanHe nine’s next door, and later, with a liquor license in hand, built it into the Jolly Tiger bar, hosting live bands every night of the week (including Jack Johnson’s first solo shows). For years, they were the only place in town that served dinner until midnight — and many nights a week, that still holds true. “It’s amazing what people come in here: performers after their shows, late arrivals at hotels, late flights, people after the movies on weeknights,” said Gandy, who combined the two sides during another remodel a few years later. “You can come in at 11 p.m. and not feel like you’re the last customer in the place. You can just relax.” The monthly art installations “keep the place fresh,” said Gandy, and he gets a little commission off the piece or two that sells each show. But the vibe is really staff-dependent, so being a place where musicians and artists can pop in for a few months of work in between busier times cultivates a creative culture, he said. “I’m pretty flexible and accommodating to their schedule, and I understand that their other thing comes first,” said Gandy, but he appreciates the bottom-line benefits. “The energy these guys have impacts the place. They’re connected to people.” This past August, Gandy celebrated 25 years on Carrillo Street and considers the chunks of time he gets every day between shifts to be all the vacation he needs. “I started out cooking,” Restaurant Roy is open for said Gandy, who still lunch, dinner, and drinks until works the kitchen every midnight. See restaurantroy Sunday and Monday. .com or call 966-5636. “That was what I liked to do the most.”
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ilence and a slightly befuddled of his Espressway Café, located where Lilly’s look ensued when I ask Roy Taquería is now. “It was a gold mine.” Gandy about vacations When “people started coming for — like, does the enduring the food instead of the coffee,” Gandy TO chef-owner of Restauexpanded, but then started looking for rant Roy on Carrillo Street ever alternatives, as the building was about take any? “Mmm, well,” muttered to be retrofit. On his way to Montecito Gandy, shifting a bit on his barstool Bank & Trust downtown one day, he ON HIS as if the thought of them make him parked in front of the Riviera Café on nervous. “Not really.” As his wife, Carrillo Street and popped in to ask Lisa, confirms their scarcity with a the owner whether he’d like to give up shaking head from behind her bar-top his lease. “Today might be your lucky laptop, he continues with a proud smirk, day,” the man replied after speaking with BY MATT KETTMANN “But I like what I do.” his wife. “He slid out, I slid in, and that was What he does — and has done for 25-plus it,” said Gandy. “Less than a week later, I was years — is run one of Santa Barbara’s most consishere.” tent culinary scenes, a prix fixe place that offers gourmet A year later, he changed the menu and scene to Restaurant dishes at approachable prices, ever-changing art on the walls, Roy, whose name was actually created by artist Brad Nack, and late-night hours, always serving until midnight. The aura, bolstered by servers, cooks, and bartenders who live second lives as musicians, painters, and other incarnations of interesting, manages to be both comforting and cool, with equal dashes cheap eats of corner diner, neon nightclub, and neighborhood bar. “We carved out a niche by being open late,” said Gandy of one of his secrets to success. “And the people who work here give the place its personality.” Owning a restaurant was the last thing on his mind back in February 1982, when he followed a girlfriend to Santa Barbara from his hometown of Buffalo, New York, where he’d watched his family struggle in the hospitality biz for the two generations of Gandy’s Restaurant, founded by his grandfather in 1919. He did wind up cooking, though, first at the Philadelphia House at Hollister and Modoc (victim of the Painted Cave Fire) and then for the various kitchens of Brigitte Guehr and Norbert Schulz, e all must eat, but many of us don’t always where he was featured in Gourmet magazine as chef of Oysters have the cash to feast like a king and queen in (where bouchon is now). Despite his initial ownership misgivSanta Babylon’s spendy culinary scene. Fear not, ings, it didn’t take too long to realize the next step. “I liked my hungry readers, for a decade and a half of living paycheck own gig,” said Gandy. to paycheck with a 9310-something zip code has taught me One day in the summer of 1989, while riding his bike to the tricks to fill up your stomach without emptying your wallet. beach, he stopped at the State Street/Highway 101 intersecHere are five I’m willing to share. tion, stared at the long line of cars waiting the four minutes for the stoplight to change, and saw a storefront on Chapala up Taco Time: From La Colmena on Milpas to Lilly’s downfor rent. The highway was about to be turned into a freeway, town and the new Taquería El Pastorcito on De la Vina, Santa but he recognized the short window of opportunity to open a Barbara’s heaps of prime taco spots serve up finger-licking small café that served coffee, sandwiches, and salads to those good eats for anywhere from $1.25 to $2.50 a taco. stuck at the lights. “They’d fall right in the front door,” he said
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LIGHTS OUT: TOP: Aerialists and drummers are just some of the elements in this unpredictable new show. MIDDLE: Singer Leo Gallo provides the through line for the evening. BOTTOM: Dancers move around and through the space they share with the audience.
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ur city has more than its share of sophisticated entertainment options. But it wasn’t until spring of this year when Kerrilee Kaski Gore transformed Carr Winery into an immersive cabaret club that the audience for edgy, musicdriven dance and acrobatics got what it was looking for. Patterned after such popular Los Angeles attractions as the Lucent Dossier residency at the Edison, but drawn primarily from Gore’s active imagination, the show mixed loud modern rock music, beautiful dancers in sexy costumes, audience interaction, and multimedia production into a single full-sensory night out. The goal, as Gore stated at the time, was to leave people feeling as if they didn’t know what had hit them. After a short hiatus during which, among other things, the former Kaski got hitched to Depeche Mode founder and longtime Montecito resident Martin Gore, the show is back, and it’s headed for a new venue. Having found the Lobero’s David Asbell to be an accommodating host, the creative team — which includes director Jason Young, set designer Victoria Imperioli, and impresario Jen Smithwick — decided to take over the stage area of the theater, putting the audience once again in the middle of the action. On opening night this Thursday, November 20, the ill early 5:30 p.m. performance will ect double as a fundraiser for Direct Relief International. It will be folnd lowed by a second 8:30 show and a third and final performance on Friday, November 21.
FOO FIGHTERS SONIC HIGHWAYS In the long promotional buildup to the Foo Fighters’ new album, Sonic Highways, lead singer Dave Grohl touted his band’s revolutionary new recording approach: “… we are going to make this album in a way that no one’s ever done before,” he told NME last summer. The band recorded eight songs in eight of America’s most mythic music cities (New Orleans, D.C., Seattle, etc.), recruiting area music luminaries to join their cause in the name of expanding the Fighters’ sound with reverence and deference to the rock ’n’ roll of old. They also made an HBO documentary of the whole thing. But the concept is the only way to differentiate Sonic Highways from the rest of the earnest, chugging soft-grunge the band has dependably made for
two decades; if you like them, you will like this. Songs like “Congregation” and “What Did I Do?/ God As My Witness” sound like “Everlong” and “My Hero” with new lyrics and are every bit as catchy, while “Outside” features an impressive, Verve-y, psychedelic blues jam of a midsection. If nothing else, the album shows the band has an unstoppable talent for redoing what they do very well over and over. But that they would wrap it all up in conceptual bombast by invoking the ghosts of music past, and endow their generic alt-rock with an inflated sense of importance, only hurts these otherwise inoffensive radio rehashes. Like Daft Punk’s overblown Random Access Memories, another late-career rock-revival “Real Music”
statement, tatement, Sonic Highways promises a revolution Hi h i l ti and delivers mostly mediocrity. It is another sad example of an aging band slamming its listeners with a sledgehammer of self-superiority as a means of disguising the actual blandness of their much-heralded return. Props to the Foos for their consistency, but if rock ’n’ roll needed a multimillion-dollar retread as a revival, then perhaps this is more of an epitaph. — Richie DeMaria
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WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE LOBERO THEATRE
Imagine what might happen if the daydreams of a cabaret artist cruising along the freeway with the music blasting were to somehow magically come d true, and you’ll have a good en idea of what’s in store at When the Lights Go Out. As an artist, Gore holds very little back — if shee can think of it, she’ll try it. Nearly all of the performers from earlier this year will be returning, plus two totally new acts, which featuree csome of the top music-video dancn ers in Hollywood. Talent from Zen Arts and from Autumn Phillips’s school of aerial acrobatics will contribute their specialties to a constantly changing carnival of sights and sounds. The audience will be seated in two tiers onstage right with the performers. And throughout the show, the actors will mingle and solicit particible pation, so be prepared for a possible slow dance with an exotic beauty. In a theater scene that’s often defined by what’s been done before, When the Lights Go Out stands alone as a true departure from the norm. It’s not just that these industry professionals bring such high production values to the project — it’s that there’s no limit set on where the night can go. Every sequence comes designed to open up into a dream world where anything can happen. For these trend-setting artists, that’s the only way to go. When the Lights Go Out is at the Lobero Theatre ( E. Canon Perdido St.) on Thursday, November 20, and Friday, November 21. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com for tickets and info. — Charles Donelan
ROLL UP: Second time’s the charm (hopefully) for rapper Waka Flocka Flame.
WAKA FLOCKA FLAME REDUX
Good things come to those who wait — especially if you’re a Waka Flocka Flame fan. Back in October, the Atlanta rapper more than sold out the Earl Warren Showgrounds before calling the show off due to undisclosed “issues.” Since then, Flocka’s flock has been on pins and needles waiting for a reschedule. Well, this SaturFOR day the wait is over. The “Hard RESCHEDULED DATE in Da Paint” mastermind heads back to Earl Warren on November 22 for round two, this time with Bay Area rapper Iamsu! in tow. Better yet? There are still tickets available, so if you lagged the first time, you’re getting a second chance now. But if you’ve yet to jump on the Flocka bandwagon, allow us to crash-course you. Here, aggressive street anthems reign supreme (see the aforementioned “Paint” for starters), and the deliveries are fast, furious, and ferocious. Vocally, it’s easy to see kindred spirits in raspy Southern brethren like Ludacris and Killer Mike, but Flock’s twisted chaos falls more in line with DMX’s mercilessness than anything else. As for the beats, they’re an almost-impenetrable onslaught of electronic high hats that sizzle menacingly underneath the rhymes. But don’t get us wrong — Flock’s still having fun. He just goes a little harder than your average party boy when he does it. Take, for example, 2013’s “ Days of the Week.” Or his recent web-exploding post for a personal joint roller. In case you’re wondering, over 60,000 applied for the 50,000 salary position, which eventually went to actor/blunt enthusiast Seth Rogen. Needless to say, Flock’s Santa Barbara date was always going to be a spectacle. Now that we’ve waited extralong, it’s sure to be nothing short of insane. Waka Flocka Flame plays the Earl Warren Showgrounds ( Calle Real) on Saturday, November 22, at 8 p.m., ages 16+. Visit ticketfly.com for tickets and info. —Aly Comingore
RAPPER RETURNS
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The Bird Man: John Gould and His Illustrators. At the Maximus Gallery at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Shows through January 4, 2015. Reviewed by Charles Donelan
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his beautifully installed and thoughtfully curated exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) captures a crucial era in the history of science by focusing on the illustrated books produced by British ornithologist John Gould between 1830 and 1880. The golden age of Victorian natural science saw phenomenal advances in the study of biodiversity, as intrepid adventurers scoured the planet in search of previously unknown species. Nowhere was this pursuit more intense than among ornithologists. Gould, the selfproclaimed “Bird Man” who published these exquisite largeformat, hand-colored litho- TROPICAL PLUMAGE: This 1836 illustration graphs, was the most prolific of by Elizabeth Gould depicts the Narina trogon, all the great 19th-century orni- a brilliantly colored species of particular thologists, Audubon included. interest to John Gould. From his headquarters in London, Gould procured, examined, stuffed, and imaged thousands of species, hundreds of which had never previously been recognized. Although Gould himself was no artist, he employed some of the best talent of the period, both in drawing the birds for his lithographs and in hand-coloring each individual image before they were shipped off to subscribers. Gould’s first illustrator, Elizabeth Coxen Gould, was his wife and the mother of his eight children. As a young man working as a taxidermist for the Zoological Society in 1830, Gould seized the opportunity represented by a fresh shipment of specimens from the Himalayas to create his first book, A Century of Birds Hitherto Unfigured from the Himalaya Mountains. From this publication we get the magnificent creature known as the “Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler,” which is part of the exhibition’s first segment. From that exotic starting point, Gould’s bird books take off and soar through the skies of Europe (with illustrator Edward Lear — yes, that Edward Lear), Australia, and New Zealand (one of a handful of journeys Gould actually made himself, with a pregnant wife and 7-year-old son in tow). Upon their return, Elizabeth hit her stride, producing her greatest work in a steady stream of brilliant images documenting emus, bowerbirds, and even some notable non-avian subjects such as kangaroos and wallabies. Gould was obsessed with birds of all kinds, but hummingbirds held a special, almost mythic place in his predominantly rational taxonomic project. He built special cases to house and display his personal collection of stuffed hummingbirds at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851. The nearly 2,000 individual specimens that Gould prepared and mounted represented 320 species of hummingbird. For his lavish hummingbird book, Gould crafted an expensive new coloring process involving an underlay of gold leaf that gave the birds an almost-three-dimensional glow. Gould’s comprehensive knowledge and skill as a preparer and interpreter of specimens put him in the middle of virtually all the important advances in natural science associated with birds. Easily the most consequential example of Gould’s dates with destiny came in January 1837, when Charles Darwin showed up at his studio in London with specimens he had collected during his five years sailing on the Beagle. It was Gould who unpacked, described, and named the 11 new species of ground finches that Darwin had found on the Galapagos Islands. Although Gould understood the conclusions that Darwin drew from these variations, he chose not to publicize them to his own subscribers. Gould and Elizabeth did, however, supply the black-and-white illustrations for Darwin’s own publication about his voyage, and it is Elizabeth’s drawings of finch beaks that students of evolutionary theory have contemplated ever since. As we have come to expect from SBMNH curator Linda Miller and exhibition designer Elizabeth Soriano, this is an elegant, intellectually provocative, and extraordinarily satisfying exhibit that demonstrates the great value of what the ■ museum has to offer. november 20, 2014
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BE A HERO: The ensemble cast of Big Fish fills the stage at Santa Barbara High.
Big Fish. At Santa Barbara High School, Friday, November 14. Reviewed by Charles Donelan
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urely one of the most ambitious shows to be mounted in the area this season, Big Fish is the Santa Barbara High School Theatre program doing what it does best — big musicals with lots of dancing and professional production values. Theater program director Otto Layman is the auteur responsible for this marvelously complex and layered evening, with Jessica Hambright on board as choreographer to help realize the multidimensional vision of the show’s original Broadway director, the legendary Susan Stroman. Aaron Linker plays Edward Bloom, the tale-spinning, shape-shifting protagonist, and Andrew Gutierrez is his son Will, the relentlessly practical and analytic counterpoint to his father’s slippery grandiosity. Thanks to Edward’s overactive imagination, the show’s multifarious plot effectively defies summary. There’s a singing and dancing tree, a werewolf, and, of course, a big fish. There’s also a remarkably wide variety of dance styles, many of them quite specific to the show’s setting in Alabama. Lizzie Saunders, Hailey Turner, and Hailey Simmons take a particularly effective turn in this vein as the Alabama Lambs. Saunders plays the young Sandra Bloom stealing Edward’s heart, but a second Sandra Bloom is necessary to handle the scenes set in the present, and Sable Layman sings and acts beautifully in this key role. In addition to the excellent and elaborate set design, the professional band led by Jon Nathan contributed to the overall impact of ■this colorful example of great contemporary musical theater.
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plendid plays get written and talented artists produce and act in them, but whole generations sometimes go by before anything genuinely new or fundamentally different comes around. With the arrival of playwright Will Eno, whose Middletown gets a sharp and resonant production here as directed by Thomas Whitaker, it seems that the long wait is finally over. It’s as though Samuel Beckett’s stagecraft were deployed to channel the powerful main current of the American imagination that began with Whitman and Emerson and then continued to flow through the Beats and beyond. Although there are sure to be skeptics who find his work too clever because it contains jokes, or inconsequential because it abandons conventional closure, Eno has already gathered enough momentum to be considered America’s next major playwright. Middletown takes as its premise the same idea that animated Thornton Wilder’s Our Town decades ago, that looking at a single village could explain the universe. Quinlan Fitzgerald is outstanding as Mary Swanson, the pregnant woman whose arrival in Middletown sets the play in motion. And Ian Elliott is equally good as John Dodge, the hapless local who becomes her principal point of contact. Rigo Sanchez, Blythe Foster, Jore Aaron-Broughton, and Dillon Francis also play key roles in this microcosm of in-betweenness, a synecdoche that reflects Eno’s powerful sense of the ultimate unknowability ■of our origins and our ends.
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PAUL WELLMAN
HOW SOHO’S STAYIN’ ALIVE
SANTA BARBARA’S BELOVED MUSIC VENUE CELEBRATES
TWO DECADES OF SURVIVAL by Aly Comingore
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his October, amid a hell storm of building breakdowns and repairs, SOhO Restaurant & Music Club turned 20. It was a quiet, if almost nonexistent, celebration for the Victoria Court venue, which remains the only Santa Barbara establishment offering year-round live music seven days a week. Like many business owners, SOhO proprietors Bob and Gail Hansen took a major hit when the economy crashed in 2008. A tightened budget made manager Gail assume all of the club’s booking obligations. It also put Bob back in the kitchen for the first time in 15 years. But that’s not to say the Hansens are complaining. Sitting down with the couple last week, while their son and bar manager Tyler tended to office work nearby, I immediately got the sense that the Hansens don’t let much get them down. For them, SOhO isn’t just a business; it’s a home away from home. And its walls — worn as they may be — hold two decades of family history between them.
BOLD MOVES
The Hansens’ first encounter with SOhO was almost serendipitous. At the time, Bob was a VP for a large restaurant chain with offices on Miramonte Drive. Gail, a former waitress turned homemaker with four kids, was working part-time at the area middle school. And the club, which had recently moved in after the death of the Bluebird Café, needed help. “The first night we were in the space, I turned to her and said, ‘God, Gail, wouldn’t it be nice to just have one restaurant in town?’” recalled Bob, laughing. “You’ve got to be careful what you wish for.” The Hansens purchased SOhO Restaurant & Music Club in the fall of 1994 from Nancy Weiss and Don Ermini. “It took us nearly five months to figure out who had the rights to sell the place,” laughs Bob. “From the front of the house, everything
looked great, but the business side was in dire need of reorganizing.” In the beginning, Gail waited tables and managed on some nights. Bob managed on others. Gail’s sister Kim was in charge of booking the music. Not long after, though, business started to surge, thanks in part to the couples’ eye for picking — and holding onto — their staff.“All four of our kids have worked here — except for one, and he’s played here,” said Gail.“But everyone I hire has to be a music lover. And they all come in on their nights off.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Since the financial plummet, the Hansens have had to get inventive. In addition to remaining hands-on in every aspect of SOhO’s operations, they’ve started renting out their kitchen to a handful of Santa Barbara food start-ups, including The Juice Club, Sugar & Salt Creamery, Pascale’s Kitchen, and Mesa Salsa Company. In addition, the Hansens are running SOhO on the Road — a mobile kitchen pop-up for community festivals. In 2015, Bob will also expand the idea to event catering under the name Bob Appétit. But the couple’s fight to stay afloat isn’t just an economy thing. It’s an issue indicative of the music industry at large. Santa Barbara’s downtown, a once-bustling hotbed for live music acts, has become something of a venue wasteland. Lower State Street’s seemingly endless stream of bars and nightclubs brings in a huge chunk of the city’s revenue, and paid bands are rarely a part of the entertainment costs. Meanwhile, the slow death of record sales has forced artists to rely mostly on touring to make ends meet, meaning that they go to the big cities where the crowds are guaranteed. Simultaneously, as Gail points out, the growing number of music festivals and increasingly stringent radius clauses (which keep artists from playing multiple venues within a certain mileage and time period) are making booking bigger touring acts more difficult by the day. So why, amid a mounting string of industry upheaval and venue closures, has SOhO managed to keep on? Part of it is the formula. Rather than stick to a niche, Gail and her staff are casting their net wide and bringing in an increasingly
FAMILY MATTERS: Pictured are SOhO owners Bob and Gail Hansen with their son Tyler. In true family business fashion, three out of four of the Hansen children have worked at the restaurant/music venue over the course of its 20-year-long run.
eclectic roster of talent. In the past few months alone, the venue has played host to young electronic acts like Panama and Beat Connection, guitar rockers like Thurston Moore and Dawes, reggae giants like Easy Star All-Stars and Pato Banton, and favorites like Cornerstone, Area , Dishwalla, and Animal Liberation Orchestra. Ask Bob, though, and the answer is even simpler: “I think it’s because we’re so hands-on,” he says, a nod to the club’s welcoming, homey feel.“And Gail is involved in every aspect of it: She talks to the agents, she makes the deals, she greets the bands, she sets up the hospitality. And then come 11 o’clock at night when the place is packed and everyone is going crazy, you look four rows deep in the crowd, and there she is on the dance floor.”
WHAT’S NEXT?
Ask the Hansens what’s in store for the future of SOhO, and they’ll give you an itinerary rooted in tenacious resolve. As they slowly recover from this fall’s barrage of setbacks — which included bursting pipes, refrigerator breakdowns, and flooring issues, just to name a few — Gail and Bob are setting their sights on some long-needed improvements, including upgrading the venue’s lighting, raising the stage, and expanding the green room, with the help of their staff and friends. “We are a true mom-and-pop organization, and when it gets time to hunker down, you hunker down,” said Bob.“And our kids help us,” adds Gail.“We have had so many people help us.” Though SOhO’s birthday has already come and gone, Bob promises the party planning has only just begun: “2015 is going to be a whole year of celebration,” he said, hinting at more than a few very big fundraising surprises. “We’ve given the community 20 years of our blood, sweat, and tears,” says Bob. “And they’ve given us so much back. And that, combined with Gail’s love and her tenacity and her unwillingness to be defeated, is what keeps this place going.” ■ november 20, 2014
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS art exhibits MUSEUMS Art, Design & Architecture Museum – Barton Myers: Works of Architecture and Urbanism and Bollywood : The Visual Culture of Bollywood Film Posters, through Dec. ; Eric Beltz: The Cave of Treasures, through May , . UCSB, -. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Pamela Benham: Pamela Benham Paintings; Evita, Abstract Art Collective Exhibit, through Dec. ; multiple permanent installations. W. Anapamu St., -. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Requiem for the Bibliophile and Bloom Projects: Lisa Tan, Sunsets, through Dec. . Paseo Nuevo, -. Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society. N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, -. S.B. Historical Museum – Under the Umbrella: Lutah Maria Riggs, through spring ; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. E. De la Guerra St., -. S.B. Maritime Museum – Patti Jacquemain: From the Mountains to the Sea: Woodblock Prints and Mosaics, through Feb. , . Harbor Wy., -. S.B. Museum of Art – Contemporary/Modern: Selections from the Permanent Collection; Art to Zoo: Exploring Animal Natures, through Jan. , ; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation and the Collection of Michael Armand Hammer and Martin Kersels’s Charm series, ongoing exhibitions. State St., -. S.B. Musem of Natural History – John Gould and Illustrators: The Bird Man, through Jan. , . Puesta del Sol, -. Ty Warner Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. Stearns Wharf, -. Wildling Museum – Painting the Wilderness, through Jan. , ; Charley Harper: Beguiled by the Wild-ling, through Jan. , . -B Mission Dr., Solvang, -.
Gallery Los Olivos – The Painter and the Potter, through Nov. ; Irina Malkmus, through Dec. . Grand Ave., Los Olivos, -. The Good Life Craft Beer & Wine Cellar – Suzanne Huska, through Nov. . Mission Dr., Solvang, -. Harris & Fredda Meisel Gallery – Friends & Family, through Jan. , . De la Vina St., -. Hotel Indigo – The Vastness Is Bearable, through Dec. . State St., -. Jane Deering Gallery – The Flat File Project, ongoing. E. Canon Perdido St., -. The Lark – Kevin Eddy, ongoing. Anacapa St., -. Los Olivos Café – Sharon Foster: Our Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, through Jan. , . Grand Ave., Los Olivos, -. Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. Anacapa St., -. Marcia Burtt Studio – Priscilla BenderShore, through Nov. . Laguna St., -. Montecito Aesthetic Institute – Neo Diversity, through Jan. , . Coast Village Rd., Ste. H, Montecito, -. MultiCultural Ctr. – Judy Baca, through Dec. . UCSB. -. Pacific Western Bank – Celebrating Years of I Madonnari Posters, ongoing. E. Figueroa St., -. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Barbara’s Japanese American Community in Transition, -; Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. E. Canon Perdido St., -. S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing. Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. City Hall Gallery – Pursuit of Passion: Early Santa Barbara Women Artists, through Feb. , . De la Guerra Plaza, -. S.B. Tennis Club – LAX Wax Art, through Dec. . Foothill Rd., -. Sojourner Café – Peggy Oki, Nov. - Jan. . E. Canon Perdido St., -.
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Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. S. College Dr., Santa Maria, -. Art from Scrap Gallery – WATER, through Nov. . E. Cota St., -. Artamo Gallery – Ann Baldwin, Christina Hall-Strauss, Julia Pinkham: Autumn, through Nov. . W. Anapamu St., -. Atkinson Gallery – Art Alumni Invitational, through Dec. . Cliff Dr., Rm. , SBCC, - x. Beatrice Wood Ctr. for the Arts – Robert Rheem: Recent Paintings; Source & Inspiration, through Dec. . Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, -. Bella Rosa Galleries – Morris B. Squire: Nature Conservancy, through Nov. . State St., -. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Voices, ongoing. Chapala St., -. The C Gallery – Natural Tendencies, through Jan. , . Bell St., Los Alamos, -. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. Pueblo St., -. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Portals, Nov. -Dec. . Linden Ave., Carpinteria, -. Casa Dolores – Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin; Objects from the Permanent Collection, through Dec. . Bath St., -. Cypress Gallery – Al Brewer and Joellen Chrones: What We Do, through Nov. . E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, -. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Samuel Smith, through Nov. . State St., -. Faulkner Gallery – William Mitchell: Ad Hoc-Plein Air Observations, through Nov. . E. Anapamu St., -. Flying Goat Cellars – The Sea at am, through Nov. . E. Chestnut Ct., Ste. A, Lompoc, -. galerie – Holidaze Group Show, Nov. -Dec. . W. Matilija St., Ojai, -. Gallery – Hedy Price Paley and David Crouch, through Nov. . La Arcada, State St., -.
NATURE MORTE: Leon Dabo’s oil on canvas “Vase Blanc Avec Fleur” is on view at Sullivan Goss. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Frank Kirk: The Secret World of Frank Kirk and Celebrating Years of Art, through Nov. ; Leon Dabo: Art for Art’s Sake and Dan Lutz: Original Expression, through Dec. . E. Anapamu St., -. Tamsen Gallery – R.W. Firestone, ongoing. State St. , -. UCSB Library – Images of Africa; An Artist Looks at His African Heritage, through Jan. . UCSB, -. wall space gallery – Barbara Parmet & Christa Blackwood: Unbound, through Dec. . E. Yanonali St. C-, -. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – ArtWatch : Young Careers – S.B. to Greater L.A., through Nov. . La Paz Rd., -. Youth Interactive – Cartoons, through Nov. . Anacapa St., -.
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Faulkner Gallery – S.B. Music Club. E. Anapamu St., -. SAT: pm First United Methodist Church – S.B. Master Chorale. E. Anapamu St., -. SAT: :pm SUN: pm
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ew composers come close to matching the extraordinary record of former Santa Barbara resident Elmer Bernstein, one of Hollywood’s all-time-favorite soundtrack artists. As part of a new series dedicated to exploring the role of the composer in filmmaking, the film To Kill a Mockingbird, which has an exquisite Bernstein score, will screen on Monday, November 24, at the Granada Theatre. The Bernstein memorial series, which also includes The Great Escape SONG STAR: Paul Williams, president (January 26) and The Magof ASCAP and one of the greatest pop nificent Seven (March 30), is songwriters in the country, will present the curated by another important work of Elmer Bernstein at the Granada. composer and hit songwriter, Paul Williams. Williams will be joined in conversation this Monday by veteran composer Richard Bellis, making for a night not to be missed by those who are serious about the art of scoring a film. Although any chance to see a beautiful classic film like To Kill a Mockingbird on the Granada’s majestic, state-of-the-art rear-projection system would be worth celebrating, the choice of Williams as curator and host renders Monday’s event an especially compelling opportunity. Williams, who wrote “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” and “The Rainbow Connection,” overflows with energy and insight. When we spoke with him by phone last week from his office at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), where he is president and chair of the board, Williams shared big ideas and even bigger surprises. For example, although he’s been sober for more than two decades, Williams just came out with his first book about recovery, Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life, which he cowrote with Tracey Jackson. Before you jump to any conclusions, though, consider that Williams participated in another important creative collaboration just last year, when he joined the group Daft Punk on two songs for the duo’s Grammy-winning Album of the Year, Random Access Memories. In other words, he may be clean, sober, and 74, but Williams still hangs with a pretty cool crowd. Speaking of To Kill a Mockingbird, Williams praised Bernstein’s reach. “His music goes beyond what’s normally expected of a score and becomes a part of the environment of the film,” he said. “In Mockingbird, I feel like what he’s done works in parallel with Gregory Peck’s performance as Atticus Finch and conveys the same sense of a simple wisdom that’s been delicately enhanced.” For The Magnificent Seven, Bruce Broughton, who wrote the Academy Award– nominated score for Silverado, will join Williams to examine the challenges of composing for a western. Williams loves the “anthemic” quality of Bernstein’s work in that film and admires the fact that the score is “always moving forward, generating passion, and taking you deeper into the film.” These are three of the greatest film scores of all time, and the people talking about them are the top contemporary practitioners of this art. Prior to speaking with Williams, I had the pleasure of relistening to a lot of great music, but it would be a shame to neglect the fact that I also read Gratitude and Trust with interest and, yes, gratitude. It’s an unusually cogent and forceful entry into the vast literature of self-help and recovery, and it rings with the truth of hard-won experience. Williams and Jackson are particularly good on the uses of failure and on how accepting and owning one’s lapses and mistakes can actually lead to a more effective and fulfilling life. The audience at these film screenings will unquestionably benefit from the additional acuity and wisdom this multifaceted artist brings to everything he does. And that’s no mistake.
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Diplomacy. André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, and Burghart Klaußner star in a film written by Cyril Gely and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino
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olker Schlöndorff ’s sly film about a last-ditch diplomatic effort to save Paris from destruction at the end of World War II opens in stagey exposition style that seems to promise little more than an elevated EVE OF DESTRUCTION: Diplomacy explores how a Swedish ambassador and after-school special on speaking to the a German general (Niels Arestrup) helped decide Paris’s fate near the end of enemy. We meet a pensive German World War II. general (Niels Arestrup) who seems vulnerable even as he spouts assertions about following other a man who has had personal contact with the onceorders. Outside, black-and-white stock footage is attack- mesmerizing Führer. But the best parts of this talky film lie in its unstated ing; inside, it’s a one-set discussion of just how completely truths. For brief moments, underlings go about preparing the City of Lights is going to be blown up and doused. And then the lights go out. When they return, the gen- Paris to be flooded, leveled, and burned, and the audience eral is face-to-face with a Swedish ambassador (André meets the true heroes of the story — the ones who are not Dussollier) who appears in the heavily guarded room as if so dependent on persuasion and humanistic insights. by magic. Even though it feels like a cheap theatrical trick, Schlöndorff opens up this adaptation of a French play the rest of the film is more than redeemed by the give and and then gives us one act of violence by a compromised take of these two fine actors engaging that premier WWII character with only a few lines to speak. He lets us try out plot device: an impossible quandary. As the German and magic for most of his film but is wise enough to introduce the Swede begin drawing intractable lines in the rubble brutish realities, too. Even in this idealistic context, we see of an already lost war, they begin to experience empathy diplomacy as noble but only a half of the way to the city’s ■ — one is a man whose politics demand neutrality and the salvation.
PARADOX AND PARADIDDLE
Whiplash. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, and Melissa Benoist star in a film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino
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ven during a year of remarkable movies, Whiplash stands as a monument to cinematic craft. It’s an extended thrill, enabled by great acting, brisk scripting, and knife’s-edge editing. It opens with a black screen and drum taps that steadily grow from annoying punctuation to frantic rhythm. It’s the perfect setup to a series of riveting performances from the dark-rimmed world of STICKS AND STONES: Whiplash stars Miles Teller in a gripping turn as a diemusic school desperation. Ultimately, Whip- hard music student under the militant tutelage of an acerbic conductor. lash is a complicated psychological profile told in purely cinematic terms — sounds, pictures, and lots during the explosive finale, you may not know who won. to think about afterward. No matter; you’ll walk away feeling riveted regardless. Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) plays Andrew, a Unlike Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, another film 19-year-old music school student hell-bent on becomabout artistic obsession, Whiplash rarely needs to step ing the greatest jazz drummer since Buddy Rich. But his inside anybody’s psyche. There have been protests against path to fame is beset by the tightly wound presence of the realism of the movie’s portrayal of music school Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), who rules the school politics, but they are silly complaints. This is a story about with a sadistic conductor’s fist and a shockingly abusive the wages of success when the terms become absolute. voice. Convinced that only fiery trials beget jazz geniuses, (Surprise! People become monstrous.) Additionally, the Fletcher perpetuates the old-school myth of perfection twin performances by Teller and Simmons are among via coercion, though, truth to tell, Andrew’s raw ambition the best of the year — triumphant, ambivalent portraits. makes him almost happily submissive. Of course, the At the end, I was holding my breath and wasn’t sure if it ■ worm begins to turn — that’s the point of the film — but was for happiness or anger. It was probably both.
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✯ Rosewater (103 mins.; R: language including some crude references, violent content) Rosewater is the debut of The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart as both a screenwriter and feature-film director. The film, based on Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari’s memoir, Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival, recounts the return of U.K.-based Bahari (played by Gael García Bernal) to his home country of Iran to cover the 2009 presidential election. During his stay, he provokes suspicion from the Iranian government, who arrest, detain, and torture Bahari for several months on the false charge that the journalist is a foreign spy. Bahari is unfortunately all too familiar with the Iranian prison system; both his father and older sister served time for their political beliefs. During his months of incarceration, Bahari is brutalized by his captors. He somehow manages to retain shreds of his sanity, even a glimmer of a sense of humor, because of his father and his sister. They’re specters that visit him in solitary confinement, ghosts that may only be figments of his imagination but nevertheless provide Bahari with the support system he needs to survive. The film is as politically savvy, razor sharp, and, at key moments, flat-out funny as you would expect from Stewart. That said, Stewart also surprises us with his facility for striking visuals and his ability to coax monumental performances out of each and every one of his actors. The film manages to be unflinching and inspiring — a difficult tonal marriage, indeed. My reservation with this film, and it is no small reservation, is that this is an Iranian story not told by Iranians. I feel strange about this film being written and directed by an American man. I feel stranger still about the Iranian lead being played by a Mexican movie star. There were also Danish and Greek actors cast to play Iranian roles in this film. It’s one of the trickier topics to tackle in storytelling: Who is allowed to tell whose story? How far can a writer, a director, or an actor stretch before he overreaches? I was enthralled by this movie, and at the same time, I can’t help but wonder what this movie would look like with a greater influx of Iranian talent, both in front of and behind the camera. (KS)
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SCREENINGS Condor Fantasies and the Flight of the Albatross (Length unknown; NR) This Super doc from late filmmaker Ethan Brostedt chronicles the final years of Santa Barbara’s historic surf shop and skate spot known as the Wilderness. Sat., Nov. , pm, Plaza Playhouse Theater, Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria
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To Kill a Mockingbird (129 mins.; NR) Gregory Peck stars in the 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel about a Depression-era lawyer living in the South who defends a black man wrongly accused of rape. Screens as part of the Granada’s new Mondays at the Movies series. Mon., Nov. , pm, Granada Theatre, State St.
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✯ Interstellar
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A group of explorers use a newly discovered wormhole to travel farther than human space travel ever once thought possible. Christopher Nolan directs and Matthew McConaughey stars. Stunning visuals and stellar performances more than make up for Nolan’s sometimes overambitious moments. (JF) Camino Real/Metro
Big Hero 6 (102 mins.; PG: action, peril, some rude humor, thematic elements) A large inflatable robot named Baymax befriends a prodigy named Hiro. Together they assemble a group of friends to form a tech-savvy hero brigade. Big Hero 6 has a lot going for it, but it doesn’t love its own ideas enough to finish strong. (DJP)
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✯ Birdman (119 mins.; R: language throughout, some sexual content, brief violence) A washed-up actor (Michael Keaton) must put his ego aside when he signs on to a Broadway play that could relaunch his career. Birdman is a lot bigger than its injokes and a lot smaller than its faux philosophies suggest. But the reason to love this film lies almost completely in its performances. (DJP) Paseo Nuevo
A Los Angeles man (Jake Gyllenhaal) falls into the world of freelance crime journalism. Every element of this thriller is sharp, taut, and unapologetically grotesque. (KS) Fairview/Fiesta
St. Vincent (103 mins.; PG-13: mature thematic material including sexual content, alcohol and tobacco use, language) A young boy finds an unlikely friend in the grumpy, foul-mouthed war vet who lives next door. Bill Murray stars.
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a&e | ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY WEEK OF NOVEMBER ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): Someone on Reddit.com posed the question “What have you always been curious to try?” In reply, many people said they wanted to experiment with exotic varieties of sex and drugs they had never treated themselves to before. Other favorites: eating chocolatecovered bacon; piloting a plane; shoplifting; doing a stand-up comedy routine; hang-gliding and deep-sea diving; exploring the Darknet and the Deep Web; spontaneously taking a trip to a foreign country; turning away from modern society and joining a Buddhist monastery. What would your answer be, Aries? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to explore what you have always been curious to try. The risks will be lower than usual, and the results more likely to be interesting.
TAURUS (Apr. - May 20): Contrary to popular opinion, crime fiction author Arthur Conan Doyle never once had his character Sherlock Holmes utter the statement “Elementary, my dear Watson.” For that matter, Humphrey Bogart never actually said “Play it again, Sam” in the film Casablanca. Star Trek’s Captain Kirk never used the exact phrase “Beam me up, Scotty.” Furthermore I, Rob Brezsny, have never before issued the following prophecy: “Deep sexy darkness and deep sexy brilliance are conspiring to bring you Tauruses intriguing pleasures that will educate the naive part of your soul”— until now, that is. At this juncture in the ever-twisting plot of your life story, I am most definitely saying just that.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Here are some thoughts from Gemini author Fernando Pessoa: “The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd — the longing for impossible things; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else.” Can you relate, Gemini? Have you felt those feelings? Here’s the good news: In the Homework: Is there any place in your life where you think you’re doing your best but in fact you could do better? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
coming weeks, you will be more free of them than you have been in a long time. What will instead predominate for you are yearnings for very possible things and contentment with what’s actually available to you. (Pessoa’s words are from The Book of Disquiet, translated by Alfred Mac Adam.)
CANCER (June 21 - July 22): The most important thing you can do in the coming weeks is learn how to take care of yourself better. What? You say you’re too busy for that? You have too many appointments and obligations? I disagree. In my astrological opinion, there’s one task that must trump all others, and that is get smarter about how you eat, sleep, exercise, relax, heal yourself, and connect with people. I can assure you that there’s a lot you don’t know about what you really need and the best ways to get what you really need. But you are ripe to become wiser in this subtle, demanding, and glorious art.
LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Naturalist Greg Munson says that many dragonflies are great acrobats. They are the Cirque du Soleil performers of the animal kingdom. Not only do they eat in mid-air, they also have sex. While flying, two dragonflies will hook up and bend into a roughly circular formation to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of their reproductive organs, thereby forming a “mating pinwheel.” I don’t expect you to achieve quite that level of virtuosity in your own amorous escapades, Leo. But if you’re adventurous, you could very well enjoy experiences that resemble having sex while flying.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Born under the sign of Virgo, Yuriy Norshteyn is a Russian animator who has won numerous awards. His Tale of Tales was once voted the greatest animated film of all time. But he hasn’t finished any new films for quite a while. In fact, he has been working on the same project since 1981, indulging his perfectionism to the max. In 33 years, he has only finished 25 minutes’ worth of The Overcoat, which is based on a story by
Nikolai Gogol. But I predict that he will complete this labor of love in the next eight months — just as many of you other Virgos will finally wrap up tasks you have been working on for a long time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): “Every saint has a bee in his halo,” said philosopher Elbert Hubbard. Similarly, some Libras have a passive-aggressive streak hidden beneath their harmony-seeking, peace-loving persona. Are you one of them? If so, I invite you to express your darker feelings more forthrightly. You don’t have to be mean and insensitive. In fact, it’s best if you use tact and diplomacy. Just make sure you reveal the fact that there is indeed a bee in your halo. I bet you will ultimately be pleased with the consequences you stir up through your acts of courageous honesty.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Many people use the terms “cement” and “concrete” interchangeably, but they are not the same. Cement is powdery stuff that’s composed of limestone, gypsum, clay with alumino-silicate, and other ingredients. It’s just one of the raw materials that is used to make concrete — usually no more than 15 percent of the total mass. The rest consists of sand, crushed stone, and water. Let’s regard this as a good metaphor for you to keep in mind, Scorpio. If you want to create a durable thing that can last as long as concrete, make sure you don’t get overly preoccupied with the “cement” at the expense of the other 85 percent of the stuff you will need.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): “Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice,” writes Louise Glück in her poem “The Wild Iris.” I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks. There’s a part of you that is returning from oblivion — making its way home from the abyss — and it will be hungry to express itself when it arrives back here in your regularly scheduled life. This dazed part of you may not yet know what exactly it wants to say. But it is fertile with the unruly wisdom it has gathered
while wandering. Sooner rather than later, it will discover a way to articulate its raw truths.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): “There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness,” said American humorist Josh Billings. I propose that we make that your motto in the coming weeks. It’s an excellent time to liberate yourself from memories that still cause you pain — to garner major healing from past anguish and upheaval. And one of the best ways to do that will be to let go of as much blame and rage and hatred as you possibly can. Forgiveness can be your magic spell.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Denmark has been a pioneer in developing the technology to supply its energy needs with wind power. By 2020, it expects to generate half of its electricity from wind turbines. Recently the Danish climate minister also announced his nation’s intention to phase out the use of coal as an energy source within 10 years. I would love to see you apply this kind of enlightened long-term thinking to your own personal destiny, Aquarius. Now would be an excellent time to brainstorm about the life you want to be living in 2020 and 2025. It’s also a perfect moment to outline a master plan for the next 10 years, and commit to it.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): Piscean actor Sir Michael Caine has had an illustrious career. He has won two Oscars and been nominated for the award six times in five different decades. But for his appearance in Jaws: The Revenge, he was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. He confessed that his work in that film was not his best, and yet he was happy with how much money he made doing it. “I have never seen the film,” he said,“but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Pisces, you have permission to engage in a comparable trade-off during the coming months.
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Cajun/Creole THE PALACE Grill, 8 E. Cota St., 963‑5000. $$$. Open 7 days, Lunch 11:30a‑3p, Dinner 5:30p, V MC AE. Contemporary American grill w/ a lively, high‑energy atmosphere & fun, spontaneous events. Featuring fine grilled steaks, fresh seafood, delicious pastas, select American Regional specialties, like Blackened Crawfish‑stuffed Filet Mignon, Louisiana Bread Pudding Souffle. Cajun Martinis, unique beers & well selected wine list. Lunch starts early enough for a late breakfast & ends late enough for an early supper. Voted “Best Team Service” since 1988. Rave reviews in Gourmet Magazine, Gault‑Millau Travel Guide, Zagat & Sunset Magazine.
OPAL RESTAURANT & Bar 1325 State St. 966‑9676 $$.Open M‑S 11:30a & 7 nights 5p. V MC AE Local’s Favorite, Eclectic California Cuisine fuses creative influences from around the world with American Regional touches: Chile‑Crusted Filet Mignon to Pan‑Seared Fresh Fish & Seafood, Homemade Pastas, Gourmet Pizzas, Fresh baked Breads, Deliciously Imaginative Salads & Homemade Desserts. OPAL radiates a friendly, warm atmosphere graced by our fun efficient Service, Full bar, Martinis, Wine Spectator award‑winning wine list, private room. Lunches are affordable and equally delicious.
Coffee Houses SB COFFEE Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premiere coffee roasting company since 1989. Come in for the freshest most delicious cup of coffee ever and watch us roast the best coffee in town at our historic Old Town location ‑ Corner of State & Gutierrez. Gift baskets, mail order & corporate gifts avail. sbcoffee.com.
Ethiopian AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Featured at Petit Valentien Restaurant 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open Sat‑Sun Lunch ONLY 11am‑2:30pm. Serkaddis Alemu offers in ever changing menu with choices of vegitarian, vegan, and meat options. Catering Avaliable for parties of up to 40 people.
French PACIFIC CREPES 705 Anacapa St. 882‑1123.OPEN Tues‑Fri 10a‑3p & 5:30p‑9p, Sat 9a‑9p, Sun 9a‑3p From the flags of Bretagne & France to the “Au revoir, a bientot”; experience an authentic French creperie. Delicious crepes, salads & soups for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Tasty Crepe Suzette or crepe flambee desserts. Specials incl. starter, entree & dessert. Homemade with the best fresh products. Relax, enjoy the ambience, the food & parler francais! Bon Appetit! pacificcrepe.com
PETIT VALENTIEN, 1114 STATE ST. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open M‑F 11:30‑3pm (lunch). M‑Sat 5pm‑Close (dinner). Sun $24 four course prefix dinner. In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Robert Dixon presents classic French comfort food at affordable cost in this cozy gem of a restaurant. Petit Valentien offers a wide array of meat and seafood entrees along with extensive small plates and a wine list specializing in amazing quality at arguably the best price in town. A warm romantic atmosphere makes the perfect date spot. Comfortable locale for dinner parties, or even just a relaxing glass of wine. Reservations are recommended.
Indian FLAVOR OF INDIA 3026 State 682‑6561 $$ www.flavorofindiasb. com VOTED BEST 17yrs. Finest, most authentic Indian cuisine is affordable too! All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet $9.95 M‑S dinner combos $9.95+ Specials: Tandoori‑ Mixed or Fish, Chicken Tikka Masala, Shrimp Bhuna. Also: meat, curries & vegetarian.Wine & Beer. Take out. 20yrs of Excellence! INDIA HOUSE, 418 State St. Next to 99 Cent Store 805.962.5070. 7 days 11:30a‑ 3:30p ALL YOU CAN EAT Lunch Buffet $8.95. Dinner 5p‑9p. Tandori & North Indian Muglai specialties. World Class Indian Chefs at your service! Traditional floor seating. Indian & Draft Beers, Local Wines. www. indiahouseusa.com
Irish DARGAN’S IRISH Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. (next to lot 10) SB, 568‑0702. $$. Open 7 days 11:30a‑Close (Food ‘til 10p, 11p on Sat/Sun). AE MC V Disc. Authentic Irish food & atmosphere in downtown SB. Specialties from Ireland include Seafood & Meat dishes. Informal, relaxed pub‑style atmosphere. Live music Thursday nights. Children welcome. Avail. for private parties. Pool & Darts.
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Mexican PALAPA 4123 State St. 683‑3074 $$ BREAKFAST 7am daily. Big Breakfast burritos, machaca, chorizo & eggs, chiliquiles, Organic mexican coffee & Fresh squeezed OJ, pancakes, omelets & lunch specials. Fresh seafood dinners.
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TOAST TO TINO: The Italian Grocery has reopened on Carrillo Street after closing on De la Guerra Street earlier this year.
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eaders John, Johnny, and Jonathan let me know that Tino’s Italian Grocery opened this week at West Carrillo Street, which means that Santa Barbara’s legendary “Super Deluxe” torpedo sandwich is available once again. I enjoyed more than a few of those while attending Santa Barbara High School. This is the specialty market and deli’s third home since 1947. The man who served popular torpedo sandwiches to Santa Barbara residents for 67 years, Valentino “Tino” Ziliotto, who owned the Italian Grocery & Deli when it was on De la Guerra Street and also Olive Street, died January 2 at the age of 86. Family pictures hanging on the new place’s wall remind everyone of Tino and the store’s heritage. The market offers a wide variety of products, including wine, beer, Argentinean goods, Italian products, cookies, flours, pasta, seafood, cold cuts, cheeses, and holiday items.“We are not excessively expensive,” said Tino’s niece Deanna Morinini.“We will try and meet everyone’s price point. We don’t want to be a specialty market that’s overpriced. We want to cater to everybody. We have a deli that has been part of everyone’s life, and we don’t want to exclude anybody.” The current hours, subject to change, are 7 a.m. 10 p.m. The deli will close at 7 p.m. Call 966-6041. FREEMAN’S FLYING CHICKEN OPENS: This just in from owner Paul Freeman: “Hi John, I’ve recently opened a new restaurant that provides take-out/delivery to busy families that want to order in something other than pizza. It’s called Freeman’s Flying Chicken, and we specialize in rotisserie chicken, tasty salads, sides, and a number of unique sauces. Our first location is at Earl Warren near the roller rink, and we’re delivering to the whole Upper State/Samarkand/Hidden Valley area, but anyone can pick up food. You can find our menu and order online at free mansflyingchicken.com, or you can call us at 765-9200. We’re open 4 to 9 p.m., seven days a week.”
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the Scoop at Coast Village Road in Montecito will be moving from downstairs to the front of the building upstairs.
PACE CLOSES: Last February, Pace Restaurant at
State Street, which opened in early 2012, announced that they were going to give away their restaurant for free in a unique contest that included the lease and insurance paid for a year, a beer and wine license, and $20,000 in working capital. But the contest was cancelled in April, and now it’s closing.“Hi John, Just wanted to shoot you an email and let you know that we have sold our location on lower State St., just the location not the Pace brand,” wrote owner John Snyder. “Our boys have spun off to live their lives after realizing that the restaurant business isn’t for them. Kim and I will begin searching for a new location off State St. after the holidays. I will keep you informed as to where we land.” HOW MANY RESTAURANTS? Reader Jessica asked me for a total count of South Coast restaurants. You might think that The Restaurant Guy would know this, but I actually had no clue, so I took it upon myself to find out. I quickly realized that this project will result in some hate mail because coming up with an answer requires me to define what a “restaurant” is and what the “South Coast” is, which will result in the exclusion of some businesses in our all-inclusive society. Get your tar and feathers ready. I started with the total number of food and drink businesses listed in the SantaBarbara.com Restaurant Guide, which covers the region from Carpinteria to Goleta with a smattering of Santa Ynez. I then subtracted smoothie shops, juice shops, food trucks, food carts, dessert destinations, bakeries that don’t offer made-to-order lunch items, coffee shops that don’t offer made-to-order lunch items, markets that don’t have a deli/taqueria, and any business in Santa Ynez Valley. The magic number? .
John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.
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Legals Administer of Estate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JEANNETTE JUNG MARLEY NO: 1469268 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JEANNETTE JUNG MARLEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: DANA K. MARLEY‑KOLB in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DANA K. MARLEY‑KOLB be appointed as personal representatives 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: on 11/20/2014 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: Five SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: GREGORY M. HULTGREN, ESQ. 2820 Camino Dos Rios, Ste #301 Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Published Nov 6, 13, 20 2014.
FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Sweet Alley at 955 Embarcadero Del Mar Isla Vista, CA 93117. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/27/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0000598. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Isla Vista Plaza, LLC 3040 Hidden Valley Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This
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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Bling Cartel at 572 Sunbeam Rd Lompoc, CA 93436; Ulises Gutierrez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ulises Gutierrez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003107. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Buck’s Movers, Transport and Storage at 309 Palm Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Buck Adam Drew 1921 Castillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0002977. Published: Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Anacapa Vapor at 701‑A Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Benjamin L W Pierce 520 S. 3rd Street Rio Vista, CA 94571 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ben Pierce This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0002822. Published: Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Makes 3 at 1365 Wyant Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Bikibug, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Daniel Sperling, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 08, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0002872. Published: Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara, Carriage Museum at 129 Castillo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara PO Box 1587 Santa Barara, CA 93102 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003103. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sleep @ Home Diagnostics, Sleep Hacker, Sleep Cloud, Sleep Right All Night, Sleep Cloud Marketing, Socal Sleep Lap at 507 West Bath Steet, Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Sleep Cloud, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Amanda Tapia This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 14, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0002929. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS
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STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jump on the School Bus at 4460 Foothill Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Sierra Bravo Enterprise, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Sierra Ialso C.E.O This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 03, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0003116. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Still‑Elevate Your Ethanol at 37 E. Ortega St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jeremy N. Bohrer 618 Bath St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jeremy N. Bohrer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 24, 2014. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2014‑0003047. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Designart Studios, Sea Group, Inc at 532 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sea Group (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Douglas Gheza This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 03, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003119. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Brawlin’ Betties, Mission City Brawlin’ Betties, Mission City Vicious Veronicas, Derby Justice League, Mission City Derby Justice League, Vicious Veronicas, MCRD, Mission City Roller Derby at 3433 State St, STE E Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mission City Roller Derby (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sarah Bacon President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 03, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0003117 Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lady “D” Body Juice, Rock Bit Oil And Gas at 116 S. Voluntario Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Dorothy M. Austin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Dorothy M. Austin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003022. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rose And Hughes at 3463 State Street Suite 405 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Susan Henrichs 324 Samarkand Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 24, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003048. Published: Oct Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Reality, Reality Santa Barbara, Reality Coastlands, Reality SB, Reality SB, Reality Goleta, Reality Ventura at 5251 6th Street Carpinteria, CA 93013; Reality Carpinteria (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Tyler J. Morgan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 30, 2014. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2014‑0003093. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014.
the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0002952. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 04 2014.
date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003143. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Gray Blacks at 227 Santa Cruz Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Kenneth Joseph Foresta (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kenneth Foresta This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 28, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003070. Published: Oct Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Luz ‑ Design + Marketing at 2913 Paseo Del Refugio Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Andrea L. Arredondo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Andrea L. Arrendondo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 05, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003155. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 04 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: MK Analytics at 431 Peach Grove Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mathew Kauk (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mathew Kauk This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 05, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003148. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Vitamin Angels at 111 W Micheltorena St. #300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Vitamin Angel Alliance Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Howard Schiffer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003050. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Horny Toad Activewear at 2020 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 125 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Toad & CO. International, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 03, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003123. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Government Aware, Service Management Consulting at 5110‑A Cathedral Oaks Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Cherie Jasinski (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Cherie E. Jasinski This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 27, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003060. Published: Oct Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Olivo Santa Barbara at 130 Middle Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Barbara J. Hill (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Barbara J. Hill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 10, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003182. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 04 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Alaris Fitness at 2009 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kristiana Almedia 1530 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 9, 2014. 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 Melisa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0002892. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Good Lion at 1212 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Good Lion Cocktails, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 24, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003044. Published: Nov 6, 13, 20, 26 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Adding Technology at 3725 Mariana Way, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Natalie Ann Browne (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Natalie Ann Browne This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 04, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003130. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26 Dec 04 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fox & Goss at 2830‑B De La Vina Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ashley Fox 212 Canon Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Lauren Goss 128 East Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Ashley Fox, Lauren Goss This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2014. This statement expires five years from
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eighth Day Ventures at 3345 State St. #3187 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; Debra Arnesen (same address) James Arnesen (same address) This business is conducted by a married couple Signed: Debra Arnesen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 04, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003136. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Crister Fitness at 1119 San Pascual Street #G Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Crister De Leon Vega (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Crister De Leon Vega U. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 03, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003125. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Handme Company, Handme Prints at 617 Ferrara Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kendra Gaete (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kendra Gaete This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 05, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003141. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sweet Alley at 955 Embarcadero Del Mar Goleta, CA 93117; Caulfield Isla Vista, LLC 1530 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Nicholas W. Mason, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 05, 2014. This statement expires five years from the
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Kitchen at 38 West Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Public Market, LLC 913 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Margaret Cafarelli This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003099. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Produce Plus at 1344 Arabian Trail Santa Maria, CA 93455; Dale A. Johnson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Dale Johnson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003049. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Village Realty, Vaughan Realty at 1975 Inverness Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108; George William Vaughan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: George William Vaughan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 04, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003137. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Silver Safari at 7388 A Chapman Pl Goleta, CA 93117; Sylvia Sullivan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sylvia Sullivan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 06, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003161. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Tina’s Tutoring at 1528 Santa Rosa Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Tina Pfadenhauer (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Tina Pfadenhauer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003101. Published: Nov 13, 20, 26, Dec 4 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Regional Business Consulting at 2142 North Refugio Road Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Kevin O’Connor (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kevin O’Connor This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 17, 2014. 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 Gabriel
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Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003241. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Almsa, Pierce‑Eislen at 430 South Fairview Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Yardi Systems, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Gordon Murrell, Secretary This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 5, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003151. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Channel Acupunture at 2600 De La Vina Street Unit D Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Qigong Works Inc. 13586 Valleyheart Dr. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Matthew Pesendian/CEO This was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 17, 2014. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2014‑0003245. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mojozono, Riviera Road at 4025‑B Primavera Road Santa Barbara, Ca 93110; Gerald Hill (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gerald Hill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 14, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003228. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Prestige Cleaning at 420 S Canada St Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Patricia Ramirez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Patricia Ramirez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 4, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003127. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Blue Palm Press at 203 Hitchcock Way Apt 204 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Margaret Kay Dodd (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Margaret Dodd This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 05, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003154. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Performance Audio at 532 Santa Barbara Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Secure Pro, Inc 1328 Cheyenne Lane Santa Ynez, CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Secure Pro Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 06, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0003158. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following STATEMENT person(s) is/are doing business as: Law of Attraction Photography; Lawofattractionphotography.com at 475 N Turnpike Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Melissa Cohen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Melissa Cohen This
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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Coordinates claims entry, provides organizational and administrative support, supervises assistant. Provides information and assistance to campus departments. Prepares statistical reports. Assists with Return to Work Program. Reqs: Excellent customer service skills and demonstrated organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Analytical skills with demonstrated attention to detail. Highest respect for confidentiality in all areas. Good writing skills. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $20.19 ‑ $22.15/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 12/2/14, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20140549
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UNIVERSITY CENTER FOOD SERVICE Responsible for assisting both the Catering Chef in production as well as the Event Manager in executing catering events. Core job responsibilities are Food Preparation, event planning, on‑site event management, purchasing, including employee training and supervision. Reqs: 3‑5 years cooking experience. Must be able to follow recipes that require advanced culinary techniques and train students in production. Knowledge of and experience with advanced culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. This includes experience working with commercial kitchen equipment and preparing large quantities. Ability to speak English using appropriate grammar and vocabulary sufficient to communicate effectively with all staff and customers. Ability to read and write English for the purpose of preparing food Business Opportunity from recipe guidelines and producing reports. Notes: Fingerprinting required. $1,000 WEEKLY!! MAILING Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a BROCHURES From Home. Helping clean DMV record and enrollment home workers since 2001. Genuine in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Opportunity. No Experience Program. Hours are Wed.‑Sun. from required. Start Immediately www. 11:00am‑7:30pm. Candidate must mailingmembers.com (AAN CAN) be very flexible in schedule including AVON ‑ Earn extra income with a new working early mornings, late nights, career! Sell from home, work, online. and weekends. $15.87 ‑ $19.75/ $15 startup. For information, call: hr. The University of California is an 877‑830‑2916. (Cal‑SCAN) Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment Customer Service without regard to race, color, religion, p/t cashiers 2 positions. 30 hrs/wk, sex, national origin, or any other days may vary. Open availability nec, characteristic protected by law including must include Saturdays. $9/hr. Apply in protected veterans and individuals with person at: 5156 Hollister Avenue. disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 11/25/14, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. Domestic edu Job #20140540
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UNIVERSITY CENTER FOOD SERVICE Processes catering orders and keep accurate records of events. Distributes orders in weekly meetings. Updates posted orders, and communicates changes to staff, in addition to invoicing clients. Monitors and records monthly sales. Coordinates room logistics for Education in‑house events. Schedules student Africa, Brazil Work/Study! Change catering employees. As the on‑site the lives of others Manager for a catered event, is and create a sustainable future. 1, 6, responsible for the event, reports to the 9, 18 month programs available. Apply client, supervises the catering student now! staff, and coordinates production with w w w. O n e W o r l d C e n t e r. o r g the Catering Chef. Reqs: Exceptional 269.591.0518 info@OneWorldCenter. customer service and organizational org (AAN CAN) skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent record keeping and organization Employment Services skills. Detail oriented with ability to ATTN: Drivers ‑ Average $1000+ p/
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PORTOLA DINING COMMONS Washes pots and bowls that are too large for the dish machine and performs essential daily cleaning and sanitation of kitchen equipment, counters, walls, and floors. Reqs: Ability to communicate in English and train new workers on an on‑going basis. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Able to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hrs. a day..$15.56 ‑ $16.51/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 11/25/14, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20140539
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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, assisting with exams and procedures, filling out necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and running errands as needed. Reqs: Training or experience as a Medical Assistant. HS Diploma and one year of experience as a medical assistant or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employment and date of hire. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11 month per year, partial year career position. Furlough must be taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Must be able to work M, T, W, F 8‑5, and Th 10‑7. $18.58 ‑ $20.50/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu. For primary consideration apply by 12/2/14, thereafter open until filled. Job #20140546
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SUMMER CONFERENCE DINING & CATERING PROGRAM Responsible for all phases of the planning, management and administration of the dining and catering components of 60‑80 conference programs, including preparation of budgets and compilation of financial data. Responsible for the recruitment, training and supervision of student staff. Reqs: Progressive track record with two to three years of experience and strong knowledge in event planning and management in the institutional dining services sector. Exceptional customer service skills with ability to cultivate professional business partnerships. Proficiency with Microsoft applications and general database management. Ability to learn specialized software systems quickly. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Work schedule will vary. Will be required to work some overtime from May‑August during busy conference season. $19.48 ‑ $27.24/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20140505
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musical performances, spoken word events, film discussions, workshops representing a wide range of perspectives based upon race, class, national origin, sexual orientation, ethnicity and other issues pertaining to marginalized communities. Designs and implements programs to convey the MCC’s philosophy and mission to the university community and surrounding communities in a timely manner and advises and works with student groups affiliated with the MCC in planning and implementing programs and events that create a safe space through creating a platform/ community space. Reqs: BA degree or equivalent combination of years of experience. Demonstrated experience in events coordinating for diverse populations and in a university setting working on cultural/social justice program planning. Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Experience with social media, experience and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Ability to work 2‑4 events per week during evenings and weekends on a regular basis during each quarter. $4,099‑ 4,800/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 12/2/14, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 20140550
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP December 3, 2014, 3:00 pm San Antonio Building – Auditorium (Santa Barbara County Public Health Department) 300 N. San Antonio Rd., Santa Barbara, CA Updating District Guidelines to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the California Environmental Quality Act The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District’s Environmental Review Guidelines provide procedures for the District and other agencies to use when reviewing projects under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. The District’s Guidelines are applied directly to projects for which the District is the lead agency under CEQA, including District permits, rules, and plans. The state’s CEQA guidelines have included a framework for addressing climate change impacts since 2010. The District plans to update its Environmental Review Guidelines to include guidance for evaluating the significance of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified stationary sources. Public Workshops for the update were held in May, 2014 to solicit input from the public and stakeholders. The District will hold another public workshop, listed above, to provide a summary of the input received and present the options that the District is considering. Materials describing these options are available for review at the District’s website at www.ourair.org/greenhouse-gases-and-ceqa. Workshop participants are encouraged to review these materials prior to the workshop, and to provide verbal and/or written comment to the District at the workshop. Written comments are requested by January 9, 2015. The following individuals or groups may be interested in attending these workshops: • Proponents of projects with new or modified stationary sources of air pollution in Santa Barbara County; • Agencies in Santa Barbara County that serve as lead agencies under CEQA; • Concerned members of the public; • Agencies, organizations and industries involved in climate change/greenhouse gas impact evaluation and mitigation. For additional information, please see the District’s website at www.ourair.org/news, or contact Molly Pearson at (805) 961-8838. To sign up to receive notices, please email ceqa@sbcapcd.org.
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statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 06, 2014. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2014‑0003167. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: David R. Black & Associates at 1718 Pampas Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; David R. Black (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David R. Black This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 13, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003212. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Capigifts, Capigifts.com at 158 Cameta Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Graeme Petterson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Graeme Petterson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 13, 2014. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2014‑0003214. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Stewart Financial at 3493 Foothill Road Santa
Barbara, CA 93105; Bryan James Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bryan J. Stewart This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 13, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003208. Published: Nov 20, 26, Dec 04, 11 2014.
Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CRYSTAL PEREZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1469163 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: DENISE MICHELLE ORTEGA TO: DENISE MICHELLE PEREZ 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Dec 17, 2014 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 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 Oct 22, 2014 by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Nov 20, 27. Dec 4, 11 2014.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF AMY THOMPSON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1469113 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: AMY MICHELLE ELISABETH THOMPSON TO: AYME M’CHEL ELSBETH TOMSON 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Jan 7, 2015 9: 30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 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 Oct 22, 2014 by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Nov 20, 27. Dec 4, 11 2014.
Summons SUMMONS ‑ (Family Law) CITACION(Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: NANCY ACEVEDO MENDOZA AVISO AL DEMANDANDO: Petitioner’s name is: APOLONIO SANTOS GARCIA Nombre del demandante: CASE NUMBER: (Numero del caso) 1469096 You have 30 calendar days after this
Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL‑120 or FL‑123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp, at the California Legal Services Web site www. lawhelpcalifornia.org, or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 dias corridos despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL‑120 o FL‑123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.
lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abgados de su condado. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre, direccion de la corte es) SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is: APOLONIO SANTOS GARCIA 930 San Pascual St. #E10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o de demandante que no tiene abogado, es) Date (Fecha): Oct 8, 2014. Clerk (Actuario), Darrel E. Parker, by Susan Donjuan, Deputy (Asistente). Published Nov 20, 27. Dec 4, 11 2014.
Trustee Notice NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/27/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
Trustor: JOHN D. WILCOX AND ROSEMARY S. WILCOX, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Recorded 04/06/2007 as Instrument No. 2007‑0025520 in book ‑‑‑, page‑‑‑ and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 12/08/2014 at 01:00 PM Place of Sale:AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $941,523.32 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’ S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt More fully described in said Deed of Trust
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Street Address or other common designation of real property: 419 Calle Alamo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 A.P.N.: 053‑173‑08‑00‑0 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $941,523.32. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7233.26153 Title Order No. NXCA‑0146928 MIN No. APN 057‑410‑033 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/03/04. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): KIM K CHISHOLM Recorded: 09/14/04, as Instrument No. 2004‑0098473,of Official Records of Santa Barbara County, California. Date of Sale: 12/10/14 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA The purported property address is: 4018‑A OTONO DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110‑3415 Assessors Parcel No.
057‑410‑033 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $199,152.30. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on
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this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877‑484‑9942 or 800‑280‑2832 or visit this Internet Web site www. USA‑Foreclosure.com or www.Auction. com using the file number assigned to this case 7233.26153. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 11, 2014 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Andy Tran, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 866‑387‑6987 Sale Info website: www.USA‑Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877‑484‑9942 or 800‑280‑2832 Reinstatement and Pay‑Off Requests: 866‑387‑NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7233.26153: 11/20/2014,11 /27/2014,12/04/2014
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Meet Richard
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highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Published Nov 13, 20, 26 2014.
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Moorish Oasis tucked away on a lush wood setting on the Mesa. There is still work to be done but has soaking pools, sauna, stone oven, heated flooring, custom everything. A must see!
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1320 PLAZA PACIFICA
1119 ALSTON ROAD
MONTECITO Renovated 2BD/2.5BA ground floor, single level Bonnymede flat w/ ocean views – luxury at its very best!
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710 W PEDREGOSA ST.
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SOL SANTA BARBARA Mixed use downtown property. 4 residential units above 2 commercial spaces (+/-2,300 sq.ft/floor).
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SANTA BARBARA 4-plex w/updated
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501 BRINKERHOFF AVENUE
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133 POR LA MAR CIRCLE
231 COTTAGE GROVE AVE.
6985 CAT CANYON ROAD
858 HIGHLAND DRIVE #4
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PENDING GOLETA Large & bright 2BD upstairs unit. Hardwood flrs, balcony w/ sunsets & in-unit laundry. Rental OK.
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