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REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A DRAFT INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) has prepared a draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for its Santa Barbara County Regional Active Transportation Plan. The plan covers the entire county and includes the eight incorporated cities and all unincorporated communities.

The proposed project involves creating a regional vision and plan for improving the bicycle and pedestrian network. The plan provides an overview of the existing conditions, assesses existing and future bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure needs and highlights the improvements that will meet these needs. The plan includes a list of proposed bicycle and pedestrian projects. The plan also identifies a need for additional funding to achieve the regional vision.

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The draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration is being circulated for a 30-day review period, which will end on July 3, 2015. The document can be viewed online at the SBCAG web page at: www.sbcag.org. A hard copy of the document is also available for public review at the SBCAG office.

Interested parties may submit their comments to: SBCAG, Attention: Andrew Orfila, 260 N. San Antonio Road, Ste. B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 The final Mitigated Negative Declaration will incorporate responses to written comments received during the public review period and will be considered by the SBCAG Board of Directors for approval on July 16, 2015. The meeting will convene at the Board of Supervisors hearing room in Santa Maria located at 511 E. Lakeside Parkway at 8:30 AM. Favor de llamar a SBCAG al 961-8900, para más información del reunión.

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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

ON THE COVER(S): For the first time ever, we’ve printed two different covers this week for our Blue & Green Guide. One is a shot of Sespe Gorge

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living.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . . 56 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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While Matt Kettmann was battling for survival out in the Sespe Wilderness (see p. 25), our fearless senior editor also fed about a zillion biting midges. “I didn’t really notice the bites much until we were done,” he said of the no-see-ums he met while leaping, climbing, and trying to keep from falling on the journey described in our Blue & Green cover spread, which he also edited in between itches. “I was much more concerned with just making it to the end of the hike.”

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LITTLE VOICE, BIG MESSAGE: Four-year-old Amalia Castaneda rallies the anti-oil crowd at the Sunken Gardens.

Not so Fast, exxonMobil County Denies Request to Truck Oil

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ith legal repercussions anticipated regardless of her decision, Dianne Black denied on Tuesday an emergency permit filed by ExxonMobil to truck crude oil from its Las Flores Canyon Facility along Highway 101 to a refinery about 70 miles north.

Since Plains All American Pipeline’s Line 901 ruptured last month, spilling about 100,000 gallons of crude onto the Gaviota Coast, a 10.6-mile stretch of the 24-inch pipeline has been effectively shut down. This has forced Exxon to cut its production to about 10,000 barrels of oil a day, but in about two weeks, Exxon says it will exhaust its storage capacity.

Submitted on June 4, Exxon’s application proposed to dispatch a maximum of eight trucks an hour—24 hours a day, 7 days a week —each carrying 6,720 gallons of crude oil. As assistant director of the county’s Planning and Development (P&D), Black became sole decision-maker after P&D director Glenn Russell recused himself because he used to own stock in ExxonMobil; he divested it in the last few months, he said Monday.

Whether or not it is safe to transport crude on the highway depends on whom you ask. On Sunday evening, the county chief executive’s office opened the matter up for public comment; several dozen people submitted letters in less than 48 hours.

Environmentalists — including the Center for Biological Diversity and newly formed Food & Water Watch —all but threatened a lawsuit if the county approved the emergency permits. They advocated for the customary permit process with proper environmental review. Two dozen or so activists rallied against

trucks Monday afternoon at the courthouse, holding colorful signs that read “#EnDOiLnOW” and calling for clean energy.

Meanwhile COLAB’s Andy Caldwell took exception, calling it “absolutely incredulous” to oppose trucking a raw product on the freeway when gasoline is always tankered on the highway. in a similar school of thought, City Councilmember Dale Francisco said in an op-ed at independent.com, “Absent a scientific breakthrough,” modern industrial societies will continue to rely on fossil fuels. ExxonMobil spokesperson Dick Keil pledged the company would have used a new fleet with safer containers and fewer carbon emissions.

Exactly what constitutes an “emergency” was the endgame for Black. According to county zoning codes, an emergency is a “sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services.” Exxon claimed, if shut down, its production of natural gas—separated from the oil and produced water, and scrubbed clean of hydrogen sulfide—would cease. This natural gas is supplied to residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura and constitutes a public utility, Exxon claimed. not so, said Black. Based on a 2014 gas company report, Exxon provided less than one percent of Southern California Gas’s total supply last year. Plus, she wrote, the county permitted a storage expansion project for the gas company. Black found Exxon’s second argument—tax revenues—equally flawed.

Exxon generated nearly $4.2 million in taxes last year from its three offshore platforms, according to company spokesperson Keil. “That’s revenue that the county will have

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to make up on a monthly basis,” Keil said. Santa Ynez Valley High and Vista del Mar school districts each rake in more than $700,000 from Exxon’s property taxes, according to Keil.

But school districts can file a claim with Plains, Black wrote; entities or individuals have three years to do so. Black also found that trucking oil does not fall within the emergency permits allowed by Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order regarding the oil spill.

“We are obviously disappointed in their decision,” Keil said Tuesday afternoon. “We are in the process of studying their response,” he said, without indicating Exxon’s next steps.

Because the decision for the emergency application is not appealable, Exxon could take the matter to court. Otherwise, Exxon can apply for a customary permit, a months-long process that consists of California Environmental Equality Act review, policy analysis, and a public hearing.

Venoco—much smaller than ExxonMobil—was forced to shut down its 4,000-barrel production about a week after the spill.

Venoco is currently evaluating transportation options, said spokesperson Keith Wenal, and is using the downtime to complete annual safety inspections.

On June 26 at 2 p.m., Assemblymember Das Williams and State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson will hold a joint oversight hearing to look at the cause and response to the oil spill at the County Administration Building. Last week, Representative Lois Capps formally asked Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mi), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, for a field hearing in Santa Barbara. Also, a congressional committee is expected to review pipeline standards later this year. n

“I was almost axed to death,” said Dan Najera after a long-festering dispute between his parents and neighbor Rudy Collaso (pictured) exploded into violence on 6/4. The feud involved tree removal, a landslide, and a lawsuit. Last Thursday’s backfence shouting match over a dead tree ended up with Collaso in the Najera home breaking windows, hurling bottles, and demolishing everything in sight with an ax while hunting for Najera, who was hiding outside in a hay shed. Collaso was arrested and charged with attempted murder and burglary. He’s being held on $1 million bail.

The Santa Teresita Drive home sustained more than $100,000 in damage, police said.

Santa Maria police on 6/5 shot and killed a man they believe stabbed a woman to death inside an apartment in the 300 block of West Williams Street. Officers were dispatched to the location on a domestic violence call and found the man barricaded inside the apartment with a number of firearms, authorities said. Details remain slim, but during the ensuing confrontation with officers, the suspect was fatally shot.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident.

During an early-morning traffic stop on 6/7, Sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a Santa Barbara man when he pointed a shotgun at one of them. After Oscar Varela Moreno, 23, was pulled over for an undisclosed traffic violation, he got out of his car but left it in drive and pulled a shotgun out of the trunk as the car rolled forward. Two deputies fired on Moreno and struck him “multiple times.” Moreno was taken to the hospital, and the deputies have been put on administrative leave. The case is being investigated and will be reviewed by the District Attorney’s Office.

A civil rights lawsuit against the Sheriff’s department, Capri Apartments, and its property management company has been filed by the families of the three UCSB stu-

dents stabbed to death by Elliot Rodger in May 2014 — roommates David Wang and James Hong and their friend George Chen.

Among the allegations is that defendants ignored signs that Rodger was dangerous.

Apartment managers knew about complaints from three other roommates, all of whom moved out, the filing states. One roommate, chosen by Capri to live with Rodger, wrote that Rodger had “huge psychological issues.” He said Rodger was a “ticking time bomb waiting to explode,” adding, “we are at the point where I fear for my safety.”

The defendants have denied the allegations against them.

A grouping of what appear to be heroin overdose deaths has prompted the Sheriff’s Office to issue a warning that some unusually pure heroin is on the market. A total of three people died on 6/4 and 6/7, and heroin was found at two Lompoc and Solvang scenes. Two children, ages 4 and 5, were found at the home of the woman who died on 6/7 and are now in protective custody.

According to the county’s Drug Prevention Division, which offers treatment programs ([888]-868-1649), the number of accidental overdose deaths now exceeds auto accident deaths in the county.

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City Councilmember Randy Rowse announced he intends to run for reelection this November. Rowse, a downtown restaurant owner, will run for the newly created Mesa District, formed in response to the legal settlement shifting city elections from at-large to district. Councilmember Cathy Murillo has all but formally announced her intention to seek reelection, as well. She’ll be running for the Westside District, one of the two districts specifically created to have a majority of Latino residents. To date, no challengers have surfaced to take on either Rowse or Murillo.

Legal defeats have cost the City of Santa Barbara $1.59 million over the past 12 months.

This Tuesday, the City Council authorized the payment of $671,000 in attorneys’ fees to settle a longstanding dispute with three homeowners denied the right to rebuild homes after they’d been destroyed by a 2008 wildfire. The homeowners themselves won $125,000 in the case. cont’d page 10  Mi c hA EL StoUt

Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider issued a press release announcing she’d been endorsed by a group of prominent gay

and lesbian rights advocates as part of her campaign for the 24th Congressional District.

Santa Barbara’s representative for the past 17 years has been Democrat Lois Capps, who is retiring. Backing Schneider were David Selberg, former head of Pacific Pride, LGBT activist Steve Warner, Studio One owner Robert Johns, and Jill Shalhoob, owner of Jill’s Place. Schneider noted that June is Gay Pride month, and her endorsers cited her support for gay marriage and equal rights.

Prank goes sideways Nearly a dozen teenagers fled into the night after their attempts to go down in Santa Barbara High School history went awry. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Friday morning, city police responded to a report of a vehicle on the front steps of Santa Barbara High School. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a car on its side wedged between two columns and the building’s double doors wide open. Several officers conducted a search of the school but found no one inside.

The vehicle was a stripped-out, older-model white sedan that had been painted to resemble a cow. The pranksters used the green and gold colors of Santa Barbara High School. The car’s key was still in the ignition and attached to a Dons lanyard. A large tarp was spread underneath.

Police soon detained one suspect, who admitted the incident was part of wellknown high school tradition. “It appears it’s just a senior prank,” said Sgt. Andy Feller.

“They were trying to get the vehicle inside the school.” Authorities believe there may have been as many as 10 teens involved. The subject in custody has not been identified.

This isn’t the school’s first cow-related prank. In previous years, SBHS seniors have painted a cow that sits atop the former McConnell’s Ice Cream building (now Sublime restaurant) at the intersection of Milpas and Canon Perdido streets. In keeping with tradition, on the trunk of the cow car, it read in dark-green paint, “Milk it good.”

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PIECE OF THE PUZZLE: Photos of the rupture were released to The Santa Barbara Independent after the paper filed a Public Records Act request.

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ear the six-inch cavity in the now-infamous Plains All American pipeline near Refugio State Beach, the wall thickness of the pipe measured a gossamer 0.0625 inches, according to a document released by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) this week.

Before corrosion, the original wall thickness was 0.344 inches. A bit of simple arithmetic reveals that about 82 percent of the pipeline had worn away. if those figures don’t suggest the pipeline, which runs at 120 degrees Fahrenheit, was an accident waiting to happen, the federal government does. Regulations demand immediate repair at 80 percent. Even more troubling is the fact that, on May 5, just two weeks before the spill, Plains All American reported metal loss of only 45 percent.

Typically, such figures are supplied by third-party inspectors often referred to as “pig vendors” because they employ an instrument called a smart pig (or pipeline-inspection gauge) that is equipped with sensors and travels along the inside of a pipeline.

As explained by Plains safety director Patrick Hodgins, “These tools return data that typically requires months of analysis to generate actionable findings. in many cases, we conduct confirmation digs to correlate the information from the inline inspection tool with the condition of the pipe below the surface. in the industry, we refer to this proactive maintenance activity as ‘pigs and digs.’ ” Plains declined to name the vendor they used or to comment on the corrosion measurements. “The answers to your questions are part of an ongoing investigation, and for this reason, cannot be answered at this time,” said spokesperson Michael Eidman via email. it’s fairly typical for preliminary survey data to change after verification, explained pipeline integrity consultant Andrew Kendrick, who has no connection to Plains or the spill. Even so, he said,“i’ve seen some bad runs, but i don’t think i’ve seen one where they mistake 80 [percent] for 45 [percent].”

Furthermore, a pipeline operator can skate by with incidences of corrosion over 80 percent if they are localized. The repair independent.com

requirement kicks in when the vendor refers to the corrosion as “general,” meaning it affects the structural integrity of the pipeline wall. As Kendrick put it, “So many pits have gotten together that it doesn’t act like a little hole; it acts like now you’re going to break the eggshell.”

Corrosion, a common form being rust, refers to the tendency of processed metals to return to their most stable chemical state, namely the one in which they were originally mined from the ground. Heat accelerates corrosion. On oil and gas pipelines, this process is inhibited by “cathodic protection” (CP) systems, which entails running an electric current through the line.

Although there are minimum federal requirements for the robustness of these systems — met by Plains All American in Line 901 — pipeline investigator Richard Kuprewicz said those requirements have little bearing on effectiveness. That depends on factors that are extremely site-specific, said Kuprewicz, who is not investigating the Refugio incident.

The CP will likely be one element considered in PHMSA’s final analysis of the pipe failure, one that industry observers hope will answer the question of how Line 901 could reach 82 percent corrosion and how that figure could be so underestimated.

“My guess,” Kendrick said, “is that the last run showed significant corrosion, but it didn’t meet the [80 percent] criteria.” The fact that the previous inspection was completed only three years ago, even though the feds only require them every five years, would seem to corroborate such speculation. in fact, the PHMSA document, an amendment to a Corrective Action Order originally issued by the sub-agency of the Department of Transportation on May 21, points out that the busted area of the pipeline had been repaired three times since a 2012 survey.

While corrosion clearly led to the pipe’s failure, there could also have been contributing factors. Most ironic would be if the smart pig were the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. “in cases of significantly corroded pipeline,” said Kendrick,“the smart pig n itself could cause damage.”

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Much of southern Santa Barbara County was singin’ in the rain on Tuesday when the tail end of Baja’s Hurricane Blanca paid a visit.

The late-season surprise brought cities from Carpinteria to Goleta around two-thirds of an inch of rain. The mountains and foothills received closer to an inch, with West Big Pine and East Camino Cielo topping the charts at 1.14 inches. Cachuma clocked in at 0.42 inches and Gibraltar Reservoir at 0.94. The bands of rain petered out as they crossed the west end of the Santa Ynez Mountains, and most North County areas received less than a tenth of an inch.

Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso announced his Miramar hotel will be managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts when he unveiled the look for the newly renamed Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito on 6/2.

The high-end resort management company will run the 16-acre property, which will boast 170 rooms (122 guestrooms and 48 suites), 436 parking spots, restaurants, two swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, beach club, bar, small theater, 12,000-square-foot event space, and a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, when it opens in 2018. The $185 million Miramar project is Caruso’s first hotel venture.

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educaTion The legislation that could allow a community services district to be established in Isla Vista took another step forward last week. Introduced by Assemblymember Das Williams, AB 3 passed off the Assembly floor on a party-line vote, 51 to 26. From there, the bill heads to a Senate policy committee, which it must pass out of by July 17.

Meanwhile, a group of college students and I.V. residents continue to meet weekly to discuss details of the bill.

HealTH The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the hepatitis C samples from five patients of Dr. Allen Thomashefsky’s practice were significantly related. That and the improper infection control practices found during drop-in visits

by Public Health increase the likelihood that the office is the source of infection. Public Health continues to advise all patients of Thomashefsky’s to be tested for hepatitis B and C and also HIV. Of the 291 patients who’ve been tested, seven were found to have newly acquired hepatitis C. Of the seven, five were treated at the doctor’s office on the same day. n

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What seemed like it would be a knock-down, drag-out cage match between bike advocates and those of the automobile quickly became a messy wonk-fest involving almost the entire City Council over the best ways to measure the number of people riding bikes to and from work and whether such statistics are, in fact, particularly relevant. Sparking the discussion was a proposal by councilmembers Dale Francisco and Frank Hotchkiss — both skeptics when it comes to the potential of bicycle commuting to relieve congestion — to spend $20,000 on a study to determine just how many bike commuters Santa Barbara currently has.

Activists with the Bicycle Coalition have trumpeted Census findings that commuting has more than doubled from 2000 to 2012 — from 3.4 to 6.9 percent of the commuting population. Activists with Cars Are Basic have challenged these figures, the methodology upon which they’re based, and the notion that bicycles can play a meaningful role for anything other than recreation and exercise. City traffic planners suggested it would be much cheaper to include bike counts when they hire consultants to conduct traffic counts at the city’s 50 most congested intersections. This happens every two to five years.

Giving urgency to what would otherwise be an esoteric debate is the rewriting of the city’s Bicycle Master Plan now taking place. About 210 people attended the five workshops held on the new bike plan in the past two weeks, and about 1,500 people filled out online questionnaires on the matter. For bike advocates, this planning process has given them a vehicle to argue for improved crosstown bike routes, not to mention bicycle boulevards on both the Eastside and Westside of town.

City Hall just spent $4,000 to acquire riding route data from an app used mostly by high-performance riders to gage speeds and distances. Councilmember Randy Rowse was flummoxed to discover this data showed Mission Street — despite its narrow shoulders and chewed-up pavement — was heavily used by these cyclists. “That sounds like future temporary Santa Barbarans to me,” he — Nick Welsh exclaimed, adding, “That’s just nuts.”

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Michael Jordan (right), attorney Joseph Foster Allen’s permit was approved.

New Pot shop gets green light

A new medical marijuana dispensary proposed in a strip mall by State Street and Ontare Road was approved last week by the Planning Commission on a 6-1 vote.

Should it open as planned, it will mark the first storefront dispensary in Santa Barbara since about five years ago, when the threat of federal prosecution, coupled with new city restrictions, chased all retail operations either out of business or into home delivery.

Last week’s deliberations marked the second time since April that the dispensary proposed by prominent defense attorney Joseph Foster Allen got the once-over

by City Hall. According to city zoning rules, Santa Barbara can permit up to three storefront dispensaries at any given time, but no more than one per any of the five designated zones spread throughout city limits.

To the extent Allen’s dispensary elicited much controversy, most of it focused on parking. The strip mall — which includes Baskin-Robbins, a cigar shop, the Tee-Off, Rudy’s, a doughnut shop, and a military recruiting office — notoriously lacks parking; city planners concluded any tenant would generate similar parking demand.

Planning Commissioner Michael Jordan opposed the dispensary, expressing doubts operators could control patrons’ conduct once outside.

Other commissioners opted to support the proposal — which had previously been approved by a City Hall hearing examiner — but imposed stricter security requirements. Instead of posting one full-time security officer, the operator would — Nick Welsh have to maintain two at all times.

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by N i c K W e l s h he repaved surface of Gibraltar Road proved almost fatally perfect for downhill skateboarder Tara Tate, who crashed into the path of an oncoming motorist while taking a downhill plunge late Sunday evening. Despite the motorist’s report of hair and bone on the underbelly of his vehicle, Tate appeared astonishingly unscathed in hospital room selfies posted online, her face unscratched, her teeth intact, and sense of humor likewise.

Tate credited the full-face helmet she was wearing for saving her bacon, and her life.

Her accident comes just two weeks after Gilbraltar Road — famous for its steep inclines, blind curves, and pock-marked surface—was opened to traffic, following total reconstruction of six miles of it. Tate had slid out of her lane when her board collided with an oncoming motorist about a mile south of Flores Flats. She was so low to the ground at the moment of impact, the driver reported, he thought he’d hit a rock. Since the roadwork, he noted, the number of skaters, bikers, and motorcyclists taking advantage of Gibraltar’s face-lift has skyrocketed; so, too, he said, have the speeds they travel.

Tate is part of a small but growing cadre of especially adventurous skateboarders who hosted this year’s Santa Gnarbara race down Camino Cielo. That contest — conducted with full cooperation of multiple government agencies— drew 100 racers. Though Tate’s friends say she is expected to recover, her collision is likely to have a deep impact on the future of her sport in Santa Barbara.

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CHP spokesperson Jonathan Gutierrez said downhill skaters tend to hog the entire road, not because they’re thoughtless, but because they need to for speed control. That, he said, makes them inherently unsafe. Tom Flinchbaugh, a friend of Tate’s and longtime downhill skater, insisted downhill skaters typically take great pains to avoid such collisions, often assigning friends equipped with radios as lookouts. The action videos posted on YouTube, he said, fail to show the precautions taken to ensure safety. Flinchbaugh said he and other more experienced riders will be hosting workshops to inculcate in younger athletes an intense appreciation for the rules of road safety. The county supervisors are expected to deliberate the proposed n ordinance July 7.

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by M e l i N d a B u r N s or decades, isla Vista’s been branded a “youth ghetto,” and in some ways, the label fits. Of 15,000 residents, nearly 13,000 are students enduring urban blight, overcrowding, and a high crime rate amid a jumble of old apartment buildings and tract homes.

But the students here are not the marginalized poor. With jobs, loans, and parental support, they manage to pay isla Vista’s high rents—$2,520 per two-bedroom apartment, on average. in Santa Barbara, a two-bedroom apartment rents for $2,000, on average, but isla Vista’s a tight market, and the students may have nowhere else to go. investors call this “captive demand.”

Forty percent of UCSB students, some 9,300 people, live in isla Vista, but the university owns or manages only three apartment buildings there with a total of 187 bedrooms. Santa Barbara City College, with as many as 3,500 students in isla Vista, doesn’t own any. “i try to tell students and parents to stay out of isla Vista,” said Ben Partee, City College dean of educational programs. “i just don’t think it’s a healthy place. A lot of times, it’s the last choice.”

Last choice or not for students, this unincorporated community next to the beach and a prestigious university is a first choice for investors from Boston to Goleta. Even in the depths of the recession in 2010, eager buyers vied for Tropicana Gardens, Tropicana del norte, Tropicana Villas, Breakpointe, and Coronado apartments, some of the largest in the community.

As recently as this March, the icon and icon Gardens in downtown isla Vista changed hands for $38.5 million, the largest real estate sale in the community in 2015 to date.

Many investors, such as Tony Romasanta of Santa Barbara, bought into isla Vista decades ago and have never sold.

Romasanta is the general partner of islay investments, which purchased the Garden Court apartments on El Colegio Road for $4 million in 1978. With 303 bedrooms, Garden Court is the single largest apartment complex in the community.

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A review of the 2014-2015 county property tax roll and isla Vista Recreation and Park District bedroom tax rolls reveals that 15 entities, half of them homegrown, own a third of the community’s 8,487 bedrooms. Ranked by assessed property value, they are a mix of national real estate firms that manage 12

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are suing the owners and managers for alleged negligence.

Weinstein declined to comment on the lawsuit, but of the tragedy, he said,“i can’t describe how heartbreaking it was. it’s i beyond words. i went to school there, and it’s hard for me to understand how things like that happen in i.V.”

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While investors have prospered, isla Vista has not. Sidewalks are missing on many streets, and the backlog to build them is $3 million— on top of a $700,000 backlog for drainage improvements and $560,000 for roads, county officials say.

Parking is scarce. On weekends, a heavy law enforcement presence keeps the partying crowds in check.

According to a 2014 report for the UCSB Foundation Board of Trustees, the annual tax revenues from isla Vista—$5.6 million in property, sales, and bed taxes—cover less than half the cost of county services. The county spends an estimated $14.4 million yearly on fire, public works, law enforcement, and courts in isla Vista. Taxpayers outside the community are making up the $8.8 million difference.

The tax rolls suggest one reason for the shortfall. The median assessed property value in isla Vista is only $410,000, a sign that, like Romasanta, many current owners bought years ago. Under 1978’s Proposition 13, property values were rolled back to 1976 levels, and increases cannot exceed 2 percent per year. A property is not reassessed at market value until it is sold.

That’s why, this fiscal year, Romasanta and islay investments paid $74,000 in basic property taxes for Garden Court, while the new owners of Tropicana Gardens, a smaller apartment complex, paid $694,000.

Some large property owners may be driving up the county’s bills. The isla Vista Foot Patrol views The Sweeps at 775 Camino del Sur and The Tahitian and CBC (Colonial, Balboa, and Cortez) apartments in the 6700 block of El Colegio Road as “nuisance properties.” Each of these three complexes generates at least 100 patrol calls yearly in response to fights and loud parties, said Lieutenant Rob Plastino, who heads the Foot Patrol.

The Sweeps and CBC are owned by Essex Property Trust inc., a $14 billion, Palo Alto–based company that is big enough to be part of the S&P 500. The Tahitian is owned by Capitoline Properties LLC of Santa Barbara. Representatives for both firms say they have taken steps to provide better security.

“We will continue to do our part to ensure we are providing a safe community for our tenants,” said Jared Filippone, a Capitoline vice president.

But Sheriff’s Deputy Kim Fryslie, who’s made dozens of late-night visits to all three complexes, said, “They want to manage their apartments on the backs of county taxpayers by having law enforcement take care of it. They need to evict people.”

stock fund portfolios; “shell companies” such as Tropicana Gardens Holdings, that cloak their ownership under limited liability company (LLC) registration; and South Coast investors who own one to 32 rental apartment buildings and perhaps a management company. These local investors are Romasanta, James Gelb, Edward St. George, and the Warkentin, Kitson, Harwin, and Eckert families.

Only 50 homes in isla Vista are owner-occupied, and only a handful of rental properties are owned by isla Vistans. About 60 percent of isla Vista’s owner-investors live elsewhere on the South Coast.

The tax rolls don’t tell the whole story: Under Proposition 13, property assessments do not necessarily reflect market value. Also, the owners of about 10 percent of isla Vista’s 920 properties, including SH icon Santa Barbara, LLC, are hidden behind shell companies.

One of the largest investors in isla Vista is Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, a Chicago-based company that targets acquisitions near large state schools with a growing enrollment base. The company bid on some of the Tropicana apartments in 2010 but “couldn’t get there on the pricing,” said For more, visit independent.com.

Joey Lansing, a principal in the firm. in 2013, Harrison Street purchased The Loop, a modern building on Trigo Road with three retail By the Numbers spaces and furnished apartments that rent The 15 largest investors, ranked by assessed property value, own 2,808 bedrooms, or one in three in the community. for as much as $1,545 per bed per month. The Loop is assessed at $29 million.

Owner-investors • Co./Property name • No. properties / Bedrooms • Property value in millions of $ “it’s iit’s a stable investment play,” Lansing said.

Tropicana Gardens Holdings LLC (Tropicana Gardens) • Fort Wayne • 1/279 • 69.4 “We felt confident we could keep it 98 percent Essex Property Trust, Inc. (The Sweeps, CBC) • Palo Alto • 3//304 • 63.6 occupied, and the benefit of being so close to Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. (Breakpointe, Coronado) • Boston • 2/236 236 • 44.7 the ocean was unique. That made it particuFontainebleu Holdings, LLC (Tropicana del Norte, Tropicana Villas) • Fort Wayne • 3/241 • 43.8 larly attractive.”

James Gelb (Del Playa Rentals) • Montecito • 32/214 214 • 39.3 Edward St. George (Campus 880) • Goleta • 27/ 27/247 • 30.3 The age of isla Vista property means conHSRE Isla Vista I, LLC (The Loop) • Chicago • 1/40 • 29.2 stant upgrades are needed. Mark Weinstein, SH Icon Santa Barbara, LLC (Icon, Icon Gardens) • Chicago • 3/90 • 28.8 a UCSB graduate who is president of MJW Warkentin family (Kamap Property Management) • Santa Barbara • 17/ 17/377 • 23.1 investments inc., the Santa Monica real estate Capitoline Properties LLC (The Tahitian) • Santa Barbara • 1//66 • 14.4 company that owns the Capri Apartments on Kitson family (Kitson Landscape Management) • Goleta • 18/ 18 98 • 12.6 Seville and Abrego roads, said,“The only negaMJW Investments Inc. (Capri Apartments) • Santa Monica • 3/83 • 11.9 tive is that the building stock is older, and you Harwin family (Harwin & Co.) • Goleta, Los Gatos/Incline Village, Nev. • 19/ 19 107 • 10.3 Islay Investments (Garden Court) • Santa Barbara • 1/303 • 7.4 need to spend a lot of money that you’re not Eckert family (Eckert Investments) • Goleta • 3/123 • 7.1 going to get a return on.”

The Capri Apartments at 6598 Seville were sources: County property tax roll, 2014-2015; Isla Vista Recreation and Park District bedroom tax rolls, independent research the site of three of the six student murders in isla Vista on May 23 last year, and the parents

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The next big test of the “credibility primary” comes next month, when the candidates file their first fundraising reports.

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by J e r r y r o B e r t s et’s be blunt: Most political endorsements have about as much effect as publishing poetry.

Each campaign season, candidates hype an endless series of woodenly worded statements of support —“California Local 666 of the international Lamplighters Union Proudly Endorses Cemetery Board Chairman Horace Blatt for Re-election!”— which are designed to impress voters (and reporters), but which are, most often, decidedly unimpressive.

For example, the Washington Post political writer Chris Cillizza has posited a 10-step “Endorsement Hierarchy” to argue that only rarely does a politician-to-politician endorsement have potential to affect campaign dynamics.

However, Rep. Lois Capps’s endorsement of Supervisor Salud Carbajal, in the race to replace her, fits in that category, for three key reasons:

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and Mayor Helene Schneider, his chief party rival, have traveled to Washington recently to court members of California’s delegation, labor, and other political organizations, like the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and EMiLY’s List. none has thrown its support to either Democrat yet, with the primary still a year away, but the Capps endorsement broadcasts her preference to her colleagues, whose campaign committees can be a source of major financial contributions. a signal to santa Barbara donors. For many active Democrats, here and in S.L.O. (and in the tiny sliver of the district within Ventura County), the Schneider-Carbajal matchup presents a close call. With many still on the fence, particularly those who donate money to political campaigns, the Capps endorsement makes their choice easier.

Although few voters are paying attention to the 24th CD race these days, the campaign still is in a pivotal phase.

“Campaigns face two primaries,” Rose Kapolczynski, a veteran California political consultant who managed all of Senator Barbara Boxer’s winning efforts, said in an interview. “There is the early, credibility primary with insiders, and then the real one,

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tal advocates, led by Santa Barbara’s Susan Jordan and Linda Krop, succeeded in an effort to influence Governor Jerry Brown to re-establish the authority of the Coastal Commission over mitigation and restoration of beaches and wildlife habitat degraded by the Refugio Oil Spill.

After Brown’s surprise move suspending the commission’s power in the Plains All American Pipeline accident, Jordan and Krop, on behalf of the California Coastal Protection network and the Environmental Defense Center, rounded up leaders of more than two dozen environmental organizations around the state to sign a letter objecting to his move. Late Friday, Brown relented, in a new proclamation that re-established the commission’s strongest-in-the-nation environmental standards.

Meanwhile, cynical insiders saw last week’s Santa Barbara visit by Attorney General Kamala Harris as motivated more by politics than policy. Harris, the front-runner in the race to replace Boxer, had a freelance photographer awaiting her arrival, the only one of a dozen on the scene who was allowed untrammeled access to her as she toured the command center and the beach. Don’t be shocked if some of his images show up in Harris TV spots.

Media veterans otherwise were underwhelmed by the political stagecraft of the visit. Photographers rolled their eyes at the setup for her very brief press availability, with handlers placing her with both the sun and wind directly behind her, standing at a skinny and sad-looking little microphone stand dwarfed by a stout adjoining palm. it’s not easy to mess up a shot of the Santa Barbara coastline, but whoever advanced Harris’s trip managed to pull off the trick. n

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very summer’s budget deliberation before the county supervisors requires some injection of Kabuki theater; this week, a group of about 30 longtime mental-health advocates showed up dressed in red shirts and wearing red scarves — almost rabbinical in cut — draped loosely over their shoulders. While some in attendance struggled to make sense of the fashion statement being made, the group’s broader purpose could have not been clearer: Don’t put any more money into new jails. Invest heavily on housing for mentally ill people instead.

Specifically, the group—spearheaded by activists with Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) and Families ACT! —demanded supervisors set aside $500,000 as seed money to launch an ambitious initiative to provide 132 additional beds for those in mental-health crisis. The roughly 20 speakers took pains to praise the county’s new Mental Health czar Alice Gleghorn and her efforts to reform —“systems change” being the operative buzzword — what’s been the county’s most chronically dysfunctional agency, but they also chided the powers that be for not spending nearly enough to keep mentally ill

and drug-addicted persons in restorative programs and out of County Jail.

Maureen Earls of CLUE charged the county’s general fund contribution to mentalhealth programs was only one-third of a host of comparable counties’; it’s also a third less than what county administrators 10 years ago projected it should be now. Earls and crew cited a slew of studies and statistics showing, for example, that it costs $19,000 more a year to house a mentally ill inmate in the jail than it does to provide therapeutic treatment. They castigated Sheriff Bill Brown’s efforts to open two new jail facilities in North County with annual operating costs hovering at the $20 million mark.

Giving the red-scarf agenda some political star power were former Santa Barbara city councilmember Grant House and former Superior Court judge George Eskin —who spoke in absentia. They noted the county’s jail population had dropped significantly due to the lowest crime rate in 40 years and the statewide passage of Proposition 47 last fall, which reduced six crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.“We need to invest in safe and stable housing and treatment for our mentally ill neighbors so that they do not end up in the jail,” Eskin wrote. The problem, of course, is that such housing is in extremely short supply.

To rectify that, the group demanded the supes authorize $25,000 to study 11 countyowned sites potentially appropriate for 32 units of crisis care beds and another 100 units of “residential support” housing. They also wanted the supes to set aside $475,000 in “pre-development” and planning costs for the possible north and south county campuses.

The county would need this investment, they argued, when competing for the state and federal tax credits needed to finance so ambitious an undertaking.

County Supervisor Doreen Farr responded most directly, asking several gently probing questions to determine whether the dollar amounts requested corresponded to the actual cost to get the job done.

In a media event the following day, Gleghorn — accompanied by about eight mentalhealth staffers — gave a detailed update on mental-health initiatives long in the hopper that have just, or nearly, come to fruition.

While none have the scope and scale hoped for by those in the red scarves, Gleghorn noted, they were already providing relief to those most in need. This July, an eight-bed facility will open on the South Coast, providing 30-day residential care for mentally ill persons. In November, she said, another eightbed “crisis stabilization” facility would open,

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offering 23-hour respite care for those on the brink of posing harm to themselves or others. Both, she said, would help alleviate crushing demand for the county’s involuntary psychiatric lockdown—the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF).

That facility has been overwhelmed with court-ordered referrals of defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial. This has required Gleghorn to rent far more out-of-county involuntary-hold beds than expected, blasting a $2 million hole in her budget. The trick, Gleghorn said, was getting to those in need before their crisis got too acute. To this end, she announced the recent formation of “crisis triage teams” — in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria — charged with seeking out and serving those in acute need before an involuntary hold became necessary. Gleghorn added that she’s now fully staffed three “mobile crisis teams,” who work closely with law-enforcement officials, targeting those whose behavior might qualify them for jail or the PHF (pronounced “puff”) unit. Gleghorn also noted her department just concluded a four-day training of 39 law-enforcement personnel on how to respond to the mental-health challenges they encounter. n

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Beverly Jean Raber

Richard Walton White

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11/11/48 – 05/28/15

Beverly Jean Raber passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on June 2, 2015. Beverly was born in San Francisco on March 14, 1923. She was a fifth generation Californian whose family settled in Northern California with some of the earliest Spanish Land Grants. It was in San Francisco that she met the love of her life, Dean, at a USO dance during World War II. Dean and Beverly were married in 1945 and spent 65 amazing years together before his passing.

Beverly and her family moved from Nebraska to Santa Barbara in 1955. Her life was consumed with family as she supported her children and grandchildren’s school activities, Young Life, horses and a multitude of sporting events. She was active in Bible Study Fellowship and Assistance League. She always enjoyed Monday morning coffee and Tuesday afternoon cards with her friends. She was very proud of her 45 year association with CALM Auxiliary as one of its founding members.

She is preceded in death by her husband Dean, infant daughter Barbara Ann Raber, parents John and Evelyn Lillian Ward, three sisters and one brother.

She is survived by daughter Diana MacFarlane (Ralph); son Daniel Raber (Anna); grandsons Daniel McNamara (Teri); John McNamara (Brenda), Peter McNamara (Jenny), Christopher Raber (Katie), Jonathan Raber (Meredith), and Patrick Raber (Katelynn); ten great grandchildren,;several nieces and nephews, and her beloved cat “Oh-Susanna.”

Beverly left this world in the same way she lived her life: surrounded by faith, family, and friends. She will be dearly missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known her.

There will be a celebration of Beverly’s life June 15, 2015, at 11:00 am at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow the celebration with a private burial. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CALM Auxiliary (PO Box 30058, Santa Barbara, CA 93130-0058) or Hospice of Santa Barbara (2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103) Arrangements by McDermottCrockett Mortuary.

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Richard Walton White was born on Armistice Day 1948 to Walton Alexander and Joan Audrey (Grover) White in Santa Barbara, California. He passed away suddenly on May 28, 2015, at his home in New Cuyama doing what he loved: working at his computer researching Mayan culture, history and lore. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hilts; daughter, Erika; son-in-law Scott and grandson Brett Peveto of Orange, Texas; step-daughter Jessy Adamson; and brother Charles White and family.

He will always be remembered for having a generous nature, being a stickler for detail, swapping puns, and being anxious to try out different ideas in Agronomy and Soils Science.

A celebration of Maureen’s life will be held at Stow Grove Park (Area 1) on June 14 at 12pm.

The entire family would like to extend their gratitude to her physicians that looked after our beloved: Dr.s Harris Gelberg, Jeffrey Kupperman, and Richard Danson and his staff.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations can be made to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Santa Barbara or the charity of your choice.

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Mark Torresani, longtime Santa Barbara, resident, passed away May 13, 2015, a few weeks after a diagnosis of cancer. His two sons, Tristan and Trevor Torresani, his former wife, Amanda Torresani, his sister, Karen Jackson and family, and his best friend and inseparable companion, Sunny, survive Mark.

When he was a young boy, Mark moved to the Santa Barbara area with his father, Gene Torresani. Mark attended local schools, graduating from San Marcos High in 1966. During his high school years, they lived in the Santa Ynez Valley, where he landed his first real job at Rancho San Fernando Rey. Mark grew up with horses and dogs, and his love of animals led him to enroll at UC Chico with the hope of becoming a veterinarian, but that was not to be.

In 1973, Mark married Amanda Davis and enrolled in SBCC’s Marine Diving Technology program. Three years later, they moved to Scotland where Mark began his diving career in the North Sea. This was a far cry from ranch life, but Mark took to it “like a duck to water” and enjoyed 10+ years as a commercial diver in job locations around the world.

Mark had worked construction jobs with his contractor dad from the time he was a small boy. When it was time to leave his storied diving career, transitioning to being a carpenter and handyman came naturally. Mark with a Dodger hat on his head, behind the wheel of his truck, and with a dog always riding shotgun were a common sight around Santa Barbara for many years.

Mark had a passion for playing chess, poker, pool, and softball. More recently, Mark and Sunny could be found at the Summer Solstice yard lending their multiple talents to the celebration, making many new “Solstice” friends.

Please join us for Mark’s Celebration of Life at Shoreline Park, Santa Barbara, on Saturday, June 27th at 2pm. Be sure to bring your ‘Mark stories’ to share with his family and friends.

The family would like to say a special thank you to Serenity House and SBVNHC for their loving care during Mark’s short illness.

Thomas Allin, daughter Lauren Rodgers; grandson Isiah Skye Rodgers; granddaughter Olivia Suzanne Marshall; mother Becky Duff; father Paul Fritts; stepmother Martha Fritts; brothers Paul Fritts, Jr. and Jeffrey Fritts; and sister Kelly Duff.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Suzanne’s name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at events.lls.org/pages/calso/ InMemoryofSuzanneMcNeely.

Arrangements by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.

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Mark Raymond Torresani

Maureen E. Ewing

Maureen Ewing was surrounded by her family when she peacefully passed away rather unexpectedly on May 27, 2015.

“Mo,” as she was known among her friends and family, was born to Kenneth and Elizabeth Lott on May 26, 1937, in Amsterdam, NY. She was raised in the Village of Canajoharie, NY. After high school, Maureen attended the State University of NY at Plattsburgh where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in 1959.

Soon after, accompanied by her younger brother, she drove across country to California where she began her 37-year teaching career with the Goleta Union School District in 1961. She retired in 1998 from La Patera School where she taught for 27 years.

One of many bright spots in Maureen’s life was being with family, friends, and colleagues. She loved spending afternoons at her favorite lunch spots with her dear friend of nearly 50 years, Jean Mora. Mo had a big heart and was known to befriend visitors to Santa Barbara and was delighted with the occasions of getting reacquainted with former students. Throughout her life, Maureen enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling and attending live concerts.

She was an avid sports enthusiast. In her later years, she took a greater interest in providing for the birds that made their daily visits to her beautiful home.

Maureen was a devoted daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth W. Lott (2011) and Elizabeth Gregg Lott (1986).

Maureen is survived by her brothers Gregg Lott (Josie) of New Zealand and Kenneth “Skip” Lott (Lisa) of Clayton, CA; her daughter Lisa of Ventura, CA; sons Todd (Kris) of Ventura, CA and David (Darleen) of Camarillo, CA; nephews Colton & Dillon; grandchildren Cayden, Ashlynn, Kelly, Cameron & Kyle; and cousins residing in Washington and New York.

Ellen B. McCall

Ellen B. McCall was born in 1916 in Clay Center, Kansas, to Louise and Gottlob Bauer. One of 5 sisters and 1 brother, she moved to St. Louis during WWII and in 1947 moved to Santa Barbara to be with her sister Katharine Bauer Smith. In Santa Barbara she met and married John C. McCall, a prominent dentist. After his death in 1964, Ellen worked at Robinsons, first in the Bridal Department and then in linens. She was an active member in the Santa Barbara Women’s Club, the Santa Barbara Garden Club, the Backyard Fence Club, VFW Auxiliary, the Business and Professional Women’s Club, and the Eastern Star. She traveled extensively and saw all parts of the world. She was an avid gardener with a very green thumb. During the last four years, she resided at Casa Los Padres and in February celebrated her 99th birthday with friends and family. Her family would like to thank the staff at Casa Los Padres for the love and care they have given her over the last four years. No services are planned. If you would like to remember Ellen, please do so with a donation to your favorite charity.

Suzanne McNeely

Suzanne McNeely (born Audrey Suzanne Fritts) passed away May 16, 2015. Born in Wichita, KS, she obtained her undergraduate degree from Southeast Missouri State University and her graduate degree from St. Louis University. Suzanne worked for 12 years at University of Chicago hospital before moving to Santa Barbara in 1988, where she founded Senior Planning Services and Coastal Home Care. Suzanne was passionate about her elder-care work and was honored with many awards, including the Spirit of Small Business Award for Best Woman-Owned Company 2009, Champion in Health Care award 2012, Community Business of the Year 2012, and the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award in 2014.

Having served her community on many boards over the years, she was currently on the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and was a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She loved her family and friends, fine wine, oysters, music, dancing, the Oregon Country Fair, NPR, a good book, and a great happy hour.

Suzanne is survived by her husband,

Margie Janssen Wells, 100, of Santa Barbara, California, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, died peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2015, at Serenity House in Santa Barbara.

Margie’s primary roles were wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, homemaker and friend. She enjoyed many lifelong hobbies from sewing, baking (won many first-place ribbons for her bread), needle pointing, woodworking, drawing, and playing scrabble to watching Judge Judy and Two and a Half Men. She had a great sense of humor and a ready laugh. She enjoyed spending time with her family and their friends who became second children to her. Her life was filled with tolerance, acceptance, gratitude, humor and mostly love.

Margie is preceded in death by her husband, Justus Neff Wells, of 38 years and her son,“315” (aka William Wells), of Atlanta. Survivors include her sister, Dorothy Janssen of Davenport, her six daughters and one son: Jane Wells (Burt) Ferrini of Chicago, Suzanne Wells of Moline, Patricia Tierney of Santa Barbara, James N. Wells of Davenport, Mary Timothy (Michael) Jacobson of Carolina Shores, N.C., Nancy Wells of Santa Barbara, and Margaret Wells of San Mateo, California.

She will also be remembered by her seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many friends for whom she created her loving art and needlepoint mementos.

A private service and burial were held at Memorial Cemetery in Davenport. A celebration of her life will be held in Davenport at a later date. The family extends their gratitude to all the staff at Serenity House for their extraordinary care and kindness.

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he guilt bombs on those who can’t afford a hybrid, aren’t served by public transit, and aren’t lucky enough to live within safe biking distance of work won’t solve our fossil fuel problems. Better to elect representatives who proactively regulate fossil fuels, incentivize clean energy, and enact campaign finance reform so that candidates who represent the people instead of the oil lobby have a fighting chance. If you think your vote doesn’t matter, open your eyes. Half the U.S. Senate (guess which half) doesn’t believe in the problem we need to fix.

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he glossy postcard from Plains All American Pipeline apologizing for the recent oil spill would be more acceptable if this were a rare incident by a company that has a good track record. However, this company has accidentally spilled nearly 2 million gallons of this hazardous liquid over the last 11 years in the U.S. and Canada, fouling rivers, wetlands, and oceans.

And this postcard must come from the company’s $75 million reserve for “environmental liabilities,” a small part of the cost of business for a company that claimed almost $900 million in profit last year.

— Dennis Thompson, S.B.

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ne of the reasons Jacqueline Inda would make an excellent member of the City Council is her active involvement in and knowledge of local schools. Jacqueline would bring to the City Council the perspective of a parent who has children in our public schools, one of whom has medical special needs.

Jacqueline herself attended schools on Santa Barbara’s Eastside—Franklin, Santa Barbara Junior High School, and Santa Barbara High School. As a family advocate working for families and teens in the elementary and high schools, she has established relationships with schools, community partners, and neighborhoods. Jacqueline Inda will be a member of the City

Council who will represent Santa Barbara’s families, and anyone with children in local schools should sup— Magda Arroyo, S.B. port her for City Council.

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give a homeless guy named Dave a buck or two each week at the Farmers Market. He’s usually sitting on a rock, but a week ago he was standing in his accustomed spot. He said the city had passed an ordinance that homeless panhandlers couldn’t sit on city-owned rocks.

This highly enlightened approach to panhandling makes me want to say how proud I am to be a citizen of a town that can devise such creative problem solving!

Maybe this is the next step in this policy: Standing still is fundamentally loitering, and I’m pretty sure loitering is not permitted by municipal statute. Why not make the panhandlers hop up and down while asking for money? Surely most could not last even five minutes! End of problem, as I see it.

— Curt Lauber, S.B.

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¶ The gun buyback described in last week’s news brief takes place this weekend, not last weekend, on Saturday, June 13, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 8 a.m.-noon. ¶ Kelly Huston, deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, was misidentified as “she” in last week’s Capitol Letters column. He is a “he.” ¶ Last week’s review of the play Other Desert Cities mistakenly identified Hugh Rose in the role of Lyman Wyeth. Rose is the understudy to Granville Van Dusen, who plays Wyeth.

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the Santa Barbara District Attorney will file charges against the Texans who greased our beaches, I joined a media horde at Refugio State Beach when California Attorney General Kamala Harris paid a photo-op visit last week.

AG Harris, who just happens to be running for U.S. Senate, was accompanied by a large contingent of Plains All American Pipeline rent-a-cops, her own PR flacks, and various State Parks people, and at least one Coast Guardsman.

While Harris got the spill tour, we media folks were not only outnumbered but penned up on the pavement out of sight of both the May 19 spill site and the ruptured pipeline way uphill across the freeway.

Dodging Los Angeles photogs’ sharp elbows, I stood on the asphalt, my boots not collecting a smudge of tar. An L.A. reporter worked in flip-flops as Harris took questions.

It was that kind of day.

Santa Barbara DA Joyce Dudley said, “I hope to be able to share my decision with our community regarding potential charges by the end of summer,” surprisingly soon considering the way these things usually go. Two weeks ago she called the spill site a “potential crime scene.”

Harris offered no timetable but a safe comment: “We’re going to go wherever the

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Texas peanuts, to continue the food analogy, and the sooner it’s begun, the better.

Meanwhile, not only are Santa Barbarans seriously pissed off over the spill, but they’re boiling mad at Governor Jerry Brown for exempting Plains from the beloved Coastal Act, free to do what it will in terms of cleanup and so on.

FRUIT BOMBS: The wine world is buzzing

CRIME SCENE? Attorney General Kamala Harris (second from right) paid a personal visit to Refugio.

evidence takes us.” Of course she’s going to file something, even if it’s misdemeanor loitering.

Let’s see now; you’re the favorite running for the U.S. Senate, and you just drop the whole thing and tell Houston that you see no problem? Who needs a stinking automatic cutoff valve? Just keep drilling and spilling.

I don’t think so.

It’s obvious now that the entire 10-mile Line 901 is probably corroded to Swiss cheese consistency, and the whole enchilada must be replaced. Replace one small section today, and a new gash will gush somewhere else tomorrow. This will cost the obscenely rich Plains All American Pipeline the equivalent of

over a New York Times piece pitting grape guru Robert M. Parker Jr. against Santa Barbara’s so-called “new California” wine rebel Rajat Parr, who commands a hilly vineyard near Lompoc.

Parr leads a band of mostly California vintners who reject as “fruit bombs” the riper style of wine they say Parker has long pushed.

Longtime wine god Parker kisses off the West Coast Pursuit of Balance group as the “anti-flavor elite,” according to Times writer Bruce Schoenfeld’s “The Wrath of Grapes” piece. Parr, who lives on Santa Barbara’s Riviera, says he’s been fielding “hundreds of emails” since it came out.

I talked by phone to Parr, a former sommelier, who feels no animosity against Parker. “I’ve met him a couple of times. He’s super nice. That’s just his opinion. He doesn’t believe in our wines.

“We make wines in a more restrained style” than what’s usually produced in California.

“We’re not fruity, not jammy, not heavy. We just do what we do.”

Parker, writing in the 50,000-subscription Wine Advocate, assigns numbers in his grading system, 100 being the almostunattainable ultimate. Any wine that hits his century mark can count on frenzied global demand—and top prices.

The idea of grading the grape by the numbers may sound alien, but Parker’s nose knows, apparently: “… for three decades, the tastes of mainstream American wine drinkers have been shaped by the personal preferences of one man, Robert M. Parker Jr.,” Schoenfeld writes.

Schoenfeld told of paying a visit to Parr’s vineyard on a slope along Santa Rosa Road, where Parr and partner Sashi Moorman produce Sandhi and Domaine de la Côte pinot noir and chardonnay.

Parr and his Pursuit of Balance group tend to prefer early picking and less ripe grapes.

Schoenfeld said they tend to deride what they call “Parker wines,” shorthand, fair or not, for wines they deem generically obvious and “overblown.”

A Santa Barbara friend who likes what some writers call Parr’s Pursuit of Balance “new California” style wines predicts, “In time, I suspect that this will all be looked back on as a tempest in a wineglass.”

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It’s an arduous journey worth enduring because I’m guaranteed new experiences each time, guaranteed to see things I never have before. Such endless discoveries may be difficult to imagine with the megalopolis of Los Angeles just 60 miles to the east, but paddling around the volcanic archipelago is like rediscovering a California of old, like seeing a sliver of what this region was really like 300 years ago.

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During my first circumnavigation of the islands in 1999, I left Cuyler Harbor on San Miguel Island, but high seas made landing on the northern beaches of Santa Rosa impossible. That forced me to paddle further east along the island, all the way to Water Canyon inside Bechers Bay, much farther than planned. With no place to land to

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stretch stiff legs along the way, I tied up to the kelp off the western cape of Rosa, lifted myself out of my kayak, and let the blood work its way back down to my asleep feet.

Carrington Point loomed far on the horizon. The daunting, wave-battered headland was congested with platoons of dive-bombing seabirds and burly bull sea lions feeding just offshore.

When I rounded its towering face, I hugged the craggy cliff-line and was gratefully, finally out of the wind.

After landing and eating in Water Canyon’s empty campground, I wasted no time falling fast asleep atop a picnic table. I awoke suddenly after midnight to thumping on the bench below me.

Flipping on my headlamp, I rolled over and came nose-to-snout with an island spotted skunk. One of the few endemic mammals on the chain, the mostly nocturnal, football-sized creatures aren’t afraid of humans. This one was particularly inquisitive, until it hopped off the bench to rejoin its two kits waiting patiently in the dark. They were the only disturbance that night in Water Canyon, where a freshwater stream trickled out toward wind-sculpted sand dunes and my salt-encrusted kayak.

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Around sunrise, when my tent had returned to its proper shape and I could move freely, I decided to unzip the front flap, only to find a glassy-eyed pup staring back at me. So I exited from the other side of the tent, where the other pups were frolicking in the surf zone like kids in the shallow end of a pool.

PoTaTo PaTch Located in the gap between Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands, the Potato Patch can be confounding on a kayak. There’ve been about 10 times when I’ve found it perfectly calm and glassy, with gray whales sunbathing on the ocean’s surface. But big northwest winds make it downright frightening, and I’ve crossed it a few times when it resembled a scene out of The Perfect Storm.

Currents from as far away as Alaska and Mexico collide here, creating roiling underwater eddies that unleash amazing aberrations of nature.

The powerful northwest currents constantly expand just west of Fraser Point, forcing open-ocean waves upward and sporadically sending sudden, towering waves into the sky whenever velocity gets ratcheted up.

The last time I paddled through, gale-force winds were in full effect. It was a wild ride, with white-capped waves repeatedly cresting on top of me and sneaker swells occasionally launching me straight out of my kayak and into the water, where I swam after my gear. My neck became sore from constantly looking over my left shoulder. I didn’t feel any relief until I was six miles east of the west end of Santa Cruz, nestled in a hidden cove to refuel before paddling on.

Experiences like that are good reminders that Channel Islands kayaking shouldn’t be taken lightly. But for those up to the challenge, it’s a window into the real wilderness.

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Thielst calmly got in the helicopter and headed up the mountain—he already knew who had done it.“All the fire guys were saying there’s a crazy nut down here, ranting and raving,” recalls Thielst. “I went down there and said, ‘I know who it is.’”

He was right. Thielst landed to find Dominick Cosmo Roppoccio standing alone, his backpack and clothing engulfed in the inferno. The longtime backcountry resident casually offered his hands, and the arrest was effortless.

The arson attained legendary status amid backcountry enthusiasts, who still share stories about a “wild man of the woods” that frightened and threatened hikers journeying into the San Rafael and Dick Smith wildlands.

Yet Thielst and those who had closer encounters with Roppoccio remember him as a kind, hard-working man, one who was deeply disturbed from his service in Vietnam and wary of people. The burning was a final cry for help from a tormented mind.

Though the Chumash populated villages throughout what we now call the backcountry, very few people in contemporary times have managed to live there for long. Hot, vast, and often waterless, it is not the most hospitable of environments. “You’d have to be truly crazy to even attempt to live out there,” said Diane Soini, owner of santabarbarahikes.com.

Yet over the years, several have, often residing in the seldom-visited campgrounds bordering the wilderness. David Welby, a former Forest Service law-enforcement officer, spent a great deal of time looking after the many homeless who would populate Mono Camp and the camps along Paradise Road.“I tried to help people whenever I could,” said Welby.“Sometimes that was letting some people camp longer than they should, sometimes it meant giving them money or food to help them out.” The homeless were good stewards of Mono Camp, he said, and Roppoccio the main caretaker.

Sometimes, though, folks got out of control. In the mid-’90s, a drunken homeless individual raced his car around Mono Camp, killing his own dog and narrowly avoiding a tent full of people before striking a fire pit and triggering an engine explosion. Then there were the many poachers, marijuana growers, and archaeology thieves who troubled the backcountry in the ’80s and ’90s, though their numbers have thinned.

Few attracted the attention of law enforcement like Roppoccio, who gradually moved from Mono to longer backcountry stints. Carrying a .22, he would hunt quail (for which he was cited) and reside in the several Forest Service shelters, scaring away hikers and even scrawling “Kill the ranger” on signs. “He thought the FBI was going to arrest or kill him,” Welby recalled.

Thielst followed Roppoccio’s trail for years and got him a job as a concessionaire in Paradise Canyon (which he eventually left). He believes the scare tactics were largely just to push people away. “I thought it was more of an act. He was pretty functional, he could outwork five or six guys, but other people drove him crazy,” he said. “He was a little off because of PTSD, but … he was a great guy. He liked doing his own thing.”

Lacking medication, Roppoccio began to hallucinate more and hear voices. At Madulce, Thielst said,“He just wigged out.”

Roppoccio was sent to a veterans’ hospital down south. From there, his trace peters out. Not even Thielst knows where his old friend has gone.

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Though in the planning stages for months, this year’s Such knowledge is key when exploring the remote trip got thrown a surprise screwball just a few days out, and unforgiving Sespe Wilderness, where ancient Chuwhen the Forest Service announced that the road to mash spirits flow strongly if you know where to look, Dough Flat would be closed for retaining-wall repairs. and so is the Death Marchers’ commitment to the finer “How far out?” we asked of multiple rangers. “About things in life, no matter what weight it adds to your two miles,” they all said. “No big deal,” we reasoned, as pack. That first night in the meadow, while sipping on trading the usual car-camping, beer-drinking Wednes- red wine, scotch, and creek-chilled ale, we ate seaweedwrapped hand rolls of seared albacore and salmon, day night for a brief evening hike seemed fine.

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MOUNTAIN AIR SPORTS: Camping gear, rentals, and more. 14 State St.; 962-0049; mountainairsports.com.

MULLER AQUATIC CENTER: Exercise, therapy, and more.

22 Anacapa St.; 963-8917.

OPEN AIR BICYCLES: Sales and rentals. 1303 State St., 962-7000; and 3516 State St., 682-3800; openairbicycles.com.

PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS: Secondhand and new gear. 4850-B Hollister Ave.; 967-9889; playitagainsportssantabarbara.com.

REI: Gear and rentals. 321 Anacapa St.; 560-1938; rei.com/stores/134.

S.B. ADVENTURE COMPANY : Channel Islands, kayak, bike, climb, surf, team build, and more. 32 E. Haley St.; 884-WAVE (9283); sbadventureco.com.

S.B. AQUATICS: Scuba lessons, equipment, and more.

5822 Hollister Ave., Goleta; 967-4456.

S.B. BICYCLE COALITION: Advocacy and resources for

bike safety and access. 845-8955, sbbike.org.

S.B. ROCK GYM: Indoor gym, outdoor tours, and

more. 322 State St.; 770-3225; sbrockgym.com.

S.B. SAILING CENTER: Coastal cruises, rentals, lessons, and more. 133 Harbor Wy.; 962-2826; sbsail.com.

S.B. SEA CHARTERS: Fishing and charters. 896-0541; sbseacharters.com.

S.B. SOARING: Bird’s-eye views from ultralight gliders. Santa Ynez Airport; 688-2517; sbsoaring.com.

S.B. SWIM CLUB: Make swimming a daily routine.

401 Shoreline Dr.; 966-9757; sbswim.org.

SEA LANDING: Jet ski/kayak rentals, fishing, charters, and more. 301 W. Cabrillo Blvd.; 963-3564; sealanding.net.

SEGWAY OF SANTA BARBARA : Multiple tours.

16 Helena Ave.; 963-7672; segwayofsb.com.

STANDUP PADDLE SPORTS: Lessons and rentals. 121 Santa Barbara St.; 962-SUPS (7877); paddlesurfing.com.

SUNSET KIDD: Sails, whale-watching, charters, and more. 125 Harbor Wy.; 962-8222; sunsetkidd.com.

SURF HAPPENS: Surf lessons and camps for all ages.

966-3613; surfhappens.com.

SURF N’ WEAR’S BEACH HOUSE: Boards, rentals, and more. 10 State St.; 963-1281; surfnwear.com.

TRUTH AQUATICS: Fleet of boats for diving and fishing.

301 W. Cabrillo Blvd.; 962-1127; truthaquatics.com.

VELO PRO CYCLERY: Rentals and sales. 633 State St., 963-7775; and 5887 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 964-8355; velopro.com.

WAVEWALKER CHARTERS: Fishing and whale-watching.

964-2046; wavewalker.com.

WHEEL FUN RENTALS: Skates, bikes, strollers, and more. 23 E. Cabrillo Blvd.; 22 State St.; Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.; Hyatt of S.B., 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd.; 966-2282; wheelfunrentalssb.com. ø

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REST FOR WEARY: The crew kicks it on the last night at Grassy Flat. Below, yucca blooms near Cow Springs Camp, a mariposa lily, and a waterfall along Alder Creek.

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Though the delicacies continued on the last two nights of the trip — duck egg burritos with fresh salsa at a place we called Exploding Rock Camp and smoked trout in miso soup on rice at Grassy Flats, both locations surrounded by strikingly steep canyon walls and busy bats — our days grew difficult as we hiked past Shady Camp and dropped slowly into the Sespe Gorge. I’d start each day with the quicker half of the group, hares whose speed allowed for longer rests and better wildlife sightings, from bear and bird to catfish and bullfrog. But by lunchtime my stamina waned, depositing me with the tortoises, which granted more time to snap wildflower photos, enjoy the sights when I could lift my head up, and take care with each step.

Without a trail, there isn’t really one right way to go — when some opted for climbing, others swam — but we often found ourselves following the messy brown tracks of a recent hiker we called Mud Man, who must

have passed through when Sespe Creek was flowing even higher. The tracks led us into small cracks and holes in the purple, house-sized boulders, down fallen logs lined with ropes, and through dense reeds that spilled choky pollen and fluff as we trounced along.

The drudgery cost Goldy both of his hiking shoes, which duct tape couldn’t fix; luckily, Jones wore the same size and offered his camp shoes as replacements.

Aside from a search-and-rescue helicopter that buzzed by us one afternoon, we hadn’t seen another soul by our last day, when we started trudging along at 8 a.m. Six hours later, we came upon three men sitting upon a rock, one with a rifle of some sort slung on his shoulder. My first suspicion was weed farmers, so when a sharp hissing emerged from the reeds to my right, my delirious brain thought, “Oh, just a marijuana sprinkler.” Then my eyes caught the surprised black and yellow rattlesnake a few feet from my leg, slinking away into the darkness of the reeds.

Behind me was Jared, who split his chin (later requiring five stitches in a Hollywood emergency room) and then got stung by a trio of hornets a few minutes later. “What should I do? Can I pass?” he called out frantically, and I assured him it was fine.

“Thanks,” he said upon clearing the rattler. “It’s been kind of a bad-luck day.”

The three guys informed us we were almost there, only two or so hours to go, and on we trudged, through the pond at Devil’s Gate down into the rocky riverbed toward Fillmore. The hares made it out around 4 p.m., but we tortoises took until 5 p.m., a few hours past the noon exit that we anticipated. We were broken, bitten, and bewildered but alive — and overjoyed to sip on cold beer and chow hot chili casserole cooked by Coyote Dave’s mom at his childhood home.

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The Condor Trail, which follows the critically endangered vulture’s historic flyway, runs from Ventura County’s Lake Piru, at the southern boundary of Los Padres, to Big Sur’s Bottchers Gap Campground, at the forest’s northwest corner, in Monterey County. Along the way, the route cuts through a handful of federally designated wilderness areas, arguably some of the most breathtaking backcountry in the state.

“It’s just a fantastic forest, and Condor Trail is the crowning jewel of the Los Padres,” says Bryan Conant, a UCSB-trained cartographer who’s headed up the last five years of this 20-year

trail project orchestrated and carried out mostly by volunteers. The idea took root in 1996 with Irvine-based software engineer Alan Coles. Since then, torchbearers have navigated the challenging terrain of federal bureaucracy and boots-on-the-ground hardships of linking together existing Los Padres trail networks into the Condor whole.

While the Condor Trail is shorter than more famous North American thru-hikes — such as the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails — its grandest scale can be measured in scenery, isolation, and difficulty of terrain. “This is by far the hardest thing I have done,” solo backpacker Brittany Nielsen said in a June 3 post on the Condor Trail’s Facebook page. “I’m not gonna lie — I cry a little almost every day. I started this thing not knowing if I could even really finish, but I feel in my heart that I can.”

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6/11: Solstice Poetry Soiree Write and read your own poetry at this Solstice-themed poetry salon. Using vintage typewriters (as well as paper, pencils, and pens), you and others will write in the “exquisite corpse” style, adding verses to a collective poem and prompted only by the last stanza that the previous person wrote. There will be wine, refreshments, and S.B.’s new poet laureate, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. 7-9pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $15. Call 884-0459 or visit tinyurl.com/solsticepoetrysoiree.

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6/11: King Sunny Adé and His African Beats Famous for the dance-inspiring hybrid of Western pop and traditional African music, this Nigerian superstar is a pioneer of modern world music, fusing poetic lyrics with African beats. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this influential musician with his amazing band.

8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $33.50-$43.50. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

6/11-6/15: Circus Vargas America’s favorite big-top circus is back with its 2015 edition, ArleQuin! From aerialists to acrobats to clowns, this show will thrill and enchant children of all ages.

Arrive 30 minutes early for an exciting, interactive preshow, where children can create their own magic. Thu.: 7:30pm; Fri.: 4:30 and 7:30pm; Sat.: 1, 4 and 7:30pm; Sun.: 1, 4, and 7pm;

6/11: Tawni O’Dell As part of the S.B. Writers Conference, this critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author of five novels — including Back Roads, an Oprah Book Club pick currently being adapted into a film — will share her insights on being a writer. 7:30pm. Hyatt S.B., 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd. $10. Call 568-1516 or visit sbwriters.com.

Mon.: 7pm. Earl Warren Showground, 3400 Calle Real. Free$70. Call (877) 468-3861 or visit circusvargas.com.

6/11: Sweet, Savory, and Sometimes Boozy Cupcakes Cookbook Release Party Alison Riede is ready to release and celebrate her new cupcake cookbook. Come and enjoy a glass of wine or beer to kick off this cookbook that is now on sale. There will be free cupcakes and door prizes. 6-9pm. Corks n’ Crowns, 32 Anacapa St. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/cupcakecookbook.

6/11: Mosquitoes, Bees & Vector-Borne Diseases Seminar The Mosquito and Vector Management District of S.B County will host this seminar for the public and those receiving pesticide applicator licenses so you can take control, protect, and monitor disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents. 10:30am2:30pm. Hope School Board Rm.,

6/11-6/14, 6/17: My Fair Lady Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, My Fair Lady, with memorable tunes such as “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” and “I Could Have Danced All Night,” explores society’s prejudices toward class and gender. Come see Eliza Doolittle’s transformation from a Cockney flower girl to a woman of high society and how she wins Professor Higgins’s heart with laughter, ridicule, and love. The show runs through July 12. 8pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. $21.25$49.50. Ages 5+. Call 922-8313 or visit pcpa.org.

6/11: One Drop, Cydeways Embrace the spirit of classic roots, reggae, and electronic music with blends of R&B, pop, and rock by band One Drop.

Joining them will be Cydeways, who mashes together reggae and hip-hop for a mix of both East Coast and West Coast styles.

9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$13. Ages

21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb .com.

6/11: Watercolor Club Who needs Tuscan landscape when you can discover your inner artist right here in S.B. on a Thursday night while sipping on vino in the Funk Zone? The class fee includes instruction and paint supplies. An RSVP is recommended. 7-9pm. Municipal Winemakers, 22 Anacapa St. $15. Email miles.rebekah@gmail.com or visit municipalwinemakers.com/ happenings.

Morris will sign his new book, Bobby Wonderful, a memoir about love and redemption.

Morris infuses each profound moment of his journey with dark comedy, honest self-examination, and spiritual inquiry.

7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

6/11: Ray Strong Art Installation, A Citywide Affair This reception opening for On the Waterfront: Paintings by Ray Strong will feature the works of one of Santa Barbara’s most famous painters, including 14 paintings showcasing his waterfront renderings. There will be catered treats and wine. 5:307pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. Free. Call 962-8404 or visit sbmm.org.

6/11-6/14, 6/16-6/17: Venus in Fur This play within a play is about a woman who arrives late to an audition for an adaptation of Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 erotic novel Venus in Fur, which inspired the term “masochism.”

The situation turns into a dance of dominance between the actress and director, as well as a laugh-out-loud depiction of sexual politics. Thu.-Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2 and 7pm; Tue.: 7pm; Wed.: preshow talk: 7:15pm; show: 8pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $20-$35. Call 965-5400 or visit ensemble theatre.com. Read more on p. 41.

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6/12: Aquatic Reception Welcome the sixth annual competition featuring oil painters, printmakers, photographers, and mixed-media and fiber artists. Become a part of the traditional 2nd Fridays Art. The exhibit will run until July 2. 5:30-7pm. S.B. Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Rd. Free. Visit santabarbaratennisclub.com/ secondfridays.html.

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6/12: The Alpine Camp Come see the band that is limitless except for one thing: They play only roots instruments typically used in bluegrass and country music. Come hear this pure sound. 9pm. Whiskey Richards, 435 State St. Free.

Ages 21+. Call 963-1786 or visit tinyurl.com/alpinecamp.

6/12: The Reignsmen CD Release, Yancellor Chang, Dad’s Clothes A rock ’n’ roll quartet from S.B., The Reignsmen blend their influences and experiences into their own musical journey. Sharing the stage with them will be Isla Vista bands Yancellor Chang, who mix reggae, rock, and a little bit of punk, and “dad rock” fusion group Dad’s Clothes.

8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10.

Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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Picnic in the Park’s mission is to offer free, nutritious meals and activities to ensure that summer is fun for all kids. You can volunteer at the event or donate to the Foodbank of S.B. County to support our kids. For more information or to volunteer at one of the below locations, call 967-5741 x112, email Melissa Howard at mhoward@foodbanksbc.org, or visit endsummerhunger.org/find-a-lunch.

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889 Camino del Sur, Isla Vista. Mon.-Fri., June 22-Aug. 21, 12:30-1:30pm.

Storke Ranch Apts.

6822 Phelps Rd., Goleta.

Mon.-Fri., June 15-Aug. 21, 12:15-1:15pm.

Villa de la Esperanza Apts.

131 S. Kellogg Ave., Goleta. Mon.-Fri., June 15-Aug. 21, noon-1pm.

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6/13: CAGV 2nd Annual Anonymous Gun Buyback Event The aim of this event is to reduce accidents, suicides, and crimes of passion for people with children who no longer feel safe with a gun in their home, families with members who have a history of violence or instability, prohibited persons who legally shouldn’t have a gun, and assault weapon owners who have decided against owning one, and anyone else. Gift cards will be given to those turning in functioning items. Ammunition will also be collected. 8am-noon. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free. Call 564-6803 or visit sbcoalition.org.

Al Jarreau is the only vocalist in history to win Grammy Awards in three different genres: pop, jazz, and R&B. Let’s hope he sings “Roof Garden,” “Boogie Down,” and his cover of “Since I Fell for You.” 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $60-$125. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

6/12: Welcome Home Veterans Dinner & Dance The American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF) are inviting area veterans, veteran service groups in S.B., and community members to a buffet dinner and a dance.

There will be a deejay, a swing dance lesson, live music from the Drive-In Romeos, and drinks.

4:30-10pm. Veterans Memorial Bldg., 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd. Free$15. Call 308-1210.

saTurday 6/13 6/13: A Quest for Water! The Youth Drought Project — an area, youth-led, adult-guided nonprofit that provides climatefriendly landscapes as community service, fun adventures, mentorship, and employment — is kicking off its summer of fun with live music, the movie Eyes on the Sky (with filmmaker Steve Nicolaides on hand), and a guided conversation on drought and climate. Games, music, activities: 11am; movie: noon; conversation: 1pm; Community Rm., Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 602 E. Montecito St. Free. Call 705-5844.

6/13: Instant Klasick Summer Festival Don’t miss your chance to see hip-hop headliner ScHoolboy Q as well as featured artists Ty Dolla $ign, Travi$ Scott, Curren$y, and The Underachievers in S.B. There will be food trucks and an outdoor beer garden. Noon-10pm.

Kramer Arena, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $65. Visit ikfestival.nightout.com for the full lineup.

6/13: Valley of Color: Oils

by Erin Hansen Opening Reception Come see a collection of work influenced by the force of nature. Erin Hansen transforms landscapes into an abstract mosaic of color and abstraction. DJ Darla Bea will be providing artfully curated tunes while HEAT Culinary food truck provides delicious cuisine. This show will run through July 11. 6-9pm.

The Barrel Rm., Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free.

Call 965-7985 or visit carr winery.com.

6/13: Versus the World Album Release, The All Brights, Petmedz Versus the World is an S.B.-based punk band that combines post-hardcore with pop punk.

Celebrate their new album release, and enjoy music from the guest stars, punk rockers The All Brights and Petmedz.

8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $5. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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Please no toddlers or dogs.

9am-1:30pm. Maricopa Plaza, 1201 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai. Free-$20.

Call 646-6281 or visit herbwalks .com.

and so much more of the many bird species from across the globe. There will also be printed activity guides for children to use while viewing, a drop-in drawing activity, and more. The show will run through August 10. Sat.-Sun.: 10am-5pm; Mon., Wed.-Thu.: 11am-5pm. Wildling Museum, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang.

Free-$5. Call 686-8315 or visit wildlingmuseum.org.

6/13: Los Tigres del Norte, La Original Banda El Limón, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jóse Hernàndez The MexicanAmerican band Los Tigres del Norte has been bringing to audiences its modern take on norteño music since the late ’60s. Get ready for the fusion of cumbia, bolero, and rock rhythms. Guest bands La Original Banda Limón will play ranchera, ballad, and cumbia, and Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jóse Hernàndez play authentic and fresh mariachi music. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $50-$99.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

6/14: Lee Wardlaw BookSigning Celebrate National Adopt-a-Cat month with Lee Wardlaw’s newest illustrated book, Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku. There will be face painting, paw print balloons, cat cupcakes, catnip mouse, cat chopsticks, and bookmarks.

Curious Cup will donate 15 percent of proceeds to ResQcats, a nonprofit sanctuary for abandoned cats and kittens.

Noon-1:30pm. Curious Cup Bookstore, 3817 1/2 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria. Free. Visit curiouscup.com.

6/13: 14th Annual Maverick Music Festival This year’s Santa Ynez Day celebration will have musicians such as Carole and Terry, Magnificent Bastards, Carmen and the Renegade Vigilantes, and more performing their distinct brands of music.

This day is sure to have something exciting for every musical taste. Noon-midnight. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St. Free.

Ages 21+. Call 686-4785.

6/13: Summer Kick-Off The S.B. Public Market will kick off the summer season with cooking demos, seasonal samplings from all the market merchants, and a Local Expo in The Kitchen featuring demos and tastings from S.B. vendors in the community, as well as live music and a free pop-up yoga class. See the website for a full schedule.

10am-6pm. S.B. Public Market, 38 W. Victoria St. Free. Call 770-7702 or visit sbpublic market.com.

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6/14: Natural Vibrations Natural Vibrations, aka Natty Vibes, is Hawai‘i’s most popular reggae band from Oahu and will bring its brand of reggae to S.B. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $12$15. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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7pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $5-$50. Call 682-2370 or visit sbmac.org.

6/14: The Blue Owl BBQ Oyster Pop-Up Cindy Black of the beloved restaurant The Blue Owl will be grilling oysters out in front of Municipal Winemakers. Grab a bottle of wine, hang out on the patio, and enjoy the S.B. life. Noon-4pm. Municipal Winemakers, 22 Anacapa St. One oyster: $3; dozen: $30. Call 963-6864 or visit municipal winemakers.com.

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6/14: Les McCann and Band Legendary jazz star, keyboardist, and singer Les McCann (pictured) gained prominence in the ’60s with his jazz and soul fusion.

Come listen to Les as he is backed by Lee Hartley (vocalist), Jeff Elliott (trumpeter), and his band. 1-4pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $5-$25. Call 687-7123 or visit sbjazz.org.

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Monday 6/15 6/15: We the Folk This folk band from UCLA features S.B.born accordionist David Childs, guitarist David Villafaña, violinist Gabriel Wheaton, and upright bassist Sean O’Hara. Don’t miss these unique musicians as they blend rhythmic Euro-gypsy-Latin styles with world-folk influences as they clunk, thunk, jingle, clink, and strum. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1212 State St. $10. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb .com.

Tuesday 6/16 6/16: Build with LEGOS Join in the LEGO fun and create! You will be given a prompt, but you can make anything you want using snap cheese slopes, jumpers, bricks, or plates. What? LEGO pieces, silly! 3:30-4:30pm. Multipurpose Rm., Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free.

Ages 5+. Call 964-7878 or visit sbplibrary.org.

6/16: Book Group Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History will be discussed. This book covers mass extinctions and talks about how the Earth and humans are in the

midst of a “sixth” mass extinction.

Kolbert has won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for this book. 1-2pm. Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd., Montecito.

Free. Call 969-5063 or visit sbp library.org.

6/16: Matinee at the J: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer Journey through the fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer (portrayed by actor David Strathairn), a leader during World War II, harnessing the power of nuclear energy to create the atomic bomb. This film features interviews with the scientist’s former colleagues and scholars to present a portrait of one of the most controversial scientists of the 20th century.

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6/16: Garden Explorations Summer Series: Follow Your Nose Take a class alongside your child and remember the joys of discovery in nature.

With eight delightful Saturday choices, sign up for the series at a discount. This class will show you the aromatic foliage of California native plants with perfumed leaves. Series ends August 8. 10am-noon. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. $65-$100. Ages 6+.

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read, analyze, and discuss Ensemble Theatre Company’s new production of David Ives’s Venus in Fur, based on the erotic novel of the same name, that explores the lines between seduction and power in this behind-the-scenes look at an audition.

Copies of the production will be provided. 5:30pm. S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free.

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6/17: Heart & Stroke Walk/Run Kick-Off Celebration Come and learn more about forming a team, recruiting team members, and fundraising in preparation for the S.B. Heart Walk event this fall, all in support of raising awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke, the leading causes of death in S.B. Complimentary heart-healthy appetizers will be available. 5:30-7pm. S.B. Brewing Company, 501 State St. Free. Call 963-8862 or email lisa.m.thomas@heart.org.

6/17: A Tribute to Bob Dylan Songwriters At Play, in celebration of Bob Dylan’s 74th birthday last month, will present his music performed by several talented artists who will sing classics such as “Just like a Woman,” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” and more. 7:30pm.

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“It’s like National Geographic if Art and archery classes are already underway for you sit out here long enough,” said Bustillos, noting the deer, coyotes, prairie dogs, and other critters that kids, adults are invited to sign up for memberships frequent the canyon, which they’ve outfitted with a that include numerous perks, and on the horizon are gray-water, compost, and terracing system. “We’re hula and horticulture programs, family tent-camping trying to make everything work together without any nights, monthly game nights, and even farm-towaste,” he said. “That’s the idea. This whole canyon is fork dinners. See ranchopalominosb.com for details. pretty much sustainable if you do it right.”

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n the Sierra Mountains, there are bear boxes, but out on the Channel Islands National Park, there are fox boxes. Believe it. The house-cat-sized rascals weighing in at a robust three to five pounds are the largest (and craftiest) island fauna on the windswept, volcanic chain.

I can attest. With their numbers soaring across Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel islands, it’s always best to keep a wary eye out for the smallest fox species in North America. I’ve watched them thoroughly sniff out my kayak, indulge in a raging granola party inside my two-person tent, and, yes, even climb gingerly into my lap as I enjoyed some dried mangoes. Not a picnic table, personal floatation device, backpack, pocket, or dry bag goes unexplored in their lifelong quest for potential chow. Needless to say, the cricket and endemic deer mice populations are safer since we humans began traipsing across the isles.

Not that it’s all business for these island dwellers. The cinnamoncolored cuties enjoy a good rag doll now and again, too, sneaking off with campers’ shoes and socks, shaking them furiously, easily reminding me of my rambunctious pup at home. One day while lying in my tent with an open flap, one of the little hooligans tiptoed inside and ran off with one of my well-worn trail shoes, bounding awkwardly halfway across the shaded campground on the southeast end of Santa Cruz Island. It was an amazing feat in itself, considering my size-12 trail shoe was almost as large as the tiny island thief itself.

I keep my tent zipped when I’m not there, but even that involves a little strategy. This became evident a couple of summers ago, when I caught a mother island fox red-handed teaching her mischievous kit how to open my tent. I quickly learned if the tent’s zippers are zipped near ground level, that’s an invitation for a potential island fox free-for-all. They’ve learned to tug on zippers and enter the forbidden zone, so I keep my tent zipped at its high point. A mini carabiner or even a paper clip to secure the zips together comes in handy. So heed the advice from a frequent Channel Islander with enough muddy island fox prints streaked across my tent to prove it.

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state track-and-field champion from Santa Barbara comes along about as often as a winner of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Since the first state high school meet in 1913, only 11 area athletes have stood at the top of the podium. The latest is San Marcos sophomore Erica Schroeder, who won the girls’ 800 meters last Saturday at the Buchanan High track in Clovis.

She did not do it American Pharoah–style, coming in as a favorite and running away with it. In Friday’s heats, she barely squeaked into the final as the 12th-fastest qualifier.

A handicapper would have pegged her as the longest shot in the race. When two girls fell out — disqualified for a false start and for cutting off another runner in a second unsuccessful start — Schroeder still had to race nine girls who had run faster than she ever had. But the odds did not faze her, and neither did the tension at the starting line.

If there is a racehorse whose style Schroeder emulated, it was Silky Sullivan, who in the late ’50s electrified crowds with his finishing speed. He would make other horses appear to stand still as he blazed from last place to first. His fans called him “Mr. Heart Attack.” It’s a good thing Schroeder’s family and friends are in good shape, because she made them crazily excited.

She was in ninth place as she followed the leaders in the second of two circuits around the track, but as her rivals labored down the stretch with muscle fatigue, the 10th-grader powered past them to win in 2:07.08, her best time by two seconds and the fastest in the state this year.

Only two other runners were among the area’s past state champions, both from Carpinteria High, both winning boys’ 1,600-meter titles: Tom Grewe in 1982 and Coley Candaele in 1990. San Marcos has had two other champs: Rory Kenward in the discus in 1968, and Tom Richards in the pole vault in 1988. Four area athletes were shot-put winners: Sam Cunningham (he played some football, too) of Santa Barbara High in 1968; Noah Bryant of Carpinteria in 2002; Nicholas Scarvelis of Dos Pueblos in 2011; and his sister, Stamatia Scarvelis, a three-time champ in 2012-13-14. She also won the discus last year.

STATE STREET MILE: The 16th edition of the mile

races through downtown Santa Barbara drew more than 1,000 participants last Sunday and featured some close finishes by the elite runners trying to grab a $1,000 prize.

Jorge Jabaz, a 28-year-old distance coach at Concordia University in Irvine, was chasing Daniel Herrera with a block to go in the men’s race.“He looked like he was getting comfortable,” said Jabaz. “I thought positive and went for it.” Herrera, 22, was taken by surprise. “Oh, my gosh,” said Herrera, who graduates from UCLA this week. “He got me so late I couldn’t respond.” Both runners were timed in 3:54, but Jabaz got there first.

Tracee van der Wyk of Temple City won the women’s elite race by a second over Ann Dunn of Norman, Oklahoma. The winning time of 4:33 tied the women’s overall record.

DARK HORSE: San Marcos sophomore Erica Schroeder (above) was the surprise winner at the girls’ 800 meters last Saturday at the Buchanan High track in Clovis. left: The 16th edition of the State Street Mile drew more than 1,000 participants last Sunday.

Josh Helton of San Luis Obispo shattered the record in the Dog Mile with his bulldog-lab mix, Bro, in a stunning 4:15.

FEE-FI-FO-FIFA: In 2010, when Sepp Blatter announced that Qatar had been chosen to host the 2022 World Cup of soccer, James Rafferty put a poster in the window of his Ortega Street bar, the Press Room.“WANTED,” it says under a picture of Blatter, framed by a red-white-and-blue toilet seat. “FOR CRIMES AGAINST FOOTBALL.” The corruption that has long been suspected of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, under Blatter’s presidency is finally catching up with him, in the wake of the charges made by U.S. authorities against his cronies. But Blatter’s resignation won’t be the end of it, Rafferty said. “They need a clean sweep,” he said.“They need somebody not connected with FIFA to take over.”

While Rafferty was fuming about FIFA, there was a drama developing on the TV screen. The U.S. men’s soccer team came back from a 3-1 deficit to score a 4-3 victory over the Netherlands. Patrons pounded the bar in disbelief.“The downfall of Blatter wasn’t a surprise,” Arthur Biancone said, “but nobody expected this.”

A day later came the crowning of Barcelona, the world’s most attractively successful soccer club, as the winner of

the European Champions tournament with a 3-1 win over Juventus of Italy. A crowd turned out at the Casa Blanca restaurant to watch the match and donate to the Santa Barbara Soccer Club, which is sending three teams — the boys’ and girls’ U17s and the boys’ U19s — to the U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Championships at Boise, Idaho. Check out santabarbarasc.org.

Inside the Press Room, 24 flags are hanging from the rafters, each representing a country in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. All but two will be taken down by the time of the final match on July 5. U.S. fans expect the Stars and Stripes to be there, and I wouldn’t bet against it, but the women’s game has grown stronger internationally since America got the jump on the rest of the world with college players like UCSB’s Carin Jennings-Gabarra and North Carolina’s Mia Hamm. The U.S. has not won the Cup since 1999.

The drought-ending quest began Monday as the U.S. fought off Australia, 3-1, in a Group D match. It’s perhaps the most competitive group in the tournament. Next up for the U.S. are Sweden (Fri., June 12) and Nigeria (Tue., June 16), a pair of teams that looked very dangerous in playing to a 3-3 tie.

HE’S NO. 1: Among the nation’s pitchers, that is, UCSB right-hander Dillon Tate was the first to go Monday in

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Stroll the beautiful historic gardens of Rancho La Patera to sample appetizers and sweets from local restaurants and chefs with a bar and award winning local wineries also on-site. Enjoy performances by the 2015 Junior Spirit and Spirit of Fiesta and dance all night to the sounds of local favorite Area 51.

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Owners Sherri (the chef, a Santa Barbara native) and Captain Arthur McNary first ran the business for six seasons in the Virgin Islands, where they moved after raising their three kids here.

“There’s a lot of competition among charters, so the expectations for food on cruises is really high,” explained Sherri. “So it’s been a big focus of ours from the beginning.” Plus, as Arthur added with a laugh, “Doing California coastal cuisine had a lot of resonance there — no one has ever had good Mexican food down in the Caribbean.”

The move back to Santa Barbara makes it even easier for the Green Flash — which has no relation to the popular San Diego brewery —to feature dishes like breakfast tostadas with Spanish chorizo,

by GeorGe yatchisin jalapeños, queso fresco, avocado, and salsa or dinners of mahimahi grilled with pineapple, mango salsa, and jas- with uni, and uni-adorned citrus frisée salad. mine coconut rice.“I can get every ingredient “While it’s just the two of us as the crew now, here—there’s all this access to organic and we might add our son as the star chef when fresh items,” said Sherri. “Down there, I was we get bigger, perhaps,” Sherri explained.

There’s a range of ways to charter the Green pretty limited as to what I could get.”

Sherri learned her skills through years Flash, from sunset cruises with appetizers and in the galley, and almost all the cooking is drinks to multi-night adventures at the Chandone onboard, not pre-prepared. “I came nel Islands or Catalina. “We’re constantly from a big family where I cooked, and then I amazed at how beautiful Santa Barbara have always entertained a lot,” she explained. looks from the ocean,” said Arthur. “We’ve “Whenever we have breaks, I’m had people out on the water who haven’t a big adult-education cooking experienced Santa Barbara from the class taker.” Her son, Andrew, an ocean, and they’re just blown away!” academically trained chef, is also That you can admire that view from a relatively restful catamaran (the a great influence. “He’s the fish double hull cuts down on bobbing) master,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot see p. 59 and eat amazing food makes the from him: ceviche, pokē, on and on.”

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man dreams of Venus, a vision of desire, wrapped in splendid furs. The ensuing conversation of passion and eroticism prompts an examination of sexual politics, from submission to dominance, in Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 19thcentury erotic novella, Venus in Furs. Developed from this classic work, Ensemble Theatre Company’s (ETC) upcoming production of Venus in Fur Fur, David Ives’s play within a play, is a modern take on the constantly undulating and always tantalizing balance of power between the sexes.

Venus in Fur begins with a director, Thomas, frustrated by the exhaustive search for an actress to play the erotic temptress, Wanda von Dunayev, in his stage adaptation of Sacher-Masoch’s story of sexual dominion. When Vanda arrives to audition, Thomas is initially unimpressed with her seeming lack of preparation. But as their interaction turns consuming, Vanda’s appropriateness for the character—her embodiment of the intricate dance of dominance, classic femininity, and the illusion of submissiveness—becomes unquestionable. The psychological link between sex and power (and how each gender is perceived by the

other within that framework) is an important aspect of the underlying fantasy that Thomas attempts to express in his adaptation of Venus, and Vanda’s audition is ultimately a reading of his play that reflects this dynamic to alluring perfection.

Sacher-Masoch’s novella may have inspired the term “masochism,” but it would be a gross oversimplification to consider Ives’s play an example of female objectification. Beyond the play’s surface-level appeal of being visually titillating and comically entertaining, Venus in Fur emphasizes feminism. Vanda is savvy enough to understand the subtleties of erotic manipulation, which allows her to command power over Thomas—she comprehends the classic view of a woman’s role in a relationship but strives for equality. The deft maintenance of this balance of sensuality and intelligence keeps the stakes in Venus in Fur potent and the interactions enticing: Ives’s play is both erotic fantasy and flirtatious power struggle.

An intimate two-person show, Venus in Fur has been immensely popular on American stages in recent years (it even won a Tony Award in 2012). Ensemble’s production features Annie Abrams as Vanda and Bruce Turk as Thomas. Abrams was last seen with ETC in The Scene in 2009. Her other recent productions include The Sunshine Boys at

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POWER PLAYS: Annie Abrams and Bruce Turk star in this Tony Award winner.

the Ahmanson. Abrams has also appeared on television shows such as True Blood, How I Met Your Mother Mother, The King of Queens, and Veronica Mars. Turk is a Broadway performer who has acted in productions across the United States, from the Pasadena Playhouse to Seattle Repertory Theatre and from the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park to The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. His television credits include roles on ER, Third Watch, and Numb3rs.

Directed by Andrew Barnicle, Ensemble’s production of Venus in Fur promises keen humor and intelligently rendered eroticism.

Thomas and Vanda’s relationship, which Barnicle calls a “witty and unpredictable exploration of erotica and power,” may begin with Thomas under the impression that he’s in control of the situation, but Vanda’s fresh energy and fearlessness turn the tables to reflect the crux of Sacher-Masoch’s exploration of the complicated pleasures of sexual dominance and submission. Venus in Fur is a vivacious, multidimensional portrayal of perceived and established authority in desire.

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suFjan sTeVens Carrie & LoweLL Sufjan Stevens’s first name means “comes with a sword” and is pronounced “soof-yun,” just so you know. After that, everything is hazier. Critics say that this album is a good step backward from Stevens’s baroque, multilayered The Age of Adz Adz, and a return to simpler emotional work like 2005’s Illinois, but it’s hard to deny the heavy layer of artifice that this album exudes. Despite being a highly personal album about his mother’s schizophrenia and passing, Stevens’s voice on all tracks sounds doubled and wrapped in gauze, as if his breathless admonitions

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“We’re all gonna die,” say the last lines of “Fourth of July ” a song that glides between ideas of summery July, impermanence: fireflies, fireworks, and then the loss of his mother. And that’s how the album begins. Stevens’s new work is the kind of record that may not exactly come with a sword but cuts deep enough to keep affecting us.

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Vicki Lawrence (right) plays Mama (left).

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She’s ornery, quarrelsome, and cantankerous, yet she is loved by millions. Her name is Thelma Mae Harper — generally referred to as Mama — and she is a character created by comedian/actor/singer Vicki Lawrence for The Carol Burnett Show in the 1970s.

Though the Burnett sketch series ended in 1978 and its spin-off sitcom, Mama’s Family Family, went off the air in 1990, Lawrence’s irrepressible old lady is still alive and well — and on the stage as part of Lawrence’s “twowoman” show, which she’ll perform Sunday, June 14, at the Granada Theatre.

Lawrence was still in her teens when Burnett plucked her out of obscurity and invited her to be part of an ensemble cast that also included Harvey Korman and Tim Conway, among others. Vicki Lawrence Despite her youth, Lawrence often played characters five times her age. “It’s just kinda TheLma harper what I did: played crazy old ladies,” she explained. “I was the second female in the cast, and while [Burnett] was busy being Shirley Temple, I was the mean old schoolmarm; while she is Eunice, I’m Mama.”

The cranky, set-in-her-ways, ill-informed, politically incorrect Mama struck a hilarious chord with viewers. “I think it’s because we all have this crazy old lady in our family,” said Lawrence of Mama’s popularity. “I mean, we all have somebody that sits down at the Thanksgiving table and says the most outrageous things, and you’re doin’ the dishes with your sister, and you’re like, omigod, can you believe she said that?”

After a showbiz career that included her own talk show, Lawrence decided to resurrect Mama for the stage, creating a performance that combines standup comedy, music, and Thelma Harper. “We put the show together back in 2002, and we’ve been on the road ever since.”

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Finding Broadway Otto Layman, artistic director of Santa Barbara High’s renowned theater program, describes her arrival this way:

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I remember her from the very first class of that year. [Dana was] 14 years old, having just moved here from the East Coast, knowing no one — and the first thing I had her do was stand on a table in front of the class and sing. And oh, did she sing! I went home that night and told my wife that I just met this actor, this tiny young girl, who sang with every fiber of her body. She was then, and she is now, a huge voice, an incandescent talent, and a remarkable presence.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS UPDATE: In just the second year that Santa Barbara and Ventura contestants have been traveling to the Jerry Herman Awards at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, both winners of the High School Musical competition held here at the New Vic and sponsored by The Santa Barbara Independent made the finals in Los Angeles. Blake Brundy of Lompoc High School and Kat Monzon of Ventura were among the eight performers chosen out of a field of 46 who were invited to sing solos onstage in front of thousands of Los Angeles musical theater buffs. courtesy photos

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or every star on Broadway, there are thousands of hopefuls toiling away in summer stock, college productions, and high school shows. What keeps them going — along with the sheer pleasure they take in performing — is the dream that someday they will break through to the big-time and join their idols on stage in

Mark Booher, artistic director and associate dean at PCPA, provides some insight into what has taken Costello so far in the highly competitive world of Broadway musical theater:

FoR dana

It was really great to work with Dana as a student and see her growth as an actor during her time in training at PCPA. I think I can safely say she left the program a better actor and has carried on with that growth during this first decade of her professional career. She is an actor who also happens to be an amazing vocalist. The nice thing is good actors often improve with age because life has a way of deepening our understanding, creating complexity and maturity. We become more dimensional humans through experience and just have more to bring to the play.

MuSgrove coStello,

a full-scale Broadway production. For Dana Musgrove Costello, that Broadway dream came true.

The young singer/actress is currently appearing in the season’s most popular new Broadway musical, Finding Neverland, alongside Glee’s Matthew Morrison and Kelsey “Frasier Crane” Grammer. Costello’s road to Broadway started at Santa Barbara High School and continued through the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA) in Santa Maria, which makes her a perfect demonstration for area theater kids of the fact that, yes, it can happen here, and maybe even to you.

I spoke with Costello by phone from New York recently, and then I corresponded with some of the teachers who knew her when she was here. The portrait that emerged from these conversations confirmed some of the musical theater’s most deeply felt convictions.

From the loyalty of “Together (Wherever We Go)” to the moment when “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” and even to that place where it is appropriate to belt out “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” Costello has done it her way and in grand showbiz style.

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by Charles Donelan and gratitude for both SBHS and PCPA, citing the fact that “PCPA is a real conservatory, with every class focused on what I wanted to do,” as a driving force behind her decision to go there out of high school.

Highlights of her recent success include the experience of developing Finding Neverland at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge under director Diane Paulus before bringing it to New York. But those early theater memories remain vivid, as she recalls her first SBHS show, The Wizard of Oz, by saying, “I wanted to play Dorothy so badly, but Otto said no, you should play the Scarecrow, and he was right!” Here’s to following the yellow brick road — you never know where it might lead you. ✮

RISING STARS: Blake Brundy (left) and Kat Monzon made the final round of the 2015 Jerry Herman Awards at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Monzon sang “On My Own” from Les Misérables and Brundy sang “I Don’t Care Much” from Cabaret in a dazzling finals sing-off that was eventually won by Julia McDermott from Mira Costa High School and Joshua Velez of HArts Academy. The two winners from Los Angeles will continue on to the Jimmy Awards in New York City at the end of June, where they will compete on Broadway for the National High School Musical Theater Award for Best Leading Actor/Actress.

For Brundy, whose qualifying role was Tarzan in Lompoc High’s production of Tarzan: The Musical, the chance to sing in front of an audience packed with Hollywood and Broadway professionals was just the opportunity he had been working for ever since he began performing. Ventura’s Monzon, who attends the Los Angeles County High School for the Performing Arts, was perhaps more familiar with the scene, but no less thrilled to have made it into the finals. After the show, she wrote, “Last night was incredible. Being chosen as one of the top finalists to perform ‘On My Own’ as a solo on the Pantages stage was truly a dream come true. Singing for Kenny Ortega and so many other professionals in the audience was just insane. Ahhh I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”

For the team that produced the National High School Musical Awards of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, the duo’s showing confirmed the impression that our top talent is ready —CD to go all the way. Congratulations, Blake and Kat!

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“peter rabbit/iriSh FantaSy” Montecito School of Ballet presents their spectacular year-end performance featuring students of all ages! For additional information & tickets please visit www.montecitoschoolofballet.com or call 805-560-0597. Don’t miss this fun annual event that always pleases! Photo: Stephen Sherrill Sat Jun 13 8:00pm

“WaGeS” Selah Contemporary Dance Collective presents an exciting showcase of contemporary dance exploring life, death & love. For additional information & tickets please visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1591843 or call 805-560-0597. This will be Selah Dance Collective’s first full evening-length show in Santa Barbara, premiering a new work!

Sun Jun 14 7:00pm THE UNEXPECTED: “We have the most efficient way of getting you to dance,” said We the Folk member and Santa Barbara native David Childs (pictured far right on accordion). See and hear for yourself Monday, June 15, at SOhO.

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Though the San Marcos High School grad is earning his bachelor’s in opera at UCLA, Childs and his bandmates have already earned their master’s in making people move. Blending Euro, gypsy, and Latin folk with electronic enhancements (think acoustic symphonies via loop pedals), the group formed as a pop-up band, drawing crowds of students across the college quad. Their sound has caught fire, winning UCLA’s Spring Sing talent show and landing listenerships on NPR’s Alt.Latino program. They are stopping here for a homecoming show as they head up the coast on a gig route that features more street corners than stages.

Known to spark unannounced dance parties — including a spur-ofthe-moment underpants dance at the UCLA Undie Run, where the barely clothed band drew droves into a stranger’s unoccupied garage — it’s best to expect the unexpected, and maybe wear your cutest undies just in case.

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The Santa Barbara Music & Arts Conservatory presents Tiffany Haas, star of Broadway’s “Wicked,” Ernest Richardson, Music Director of MAC & the Virtuoso Strings in a combination of talents for an unforgettable evening of music. For more info please visit: www.sbmac.org or call 805-682-2370. For tickets please visit: www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/1558740. Ernest Richardson is also the Conductor of the Omaha & Steamboat Springs Symphonies!

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SWEET MUSIC EVERYWHERE: Whoever said nothing ever happens in this town probably had no ears. Last week, L.A.-based Gothic Tropic tore

through Santa Barbara, firing up Seven Bar with its blistering bass lines and singer Cecilia Delia Peruti’s absolutely shredding guitar. Hometown heroes FMLYBND put on a hell of a show at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club two days later, and the place came alive to the synth-pop sounds that have won the band millions of fans — and YouTube hits — the world over. I haven’t been back to check SOhO since, but I assume the roof was blown off by show’s end.

As one area band sails off to bigger things, another is just stepping into the spotlight. The Reignsmen, who once reigned over New Noise S.B.’s Battle of the Bands two years ago, will be celebrating the release of their first EP tomorrow at SOhO. This is rock in its more primal variety, in all its raw, head-banging, beer-draining gusto and glory — music locavores and rock lovers in general would do well to go out and support them.

For those looking for kings of a different variety, consider seeing King Sunny Adé and His African Beats at the Lobero Theatre this Thursday, June 11. The Nigerian multi-instrumentalist has earned praise the world over as one of the greatest and most influential pioneers of “world music” in, well, the world. As far as I’m concerned, it’s simply beautiful music and clearly worth more attention than so simplifying a label. He’s a legend.

Last and certainly not least comes the Instant Klasick Summer Fest at Earl Warren on Saturday, June 13, featuring ScHoolboy Q, Ty Dolla $ign, Travis Scott, Curren$y, The Underachievers, and more. Are you kidding me?

This is a big lineup. ScHoolboy Q’s huge, and has been for a few years now, one of the biggest names to rise out of this past decade’s new breed of West Coast rappers. He’s worked with acts like Compton’s poet laureate Kendrick Lamar and dream-weaving songstress Jhené Aiko. Ty Dolla $ign is no small fry, either — perhaps you’ve heard the megahit “Or Nah.” S.B. people, let the good folks of area streetwear company Instant Klasick know you care, and show your support — a roster like this should not go unnoticed.

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Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Brian Shapiro: Midrash & Miscellany: Contemporary Paintings from Biblical Texts and Julie B. Montgomery: Veiled Terrain, through Aug. 29. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322.

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Teen Paranormal Romance, through July 12.

653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373.

Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216.

S.B. Historical Museum – Under the Umbrella: Lutah Maria Riggs, through spring; QUAKE! The 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake, through July 5; Ray Strong: Views of S.B. County, through Aug. 31; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601.

S.B. Maritime Museum – On the Water Waterfront: Paintings by Ray Strong, through Aug. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404.

S.B. Museum of Art – Ray Strong: Beyond Santa Barbara, through June 21; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation, Visions of Modernity: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints, ongoing exhibitions. 1130 State St., 963-4364.

S.B. Museum of Natural History – Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived Lived, through Aug. 30; Ray Strong: Artist in Residence, through Oct. 4. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711.

S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526.

Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum – Samurai: The Warrior Horsemen of Japan, through Oct. 31. 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 688-7889.

Wildling Museum – Birds in Art 2014, June 13-Aug. 10. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 686-8315.

Galleries Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing.

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Art From Scrap Gallery – Spirit of Solstice, through June 15. 302 E. Cota St., 884-0459.

Artamo Gallery–Ana Marini: Secret Journeys Journeys, through June 21. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400.

Arts Fund Gallery – Impart: An Exhibition for the 2015 Teen Arts Mentorship Master Artists, through June 20. 205-C Santa Barbara St, 965-7321.

Bella Rosa Galleries – Si Jie Loo: Inknovations, through June 30. 1103 State St., 966-1707.

The C Gallery – Gwen Cates and Heidi Petersen: Cosmic Monologues, through June 24. 466 Bell St., Los Alamos, 344-3807.

Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., 898-2204.

Carivintâs Winery – Michelle Ellis: Nature’s Kaleidoscope, through June 30. 476 First St., Solvang, 693-4331.

Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – California Dreaming, through July 20. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789.

Casa de la Guerra –The Art of Preservation: The Oak Group Remembers Ray Strong, through Aug. 9. 15 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1279.

Casa Dolores – Bandera Ware, through Aug. 1. 1023 Bath St., 963-1032.

Casa Gallery –Buddha Abides, through June 26. 23 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-6448.

Channing Peake Gallery – Under the Influence: Responses to Place, through June 18. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St., 568-3994.

Churchill Jewelers – Irena Kovalik and Thomas Van Stein, through June. 1015 State St., 962-5815.

CJM::LA – Cathy Ellis: Drought Resistant Resistant, through June 31. 300 E. Canon Perdido St., #C-2, 698-2120.

june 11-18 Cypress Gallery – Carol Kemp: Sacred Downloads; Art as Communion, through June 28. 119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, 737-1129.

Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Sonia Adams, Sherry Spear, Cathryn Mailheau: Magical Moments ... Windows of Soul Soul, through Aug. 31. 1528 State St., 570-2446.

Faulkner Gallery – SBAA Art Association, through June 28. 40 E. Anapamu St., 962-7653.

Flying Goat Cellars – Betsee Talavera, through mid-July. 1520-A E. Chestnut Ct., Lompoc, 436-9032. galerie102 –Aaron Farley, through July 5. 102 W. Matilija St., 272-5111.

Gallery 113 – Patricia Franco, through June 27. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611.

Gallery Los Olivos – Jayne Behman, Patti Robbins: Square, through June 30.

2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

Goleta Library – GVAA, through June 24. 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, 898-9424.

The Good Life – Carol Wood: Scenic Wonders, through June 30. 1672 Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-7111.

Harris and Fredda Meisel Gallery – F7 Photographics: Embrace the Wonder Wonder, through Aug. 28. 2415 De la Vina St., 687-7444.

Hospice of S.B. – James Petrucci: weightless, through July 31. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, 563-8820.

JadeNow Gallery – Multiple installations. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558.

Jewish Community Ctr. – Visual Monologues, June 15-Aug. 25. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115.

Los Olivos Café – John Card: Art Potpourri, through July 2. 2870 Grand Potpourri Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265.

Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. 127 Anacapa St., 284-0358.

Marcia Burtt Studio – Forest for the Trees, through June 14. 517 Laguna St., 962-5588.

MCASB Satellite – Magic Mountain, through Jan. 1, 2016. Hotel Indigo, 121 State St., 966-5373.

MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery – Deep Disguise, through June 21. 132 Santa Barbara St., 963-1411.

Montecito Aesthetic Institute – Eye, through Sept. 10. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Ste. H, Montecito, 565-5700.

Ojai Café Emporium –Tom Hardcastle and Gretchen Greenberg, ongoing.

108 S. Montgomery St., Ojai., 646-2723.

Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts– Tielle Monette and Sergey Fedotov, ongoing. 1108 State St., 962-8111.

Pacific Western Bank – Celebrating 28 Years of I Madonnari Posters, ongoing. 30 E. Figueroa St., 883-5100.

Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali Bali, ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103.

Porch – Group show, through July 2. 3823 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria, 684-0300.

El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Barbara’s Japanese American Community in Transition, 1900-1940 and Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. 123 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-0093.

S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing Sundays. Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. City Hall Gallery – Ray Strong: Shared Vision/Common Ground Ground, through Feb. 18, 2016. De la Guerra Plaza, 568-3994.

S.B. Tennis Club – Aquatic Aquatic, June 12-July 2. 2375 Foothill Rd., 682-4722.

S.B. Zoo – Animals ... Inside Out Out, through June 26. 500 Niños Dr., 962-5339.

Standing Sun Winery – Felip Molina, through July 5. 92 Second St., Unit D, Buellton, 904-8072.

Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – The Declarations of Independents and Meredith Brooks Abbott: Days That Count Count, through June 28; Lockwood de Forest Brass Cutouts, through Dec. 31. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460.

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Blush Restaurant & Lounge – 630 State St., 957-1300. sun: Chris Fossek (6pm) Brasil Arts Café – 1230 State St., 245-5615. fri: Live Brazilian Music Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 248-6274. thu 6/11: Which One's Pink? (8pm) thu 6/18: Creedence Clearwater Revisited (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066. fri: Vinyl Mill (7-10pm) sat: Hot Combo (2-5pm); Do No Harm (5:30-8:30pm) sun: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (1:154pm); Teresa Russell and Cocobilli (4:30-7:30pm) The Creekside – 4444 Hollister Ave., 964-5118. fri: Do No Harm (9pm) sat: Soul Biscuit (8pm) wed: Country Night thu: Krystine Kills Johnny (8pm) Dargan’s – 18 E. Ortega St., 568-0702. thu: Traditional Irish Music (6:30pm) tue: Karaoke (9pm) wed: Karaoke -The Band (8:30pm) Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – 137 Anacapa St., 694-2255. fri: Live Music (5pm) The Goodland – 5650 Calle Real, 964-6241. thu: Live Music Thursdays (7pm) Indochine – 434 State St., 965-3800. tue: Indie Night (9pm) wed: Karaoke (8:30pm) The James Joyce – 513 State St., 962-2688. thu: Alastair Greene Band (10pm) fri: Kinsella Brothers Band (10pm) sat: Ulysses Jazz Band (7:30-10:30pm) sun, mon: Karaoke (9pm) tue: Teresa Russell (10pm) wed: Victor Vega and the Bomb (10pm) Lobero Theatre – 33 E. Canon Perdido St., 963-0761. thu: KingW Sunny Adé and His African Beats (8pm) fri: An Evening with Al Jarreau (8pm) Maverick Saloon – 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 686-4785. fri: Wet Stone (8pm) sat: 14th Annual Maverick Music Festival (noon) sun: Jerry Stickel (2pm) Moby Dick Restaurant – 220 Stearns Wharf, 965-0549. wed-sat: Derroy (6pm) sun: Derroy (10am) Monty’s – 5114 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 683-1003. thu: Karaoke Night (7pm) O’Malleys and the Study Hall – 523 State St., 564-8904. thu: College Night with DJ Gavin Old Town Tavern – 261 Orange Ave., Goleta, 967-2403. wed, fri, sat: Karaoke Night (7:30pm) Palapa Restaurant – 4123 State St., 683-3074. fri: Live Mariachi Music (6:30-9pm) Reds Tapas & Wine Bar – 211 Helena Ave., 966-5906.

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Live Music (8pm) Roundin’ Third – 7398 Calle Real, 845-8383. thu, tue: Locals Night (7pm) S.B. Bowl – 1122 N. Milpas St., 962-7411. sat: Los Tigres del Norte, La Original Banda El Limón, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernàndez (7pm) S.B. Maritime Museum – 113 Harbor Wy., #190, 962-8404. sat: Ukulele music and singing (1-3:30pm) Sandbar – 514 State St., 966-1388. wed: Big Wednesday (10pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776. thu: One Drop, Cydeways (9pm) fri: The Reignsmen CD Release, Yancellor Chang, Dad's Clothes (8:30pm) sat: Bunburazo 8: A Tribute to Heroes del Silencio (9pm) sun: Les McCann (1-4pm); The Original Wailers (8:30pm) mon: We the Folk (8pm) tue: Jon Lawton, Sean McCue, Bill Flores, Michelle Beauchesne (7:30pm) wed: Songwriters at Play: Tribute to Bob Dylan (7:30pm) thu: Fayuca, Ease Up, King Zero, True Press (9pm) Standing Sun Winery – 92 Second St., Unit D, Buellton, 904-8072. sun: Tom Russell (7pm) Statemynt – 519 State St., 689-6968. thu: DJ Akorn wed: Blues Night (10pm) Tiburon Tavern – 3116 State St., 682-8100. fri: Karaoke Night (7:30pm) Velvet Jones – 423 State St., 965-8676. thu: College Night (9pm) sat: Versus the World, The All Brights, Petmedz (8pm) sun: Natural Vibrations (8pm) tue: Surprise Me!, The Eiffels, King Cole, The Only Ocean (8pm) thu: One Oz (noon) Whiskey Richards – 435 State St., 963-1786. wed: Punk on Vinyl (10pm) fri: The Alpine Camp (9pm) sat: The DTEASE (9:30pm) sun: Americana Sunday w/ Matt Armor and Friends (4-6pm) mon: Open Mike Night (8pm) Wildcat – 15 W. Ortega St., 962-7970. thu: DJs Hollywood and Patrick B sun: Red Room with DJ Gavin Roy (10pm) tue: Local Band Night (10pm) Zodo’s – 5925 Calle Real, 967-0128. thu: KJEE Thursday Night Strikes (9:3011:30pm) mon: Service Industry Night (9pm) thu:

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Love & Mercy. Paul Dano, John Cusack, and Elizabeth Banks star in a film written by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner and directed by Bill Pohlad.

Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

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ack in the 1970s, when Beach Boy Mike Love had a place on Mesa Lane, there was often a van parked outside it with a bumper sticker that read: “I brake for Brian Wilson.” That used to be funny. Age has only deepened the head Beach Boy’s appeal, and in later decades, cutting-edge bands from XTC to Animal Collective have immersed themselves in Wilson’s choral aesthetic and lush orchestra experiments. “California Girls” turned 50 this year and still sounds absolutely new. And then there is this sweetly overbaked biopic, melodramatic and full of beauty, meant to make us all feel guilty we ever mocked Brian the Bard of Hawthorne — more sinned upon than sinner, more genius than washed-up recluse.

Love & Mercy begins properly inside Wilson’s head.

After flashes of imagery, the screen stays dark —you wonder if the projectionist has gone on surfari—while the soundtrack swims with snippets of Wilson’s music, ranging from his early synthesis of Chuck Berry and The Four Freshmen to the late LSD-inspired sound gardens. It’s an overture, like movie epics used to have, and it prepares us perfectly for a film chronicling a man plagued and inspired by voices. The rest is told in crosscut style—like the James Brown biopic Get on Up—skipping between Wilson’s early days (Paul Dano)

THE BEACH BOY: Paul Dano plays a young Brian Wilson in the sweetly overbaked biopic Love & Mercy.

and later post-breakdown self (John Cusack) under the spell of evil Dr. Landy, played forcefully by Paul Giamatti. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Banks steals the show as his heroic second wife, Melinda Ledbetter, battling Wilson’s villains, of which Mike Love is one.

It’s all fascinating but a bit fussy. The camera swoops and juts meaninglessly, while the odd Buñuelian device of splitting Wilson into two actors seems pointless.

(Cusack is good, but Dano is perfect.) The split infers Wilson as schizophrenic, but the movie takes pains to deny exactly this. Clearly, this is an official biography; Brian Wilson produced this rock apologia. But so what?

It has great vibrations, and, besides, we know there’s no line between madness and genius; only accomplishments matter in the long run. We ought to stop to admire Wilson’s. n

Secret Agent (Wo)MAn Spy. Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, and Rose Byrne star in a film written and directed

by Paul Feig.

Reviewed by Richie DeMaria

S

py is the newest comedy for Melissa McCarthy to shine in, and it’s one of her best movies yet.

Unlike last year’s disappointing Tammy, which slowed into a too-serious third act, Spy starts funny and keeps firing off laugh after zany laugh. In this movie, McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a humble but talented CIA agent stuck guiding and informing other agents from behind her rodent-infested basement desk. The loss of her dashing pal, Agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law), stirs her into action, and she’s soon chasing the trail of a compact nuclear bomb throughout Europe while in disguise, to the disbelief of her male colleagues and the many various villains shooting at her along the way.

It’s an outrageous ride filled with great characters, goofy gore, and more twists than any windy rue de Paris. McCarthy is joined by a stellar cast, including fellow Bridesmaids star Rose Byrne as the heartless daughter of a weapons dealer, and Jason Statham as Ford, a boastful but bumbling British agent who’s all bark and no Bond. Together they make full use of the movie’s R rating, as people are impaled, penises are flashed, and emasculating insults are dealt with raucous relish. And McCarthy, of course, is queen of her screen.

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Her brash comedy comes so naturally that much of it has to have been improvised—she’s one of the most commanding, graceful, and lovable comedians around, and no one can berate as she can.

Admittedly, the amount of double-crossing gets a little confusing, and the script is stretched nearly too long. Tiresomely, some things never change, like villains who still monologue just long enough for an unseen hero to off them. But otherwise, much of this movie’s jokes come from thwarted expectations, be they old spy-movie tropes or certain feminine guises.

It’s certainly a big middle finger to those moviegoers who ever doubted McCarthy’s acting chops in a man’s movie world. If laughs are your mission, then see the hilarious and energizing Spy, and consider the mission accomplished. n independent.com

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The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, JUNE 12, through THURSDAY, JUNE 18. Descriptions followed by initials — RD (Richie DeMaria), DJP (D.J. Palladino), and KS (Kit Steinkellner) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com.. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

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Inside Out

FIRST LOOKS O Love & Mercy

(121 mins.; PG-13: thematic elements, drug content, and language) See review on page 51.

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O Spy (120 mins.; R: language throughout, violence, some sexual content including brief graphic nudity) See review on page 51.

Camino Real/Metro 4

Tues 6/16 7:30

JOn lawtOn, Bill FlOres, sean mCCue & miChelle BeauChesne

pondering the meaning of life and leaving the past in the past.

Plaza de Oro Dope (115 115 mins.; R: language, drug content, sexuality/nudity, and some violence — all involving teens)

“Original acoustic” Wed 6/17- 7:30

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This coming-of-age comedy/drama staring Zoë Kravitz is about a geeky boy who tries to get by in his tough neighborhood of Inglewood while juggling his senior year of high school and applying for colleges.

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Jurassic World (124 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril)

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SCREENINGS Despicable Me (95 mins.; PG: rude humor and mild action)

Revisit the Minions in their first film as they help criminal mastermind Gru (Steve Carell) hatch a plot to steal the moon. Tue., June 16, 10am. Paseo Nuevo Inside Out (94 mins.; PG: mild thematic elements and some action)

This latest by Pixar sees a young girl named Riley uprooted from the Midwest to San Francisco, where her emotions—Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness—try to adjust to a new home and school.

Tue., June 16, 7pm, Metro 4 (2D) (Opens Thu., June 18, Camino Real [2D]/ Fiesta 5 [2D])

Results (105 mins.; R: language, some sexual content, and drug use)

Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders play personal trainers whose lives are turned upside down when they acquire a new, wealthy client (Kevin Corrigan).

Wed., June 17, 5 and 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro

PREMIERES Aloft (112 mins.; R: language and some sexuality)

Jennifer Connelly stars as a mother who abandoned her son (played by Cillian Murphy) 20 years ago after an accident that tears them apart. The two are reunited by a journalist and set about

It’s been 22 years since the dinos ran amok in Jurassic Park and 10 years since the new dinosaur theme park Jurassic World was rebuilt in its place. With a declining number of visitors, corporate mandates an experimental attraction be added. Mayhem ensues.

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In this film, a few white romances unfold on the island of Hawai‘i against an exoticized backdrop of natives, with their quaint superstitions. Cameron Crowe loves to make movies where the wicked crumble against the power of rock and romance, but he would do well to humble himself, toss the remaining copies of this $37 million film into a Hawaiian volcano, and begin to atone.

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job, made some money, but clearly his heart was not there. It’s not a bad film, but Whedon is trying to make too many people happy. What’s left is the feeling that he lost his own interests in the bargain.

(DJP) Fiesta 5 Entourage (104 mins.; R: pervasive language, strong

Camino Real/Fiesta 5

sexual content, nudity, and some drug use)

The boys are back! Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, and Kevin Dillon reprise their roles for this big-screen premiere of the popular HBO series.

Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo

O Ex Machina (108 mins.; R: graphic nudity, language, sexual references, and some violence) Moviegoers who like science fiction for explosive spectacle value might get antsy during the first two thirds of the movie. Slow, weird, and beautiful, this is a movie about god, humanity, and machinery that makes you fearfully aware that erasing the line that separates all three might be less than a logarithm away. (DJP) Plaza de Oro

O Far from the Madding Crowd

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PG-13: some sexuality and violence)

Director Thomas Vinterberg faithfully tells this 2015 rendition of the oft-retold classic, maintaining the pastoral gentility of the period-piece genre without drowning it in sappy sentiment. Thomas Hardy wrote of a tragic universe stitched with sad happenstance, and Vinterberg does well to maintain both the more shadowy elements of Hardy’s style as well as his lyrical sweetness. (RD) Riviera

O Gemma Bovery

rity) met Elise (Lin Shaye) and first formed their ghostbusting comic-relief crew. We find out why Elise is so ambivalent about the tenderhearted demon-chasing career she’s so good at. And, most importantly, we learn that James Wan’s production company is quite happy to churn out the same movie wrapped in different acting skins. (DJP)

(99 mins.; R: sexuality/nudity

O Mad Max: Fury Road

(120 mins.; R: intense sequences of violence throughout and disturbing images)

George Miller’s fourth Mad Max film is a masterpiece, even in an era of dystopian films. Fury Road blends the truly hideous with the spectacularly beautiful. The movie is an escapist odyssey that nonetheless passes hard judgments on humanity, a detailed descent into hell made with sure rhythms by a director who understands when to apply full throttle and when to ease up so we can think over all we have seen. “Who killed the world?” is the film’s mantra question. (DJP) Fairview (2D)/Fiesta 5 (2D)

Pitch Perfect 2 (115 mins.; PG-13: innuendo and language)

Pitch Perfect 2 is the all-too-rare big, fat feminist hit: written and directed by women (Elizabeth Banks in her directing debut and 30 Rock scribe Kay Cannon, who wrote the original, returning to pen the sequel) and features an ensemble of young women as its stars, who are neither objectified nor dependent on the men in their life. This is a story about women relying on each other and working together to win big. I really liked the original film, and I’m so glad this franchise exists.

I just wish I had liked the sequel better. (KS)

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and language)

Though many characters and plot points of this movie resemble the classic novel, where the novel and the film differ is their message: Madame Bovery is a story about a woman struggling to escape her empty life; Gemma Bovery is about the men who make a woman’s life feel dull and oppressive.

The film uses a classic story to smartly critique how a patriarchal society first reveres and then annihilates a woman. It’s a charming movie with a message that packs a powerful punch. (KS)

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San Andreas (114 mins.; PG-13: intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language) Easily the worst disaster in this film is Paul Giamatti’s performance as a Caltech professor. Outside of that, though, the film isn’t terrible, just a cheesy exploitation of popular fears. Director Brad Peyton seems to be paying homage to Roland (Independence Day, 2012) Emmerich. (DJP)

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I’ll See You in My Dreams (92 mins.; PG-13: sexual material, drug use, and brief strong language)

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This dramedy tells the story of a widow (Blythe Danner) who begins her life anew. Costars include June Squibb, Rhea Perlman, Mary Kay Place, Sam Elliott, and Malin Akerman.

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Disney’s Tomorrowland is more than a promotional tool for one of its Lands; it is nothing short of a rallying cry for dreamers of the world to change humanity’s course for the better. Problem is, for a revolutionary movie, it is shackled with the tyranny of convention. George Clooney reprises his role as Ornery Handsome Man, yelling at everything like someone woke him up too early. The future looks like Dubai, and one wonders how many robots were enslaved to build it.

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Insidious: Chapter 3 (97 mins.; PG-13: violence, frightening images, some language, and thematic elements)

The third Insidious takes us back in time to a boring origin story. We learn, for instance, how Tucker (Angus Sampson) and Specs (Leigh Wannell, who also wrote and directed this medioc-

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a&e | Rob bRezsny’s fRee will astRology week of June 11 ARIES cathartic transition, I suggest you consider doing a ritual. It can be a full-fledged ceremony you conduct with somber elegance, or a five-minute psychodrama you carry out with boisterous nonchalance. It will be a celebration of your ability to outlast the forces of chaos and absurdity, and an expression of gratitude for the resources you’ve managed to call on in the course of your struggle. To add an extra twist, you could improvise a rowdy victory prayer that includes this quote adapted from Nietzsche: “I throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘Here is my thanks to the monster who did not devour me.’”

chutzpah, and your creativity. Here’s the first one: Try something impossible every day. Whether or not you actually accomplish it isn’t important. To merely make the effort will shatter illusions that are holding you back. Here’s your second assignment: Break every meaningless rule that tempts you to take yourself too seriously. Explore the art of benevolent mischief.

Here’s the third: Clear out space in your fine mind by shedding one dogmatic belief, two unprovable theories, and three judgmental opinions. Give yourself the gift of fertile emptiness.

(Apr. 20-May 20): Drug expert Jonathan P. Caulkins estimates that Americans are stoned on marijuana for more than 288 million hours every week. A U.N. report on global drug use concluded that Canadians consume weed at a similar rate. Among Europeans, Italians are number one, and the French are fourth. But I encourage you to avoid contributing to these figures for the next 12 to 14 days. In my astrological opinion, it’s time to be as sober and sensible and serious as you ever get. You have the chance to make unprecedented progress on practical matters through the power of your pure reasoning and critical thinking.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he made sure it would get the publicity he wanted. He wrote anonymous reviews of his own book and submitted them to several publications, all of which printed them.“An American bard at last!” began the glowing review that appeared in one newspaper. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, you now have license to engage in similar behavior. You will incur no karma, nor will you tempt fate, if you tout your own assets in the coming weeks. Try to make your bragging and self-promotion as charming as possible, of course. But don’t be timid about it.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the 16th century, roguish French author François Rabelais published a comic novel titled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. In the course of his satirical story, a learned teacher named Epistemon takes a visit to the afterlife and back. While on the other side, he finds famous dead heroes employed in humble tasks. Alexander the Great is making a meager living from mending old socks. Cleopatra is hawking onions in the streets.

King Arthur cleans hats, and Helen of Troy supervises chambermaids. In accordance with the Rabelaisian quality of your current astrological aspects, Scorpio, I invite you to meditate on the reversals you would like to see in your own life. What is first that maybe should be last? And vice versa? What’s enormous that should be small? And vice versa? What’s proud that should be humble? And vice versa?

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “To look at a thing hard and straight and seriously — to fix it.” Aries author Henry James said he wanted to do that on a regular basis. He didn’t want to be “arbitrary” or “mechanical” in his efforts. I invite you to make this perspective one of your specialties in the coming weeks, Aries. Pick out a tweaked situation you’d like to mend or a half-spoiled arrangement you want to heal. Then pour your pure intelligence into it. Investigate it with a luminous focus. Use all your tough and tender insight to determine what needs to be transformed, and transform it.

TAURUS

(May 21-June 20): I think it’ll be better if you don’t engage in much sacrifice, compromise, or surrender in the next two weeks. Normally they are valuable tools to have at your disposal, but for now they may tend to be counterproductive. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you need to be more commanding than usual, more confident in your vision of how to take action with maximum integrity.

It’s time for you to draw deeper from the source of your own power, and express it with extra grace and imagination.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will soon be escaping — or maybe “graduating” is the right word — from your interesting trials and tribulations. In honor of this

(July 23-Aug. 22): I propose a Friends Cleanse. It would be a three-week-long process of reviewing your support team and web of connections. If you feel up for the challenge, start this way: Take inventory of your friendships and alliances. If there are any that have faded or deteriorated, make a commitment to either fix them or else phase them out. Here’s the second stage of the Friends Cleanse: Give dynamic boosts to those relationships that are already working well. Take them to the next level of candor and synergy.

VIRGO

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you carry out the assignments I recommend, you will boost your charisma, your

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There’s no better time than now to ask the big question or seek the big opening or explore the big feeling. People are not only as receptive as they will ever be, but they are also more likely to understand what you really mean and what you are trying to accomplish. Which door has been forever locked? Which poker face hasn’t blinked or flinched in many moons? Which heart of darkness hasn’t shown a crack of light for as long as you can remember? These are frontiers worth revisiting now, when your ability to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable is at a peak.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The writer Donald Barthelme once came to see the artist Elaine de Kooning in her New York studio. Midway through the visit, loud crashes and bangs disturbed the ceiling above them. De Kooning wasn’t alarmed. “Oh, that’s Herbert thinking,” she said, referring to the metal sculptor Herbert Ferber, who worked in a studio directly above hers. This is the kind of thinking I’d love to see you unleash in the coming days, Capricorn. Now is not a time for mild, cautious, delicate turns of thought, but rather for vigorous meditations, rambunctious speculations, and carefree musings. In your quest for practical insight, be willing to make some noise. (The story comes from Barthelme’s essay “Not-Knowing.”)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sidney Lumet was an American director who worked on 50 films, including 14 that were nominated for Academy Awards, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon. Actors loved to work with him, even though he was a stickler for thorough rehearsals.

Intense preparation, he felt, was the key to finding the “magical accidents” that allow an actor’s highest artistry to emerge. I advocate a similar strategy for you, Aquarius. Make yourself ready, through practice and discipline, to capitalize fully on serendipitous opportunities and unexpected breakthroughs when they arrive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): “It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too,” said American writer Josh Billings. I agree with him. It’s not impossible to solve the mystery of who you are, but it can be hard work that requires playful honesty, cagey tenacity, and an excellent sense of humor. The good news is that these days it’s far less difficult and inconvenient than usual for you to deepen your self-understanding. So take advantage! To get started, why don’t you interview yourself? Go here to see some questions you could ask: bit.ly/interviewyourself.

Homework: Name two ways you think that everyone should be more like you.

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American BeachBreak cafe, 324 State St, 962‑2889. $ Open 7a‑2:30p 7 days a week.

Covered outdoor patio on State. Great Breakfast & Lunch.

Bistro/Cafe Jack’S BISTrO & “FAMOUS BAGELS” 53 South Milpas (In Trader Joe’s Plaza) 564‑4331; 5050 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria 566‑1558. $ Extensive menu, beer & wine, on site catering ‑ Call Justen Alfama 805‑566‑1558 x4 Voted BEST BAGELS 16 years in a row! www.bagelnet.com

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.

Californian 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.

PIerre lafOnd Wine Bistro 516 State Street 962‑1455 $$ Open Every Day M‑F 11a‑9p Sat/Sun 9a‑ 10p Brunch Sat/Sun 9a‑3p Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. A local favorite since 1993. California cuisine showcasing the best local products.

Steamed Mussels, Flatbreads, Grilled Duck Breast, Vegetarian dishes, Sherry Wine cake, Wines from around the world. Happy Hour Mon‑Sat 4:30‑6:30. Sidewalk patio. www. pierrelafond.com

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Yen chIng 2840 De La Vina St. 682‑ 7191 7 days/wk M‑Sun 11a‑9p, ALL YOU CAN EAT Buffet: Lunch M‑F 11‑2 Sat & Sun Lunch 11‑2:30, Dinner Buffet 5:10‑8:30 incl all you can eat steak, shrimp & crab legs‑ Discounts for kids. Owner /Chef Joe Tzeng‑ Master Chef 25+yrs serving traditional Mandarin & Szechuan delicacies. All day take out‑ FREE delivery after 5pm

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.

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naan STOP ‑ Popular, Casual Dinining, Indian Restaurant w/ Boba drinks, chicken tikka masala, saag tofu, naan bread, and all other favorites! 966 Embarcadero del Mar 685‑4715.

SPIce aVenue/IndIa Club Moved from State Street, brand new location! Authentic Indian Cuisine. Zagat Rated since 2006. A family owned restaurant from London, 5 Star Chef from India Dinesh, lunch buffet 7 days a week, w/ special Dosa menu on Sat. & Sun. Beer & Wine. Open 7 days a week. 5701 Calle Real.

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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.

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Italian aldO’S ITalIan Restaurant 1031 State St. 963‑6687. $$ Open 7 days. Lunch & Dinner. V MC AE DC DV. Local SB favorite for over 25 years offers fast, friendly service in the heart of downtown. Dine outdoors in our heated courtyard. Enjoy new homestyle cuisine like Chicken Parmigiana or Fresh Fish specials in a comfortable, romantic atmosphere. Vegan & Gluten‑ Free Pasta and Salad Options available. Wine & Beer.

Full menu at: www.sbaldos.com

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

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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.

kYOTO, 3232 State St, 687‑1252.$$.

Open 7days M‑F 11:30a‑2p; Sat Noon‑ 2:30p Lunch; Sun‑Thur 5‑10p Dinner, Fri‑Sat 5p‑10:30p.Complete Sushi Bar. Steak & Seafood Specials! Sashimi, Teriyaki, original Japanese appetizers & Combination Boat Dinner. SB’s only TATAMI Rooms reservations suggested. Beer, Wine & Sake.Take Out. Birthday customers get FREE tempura ice cream & photo on our website! KyotoSB.com

renaud’S PaTISSerIe & Bistro, 3315 State St. in Loreto Plaza, 569‑2400 & 1324 State St. Ste N 892‑2800 $$ M ‑ Sat 7‑ 5, Sun 7‑3 & M‑Sun 7‑ 3 Wide selection of wholesome French pastries. Breakfast & lunch menu is composed of egg dishes, sandwiches & salads representing Renaud’s favorites. Our Brewed coffees & teas are proudly 100% Organic.

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 $8.95 M‑S dinner combos $9.95+ Specials: Tandoori‑ Mixed or Fish, Chicken Tikka Masala, Shrimp Bhuna. Also: meat, curries & vegetarian.Wine & Beer. Take out.

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Open for lunch & dinner 7 days. A local favorite for dinner. Voted “Best Lunch in Santa Barbara” “Best Health Food Restaurant” “Best Veggie Burger” “Best Sidewalk Cafe Patio” “Best Fish Taco” all in the Independent Reader’s Poll. Daily Specials, Char‑Broiled Chicken, Fresh Fish, Homemade Soups, Hearty Salads, Healthy Sandwiches, Juice Bar, Microbrews, Local Wines, and the Best Patio on State St. 9 locations serving the Central Coast. www. thenaturalcafe.com

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SOJOurner cafÉ, 134 E. Canon Perdido 965‑7922. Open 11‑11 Th‑Sat; 11a‑10:30p Sun‑Wed. SB’s natural foods landmark since 1978 Daily soups & chef’s specials, hearty stews, fresh local fish, organic chicken dishes,salads & sandwiches & award winning dessert . Espresso bar, beer, wine, smoothies, shakes & fresh juices sojournercafe.com

Steak hOldren’S 512 State St. 965‑3363 Lunch & Dinner Daily. Featuring $20 Prime Rib Wednesdays‑ USDA 12 oz Prime MidWestern corn‑fed beef char‑ broiled over mesquite; or try from our selections of the freshest seafood. We offer extensive wine & martini lists & look forward to making your dining experience superb!

Reservations avail. rOdneY’S Grill, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard at The Fess Parker – A Doubletree by Hilton Resort 805‑564‑ 4333 Serving 5pm – 10pm Tuesday through Saturday. Rodney’s Grill Menu is Fresh and New. Featuring all natural hormone‑free beef and fresh seafood, appetizers, and incredible desserts. The place to enjoy

dinner with family and friends by the beach. Private Dining Room for 30. Full cocktail bar with specialty cocktails.

Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California best vintages by‑the‑glass www.rodneyssteakhouse.com

Thai BangkOk Palace 2829 De la Vina St. 687‑1828 $$ Open M‑F 11a‑9p Sat 5‑9p Fine Thai Cuisine in an intimate authentic setting. $15min.+ $3 fee for deliveries.

Beer/Wine/Sake.AX/Disc/VC/ MC.WI‑FI www.BangkokPalace.co YOur Place Restaurant, 22 N. Milpas St., 966‑5151, 965‑9397. $$. Open Mon 4‑9:45pm Tues‑Thurs & Sun 11:30a‑9:45p, Fri/Sat 11:30a‑10:30p. V MC AE. Your Place ‑ The One & Only. Voted “BEST THAI FOOD” for 26 years by Independent and The Weekly readers, making us a Living Legend! Lunch & dinner specials daily. Fresh seafood & tasty vegetarian dishes. Santa Barbara Restaurant Guide selected us as the Best Thai Restaurant for exceptional dining reflected by food quality, service & ambiance.

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When it comes to working with Rhône varietals, Zac Wasserman couldn’t have found a better teacher than Santa Ynez Valley syrah legend Joey Tensley, for whom he’s been assistant winemaker the past few years. Frequency is Wasserman’s own label — already catching attention for, among other things, a co‑fermented Grenache‑Syrah‑Mourvedre blend and a new tasting room in Los Alamos — and this bottling is the first in what he plans to be an annual collaboration series with musicians. The inaugural project is with the ever‑evolving “chillwave” artist and Berkeley‑based producer Chazwick Bundick, better known as Toro Y Moi, and the wine, a syrah from Verna’s Vineyard near Los Alamos, is appropriately funky, with tarry, damp herb spice laid across boysenberry‑balsamic fruit. Look for this collector’s edition bottle to hit the market soon.

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his just in from reader Iceman: “Starting June 8, Santa Monica Seafood stopped operating the fish market and cafe inside the Santa Barbara Public Market, 38 W. Victoria Street. The space is now occupied by a new ownership group, which operates under the name I’a Fish Market and Café.” The new eatery, pronounced “ee-yah,” is open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., and closes at 8 p.m. on Sunday. The fish case opens daily at 10 a.m.

SUBLIME DROPS DINNER: Reader NC submitted an update about Sublime Restaurant, 901 North Milpas Street: “They’re no longer serving dinner—just open for coffee and lunch for the high school students (menu up outside actually specifies their lunch is ‘student only’). Hope this means they’re rethinking the whole concept and will open in a new and improved form soon!”

STARBUCKS BEER & WINE? Reader Primetime

tells me that Starbucks at 1046-A Coast Village Road in Montecito will soon offer beer and wine for sale to customers after 4 p.m. The new service is called Starbucks Evenings. Primetime says this will be the first Starbucks in the Santa Barbara and Ventura county areas to offer Starbucks Evenings.

NONA’S UPDATE: Reader Steve sent me an update about Nona’s Deli coming to 415 East De la Guerra Street: “Buon giorno John, I meant to tell you that construction has finally commenced at Nona’s Deli, the old Italian Grocery. Nona told me her workmen predicted three months.”

TIMBERS UPDATE: Jeremiah D. Higgins, found-

ing owner of HJL Restaurant Advisors, tells me that The Timbers Restaurant at 10 Winchester Canyon Road continues with plans to reopen, though the original opening date must be moved up a couple of months. The new opening date conflicted with previous contracted hospitality projects for HJL Group, and Higgins tells me he has regrettably decided to cease involvement and advisement on The Timbers Restaurant project.

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ONE FISH, TWO FISH: A new fish market and café is now open inside the Santa Barbara Public Market at the corner of Chapala and Victoria streets.

May 2015: Crushcakes & Café, 1150 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; I’a Fish Market and Café, 38 W. Victoria St.; Jersey Mike’s Sub, 3325 State St.  April 2015: Merci To Go, 1024 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; Nuance, 119 State St.; OTaco, 6530 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; PizzaRev, 12 W. De la Guerra St.; Sublime, 901 N. Milpas St.; The Mex Authentic, 413 State St.  March 2015: 416 State, 416 State St.; East Beach Tacos, 226 S. Milpas St.; Las Brasas Mexican Grill, 5915-B Calle Real, Goleta; Live Oak Café, 2220 Bath St.; Sushi Café, 28 W. Figueroa St.; Terraza Café, 3007 De la Vina St.  February 2015: Cielo Bar and Grill, 5096 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria; The Honor Bar, 1255 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; Yume Sushi, 428 Chapala St.  January 2015: La Hacienda, 298 Pine Ave., Goleta; La Mission Café (Airport Downstairs), 500 Fowler Rd.; Lilac Patisserie, 1017 State St.; Santorini Island Grill, UCSB Ucen; Shalhoob Meat Co. Patio, 220 Gray Ave.  December 2014: Kyle’s Kitchen, 5723 Calle Real, Goleta; Patxi’s Pizza, 515 State St.; Pizza Hut, 915-A Calle Real, Goleta.  November 2014: Freeman’s Flying Chicken, 3400 Calle Real (Earl Warren); Tino’s Italian Grocery, 210 West Carrillo St.  October 2014: Aladdin Café, 938 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista; Barbareño, 205 W. Canon Perdido St.; Los Agaves, 7024 Market Place Dr., Goleta; Tri Tip Company, 214 State St. (now closed)  September 2014: Café 154, 4151 Foothill Rd.; Taquería El Pastorcito, 2009 De la Vina St.; The Outpost at The Goodland Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta  August 2014: Boochies, 113 W. De la Guerra St.; Tacos El Rey, 5 W. Haley St.  July 2014: Benchmark Eatery, 1201 State St.; Mesa Verde, 1919 Cliff Dr.; Papa John’s Pizza, 5756 Calle Real, Goleta.  June 2014: Himalayan Kitchen, 431 State St.; Spudnuts, 6530 Seville Rd., Isla Vista.  May 2014: C’est Cheese Café, 825 Santa Barbara St.; Caribbean Kitchen, 731 De la Guerra Plaza; Jersey Mike’s Subs, 1213 State St.; The Black Sheep, 26 E. Ortega St. 

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Association United For A Better Community at 502 N. Milpas St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/13/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original file no. 2015‑0000522. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Rosemary Munoz 5077 Santa Susana Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Dante Omar Morales 66 Oceanview Ave Apt 36 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 08 2015. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. for Published. May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Justabovecost at 351 S. Hitchcock Way Suite B140 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Andreas Blomst 927 E Ortega St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Andreas Blomst This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 01, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello.

FBN Number: 2015‑0001759. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Pixie Palace at 265 Nogal Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Gregory Hyman (same address) Sarah Ohlson (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Gregory Hyman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 28, 2015. 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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN Number: 2015‑0001720.

Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Michelle’s Pet Sitting Service at 664 Carlo Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Michelle Tibbitts (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michelle Tibbitts This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0001532. Published: May 21, 28.

Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Frank’s Legal Services at 327 Rancheria Street Santa Barbara CA 93101; Frank’s Legal Services, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Frank Eggers This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 15, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001574. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, WSSB at 401 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Waldorf Association (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001567. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Black Oak Ranch at 9955 Alisos Canyon Rd Los Alamos, CA 93440; Black Oak Vineyard & Ranch, 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 Apr 29, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001385.

Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Fine Line Custom Cabinets at 90 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Jacqueline Nieuwenhuizen 4074 Via Zorro Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Petrus Maria Nieuwenhuizen (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Petrus Maria Nieuwenhuizen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0001524. Published: May 21, 28.

Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Center For Corrective Jaw Surgery, Santa Barbara Center For Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at 9 E Pedregosa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc H Bienstock 530 Via Sinuosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110; David C Hall 4682 Via Vistosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Anya Naftaly This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 18, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001588. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CFDETAILING at 4537 Hollister Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Collin F Daniels (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Collin F. Daniels This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 07, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001481. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEC Mentor at 5075 San Vicente Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Joseph Peter Lacorte Jr (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Joseph LaCorte This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 11, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001515. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Overlandsprinters at 725 E Micheltorena St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Simhavaktra Dakini Holdings, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Eric Wilmanns This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015.

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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0001554.

Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Family Tree & Garden at 2655 Dorking Place Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bonnie Barabas Figlo (same address) Daniel Figlo (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Daniel Figlo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 13, 2015. 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 Porter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001536. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Channel View Events at 815 W. Pedregosa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Christopher Frank Gusman (same address) John Thaddeus Stephens (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: John Thaddeus Stephens This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 18, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001601.

Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Off The Vine Wine Tours at 609 De La Vina St #30 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ann Margaret Carter (same address) Barry Peter Carter (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Ann Carter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001384. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Omar Grooming at 225 S Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Omar Osvaldo Castellanos Mendez 1223 Liberty St Santa Barbra, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0001530. Published: May 21, 28.

Jun 4, 11 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Alicanto Design Group, Allen, Atwater & Associates, Takumi Studios at 2556 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Simon G Allen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Simon G. Allen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001518. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Borosil US at 116 East De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Frejen LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Neil Chu This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 13, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001544. Published: May 28.

Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CC International Company at 2519 Mussell Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Neil Chu (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Neil Chu This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 19, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001607.

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by Marlene Ashcorn. FBN Number: 2015‑0001475. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alchemic Jewelry Soltu Sol, Elegant Gypsy, Jayasol at 601 El Bosque Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Lorna Brady (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001551. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Moroccan Lites at 146 Verona Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Michael Peter Shapiro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Shapiro This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001374. Published: May 28.

Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Globe at 18 E Cota Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Globe LLC This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Gerald L. Cruz, Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 21, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001672.

Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: St. Francis Pet Clinic at 138 W Ortega Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Elizabeth Faoro 515 Conejo Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Elizabeth Faoro This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 19, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001628. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cal Green, Grass Roots Research, Cal Green Medical, Calgreen at 164 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117; Mark Russell (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001642. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Poppins Family Services at 3803 Connie Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michele Martin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michele Martin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015.

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 Jessica Sheaff.

FBN Number: 2015‑0001639. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Grass Roots Forever at 5613 West Camino Cielo Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mark Russell 164 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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by Christine Portter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001643. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CDS Notary Services, CDS Signing at 904 Aster Lane Lompoc, CA 93436; Mark Askins (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mark Askins This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 18, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001597.

Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pepper Tree Hair Designs at 3840 B State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Luciana P Flowers 333 Old Mill Rd #238 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Luciana Flowers This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001556.

Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Revision Landscape at 116 Palisades Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Patrick Sada (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Patirck Sada This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001553.

Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Law Office of Kuldeep Kaur at 7122 Del Norte Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Kuldeep Kaur (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kuldeep Kaur This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 05 2015. 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: 2015‑0001463. Published: May 28.

Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Pardise Singers at 2501 Castillo St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Beacon of Light Foundation (same address This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Perter Hernandez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0001653. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Left Coast Electric at 7020 Del Norte Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Jilco Ventures (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 27, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001706. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Oaklore at 115 West Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Firestone 1415 Kenwood Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Trevor George‑Fowler 8929 HWY West 290 Austin, TX 78736; Adam Pineo 5726 Monalee Ave Sacramento, CA 95819 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: John Firestone This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 21, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001663. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sante at 433 Alisal Rd Solvang, CA 93463; Eric Chamerat 1508 West Fir Ave Lompoc, CA 93436 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Eric Chamerat This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001631. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Taoist Light Qigong, Taoist Wellness at 411 E. Canon Perdido St. #16 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Chiyan Wang 2510 Whitney Ave Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Chiyan Wang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 28, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001729. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wagging Wonders at 232 N. La Cumbre Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Danielle Giustina Reginata (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Danielle Giustina Reginata This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 28, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001734. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Big Red Box, Swiss Designs at 1639 Posilipo Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Remo Schluep (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Remo Schluep This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 01, 2015.

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 Andrea Luparello . FBN Number: 2015‑0001748. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ooh La La Beauty Bar at 121 S. Hope Avenue Space 122 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Locks Rock, Inc. 3223 Lake Avenue #15C Wilmette, IL 60091 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 06, 2015.

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 Marlene Ashcorn. FBN Number: 2015‑0001479. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Shingle Woodworking at 925 Calle Puerto Vallarta Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Peter J Shingle 4605 Vista Buena Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Peter J. Shingle This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 15, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001580.

Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Purmission Lingerie & Swim at 18 W Calle Laureles Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Melanie Doctors 393 Brentwood Avenue Ventura, CA This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Melanie Doctors This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001563. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lopez Mobile Mechanic at 1015 Alphonse Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jorge Lopez (same Address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jorge Lopez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 26, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001687. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tri‑Valley Specialties Company, Tri‑Valley Trophies Company, Tri‑Valley Sportswear Company, Tri‑Valley Trophies & Specialties Company at 330 S. Kellogg Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Krissman Enterpries Inc. 5410 Sunvaley CT. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Michael Krissman, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 21, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0001657. Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Property Management, Santa Maria Property Management at 24545 Amador St., #1 Hayward, CA 94544; Hayward, CA 94544; Matthew Herz (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 21, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001666.

Published: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Inlight at 435 East Pedregosa St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Lindsey Marie Baumsteiger (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lindsey Baumsteiger filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 04, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001812. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Spear Study Group at 9 East Pedregosa Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc H Bienstock (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 01, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001764.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Amisadais Towing at 3965 Via Lucero Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ana Cecilia Jacinto (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ana Cecilia Jacinto This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 02, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0001771.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RN Enterprises at 4883 Kodiak Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Roberto Nolasco (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 02, 2015.

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: 2015‑0001779.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Venoco South Ellwood Field Project (SCH #2015051001) To: Public Agencies and Interested Parties The California State Lands Commission (CSLC), as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and that CSLC staff will conduct a public scoping meeting on the project identified below.

Project Information: Venoco, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, has filed an application with the CSLC to adjust their offshore oil and gas lease (PRC 3242) boundary to encompass more area of the South Ellwood Oil and Gas Field offshore of Santa Barbara County. The proposed project would redrill six wells into the extended lease boundary area to extract the oil and gas reserves more efficiently. All redrilling activities would occur from existing Platform Holly located in State waters. Project details can be found in a Notice of Preparation (NOP)/Notice of Public Scoping Meeting posted on the CSLC web page at www.slc.ca.gov.

Scoping Meetings: CSLC staff will hold a public scoping meeting at the times and place listed below: Date: Time:

Location:

Telephone:

June 24, 2015 Afternoon session at 3:00 PM Evening session at 6:00 PM Goleta Valley Community Center 5679 Hollister Ave. • Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 967-1237

Purpose of Public Scoping Process: The NOP/Notice of Public Scoping Meeting was released on May 1, 2015, to obtain agency and the public’s views as to the scope and content of the environmental information and analysis to include in the EIR, specifically: (1) significant environmental issues; (2) reasonable alternatives; and (3) mitigation measures. The CSLC will not act on the proposed Project until after the EIR is completed. Written comments must be received or postmarked by 5 PM on Monday, June 29, 2015. Please send your comments at the earliest possible date to: Eric Gillies, Project Manager California State Lands Commission 100 Howe Ave., Suite 100-South Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: (916) 574-1890 FAX: (916) 574-1885 email: CEQAcomments@slc.ca.gov If comments are faxed or sent by e-mail, please also mail a copy to ensure that a clean copy is received by this office. If you have any questions or would like a copy of the NOP, please contact Eric Gillies (contact details above).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Mitchell Estate Gallery at 110 Powers Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Charles King Mitchell 1011 Rinconada Rd #D Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Charles King Mitchell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 02, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0001780. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RJL Auto Carrier, RJL Servises at 986 Cheltenham Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Rupert John Laslett (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Rupert Laslett This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 27, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001700. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roaming Radiance at 26 Vista Del Mar Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Katrina Dillard (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Katrina Dillard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 15, 2015.

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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0001582. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sherman E Burroughs High School Class of 2005 Reunion Committee at 150 Vega Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Devlin K Seymour (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Devlin Seymour filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 18, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001603. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pour Santa Barbara at 1352 Santa Rosa Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jonny Andrae (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jon Michael Andrade filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 04, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0001791. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Business Solutions at 3015 State Street Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bruce Gombrelli 5700 Via Real Unit 48 Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bruce Gombrelli filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 08, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001838. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

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Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chris Casebeer, Realtor at 418 East Islay Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Chris Casebeer (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Chris Casebeer filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001640.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bob The Driver at 39 Dearborn Place #95 Goleta, CA 93117; Robert C. Perry (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Robert Perry filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 04, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001814.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Creative Kids Book Project at 2375 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kara Oh 28 W. Pedregosa Street #5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kara Oh filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 05, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001818.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Knights Pest Management Services at 4326 Calle Real #15 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Damon Richardson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Damon Richardson filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 08, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001834.

Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Pony League Baseball at 2957 Glen Albyn Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Sports Association 1187 Coast Village Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ivan Pelly, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 29, 2015. 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: 2015‑0001747. Published: Jun 11, 18, 25. July 2 2015.

said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and IN THE MATTER OF THE Demand for Sale and a written Notice APPLICATION OF BRIAN JOHN of Default and Election to Sell. The PYTLINSKI AMENDED ORDER TO undersigned caused said Notice of SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF Default and Election to Sell to be NAME: recorded in the county wherein the CASE NUMBER: 15CV00105 real property is located and more than TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A three (3) months have elapsed since petition has been filed by the above such recordation. The undersigned named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Trustee disclaims any liability for any Superior court proposing a change of incorrectness of the property address name(s) FROM and TO the following or other common designation, if any, name(s): shown above. If no street address or FROM: BRIAN JOHN PYTLINSKI other common designation is shown, TO: BRIAN JOHN WAYNE PYT directions to the location of the THE COURT ORDERS that all persons property may be obtained by sending interested in this matter shall appear a written request to the beneficiary before this court at the hearing within 10 days of the date of first indicated below to show cause, if any, publication of this Notice of Trustee’s why the petition for change of name Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey should not be granted. title for any reason, the successful NOTICE OF HEARING Jul 08, 2015 bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 shall be the return of monies paid Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA to the Trustee and the successful 93101 A copy of this order to Show bidder shall have no further recourse.

Cause shall be published in the NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If Independent, a newspaper of general you are considering bidding on this circulation, printed in this county, property lien, you should understand at least once each week for four that there are risks involved in bidding successive weeks prior to the date set at a trustee auction. You will be for hearing on the petition. Dated Jun bidding on a lien, not the property 5, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge itself. Placing the highest bid at a of the Superior Court. Published. Jun trustee auction does not automatically 11, 18, 25. Jul 2 2015. entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be Public Notices aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are DID YOU KNOW Information is the highest bidder at the auction, power and content is King? Do you you are or may be responsible for need timely access to public notices paying off ail liens senior to the lien and remain relevant in today’s hostile being auctioned off, before you can business climate? Gain the edge receive clear title to the property. with California Newspaper Publishers You are encouraged to investigate Association new innovative website the existence, priority, and size of capublicnotice.com and check out the outstanding liens that may exist on FREE One‑Month Trial Smart Search this property by contacting the county Feature. For more information call recorder’s office or a title insurance Cecelia @ (916) 288‑6011 or www.­ company, either of which may charge capublicnotice.com (Cal‑SCAN) you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you Trustee Notice should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or UNDER A DEED OF NOTICE OF deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 14‑0801 TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date Loan No.: *******811 NOTE: THERE shown on this notice of sale may IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION be postponed one or more times by IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF of the California Civil Code. The INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE law requires that information about IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED trustee sale postponements be made COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY available to you and to the public, TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE as a courtesy to those not present at TRUSTOR] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT the sale. If you wish to learn whether TRUST DATED 7/3/2007 AND MORE your sale date has been postponed, FULLY DESCRIBED BELOW. UNLESS and, if applicable, the rescheduled YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT time and date for the sale of this YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD property, you may call 714‑730‑2727 AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED for information regarding the trustee’s AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE sale or visit this Internet Web site OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, www.servicelinkasap.com for YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. information regarding the sale of A public auction sale to the highest this property, using the file number bidder for cash, cashier’s check assigned to this case, 14‑0801 payable at the time of sale in lawful Information about postponements money of the United States (payable that are very short in duration or that to Attorney Lender Services, Inc.) will occur close in time to the scheduled be held by the duly appointed Trustee sale may not immediately be reflected as shown below, of all right, title, and in the telephone information or on interest conveyed to and now held by the Internet Web site. The best way the trustee in the hereinafter described to verify postponement information property under and pursuant to is to attend the scheduled sale. a Deed of Trust described below.

Date: 5/29/2015 ATTORNEY LENDER The sale will be made, but without SERVICES, INC. Diane Weifenbach, covenant or warranty, expressed or Trustee Sale Officer 5120 E. LaPalma implied, regarding title, possession, or Avenue, #209 Anaheim ,CA 92807 encumbrances, to pay the remaining Telephone: 714‑695‑6637 Sales principal sum of the note(s) secured Line: 714‑730‑2727 Sales Website: by the Deed of Trust, with interest and www.servicelinkasap.­ com This office late charges thereon, as provided in is attempting to collect a debt and the note­(s), advances, under the terms any information obtained will be of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, used for that purpose. A‑4528809 fees, charges and expenses of the 06/11/2015, 06/18/2015, 06/25/2015 Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: MARIA ROSALVA ESQUEDA AND BALTAZAR ESQUEDA HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Trustee: ATTORNEY LENDER SERVICES, INC. Recorded 7/9/2007 as Instrument No. 2007‑0050228 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 7/6/2015 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $646,200.75 The purported property address is: 1394 LINHERE STREET CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 A.P.N.: 004‑027‑31 The beneficiary under

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CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATOR Payroll/Retirement Specialist Santa Barbara Unified School District is looking for a Payroll/Retirement Specialist. The Payroll/Retirement Specialist will perform complex functions of payroll to insure legal requirements are maintained with regard to taxes, insurance, retirement, and voluntary deductions.

Participating in the monthly payroll production process by reviewing time entry batches, ensuring that appropriate statutory deductions such as FICA, Medicare, UI, and state and federal taxes are made, transmitted or reported as required. Responsible for processing, reviewing, and reconciling all entries and corrections from payroll through the Cal‑PERS and Cal‑STRS retirement systems, and researching/ implementing changes and updates to policies and procedures of the Cal‑PERS and Cal‑STRS systems into the Munis HR/Payroll system, and communicate to management as needed. For more details about this job, please apply on‑line at www. edjoin.org or visit our website at www.sbunified.org.

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order to meet the operational needs of the department. $20.19 ‑ $24.28/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 6/16/15 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150283

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UC EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM Immediate opening for a professional with strong customer service abilities to be the first contact for calls, visitors and some web inquiries through live chat. Provides essential clerical, administrative and special project assistance to all units. Reqs: Two years of related administrative experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong interpersonal, data entry and editing skills. Accuracy, reliability and initiative a must. Bilingual in English and Spanish desirable.

Notes: Fingerprinting required. Work location is the UC Education Abroad Systemwide Office in Goleta, CA. $17.83 ‑ $19.01/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 6/22/15 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150295

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Employment priorities in a fast‑paced, diverse environment. Develops, evaluates, and adjusts event budgets to maximize use of and track the fiscal resources of programs and events. Works closely with the Associate Director to develop and disseminate satisfaction surveys to employers and students.

Compiles information for preparation of departmental reports for the Associate Director. Reqs: Experience in events management; experience planning, executing, and evaluating events. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and attention to detail skills. Must be professional, service oriented, and able to communicate clearly. Notes: Fingerprinting required.

Must work occasional evenings and weekends. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $20.19 ‑ $21.15/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For primary consideration apply by 6/16/15, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150281

HR AND PAYROLL COORDINATOR

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Principal responsibilities are employment and payroll activities for 300+ employees. Provides support to the Director of Operations, Associate Directors, and managers of each unit within Operations. Reqs: Demonstrated customer service skills with at least 3 years of customer service experience. Ability to work independently as well as with others.

Demonstrated strong organizational skills and attention to accuracy and detail. Ability to handle frequent interruptions. Ability to establish and maintain job priorities when there are changes in the workload and competing deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with students, administrators, and staff. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee

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Pull‑Notice Program. $20.19 ‑ $24.28/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 6/18/15 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150293 Trinity Episcopal Church is seeking a part time, 15 hour per week administrative secretary.

Work schedule to be coordinated with administrative team member and supervisor.

Candidates should respond with resume and references by email to : office@trinitysb.org or deliver in person at 1500 State St. Position requires computer literacy with proficient MS Word skills.

The best candidate would also be proficient with Constant Contact, Adobe InDesign and Excel, or have the ability to learn them.

Deadline for applications is June 17th at noon.

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processes for the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and the Graduate Division. Provides data reporting and analysis support to aid in planning, operations, and reconciliation efforts. Support Divisional identity systems and operations which provide authentication and access management for Student Affairs information systems and provide identity management support to Divisional and Campus business processes. Reqs: Basic knowledge of the SQL language. Basic knowledge of at least one scripting technology.

Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues to people of varying levels of technical knowledge. Note: Fingerprinting required. $23.56 ‑ $33.01/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/15/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150277

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The position is for a full time core faculty member who teaches, advises students, serves on dissertation committees, conducts scholarly work and serves on campus, regional, and university committees. Area of expertise is open with a preference for academic expertise in at least two of the following areas: scientific foundations of psychology, clinical practice, psychodiagnostic assessment, couple and family psychology, family forensic psychology, research methodology and data analysis. A commitment to quality training in a practitioner‑scholar program is required.

Antioch University offers a generous benefit package and an attractive location in our new, beautiful campus in downtown Santa Barbara.

To apply: Please send a cover letter and CV to ausbhr@antioch.edu.

Please reference the job title in the subject line of the email. A full description of the position may be found at: http://www.antiochsb.edu.

Antioch University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) Oversees Student Development/ Counseling and Cultural Services and is responsible for the leadership, direction, training and supervision of 6 employees who provide complex advising, counseling, support, cultural services and programming to the EOP student population. In collaboration with the Director, leads research and evaluation efforts and implements survey instruments to assess needs and nuances applicable to the EOP specific student population. Develops long‑range goals and program models in response to research and findings in the area of student development.

Responsible for assessing familial, social, economic and cultural issues that impact the progress and success of EOP students at the University level; specifically low‑income and first‑generation and underrepresented student populations. Reqs: Master’s degree required in student affairs, education, counseling (college level) or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5 years of work experience in a higher education setting with increasing level of responsibility.

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY Provides analytical, financial, management and organizational support to the Department and the Director on a wide range of business matters, including analytical support for budgetary and fiscal reporting as well as coordination for several special projects. Interacts with a wide variety of campus departments, the UC Office of the President, governmental and commercial entities. Utilizes solid accounting skills and understanding of general ledger reconciliation and budget transactions. Applies skills in the areas of tact, diplomacy, political acumen, conflict resolution and communications. Exercises and uses knowledge of computers, software, and software implementation to large groups of people. Reqs: Must possess strong knowledge of financial or accounting concepts, policy and procedures, and related accounting and regulatory compliance; comprehensive knowledge of UC policies and procedures preferred.

Demonstrated accounting experience and advanced proficiency with Word and Excel. Strong interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, and creative problem solving. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must be willing to occasionally work after hours and/or on weekends. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $4,099 ‑ $5,744/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For primary consideration apply by 6/15/15, thereafter open until filled.

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CAREER COUNSELOR/ COORDINATOR, STEM

CAREER SERVICES Uses counseling techniques to help students explore majors in the Science, Technology, English and Math (STEM) disciplines. Helps students clarify their career objectives, develop effective job search strategies, and apply to graduate programs through a range of approaches, including individual, drop‑in, and group appointments, workshops, and other programs.

Provides consultation on job‑search tools and strategies, including resume writing, developing cover letters and job‑campaign correspondence, interviewing, networking, and connecting with employers to students and alumni. In addition, interfaces with faculty, staff, and students in the STEM disciplines and provides specialized programming, research, career‑related information, and consultation in serving these constituents. Reqs: Master’s degree in Counseling, Career Development, Student Affairs, Higher Education or related field, or equivalent education/ experience. Highly organized, strong attention to detail, and innovative approach to problem solving.

Excellent communication skills (must articulate well in writing, orally, and via technology) with demonstrated success working with diverse populations. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. $49,193 ‑ $56,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/22/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150279

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEANS

GRADUATE DIVISION Uses knowledge of Graduate Division policies, procedures and goals, to develop and implement special projects. Researches background material, analyzes content, and makes recommendations for action by Deans on selected issues. Independently manages operations for the Deans, overseeing the daily activity and overall business and support functions for the Deans and participates as a member of the executive management team. Handles correspondence, travel, entertainment, calendars and reception for all Graduate Division Deans. Reqs: Familiarity and experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and databases (Microsoft Word, Excel and Access). Demonstrated strong communication skills and ability to share complex information from multiple sources both orally and in writing. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must work occasional overtime. $19.48 ‑ $21.92/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For primary consideration apply by 6/15/15, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150284

for giving. Responsible for a high level of prospect and gift analysis, providing analytical reporting to the Director. Proactively identifies issues and solutions, and makes recommendations to the Director.

Reqs: College degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex problems.

Notes: This is an Internal to External recruitment giving primary consideration to current UC employees. External candidates may be considered if an internal candidate is not selected. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events. $19.48‑$22.50/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 6/15/15.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150276

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reaL estate open house goletA 1392 CAMINO Rio Verde, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $1.195,000, Coldwell Banker, Rochelle Schneider 805 448‑6227

type cottage is located in Santa Barbara’s Oak Park neighborhood.

The 1,000 square‑foot single‑family house has a side‑gabled roof with front gabled entry porch and features horizontal wood siding, two fireplace chimneys, and multi‑light windows.

Contact Dick Drew at dick@ccsb.org for details.

1266 SAN Miguel Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,679,000, Coldwell Banker, Ryan Strehlow 805 705‑8877

FREE HOUSE offered; must be relocated to your property at your expense. Built in 1905 the 1,353 square‑foot vernacular type bungalow is located in Santa Barbara’s Oak Park neighborhood. Designed with a hipped roof, the single‑family house features horizontal wood siding, two porches, fireplace, decorative shutters, and multi‑light windows.

Contact Dick Drew at dick@ccsb.org for details.

2416 CALLE Galicia, 4BD/4BA, $1,589,000, Sun – 1‑4 , Ryan Strehlow – 805 705 8877

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373 NORTH Kellogg Avenue, 4BD/3BA, Sat 2‑4/Sun 1‑4, $845,000, Ruth Ann Bowe, 805 698‑0351 7636 HOLLISTER #360, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1‑4, $419,500, Coldwell Banker, Jessie Sessions, 805 709‑0904

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montecito 115 CORONADA Circle, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,699,000, Coldwell Banker, Michael Phillips, 805 969‑4569 1420 E Valley Road, 6BD/7BD, $6,750,000, Sat 1‑4, Brian Goldsworthy, 805 570 1289 619 STODDARD Lane, 4 BDR/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,595,000, Kristin McWilliams, 805‑455‑5001

sAntA BArBArA 1010 EAST De La Guerra Street A, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $949,000, Coldwell Banker, Brian Goldsworthy 805 570‑1289 1251 BEL Air, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,195,000, Coldwell Banker, Bill Coker, 805 689‑7415 27 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD/3BA, $1,328,000, Sun – 2‑4, Scott McCosker, 805 687 2436

for sale homes/duPleXes for sAle FREE HOUSE offered, must be relocated to your property at your expense. Picturesque 1926 vernacular

AUCTION ‑ SAT. APRIL 25TH. TULAROSA, NM. Operating Pistachio/ Pecan Farm. 97+/‑ ac. ‑ 3 Tracts.

Harvesting Equipment 800‑223‑4157.

Birdsongauction.com Birdsong Auction & Real Estate Group, LLC. 10% Auction Fee. (Cal‑SCAN) NORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS RANCH $249 MONTH! Quiet & secluded 38 acre off grid ranch at cool clear 6,400’ elevation near historic pioneer town & lake. No urban noise & dark sky nights. Blend of evergreens and grassy meadows with sweeping views across 640 acres of adjoining State Trust land.

Maintained road/free well access.

Camping and RV ok. $28,900, $2,890 dn, guaranteed financing. Pics/topo map/ weather/ area info 1st United 800.966.6690 arizonaland.com (Cal‑SCAN)

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Excellent bank financing. Find your ideal chunk of Texas at TexasBargain.com (Cal‑SCAN)

rentals APArtments & condos for rent SPRING MOVE‑IN $1080 1BD Corner of Hope & San Remo‑N State St‑Barbara Apts Quiet NP 687‑0610 SPRING MOVE‑In Specials‑Studios $1080+ & 1BDs $1200+ in beautiful garden setting! Pool, lndry & off‑street parking at Michelle Apartments. 340 Rutherford St. NP. Call Erin 967‑6614 SPRING MOVE‑IN Specials. 2BDs $1500+ & 3BD flat or townhouses $2220. Near UCSB, shops, park, beach, theater, golf. Sesame Tree Apts 6930 Whittier Dr. Hector 968‑2549 SPRING MOVE‑IN SPECIALS:1BD near SBCC & beach @ Carla Apts NP. 530 W Cota $1080 Rosa 965‑3200 SPRING MOVE‑IN SPECIALS: 1BD Near Cottage Hospital. 519 W Alamar.

Set among beautiful oak trees across the street from Oak Park. NP. $1080.

Call Cristina 687‑0915

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NORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS RANCH $249 MONTH! Quiet & secluded 36 acre off grid ranch at cool clear 6,400’ elevation near historic pioneer town & fishing lake. No urban noise & dark sky nights. Blend of mature evergreens & grassy meadows with sweeping views across 640 acres of adjoining State Trust land.

Abundant clean groundwater, garden soil, maintained gravel road & free well access. Camping and RV ok. $28,900, $2,890 dn, seller financing.

Free brochure with photos/topo map/ weather/area info 1st United 800.966.6690 sierramountainranch. com (Cal‑SCAN)

CLEAN, MODERN 2‑BR/2‑BA 2‑STORY CONDO w/FP & PRIVATE PATIO, LAUNDRY & 1‑CAR GARAGE NEAR Las Positas & US101. 1‑YR LEASE; NS, NP. AVAIL 6/8/15. $2,350/ mo. PH (805) 898‑8766.

SECLUDED 39 Acre Ranch $193 Month! Secluded‑quiet 6,100’ northern AZ ranch. Mature evergreen trees/meadowland blend. Sweeping ridge top mountain/valley views. Borders 640 acres of Federal wilderness. Free well access, camping and RV ok.

Maintained road access. $19,900, $1,990 dn, guaranteed financing. Pics, maps,

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auto cAr cAre/rePAir AIS MOBILE AUTO REPAIR‑ 20 yrs. exp. I’ll fix it anywhere! Pre‑Buy Inspections & Restorations. 12% OFF! 805‑448‑4450

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