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months —employ parallel systems of products (highly expensive makeup and facials), sales techniques (persistent and borderline belligerent), sales floor décor (modern and minimalist), uniforms (all black), and workers (commonly young Israelis). A City Hall records search revealed that Oro Gold in Paseo Nuevo is also doing business without a license. Multiple messages left with the listed owners of the three unpermitted locations have not been returned, though the companies’ convoluted corporate structures involve different investment firms and LLCs (Mazal Enterprises, Dead Sea Cosmetics, and others out of Israel) and make it nearly

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entirely when employees there convinced an autistic man to buy $4,400 worth of merchandise. Closer to home, an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s — the mother of a downtown employee working next to one of the cosmetic stores—was reportedly swindled out of $800. A September 2014 article in the Times of Israel took an investigative look at the prolif prolif-eration of Dead Sea Cosmetics–related businesses around the world. The story details how many young Israelis work with the companies to pay for their post-army travels and how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor have been investigating the organizations since at least 2007. mic hael stout

by T y l e r H ay d e N ity Attorney Ariel Calonne met with Santa Barbara business owners last Tuesday to discuss their anxieties with the patterns and practices of brazen but shadowy cosmetic stores multiplying along State Street and in the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall over the last 18 months. The merchants told Calonne that the aggressive sales tactics of cosmetics employees —standing outside their stores and sometimes in the middle of walkways to hand out samples and persistently solicit passersby—are harming adjacent businesses. “These places create a force field around them,” complained Scott Gauthier, whose jewelry store sits directly next to Adore Organic Innovation, which is operating without a business license. “They’re so confrontational,” he said. “I’ve watched people cross the street just to get away from them. And jewelry is small scale—we need people to be close to our window.” Gauthier said he tried speaking with Adore managers at 923 State Street “to make things more neighborly” and to ask that their sales staff not walk out onto the sidewalk. “Being nice didn’t work,” Gauthier said. So he hired a full-time security guard to make sure Adore employees stay put. “I’m literally paying to keep these people at bay,” he went on, noting that sidewalk sales without a specific permit are illegal per a city municipal code that prevents stores from even setting up small signs outside their entryways. Gauthier said his store managers have called the police more than a dozen times to report Adore sales staff infringing on public space and that officers have issued them a number of tickets. Now, Adore workers jump back anytime they see uniforms approaching, according to Gauthier.“We don’t want to damage their business,” he said,“but we want them to follow the rules and be respectful.” Erica Dahl, owner of Savvy at 911 State Street, has the same complaints about her new neighbor, Gold Elements.“They’re the worst,” she sighed. Vine Vera at 1101 State Street, a cosmetics store with similarly cocky salespeople and no business license, had a leaking water conditioner on the store’s roof that recently flooded the basement of The French Press next door. French Press owners stopped the leak and drained their basement, but it took them days to locate and contact Vine Vera managers, who said they were aware of the issue but assumed it was the coffee shop’s problem to deal with. Other downtown business owners, including those near cosmetic store Oro Gold in Paseo Nuevo, spoke of their troubles off-therecord for legal reasons or because they said they feared retaliation from the cosmetics employees. It’s not clear how directly connected the stores are to one another, but all four —a fifth is set to open in Paseo Nuevo in the coming

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impossible to determine the true identities of the principals. The phone number listed for the owner of Gold Elements, which is legally permitted, has been disconnected. Similar stores operating in similar downtown districts — Santa Monica, Pasadena, Long Beach, and other locations around the country—have drawn their own share of protests.And consumer complaints forums, Better Business Bureau files, and Yelp reviews across the country are brimming with unhappy customers claiming to have been scammed. The most common gripe is that cosmetic store employees promise their goods are returnable if a customer is not satisfied. The assurance is made verbally, but fine print on receipts states all sales are final, the complaints read. There are also allegations of outright deception and fraud. Dead Sea Cosmetics–affiliated kiosks were kicked out of New Zealand

In a January 2010 cable wired from the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to federal law-enforcement agencies, and then picked up and published by WikiLeaks, a laundry list of alleged financial shenanigans is described in connection with Dead Sea Cosmetics—illegal worker exploitation, tax evasion, and large transfers of cash to Israel suggesting organized crime and money laundering. City Attorney Calonne said the information he received from affected State Street merchants last Tuesday caused him “serious concern.” On the sidewalk-sales front alone, he said his office would be working with police to determine what legal recourse is available to them. And with regard to the stores’ business licenses — or lack thereof — he said that issue “may be indicative of other unlawful business practices. … There’s probably a lot more going n on than simple code violations.”

In the prosecution of Orcutt’s Anthony “Lil A” Murillo over gangsta-rap lyrics he wrote and performed online — specifically, “I’m … hunting down all these snitches; shit you know we have no fear, I’ll have your head just like a deer … I said go and get the feds cuz you’re gonna end up dead”— dead” the Ventura Court of Appeal overruled two Santa Barbara judges and stated the lyrics do not qualify as protected free speech. Upset that his best friend was convicted of rape based on the testimony of two Jane Does, Murillo penned the lyrics, which led to his arrest. He was released after both judges found that the lyrics did not constitute a genuine threat. The appeal court cited a precedentsetting case that establishes Murillo need not be able to carry out his threat or that the threat be immediate for it to still constitute a crime against a witness.

CITY Supporters of Mulligans Bar & Café breathed a sigh of relief on 7/28 as a vote by councilmembers fell in favor of the 23-year-old eatery located at Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course. At issue was a hard look at privatizing the golf course, pro shop, and food-and-beverage services under a single management company to save the city upward of $368,000 annually. While that umbrella option made the most sense on paper, it couldn’t account for Mulligans’ pervasive community vibe and affordable menu. Thus, councilmembers opted to keep doing business with Mulligans — which has never had a year that wasn’t financially better than the one before — while calling on private management companies to submit proposals to oversee course maintenance, events, and the pro shop. The Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol can now enforce areas on Stearns Wharf where “No Fishing” signs have been posted for 30 years. Those placards, however, were merely suggestions, placed to dissuade fishermen from busy areas along the 2,000-foot municipal pier that gets about a million pedestrians and a quarter-million vehicles annually. On 7/28, city councilmembers voted to give teeth to the signs. Fishing is allowed on Stearns Wharf on the seaward finger next to the Sea Center and at the end, from the bait shop seaward. Rep. Lois Capps introduced a bill to rename the Anacapa Street post office to the Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building. A Santa Barbara High School graduate, Langlais was killed in August 2011 when his helicopter was shot down in Eastern Afghanistan. “While we lost him too soon,” Capps said, “I hope my colleagues will join me in renaming the Santa Barbara Post Office to serve as a tribute to his sacrifice, to honor his family, and to keep his memory alive in our community.”

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Not all members of Santa Barbara’s City Council were thrilled to learn that the public-private partnership they’d contractually entered into six years ago to build a $100 million, state-of-the-art recycling operation at the Tajiguas landfill had ceased to exist. Councilmembers were informed that the contractor — Mustang Associates out of San Luis Obispo — could not deliver the financing needed to build the new 80,000-square-foot industrial operation. Mustang won the bid six years ago because it pledged to finance the project using private funding sources while also keeping the dumping costs — known as a tipping fee — to no more than $100 a ton. It turns out that planting such a massive facility on the landfill’s notoriously squishy terrain is a lot more complicated and expensive than anticipated. Using private capital, the lowest tipping fee Mustang could promise was $126 a ton, way over budget. Tipping fees could only be reduced to the $100 mark, the council was told, if the project were built with government financing. In this case, the County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department would secure the funds. The high-tech operation is estimated to extend the life of the landfill, now approaching capacity, by 12 years. The other option is to ship local trash to landfills north or south, where tipping fees are significantly cheaper. City and county trash planners — who have worked 13 years on this project and are loath to change direction — note that when traffic costs are factored into the price of even the cheapest location, the Tajiguas plan will be competitive. While the County of Santa Barbara is the lead agency, the City of Santa Barbara supplies 40 percent of the material getting landfilled. Also joining are the cities of Buellton and Goleta. Despite some grumbling, the council unanimously directed county trash planners to explore pub— Nick Welsh lic financing options.

The Chumash tribe announced on 7/24 the purchase of a 360-acre property next to Camp 4. The reportedly $15 million site just outside Santa Ynez is zoned for agriculture. Single-family dwellings can be built on ag land, and schools, churches, wineries, and agricultural support buildings could be approved on a case-by-case basis, according to county zoning policies. Chumash tribal chair Vincent Armenta said tribal elders had not discussed submitting a fee-to-trust application to annex the property. The tribe’s purchase of the property could make Camp 4 — a 1,400-acre property — contiguous to the Chumash Casino. More Mesa preservationists were taken aback when the Saudi Arabian real estate firm that bought the 265-acre bluff-top property two years ago hired the same team that had previously worked on a plan — that ultimately failed — to preserve 85 percent of the area while constructing 38 homes. Last week, the team — consultant group Dudek along with developer Jack Theimer, Kim Kimbell, and attorney Richard Monk — took issue with the interpretation of zoning codes in the Goleta Community Plan, arguing 82 units instead of 70 could be built on the property. The group said they have no immediate intentions to build. Any plans would have to go through environmental review.

A sizable barge anchored itself about a halfmile east of Refugio State Beach last week, just a few hundred yards offshore. The 375-foot Cable Enterprise out of the United Kingdom is replacing power cables connecting ExxonMobil’s three offshore drilling platforms — shut down due to the broken pipe that caused the spill — to Las Flores Canyon Processing Facility. The work is expected to be completed by the end of September.

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ELECTION Mayor Helene Schneider has challenged her opponents to 10 debates in the race to succeed Rep. Lois Capps in the 24th Congressional District. “This is the first time the seat is really open in 20 years if you count Walter Capps’s [term],” Schneider said. She cited the size and diversity of the district as the reason so many debates were needed in the 11 months before voting. Fellow Democratic candidate Salud Carbajal, a county supervisor, said: “There’s going to be plenty of time for debate. … Right now, I am focusing on meeting with many people throughout the Central Coast.” Republican candidate Justin Fareed commented, “I think it is an excellent opportunity to see democracy at its finest.”

PEOPLE Lifelong rancher and former county supervisor Willy Chamberlin (pictured) died Tuesday night on the family’s Los Olivos ranch. He was 75, and his passing — after a long battle with prostate cancer — marked 37 years to the day since the passing of his father, Ted Chamberlin, from the same disease. Willy Chamberlin’s early 1990s fight for a county seat pitted him against longtime incumbent Bill Wallace, a race settled after two recounts and a judge ruling a Chamberlin victory by two votes, though Wallace won on appeal two years later. Of six siblings, Chamberlin is survived by his brother Fred and sister Sarah, both residing on the family’s 8,000-acre ranch, purchased by their father in 1929. He is survived by two children and two grandchildren. n

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DYNAMiC DuO: Mayor Helene Schneider and Councilmember Gregg Hart have had their differences, but they came together to oppose a 1.4-mile-long oil train coming through Santa Barbara.

by N i c k W e l S H enoco, Inc. on Monday applied for an emergency permit with the City of Goleta to truck about 5,500 barrels of emulsified crude oil now trapped on Platform Holly within the pipeline to the Ellwood Onshore Facility and inside several storage vessels and containers. Venoco’s facilities have been effectively shut down since the May 19 Refugio Oil Spill. Venoco officials made clear they are not seeking permission to truck so that they can resume production, as ExxonMobil tried but failed to do three weeks after the spill. Instead, Venoco explained, it needs to purge its facilities to allow certain inspections scheduled for next month to take place. Those inspections, Venoco stated, are required for it to remain in compliance with existing permits. The company estimates it would need to haul two truckloads of oil a day for 17 days to complete the job. ExxonMobil, which has stored eight times as much oil as Venoco, sought permits to haul eight trucks an hour out of its Las Flores Canyon facility, 24 hours a day. In its application, Venoco argued that the water “entrained” with the oil and marooned in the company’s infrastructure was “settling to the bottom of the tanks and pipelines, increasing the risk of tank and pipeline corrosion.” To address this, the company said, oil must be removed so repairs can be made. Should trucking be allowed, Venoco stated it would haul the oil to Phillips 66 in Santa Maria or the Crimson Pipeline tank, located in Santa Paula. Goleta spokesperson Valerie Kushnerov stated that the application has been deemed “incomplete” by city planners and that she independent.com

expects Venoco to submit an amended application. It remains uncertain who or what entity within City Hall would make such a call: the City Council or planning director. Writing a letter of support for Venoco’s application was executive officer of the California State Lands Commission Jennifer Lucchesi. How long the Plains All American pipeline remains shut down is a matter of intense speculation; according to some industry sources, the federal agency responsible for pipeline safety could issue its cleanup order by mid-August, detailing just how extensive — and time-consuming — the remediation efforts will be. In related news, Plains spokesperson Meredith Matthews confirmed reports that Plains officer Chris Herbold sold 12,700 shares of Plains stock — reported in other news sources as being worth $600,000 — the day of the spill. Matthews noted that the sale took place at 9:30 a.m. in the morning, more than an hour before the first pressure drop in the Refugio pipeline was reported and several hours before the spill itself was detected. She added that Herbold’s stock sale had been vested by Plains four days prior. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-2 to write a letter urging that San Luis Obispo reject an application by Phillips 66 to expand the railroad spur at its Nipomo refinery, thus creating the space necessary for a 1.4-milelong train — carrying up to 80 cars of oil — to use the facility as a destination. Mayor Helene Schneider and Councilmember Gregg Hart put the item before the council, arguing the risk posed by the five oil trains expected per week was unacceptable. cont’d page 11  july 30, 2015

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Since its expansion to Santa Barbara County in April 2015, Haggen Food & Pharmacy — a relatively small Pacific Northwest grocery chain known for its health-food options — has taken over five Albertsons and Vons stores in the area. This week, Haggen laid off 14 developmentally disabled employees working at those locations. According to a written statement from PathPoint, an advocacy group for people addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, every Haggen store on the South Coast has terminated its developmentally disabled “courtesy clerks”: one in Carpinteria, two in Five Points, four on the Mesa, one at Turnpike, and six at Fairview. Furthermore, PathPoint claimed, MANY MOre? A SoCal food workers’ there has been talk of an agreeunion said Haggen has laid off “several ment between Albertsons, Vons, hundred” employees. and Haggen that prohibits laidoff employees from seeking work at any of the affected stores for a year. PathPoint CEO Cindy Burton said, “I understand that businesses make decisions based on profitability goals, but the impact of a layoff on the people we support is so much broader than Haggen has considered.” Haggen store managers, many of whom recently transferred to the Santa Barbara area, claimed to know nothing about the layoffs. In Paso Robles, the new Haggen store has also laid off 17 developmentally disabled employees after dramatically cutting their hours, according to the Paso Robles Daily News. Haggen Pacific Southwest CEO Bill Shaner declined to comment on any of the layoffs, but he said they were made “to ensure we’re operating as efficiently as possible.” It’s unclear how many employees total were terminated. “We have made the difficult decision to temporarily cut back on staffing at our stores, with specific reductions varying by store,” Shaner said. “We value the contributions these employees have made and are committed to treating all employees respectfully — Léna Garcia and professionally through this transition.”

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A grassroots movement to kill a new law requiring California schoolchildren to be fully inoculated against 10 commonly targeted diseases — and “any other disease deemed appropriate” — is gaining momentum in Santa Barbara County. So far, about 50 volunteers have completed regional “petition training,” according to Tracy Roberts, a Facebook page administrator for SB 277 Referendum Santa Barbara. The group is part of the statewide effort to gather voter signatures against SB 277, which Governor Jerry Brown signed on June 30. Starting next year, the law gets rid of the so-called personal-belief exemption that allows parents to opt out of vaccinating their child, but only after they’ve been properly consulted by a medical professional. Medical exemptions will still be allowed. According to the language, the law applies to “private or public elementary or secondary school, childcare center, day nursery, nursery school, family-daycare home, or development center.” Homeschooling will not be affected. “The referendum [puts] this issue on the ballot for voters to decide,” Roberts explained. “If we are going to take away a parent’s right to informed consent to medical decisions for their child and coerce a parent to choose between their child’s schooling and a strongly held religious or personal belief, then it should at least be put to a vote by the people.” The referendum — spearheaded by former assemblymember Tim Donnelly, whose radio show broadcasts “from deep behind enemy lines in the occupied territory of the socialist republic of California” — needs approximately 367,000 valid signatures by September 25 to quality for the November 2016 ballot. In related news, Senator Richard Pan, the pediatrician who carried SB 277, has been targeted for recall by a separate campaign seeking to gather about 36,000 signatures — by year’s end — from the more than 400,000 registered — Keith Hamm voters in Dr. Pan’s Sacramento district.

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by k e i T H H a m m ast week’s announcement by the University of California to gradually increase the school system’s minimum wage — topping out at $15 per hour on October 1, 2017—joins an increasingly more conspicuous political will in Southern California to beef up the paychecks of hourly wage earners. The UC increase applies to all of its direct and contract-service employees clocking more than 20 hours per week; roughly 3,200 steady jobholders—primarily students—will benefit from the increase, plus “thousands more” who are part of a constant ebb and flow of contracted workers, according to Dianne Klein, UC’s director of media relations. “Our community doesn’t exist in a vacuum,” said the UC’s Janet Napolitano, president of the state’s third-largest employer. “How we support our workers and their families impacts Californians who might never set foot on one of our campuses. This is the right thing to do.” In Santa Barbara, “there’s been a recent conversation by a network of progressive groups about trying to pass a living wage that covers the whole economy [and] raise wages for working families,” said Daraka LarimoreHall, chair of the Democratic Party of Santa Barbara County and secretary of the California Democratic Party. He explained that the city’s 10-year-old living wage ordinance was a good start, but it only covers contract workers of for-profit enterprises hired by the city and not, for example, somebody working for a nonprofit group under contract with the city. “If you power wash State Street as an employee of the Downtown Organization, you are not covered by Santa Barbara’s living-wage ordinance,” Larimore-Hall said. “Nonprofits are gigantic employers in our city.” Currently, the city’s living wage ranges between $13.20 and $16.80, depending on benefits. But even that maximum amount

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falls short of what a double-income family of four needs to make ends meet in Santa Barbara, according to Cameron Yee of the Ventura-based Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE). Yee added that 60 percent of renters in Santa Barbara pay more than one-third of their income for housing, while another third pays more than 50 percent. This so-called “paradise tax”— the added cost of living along the South Coast—becomes an even more sobering reality when workers are faced with the fact that, overall, wages have remained flat throughout the county for the past 13 years, according to the Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project, presented by UCSB earlier this year. According to similarly themed research by Nelson Lichtenstein of UCSB’s Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy, low-wage workers in Santa Barbara— namely maids, housekeepers, and those in retail and food prep—typically earn about $1 per hour less than their counterparts elsewhere. The situation, Lichtenstein found, was more disparate for Santa Barbara’s construction laborers, who averaged $5 less per hour. Elsewhere in Southern California, Los Angeles became the biggest city in the U.S. last month to guarantee workers $15 per hour by 2020, while last week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in a similar wage increase for unincorporated areas. San Diego will bump its minimum wage to $11.50 by 2017. And Santa Monica already has a living wage of $15.37 an hour that applies to hotel workers, city employees, and workers of contractors doing business with the city. It’s also accelerating efforts to establish an increase—on par with Los Angeles — that follows the “whole economy” concept mentioned by Santa Barbara native Larimore-Hall. The California state minimum wage is currently $9 an hour, set to increase to $10 n on January 1, 2016.

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Critics of the proposed oil train packed the council chambers, recounting the horrors that happened in North Dakota, West Virginia, and Quebec, when similarly laden trains jumped the tracks there. Displaying a map showing the “blast zone” along both sides of the railroad tracks, speaker after speaker itemized the defining structures and urban landmarks that could be affected: 16 schools, one fire station, Chase Palm Park, Stearns Wharf, City Hall, and the Funk Zone. Linda Krop, attorney for the Environmental Defense Center, noted that even the city’s Municipal Golf Course — the subject of intense council debate earlier in the day— was at risk. “That’s the last straw,” Krop said, precipitating an outburst of laughter.

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tate Senator Bob Hertzberg spent The prickly issue of university involvejust over an hour last week at a ment in Isla Vista was brought up with some meeting in the modest downstairs frustration. Jon-Stephen Hedges, assistant room of the Isla Vista Clinic build- pastor at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church, ing after taking a van ride through the col- who arrived in Isla Vista in the 1970s, lege town. His visit — to “listen” and “under- charged that the university, among other stand” the place—came two weeks after the entities, has always done things “to us, not state bill that could set up a community ser- for us.” Representing UCSB, Assistant Vice vices district in Isla Vista passed out of the Chancellor George Thurlow acted as the Senate committee that he chairs. AB 3 is the political football Assem- resident punching bag, sitting quietly as a blymember Das Williams threw long last December. In its infancy, the bill intended to bring a stronger voice to those who live in Isla Vista, but it specified few details about the services it could realistically support from tax revenues. During the past six months, students and long-term residents met dozens of times to wrangle over details of the legislative language. The services were narrowed down to include a tenant-landlord mediation program, graffiti-abatement initiative, planning commisA FINE BROMANCE: State Senator Bob Hertzberg sion, parking district, and (left) and Assemblymember Das Williams. additional police resources, among others. The bill must pass out of the Senate Appropriations Com- few people pointed fingers at the school’s mittee and off the Senate floor before reach- growing impact on I.V. Last fall, Chanceling the governor’s desk. After that, two- lor Henry Yang appointed Thurlow, who is thirds of I.V. residents would have to vote the head of alumni affairs, to be his special to approve the community services district. assistant on Isla Vista matters after the town Hertzberg, a Democratic heavyweight experienced a tumultuous school year of representing Los Angeles, first met Williams gang rapes, riots, and a mass murder. UCSB in the 1990s, when Williams was a staffer would not fall within the district’s boundarin the Assembly Democratic Caucus and ies, but the university would likely contribHertzberg was Speaker of the Assembly. ute some amount of resources. One reason Williams sought to get HertzJay Freeman, an I.V. activist, noted berg on board with his I.V. bill is because UCSB’s recent purchase of the three TropiHertzberg coauthored a law that strength- cana apartment properties, which potenened the power of Local Agency Forma- tially takes about $1 million in taxes from tion Commissions (LAFCOs), which are the area’s revenue stream; UCSB is exempt scattered through the state to form special from paying taxes to local government districts in unincorporated areas. Hertzberg entities, including the Isla Vista Recreation acknowledged that AB 3 would circumvent & Park District (IVRPD), which receives the law that carries his name. However, he about $1.36 million each year. The IVRPD said, “The large message is that one size would not consolidate with the community doesn’t fit all.” services district under AB 3. Chuck Eckert, chair of the Isla Vista State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who Property Owners Association, disagreed. He has shied away from taking a position on took issue with the process Williams’s office the bill, was also in attendance. Sitting up employed in slowing the drafting of the front next to Williams, Jackson noted virtubill based on exhaustive community input. ally all UC campuses have struggled with Skeptics were not made to feel welcome at “town and gown” activities. Her silence on those weekly meetings, Eckert argued, and the matter has been a point of interest as only proponents attended. During public Williams and Jackson often act as political comments, Eckert has opposed the bill allies and have collaborated on a number unless it is revised to include full LAFCO of Isla Vista issues, including sexual-assault consideration. Per recent amendments to reform and gun control.“[We] share a lot of AB 3, LAFCO commissioners would have common values,” Jackson said in an inter120 days to analyze the community service view after the meeting. “We don’t agree on district and make a recommendation; they everything, obviously. He’s a surfer, and I’m n would not be able to kill the proposal. a lawyer.”

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be coming to a neighborhood theater anytime soon, but the real summer blockbuster is clearly Godzilla Versus the Blob. Except it’s not a movie. It’s real. The Blob, you may remember, is that high-pressure weather system squatting on top of the Pacific mountain ranges, systematically repelling all incoming storm cells. Hence the drought. Godzilla, I am told, is now the official name given to the much hyperventilated El Niño that has meteorologists almost unanimously convinced we’re about to get hit with the same level of rain that once floated Noah’s Ark. It’s why we’ve been getting Florida’s weather the last couple of weeks. I don’t know the point spread, but I’m betting heavy on Godzilla. If nothing else, it will render irrelevant the petulant and parochial dysfunctionality that’s come to dominate the governmental body most responsible for managing Lake Cachuma, normally the source for one-half of the South Coast’s water supply. I am referring to the Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board — otherwise known as COMB — an agency so obscure even high school civics teachers know not its name. COMB is made up of representatives from the Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Montecito, and Santa Ynez water agencies, whose members used to operate on the understanding that once the water level at the dam dipped below a certain level, everyone cut back accordingly. We hit that

level two years ago, but those now running the show saw fit not to cut back until many months later. As a result, we now have about half a year’s supply left at the bottom of Lake Cachuma. What little is there is evaporating away at a rate of 1,000 acre-feet a month. Had we applied the brakes sooner, there’s no question we’d be in a better spot today. As a public service announcement, I should warn those inclined to freak out easily, avoid Lake Cachuma in the weeks to come. That’s because the dam will be releasing 8,000 acrefeet to meet longstanding legal obligations to downstream property owners. That’s certifiably a whole lot of water, and the dam’s elevation will not merely appear to plunge precipitously; it actually will. As one water boss noted,“It could stir people up.” For those with an appetite for politically obscure psychodrama, the COMB board meeting was the place to be this Monday. That’s when Santa Barbara City Councilmember Dale Francisco — and longtime COMB boardmember —launched his dramatic, 11th-hour-and-59th-minute power grab with support from the Goleta Water District’s Lauren Hanson. It’s also when the two of them were totally rebuffed by representatives of the Carpinteria, Montecito, and Santa Ynez districts, patronizingly referred to as “The Smalls.” For the past eight years, Dale has played the role of prickly dyspeptic conservative on the City Council to absolute perfection,

tolerating with strained bemusement the many well-meaning but misguided mental midgets who clutter Santa Barbara’s political conversation with feelings they forever confuse as ideas. The fact is every town needs a Dale Francisco, even a place of such mauve and melba sensibilities as Santa Barbara. If nothing else, Francisco should be praised for never using that desperately insinuating phrase “folks,” so beloved of electeds seeking to rhetorically ingratiate themselves with the so-called common people. Francisco is probably every bit as smart as he thinks he is, which is very. He routinely makes me see things I think I know through the prism of confoundingly different vantage points. And during this week’s debate about the new railroad spur oil company Phillips 66 wants to build up in San Luis Obispo to accommodate an 80-car oil train carrying a volatile, flammable type of oil — a mile-long Molotov cocktail —Francisco was the only councilmember to have visited the Phillips 66 refinery. He also happened to have visited the town outside Quebec where one such Molotov cocktail exploded, killing 47 people. That accident, he said, was caused because the engineer failed to apply the brakes —human error, not corporate malfeasance —while parking the train on top of an incline. “It’s terrible. It’s reality,” he said, the two being inextricably bound in Francisco’s grimly optimistic cosmos of economic inevitability. Francisco’s council term ends this year, and he needs a gig. So he made a grab to become

the next general manager of COMB, given that Randall Ward is now stepping down after two years at the helm. That an unrepentant right-winger like Francisco could enlist Goleta’s Lauren Hanson — perhaps the pinkest elected official in Santa Barbara—was a neat hat trick. But not neat enough. To boardmembers representing “The Smalls,” Francisco’s bid seemed at best weird and at worst creepy. For an agency deeply driven by an intense South Coast-versus-Santa Ynez paranoia, Francisco’s ascension to the six-figure throne would only enflame nerves well beyond raw. Given that the COMB board will soon be forced to parcel out the lake’s nearly nonexistent reserves among feuding factions, a genuinely calming presence is required. Likewise, push will soon come to shove between humans and endangered fish for Lake Cachuma’s limited supplies. Someone with serious diplomatic chops is needed to navigate the agendas of the multiple federal agencies calling the shots and new legal realities favoring the fish. Dale is neither of those. What’s also needed is a mix between a camp counselor, cheerleader, head shrinker, and engineer who can get the member water agencies working together. Dale is many things, but I have yet to hear him hum — let alone sing —“Kumbaya.” Ultimately the COMB board appointed Janet Gingras, longtime administrative manager, as interim GM. “She’s loyal, dutiful, experienced, and knowledgeable,” noted one longtime water warrior, “and in way over her head.” If so, we can only hope it’s because of the “Rainapocalypse” created when Godzilla — Nick Welsh thrashes the Blob.

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John S. Clark 1947 – 2015

Lifelong Santa Barbara resident John S. Clark passed away peacefully at Serenity House after a battle with cancer on July 20, 2015. John attended Santa Barbara and San Marcos high schools and Long Beach State University. An avid car enthusiast, he worked for Dripcut, then ran his own auto shop, Performance Engineering, and worked as service manager for Butts Mercedes. At the age of 19, John flew in the right seat of Caroll Shelby’s DC-3. His love of aviation drew him to a career as a professional pilot and flight instructor. In 1987, John flew Twin Otters for Trans World Express, then in 1988, he flew with Wings West Airlines (an American Eagle commuter) where as captain, he flew the Metroliner, Jetstream and Saab 340, retiring as chief pilot in 2001. John owned and flew his own Cessna 182 and RV-8 and was active in the general aviation community for decades. John was chairman of the Santa Barbara Airport Commission (2006, 2007 & 2012) and served on the board from 1991-1997; his tireless service helped create the new Santa Barbara Airport Terminal building and many other improvements to the Santa Barbara Airport. He is survived by three cousins, Linda McGinnis, Loris Clark, and Linda Lee, as well as many dear friends near and far. John will be remembered and missed for his laughter, passion for beautiful cars and fast airplanes, love of life and appreciation of beauty, and mostly for his deep and abiding friendship and for always taking the high road.

Eugene Custer Baum 08/08/41 – 06/17/15

Parkinson’s disease and cardiovascular disease. Gene was born on August 8, 1941, in San Francisco to astrophysicist parents, Custer Charles Baum and Persis Eugenia Fell Baum, who preceded him in death. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1967 after graduating from Our Lady Queen of Angels and St. John’s Seminary. After ministering four years at St. Joseph’s Parish in Carpinteria, Gene left active ministry and taught religion and algebra at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in San Bernardino where he met his beloved wife, Sandra Ruth Johnson, who taught biology and math and later became a registered nurse. Gene will always be remembered for his warm, compassionate, nonjudgmental manner, intelligence, humor and sharp wit as exemplified by his April Fools’ Day proposal to Sandra in 1972. Gene remained in Highland, raising their two daughters, and later earned an MFT license and a PhD degree in psychology. He provided clinical care and supervision at the Child and Adolescent Treatment Services (CATS) Clinic, Department of Behavioral Health, County of San Bernardino. After his daughters went to college, he concluded his career as director for Children’s Services, Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, County of Santa Barbara, retiring in August 2003. Gene’s deep concern for helping others was modeled in all of his actions. He lived his faith daily by serving others in many kind and gentle ways. His passion most of his life was orchids and grew about a thousand plants. Through his friendship with the owners of the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate, he helped plan and managed their Summer Orchid Fairs during his years of retirement. Gene is survived by his wife Sandra; daughters Katrina Stone (Paul) and Stephanie Gonzalez (Saul); granddaughters Leanne Gonzalez and Sophia Stone; brothers Peter, Francis (Eileen) and Richard; sister Mary (Eric Cantlay); niece Maryann; nephew Kevin; and cousins John, Theresa and Margaret. His uncles Edgar Baum and Clyde Fell, aunt Luella Baum, and sister-in-law Elaine preceded him in death. A memorial mass will be held on July 31 at 11am at St. Anthony’s Community Chapel, 2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA, with entrance off Garden Street behind the Old Mission Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic, 540 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, or to Sarah House, 2612 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

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outcome of those goofy things. There were times that were was a lot of joy, tears and happiness at what was going on and believe it or not, there still is just thinking of you. Neighbors still ask about you and say how much they miss you, again just like all of us. We all love you and miss you very much. Till we all see you again for the great party. Love you always, Linda, Ed, Danielle, Stephanie, Daniel, Nathan, Jackson, Cristina, Merced, Frank, Michael, Barbara and many, many more.

Stanton J. Peale

01/23/37 – 05/14/15

Stanton died May 14, 2015, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital from complications of a fall. He had been undergoing treatment for a rare form of leukemia since January. He was 78 years old. Stan was born January 23, 1937, in Indianapolis, IN, the youngest of five children born to Robert F. and Edith Mae Murphy Peale. He attended schools in Southport, IN, and graduated from Southport High School in 1955. In 1959 he received his B.S. degree in Engineering sciences with highest distinction from Purdue University. Stan received an M.S. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 from Cornell University. He met Priscilla L. Cobb in 1959 at Cornell, and they were married in Boston, MA, on June 25, 1960. Sons Robert and Douglas were born in Ithaca, NY, in 1961 and 1963 respectively. In 1964 he was a research associate at Cornell’s Center for Radio Physics and Space Research. In September 1965, he became an assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at UCLA. He transferred to the Department of Physics at UCSB in September 1968, and retired from UCSB as professor emeritus in 1994. He continued as a research professor mentoring post-doctoral fellows and actively doing research until his death. His last paper was submitted to a scientific journal for publication on May 11, just three days before his death. His research included the prediction of widespread volcanism on Jupiter’s moon Io, the derivation of a general theoretical framework that governs the rotational states of bodies subject to tides, the study of tidal evolution in satellite systems, and the development of an ingenious procedure to determine the size and state of Mercury’s core. He was also a pioneer in the study of extrasolar planets, both in terms of their dynamics and their detection by microlensing. Stan’s work

illustrated the power of physics to probe the interiors of planets. He was honored by being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1981, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 1988, and by having an asteroid named Peale 3612 also in 1988. His research was recognized by the Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1979, the NASA medal for exceptional scientific achievement in 1980, the James Craig Watson award of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982, the Dirk Brouwer Award of the Division of Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society in 1993, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2009. Stan was preceded in death by his parents, sister Wilma Mills, and brothers Robert J. and John C. Peale. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Priscilla of Goleta, son Robert E. Peale, daughter-in-law Melinda A. Wright, grandson Christian Alexander Peale all of Winter Park, FL, and son Douglas A. Peale of San Jose, CA. Other survivors include his sister Virginia of Indianapolis, IN, sister-in-law Mildred Peale of Thousand Oaks, CA, two nephews, and three nieces. On Friday, August 14, 2015, there will be a graveside service at Goleta Cemetery, 44 S. San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara, CA, at 2 p.m., and a celebration of life reception will follow at the family home at 3 p.m.

Amanda Heming Minsky 04/15/55 – 07/06/15

Amanda passed peacefully in her home on July 6th, 2015, after a long, difficult battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Charles E. Heming and Olga Landeck Rothschild, sister of Lucy Heming Hutchinson and Michael Charles Heming, much-loved partner of Clay Stanford, and beloved mother of three children, Nina, Henry, and Anna. A graduate of Stanford University, Amanda worked for years in the film business, most memorably as an editor with Neil Young on “Human Highway” and “Rust Never Sleeps” and on the documentary film “Word is Out.” The film business is where she met her former husband, Charles David Minsky. In 1994, they moved with Nina, Henry and Anna to Santa Barbara, where she lived the remainder of her life, creating a beautiful, welcoming home. Amanda ultimately went back to school and graduated from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She practiced as a therapist at Community Counseling and Education Center

where she touched the lives of many. A cherished member of her Craft Club, she was a gifted painter, knitter, and a great lover of beauty. Music, literature, and good conversation deepened and enriched Amanda’s world for the duration of her life. A fiercely loyal and insightful friend, mentor, and truly remarkable mother, Mandy made a difference in so many lives. She will be deeply missed. A memorial service will be held at her home on September 12th at 4 p.m. in her honor. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her memory to Community Counseling and Education Center and Planned Parenthood.

Stephen Martin Forrest 05/10/56 – 07/19/15

Stephen Martin Forrest passed away suddenly on July 19 at 59 years of age. Steve was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on May 10, 1956. He was an independent, free-spirited adventurer, traveling and camping with boy scouts and taking trips to the family farm as a youth. He later continued his adventures by traveling several times across the country before ultimately settling in Goleta, CA, in 1981 with his beloved wife, Patti, whom he married in 1980. He graduated from General Motors Institute as a mechanical engineer in 1979 and started his professional career as an engineer at Mini Cars Incorporated in Goleta, CA, which evolved to become Liability Research. With his partner, Steve Meyer, Steve created an automotive safety firm, Safety Analysis and Forensic Engineering, known as SAFE, in 1997. He became a highly respected expert witness in the field of automotive safety, testifying in automotive-injury-related trials. He wrote many technical papers on automotive safety and, through his work, he has influenced numerous changes in the automotive industry, making vehicles safer for millions of drivers. Steve will be remembered as a loving husband, father and son. His family was always the most important achievement of his life. He never missed an opportunity to show his love and pride for his girls. He leaves behind his beautiful wife, Patti, of 35 years and his lovely daughters: Amy and her partner Nori, and Kate and her partner Adam. Steve is also survived by his parents, Martin and Bernice Forrest (Oakland, NJ), and his siblings, Bernice Staudinger (NJ), Martin Forrest (ME) and Annemarie Mitchell (DE). In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Casa Esperanza or the charity of your choice.

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girl and became part of our family, helping care for Gwendolyn on a deep, personal level. Others were complete strangers, sometimes anonymously, selflessly helping to give Gwendolyn access to an experience or make our lives a little easier. Gwendolyn seemed to always bring out the best in people. Without a doubt, the highlight of Gwendolyn’s life was attending Washington Elementary. This past year she soared through 2nd grade, excelled academically, and thrived socially. The Washington community fully embraced our little girl and provided an environment where Gwendolyn was just one of the kids. They saw Gwendolyn for Gwendolyn. For what she could do, not for her

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lyn DeBard Strong, passed away peacefully at home on July 25. She was 7 years and 9 months old. Gwendolyn will always be our courageous butterfly. In her short life, Gwendolyn taught us more than we could have ever imagined possible for a child. She was wise, she was silly, she was true to herself, and she showed us how to be brave. Though devastated, we know we are so fortunate to have been able to give Gwendolyn so much, to have seen her so joyful, and to have experienced so much life with her. We are filled with gratitude for that time and the many people who came into Gwendolyn’s life to help us give her the world. Gwendolyn was born October 4, 2007, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Though her first few months were very typical, at 3 months old she started having difficulty feeding and reaching out for toys. It took months for an accurate diagnosis, but at 6 months old she was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type I. SMA is similar to ALS but occurs in babies. A degenerative TRUE GRIT: Gwendolyn Strong touched the disease, SMA eventually impacts every hearts of many and gave birth to a foundamuscle in the body, hindering walking, tion to fight spinal muscular atrophy. eating, speaking, breathing … . SMA is terminal, and many children diagnosed with challenges. And for the silly, smart, incredSMA Type I do not live to see their second ible person she was. She developed deep birthdays. But Gwendolyn had very differ- friendships, bonds that became one of the ent plans. most fulfilling parts of Gwendolyn’s life. She Over time SMA took most of Gwendo- and her friends would read together, dance lyn’s physical abilities, but her clever mind together, sing together, and just be typical and social personality were never impacted. children together. It was a truly beautiful And despite her many challenges, Gwendo- thing to witness. Gwendolyn’s fierce determination lyn was determined to never let SMA define her. We drew strength from Gwendolyn. She inspired us to start the Gwendolyn Strong taught us acceptance. She reminded us that Foundation to fight alongside her and make life doesn’t stop at a heartbreaking diagnosis. a difference for others. Dedicated to SMA She showed us there is always a way to tackle research, advocacy, awareness, and support, the seemingly impossible, to embrace the theGSF.org has made material advancements present, and to wake up joyful each day, ready in all categories because of Gwendolyn. She to take on new adventures. always proudly identified with the foundaThe obstacles SMA created were daunt- tion’s NEVER GIVE UP mantra and loved ing, but seeing Gwendolyn’s eyes light up seeing others wearing her T-shirts. pressed us forward. And Gwendolyn was Gwendolyn defined “Never Give Up” — always eager. Simple walks to the park soon even in her passing. She was simply ready. led to family outings all around Santa Bar- Gwendolyn passed peacefully at home surbara. Sledding at the Santa Barbara Zoo led rounded by love. It’s what we’d always hoped to roller skating, ice skating, and even surf- for her. In true Gwendolyn fashion, even ing. Vacations throughout California led to her death was on her terms. If death can be an adventurous 5,000-mile cross-country beautiful, our brave little girl accomplished RV road trip to meet her 104-year-old great- just that. grandfather and extended family. DisneyA public memorial celebration of Gwenland with her best friend became an annual dolyn’s life will be held on Sunday, August 2, princess event. She loved to run and excitedly at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 completed three half-marathons with her State Street in Santa Barbara. parents and friends. Playdates with her PEP In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a baby group led to preschool, and eventually tax-deductible donation to the Gwendolyn Gwendolyn had the gift of attending three Strong Memorial Fund (GwendolynFund years of typical elementary school. .com), created as part of the Gwendolyn Gwendolyn’s disabilities created a unique Strong Foundation. Check donations can be set of challenges to having such a big life full made out to “Gwendolyn Strong Foundaof experiences. Throughout our journey tion” and mailed to 27 West Anapamu Street, we have witnessed incredible kindness and Suite 177, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. We plan to generosity in the Santa Barbara community do something very special to honor Gwenn and beyond. Some fell in love with our little dolyn’s legacy.

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NEW BLOOD: I found Sue Grafton at the East

Beach Grill, ready for a latte and anxious to talk about her latest alphabet mystery series book, X. That’s it, X, no X is for … It’s the 24th letter of the alphabet and her 24th book, due to hit the bookstores August 25. Grafton, a trim 75, sipped coffee and harked back to 1982, when A is for Alibi was published, her first book featuring private detective Kinsey Millhone. “What was I thinking?” she asked me. “I didn’t know if it would work.” Then she wisecracked in her native Kentucky accent, “I’m still not sure.” This is a down-to-earth woman, without pretense, and bubbling with Southern humor. It worked, of course, and both Grafton and her alter ego, Kinsey Millhone, are famous in at least 26 languages. But now, with a national book tour coming up for X, Grafton is sweating out the unnamed Y is for … . She takes long walks every day, thinks about Y, and writes about it in her journal, talking to herself on the computer, as she does with every book waiting to be born. As for Y, “I’m creeping up on it.” Her journals can be read on her website (suegrafton.com) and make a fascinating look into the creative mind of a writer. For one book, the journal ran over 1,200 single-spaced pages, she said.

After about a year of plot hand-wringing, she’ll begin writing Y. In the meantime, “I suffer,” she told me. “The books are getting harder. I’m trying not to repeat myself.” The alphabet books take about two years, in all, meaning that Y is for … figures to come out in 2017, and, if the literary gods allow, Z is for … will see the light of day in 2019. “Then,” she said with a big grin, “I’m going to party.” After Z? “I don’t know. I may keep writing. I just don’t want to write when the juice is gone.” Grafton doesn’t seem to take herself seriously, but she’s a deeply dedicated professional writer. She takes her alphabet series very seriously. When the writing finally begins, she writes morning, afternoon, and night, with a few breaks, seven days a week, for 10 or 11 months. Even though she plots exceedingly carefully, things don’t always work out. While writing W is for Wasted, published in 2013, “I got to Chapter 32, and I had no idea how the book would end. It was like running into a brick wall.” But she wrote herself out of it. In a recent New York Times interview, she said her favorite books as a child included (are you ready?) Nancy Drew. She also cut her young teeth on legendary crime writer Agatha Christie. But what really sparked her yen for blood and guts was Mickey Spillane’s

I, the Jury. “What a revelation! I was 12, and it may have been the moment when the spirit of Kinsey Millhone first sparked to life.” Over the years she’s steadfastly refused to sell movie and TV rights to her books because her early work writing screenplays cured her of the desire to get involved with Hollywood. And she threatens to haunt her children if they sell the rights. “This is my life work. Why would I want to give it to someone else to ruin?” Asked by the Times about her favorite mystery writers ever, she listed Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain, Santa Barbara’s Ross Macdonald, Patricia Highsmith, Tony Hillerman, Donald E. Westlake, and above all, the late Elmore Leonard,“the best and the brightest … my personal hero.” She’s the daughter of detective novelist C.W. Grafton. Sue Grafton and her husband, Steven Humphrey, split their time between Montecito and her native Kentucky. As for her personal reading, she can’t pass up any book about the unfortunate Anne Boleyn when she spots one. Anne was queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII, who had her beheaded. S is for Sword. TELL ME: It’s got music by Andrew Lloyd

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udge Brian Hill’s sentence in the Duanying Chen case did not “let him off easy.” At the age of 20, Chen has a felony record that will follow him the rest of his life. These convictions will affect his ability to remain in our country, pursue employment, become accredited, and receive professional licenses. He will spend a year in jail and be required to pay over $24,000 in restitution. His arrest and conviction brought him and his family worldwide shame and condemnation. In court, Chen characterized his actions as “unforgivable” and expressed his remorse. All of us want judges to listen to us without making up their minds before coming to court. Judge Hill listened to what was presented and imposed a sentence within limits set by law. He acted fairly and impartially. “Mandatory” sentencing would not lead to a better outcome because mandatory sentencing ties a judge’s hands, preventing that judge from considering individual circumstances before sentencing. One size doesn’t fit all in any aspect of our lives, and it works no better in our justice system. Chen isn’t a monster, though he’s been called one. The real monster is ignorance, intolerance, and fear. Commentaries by partisans on both sides of this issue show the monster is alive and well. Davey’s legacy must be to slay this monster by providing increased education and information about our obligation to act as guardians and protectors of all forms of life. This is exactly the sort of education Chen will receive while he is on supervised probation. —Raimundo Montes De Oca, Public Defender, County of Santa Barbara

ing Carlos’s royal road, El Camino Real, trod by his agent Junípero Serra, was no doubt paved with good intentions. However, it led straight to hell

A Fish by Any Other Name

any of us appreciate the value of eating foods harvested close to our homes. Santa Barbarans are especially lucky in the fresh foods that come from the sea, a privilege fishermen have worked hard to keep sustainable. I was displeased to see the city taking steps to impede access to this healthy resource by rescinding permission for Santa Barbara Fish Market’s operations. Fish may not smell like a fresh basket of strawberries, but we can’t celebrate the benefits of having nutritious, affordable, local seafood in our town and then turn up our noses at the work it takes to get that fresh fish on our plates. What really stinks is the prospect of having to substitute a fresh fillet of white sea bass from the Channel Islands with a frozen block of fish that may have been shipped halfway around the world. I strongly urge the city not to shut down our ability to make local seafood ready for sale and to search for reasonable ways to keep the process a neighborly busi— Dr. Douglas McCauley, UCSB ness.

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for the Native Americans of California. Spanish society in the 1700s was a strict hierarchy — skin color, birth, and language determined your place in the pecking order. California natives were placed at the bottom; those born in Spain and serving the monarchy were at the top. Serra, an ambitious, relentless collector of “souls,” had no regard for the well-being of the natives in this inferior world but wished to commit their souls to the glorious hereafter. To this end he was willing to beat them into submission and had no use for their ancient way of life or their knowledge and wisdom. Prominent visitors at the time described the missions as being exactly like the Caribbean slave plantations colonized by the Spanish. Pope Francis, in spite of his good intentions to declare Serra a saint, reveals he is still in the thrall of the political ambitions of the Catholic Church leadership in South America. —Elias Chiacos, S.B.

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Nestled in tight next to the batting cages at the ocean end of Milpas Street, East Beach Tacos serves up what they describe as “Gourmet-Style Beach Tacos.” Ranging from $4-$6 a taco, their fusion menu goes well beyond typical taquería fare, offering, among others, bánh-mì-pulled-porkand-shredded-cabbage tacos, Gangnam Korean short-rib tacos, battered and grilled cod tacos, and spicy tempura shrimp. Their ahi poke tacos are both mouthwatering and belly-busting, and best of all, East Beach offers a three-taco combo (of your choice) for $9 that also comes with a token for a round of swings in the cages next door.

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Welcome to the taco joint that Julia Child introduced to the world. This now legendary restaurant, with its building’s trademark teal trim, chevron-inspired roofline, and daily line stretching out the door down Alphonse Street, is worlds beyond a straight-ahead taquería, though any discussion of taco spots in S.B. would be incomplete without mention of Isidoro Gonzalez’s place. Their handmade tortillas are light

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and fluffy, just the right amount of chewy, and as addictive as a strong narcotic, providing the bar by which all other tortillas in the 805 are measured. And then there are their rajas tacos, which are a world-class eating experience not to be missed. Want to dig in at La Super-Rica without the wait? Go at offhours on a weeknight.

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As Noe Vargas, whose family runs Taquería El Pastorcito on De la Vina Street, said, “Traditionally, tacos are what we call antojitos, a quick bite that is eaten on the go. It is something that you crave that will satisfy you but is not necessarily a meal. It is also important to pair it with a salsa or a topping like cilantro and onions and lime. The perfect taco must always be accompanied by the perfect salsa.” With Fiesta beginning next week, we at The Santa Barbara Independent thought it appropriate to celebrate our city’s vast, varied, and ever-growing lineup of taco spots. Be they tried-and-true culinary institutions, new additions, or often-overlooked gems, our goal was to showcase the best authentic and/or noteworthy taquerías around while also dishing out some hard-earned intel on what exactly goes into making a taco sing such an alluring song. (In the name of expediency and devotion to Santa Barbara’s many proud taquerías, this guide focuses solely on taco spots located within Santa Barbara City proper.) Get your taste buds ready, and enjoy this salsa-ready tour of Santa Barbara, California, a k a Taco Town, U.S.A.

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matter your location in our fine seaside hamlet, you can rest assured you are never more than a short trip away from a taquería. From semisecret holes-in-the-wall and jam-packed destination restaurants to wandering food trucks and deli counters snuggled in the back of convenience stores, Santa Barbara has a mind-boggling number of places to get your taco fix. We are, without a doubt, a taco town of the highest order. The origins of the taco remain shrouded in mystery. Some say the tradition began in 18th-century Mexico with silver-mining operations and the practice of using little wrapped-up wads of dynamite in paper to plug holes; others point to evidence of indigenous folks in the lake region of the Valley of Mexico wrapping small fish in maize cakes long before the Europeans ever showed up. Either way, there is no debate about what they have become — one of the most popular, tasty, and reinterpreted cultural exports from our south-of-the-border neighbors. And while the end result now comes in many flavors and foodie-inspired incarnations, the basics are the same for true authentic tacos: a warm, soft corn tortilla wrapped around a pile of meat that can (and should be) eaten with your hands. o

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A longstanding staple in the Ventura taco landscape, Cuernavaca opened up an outpost next to the new Mel’s a few years back, and the place has been going gangbusters ever since. With fare ranging from $1.60-$2.25, their menu— menu inspired by their namesake city in state of Morelos, Mexico — is one of the few in town that includes less common taco options like suadero, chuleta, milanesa, and their “Tinga Taco,” a chipotle-bathed-shredded-chicken treat. They also have one of the area’s best al pastor tacos, cooked in the traditional slowturning spit style. That being said, none of their menu, in my gringo opinion, comes close to their “Veggie Taco #1,” a jackcheese-covered pasilla-pepper-and-potato taco sent straight from the heavens.

Existing in the long shadow of La Super-Rica since it opened some two decades ago, El Bajio has been a true local spot for Mexican food fans in the know. Though the tacos run you at least $3 and come with only one tortilla (as opposed to the standard twotortilla approach at most taquerías), they are meal-sized and delicious, often requiring a fork to clean up what spills out onto your plate. They have a veggie taco that makes you forget all about the meat options, a uniquely flavored lengua (cow tongue) taco, and an absolute must-try chicharrón (fried pork belly or rinds) taco, a tender and taste-bud-popping number bathed in a spicy chile verde sauce. As an added bonus, El Bajio has a rotating lineup of agua fresca and daily licuados specials. Taquería El Bajio: (from left) Rocio, Santos, and Gloria Guzman

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door, the TV invariably tuned to some soccer match. The place has the feel of a south-of-the-border diner. Their lomito (cooked in a secret garlic sauce), tripas (if it’s not sold-out), and ever-rare hígado de res (a saucesmothered beef liver) are worth traveling for, though I have never been disappointed by anything on their menu. Abrego and company also offer an increasingly popular catering service where they show up and cook tacos street-style at your house or wedding or whatever other event you can dream up.

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Ever have the desire to try steamed-cow-tongue or lip or cheek or eyeball tacos? If so, Jose Sepul Sepulveda’s taquería is the place to do it. Santa Barbara’s original, no-frills, street-style taco spot, Lilly’s remains an absolute monster in the local scene. Still priced at less than $2 a taco, it has a full fridge of real-sugar, glass-bottle “Mexican” sodas; a complete and exotic menu of grilled and steamed meats (their tripas is available on weekends only); and a strippeddown salsa bar that offers exactly what you need, nothing less, nothing more.

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The Funk Zone had been waiting for Mony’s. The neighborhood had long suffered from a lack of tasty and quick affordable eating options — hence the hodgepodge of food trucks crashing the ’hood most days and nights. One of these trucks gained enough traction with locals and visitors alike that eventually its owners — the husband-and-wife team of Mony and Jose Diaz— decided to open up a brick-and-mortar operation on Diaz Anacapa Street two years ago July. Their salsa bar is like no other (pistachio salsa alongside peanut salsa alongside mango salsa alongside habanero salsa alongside avocado salsa), and their taco lineup, all

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taco Town right around $2, includes staples like asada and buche and tripas as well as pollo, done asado or mole style, and arguably the best fish tacos in town. The latter, especially, should be enjoyed with their mango salsa and a cool breeze at one of their sidewalk tables. As a bonus, all “eat in” orders include free chips, providing perhaps the best way to explore the Mony’s salsa bar.

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A taco truck with a semipermanent location, Tacos Pipeye is open for business most nights along the 500 block of Milpas Street, parked just outside of Big Brand Tire and complete with tables and chairs in the parking lot. The tortillas are handmade to order in the truck every night, and their three tacos for $5 is a tough deal to beat, especially if you are including their poblano chile with cheese and their chorizo con papas in your order. They serve until at least 11 p.m. and have $1 watermelon juice that seems irrationally refreshing.

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(5 W. Haley st., 653-1111)

The ultimate combo of traditional street tacos and heady gourmet taco interpretations, Tacos El Rey is a colorful hole-in-the-wall just off State Street. For $2.25, you get a standard street taco like carnitas or barbacoa or, for the non-meat-eaters, portobello gar-

After a brief hiatus, this Tuesday-Friday lunch spot that operated inside of the insanely popular Mexican eatery Cielito is back. Markedly more spendy than most other taquerías in town (tacos start at $7.50), the Cielito Taquería bar serves quasi-meal-sized edibles for the foodies among us. Beer-battered local white fish with coconut lime crema, Sriracha aioli, and cucumber, known as the Tacos Ensenada, or their Tacos Verduras, with pickled and braised carrots, an ancho chile mole sauce, and queso fresco are the type of eats that linger on your palate long after you are done and keep you coming back for more. The ambience of sitting outside by the turtle fountain only heightens what can be a truly memorable lunch experience.

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(2009 De la Vina st., 895-2827)

The name says it all; this is the place to get your al pastor on. The unofficial taco spot of the Santa Barbara Police Department (the Vargas family has been doing taco catering locally since 2005 and has long been a go-to for SBPD events), El Pastorcito is a family-run affair done in celebration of Mexico City’s street taco style. It’s a place that is the undisputed epicenter of al pastor tacos and home to the annual al pastor taco festival. The Vargas family is so guarded in their particular seasoning recipe for their al pastor that not even their son, Noe, who helps run the restaurant, knows exactly how to make it. I have sought out al pastor tacos the world over, and the ones you get here are as good or better than any I have tasted. Pair it with their red salsa, some fresh white onion, and cilantro, and you have the dictionary definition of umami. I dare you to eat just one.

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7/30: Kill Frenzy + Aston Shuffle Hailing from Berlin, DJ Kill Frenzy is known for raw, lewd lyrics while dropping beats with a distinct house and techno vibe. Australian house duo Aston Shuffle will also be supplying their sound to the night. 9pm. EOS Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. $12. Ages 21+. Call 564-2410 or visit tinyurl.com/eoslounge.

30 7/30: Concerts in the Park: Fortunate Son Enjoy the last Concert in the Park with a John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band. Named after one of CCR’s famous songs, Fortunate Son will put on a rock show that will have you singing along to all your favorites like “Born on the Bayou” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” 6-8:30pm. Chase Palm Park, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call 897-1946 or visit santabarbaraCA.gov/concerts. 7/30, 8/1: Rossini’s Opera Cinderella Music Academy of the West presents this opera version of the fairy tale you know — except this time, Angelina’s (Cinderella’s) evil stepfather will try to ruin her life. This musical event will feature the Academy Festival Orchestra and will be performed in Italian with English subtitles. Thu.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$120. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. Read more on pg. 51.

7/30-8/2, 8/4: Museum Exhibit: Project Fiesta: Build Building a Complete History Experience the Old Spanish Days of yesterday with this exhibit featuring vintage posters,

7/30: Fiesta Golf Tournament Get Fiesta on early with a day of golf followed by a festive evening including a dinner buffet, silent auction, and performances by the 2015 Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit of Fiesta. Net proceeds benefit area and worldwide communities. Shotgun start: 12:15pm; dinner: 5:30pm. Montecito Country Club, 920

7/30: Fell to Low, Sexless, Easter Teeth Come check out three more DIY punk bands in the Funzone! A five-piece punk band from Ojai, Fell to Low (pictured) will share a unique style of aggressive yet restrained angular punk while Sexless, a three-piece punk band will showcase their own fast and forceful sounds. Easter Teeth, a two-piece experimental punk band from Goleta, will also perform. 8pm. Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5. Visit sbdiy.org.

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7/30: Joye Emmens Jolie has fled from her S.B. home because her oil executive father is prohibiting her from joining an anti-oil-drilling protest. Join Joye Emmens as she signs copies of her book She’s Gone, which follows Jolie’s journey from California to the East Coast with her older activist boyfriend. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

7/31: Songs to My Soul Cynthia Waring found courage to sing at age 68 and has created this onewoman musical show that tells the story of youth turmoil, forgiveness, honesty, and struggles. She will teach you to never give up and to follow your dreams. 7pm. Unity Church, 227 E. Arrellaga St. $20. Call 626-0005 or email tickets@songstomysoul .com.

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restored costumes, artifacts, and historical photos that celebrate this beautiful tradition. The exhibit ends October 11. Thu.Sat., Tue.-Wed.: 10am-5pm; Sun.: noon-5pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call 966-1601 or visit santabarbaramuseum.com.

7/31: Dead Man’s Party: Tribute to Oingo Boingo Calling all Boingo fans (you know who you are) to come and celebrate songs such as “Only a Lad,” “Just Another Day,” and “Private Life” with other like-minded admirers of this band well-known for constant experimentation in musical styles and big-band-tinged, horn-laced songs. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $20. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones .com. 7/31-8/2: S.B. Gem Faire Are you looking for just the right gem, piece of jewelry, bead, crystal, or other earthly treasure? Maybe you create these things and need jewelry tools, supplies, and more. Then go check out the Gem Faire, which is also a great place to buy a gift (hint, hint). Fri.: noon-6pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free-$7. Visit gemfaire.com. 7/31: Hawaiian Party Cruise Spend this Friday night on the Condor Express under a full moon with magical Hawaiian music. Joanie Collins, hailing from Kailua-Kona in Hawai‘i, will perform her electric violin and ukulele. Cruise will include appetizers. Bon voyage! 6-8:30pm. Sea Landing Dock, Cabrillo Blvd. $30-$35.

7/31: Staged Reading: The Realistic Joneses Ed Giron, Kathy Marden, Jerry Oshinsky, and Shannon Saleh will read Will Eno’s play (which was on Broadway last year) about two couples who are neighbors and the truths they think they know about each other’s lives. 2 and 8pm. Ayni Gallery, 216 State St. Free. Call 450-1620 or visit ayni gallery.com. 7/31: Rhythm & Brews: Matt Kustura This guitarist will provide music ranging from acoustic pop to reggae with a Hawaiian feel. Come grab a brew with your friends while listening to Matt Kastura. 5-7pm. Pure Order Brewing Co., 410 N. Quarantina St. Free. Call 966-2881 or visit pureorderbrewing.com. 7/31: Girls Rock S.B. Showcase Participants of Girls Rock S.B. Summer Day Camp are ready to perform for you. This organiza-

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tion empowers young women through music. The later show, open to those ages 21 and up, will feature reggae fusion group Soul Majestic and indie pop band The Blues and Greys. 6 and 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$32. Call 962-7776 or visit girlsrocksb.org. 7/31: Discover the Truth About Spanish Wine Ever wondered why the wines of Spain are different than other wines? Explore Spain without packing or your passport. Discover new wines from Galicia and Catalonia to Rioja and other regions in this two-part class; part two takes place on August 7. 6:30-9pm. Culinary Lab, Schott Campus, SBCC, 310 W. Padre St. $74. Ages 21+. Call 687-0812 or visit tinyurl.com/ wineclass2.

8/1-8/2: S.B. Greek Festival Experience Greece in S.B. as you stroll through a Greek village offering delectable favorites such as gyros and moussaka, elaborate costumes, intricate dances and dance lessons, and other Greek traditions. Relax and embrace all that is good about the Greek culture. 11am7pm. Oak Park, 502 W. Alamar Ave. Free. Visit santabarbara greekfestival.org. 8/1: Music Fundraiser: Nik Beats Cancer Support S.B. resident and music engineer Nik Green as he fights cancer.

This night of music will feature The Ronelles, who will play ’50s and ’60s favorites, electronic rock band Iron Curtain, and S.B. favorite DJ Darla Bea. 9pm. Creek Side Inn, 4444 Hollister Ave. $5. Call 964-5118 or visit creeksidesb .com. 8/1: Darlyn Finch Kuhn This famous author, whose poetic work has appeared in literary journals, newspaper, and magazines, has come out with a debut novel, Sewing Holes, set in Jacksonville, Florida, against the backdrop of the national turmoil of the 1970s and centering on Tupelo Honey Lee, a headstrong girl struggling to find her place in the world. 3pm. Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Rd. Free. Call 969-4977. 8/1: Searching for Sugar Man This 2012 Academy Award Winner for Best Feature Documentary showcases the incredible true story of a little-known Detroit singer/songwriter named Sixto Rodriguez who was unaware that his music had turned him into a national hero in South Africa in the ’70s and ’80s. Follow two South Africans journey to find the musician, and witness the amazing outcome. 7pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $12. Call 684-6380 or visit plazatheatercarpinteria.com.

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1 8/1: Groovin’ in the Grove Classic Car and Vintage Travel Trailer Show Calling all car enthusiasts! This year, categories will range from 1930-1939 and 1940-1949 Makes and Models, Big Wave Buggy, I Will Never See My Daughter in That, Pick Up Perfection, Hot Rod Heritage Award, Drive-In Delight, and others. There will be music, food, a no-host bar, and a kids play area. Get your car groove on at this Groovin’ in the Grove. 10am-2pm. Elks Lodge, 150 N. Kellogg Ave. Free. Visit groovininthegrove.org.

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7/30: Light Play and Abstract City Film Series: Things to Come This film series addresses László Moholy-Nagy’s involvement with cinema and highlights the function of urban space, abstraction, light play, and experimental design. This 1936 film, to which Moholy-Nagy contributed significant kinetic sculptural work as part of the set design, is based on the H.G. Wells sci-fi novel The Shape of Things to Come and deals with world war, disease, dictatorship, and, finally, utopia. 5:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net/programs/events.web. 7/30: Carpinteria Movies in the Park: Home A hiveminded alien race called the Boov think they have conquered Earth by relocating the planet’s human population, but they’ve missed one little girl named Tip (Rihanna), who’s managed to hide from the aliens and meets up with a fugitive Boov called Oh (Jim Parsons). 8pm. Linden Field, 200 block of Linden Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Call 684-0013 or visit carpmovies.org. 7/31: Over the Rainbow: An American in Paris World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) starts his life over as an artist in Paris and falls in love with alreadyengaged perfume-shop clerk Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron). Filled with dazzling dance sequences and glorious melodies of the famous George and Ira Gershwin, this musical is one you must see. 8:30pm. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call 893-3535 or visit artsand lectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

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8/2: One-Day Exhibit: Parkinson’s: Along the Road to Hope Hospice of S.B. welcomes area artist Dr. Daniel Joseph, who at the age of 82 was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and discovered a passion for painting that acted almost as a meditation. Come see this special one-day exhibit of his paintings. There will be wine and hors d’oeuvres, and Joseph will donate a portion of the proceeds to Hospice of S.B. 11am2pm. Leigh Block Gallery, Hospice of S.B., 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100. Free. Call 563-8820 or visit hospiceofsanta barbara.org. “Phalaenopsis” by Daniel Joseph

sunday 8/2 8/2: Ojai Playwrights Conference: Fault Lines 2015 This conference is dedicated to both emerging and established writers. Creative freedom and bold experimentation will be emphasized to those focused on the compelling social, political, and cultural issues. Each day will be filled with various and riveting plays. The conference ends August 9. 5pm. Zalk Theater, 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai. $30. Call 640-0040 or visit ojaiplays.org for a full schedule. 8/2: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra This music, a beautiful meld of acoustic and electric instruments, blends funk, flamenco, and contemporary jazz. Let their cutting-edge nuevo flamenco music energize you. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $35-$73. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com. 8/2: Paul Thorn Too Blessed to Be Stressed is the name of the tour and the new album from roots-rock songwriter Paul Thorn. After you listen to this Southern blues-rock troubadour and his dynamic band play their songs of good vibes, you will know that “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” 7pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpin-

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cover songs and originals that will get you up and dancing. Bring a picnic, blanket, friends, and family for a good Tuesday evening. Beverages and Georgia’s Smokehouse food truck will be on-site. 5:30-7:30pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call 681-7216 or visit stowhouse.com. 8/4: Linda Vega Studios: Flamenco Come see artistic director Linda Vega, singer José Cortés, guitarists Gabriel Osuna, and Andrés Vadín; palmas (hand clapping) and dance by Maya de Silva; and performances by ¡Flamenco! Santa Barbara, a premier dance company that preserves the traditional spirit of flamenco. ¡Olé, olé!! 8:30 and 10pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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Monday 8/3 8/3-8/4: Fiesta! At Paseo Nuevo Get warmed up for Fiesta with flamenco dance performances and live music all week long. Linda Vega Dance Studio, Martinez Brothers, ¡Flamenco! Santa Barbara, and others will perform. Mon.: noon-6:30pm; Tue.: noon5:45pm. Center Ct., Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Visit paseonuevoshopping.com. 8/3: Nate Birkey Quartet Evolving the world of jazz music, Nate Birkey and his quartet, featuring Tom Buckner, Jamieson Trotter, Jim Connolly, and Peter Buck are ready to put on a show of warmth, energy, and authenticity. Get ready for an S.B. summer night of jazz. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$12. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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Text and photos by Caitlin Fitch “It’s great to see how Linda has taken a piece I’ve thrown and interpreted it,” said James Haggerty about his partner in life and work, Linda Haggerty. The two expert ceramicists have been working together in Santa Barbara since 1992, but both found their passion for the arts at young ages. James fell in love with ceramics at the age of 13 and even began collecting golf balls from Hope Ranch’s lake and selling them back to golfers in order to save money for his first kiln, which he got in high school. Linda attended UCSB with a focus in drawing and illustration but moved toward the world of ceramics by making tile work and soon vessels. The Haggertys work in their Mason Street studio to create vibrant and unique ceramic works of art with more than 4,500 different glaze recipes and a process called strike-reduction firing. “There aren’t many people who do this type of work, because the rate of failure is very high,” said Linda. “It is trial by fire with a tiny window of opportunity.”

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hris Keet is taking good care of our groms. The man behind the über-popular surf camp Surf Happens as well as the longtime director for the annual Rincon Classic surf contest, Keet makes a living out of spreading the gospel of surf to kids. And now, with a little help from some of his more famous former students, he is taking everyone camping up the coast for a good old-fashioned summer surfari weekend at Jalama County Park. Officially, the event is being billed as the Coffin Brothers Surf Out, a one-day jamboree of good vibes and wide-ranging surf antics. Conner and his younger brother Parker are two of the biggest and brightest young stars in the international surf universe who also happen to be proud Surf Happens alumni. More to the point, as Lakey Peterson did last winter with her

Surf Happens–organized Lakey Peterson Classic at Leadbetter Beach, the kids have decided to give back to that which gave them so much and help produce a free contest for the groms of the 805. As Keet put it, “The goal for the weekend is simple: Hang out, ride some waves, spend the night under the stars, and have some fun.” Scheduled for Saturday, August 8, the Surf Out will include multiple youth divisions with no losers in the first round of action. There will be a “Pro Expression Session,” an organized beach cleanup, ocean-safety and lifesaving classes, and a silent auction jam-packed with surf goods from Volcom, Etnies, Nixon, Monster, Fender, and many others. And one lucky raffle winner will win a private surf day with the Coffin boys.“It’s all about making dreams come true, baby,” said Keet with a laugh. — Ethan Stewart

SIDEWALK SURFER: Santa Barbara Surfing Museum curator James O’Mahoney recently received the Icon Award from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.

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kateboarding and surfing will always be inextricably linked. But in the mid-1970s, the four-wheeled toy cut the birth-mother cord to go its own way. That’s when Long Beach–born James O’Mahoney — now the curator of the Santa Barbara Surfing Museum — made his mark as one of the sport’s earliest promoters, just as equipment breakthroughs and the choreography of balanced aggression grew by leaps and bounds. He organized record-setting events, published Skateboard magazine, and created a cutting-edge team of the best young men and women of the day, including the now-legendary Tom Sims and future world champ Edie Robertson, both with deep Santa Barbara roots. For those savvy endeavors and others — which rarely unfolded without grand flashes of O’Mahoney’s own fearless confidence on a swiftly rolling board without brakes — the 69-year-old surfer/skater took the stage recently to receive the Icon Award from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.“I didn’t realize the box that I was opening, but I tried to promote the sport in a professional and fair way,” he said during his acceptance speech. “It was new, we were innocent, and it was really a lot of fun.” Launched in 2009, the Skateboarding Hall of Fame awards ceremony honors women and men from each era— era ’60s, early ’70s, late ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and now(-ish) — plus the icons, those behind-thescenes players, cultural kingpins, and documenters who’ve helped grow the sport without getting sidetracked by too many visits to the ER. With his 2015 award, O’Mahoney joins photographers Glen E. Friedman and J. Grant Brittain, industry mogul Fausto Vitello, and artist Craig R. Stecyk III, who introduced O’Mahoney on awards night. “I’ve been a D student my whole life,” O’Mahoney said in front of the crowd, holding his trophy high. “This is a fuckin’ A!” The Skateboarding Hall of Fame & Museum is located at the Skatelab indoor skatepark in Simi Valley. See skateboardinghalloffame .org. — Keith Hamm

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very week it’s someone new. Perhaps you saw the Mexican singer two weeks ago whose maxi pad fell out from under her dress as she performed on live TV. Then a hacker outed the names of subscribers to Ashley Madison, the “discreet” hookup site for married cheaters. From illegal (abusive cops) to immoral (campaigning politicians) to merely unfortunate (bozo parents), the online stranger-shaming game offers up viral gotcha videos every single day. Cameras on drones and dashboards. In pockets and purses. Clamped onto selfie sticks. In an age when technology makes it stupid-easy to both capture and share what used to be private information — and in a culture that’s come to believe it has the right to see and know everything and anything of interest — Internet shaming is the new Salem Witch Trials. The modern public stoning. The 21st-century crucifixion. We line up for what I like to call the weekly click-and-cluck, clicking on links that promise to scratch our itch for schadenfreude, watching in giddy disbelief and exhilarating outrage, clucking our hypocritical tongues in smug self-satisfaction. Tisk, tisk, tisk. Why do we do it? Why take willing part in the humiliation of strangers? “Internet shaming is one of the primary means we have online to correct what we see as counterproductive or harmful behaviors,” says Alison Novak, professor of media studies at Philadelphia’s Temple University.“It’s our collective attempt to negotiate what is right and wrong in the digital space. It’s a part of the growing pains of digital culture.” Maybe, too, it’s a natural reaction to the perfect-life bullshit that most of us post online. “From stunning vacation pics to selfies at the hottest restaurants in town, people today like to carefully craft their social media brands. It’s the reality they want you to see,” says John Znidarsic, a director of social influence at Cleveland’s Adcom marketing agency. He says we watch gotcha videos to see something real, to be reassured by Starshine that we all make stupid mistakes (and perhaps that there’s always a mistake just a little stupider than ours). But in a recent TED talk, Monica email: starshine@roshell.com Lewinsky—arguably the first victim of online shaming after her affair with president Clinton broke in 1998 —insisted that there’s something more insidious driving this trend: “A marketplace has emerged where public humiliation is a commodity. … We’re in a dangerous cycle: The more we click on this kind of gossip, the more numb we get to the human lives behind it. And the more numb we get, the more we click.” Most parents will tell you that shame has its merits. It’s how we know that our late-to-toilet-train toddlers will not be wearing diapers to their first job interviews; shame will eventually do what reward stickers and inane potty songs will not. But a few parents — those whose teens committed suicide in recent years after being debased and denigrated online by peers — will tell you that shame also kills. Consider this: If cameras followed you around on your worst day, what would they see? How many embarrassments would they capture that you’d never want anyone to see? Would you be littering? Stealing? Screaming at your kids? Would you be looking at porn, flirting with someone you shouldn’t, driving like an asshole? Would you be pounding a glass of wine at 11 a.m., standing at your kitchen sink, just to get through the rest of the day? Andy Warhol said that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. I wonder if, in fact, we’ll all be infamous for a short spell — just long enough for the connected world to see us screwing up, collectively point and laugh at our expense, and move on to jeer at someone else. If so, be sure to watch for footage of me emerging from the women’s restroom at work this week with the back of my knee-length skirt tucked way up into the top of my not-particularly-attractive underwear, and walking all the way back to my desk before a kind colleague could alert me. It’d be a shame to miss it.

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Santa Barbara Gives Warm Welcome to Visiting Athletes from Central America and Caribbean

anta Barbara did its part to roll out the welcome track — and the welcome pool — for athletes and coaches participating in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games now underway in Los Angeles. For several days preceding the opening ceremonies, Westmont College provided housing and facilities for delegations from four of the 165 participating nations: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and St. Kitts and Nevis. Despite transportation snafus that had some of them arriving after midnight, the visitors were full of good cheer when Mayor Helene Schneider greeted them with a “Bienvenidos” at the Westmont track last Wednesday morning. They ran a lap with members of the Santa Barbara Track Club, led by U.S. heptathlon champion Barbara Nwaba. “Exercise helps them feel better,” said Violet Clarke, assistant head of the St. Kitts and Nevis delegation. Her team’s journey began at 4 a.m. Monday with a boat ride from Nevis to St. Kitts, the larger of the nation’s two islands, followed by flights to Miami and Los Angeles. After checking out of their L.A. hotel Tuesday, they waited six hours for a Santa Barbara shuttle to pick them up. Although a description of their nation’s customs states, “Tardiness is not considered rude,” that was a little hard to take. “We couldn’t move,” Clarke said. St. Kitts and Nevis is in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. “It’s lush and green, the most beautiful island in the world,” said tennis coach Elton Hall. One of its claims to fame is that Alexander Hamilton was born on Nevis. “And now they want to take him off the $10 bill,” Hall said jovially. Resort hotels on the islands provided practice facilities for the Special Olympics athletes, such as a bocce court at the Four Seasons on Nevis and a pool at the Sugar Bay Club on St. Kitts. But the pool is small.“You have to go down and back to swim 25 meters,” said swimming coach Josephine ClaxtonRichardson. She saw the Olympic-sized pool at Westmont and asked that it be opened up for her athletes. “They were excited about experiencing an Olympic pool,” she said. “It shows how much they care. It’s not a vacation.” Javier Mejia of Honduras, entered in the open-water swim in L.A., was also able to practice for his event. Catharine Manset, co-chair of Santa Barbara’s Host City program, took him to East Beach for the Thursday-evening Reef & Run. Mejia did the first lap of 500 meters and wanted to

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LIVE STRONG: World-class athletes and coaches from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and St. Kitts and Nevis practice for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games at Westmont College, running a lap led by U.S. heptathlete champion Barbara Nwaba (pictured left) last Wednesday.

continue. “I said okay, and he was very fine at the end of 1,000 meters,” said his coach, Isaac Valladares. “There’s no question in my mind he wouldn’t stop if I didn’t tell him.” Other activities for the visitors included tours of the Museum of Natural History and the Santa Barbara Zoo, a dinner dance at the Cabrillo Arts Center, and a barbecue at Leadbetter Beach. “It has been great,” Valladares said. “All the people have been helping us. Everything is fine. There is nothing to complain about.” Upward of 6,500 Special Olympians paraded Saturday night at the L.A. Coliseum, where they heard Michelle Obama announce,“Let the Games begin.” Only one athlete on the U.S. team, softball player LaMarcus Briggs, is from Santa Barbara. But the message of the World Games reaches every community where marginalized children and adults crave recognition and respect. “It increases awareness and 7/31: Beach Sports: Santa Barbara Fiesta Junior Lifeguard Competition: Up to 1,000 junior helps us in our effort to bring in lifeguards from Pismo Beach to Newport Beach will compete Friday in a variety of contests that young athletes and volunteers,” require endurance, quickness, and skill. The beach flags event is a favorite with spectators. “For pursaid Jerry Siegel, co-chair of ists, the run-swim-run race is everything a lifeguard is supposed to do,” says Rich Hanna, supervisor the Host City program and also of the Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguard program. Besides the city-sponsored team, other area conhead of the Regional Leadership testants will represent the Carpinteria, Hendry’s Beach, and UCSB programs. 9am-2pm. East Beach, Council for Santa Barbara Special 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call 897-2680 or email santabarbarajuniorguard@gmail.com. Olympics. The grassroots organization sponsors 11 sports, divided

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into fall and spring seasons, each with 12 weeks of training for Southern California competitions. In an interview on ESPN before the World Games, founding family member Maria Shriver said too many people are afraid of the prospect of having a child with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics serves to display their capabilities, she said: “People are shocked at what they are capable of, how competent they are, what great employees they are. We need to tell the story in a more open and aggressive way.” A SPECIAL FAMILY: Gwendolyn Strong drew her last

breath on July 25 after surviving — no, thriving — almost eight years with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Because her parents, Bill and Victoria Strong, were not afraid to deal with her condition, Gwendolyn herself was fearless. She participated fully in life. With her father’s leg power complementing her willpower, Gwendolyn rolled through the Santa Barbara Half Marathon for the third time last November. Among all the inspirational people who take on challenges in sports and life, the Strongs are in a class of their own. A SPECIAL TEAM: The Santa Barbara Foresters head

into the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series at Wichita, Kansas, this weekend after compiling the best regular-season record (35-7) in their 25-year history. Bill Pintard, their manager for the past 21 seasons, said this year’s collection of college ballplayers is “truly a special, special team.” The Foresters are defending NBC champions, having won their fifth title in nine years last summer. They are shooting for the record of six championships collected by the Fairbanks (Alaska) Goldpanners from 1972-2002. The tournament dates back to 1935, when Satchel Paige pitched Bismarck, North Dakota, to victory, striking out 60 batters in four games. Pintard joined Paige and many other n baseball greats in the NBC Hall of Fame last year.

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basically lived in that winery warehouse for those first formative years. “When I got into the wine business, there were seven wineries making syrah around here. Now it’s hard to find seven that don’t.” His first vintage was three barrels of Alisos Creek syrah and one barrel of Thompson Vineyard, that now coveted property’s first grapes. “Craig Jaffurs and I are the only two to have seen every Thompson Vineyard harvest,” said Tensley, who’s grown that first 100 cases to about 8,000 annual cases under the Tensley and Lea labels today. He’s expanded into pinot noir and chardonnay under Lea, but syrah remains the focus of Tensley. He makes eight different syrahs each year, including five single-vineyard bottlings, as well as some grenache blanc, roussanne, and grenache noir. “Everything is handmade here,” said Tensley,“all day every day.” But he’s also still on the road quite a bit, whether it’s to take his soccer-star son to be the ball boy for the hooligans of Millwall F.C., their favorite team in England, or to tend to his various projects in South America, where he usually travels three times a year. Currently, Tensley consults with the Santa Ema brand in Chile and the Iscay label of the Trapiche Winery in Argentina — not to mention past Old World collaborations in both Burgundy (Deux Terres) and the Rhône (Détente) — as well as the stateside partnership with Alex Guarachi called tensh n and his work for Ferguson Crest and Carina Cellars. “I do these projects mainly for fun and education,” said Tensley.“I’m a wine enthusiast. I love learning about it. This is an easy way to do it.” See tensleywines.com. e

oey Tensley hails from dusty Bakersfield, smiles through kinda crooked teeth, hangs with England’s roughest soccer hooligans, and swears like a pirate. But the forty-something makes some of the sweetest syrah on the Central Coast, and, as a consultant for wineries throughout South America, is Santa Barbara’s best version of a “flying winemaker,” those globe-trotting vintners whose touch turns associated brands into liquid gold. His facility inside Roblar Winery— Winery just a short walk from his home near the Dunn School, which his 12-year-old son, Oliver Oliver, attends — is also home to other respected projects, from the Lea label of his New Orleans– raised wife, Jennifer, and his assistant winemaker Zac Wasserman’s Frequency brand (see sidebar) to Carina Cellars, Ferguson Crest (owned by Fergie of Black Eyed Peas fame), and Rome-born, Las Vegas sommelier-turned-vintner friend Paolo Barbieri’s eponymous line. “I used to tell my girlfriend in high school that I’d be a winemaker one day,” said Tensley, who learned about wine on a soccer trip to Bordeaux at age 12, worked in Bakersfield when he was 17, and came to Santa Barbara City College upon graduation. “And as soon as I turned 21, I got into the business.” He started on the bottling line at Fess Parker Winery in 1992, followed that with his first harvest in ’93, and then learned winemaking through jobs at Babcock and Beckmen, where he was offered space to start his own project in 1998. At some point, Tensley tasted a 1989 Zaca Mesa syrah. “That shit’s frigging awesome,” he thought, suddenly finding direction for his own Tensley brand, which he moved to its own Buellton warehouse in 2001. “Back then, syrah was pretty new,” explained Tensley, who

our lunch MEnu A Master Sommelier from Rome who worked for 33 years in the restaurant business, Paolo Barbieri knows Joey Tensley from his decades of service in Las Vegas, where Barbieri was the first to create a Santa Barbara County–specific wine list. “That’s why I know all these guys,” said Barbieri, who now makes mostly syrah-based wines in Tensley’s facility. He’s also a mighty fine cook and made the following menu for a recent lunchtime visit, assuring that this was a fairly normal day. See barbieriwines.com.

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WINE WUNdERkINd: Zachary Wasserman, 27, started with Tensley in 2010, worked his way up to assistant winemaker, and started his own brand called Frequency in 2011.

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Bronx in the 1970s to be Isla Vista flower children, Zachary Wasserman, 27, ambitiously attended UC Berkeley after graduating from Santa Ynez High in 2005. “I thought I was going to cure cancer and save the world,” said the pre-med major. But the “grunt work” of working in a lab that tried turning algae into biofuel was pretty dull, so when his sister Almond called to say she was working for Joey Tensley and making her own barrel of wine, Zac was all ready to move home. “I quit my job, came down, did one harvest with Joey, and never left,” said Wasserman, who started with Tensley in 2010, worked his way up to assistant winemaker, and started his own brand called Frequency in 2011. That began with one barrel of Tierra Alta Vineyard syrah and steadily expanded into more vineyards (Moorman, Colson Canyon, Camp 4) as well as a GSM blend. Though the grenache-syrah-mourvèdre blend is common, Wasserman is one of the only winemakers to co-ferment, a challenge because the three grapes often don’t come in at the same ripeness levels. “But they tend to balance each other out,” said Wasserman, whose 2013 GSM is already on the market. The brand steadily grows, up to about 600 cases in 2014, and this past year, in addition to opening a tasting room in Los Alamos, Wasserman launched an “Artist Series,” partnering with Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bundick, who he knew from Berkeley. Bundick designed the flashy bottle art and made a mixtape of songs to be listened to while sipping the wine, which comes from Verna’s Vineyard in Los Alamos. Wasserman would like to work with rap artists in the future, if possible, explaining, “Hip-hop and wine need to come together.” Wasserman admits it is a challenge to develop his own style while working for a star like Tensley but wouldn’t have it any other way. “I don’t think there is another winemaker I’d want to work for in terms of intuitiveness and our rapport,” he explained. “He’s good at what he does, but everything is really subtle. He keeps the most calm head out of any winemaker I’ve met, especially during harvest when shit hits the fan.” See frequencywines.com. — MK

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Baistrocchi and Requena are both committed to quality and strive to use the best regional ingredients as often as possible, sourcing from the Santa Barbara Farmers Market as well as Kanaloa Seafood. “Buena Onda is all about bringing cultures together since Santa Barbara is such a diverse little town,” said Requena. “We wanted to bring the best empanadas to this community and create a great space to connect with friends and strangers.” Requena’s mom, dad, and sister pitch in, too, serving dinners and manning the cash register, adding to the warmhearted feeling of conviviality that permeates the food and atmosphere. Business is picking up at a steady pace, said Baistrocchi and Requena, who sell about 1,400 empanadas every weekend. “So far we have seen very happy faces and received nothing but great feedback, and we want to keep it that way,” said Requena. “We are so honored to be the ones bringing empanadas to town and sharing our culture.” Baistrocchi added, “Friends from back home say they are even better than what they’ve had in Argentina. That is the highest praise!” — Carline Helper

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Greener TogeTher JacK and Kim JoHnSon donate WaT Wa er-refill STa TaT Ta aTion to THe boWl

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he Santa Barbara Bowl, one of the eco-friendliest music venues in the country, just got greener on Tuesday, July 21, when the musical environmentalist power couple Jack and Kim Johnson gifted the amphitheater with a custom water-refill station. The Johnsons donated the station as a reward for being declared a “Green Leader” winner of Jack Johnson’s All At Once Sustainability Award late last year, which recognizes environmentally friendly and green-thinking venues. The Bowl is one of three in the nation to have received the water-refill station, along with fellow Green Leader Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland and Emerging Green award recipient Nikon at Jones Beach in New York. “The Bowl is one of our favorite local gathering places, and we are so proud to be able to contribute,” Jack said. “It really is a special place, and we always feel inspired coming here.” He hopes this and other greening initiatives the Bowl employs will inspire younger generations who visit the venue to continue environmentally friendly practices. The water-refill station builds upon the forward-thinking practices the Bowl has put in place as part of its carbon-neutral program, the Greening the Bowl Campaign. This has included removing non-native plants, adding a bike valet service, using solar power, and initiating waste-diversion recycling and composting programs. “We are honored to receive the All At Once Sustainability Award,” said the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation’s executive director, Rick Boller, in a statement. He thanked Bowl patrons for their active participation

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Gabriella Klein’s first book of poems, the just-published Land Sparing, is winner of the 2013 Nightboat Poetry Prize. Klein earned her undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University and her MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her husband and daughter in Santa Barbara. DRINK ME: Jack (second from left) and Kim (far left) Johnson donated a free water station to the Bowl as a reward for winning Jack Johnson’s All At Once Sustainability Award late last year.

in the greening programs, particularly #MyPintAndMe, a collaboration with LoaTree introduced last year to help meet the demands of Johnson’s EnviroRider for his 2014 From Here to Now to You tour. The program helped cut down on single-use disposable plastics by selling customized metallic pint cups, with more than 10,000 plastic cups reduced since Jack Johnson’s last summer tour. Jessica Scheeter, executive director of the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation, called the Bowl “a leader in venue greening for leading best practices and piloting new initiatives.” She added, “The Bowl has led by example, and we hope that it sets the stage for others to follow.” Kim, whom Jack credited for handling much of the tour greening, said the pair knew they wanted to award the Bowl and that the math supported their decision. She

called the water-refill station “a living, working aspect of greening … to carry on the message” of sustainability. Jack was freshly returned from a June expedition to the Bahamas with research group 5 Gyres SEA Change, with whom he studied plastic ocean pollutants and discussed solutions with scientists, ocean advocates, and artists. While there, he was named a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Environment Programme to serve as a spokesperson for environmental causes. Meanwhile, Jack continues to work toward downsizing his environmental impact as a touring musician, with reducing the use of single-use plastic among his biggest priorities. He pointed to the huge variety of plastic-water-bottle brands as an outmoded means of water consumption. “We need to think of water in a more intelligent way,” he said. With the water-refill station, the Johnsons and the Bowl are helping to push water usage — and concertgoing— concertgoing in a smarter direction. — Richie DeMaria

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Talking with poet Gabriella Klein

Your work is very experimental. How do you see yourself fitting into the local poetry scene, if there is such a thing? As a whole, they are a high-minded group and not prone to exclusion. I imagine if they were going to grumble, it would be about something imperative, like oil spills or affordable housing, not aesthetic hierarchy. Besides, I believe all poets are experimental and every poem a grand laboratory in which to experiment.

Your grandfather William Dole was an artist famous for his collages. His “Second Architectural Fragment” is the cover of your book. My grandfather was the chair of the art department at UCSB in the 1980s. His work was artistically progressive, a man ahead of his time. His collages have a lyric quality that visually reveals the play of language against silence. I am grateful for my publisher’s consent to his image on the cover. I feel it anchors the family line. — David Starkey

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ON THE BEACH: To some, Hope Ranch is home, to others an enclave; to born-and-raised Santa Barbara rapper Elliott Niezel, it truly is a place of

hope. Niezel came to know the neighborhood as a refuge during tough times in his early life. On his newest LP, Hope Ranch Beach, he pays tribute to the good times had there and to his escape from inner demons. In his words, it’s street music with a mellow beach undertone. This October, Niezel will be playing at the A3C Festival & Conference in Atlanta, sharing a playbill with artists like De La Soul, Rakim, Cam’ron, Curren$y, and many others. I spoke with him in an email interview about early struggles, thinking positively, and Hope Ranch.

Tell me a bit about your difficult early years in Santa Barbara. What was that experience like? My early years growing up in Santa Barbara weren’t

easy, but by no means did I have it as bad as some of my close friends. My parents divorced when I was 6, at which time the whole two-homes, twoseparate-parents-sharing-kids thing begun. I moved around a lot with my pops and would see my mom on the weekends. Things were difficult during those times. I had a lot of issues with things I didn’t understand or couldn’t process. To hide my true feelings and deal with what was my reality, I turned to drugs and alcohol. Drugs took priority over shelter, food, clothing, and fun. I slept in playgrounds, at parks, in the tubes with no blankets, and on the concrete. To this day, my memories hold on tight to the loneliness of walking the cold streets at night, with no one.

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new concept to me, one that I still struggle to uphold on a daily basis. I’ve always fed off negative situations and negative people. Today I am a huge believer in the belief that you get what you put into the world. With my fair share of “close to death” experiences, if I hadn’t made the choice to change, I probably would have died. I started having thoughts of changing and becoming better for myself when I met my fiancée, Claire. She saw the good in me, the person I was capable of being, and she also wouldn’t allow me to hang out with her under the influence. I partially owe the change to her, and my family—but I am the one who put in the work, a lot of hard work. Living a life of positivity takes work, but it’s so worth it.

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to do the Hope Ranch EP and LP series because I have so many memories inside those gates. Sometimes I did feel a disconnect between my family life and the life of those residing in Hope Ranch. But at the same time, it helped me grow as a person and see different perspectives and different lifestyles. I grew up in low-income apartments and had very little money, but at the same time I had friends on the other end of the spectrum growing up wealthy in Montecito and Hope Ranch. I was able to accept people based on their character, not their status.

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MuseuMs 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. 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 – 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 – The Visionary Photomontages of Herbert Bayer, 1929-1936, through Sept. 27; The Paintings of MoholyNagy: The Shape of Things to Come, through Sept. 27; 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, through Aug. 10. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 686-8315.

Galleries Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966. Architectural Foundation Gallery – Lori Wolf Grillias: Emerging Pareidolia, through Aug. 28. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307. Arts Fund Gallery – How I See ItIt, through Sept. 5. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321. Bella Rosa Galleries –Valerie Freeman, through July 31; Valerie Freeman: Gotta Itch for Gold Gold, through Aug. 31. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, 898-2204. Carivintâs Winery – Belinda Hart: The Vineyard Series, through Sept. 1. 476 First St., Solvang, 693-4331. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Artniture, through Aug. 8. 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 Bandera Ware Ware, through Aug. 1. 1023 Bath St., 963-1032. Channing Peake Gallery–For the People, By the People: Government at Work in S.B. County 1850-1950 1850-1950, through Sept. 18. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St. CJM::LA – Megan Mueller: Drought Resistant, through July 31. 300 E. Canon Resistant Perdido St., #C-2, 698-2120. Cypress Gallery – Erica Bartnik: The Duality of Reality Reality, through Aug. 30. 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. Farmer and the Cook – Celeste M. Evans: Let It Go Lapis, through July. 339 W. El Roblar Dr., Ojai, 640-9608. Gallerie Silo – Michael Armour, ongoing. 118-B Gray Ave., 640-5570. Gallery 113 – Suemae Willhite, through Aug. 1; Jerry Martin, Aug. 3-29. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611. Gallery Los Olivos – Sheryl Knight and Linda Mutti: The Spirit of Adventure, through July 31; Artists Guild Santa Ynez Valley; Marilyn Benson: California Wine Country, through Aug. 5. 2920 Grand Ave., Country Los Olivos, 688-7517. The Good Life – Meg Ricks: Every River Searches for the Sea: Coastals and Cloudfalls, through Sept. 1. 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; Dr. Daniel Joseph: Parkinson's: Along the Road to Hope, on Aug. 2. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, 563-8820. JadeNow Gallery – Ryan and Jeff Spangler, ongoing. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558. Jewish Community Ctr. – Visual Monologues, through Aug. 25. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115. Los Olivos Café – Lauren McFarland: Images of the Central Coast Coast, through Sept. 3. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265. Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. 127 Anacapa St., 284-0358. Marcia Burtt Studio – Wanderlust, Wanderlust through Aug. 23.517 Laguna St., 962-5588. MCASB Satellite – Magic Mountain, through Jan. 31, 2016. Hotel Indigo, 121 State St., 966-5373. Montecito Aesthetic Institute – Eye, through Sept. 10. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Ste. H, Montecito, 565-5700. Ojai Café Emporium – Sharon Butler's students, through Sept. 13. 108 S. Montgomery St., Ojai., 646-2723.

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july 30-auG. 5 Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts– Tielle Monette and Sergey Fedotov, ongoing. 1108 State St., 962-8111. Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali Bali, ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103. Porch –Swim, through Sept. 3. 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. Roy Restaurant & Cocktail – Jon Ortner, through July 31. 7 W. Carrillo St., 966-5636. 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 – Quartet Quartet, through Aug. 7. 2375 Foothill Rd., 682-4722. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Ray Strong: American Artist, through Aug. 2; CA Cool, through Sept. 27; Lockwood de Forest Brass Cutouts, through Dec. 31. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460. Tamsen Gallery – R.W. Firestone, ongoing. 3888 State St., 687-2200. TVSB – iCAN: If You Teach a Child Art Art, through Aug. 25. 329 S. Salinas St., 571-1721. UCSB Red Barn – We Remember Them: Acts of Love and Compassion in Isla Vista, through Aug. 13. Bldg. 479, UCSB. wall space gallery – Mitch Dobrowner: Nahasdzaan, through Aug. 30. 116 C-1 E. Yanonali St., 637-3898.

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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: Daniel Carneiro (7pm) Brewhouse – 229 W. Montecito St., 884-4664. thu: Mark Roberts Band (9pm) fri: One, Two, Tree (9pm) Carr Winery – 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 965-7985. fri: Do No Harm (6pm) Chase Palm Park – 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. thu: Fortunate Son (6pm) Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 248-6274. thu: Tribute to Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066. fri: Sean Wiggins and Paul Houston (7-10pm) sat: The Harlequins (2-5pm); The Stone Phoneys (5:30-8:30pm) sun: Nate, Barney, and Rosie (1:15-4pm); Switchbak (4:30-7:30pm) The Creekside – 4444 Hollister Ave., 964-5118. thu: Charles Johnson (8pm) fri: The Wednesday Knights (9pm) sat: Nik Beats Cancer Fundraiser (9pm) sun: Wooden Man (3pm) tue: Crook & The Bluff (9pm) wed: Country Night Dargan’s – 18 E. Ortega St., 568-0702. thu: Traditional Irish Music (6:30pm) sat: RedFish (10pm) tue: Karaoke (9pm)

Funzone – 226 S. Milpas St. thu: Fell to Low, Sexless, Easter Teeth (8pm) The Goodland – 5650 Calle Real, 964-6241. thu: Live Music Thursdays (7pm) 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) Maverick Saloon – 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 686-4785. fri: The Teddy Spanke Band (8pm) sat: Charlie Baker (3pm); Teddy Spanke (8pm) sun: Carole and Terry Belmore (2-5pm) Moby Dick Restaurant – 220 Stearns Wharf, 965-0549. wed-thu: Derroy (5-8pm) fri-sat: Derroy (6-9pm) sun: Derroy (10am-2pm) Ojai Art Ctr. – 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 640-8797. sun: Nathan McEuen w/special guests (6pm) Paseo Nuevo – 129 E. Anapamu St., 682-0050. mon: Fiesta! (noon-6:30pm) tue: Fiesta! (noon-5:45pm) wed: Fiesta! (noon-6:45pm) Piano Riviera Lounge – 129 E. Anapamu St., 882-0050. fri: S.B. Guitar Trio (7pm) Plaza Playhouse Theater – 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, 684-6380. fri: The White Buffalo (7:30pm) sun: Paul Thorn (7pm) Pure Order Brewing Co. – 410 N. Quarantina St., 966-2881. fri: Matt Kustura (5-7pm) Rancho La Patera – 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., 681-7216. tue: Nombres (5:30pm) S.B. Bowl – 1122 N. Milpas St., 962-7411. mon: New York Philharmonic (7pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776. thu: LAYOVR, Pacific Haze, Sun Daes (8:30pm) fri: Girls Rock S.B. Summer Showcase (6 and 9pm) sat: The Colourist (8pm) sun: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra (9pm) mon: Nate Birkey Quartet (8pm) wed: Miguelito y Su Cachimba (7pm) Tiburon Tavern – 3116 State St., 682-8100. fri: Karaoke Night (7:30pm) Unity of S.B. – 227 E. Arrellaga St. fri: Cynthia Waring: Songs to My Soul (7pm) Velvet Jones – 423 State St., 965-8676. fri: Dead Man's Party (8pm) sat: Boony Doon, Randall Sena (8pm)

theater Ayni Gallery – Staged Reading: The Realistic Joneses. 216 State St., 450-1620. fri: 2 and 8pm Granada Theatre – Rossini's Opera Cinderella. 1214 State St., 899-2222. thu: 7:30pm sat: 2:30pm Ojai Art Ctr. – Mame. 113 S. Montgomery St., 640-8797. fri-sat: 8pm sun: 2pm Solvang Festival Theater – Man of La Mancha. 420 2nd St., Solvang, 686-1789. thu-sun, tue-thu: 8pm

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NOTICE OF VACANCY MONTECITO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD The MONTECITO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT has a vacancy on its Board of Directors. Persons interested in applying to fill the vacancy should know the following:

 An applicant must reside within the boundaries of the Montecito Fire Protection District, and be a registered voter of the District.

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month beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Fire Station #1 located at 595 San Ysidro Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Directors are expected to be faithful in attendance.  Directors are encouraged to serve on at least one Board Committee that meets monthly, and may need to represent the District at other meetings.  Education and experience in finance, business, strategic planning, or related fields is desirable.  Interested persons should submit a cover letter with a detailed resume to the Montecito Fire Protection District at Station #1 no later than August 31, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.  Interviews for the position will be conducted by the Board of Directors at a public meeting on September 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., with the appointment being made no later than September 18, 2015.  Cover letters, resumes / statements of qualifications and requests for further information should be addressed to: Chip Hickman, Fire Chief Montecito Fire Protection District 595 San Ysidro Road Montecito, CA 93108 805-969-2537

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ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): “I am very much in love with no one in particular,” says actor Ezra Miller. His statement would make sense coming out of your mouth right about now. So would this one: “I am very much in love with almost everyone I encounter.” Or this one: “I am very much in love with the wind and moon and hills and rain and rivers.” Is this going to be a problem? How will you deal with your overwhelming urge to overflow? Will you break people’s hearts and provoke uproars everywhere you go, or will you rouse delight and bestow blessings? As long as you take yourself lightly, I foresee delight and blessings.

(June 21 - July 22): “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason,” says comedian Jerry Seinfeld. His implication is that rejecting traditional strategies and conventional wisdom doesn’t always lead to success. As a professional rebel myself, I find it painful to agree even a little bit with that idea. But I do think it’s applicable to your life right now. For the foreseeable future, compulsive nonconformity is likely to yield mediocrity. Putting too much emphasis on being unique rather than on being right might distract you from the truth. My advice: Stick to the road more traveled.

for this product adds, “Follow your nightmares … Plot your own nefarious path.” Although this counsel is slightly funny to me, I’m too moral and upright to recommend it to you — even now, when I think there would be value in you being less nice and polite and agreeable than you usually are. So I’ll tinker with Evil Supply’s message to create more suitable advice: “For the greater good, follow your naughty bliss. Be a leader with a wild imagination. Nudge everyone out of their numbing routines. Sow benevolent mischief that energizes your team.”

feel conflicted because they don’t live up to all of your high standards? Have you become alienated from a person who gave you a blessing but later expressed a flaw you find hard to overlook? Now would be an excellent time to seek healing for rifts like these. Outright forgiveness is one option. You could also work on deepening your appreciation for how complicated and paradoxical everyone is. One more suggestion: Meditate on how your longing for what’s perfect might be an enemy of your ability to benefit from what’s merely good.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): “Every time you resist acting on your anger and instead restore yourself to calm, it gets easier,” writes psychologist Laura Markham in Psychology Today. In fact, neurologists claim that by using your willpower in this way, “you’re actually rewiring your brain.” And so the more you practice, the less likely it is that you will be addled by rage in the future. I see the coming weeks as an especially favorable time for you to do this work, Scorpio. Keeping a part of your anger alive is good, of course — sometimes you need its energy to motivate constructive change. But you would benefit from culling the excess.

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(Apr. 20 - May 20): In her io9.com article on untranslatable words, Esther Inglis-Arkell defines the Chinese term wei-wu-wei as “conscious non-action … a deliberate, and principled, decision to do nothing whatsoever, and to do it for a particular reason.” In my astrological opinion, the coming days would be a favorable time to explore and experiment with this approach. I think you will reap wondrous benefits if you slow down and rest in the embrace of a pregnant pause. The mysteries of silence and emptiness will be rich resources.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): “I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road — there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.” The character named Dmitri Karamazov makes that statement in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov. And now I’m thinking that you might like to claim his attitude as your own. Just for a while, you understand. Not forever. The magic of the side paths and back-alleys may last for no more than a few weeks, and then gradually fade. But in the meantime, the experiences you uncover there could be fun and educational. I do have one question for you, though: What do you think Dmitri meant by “precious metal in the dirt”? Money? Gold? Jewelry? Was he speaking metaphorically? I’m sure you’ll find out.

(July 23 - Aug. 22): I expect you to be in a state of constant birth for the next three weeks. Awakening and activation will come naturally. Your drive to blossom and create may be irresistible, bordering on unruly. Does that sound overwhelming? I don’t think it will be a problem as long as you cultivate a mood of amazed amusement about it. (P.S. This upsurge is a healthy response to the dissolution that preceded it.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Expiration dates loom. Fond adieus and last laughs and final hurrahs are on tap. Unfinished business is begging you to give it your smartest attention while there’s still time to finish it with elegance and grace. So here’s my advice for you, my on-the-verge friend: Don’t save any of your tricks, ingenuity, or enthusiasm for later. This is the later you’ve been saving them for. You are more ready than you realize to try what has always seemed improbable or inconceivable before now. Here’s my promise: If you handle these endings with righteous decisiveness, you will ensure bright beginnings in the weeks after your birthday.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): A company called Evil Supply sells a satirical poster that contains the following quote: “Be the villain you were born to be. Stop waiting for someone to come along and corrupt you. Succumb to the darkness yourself.” The text in the advertisement

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): French and Italian readers may have no problem with this horoscope. But Americans, Canadians, Brits, and Aussies might be offended, even grossed out. Why? Because my analysis of the astrological omens compels me to conclude that “moist” is a central theme for you right now. And research has shown that many speakers of the English language find the sound of the word “moist” equivalent to hearing fingernails scratching a chalkboard. If you are one of those people, I apologize. But the fact is, you will go astray unless you stay metaphorically moist. You need to cultivate an attitude that is damp but not sodden; dewy but not soggy; sensitive and responsive and lyrical, but not overwrought or weepy or histrionic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Much of the action in the world’s novels takes place inside buildings, according to author Robert Bringhurst. But characters in older Russian literature are an exception, he says. They are always out in the forests, traveling and rambling. In accordance with astrological omens, I suggest that you draw inspiration from the Russians’ example in the coming days. As often and as long as you can, put yourself in locations where the sky is overhead. Nature is the preferred setting, but even urban spots are good. Your luck, wisdom, and courage are likely to increase in direct proportion to how much time you spend outdoors.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): Which signs of the zodiac are the most expert sleepers? Who best appreciates the healing power of slumber and feels the least shame about taking naps? Which of the 12 astrological tribes are most inclined to study the art of snoozing and use their knowledge to get the highest-quality renewal from their time in bed? My usual answer to these questions would be Taurus and Cancer, but I’m hoping you Pisceans will vie for the top spot in the coming weeks. It’s a very favorable time for you to increase your mastery of this supreme form of self-care.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Has a beloved teacher disappointed you? Are there inspirational figures about whom you

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Legals Administer of Estate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KATHLEEN ANNE CROW NO: 15PR00250 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KATHLEEN ANNE CROW also known as KATHLEEN A. CROW and KATHLEEN CROW A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: LAUREN MARIE JEWELL in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): LAUREN MARIE JEWELL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 8/27/2015 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg 1900 State Street, Suite M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑687‑6660. Published Jul 30. Aug 6, 13 2015.

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Eldercare Massage, Massage‑O‑Gram at 241 San Napoli Dr. Goleta, CA 93117. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 9/14/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0002666. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Jennifer M. Oetken This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. for Published. July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015.

Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Fig Grill, Fig Grill, Fig Grill & Bar, The Fig Grill & Bar, The Fig at 5940 Calle Real Goleta, CA 93117; Govender Group, Inc 873 N. Patterson Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Indras Govender filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 25 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: 2015‑0002028. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: GBT Sheet Metal at 350 S. Kellogg #L Goleta, CA, 93117; Garrett Lucas Macias 601 Salinas Avenue Templeton, CA 93465; Chad Edward McClintock 5905 Daley Street Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Chad McClintock filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN Number: 2015‑0002080. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Ynez Billards & Cafe at 1000 Edison St. Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Riyad Abdulaziz 17016 Harbor Hill Dr. Clinton TWP, MI 48035; Manhal Samaan 2296 Woodcreek Rd. Camarillo, CA 93012; Mitch Samaan 2621 W. Highway 154 Santa Ynez 154 Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Moris Samaan 3548 Glen Abbey Ln. Oxnard, CA 93036 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Mitch Samaan filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 30 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: 2015‑0002064. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: El Encanto Bookkeeping at 3463 State St Suite 500 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Andrea Carrara 360 Arboleda Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Andrea Carrara filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002090. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Solid Edge Drafting at 1285 Camino Manadero Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Nickolas Zurlinden (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Nick Zurlinden filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002097. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lavish Hair Imports at 1311 Indio Muerto #C Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Danielle Solano (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Danielle Solano filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002096. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Macrocosm Consulting, Santa Barbara Computer Consulting at 467 Mills Way Goleta, CA 93117; This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Macrocosm Communications, LLC filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002089. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Battery Replacement Company at 740 State Street, 3rd Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Alexander Davis 4924 Balboa Blvd #489 Encino, CA 91716 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002085. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30. 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roberts Photography at 3755 San Remo Dr #175 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jonathan E. Little (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jonathan Little filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002083. Published: July 9, 16, 23, 30 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Motivation For Health at 741 Mission Canyon Rd. (cottage) Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jennifer La Guardia (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer LaGuardia filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09 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: 2015‑0002148. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara County Employees Association, Seiu Local 620, Service Employees International Union, Local 620 at 114 N. Vine Street Santa Maria, CA 93454; Santa Barbara Employees Association (same address) This business is conducted by a Corportion Signed: Bruce Corsaw filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002151. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Right At Home at 1018 Garden St #204 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; LTK Home Care Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corportion Signed: Larry Kreider, CEO filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002170. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Kirk Gilbert A Professional Corporation at 415 Los Robles Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kirk Gilbert A Professional Medical Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corportion Signed: Kirk Gilbert A Professional Medical Corp. filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002172. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: First Crescent Designs, Path Igniter at 1843 El Camino De La Luz Santa Barbara, CA 93109; First Crescent Designs LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: First Crescent Designs, LLC filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002173. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Taoist Light Qigong, Taoist Light 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: Circuit Kingdom LLC at 733 Cathedral Pointe Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Circuit Kingdom LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 25 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: 2015‑0002023. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Soccer Shoe Exchange, SBSSE at 3019 Paseo Del Refugio Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Monte Fligsten 1730 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Christopher Julio Rodriguez 3019* Paseo Del Refugio Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Unicorporated Assocition Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002115. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Replay at 2945 De La Vina Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gregory S. Kirby (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gregory S. Kirby filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 25 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002021. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ace Rooter at 1177 Harbor Hills Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sergio Pincheira (same address) Lazaro J Ramirez 525 Coroneel Place Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Lazaro J. Ramirez filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002020. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Altvs, Chalk Hill Estate Winery, Discoveries Vineyards, Eos, Eos Estate, Estate of the Art, Firestone Vineyard, Firestone Vineyards, Fog Theory Wines, Foley Estates Vineyard & Winery, Foley Estates Vineyard And Winery, Foley Johnson, Foley Family Wines, Foley Food & Wine Society, Foley Food And Wine Society, Guenoc Winery, Kuleto Estate, Lancaster Estate, Langtry Estate Vineyards & Winery, Langtry Estate Vineyards And Winery, Lincourt Vineyards, Lost Angel, Lost Angel Wines, Merus, Roth Estate, Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery, Sebastiani Vineyards And Winery, The Foley Food & Wine Society, The Foley Food And Wine Society, Two Sisters at 5017 Zaca Station Road Los Olivos, CA 93441; Foley Family Wines, Inc 10300 Chalk Hill Road Healsburg, CA 95448 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Omar Percich, CFO & Assistant Secretary filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 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: 2015‑0002042. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Telegraph Brewing Company at 418 N. Salsipuedes St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Telegraph Brewing Co., Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Brian Thompson, President 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002139. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MM Stash at 503 N Kellogg Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Karen Ranum (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Karen Ranum filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 24 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: 2015‑0002019. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Somerset Pool Design at 1063 Casitas Pass Rd Carpinteria, CA 93013; Robert Robinson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bob Robinson filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002156. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Brave Logic at 1615 Olive Street #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; David Allan Hutt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David A Hutt filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002112. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lee Key Kayak Films at 1615 Olive Street #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; David Allan Hutt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David A Hutt filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002113. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Paleo Caterers at 3712 Greggory Way #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kelsey Bray (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kelsey Bray filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002175. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Type A Creative at 122 W Arrellaga Street #10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kendall Pata (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kendall Pata filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09 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: 2015‑0002147. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Creative Auromotive Support at 1140 Westmont Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Warren Rogers Franklin III (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002169. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Wine Spa at 29 West Micheltorena Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SBCLNH (same address) This business is conducted by a Corportion Signed: Scott Crawford, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002164. Published: July 16, 23, 30 Aug 6 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sanctuary House of Santa Barbara Inc. at 222 est Valerio Street Rear Building Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002206. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Flash Me‑Vintage Trailer Booth at 1326 Calzada Ave Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Barry Campbell Marks (same address) Elizabeth Ann Marks (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Elizabeth A. Marks and Barry C. Marks filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002094. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alchemy Interiors & Staging at 828 Spring St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Aimee Jett (same address) Torrey Eileen Monnich 2324 Chapala St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Aimee Jett filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002166. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Easy Street Wine Collective, Easy Street Winemakers at 90 Easy Street Buellton, CA 93427; Emily Dafoe 232 Grennwell Ave. Summerland, CA 93067; Robert Dafoe (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Robert Dafoe filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10 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: 2015‑0002163. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Domaine Dafoe, Domaine Dafoe Wines, Domaine RSD at 232 Greenwell Avenue Summerland, CA 93067; Emily Dafoe (same address) Robert Scott Dafoe (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Robert Dafoe filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002162. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Dog Jog at 2130 Emerson Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Laina Malm‑Levine (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Laina Mail‑Levine filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002121. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roark Wine Company at 84 Industrial Way Unit C Buellton, CA 93427; Ryan Ellis Roark 9160 Hwy 101 Los Alamos, CA 93440 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ryan Roark filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002070. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gold Coast Adjusting at 5750 Via Real #296 Carpinteria, CA 93013; James Kirby (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002140. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gateway Surgical Solutions at 3463 State Street Suite 223 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Pioneer Surgical Systems, Inc. 595 Kupulau Drive Kihei, HI 96753 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Donald Oneil filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17 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 Tersa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002224. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Integrative Veterinary Services at 412 North Ontare Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Alexa McKenna (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Alexa McKenna filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17 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 Tersa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002225. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POP at 105 Natoma #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sara S Gehris (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2015‑0002202. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Best Sleep Mattress, Lull, Lull Premium Mattress, Mattress of Your Dreams, Quality Mattress, Sleep At First Sight, Sleep You Deserve, Complete Mattress Search, Lull Bed, Lull Yourself To Sleep, Perfect Sleep Expert, Rejuvenate Your Sleep, Sleep Engineers, Sleeping Solution, Got Bed Bugs, Lull Mattress, Mattress At Your Doorstep, Premium Quality Mattress, Rest Experts, Sleep Experts, Sweet Dreams at 3905 State Street Suite 7347 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lull Ventures, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002185. Published: July 23, 30 Aug 6, 13 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E Pro Insurance Agency, LLC at 463 Los Feliz Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; E Pro Insurance Agency, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Erica Salda filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002167. Published: July 30 Aug 6, 13, 20 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative at 777 Camino Pescadero Suite J Isla Vista, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002301. Published: July 30 Aug 6, 13, 20 2015.

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nAme cHAnge IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CORNELIS DIRK KOP ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV01414 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: CORNELIS DIRK KOP TO: KEES DIRK KOP THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 19, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 06, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2015.

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may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca. gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. CASE NO:1469814 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: JOSEPH D. ALLEN 131 E. Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, 93101; (805) 892‑2480 (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del

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NO: 15‑7‑00218‑1 Notice and Summons by Publication (Termination) (SMPB) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF CLALLAM JUVENILE COURT Dependency of: DELILAH LONG D.O.B.: 04/12/2008 To: RICHARD JONES, father of DELILAH LONG and/or JOHN DOE, NAME/IDENTITY UNKNOWN and/or ANYONE ELSE CLAIMING A PATERNAL INTEREST IN THE CHILD A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2015, A Termination First Set Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: AUGUST 26TH, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at CLALLAM COUNTY JUVENILE SERVICES, 1912 W. 18TH STREET, PORT ANGELES, WA 98363. You should be present at this hearing. The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at Port Angeles, at (360) 565‑2240 or Forks DSHS, at (360) 374‑3530. To view information about your rights, including right to a lawyer, go to www.atg.wa.gov/TRM.aspx. Dated: 07/23/2015 W. BRENT BASDEN Commissioner, BARBARA CHRISTENSEN, County Clerk, JENNIFER CLARK, Deputy Clerk Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13 2015.

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Paper Towns. Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, and Justice Smith star in a film written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the novel by John Green, and directed by Jake Schreier. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

review watchers might expect a more sinister film, even though the teasers get the plot points right. Two teens embark on a one-night crime romp, followed by the disappearance of instigator and wild child Margo (Cara Delevingne), who leaves behind a larger-than-life legend and a host of hints around her vanishing. Romantic boy hero Q (Nat Wolff) is drawn by these cryptic clues to leave Tallahassee and follow mysterious Margo to a map site 1,200 miles away that he knows is fictional. It’s crazy love, and while that all sounds like the stuff of thrillers, the crime spree is more like practical jokes, the mystery girl is a lost soul trying to find herself, and the boy’s search is full of both doom and self-celebration. Paper Towns is a lot less edgy (and less clichéd) than the film’s promoters want us to think. Adapted from the John (The Fault in Our Stars) Green novel, this is a winning, sweet, and unexpectedly unsentimental coming-of-age tale — though nowhere near as profound and well crafted as Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. It defies easy assumptions, though: Q loves flashy, sophisticated Margo, who is clearly out of his cautious depth. But that doesn’t mean Margo is necessarily callous to the qualities he does have. Likewise with Q’s high school buddies, drawn from central

THEIR TOWN: Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff star in the winning, sweet, unexpectedly unsentimental coming-ofage tale Paper Towns.

casting’s nerd pool, who eventually reveal big flaws and nobilities. The film is more real than you’d expect. Director Jake Schreier, who made Robot & Frank, has an unencumbered lucid style and makes nice visual contrasts between open spaces and tiny, grimy rooms. He directs the cast with breezy ease. There are too many teenage-movie exchanges, but it sometimes feels improvised, too. The movie drifts through worlds: suspense, teen party romp, but it finally becomes a quest. Q’s grail is Margo, he thinks, but he finds a Paper Town. What he does next is the best part. n

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n Trainwreck, Amy (Amy Schumer) crashes through a variety of dating wreckages en route to a happier partnership, which itself ALL ABOARD: Starring Bill Hader and Amy Schumer, Trainwreck is has plenty of bumps along the way. The result a funny, of-the-moment snapshot of the pitfalls and pratfalls of will be remembered as one of the funnier, modern non-monogamy. more risqué adventures of the summer movie season’s end. deepen the brighter ones. In the script and in her perThough a few of us land in fairy-tale-ending love formance, Schumer brings humanity to her Trainwreck, lives early on, most have to learn the true teachings which puts it in a special category of comedy goodness. of the heart through a series of horrifying romantic Besides Schumer, who is great as Amy, a hero you carnages. Amy endures a variety of men under vary- love and root for despite her stumbles, the cast also has ing states of sobriety, sleeping with everyone from the the appearances from the ever-enjoyable Bill Hader, awkwardly well endowed to the brazenly closeted, all the goofily smiling Vanessa Bayer, and the surprisingly the while attempting to uphold a journalism career. In great LeBron James as Hader’s sensitive best friend. the background, her coping mechanisms and a heavy Colin Quinn is also memorable as Amy’s father, and family dynamic weigh her down. It’s a very funny, of- John Cena as one of her boyfriends. Between this and the-moment snapshot of the pitfalls and pratfalls of Bridesmaids, which Trainwreck director/co-producer modern non-monogamy. Judd Apatow also produced, I preferred this one as The movie, like a lot of modern comedies, lurches being consistently funnier and more heartfelt. To its credit, Trainwreck isn’t just about the disasters into a slower, dramatic, and somewhat moralizing but also the grace to recover from them, and it reminds redemption act in its final third. On the one hand, it feels a bit overlong as a result. On the other, it’s a good us that if there’s a light at the end of this crazy tunnel, it’s enough comedy that the darker elements help to through the redemption of laughter. n

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The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, JULY 31, through TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. Descriptions followed by initials — RD (Richie DeMaria) and DJP (D.J. Palladino) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

FIRST LOOKS Paper Towns (109 mins.; PG-13: some language, drinking, sexuality, and partial nudity — all involving teens)

Reviewed on page 67.

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Trainwreck (125 mins.; R: strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug use)

Vacation (99 mins.; R: crude and sexual content and language throughout and brief graphic nudity) Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) is all grown up with a family of his own. He decides to carry on the tradition his father, Clark (Chevy Chase), started and take his brood on a family vacation to Walley World. Mayhem ensues.

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SCREENINGS See The Week for “Summer Movies” on p. 29. Rio 2 (101 mins.; G) Blu, Jewel, and their three kids move from Rio de Janeiro to the jungle. Blu tries to fit in but manages to get into scraps with Nigel and meets his fatherin-law. Tue., Aug. 4 and Wed., Aug. 5, 10am, Paseo Nuevo

NOW SHOWING O Amy

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material)

Many creative souls will find a kindred spirit in Amy Winehouse, the focus of Asif Kapadia’s new documentary. Beneath the shine and scrutiny of camera flashes was a humble North London girl who made music to channel and combat a wellspring of inner darkness. In its tender and tragic tone, Amy works because when she falls, we feel it, too. (RD) Metro 4

Tangerine (88 mins.; R: strong and

Ant-Man (117 mins.; PG-13: sci-fi action

disturbing sexual content, graphic nudity, language throughout, and drug use)

violence)

It’s Christmas Eve in Hollywood, and trans-woman sex worker Sin-Dee finds out that her boyfriend and pimp, Chester, has been cheating on her. She and her friend Alexandra set out to find Chester and his mistress.

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PREMIERES Jimmy’s Hall (109 mins.; PG-13: language and a scene of violence) Jimmy Gralton returns to Ireland in 1932 after a decade in exile in the U.S. Once home, he reopens the dance hall, much to the dismay of the local priest, village squire, and area fascists. Plaza de Oro Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (130 mins.; PG-13: sequences of action and violence, and brief partial nudity)

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and crew are on a new assignment — to take down the international rogue organization called the Syndicate that is determined to destroy IMF.

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Had Ant-Man been a Marvel superhero version of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with visual wit and a healthy sense of microcosmic wonder, it would have been a great movie. But what should have been fun ended up overinflated with too much awkward Disney moralizing. (DJP). Camino Real (2D)/Metro 4 (2D) I’ll See You in My Dreams (92 mins.; PG-13: sexual material, drug use, and brief strong language) This comedy-drama 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. Riviera

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This film’s inner journey is a blast, especially the map of consciousness provided: A train of thought takes viewers from long-term memories, through the Unconscious, and down to a scary pit where memories go to die. We believe a

silly premise and feel the war between regrets and happy days raging in a world of animated change. (DJP)

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Forget the giant box-office take and noisy buzz — there are plenty of thrills but no quantum leap in either the fearfactor or special-effects departments. In the end, there is running, munching, and artillery and T. rex gets some awesome roar time. It isn’t brilliant. It’s vintage. (DJP) Metro 4 (2D)

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Minions (91 mins.; PG: action and rude humor)

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Mr. Holmes (104 mins.; PG: thematic elements, some disturbing images, and incidental smoking)

The year is 1947, and legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) comes out of retirement to try and solve a 50-year-old cold case. Plaza de Oro Pixels (105 mins.; PG-13: some language and suggestive comments) Intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and use them as models to attack Earth. The president calls upon 1980s champions — who are all grown up — of each game to defend the planet. Fairview (2D)/Fiesta 5 (2D) Southpaw (123 mins.; R: language throughout and some violence) Jake Gyllenhaal stars as boxer Billy Hope, who is about to retire until his life is turned upside down when tragedy strikes. The only way he can keep himself together is by returning to the world of boxing. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo The Vatican Tapes (91 mins.; PG-13: disturbing violent content, and some sexual references)

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uilt in an Italianate style for George M. Roeder, it was lived in for many years by George’s wellknown son, E.C. Roeder. With his friend Adam Ott, who lived on the next block, E.C. ran the Roeder & Ott hardware store at 727 State Street, a very popular business. E.C. was given the house by his father in 1903 and lived there for 45 years. It was one of five homes built in the Italianate style in the West Downtown neighborhood, which the City of Santa Barbara published a study of in January 2012. It has undergone significant alterations, including the addition of a second story in the back sometime around 1940. But many of the Italianate references persist, including, according to the city’s study, “everything that is unusual for the style such as a single story, five-ranked with a full-width front porch. The arched windows are framed in and therefore do not exhibit any additional crowns.”

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house is bright, as well, with pale wood flooring and yellow-and-white walls. The windows are enhanced by skylights that let in even more natural light, and high cathedral ceilings add to the expansive feeling. As I poked around the kitchen, it was immediately evident that everything in the house is designed for efficiency, making the most of the space. The stackable washer and dryer tucked into a closet are an obvious space-saver, as is the kitchen counter that doubles as a breakfast bar. The appliances are gleaming. If they aren’t brand new, they certainly fooled me. I could easily see myself living in this tidy little home, eating dinner out on the patio almost all year long, my privacy ensured by hedges on all sides, listening to the birds sing rather than traf traffic drive past. The yard is completely fenced and encircles the whole house, so my little dog would be right at home whether or not I was. For the few actual chilly days that we experience here in temperate Santa Barbara, there’s even a gas fireplace in the living room that can be enjoyed from the kitchen, too. The location is my idea of perfect. It’s near downtown without being in the midst of the downtown scene, and close to everything without being noisy. Being a block from Mission Street means easy freeway access when you drive your car. But you may not drive all weekend, because, of course, Cajun Kitchen is just a couple of blocks from home, which means a great breakfast is just a short walk away.

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Watering Cans 101:

What you y need to Know about the humble tool t

here is one garden implement that many people might overlook. It is humble, yet indispensable. It is the watering can. Watering cans come in all sizes from the dainty one with a long spout to carefully add a tiny stream of water to the African violet on the windowsill to the standard galvanized one that holds several gallons of water to douse that wilting coleus on the patio. Plastic, metal, they all have one thing in common: They deliver just the right amount of water to just the right place. This is what makes them indispensable, especially now in times of water shortages. Keeping a watering can full can provide that little relief to a plant in distress when it is inappropriate to turn on the sprinkler. Depending on the weather, the potting medium, the plant’s tolerance, and many other factors, all plants are not created equal. The ficus and geranium may hang on for weeks without water, but the prayer plant may begin to fold its leaves in supplication before the next watering cycle. It could use an emergency intervention. Most of the larger watering cans come equipped with what is called a “rose” that screws onto the end of the spout. It serves to spread the stream of water into a gentle shower— good for that flat of seedlings and to provide a little humidity to that fern. It shower can easily be removed if a more vigorous application is required— required for filling the bird bath or nurturing that newly planted pot of herbs. The trick is to remember to fill the can each time the hose already in use so that that backup is available when needed. And don’t stop with one, have two or even three, perhaps in different sizes, ready for any eventuality.

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dere Hotel, formerly the Potter Hotel. The club relocated to a house at 25 East Micheltorena Street until the old Calkins house became available in the spring of 1922. The club purchased the property for $27,500 and engaged the architectural firm of Soule, Murphy, and Hastings to remodel the house. Winsor Soule and John Frederick Murphy were both members of the club. The new clubhouse was dedicated in March 1923. The remodel was dramatic. One reporter wrote,“Even the oldest inhabPHOTOS COURTESY S.B. HISTORICAL MUSEUM

his home, built for James W. Calkins about 1878, was located at 1332 Santa Barbara Street. The house was remodeled top to bottom in 1922 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and today is home to the University Club. The look of the original building was, apparently, a matter of taste. One critic called it “a monstrosity of towers, battlements, bay windows, porticos, and scrollwork.” Yet a reporter for the Morning Press in 1881 wrote the house was “unsurpassed for beauty by any residence in the city. It is built after the Elizabethan style of architecture, and those familiar with the pleasant peculiarities of that style will find them all reproduced in this beautiful home.” Little is known about the owner of the house, J.W. Calkins. About the time the house was built, Calkins was vice president of the First National Gold Bank, and he went on to become president of the bank. Calkins also dabbled in ranching. He leased part of Rancho Corral de Quati in the Santa Ynez Valley and owned a portion of the adjoining Rancho La Zaca, most probably as an investment. Calkins was a member of the Santa Barbara School Board. He served as an officer of the Santa Barbara Natural History Society and reportedly owned a shell necklace that had belonged to the “Lone Woman” of San Nicolas Island. He was an avid horticulturist, and the garden of his Santa Barbara Street property was among the most elaborate in the city. The orchards included 22 apple trees, seven pear trees, six peaches, 12 bananas, 11 orange trees, and seven figs. The vineyard contained 15 varieties of grapes, and the profusion of flowers and plants included 30 types of ferns and 20 kinds of fuchsias. The house itself was impressive: five bedrooms, five baths, and servants’ quarters. The woodwork inside was gorgeous, highlighted by an elegant central staircase. The Calkins family eventually sold the house, and it passed through a number of owners’ hands until the University Club became interested in the property. The club was founded in 1919 and held its first meetings in the Belve-

The James W. Calkins house, built around 1878 (top photo), was remodeled to the presentday University Club (lower photo) in 1923.

itant wouldn’t recognize [the Calkins house] now. It’s been worked over, and added to, and re-roofed and stuccoed, and metamorphosed …” Much of the woodwork was retained, including the grand staircase. The upstairs was taken over as apartments for unmarried members. These members paid $80 a month for an apartment and three meals a day. The club’s new dining room was large enough to hold all 228 members in one sitting. With all the alterations made through the decades, the University Club of today is a far cry from the “beautiful home” that J.W.Calkins built over 130 years ago.

Michael Redmon is the director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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Santa barbara county SaleS area

Seller

buyer

price

date

addreSS

CARPINTERIA

BARRETT JOHN EA

GATELY MICHAEL S

$1,040,000

7/15/15

4855 SAWYER AVE

MONTECITO

SANTA BARBARA

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UNINCORPORATED

LEE ROBERT E EU

LOMELI YOLANDA TRUST

$520,000

7/14/15

5455 EIGHTH ST 14

GORDON JAMES C III/SHARON

LAFRANCE AEON

$380,000

7/17/15

5446 EIGHTH ST 29

WHITE RICHARD A TRUSTEE

SIMMONS JOSHUA EA

$535,000

7/17/15

4692 CARPINTERIA AVE 29

SANTA ROSA LANE LLC

WINN RALPH A TRUSTEE

$14,000,000

7/16/15

475 Santa Rosa LN

GREER R SCOTT TRUSTEE

CORSON BRADLEY W EU

$2,100,000

7/17/15

302 ENNISBROOK DR

FIKES THOMAS G

JIREK SARAH L EU

$287,000

7/15/15

1049 WESTMONT RD

LEE MAURICE EU

YADAV SAMEER EU

$287,000

7/15/15

915 WESTMONT RD

PURCELL CLIFDEN G TRUSTEE

PATTISON ANDREW T EU

$1,249,000

7/17/15

655 CIRCLE DR

ASHLOCK ROBERT L TRUSTEE

WALDROUP STEPHANIE A EA

$975,000

7/15/15

137 POR LA MAR CIR

WINN R ALASTAIR EU

MARTIN ANN R TRUSTEE

$2,685,000

7/15/15

719 MISSION CANYON RD

EGAN JAMES V EA

BURT KATHLEEN S TRUSTEE

$1,955,000

7/17/15

1937 LAGUNA ST

COLLINS FINANCIAL LLC

KELLERHOUSE NEIL M EU

$1,225,000

7/17/15

614 SIERRA ST

GATELEY B RAY TRUSTEE

EGAN JAMES V EU

$800,000

7/17/15

1820 SANTA BARBARA ST

GATELEY B RAY TRUSTEE

EGAN JAMES V EU

$1,700,000

7/17/15

1822 SANTA BARBARA ST

PRINCESSAPRYL LLC

HARDY FFRANCESCA

$550,000

7/15/15

1701 ANACAPA ST 10

TRACY OLGA G TRUST

CEC SMP MANAGEMENT LLC

$650,000

7/17/15

814 E ANAPAMU ST

SEASEARCH INVESTMENTS LLC

GOBBLE JEFFREY D TRUSTEE

$1,365,000

7/16/15

908 CALIFORNIA ST

RAKER BEVERLY W TRUSTEE

MORMANN KERRY L

$1,475,000

7/14/15

1221 DIANA LN

DARNELL R MAX EU

PRATT ROBERT J TRUSTEE

$2,050,000

7/17/15

524 LA MARINA DR

SHGC PROPERTIES LP

GORHAM TIMOTHY W EU

$2,225,000

7/17/15

720 DE LA VINA ST

RBH FAMILY LIVING TRUST

TATMAN TAYLOR R

$175,000

7/16/15

923 CASTILLO ST

MARTINEZ JOSEPHINE TRUST

FERGUSON SAM EU

$699,000

7/14/15

1808 MOUNTAIN AVE

SCHOTT ERIC R

WHIPPLE TERESA L TRUSTEE

$1,475,000

7/15/15

206 LA PLATA

DODGE NANCY TRUSTEE

FL 1V A SERIES OF FUNLIFE LLC

$5,100,000

7/17/15

3129 CLIFF DR

ORTALE THOMAS W

GEYER CRAIG C

$640,000

7/17/15

3879 CINCO AMIGOS

TVEIDT JOANNE TRUST

EYEN JAMES P EU

$950,000

7/16/15

2820 CLINTON TERRACE

CROW FAMILY TRUST

ENGLAND GEORGE L III EU

$916,000

7/16/15

221 ROMAINE DR

OAKLEY WILLIAM C TRUSTEE

CALDWELL PETER D TRUSTEE

$530,000

7/15/15

130 W ALAMAR AVE 4

MELNICK ROSS EU

JACONETTE PAUL R EA

$1,155,000

7/16/15

345 N ONTARE RD

THOMPSON CAROLINA A TRUSTEE

RAYDEN JULIE E EU

$1,401,000

7/15/15

232 MORADA LN

DEWALT LARRY D EU

BROKKEN WILLIAM K

$1,280,000

7/13/15

4433 MEADOWLARK LN

PEREZ ANTONIO JR EU

LANGSTON-JONES BRADFORD B EU

$695,000

7/16/15

4509 HOLLISTER AVE

FREELAND REALTY LLC

ZOOM PROPERTIES LLC

$7,850,000

7/16/15

4181 STATE ST

BEARDING DENISE

CHANDLER RON EU

$412,500

7/16/15

4587 ATASCADERO DR

JACOBS JULIE A ESTATE

BABINEAUX BRADLEY EU

$621,000

7/15/15

4077 VIA ZORRO B

JESSUP DONALD A TRUSTEE

SIMMONS ADAM K EU

$1,279,000

7/15/15

731 LA BUENA TIERRA

DEY ROBIN C EA

BLUM GARY EU

$1,604,000

7/16/15

4845 VIA LOS SANTOS

PTOLEMAIC PROPERTIES LLC

RDB 2012 LLC

$1,000,000

7/16/15

736 N SAN MARCOS RD

ROSEVILE SQUARE PARTNERS LTD

TUCKER LARRY TRUST

$500,000

7/15/15

5811 CALLE REAL

EAGLE VISTA EQUIIES LLC

MOODY SCOTT D EU

$845,000

7/13/15

5660 MARBURY DR

SELOVER ELIZABETH B TRUST

FERGUSON JAY TRUSTEE

$960,000

7/14/15

5310 ORCHARD PARK LN

SUGICH DAVID L EU

SHEPHERD MICHIKO TRUST

$470,000

7/17/15

5300 TRACI DR

LEIFESTE HEATHER

ARZATE JUANA EA

$395,000

7/17/15

37 DEARBORN PL 69

HAND LISBETH S

CROSSLAND STEPHEN K TRUSTEE

$720,000

7/17/15

272 CARLO DR

EVANS MAUREEN TRUSTEE

HARRISON CHRISTOPHER E EU

$689,000

7/16/15

6170 CALETA AVE

WADLEY DENNIS C EU

PANDICH STEPHEN EA

$915,000

7/14/15

6438 CAROLDALE LN

DEWEY JAMES S JR

ADAM ADRIANNE EU

$739,000

7/15/15

7853 RIO VISTA DR

MEEKS LAURA D EU

FISHER ALISON N EA

$470,000

7/17/15

7640 HOLLISTER AVE 371

REILLY ANNE M TRUST

FRANKLIN CARY TRUSTEE

$815,000

7/17/15

7777 JENNA DR

GEYER CRAIG C

MARTINEZ MONICA EA

$750,000

7/17/15

6555 PARDALL RD

COUGHLIN BARRY J TRUSTEE

ALLARD PIERRE

$490,000

7/17/15

909 E FIR AVE

FREDERICK AARON EU

VERA MARIA R EU

$255,000

7/14/15

1018 W LEMON AVE

VALENCIA JERRY T EU

SANDERS SABRINA S EU

$345,000

7/16/15

1204 VILLAGE MEADOWS DR

BOWMAN JOHN A EA

HOLLOWAY ROBERT L TRUSTEE

$115,000

7/13/15

401 S J ST

SEC HOUSING & URBAN DEVEL

TEKAAT DAVID

$99,000

7/17/15

184 VILLAGE CIRCLE DR

RASHAD BAHIJA W

KEE MICHELLE EA

$281,500

7/15/15

1017 W FIR AVE

ESQUIVIAS, MIGUEL

TARIQ MOIN EU

$398,000

7/17/15

417 S Z ST

SANDHU GURPAL S

VALENCIA JERRY T EU

$370,000

7/17/15

1123 HONDA CT

MAIN JUANITA C TRUSTEE

FORSTER TERRY TRUSTEE

$412,500

7/16/15

107 INVERNESS AVE

MARSH SUSAN

PURO MARK M EU

$320,000

7/13/15

4405 CAPRICORN CT

WHITMAN FRANCES R TRUSTEE

TURNER JOHN

$525,000

7/13/15

356 OAK HILL DR

HOOPS LEWIS & WILHEIMINA EU

NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

$432,500

7/17/15

4560 FALCON DR

LOMELI YOLANDA TRUST

NORLIN CINDY A

$485,000

7/14/15

476 PARK ST

VAN ZANDT WALTER R EU

COHEN DAVID G EU

$545,000

7/15/15

573 PAULA RAY LN

TERRY ROBERT EU

HAMSON GREG A EU

$695,000

7/15/15

321 DOGWOOD DR

BORJAS MICHAEL A EU

SPALLINO JAMES F EU

$240,000

7/15/15

1713 LA SALLE DR

PADILLA JESUS M EA

GONZALEZ GUADALUPE U M

$325,000

7/16/15

1532 SWALLOW ST

MCCORMACK FAMILY TRUST 4/26/05

SILVA CARLA

$443,500

7/17/15

2506 S BOWLES LN

JACKSON DENNIS L

ISAACSON TED EU

$305,000

7/15/15

5045 DEPOT RD

OUIMET RANDY L EU

WILLIAMS OLIVER B IIII

$160,000

7/14/15

3055 COLSON CANYON RD

JOHNSON JOANNE M TRUSTEE

STONE RANDOLF EU

$256,000

7/14/15

317 FIFTH ST G

SCAVONE MICHAEL A EU

SELANDER KATHLEEN P

$875,000

7/16/15

1374 FARADAY ST

BLUM GARY M & BUNTROCK LORI EU

TRAINOFF STEVEN EU

$1,835,000

7/15/15

1590 SAN MARCOS PASS RD

buyer

price

date

addreSS

ERICKSON FRANCESCA M EU

CONLEE KIMBERLY A

$316,000

7/14/15

5096 HARP RD

HORTON DONNA TRUST

SOLIS TERESA EA

$340,000

7/15/15

4603 CHERRY AVE

HUGHES CLIVE EU

PINEDO PHILIP A EU

$390,000

7/14/15

4638 BASQUE DR

WEBSTER CHARLES D EU

ARMSTRONG CORY S

$435,000

7/17/15

1054 AMETHYST DR

TAGGART DAVID A TRUSTEE

SEYFERT STEVEN P EU

$512,000

7/17/15

916 AMETHYST DR

KIGER MARK A EU

HALL ALEX K

$435,000

7/17/15

4608 HARMONY LN

TUCKER PAUL R TRUST

HARVEY NICKOLAS R EU

$382,500

7/17/15

1516 OAK KNOLL RD

RIGGALL MICHAEL J EU

CANO ANTHONY V EU

$419,000

7/14/15

5153 BRITTANY CT

EDGE RUFUS L EU

AVITIA RAMON EU

$400,000

7/15/15

1183 KIT WAY

FORD WILLIAM

PARSONS SIENNA E

$240,000

7/17/15

480 N CENTER CT

GARRETT LYNNE D

THALER TONY B EU

$322,500

7/17/15

4384 WOODMERE RD

ROSS ANDREW C

ROSS THADDEUS C TRUSTEE

$285,000

7/17/15

4242 WOODMERE RD

LIMA GILBERT J EU

STUNKARD BILLIE R EU

$575,000

7/14/15

4424 BURLINGTON DR

KEYES RICKY D EU

CALDERON JUAN G EU

$570,000

7/17/15

2405 SKYLINKS CT

BINGHAM PATRICK TRUSTEE

BORAIE SAMI EU

$450,000

7/17/15

2431 S WEDGEWOOD DR

BARKER CAROLYN J TRUSTEE

LEBLANC TNI EU

$609,500

7/15/15

4566 KRIS DR

LUGO JUSTIN EU

OWENS BRANDON C

$385,000

7/16/15

1939 S ROSITA AVE

ANDERSEN, JON LIVING TRUST 11/

DREW HENRY T

$325,000

7/16/15

2459 N SCHUMAN PL

CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC

NOVELO JOSE A EU

$434,000

7/15/15

926 W CLARENCE CT

CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC

DELACRUZ ROBERT EU

$403,000

7/16/15

910 W CLARENCE CT

CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC

PEREZ MARTIN A EA

$376,000

7/16/15

901 W CLARENCE CT

CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC

PARAMO ANGEL EU

$397,000

7/16/15

909 W CLARENCE CT

AYON VICTOR A

VARGAS MAIRA EA

$278,000

7/17/15

828 MARCIA WAY

HANSEN ELLA TRUST

RUBIN JEREMY

$190,000

7/15/15

917 E ALVIN AVE

HENDERSON LAURA J

MARTINO MARIA R

$380,000

7/13/15

165 PALM COURT DR

NALENZUELA JASON EU

HENDERSON LAURA J EU

$412,000

7/13/15

313 E LAS FLORES WAY

GUADALUPE

LOPEZ TOM S

GONZALES GILBERT C

$20,000

7/14/15

4235 GULARTE LN

SLO CAPITAL INC

CABRILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$180,000

7/14/15

4202 11TH ST

LOS OLIVOS

MCGLONE MICHAEL T

JAYAR LAND CORP

$765,000

7/15/15

2905 ALTA ST

BUELLTON/SOLVANG

HAMSON GREGORY A TRUSTEE

PRICE KENNETH R TRUSTEE

$1,195,000

7/15/15

2698 QUAIL VALLEY RD

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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BUELLTON 224 La Pita Place, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $629,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805 705‑5206 350 Riverview Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑3, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Breanne Lowry 805 403‑0532 351 Sycamore Dr., 5BD/3BA, Sat 2‑5 Sun 2‑5, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805 448‑3800

CARPINTERIA 1531 Meadow Circle, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $899,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805.680.6524 3553 Padaro Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathleen Winter 805 451‑4663 4816 Sawyer Ave, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1‑3, $645,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chierici & Associates 805 680‑0501 5407 Cameo Rd, 4BD, Sun 2‑4, Assist‑2‑Sell Full Service R.E.

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105 Tecolote Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1‑3, $649,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Natalie Brand 805 680‑5239 216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $439,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 300 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 1, 1BD/1BA, By Appt., $367,000Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 313 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 4, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $375,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 340 Old Mill Road 175, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑3, $379,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805 252‑0625 5564 Berkeley, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1‑5, $949,000, Coldwell Banker, Stephen MacFarlane 770‑0838, Joanne Stoltz 895‑7322 632 Dara Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1‑4 Sun 1‑4, $1,079,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805 252‑2749 7241 Butte Drive 4BD/2BA, Sun 11‑3, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patty Schwartskopf 805 883‑8578 7313 Elmhurst, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805 689‑5799 877 N San Marcos Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805 455‑1607

HOPE RANCH 4426 Via Alegre, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,950,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen Hughes 886‑1842

MESA 1211 Harbor Hills Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2‑4, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805 895‑1799 & Kellie Roche 805 705‑5334 1531 & 1533 San Miguel Avenue, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $1,995,000 Sotheby’s, Nick Svensson 805.895.2957

MONTECITO 1050 Cima Linda Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $4,495,000, Sotheby’s Jenny Hall 805.705.7125 1135 Summit Road, Sun 1‑4, 3BD/4. 5BA, $3,950,000, Coldwell Banker, Ingrid Anderson Smith 805 689‑2396 12 West Mountain Drive, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,595,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas 805.845.2888 120 Tiburon Bay Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,295,000m, Sotheby’s, Krista Simundson 805.453.5117 1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, By Appt., $1,195,000 Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805.450.7477

1420 E Valley Road, 6BD/7BA, $6,750,000, Sun 2‑4, Brian Goldsworthy, 805 570‑1289 1641 East Valley Road, 2BD/4BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4 Sun 1‑4, $2,425,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805.455.1190 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1‑4,$5,650,000, Sotheby’s, M. Larkin S.Carlson 805.680.2525 1775 Glen Oaks Drive 6BD/4BA, Sun 2‑4, $4,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805 698‑8960 211 Rametto Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $3,395,000, Sotheby’s Maureen McDermut 805.570.5545 23 Chase Dr, Sun 1‑4, $1,495,000, Coastal Properties 2355 E Valley Road, 5BD/9BA, Sun 2‑4, $4,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis & Wes St. Clair 805 886‑6741 352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $3,495,000, Sotheby’s Amie Strickland 805.570.7677 420 Toro Canyon Rd, Sun 2‑4, Coast and Valley Properties, 618 Tabor Ln, Sun 1‑4, $1,399,000, Coastal Properties 677 Orchard Avenue, $2,150,000 – 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑3, Charlie Peterson 805 637‑0312 923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, By Appt., $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805.450.7477

RIVIERA 1006 E Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1‑5, $989,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805 453‑0927 1210 Diana Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,249,000 Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805 906‑0194 1742 Prospect Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,200,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Dickman 805.689.3135 5 Rincon Vista Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,695,000, Sotheby’s, Joy Bean 805.895.1422 50 Camino Alto, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s Diane Randall 805.705.5252 712 Arbolado Rd, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,295,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805.680.6524

SAN ROQUE 219 Toyon Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1 ‑ 3 Sun 1‑4, $1,630,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805.453.4555 222 Calle Granada, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1‑5, Sun 1‑4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805 453‑0927 3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,249,000, Berkshire Hathaway, 805 570‑0403, 805 368‑4479 3613 San Remo Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2‑4 Sun 1‑4, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805 368‑4479 4088 Via Zorro A & B, 5BD/3BA, Sat 1‑4, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805‑448‑6642 501 East Calle Laureles, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $999,500, Coldwell Banker, Marc Baxis 805 770‑0011

SANTA BARBARA 1106 Crestline Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,765,000, Coldwell Banker, Victor Plana 805 895‑0591 118 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑3, $835,000, Coldwell Banker, Bob Oliver 805 895‑6967 12 E Constance Avenue, 3BD/3BA, $1,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway Angela Moloney 805‑451‑1553 121 W De La Guerra St 7, 1BD/2BA, Sat 1‑3 Sun 1‑4, $1,550,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexandria Viscosi 805 755‑9005

Carpinteria E

very coastal California beach

town was once like Carpinteria before the world realized that they, too, wanted to live along the seashore and those once quaint hamlets got overdeveloped. Carpinteria, however, remains perfectly caught in that smalltown setting, where most commercial activity revolves around the main drag of Linden Avenue and everyone says hi to everyone else while walking down to the beach for a quick dip. There’s a wide range of home types and sizes to be explored, but all are close to the beach.

AreA HigHligHts

The Neighbors Young families, retired

folks, and everyone in between, most with a surfboard in the trunk and some avocados from their friends’ farm in the backseat.

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by Dusk Donahue

canoes, or tomols, along the coast, using the black tar that escapes naturally from the cliffs to seal their vessels. Since then, it’s grown ever so slowly into a mecca for surfers who pray at nearby Rincon Point but also a refuge for anyone seeking to live in a small-town setting where everybody knows your name. The hills above “Carp,” as it’s called, are covered with avocado orchards and flower farms, and agriculture remains a driving economic force in the area. Tourism is also a major player, as people from near and far enjoy strolling Linden Avenue in search of a great burger at The Spot, a freshly made ale at Island Brewing Company, a wicked cocktail with steamed mussels at Sly’s, or a grillit-yourself steak at The Palms.

Market Condos on the coastline,

bungalows near the quaint downtown strip, and a wide range of everything else throughout the community. Lifestyle Sand in between your

toes, surfboards under your arms, and a storybook small-town atmosphere but with a rising food and drink scene and a regular annual schedule of cultural events. You’ll Love The Avocado Festival rocks!

So does knowing most everyone you see on Linden Street or Carp State Beach.

Perfect For Young families, couples, and

anyone ready to escape the big city for a seaside hamlet. Retirees relish it, too.

Around the Area You couldn’t paint a

more iconic beach town than Carpinteria, where about 13,000 people live within a mile or so of the shoreline and scents of the sea are always in the air. The town was named as a place of carpentry by the Spanish colonists who found the Chumash natives working on their plank

It’s the sandy shoreline, though, that attracts tourists and urges locals to stay. Carpinteria State Beach is routinely named the safest beach on the planet, and the adjacent campground is abuzz with activity all year long. The tide pools are world-class, and those seeking a close-up look at marine mammals can check out the sea lion rookery from the undeveloped Carp Bluffs. Nature lovers will also love spotting egrets, herons, and other cool birds at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, one of the many areas that conservationists have protected from overdevelopment. The neighborhoods are a mix of apartments, condos, and single-family homes, all pretty much within at least bicycling distance of the beach. n

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here are few things in life I despise more than moving houses and making the bed — the former because, well, no one really likes packing up their entire existence and carting it across town, and the latter never made much sense to me at all: In an era where efficient use of time is tantamount, why spend even a minute prettying up a piece of furniture only ever seen by your closest family and friends? Nonetheless, two summers ago, I was forced to repeatedly engage in both practices, hauling pieces of my family’s life back and forth between the garage and preening our pillows, sheets, and comforters in my own personal version of hell. My newfound tasks were all part of the apparently necessary real estate practice called “staging,” in which those seeking to sell their homes while still living in them must pretend for certain periods

July 30, 2015

by Matt kettMann

yard and patio through that holiday weekend, making both areas look better, bigger, and more inviting than they ever seemed when we were living there prestaging limbo. We got the house professionally cleaned Saturday and had to keep it pristine until Sunday’s first open house, for which I had to move trash cans, clothes, shoes, kid chairs, cases of wine, two crib-like things, and a dish rack into the garage, and the fresh fruit, teapot, iPhone chargers, toaster oven, laptops, and other now-forgotten items into the cabinets. And make the beds, perfectly. When it was over, I brought all that stuff back out, and we later messed up those beds with sleep. Clean and repeat and remake on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and the next Sunday. I realize that I’m in many ways lucky to be playing this tiny violin, as anyone who has the considerable resources required to make any moves in the Santa Barbara market should be happy to have the opportunity. Reasons and resources aside, our little staging exercise seems to have worked, as we sold our condo pretty much immediately. Thankfully, unless we strike it rich and move to Montecito one day, this move should be our last for years to come, maybe forever. And to where, you wonder? The good land of growing families and big backn yards: Goleta!

OPEN HOUSES SANTA BARBARA (continued) 1308 North Salsipuedes Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $819,000 Sotheby’s, Larry Martin 805.895.6872 1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805 570‑4965 136 W Haley Street, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1‑3, $619,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805 315‑1515 140 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑2, $825,000, Coldwell Banker, KLarin Holloway 805 898‑3718 1517 Olive Street, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,279,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Paker 805 886‑5735 1545 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,850,000, Berkshire Hathaway, 805 968‑9416, 805‑698‑9836 1564 Portosuello, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,048,000, Coldwell Banker, Sott McCosker 805 687‑2436 1605 Paterna Rd, Sun 2‑5, $1,750,000, Coastal Properties 1632 San Andres St, Sun 1‑3, $529,999, Village Properties 1815 Bath St. #2, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $525,000, Ruth Ann Bowe, Keller Williams Reality 805 455‑2404 1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $1,665,000Sotheby’s Cherie De Lisle 805.636.5373 1931 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, John Comin 805 689‑3078 2025 Garden St, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4 $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805 705‑6973 218 Santa Barbara Street D, 2BD/2. 5BA, Sat 1‑3, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805 368‑4479

27 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD/3BA, $1,328,000, Sun – 2‑4, Hayley N. Hernandez 805 717‑8868 2721 Vernon Rd, Sun 1‑4, $799,000, Foundation Real Estate Group 2731 Miradero Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $849,000, Sotheby’s, 805.455.2966, 805.403.0668 2866 Foothill Rd, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Jones 805 708‑7041 2960 Glen Albyn, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2‑4:30, $1,775,000, Coldwell Banker, Don Haws 895‑7653 2997 Glen Albyn, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $989,000, Coldwell Banker, Cheryl Imp 455‑9940 3054 Foothill Rd, Sat 1‑4, $739,000 , Village Properties 332 W Alamar Avenue B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $859,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805 680‑4622 3810 Pueblo Avenue, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 10 ‑ 12 Sun 1‑4, $1,095,000, Sotheby’s, David Mires 805.705.8986 3812 Pueblo Ave, Sun 1‑4, $1,995,000, Coastal Properties 408 Los Robles Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $1,795,000, Sotheby’s,805.666.9090, 805.570.3183 426 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sat 12 ‑ 2, $545,000, Sotheby’s , Austin Jones 805.319.3305 4445 Nueces Dr, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805 455‑1194 49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1‑4 Sun 1‑3, $1,485,000, John Comin 805 689‑3079 5092 Rhoads Avenue Unit E, 2BD/1. 5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $628,900, Sotheby’s Carol Mineau 805.886.9284

531 Chapala Street A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis & Wes St. Clair 805 895‑5650 627 Ricardo Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805.895.5150 734 E Anapamu St, Sat 1‑4, $1,995,000, Coastal Properties 790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/5BA, Sun 1‑3, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Josalyn Burcham 805 335‑0385 & Thomas Schultheis 805 729‑2802 967 Cheltenhan Rd, Sat 12‑3, $1,259,000, Real Estate Investments Del Sol

SANTA YNEZ 2501 Railway Avenue, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Mary Ann Foss 805.455.1476 2779 Alta Street, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sharon Currie 805 448‑2727 3151 Samantha Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Bahnken 805 722‑8663 3345 Numancia Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $798,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Williams 805.680.7541 3425 Numancia, Santa Ynez, CA, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $597,000, Fusion Real Estate Network, Jeanne Hollingsworth 805 350‑0808

SOLVANG 1217 Olesen Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $785,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Peggy Johnson 805 245‑5978 137 3rd Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 12 ‑ 3, $899,000, Sotheby’s, Lauren Stewart 805.618.6007

1493 Aarhus Drive Unit 8, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1 ‑ 3, $399,000Sotheby’s, Mary Ann Foss 805.455.1476 1975 Honey Locust Court, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $710,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David Macbeth 805 689‑4178 2619 Quail Valley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 11‑2, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805 680‑3594 793 Alisal Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 11‑2, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McColl 805 680‑3594

SUMMERLAND 2210 Calle Culebra, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens 805.455.1165 350 Greenwell Avenue, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4 Sun 1‑4, $3,750,000, Sotheby’s Andrew Petlow 805.680.9575

VENTURA 6772 Breakers Way, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4, $4,050,000, Sotheby’s, Joy Bean 805.895.1422

EARLY DEADLINE for August 5 Issue: Open Houses must be submitted by 7/31 at noon. ¡Viva La Fiesta! Submit your open house listings to realestate@independent.com Tuesday by 3pm to be included in this directory.

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staging My life

of time—e.g., open houses, agent visits, etc.—that they don’t. The general idea is to make your home look like a luxury hotel room—comfortable, livable, and spacious, with stylish accents and just enough decoration, but not too much, lest you turn off potential buyers. In Santa Barbara’s bustling real estate scene, this same exact process is going on from Carpinteria to Goleta, maybe even on your own block, and experts hired by realtors make a pretty penny advising how to make your property fetch a higher price than asking or, better yet, incite a bidding war. And, according to realtors, it works. Staging would be a tough task for a single person, but throw in a wife who recently had to go back to full-time work plus a couple of very young kids, and the days spent engaging in this elaborate charade promise to be some of the most hectic of your life. I spent my July 4 holiday in 2013 packing up everything that we didn’t use every day — and wouldn’t presumably need ’til we moved a month and a half later. The next morning, the stager came through to move the furniture that was left, rehang our art more artistically, and make a list of things to buy, which was dominated by stark white things like new pillows, bath towels, and dish rags. Oh, yeah, Trader Joe’s orchids are apparently critical to any sale. I also focused on beautifying the front