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LOOKING FOR MEANING: As the warring tribes in the immigration debate, including Steven Redgate, who shouted, “Protect our women,” at protesters across the street, seize upon the murder of Marilyn Pharis (pictured below), the Rape Crisis Center issued a statement: “Rape is rape,” adding, “Immigration had nothing to do with this crime.”

All Over but the shouting Feds and Law Enforcement Square Off over Santa Maria Woman’s Murder by Undocumented Immigrant here’s scant agreement about anything surrounding the murder of Marilyn Pharis, a 64-yearold Vandenberg worker and Santa Maria resident, except for the savage way she was done in. About 10 a.m., July 24, two men broke into Pharis’s Dejoy Street home, raped and strangled her, and then beat her with a hammer. When they were done, both of Pharis’s eye sockets had been shattered and her neck broken. She would not die, however, for another eight days.

One of the two men since arrested and charged with rape, torture, and murder—Victor Martinez—is an undocumented Mexican immigrant. Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin stated Martinez had been arrested in the past 15 months no fewer than six times.

Martinez walked out of County Jail most recently just four days before allegedly killing Pharis, a crime for which he has pleaded not guilty.

Given this incendiary trajectory, Martinez has emerged as Santa Barbara County’s poster child for the intensely anti-immigrant jeremiads called forth by presidential candidate Donald Trump. Fox commentator Bill O’Reilly has seized upon Martinez as Exhibit A for everything that’s wrong with President Barack Obama’s immigration policy. This week, no less a personage than crime show host Nancy Grace exhorted viewers to call Santa Barbara District Attorney Joyce Dud8

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Grace posted the DA’s phone number on the screen.

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Martinez out of jail. Sheriff Bill Brown and Santa Maria Police Chief Martin wasted little time in blaming Proposition 47, passed last November by state voters, which prevents prosecutors from charging low-level drug possession crimes as anything but misdemeanors. The bulk of Martinez’s transgressions involved possession of methamphet-

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amine. If not for Prop. 47, Brown insists, Martinez could have been charged with a felony and held in custody for at least 15 days.

Retired judge George Eskin, a vocal supporter of Prop. 47, took heated exception, noting that even before Prop. 47, it was customary for Santa Maria prosecutors to file meth possession merely as a misdemeanor.

More pointedly, Sheriff Brown also questioned why federal authorities with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have steadfastly refused to seek the court warrants needed by area law-enforcement agencies to detain defendants like Martinez past their locally mandated time behind bars.

Without such warrants, Brown stated, a raft of federal court rulings has made it painfully clear local authorities could be successfully sued for holding undocumented immigrants at ICE’s behest. Under existing law, Brown noted, ICE could still seek advance notice of immigrant prisoners’ release dates. In the case of Martinez, Brown pointed out, no such request had been made. ICE spokesperson Virginia Tice countered that her agency had, in fact, sought advance notice the previous time Martinez had been arrested and jailed —in 2014—for attempted sexual assault, but that no reply was forthcoming. ICE acknowledged no such request was made this July, explaining, “He had no prior deportations or significant criminal convictions.” In addition, ICE officials have argued that no federal cont’d page 13 

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Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person photographing young girls at Goleta Beach on 8/17. They located Stephen Thomsen (pictured), 28, an elementary school teacher with Goleta Union School District, and seized his camera on which were inappropriate photographs of several girls at the beach. Thomsen was arrested on a misdemeanor child annoying charge and is in County Jail with bail set at $2,500. Authorities seek public assistance identifying one additional victim, believed to be an 8- to 9-year-old girl. Please contact the Detective Bureau at 681-4150.

Jury selection is underway in the upcoming trial of two alleged sexual assailants charged with conspiring to rape a 64-yearold homeless woman at East Beach last July. Prosecutors say Juan Herrera-Romero, 31, and his cousin Gabino Romero, 27, allegedly used a knife to intimidate the woman and her 69-year-old male companion while they physically restrained them and took turns raping the woman. After the crime, the woman reported her assault to the staff of the DoubleTree Resort and then underwent a forensic medical exam. K.C. Williamson and Steven Powell are representing the defendants.

The trial date for the lawsuit against Pacifica Graduate Institute, alleging the school misled students about its accreditation status, has been set for 4/1/16. In four related cases first filed in 2013, 61 plaintiffs are suing the school for tuition costs and loss of future earnings. Pacifica is not American Psychological Association (APA) accredited.

That status is not required for students to become licensed in California, but plantiff attorney Eric Woosley contends major employers such as Veterans Affairs and Kaiser only hires students who graduated from APA schools. Pacifica attorney Mark Intrieri contended the case has no merit. “Numerous claims have been dismissed, and several plaintiffs have dropped out of the case,” Intrieri said.

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Judge Colleen Sterne expressed serious skepticism that allegations of sexual abuse by a former youth minister with the Carpinteria Community Church met the broad legal definition of “public nuisance,” but she gave attorney Tim Hale, representing one of the alleged victims, a chance to refile his complaint.

Hale contends that Louis Bristol, made a youth minister as a teen with the Carpinteria church in 2000, began having a sexual affair with a 16-year-old girl who belonged to the congregation. Despite reports this was going on in 2003, Hale contends the church never filed a police report. Likewise, no reports were made — no warnings issued — when other complaints of sexual misconduct surfaced 10 years later.

Sterne’s ruling addressed the legal louis Bristol questions underpinning the case, not the facts of the allegations. In her ruling, Sterne made it clear she was comfortable with legal arguments based on negligence by the church but not public nuisance.

Hale, who specializes in sweeping, institutional sex-abuse cases, claims the publicnuisance argument allows greater leeway to explore — and expose — an intentional policy of cover-up among church higher-ups. It also, he said, provides the greatest — Nick Welsh opportunity for injunctive relief.

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tion rentals, about 50 Santa Ynez Valley residents attended a recent Planning and Development workshop in Buellton. Talk on the issue covered the spectrum, from residential neighborhoods filling up with vacation rentals to ranch and winery owners renting renovated outbuildings to out-of-towners looking for a more authentic vacation experience.

The county hosts a similar workshop at 6 p.m. on 8/20 at Westmont College.

Though still working and using up the last of his vacation time, Tom Mosby (pictured), Montecito Water District’s general manager, is officially retiring on 11/2. His staff continues the day-to-day operations, and Mosby, 63, is on tap via email and telephone. He started with the district on 11/1/90, during the worst of the region’s previous big drought, and was promoted to general manager in 2007. “After these past couple years, I don’t know how to have fun anymore,” he said, referring to the intense job stress associated with supplying water to a district that is 95 percent reliant on surface water.

A commencement ceremony on 8/13 marked the official transition of 22 former inmates from life behind bars to everyday society through their efforts and those of the Santa Barbara Day Reporting Center (DRC).

Founded in 2010, the DRC is a collaboration between the Sheriff’s Office and the nonprofit Community Solutions Inc. that

offers substance-abuse treatment, cognitivebehavioral intervention, employment services, career planning, academic counseling, transitional housing, and community-service opportunities. About 1,200 parolees have been served by the program, which has given them “the necessary tools to get, keep, and realize a life free of the self-defeating choices that plagued their pasts,” said Michael Heck, a DRC program manager.

The Day of Service, a community outreach project by Antioch University student Le’ Wanda Croft on 8/15, benefited more than 30 formerly homeless tenants of Pescadero Lofts in Isla Vista. A variety of free services and amenities, such as haircuts, toiletries, and practical clothing, were provided by the City College Cosmetology Academy and Goleta’s Goodland Barber Shop, as well as Goleta Family Dental, Deckers, Patagonia, My Social Booth, the county Foodbank and Housing Authority, and Sam’s 2 U. The apartments opened last December.

environment On 8/17, the City of Goleta denied Venoco’s 8/7 emergency permit application to transport 5,500 barrels of crude oil from its Ellwood Onshore Facility to one about 50 miles north, but allowed the transport under Venoco’s existing permit. The oil company will move 34 truckloads of oil over 17 days — making two trips per day with one truck — in order to inspect and maintain its Ellwood facility and pipeline. Trucking is restricted to non-rush hours, or hours outside 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. The city will conduct daily inspections.

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JAIL CONFLICT: Corizon executives Jonathan Walker (left) and Harold Orr (center) appeared before the supervisors in June, when the supes delayed renewing the correctional health-care contract.

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Activists charged that health care (and mental-health care) in jails is inadequate. They collected letters from inmates complaining about care they receive in a jail known for its crowded conditions. The death of 52-year-old inmate Ray Herrera—who died of internal bleeding from a ruptured spleen due to cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C, as stated in the coroner’s report—ignited further advocacy. His family retained an attorney to look into the case, and the investigation is ongoing.

Corizon, which is one of the largest correctional health-care providers in the nation, has faced criticism across the country. Last year, the company and Alameda County settled a wrongful-death lawsuit for $8.3 million after an inmate died after being tased by jail deputies.

In Santa Barbara, critics say that jail medical staff fail to provide prescription medicines, they take a long time to respond to inmates, and the jail lacks adequate mental-health services. But, given the looming deadline, activists wonder what options the supervisors realistically have.“My concern is, what is the alternative?” said activist Marissa Garcia, whose relative spent two years in the county jail. Other critics note that Ventura County Jail—which contracts with California Forensic Medical Group—is both newer and provides more immediate routine medical and dental care.

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tion to be accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care until significant areas were addressed in May 2014.

As it turned out, the application for accreditation was never completed, according to commission spokesperson Brent Gibson. When asked, Sheriff Bill Brown said he could not recall the details but vowed to find out. As of press time, his department was still working on it. A Corizon spokesperson said in an email that the application was submitted six months ago, but the inspection date had not been provided.

Public Defender Christine Voss noted she has had some “alarming cases where it was very apparent to me that my client was in either physical or mental distress, and Corizon seemed unaware or not adequately concerned about the issues.” Because of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws, Voss could not specify the details of those cases. Complaints from her clients include both the amount of time it takes to receive medical treatment and the brief time medical staff spend with inmates.

Each of those cases ended differently, she said, but “people went without care for a very long time.”

For his part, Sheriff Brown is satisfied with Corizon. He acknowledged delays in non-lifethreatening instances—a stomachache or a sore wrist—but said the medical services for inmates are profit driven. “The time that it takes for someone to be seen is a direct result of the level of staffing that we have that we contract for,” Brown said. He noted Corizon’s competitors face just as much, if not more, disapproval from the public. Corizon, Brown added, has less than a one percent complaint rate nationwide.

“It’s a tough business,” Brown went on.

“Nobody wants to be in jail.” The sheriff noted that ultimately, critics tend to point fingers at everything that happens in jail, whether it’s the mail policy, food, mental-health service, or programming. “It’s very easy to be a critic and complain,” he said. “It’s more difficult to stand up and provide good quality service that is less than ideal.”

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Renewed opposition to SB 858 — a year-old bill that limits how much California schools can sock away for a rainy day — filled the Santa Barbara Unified School District administration building last week as representatives from districts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties spoke out against the controversial legislation. The backlash gained traction Tuesday morning in Sacramento, as Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) — NO LIMITS: The Santa Barbara School Board’s backed by the California School Ed Heron urges state legislators to repeal the Boards Association, the League of savings limit for California schools.

Women Voters, and the California PTA — introduced a legislative fix aimed at making fiduciary lemonade out of the SB 858 lemon.

SB 858 opponents explain that when rainy-day savings kick in on the state level, school districts will be required to spend any reserves above a designated cap, generally 6 percent of the total budget. Proponents, including the California Teachers Association, say that SB 858 — passed as part of the state budget last year — keeps districts from saving money that ought to be spent on students. But according to Santa Barbara’s school board president, Ed Heron, “Limiting our savings threatens classroom programs, teacher and employee jobs, and the district’s ability to save for textbooks, technology upgrades, [etc.]” Heron also pointed out that, with less money in savings, the district’s credit rating could take a hit, affecting its borrowing strength to cover payroll, for example, as income from property taxes only flows twice annually.

This district’s current reserves are a bit above 6 percent, according to Barbara Keyani, Santa Barbara Unified’s communications coordinator. “We cannot exceed 6 percent if SB 858 is triggered,” she added. Heron said that a board goal is to have 10 percent — upward of $14 million — in reserves.

While there’s no guarantee that the state will start saving — thereby triggering the districts’ savings cap — the threat remains, especially as the economy continues to improve, according to Shelly Sullivan with the California School Boards Association.

Among other details, Sen. Hill’s legislative fix — SB 799 — aims to set a maximum reserve cap at 17 percent and exempt basic-aid school districts and those with fewer than 2,501 students. SB 799 would also require district superintendents to hold public hearings during which boardmembers would craft policy based on reserves and — Keith Hamm fund balances.

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After pilot David K. Martz fatally crashed the small plane he rented to fly attorney Greg Bacino from San Diego to a San Luis Obispo business meeting, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents revealed that Martz lacked the medical certificate necessary to fly.

Just one month prior to the crash, Martz had been served in July with a Notice of Proposed Certificate Action from the FAA, which asked him to surrender his Commercial Pilot Certificate before a revocation order would be issued 15 days later.

This wasn’t the first time his unsafe flying practices got him in trouble with the FAA: Since 1986, Martz had thrice lost his permit to fly. In ’86, his certificate was revoked for operating a plane without a second-class medical certificate — one of two safety documents required for every commercial pilot — falsifying a document, and flying with invalid registration. Martz then evaded FAA regulations by flying with a suspended certificate and flying within 50 feet of people and property in 2004, after which his nonexistent certificate was revoked. Finally, the pilot faced his most egregious suspension in 2009 when he lost his privileges to fly after having sex while piloting a passenger-carrying flight; “one of the passengers leaned her upper body over the collective pitch control to perform oral sex” on him, as stated in the July notice.

In 2011, Martz received a DUI in his hometown of San Diego for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit, and his driver’s license was suspended for one year. Two years later, Martz received a second alcohol-related DUI and lost his license for one more year. Under FAA regulations, repeated motor vehicle incidents may lead to certificate suspension. Coupled with his previous offenses, the grounds for his fourth revocation was failing to disclose the second DUI when he was issued a medical certificate in 2014.

Ian Gregor, FAA public affairs manager, said that Martz had already surrendered his medical certificate at the time of the crash and was thus unlicensed to fly.

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undocumented students receive Over $310,000 in scholarships The Adsum Education Foundation — dedicated to leveling the educational playing field for undocumented students — granted a record-high amount of $310,000 in college scholarships to 107 students with the help of its major donors. Jonathan Wang, director of Adsum, called the award winners high achievers who have done “just what American society taught them to do” at the awards event at the Faulkner Gallery. “What separates us is a basic nine-digit number.”

Adsum — which translates to “I am here” in Latin — receives money from the Santa Barbara Foundation, Orfalea Foundation, Fund For Santa Barbara, and other donors. This year, Adsum received more than 160 applicants for scholarships. The average grade-point average for high school recipients this year was 4.03, said Wang, and the grade point average was 3.10 for college recipients. Their family annual income on average was $28,070.

In the dimly lit room, a handful of students shared brief memories from their childhoods, Jonathan wang, adsum director filled with fears most children in Santa Barbara never have to worry about. “About six years ago, my dad got deported,” one young woman said. “And that’s when everything took a sharp turn in my life.”

A junior studying engineering at UCSB told The Santa Barbara Independent that he’d discovered Adsum while attending Santa Ynez High School. “No one knew about it,” recalled the young man, who did not want to reveal his real name. By the time he applied for college, Cal Grants — state funds that cover close to all the cost of tuition at a public university — became available for so-called AB 540 students, who may pay in-state tuition at public universities though they lack legal status as state residents. Adsum requires students to apply for Cal Grants: “Without that, I don’t know if I would have gone to college or not,” he said.

To other undocumented high school students, the UCSB third-year said, “I would encourage them to keep pushing. It’s easy to start becoming negative and think, ‘Why am I here?’ But if you want something, no one said it’s going to be easy.”

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From there, the picture gets only muddier.

One thing, however, is clear. The criminal profile of Martinez appears a far cry from San Francisco’s now infamous Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, the other accused killer now galvanizing supporters of stricter immigration policies.

BLOODY TRAIL: Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin Unlike Lopez-Sanchez, said “a blood trail” existed between Sacramento and who’d been deported five Washington, D.C., and Marilyn Pharis’s murder scene. times before shooting — accidentally, he claimed; randomly, police say—32-year-old Kathryn 50,000 people deported from California jails Steinle by San Francisco’s picturesque Pier 14. via the Secure Communities program were Martinez was never convicted of a felony deemed nonviolent. More than 58 percent of prior to the Pharis murder and only accused those deported from Santa Barbara in year of a felony once before. Where Lopez-San- one of the program were deemed by ICE as chez had a lengthy criminal history and had “nonserious.” been deported five times, Martinez never In response to the uproar by civil liberhad been. Martinez’s attempted sexual tarians and immigrant-rights advocates, assault last year — charged by police as a California Attorney General Kamala Harris felony—would ultimately result in misde- ruled in 2012 that an ICE hold was merely a meanor battery charges filed by the district request, not a binding document. In 2013, two attorney. A very drunk Martinez reportedly federal judges ruled counties could be held grabbed a woman around the waist after legally liable if they held inmates beyond the she’d rebuffed a crude sexual proposition. terms of their local sentences. In 2013, the That was last year.

California Legislature passed the TRUST Most recently, on July 17, Martinez was Act (Transparency and Responsibility Using booked into County Jail at the instigation of State Tools Act), which placed severe restricSanta Maria police, who charged him with tions on the ability of county jail administrapossession of meth (a misdemeanor), pos- tors to cooperate with ICE in such holds. session of a double-edged knife (a felony), For Assemblymember Das Williams, who and of violating the terms and conditions of initially opposed the TRUST Act but later supported it—citing safeguards added for probation from an earlier charge.

Even so, authorities were sufficiently cooperation when it came to violent offenduntroubled by Martinez’s past to let him ers—it proved a painful time as he found go three days later after he’d pleaded guilty himself slammed by some longtime supand agreed to turn himself in on October porters in the immigrant-rights community 31 to serve a 30-day sentence. In hindsight, for his hesitancy. It remains doubtful, howquestions have arisen about whether the full ever, that even with the insertion of those extent of Martinez’s criminal history was safeguards whether Martinez — given his known. Did court administrators—notori- low-level criminal history — would have ously overworked and understaffed — fail qualified as a serious and dangerous county to post Martinez’s entire rap sheet with the jail inmate as defined by the TRUST Act. State Department of Justice on a timely Nothing anybody does will bring Marilyn basis? Preliminary indications suggest some Pharis back to life. Sheriff Brown is hoping booking info was posted eight months after that Congress might take action requiring the fact. Would prosecuting attorneys have that ICE—in seeking to execute a hold on a behaved differently were it not for that delay? potentially dangerous inmate—obtain the Would it have made a difference for Marilyn federal warrants required to meet the due Pharis? The answer to both remains specula- process mandates imposed by the TRUST tive in the extreme.

Act, as well as two federal judges. Brown, What’s certain is the fundamental discon- to date, has not discussed the matter with nect between the federal administrators run- Congressemember Lois Capps, who is curning ICE and California officials—elected rently engaged on a fact-finding mission of and otherwise—running the Attorney Gen- her own to figure out how to reconcile the eral’s office and the 58 county jails. There was starkly conflicting positions put forth by trouble almost from the day ICE started the ICE officials and county law enforcement.

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now formally underway, meaning pedestrians risk being trampled underfoot by the horde of 12 candidates seeking one of three available seats. This year’s race, in particular, has the making of a truly fine and spectacular mess. For the first time in about 50 years, we won’t be electing our councilmembers atlarge, but rather by geographically separate districts. They used to call districts “wards,” but the connotations associated with that word — think “ward boss” or “ward heeler” — are less than seemly given the lavish efforts Santa Barbara has taken to cultivate its very, muy, très haute image.

When it comes to district elections, as with everything else, I am of violently mixed minds. On one hand, I tend to agree with the goo-goo government set, who are rendered sleepless over such perils as logrolling, horse trading, featherbedding, and other archaically illicit behaviors. In this worldview, district elections constitute a collective form of civic suicide in which community-wide considerations and “the common good” will be jettisoned overboard — and subsequently harpooned — in favor of the personal, the parochial, and the petty. And I’m not saying they’re wrong. Far from it. Given the practical realities, candidates in low-turnout districts — each of the six districts includes about 45,000 residents — can and will be elected with only a few hundred votes. And they will

be making big decisions that affect all 100,000 of us. That being acknowledged, I never got over my sweet tooth for Kool-Aid and am, however self-destructively, open to the new possibilities. Through my rose-tinted glasses, district elections offer at least the theoretical hope and possibility that the people elected to the council will reflect a broader bandwidth of community concerns, opinions, and attitudes than the exceedingly well-intentioned, quality-of-life-fixated, and startling monochromatic crowd who’ve dominated the conversation for the past five decades. It could be I’m just bored. But I’ve always liked more texture in my stew.

In the current political context of demographic transformations, district elections constitute the only answer deemed legally acceptable by the state legislature — and the courts — to the age old question of why voter turnout and political participation by all but the whitest and most affluent is practically nonexistent. A little more than a year ago, the Santa Barbara Committee on District Elections formed to ask this pointed question in the form of a lawsuit against City Hall. After

much sputtering, outrage, and indignation — much of it reasonable — City Hall, it turned out, had lots of excuses but no real answers why Santa Barbara’s election results qualified as “racially polarized.” Wisely but not unhappily, the council capitulated.

This lawsuit did not arise out of anything remotely approximating a mass movement

or popular uprising. Instead, it was the brainchild of one of the most epic, if unlikely, bromances of Santa Barbara history. Were it not for the 50-year friendship between former city councilmember Leo Martinez and former city attorney Barry Cappello — two of the most polarizing, outspoken, and selfdelighted contrarians on God’s Green Earth — this lawsuit would never have happened.

They met in the 1970s when Cappello, acting as city attorney, sued to stop Martinez — then an in-your-face Latino activist who helped create La Casa de la Raza — from getting his name on the ballot as a candidate. Martinez sued back, and ultimately the Supreme Court of California ruled he was right. Not only that, he got elected. In many quarters, Martinez is famous for cultivating grudges, but back then he held none against Cappello. In classic buddy-flick fashion, the two adversaries became fast friends. So when Martinez, who has since moved to New Mexico, converted to Republicanism and then converted back again, asked Cappello to sue City Hall, it was all but a slam dunk. Even without the facts or the law on his side, Cappello enjoys a reputation as a scary attorney. In this case — in which he had the law and the facts — Cappello would be even scarier.

To the extent district elections will actually solve Santa Barbara’s racial polarization I have serious doubts. It seems a bit gimmicky, in that if-you-build-it-they-will-come way.

No, it turns out, they often don’t. Still, the immediate results are both encouraging and intriguing. Of the 12 candidates, seven are

either Latino or have Hispanic surnames.

That, for the record, is totally unprecedented.

Six are women. That’s different, too. No fewer than five seek to represent the city’s Eastside — District One — which has yielded a lower number of councilmembers over the past 50 years than any neighborhood in town. That may be messy, but it’s also good. Only two of the 12 are incumbents. Aside from them, only two of the 12 have run for council before.

Campaign consultants and political scientists have long understood that voting participation follows income levels. The more you have, the more you vote. To that end, a coterie of labor unions, the Democratic Party, and the political organization CAUSE — all hostile or otherwise alienated from the people who brought us district elections — are seeking other ways to skin the voter participation cat. They’ll soon be unveiling plans to boost Santa Barbara’s minimum wage from $9 to $15 an hour — via a ballot initiative — though how fast and over what time period remains unclear. Obviously, there will be lots of tough and thorny questions. But given that Santa Barbara wages have remained remarkably stagnant over the past 13 years, defying the laws of supply and demand with total impunity, maybe it’s time we began to wrestle with such questions. How is it 22,000 new jobs have been added to the Santa Barbara economy since the Recession, and yet there’s been absolutely zero upward pressure on local wages? How indeed?

Guess what? We got an election going on.

Looks like an interesting one, too.

— Nick Welsh

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here comes a point in the development of most cities when the beauty, character, and social structure are cast aside for the almighty dollar. That moment has arrived in Santa Barbara.

The new housing project between Milpas and Salinas on the mountain side of the freeway replaces an old trailer park with two-story doghouse-looking structures towering so close to the new sound wall that they literally stare down into the windows of passing vehicles. The uniform little cubicles are no wider than a car lane. This is a huge step back in urban design, a step that Santa Barbara has fought for decades Santa Barbara communities have always put a high value on visual aesthetics. The freeway from Carpinteria to Goleta holds beautiful vistas, amazing specimen trees, and lush landscape. The buildings are set back in a buffer zone for the noise, dirt, and grime freeways inherently produce.

Low-cost housing is a good thing, but these highdensity, poorly designed cracker boxes only translate to high revenue for the owner. How could a local architect firm design and build such a horrible-looking development and get it passed through design and review?

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s the neighbor of a short-term vacation rental, I can attest to their disruptive nature [independent .com/VacayCrackdown]. Weeklong parties are not uncommon. Multiply this by several times a year, and imagine the toll it takes on the neighborhood’s patience.

I do not necessarily blame the vacationers—they’ve come to relax and revel in our beautiful city. Vacation rental owner greed/ignorance/indifference is the likely culprit—particularly if the owner does not live nearby and thus is not privy to the nightly revelry.

Suffering neighbors’ options are: (1) call the cops (and strain resources), (2) visit in person to request quiet (and hope they’re friendly and not too drunk), (3) endure in cranky, sleep-deprived mode and send equally cranky notes to local paper, or (4) ask the city to please, please support its year-round taxpaying citizens who just want to enjoy their once-peaceful neighbor— Jan Webber, S.B. hood.

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our tropical fish piece [independent.com/BlueFin Tuna] turned my stomach! Celebrating fishermen catching a seriously depleted species is repugnant.Your commentary made no mention of the fact that the species is overfished, with larger fish so few the species is on the brink of extinction. The “sportsmen” pictured should be scorned, not celebrated.

— Bob Cunningham, S.B.

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ast week’s cover story on Assemblymember Das Williams [independent.com/DasIV] repeatedly referred to his “ambition.” I’m puzzled as to why. He became active in politics as a teenager and worked for many years both locally and at the state level. So his decision to run for Santa Barbara City Council in his early thirties was hardly unsupported by experience or a rush to a position of power. He moved on to State Assembly after seven years, a logical next step for someone soon to be termed out.

Now Williams is actually choosing to come back to local service, running for 1st District Supervisor, rather than aiming higher for the congressional seat being vacated by Lois Capps. How does that trajectory indicate the kind of ambition that your story feels compelled to reiterate?

If a commitment to lifelong public service is a form of ambition, I’m all for it.

— Lee Heller, Summerland

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Baseball, Apple Pie, and Poli-Tricks decided in the 90-degree heat of Iowa’s State Fair, we might thank Helene Schneider and Salud Carbajal for not spoiling our blissful summer by blasting us (so far) with the hot air of politics.

It’s been a quiet summer, politics-wise. But come Labor Day picnic speeches, it should get hotter.

In my half-century covering local politics, I can’t recall the last time two prominent local Democrats battled hand-to-hand for a seat in Congress. While Lois Capps reigned in the House, it would have been heresy to challenge “the nicest person in Congress.” But now that she’s announced her retirement at the end of the term, anyone can pile on. But why either 1st District Supervisor Carbajal or Santa Barbara Mayor Schneider want to face being pummeled by a House dominated by Republicans, I can’t imagine.

Whichever wins would probably be assigned a basement broom-closet-sized desk equipped only with a hard chair, a rotary phone, and maybe a dial-up computer. (If Republicans Katcho Achadjian or Justin Fareed win, the GOP might cut the freshmen a little slack.)

So why are Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a swarm of other presidential candidates climbing hay bales to eat apple pie and harangue the Iowans — and a swarm

of journos? Because their state has the first 2016 primary, though not a real primary as we know democracy. In Iowa they stage caucuses, where the locals get together. (What happens next is actually too complicated to explain.) So what if Iowa only chooses one percent of the national convention delegates?

Iowa’s first, by golly.

books, kid-sized tables, and reading nooks.

I found a row of computers for older children and others with touch screens for smaller kids. My great-granddaughter Brianna was one of the first to open a book in this citadel of happy reading, palace of pages, and royal court of computers.

DESAL LAND: Now that the Santa Barbara

Knight’s new book about the Dodgers, I wondered why they called it The Best Team Money Can Buy. According to statistics (and how baseball loves its numbers), TAKE A LOOK: Apollo Cadiente browses in that title should go to the (gasp!) St. the Santa Barbara Central Library’s newly Louis Cardinals. Not only have the Cards reopened Children’s Library. soundly whipped the Dodgers in the last two playoffs, humiliating the “best pitcher on the planet,” Clayton Kershaw, but with half are throwing money around like drunken the Dodgers’ obscene payroll. sailors, buying sore-armed pitchers and This season, as the Boys in Blue struggle making multimillionaires of poor kids on to stay in first place in the National League Caribbean islands.

West, the cheapskate NL Central Cards again That said, I bought tickets to the game on stand in their way for the playoffs — and Sunday, August 30, against my ex, the oncewith a better win-loss record (75-42) as of beloved Chicago Cubs. Son Barclay and this writing, compared with the Dodgers’ daughter Wendy and I blew major money to 67-51. Knight’s book is a good read, full of eat Dodger dogs in seats somewhere behind locker-room gossip and stuff about how the home plate. If the former Trolley Dodgers Guggenheim investors paid $2.5 billion for of Brooklyn won’t come to us via the tube, what she calls “a glorified fixer-upper.” we’ll go to them. And we’ll be cheering for Thanks to a $8.35 billion TV contract them to whip the Cubs, Cards, and anyone (Cox isn’t showing Dodger games in Santa in the World Series. Bring on the Yanks.

Barbara, and curses to Cox!), the new owners — Barney Brantingham

City Council has okayed desalination, the chief local talk is about the residential monstrosity now rising in Goleta on Hollister Avenue at Storke Road, abutting the railroad tracks. Units should come with earplugs and vibration meters.

Not only is the “village” project hugely ugly, but it also comes at a time when the Goleta Water District keeps issuing wateruse restrictions. What? The explanation I get is that the project meets the general plan and was approved by an earlier City Council.

But aside from the water issue, the question is whether such a massive mountain of grisly overdevelopment should have been approved in the first place. What were they thinking?

BOOKED FOR KIDS: I toured the just-opened

Santa Barbara Library Children’s Library and wished I’d had something like it way back when. (Chicago was not big on books.) The entire lower level is a wonderland of a zillion

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Martin Frost

07/18/58 – 08/03/15

Martin Frost died suddenly on August 3, 2015, in a diving accident on holiday in the Maldives.

Born July 18, 1958, in London, England, Martin followed his dream and became a chef, moving several times with his family, landing in Santa Barbara in 1997.

Martin was executive chef at the Four Seasons Biltmore and loved his work and the whole city. He left S.B. in 2010 with plans to return for his retirement after working in the Middle East and Asia. He loved his family and was a fantastic father to Victoria, Sarah and Claire, and husband to Siobhan. He was a friend to so many and will be remembered for his terrific sense of humor.

Bruce Bartlett

Bruce Allan Bartlett passed away peacefully on August 7, 2015, in the loving presence of his family and caring staff of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Bruce was 68 years old. He bravely lived a full life while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, actively contributing to his profession of architecture as a longtime partner in DesignARC, in his beloved

Death Notices Patricia Harris, 49, of Santa Barbara, passed away at Serenity House on August 7, 2015. A Celebration of Life is pending.

Eugene Joseph Ceriale, 87, of Santa Barbara passed away on August 12, 2015. Graveside service at Goleta District Cemetery Tuesday, August 18 10:00 AM.

city of Santa Barbara.

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Bruce grew up in the fifties, fondly remembering throughout his life the idyllic times of his childhood. The family lived on an estate fronting a creek, and there began his lifelong love of nature, catching frogs, building tree houses, and exploring with his many friends and dog Skeeter.

In his teens, Bruce began working with his father and grandfather in the electrical business, quickly developing a keen hands-on intrigue with designing and building. Hobby time with his father was initially spent with HO train sets, progressing to soap box racers and go karting. His passion for all things automobile escalated when he received his first car, a Model A coupe, from his uncle at the age of 15. From that day forward cars became one of his favorite sources of conversation and camaraderie. Bruce’s astute eye for design translated equally between automobiles and architecture, but his love of design propelled him to pursue his dream of architecture, completing his bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1970.

Following graduation, the call of the wild brought Bruce to Alaska. His adventure began in Plain, Washington, where he took to sea, working on a salmon fishing boat named the Five Brothers.

Thus began a deep love of the water and a forever bond with the ocean. Memorable sailing trips to the Channel Islands would follow throughout his life.

Spring of ’71 was one of the most unforgettable trips of Bruce’s life. With his younger brother Paul, he embarked on a 10-week-cross country trip, fully embracing both natural and manmade beauty. The love of family strengthened between the brothers that summer as they rolled through the countryside in his classic 1965 Volkswagen Van. Bruce’s love of nature and the outdoors was enduring. Later in life, he always chose camping over hotel living and back roads over freeways, relishing the journey more than the destination.

Fall of 1971 saw Bruce’s immersion into the career of architecture with the Padaro Company. In 1973 he moved to Architects West, where he was a key designer and met future partner Mark Kirkhart. It was then he met the love of his life, Ann Wentworth. Seeing her at Porsche Club and discovering they had matching 914s, he knew he had met the one. Marrying in 1981, they raised two sons, sharing many common family interests and experiences. They were frequently seen at any given car

event in the area.

In the late 70s, Bruce joined with Mark Kirkhart to co-found DESIGNWORKS. It quickly grew to become one of the largest full-service architectural firms in Santa Barbara and was reorganized as DesignARC, Inc. in 1988. The company later added a Los Angeles office and currently employs over 40 staff members, with work throughout Southern California, from San Diego to San Luis Obispo Counties. In 2009, the firm expanded its reach, completing multiple multi-family residential projects within the 10-square-mile master planned community of Luxe Lakes in Chengdu, Szechuan Province, China.

With his dedication, the firm received over 30 awards for design excellence and has left a lasting legacy of architectural projects in Santa Barbara, including Chapala One (now Sevilla) on lower Chapala Street, Manzanita Village Student Housing at UCSB, and the Santa Barbara Bowl. Undeniably one of the most noteworthy projects to be built in Downtown Santa Barbara in decades, the Entrada de Santa Barbara, is currently rising out of the ground at the intersection of lower State Street at Mason Street.

This 123-room boutique hotel that includes multiple restaurants and commercial retail space will forever enhance the City’s waterfront, thanks in part to Bruce’s dedication.

Bruce truly cherished Santa Barbara. Always striving to pay tribute to the city he loved, he committed 11 years of his life, serving first for 3 years on the Architectural Board of Review, followed by 8 years on the City Planning Commission. As a noteworthy and talented architect and a devoted community leader, perhaps his greatest impact was his ongoing work to preserve and extend Santa Barbara’s unique charm and character.

Outside of work, Bruce loved thrilling adventure and enjoyed his motorcycling, sport car rallies, go kart racing, sailing, and sky-diving. He never followed professional sports but loved NASCAR racing, which he avidly watched for hours on end. People intrigued Bruce, and he chatted and listened with utmost interest and empathy. On weekends he could typically be seen pausing from a handyman project in the driveway, enjoying companionship and stories with his neighbors.

Bruce was preceded in death by his parents’ Benjamin and Dorothy Bartlett. He is survived by his wife Ann, sons Nicholas and Cord, brother Paul, and his

many cousins, in-laws, nieces and nephews. A private memorial is pending. Donations may be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, pancan.org, or the charity of your choice.

George Edward Scott 12/04/28 – 08/09/15

Dr. George Edward Scott, born December 4, 1928, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2015, at home surrounded by his beloved wife Alice, family, and friends after a brief battle with cancer. George will be forever endeared by all those that had the privilege of knowing him. He showed us how to live with his positive nature, kindness, generosity, respect for others, love of family and friends, and his never-ending humor. He was a true southern gentleman with a wonderful smile that could brighten anyone’s day. He was a natural teacher who loved to share his knowledge. His strong family values were apparent in his passion for the Scott Family Reunions. George was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Alfred Witherspoon Scott and Jane Shields Sams and raised in Athens along with his older brothers, Alfred and Richard.

His favorite childhood memories revolve around his experience as a camper and counselor at Dixie Camp for Boys in the Georgia mountains. Here is where many of George’s values and morals in life were conceived.

George started college at age 15, graduated with an honorary BS degree in chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Georgia and earned his MD

degree from the Vanderbilt Uni University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and medical residency at Philadelphia General Hospital and his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago.

He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve in the Korean War during which he served in a MASH unit in Okinawa, Japan, where he met his future wife, Alice Murray.

George practiced Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine for 33 years at Sansum Medical Clinic. He was associated with numerous professional societies and served as a Member of the Board of Directors Sansum Medical Research Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Chairman Board of Directors Sansum Medical Clinic, and Chief of Medical Staff Cottage Hospital.

George’s hobbies included tennis, handball, skiing, bridge, and his GMC motorhome. He is survived by Alice, his wife of 58 years; their children: Robert, his wife Colleen, and their sons, Corey, Zachary and Ryan; David, his wife, Sheri, and their children, Kevin, Lisa (fiancé Brian), and Melissa; Bill, and his wife, Janice; Jane, and her daughters, Lauren and Kristen; George’s brother Alfred and wife Emily, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents, his brother, Richard, and sisterin-law Maro.

A memorial service will be held August 22, at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Sansum Medical Clinic, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, or All Saints-bythe Sea Episcopal Church.

Jasmine D. Murphy 03/19/83 – 08/23/14

Juicybutt — it’s been one year since you’ve been gone, and you are truly missed and loved forever and beyond.

Love, Mom, Eli & Family

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Sansum Clinic, and he immediately took upon himself rang. It was Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, CEO of Sansum the responsibility of educating me and instilling in me Clinic, telling me that Dr. Daniel had suddenly the kind of passionate love of the institution that he and unexpectedly passed away. My reaction himself had. was, predictably, of utter shock and disbelief. Erno He began by providing me with the institution’s Scipiades Daniel was not just a respected and much- genesis and history, of which he was the unofficial loved physician at Sansum, but for many years he has keeper and curator. He gave me volumes of materials also been the primary care provider to both my wife, and carefully pointed out the founders’ vision and how they pioneered medical practices that only now, nearly Julie, and me.

I don’t remember what I said on the phone. I am 100 years later, are becoming received wisdom. It was sure it was only semi-coherent because of all the obvious to me that he didn’t just love the clinic; he was emotions that I was trying to get under control. For a immensely proud of it. while I chose to be alone with my thoughts. Later, when He believed the clinic was an essential and vital I told my wife the news, we started sharing our grief. community resource. He was totally committed To appreciate the extent of our reactions, it helps to and dedicated to its success and understood that know that Erno was more than just our doctor. He was in addition to taking care of patients, it was also a a friend and a fellow émigré from Hungary. During commercial enterprise requiring effective business our office visits, there was always some conversation management and governance. He wanted to make in Hungarian. Unlike us, he spoke English as if he were born here, yet we were always surprised that his knowledge and use of Hungarian was also better than ours. Through our shared heritage and language, our relationship became very personal. He clearly enjoyed and cultivated this, because his medical reports to us always included special notes in Hungarian. He often made references to culturally unique events and activities of children that we had as shared experiences growing up in our country of birth.

A sad event Dr. Daniel seldom mentioned was the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, though FAMILY TIME: Noted geriatric specialist Dr. Erno Daniel looked some of the events took place forward to annual family vacations with (from left) daughters mere blocks from his childhood Monica, Mary, and Kristina, wife Martha, and son Michael, here home in Budapest. It forced his at Kaanapali Beach, Maui, in 2014. father to flee to the United States, where Erno and his mother and sister rejoined him in 1960. Erno became a citizen sure that as a public trustee, I was educated and well in 1964, the year he graduated from Santa Barbara informed on the issues and challenges confronting the High School. He believed deeply in American ideals health-care industry and that I was in a good position of freedom and the great responsibilities citizens held. to perform my duties effectively.

He went on to receive degrees from the California Once each month, Erno sent a sizable package Institute of Technology and UC San Diego, completing that contained the latest issue of Medical Economics his medical degree at UCLA in 1978. magazine and dozens of articles he had selected for He was married to Martha Peaslee, whom he met at me from the New England Journal of Medicine and the UCLA Medical Center where she was a nurse, in other publications. Some contained his notations for 1976, six months after they met, and together they had my attention and benefit.

I know many members of the Sansum family feel the four children, Kristina, Michael, Mary, and Monica.

Dr. Daniel joined Sansum Clinic in 1978, and he same way about the institution and share Dr. Daniel’s practiced there the entirety of his career. He became love, dedication, caring, commitment, passion, and interested in the developing specialty of geriatric pride. Through my relationship with him, I was able medicine and was among the first to be board certified to experience that commitment frequently, intimately, in the specialty. He became so knowledgeable that and intensely. he lectured around the country and wrote textbook I feel Erno’s loss in many ways and most acutely. I chapters and papers on Alzheimer’s disease and will miss him as a doctor, a friend, an American with dementia, though his work also included vascular a shared Hungarian heritage, and a mentor. I don’t ultrasound and a well-received book, Stealth Germs believe that I could pay his memory greater respect in Your Body. than to continue the learning process, even without But I had a unique relationship with him that his guidance, and do my best, as he had hoped I would. allowed me to see another important and wonderful I will never again attend a meeting of the trustees, or side of him. He was my self-appointed mentor. Erno read an article about health care, without thinking of was very pleased when I joined the Board of Trustees of him. n

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ow, parents, this year we want you to do something different. We want you to ask your children what they want to do after school this year. It seems that we just figured out what they were doing for the summer, and now we are getting ready for school. Let The Santa Barbara Independent help you find just the right activity for your precious offspring.

Whether it’s trying something new or honing a natural skill, do yourself a favor, and ask your child what they want to do — they may surprise you. Here’s to a new school year!

Teens AHA! (Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.)

After-school groups for teens teach social-emotional intelligence and build community across lines of clique, color, and socioeconomic status through an original curriculum that incorporates short learning segments, interactive discussion, council-circle sharing, team-building games, community service, and creative projects. Interested families should attend one of the fall enrollment meetings on Sept. 8, 15, 22, or 24 from 4-5pm at the AHA! Office. A mandatory orientation will be held Sat., Oct. 3, 10am-noon at Jefferson Hall.

Creative Group: Mon., 3:30-5pm, Oct. 5-Jan. 11, 2016; Girls’ Group: Mon., 3:305pm and 5:30-7pm, Oct. 5-Jan. 11, 2016; Ally Training Group: Tue., 3:30-5pm, Oct. 6-Jan.12, 2016; Wed., 3:30-5pm, Oct. 7-Jan. 13, 2016; Peace Builders: Thu., 3:30-5pm, Oct. 8-Jan. 14, 2016; Guys’ Group: Thu., 5:30-7pm, Oct. 8-Jan. 14, 2016; Super Fitness: Fri., 3:30-5pm, Oct. 9-Jan. 15, 2016; Dedicated Music: Fri., 3:305pm, Oct. 9-Jan. 15, 2016. Creative Group and Ally Training Group: Jefferson Hall, 1525 Santa Barbara St.; Peace Builders, Girls’ and Guys’ Group: AHA! Office, 1209 De la Vina St.; Dedicated Music and Super Fitness: TBD. All groups are offered by donation. Ages 14-19. Call 770-7200 x3 or visit ahasb.org.

Franklin Youth Drop-In Center

The Franklin Youth Drop-In Center is a safe place for neighborhood youths to socialize and build relationships through a variety of activities, organized learning experiences, and skill-building opportunities. Activities are offered daily throughout the year. These youths are oftentimes the driving force behind the implementation of activities including community-service projects that build leadership skills and serve to deter inappropriate behavior.

Mon.-Fri., 2:30-5:30pm. Franklin Youth Drop-In Ctr., 1126 E. Montecito St. Free.

Grades 6-12. Call 897-2582.

LGBTQ and Ally Youth Group

This youth program provides a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth and allies. A

combination of social and educational activities provides young people with a space to share, connect, and have fun!

Events and activities, from Pride Prom to the 90 Days of Summer Program, are free and open to all.

Fri., 4-5:30pm. Pacific Pride Foundation, 126 E. Haley St., Ste. A-12. Free.

Ages 13+. Call 963-3636 x117 or visit pacificpridefoundation.org.

Santa Barbara Police Activities League (SBPAL)

This organization provides quality educational, cultural, and athletic programming for the youth of S.B. in order to foster a positive relationship between the police department and all members of the community.

Sept. 14-Nov. 20. Flamenco Dance: Tue. and Thu., 4:30-5:30pm; Fitness Boot Camp: Mon. and Fri., 4-5pm; Golf: Wed., 4-5:30pm; Guitar: Mon. and Fri., 5-6pm; Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu: Wed., 4-5pm; Tutoring: Mon.-Fri., 3:30-6:30pm.

Twelve35 Teen Ctr., 1235 Chapala St. Free. Ages 11-17.

Call 962-5560 or visit sbpal.org.

General Programs Building with LEGOs

On the third Tuesday of each month, the library will offer students the chance to take part in unstructured LEGO building with friends. Prompts will be provided, but imagination is encouraged. No registration is needed for this drop-in activity.

Tue., 3:30-4:30pm. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Ages 5+.

Call 964-7878 or visit sbplibrary.org.

Farm Days! After-School Program at Fairview Gardens

Our after-school program is an exciting opportunity for children to develop a long-term relationship with our land as they experience the turn of the seasons, from fall to winter and spring to summer. Participants will visit the farm weekly and contribute to farm chores, plant and harvest snacks, design long-term experiments, and create lasting works of art.

Wed. and Thu., 3-5:30pm, Sept. 24-Dec. 3. Fairview Gardens, 598 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. $420/season, $35/week. Ages 4-9. Call 967-7369.

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara After-School Program

Girls Inc.’s structured programs, delivered by trained professionals, focus on the special needs of girls and are designed to equip girls to be strong, smart, and bold! Girls learn life skills, science, healthy living, cooking, sports, reading, and more in a fun, safe environment. There is a new teen center at Goleta Valley Center for girls in grades 7-9.

Free transportation is available to the two locations.

Mon.-Fri., 3-6pm, begins Aug. 26. Santa Barbara Ctr., 531 E. Ortega St., 963-4017; Goleta Valley Ctr., 4973 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 967-0319. $35/day, $60/week parttime, $100/week full-time. Financial assistance and sibling discount available.

Grades: transitioning K-9. Visit girlsincsb.org.

Party in Your Pajamas! Kids Night Out

Kids can enjoy a night of creative fun while parents go on a date. Activities include Art From Scrap projects, games, storytelling, movies, and dinner.

Fri., Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, 6-10pm. Watershed Resource Ctr. at Arroyo Burro Beach, 2981 Cliff Dr. $25-$30. Ages 3-12. Call 884-0459 or visit exploreecology.org.

Poppins Family Services

This is an elementary-age after-school care program offering homework support and personal-enrichment classes.

Mon.-Thu., 1:30-5:30pm. 3803 Connie Wy. $195-$615/month.

Grades K-6. Call 448-6289 or visit poppinsfamilyservices.com.

Rainbow School After-School Care

In addition to providing care to infants, toddlers, and preschool and pre-K children, Rainbow School offers an after-school program for school-age children. The children enjoy arts and crafts, cooking, special theme days, board games, outdoor activities and games, and homework time in a relaxed and inviting environment.

Mon.-Fri., 1:30-5:30pm (all-day care available during elementary school holidays).

Rainbow School, 5689 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $29.50/day for kindergarten; $24.50/ day for grade-schoolers; $39.50/all day care. Grades K-6. Call 964-4511 or visit rainbowschoolsb.com.

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On this private family farm, permaculture such as gardening, composting, harvesting, animal husbandry, art, archery, horse training, grooming, and riding will be offered. There will be professional instructors on-site.

Begins Sept. 21. Rancho Palomino, 1051 Palomino Rd. Prices vary. Ages 7-17.

Call 570-5075 or visit ranchopalominosb.com.

Read to a Dog

Patient, kind, and nonjudgmental furry friends love to be read to by young readers. This is a great way for new and/or reluctant readers to practice reading aloud. Registration is required for this weekly event.

S.B Central Library: 40 E. Anapamu St., 564-5603. Tue., 3:30-5pm; Goleta Library: 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, 964-7878. Tue., 4-5:30pm; Thu., 3-5pm; Carpinteria Library: 5141 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, 684-4314. Wed., 3-4pm; Solvang Library: 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-4214. Thu., 3:30-5:30pm. Free. Visit sbplibrary.org.

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Recreation After-School Program

The City of S.B.’s Parks & Recreation Department offers a multitude of sports and activities for students to enjoy after they leave school for the day. All activities and leagues are coed unless otherwise stated.

City residents receive discounted prices with proof of residency. This program is offered until 5:30 p.m. the entire school year. Youth sports leagues and enrichment activities are also offered.

Call 564-5495 or visit santabarbaraca.gov/register for current class descriptions and sign-up information.

S.B. Family YMCA After-School Child Care Programs

The Y offers a state-licensed after-school child-care program designed with the working parent in mind. Children will realize their potential through a curriculum design that encourages strong character development. They will have fun participating in a variety of activities that include sports, games, craft making, field trips, and swimming.

With a staff of mature, caring professionals, children are sure to grow while having fun each and every day.

Mon.-Fri., 1:30-6:15pm. Monte Vista Elementary, 720 N. Hope Ave.; Hope Elementary, 3970-A La Colina Rd. $215-$435/month part-time; $390-$620/month full-time. Grades transitioning K-6.

Call 687-7720 or visit ciymca.org/santabarbara.

Art, Dance, Theater & Music The Adderley School for the Performing Arts’ After School Musical Theatre Program

As part of California’s premier after-school musical-theater program, students will participate in 14 weeks of age-appropriate singing, acting, and dance workshops culminating in a final abridged version of a Broadway show. Young actors become emboldened and empowered in a joy-filled community of creative self-expression. Sing! Dance! Act! Shine! One- to two-hour workshops meet one day a week.

Mon.-Fri., 3:30-6:30pm; Sat., 10:30am-1:30pm; begins Aug. 31. Adderley School for the Performing Arts, 316 State St., Ste. A. $500-$650/semester. Ages 4-13. Call 899-3680 or visit theadderleyschool.com.

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Girls Rock S.B. will hold a 14-week program that encourages girls to be confident and follow their passions. Students will learn vocal, drums, guitar, bass, or keys; form bands; write original songs; record tracks in a professional studio; and perform in a live showcase.

Mon. and Wed., 3:30-6pm, begins Aug. 31. Mackenzie Adult Bldg., Mackenzie Park, 3111 State St. $490; financial assistance is available.

Ages 8-12. Call 861-8128 or visit girlsrocksb.org.

Amplify After School

Girls Rock S.B. will hold a 14-week program that encourages girls to be confident and follow their passions. Students will learn vocal, drums, guitar, bass or keys; form bands; write original songs; record tracks in a professional studio; and perform in a live showcase. This program is for teens with one year of instrument experience.

Tue., 3:30-6pm, begins Aug. 31. Santa Barbara Jr. High, Rm. 123, 721 E. Cota St. $490, financial assistance is available. Ages 13-17. Call 861-8128 or visit girlsrocksb.org.

Art From Scrap Art Workshops

Come alive with themed workshops. Make art out of discarded materials. Resources will be saved, and imaginations will be stoked! Unleash your inner eco-artist. Open to artists of all ages and abilities.

Sat., 10am-noon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Call 884-0459 or visit exploreecology.org.

Dance Fever

The S.B. area’s premier DanceSport studio offers dance classes for kids and adults. They specialize in social and competitive ballroom dance for all ages.

Whether you seek the best training for competition or just a fun way to get fit and learn some new steps, they will help.

Mon.-Sun., times vary. S.B. Dance Ctr., 127 W. Canon Perdido St. $70$150/month; prices vary depending on course. Ages 4+. Call 512-0332 or visit sb.dancefeverstudio.com.

Earthlight Pictures Filmmaking Teletraining

Instruction for all levels of animated and live-action motion picture production. All-live videoconference classes will be timed to match registrants’ schedules year-round.

Prices vary depending on format selected. Ages 10+.

Call (503) 697-7914 or visit earthlightpictures.com.

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Goleta School of Ballet

This school offers a solid foundation in classical ballet and is dedicated to teaching at all levels with a genuine fondness for music and dance. With annual performances, this comprehensive ballet training school has been teaching students in the community for 30 years.

Mon.-Fri., 3-7pm; Sat., 8:30am-12:30pm, begins Sept. 3. Goleta School of Ballet, 303 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. $50-$299/month ($30 yearly registration fee due upon enrollment). Ages 3-18. Call 328-3823 or visit goletaschoolofballet.com.

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Gustafson Dance

Gustafson Dance offers a full curriculum of ballet for all ages. There is a graduated program for children beginning at age 2½ with creative dance, followed by pre-ballet and then eight levels of ballet.

In addition, there is a graduated program of jazz.

Student performances of The Nutcracker, Rudolph, and a story ballet will accompany the program.

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iCAN Music Program

The Incredible Children’s Art Network will hold classes in winds, strings, brass instruction, full orchestra rehearsals, and performance opportunities. The Music Program is inspired by El Sistema, where orchestra is used as a vehicle for training excellent musicians while promoting social development. Students must be enrolled at Adams, McKinley, Monroe, Harding, or S.B. Community Academy. Commitment from students and parents is mandatory.

• Pre-Ballet thru Advanced Ballet • Contemporary • Jazz • Performances • Adult Classes

Mon., 3-6pm; Tue., 3-5:45pm; Wed., 2-5pm; Thu., 3-5:45pm; Fri., 3-5pm, begins Sept. 8. Westside Neighborhood Ctr., 423 W. Victoria St. Free.

Grades 3-6. Call 845-5142 or visit icansbc.org.

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Give your child the gift of music for life with Maestro Kathy Hayden & Kindermusik Educators who have been inspiring young minds through music, singing and movement for over 17 years.

In-depth instrument instruction with music theory, piano, ukulele, guitar, recorder, singing-choir, creative dance ... and more!

Begins Sept. 7, First United Methodist Church S.B., 305 E. Anapamu St.; St Joseph’s Church, 1532 Linden Ave., Carpinteria; Goleta Valley Church, 595 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta; Maravilla Senior Living Ctr., 5486 Calle Real, Goleta. Prices vary. Ages 4-10. Call 680-0749 or visit kindermusikwithkathy.com for the online schedule.

Momentum Dance Company

Classes in tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, acro, and improv will be offered by dance-industry professionals from Los Angeles and S.B. Mon.-Wed., 3:15-9pm, Aug. 31-Dec. 16. Adderley School for the Performing Arts, 316 State St., Ste. A. $15/one-hour class. Ages 5-18. Call (323) 684-7725 or visit momentumdanceSB.com.

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Music never sounded so FUN! Dynamic UPbeat Classes for 0 - 10 years After school classes for 4 - 10 years

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YMCA encourages your child to express themselves through the art of dance. Your child will learn basic ballet movements and proper techniques and will make lots of new friends. Each class focuses on a classical ballet scene, and participants are encouraged to share, take turns, and learn how to work together.

Thu., 3:45-4:30pm. Fall I: Sept. 8-Oct. 25; $43-$81. Fall II: Nov. 2-Dec. 20 (no class Nov. 26); $37-$69. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. Ages 4-6. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

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Mon.-Fri., 3-7pm. Notes for Notes Studio West, 602 W. Anapamu St.; Notes for Notes Studio East, 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Free.

Call (888) 390-0493 or visit notesfornotes.org.

S.B. Dance Arts

Dance Arts has been inspiring confidence in young people for the last 18 years. They offer professional training for all levels and ages in a fun and nurturing environment. Classes include jazz, hip-hop, tap, Broadway, aerial, contemporary, lyrical, ballet, tiny tots, tumbling, and Disney Dance. There is also a performance company and competition team.

Classes fill up quickly, so call now to register.

Mon.-Sat., times vary, Sept. 8-May 25. S.B. Dance Arts, 531 E. Cota St. Prices vary depending on course. Age 2+. Call 966-5299 or visit sbdancearts.com.

S.B. Festival Ballet

Bringing the gift of classical ballet to our community for more than 50 years, S.B. Festival Ballet is dedicated to training through practicing safe and correct technique, developing artistry, and providing a supportive and dignified environment for your student. Classes include creative movement to pre-ballet to professional-level classes. Students range from toddlers to adults, from serious preprofessionals to recreational dance lovers.

Mon.-Sat., times vary, begins Aug. 24. S.B. Festival Ballet, 1019 Chapala St., Ste. B. Prices vary depending on course. Ages 1½+.

Call 966-0711 or visit santabarbarafestivalballet.com.

Westside Dance

A boutique variety of ballet school where the focus is on the unique path of each student. All classes are taught by Miss Jen, the director and former principal ballerina, in a new studio where parents can watch through the full-length windows. Weekday classes are available for all levels by appointment.

Pre-Ballet: Sat., 9-9:50am; ages 3-5. Ballet I: Sat., 10-10:50am; ages 6-9. Westside Dance, 2009 De la Vina St. $10/class. Call 637-8773 or visit westsidedancesb.com.

Montecito School of Ballet

The Montecito School of Ballet offers after-school classes including pre-ballet, classical ballet, and contemporary dance. This school will present The Night Before Christmas as the annual Christmas performance and a separate year-end performance.

Students are able to receive independent PE credit through their school if approved.

Mon.-Fri., 3:30-7pm; Sat., 11am-3pm, begins Aug. 26. Montecito School of Ballet, 529 E. Gutierrez St. $54-$182/month. Ages 4-18. Call 451-0553 or visit montecitoschoolofballet.com.

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Aspiring young musicians will explore, create, and record music at either studio locations. Studios are packed with electric and acoustic guitars, drums, keys/synthesizers, and more. Schedule lessons and book rehearsal space and recording sessions.

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Weekly inclusive classes include solo and group training, costumed caroling, voice lessons, and skill-building.

Mon.-Thu., 3:05-6:30pm, Sept. 14-Nov. 7. Young Singers Club, 4713 Chandler St. $200-$325/ quarter. Ages 4+. Call 681-7078 or visit youngsingersclub.com.

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Young Singers Club Children’s Showchoirs

Weekly inclusive classes include vocal training and performance shows. Show choirs are broken up into three age groups, and members must audition.

Sept. 30-Dec. 19. Skylarks: Wed., 3:45-6pm; ages 7-10. Dynamics: Fri., 3:45-5:15pm; ages 10-12.

Beach Girls: Fri., 3:45-5:15pm; ages 12+. Young Singers Club, 4713 Chandler St. $325/quarter.

Call 681-7078 or visit youngsingersclub.com.

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one. Soccer Schools’ After-School Enrichment Programs are designed for elementary schoolchildren. Students will have fun developing the essential technical and tactical skills needed for soccer, improving their hand-eye coordination and experiencing higher levels of fitness in a familiar and trusted school environment. Program length and costs vary.

Days and times vary. Mountain View Elementary, Washington Elementary, Montecito Union, Cold Spring School, Peabody, Roosevelt Elementary, Adams Elementary. $90+/session. Grades K+. Call 845-6801 or visit onesoccerschools.com for the online schedule.

Buff Platt Golf Instruction Jr. Golf Players Club

Playing lessons are an excellent way for juniors to improve their game.

Instructor Kyle Marme will help gain on-course experience through various formats of play. This class is for golfers who have participated in the First Tee program and want to continue golf.

Mon. and Wed., 3:30-5pm, begins Sept. Twin Lakes Golf Course, 6034 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $30/class; $200/8 classes. Ages 10-14.

Call 570-9853 or visit buffplatt.com.

Bully Proof Aikido with Ki and Judo

Learn before playing any other sport during these programs. Protect the brain and prevent other injuries. Kids and adults will learn solid defense moves such as ukemi, the art of falling, rolling, and flying; footwork; and ota, special exercises for strength and agility.

The weapons class teaches weapon forms, throwing, and pinning (weapons include staff, sword, and knife). The ki/chi class teaches breathing exercises and meditation focusing on inner calm.

Kids’ Class: Tue. and Thu., 4-6pm; ages 6-13. Adults’ Class: Tue. and Thu., 6:45-8:15pm; Sat., 9:30-11am. Weapons Class: Tue., 6-6:30pm. Ki/Chi Class: Thu., 6-6:30pm. The Cultural School, 255 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. Prices vary depending on course. Children: ages 6-14; adults: 14+.

Call 967-3103 or visit goletaaikido.net.

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Capoeira Classes

Professor Chin will instruct pupils in this class in capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that combines music and acrobatics.

Tue. and Thu., 4:15-5pm, ages 3-6; Mon. and Wed., 4-5pm, and Sat., 10am, ages 7-11; Mon. and Wed., 5-6pm, and Sat., 10am, ages 12+. Capoeira Sul da Bahia, 1230 State St., Ste. C. $55/ month. Call 637-5355 or visit capoeirasantabarbara.com.

Club FitKidz Beyond the Bell

These recreational classes offer children a fun all-sports program (soccer, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, baseball, and more) designed

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Advanced players (Juniors and Varsity) will learn the winning patterns of play, how to beat pushers and moonballers, advanced footwork skills, and more.

Mon.-Fri. Goleta, S.B., and Montecito area elementary schools and parks. $75-$120/week. Ages 4-12.

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Red: Mon. and Wed., 3:30-4:30pm; Sat., 10-11am; ages 6-8. Orange: Mon. and Wed., 3:30-5pm; ages 8-10.

Green: Tue. and Thu., 3:30-5pm; ages 8+. Junior: Tue. and Thu., 5-6:30pm; ages 9+. Varsity: Mon. and Wed., 5-6:30pm; ages 13+. Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club, 5800 Cathedral Oaks Rd., Goleta. $140-$260/month. Call 964-7762 or email jake.nelson@swellclubs.com or visit swellclubs.com.

The First Tee Advanced

The golf skills in this class focus on advanced putting and short game skills, course management, competitive play, and a more intense instruction in the rules of golf. Develop goals for golf games and work independently to achieve those goals.

Tue., 3:30-5pm, Sept. 15-Nov. 10. Twin Lakes Golf Course, 6034 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $150. Ages 10-14. Call 570-9853 or visit buffplatt.com/firstTee.php.

The First Tee Beginner

This class is designed to give students an understanding of the fundamentals of golf as well as an introduction to the First Tee Life Skills curriculum. Be exposed to all aspects of the game basics as well as on-course play, etiquette, and traditions of the game.

Thu., 3:30-5pm, Sept. 17-Nov. 12. Twin Lakes Golf Course, 6034 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $100. Ages 7-12. Call 570-9853 or visit buffplatt.com/firstTee.php.

Girls Inc. Gymnastics

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara Gymnastics offers recreation through competitive-level gymnastics, cheer and tumbling, birthday parties, camps, private lessons, and more! There are a wide variety of classes for girls and boys of all ages.

Mon.-Sat., morning and afternoon classes, begins Aug. 31.

Girls Inc. Santa Barbara Ctr., 531 E. Ortega St. Call 963-4492 or visit girlsincsb.org for pricing and other information.

iSurf After-School Program

iSurf believes that the physical activity of surfing promotes a healthy mind. Its after-school program takes your child to various locations, looking for surf that’s appropriate to his or her skill level.

Students are picked up from school and returned home by 6:30 p.m.

Montecito Family YMCA Adult/Teen Swim Lessons

Adult lessons are designed to meet the needs of each participant. Beginners work on the fundamentals, while advanced swimmers can improve endurance and stroke technique. Fear cases are welcome.

Nutcracker 2015 Auditions: September 12, 2015

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Mon. and Wed., 5-5:45pm. Session I: Sept. 8-Oct. 24; Session II: Oct. 26-Dec. 12. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $63-$123/session. Ages 13+. Call 969-3288 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Homeschool Swim Class

Sign your children up for homeschool lessons, and they can receive PE credit.

YMCA offers lessons one to two times a week for swimmers. Work toward kicking, front and back floating, breath control in Polliwog, and refining strokes in Guppy.

Tue. and Thu., 10-11:30am. Session I: Sept. 8-Oct. 24; Session II: Oct. 26-Dec. 12. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $63-$123 (siblings get $10 off).

Ages 6-14. Call 969-3288 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Inline Skate Class

YMCA skate class brings quality instruction and fundamentals. Your young skater will develop improved motor skills and better balance. Basic skills are at the core of this program, including stopping, turning, safe falling techniques, and street skating awareness. From beginning to advanced, all are welcome.

Mon.-Thu., after school-6:30pm. Various locations. $60/ session. Ages 6-16. Call 699-5371 or visit isurfschool.com.

Wed., 4:15-5:15pm. Fall I: Sept. 8-Oct. 25; Fall II: Nov. 2-Dec. 20 (no class Nov. 26). Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $43-$81; financial assistance available.

Ages 5-12. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/ montecito.

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Montecito Family YMCA Itty Bitty Sports

Swell Club instructors will help beginners and intermediates (Red, Orange, Green) learn to rally, participate in fun games and

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Wed., 3:15-4pm. Fall I: Sept. 23-Oct. 21. Fall II: Nov. 11-Dec. 16 (no class Nov. 25). Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $23-$37/session. Ages 3½-5. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Karate

Y instructor Brian Jordan offers one of the best karate programs in town. Karate is an effective way for children to build self-esteem, muscle coordination, and character. This program emphasizes selfdefense and self-control in an environment that is caring and progressive. Come join the fun!

Tue., 4:40-5:10pm. Fall I: Sept. 8-Oct. 25. Fall II: Nov. 2-Dec. 20. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $43-$81/session. Ages 6-13. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA NFL Youth Flag Football League

The Y teams up with NFL Flag to provide three divisions of football: 1st-3rd grade, 4th-6th grade, and junior high. The goals are to teach kids basic football skills, promote teamwork and sportsmanship, and have fun doing it! Registration ends August 29. Practices are held after school, and games are played on Saturday at various locations.

Sept. 8-Nov. 13. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $101-$131. Grades 1-8. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Otters Swim Team

Continue to improve your child’s swimming ability by developing strong competitive strokes, turns, and racing concepts. Have fun in a team environment, and opt to compete in YMCA swim meets. Participants must have completed the swim lesson program or have the appropriate skills to pass a tryout.

4:15-5:30pm. Novice: Tue. and Thu.-Fri.; ages 6-12.

Advanced: Mon., Wed., and Fri.; ages 6-14. Session I: Sept. 8-Oct. 2; Session II: Oct. 5-30; Session III: Nov. 2-Dec. 11. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $60$92/session. Call 969-3288 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

• Ballet for ages 2.5 and up • Jazz for 4 and up • Boys Ballet • A Pre-Professional training and performing program (State Street Ballet Young Dancers) • Open teen and adult ballet classes

Montecito Family YMCA Private Swim Lessons

Lessons can be arranged for all levels from beginner to advanced with individual instruction designed to meet personal needs and goals. Fear cases welcomed.

30-minute lessons, year-round. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. $125-$175/set of 6 classes. Ages 3+.

Call 969-3288 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Tumbling

Kids can stay active and have fun in tumbling. Class includes the basics of tumbling and helps children develop social skills, reinforce spatial concepts, and enhance gross motor skills. Children are encouraged to share in a group dynamic in an effort to develop confidence while focusing on Y core values.

Tumbling I: Mon., 4-4:30pm; ages 4-6. Tumbling II: Mon., 4:30-5pm; ages 6-9. Fall I: Sept. 14-Oct. 25; $37-$69.

Fall II: Nov. 2-Dec. 20; $43-$81. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. Call 969-3288 x109 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Montecito Family YMCA Youth Basketball League

Did you know that basketball was invented at the Y in 1891? Help continue this rich tradition, and join the after-school basketball league. Your child will sharpen their essential skills and learn some new ones. After-school practices and games will focus on basic skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship. There are five divisions according to age.

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Montecito Family YMCA Youth Swimming

Watch your child develop independence in the pool. The group lessons are designed to give your child the confidence to perform basic water skills independently. Lesson plans include pool safety and emphasize chapter development. Levels include

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Develop skills in recreational roller hockey.

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Mon.-Fri., 4-7pm, and Sat., 8am-2pm, begins Sept. 8.

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Call 969-3288 or visit ciymca.org/montecito.

Ocean Explorers After School Camp

Interact with the ocean to learn about conservancy; whales, seals, dolphins, and other marine animals; ocean safety; marine ecology; and fun. Activities include kayaking, surfing, snorkeling, beach play and cleanups, and more.

Mon. and Wed., 3:30-5:30pm, begins Sept. 14. Paddle Sports Ctr., 117 Harbor Wy., Ste. B. $50-$60/week. Ages 7-14. Call 617-3425 or visit paddlesportsca.com/camps.

Page Youth Center Basketball Clinic

Young b-ballers will refine their skills on the court with PYC’s guided basketball clinics.

Girls: Tue., 3:45-5pm, Sept. 8-Oct. 13. Boys: Thu., 3:45-5pm, Sept. 10-Oct. 15. $100. Grades 2-8. Page Youth Ctr., 4540 Hollister Ave. Call 967-8778 or visit pageyouthcenter.org.

Page Youth Center Coed Volleyball Clinic Practice your bump, set, and spike techniques this fall with PYC’s coed volleyball clinics.

Wed., 3:45-5pm, Sept. 9-Oct. 14. Page Youth Ctr., 4540 Hollister Ave. $100. Grades 2-8. Call 967-8778 or visit pageyouthcenter.org.

The Players’ Academy is delivered by nationally certified educators and held in conjunction with area soccer organizations. The program offers players, parents, and coaches a soccer educational platform for life. The program incorporates technical, tactical, physical, and mental aspects of player development with a “holistic” approach to your child’s lifelong growth.

Three seven-week sessions, Fri., begins Sept. 11, Oct. 29, and Feb. 29, 2016. Primo: 3:30-4:30pm; ages 3-5. Choice: 4:306pm; ages 6-9. $80-$120/session. Hollister School, 4950 Anita Ln. Call 705-4199 or visit playersacademy.net.

S.B. Tennis Club Jr. Development Program Participants will be introduced to the awesome sport of tennis. They will learn great foundation and coaching to excel at all levels of the game in a fun and exciting environment.

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Surf Happens After-School Program

Surf Happens offers continuing education and weekly training sessions for beginning and advanced surfers looking to improve their surfing and catch a ride to the premier spots with friends. Each vehicle transports no more than four surfers to any given spot with a 1:4 instructor-to-student ratio.

Participants are picked up from school and dropped off at home after each session.

Also offered is a stationary class located at Leadbetter Beach. Fun team events are included in the program throughout the year.

Mon.-Fri., 2:30-6:30pm, begins Aug. 31 and Jan. 4, 2016. $50-$100/session. Ages 6-14. Call 966-3613 or visit surfhappens.com.

Swim Lessons

Instructors at Swell Clubs are highly qualified with backgrounds in competitive swimming, water polo, and triathlons.

Using their experience and knowledge, they will instruct proper stroke technique and water-safety skills for all levels. Children will be assigned to the instructor that matches needs and personality. All lessons are scheduled by appointment.

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Swell Club instructors will divide students into groups and teach proficiency in the four competitive strokes, help improve technique through regular swim sets, and help build endurance and speed.

Pre-Swim: Tue.-Fri., 3:30-4pm; ages 5-8. $65-$75/month.

Novice Swim: Tue.-Fri., 3:30-4:15pm; ages 7-12. $85-$95/ month. Age Group: Mon.-Fri., 4:15-5:30pm; ages 9-14. $105-$115/month. Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club, 5800 Cathedral Oaks Rd., Goleta. Call 964-7762 x226, email becky.vossler@swellclubs.com, or visit coac.swellclubs.com.

Teen Rocks

Teen climbers will learn everything from beginner climber safety to climbing techniques to advanced bouldering skills.

Skilled staff will support climbing goals by providing coaching and a positive learning experience.

Tue., 4-6pm; Sun., 10am-noon. S.B. Rock Gym, 322 State St. $400/10-week session. Ages 10-14. Call 770-3225 or visit sbrockgym.com.

Youth Climbing Teams

Young climbers will be able to cool off after a long day at school by being active and learning to climb. Learn the basics of climbing.

Mon. and Wed., 4-6pm. S.B. Rock Gym, 322 State St. $170/ month. Call 770-3225 or visit sbrockgym.com.

Zodo’s After School Special

Get active at Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond.

Every weekday, children can bowl one game and get rental shoes for cheap.

Mon.-Fri., 2:30-5pm, begins Sept. 8. Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond, 5925 Calle Real, Goleta. $6. Ages 17 and under. Call 967-0128 or visit zodos.com.

Tutoring and Education California Learning Center of Santa Barbara

The CLC is a full-service tutoring, SAT/ PSAT/ACT/SSAT/ISEE test-prep, test proctoring, and college-counseling resource center. This business has expanded to include college advising and educational consulting. Students receive quality instruction tailored to meet their individual needs.

Mon.-Sat., flexible hours. California Learning Ctr., 3324 State St., Ste. L. Prices vary depending on the course. Grades K-college. Call 563-1579 or visit clcsb.com for full online schedule of classes.

Dubin Learning Center

This Santa Barbara leader in education has helped thousands of students, ranging from the underachiever to the gifted, to reach their potential. Dublin provides educational therapy for students with learning differences, ADD, and dyslexia; tutoring

in all subjects; and test prep for SAT, SSAT, and ISEE. Individual sessions are scheduled according to needs.

Mon.-Sat., 9am - 6pm. Dubin Learning Ctr., 112 W. Cota St. $75-$90/hour. Grades K-college. Call 962-7122 or visit dubinlearningcenter.com.

Gateway Educational Services After-School Tutoring

GES offers assessment-based assistance for all grade levels and designated subject tutoring for all areas of math, reading comprehension, writing, and exam preparation.

Mon.-Thu., 1-6:30pm. Gateway Educational Services, 4850 Hollister Ave., Ste. C. Prices based on a sliding scale. Grades K-12. Call 895-1153 or visit gatewaycamps.com.

Homework Help and Reading Buddy Program

Trained volunteers will assist students with understanding and completing homework assignments. They will also encourage and work with children to build their reading skills. Books are always available at the library. Preregistration is required.

20-minute sessions, Mon.-Tue. and Thu.: 3:30-6:30pm; Wed.: 2:30-6:30pm. S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free.

Grades K-6. Call 564-5603 or visit sbplibrary.org.

Santa Barbara Math Ellipse (An Eccentric Math Circle)

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High school group: weekends. Other groups: 90 minutes on weekday afternoons. Held in a private residence in Goleta. $20/week. Grades 1-12 with separate groups for grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12. Call 680-9950 or visit santabarbaramathellipse.org.

San Marcos Parent-Child Workshop

This is a half-day cooperative preschool and parent education program. Based on promoting learning through play in all areas of early childhood, kindergarten readiness skills, gentle separation, and an organic daily snack, this program celebrates and supports development of the family.

Mon.-Fri., 8:45am-noon, Sept.-June 2016. San Marcos High School, 4750 Hollister Ave. $50-$250/week. Ages 2-5. Call 964-8994 or visit smpcw.org.

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8/20: Indör Summer Hardcore Beach Party Pt. 3 Punk bands East Sherman and Vril, three-piece grind band Lesser Animal, and S.B.-based band Acid will be playing for audiences of all ages. Enjoy the batting cages a different way by listening to some heavy-hitting music. 8pm. Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5.

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thurSday 8/20 8/20: Life on San Miguel Island Ian Williams, San Miguel Island’s current park ranger, will trace the island’s history from ranch to U.S.N. military occupation to its current status as a national park. A sneak preview of Sam Tyler’s film, West of the West: Tales from California’s Channel Islands, featuring former resident Betsy Lester Roberti, will follow the lecture. Members-only reception: 6:15pm; lecture: 7pm.

S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. Free-$10. Call 962-8404 or visit sbmm.org.

8/20: L.A. Kings Youth Roller Hockey Clinic L.A. Kings alum Noah Clarke will host an hour of drills to improve puck control, passing, skating, and shooting.

Hockey players of all skill levels are welcome. 7-8pm. Hockey Rink, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $40. Call (310) 535-4462 or visit tinyurl.com/ sbhockeyclinic.

8/20: Launch Pad Reading Series: April 4, 1968 For 16-year-old Geneva Fields, April 4, 1968, is a day that will forever change her family. Civil rights

are being fought for at home, there is a war in Vietnam, Robert Kennedy is scheduled to make a campaign speech in her Indianapolis neighborhood, and it is the day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Come see students learn the vital skills of working on plays in the earliest of stages of their development as they read this work by James Still.

7:30pm. Dance Rm. 1507, UCSB. Free. Visit www.theaterdance .ucsb.edu/launchpad. Read more on p. 53.

8/20: Casey Abrams His elimination from American Idol in 2011 did not end his music career. In fact, this jazz and rock musician is signed with the same record company that’s home to Paul McCartney. From cover songs to originals, he will play a good night of music. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$50. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

Friday 8/21 8/21-8/23, 8/26: Pvt. Wars This James McLure play looks at three Vietnam veterans dealing with their own wars in a veterans’

hospital. It is a dark comedy exposing the truths and trivial moments of war and blends every emotion into a meaningful mosaic as these three GIs exasperate, entertain, torment, and comfort each other while sharing their concern about returning home. The show runs through September 5. Fri.-Sat., Wed: 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $20-$30. Call 963-0408 or visit centerstagetheater.org.

Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $35-$75. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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8/21: A Balmy Evening of Brazilian Rhythms Spend this summer evening enjoying Brazilian music by Téka and New Bossa and As Três Meninas, who will both be performing bossa nova, samba, and Brazilian jazz. 7pm. Live Oak Unitarian Universalist, 820 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. $15. Visit tinyurl.com/ brazilianrhythms.

8/21-8/23, 8/26: Peter and the Starcatcher Based on the 2006 novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, this show takes place before Wendy and will introduce you to the pirate who became Hook as a dozen actors play more than 100 characters. Bring your imaginations to watch this madly theatrical introduction to how a wretched orphan became “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.” The show runs through September 13. 8pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. $38.50-$49.50. Recommended for ages 10+. Call 922-8313 or visit pcpa.org.

8/21: SOhO’s 20th Anniversary Show Series: Venice with The Pine Mountain Logs These SoCal favorites will bring along their alter-ego band, The Pine Mountain Logs, the first time. Hailed by David Crosby as “the best vocal band in the country”, Venice lends their vocal prowess of four-part harmonies to make the PML’s one of the world’s premier cover bands, singing hits from Led Zeppelin to Earth, Wind & Fire. 8pm. SOhO

8/22: Nurturing the Soul Women’s Retreat Come experience a day of relaxation and rejuvenation while learning more about alternative medicine, personal growth, and health and wellness. Featured speakers will share wisdom and give tips on nourishing the mind, body, and soul. RSVP is required. 9am-6pm.

Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. $55. Call 964-4861, email info@centeroftheheart.com, or visit centeroftheheart.com.

8/22: So, You Wanna Be a …

Veterinarian? Has a child you know expressed interest in becoming a veterinarian when they grow up? The library has started a new monthly program focused on fun careers and hobbies, and this month, veterinarians will come and talk about their animal-loving career. Young minds can examine X-rays and put on caps and masks to get the feel of being a veterinarian. 11am. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Ages 7+. Call 964-7878 or visit sbplibrary .org.

8/22: Area 51 Spend your Saturday night on the dance floor, dancing to funk, soul, R&B, disco, and some modern hits. 9:30pm.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $8. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

8/22: MesaFest 2015: Welcome to the Neighborhood If you are new or old to La Mesa, this festival is a fun-filled day with food, a beer garden, kid activities, live music, artists, a bouncy house, a mechanical bull, and community cheer. Proceeds will benefit the Mesa Harmony Gardens, where volunteers grow fresh, local produce for the community. Come be part of one of many great areas of S.B. 11am-7pm. La Mesa Park, 295 Meigs Rd. Free. Visit sbmesafest .com.

8/22-8/23: S.B. Triathlon Come and join one or more of the available divisions. Different events include long courses and sprint courses for coed, women-only, and parent-child.

After the triathlon, enjoy the beach and tri-gear vendors, food vendors, and more. You must be registered by Friday or Saturday, depending on the event. 7am.

Various locations. $105-$360. Visit

8/22: Crafting Insect Hotels You are invited to the first-ever Insect Hotel crafting event.

This family workshop features basic materials and techniques for creating your own bug B&B for insects that pollinate flowers, improve soil conditions, and guard plants from harmful pests.

11am-1pm. GuadalupeNipomo Dunes Ctr., 1065 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe. Free. Call 343-2455 or visit dunes center.org.

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You can volunteer at the event or donate to the Foodbank of S.B. County to support our kids. For more information or to volunteer at one of the below locations, call 967-5741 x112, email Melissa Howard at mhoward@foodbanksbc.org, or visit endsummerhunger.org/find-a-lunch.

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8/22: Postcards Through Time Travel back through generations with songs from a cappella groups Pacific Sound Men’s Chorus and the Carpe Diem Women’s Chorus, 20-piece big band The Rockin’ Moroccans, and vocal jazz combo Ready Willing and Mabel, performing jazz music of the ’30s and ’40s, songs from the Beatles and Eagles, and more. 2 and 7:30pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $25-$50.

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8/22: Goleta’s Annual Dam Dinner 2015 Join your neighbors at this annual event. Bring your own dinner, or purchase one from Georgia’s Smokehouse Gourmet food truck, share desserts, and enjoy live music and a great setting.

Water, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. 5-7pm.

Lake Los Carneros, Goleta. Free.

Visit bit.ly/DamDinner2015.

8/22: Sew Fun: Flags, Bags, Napkins, and More Get creative and make a bag, a flag, or a flag that’s a bag at this open-toall-ages craft workshop. With all the great materials found in the store, you don’t know what you’ll end up with, but it will be fantastic and fabulous! 10am-noon.

Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8.

Children ages 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Call 884-0459 or visit explore ecology.org.

8/22: Digging Deeper: Understanding Soil It’s time for fall planting. Come learn about landscape foundation, soil preparation, mulches, and the best practices for irrigation. Be prepared to show off your garden to friends and families come autumn. 10am-2pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. $25-$35. Call 682-4726 or visit sbbg.org.

8/22: Music in the Garden: New West Guitar Group with Sara Gazarek In the magical landscape of Lotusland, enjoy this premier guitar ensemble covering pop, jazz, and originals.

Steeped in the jazz tradition, singer Sara Gazarek will share her translucent voice. 4-7pm. Lotusland, Cold Springs Rd., Montecito. $65-$75. Call 969-3767 or visit lotusland.org.

8/22: Sword Workshop and Costume Bazaar Learn the ancient art of sword dance. This workshop will teach history, technique, combinations, and rhythms. Bring your own sword or purchase one from the workshop. To make the most of the workshop, stop by the costume sale. Bazaar: 11am-1pm; workshop: 1-4:30pm. Judeens Middle Eastern Dance Studio, 3595 Numancia St., Santa Ynez. Bazaar: Free; workshop: $40-$70. Call 688-7151 or visit alexandraking.com.

Sunday 8/23 8/23: Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open Tournament Playoffs Spend this Sunday relaxing and watching a polo game. The semifinals and finals will also take place on the field

during the next week. 2pm.

S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3375 Foothill Rd. #1200, Carpinteria. $10-$350. Call 684-6683 or visit sbpolo.com.

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8/23: Cupcake Funkday Alison Riede, creator of Sugar Cat Studio, will pair mini cupcakes and sparkling wines on this cupcake funkday. Get this unique tasting experience available until cupcakes are sold out. This event recurs every Sunday. 11am. Corks n’ Crowns, 32 Anacapa St. Members: $10; non-members: $12.

Call 845-8600 or visit corks andcrowns.com.

8/23: Summer Carillon Concert: Margo Halsted UCSB’s carillon consists of 61 bells spanning five octaves. Listen to Margo Halsted, associate adjunct professor of music, as she plays carillon music as well as familiar music audiences can hum to. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the music and beautiful summer weather.

2pm. Storke Tower, UCSB campus. Free. Call 893-7194 or visit www.music.ucsb.edu.

Monday 8/24 8/24: Comedy Open Mike Night Don’t be sad this Monday … Laugh! Comedian Carol Metcalf has appeared on Comedy Central stand-up, reality TV show Girls Behaving Badly Badly, her one-woman show My Life Is Too Vivid, and more. Start this week with some hilarity for a change.

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8/24: Leadership Skills: Leading for Impact This workshop, led by Dr. Britt Andreatta, director of learning and development at lynda .com, now part of LinkedIn, will share her expertise on leadership skills and styles on how to advance your organization’s mission and create social change. 1-4pm. Orfalea Founda-

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8/24: Nicole Lvoff Jazz Chanteuse, Dow Jarvis Get a dose of classic jazz, hidden jazz gems, and melodies of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s. With Woody DeMarco, Hank Allen, Tom Lackner, and Jon Crosse as musical support, Nicole Lvoff invites jazz listeners to enjoy the music they love.

Opening for her will be musician Dow Jarvis. 7pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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8/21: Blue Horizons Student Film Premiere 2015 During a nine-week program, students learn essential elements to producing documentary films and then develop their own stories about our region’s oceans and seashores. Come see these final works of engaging and crucial stories. Reservations are recommended. 7-10pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call 893-4637 or visit carseywolf.ucsb.edu.

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8/21: The T.A.M.I. Show Don’t’ miss your chance to see this 1964 concert film featuring legends such as The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, and The Rolling Stones, as well as James Brown’s overwhelming performance, interviews, and go-go dancers. It is filmed from the front row, so go back in time and experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. 8pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $20. Call 684-6380 or visit plazatheatercarpinteria.com.

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8/25: Telescope Tuesday Look to the skies this Tuesday, and check out Saturn along with a waxing gibbous moon (and learn what that means). Get your questions about constellations, asterisms, or any other astronomy-related questions answered. The absolute magnitude of fun cannot be measured! 7-10pm. Camino Real Marketplace, 7004 Market Pl. Dr., Goleta. Free. Visit sbau.org. tion Downtown Ctr., 1221 Chapala St. $25. Call 962-9164 or visit leadingforimpactsanta barbara.eventbrite.com.

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8/26: Sue Grafton X stands for many things: the number 10, an unknown substance, a cross, a kiss. Sue Grafton’s X, X a dark and chilling novel, features a serial killer who leaves no trace. Can Kinsey prove her case before she becomes the killer’s next victim? Get your copy signed by the New York Times bestselling author. 5pm.

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

Tuesday 8/25 8/25: Joe Bonamassa This blues-rock guitarist and singer/ songwriter will deliver a musical tribute to the Three Kings of Blues: Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King as part of Keeping the Blues Alive’s tribute concert series. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Keeping the Blues Alive foundation, which promotes the heritage of the blues to children, funds music scholarships, and supplements music programs in public schools.

7:30pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $88.50-$134.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

8/25: Death Café S.B. Discuss the idea of death, drink tea, and eat cake with others in a safe and relaxed setting.

Death Café partners with The Center for Successful Aging to reach out to community members to openly discuss this suppressed yet significant topic.

5:30-7pm. Historic Bldg., 11 E. Carrillo St. Free. Call 729-6172 or email cominghomesb@gmail .com.

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chant rhythms with your baby or toddler. What a fun way to learn, with others in a relaxed and playful setting. 10:3011:25am. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call 688-4214 or visit sbplibrary.org.

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8/21: Over the Rainbow: Cabaret “What good is sitting alone in your room?” Come see this Academy Award–winning movie musical that not only has Bob Fosse’s signature dance style and Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey singing iconic songs but also deals with adult situations such as anti-Semitism, Nazism, and homosexuality of early-’30s Berlin. 8:30pm.

S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

8/22: Help! This 1965 film stars the Fab Four in a comedic adventure. Ringo Starr is wearing a sacrificial ring that belongs to an evil cult (a parody of the Thuggee cult), and the band needs to return it before Ringo becomes the next sacrifice. Celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary by watching and joining the author of The Beatles and Me on Tour Tour, Ivor Davis, as he recalls his time spent with the Beatles. Q&A: 7pm; film screening: 8:15pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $20. Call 684-6380 or visit plaza theatercarpinteria.com.

8/22: Magic Lantern Summer Film: Up Fly up to the sky with 78-year-old Carl and young Wilderness Explorer Russell.

After tying thousands of balloons to his home, Carl is ready to see Paradise Falls in South America, a promise he made to his wife, Ellie. Join Carl and Russell for a time of adventure and friendship. 8:30pm. Anisq’Oyo’ Park, Embarcadero del

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7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

8/25: Crime Fiction in Film Series: The Asphalt Jungle Based on W.R. Burnett’s 1949 novel, this film noir stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, and Marilyn Monroe and is about a team of small-time crooks who plan a milliondollar heist that goes awry and is followed by greed, treachery, and deceit. 2 and 7pm.

Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

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“I just love the challenge of drawing portraits,” said Michael Beickel while drawing a caricature at Trails ’n’ Tails, the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens’ annual celebration of dogs. “I try to capture the essence of a dog. It’s very satisfying and more difficult because dogs don’t sit still.” The event, which allows one free admission per leashed dog, is full of fun-filled canine activities, raffles, and, of course, lots of dog treats. A vendor at the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show, Beickel has been drawing all his life and working the Trails ’n’ Tails event for the last four years. A dog person himself, Beickel and the event are a perfect fit, as he explained, “I have two pure white huskies at home, Kona and Shasta, my true loves.”

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be brought into the store. By using our guidelines and the vision for the store, we kind of handpicked select people that we thought would showcase well together.”

Constructed in 1922 as a car dealership, the building also served as a center for fish processing (an industrial-sized scale for weighing the day’s catch still sits on the ground floor) and, more famously, as a headquarters for Big Dogs Sportswear before opening CURIOSITY MALL: Carolyn Petersen and Brian Garwood sell quirky, its signature big blue door last year. stylish items at their Funk Zone shop.

Among The Blue Door’s most unique, repurposed pieces of furniture is a coffee overs of knickknacks, repurposed furniture, and novelties of the mid-century modern or table whose top is made from a small portion of industrial kinds can find themselves spend- the bleachers of UC Berkeley’s original California ing hours within the three stories of The Blue Door, Memorial Stadium. Salvaged from demolition sevwhere one can find everything from a 30-foot-long eral years back during the stadium’s renovation, the American flag to an old-fashioned diving helmet to wood still features carved seating numbers. One a Disney Studios set light. Open since December and of the strangest and most imaginative (yet oddly located in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, the charming) items available is the seaweed-root ball store features an incredibly diverse array of vintage chandelier. Held aloft by ropes, brackets, and hooks, furniture, artwork, ornaments, and paraphernalia the lightbulb is encased by a sizable hardened mesh within an antique-store-esque, almost-museum- of seaweed cut and shaped into a tangled sphere.

In addition to a gallery of modern artist Rick like setting. The building’s interior, including its brick walls, third-story rafters, and “dungeon door” Doehring’s work, The Blue Door also features a rare, entrance to a former boiler room, complement the 1973 serigraph by graphic artist Peter Max. Accordcollections with its original industrial- and vintage- ing to Garwood, the signed, psychedelically colored portrait of a woman’s head had never previously been style architecture.

“We have different dealers and designers, and so on public display.

“One of our rules at the store is nothing can be each one of them has their own little space,” said Brian Garwood, who owns and runs the store along cataloged, so you can’t order the same thing over and with his girlfriend, Carolyn Petersen. “So starting out, over and over,” said Garwood. “It has to be authentiwe were kind of curating other people’s collections to cally vintage or locally handmade.” — Sam Goldman

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hen he’s not working as an ocean lifeguard, EMT, Channel Islands kayak guide, substitute teacher, or brewery rat, Ryan Kell is hard at work on his line of organic sunscreen products. After two years in development, Kell launched a limited release of his Sea & Summit last month through a prepaid voucher offer on his website, seaandsummitsunscreen.com.

In 2013, frustrated with the high price of organic sunscreen but tired of putting harmful chemicals on his body, Kell began making sunscreens in his kitchen for himself as well as for fellow lifeguards, volleyball players, and others with active outdoor lives. He settled on six organic and natural ingredients — coconut oil, sesame-seed oil, shea butter, jojoba esters, caprylyl glycol, and zinc oxide — and started passing out samples to family and friends, who encouraged him to start a business.

“Everyone was super stoked about it,” said Kell, including mothers and kids. As more people started using it in the lifeguard towers and volleyball courts, Kell decided it was time to invest in his young company, which is based in both Ventura and Carpinteria, eventually taking the biggest step last October. “I started pursuing it as a business and basically sold everything I own,” Kell said.

After working seven days a week outside of his day jobs and basically “dirtbagging it” for stretches of time, Kell now is proud to have a trademarked and protected brand. He’s also found an organic manufacturer in Iowa and is working with a consulting company, Sundowner Sustainability Consulting, to trace the products’ ingredients at all stages of development, from farm to factory. That will ensure Sea & Summit is truly eco-friendly and make the business as transparent as possible.

The sunscreen lotion’s current limited release is for a 2½-ounce bamboo and glass jar that costs $18, but the future retail price will be less. The goal of the limited release is to cover packaging and manufacturing minimums as well as fund the release of Sea & Summit’s facestick product, specifically designed for water sports.

Kell anticipates launching a crowd-funding campaign in the fall to help fund a full release.

And in November, he will be taking Sea & Summit to the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Alberta, Canada, where the company is sponsoring one of the films.

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ntil I hit my mid-twenties, the leave your electronic devices behind. You are sum of my surfing experience grateful just to be in the moment.

Oh, and on the days when it works, when involved watching Point Break (repeatedly) and the occasional purchase of you catch wave after wave, gliding along surf-brand apparel. To me, surfing seemed the face of the water moving faster than the like a sport celebrated by salty old men and wind? That’s when surfing transcends sport dominated by young, edgy boys. I didn’t see to become something absolutely glorious, a place in the lineup for girls with only mild even spiritual.

And it doesn’t matter how scared you athletic talent, like me.

I still vividly remember the day I paddled are or how cold you are or how tired you out for my first surf session. I had no idea are. With the right instruction and the right what to expect, though I naively planned to people at your side, riding a surfboard can excel immediately. It became quickly obvious be an ultimately rewarding and empowering that I wouldn’t be winning surf competitions experience.

That was the inspiration for iSurf, to build anytime soon — but that didn’t matter. I wrapped up that maiden day surfing expe- a place of encouragement, camaraderie, and community that would rience with tired arms make women of all ages, and a happy soul. abilities, and contexts feel I haven’t looked back safe and strong in the since. water. I wanted to offer Not that it’s been easy. more than just a lesson.

Learning to surf well is My dream is committed quite challenging, and long-term instruction, a it didn’t come naturally supportive community, to me. It took me weeks and an opportunity to to actually catch my first women of all ages who wave, and sometimes wanted to experience I’m shocked that I stuck surfing but who may, for with it. Many days, I’ve whatever reason, not have broken up with the sea, felt ready. put its belongings on Thankfully, that’s hapthe curb and turned my pened in a very quick back — only to come INSPIRE ON WATER: Alelia Parentime. The women of iSurf back the next day, tail teau shares her deep love of wavehave become a family — a between my legs, wear- riding with iSurf students. growing, loving, diverse ing my ill-fitting wetsuit and lugging my clunky board right back family whose impact on each other extends far beyond our time in the water. Together down to the shoreline.

Why did I keep going? Simply put, I had we’ve gone through some of life’s greatest to. That’s the thing about surfing. Once you joys and challenges, becoming not only experience “the stoke,” you just can’t quit. better surfers but also better people in the Even on the hardest days, you sit in the process. Today, more and more women are ocean, gazing upon our stunning coastline, catching the stoke, one wave at a time.

Come join us. We can’t wait to surf with feeling a deep connection with nature and the kind of peace that only comes when you you!

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had never played before such a large hometown crowd. But all the fans weren’t pulling for them — many came to see their opponent, Mexico’s national U-17 team. Santa Barbara did indeed go down to defeat, but gloriously so. Mexico needed two late goals to pull out a 3-2 victory last Sunday in a friendly match at San Marcos High’s Warkentin Stadium.

Mexico is preparing for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will start October 17 in Chile. It will be considered one of the favorites after winning the CONCACAF championship — the U.S. national team finished third — earlier this year.

In the last two World Cups, the Mexican youths won the title (2011) and finished runners-up (2013).

Santa Barbara’s boys achieved a national reputation over the past four years, reaching the final four of every U.S youth championship from age 14-17 and winning two titles. But taking on an international power seemed to be overly ambitious. Mexico’s current tour includes two college opponents, UCLA and Cal State Fullerton, and also a Thursday-night (August 20) match against an older team, the Ventura County Fusion.

“To be honest, I was surprised to hear we were going to play Mexico,” said Santa Barbara defender Carson Vom Steeg, a high school junior. “We’re honored to play them.”

The hometown kids, including players from Ventura and Santa Ynez, showed their respect by leading the visitors twice during the match. Lucky Puengrod’s strike gave them a 1-0 halftime lead, and Brandon Sanchez put them ahead 2-1 on a breakaway midway through the second half. The match turned in the last minute of regulation time, when Mexico was awarded a free kick 20 yards out from the goal, and Kevin Magana deftly put it over the wall and out of goalkeeper Lalo Delgado’s reach. Two minutes later, in extra time, Nahum Gomez unleashed the winning shot and set off chants of “Meh-hee-co, Meh-hee-co.”

“We played about as well as we could,” Santa Barbara coach Rudy Ybarra said. “We’re usually the team that has ball control, but Mexico could play the ball so quickly, we had to be on defense most of the time. You’re going to see some of their players in World Cups and on European teams.”

Mexican coach Mario Arteaga sent out a different team in each half, while Santa Barbara had only a few substitutes. “Fatigue was a factor,” Ybarra said. “We were up against fresh legs in the second half.” For his part, Arteaga was impressed by the Santa Barbara effort, complimenting Ybarra on the intelligent approach of his team’s game.

COLLEGE SOCCER: UCSB’s men host their annual exhibition match against Westmont College at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 22. On Friday, August 28, Stanford will face the Gauchos at Harder Stadium.

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SHOT BLOCKERS: Excitement was steady in San Marcos High’s Warkentin Stadium during last weekend’s friendly match between the Santa Barbara Soccer Club and Mexico’s U-17 team. Above, S.B. goalkeeper Lalo Delgado blocks a shot by Mexico’s Kevin Lara as Delgado’s red-shirt-wearing teammate Francisco Arroyo shows up in defense.

Coach Tim Vom Steeg, whose 2006 UCSB team won the NCAA championship with a seasoned roster — comprising a mix of players from home and abroad — said he’s altering his approach after failing to retain a number of highly skilled players in recent years.

“The world has completely changed,” Vom Steeg said, noting that young players are taking advantage of abundant opportunities to join professional clubs. Even if those opportunities are at a lower level, they may seem preferable to the rigors of the college game. Out of 10 freshmen who came to play for the Gauchos the past two years, only three are still on the team.

Ludwig Ahl, one of last year’s recruits, returned to his native Sweden to play for a third-level pro club. “Ludwig thought it would be cool to play in the U.S.,” Vom Steeg said.

“But you need more than [a desire for] a ‘neat experience’ to get through the grind. International players aren’t used to playing two or three games a week and getting beat up.”

There also are academic requirements. “I can think of five classes at UCSB that aren’t difficult,” Vom Steeg said. “When you get to final exams in December after a hard season of soccer, Sweden starts to look better.”

The Gauchos still want players with pro potential, as long as they can resist immediate — and often short-lived

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8/20, 8/26: Swimming/Running: Reef and Run, Nite Moves The sun will set soon on another season of Santa Barbara’s weekly races. Reef and Run’s last regular program of ocean swims (500 meters, 1K, and mile) takes place Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at East Beach. (There will be a boat-to-beach swim for qualified participants on Aug. 27). Fee: $15. Visit reefandrun.org. Nite Moves will conclude its 27th season next Wednesday. It includes three ocean swims (500 meters, 1K, 2K) and a 5K run at Leadbetter Beach, starting at 6:25 p.m. Fee: $25. Visit runsantabarbara.com. Both events include refreshments and live music.

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— gratification. “The players we’ve added are excited about being at UCSB,” Vom Steeg said. “If they’re thinking about the pros, that mentality is hard to coach. … You’re better off with those players leaving rather than just floating around.”

Nick DePuy, a 64 junior from Irvine, will be a focus of UCSB’s offense. He was moved from midfield to forward in the last 10 games of 2014, and he proceeded to score 10 goals. Michigan transfer Ahinga Selemani, a native of Canada, has come in as a sophomore with explosive talent.

Vom Steeg said UCSB’s possible combinations up front constitute “the best attacking group of players we’ve had.”

Westmont will send out a largely homegrown lineup Saturday, including senior midfielders Muhammad Mehai from Carpinteria and Tanner Wolf from Santa Barbara.

Coach David Wolf, Tanner’s father, said former Dos Pueblos High star Tim Heiduk is being brought along slowly after an arduous year, including his last summer with the S.B. Soccer Club U-17s. Heiduk missed the Mexico match to train with the Warriors.

Vom Steeg also will be coaching a son this season, UCSB’s freshman goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg. Both he and his younger brother Carson have been high-achieving youth players for Real So Cal, a prestigious club. Carson was called up to the U.S. U-18 national team this summer and was named captain during a tournament in Sweden. He rejoined the S.B. Soccer Club, for which he played in the U-15 championship season, to fortify the defense against Mexico.

In a version of their dad’s dilemma at UCSB, the Vom Steeg boys’ choice to play club soccer prevented them from taking the field for their high school, San Marcos. But at least they’ve been going to school. “I don’t feel sorry for San Marcos,” said the school’s athletic director, Abe Jahadhmy.

“I feel those kids are missing out by not being part of high school sports.”

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PIE-EYED WITH PRIDE: Casey and Shaina Groves, along with daughter Lily, took over Taffy’s Pizza on De la Vina Street in January 2014 and are working hard to continue the casual, relaxing vibe that the family-friendly eatery has enjoyed since opening in 1973.

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Groves. “And I’m like, ‘That sounds just like Taffy’s.’ So we got super excited. And just with Chicken Wings: These that excitement, we said, ‘If it’s award-winning wings are Taffy’s, we should just try for becoming a big draw for the it.’ ” They did, and in January restaurant. Covered with a 2014, the Groves took over the dry seasoning based on an iconic Taffy’s Pizza, becoming undisclosed Santa Barbara just the third owners in the Seasonings recipe, the tender appetizer features a mildly pizzeria’s more than 40-year history. spicy flavor with a subtle hint Taffy’s Pizza started out as of sweetness. Since the televiby Sam Goldman the personal residence of Bob sion appearance, Taffy’s has “Taffy” Tafejian, who converted been selling two to three times his house on De la Vina Street as many wings as before. into the pizza parlour in 1973, after less successful stints with retail and ice cream. A decade later, Greg O’Brien Taffy’s Special: Taffy’s best-selling pie is also abunbought the restaurant and operated it for more than 30 dant in flavors, topped with so many meats and veggies years, adding popular breadsticks and a delivery service of classic combo-style pizzas that it almost overflows.

—including, for a while, free pies to parents of newborns in Cottage Hospital—to Taffy’s list of attractions.

Thai Special Pizza: Perhaps the restaurant’s most “When I came in, we just instantly had a friendship,” innovative pizza, the Thai Special swaps out traditional said Groves of his bid to purchase Taffy’s from O’Brien. pizza sauce for a Thai peanut sauce that’s topped with “He just wanted to turn it over to somebody that was chicken, sprouts, carrots, and cilantro. Though unexgoing to keep the tradition going — not change the pected, the ingredients combine to make a unique and name, not just flip everything around.” especially tasty pie.

And that’s what the Groves have done, continuing with the same food, service, and familial atmosphere Hot Tri-Tip Sandwich: Another signature dish, this that Taffy’s fans appreciate. The layout and feel is still that dry-rub-spiced tri-tip is prepared by Groves himself, of an old house, complete with a private patio and deck, who smokes it over mesquite. The sandwich is another old photographs on the wall, and a fireplace room. The particularly popular menu item —enough so that it’s patio often hosts private events and family dinners, and not unheard of for Taffy’s to run out of Groves’s meticuthe arcade-like video game room is a safe outlet for kids lously prepared meat before the end of the day. whose parents would like to relax and enjoy the casual atmosphere. “It’s really family-friendly,” said Groves,

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If a wine bar should be judged on how many winemakers hold court there, then Wine + Beer in the Santa Barbara Public Market is doing swell, given that Matt Brady and Dave Yates of Jaffurs, Drake Whitcraft, Blake Sillix, and Chad Melville are known to frequent the glass-walled cube. On top of that, the establishment is now hosting winemaker dinners that pair Santa Barbara’s more elusive vintners with our most celebrated chefs: Gavin Chanin’s Lutum brand with Goodland Hotel’s Derek Simcik in June, for instance, or, on August 22, Paul Lato with S.Y. Kitchen’s Luca Crestanelli.

That’s thanks in part to the work of manager/sommelier Sam Doernte, a Pittsburgh native who came to Santa Barbara last year after working in resorts and wine distribution in Palm Springs for seven years. He’d grown a little tired of the country club crowd ordering costly Napa cabs and fat Russian River chardonnays, and he happily eased into a more knowledgeable clientele here. “Chenin blanc isn’t a foreign concept to them,” said Doernte of his customers.

After working shifts at the bar, Doernte became Wine + Beer’s buyer last November, and he started expanding the boutique label offerings —“We try to support the smaller guys,” he explained — while also growing the import catalog to show off those Old World wines that California vintners use as benchmarks. “Graham Tatomer makes a great riesling,” said Doernte of the Santa Barbara winemaker, “so we have what he emulates from Germany on the shelf.”

The place is wine-savvy in other ways, too. If you buy a bottle off the shelf that costs more than $25, you can drink it without a corkage fee; less than $25, it’s only a $5 corkage. The by-the-glass selection is varied, and a $20 flight of three can open your eyes widely. Spend a little more, and they’ll use the Coravin to pull wine from old, rare, or pricy bottles, like the Etienne Sauzet PulignyMontrachet. “That should be $50 a glass, but it’s $29,” said Doernte. The beer and cider selection, overseen by Eric Krauthoff, is also revelatory and ever-changing, with flights of four only $11.

As is seen in other wine bars around town, wineeducated Santa Barbarans are using Wine + Beer as a resource for expanding their own palates. “I’m finding that local people drink the import wine and the tourists drink the Santa Barbara wine — we get a little spoiled because it’s so accessible,” explained Doernte. And that’s due to places like Wine + Beer, where a classic bottle might be popped for by-the-glass service on a manager’s whim. Said Doernte while looking at one of his jampacked shelves,“That Barolo has just been staring at me.”

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lemongrass Salmon en papillote Chef Danny Douglas once cooked a meal for a few of us at writer George Yatchisin’s home, revealing to all the bulletproof technique of cooking fish in parchment paper. Even if you think you’re about to overcook — which, for the record, he did not — the trapped moisture ensures that fish of all types stays fluffy while also concentrating the chosen seasonings in a delicate way. The hardest part is waiting patiently, as I’ve found it often takes a bit longer than you’d expect. In this case, I slapped butter down on the paper, laid down an inch-thick piece of wild salmon, and topped it with sliced lemongrass, lemons, chives, and extra chunks of butter on top. Even after 25-plus minutes at 350 degrees — slow and low is another Douglas technique — the fish was tender and flavorful as could be. See dannydouglas catering.com.

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tion and a wave of my hand over the all-knowing crystal ball, my eatery oracle has revealed a list of food and drink locations appearing in your future: Borrello’s Pizza & Pastaria, 3807 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria (formerly Barbecue Company) Caffe Primo, 516 State St. and 34 W. Carrillo St. Corazon Cocina, 1028 Coast Village Rd., Montecito (formerly Xanadu French Bakery) Del Taco, Santa Barbara (two locations) Dunkin’ Donuts, 3771 State St. (currently Taco Bell)

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Farmer Boy Restaurant, 3427 State St. (remodeling under new ownership) Gandolfo’s New York Delicatessen, 718 State St. (formerly Killer B’s) High Sierra Grill & Bar, 521 Firestone Rd., Goleta (formerly Elephant Bar) Jane, 6920 Marketplace Dr., Goleta (formerly Smoke ’N Barrel BBQ Shack) Kanaloa Seafood, 715 Chapala St. Lure Fish House, 3815 State St. (formerly Ruth’s Chris) Nona’s Italian Deli, 415 E. De la Guerra St. (formerly Italian Grocery) Norton’s Pastrami and Deli, Goleta Oliver’s, 1198 Coast Village Rd. (formerly Peabody’s) On the Alley, 7038 Marketplace Dr., Goleta (formerly Gina’s Pizza) Pace, 108 Pierpont Rd., Summerland (formerly Big Yellow House) Pascucci, 6920 Marketplace Dr., Goleta (formerly Holdren’s Grill) Rusty’s Pizza, 111 State St. (moving from 15 E. Cabrillo Blvd.)

Rusty’s Pizza, 2315 Lillie Ave., Summerland (Stacky’s Seaside) Rusty’s Pizza, 5934 Calle Real, Goleta (moving from 6025 Calle Real) Sachi Ramen and Robata Bar, 721 Chapala St. (formerly Esau’s) Smart & Final Extra, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta (Hollister Village Plaza) State Streets Backyard, 731 De la Guerra Plaza (formerly Killer B’s) Subway, 1936 State St. The French Press, 250 Storke Rd., Goleta (formerly Bicycle Bob’s) The Little Door, 129 E. Anapamu St. (Piano Riviera Lounge) Third Window Brewery, 412 E. Haley St. (formerly Tileco) Timbers, 10 Winchester Canyon Rd. (reopening) John’s Burger, Turnpike and Calle Real Wahoo’s Fish Taco, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta (Hollister Village Plaza) Which Wich, 5 South Coast locations Wildwood Kitchen, 412 E. Haley St. (formerly Tileco) Zizzo’s Coffee, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta (Hollister Village Plaza) Unnamed, 901 E. Cabrillo Blvd. (inside Santa Barbara Inn) Unnamed, 7 E. Anapamu St. (formerly Arts & Letters Café) Unnamed, 17 W. Ortega St. (formerly Nardonne’s Pizzeria)

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Renehan is pleased either way. He ought to be; the book tips between genres neatly. In it, an army lieutenant named Black seems ready to resign his post on an Afghanistan base that’s far enough from the fighting to sport amenities like a luxury cafeteria and chain coffee shops. His comfort zone is shattered when Black gets randomly selected to conduct an investigation on the frontlines where every known evil in the world — from drug dealers to Taliban — bears down.

The book has a sense of ominous danger, action, and an extremely complicated mystery to solve.

Fifteen years ago, Renehan was the voice of sanity in The Indy’s production department before he left for law school at Berkeley, graduated, and then went to work for the city of New York. The clarion call of post-9/11 warfare got him to enlist, and he ended up a field commander in Iraq. “There is a tradition of service in

my family,” he said. After the army came a family and more lawyering near Washington, D.C. Kids made it hard for Renehan to continue reading serious history and political science books, so he “started reading page-turners,” he said in an interview last year. Then he started writing.

Renehan now works for the Defense Department (“[It’s] a lot like that movie Office Space,” he laughed) and had written an Iraq war memoir that his agent was unable to sell. Whiling away the time, he wrote his page-turner. “It took about a year thinking about it and another to write,” he said. After that, things got easy. The new book sold immediately.

Some technical aspects of the book had to be vetted by the Defense Department, but Renehan’s real concern was getting the people in the army right. “They tend to get portrayed just one way,” he said. He wanted to avoid clichés. “There is a whole range of people in combat,” he said. What consumers want are movies and books that take us realistically into places we can’t — or shouldn’t — visit. The Valley shuttles us safely into war, but the best part is how addictive a read it is. Renehan, whose dad taught classics at UCSB, comes home Thursday, August 20, to sign his book at Chaucer’s Books.

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This is Giorgio Moroder’s first solo studio album since 1985, and, as the album title suggests, the tracks echo his past but include a modern pop twist. A pioneer of electronic music in the 1970s, for this go out, Moroder got vocal help by current stars — including Charli XCX, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, and Mikky Ekko — and the result is irresistible songs that produce the urge to dance. It’s exactly what he achieved 30 years ago on “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” and “Last Dance,” his hits featuring disco queen Donna Summer. Most of the tunes on Déjà Vu, especially the title track featuring Sia, are infused with Moroder’s signature sounds that seize upon early and retro disco, strong melodies, and synthesizers.

Listen for yourself, and find out why “74 Is the New 24.”

— Ginny Chung

Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories appears to have been on Kevin Parker’s mind while he was concocting the tunes for Tame Impala’s third full-length studio release, Currents, which breaks from the band’s previous guitar-dominated, catchyas-hell psych-rock in favor of a sedate disco/synthpop hybrid. Parker’s star continues to ascend, and there’s a certain logic to changing things up and not just cloning the fantastic Lonerism, but ultimately Currents, though it’s peppered with pretty melodies and is slickly arranged and produced, seems a bit selfindulgent and prosaic — making one long for the early days of Tame Impala circa “Half Full Glass of Wine” rather than a narcissistic album full of half-baked songs and whiny lyrics in the wake of a bad breakup.

— Sean Mageean

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Launch and Learn LIFTED BY VOICES: UCSB associate professor of drama Anne Torsiglieri (far left) leads BFA students in reading a new play as part of the Launch Pad program.

It’s not even 8 p.m. on a Thursday in mid-August, and the student actors of UCSB’s BFA Theater program have already realized one indelible image out of Too Much Water, the new K.J. Sanchez play they are workshopWater ping with Sanchez and Jenny Mercein. After a thrilling rendition of the graveyard scene from Hamlet Hamlet, a student reads stage directions that call for Ophelia to break through the dirt piled on her corpse, crawl out of the grave, “dust herself off, and look around in confusion.” It’s a reading, and the script is fresh out of the printer that day, so there are no props, but somehow the look on the actor’s face as she steps forward to assume this new version of an old role tells it all — something is different in Denmark.

For three weeks this summer, professional playwrights at the top of the American theater scene have been moving into the big rehearsal space known as TD-W 1507 and revving uCsB up their latest with the reaDing series assistance of enthupairs sTudenTs with siastic young actors playwriGhTs who evidently appreciate being present at the creation of new work. The talkback that follows Too Much Water goes on almost as long as the segment, and it’s very nearly as interesting, with radically new ideas about Shakespeare alternating with equally fresh observations about the contemporary relevance of Ophelia’s situation.

We may not be members of a royal court, but we’ve all witnessed the pain of public shaming, and some of us have even struggled with the brutal aftermath of a loved one’s suicide. Tonight, in this brightly lit black box, along with the birth of all these new ideas, new feelings, and new creative careers, a new play is being born.

The final installment of the Summer Launch Pad Reading Series goes up on Thursday, August 20, when James Still, a Launch Pad veteran, brings in his new work; April 4, 1968 is about the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. In the spring, Launch Pad resumes its full production series, now in its 11th year, with Idris Goodwin’s We Want the Funk Funk, a rustbelt lullaby on the one! For more information about Launch Pad, visit www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/launchpad.

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Mitch Dobrowner: Nahasdzaan. At wall space gallery. Shows through August 30.

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ith his latest series of photos now on view at wall space gallery, 2012 L’Iris d’Or Sony Photographer of the Year Mitch Dobrowner opens multiple windows onto what appears to be another world, a place full of the most dramatic mesas, spires, and rock columns imaginable. These places, however, only look like they are on a different planet. They are reachable, but only by those intrepid enough to travel for days at a time into the most remote areas of the desert Southwest. Dobrowner captures these hauntingly detailed and intensely spacious images through a process that eschews digital aftereffects in favor of carefully planned exposures that require extraordinary patience and years of experience to achieve.

Dobrowner stopped by the gallery on Saturday, August 15, to talk about his approach and comment on some of the images. He described a weeklong trip into

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the Devil’s Kitchen area of Lassen Volcanic National Park as an example of the “blood, sweat, and tears” required to create this kind of work.“I was filthy because I hadn’t showered in a week, and all I wanted to do was go home. But on the last night, we gathered our stuff and began hiking well before dawn. To get the shot I wanted, I had a window of about 30 seconds before the sunrise while the light was still in the low contrast that I prefer.”

The resulting image percolates with seemingly endless intricacy of detail; every rock and shadow stipples the surface of the print, resulting in an aching textural embrace of the land. For Dobrowner, the goal is always n the same, “to capture what nature has given me.”

ImmIgratIon operatIon Bloom Projects: Border Control.

At MCA Santa Barbara. Shows through October 25.

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ometimes all it takes to get people thinking in new ways about important issues is a certain amount of playfulness to the approach. Such is the method expounded by Yara El-Sherbini, an internationally recognized artist who moved to Santa Barbara from London approximately one year ago. El-Sherbini has her first Santa Barbara exhibit now through October 25 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and it’s at once provocative and delightful — a rare enough combination to merit multiple visits.

Border Control consists of a metal rod that has been bent to form the shape of the United States border with Mexico. It stands on a platform made of glossy white plastic and is accessorized with a handheld wand in the shape of a small loop. There’s a start button, and once it’s been pushed, the objective is to trace the outline, which is made of something known as “buzzwire,” from begin-

ning to end without touching the loop to the metal. The first touch sets off an alarm; the second touch raises the volume. The third touch, and you’re out. Like the vintage children’s game Operation, the piece demands not only hand-eye coordination but also steady nerves to negotiate the twists and turns of this electrified version of an international threshold.

Talking with El-Sherbini last week after trying (and failing) to win the game, I learned about her fascination with borders and her determination to make art that’s accessible. In addition to this show, she was recently included in the 56th Venice Biennale, for which she created one hole in an artist-made miniature golf course.

Of Border Control, she said that, as with crossing the real border,“some high percent of those who attempt it will fail,” and adds that “even if it’s not something a young n kid understands, they might still enjoy it.”

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isitors to the People’s Republic of China can hardly was in Chinese until this very proper-sounding British voice audiences appreciated the romance and the symbolism of be expected to see everything. In a country where would come on and ask the audience to ‘Please be elegant,’ and Sund’s mystical interpretation of the legend, and the dancers liked performing a work that gets better the more times one 40 cities now have populations in excess of one mil- I loved that,” she said.

“There were so many beautiful moments for us as a group performs it. Fossek said that “with two different casts, everylion, there’s only so much one can do in a single trip.

That’s what makes State Street Ballet’s (SSB) recently as we got more used to the culture,” added Fossek. “For one got a chance to alternate roles from one night to the next, example, almost every meal was at a big group table, and we which helped keep it fresh. There’s also a lot of room for improcompleted nine-week tour there so remarkable.

Beginning in Wushan on May 19 and concluding in learned to really appreciate the cuisine. Also, in China, many visation, not only in the steps, but in the hair and makeup, as Changshu on July 19, the company gave 34 performances people gather in the public squares to dance, both in the early well. By the final week, we were working things we had seen in of Beauty and the Beast in 25 China into the looks we created Chinese cities. Boarding trains, for each other onstage, and that buses, and planes at least as often made it fun.” as every other day, the company’s State Street Ballet has two 18 dancers and two crew memmore major events coming up bers succeeded in barnstorming soon in Santa Barbara. On Sunday, September 27, supporters of one of the biggest territories ever covered by a performing arts the organization will gather at group. the Four Seasons The Biltmore As a crowning achievement for Edgy & Elegant, a gala evein this, State Street Ballet’s 20th ning honoring longtime SSB anniversary year, the China trip, supporter Sara Miller McCune.

(For more information and despite its enormous challenges, made perfect sense. Artistic tickets to that, call 845-1432.)

Director Rodney Gustafson has On Saturday-Sunday, Octospent two decades building an ber 17-18, the dancers will perorganization that is as much at form Carl Orff ’s fantastic Carhome on the road as they are mina Burana at the Granada here in Santa Barbara. Principal Theatre. This monumental collaboration with the Santa dancer Leila Drake Fossek, who led the group through China, Barbara Symphony and the has embraced the role of cultural Santa Barbara Choral Society ambassador and speaks with is presented with the Santa genuine enthusiasm about the Barbara Center for the Perlong journey she and the comforming Arts and is sure to be pany so recently completed. one of the Granada’s season As a veteran of State Street’s highlights. When the eveningmany tours in the United States, length work by choreographer Fossek knows that traveling as William Soleau premiered at SHENYANG EN POINTE: Meredith Harrill strikes a pose outside the theater in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, northeast China. a group requires “patience and the Granada in May of 2008, adaptability” from everyone it was — with more than 50 involved, but she also provides a musicians, 20 dancers, and 100 vivid example of what really keeps people going on the road morning and at night. It’s an unusual synchronized dancing, voices — by far the most ambitious production of any kind — a strong sense of wonder. “Almost every theater was brand- with a leader demonstrating the steps and all kinds of people, to have been mounted in what was at the time a recently new,” she said, “and even though there was not the same kind most of them in their ordinary work clothes, having a great renovated venue. Judging by the exuberant response at that of applause as we are used to here, it was easy to tell that the time following along. You can be sure that our dancers did not sold-out show, there will be plenty of enthusiasm for these performances, which will officially cap the company’s series audiences were happy.” Asked about memorable differences waste any time standing around — we joined right in.” in the ways that the programs were presented, she recalled The piece that SSB took on the road, Robert Sund’s ballet of 20th-anniversary events. the recorded English-language instructions that were played version of Jean Cocteau’s film Beauty and the Beast, turned For tickets and information on Carmina Burana, contact before the performance in many of the theaters. “Everything out to be an excellent choice for a number of reasons. Chinese the Granada box office at 899-2222 or see granadasb.org. n independent.com

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HOWLING GOOD: Gardens & Villa’s Chris Lynch (left) and Adam Rasmussen bark at the moon on liberated new album Music for Dogs.

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The product of their process has both band and label alike abuzz with excitement. Hailing it a return to their roots, Gardens & Villa tracked Music for Dogs live to tape over the course of the week, giving it a fresh feel. “This record is us reclaiming our space and our sound and what it is we actually love,” Lynch said. Relocating, it seems, has rejuvenated the band, after reinventive preconditions thinned under the familiar atmospheres and economic stresses of S.B. life.

The move has given Lynch a space to explore concerning themes of contemporary life, such as drones (featured in their recent music video, “Fixations”) and our widespread addiction to phone screens. “It’s so overwhelming, and it’s so much a part of our everyday lives, but we haven’t really discussed the whole. Part of me feels it’s the job of artists to navigate that sea and expose some of those questions and get people talking about it,” he said.

When not making music or scrutinizing society’s tech dependence, Lynch enjoys a relaxed life by the riverside, watching the sunrise on the concrete banks in lawn chairs, taking long strolls at night, or lounging at home in a kimono with a cold beverage. “It’s liberating,” Lynch said of his new L.A. life.

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musical truth-lightenings and lie-whitenings to the Goodland Hotel, where they will perform prior to August 21’s KCSB in-studio performance with Ted Coe. The sweetly voiced acoustic rockers bring to mind the lighter contemplative rock of the 1990s, of bands like Blind Melon with something like Fleet Foxes thrown in for good measure. But really, comparisons are a fool’s errand, and you’d do better to just hear their catchy little ditty “Something to Believe In” and believe again in the power of good-hearted pseudo-hippie alterna-rockers to stir the soul.

On Friday, August 21, SOhO continues its fundraising 20th anniversary concert series with Venice. Once called by David Crosby “the best vocal band in the country,”Venice has been repping that West L.A. neighborhood through acoustic melodies so breezy that they have blown all the way to the Netherlands, where they continue to enjoy chart-topping success performing what Europeans call “West Coast music.” It’s certainly evocative of that kind of California AM soothe first heard in the soft rock and folk of the ’60s and ’70s. They will also perform as their cover band alter egos, Pine Mountain Logs. For fans of classic rock, this will be your best bet Friday night Downtown on Saturday, Zero Platoon hosts a concert to help lift the minds and spirits of veterans recovering from war traumas, as well as the minds and spirits of those who love them. Rocky Votolato, Dave Hause, and Chris Farren will play at The Garage in Ventura, where they will help raise awareness of depression and anxiety among soldiers — suicide has been the leading cause of military deaths every year since 2012. Votolato himself has dealt sensitively with the subject of suicide, both lyrically and in candid n interviews.

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n Friday, August 22, 2014, a handful of musiIn fact, a lot of young life unfolds at Funzone, cians—S.B.’s Watercolor Paintings, Blossom, and whether it’s teen romances blooming on the dance Mallards, along with Oakland’s Void Boys—gath- floor or it’s a high school band playing its emotional ered into the most improbable venue to play a show: senior sendoff show, like with the recent Penile Abuse the East Beach Batting Cages. It had never happened and Nutrition Break sets. “It’s so juvenile and innocent; before, and there wasn’t any indication it would neces- it’s amazing. You have people playing ping-pong, and at the same time you’ll have sarily happen again.

This Saturday, a year and 15-year-old kids in a mosh pit.

82 shows later, that little storIt’s the kind of place they just age and repair closet will be get to let their freak flag fly celebrating its one-year annistraight up. There’s no judgversary as the town’s beloved ment here,” vonHershman all-ages venue, the Funzone. said.

Thanks to the dedicated work It’s because he and volof bountifully spirited, bountiunteers like DIY deity Josh fully bearded Batting Cages “Hoshwa” Redman and Honey

by Richie DeMaria manager Spencer vonHershMaid power pair Sydney man and a few loyal volunteers, Hengst and Justin Chou foster the venue has filled a void in an a seldom-seen thing: a hangout space where people can enjoy otherwise age-restricted music scene, welcoming all manner of hometown heroes, themselves without having to buy things, where bands touring talents, fringe weirdos, and pop-up acts to its can play in the name of community, and where the music can be truly enjoyed by all. inclusive corner of lower Milpas.

When vonHershman arrived on the scene, the present stage was nothing but a stoners’ den with a mini fridge and a couch. The self-starting Santa Barbara High School alum, who graduated early and The New York–based slapstick lounge act plays Saturhas since worked in all manner of colorful jobs, from day with Honey Maid, Cave Babies, and Internet. (Read museum attendant and Microsoft HR associate (where the full interview at independent.com/jesserberlin.) he taught the old folks about video games) to horse stall cleaner, quickly became the head honcho, calling Your new song is called “Wash Your Boat!” Do you have a shots and repairing the pitching machine’s parts. One boat? I used to own a yacht that I named Walter Becker day, he cleaned out that hardly utilized space and saw (of Steely Dan fame), mostly just because I thought it an opportunity. “Man, this is a big open space in the would be funny to tell my friend Walter Becker (of middle of nowhere. I could totally do shows here,” he Steely Dan fame) that I owned him. But these are leaner times, alas. thought to himself. The Funzone was born.

The Funzone is a rarity in its day, the only truly regular all-ages venue in a town that once housed constant shows Any particularly colorful Jesse R. Berlin tales of the sea for youths at places like The Living Room, the Hard to generally? I did spend one emotionally exhausting and Find, Biko House, La Casa de la Raza, and the Alano sexually eye-opening year in Sea Org, but unfortunately Club, among countless others lost to history (though I am legally barred from discussing it.

Hard to Find and Biko are known to still open their doors once in a while.)

What will your autobiography one day be called? On that Rarer still is the Funzone’s emphasis on simplicity note, who will play you in the movie? You All Really Blew and good-natured fun. The shows are kept consistently It. And I’ll play myself, thank you very much. at $5 or free and begin at 8 p.m., with foosball, pingpong, and batting cages supplanting alcohol for side Is it painful to be a genius? Oh my god, yes. You have no entertainment. Attendants can meet and talk to bands, idea. Every day is hell. and parents can feel safe knowing the kids are alright.

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

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

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Then they form us; Conrad Ruiz: Bloom Projects, through Oct. 25. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373.

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 Moholy-Nagy: 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 – Nature's Patterns, through Sept. 28. 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.

Artamo Gallery–Michael Quinlan: Shapes & Words Words, through Aug. 30. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400.

Arts Fund Gallery – How I See ItIt, through Sept. 5. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321.

Bella Rosa Galleries – Valerie Freeman: Gotta Itch for Gold Gold, through Aug. 31.

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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. – From an Abstract Point of View View, Aug. 21-Oct. 12. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789.

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 – Jenalee Harmon: Drought Resistant: Summer Art Series, shows through Aug. 28. 300 E. Canon 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.

Gallerie Silo – Michael Armour, through Sept. 6. 118-B Gray Ave., 640-5570.

Gallery 113 – Jerry Martin, through Aug. 29. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611.

Gallery Los Olivos – A Summer Collection, through Aug. 31; Michelle Ellis: Abstracts: Metal and Metallic Metallic, through Sept. 2. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

Goleta Library – GVAA: August Art Show, through Aug. 26. 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, 898-9424.

The Good Life – Meg Ricks: Every River Searches for the Sea: Coastals and Cloudfalls, through Sept. 1. 1672 Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-7111.

GraySpace Gallery – Charlene Broudy, Carolyn Fox, and Steven Gilbar, through Oct. 18. 219 Gray Ave., 886-0552.

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. – Margaret Singer: Celebrations, through Nov. 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.

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t’s hard to imagine a wide audience for this excellent film. David Foster Wallace may have been Gen X’s best literary voice, though Infinite Jest (his enormous masterpiece) is one of those great books that nobody has read, like Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow. And his too brief life is slightly off-putting.

Wallace was a well-employed professor, an honored writer with a loving wife, who hung himself from his garage rafter. Depression plagued him most of his life.

And then the void.

Yet, it would be a shame to miss this expertly layered portrait of the artist as a snowbound recluse. Mainly because he could talk, and he does so here. We meet David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg), an author and Rolling Stone writer on a book tour himself when the positive furor accompanying Infinite Jest’s release hits all the usual journals. At first Lipsky is skeptical. Then he becomes obsessed. He arranges for a five-day interview to coincide with the end of Wallace’s book tour, and that’s the body of the movie.

But Wallace’s Midwest-boy ways are endearing, too. He liked junk foods and lowbrow movies, and in a poignant scene, Wallace and friends attend a mall multiplex screening of John Woo’s Broken Arrow, and

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CONSIDER THE LONER: Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg, left) trails reclusive author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) in The End of the Tour.

Wallace talks up a particularly apocalyptic scene. The End of the Tour is not a biopic but rather a chronicle with great skepticism built into it, like Citizen Kane.

There are no Rosebud moments, and while both Lipsky and Wallace come off as occasional creeps, both seem intelligent and caring, as well.

Some of the charm of this film derives from investigations of things on the wane. The idea of a book tour, for instance, has become a rarity in the American publishing scene. Long, thoughtful profiles in Rolling Stone are few and far between. And, of course, Wallace himself. (You can go on YouTube and see thoughtful interviews with the real man.) What’s artful about this hall of mirrors is how Jason Segel plays Wallace as a lumbering lost and found man. This is a brave film that finds memories and ghosts driving through snowscapes. You shouldn’t miss the chance to visit it. n

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traight Outta Compton is a well-made if unchallenging biopic about the pioneering hip-hop group N.W.A and its founding fathers, Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), and Ice Cube (played by his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr.). Coproduced by Dre, Cube, and Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, the movie excels in capturing the detail and electrifying tone of its era at the expense of plot nuance. The shifting managerial allegiances that dominate the second half of the film are written in rock-film cliché, and it drags somewhat into a tiresome slow jam of contract disputes and ego wars.

But this isn’t really a movie that aims to shed new light on its characters or the Hollywood retelling in which they find themselves. Instead, it’s a celebration of figures that have risen to mythic status in the decades since, and a reminder why they rose in the first place. They were perhaps some of the boldest and most fearless recording artists of all time, and the film’s re-enactments of their performances are more thrilling than many a summer action explosion scene.

The acting is the real highlight here: Jackson Jr. is so good at playing his father that you think at points

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they may be the same person. From recapturing his recording-room bravado to wearing the dourly look of a wronged man, he gives a moving and powerful performance.

Straight Outta Compton also succeeds in framing N.W.A as genius both within and beyond their context time. They were prophets and visionaries, among the first to speak out against the now much more widely acknowledged culture of police brutality against African Americans and black culture. In their time, they were hated for it by many but did not back down.

Their aftermath as lovable movie stars and billionaire music moguls is tucked away in a credits highlights reel, and it is funny how rebels come to soften over the years or in some ways join the cause they fought. This flick feels soft and tame in its ways, too, but it’s still a great watch. It reminds us of their fiercest days, and why their legacy remains so vital — the endurance of their great music, their undefeatable willingness to be uncompromising, and their poetic call for justice. n

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FIRST LOOKS O The End of the Tour

(106 mins.; R: language including some sexual references) Reviewed on page 63.

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(147 mins.; R: language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use)

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Zac Efron stars as an aspiring deejay looking to make it in the electronic dance music scene. When he falls for his mentor’s girlfriend, however, he has to make tough choices about his future.

American Ultra (96 mins.; R: strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use, and some sexual content) Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in this action/comedy about a stoner who is in fact a secret government agent targeted for extermination.

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No Escape (103 mins.; R: strong violence including a sexual assault and language)

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Phoenix (98 mins.; PG-13: some thematic

Soon after the Dwyer family moves from the U.S. to a new unnamed overseas country, the country undergoes a coup. Suddenly the Dwyers are in a frantic race to escape, as all foreigners are being executed. Camino Real/Fiesta 5 (Opens Tue., Aug. 25)

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).

Metro 4 (2D) Fantastic Four (100 mins.; PG-13: sci-fi action violence and language)

Fantastic Four feels like two films—a dark brooding story about how four young scientists get turned into mutants by a science project gone astray; then, three quarters of the way through, the movie changes gears as the four amigos battle an egotistical colleague whose powers exceed theirs. Marvel stories are goofy with a side of tragic yearning, but this film seems more like Kafka’s The Metamorphosis with a kick-butt ending.

(DJP).

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O The Gift

(108 mins.; R: language)

The Gift is a genuinely creepy tale spun with adult themes: domestic intruders, cuckolding fears, awkward reunions with ghosts from the past. Unnervingly tense and paced with surprising char-

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Trainwreck acter twists, it’s a deeper and more relatable horror than others this summer. It’s refreshing to have a thriller about the monstrosity of everyday life. (RD) Metro 4

O Inside Out (94 mins.; PG: mild thematic elements and some action) 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) Fiesta 5 (2D)

O Irrational Man

(95 mins.; R: some language and sexual content)

Since the end of Woody Allen’s Golden Age, his best films have been the unfunny ones that have to do with murders or violence. This is one of those bloody movies, and in it Joaquin Phoenix plays Abe, a tempestuous popular philosophy professor who is in a funk.

The “solution” to his problem provides fine sinister impetus. (DJP) Riviera

tor (the illustrious past equals Brian De Palma, John Woo, JJ Abrams, and Brad Bird), and it feels the most like my dad’s favorite TV show. The best part of the movie is Sean Harris, who is rapidly becoming the greatest villain in screen history, and it’s his banal evil figure that makes this plot so much better than fancier-directed installments. (DJP) Arlington/Camino Real/Fiesta 5

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 Ricki and the Flash (101 mins.; PG-13: thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality, and language)

Director Jonathan Demme helms this film about a hard-rocking singer/guitarist (Meryl Streep) who gave up her family for her dream of fame and is now returning home to set things right with her daughter and long-suffering husband (Kevin Kline).

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Listen to Me Marlon (95 mins.; NR) This is a gunky movie, a creepy attempt at an art-house docu-biopic. Even its methods are morbid — director Stevan Riley got ahold of hours of audiocassette tapes Marlon Brando left behind as combination talking journal and selfmotivating pep talks. You could argue that any good Brando profile would come to this conclusion. But Riley hasn’t built a nuanced newsreel here as much as a tabloid autopsy. (DJP) Plaza de Oro Man from U.N.C.L.E. (116 mins.; PG-13: action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity)

Guy Ritchie directs this action/adventure comedy about CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer), who team up to fight a mysterious criminal organization trying to proliferate nuclear weapons. Camino Real/Fiesta 5

O Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (130 mins.; PG-13: sequences of

O Shaun the Sheep

(85 mins.; PG: rude

humor)

Aardman Animations is ba-a-ack. Shaun the Sheep is living proof that great artists of wacky vision are best left to muck about in those visions. This claymation, sight-gag-rich, slapstick-with-a-humanheart studio has never been better. (DJP)

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O Trainwreck (125 mins.; R: strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug use) In Trainwreck, Amy (Amy Schumer) crashes through a variety of dating wreckages en route to a happier partnership. But the film isn’t just about the disasters but also the grace to recover from them, and reminds us that if there’s a light at the end of this crazy tunnel, it’s through the redemption of laughter. The result will be remembered as one of the funnier risqué adventures of the summer. (RD)

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(June 21 - July 22): The comedian puppets known as the Muppets have made eight movies. In The Great Muppet Caper, the muppets Kermit and Fozzie play brothers, even though one is a green frog and the other a brown bear. At one point in the story, we see a photo of their father, who has the coloring and eyes of Kermit, but a bear-like face. I bring up their unexpected relationship, Cancerian, because I suspect that a similar anomaly might be coming your way: a bond with a seemingly improbable ally. To prepare, stretch your ideas about what influences you might want to connect with.

(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): “The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble,� said psychologist Carl Jung.“They can never be solved, but only outgrown.� I subscribe to that model of dealing with dilemmas, and I hope you will consider it, too — especially in light of the fact that from now until July 2016 you will have more power than ever before to outgrow two of your biggest problems.

I don’t guarantee that you will transcend them completely, but I’m confident you can render them at least 60 percent less pressing, less imposing, and less restricting. And 80 percent is quite possible.

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.�

Virtually all of us have been guilty of embodying that well-worn adage. And according to my analysis of the astrological omens, quite a few of you Capricorns are currently embroiled in this behavior pattern. But I am happy to report that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to quit your insanity cold turkey.

In fact, the actions you take to escape this bad habit could empower you to be done with it forever. Are you ready to make a heroic effort? Here’s a good way to begin: Undo your perverse attraction to the stressful provocation that has such a seductive hold on your imagination.

(Apr. 20 - May 20): In accordance with the current astrological omens, I recommend the following activities: Sing a love song at least once a day. Seek a message from an ancestor in a reverie or dream.

Revisit your three favorite childhood memories. Give a gift or blessing to the wildest part of you. Swim naked in a river, stream, or lake. Change something about your home to make it more sacred and mysterious.

Obtain a symbolic object or work of art that stimulates your courage to be true to yourself. Find relaxation and renewal in the deep darkness. Ruminate in unbridled detail about how you will someday fulfill a daring fantasy.

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(July 23 - Aug. 22): English author Barbara Cartland published her first novel at age 21. By the time she died 77 years later, she had written more than 700 other books. Some sources say she sold 750 million copies, while others put the estimate at two billion. In 1983 alone, she churned out 23 novels. I foresee a Barbara Cartland–type period for you in the coming months, Leo. Between now and your birthday in 2016, I expect you to be as fruitful in your own field as you have ever been. And here’s the weird thing: One of the secrets of your productivity will be an enhanced ability to chill out.“Relaxed intensity� will be your calming battle cry.

(May 21 - June 20): The ancient Greek epic poem The Iliad is one of the foundation works of Western literature. Written in the eighth century bce, it tells the story of the 10-year-long Trojan War. The cause of the conflict was the kidnapping of Helen of Troy, reputed to be the world’s most beautiful woman. And yet nowhere in The Iliad is there a description of Helen’s beauty. We hear no details about why she deserves to be at the center of the legendary saga. Don’t be like The Iliad in the coming weeks, Gemini. Know everything you can about the goal at the center of your life. Be very clear and specific and precise about what you’re fighting for and working toward.

(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): ‘’On or about December 1910, human character changed,’’ wrote English author Virginia Woolf in 1924. What prompted her to draw that conclusion? The rapidly increasing availability of electricity, cars, and indoor plumbing? The rise of the women’s suffrage movement? Labor unrest and the death of the King? The growing prominence of experimental art by CĂŠzanne, Gauguin, Matisse, and Picasso? The answer might be all of the above, plus the beginning of a breakdown in the British class system.

Inspired by the current astrological omens, I’ll borrow her brash spirit and make a new prediction: During the last 19 weeks of 2015, the destiny of the Virgo tribe will undergo a fundamental shift. Ten years from now, I bet you will look back at this time and say, “That was when everything got realigned, redeemed, and renewed.�

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians celebrated an annual holiday called Makahiki. It began in early November and lasted four months. No one worked very much for the duration. There were nonstop feasts and games and religious ceremonies.

Community-building was a featured theme, and one taboo was strictly enforced: no war or bloodshed. I encourage you Scorpios to enjoy a similar break from your daily fuss. Now is an especially propitious time to ban conflict, contempt, revenge, and sabotage as you cultivate solidarity in the groups that are important for your future. You may not be able to make your own personal Makahiki last for four months, but could you at least manage three weeks?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Museum of Failed Products is a warehouse full of consumer goods that companies created but no one wanted to buy. It includes caffeinated beer, yogurt shampoo, fortune cookies for dogs, and breath mints that resemble vials of crack cocaine. The most frequent visitors to the museum are executives seeking to educate themselves about what errors to avoid in their own companies’ future product development. I encourage you to be inspired by this place, Sagittarius.

Take an inventory of the wrong turns you’ve made in the past. Use what you learn to create a revised master plan.

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You will understand how to release yourself from overwrought attachment through love and grace rather than through stress and force.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): “Most people love in order to lose themselves,� wrote Hermann Hesse in his novel Demian. But there are a few, he implied, who actually find themselves through love. In the coming months, Pisces, you are more likely to be one of those rare ones. In fact, I don’t think it will even be possible for you to use love as a crutch. You won’t allow it to sap your power or make you forget who you are. That’s good news, right? Here’s the caveat: You must be ready and willing to discover much more about the true nature of your deepest desires — some of which may be hidden from you right now.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Show Up Web Design at 133 East De La Guerra Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gabe Dominocielo (same address) Christina Markos (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Gabe Dominocielo filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 22 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: 2015‑0002257. Published: Aug 5, 13, 20, 27 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Let It Grow, Let It Grow Landscape Design, Let It Grow Construction, Let Me Grow, Let It Grow Landscapes, Let It Grow Irrigation Management, Let It Grown Landscape Management at 2012 Monterey Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tony J Martinez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Tony J. Martinez 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 .

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gracie Huerta Consultant, Hearfelt Training And Facilitation at 7079 Del Norte Goleta, CA 93117; Graciela Huerta (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gracie Huerta filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 04 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002363. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dapper Photography at 1425 Chino Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Dapper Photography LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 05 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002379.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Savoy Cafe & Deli at 24 West Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Savoy Cafe & Deli, Inc. 6588 Camino Venturoso Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Paul Shelds, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Mail Road Wines at 835 East Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Palmerpiazza, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Michael Palmer, Owner filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 .

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Chinese Medicine at 138 E Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kristen Elizabeth Swegles 250 Sherwood Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kristen E Swegles filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by .

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rumi Educational Center at 28 W. Arrellaga Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fariba Enteshari (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Fariba Enteshari 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: 2015‑0002184.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tecis Insurance Services at 201N. Civic Drive Suite 100 Walnut Creek, CA 94596; Algentis, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elvira’s Photography And Video at 5729 Hollister Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Elvira Rodriguez‑Lezama 5810 Mandarin Drive #A Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Elvira Rodriguez‑Lezama filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002331. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Bone Broth Company at 789 Mission Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Brislia S Cardenas 4280 Calle Real #85 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ava Churchill 789 Mission Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Brislia S Cardenas filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bay Club Uptown Santa Barbara at 3908 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002468.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Home Watch at 324 1/2 North Alisos Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Paul D’ Antoni III, 324 1/2 North Alisos Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Paul D’Antoni III filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002454.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cielo Spa Boutique at 1725 State St Suite C, CA 93101; Roxanne R. Zbinden, 287 Pebble Beach Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Roxanne R. Zbindena filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 3, 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: 2015‑0002353. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Concrete Cutting at 3969 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, 93110; Jennifer J Grgich Trustee (same address) Thomas C. Harden JR Trustee (same address) This business is conducted by a Trust Signed: Jennifer J. Grgich filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 12 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002432. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Star Nails at 100 Sumida Gardens Ln Apt 103 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Qui Thi Nguyen, 945 Ward Dr. 114, Goleta, CA 93111; Sean Thai Nguyen, 100 Sumida Gardens Ln Apt 103, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Sean Thai Nguyen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002471.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: University Auto Sales at 414 Chapala Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Samah Yasin 66 Ocean View Avenue Apt 60 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Samah Yasin filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 31 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 Iqbel. FBN Number: 2015‑0002341. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Valor Business Services at 408 W. Pedregosa St. #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Robert Del Rosario 408 W. Pedregosa St. #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Robert Del Rosario filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 4 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: 2015‑0002362. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Bay Club Goleta at 6144 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002467.

Published: Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Paradise Real Estate Group at 1526 Marquard Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Colette B Fischer, 1526 Marquard Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Colette B Fisher filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002464. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Shelton Huts at 519 Fig Avenue, Santa Barbara CA 93101; Mattie Braden Shelton, 801 Cold Spring Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mattie Braden Shelton filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002414.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bay Club Downtown Santa Barbara at 21 West Carillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002469.

Published: Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DIANA MARIE PASTERNAK ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV02192 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: DIANA MARIE PASTERNAK TO: DIANA MARIE DIMAURO 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 Oct 7, 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. Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

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The Aquatic Activities Coordinator will organize and monitor the use of a high school swimming pool by school, community groups, athletic leagues or civic organizations, and to provide other support as needed. Position performs light and routine custodial duties to maintain pool/locker areas in safe, clean, and hygienic condition.

General knowledge of the principles and techniques of operating a public facility, planning and scheduling events, athletic competitions, or recreational activities, and familiarity with equipment used in aquatic activities such as timing systems and starting blocks is preferred. For more details about this job, please apply on‑line at www.edjoin.org or visit our website at www.sbunified.org.

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Reqs: Extensive previous catering experience with a strong command of fundamentals. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage high volume kitchen as well as produce specially requested menu items. Ability to take on last minute events and prioritize workload. Extremely organized and detail oriented. Specialized in utilizing the freshest of ingredients, producing items from scratch with an artistic and innovative presentation. Experience in plated service, baking, appetizers, and hot/cold food buffets. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a wide variety of menus incorporating varied ethnic cuisines and current trends. Working knowledge of excel and word programs. Knowledge of state and federal safety and sanitation regulations regarding proper handling, storing, cooking and holding temperatures and proper use and cleaning of kitchen equipment.

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Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. Work days/ hours will vary. Willingness to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends. Ability to pass the Serve Safe Certification exam. $3,389 ‑ $4,739/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/25/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150432

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Analyzes the annual Student Health business plan and develops solutions to problems and improvements across all business functions and processes.

Serves as the strategic project manager/planner for facility capital projects. Involved in negotiation and administration of the Student Health Insurance Program. Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, internal policies and procedures and other applicable legal requirements. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree required. Must have at least 5 years’ experience in management of health facility with significant responsibility for business and insurance administration. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a fingerprint background check before start date.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary commensurate to experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

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POLICE DEPARTMENT Attends and successfully completes all phases of a Police Academy. Eventual promotion after graduation and certification into Police Officer. Delivers police services to the University and local community. Officers patrol on foot, bicycle and in vehicles; respond to crimes; investigate complaints; arrest offenders; appear in court; respond to medical, fires and other emergencies; control traffic; provide law enforcement and security at major events or assemblies; engage in crime prevention; participate in community liaison meetings; safeguard the custody and disposal of found property and evidence. Reqs: Must be 21 years of age, be a U.S. Citizen or Naturalized, A high school diploma or G.E.D. is required. Notes: Must meet all standards required by California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). Successful candidates are required to successfully complete a California POST Basic Police Academy within the first 12 months of employment. Successful candidates shall successfully pass a comprehensive background check, fingerprint check, written exam, physical agility exam, oral exams, psychological, medical, and polygraph examinations. Successful candidates shall serve a probationary period of 12 months without a break in service, exclusive of time on paid or unpaid leave, in the California POST Basic Police Academy, or in a University class

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Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. Mandated reporter requirements‑adult dependent abuse.

Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Multiple positions available. $31.59/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 7/6/14, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150427

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MARKET MANAGER

RESIDENTIAL DINING SERVICES Plans, organizes, manages and directs the total day‑to‑day activities, work, customer service and maintenance functions in the Residential Dining Retail facilities (Market at Miramar and Tenaya Market and Eatery). Reqs: 5 years of management experience in a food service operation and/or retail outlet with education in Food Service Management or Culinary Arts, or equivalent education/experience in restaurant or retail food service operations. Demonstrated experience in planning and independent administration and management related to convenience stores or other retail operations management within a university environment, including but not limited to financial and labor management, sourcing and procurement, marketing and

Counseling Center Provides analysis and investigation for agency requirements including CAPS Governance Meeting, audit cycles, and record management.

Responsible for data gathering and report preparation, including reporting for UCOP, International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), the Division of Student Affairs, agency, internal and external audits. Oversees program support and coordination for the American Psychological Association (APA) approved Continuing Education program. Reqs: Experience with electronic medical records systems, ability to multi‑task, detail oriented, ability to perform within legal and ethical practices of psychotherapy.

Demonstrated expertise working with Excel and data management. Notes:

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This 4,501 square foot architectural masterpiece has 5 bedrooms + an office, 4 baths, 3 fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen, spacious family room, dining room opening to view terraces, wonderful balconies, gleaming hardwood floors and updated systems. Each room is flooded with natural light, gracious in size and scale with voluminous ceilings and enchanting G.W. Smith Spanish architectural and design details throughout. This home is truly a work of art worthy of publication, unseen by the public for years and now available turnkey to you. Nothing like it on the market compares, this is an extremely rare opportunity, what are you waiting for?

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in-Spain atmosphere and high-ceilinged interior conjured more charming terms. But romance aside, the practical considerations of homeowners-association meetings are somewhat mitigated by having only 13 other owners with whom to confer and collaborate. The high-density headache of downtown parking is alleviated by the private underground garage, gated and accessed by an elevator for residents only.

I was not at all surprised to learn that this property was recognized with an American Institute of Architects award for excellence in design, as well as the coveted Santa Barbara Beautiful award in 2014. Whether judged as a condo, townhome, or something in between, the magic and beauty of this residence will resonate with one lucky new owner who will refer to it simply as home.

121 West De la Guerra Street, #7, is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Kat Perello-Hitchcock and Jake Ralston of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Call 705-4485 or 455-9600.

Original Owner: Milton S. Stewart Year of Construction: 1888 Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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stimated worth today: Last valued at about $785,000 in 2011, but nearby single-family residences have recently sold for more than $2 million.

This was the dream home of Milton S. Stewart and his wife, Ida, who were originally from Duluth, Minnesota. The land itself was previously owned by farmer Jose Moraga and banker William Eddy, who sold to the Stewarts in 1887. They lived on-site in the “Rose Cottage” while the house was built.

Milton died at just age 40 in 1891, and his tomb at the Santa Barbara Cemetery reads from poet Robert Burns’ works: “Oh! why has worth so short a date?

While villains ripen gray with time. Must thou, the noble, generous, great, Fall in bold manhood’s hardy prime?” By 1904, the home had become Miss Mary Gamble’s Exclusive Home and Day School for Girls, one of California’s first academies for young women.

In 1914, Ida (who’d live until 1941) and her son also named Milton converted the property into apartments.

Ida’s son Robert had died at just age 25 in 1905, and then tragedy struck again when the younger Milton drowned at age 40, like his father, along with Mary Stewart Wilkinson (relationship unknown), and Dr. Hal Bishop when their skiff went down in heavy seas off of Cueva Valdez on Santa Cruz Island. They were camping on the island with Ed Borein, the Meigs family of Carpinteria, and others.

During the 1925 earthquake, the home only lost the tip of the main chimney.

Ida died in 1941, but the property remained known as the Stewart Apartments until 1948, when it was purchased by James Steven, whose family owned it for more than three decades. The owner is now listed as Calvin Marble, an investment banker in Santa Barbara.

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This complex, officially named One Twenty One, sits almost at the corner of Chapala and De la Guerra, a stone’s throw from the shops, restaurants, and movie theaters of Paseo Nuevo and the rest of downtown. But its mid-block location plus charming entrance give it a romantic, world-of-its-own feel.

Once through the front door, everything sparkles and shines. Dark wood entryway floors lead into an airy ground floor that combines a gourmetchef-ready kitchen with a living room whose French doors open onto a private patio.

Upstairs, the bright, modern feeling is even more pronounced. The staircase leads to a loft with a balcony that overlooks the garden courtyard below. Not quite a separate bedroom, this space would be a perfect work-from-home office for a creative entrepreneur. The master bedroom is fit for a much larger abode, with a walk-in closet, large bath with double sinks, and another balcony.

These homes were completed in October 2008, a challenging time to sell 14 luxury townhomes.

So some went up for sale, and the rest became rentals. This unit is the last of those homes, now on the market for the first time ever. The current owners are a mix of out-of-towners, seniors, and business people. Three of the townhomes were

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GUADALUPE

1000 THE FAIRWAY 62 SEAVIEW DR

JAFFE MICHAEL M TRUSTEE

WINTRINGHAM ALBERT J TRUSTEE

$6,400,000

8/03/15

1125 GARDEN LN

WGH VENTURES INC

JOSEPH RICHARD T

$2,025,000

8/06/15

145 CEDAR LN

SCHROEDER EDWARD P TRUSTEE

SUBRAMANIAN SRIDHAR TRUSTEE

$775,000

8/03/15

228 UHLAN CT

LACHMAN H KYLE TRUSTEE

KEEBLER JOSEPH M TRUSTEE

$540,000

8/04/15

434 POR LA MAR CIR

WALKER JEANNE M

GREEN JEFFREY B TRUSTEE

$1,157,500

8/03/15

1224 DIANA LN

URBAN PACIFIC LLC

203 CHAPALA STREET LLC

$4,400,000

8/04/15

203 CHAPALA ST

1019 BELMONTE HOLDINGS LLC

BENTON RANCH TRUST

$1,230,000

8/07/15

1019 BELMONTE DR

532 STATE ST LLC

MAHBOOB RAY EA

$1,965,000

8/04/15

532 STATE ST

LUDKOVSKI MICHAEL EU

SMITH EDWARD P EU

$1,135,000

8/05/15

515 FELLOWSHIP RD

HAMPTON RALPH

MALLEY EILEEN TRUST

$241,500

8/07/15

130 LA MARINA DR

THOMAS DAVID C TRUSTEE

STIME RANDOLPH E EU

$1,418,000

8/07/15

36 BARRANCA AVE 6

MACFARLANE DIANA

CORTRIGHT SUZANNE H TRUSTEE

$657,500

8/03/15

59 LA CUMBRE CIR

STONECIPHER ROSEANNE

AGAMALIAN HARRY S TRUST

$425,000

8/06/15

2641 SAMARKAND DR

SHIELDS JOHN M EU

VADNAIS MOLORA

$1,375,000

8/03/15

4640 MINT LN

DILL BRENT S EU

SPIEVAK JASON S TRUSTEE

$3,285,000

8/06/15

977 VIA ROSITA

BOOKIN EDWARD EU

BURKEPILE DERON E EU

$720,000

8/06/15

5616 BERKELEY RD

GONZALEZ JONATHAN E EU

CLARKE GRAHAM EU

$775,000

8/04/15

658 ANDAMAR WAY

ZURLINDEN DON TRUSTEE

RUBEN MURRAY A TRUSTEE

$1,407,000

8/07/15

5631 VIA MESSINA

VANDER MAY BRIAN E EU

CRAIG NATHANIEL J EU

$1,282,000

8/04/15

903 N KELLOGG AVE

YACKLE LIVING TRUST

RIVERA GERARDO EU

$597,500

8/07/15

34 MALLARD AVE

BRADLEY BRIAN G TRUST

BALLARD WENDY S

$509,000

8/04/15

413 CANNON GREEN DR D

BRADLEY BRIAN G TRUST

BALLARD WENDY S

$509,000

8/04/15

413 CANNON GREEN DR D

GOODWIN KEVIN

NISHIDA ALISSA EA

$625,000

8/07/15

367 CANNON GREEN DR H

LUO CHAO EU

HUGHES PAUL

$471,000

8/06/15

331 NORTHGATE DR C

HONNOLD GREG EU

MENDOZA INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

$450,000

8/04/15

7634 HOLLISTER AVE 256

SWAN MICHAEL A

SHAW ANTHONY L TRUSTEE

$810,000

8/03/15

125 KALLEY DR

AFIFI WALID EU

WAETERAERE STEEVE R EU

$899,000

8/03/15

7759 JENNA DR

SOLORIO ROBERT

CAMACHO JIMMY EU

$365,000

8/07/15

501 E FIR AVE

GLOVER RAYMOND E TRUSTEE

SUCCEED PROPERTIES LLC

$207,000

8/07/15

1104 E MAPLE AVE

GLOVER RAYMOND E TRUSTEE

SUCCEED PROPERTIES

$207,000

8/07/15

1104 E MAPLE AVE

WORDEN CARLY TRUSTEE

SMITH PATRICIA EA

$300,000

8/05/15

1012 N DAISY ST

WEST POINTE HOMES INC

LINARES SAUL A EU

$295,000

8/07/15

1418 PLUM AVE

INOUYE DENNIS EA

COSSMAN JOSHUA EU

$200,000

8/06/15

217 W OCEAN AVE

ASANO LANA M

MANGINO MICHAEL J EU

$220,000

8/04/15

538 S K ST

BENSON DOUG EU

DIAZ ADRIANNA

$269,000

8/07/15

613 N Y ST

TEFFT JOEL EU

MARKHAM CHRISTOPHER EU

$265,000

8/05/15

3986 SATURN AVE

MARSH MICHAEL J

JACKSON THEODORE G II EU

$300,000

8/04/15

3789 URANUS AVE

HICKS RUTH L

MTI CAPITAL INC

$177,000

8/05/15

1510 CALLE MIRO

TRUJILLO MIGUEL A

HOWELL TODD R

$142,000

8/05/15

289 BURTON MESA BLVD A

BJORKMAN STEVEN D EU

TAKASHIMA MARK J EU

$365,000

8/05/15

4411 NORTHOAKS DR

TABON MIGUEL EU

CABRERA CARLOS M

$279,000

8/04/15

609 E WILLIAMS ST

ARECHIGA NICOLAS

NAVARRO JESUS F EU

$305,000

8/05/15

911 N SUEY RD

LOPEZ ANGEL

RAMIREZ MARIA

$197,000

8/07/15

205 E NEWLOVE DR C

SMITH KARLA R EA

LIMBERG EUNICE M TRUSTEE

$165,000

8/07/15

321 E INGER DR C12

FLORENTINO OR-D P

CALIF DEPT VETERANS AFFAIRS

$439,000

8/07/15

2725 S TARAN CT

DONNELLY KEVIN C EU

JONSSON MARGARET A

$713,500

8/07/15

3322 TIVOLA ST

GULASEY STPHEN R EU

BURNSIDE SHAWN EU

$453,500

8/07/15

634 MERCURY AVE

BENNION WESLEY C EU

LIPPINCOTT COLBY

$175,000

8/07/15

3808 CASSINI CIR UNIT 3

THORNE ALAN E EU

NAKAMOTO MICHAEL S EU

$289,000

8/07/15

1617 E AIRPORT AVE

GARCIA SERAFIN S EU

DIAZ JUAN C EU

$275,000

8/07/15

510 PERKINS ST

POTTEBAUM DALE A EU

OLIVER KYLE EU

$505,000

8/07/15

811 COINER CT

CLEARY MARGARET B

KERN ROSELYN E EU

$450,000

8/07/15

19 CHAMISO DR

JONES MITCHELL B SR TRUSTEE

WEEKS LUCAS M EU

$346,000

8/07/15

1290 VIA DEL CARMEL

HANEIWICH KEVIN J TRUSTEE

SHARER RUSSELL A EA

$379,000

8/07/15

753 VIA ESMERALDA

PALOMAREZ JAMES C TRUSTEE

CAIN CHRISTOPHER S EU

$359,000

8/07/15

472 FERNDALE DR

JEONG JAE-WON

NAVARRO ANGEL

$334,500

8/07/15

3469 MARVIN ST

LOPEZ JAIME A

FERRER MARGARITA

$277,500

8/07/15

403 W POLK ST

BROWN RICHARD N EU

ARGUIJO SUMMER

$335,000

8/07/15

1430 W VIA ROSA

U S BANK NA

ASUNCION RENTAL PROPERTY LLC

$233,500

8/05/15

703 N MARY DR

BOOTH MICHELLE V EA

GARZON RUTH B

$492,500

8/07/15

814 RAABERG AVE

INGUITO YOLAND EA

INGUITO WILLIAM EU

$140,000

8/07/15

215 S SCOTT DR

GENTRY LARRY L TRUSTEE

TORRES MOCTEZUMA B EU

$225,000

8/05/15

715 S BRADLEY RD 6

TOOMEY FAMILY TRUST

BERTELSEN KATHY A

$286,000

8/07/15

804 S SPEED ST

EAGLE VISTA EQUITIES LLC

BALCORTA MICHAEL J EU

$231,000

8/07/15

4767 WONG ST

DESERT ICE HOLDING LLC

HILES PHILLIP G EU

$364,000

8/07/15

186 AVOCET CT

MICHELSON MELISSA

ROCHLIN MICHAEL J

$209,000

8/03/15

251 CAMPODONICO AVE

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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the Mesa

by Michael Redmon

What’s the story behind

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The Neighbors: Families young and old,

retirees, SBCC students, and surf and beach lovers.

Market: Hilltop mansions, exquisitely

Lifestyle: Surf and sand prevail, with

healthy living (jogging, organic foods, etc.) at the forefront.

You’ll Love: Small-beach-town vibe yet close to downtown, too.

Perfect For: Families just starting out as

well as retirees looking for the quintessential beach life.

Around the Area People have been calling the Mesa home for thousands of years, going back to the region’s Chumash tribe, who once lived in a large village called Mispu near Santa Barbara City College, but the Spanish colonists and later Yankee settlers didn’t pay too much attention to the area, save for some bean farms and a large lighthouse that guided ships into the Santa Barbara Harbor. Those who did occupy what was then the outskirts of town included famous artists like Ed Borein as well as a curious religious cult called the Fellow-

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

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and fiscal acumen stood him in good stead during these years. So impressed were his superiors with his administrative skills, he was named president of the eight northern missions in 1837.

When California’s first bishop, Francisco García Diego y Moreno (after whom Bishop Garcia Diego High School is named), made Santa Barbara Mission his headquarters, González Rubio came to Santa Barbara in 1842 as his secretary. The mission system continued to deteriorate under the impact of secularization as California’s last Mexican governor, Pío Pico, accelerated the sale of mission lands.

With the bishop’s death in 1846, González Rubio took over many of his duties. He found himself defending mission properties from the grasp of California’s new masters, the Americans.

He consistently fought for property rights of Native Americans, largely deprived of any hope of land ownership by secularization and the arrival of the Americans.

Fr. González Rubio, seated center with white kerchief, ca. 1874, at Mission All the while, he had Santa Barbara. become much beloved in Santa Barbara. The González Rubio was a guiding presence depth of local esteem for him became at Santa Barbara Mission from 1842 until his evident in January 1856 on the eve of his death in 1875, and he played an important transfer to Mexico. Two days after a tearful role in the shifting fortunes of the order and farewell sermon, González Rubio made his of the missions in California. way to the beach to meet his ship. Some He was born in 1804 in Guadalajara, a 1,000 people, which probably constituted city largely spared the turmoil of Mexico’s over half the entire population of the town, War of Independence with Spain from 1810 surrounded his carriage and refused to to 1822. He graduated at age 16 from the allow him to leave. Finally, he reluctantly University of Guadalajara with a degree in returned to the mission, where he found his philosophy and considered a career in law, baggage had already been placed back in his but he began his training as a Franciscan quarters. Subsequent petitions to his supenovice in 1824 and took his vows a year later. riors resulted in cancellation of his transfer.

In 1827 he was ordained a priest.

Much of the rest of González Rubio’s life González Rubio was assigned missionary was devoted to the administration of the work in Alta California, and 1833 found him Franciscan seminary at Mission Santa Barat Mission San José, just as secularization bara. He also continued to be very active in began. This process, ordered by the Mexi- affairs of the Santa Barbara parish. Through can government, led to the missions losing all the turmoil of his 43 years in California, most of their holdings to private hands. It Fr. González Rubio had continued to, as one was the beginning of the end of the mission observer wrote,“serve as a model of respect system. González Rubio’s legal background and integrity.”

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Bathed in sea breezes, resplendent with ocean views, and quaint with a smallbeach-town vibe, the Mesa is home to growing families, retirees, and Santa Barbara City College students. The surf and sand are only a few minutes’ walk away, but so are many restaurants, from brunch at hotspot The Mesa Café to iconic Mexican food at Rose Café to cuttingedge sushi at Ichiban. A healthy lifestyle thrives, all centered on Lazy Acres Market, where many Santa Barbarans come to shop. Most conveniently, the Mesa takes pride in the bustling Santa Barbara Harbor on one side and downtown’s thriving State Street scene on the other.

ship Group, whose name is still reflected in some street signs.

In the 1930s, just as one entrepreneur was about to build an airport on the flat tabletop, oil was discovered, so from the 1930s until World War II, the Mesa was dotted with hundreds of derricks, the last one lingering until 1971. When GIs came home from World War II, the Mesa’s open tracts became quite a popular place to build a single-family home, and development of suburban neighborhoods as we know them today quickly grew. The founding of Santa Barbara City College in the 1950s also brought a youthful spirit to the area, and many students still tend to live in the apartment complexes adjacent to campus.

Most Mesa residents choose to live in the neighborhood because it’s so close to some of Santa Barbara’s most beautiful yet secluded beaches. There’s Thousand Steps and Mesa Lane, for those seeking a cliffside experience, and the wider, dogfriendly Arroyo Burro Beach (which everyone calls Hendry’s) is just a little bit up the road, where one can also enjoy seared ahi and blood-orange margaritas at The Boathouse restaurant. Speaking of food, there’s an eclectic array of restaurants at the heart of the Mesa, from Giovanni’s Pizza and Super Cucas to fancier fare at Alcazar, Asian offerings at Ichiban and Mesa Thai, and organic vegan cuisine at Mesa Verde.

Thanks to Lazy Acres Market, which was on the cutting edge of the organic and regional produce movement when it opened decades ago, the Mesa truly supports a healthy lifestyle, so joggers, bicycle riders, and parents walking their kids in strollers are quite common. That’s aided by the many open spaces to enjoy recreation, as well, from the coastal spread of Shoreline Park to the more shaded Mesa Park playgrounds to the hidden mountaintop jewel of Hilda Ray Park.

Whether you’re raising a young family or just trying to relax in your later years, the Mesa is a perfect place to call home, removed from the bustle of downtown and yet just minutes away when you want to tap back in. n

laza Rubio, which faces the rose garden of Mission Historical Park, is a small-scale example of early urban planning. The seven homes were designed in the mid-1920s by Mary Craig as a unit, built to stylistically complement the imposing architecture of the Old Mission.

The street is named after a prominent member of the mission’s Franciscan community, Father José María de Jesús González Rubio.

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Surviving the drought

Mexican Style What should I plant during this drought?

—Water-Worried Wendy, Noleta ustavo the Gardenator says you can have a chingón garden even when it doesn’t rain for a long time. The popular trend is to use gravel wherever possible and to swap your grass lawn for wood chips and drought-friendly plants, or by installing drip-irrigation systems.

It’s cheap, fast, and easy to replace grass lawns with wood chips, he said, explaining, “P%$#@ wood chip, no más parajes la tierra y ya.” (Roughly meaning,“just level that s%#$, sprinkle some wood chips, and you’re done.”)

by Gustavo Uribe Redwood chips cost more than regular-looking wood chips but look nice. A drip system makes watering the plants easy and water-efficient.

He also recommends using cactus because “no nececitan tanta agua y son bonitas”— they don’t need much water, and they look pretty. Not all cactus look like tas” cactus, either. There are many varieties of cacti and succulents to add sabor to your garden.

Gustavo also recommends geraniums and bougainvillea (for their bright, pretty flowers), jasmine for the beautiful scent, eugenia for a tall green hedge, and juniper if you need a hearty shrub.

Gustavo Uribe is a fifth-generation agricultural specialist who has worked as a professional gardener in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years. Send your gardening questions to gustavo@ independent.com.

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Mighty Marigolds: Herbal Remedies to Decorative Use

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or months on end, one of the few flowering annual plants that reliably appears on nursery and home-improvement-center gardening aisles is the marigold.

The bright yellow-orange balls of petals have seemingly been around forever.

In fact, though, the marigold is one of the flowers to have been domesticated and improved on for longer than many others.

The ancestral marigold hails from southern Mexico or Central America and was included in the Aztec herbal as early as the 1500s. While there are references to the marigold as a cure for hiccups or to protect from lightning strikes, it was apparently more highly regarded for its decorative value. There is even some reason to believe that these early horticulturists did some selection and development of the species to produce larger flowers.

They used the blossoms to decorate their holy places, and, eventually, it became one of the major components of tributes to the dead. Modern Mexicans erect altars to honor their dead each hallows’ eve, and marigolds are widely featured on them as well as on the graves of their dear departed friends and family members.

When the Portuguese and Spanish explorers arrived on the scene, they appropriated anything that suited their fancy, including the marigold. From their introduction to Europe, marigolds then spread to India and other parts of Asia. The brilliant color appealed to many cultures, and the flowers have become widely used there, as well.

In India, marigold garlands are a standard decoration for tributes to the lesser gods.

In the increasingly incredible tale of marigolds’ journey from the jungles of Mexico to a North American garden center, their next stop was northern Africa. Spanish settlers took them along, and they were soon moving out of their cultivated garden plots and naturalizing in the countryside. Here, they shot up and developed new strains that were taller and more robust.

Once again, marigolds were collected and returned to their ancestral continent, where North American hybridizers have been working to realize their full potential for about 100 years. Chief among those early hybridizers was David Burpee. By the 1920s, his company (founded by his father W. Atlee) was featuring them in its catalog and funding research into further development. There are now odorless marigolds (yeah, the originals are kind of stinky) and many new petal and color forms, as well as the much-sought-after white marigold.

True plant hybridizers are never satisfied; there is always some unattained goal to pursue. For David Burpee, it was a pure white marigold. He had already spent $250,000 to develop such a rarity when, out of frustration, he offered a prize to anyone who could make a white marigold. After 21 years of submitting her seeds for consideration, Alice Vonk of Sully, Iowa, was finally awarded the $10,000 prize in 1975. Her hybrid, now sold under the moniker “Snowball,” is still one of the few white marigold varieties available.

Marigolds may have garnered their original renown because of their golden hue, but they are more famous now because of a Midwest gardener who persevered without the support of an industry devoted to developing new plant varieties, but worked in the soil of her own backyard.

Virginia Hayes is a curator of Ganna Walska Lotusland.

OPEN HOUSES Carpinteria 1531 Meadow Circle, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $849,950, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-6806524 1336 Via Latina, 3BD/2BA, $795,000, Sun 1-4, Coldwell Banker, Nancy Hussey 805-4523052 3375 Foothill Road #1114,1113, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $1,898,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Scott McCosker 805-6872436 3553 Padaro Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathleen Winter 805-451-4663 5446 8th St Apt 33, 2BD/1BA, Sat 11-5, $445,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy Hoidal 805-335-8902 4643 Carpinteria Ave, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $649,000, Christensen Real Estate, Cara Christensen 949-887-2634

Downtown Santa Barbara 218 Santa Barbara Street D, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David M. Cohn 805-214-8244 531 Chapala Street A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis 805-895-5650 600 West Islay, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $839,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Maurie McGuire 805-403-8816

1835 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Histov 805-284-8471 1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927

Eastside Santa Barbara 1545 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,800,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marsha Kotlyar 805-698-7941 1570 Las Canoas Road, 3BD/4BA, Sat 2-4, $2,375,000, Coast and Valley Properties, Robert Ruccione 805-729-2004 1734 Franceschi Road, 4BD/3.5, Sun 1-4, $2,595,000, Keller Williams Realty, Daniel Zia 805-637-7148

4022 Otono Drive A, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $640,000, Village Properties, Dianne and Brianna Johnson 805-455-6570

Goleta 216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $439,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-6379595 456 Albany Court, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805-895-1799 Kellie Roche 805-705-5334 632 Dara Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,029,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-252-2749 1064 Via Regina 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,179,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Stubbins 805-729-0778 5290 Overpass Road 5, 2BD/1BA, Sun 9-9, $499,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060 6211 Avenida Ganso, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1130130, $825,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060 7290 Bassano Drive, 4BD/2BA, $849,000, Sun 2-4, Coast and Valley Properties, Robert Ruccione 805-729-2004 7384 Chapman Place A & B, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $999,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rose Van Schaik 805-452-2051

1775 Glen Oaks Drive, 6BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980

Hope Ranch

1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,250,000, Sotheby’s, F- Abatemarco MLomas 805-450-7477

4178 Creciente Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $4,195,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda LorenzenHughes 805-563-7278 4426 Via Alegre, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,695,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda LorenzenHughes 805-563-7278 4509 Auhay Drive A, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathy Strand Spieler 805-895-6326

1936 N. Jameson Lane C, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-714-5114 2355 E Valley Road, 5BD/9BA, Sun 2-4, $4,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Wes St. Clair 805-886-6741

Noleta

4640 Vieja Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,595,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-6806524

4755 Frazier Lane, 3BD,2BA, Sun 1-4, $755,000, Keller Williams Realty, Danial Zia 805-637-7148

4690 Puente Plaza, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416

4788 Calle Camarada, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $675,000, Coldwell Banker, Bruce Emmens 805-452-3293

Mesa

5087 Rhoads Avenue #A, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $599.000, Spectrum Reality, Patricia Richmond 805-7222-4775

222 Meigs Road Unit 19, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,275,000, Sotheby’s, Diane Waterhouse, 805-886-2988

Riviera

1266 San Miguel Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,625,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Ryan Strehlow 805-705-8877

49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,395,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-705-1606

2416 Calle Galicia, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,395,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Ryan Strehlow 805-705-8877

50 Camino Alto, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Diane Randall 805705-5252

Mission Canyon

825 Alameda Padre Serra, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,550,000, Village Properties, Amy J Baird 805-748-9318

408 Los Robles Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,649,000, Sotheby’s, Deb Archambault 805-455-2966 Michelle Cook 805969-9993

950 Medio Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,395,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112

790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802

1006 Canon Perdido Street, 3BA/1BD, Sun 1-3, $989,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chierici & Associates 805-680-0501

967 Cheltenham Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ricardo Munoz 805-895-8725

1010 E. De La Guerra #A Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $895,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Dan Failla 805-708-1276

2911 Foothill Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $939,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Debby Rexford 805-866-8773

1010 Roble Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $2,350,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-6806524

Montecito

1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,465,000, Sotheby’s, Justin Corrado 805-451-9969

12 West Mountain Drive, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805637-7588 62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-4, TBD, Berkshire Hathaway, Jenny Easter & Brooke Ebner 805-455-6294

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,195,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Michael Phillips 805-969-4569

Samarkand

120 Tiburon Bay Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,249,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens 805455-1165

154 Romaine Drive, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $875,000, Pacific Crest Realty, Staci Caplan 805-886-3970

185 Middle Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $4,899,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805969-5005

San Roque

211 Rametto Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,395,000, Sotheby’s, Maureen McDermut 805-570-5545 298 East Mountain Drive, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Lipowski 805-403-3844 352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,495,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805-455-1190 Michelle Cook 805.969.9993 455 Nicholas Lane, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom, 805-451-9108 923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA,

By Appt., $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 1211 E Valley Road, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805-570-4965 1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Sotheby’s, Kirsten Wolfe 805-722-0322 1512 Mimosa Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marsha Kotlyar 805-565-4014 1561 San Leandro Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s, The Stricklands 805-455-3226

3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4, $1,240,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-570-0403 222 Calle Granada, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ridge Baccash 805-452-2223 585 El Sueno Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Sotheby’s, Dick Mires 805-6897771 730 Willowglen Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Village Properties, David Kim 805296-0662 3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,240,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 3735 Lincolnwood Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805-448-6642 3791 State Street #E, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun By Appt., $1,279,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805-455-1194 3960 Camellia Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun By Appt., $859,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-252-2749

350 Greenwell Avenue, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $3,750,000, Sotheby’s, Fred Bradley 805-969-5005 Andrew Petlow 805-680-9575

Upper East Santa Barbara 12 E Constance Avenue, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason S. Ebin 805-364-3070 219 Toyon Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,630,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805453-4555 1545 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/2BA Sun 1-4, $1,800,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Israel 805-896-4218 2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622 2210 Calle Culebra, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens, 805969-5005 2685 Montrose Place, 5BD/3BA, Sat 2-5, $1,995,000, Falco Real Estate, Virginia Falco 805-569-2033 306 Sherman Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 11-4, $1,898,000, Sotheby’s, Janet Caminite 805896-7767

Westside Santa Barbara 154 Romaine Drive, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $875,000, Pacific Crest Realtym, Staci Caplan 805-886-3970 241 West Constance Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $675,000, Abercrombie Fine Homes, Elain Abercrombie 1129 Plaza Del Monte, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,280,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808 1226 Portesuello Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,395,000, Mike Richardson Realtors, Trey Evans 805-680-4550 1228 Manitou Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,600,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-570-0403 1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1/3, $1,559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Reyne Stapelmann 805-705-4353 1564 Portesuello Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $998,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Hayley N. Hernandez 805-717-8868

Santa Ynez Valley 351 Sycamore Drive, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890 2089 Rebild Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $629,900, Village Properties, Lynn Golden 805570-5888 2905 Via La Selva, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 12-3, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Laura Drammer Lauren Stewart 805-448-7500 3151 Samantha Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890 3345 Numancia Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $755,000, Sotheby’s, Barbara Radom 805688-1101

Lompoc 1230 Linda Vista Drive, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 2-4, $210,000, Century 21, Connie Barlow 805-733-0431

Ventura 507 W Aliso Street, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 10-12, $1,050,000,Village Properties, Amy J Baird 805-478-9318 509 Crestview Drive, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,645,000, Coldwell Banker, Lorin Mukai 805886-4003 3027 Harbor Boulevard, 2BD/2BA, Sun 10-5, $468,995, GP Real Estate Co., Larry Krogh 805-312-0512 4713 Loma Vista Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $599,000, Prestigious Properties & Investments, Stella Anderson 805-570-8529 10990 Alto Court, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $3,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Linos Kogevinas 805-450-6233

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3735 Lincolnwood Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-570-0403

7610 Hollister Ave 109, 1BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $359,000, Coldwell Banker, Karen Spechler 805-563-7265

Summerland

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1305 Blanchard Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,189,000, Santa Barbara Estates, Christopher Page 805-566-6575

1641 East Valley Road, 2BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,425,000, Sotheby’s, Jenny Hall 805-7057125

august 20, 2015

1210 Diana Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 3-5, $1,195,000, Coldwell Banker Montecito, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194

7465 Hollister Avenue 440, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-6925060

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12 E Constance Avenue, 4BD/3BA, Sat 10-1, $1,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805-879-5002

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