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Feb. 4-11, 2016 VOL. 30 ■ NO. 525

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Cover STORY

Santa Barbara International living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Film Festival Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Johnny Depp and Many Other Stars, Movies, and Events

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

ON THE COVER: Illustration of Johnny Depp

by Ben Ciccati.

Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Arts & Entertainment Listings . . . . . . . . . . 56

film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

odds & ends . . . . . . . . 16

In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Santa Barbara Independent’s writers, editors, and designers somehow found the time amid the usual weekly hullabaloo to put together our fifth annual, and best yet, Meet the Makers magazine, published in 18,000 copies of this paper and available at most SBIFF venues. It holds more than 40 interviews with filmmakers whose works appear at the 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). (More appear online in our full SBIFF coverage at independent.com/SBIFF.) How’d independent.com/SBIFF they find the time? Perhaps they followed the old adage that when things get too hot, make some popcorn and go to the movies.

Dining Out Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Capitol Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

making things pop

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . . 63

the week . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . 65

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News of the Week

January 28 - February 4, 2016

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Thirteen people were arrested 1/30 after smuggling “nearly 3,000 pounds of marijuana” ashore at Arroyo Quemada Beach by panga boat, according to a 2/1 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker filed charges against all defendants, accusing them of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute. Life in prison is the maximum penalty for this specific crime. Ten years in federal prison is the mandatory minimum sentence. Ten defendants are being held without bond; three were freed on bond.

Their arraignment is 2/22.

Santa Maria police arrested a 15-year-old on 1/27 for allegedly killing her newborn baby the same day she gave birth alone in her home. Officials declined to release the suspect’s name because she is a minor. According to detective Andrew Brice, a 1/19 autopsy found the infant had suffered traumatic injuries — not ones sustained during childbirth. The suspect is being held at juvenile hall and is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon.

MOVEABLE FORCES: If pro-development forces are indeed leading the charge to fire the California Coastal Commission’s executive director, their success could potentially weaken the agency’s checks and balances for building projects along the Gaviota Coast.

What on earth?

Mysterious Coastal Commission Shake-Up Bleeds into Santa Barbara

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Phil McKenna

As of deadline Wednesday, James’s letter was one of only two sent to the Coastal Commission in favor of Lester’s removal. Over the past few weeks, the agency has received nearly 15,000 letters supporting Lester’s track record and continued employment, according to a Coastal Commission spokesperson, including one letter signed by 35 former commissioners.

Elsewhere along the South Coast, Santa Barbara County’s Gaviota Coast Plan is nearing completion of a five-year-long update, according to Phil McKenna, boardmember of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy. McKenna expects the plan to reach the supervisorial level later this year and contends that a change of leadership at the Coastal Commission could lead to a lot of hard work getting “emasculated by a development-friendly executive director,” if indeed Lester is shown the door next week, though McKenna could only scratch his head as to why this is happening now. “One would have to assume that Lester’s head is being offered as a sacrifice to n the development industry.”

Jessica Cadiente (pictured), former library director for the City of Lompoc, has been selected as Santa Barbara’s new director, responsible for oversight of public libraries in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta, Carpinteria, Buellton, and Solvang. She’ll manage 100 regular and hourly staff and an annual system-wide budget of $7.2 million. “I believe in the transformational power of public libraries as community change agents,” Cadiente said in a prepared statement. “The Santa Barbara Public Library System provides opportunity at every stage of life.” And after the City Council welcomed her on Tuesday, she stated, “I know the best is yet to come.”

Cadiente has served as acting director since September, when Irene Macias retired after nine years at the helm.

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s the embattled leader of the California Coastal Commission draws closer to his public day of reckoning, a group of lawmakers signed a letter earlier this week urging Governor Jerry Brown to weigh in on the brewing and largely secretive controversy surrounding the commission’s push to oust Executive Director Charles Lester.

“We believe that firing Dr. Lester would be disruptive to achieving the state’s coastal protection and management goals,” stated the letter, spearheaded by Senator HannahBeth Jackson and signed by 16 Democratic legislators from coastal districts, including Assemblymember Das Williams. “We urge you to [support] the independence of the … staff and retain [Lester] as its respected and trusted leader.”

“Under Dr. Lester’s leadership the Coastal Commission has made tremendous progress addressing threats to our coast such as sea level rise, climate change and public access to the beach — issues that are important to all Californians,” Williams said in a separate statement.

Other than citing the issue as a personnel matter, Governor Brown has not responded to the letter, nor has he commented on the widely circulating narrative that pro-development commissioners—four of whom he appointed — are behind the 12-member commission’s closed-door discussions about Lester’s executive tenure and his future. Sitting commissioners have also declined to provide details.

Late last month, Lester exercised his right to address the issue in a public forum. That meeting takes place on February 10 in Morro Bay. Lester supporters cite his track record of continuing the vigorous legacy of the commis-

sion’s founding executive, Peter Douglas — who handpicked Lester as his successor before retiring due to illness in 2011 — and upholding the state’s Coastal Act. The landmark law is arguably the most formidable land-use policy in the country, signed in 1976 by Gov. Brown when he served from 1974-1982.

Backers have also referenced Coastal Commission documents that describe Lester and his staff’s recent successes in expediting the commission’s permit process and significantly reducing the number of days projects have been held up on appeal. Interestingly, the streamlining of such bureaucratic flowcharts would seem to work in Lester’s favor, when viewed through the lens of those seeking to advance development along the Golden State’s 1,100-mile coastline. Yet the conviction remains that his proposed ousting has emerged from pro-development camps—and from those who vigorously defend the rights of property owners who are against providing access through their private landholdings so that the general public can reach the beach. “[Lester] has taken every possible administrative action to tilt the balance of power in favor of environmentalists and against private property owners, thereby destroying even the very appearance of a level playing field and fair play,” according to a strongly worded letter to commissioners written by David James of the Forest Preservation Society, which is representing Hollister Ranch’s opposition to the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary and its federal overlay of beaches and watersheds from Gaviota Creek to Cambria. “He has, in many cases, cleverly usurped the independence and integrity of the commission itself.”

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After months of scrambling, efforts to secure an emergency day shelter for homeless people on the South Coast during El Niño rains have paid off. Managers of the Earl Warren Showgrounds signed a contract to provide shelter space for up to 35 rainy days in the next three months, the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara will provide trained shelter employees, and Luke Barrett — with four years of experience in homeless outreach and service — will function as project coordinator.

Barrett’s skills were donated by the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness, which just hired him as a regional coordinator. Getting the homeless from downtown shelters, the library, and warming shelters — for free — is Easy Lift Transportation.

Though not as conveniently located as the Veterans Memorial Building or the National Guard Armory, Earl Warren got the nod because it was considerably cheaper and had far fewer bureaucratic hurdles. According to Barrett, Earl Warren provides plenty of space, an excellent kitchen, and lots of drop-off space. It’s also far enough from surrounding neighbors not to pose any immediate issues. Barrett said Earl Warren is offering space to a host of social service providers and that hot lunches would be served and a clothes drop-off center set up.

With this weekend’s heavy rains, driving winds, and biting cold, area shelters and warming centers found themselves either packed to capacity or pretty close.

For the first time ever, the PATH-Casa Esperanza shelter — with 200 beds — had to turn people away (PATH stands for People Assisting the Homeless). The new day shelter will be activated the first time weather forecasters predict a 50 percent chance of rain or more. Funding comes from the County Board of Supervisors who — Nick Welsh set aside $90,000 three weeks ago for this effort.

chez steps down in February. A permanent appointment is expected to take place in July.

Crombach, Casey said, does not intend to apply for the position.

After much discussion and a split vote, the Santa Barbara City Council approved a basketball court and fitness area as part of the planned $1 million renovation of the Cabrillo Ball Field. Designs will be drafted for a junior-size court (74’ x 42’) with regulationheight hoops, along with a workout zone with 10 exercise stations. The additions would be placed in the little-used no-man’s-land between the Chromatic Gate and the baseball diamond, which would get an outfield fence to delineate the separate areas. “It has been very difficult to find a location that is suitable,” said Councilmember Gregg Hart of the long-running effort to put a court near the waterfront. “This is one of the few locations where it is possible.” The project must now be approved by the Historic Landmarks Commission and the Planning Commission.

A two-year freeze on live music at three downtown community centers is starting to thaw as Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation officials have moved to gradually allow nonamplified live music, deejays, and mariachi bands to perform at the Westside, Franklin, and Louise Lowry Davis community centers.

The music ban was enacted in response to noise complaints leveled by neighbors about family festivities like quinceañeras, birthdays, and other celebrations. The ban on amplified bands will remain in place. According City Parks and Rec Czar Jill Zachary, a paid monitor

will be on site to ensure musical performers don’t get too loud and that people attending don’t get too rowdy. In addition, security deposits for hall rentals will increase from $200 to $500.

COUNTY County officials granted ExxonMobil an emergency permit to truck nearly 18 million gallons of oil along Highway 101 during the next six months. The temporary permit allows the company to dispatch up to 30 trucks — each holding 6,300 gallons of oil — per day from Las Flores Canyon, where the viscous crude has sat idle since the Refugio Oil Spill, to Santa Maria and Kern County facilities. Officials reasoned Exxon might not be able to safely empty its storage tanks if they failed during a natural disaster. Last June, they denied Exxon’s application to run 192 trucks per day indefinitely in order to allow production to commence.

Earlier this week, the Montecito Fire Protection District scrapped plans to purchase an empty lot at the corner of San Ysidro Road and San Leandro Lane, where it had hoped to build a new fire station. At a special meeting on 1/25, residents of the surrounding neighborhood came out in force against the plan for the 0.85-acre parcel, citing traffic, noise, and flashing lights, among other potential disturbances, according to district spokesperson Joyce Reed. The district’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to cancel escrow on the $1.5 million purchase, forfeiting its $45,000 deposit.

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race. She said, “… it is critical that we send he same day Salud Carbajal posi- a champion of women’s equality and a longtioned campaign signs in the time advocate to Congress.” At a recent event windows of his new State Street for the Women’s Political Committee, which headquarters, he all but secured did not have enough votes to endorse either an endorsement from the state Democratic candidate, Jackson stressed the importance of Party in the race for the open congressio- supporting local female candidates. nal seat. The pre-endorsement bolsters his By many accounts, the state party prealready-sturdy, deep-pocketed campaign endorsement is a significant loss for Schneiagainst Democratic chief rival Helene der. As a practical matter, Carbajal can slap Schneider.

Last Saturday, 83 percent of the 24th District’s Democratic Party delegates voted for Carbajal while just 10 percent backed Schneider. Eight percent selected “no endorsement.” Bill Ostrander, who is known as the campaign finance reform candidate, received none. Delegates are Salud Carbajal Helene Schneider appointed by state and federal elected officials or represent clubs in the the state party logo on mailers and will receive access to campaign voter files, among county’s Democratic Party.

Carbajal far exceeded the 70 percent other resources. It is unclear how many assets required to receive the pre-endorsement, a the state party will pump into this race. Walter decision very difficult to reverse. (Had he won Capps, who preceded his wife in Congress 50-70 percent, an endorsing caucus would before he suddenly died in 1997, badly lost have made a decision at the February party the state party endorsement but still won the convention.) A state party spokesperson said election. nearly 100 percent of endorsed candidates Likewise, Walter Capps did not receive advance to the general election. Given June’s the Democratic Congressional Campaign open primary, that candidate could face Committee (DCCC) endorsement. A another Democrat.

DCCC staffer said the committee prefers Hours before the vote, Schneider issued not to engage in the primaries, but it does on a press release, charging, “… the system is rare occasions. Carbajal’s official campaign rigged, meant to protect the politically-con- financing report lists the DCCC among its nected, the powerful or their hand-picked contributors. Carbajal’s campaign clarified successor.” “[R]egardless of what happens at the committee itself is not a contributor but today’s delegate vote,” she added,“I’m running it acted as an intermediary for two political a campaign from the campaign up — not the action committees, Turquoise PAC and Progressive Choices PAC, which each donated top down.”

Echoing the national momentum of anti- $1,000. establishment candidates, Schneider, 45, Last July, Schneider called for 10 debates alleged she faced political intimidation, ret- and has since expressed disappointment one ribution, and behind-the-scenes maneuver- did not take place before the pre-endorseing to block debate opportunities since she ment meeting last Saturday. (A spokesperson announced her candidacy last April. Voters for Carbajal maintained there was “no debate are looking for someone to speak about the about debates,” and from day one the issue issues, Schneider said, “not someone who is was about scheduling and having them modgoing to take orders from the Washington erated in a fair way.) insiders.” Her supporters allege delegates were On the Republican side, second-time pressured to back Carbajal, 51, whose victory congressional hopeful Justin Fareed, 27, was deemed inevitable. Fears proliferated of surprisingly outraised San Luis Obispo Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian in the splitting the blue vote, they added.

It is true that scores of Santa Barbara elect- last reporting cycle. To date, Fareed raised eds, including the retiring Congressmember $869,398 (with $767,265 cash on hand) comLois Capps, have rallied behind Carbajal. pared to Achadjian’s $386,915 (with $257,084 What’s more, Carbajal, who is known for in his campaign piggy bank). But Achadjian, his fundraising skills, has raised $1.4 million 64, has spent 50 percent more than Fareed, (with $970,309 cash on hand) compared to including $60,345 on mass mail.

Schneider’s $479,183 (with $246,947 in her At least four more candidates — Tyler war chest) as of December 31. (It is worth not- Gross, Jeff Oshins, Steve Isakson, and Matt ing candidates can only spend a portion of Kokkonen — recently jumped in the race, as that money on the June 7 primary election.) well. All candidates (except Kokkonen, who Deviating from her Dem politicos, Sena- lost to Achadjian in the 2010 Assembly race) tor Hannah-Beth Jackson unapologetically are expected to debate on February 4 at the backed Schneider, the only woman in the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly at 6 p.m. n

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Bob Geis, the county’s auditor-controller, announced his retirement this week after 25 years in the elected office and 37 years with the county. In an attempt not to interrupt services, Geis, 62, said he is recommending that the Board of Supervisors appoint his number two, Theo Fallati, to carry out the term until the 2018 election.

Fallati said if he is appointed by the board, he has not yet decided if he will run for the seat. Geis’s last day is scheduled for March 27. According to Transparent California, he earns $279,278 a year, including benefits.

STATE After Santa Barbara officials expressed frustration for years with the state’s flawed 9-1-1 system, Assistant Director of Public Safety Communications Karen Wong recently retired. She held the position for six years.

Assemblymember Das Williams, along with City Fire Chief Pat McElroy and others, have frequently traveled to Sacramento to highlight the system’s problems with routing 9-1-1 cell phone calls to the correct dispatch center. They contended Wong was dead set against fixing the problem. “We are hopeful that changes in the 9-1-1 office are going to be a positive thing,” McElroy said. In request to comment, state Office of Emergency Services director Mark Ghilarducci issued a statement congratulating Wong on her retirement.

EDuCATION The effort to replace retiring superintendent Dr. David Cash got underway this week as the board of the Santa Barbara Unified School District voted unanimously to hire Illinois-based HYA Executive Search to find

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a successor. Board President Pedro Paz said boardmembers have “a good level of trust” in working with HYA, primarily because the firm had helped the district bring Cash aboard as superintendent in 2011. The price for HYA’s services is $20,000, the least expensive of four proposals. Cash steps down in July.

ENVIRONmENT A recent study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) names the widely used insecticide imidacloprid a threat to honeybees. The chemical is one of four nicotine-related pesticides called neonicotinoids frequently used on food crops.

According to Santa Barbara County’s most recent data, 7,758.88 pounds of imidacloprid were used on 32,750.48 acres of broccoli in 2013. On wine grapes, 5,055.97 pounds of the insecticide were used over 11,251.44 acres.

Citing future assessments, the EPA called regulatory action “premature.” The agency “could potentially take action as early as the end of 2016.”

BuSINESS A merger between the Bank of Santa Barbara and American Riviera Bank was completed in December, leaving American Riviera with $400 million in assets and a total of 62 employees. Ten were let go in the merger. A report released last week for the joined banks gives growth of 33 percent in deposits, 28 percent in loans made, and 18 percent in net income — before taxes and an audit — through 2015, excluding merger costs. The unaudited net income for the year was $1.3 million, or 48 cents per share, compared to $1.569 million for 2014. n

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The Environmental Defense Center (EDC) announced it reached a settlement with the two federal regulatory agencies charged with permitting offshore fracking and other forms of high-pressure well-stimulation techniques to secure greater public disclosure and environmental analysis. The lawsuit was filed two years ago after the EDC discovered that the agencies — the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management — had approved 51 permit applications to ExxonMobil and Venoco for offshore fracking or acidification in federal waters off the Santa Barbara coast. In none of these cases was any public notice given that these actions were under consideration; in none was any environmental analysis required. In all 51 instances, the federal agencies granted the applications “categorical exemptions,” a check-the-box decision to require no analysis of potential environmental impacts.

According to terms of the settlement, public notice for any future offshore applications for fracking and acidification must be provided. In addition, the agencies have agreed to provide what’s termed “a programmatic” environmental assessment of the potential impacts of such techniques. EDC attorney Brian Segee said the permits came to EDC’s attention only when it made inquiries of the two federal agencies in a fact-finding fishing expedition. He said he was struck by the initial resistance exhibited by the two agencies, which demanded that he file a Freedom of Information Act request before releasing any documentation. Ultimately, Segee would receive hundreds of pages of emails. The initial emails, he said, indicated that bureau officials themselves were in the dark about the permit applications and equally so when it came to environmental concerns.

Neither of the agencies sought to defend their practices in legal papers, petitioning instead to settle the dispute. While ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute did not sign off on the agreement, Segee said, they have agreed not to oppose it. The agreement, however, will not be official until a federal judge rules it so. At that point, the $64 million question will become whether an admittedly scant body of scientific research shows such controversial drilling techniques pose — Nick Welsh a possible threat or not.

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he number of bus trips provided by the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) has declined by 1.4 million since 2009 — when the Recession hit bottom and ridership was the highest in the past 10 years. Driving the decline has been an escalation of South Coast rents and the dramatic drop in the price of gas. Since 2012 — when the price of gasoline topped $4 a gallon—ridership shrank by roughly half a million.

MTD’s drop in ridership parallels the challenges confronted by countless transit districts throughout Southern California, though its numbers are less drastic. That’s in large measure because MTD—which carries riders from the western edge of Goleta to Carpinteria— Carpinteria serves a large and growing number of student passengers. In the past 10 years, the number of student riders — from South Coast high schools, junior high schools, City College, and UCSB — jumped by 1.1 million, from 1,787,996 to 2,826,679.

Student riders account for roughly 40 percent of MTD’s trips. MTD’s peak year for nonstudent trips was 2009—with 6,060,823 —but since then, those numbers have plummeted by 1.4 million to 4,660,434.

“It’s quite a slippage,” said General Manager Jerry Estrada, who estimated the number of trips provided over the last six months was 8 percent lower than the previous six months. Ridership, Estrada said, increased during the Recession and has declined after gas prices started to tumble.“It’s pretty much across the board for most transit agencies,” he said. Even so, Estrada said, Santa Barbara remains supportive of mass transit, and MTD ranks in the top five performing mass transit districts in the country for communities with populations less than 200,000.

For the past five months, Estrada and MTD board chair Dave Davis have been eyeballing the numbers, trying to suss out what’s driving the decline. The most obvious answer is the price of gas, now down below $2.50 at many Santa Barbara gas stations. According to one school of speculation, the number of immigrant bus riders declined after the State Legislature passed a

bill giving the legal ability to undocumented immigrants to obtain driver licenses. Estrada said the data was not definitive enough to confirm this notion. Regardless, the number of registered vehicles on the South Coast increased by 18,000 since 2012, according MTD planning guru Steve Maas.

Between 2010 and 2014, Maas added, the number of households in the South Coast shrank by 1,437. And the economic makeup of those households also shifted, he said. The number of households with incomes less than $75,000 decreased by 3,547 while those with incomes greater than $75,000 increased by 2,110. In other words, those economically more likely to ride the bus are leaving town in significant numbers while those far less inclined to do so—for the same economic reasons — are increasing.

Even among the student riders, the numbers tell different stories. While UCSB’s collective ridership has gone continuously up, City College’s has not. Since 2012, the campus has posted steady, if modest, declines, reflecting a drop in enrollments. (As a general rule, community college enrollments tend to expand as the economy contracts and vice versa.) Last year, the students associated with English-language schools that have recently sprouted up in Santa Barbara have relied heavily upon MTD to get around, Maas said. Enrollments in those schools, he said, have recently dropped, further driving down MTD’s ridership numbers.

When the MTD board meets next Tuesday morning, these numbers will be dissected. Two weeks after that, the board will find out the financial implications of dropping ridership, and two weeks after that, they will explore what service changes, if any, need to be made in response. Last year, MTD abandoned Line 22, which served the Mission, the Riviera, and Mission Canyon, due to chronically low riderships. At the same time, MTD expanded its service to Isla Vista in response to increased demand by UCSB students, faculty, and staff. UCSB paid the cost for that expansion. MTD is about to start a brand-new line, also increasing service to Isla Vista, UCSB, and Goleta. UCSB n is paying the full cost of this new line.

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he people of Iowa pick corn,” East Coast politician John H. Sununu famously said. “The people of New Hampshire pick presidents.”

The snark from the notoriously rude exNew Hampshire governor is not entirely accurate—just ask presidents Harold Stassen, Henry Cabot Lodge, Estes Kefauver, or Paul Tsongas, Granite State winners all.

It does, however, illustrate a crucial political fact of presidential nominating campaigns: Live Free or Die State voters nearly always rejigger the race just one week after the Iowa caucuses, the importance of which Beltway pundits inevitably overanalyze, spewing several billion words of blowhard bloviation into the atmosphere over the Midwest.

On February 9, the stakes of New Hampshire’s primary are much higher for Republicans than Democrats. Voters will likely impose some order on the shape of the sprawling and chaotic GOP field; on the other side, barring a major upset by Hillary Clinton, Democratic rival Bernie Sanders is expected to win easily, which will be attributed overwhelmingly to his status as a good-neighbor U.S. Senator from Vermont.

REPUBLICAN SCORECARD: As every schoolchild now knows, right-wing Texas senator and Grandpa Munster lookalike Ted Cruz topped a crowded Iowa Republican field, a triumph he described in Biblical terms (“To God be the glory,” he thundered to start a 40-minute victory speech that only seemed much longer). (To keep matters in perspective, the 51,666 ballots he won total about 10 percent fewer than the number cast in by Santa Barbara City College District 1 voters in 2010. But we digress).

Cruz’s win was most notable for piercing the mantle of inevitability of reality TV star Donald Trump, whose self-portrayal as the avatar of “winning” was tarnished by, you know, losing. After braying about his lead in pre-caucus polls in Iowa, Trump was reduced on election night to delivering — astonishingly — a gracious concession speech.

He did, however, also predict a win in New Hampshire—“I think we’re going to be proclaiming victory — I hope”— where he has enjoyed yuuuge survey leads for weeks. If Trump redeems that status by actually “winning” the Granite State, he could quickly resume his spot as betting favorite for the nomination — although only his whim will decide if he then has the stomach (and cash) to embark on a state-by-state slog for delegates that could last all the way until the California primary on June 7.

Arguably the biggest Republican winner in Iowa was Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who finished a very strong third, nearly passing Trump, a kind of winning by losing in the hall-of-mirrors, echo-chamber “expectations game” of perceptions in which East Coast political elites endlessly indulge as a way of keeping score.

In Iowa, more than two-thirds of Republican voters described themselves as Christian evangelicals, giving a big boost to Cruz, who travels with his televangelist daddy and wears his religion on both sleeves, his pants, and, occasionally, his socks.

However, the cohort is far less influential in New Hampshire; Rubio, too, often proclaims his fidelity to “Judeo-Christian values.” Now, he is likely to rein in his fervor, the better to appeal to Republicans far more moderate on social issues, along with independents, the largest vote bloc in New Hampshire, free to cast ballots in either party contest.

If Rubio finishes second, political pressure, from the low-tax, low-regulation, pro-business, pro-military Washingtonbased Republican establishment, will grow strong to push Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, and exFlorida gov. Jeb Bush out of the race so that GOP elites can coalesce behind Rubio, who is extremely conservative but still more “moderate” than Cruz and the unpredictable Trump.

All three long ago abandoned Iowa to run hard in New Hampshire; Kasich, particularly, has been creeping up behind Trump.

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FEEL THE BERN: In an incredible embarrassment, Iowa Democratic apparatchiks didn’t get a final count until after midnight, PDT. Only after some tally tomfoolery, including coin flips to decide the winner in several disputed precincts, did they name Clinton the winner.

While Sanders’s powerful progressive message about income inequality allowed him to proclaim a “political revolution” in Iowa, his strong showing was not a surprise: More than 40 percent of Democrats selfidentify as “socialists.”

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SWEET SMOKE: Now is the season of politi-

cal high dander by which time all hats need to have been “thrown in the ring,” a phrase rooted—not coincidentally—in roughly the same stratum of antiquity as “blowing smoke up one’s ass.” This latter expression, it turns out, refers to the once common medical practice of administering tobacco smoke enemas to near-drowning victims in hopes of clearing their lungs. By the time medical authorities figured out this practice was a nonstarter, they’d already invested significant sums in their smoke enema kits and sought out other purposes to which they could be put.

As the nation shifts its attention from Iowa to New Hampshire, we in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties cast our gaze to the battle currently unfurling for the 24th Congressional District. Of the nine candidates who’ve hurled their headgear, only one — Jeff Oshins —actually wears a hat. Typically, Oshins wears a broad-brimmed straw boater that I associate with riverboat-gambler types. On occasion, he wears a ball cap. Either way, Oshins’s campaign manager —a lanky muscular son of a former Alaskan governor and a longtime family friend — will see to it as a matter of stage craft that Oshins appears hat-free for the duration.

Of the nine candidates, Oshins falls into the unviable category of being not viable, but serious. That means he has something to say but not the funds necessary to be competi-

tive. I’ve known Oshins for a good while; he’s one of those guardian angels who swoops parapetically into my life, unbidden, to fan the smoldering ashes of any literary ambitions not already pulverized by exhaustion, distraction, or my Chronic Lack of Initiative Disorder, otherwise known as CLID. Smart, funny, and thoughtful, Oshins lards his outrage with gobs of absurdity, making him fun and easy company. When we grabbed a cup of coffee last week to discuss his entry into the Congressional race, I figured I’d encounter a gleeful mix of his various alter egos: Kinky Friedman and Colonel P. “Bigdaddy” Compo, the suspender-snapping, seersuckered Candidate for Congress. Instead I got a mix between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

In other words, Oshins was all business.

More to the point, he was all about the business of student loans and student debt. We met three days before Sanders would win the rowdiest applause of the night when inveighing against the predatory loan sharking miring millions of college students in perpetual debt during his “victory” speech at the Iowa caucuses. Oshins grew up in the sprawl of Washington, D.C., his mother a high-octane political hostess of considerable charm and formidability. For 10 years, Oshins worked as a staffer for the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Congressional Committee, where he fussed and finessed legislation encompass-

ing both foreign and domestic policies. He also functioned as traveling op for the Democratic Party for the presidential campaigns of George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, and Michael Dukakis. In other words, Oshins probably remembers where all the bathrooms are. He might still have the keys.

But without a doubt, Oshins knows where the votes are. Throughout the 24th Congressional District, it turns out there are roughly 87,434 college and university students. In campaigns past, this district has posted some of the highest voter-participation rates in California by the 18- to 24-year-old demographic cohort.

Given that the 24th is one of the exceedingly rare districts in California — if not the nation — not so gerrymandered as to still be genuinely competitive, those political numbers are big enough to make the needles dance.

As the cost of higher education has grown, so too has the size of the debt incurred by those trying to pay their freight. Currently, total education debt hovers at $1.3 trillion.

Last year alone, it jumped by $100 million.

That’s because the cost of a college education has grown 300 percent in the past generation and it usually takes more than four years to graduate. Typically, the federal government guarantees private loans by private companies specializing in educational loan portfolios.

These companies make their profit by “buying” risk-free money cheap and selling it high to students seeking a toehold in an increasingly slippery economy. And, of course, the feds get their cut—$175 billion projected over 10 years. Nationally, more than two-thirds of

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all college grads took out loans to get through school. The average debt load for the average grad is about $30,000. At UCSB —where 56 percent of the students take out loans— it’s about $21,000. But for some—like those entering the medical professions—it’s much more. Crushing educational debt load is one of the biggest reasons the United States faces an equally crushing shortage of primary care doctors. Medical students graduating a few hundred thou in debt gravitate to high-paying medical specialties by economic necessity rather than the less lucrative but much-indemand primary care. Oshins is outraged private companies selling students these federally guaranteed loan packages can —and do—declare bankruptcies while the recipients of such loans have long been barred by congressional fiat of doing the same. Student loans remain the only form of debt that by law cannot be reorganized and worked out via the bankruptcy process. Those who can’t pay become delinquent and default, thus screwing up their credit histories forever. Right now 6.8 million educational loans are either delinquent or in default. That’s a lot of forevers. It’s an old story, but until Congress passes debt-relief legislation — allowing students, for example, to consolidate the debts accumulated from multiple loans and refinance them at lower interest rates—it promises to get older still.

Jeff Oshins’s chances, I admit, hover between nil and null. But neither is he blowing smoke up our collective recti. And for that, he can keep his hat on.

— Nick Welsh

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Lynda Louise Kinney 11/24/49-01/08/16

A memorial service for Lynda will be held on Saturday, February 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 150 North Kellogg Avenue Santa Barbara.

Friends are invited, both to share their memories of Lynda and to celebrate her life. Friends may remember Lynda by donating to the Elks and to Hospice of Santa Barbara.

Linda Joyce Harris 12/11/40-01/30/16

ing touch were perfectly suited to serve the needs of these forgotten members of society.

In 1993, she married her soulmate, Bob Miyade, and in 1998 she took a position in private practice at the Country Medical Clinic in Solvang, where she worked until she retired.

She had the rare capacity for unconditional love and selfless service to others. A deeply spiritual person, she loved to read, write in her journals, meditate, and dote on her grandchildren.

She will forever be remembered as the most open, loving, and generous person one could ever hope to meet.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Bob Miyade; her three children and their spouses, David and Marj Hoover, Suzanne and Peter Paton, Tim and Kelly Hoover; her seven beloved grandchildren, Jordyn Hoover; Kayla and Emma Paton; Chase, Luke, Grant and Savannah Hoover; and her brother, Jeff Harris.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Mary Harris; her sister, Molly Harris; and Tara, her Tibetan terrier.

A celebration of life ceremony for Linda Harris will be held this Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Godric Grove located at Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Road in Santa Barbara.

In Linda’s honor and memory, please consider donating to an organization that helps those in need.

Dr. William Stuart Morton-Smith 03/16/48-01/23/16 Linda Joyce Harris, 75, of Santa Barbara passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, Jan. 30, from complications related to a chronic lung disease. Her life was a testament of service to others.

Linda was born Dec. 11, 1940, in Warren, Ohio, where she was raised. She moved to Columbus, Ohio, to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Ohio State University in 1963.

She settled in Columbus, where she married her high school sweetheart and had three children. She remained there until 1976, when she moved with her family to Canon City, Colorado. Following her divorce, she returned to school to earn her Master of Science in Nursing with a nurse practitioner degree from the University of Colorado while continuing to work full-time and raise three children.

In 1981, Linda settled with her three children in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area, where she provided nursing care to the local community in a variety of positions. These include stints with Public Health, the Visiting Nurses Association, Hospice, the Westside Medical Clinic, Planned Parenthood, the County Jail, Juvenile Hall, Senior Health and UCSB. During the early 1980s, she was director of nursing education at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, but in 1985 she decided to take a 50 percent pay cut to undertake what she called “a journey of the heart,” becoming California’s first traveling public health nurse for the homeless.

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suffered from severe disabilities yet was able to live at home and enjoy a life full of fun and adventure.“Dr. Bill,” as most knew him, ran a private medical practice for twenty years. As Santa Barbara’s medical community would tell you, Bill was a truly exceptional physician who cared for his patients with the utmost excellence and deepest compassion. Bill closed his practice in 2001 to take care of his wife, Rho, who had been diagnosed with cancer. After her passing, Bill never returned to medicine, instead shifting his focus toward volunteer and humanitarian work. He worked as Direct Relief International’s Chief Medical Officer, took care of the local homeless, and traveled around the globe to help the world’s most vulnerable populations. In his last few months, Bill was able to celebrate the engagement of his daughter, Emma, and to meet his first grandchild, Maelyn Day. Bill created an incredible life for his family in Santa Barbara, and both Timothy and Emma look forward to carrying on that legacy. Bill is predeceased by his wife, Rho, and son, Nicholas, and is survived by his son, Timothy, and daughter, Emma.

Dr. William Morton-Smith’s memorial service will be held at All Saints-Bythe-Sea on Saturday, January 30, at 11am.

Donations can be made to the Cornerstone House of Santa Barbara, a home for disabled adults that Bill helped to found. Their yearly summer camp was the best three weeks of his son Nicholas’s year. Please mail your check to Cornerstone House of Santa Barbara, 1451 Camino Trillado, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

Donations can also be made to Direct Relief International. See ways to give on their website or mail a check to 27 South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA. Please make checks payable to Direct Relief.

College and tasked her students to write five-minute plays with clarity so crisp it would stand out "like a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake" and later, turned her home into a classroom, continuing her instruction surrounded by devoted students. Parallel in her life was the importance of social justice causes.

Serving on the board of La Casa de la Raza, she was an advocate and fundraiser, becoming active in the annual Martin Luther King Day celebration, which this year was dedicated in her honor. She also joined the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, where she found like-minded and lifelong friends.

She moved to the Vista del Monte retirement community in 2015, where she became known as the "little person with the BIG personality," and, with a friend, spearheaded the annual employee gift fund to raise some $90,000 for staff and their families as a last act of generosity. In her own words, "I've loved the world and what I wish for you is peace. Simply peace."

She is preceded in death by her son, Jeffery Sachs, and her brother, Paul S. Turner, and is survived by her son Jonathan Sachs of Los Angeles, and son Jason Sachs and daughter-in-law Elif Soyer Sachs of Somerville, Massachusetts. She was a wonderful cook, an avid reader and discusser of books, smart, funny, generous, and a dedicated activist, friend, and mother.

Contributions may be made in her honor to The Fund For Santa Barbara.

A Celebration of her Life will be at The Unitarian Society Friday, 2/19 at 11AM.

Barbara Turner Sachs

Dr. William Stuart Morton-Smith passed away in the comfort of his home on January 23, 2016, at the age of 67.

It was the end of a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease that eventually claimed his life. Bill was born on March 16, 1948 in New York, New York. He was raised in the city with his sister Adrienne by his parents James and Katrina. Bill attended The Buckley School, St. Mark’s preparatory school, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and completed his medical degree at the University of Southern California. While on medical rotation in London, Bill was set up on a blind date with his future wife, Rhodabel. After a long-distance relationship, Rho and Bill were wed in Gargrave, Rho’s hometown in Yorkshire, England. After the completion of Bill’s residency at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, they moved to Santa Barbara, where Bill would live for the next 35 years of his life. Bill and Rho had three children: Timothy, Nicholas and Emma. Bill’s devotion as a father was most evident in his love and care for Nicholas, who

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Michael James Dixon

Sep. 1958-Nov. 28, 2015

We are better for knowing our beloved Michael, never to be forgotten, will always be missed with a story and a smile; we will see you again, Michael.

Many memories from Santa Barbara, St. John, Maui, Lanai, Big Island – always traveling with a cooler full of love and goodies. See you on the other side; we will miss you but never forget you and your kindness. Rest in love, Michael.

Celebration of Mike's Life will be held February 13 at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum at 12:00 noon (129 Castillo St., SB). Come enjoy food and beverages, and share your stories and copies of photos to celebrate memories of Mike’s life. A scattering of ashes will be on the Condor leaving the Santa Barbara Harbor at 7:45 a.m. for family and friends (limit of 100 people).

RSVP is greatly appreciated at MikesCelebrationOfLife@Gmail.com if you plan to attend the Celebration.

For more information please visit www.DixonMemories.com.

H. Maurice “Reece” France

H. Maurice“Reece” France, 71, succumbed to the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease on January 20, 2016, in Texas.A resident of Palos Verdes Estates from 1977-2002, he and Sue Lane spent several months in 2006 and 2007 in Santa Barbara with son, Edward France.A 1973 graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, Maurice served in the U.S. Navy in Rota, Spain.

He is survived by his wife, Sue Lane, of Seabrook, TX; son, Edward G. France of Santa Barbara, CA.; and daughters, Lee Nicole France of Avalon, CA, and Anne Marie France Hoffman of Decatur, GA. Online condolences: www.carnesfuneral home.com

Barbara H. Tompkins

Barbara Turner Sachs, 79, passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara, California, after a brief illness. Born Barbara Turner in Chicago, Illinois, to Justin G. Turner and Gertrude Levin Turner, she was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Scripps College. After raising three sons, she worked for many years as a television and film executive at ABC and Paramount Pictures. She also coedited with Beryl Barr The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook (Contact Editions, 1961), still a favorite among cookbook collectors, and wrote the Jazz Age novel The Rainbow Box (Congden & Weed, 1984). Mademoiselle called the novel “Remarkable, electrically charged.”

After moving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara in the late '80s, she taught writing at Santa Barbara Community

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Fun, Jolly – a wonderful one to lead a prayer. Loved to … hunt, fish, cook, woodworking turning bowls. Lived life to its fullest, loved his family and friends.

A social leader – would always make time to call and gather friends. Shared things he either caught, grew, cooked or hand-crafted. One of the most loving, generous people we ever had the pleasure to call a brother, friend, uncle, son, and life partner.

Barbara H. Tompkins' book of life began on August 10, 1923, in Salem, Oregon. She was a writer and editor.

On October 24, 2015, the last chapter was completed. Barbara’s book was finished in Palo Alto, CA. In 1975 she married historian and author, the late Walker A. Tompkins. She became his editor for his numerous books. He died in 1988 leaving a large manuscript-The Yankee Barbarenos. She edited it over a number of years, when in 2004 it was published. She was a caring mother and was compassionate. She is survived by a daughter, Diana Shoshana Wachner, San Francisco, CA; son, Yaakov Wachner, Palo Alto, CA; daughter-in-law, Judy Wachner, Palo Alto, CA; step-son, Reid Tompkins, Japan; step-daughter, Joyce Kludt, Gilroy, CA, and step-daughter Pam Tompkins, Oceanside, CA.

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J.J. Hollister iii 1932-2016

in an archetypal, pugnacious ranching family where everybody knew better than everybody, J.J. Hollister was known as a deft diplomat and renowned raconteur.

He grew up on his family’s storied Santa Anita Ranch, stretching along 17 miles of quintessential California coast, a pristine wilderness populated by wild animals, his grandfather’s white-faced Herefords, and vaqueros with Spanish names like Ortega, Pacheco, and Guevara. To the fiefdom’s north, the rocky, chaparral-carpeted Santa Ynez Mountains rose at Gaviota Pass and then faded west into Point Conception; on the south, channel waters shimmered past the kelp line to distant island scrims.

In the 1860s, his great-grandfather W.W. Hollister, together with business partner Thomas B. Dibblee, bought the coastal ranch from the Ortega family, Spanish soldiers who’d settled there in the 1790s. Their partnership, with Albert Dibblee, Thomas’s brother, ultimately included the coast ranches and the Lompoc, Mission Vieja, Espada, San Julian, Salsipuedes, and Las Cruces land grants — over 150,000 acres of Santa Barbara County.

By the early 1960s, after Hollisters had been embedded on the coast for one century and four generations, most of the family wanted to sell the Santa Anita Ranch, as well as the nearby Las Cruces, the Winchester near Goleta, and the Salsipuedes south of Lompoc — over 30,000 acres in all. Others argued against selling the family’s very identity, a venerable legacy originated by patriarch William Welles Hollister — the man who Americanized Santa Barbara in the late 19th century. The family spun into dysfunction.

According to J.J.’s cousin, Princeton professor Lincoln Hollister, there were too many Hollisters “trying to feed at the trough of a marginal cattle operation.”

J.J. described the coast ranch — now called the Hollister Ranch — as the family’s deadman. (A “deadman” is a large buried rock attached by wire to the corner post of a wire fence that prevents the post from leaning by counteracting the pull of the fence wire.) He wrote to his grandfather Jim in 1960:“You identified our name in California soil.You brought your family up with the soil … the raison d’etre of our existence … the ranch was a ‘deadman’ which kept the post straight and strong, and at all times doing the job well — as was its original purpose and duty.

But take away the deadman and the fence falls from the pull by the barbed wire in all directions, straining to relax the tension and get free. Our family has been relaxing for a long time — gradually pulling up the deadman.” He was disturbed that some family members would choose freely to “hoe up [their] own roots” and predicted the family would “wander like an abandoned calf” when the ranches were sold.

Nevertheless, J.J. — then 28 — concluded the best collective decision was to sell. He honed his natural diplomacy engaged in family meetings where he “walked a tightrope, sitting down with everyone as a friend” amid the “yelling and screaming of a poison environment,” deftly urging sale of the ranches between herds of “stray Hollisters,” according to cousin Lincoln. J.J. worked with his aunt, Jane Hollister Wheelwright, who had the decision-making voting power by virtue of a trust created by her father, Jim, to the dismay of her brothers. Jane decided it would be folly to keep the ranches.

In 1965, real estate developers purchased the Santa Anita with plans for three pleasure boat harbors and 25,000 residents. But due to death and bankruptcy of successive owners, it was instead divided into 100-acre ranchitos and remains in large part a cattle operation.

After the sale, J.J.’s deadman became the 780-acre Arroyo Hondo Ranch east of Gaviota, which his grandaunt Jennie

purchased in 1908. There, Vicente Ortega lived in his grandfather Pedro’s adobe home, built in 1842 with the help of a Chumash man, Silverio Konoyo. Vicente was an acclaimed vaquero whom J.J. knew from his work with Jim Hollister, and J.J. gave Vicente free use of Arroyo Hondo until his death in 1984.

more a part of Santa Barbara than J.J. Hollister.” He wrote two books, Gaviota Boy and Going West with the Hollisters. There were many Hollister stories to tell.

Patriarch W.W. Hollister first came to California from Ohio in 1852 on the Oregon Trail. In San Juan Bautista, he met a survivor of the Donner Party, Patrick Breen, who advised him that the Pacheco family’s 35,000-acre Rancho San Justo was for sale. On a second trip west with his brother Hubbard and sister, Lucy, W.W. formed a partnership to buy it with Llewellyn Bixby and his cousins Thomas and Benjamin Flint, who, like the Hollisters, were driving sheep to California. The Hollisters sold their half in 1868 to a farmers’ cooperative, which platted a new town, naming it Hollister. The Bixbys became neighbors again when they bought Point Conception, Cojo, and Jalama ranches. Hubbard’s daughters married into other California families — Banning, Stow, and Jack. Another brother, Albert, came west in 1872, establishing the Fairview Ranch in Goleta.

W.W. also purchased 5,000 acres in the Goleta foothills known as the Tecolotito in the late 1860s from the Den family. He renamed it “Glen Annie” for his wife. The ranch was the region’s showcase, boasting a mansion and a veritable botanical garden of exotic flora. The street that led to the ranch bore his name — Hollister Avenue. From this Goleta ranch, based on his financial resources from wool and land, Hollister helped finance and establish much of Santa Barbara during its period of Americanization — Santa Barbara College, the public library, a steam laundry, the Arlington Hotel, Stearns Wharf, Lobero’s theater, and the Morning Press.

W.W. and Annie’s son John James Hollister Sr.,“Jim,” was born in 1870. He became manager of the Santa Anita in 1910, taking over from his older brother, William Wallace, who gave the ranch its iconic WWH brand and later died in a mule wagon accident in Napa. Another brother, Stanley, died next to Teddy Roosevelt on Cuba’s San Juan Hill in 1898 as one of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. John James Hollister III (“J.J.” to friends; “Jimmy” to family), whose father and grandfaEL PRESIDENTE: J.J. Hollister III was chosen to lead Old Spanish Days in 1992. Fellow ther were state senators, was born in San Franvolunteer Bill Luton Jr. remembers that J.J. threw himself into the work just as he had to get Arroyo Hondo to the Land Trust. cisco in 1932 and grew up with his sister, Cynthia (“Cinnie-wee”), on the Santa Anita, an hour’s Forty years after the sale of the Santa Anita, J.J. used his drive on a winding dirt road west of Gaviota Beach, and later diplomatic skills in his proudest civic accomplishment. By on the Goleta’s Winchester Ranch. He was fond of sharing the 1980s, land trusts had emerged as a way to conserve great reminiscences of their idyllic childhood on the remote cattle swaths of property. J.J. convinced a large family of step-cousins ranches, where the children rode waves naked and rode ponies to sell the Arroyo Hondo to the Land Trust for Santa Barbara — J.J.’s was named Indita — along miles of deserted beach. in 2001, putting his charm on full to help the trust raise the Their friends were native animals, some of which became pets. funds. He wanted the untrammeled canyon preserved and An orphaned mule deer fawn, “Mustard,” rode in the back of not developed in what he once described as the American ranch pickup trucks like a dog. A pig,“Chipmunk,” lived in the ranch house. A raccoon,“Freddie,” joined a family vacation by tradition of “gobble, gulp, and go.”

In 2011, J.J. persuaded the diverse Hollister heirs to donate car to Northern California. Their favorite pet was a bobcat, their last common landholding, 2.8 acres of the former Vista “Baby,” which slept on Cinnie-wee’s bed. J.J. also developed an del Mar school near Gaviota, to a marine wildlife institute for interest in birds, peering into “every place where a bird might rehabilitating injured marine mammals, concluding at last his be.” He said, “I would try to find their nests and learn somefamily’s 150-year land-based plutocracy. thing about what their eggs looked like, why the birds nested J.J. collected family stories and photographs. His cousin where they did. I learned birds, and I saw where they could live Doyle Hollister recalled that J.J. was “the quintessential heri- and how they survived.”

And he learned riding, roping, and caring for beef cattle tage carrier … he passionately and soulfully carried the torch” of the Hollister family. And his friend Scott Newhall, descen- from the Spanish-speaking vaqueros, as well as his lifetime dant of another 19th-century California land dynasty, com- penchant of pronouncing “Gaviota” as in Spanish, the accent mended him as “the real living history … there was no person on the “o.” cOnT’D On p. 19 >>> Courtesy old spanish days of santa BarBara, inC.

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HORSIN’ AROUND: A photo of J.J. as a young man shows him with his sister, cinnie (right), and their cousin Liz.

When J.J. was finishing high school at Cate in Carpinteria, he wanted to enlist in the Marines and fight in Korea, but he wasn’t old enough without written parental permission.

When his father refused to sign, J.J.’s mother did. He saw combat, serving as a “tanker” in 1952-53 and driving an amphibian tractor.

Jack’s anger over his son’s surreptitious enlistment dissolved when he learned J.J. could attend college on the GI Bill. J.J. went north to Stanford, where his grandparents Jim Hollister and Lottie Steffens had graduated with Herbert Hoover in Stanford’s pioneer class of 1895.

While at Stanford, J.J. married classmate Virginia Castagnola of Santa Barbara.

They had three children: George, Cate, and Scott. After the couple divorced, J.J. married Barbara “Babs” Benning in 1970 at the Arroyo Hondo, which added Babs’s four children, Bill, Matt, Sara, and Joe, to the family. Babs died in 2013. Together they leave seven children, 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

After finishing Stanford in 1958, J.J. graduated from Cal’s Boalt Hall in 1961 and returned to Santa Barbara. Family background and social skill prompted his acceptance into old-line community groups.

First, in 1962, he was elected to the Society of Los Alamos, composed of descendants of 19th-century Californio and American ranchers. J.J.’s granduncle, Clinton Hale, had been a charter member in 1910. J.J. presided as toastmaster at the Society’s annual ranch barbecues for many years, telling jokes and recounting stories about the members’ families, some of which were true. The greatgrandson of his great-grandfather’s business partner Thomas Diblee, Jim Poett, still manages his family’s Rancho San Julian, sharing a boundary and much common history with the Hollister Ranch. Poett said last week:“For myself, and my family, just the fact that a partnership that started during the Civil War remained viable for as long as it did, and spawned a family friendship among neighbors and colleagues for well over a hundred years, is noteworthy. But more than that, J.J. truly was the most charming and honest … bullshitter I ever knew.”

J.J. joined the Santa Barbara Club in 1963, where his grandfather and two granduncles were charter members in 1892. He continued as an active member through his death

on January 14, a few weeks before his 84th birthday.

Garrett Van Horne of Goleta’s Stow Ranch nominated his cousin J.J. in 1969 for membership in Rancheros Visitadores, established in 1930 as Santa Barbara’s rendition of San Francisco’s Bohemian Club.

Rancheros is composed of fraternal camps, and J.J. was welcomed into the notorious “4Q” camp, which, according to longtime member Sandy Power, was an offshoot of a group of weekend recreational riders and goat-ropers in Buellton from the 1920s. The camp described itself in 1955 as the most “hospitable, disreputable, generous, arrogant, talented, low brow, intellectual group of nonconforming public-spirited members of any camp of Rancheros.” Power recalls J.J. as the 4Q camp raconteur and historian:“He amused us with wonderful stories, driving a mountain wagon and participating in our bull frog races, which gave us a big laugh.”

One of J.J.’s greatest honors was serving as El Presidente of Old Spanish Days Fiesta in 1992. There he volunteered with fellow Ranchero Bill Luton Jr., an Ortega descendant and scion of the Den family, which battled with the Hollisters in court for 14 years over ownership of the Glen Annie Ranch, a fight known as Santa Barbara’s legal drama of the 19th century.

Luton enjoyed working with J.J., despite their ancestors’ famous fight: “He loved history and worked for Fiesta to be true to its roots,” which go back to the 1920s. “If J.J. did something, he was 100 percent behind it. He worked hard for Fiesta just like he worked hard to get the Arroyo Hondo to the Land Trust.” When asked recently if he’d proclaim the Den-Hollister feud to be over after 125 years, Luton grinned: “J.J. was the greatest guy, and he was pretty well versed in local history … for a Hollister.”

The law firm that bears his name, Hollister & Brace, was started in 1966 by J.J. and his friends Bob Brace and Bob Angle. Attorney John Poucher spent his professional life there and remembered J.J. as a “happy character … The hardest thing about working with J.J. was to go to lunch with him. It took at least a half an hour to get from the front door to our table because he knew everybody and stopped at every table to visit.” Poucher recalled,“He was a fantastic rainmaker.”

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he Westside, in particular San Andres, is disproportionately impacted by illegal dumping on streets. Over the past two weeks, we have made four or five calls to the city regarding mattresses, sofas, and dressers. We want to thank the city and MarBorg for the timely pickup of these items, within a day or even hours. We appreciate their work in helping to keep the Westside safe, clean, and healthy for the families who —Anne Anderson and Ken Collier, S.B. live here.

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f the facts and circumstances of the key concession are as reported in the Castro trial [independent .com/fakingmurderer], then how can the confession —adduced after six hours of interrogation and Detective Larson “lying about evidence” and using clearly manipulative psychological techniques—be viewed as anything other than an involuntary/false confession?

And what is wrong with our criminal justice system if, as law professor and forensic psychologist Dr. Leo is stating, “They present evidence, which can be real or made up. It’s perfectly legal for police to concoct a ‘ruse,’ ” i.e. a strategy of lying about evidence? How sick —Bob Ornstein, Carpinteria is that?

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n actual practice, Supervisor Peter Adam’s far right, anti-government, anti-environmental views are less about removing protections from wetlands and more about adding protections for the oil industry. Your cover article [independent.com/whoisadam] failed to mention that he called for “special meetings” of the Air Pollution Control District board in a push to allow the oil industry to pollute far more than county staff recommended. It doesn’t mention the vindictive pleasure he took in reading aloud emails from constituents and students worried about climate change and their future so that he could laugh at their “alarmism.” It doesn’t mention that if either of the two highly quali-

fied candidates running for supervisor this year—Das Williams in the 1st District and Joan Hartmann in the 3rd District— lose to the Adam-backed candidates, the county’s biggest polluters will get free rein to do whatever they want. That’s a scary prospect. The leadpoisoned water of Flint, Michigan, should remind us what happens when anti-regulators run local govern—Katie Davis, Goleta ment.

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In the light of the national discussion about policing, the criminal justice system, incarceration, and racism, this important decision should be clearly guided. The next chief should have: A reputation for personal honesty, integrity, fairness, and wisdom among police officers, judges, attorneys for both defendants and the prosecution, and community leaders and activists.

Deep experience in policing.

A demonstrated ability to lead, build, and oversee a department like Santa Barbara’s.

Sensitivity to issues of fair process and procedure, transparency to the public, even-handedness for all people, and reactions and responses to police calls equal to the situation rather than worst-case scenarios.

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¶ The reduction to 75 patrol officers, down from 100, counted in “Triple Whammy” is due not only to retirements and lateral transfers but also to a large number of injuries. Police administrators are filling the gap with personnel borrowed from popular specialty functions — like restorative policing or the nightlife beat. ¶ In last week’s Real Estate section’s House Hunter column [independent.com/scorchedsurvival], Beads and Blue Lotus should have been placed on De la Guerra Street, not State Street. independent.com

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e had the pleasure of serving on the California Coastal Commission for several overlapping years of the Peter Douglas era and the appointment of Charles Lester, PhD, his unanimously chosen successor, as executive director. In 2015-16, some of the commissioners appointed by Governor Brown have made a move to replace Charles Lester. Opposition to his precipitous replacement is what this opinion is about.

Appointments to the Coastal Commission are highly sought after.

Three entities get four appointments each: The governor gets four, the president pro tem of the Senate gets four, and the Speaker of the Assembly gets four. Tension between these powerful entities gets played out in the appointments. Phone calls from your appointing authority will concentrate your mind like few other things.

Peter, for the record, was there at the inception of the Coastal Commission. He probably wrote most of the Coastal Act, which was voted in by the people and signed by Governor Brown, in his first iteration, 40 years ago. Peter was executive director for 35 years.

He was an environmental street fighter, the leading defender of the faith for coastal access, endangered species, and habitat. He made sure all the staff shared the same unshakable faith that they were the protectors of the interests of all Californians.

Peter Douglas was virtually irreplaceable. Before he passed away, he recommended Dr. Lester as his replacement, and the commission agreed.

We, and almost every commissioner who’s worked with Charles, think he does a good job.

As always, the commissioners have reviewed Dr. Lester’s work annually in closed session from 2012 through 2015. Those results are not shared, except that in 2015, the Coastal Commission chair, Supervisor Steve Kinsey from Marin County, said that Lester was offered a resignation or a public hearing. We’re pleased that the public hearing was selected so that Dr. Lester’s supporters can help defeat this ill-advised lynching.

The amount of money at stake near the California coast is overwhelming. This money can buy the best advisors, lawyers, lobbyists, and presentations anyone’s ever seen. The quality of the lawyers is outstanding. It’s rare for a project to get to the California Coastal Commission without a lobbyist coming earlier to each commissioner to explain the relevant parts of the Coastal Act that their project helps or at least doesn’t damage.

The commissioners have read and know the provisions of the Coastal Act, but lobbyists are well paid to spin their interpretation of what it means with clever presentations and full-color literature. They work hard to carefully cultivate and construct relationships with the commissioners in a way that others without deep pockets could only dream.

The amount of fiscal muscle that can be devoted to getting a project through is beyond belief, and that same muscle can be focused on any perceived weakness.

So, as a commissioner, one keeps one’s friends close and the enemies closer, pays careful attention to the appointing authority, and tries to navigate the swamp.

The executive director oversees all this, manages a $16 million budget, tries to recruit and retain high-quality environmental specialists, obeys the law, and tries to be cordial with everyone. It’s not for the faint of heart.

We believe that Charles Lester was properly trained, educated, and experienced; he is a capable executive director. We believe that replacement, done this way, may lead to the appointment of a political hack unlikely to have the courage and backbone required to conduct this office.

We hope that Chairperson Kinsey and the majority of the commissioners agree.

To a large extent, the future of the coast and its environment are at stake here, and we believe that Charles Lester has the courage and commitment to remain the executive director of the California Coastal n Commission. independent.com

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his year’s Santa Barbara International Film addition to the usual thematic groupings, including Festival (SBIFF) is all about numerology the particularly robust Screen Cuisine food flicks and for Roger Durling, the iconoclasa Kolnoa section on Israeli films, two new tic creative director of the sidebars have been added: Global Hollywood, which gives behind-thefest who’s relishing that, as SBIFF celebrates its 31st year, scenes stories of Tinseltown, and he’s leading it for the 13th time.

Noir, which looks at tales from That simple digit reversal is the criminal underworld. enough to get him jazzed, as Other festival highlights Durling explained, “I love the include the student film synchronicity.” series program, in which Of course, there’s plenty 75-plus college students from more to be excited about for near and far use the festival the few thousand film buffs who as a classroom; the daily free will descend on Santa Barbara public screenings at the Lobero g, 2014 theaters from now until the festiTheatre and 3rd Weekend roundRoger Durlin val’s conclusion Saturday, February 13. up post-fest; Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies, which will bring in 4,000 kids, As usual, the SBIFF slate is full of big names being fêted with tribute presentations: Johnny Depp, many from Title I schools, to watch Inside Out and Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Banks, Ali- meet the director; a sister-city collaboration with the cia Vikander, Rooney Mara, and Sylvester Stallone, to Dingle International Film Festival, which brings Irish name just a few. animated films to town; the screenings of Santa Bar BarThe films presented, meanwhile, have continued bara Local Heroes by Phyllis de Picciotto and Stan to grow in prestige, with 52 world premieres, 53 U.S. Roden, who made short documentaries out of The premieres, and more than 60 countries represented. Santa Barbara Independent Independent’s 2015 Local Hero award Opening night featured The Little Prince; the mid- winners; and the Stand Up Award, which is being week centerpiece is the American premiere of Ter- sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. rence Malick’s Knight of Cups; and closing night will See sbiff.org for tickets and more information. be the “crowd-pleasing” French film Margeurite. In —Matt KettMann

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best films for free at the Riviera Theatre, February 19-21. Screening times will be posted on sbiff.org a day or two after the festival’s closing night.

10-10-10 Student Competition: Catch the next generation’s talent at this screening of all the films entered in this screenwriting and filmmaking contest on Saturday, February 13, at the Arlington Theatre.

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Remains of the Day: Not free, but for $60, night owls can see films screened after 9 p.m., which include some of the fest’s best. See one every night, and it’s less than matinee price!

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As part of our longstanding relationship with SBIFF, we’ve already watched more than one-third of the 208 films being screened during SBIFF 2016. Many of those are featured in our fifth annual Meet the Makers magazine (published in 18,000 copies of this paper and available at most SBIFF venues) and online in our Filmmaker Interview series at independent.com/SBIFF. From those screenings, these are the 30 feature-length films we’ve enjoyed the most, in alphabetical order.

being george clooneY: Y A fascinating, charmY:

ing film that reveals the men and women who dub the voices of American movie stars in countries including Italy, France, Turkey, and Brazil, it’s for film dubbers what Twenty Feet from Star Stardom is for back-up singers.

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25 April: A beautifully rendered documentary that uses graphic-novel-style animation to tell the true stories of six Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who fought in WWI’s ill-fated Gallipoli campaign.

Star of Room to Be Celebrated at SBIFF bizArre: A circus storY: Y This is a documenY:

tary on circus act pioneer Master Lu Yi and the lives of the many entertainers and circus performers his teachings have touched. the chAmpions: This doc looks at what happened to the animals in football superstar Michael Vick’s brutal dog-fighting ring, and the life-saving efforts of animal sanctuaries to take these pit bulls from rescue to rehabilitation.

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ritics have been crazy about Brie Larson since her dazzling central performance in the moving indie film Short Term 12 in 2013. She has given them nothing short of a brilliant barrage ever since, culminating this year in the genre kaleidoscope of Room, directed by Lenny Abrahamson (What Richard Did, Frank). Larson’s trajectory toward stardom comes from her ability to grow as an artist while moving through a complete spectrum of emotions — from traumatized to crafty— crafty and ending somewhere near a wised-up balance. Now working on being Fay Wray’s contemporary avatar, in the movie Kong: Skull Island, and headed here for an SBFF tribute shared with the equally amazing Saoirse Ronan, she took time for an email exchange last week, a sneak preview of a bright future.

Two roles this year showcased your range: Kim in Trainwreck and Ma in Room. Did you enjoy the variety?

Bouncing between opposite tones and characters is important to me creatively. That way I never get too comfortable in a certain pace or objective.

Alexander, who lost two of their sons to suicide and are working to raise awareness around mental health in Israel’s kibbutzim, where suicide is a growing epidemic.

For obvious reasons, Room needed to be claustrophobic; was that a daily challenge on the set? I’ve found that whatever movie you are making, the set becomes an extension of the process. Working in a confined space like [I did in] Room was a love/hate relationship. It was wonderfully intimate and became a doorway into another reality. But it was also frustrating at times to lack privacy and space. Both only added to the experience of the making of the movie.

citYY of gold: Jonathan Gold’s food writing is

so impressive that the former L.A. Weekly and current L.A. Times critic even won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. This explores the daily life of Gold, whose articles weave together the various cultures and experiences that make Los Angeles a fascinatingly diverse metropolis.

Did you have fun working with Jacob Tremblay? My focus every day was to nurture and protect Jacob. His mind and spirit are beyond his age. I’m extremely lucky to have gotten the chance to work so closely with him.

The director, Lenny Abrahamson, has five feature films under his belt, and they’ve all been devastating.

What is he like as a director? He is a lover of all living things. He’s a dedicated father and husband. He knows metaphors and communicates extremely well—not just in expressing feeling but in usage of humor. It was so important to have our leader be someone who understands how to use humor to defuse the intensity of certain scenes. I love him dearly and look forward to collaborating again.

You’ve directed two short films. Any hopes to add to that résumé list? Absolutely! I have feature ideas in the works.

Can you give away any secrets about the new King Kong film? If I did that, it wouldn’t be a secret.

AmerikA: The Czech tradition of tramping recreates the American West’s ideal of freedom by camping with friends in the middle of Central European forests, and this doc examines the dying traditions.

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I’m excited to have an evening with my new friend Saoirse. She’s been an inspiration from afar and even more remarkable to me after the time we have spent together.

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pArched: Set in a desert village in India, this is a fun, candid portrayal of women who exhibit carefree enthusiasm for life and sex despite living in repression. shoWroom: This comedy from Argentina follows a man who must leave his chosen career to sell high-rise condos in Buenos Aires for his uncle, who also lends the man’s family a home on the city’s outer, jungle-y reaches.

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t has been 13 years since the late, great nature cinematographer Mike deGruy first started the Field Trip to the Movies tradition during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Charismatic and ever ready and willing to engage the youth with the magic of moviemaking, deGruy’s first “field trip” saw some 400 schoolchildren attend a free screening at the Museum of Natural History and enjoy an educational Q&A afterward. Now, while the formula is still much the same, the program has grown into an absolute monster and one of the festival’s most beloved and locally oriented endeavors.

What started as a simple opportunity to introduce kids to the basics of film is now a full educational program that includes classroom visits from moviemakers throughout the year, an upcoming summer camp program through the Boys & Girls Club and, of course, the field trip itself. Now known as Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies, the event sees some 4,400 Title I 5th and 6th graders from throughout the county get to see a free showing of an Oscar-nominated kids’ film at the Arlington Theatre during the festival and then enjoy a Q&A with the director immediately afterward.

The scene in and around the Arlington as dozens of school buses deliver schoolchildren and their teachers and then pick them up is a wondrous sight to behold and a far cry from the Field Trip’s humble beginnings.“It was the Avatar year when it really took off,” explained SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling.“Mike convinced his good friend James Cameron to come and show his movie and talk with the kids. That really put the program on steroids. It has been pretty easy to get big names and films involved ever since. It has really taken on a life of its own.”

Post-Avatar, the program has hosted notable directors Jennifer Lee (Frozen), Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie), Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), and Gore Verbinski (Rango). This year, after careful consideration by Durling, the Field Trip will deliver director Pete Docter and his Oscar-nominated film about the voices inside your head, Inside Out.“It is surreal to me how, each year, Mike’s spirit continues to surround the program. You can feel it in the theater when the kids are there,” said Durling, who counted deGruy as one of his best friends. “The fact that his energy continues to fuel the program n is spectacular.”

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Todd Hannigan’s moving portrait follows Michelle Grinsel, a young mother of two with stage IV breast cancer. Though a tear jerker, this film is far from a sob story, proving uplifting and offering nuggets of wisdom from a woman who is walking with grace, power, and contagious positivity through some of the hardest days of her life.

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And then most disturbing, but on a promising front, is the work of lead actor Géza Röhrig, whose tremendously layered and gripping portrayal of Saul is uncanny given that he’s a kindergarten teacher, poet, and converted Hasidic Jew from Hungary who last acted 25 years ago. Röhrig took a break from an undisclosed location in Europe to briefly answer a few of my questions via email.

This is your first time acting in many years, so how were you chosen to be part of this film? It was destiny. When things have to happen, they happen. László and I have been friends for years, but I still don’t how I came to his mind for this part.

What were your thoughts when this script landed in your hands? I thought that there is no need

for another Holocaust movie unless it does something that has never been done in the genre. By the time I finished reading the script, I realized that this film would do just that.

Do these Sonderkommando units feel like traitors to you or pure victims? The Nazi system was

based on the following question: how the most Jews could be murdered with the least number of Germans being involved. So these monsters left the dirty work to the victims; they had to burn their own people. Apart from committing suicide, they had no way to refuse or resign. I find all attempts to shift the burden of guilt from the perpetrators to these forced deportees absolutely inexcusable.

I’ve read that you became a Hasidic Jew after visiting Auschwitz. How much does your faith direct your career? Faith is dialectic. No one believes all the time, and no one believes never. God is as much a necessity for me as oxygen; I simply can’t escape it. I feel like a small deer that the hunter has let run back to the woods. I am free, but I’m not free.

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licia Vikander’s overnight success began own stories. I imagined some of them were lonely. earlier than even she can recall. On the But it was a privilege to dig deep to find the characphone from the Las Vegas set of the untitled ter,” she said. It also helped getting costumed for the next Bourne film, the 27-year-old Swedish period piece. “You get an idea of who your character actress who dazzled us in The Danish Girl, The Man is, and then you go in [for wardrobe],” she explained. from U.N.C.L.E., Testament of Youth, and Ex Machina “That happens very early. Then you get a chance to laughed when her first acting role was mentioned. see what the director thinks the character is. I like From age 7 to 10, Vikander was a cast member of the that. I wanted mainly to convey the strength, the musical Kristina från Duvemåla (written by ABBA drive of Gerda.”

Vikander’s most dramatic recent transformation members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson) at the Göteborg Opera. “I think I was actually 6, and I — in the truly remarkable film she anchored last don’t remember it that well, except for the end when I year year— was as Ava in Ex Machina. Surprisingly, she was told I wouldn’t be able to see confessed, it wasn’t much about special effects. “That was all me,” all those actors and actresses I’d she said, including her android worked with for so long, for half of my life. But I did love being arms. “We didn’t have any money up around all those performfor that stuff,” laughed Vikander, ers; they treated me so well. You meaning CGI and other effects

by D.J. PallaDino magic. “You should have seen always got to express your opinme. I was in makeup at 3 in the ion with them,” she said.

But Vikander, who nearly pursued dance —she morning.” With only 32 widescreen shots in which trained with the Royal Swedish Ballet from age 9 the robot arms were shown along with the rest of until her late teens — instead of acting, never had Vikander’s body, the bionic imagery of her arms was movie star dreams as a child: “It’s strange to say, but it added digitally.“I never once acted in front of a green would be like visiting another world.You know, I saw screen,” she said. a lot of films. But it was just like, you know, wanting Currently based in London, Vikander’s English to be a princess. Even in the theater, I thought, well acting parts have all been for British directors, includthe highest ambition was one day I might get a posi- ing Joe Wright and Guy Ritchie. I wondered if she tion at the Royal Theatre. Swedish actresses might fancied any American directors. “Oh, yes. I just saw hope for that and maybe be in a film every three Sicario, and I would love to work for Denis Villeneuve years or so.” [actually Canadian], the Coen brothers, or Charlie This year alone, Vikander has been in five films, Kaufman,” she said.

Meanwhile, Vikander is looking forward to SBIFF which included her triumphant role as Ava the robot Barbara especially after hanging in Ex Machina and her Oscar-nominated Gerda in and seeing Santa Barbara— The Danish Girl. “That was a script that was going around Las Vegas, a place that makes her laugh. “My around in London; you heard about it,” she said. It parents were with me here when the Academy nomihad been in preproduction for about 15 years, and nation was announced, and they went to Los Angeles screenwriter Lucinda Coxon was set up three or with me, and they said,‘Oh, it’s so rural here.’After Las four times with actor-director packages that evapo- Vegas, everything seems rural.” rated. “I was on the Tube when I read that Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hooper were going to make it, Alicia Vikander will be presented and I thought to myself, ‘I can’t wait to see that film.’ with SBIFF’s Virtuosos Award A few days later my agent told me there was a role in Saturday, February 6, at the it that I should read for.”

Arlington Theatre (1317 State St.). Vikander will be To prepare for the role of Gerda, Vikander familjoined by other 2016 awardees Elizabeth Banks, Joel iarized herself with the trans community and found Edgerton, Paul Dano, Jacob Tremblay, O’Shea Jacka wealth of information. “Each of their stories was so personal, but I thought that the people who went son Jr., and Géza Röhrig. See sbiff.org. through transitioning with them might have their

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by D.J. PallaDino “The students get three units for taking the class,” explained Maestu, who points out that even if the class only lasts a few more than the 10 days of the fest, students are attending hours of films, panels, and seminars that Maestu and the fest put on. Each student has to write three reviews, as well, which go on a website the school keeps called sbccfilmreviews.org sbccfilmreviews.org.“Some of these movies can be fairly obscure,” said Maestu, “so a student’s review might be the only one the film ever gets.”

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2/4: Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight Stop by this historical site lit in candles, and enjoy costumed soldados (“soldiers”), music and dances of early California, a tour of the kitchen, and ghost stories. Experience history as you go back in time more than two centuries. 5-8pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call 965-0093 or visit sbthp.org.

thurSday 2/4 2/4-2/7, 2/10: See Rock City This sequel to the play Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton picks up one year after the end of Nibroc. Follow May and Raleigh’s return home to Kentucky, and discover more about Corbin’s residents, who are dealing with post–World War II life changes.

If you haven’t seen Nibroc, don’t let that stop you as critical information from that play are deftly woven into this one. Thu.-Fri.: 8pm; Sat.: 2 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm; Wed.: 2 and 7pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $20-$54. Call 667-2900 or visit rubicontheatre.org. Read more on p. 55.

2/4: Brains, Brawn & Bravery: The Power of Professional Networks Among Late-19thCentury Women Physicians An English professor at Bentley University and the director of the Jeanne and Dan Valente

Center for Arts and Sciences, Gesa Kirsch will trace an early network of women physicians that reveal how information, resources, and knowledge circulated across generations, geography, and time. 4pm. McCune Conference Rm., HSSB 6020, UCSB. Free. Call 893-3907 or visit www.ihc.ucsb.edu.

2/4: Understanding Carnism with Melanie Joy: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows As part of the new Introduction to Vegan Studies seminar, UCSB professor Dr. Renan Larue hosts Melanie Joy, Harvard-educated psychologist and author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows, to discuss the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals. There will be a reception following the presentation.

5-6:30pm. 1104 Harold Frank Hall, UCSB. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/ renanlarue.

2/4: Blood, Sweat & Tears Featuring Bo Bice Blending rock and jazz is 1970 Grammy Album of the Year winner Blood, Sweat & Tears. Don’t miss major hits such as “You Made Me So Very Happy” and “Spinning Wheel” as well as special guest and American Idol runner-up to Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice. 8pm.

Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $35. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274 or visit chumashcasino.com.

2/4: Standing on the Place Where Langston’s Ashes Reside: An Evening with Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle Current Poet Laureate of S.B. Sojourner Kincaid Rolle will read from her latest manuscript, Black Street II: The Outsider Poems, and reflect on the works of Langston Hughes. Following the presentation will be a reception with live jazz. 6-7:30pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Lounge, UCSB. Free.

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2/4: The Hood Internet Enjoy a night of seamless transitions, remixes, originals, eclectic sounds, and electrifying beat drops. This Chicago-based duo consisting of Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell will be mashing hip-hop, indie rock, and surprise cuts. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. Free$12. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit tinyurl.com/thehood internetsb.

2/4: Jenna McCarthy Celebrate area favorite Jenna McCarthy’s newest novel, Everything’s Relative. Go on a journey with three sisters as they find different fortunes left by their mother, hit obstacles, and transform their lives. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

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Kids Night Out While the grown-ups are out, children will be engaged with Art From Scrap projects, stories, movies, games, dinner, and healthy snacks. This event will occur on the first Friday of every month. 6-9:30pm.

Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $25-$30. Ages 3+. Call 884-0459 or visit tinyurl.com/PartyInYour Pajamas.

2/5: Good Morning Carpinteria Valley Legislative Breakfast Get updates on the present issues for 2016, legislative wins in 2015, various positions in the Legislature, construction on the 101 freeway, the Linden and Casitas Pass interchanges, and more with Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Vice-Mayor Fred Shaw, and Gregg Hart of the S.B. County Association of Governments.

RSVP is required. 8-9:45am.

Rincon Beach Club, 3805 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria. $30/members; $35/nonmembers. Call 684-5479 or visit carpinteria chamber.org.

2/5: SambaDá Enjoy an evening of Afro-Brazilian samba and funk. Based in the musical

traditions of Brazil, this band will blend good old funk and reggae with the percussion sounds of South and Central America.

8-9:30pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. $5-$15. Call 893-8411 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu.

2/5: The Loved Ones, Versus The World Five-piece Philadelphia punk band The Loved Ones and S.B.-based rock band Versus The World will play a night of music fusing elements of posthardcore, pop-punk, and rock.

8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $20. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

Saturday 2/6 2/6: Feng Shui: An Introduction Maximize the flow of chi (energy) in and around the home, including money, relationships, and family. This is an introduction on how to enhance your potential for health, happiness, and good fortune. 9amnoon. SBCC Schott Ctr., Rm. 6, 310 W. Padre St. $24. Call 898-8138 or visit tinyurl.com/fengshuisb.

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2/6: 12th Annual Free Dental Day These dentists are giving back! Get a free filling, extraction, or cleaning! It’s first-come, first-served, with all donations going directly to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 8am-2pm.

Johnson Family Dental, 3906 State St., 755-4755; 103 S. Mills Rd., Ste. 101, Ventura, 585-3672; 678 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang, 688-9999. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/dentaldaysb.

learn the culture and natural history of the Coal Oil Point Reserve. RSVP is required.

10am-noon. Coal Oil Point Reserve, Slough Rd., Goleta.

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2/6: Romantic “Sweetheart Special” Rail Excursion Go on a Valentine-themed getaway by enjoying a lunch buf buffet and fun activities along the beautiful Central Coast to San Luis Obispo. Share spectacular views on classic rail cars. Reservations must be made by February 4. 10:22am-4:37pm.; S.B. Amtrak, 209 State St. 10:34am4:22pm; Goleta Amtrak, 25 S. La Patera Ln., Goleta. $135-$140.

Call 964-3540 or visit goleta depot.org/ride.

2/6: Bob Marley Birthday Bash American reggae and pop band Big Mountain, known for its cover of Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way,” started in 1986 and is ready to celebrate Bob Marley again. The Olés, S.B.’s own reggae band with blends of rap and rock, will open. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $20.

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

2/6: Travis Meadows, Joe Fletcher This American country singer/songwriter will share songs and stories about life, religion, family, addiction, and freedom, including “Old Ghosts,” “My Life 101,” and more.

Midwestern-born, New England–raised, Nashville-based folk musician Joe Fletcher will open the show. Food by Al

Fresco Picnic will be available for purchase. 7:30pm. Standing Sun Winery, 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton. $15-$20. Call 691-9413 or visit standingsunwines.com.

2/6: David Bowie: A Musical Tribute In honor of his contribution to the world, a number of musicians including Shane Alexander, The Brambles, Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, and more will celebrate the music of David Bowie.

Proceeds will go to The Young & Brave Foundation, dedicated to helping young adults, children, and families diagnosed with cancer. “We can be heroes …”

7pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $20-$25. Call 684-6380 or visit plazatheatercarpinteria.com.

2/6: Fishbone, Layovr, Pacific Haze Born in the mid-1980s during the alternative rock music scene, Fishbone trudged through the history of American ska, funk, punk, rock fusion, and more, touring with the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, and others. Trop-rock band Layovr and rock/blues/ funk band Pacific Haze will open.

8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $16-$18. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

2/6: Valentine Gift Basket Design Class Learn how to design beautiful gift baskets and take one home! Your ticket includes materials; a glass of wine, beer, or lemonade; and two hours of instructions. Bring a few items of your own to add a personal touch. 3pm. S.B. Gift Baskets, 230 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. $20. Visit tinyurl.com/ valentinebaskets.

2/6: Saturday Night Dance: Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes Folk and country rockers Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes invite you to an evening of dance, beer, and food. Suspender- and apron-wearing fans will win fresh food from their Quail Springs Farm and homemade gifts, so dress up and party. 6-9pm. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free.

Call 967-0065 or visit tinyurl.com/ CuyamaMama.

Tune in 2/6: Chinese New Year Extravaganza Show Come celebrate the year of the monkey! This show includes traditional and folk Chinese dances, kung fu, and magical Chinese music. 7pm. Elings Performing Arts Ctr., Dos Pueblos High School, 7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta. $10-$15. Visit sinowest sb.com.

2/6: Bigbrains.com Fill your afternoon with a comic miniopera. S.B. Music Club is proud to present the S.B. premiere of a short comic opera based on the current rage for new startup firms and IT companies. Watch

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performers as they sing about their brand-new media concept, merge with a large firm, relationships, and more. 3-4:30pm.

Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. Free. Call 617-3401 or visit sbmusicclub.org.

Sunday 2/7 2/7: Sulphur Mountain Nature Hike Kick off the 40th anniversary of Herb Walks with a Sulphur Mountain Trail hike!

With the rain we’ve gotten, you don’t want to miss this one as the group will identify wild natives and plants, sample edible wild greens, and learn about what kinds of animals inhabit the area. Everyone will return in time to watch the Super Bowl.

10am-3pm. Meeting location given upon RSVP. Free-$25. Call 646-6281 or visit herbwalks.com.

2/7: Ciompi Quartet with Jill Felber and Joel Feigin Duke University’s string quartet will play classical tunes featuring flutist and UCSB Music Department Chair Jill Felber and Professor Emeritus Joel Feigin. The program includes Amy Beach’s Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80, Feigin’s Mosaic in Two Panels, and more.

7:30pm. Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB. Free-$10. Call 893-2064 or visit music.ucsb.edu.

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2/8: Science Pub: Eggs, Science, and a Work of Love Since its founding in 1916, the S.B. Museum of Natural History has grown from a collection of 5,000 eggs to collections of more than three million artifacts. Share your love of the museum, and talk with other community members and museum professionals. 6:30-8pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call 682-4711 or visit sbnature.org.

2/8: Regain Intimacy After Cancer Author and speaker Michael J. Russer will discuss how partners of cancer survivors can experience levels of intimacy most people can barely imagine possible. Learn ways to transform shame and frustration into a blessing with respect. 2-3pm. Cancer Ctr. of S.B., 317 W. Pueblo St. Free.

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2/8: Granada Theatre Film Series: South Pacific This 1958 romantic musical film adaption of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is based on James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific. Go back to World War II on a South Pacific island, follow the love story between a nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and a secretive Frenchman (Rossano Brazzi), and hear classic songs such as “Bali Ha’i” and “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair.” 2 and 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20.

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2/9: Roosevelt Dime Groove to classic rhythm and blues with acoustic Americana instrumentation and New Orleans clave rhythms with piano-inspired banjo, boogie-woogie, and bluegrass. Food by Valle Fresh Catering will be available for purchase. 7:30pm. Standing Sun Winery, 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton. $10. Call 691-9413 or visit standingsunwines.com.

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Dr. Gina Messina-Dysert, Nia Malika Dixon, and Rabbi Tamara Cohen. 6-8pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. Free. Call 893-8411 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu.

2/9: Cameron Carpenter Organist Cameron Carpenter’s repertoire includes the complete works of J.S. Bach, film scores, and original compositions, and his album If You Could Read My Mind reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical chart. Listen out for what he’s bringing to the table with the digital organ, the future of the instrument. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $20-$48. Call 893-3535 or visit artsand lectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

on the trumpet, tuba, and more. Noon. UCSB Music Bowl, Music Bldg. Courtyard, UCSB. Free. Call 893-7194 or visit music.ucsb.edu.

2/10: Tangerine When SinDee Rella, a transgender sex worker, is released from jail, she hears that her pimp boyfriend hasn’t been faithful.

Shot with iPhone 5s cameras, this dramedy follows her as she embarks on a mission to confront him and teach his new lover a lesson. Associate Professor of Feminist Studies Dr. Mireille Miller-Young will lead a post-film discussion. 6-7:30pm.

MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. Free. Call 893-8411 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/events.

2/9: Chamber Music at the Museum S.B. Chamber Orchestra will present viola player Heiichiro Ohyama. Ticket includes chocolate and wine tasting before the concert and a program filled with Mozart and F. Devienne. 7:30pm.

Fleischmann Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $61.50. Call 963-0761 or visit sbco.org.

Wednesday 2/10 2/10: UCSB World Music Series: UCSB Brass Ensembles Take a break from work and class with music from the Renaissance period to now, performed by brass musicians

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2/9: Art Without Limits: How to Write a Killer News Release A news release can promote your art to more audiences all over. Julia McHugh, public relations director at the S.B. Zoo and associate producer

and publicist for Lit Moon Theatre Company, will reveal the dos and don’ts of writing news releases. 5-7pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $20. Call 565-1332 or visit awolsb.org.

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

Saturday Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8:30am-1pm

2/10: After the Spill: Oil Speaker Series This session will address how S.B. is moving forward after the Refugio Oil Spill with the topic Oil Spill Preparedness: S.B.’s Oil Spill Response Plan.

New legislation to improve spill prevention and response will also be discussed followed by a brief Q&A period moderated

by Karl Hutterer with a panel including Assemblymember Das Williams, Wendy Motta from the office of Congressmember Lois Capps, and more. 6-8pm. Farrand Hall, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd. Free. Call 563-3377 x5 or visit sbnature.org.

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2/4: Art, Coffee, and Cocktails Enjoy an evening of art, poetry, and drinks during downtown’s 1st Thursday. 5pm. Rebar Coffee, 214 State St. Free. Call 618-1790.

2/4: Reception: Tom G. Carey: The Traveler 5-8pm. Gallery 113, 1114 State St. Free. Call 965-6611 or visit gallery113sb.com.

2/4: Reception: Luke Erickson: Drive In Landscapes 5-8pm.

Captured Spirit Photography, 1213 State St., Ste. F. Free. Call 770-2862 or visit tinyurl.com/lukerickson.

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2/4: February 1st Thursday This event will be filled with festivities from displayed artwork to complimentary bites and wine and beer pours, with live music by One2Tree. 5-7pm. S.B. Public Market, 38 W. Victoria St. Free. Call 770-7702 or visit sbpublic market.com.

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2/4: American Institute of Architects, S.B. Design Awards Reception & Exhibition 5pm. Channing Peake Gallery, County Administration Bldg.,1100 Anacapa St. Free. Visit aiasb.com.

State Street Ballet’s talented dancers are joined by international guest artist AARON SMYTH in the role of Basilio.

2/4: Family 1st Thursday: Mixed Media Mini-Installation 5:30-7:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.

2/4: Curated Cocktails: Dark Desires 7-9pm. Museum of Contemporary Art, S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

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2/5: Funk Zone Art Walk 5-8pm. Various locations throughout the Funk Zone. Free. Visit funkzone.net for a full schedule.

First Visit: $50 for 60 min. $80 for 90 min.

2/5: Reception: Carl Corey: Americaville 5-8pm. wall space gallery, 116 E. Yanonali St. Free. Call 637-3898 or visit tinyurl.com/ carlcorey.

2/5: Reception: Philip Koplin, Lisa Pedersen, Jill Sattler, Hugh Margerum 5-8pm. Mason St. Studios, 121 E. Mason St. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/masonstudios.

2/5: Reception: South County Sampler 5-8pm. Arts Fund Gallery, 205-C Santa Barbara St. Free. Call 965-7321 or visit artsfundsb.org.

2/6: Art From Scrap: Make Your Own Books and Journals Art 10am-noon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459 or visit exploreecology.org.

2/10: Reception: Jim Hill 5:30-7pm. Leigh Block Gallery, Hospice of S.B., 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100. Free. Call 563-8820 or visit hospiceofsantabarbara.org.

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From planting seeds to point of sale, the students at Hope School have a brand-new program to learn all about their food and where it comes from. The Farm Project is the dream of Shawn Ricci and John Vincent of Youth Effort Farms, who recently installed 30 Tower Gardens in the school’s courtyard that are tended to entirely by the school community and will yield 44 heads of produce each.

“When you eat these greens, it’s like you’re eating the sun,” said Principal Barbara LaCorte during the school’s first harvest and farmers’ market last Friday. “We even have solar panels powering the towers.”

Parents and the public can become farm members and commit to four bundles of fresh greens per week, which also provides a sustainable income flow for the school. The produce is also incorporated into school lunches, and soon all schools in the Hope Elementary School District will have Tower Garden projects of their own.

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The Isla Vista location is the fourth of its kind after its counterparts at Purdue University, UMass Amherst, and UC Davis. According to store management, I.V. was chosen in large part to appeal to students without having to locate on a university campus. The company’s four package-pickup stores afford the opportunity to interact with customers face-to-face for a business accustomed to operating almost exclusively in the online realm. A primary selling point for the store is the safekeeping of customers’ packages in secure lockers.

“I live in the new Sierra Madre apartments, and we don’t have mailboxes over there — and it’s not on Maps yet,” said UCSB student Natasha McClellan, who would otherwise have to wait longer to pick up her deliveries on campus. “I just came to pick up my first packages here, and it literally only took me 30 seconds, so it’s a lot faster.”

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Once Amazon@IslaVista is added as a shopper’s shipping address, users receive emails alerting them that their packages have arrived at the store. Scanning the accompanying barcode from their phone will open the locker containing their package, and Amazon Prime users can receive free same-day shipping on eligible items ordered before noon. If a package isn’t picked up after five business days, it’s shipped back to the fulfillment center, and the customer is refunded.

Amazon@IslaVista is located at 6533 Trigo Road and is open seven days a week, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

— Sam Goldman

efore I ever met Michelle Grinsel, I’d heard heaps about her. We’re both in that small and scary club of people under 40 with life-threatening cancer, so from close friends and casual acquaintances to coworkers and complete strangers, the message was the same: “Do you know Michelle? She works at Patagonia. She is unbelievable. You have to meet her. You guys need to talk to each other.”

So when we finally did get together for a cup of tea at the Lucky Llama in Carpinteria late last year, I thought I knew what I was getting into. But I had no idea. She was far better than advertised. In fact, my approach to life has not been the same since.

A decade ago, Michelle found out that she had the BRCA gene mutation, a twist of genetic fate that gave her an 80 percent higher risk of getting breast cancer and 60 percent higher chance of ovarian cancer. She took all the steps necessary to safeguard herself, but it didn’t matter: Two years ago, the mother of two’s world was turned upside down when doctors told her that she had breast cancer. With her husband, Mark, by her side, she charged forward into 15 months of chemo, a double mastectomy, radiation therapy, and the removal of 18 lymph nodes.

The treatments seemed to work, but then word came last June that the cancer was back, and it had spread to her lungs — Stage IV breast cancer. No one would blame Michelle if she simply curled up in a ball and pulled the plug on living a full life, but that’s not Michelle. Far from it. She’s continued to work as the global merchandising director for Patagonia, adventure near and far with her family, and inspire all around her with her personal doctrine of living and loving entirely in the now all while maintaining her steadfast fight against a most cruel disease.

“When you face your own mortality, you get very clear on your life,” she told me. “Every day, I have a choice with my attitude. Everybody does, whether they have had a life-threatening diagnosis or not. I can’t cope with this when I’m in the past or the future, but when I choose gratitude and make the disciplined decision to enjoy every drop of life, that is my sweet spot. That is where I live. Gratitude brings me directly into the moment … I would only go back to my old life if I could take these new sensibilities with me.”

— Ethan Stewart A documentary about Michelle Grinsel’s life, One Way: A Journey to This Moment, will premiere during SBIFF on Wednesday, February 10, at 5:40 p.m. at Metro 4 and again on Saturday, February 13. See onewayjourney.com.

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s a Boy Scout in 1959, it cost me $1 to attend my first National Football League game. I saw the Green Bay Packers, a small-town team that had suddenly become formidable under rookie coach Vince Lombardi, defeat the glamorous but fading L.A. Rams 38-20 at the Coliseum.

It would have cost me $6 (or $12 for a premium seat) to attend Super Bowl I in January 1967, at the Coliseum. I was a UCSB student on a budget, and the price was too steep. Because the game between Vince Lombardi (right) and UCSB sports publicist Donn Green Bay and the Kansas City Chiefs was not Bernstein sold out — more than 30,000 seats were empty — it was blacked out on televisions within a 75-mile radius.

The Packers decamped to Los Santa Barbara hoteliers welcomed football fans who came Angeles on the eve of the game.

Max McGee , an aging wide here to watch the CBS telecast.

During the week before the big receiver who had caught only game — unlike this week when the Bay four passes all season, managed to Area is swarming with media moguls, escape the team hotel and spend a celebrities, and fans in anticipation of night on the town. Enjoying his seat the 50th Super Bowl — the Packers on the bench in the first quarter, spent a rather quiet six days practic- he was stunned to hear Lombardi ing behind curtained fences at UCSB’s shout, “McGee!” He thought the newly built Campus Stadium. A dozen or so reporters coach was ready to chew him out, attended Lombardi’s daily press briefings at the Santa Bar- but instead he heard: “Get in the bara Inn. The players were hardly visible in public. Bart game.” Boyd Dowler, the starter, Starr and Carroll Dale made their only official appear- had been injured. McGee went out ance at a Christian Business Men’s breakfast meeting at El and scored the first Super Bowl WILSON XL: Gregg Wilson (pictured above with senior Katie Records) commandeered his touchdown after a one-handed Encanto Hotel. last home meet in 40 years as UCSB’s head swim coach last Saturday. The Gauchos outscored Lombardi had brought the Packers here at the invita- catch of a Starr pass. He caught six Cal Poly in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Still to come are the Mountain Pacific tion of UCSB football coach “Cactus” Jack Curtice. The other passes, including a second Sports Federation Championships (Feb. 17-20) in East L.A. Wilson’s teams have won 39 titles (26 men’s and 13 women’s). “He’s the best coach I’ve ever had and the backbone of UCSB,” said Gaucho athletic staff made them feel at home. Donn Bern- TD, in Green Bay’s 35-10 victory. senior Charis Hoppe. Wilson said he’ll continue to help out next year. “He won’t have an office,” stein, the jovial sports information director, was enlisted to The following season, I did go said associate head coach Matt Macedo. “We want him to go home.” chauffeur Lombardi and his wife, Marie, from the airport.“I to L.A. to watch the Packers in was driving along with sweaty palms, and Lombardi wanted the Coliseum — against the Rams, to know where he could take Marie to Mass in the morning,” who had shed their losing ways Bernstein recalled. “I said, ‘You’re talking to the wrong guy, and needed a victory to stay in contention for the playI continued to follow the Rams during the ’70s, when they coach. I’m just a nice little Jewish boy from San Francisco. offs. Their hopes were seemingly dashed when the Packers often won division championships and suffered frustration held a 24-20 lead and were about to punt the ball with 40 in the play-offs. They finally reached Super Bowl XIV after We’ll send out scouts to find a church for you.’ ” seconds remaining. But Tony Guillory, a toothless line- the 1979 season, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-19. backer, blocked the kick! And Claude Crabb picked up The next season, the Rams moved to Anaheim, a bit of a S.B. Athletic Round tABle: the ball and carried it to the Green Bay five-yard line! And separation. Then came a divorce in 1995, when they fled Roman Gabriel threw a TD pass to Bernie Casey! The to St. Louis. It was with disgust that I saw owner Georgia Frontiere holding the Super Bowl trophy in 2000, though Rams won 27-24!

Unfortunately, the play-off schedule sent the Rams to I was happy for their coach, Dick Vermeil, who put crying Green Bay two weeks later. The Packers won that one, 28-7, in football.

Paige Hauschild, and following their Ice Bowl victory over Dallas, they ended And now the Rams are coming back to L.A. and will play San Marcos water polo the Lombardi era with a 33-14 smack- in the Coliseum until their ginormous stadium complex is Defending the Royals’No. 4 CIF down of the Oakland Raiders in built in Inglewood. I have to admit to a tingle of excitement. ranking, scored nine goals to beat Super Bowl II at Miami.

But it’s not the game I knew almost 60 years ago. It is more Santa Barbara and three in an overexpensive, more concussive, and time win at Corona del Mar. more extreme in every way.

John It is also superlative in the persons of Super Bowl quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Cam Newton . As much as I’d like to see 2/4: College Men’s Basketball: Hawai‘i at UCSB The Gauchos played their Big the old guy prevail, the irrepressWest opener at Hawai‘i on January 9, and the Rainbows outscored them 7-0 in the final two Juan Pablo Alvarez, ible Newton has the confidence of minutes to win 65-58. Late-game lulls also cost the Gauchos in losses to UC Irvine and Long Carpinteria soccer Joe Namath and stronger knees.

Beach State.

Finally, in a return match at Irvine last Saturday, they reversed the trend.

They Scored two goals in a 2-2 tie Maybe he’ll get reckless, which can outscored the conference-leading Anteaters 20-4 down the stretch in a 76-60 runaway win. against Santa Paula to keep Warlead to turnovers, but Carolina Thursday night’ s game is another opportunity for UCSB to prove it’ s better than its record riors in contention for the league has been the team that feasts on (3-4 Big West, 9-11 overall) against a formidable Hawai‘i team (5-1, 16-3). The Rainbows had title and scored twice more in a takeaways. I see the Panthers beatan eight-game winning streak snapped by Long Beach last weekend.

Cal State Fullerton, win over Bishop Diego. ing the point-spread (six at midsitting in last place, visits UCSB Saturday night. 7pm. The Thunderdome, UCSB. $11-$14. Call week) against the Broncos. n 893-UCSB (8272) or visit ucsbgauchos.com.

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restaurant at 129 East Anapamu Street, the former home of Piano Riviera Lounge and Elements Restaurant & Bar, is closed to remodel the deck and decor to match their sister restaurants in West Hollywood and Santa Monica. They hope to reopen in early spring. Meanwhile, The Little Door’s catering services are still available (menu upon request, lunch, dinner, and special events), as the kitchen will not close during construction.

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PASCUCCI GOLETA SET TO OPEN: Just under a year ago, I reported that lease negotiations were underway for Pascucci restaurant to open a second location at 6920 Marketplace Drive in Goleta, the former home of Holdren’s Grill. Another Santa Barbara favorite, Jane restaurant, will occupy the neighboring space that was once the home of Pastavino and Smoke ’N Barrel BBQ Shack.

I am happy to report that Pascucci Goleta anticipates opening on Wednesday, February 10. Final inspections might shift the opening date slightly. In June 2005, a Pascucci restaurant opened in Camino Real Marketplace, run by relatives of the owner of downtown Pascucci, but the name soon switched to Zaffiro, and that business closed in June 2008.

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“I pride myself in being able to offer Ayurvedic meals geared to support health through a vegetarian diet by collaborating with local farmers and finally nurturing members of our community,” explains Nimita Dhirajlal on her website, which currently offers cooking classes and food delivery to private individuals. “The abundance and variety of fresh vegetables in our local market allows my cuisine to conjure up a modified version of Indian food that focuses on allowing us to respect the flavors of each vegetable while still enjoying the spices.”

According to the site, Dhirajlal, who started teaching culinary classes in 1994, lived in the Canary Islands and Spain before settling in Santa Barbara in 1996. “My commitment to nurture the community embraces every sector, including the Hispanic community, with which I delight doing group work in my job as a therapist,” she explained. “More than often, I integrate the art of cooking with therapy work.” That passion led to her creation of Nimita’s Cuisine, which will soon be a brick-and-mortar establishment.

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Now Ryder and Topalian are EDIBLE SERVES YOU: Carole Topalian (left) and Tracey Ryder founded Edible putting their plates where their pens Ojai in 2002, grew that into a continent-wide magazine network, and are now are, opening a new Los Alamos putting plates where their pens are by opening a Los Alamos restaurant. restaurant called Plenty on Bell.

“Sometimes we ask ourselves, ‘How did we decide to do this?’” admitted Ryder, though lived in Ojai for years and knew everyone—if you she did once manage a restaurant almost 30 years got to a four-way stop, everyone was, “No, no, you go.’ There’s a special charm to that,” explained Ryder. ago. “We’re as shocked as anyone else.”

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Quick decisions don’t mean quick work, especially when it came to renovating Ghost Riders. “There are absolutely no remnants of it,” Ryder said. “People walk in and can’t believe it’s the same place. From the floor to the new roof —and, of course, we removed the stripper pole.

We can fit a hundred people on the renovated patio. It never felt like that before.”

The menu—for now they’re open for breakfast and lunch, with hopes for dinner once they can get a liquor license (yet more Ghost Rider issues haunt) — blends enhanced, organic-ized favorites from Quackenbush with highlights from Ryder and Topalian’s travels. “We do a polenta and chorizo that’s like a place in Santa Fe, but Jesper has made it his own,” said Ryder, who’s

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Wine country tours Spencer’s Limousine & Tours, 884‑9700 Thank You SB, Voted BEST 18yrs! Specializing in wine tours of all Central Cal Wineries. Gourmet picnic lunch or fine restaurants avail TCP16297 805‑884‑9700 www.spencerslimo.com Wineries/ tasting rooms

Santa Barbara Winery, 202 Anacapa St. 963‑3633. Open Sun‑Thurs 10a‑6p & Fri‑Sat 10a ‑ 7p, small charge for exten‑ sive tasting list. 2 blocks from both State St & the beach. This venerable winery is the county’s oldest‑ est.1962, and offers many internationally acclaimed wines from their Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. Try some of Winemaker Bruce McGuire’s small production bottling. www.sbwinery.com

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“The whole concept is to be more of a community, a gathering place,” explained Ryder, who plans to host events, workshops, and cooking classes. “The name comes from the idea ‘there’s always plenty.’ ” That will certainly be the case this Sunday, February 6, as one part of Edible Santa Barbara’s action-packed Los Alamos Day. Ryder and Chef Pascale Beale will teach a cooking and recipe writing workshop while Topalian will lead a food photography class. “Everything will be hands-on, more experiential,” promised Ryder. And that should be plenty for everyone.

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www.DowntownSB.org arT CraWL: 735 Anacapa Street The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, in partnership with Downtown Santa Barbara, will lead a curated Art Crawl through 1st Thursday festivities. The Art Crawl starts at 5:30pm in de la Guerra Plaza on the back steps of City Hall (735 Anacapa Street, then head around to the back).

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1528 State Street • 805-962-6444 Presenting the colorful paintings of local artist Pedro de la Cruz, whose works follow in the tradition of Picasso and Matisse with his use of cubist design and bold color. Join us for a glass of wine while viewing these delightfully energized works.

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1130 State Street • 805-963-4364 Family 1st Thursday: Pattern Play Collage. Create a mixed media mini market vendor installation by sculpting objects in terracotta clay and pairing them with images and words, inspired by Eniac Martínez’s Herbal Medicine, Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Free) Exhibitions on View: Looking In, Looking Out: Latin American Photography. Artworks from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and other nations, demonstrate the experiences and traditions of diverse cultures in Latin America as the photographers explore their history, navigate the present, and look to the future.

9 saNTa NT BarBara arTs NTa 1114 State Street #24 • 805-884-1938 Charlotte Barnard has always been fascinated with lampwork glass. Growing up in Los Angeles, some of her fondest memories were watching the flame workers at Olvera Street and taking the bus to her favorite bead store to marvel at the handmade Italian glass beads. In October 2011, during a trip to Venice and Murano, her fascination for handmade glass was reignited, and she began taking classes that winter. She began incorporating silver fabrication to give her work originality. Most of her pieces are one of a kind, fabricated from sterling and/ or fine silver sheet and wire. She constantly strives to challenge her skill set, and her work is ever evolving while maintaining whimsy and color.

10 Wa WaTE aTErhOusE GaLLEry 1114 State Street # 9 • 805-962-8885 The Gallery is going on it’s 32nd year and 25 years in La Arcada Courtyard. It features artwork from some of today’s finest nationally known painters. Southwest Art Magazine recognized Diane & Ralph Waterhouse among “10 Prominent People” in the Fine Art Business. Ralph Waterhouse will give a painting demonstration at 5:45pm.

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23 East Canon Perdido Street • 805-965-6448 A passionate exhibition of local beauty, Santa Barbara Valentine evokes the landscape of the heart. Cued by time, place, light, space and a magical moment, it’s the romance of Santa Barbara , complete with love songs on the guitar, harp, piano, and voice – a sublime lover’s feast at CASA Magazine Gallery. Also: book signing of “Painted With Love” by Diana Montee.

C INdusTry hOME 4 E. De la Guerra • 805-845-5780 We are closing Industry Home! While we are sad to leave this beautiful spot, we are excited for what’s on the horizon for Brothers of Industry. Join us in celebrating the final chapter of Industry Home and new adventures with wine, beer, live music, chocolates and other good eats! Cheers!

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40 East Anapamu Street • 805-962-7653 Jennifer Ringer will be hosting her first solo art show, Colors of the Coast, February 1st29th. Many of her acrylic paintings will be on display as well as prints and ceramic pieces.

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11 West Anapamu Street • 805-568-1400 Celebrating 11 years in the same location, ARTAMO GALLERY shows recent works and new arrivals by artists Françoise Isslay, Michael Moon and Jack N. Mohr. The gallery is offering a weekend — February 4th to 7th — of attractive special pricing for original prints (lithograph, etching, woodcut, linocut), framed collages, drawings, and photographs as well as for small sculptures from Mohr’s “Imagine”-series. An auction of selected paintings and a free art raffle will be conducted.

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105 E Anapamu St • 1st floor American Institute of Architects, Santa Barbara Design Awards Exhibition and Reception. The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Santa Barbara Design Awards Exhibition will be on view in the Channing Peake Gallery from February 1 – April 22, 2016. The over ninety entries in this year’s program reflect the diverse range of current thought about architectural design in our community. Entries were submitted in six categories: Small Projects, Interior Architecture, Unbuilt Projects, Sustainability, Non-Residential and Residential Projects.

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1213 State Street • 805-882-2108 In celebration of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Captured Spirit Photography and wall space gallery have joined together to highlight Minnesota based photographer and document arian Luke Erickson. Luke exposes the beauty and majesty of the Drive In Movie Theatre. His black and white images remind of us a long ago era where families gathered under the stars to watch big screen epics, westerns, comedies and drama.

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15 MusEuM OF CONTEMPOrary arT 653 Paseo Nuevo Terrace • 805-966-5373 Curated Cocktails: Dark Desires Thursday, February 4, 2016 7 - 9 pm Join us for Happy Hour at the Museum! $5 specialty cocktails created by Outpost at the Goodland’s resident mixologist Chris Burmeister, themed art activities in our Art Lab, & a set of love songs by DJ Darla Bea. Additional special thanks to Telegraph Brewing Company. FREE ADMISSION to the current exhibitions: Tam Van Tran, Aikido Dream and Bloom Projects: Michael DeLucia, Appearance Preserving Simplification.

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1221 State Street #6 • 805-845-0030 Presenting a one-of-a-kind exhibit with Larry Adelt- An American Artist whose artwork is one to see to believe and understand. Producing unforgettable three-dimensional masterpieces unlike any other art medium. His revolutionary art form and artistic expression has raised the bar through stimulating arrangements of color, form and design. Also on view: Rosemary McClintock’s piano key miniatures. Live music 5:00-7:30.

11 East Anapamu Street • 805-730-1460 Sullivan Goss is excited to celebrate beloved painter Patricia Chidlaw’s first solo show with the gallery. Known throughout Southern California for her beautiful urban landscapes, Chidlaw’s work captures the grandeur and majesty of seemingly ordinary moments of everyday life. Also on view: Nicole Strasburg 50/50; and The Winter Salon.

city. Her stories of celebrities, royalty, authors, artists and local personalities, as they came together to celebrate Santa Barbara, remind us that our city is a legend unto itself. Wine, music and always family friendly.

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27 E. Cota Street, Suite 500, 5th Floor 805-963-1700 Joshua D. Niedermeier was born in Jackson, WY, raised in Rock City, IL and currently resides in Carpinteria, CA. After serving in the Marine Corps, he studied Fine Arts at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His works are modern abstract expressionist paintings with many colors and textures. Please join us at Service Objects, the industry leader in contact validation, for our Open House & Joshua’s art show. Wine, beer, and snacks will be served with a great view of State Street and beyond!

E NECTar NECT EaTE a ry & LOuNGE aTE 20 E. Cota Street • 805-899-4694 It’s all about feeling: Creating an emotional connection in images that range from quiet and still to explosively dynamic. Kevin is a commercial lifestyle and portrait photographer based in Santa Barbara, CA. He loves shooting people with a zest for life and exploring the beauty of our world for clients like The North Face, VW, FedEx and Sports Illustrated.

Selected as one of Archive International’s 200 best Ad Photographers, he embraces love and life every day.

F aLChEMy WELLNEss sPa P Pa 35 W. Haley Street • 805-899-8811 Luna Skye is an LA-based fine jewelry line by artist Samantha Conn. Crystals, gemstones and her love for the ocean have always been closer to her heart and have been much of the inspiration behind her line. The name Luna Skye emerged from an early romance with the moon. Believing that our ties to the moon are strong – its positive energy has helped her through difficult times. Along with the moon, she fully believes in the healing powers of gemstones and gristle and incorporates them into her pieces.

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11 GaLLEry 113 1114 State Street • La Arcada Court #8, 805-965-6611 Artist of the month Tom G. Carey, presents his watercolors of Santa Barbara and Europe. The featured artists are Lee Anne Dollison, Suzanne Meyer, Iben Vestergaard, Gail Lucas, and Jo Merit. (Open 11am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun).

12 BELLa rOsa GaLLErIEs 1103-A State Street • 805-966-1707 Come by Bella Rosa Galleries to view Marilyn Monroe vintage movie posters in time for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Along with Original Rock n’ Roll Photography by Amber Paresa and Vintage Hollywood Jewels from the 1930’s & 40’s, you can enjoy a local wine tasting to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara.

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123 East Canon Perdido Street • 805-965-0093 Come by the Presidio and watch costumed Soldados and their families relax after a long day’s work. Enjoy music and dances of early California, take a tour of the kitchen, or sit around the fire and listen to ghost stories at this free event.

14 saNTa NT BarBara hIsTOrICaL MusEuM NTa 136 East De La Guerra Street • 805-966-1601 Stars, Snapshots and Chanel. Experience the 1970s and 1980s social scene on America’s Riviera through high fashion costume and photographs by Beverley Jackson. As the NewsPress social columnist, Jackson made the rounds of Santa Barbara’s most glittering events beginning in 1968. A talented photographer, she preserved our community’s social whirl through her column “By The Way,” which documented philanthropy- a driving force in our

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900 State Street, Marshalls Patio • 5:00-8:00pm David Courtenay and his four piece Soul Rock & Reggae band have been playing their upbeat, dance igniting music all over the Central Coast since 2012. Inspired by the ocean, the mountains, and a life of sailing, surfing, and exploring the Great Outdoors, David’s music echoes the wonder, beauty and adventure found in Nature. Last year, David and the band had the honor of headlining at the Summer Solstice Festival, the Fiesta Festival and the Celebration of Harvest Fest. They’re returning to perform at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February for the second year in a row.

EXPLOrE ECOLOGy Paseo Nuevo Center Court In celebration of National Heart Month, we invite you to stop by and make a Valentine’s Day card, with reused materials provided by Art from Scrap, that will remind that special someone to take care of their heart. Heart Disease is the #1 killer of women, help bring awareness to someone you love.

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His self-designed International Touring Organ is his modus operandi and features, among other things, extended pedal range and, more importantly, state-of the-art digital sampling technology that re-creates the sounds of traditional pipe and classic electric organs. A sophisticated arranger and composer, Carpenter has a musical repertoire that runs the genre gamut from classical to pop to film scores. By breaking classical music and philosophical barriers, he is a music icon in the making. We dissected his prolific intellect in a rapid-fire Q&A session.

What’s it like living in Berlin? Why did you decide to move there? Berlin is a city-state with a large, widely mixed group of people.

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met a lot of people with common interests.

I was originally in New York, but I moved to Berlin because I felt it was an artistic hub with more like-minded people that could benefit my career.

What’s the classical music audience like in Berlin versus the States? What’s the demographic of your audience? There’s a wide group of people, and [they] are not in one particular demographic. I think there is a general agreement that classical music is on the tail end and evolving. The people that come to my concerts are interested in my music and performance.

When did you start getting into fashion, and who are your fashion influences? Well, honest fashion is important; it’s a self-expression for a clear visual statement. It parallels with music because you have taste and you listen to what you like. I like fashion designers like Valentino, but generally I am attracted to individual pieces of clothing that inspire me.

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Fans of last year’s widely acclaimed Wild Man Dance album may be surprised by the pop and rock directions Charles Lloyd explores on this new record, but those who know him from his frequent appearances at the Lobero Theatre will immediately get what’s happening here. Track five, the Lloyd composition “Sombrero Sam,” was recorded live at the Lobero last April, and the rest of the tracks were laid down at Santa Barbara Sound Design that same week. The music, which features gorgeous electric guitar interplay between Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz, runs the gamut from Bob Dylan (“Masters of War”) to Billy Preston (“You Are So Beautiful”), the latter capped with a delicious vocal by none other than Norah Jones. This music defies categorization even as it defines what could quite truthfully be described as a “Santa Barbara sound.”

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Do you have a strategy or technique that you use in arranging for organ? No strategy— strategy just a lot of work. It comes from a level of obsession that comes along with a particular piece. I simply have to play it on the organ, and the process comes by accident, basically.

What are your future plans and goals for the organ? I’m currently on a 40-concert tour, and I’m very lucky and fortunate. Classical music is in its last days, but it’s fun for me. I take it seriously and try to share it with the young people. One of the programs I will be announcing soon is a teaching program for young children. It’s being developed in partnership with musical institutes in San Francisco.

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Awesomely named Aussie psych-rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard channels elements of the vintage Smiley Smile, The Hurdy Gurdy Man, and The Village Green Preservation Society LPs by the Beach Boys, Donovan, and The Kinks, respectively, for their latest endeavor. It’s a patchouli-powered, pastoral twee-pop piñata of an album waiting to burst open. Melodic and tuneful almost to a fault, the band impresses with its deft use of acoustic guitars, flutes, sitar, mandolin, and other assorted instruments. “Dirt” has a chirpy yet melancholic Belle and Sebastian sensibility, while “Trapdoor” sounds like Cab Calloway on a bad trip.

Elsewhere, Canned Heat’s “On the Road Again” is morphed into the woozily bluesy “The Bitter Boogie.” This disc is mellow gold! — Sean Mageean

When Far from Boring, Tony Gwilliam’s highly idiosyncratic memoir/dossier, first crossed my desk a couple of months ago, I admit that I didn’t know what to make of it. And this was not in the ordinary sense that one doesn’t know what to make of a book. I mean that I couldn’t even be sure that it was a book. The little (3.25 x 5) 528-plus-page hardcover came inside a handcrafted tin box, and when I first opened the lid, even before I examined its passport-styled cover, things flew up and out at me — an airmail envelope with Gwilliam’s name and an Ojai address on it, some old-fashioned photographic slides, a few loose labels and stamps, and, finally, two pristine plastic blisterpack googly eyes. Clearly this was not another box from Knopf or HarperCollins.

But it did, in fact, turn out to be a book, and a very good one at that. In 21 sequentially organized chapters, Gwilliam tells his life story, beginning with his childhood in Britain, his education and early career there as an architect, his collaborations with Buckminster Fuller, and his eventual residence in Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia, where he owns and operates an eco-resort known as the Bloo Lagoon Sustainable/Regenerative Village. Stops in between Britain and Bali include an extended residence in Ojai, as well as travels to Lucca in Tuscany, Nepal, Vancouver, and Santa Monica, where he taught at SCIARC. Gwilliam belongs to an extraordinary generation of visionary artists/activists/architects who insisted on approaching the challenges of designing shelter with radically open minds. Like his great mentor Bucky Fuller, Gwilliam understood the value of “tensegrity,” a kind of structural strength that’s as much present in nature as it tends to be absent in traditional architecture. He’s designed portable “mantainers” and giant inflatable domes. The Bloo Lagoon Village represents the latest and perhaps most evolved manifestation of his determination to create living spaces that respect and contribute to the ecology and culture of the landscapes they inhabit.

For more information, and to procure a copy of this “diminutive leettle bloo book,” visit tonygwilliam.com.

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SPOILS OF WAR: Lily Nicksay and Erik Odom star as May and Raleigh in See Rock City, a World War II period piece set on the front porch of a Kentucky farmhouse.

Love in Wartime See Rock City. At Rubicon Theatre, Wednesday, January 27. Shows through February 14.

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Leaving Carthage Dido and Aeneas and Dido, Queen of Carthage. At Westmont’s Porter Theatre, Saturday, January 30. Shows through February 6.

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he story of Dido’s tragic love for Aeneas, and of the way that he betrays her in obedience to the gods, has resonated with artists in diverse media ever since Virgil introduced it in his great Latin epic, The Aeneid. The spectacle of a passionate queen bewitched and then wronged in tandem with the classic “should I stay or should I go” conflict so typical of men at war allows for multiple approaches, ranging from the highly stylized music of Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas to Christopher Marlowe’s rhetorically savage drama Dido, Queen of Carthage.

Leave it to the ever-inventive John Blondell and his outstanding creative team and student cast to put these two versions of the Dido story together and present them on a single night under the general heading of “The Dido Project.” Blondell’s stated intent was to create versions of each that would leave viewers feeling

position of principal at the local elementary school. In addition to sharing the daily mood swings of the home front with Mrs. Gill, the pair must also contend with periodic visits from Mrs. Brummett (Clarinda Ross), Raleigh’s mother, who barges in from time to time with all sorts of insensitive questions and remarks.

A World War II period piece set on the front porch of a Kentucky farmhouse may not sound like the next big thing in 21st-century theater, but there’s something extraordinary happening at the Rubicon with See Rock City that makes it utterly irresistible. Hutton’s writing has wings, and in young director Katharine Farmer’s hands, the cast achieves memorable flights of ensemble coordination and chemistry. As May, Nicksay is never less than brilliant, turning the play’s subtle shifts in mood and tension into an unforgettable seamless whole. Odom makes Raleigh’s anguished sense of inadequacy entirely believable and brings the character’s dark side into perfect synchronization with his vivid imagination and warm sense of humor. Both Sharth and Ross turn in excellent, thoughtful performances that lend further coherence to this unusually wellcrafted and moving drama. n that they belonged together, and he has succeeded. The charming, powerful performances of the singers, chorus, and orchestra in Dido and Aeneas, which plays first, leads to a terrific sense of excitement and release when this beautifully choreographed, consistently engaging production of the Marlowe play comes on later in the evening. Taken together, they present not only a fascinating and rounded view of what the Dido story meant to the artists of the English 16th and 17th centuries but also a celebration of the maturity and expressive vigor of this institution’s theater program. If there’s a more sophisticated, exuberant, and consistently groundbreaking theater program in another small liberal arts college in America, I’d like to see it.

Wendy Kent is splendid as Dido in the Purcell, and Christine Nathanson makes something joyous and special out of the clever songs Purcell wrote for Dido’s sister Belinda. Victoria Finlayson’s distinctive choreography renders the delicious choral music both more intelligible as drama and great fun to watch. When Nathanson reappears in Dido, Queen of Carthage wearing the crown, it’s clear from the outset that the audience is in for a treat. She casts a spell that draws in all those who surround her, from Aeneas (Connor Bush) to Iarbus (Merckx Dascomb) and beyond. The dazzling staging never threatens to knock Marlowe’s potent rhetoric off balance, and the play builds inexorably to a fine and wild climax. n

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HIDDEN MESSAGES: “Always You” by Holly Mackay will be on display at Roy restaurant’s Gumdrop Chicken X-Ray Vision through February 28.

art exhibits MuseuMs Elverhøj Museum – Joseph Knowles: The Evolving Pespective, through Apr. 17. 1624 Elverhoy Wy., Solvang. 686-1211.

Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Murray Hidary: Photography, Photography through Feb. 28; John Herd: Photography and Computer Graphics, through Apr. 30.

21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322.

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B.– Tam Van Tran: Aikido Dream; Michael DeLucia: Appearance Preserving Simplification, through Feb. 21. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373.

Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216.

S.B. Historical Museum – Alexander F. Harmer, through Feb. 8; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601.

S.B. Maritime Museum – Tattoos & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor Sailor, through Aug. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404.

S.B. Museum of Art – Peter Halley: Geometry of the Absurd Absurd, through Feb. 21; Cayetano Ferrer: Interventions, through Mar. 13; Looking In, Looking Out: Latin American Photography Photography, through Mar. 20; 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 – Multiple permanent installations. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711.

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

Galleries Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966.

Architectural Foundation Gallery – Jen Zahigian: Street Scene Daydream, through Feb. 18. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307.

Art from Scrap Gallery–The Coming Out Party, through Mar. 5. 302 E. Cota St., 565-1332.

Party Artamo Gallery–Eleven, through Feb. 28.

11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400.

Arts Fund Gallery–South South County Sampler Sampler, Feb. 5-Mar. 26. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321.

Atkinson Gallery – Ed Inks Has Left the Building, through Mar. 25. 721 Cliff Dr., 965-0581.

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Beatrice Wood Ctr. for the Arts – Eryn Talevich: Culture/Couture, through Feb. 21.

8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, 646-3381.

Bella Rosa Galleries – Amber Paresa, through February. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707.

Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Organic Matters, throuhg Feb. 23. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115.

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

Carivintas Winery – Kathy Badrak: Just Going There, through Mar. 1. 476 First St., Solvang, 693-4331.

Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Imaginations, through Feb. 29. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789.

Casa Dolores – Barro Petatillo Pottery, through Apr. 2. 1023 Bath St, 963-1032.

Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Pedro De La Cruz: Life Is Art, Life Is Divine, Life Is Love, through Feb. 26. 1528 State St., 570-2446.

Gallery 113 – Tom Carey, through Feb. 27. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611.

Gallery Los Olivos – Art from the Heart Heart, through Feb. 29. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

Goleta Library – SCAPE: Farm to Wall Wall, through Feb. 27. 500 N. Fairview Rd., Goleta, 898-9424.

The Good Life – Sharon Foster: Coastal Beauty, through Mar. 31. 1672 Mission Dr., Beauty Solvang, 688-7111.

JadeNow Gallery – Ryan and Jeff Spangler, Donn Salt, Deborah Wilson, through Feb. 16. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558.

Leigh Block Gallery – Jim Hill, Feb. 10Apr. 29. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100, 563-8820.

Los Olivos Café – Patricia Stalter: Splendors of the Central Coast, through Mar. 3. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265.

Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing.

127 Anacapa St., 284-0358.

Marcia Burtt Studio – Dawn/Dusk, Dawn/Dusk through Mar. 20. 517 Laguna St., 962-5588.

MCASB Satellite – Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations, through Jan. 22, 2017. Hotel Indigo, 121 State St., 966-5373.

Meisel Gallery of Art – Friends & Family, through May 13. Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, 2415 De la Vina St., 687-7444.

MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery – CLICK, through Feb. 15. 132 Santa Barbara St., CLICK 963-1411.

Montecito Aesthetic Institute – RT Livingston & Francine Kirsch: Lifelines, through May 11. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 565-5700.

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

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

Palm Loft Gallery – Nature’s Music Music, through Feb. 28. 410 Palm Ave. Loft A-1, Carpinteria, 684-9700.

Porch Gallery Ojai – Claudia McNulty: Hubris, through Feb. 14. 310 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 620-7589.

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

Roy – Holly Mackay: Gumdrop Chicken X-Ray Vision, throughout February. 7 W. Carrillo St., 966-5636.

Royal Oaks Winery – Barbra Mousouris: East Meets West West, through Mar. 1. 1582 Mission Dr., Solvang.

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

S.B. Zoo – Emeritus Edward “Ted” McToldridge: TED: Artwork by Edward ‘Ted’ McToldridge, through May 5. 500 Niños Dr., 5962-5339.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776.

Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Nicole Strasburg: 50/50, through Feb. 28; Patricia Childlaw: Departures, through Apr. 3. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460.

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Edited by Michelle Drown

The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, through THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11. Descriptions followed by initials — DJP (D.J. Palladino) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

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lack List scripts aren’t written by Communists nowadays; they are famously unmade films that studios just can’t decide whether or not to shoot. Jane Got a Gun was one of the most infamous Black-Listers, languishing for three years winning and losing personnel along the way: Michael Fassbender and Jude Law were once poised to help Jane load up but quit.

Even after it was made, it took two more years for a studio to release it. You can probably guess why watching it, but let’s spell out the meh. In a world where Westerns need to be pretty weird to attract moviegoers, Jane is too plain.

The film stars Natalie Portman decked out PLAIN JAIN: Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton star in the mundane Western Jane Got a Gun. in a stylish Tombstone duster as a lonely New Mexico farm woman kneading dough in the cabin ’til her shot-up husband (Noah Emmerich) flops Emmerich are fine in the movie, but Ewan McGregor on the porch warning that the Bishop Boys are coming. is thrown to the prairie dogs. The film alludes to former That sends Portman out to hunt up Joel Edgerton, who’s Western glories by showing Jane in a shot stolen from not only her wounded ex-paramour but in real life also The Searchers, and it seeks to reference Shane with the worked on the script. Battle lines are drawn, too much farmhouse love triangle. But in the end it just seems backstory is supplied, and the bad men come blasting scared of its own blue shadows on the trail. Somewhere between this movie’s timidity and The Hateful Eight’s out of the coyote-haunted night.

You’ve seen far worse Westerns than this one, I pointless bravado, there is likely a good cowboy movie guarantee. But the promise inherent in the title is waiting to be made. I don’t think it’s waiting on the betrayed by Jane running off to fetch the old boyfriend. Black List, though.

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PREmiERES The Choice (111 mins.; PG-13: sexual content and some thematic issues)

This is another romance/drama translated from a Nicholas Sparks book. Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer star as small-town neighbors whose love is tested when tragic events intervene.

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Deadpool (108 mins.; R: strong violence and language throughout, sexual content, and graphic nudity) Ryan Reynolds stars as the Marvel Comics antihero Deadpool, a former Special Forces operative turned mercenary. Camino Real (Opens Thu., Feb. 11)

Hail, Caesar! (98 mins.; PG-13: mild language, violence, and sensuality)

The Coen brothers’ latest follows a Hollywood “fixer,” Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), who cleans up problems for big stars. But when one of those stars goes missing, Mannix is in over his head.

George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, and Channing Tatum also star.

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How to Be Single (110 mins.; R: sexual content and strong language throughout)

Rebel Wilson leads this rom-com cast of singles in New York trying to find love and fun.

Camino Real (Opens Thu., Feb. 11)

The Lady in the Van (104 mins.; PG-13: a brief unsettling image)

The incomparable Dame Maggie Smith stars as a woman living in her van who makes an unlikely connection with the man whose driveway she decides to park her car in.

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Michael Bay’s film is based largely on the Mitchell Zuckoff book; it never treads on any specific U.S. politician.

Those expecting to see dirt on Hillary Clinton will be disappointed. The fight seems more like another Alamo than the tragic fiasco that it was. (DJP)

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45 Years (95 mins.; R: language and brief sexuality)

On the eve of their 45th wedding anniversary, Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) Mercer’s marriage is forever changed when they receive news from Swiss authorities that a body has been found.

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Anomalisa (90 mins.; R: strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language) If there is any constant in Charlie Kaufman’s films, it’s his contrarian streak regarding moviemaking “rules.”

Anomalisa is a stop-action animated film based on a play Kaufman wrote for a dramatic-reading festival and is no exception to his Lord of Misrule Rule.

You may not walk away from this movie mind-blown by puppets, but you’ll have a hard time forgetting the heartbreaking residue of the protagonist’s march through the mundane. (DJP) Plaza de Oro

The Big Short (130 mins.; R: pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity) Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell reunite on-screen for this film based on Michael Lewis’s best-selling book about four people who predicted the implosion of the credit and housing bubble and bet against the big banks, thus profiting from the financial crisis. Paseo Nuevo

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The film begins visually in dowdy monochromatic tones with a surprisingly drab Saoirse Ronan as Ellis, an Irish girl with no prospects on the eve of her departure for America. As Ellis sets sail, however, the film’s colors brighten and deepen and the story accumulates glories of composition and strik-

ing period details. Brooklyn is indeed a strong woman’s film, but it’s also a glowing testament to America’s meaning.

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This historical drama tells of the true story of two oil tankers that are split in half by a severe nor’easter in 1952 and the rescue that followed. Casey Affleck, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana star. Camino Real (2D)/Paseo Nuevo (2D) Kung Fu Panda 3 (95 mins.; PG: martial arts action and some mild rude humor)

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Fairview (2D)/Fiesta 5 (2D) The Revenant (156 mins.; R: strong frontier combat and violence including gory images, a sexual assault, language, and brief nudity) The Revenant opens thrillingly with a quasi-military fur-trapping march suddenly invaded by Indians we barely see.

Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who made last year’s astonishing Birdman, remains infatuated with long shots, and we experience the attack as if one of the trappers. You could argue that The Revenant underscores the horrors of the American genocide. Yet it is more like an indictment of our romance with the making of the West, but that’s been done better so many times, from Little Big Man on, that this seems dull. (DJP) Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo

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Maybe it seems like a bad idea for a movie, but Room, made by the deft and adventurous director Lenny Abrahamson (Frank), is at times creepy, thrilling, tender, melodramatic, and in its final moments, suffused with unexpected beauty. The best part is Brie Larson’s performance. This movie about human resilience has its most perfect image here — a woman wishing the traumatic past away even though she’s smart enough to know she can’t. (DJP) Riviera

OSpotlight (128 mins.; R: some language including sexual references) The story begins in 2001 when new Globe editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) reads an alarming column in his own paper that alludes to a priest sexually abusing children with a church apparatus apparently covering for him.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The Bible’s Book of Exodus tells the story of the time Moses almost met God. “Show me your glory, please,” the prophet says to his deity, who’s hiding. “You cannot see my face,” God replies, “but I will show you my back parts.” That’s good enough for Moses. He agrees. I hope that you, too, will be satisfied with a tantalizingly partial epiphany, Aries. I’m pretty sure that if you ask nicely, you can get a glimpse of a splendor that’s as meaningful to you as God was to Moses. It may only be the “back parts,” but that should still stir you and enrich you.

(June 21-July 22): Many Cancerians harbor a chronic ache of melancholy about what they’re missing. The unavailable experience in question could be an adventure they wish they were having or an absent ally they long to be near or a goal they wish they had time to pursue. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you can harness the chronic ache. In fact, it’s your birthright as a Cancerian to do so. If you summon the willpower to pull yourself up out of the melancholy, you can turn its mild poison into a fuel that drives you to get at least some of what you’ve been missing. Now is a favorable time to do just that.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I like people who unbalance me,” says Irish writer Colum McCann. Normally I wouldn’t dream of encouraging you to make the same declaration, Libra. My instinct is to help you do everything necessary to maintain harmony. But now is one of those rare times when you can thrive on what happens when you become a bit tilted or uneven or irregular. That’s because the influences that unbalance you will be the same influences that tickle your fancy and charge your batteries and ring your bell and sizzle your bacon.

LEO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The African Association was a 19thcentury British group dedicated to exploring West Africa. Its members hoped to remedy Europeans’ ignorance about the area’s geography. In one of the Association’s most ambitious projects, it commissioned an adventurer named Henry Nicholls to discover the origin and to chart the course of the legendary Niger River. Nicholls and his crew set out by ship in their quest, traveling north up a river that emptied into the Gulf of Guinea. They didn’t realize, and never figured out, that they were already on the Niger River.

I’m wondering if there’s a comparable situation going on in your life, Scorpio. You may be looking for something that you have already found.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Food connoisseur Anthony Bourdain has a TV show that enables him to travel the globe indulging in his love of exotic cuisine. He takes his sensual delights seriously. In Charleston, South Carolina, he was ecstatic to experience the flavorful bliss of soft-shell crab with lemon pasta and shaved bottarga. “Frankly,” he told his dining companion, “I’d slit my best friend’s throat for this.” Bourdain was exaggerating for comic effect, but I’m concerned you may actually feel that strongly about the gratifications that are almost within your grasp. I have no problem with you getting super-intense in pursuit of your enjoyment. But please stop short of taking extreme measures. You know why.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The archaic English word “quaintrelle” refers to a woman who treats her life as a work of art. She is passionate about cultivating beauty and pleasure and wit in everything she is and does. But she’s not a narcissistic socialite. She’s not a snooty slave to elitist notions of style. Her aim is higher and sweeter: to be an impeccable, well-crafted fount of inspiration and blessings. I propose that we resuscitate and tinker with this term, and make it available to you.

In 2016, you Tauruses of all genders will be inclined to incorporate elements of the quaintrelle, and you will also be skilled at doing so. If you have not yet dived into this fun work, start now!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sufi teacher (and Gemini) Idries Shah offered this teaching: “They say that when Fortune knocks, you should open the door. But why should you make Fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?” Let’s make this your featured meditation, Gemini. If there is anywhere in your life where proverbial doors are shut — either in the world outside of you or the world inside of you — unlock them and open them wide. Make it easy for Fortune to reach you.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): How will the next chapter of your story unfold? I suspect there are two possible scenarios. In one version, the abundance of choices overwhelms you. You get bogged down in an exciting but debilitating muddle, and become frazzled, frenetic, and overwrought. In the other possible scenario, you navigate your way through the lavish freedom with finesse. Your intuition reveals exactly how to make good use of the fertile contradictions. You’re crafty, adaptable, and effective. So which way will you go?

How will the tale unfold? I think it’s completely up to you. Blind fate will have little to do with it. For best results, all you have to do is stay in close touch with the shining vision of what you really want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “To hell with my suffering,” wrote Arthur Rimbaud in his poem “May Banners.” I suggest you make that your mantra for now. Anytime you feel a sour thought impinging on your perceptions, say,“To hell with my suffering.” And then immediately follow it up with an expostulation from another Rimbaud poem, “It’s all too beautiful.” Be ruthless about this, Virgo. If you sense an imminent outbreak of pettiness, or if a critical voice in your head blurts out a curse, or if a pesky ghost nags you, simply say,“To hell with my suffering,” and then, “It’s all too beautiful.” In this way, you can take advantage of the fact that you now have more power over your emotional pain than usual.

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Richard P. Feynman was a brilliant physicist who won a Nobel Prize in 1965 for his pioneering work in quantum electrodynamics. He also played the bongo drums and was a competent artist.

But excessive pride was not a problem for him. “I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb,” he testified.

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” I suggest you adopt him as your role model for the next two weeks, Sagittarius. All of us need periodic reminders that we’ve got a lot to learn, and this is your time. Be extra vigilant in protecting yourself from your own misinformation and misdirection.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may sometimes be drawn to people or places or ideas long before they can give you their gifts. Although you sense their potential value, you might have to ripen before you’ll be ready to receive their full bounty. Here’s how author Elias Canetti expressed it: “There are books, that one has for 20 years without reading them, that one always keeps at hand, yet one carefully refrains from reading even a complete sentence. Then after 20 years, there comes a moment when suddenly, as though under a high compulsion, one cannot help taking in such a book from beginning to end, at one sitting: it is like a revelation.” I foresee a comparable transition happening for you, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The Leaning Tower of Pisa is eight stories high, including its belfry, and tilts sideways at a four-degree angle. When builders started construction back in 1173, they laid a weak foundation in unstable soil, and the building has never stood straight since then. And yet it is the most lucrative tourist attraction in the city of Pisa, and one of the top 10 in Italy.

Its flaw is the source of its fame and glory. What’s the equivalent in your world, Pisces? Now is a favorable time to take new or extra advantage of something you consider imperfect or blemished.

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Technical skills in office applications and database management systems.

Note: Fingerprinting required. $20.59­/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 2/9/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160031

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Services include utilizing a variety of professional physical therapy procedures, documentation of services and reporting of any changes in the patient’s condition not consistent with planned progress or treatment goals to the supervising physical therapist.

Reqs: Possess a current California Physical Therapy Assistant license.

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Solutions At Santa Barbara at 1135 N. Patterson Santa Barbara, CA 93111. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 02/10/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0000381. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Interface Environments Inc. 27075 Hidden Trail Road Laguna Hills, CA 92653; Newport Rehabilitation Agency Inc. (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales.

Published. Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Sage Construction Services at 1307 Salsipuedes St Santta Barbara, CA 93103. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 09/16/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2013‑0002876. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Bruce M Burke 1307 Salsipudes St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29 2015, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. Published.

Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Ke‑No Dental Studio at 5370 Hollister Ave #J Santa Barbara, CA 93111. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/16/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2015‑0003000. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: David VU 117 Blackburn Pl Ventura, CA 93004 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 15 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. Published. Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: The Barclay at 1812 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 5/27/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0001544. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Franjo Bucifal 4886 Payton Street Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Slavica Bucifal (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. Published. Jan 28.

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Audiologic Associates of Santa Barbara at 215 West Pueblo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Helix Hearing Care (California).

Inc 1101 Brickell Avenue Suite N401, FL 33131 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000048. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All Around Cleaning at 626 Fremont Place Santa Barbara, CA 93101; James R. Bernal (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000055. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hair By Ashley Rose at 3206 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ashley Rose Lipsett 215 W. Haley Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ashley Lipsett filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2015‑0003548. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sea Breeze Kennels at 681 E New Love Santa Maria, CA 93454; Greti U Croft 2333 Foothill Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000024. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hair By Elyse at 3206 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Elyse Blevins 4053 Foothill Rd Apt D Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0003563.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mother Mayhem’s Cattle Company at 226 Calle Serrento Goleta, CA 93117; Danielle Maria Holzer (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Danielle Holzer filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000046.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Little Kitchen at 17 W Ortega St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; CGMB Block Party LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000065.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sporting Cars Of Santa Barbara at 3518 Chuparosa Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Stephen Hughes (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003551.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Central Coast Mobile Health at 682 Walnut Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Lynneth Whitaker (same address) William Whitaker (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Bill Whitaker filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000064.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Clacton & Frinton at 2255 Las Canoas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Hilary Anderson (same address) Michael Anderson (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Hilary Anderson filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000063.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Rebecca Clark, HHP at 510 State Street Suite 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Rebecca Clark 2846 Ben Lomond Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000079. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Small And Tall at 1591 E Chestnut Unit A Lompoc, CA 93436; On Your Left Inc 2161 Echo Park Ave Los Angeles, CA 90026 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Joanne Duray filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000076. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Westwood Hills Avocado Alliance at 2451 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Elizabeth Bray 2459 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Philip Condon 2443 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Ilene Macedo (same address) Ben Valencia 2427 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Joseph Webster 2435 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jimmy Bray 2459 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, 93109; Leah M Little 2451 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Steve Macedo 2455 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Christine Valencia 2427 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jeanette Condon 2443 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Steven Little 2451 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Michael Silva 2447 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Elaine Webster 2435 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Unincoprorated Association Signed: Stephen M Little filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003495. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Password RBL at 5710 Hollister Ave. #133 Goleta, CA 93117; Adam J. Smith 451 Cannon Green Dr. Apt B Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000075. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ke‑No Dental Studio at 5370 Hollister Ave. #J Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Hung Nam VU 117 Blackburn Pl Ventura, CA 93004 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 15, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000134.

Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Home Theather Innovations & Designs at 3784 San Remo Dr Apt 106 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Brian Leavitt (same Address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Brian Leavitt filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000107. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DRD4 Fin Company at 3710 Essex Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; DRD4 Surfwerks, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003532. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cosmeceutical Technologies, Prime Life Nutriceuticals at 218 Helena Avenue #C Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The Sisquoc Healthcare Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000117.

Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Katie’s Fund at 4501 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000025. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Photography By Amanda Mills at 3895 Les Maisons Dr Santa Maria, CA 93455; Amanda Mills (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003543. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Welcome Coffee Cart at 115 W Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93109; June Haupts 1415 Kenwood Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000121. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tiffany Diane Design at 2100 Red Rose Way #K Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Tiffany Hoagland (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000052.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Smores Bar at 1423 Park Pl #7 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Nicole Davis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2016. 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. Melinda Greene. FBN Number: 2016‑0000084. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Audio Systems at 1024 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Paul Polizzi 869 Via Campobello Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Cynthia J Mollica Scalisi 298 San Napoli Drive Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000047. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Ponds at 1215 De La Vina Street #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101;­ Michael Jay Cavalletto 5700 Via Real #142 Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael J. Cavalletto filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000113. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: M.D. Aesthetic Consulting at 5353 8th St. Carpinteria, CA 93013; Jaclyn Steinmann (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000106. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Freedom Warming Centers at 1535 Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Unitarian Society Of Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2016.

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: 2016‑0000097.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Concierge Companions at 2421 Castillo St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Margaret Daley (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Margaret Daley filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000108. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Emeriti Philharmonic at 652 San Marcos Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Daniel A Kepl (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000201.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nimita’s Cuisine at 3765 Torino Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nimita’s Cuisine LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Nimita Dhirajlal filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2015‑0003526.

Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Optimus EMR at 430 S. Fairview Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Yardi Systems, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Gordon Morrell, Secretary filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0003578.

Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cal Coast Window Tinting at 523 Garden St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kenton Eyman 967 N. San Marcos Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93116 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kenton Eyman filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000110.

Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Dancing Chef at 336 East Victoria Street #A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Irina Skoeries (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Irina Skoeries filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. 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. Mellissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000045. Published: Jan 28.

Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Built To Behave, Built To Behave Dog Training at 820 Poinsettia Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sara Munro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000003. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Legacy Investment Works at 102 Hixon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Legacy Investment Works, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Carl Palmer, Managing Member filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003522. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sbprinter, Sbprinting, Sbprinter.com, Sbprinters at 5799 Hollister Ave #B Goleta, CA 93117; Aaron Swaney 118 Salisbury Ave Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Aaron Swaney filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000030. Published: Jan 21, 28. Feb 4, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EG Weddings at 7016 Danforthe Dr #304 Goleta, CA 93117; Emily Betz (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000217.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dan Weber Architecture at 740 State St Third Floor Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Dan Weber 212 Mohawk Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sarah Bourke, Agent filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000051. Published: Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 4 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Synergy Fitness Santa Barbara at 363 San Domingo Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; William Keiran (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: William D. Keiran filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000141. Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Massage Amaze at 403‑A Northgate Goleta, CA 93117; Walter S Witkowski (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000204. Published: Jan 28.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Angels Nail & Spa at 1825 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kim Thi Le 9630 Cardinal Ave Westminster, CA 92683. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000191. Published: Jan 28.

Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Adriprints Press at 1627 Villa Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Adriana E Bergstrom (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Adriana Bergstrom filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000250. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Peak Cost Containment at 1129 State St Suite 30A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Accountix, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000187. Published: Jan 28.

Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Environmental Problem Solving Enterprises at 350 Chapala St #207 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gary M Petersen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gary Petersen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000223. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Edition Reese, Turkey Press at 6746 Sueno Rd Isla Vista, CA 93117; Sandra Liddell Reese (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000179.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rancho Productions at 1742 Olive Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Rancho Del Mar Productions (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Cali Peck, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000155.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Graphix706, Santa Barbara Sticker Company, Stickers4pets.com at 3463 State Street #224 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jennifer Miller 706 East Victoria St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; William Muneio (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Jennifer Miller filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000090. Published: Jan 28.

Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SBSC at 401 Shoreline Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; The Santa Barbara Swim Club (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000180.

Published: Jan 28. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rewind Photography at 481 Pacific Oaks Rd Goleta, 93117; Matthew Roberts (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000246. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Bailey Co at 876 Paseo Ferrelo Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Lon G Bailey (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lon G. Bailey filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.­ Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000255. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Grey Solutions at 1386 Casitas Pass Road Carpinteria, CA 93013; Michael Isaac (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Isaac filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000269.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Instantaneous Intelligence at 2005 Sycamore Cyn Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Carol J Mudgett (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Carol Mudgett filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000190.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Diamond Medz at 599 Via El Cuadro Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Medz Diamond (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Evan Aquilera filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000288. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B.O.G.O. Box, Bogo Box at 2411 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Richard Thomas Lee (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000256. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Taylored Wood at 411 North Quarantina St Ste B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Alec Schumacher 312 Ravenscroft Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Blaine Taylor 241 E Mtn Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Blaine Taylor filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2016.

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: 2016‑0000116.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Moringa Farm 301 La Casa Grande Circle Goleta, CA 93117 ;Frederic Dixon (same address) Virginia Dixon (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000156.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Informa at 316 Stevens Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Donald J Cobb (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000241. Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bennett Farms at 103 San Federico Santa Barbara, CA 93111; David Bennett (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000153.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Catering By Rene at 1917 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Rene Herrera 5925 Birch St St Apt 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Rene Herrera filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 26, 2016.

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: 2016‑0000235.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Thomas Construction at 3352 Numancia St Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Seth Alden Thomas (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2016.

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: 2016‑0000268.

Published: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 2016.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF RENEE ANN PAPADOPOULOS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV04138 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: RENEE ANN PAPADOPOULOS TO: RENEE ANN MARVIN 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 March 16, 2016 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 Jan 11, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jan 14, 21, 28. Feb 04 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF GRANT OWEN HOLDERNESS and AMBER HOLDERNESS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV04555 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: GRANT OWEN HOLDERNESS TO: GRANT RICHARD HOLDERNESS 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 March 02, 2016 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 Jan 06, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jan 28. Feb 04, 11, 18 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MARTHA VELEZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00093 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: JUAN CARLOS RUIZ TO: JUAN CARLOS RUIZ 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 March 09, 2016 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 Jan 12, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Feb 04, 11, 18, 25 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HANS MCCAIN AYLER ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00251 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: HANS MCCAIN AYLER TO: HANS REINER LUND 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 March 30, 2016 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 Jan 22, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Feb 04, 11, 18, 25 2016.

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e m a i l s a l e s @ i n d e p e n d e n t. c o m advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of Notice to CREDITORS OF BULK the trusts created by said Deed of SALE (Notice pursuant to UCC Sec. Trust, to‑wit: $1,031,627.51 (Estimated) 6105) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as of 01/12/2016. Accrued interest and a bulk sale is about to be made. The additional advances, if any, will increase name(s) and business address of the this figure prior to sale. It is possible that seller are: Giati Designs, Inc.. 1125 at the time of sale the opening bid may Mark Avenue Carpenteria, CA 93013 be less than the total indebtedness due.

Doing business as: Giati Designs. All NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you other business name(s) and address(es) are considering bidding on this property used by the seller(s) within the past lien, you should understand that there three years, as stated by the seller(s), are risks involved in bidding at a trustee are: (if none, so state): 6398 Cindy Lane auction. You will be bidding on a lien, Carpinteria, CA 93013: The location in not on the property itself. Placing the California of the chief executive office highest bid at a trustee auction does of the seller is: 1125 Mark Avenue not automatically entitle you to free Carpinteria, CA 93013: The name(s) and clear ownership of the property. and business address of the buyer(s) You should also be aware that the lien are: Giati, LLC 1125 Mark Avenue, being auctioned off may be a junior Carpinteria, CA 93013: The assests being lien. If you are the highest bidder at the sold are generally described as: Outdoor auction, you are or may be responsible furniture, umbrellas, pavillions and for paying off all liens senior to the lien textiles and are located at: 1125 Mark being auctioned off, before you can Avenue Carpinteria, CA 93013: The bulk receive clear title to the property. You are sale is intended to be consummated at encouraged to investigate the existence, the office of: Giati Designs, Inc 1125 priority, and size of outstanding liens Mark Avenue Carpinteria, CA 93013 that may exist on this property by and the anticipated sale date is January contacting the county recorder’s office 26, 2016. The bulk sale IS subject to or a title insurance company, either of California Uniform Commercial Code which may charge you a fee for this Section 6106.2. The name and address information. If you consult either of of the person with whom claims may these resources, you should be aware be filed is: Mark Singer Giati Designs, that the same lender may hold more Inc. 1125 Mark Avenue Carpinteria, CA than one mortgage or deed of trust on 93013 and the last day for filing claims the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY by any creditor shall be January 25, 2016 OWNER: The sale date shown on this which is the business day before the notice of sale may be postponed one anticipated sale date specified above. or more times by the mortgagee, Dated: December 29, 2016. Signed: beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant Giati, LLC, Kevin A. Corbett, attorney to Section 2924g of the California Civil in fact Buyer (s). Published: Jan 7, 14, Code. The law requires that information 21 2016. about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, Public Notices as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether DID YOU KNOW Information is your sale date has been postponed, power and content is King? Do you and, if applicable, the rescheduled time need timely access to public notices and date for the sale of this property, and remain relevant in today’s hostile you may call, 916‑939‑0772 for business climate? Gain the edge information regarding the trustee’s sale with California Newspaper Publishers or visit this Internet Web site, www.

Association new innovative website nationwideposting.com, for information capublicnotice.com and check out the regarding the sale of this property, using FREE One‑Month Trial Smart Search the file number assigned to this case, Feature. For more information call T.S.# 9551‑3421. Information about Cecelia @ (916) 288‑6011 or www.­ postponements that are very short in capublicnotice.com (Cal‑SCAN) duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately Trustee Notice be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best T.S. No.: 9551‑3421 TSG Order way to verify postponement information No.: 150255741‑CA‑VOI A.P.N.: is to attend the scheduled sale. If the 027‑181‑002‑00 NOTICE OF Trustee is unable to convey title for any TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT reason, the successful bidder’s sole and UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED exclusive remedy shall be the return 07/31/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE of monies paid to the Trustee and the ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, successful bidder shall have no further IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING Beach, CA 90802 800‑766‑7751 For AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD Trustee Sale Information Log On To: CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default www.­ nationwideposting.com or Call: Services, LLC, as the duly appointed 916‑939‑0772. NBS Default Services, Trustee, under and pursuant to the LLC, Kim Coker, Foreclosure Associate power of sale contained in that certain This communication is an attempt to Deed of Trust Recorded 08/03/2006 collect a debt and any information as Document No.: 2006‑0061105, of obtained will be used for that purpose.

Official Records in the office of the However, if you have received a Recorder of Santa Barbara County, discharge of the debt referenced herein California, executed by: CHARLES B in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an BUTLER AND SYLVIA BUTLER, HUSBAND attempt to impose personal liability upon AND WIFE, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT you for payment of that debt. In the PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST event you have received a bankruptcy BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at discharge, any action to enforce the time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check debt will be taken against the property drawn by a state or national bank, a only. NPP0269825 To: SANTA BARBARA check drawn by a state or federal credit INDEPENDENT 01/21/2016, 01/28/2016, union, or a check drawn by a state 02/04/2016 or federal savings and loan association, TSG Order savings association, or savings bank T.S. No.: 9551‑3421 A.P.N.: specified in section 5102 of the Financial No.: 150255741‑CA‑VOI NOTICE OF Code and authorized to do business 027‑181‑002‑00 in this state).

All right, title and TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT interest conveyed to and now held by it UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED UNLESS YOU TAKE under said Deed of Trust in the property 07/31/2006. situated in said County and state, and ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, as more fully described in the above IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF & Time: 02/11/2016 at 01:00 PM Sale THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING Location: At the main entrance to the AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The street Services, LLC, as the duly appointed address and other common designation, Trustee, under and pursuant to the if any, of the real property described power of sale contained in that certain above is purported to be: 17 W VALERIO Deed of Trust Recorded 08/03/2006 ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101‑2523 as Document No.: 2006‑0061105, of The undersigned Trustee disclaims any Official Records in the office of the liability for any incorrectness of the street Recorder of Santa Barbara County, address and other common designation, California, executed by: CHARLES B if any, shown herein. Said sale will BUTLER AND SYLVIA BUTLER, HUSBAND WILL SELL be made in an “AS IS” condition, but AND WIFE, as Trustor, without covenant or warranty, expressed AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST or implied, regarding title, possession, BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at or encumbrances, to pay the remaining time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check principal sum of the note(s) secured drawn by a state or national bank, a by said Deed of Trust, with interest check drawn by a state or federal credit thereon, as provided in said note(s), union, or a check drawn by a state

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or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 02/11/2016 at 01:00 PM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17 W VALERIO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101‑2523 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to‑wit: $1,031,627.51 (Estimated) as of 01/12/2016. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916‑939‑0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www. nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9551‑3421. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800‑766‑7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.­ nationwideposting.com or Call: 916‑939‑0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Kim Coker, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0269825 To: SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 01/21/2016, 01/28/2016, 02/04/2016

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1464 Bonnymede Dr | $4,750,000 4 bedS 4 batHS Gayle Lofthus 805.689.9011

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1398 Oak Creek Cyn Rd | $13,650,000 1398oakcreekcanyonroad.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1379 Oak Creek Canyon Rd | $12,995,000 6 bedS 10 batHS Gregg Leach 805.565.8873

2220 Bella Vista Dr | $7,985,000 4 bedS 6 batHS Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

424 Meadowbrook Dr | $7,950,000 7 bedS 9 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

630 Stonehouse Ln | $6,650,000 5 bedS 7 batHS Riskin/Applegate 805.565.8600

511 Las Fuentes Dr | $5,950,000 3 bedS 4.5 batHS Elberta Pate 805.895.0835

36 Hammond Dr | $5,250,000 4 bedS 4 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

4395 Via Esperanza | $5,250,000 5 bedS 5 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

905 E Alamar Ave | $4,300,000 5 bedS 3 batHS Ted Campbell 805.886.1175

2885 Hidden Valley Ln | $3,095,000 4 bedS 2 batHS Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

7797 Goldfield Ct | $2,695,000 4 bedS 5 batHS Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

43 Humphrey Rd | $2,499,000 2 bedS 2 batHS Jackie Walters 805.570.0558

853 Jimeno Rd | $2,495,000 3 bedS 4 batHS Tim Walsh 805.259.8808

1037 Estrella Dr | $2,375,000 4 bedS 3 batHS Carla Reeves 805.689.7343

1901 Gibraltar Rd | $2,350,000 3 bedS 2 batHS suding//murphy 805.455.5736

1712 Anacapa St | $2,295,000 3 bedS 3 batHS Dorè/O’Neil 805.947.0608

1252 Santa Teresita Dr | $2,250,000 4 bedS 3 batHS Mary Lu Edick 805.565.8871

4569 Via Clarice | $2,150,000 3 bedS 4 batHS Gregg Leach 805.565.8873

19 Seaview Dr | $2,145,000 2 bedS 2 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1746 Prospect Ave | $1,995,000 2 bedS 3.5 batHS Julie/Jeff 805.683.7392

556 Periwinkle Ln | $1,975,000 3 bedS 2 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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3 Las Alturas Rd | $1,599,000 4 beds 2.5 baths John Bahura 805.680.5175

150 Eucalyptus Hill Cir | $1,550,000 3 beds 3 baths Mary Lu Edick 805.565.8871

227 N Sierra Vista Rd | $1,495,000 4 beds 2 baths John A Sener 805.331.7402

52 Olive Mill Rd | $1,495,000 3 beds 2.5 baths Donald/Cecilia 805.895.3833

421 Seaview Rd | $1,450,000 2 beds 2 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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645 Costa Del Mar C | $949,000 2 beds 3 baths Billy Mandarino 805.570.4827

105 W De La Guerra St R | $1,415,000 2 beds 3 baths Shandra/Ted 805.886.1176

2109 Chapala St | $1,395,000 3 beds 2.5 baths Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

3971 Foothill Rd | $1,295,000 4 beds 3 baths Cara Gamberdella 805.680.3826

241 Palisades Dr | $1,295,000 4 beds 3 baths Darcie/Thomas 805.637.7772

841 Via Granada | $1,175,000 3 beds 3.5 baths Sharon Wilson 805.683.7390

2526 Shelby Ave | $999,000 3 beds 2 baths Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

831 Windsor Way | $997,000 3 beds 2 baths John A Sener 805.331.7402

4004 Via Lucero 6 | $965,000 3 beds 2.5 baths Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

298 Calle Esperanza | $895,000 2 beds 3 baths Tiffany Haller 805.698.6694

1940 N Jameson Ln B | $825,000 3 beds 2 baths Lynn Golden 805.570.5888

1116 N Milpas St | $775,000 4 beds 3 baths Julie/Jeff 805.683.7392

62 Touran Ln | $755,900 3 beds 2.5 baths Regina Magid 805.451.1994

49 La Cumbre Cir | $699,000 2 beds 2 baths Gail Shannon 805.683.7338

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560 Mcmurray Rd | $1,850,000 Zoned General coMMercial (cr) Patti Cotter 805.680.0769

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3699 Sagunto St | $795,000 PriMe corner lot Jenae Johnson 805.452.9812

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My Road | $399,000 three Parcels Wayne Natale 805.680.7227

3185 Hwy 246 Parcel B | $399,000 1 +/- acre Judy Crawford 805.588.1425

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Welcome to the ‘’Shire’’, a magical 20+/- acre property perched on top of Refugio Mountain with endless views of the entire Gaviota coast. Turn off the paved road, pass through the gates and wind your way through meadows and pond, under the watchful eye of the wind generator and discover a cherished piece of history, genuinely one of a kind.

Built in 2006, and full of upgrades, this 2000+/- sq.ft. condo has high ceilings, wood floors and 3 spacious bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2 patios — one courtyard on the main level and another off the master bedroom. The living room has a floor-to-ceiling window looking out on to a private patio as well as a gas fireplace. Via Lucero is an amazing complex built with quality craftsmanship, and this is the premier unit.

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Make Myself at hoMe

by Sarah Sinclair

556 Periwinkle Lane is currently for sale in Montecito, listed by the Grubb Campbell Group of Village Properties Realtors. Reach the Grubb Campbell Group at 895-6226 or grubbcampbell@villagesite.com.

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Address: 556 Periwinkle Lane Status: On the market Price: 1,975,000

Viking appliances for an efficient blend of old and new. Beyond the kitchen is the dining room with French doors leading out to a cozy outdoor patio with a beautiful stone fireplace. Another bedroom or office and the huge master bedroom suite complete the downstairs.

Up the staircase from the living room is my favorite part of the house: a loft bedroom suite with a high vaulted beamedwood ceiling, exposed brick wall, and original oak floor. Two steps up through an arched doorway lead to a landing and a beautiful full bathroom with leaded glass windows. It feels like an enchanted tree house fit for a princess.

As enchanting as the house itself is the yard. A meandering brick path leads through lush tropical plantings, mature oak trees lend shade and character, and multiple patios provide places to relax and drink it all in. For the Moody Sisters to have envisioned, engineered, and executed this charming cottage and its counterparts, they were undisputedly ahead of their time. But its beauty is timeless and has fortunately been preserved in its original splendor so that this historic treasure can be enjoyed by new owners for years to come.

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ixies placed in the highest corner of the ceiling and packets of pins and needles buried under the hearth were but two of the signature touches that Mildred and Harriett Moody were said to have included when building their whimsical storybook cottages in Santa Barbara and Montecito. According to their great-niece, Marcia Gamble-Hadley, both of these talismans were intended to protect each home and ward off evil.

These lucky charms certainly seem to be doing their job. As I drove down Periwinkle Lane in Montecito last week, raindrops gave way to sunshine that poured through the clouds and dappled the houses along both sides of the road. These darling homes are some of the infamous Moody Sisters cottages, built in the 1930s and ’40s by the renowned sisters who left a legacy of architectural, cultural, and historical significance. This legacy lives large in 556 Periwinkle Lane. Even before I walked through the front door, I was taken by the scale of the cottage. It’s tiny but tall, with a steeply pitched, shingled roof curving down to meet guests. The exterior boasts windows of varying sizes and shapes, daring a first-time visitor to guess what lies within.

Stepping into the living room, my attention was torn between the high, vaulted ceiling, the commanding brick fireplace, and the unique gingerbread staircase with tiny custom cabinets and built-in shelves underneath it. Every room offers more charming details and dĂŠcor. The kitchen is bright and inviting with recessed lighting, built-in corner cabinets, and an original pine ceiling. It has been upgraded with

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When realtors Give Back “S

by Jeff MIller

gave $5,000, and Berkshire Hathaway and Sotheby’s, both of which chipped in over $7,500. Those levels were more than double their gifts in previous years. Why? “Tom Reed [Unity’s executive director] and I went around to their offices and made PowerPoint presentations, talking about Unity and what it does,” said Unity Committee chair Alyson Spann. “The agents really understood and gave more because of it. The need is great, and they were very generous.”

The Association of Realtors also runs an annual golf tournament, which this year

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gio Oil Spill in May. “We were one of the first [teams] on the scene,” Venturelli said.

“We cleared more than 300 pounds of oil, so it was a huge success.”

Though Give Back’s focus will tend to be on Santa Barbara first, other serious needs will get consideration. That was the case with the Nepal earthquake in April.“It was too huge to let go,”Venturelli said. Give Back S.B. hosted two fundraisers, attended by some 500 supporters, with Himalayan music, art, and prayer flags, raising over $10,000. “It was a beautiful celebration,” said Venturelli, who works in collaboration with his father, longtime Santa Barbara realtor Bruce Venturelli.

“What Bruce and Gabe are doing sounds incredibly good,” said Bob Hart of the Association of Realtors.

Gabe likes to quote Winston Churchill on the subject of helping others:“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Applying that to business, he said, “We’re committed to redesigning real estate, from transactions to interactions.”

The recent donation of 10 percent of proceeds from a home sale to the Humane Society was a good example. “It was an amazing feeling—real estate with a purpose. There’s nothing better than giving back.” n

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raised $38,000 for Katie’s FUNd, which supports teens with developmental disabilities. And there are dozens more, from the millions raised by Village Properties for the Teacher’s Fund to the free Santa photos provided by Berkshire Hathaway.

Some of these campaigns have been underway a long time. The Association of Realtors’ support of Unity Shoppe is a venerable example, dating all the way back to 1917. But that doesn’t mean new ones aren’t welcome. For instance, Venturelli Group has begun Give Back Santa Barbara, a three-pronged program aimed at doing just that.

“Santa Barbara has given us so much,” said Gabe Venturelli, creator of the movement. “We want to give back. We’ve seen people go through hardships. We’re here for them.”

The heart of Give Back S.B. is the company’s donation of 10 percent of every transaction to the charity of their clients’ choice. Give Back, which was launched early this year, has already given $21,500 to groups including the Santa Barbara Humane Society, Clear Waterways, and Hospice of Santa Barbara.

Prong two involves donation drives for the community to aid the causes. Prong three is volunteering, such as Give Back’s efforts to help clean beaches after the Refu-

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o many of our members do charitable efforts; we can’t keep track of them all.”

So said Bob Hart, executive officer of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors a few days before Christmas. That was a few days after the association’s 22nd annual holiday fundraiser for Unity Shoppe, which provides food, clothing, job training, senior services, and a Santa’s Toy Shoppe, among its many offerings.

The event boosted Unity over its annual goal of $50,000. Stepping up big to help hit that number was Village Properties, which

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660 Hot Springs Rd. – Montecito, CA Last on the market in 1971. Four acre garden estate in the heart of Montecito’s Golden Quadrangle. This estate is a view into the era of refined living. Formal Entrance Hall opens to a oversize Living room which flows to a 80 Ft covered veranda overlooking the pool gardens and to the ocean. Dual master bedrooms each with a sitting room, 3rd bedroom suite. Dual Kitchens and staff wing of 5 rooms and a bath. Chauffeurs quarters of 2 rooms and a bath. Gardeners cottage of 4 rooms, kit and bath. Green house. Garaging for 11 cars in four different structures. Gate house of over 2000 sq ft offers 3 bedroom, den and 2 baths. The magnificent gardens are evident everywhere as are the ocean and mountain views. Meandering paths take you past the waterfall and the manicured topiary gardens. This type of garden takes generations of dedication, thought and care to create.

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became the first establishment away from the ranch to offer the dressing on its menu. By 1957, Kelley’s Korner, a store at Hollister Avenue (now State Street) and La Cumbre Road, was selling small packages of the dried herbs and spices and could not keep them on the shelves. In one two-day period, the store sold over 140 packages.

Obviously Henson was onto something. He began a mail-order business at the ranch with packages selling for 75 cents apiece. It was not long until the operation had taken up every room in the family home. By the mid-1960s, the guest ranch, which had never done all that well financially, had been completely taken over by the mail-order business. By the late 1960s, the Hensons were filling orders from all 50 states and more than 30 countries.

By the early 1970s, Hidden Valley Ranch dressing had grown much too big for its home. Processing had to move offsite, and the ranch became the corporate headquarters. For a time, the dressing mix was blended at Griffith Laboratories in San Jose and then shipped down to Los Angeles to be packaged in a 65,000-square-foot facility at the rate of 35,000 packets every eight hours. Operations were later set up in Colorado and in Nevada.

In 1972, Henson sold the business to the Clorox Company and settled down once again to a life of leisure and travel.

Ranch dressing remains incredibly popular. An online search yields more than two million results. And to think it all started in the mountains above our fair city.

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he South Coast over the years has been the cradle of a number of inventions and products.

Perhaps no product with South Coast origins, however, is as well-known as ranch dressing, served in restaurants worldwide, its tang used to liven up foods from fried zucchini to corn chips. It was the brainchild of one Steve Henson.

Henson was born in tiny Thayer, Nebraska, in 1918. At 16, under the impact of the Depression, he rode the rails to California. Here he worked at various occupations until, in 1949, he and his wife, Gayle, moved to Alaska. There he enjoyed success as a plumbing contractor in and around Anchorage, and at age 35, he was able to retire. The couple settled in Santa Barbara, but after a year and a half, Henson found himself restlessly searching for something to do. He had always been attracted to ranching, so in 1956, he purchased the Sweetwater Ranch up on San Marcos Pass. He soon renamed the spread Hidden Valley Ranch.

The idea was to operate Hidden Valley as a guest ranch, offering fishing, riding, hiking, and other outdoor activities. The ranch also offered hearty home-cooked meals. Guests were particularly taken by the unique dressing that graced the salads. Henson had come up with the recipe while trying to keep his hungry work crews happy in Alaska. The dressing was made with buttermilk and mayonnaise and was enlivened with herbs and spices, such as garlic, onion, pepper, and parsley.

Word began to spread about this wonderful product. Henson mixed up a batch for his friend, Audrey Ovington, owner of Cold Spring Tavern, and the tavern

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Santa barbara county SaleS area

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buyer

price

date

addreSS

buellton/solvang

ReMMenga alvIn J tRustee

tRInItY PaRtneRs

$1,495,000

1/22/16

2035 DeRManaK DR

CollIson JaCK l tRustee

oRtale tHoMas W tRust

$335,000

1/21/16

1493 aaRHus DR 4

DeutsCHe banK nat tRust Co

HoWes MoRgan eu

$510,000

1/20/16

6063 JaCaRanDa WaY e

ContReRas MaRY l

MonRoe KRIstIn l

$420,000

1/22/16

1261 FRanCIsCan Ct 3

savoIe RollanD J tRust

ZenI KaRl eu

$1,525,000

1/22/16

434 venaDo DR

MoRRIsseY MaRY M

Rovell CHRIstoPHeR eu

$616,000

1/22/16

68 CaRDInal ave

HolCoMb CHRIstoPHeR P eu

DelgaDIllo FelICIano eu

$771,000

1/21/16

290 bRanDon DR

Isla vIsta

6740 sabaDo taRDe llC

sCHIPPeR aRIan eu

$1,175,000

1/22/16

6740 sabaDo taRDe RD

loMPoC

RobInson HeatHeR J

ClaRK bRIan W eu

$295,000

1/22/16

400 n PoPPY st

gaRCIa JaMes P tRust

avIla eMIllIo R

$176,000

1/22/16

427 n J st

allen DavID J ea

RuIZ aRtuRo a

$380,000

1/20/16

1336 glen ellen ln

West PoInte HoMes InC

CenIZal MICHaeel g b eu

$284,000

1/22/16

1413 CRoWn CIR

CaRPInteRIa goleta

los olIvos santa baRbaRa

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MonteCIto

santa MaRIa

unInCoRPoRateD

CalIse WIlllIaM J JR eu

Roos eMIlY K tRust

$6,000,000

1/21/16

773 PaRK ln

tHoMas C antHonY tRust

bluM steven a

$5,250,000

1/20/16

1753 glen oaKs DR

sHeRWIn staCeY a ea

ZWebeR tHoMas J eu

$2,410,000

1/21/16

1211 east valleY RD

Roos eMIlY K tRust

aDelson sCott J eu

$5,225,000

1/21/16

1508 MIRaMaR bCH DR

MeRRIll PatRICIa g tRustee

naFZIgeR alan eu

$1,200,000

1/22/16

330 sIeRRa vIsta RD

MIles nona e tRustee

seeFelD KeRMIt a JR tRust

$1,388,000

1/20/16

498 toRo CanYon RD

DRaMMeR MattHeW a

WRenCH JoHn D tRustee

$1,340,000

1/22/16

2845 san MaRCos ave

MuRPHY MIa

MCgRatH sean H tRustee

$1,475,000

1/21/16

3006 RoblaR ave

gaRoutte stanleY K ea

MaRtIn PatRICIa tRust

$522,500

1/20/16

230 PoR la MaR CIR

DIvIta eDWaRD l eu

MaCK sean b eu

$1,925,000

1/20/16

712 aRbolaDo RD

naFZIgeR alan ea

HaYDen DavIs C tRustee

$990,000

1/22/16

1026 CHeltenHaM RD

tReMel MaRY F eu

tobIs sCott b eu

$1,050,000

1/21/16

2825 FootHIll RD

JIMeneZ FeRnanDo

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$585,000

1/20/16

638 sutton ave

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PHIllIPs KYle t eu

$705,000

1/22/16

1609 MountaIn ave

CuMMIng RobeRt M

RoCKetDog tRust

$1,336,000

1/22/16

440 stanleY DR

s & s CoMMunItY InvestMents

MaXWell JoHn D eu

$1,200,000

1/22/16

520 vIsta valleJo

aRIan JoHn s tRustee

MCDonalD tRevoR eu

$660,000

1/22/16

3895 sunset RD

nelson JoHn R eu

goYal vIsHal K tRustee

$1,575,000

1/21/16

4261 RanCHo asoleaDo DR

FRICK aaRon M eu

MaRtIneZ aRtuRo J eu

$345,000

1/20/16

5462 oRCutt RD

WIllIaMs lYnDa R tRustee

teRRes DanIel

$54,000

1/19/16

3632 laKevIeW Ct

2540 sKYWaY DRIve llC

MCKIbben bettY J tRustee

$350,000

1/21/16

2540 sKYWaY DR a

Fugate buRt tRustee

bRoWn steven M tRustee

$562,000

1/22/16

2743 loRenCIta DR

HuDson Paul tRust

MaDRIl valeRIe eu

$250,000

1/22/16

1913 saMantHa DR

novoa Manuel

novoa MoIses eu

$170,000

1/20/16

2211 PullMan ave

HeRnanDeZ IRIneo J

RaMos esteban v eu

$345,000

1/21/16

2252 Mogul ave

MCKInnnon steven b eu

PeteRsen IsMael eu

$392,000

1/21/16

1632 s PaRaIso DR

eMaRD RICHaRD t tRustee

IglesIa De JesuCRIsto De las

$850,000

1/21/16

280 n blosseR RD

KellY FaMIlY tRust

HoneYCutt aleXanDeR b eu

$410,000

1/22/16

148 galaXY WaY

stone natHan P eu

HaRRIson Megan

$523,000

1/22/16

96 sIX Flags CIR

tHoMPson DavID W eu

MCCaRtHY DeveloPMent & ConstRu

$773,000

1/22/16

15 Den st

stRong tHeResa

salCIDo RobeRt a ea

$223,500

1/21/16

804 seasIDe DR

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HeRnanDeZ IsMael e eu

$260,000

1/21/16

1441 buCKsKIn DR

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lauRIDsen JoHannes eu

$380,000

1/22/16

1682 euCalYPtus DR b

vaRneR HoWaRD e eu

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$1,250,000

1/20/16

222 valHalla DR

HelWeH CoRInne

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$605,000

1/20/16

3310 nuManCIa st

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am sometimes asked, “Do I need to clean my solar panels?” The answer is not straightforward. Photovoltaic solar panels produce electric power from the photons of sunlight that strike the panel surface. The cleaner the surface, usually a protective glass layer, the higher the power output. The crystalline cell technology in the panels degrades about one percent per year.

A 2010 study done at the University of California, San Diego, concluded that cleaning solar panels is often not worth the cost. It evaluated 186 residential systems located between San Francisco and San Diego. The study only covered the dry months of the year. It found that panels that hadn’t been cleaned or

by Dennis Allen rained on for 145 days during the dry season lost 7.4 percent of their efficiency.

For the typical residential solar system of five kilowatts, washing the panels half halfway through the summer would translate into a mere $20 gain in electrical production until the end of the summer drought, a few months later. One wouldn’t recoup the money spent, especially if a professional were hired for the cleaning.

Pollution, traffic dust, mold, leaves, and bird droppings all contribute to reducing the sunlight that reaches a panel’s solar cells. Rain is a great panel cleaner but does little against mold, bird droppings, or encrusted crud. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, uncleaned panels lose up to 25 percent of their productive potential. In my view, the time frame of the UC San Diego study is too short to be definitive. Any tenacious dirt that is not removed by rain or washing will hinder performance, not just for the next three months (as per the study), but for years, until eliminated by cleaning.

Researchers have found that solar panels mounted at an angle of less than five degrees lead to bigger losses in efficacy. That’s because dirt tends to slip off panels that are installed at a steeper pitch.

My experience leads me to think that cleaning panels once a year is appropriate, especially if you tackle the task yourself. Wash panels early or late while they are still cool. Dry the panels with a long-handled squeegee or polishing cloth as soon as possible after washing to prevent water from drying on the glass and leaving a residual calcium deposit. This is the reason to avoid cleaning when the panels are hot during the middle hours of the day. Use a soft bristle brush; a scourer may damage the surface as may using cleaning chemicals. If hiring a cleaning firm, make sure it carries insurance and that the workers have proper safety gear. And of course it’s always advisable to get multiple quotes so that you know you are getting a competitive price.

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 2/6 & Sunday 2/7

Submit your open house listings to gustavo@independent.com Tuesday by 3pm to be included in this directory.

Carpinteria 5700 Via Real #69, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $215,000, Ocean View Realty, Bill Crowley 805-886-2236 5446 8th Street #12, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $585,000, Seascape Realty, Jackie Williams 805-680-5066 4523 Carpinteria Avenue #B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $605,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 1482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $725,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805-895-2064

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3375 Foothill Road #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $795,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-684-3415

62 Touran Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $755,900, Village Properties, Regina Magid 805-451-1994 103 Walnut Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642 5068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lisa Ann Walters 805-705-6368 5661 Marbury Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Reyne Stapelmann 805-705-4353 5232 University Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 4-2 Sun 11-2, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108

5647 Canalino Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,100,000, Seascape Realty, Terry M Stain 805-705-1310

72 Sanderling Lane, 3BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Cindy Van Wingerden 805-698-9736

1946 Paquita Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $2,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michele White 805-452-7515

1254 Camino Meleno, 4BD/2BA,

By Appt., $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595

3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 11-1, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805-689-1066

Downtown Santa Barbara 1420 Castillo Street #A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $699,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957 3791 State Street #D, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,140,000, Village Properties, Thomas Dabney 805-689-7306 1219 Laguna Street, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 11-2, $1,179,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Santa Barbara Group Joe Parker 805-886-5735 909 Laguna Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $1,749,000, Village Properties, Louise McKaig 805-285-2008 18 West Victoria Street, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,950,000, Village Properties, Don Hunt 805-895-3833 924 Garden Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $2,475,000, Village Properties, Jan Banister 805-455-1194

Eastside Santa Barbara 303 Elizabeth Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-430, $595,000, Realty Masters and Associates, Max E McDermott 714-619-0874 101 North Alisos Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-3, $729,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathy Hughes 805-448-4881

Goleta 333 Old Mill Road 64, 2BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $399,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805-895-1799 Kellie Roche 805-705-5334 216 Moreton Bay Lane #5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $432,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595

5592 Camino Cerralvo, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,749,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale McCaskey 805-403-3413

Hope Ranch 1037 Estrella Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,375,000, Village Properties, Carla B Reeves 805-689-7343 835 Puente Drive, 5BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,975,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805-452-0471 3990 Cuervo Avenue, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $3,800,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen Hughes 805-886-1842 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sat 12:30-4 Sun 12:30-4, $3,995,000, Stones Real Estate Team, Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

The Mesa 241 Palisades Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,295,000, Village Properties, Darcie Dierenfield McKnight 805-637-7772 921 Isleta Avenue, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-284-7177 1123 Manitou, 4BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-886-6746 1220 Miracanon Lane, 4BD/3BA,

BY APPT., $1,595,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532 102 San Nicholas Lane, 2+BD/1+BA, Sat 1-4, $2,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-252-2749 1211 Harbor Hills Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $3,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805-895-1799 Kellie Roche 805-705-5334

Mission Canyon 876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David M. Cohn 805-214-8244 2985 Glen Albyn Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,125,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Andy Madrid 805-452-1456 2660 Montrose Place, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexis Foth McCaw 805-448-6350 2451 Las Canoas Road, 3+BD/4BA, Sat 2-4, $2,090,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927 2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, 2BD/2.5BA, BY APPT., $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532

Montecito 1220 Coast Village Road #110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915 421 Seaview Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,450,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 52 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Don Hunt 805-895-3833 1510 San Leandro Lane, Lot/ Land, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,795,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805-4551190 556 Periwinkle Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,975,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $2,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Josalyn Burcham 805-335-0385 1103 Camino Viejo, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 1-4, $3,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-451-4999 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA,

By Appt., $4,620,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 705 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/6BA, Sun 12-2, $4,650,000, Village Properties, Ron Madden 805-284-4170 2332 Bella Vista Drive, 3BD/4BA,

By Appt., $4,795,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 975 Mariposa Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $4,995,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, By Appt. $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-4507477 1159 Hill Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $5,840,000, Village Properties, Cecilia Hunt 805-895-3834 Wayne Barker 805-637-2948 790 Lilac Drive, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-3, $5,975,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Brand 805-455-5045

630 Stonehouse Lane, 5BD/5.5BA, Sun 11-2, $6,650,000, Village Properties, Loyd Applegate 805-570-4935 2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sat 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805-637-7588 830 Riven Rock Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3, $7,495,000, Sotheby’s, Maureen McDermut 805-570-5545 660 Hot Springs Road, 5BD/5BA, Sat 1-4, $12,650,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808

Noleta 1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 11-2 Sun 12-3, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Janet Caminite 805-896-7767

Riviera 814 Paseo Alicante, 2+BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $925,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 841 Via Granada, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 12:30-2:30, $1,175,000, Village Properties, Sharon Wilson 805-570-1551 139 Loma Media Road, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,299,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patty Yahyavi 805-452-6492 3 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,599,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-680-5175 1605 Paterna Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,669,000, Coastal Properties, Berni Bernstein 805-705-4867 151 La Vista Grande, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-2:30, $1,799,000, Sotheby’s, Wilson Quarre 805-680-9747 2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA,

BY APPT., $1,895,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532 1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 12-3, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146 1829 Mira Vista, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-3, $2,150,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-452-8284 Jenny Hall 805-705-7125 1800 El Encanto Road #A, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-3, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-452-8284 Jenny Hall 805-705-7125 853 Jimeno Road, 3BD/4BA, Sun 12-3, $2,495,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808 1520 Franceschi Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $2,495,000, Sotheby’s, Michelle Damiani 805-7291364 Jennifer Johnson 805-455-4300 1650 Overlook Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 12-3, $2,495,000, Village Properties, Sina Omidi 805-689-7700

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 2/6 & Sunday 2/7 Riviera (continued) 1919 Las Tunas Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1:30-4:30, $5,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Linda & Jeff Havlik 805-451-8020

San Roque 3639 San Remo Drive #20, 2BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $539,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1:30-3:30, $1,579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 Robert Johnson 805-705-1606 3815 Crescent Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 1252 Santa Teresita Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $2,250,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480

715 Russell Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $867,000, Village Properties, Chris Salvetti 805-705-4040 3102 Calle Madera, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $939,000, Teles Properties, Inc., Adam A McKaig 805-452-6884

3748 Brenner Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,049,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-455-6294 3623 Rockcreek Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mitch Stark 805-689-2429

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ashley Anderson 805-618-8747 Paul Hurst 805-680-8216

1888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 12-3, $869,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805-705-5206

2659 Todos Santos Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $3,295,000, Sotheby’s, Paula Goodwin 805-451-5699

Westside Santa Barbara

2205 Lillie Avenue #D, 2BD/2BA, Sat 12-2, $899,000, Sotheby’s, Deb Archambault 805-455-2966

1125 San Andres Street, 3BD/1BA, Sat 1-4, $779,000, Alemann and Associates, Terence Alemann 805-637-3378

2527/2526 Golden Gate/Shelby Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-3:30 Sun 12-3, $999,000, Village Properties, Leslie McFadden 805-252-4541

1564 Portesuello Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $949,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, The Goodwin & Thyne Team 805-899-1102

Upper East Santa Barbara 1919 Santa Barbara Street, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,750,000, Better Homes Realty, Rick Hannay 805-6823555 2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patrice Rossi 805-722-2899 Rachel Brown 805-570-7160

Santa Ynez Valley 290 Perkins Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3, $510,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902 3364 Sagunto Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $669,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471

1453 Remington Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3, $1,178,500, Village Properties, Barbara Morr 805-245-0455 2100 Adobe Canyon Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sharon Currie 805-448-2727

Ventura County 145 Wormwood Street, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, $819,000, Revive Real Estate Group, Mark R Tasch 818-264-9148

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Santa Barbara Land Use Boot Camp!

Surpassing all Buyers and Sellers Dreams Over 125 Million in Sales

Kris Johnston Broker/Owner/Partner

805-689-4777 kris@krisjohnston.com www.krisjohnston.com

What?

A 6-week course designed to teach – or remind – students how local land use decisions are made.

When?

The course starts February 10 and runs 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings between 5:30pm – 8:00pm.

Why? Students will become more effective and confident in participating in or influencing local land use decisions.

Where?

1415 Chapala Street (Association of Realtors).

Who? It’s for practicing land planners and developers, designers, community activists and real estate professionals – and taught by industry leaders. Sponsored by the Central Coast’s American Planning Association.

How Much? $145.00 ($95 for APA Members and Planning Commissioners). Light meals are included during each evening.

Sign Up! Visit www.openspace-cc.com for registration, curriculum and a list of speakers.

Space is limited, so register today.

Openspace-cc.com AICP continuing education credits will be available to pending APA approval

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12-distinct classes on 6 evenings that will teach you how to impact local land use decisions. Subjects include local perspectives on history, housing, climate change, energy production, traffic management, water resources, economic development and critical updates to our guiding local policies and legal framework

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

3741 Avon Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $1,149,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Urbany & Alisa Pepper 805-570-5680

1139 Cota Street, 4BD/2BA, Sat 11-1, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Nina Stormo 805-729-4754

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3658 Sunset Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4, $1,010,000, Kathleen Barnato Realtor, Kathleen P Barnato 805-570-3366

Summerland

1712 Anacapa Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, $2,295,000, Village Properties, Tiffany Doré 805-689-1052