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In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Barney Brantingham’s On the Beat . . . . . 17

the week.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 living.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Cover STORY

Mavens of Movement

Four Visionaries preserving S.B.’s Dance Landscape

(Ninette Paloma)

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Second Feature

SBIFF 2016 Wraps It Up

(Shannon Kelley)

ON THE COVER: Christina Sanchez.

Photo by Paul Wellman.

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Ninette Paloma’s first dance class in Santa Barbara was taught by the legendary Doug Elkins, a master class put on by Summerdance, and she was sold on our town. The Columbia College dance major came fresh from working at Actors Gymnasium near Chicago via the Polacseks, an Old World circus family she’d begged to teach her the craft.

Instead, Jerry Polacsek invited her to “explore” the tools of the trade with them — the teeterboard, unicycle, stilts, and tightwire among them. The faith and the love she developed are plain in her cover story, which concentrates on a number of dancers who’ve inspired the next generation, and in her unique floor-to-air studio here, which celebrates its first decade this year.

Dining Out Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

a&e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Positively State Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

news.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . . 57

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Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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News of the Week

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Arrest in uCsB gang rape Last Wednesday, UCSB police officers traveled to Hayward to arrest Daniel Jiang Chen (pictured), a 21-year-old former UCSB student from San Ramon, for involvement in the brutal gang rape on the university’s campus in 2014. According to UCSB Police Sergeant Rob Romero, law enforcement officers were able to link a DNA sample Chen provided during an unrelated felony drug arrest in January to DNA found at the scene of the assault.

This Tuesday, Chen pleaded not guilty in Santa Barbara Superior Court to charges of rape, false imprisonment, and battery. Authorities allege Chen and at least two other men attacked a 19-year-old female UCSB student late at night on February 22, 2014, on the edge of campus. The victim suffered broken bones and blunt trauma, and contracted a sexually transmitted infection. Defense attorney Adam — Kelsey Brugger Pearlman is representing Chen. Prosecutor Ben Ladinig said Chen faces life in prison if found guilty.

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he latest confrontation between Santa Barbara County supervisors and Sheriff Bill Brown got to the heart of the beef between him and the electeds: trust or lack of it. Last fall, the supervisors ordered a new grievance oversight coordinator for the county jail to placate concerns about the health-care provider, Corizon Health Inc. But this week the supes were taken aback to hear that Brown filled the position with retired custody lieutenant Mark Mahurin.“You can’t audit your own taxes,” said Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, just recently Brown’s sole supporter on the dais.

The supervisors’ shared frustration does not change anything in practical terms—California law gives sheriffs exclusive authority over county jails. But the hearing functioned as another kerfuffle between the board and Brown.

Specifically, the supervisors contended hiring a former custody lieutenant fails to address the reason they ordered Brown to hire a coordinator in the first place—to address public concern about the jail’s health care; a former custody lieutenant might be less likely to fault the department, they said.

But Undersheriff Barney Melekian maintained Mahurin has a keen knowledge of the inner workings of the jail. What’s more, Melekian said, such a position does not exist anywhere else in California—and only at a 8

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few large prisons nationwide. The hiring of Mahurin can create the position in a timely manner, he added.

Mahurin — who has worked part-time at the Day Reporting Center since he retired from working for 31 years in the jail— will oversee the current grievance process. In the last two years, custody personnel received 722 medical or mental-health-related complaints, according to Sheriff ’s Office staff.

That amount, Brown contended, is less than half of one percent of all inmates who cycled through the jail. Custody personnel must respond within 15 days; they have another 15 days if an inmate submits an appeal.

The existing grievance process works alongside volunteer ombudsmen, who usually speak to inmates at their behest through Plexiglas over a telephone for an average of 30 minutes on Thursday mornings. These volunteers report to the Los Angeles chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The Santa Barbara chapter recently closed its doors after challenges brewed for some time.

Suzanne Riordan, a mental-health advocate with Families ACT!, stressed the lack of local oversight is problematic. “What the ACLU is hearing is not being reported to the public,” she said. “The sheriff could end [the program] at any time,” she added. “He has in the past.” In fact, Brown put the ombuds program temporarily on hold amid controversy surrounding Corizon.

Riordan also called for the position to be

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filled by a civilian. Other advocates suggested a public defender or person who had been incarcerated. “This is a profound situation,” Riordan said. “There are inadequate services for people who end up behind bars.”

Before the hearing concluded, Supervisor Salud Carbajal called Brown to the podium: “In light of what you’ve heard, can you offer us an additional model?” he asked. Brown’s answer was no. He said the Sheriff’s Office was recently scrutinized by Disability Rights California, a group that audits county jails.

The findings for Santa Barbara County Jail, which are expected to be grim, have been anticipated for months. As of press time, they were not available.

Brown further argued hiring a person unaccustomed to jail culture could have its own potential problems. “Let’s face it. There are complaints and grievances about every aspect of county government,” he said. “I believe [Mahurin] needs to be given a chance.”

The process will allow for community input from advocacy groups such as Families ACT. “[That] makes us virtually more transparent than any other department,” he said.

“It feels like this ship has already sailed,” Supervisor Janet Wolf said in closing remarks.

“I wish this wasn’t where we are right now.”

The sheriff will return to the board in six months with an updated grievance policy, which should have a flow chart, specific time frames, and a quarterly report to the supervin sors.

School District Superintendent David Cash (pictured) notified parents and nearby districts of a “nonspecific threat” to Santa Barbara schools made via an anonymous blog post on 2/16. At about 9 a.m., district officials were alerted to the message: “Thinking about shooting my classroom.

Santa Barbara beware.” Officials declined to name the website, only saying it was “generally used by college students” and featured difficult-to-track IP addresses. The Santa Barbara Police Department and Sheriff’s Office are working with the district to track the post’s origin. Schools remained open.

From 2/9-2/10, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s and California Department of Justice officers seized 83 firearms and 6,326 rounds of ammo from individuals listed in the Armed Prohibited Persons System, which aims to keep guns away from people determined to be mentally unstable or under restraining orders. In addition, 10 individuals were arrested, and the sweep netted three assault weapons.

Santa Barbara authorities arrested Laurence Larsen, 26, on 2/13 after he started a fire in his De la Vina Street apartment while allegedly cooking up the powerful hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Larsen suffered burns to his arms and wrists, and a neighbor who helped douse the fire was treated for smoke inhalation. Officials believe Larsen tried to add paint thinner to the drug’s root bark mixture in glass jars, which overflowed and ignited on an open flame. Larsen was transported to the hospital for his injuries and then booked in County Jail on charges of manufacturing an illegal substance and causing a fire.

CITY The Santa Barbara Foundation left the table last week as an effort to save the financially embattled La Casa de la Raza once again approached the auction block, according to trustee Tomas Castelo, who cofounded the lower Eastside community center in 1971. “We thought we were going to sort things out, but the foundation turned them down,” he said, adding that La Casa leaders have refused to reveal the extent of its financial woes, which can turn away

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Tax and recordkeeping problems have been compounded by safety issues in portions of La Casa’s 26,000-square-foot multipurpose building, preventing it from gathering muchneeded rent.

COUNTY Throughout Santa Barbara County in 2014, short-term vacation rentals accounted for more than $470 million in economic activity and nearly 5,000 jobs, according to a report produced by consulting firm TXP, Inc. and contracted by HomeAway, an online vacationrental marketplace. Late last year, the county’s Planning Commission voted to update its zoning code to ban vacation rentals in unincorporated residential neighborhoods but remained open to the concept on ranches and farms. The commission meets again on the matter at 9 a.m. on 2/24.

Eight months after the American Humane Association published a fairly damning assessment of the county’s Animal Services program, an advisory board of government staff and community partners tasked with reform happily reported to the supervisors this week that real improvements are being made. The program is now tracking reasons for owner surrender, conducts daily rounds at its three shelters, and ensures contaminated equipment is disinfected or discarded.

But more work remains, they reminded, such as installing fire-alarm systems and finally drafting contracts with longtime partners like DAWG and ASAP. The advisory board will

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After a near brush with extinction at the end of the 20th century, the island fox no longer is an endangered species on Santa Cruz Island and the other northern Channel Islands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week. It’s believed to be the fastest ever recovery of an endangered species and comes in four years ahead of projections, thanks in part to the efforts of Island fox volunteers.

“I think people in Santa Barbara and beyond should be extremely proud of the efforts to recover the fox,” said Steve Henry, field supervisor for the wildlife agency.

“This is a very charismatic species, and now you can go out to the islands, Santa Cruz in particular, and readily see the island fox. What the conservation community has done to preserve this species is nothing short of tremendous.”

According to the recovery plan released in March of last year, the effort by a consortium of agencies, conservationists, and volunteers has cost government agencies and conservation groups more than $8 million. The work began on a crisis basis, before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could formally declare the fox an endangered species. That process — which requires extensive research and documentation — took five years. The fox was declared an endangered species on six islands in 2004, but that was five years after biologists saw a 90 percent die-off on Catalina and nearly as serious a population drop on the northern islands.

When biologists with the Institute for Wildlife Studies saw the catastrophic decline on Catalina, they helped form a working group of biologists, conservationists, and volunteers. Using necropsies, veterinarians quickly identified a disease that usually targets dogs — canine distemper virus — as the killer. A captive breeding program was launched in 1999, funded by the Catalina Island Conservancy, and before release all the foxes were vaccinated against the virus.

Today the wildlife service estimates that there are more than 1,800 individuals on Catalina. The foxes on Santa Cruz Island have rebounded almost as spectacularly, now that their aerial nemesis — golden eagles — has been removed from the islands. Today Tim Coonan, a wildlife biologist, estimates that there are at least 1,300 — Kit Stolz foxes on Santa Cruz Island, up from a mere 55 in 1999.

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update the supervisors in another six months, this time with recommendations on an entirely new operations model.

In a 3-2 vote, the supervisors took steps to extend building-permit exemptions for hoop houses — large tent-like structures covering North County farmland — to a maximum of 20 feet from the current height of 12 feet. Supervisors Steve Lavagnino, Salud Carbajal, and Peter Adam voted to amend the building code; Supervisors Doreen Farr and Janet Wolf objected. The issue emerged last year when planning staff discovered an estimated 4,500 acres of farmland is covered in unpermitted hoop houses, which critics deem unsightly and potential fire hazards.

The board will revisit the matter during April budget workshops.

ELECTION In the race to represent the county’s 1st District, Assemblymember Das Williams has on hand $378,648, more than triple that of opponent Jennifer Christensen. (Most of Williams’s money was transferred from his Assembly war chest; he also has $35,922 cash on hand in a committee for Senate 2020.) A first-time candidate, Christensen has worked in the county auditor office for 15 years. Of Christensen’s available $98,006, $20,000 came from Ron Pulice and $12,000 came from Bob Short. (Both bankrolled opposing the controversial Highway 101 widening.) In the race to represent the 3rd District, U.S. Corps of Engineers veteran Bruce Porter has $68,090 compared to former environmental attorney

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y a narrow vote on February 10, the 12-member appointed board of the California Coastal Commission fired Executive Director Charles Lester as hundreds of his supporters staged a vigorous but ultimately futile rally to save him. The hearing, held in Morro Bay, stretched nearly 12 hours, the vast majority of it filled with public testimony praising Lester’s leadership, accomplishments, and institutional memory of the state agency’s four-decade balancing act of protecting the Golden State’s 1,100-mile coast from intense development, keeping its beaches accessible to the public, and respecting the rights of private landholders.

Lester started at the Coastal Commission as an intern out of law school in 1989, moved up the ranks, and worked closely under its first executive director, Peter Douglas. By a unanimous appointment, Lester became executive director in 2011.

With his final remarks before adjournment, Lester thanked the commission “for the honor to have served” before addressing the crowd. “I worked hard, and I accomplished a lot,” he told his supporters, a vast cross section of Californians from Imperial Beach to Humboldt.“If there’s any silver lining … I’m so energized by the people who came together. Thank you.” Lester received a loud and sustained standing ovation.

Leading up to the hearing, commissioners cited Lester’s proposed termination as a personnel matter and would not provide details beyond unspecified leadership concerns and a lack of diversity within the agency. At the hearing, though, detractors explained that they often felt excluded and deprived of pertinent information and at times found inconsistencies in staff reports.

“I do feel that we were not getting what we needed [to do our jobs],” said Commissioner Dayna Bochco, speaking to Lester directly.

Bochco was one of five commissioners — along with Steve Kinsey, Mary Shallenberger, Carole Groom, and Mary Luévano — who

voted to keep Lester at his post. Voting for his dismissal were Olga Diaz (an alternate for Gregory Cox), Erik Howell, Martha McClure, Wendy Mitchell, Effie TurnbullSanders, Roberto Uranga, and Mark Vargas.

Lester’s termination was effective immediately; Senior Deputy Director Jack Ainsworth will lead the agency until the commission selects a replacement.

Opening the meeting, Lester defended his track record and offered a game plan to remedy his perceived weaknesses, including the formation of a subcommittee to increase workforce diversity. Lester’s 11th-hour plea — supported by nearly 30,000 letters, dozens of legislators and former commissioners, and 150 staffers — failed to sway the majority of the commission, which voted privately despite feedback from the agency’s chief legal counsel, Chris Pederson, who said they could deliberate and vote publicly if they wished.

Speaker Ralph Faust — who served as the agency’s chief counsel for more than 20 years and had known Lester since he was an intern — shared that sentiment.“The commissioners should honor the public and the process and the Coastal Act by owning their decision,” he said.“You should state your reasons in open session and take your action in open session. Own it and defend it.”

Instead, most of the commissioners railed against the media, which had for the most part portrayed Lester’s ousting as a power play by developers and energy-industry forces with vested interest in coastal development. Commissioners denied being persuaded by pro-development lobbyists to fire Lester.

That narrative wasn’t lost on lawmakers, however. Earlier this week, Assemblymembers Toni Atkins, Mark Stone, and Marc Levine, joined by coauthor State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, announced legislation that would require anybody who lobbies the Coastal Commission to disclose his or her clients and expenditures with the Secren tary of State.

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An attorney representing a new organization of Micheltorena Street business owners and residents charged that City Hall’s plan to create a major east-west bike thoroughfare along Micheltorena violates California’s environmental law because no plans have been prepared showing how traffic engineers plan to mitigate the loss of 100 on-street parking spaces. The new bike lane is considered “the spine” of the city’s new Bicycle Master Plan, Micheltorena Street which the City Council is scheduled to review next Tuesday evening.

Attorney Todd Amspoker of Price, Postel & Parma was hired by the Micheltorena Street Neighborhood Association to fight the project, which the association contends will create undue hardship on residents, businesses, and their customers.

The organization supports the creation of a new bike lane but argues that Sola Street offers a safer venue for cyclists with less blowback to the neighbors. At the very least, Amspoker charged, City Hall should have prepared a traffic and safety plan for the Micheltorena lane, not to mention a detailed blueprint for mitigating the negative impacts caused by the loss of on-street parking. The Sola Street alternative is considered politically problematic because it would require the installation of two traffic lights, which would cost $750,000. Because traffic lights already exist along Micheltorena, the new bike lanes can be installed for the price of the green paint required to stripe the street.

City traffic planner Rob Dayton countered that green-striped bike lanes such as the one proposed for Micheltorena Street are exempt from environmental review under state law. He acknowledged no traffic or safety study had been prepared, but he stated with the new bike lanes, vehicular traffic would flow safer and faster. He said city traffic planers are currently producing a laundry list of ways to ameliorate the loss of on-street parking. Those include special loading-zone carve-outs and the introduction of car shares to the neighborhood. He estimated one car-share — Nick Welsh vehicle reduced the need for up to 15 privately owned cars.

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In another boost to Supervisor Salud Carbajal’s candidacy for Congress, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced 2/11 he is among those in its Red to Blue Program. Part of the DCCC’s effort to elect Dems to the House of Representatives, the program identifies seats to pick up in the 2016 election. Carbajal is one of two candidates in the program who hail from a district currently represented by a Democrat. But the race to replace Congressmember Lois Capps is one of the DCCC’s top defensive races in the state.

STATE A new bill by Assemblymember Das Williams, AB 1882, would require the State Water Resources Control Board to monitor groundwater safety by closely reviewing underground injection control (UIC) wells.

Such wastewater disposal wells are used to extract oil and natural gas, thereby producing brine water, which may contain fracking chemicals, said Williams’s office, which cited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s unfavorable review of California’s UIC program and alleged contamination from UIC wells within his district.

PEOPLE Harold “Rusty” Fairly, former Santa Barbara city councilmember, City College athletic director, and successful baseball coach,

died this week after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. As a councilmember, Fairly was a moderate Republican, known for an abiding spirit of openness and congeniality that only occasionally would be interrupted by flashes of temper and impatience. After being termed off the City Council in 1995, Fairly served as staff briefly for former congressmember Michael Huffington. Fairly didn’t stay long with Huffington and four years later successfully ran for another council term, making him the first councilmember to come back after being termed out.

George Gaynes, a 25-year Santa Barbara resident and Hollywood character actor famous for his roles in such films as Tootsie, Punky Brewster, and the Police Academy series, died at age 98. Chiseled of feature and stentorian of tone, Gaynes — the father of former Santa Barbara city councilmemer Iya Falcone Brown — was also active in local political causes and campaigns with a Democratic tilt. In lieu of donations, Gaynes asked that donations be made to Heal the Ocean.

The Dixon family, which has operated TriCounty Produce since 1985, suffered a pair of losses in recent months, with the passing of 83-year-old patriarch Jim Dixon, on February 5, and his 57-year-old son, Mike Dixon, last year on November 28. Both men died from a heart attack. Mike’s ashes were scattered at sea off Santa Barbara on 2/13. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on 3/5 at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara. The public is welcome to attend. n independent.com

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SHOOT LOW: I’ve never met Wendy Mitchell, but I’m told she’s scary funny. When she

laughs, even cynics weep. By day, Mitchell is one of Sacramento’s premier influence peddlers, paid handsomely as a government affairs consultant by the sort of people who have affairs with government and can pay handsomely for the exchange of bodily secretions. She also serves on the California Coastal Commission, first at the behest of former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and more recently at the instigation of Governor Jerry Brown. Mitchell is widely credited for instigating the bloodless decapitation of Charles Lester, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, at last week’s commission in Morro Bay. While neither Lester’s nor Mitchell’s are household names, the political assassination of the former by the latter was the California equivalent of offing the Pope. In the realm of state politics, the Coastal Commission functions much like the Vatican, a state within a state and an infuriatingly independent one at that. The commission’s jurisdiction is 1,100 miles of the planet’s most expensive and coveted real estate and home to roughly 85 percent of California’s 38 million inhabitants.

The commission exists defiantly outside of all that is Sacramento, midwifed into being 44 years ago by California’s initiative process to protect the coast from biologically irresistible development pressures. Since then, they’ve only gotten worse.

When the commission voted 7-to-5 last Wednesday to fire Lester for crimes conspicuously left unspecified, they did so despite impassioned pleas on Lester’s behalf by 35 former Coastal Commission members, 95 percent of the commission’s present staff, 19 members of the state legislature, about 500 eco-activist types, and just enough members of the propertied class and landed gentry to say they were there. But for some smirking and eyeball rolling, Mitchell was uncharacteristically quiet. Like the other victors, she provided no bill of particulars to justifying the ax swung into the back of Lester’s neck.

We heard how Lester and his staff were slow to return phone calls and other such vagaries, but from other commissioners. Or how it took too long for certain developments to secure the necessary approvals. These trended toward the gargantuan — like the 10,000-square-foot dream cottage concocted

by U2’s The Edge that needed no fewer than five Malibu hilltops to be consummated. To celebrate The Edge’s eventual victory, Mitchell posed gleefully for a congratulatory selfie with the most self-important guitar player in the world’s most self-important rock band, exclaiming derisively how long it took.

At last Wednesday’s hearing, the anti-Lester commissars were asked to provide some scintilla of a modicum of evidence showing Lester’s flagrant disregard to justify the first execucide in the commission’s four-director history. Lester’s defenders—and the media

—were roundly derided for propagating false “black-hat-white-hat” conspiracy theories.

But no explanation was forthcoming why his can needed to be kicked so violently down the road. Even after the Coastal Commission’s own attorney provided a legal opinion giving the commissioners carte blanche to openly express their grievances, Mitchell and her fellow putschists declined. When a Lester supporter on the commission moved that their deliberations take place in public, Mitchell and her co-conspirators shut him down. In fact, they retreated behind doors rendered ironically closed only after yellow legal papers had been taped over any and all windows. The rest, as they say, is history.

In response, some members of the state legislature—led by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and joined by Santa Barbara State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson — have introduced legislation requiring full financial disclosure by lobbyists working the Coastal Commission on behalf of clients. If this bill, AB 2002, passes, we will soon know the names of agents humping the legs of all coastal commissioners, on whose behalf such leg-humpage is being transacted, and at what price. All this, of course, makes absolute sense. It may also be absolutely beside the point. Certainly, there was no shortage of sunshine and scrutiny (allegedly the most effective disinfectants of political corruption) at Morro Bay last week. The whole world actually was watching. That didn’t stop Lester —and the reputation of the Coastal Commission — from taking it in the neck.

No one will be putting Humpty Dumpty back together again; he’s an omelet.

Still, it’s worth noting that relations between certain lobbyists and some commissioners have gone from cozy to incestuous a long time ago. Former commission staff member Susan McCabe is a case in point. By any reckoning, she’s smart, plugged-in, and effective. When she was caught boasting six years ago of “spoon feeding” commissioners, her business didn’t suffer. Just the opposite.

Little wonder the City of Santa Barbara paid McCabe $152,000 last year to arrange private ex parte meetings with eight of the 12 commissioners to explain why the city’s desalination plant need not comply with new environmental rules designed to protect larval marine life from being sucked and squished to death. It’s not for nothing McCabe also represented two separate billion-dollar desalination plants where the issues were identical.

By reputation, McCabe and commissar Mitchell are great pals. When asked about the bill to require full financial disclosure of lobbyist, the impenetrably opaque Mitchell gushed, “It’s clear we need more transparency.” She then added, “The public needs to know more about how decisions are made at the commission and who is trying to influence those decisions.”

Like I say, Mitchell is scary funny. But it’s not just the cynics weeping.

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A memorial and celebration of Bill Nelson’s life will be held Sunday, February 21st, at Encina Royale in the Clubhouse, 250 Moreton Bay Lane, Goleta, CA 93117.

It will start at 3 p.m. and will include shared prayers, memories and stories with supper provided. If you would like to help, bring an hors d’oeuvre or dessert to share. Everyone is welcome.

Joya Marie Wells, age 85, of Santa Barbara, passed peacefully on February 10, 2016, at Serenity House, surrounded by her family. Joya (Agnes Bogan) was born in Santa Barbara to Dr. Alfred and Helen Bogan on February 17, 1930. She was the younger sister of Al and Louie Bogan.

She lived in both Santa Barbara and Pasadena in her childhood and graduated from the Montecito School for Girls (currently Casa Dorinda). She attended Smith College in Massachusetts until her marriage to Edgar (Terry) Wells, Jr. In the early years of their marriage, she lived in many locations, including Virginia, South Carolina, and Massachusetts. The family returned to her hometown of Santa Barbara in 1959, where she raised her three children.

In her younger years, Joya was a devoted mother, actively involved with her children. She enjoyed playing tennis and loved to walk the beaches and foothills of Montecito. In her 50s, Joya followed her passion for art and moved to northern California where she earned a second bachelor’s degree in fine arts at UC Santa Cruz. She was an artist in the Bay Area for a decade, showing her works in watercolor, oil painting, sketches, mixed media, and sculpture. She was an activist for peace, anti-nuclear efforts, and environmental protection. In 1994, she returned to Santa Barbara to be closer to her family.

Joya loved spending time with her grandchildren, singing songs, taking walks, and encouraging them in their activities. In her recent years, she began writing stories of memorable events in

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Known by all as Rusty, he passed away on February 14, 2016, after a long illness.

Born in New York on December 27, 1932, his parents were Carl Fairly and Marjorie Van Loan. He came to California about 1936 on a boat through the Panama Canal. The boat’s captain called him Rusty, due to his bright red hair. His father was a professional baseball player, which meant many moves and different schools before the family finally settled in Long Beach. Rusty’s younger brother and best friend, Ron, was a well-known Dodger baseball player.

Rusty’s leadership skills began at Jordan High School when he was elected president of the junior class. He lettered in baseball, football, and basketball.

After attending Long Beach City College, he transferred to the University of Denver where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in administration/ Supervision. At Denver, he became the star quarterback and earned the nickname “The Mad Magician” due to his unexpected and spectacular antics on the field. His 1954 football team won both the Skyline Conference title and the Salad Bowl. As MVP, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Rusty married Suzan with whom he had three children, Susan Lyn (Haze), Steven, and David. From Denver, the family moved to Santa Barbara where Rusty taught and coached at UCSB. His true career developed at Santa Barbara City College, where he worked for 37 years. Besides coaching and teaching, he was most proud of being elected as Academic President by his peers.

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her life. She leaves behind many humor humorous limericks, jars of water-washed beach glass, and lasting memories of her free spirit and optimistic outlook toward life.

She is survived by her three children, Kristie of Los Osos, Michael (Kathleen) of Solana Beach and Las Vegas, and Leslie (Mark) of Santa Barbara; and four grandchildren, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Skylar, and Shea. The family would like to thank the residents and staff at Wood Glen Hall for their friendship and caring over the last several years. A private celebration will be held in her memory.

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Rusty married Lynda Stevens 34 years ago. They traveled the world and supported one another in many endeavors closer to home. They also worked together at SBCC. When politics got in his blood, he decided to run for city council; together, Lynda and Rusty visited every household in the city seeking votes.

He was elected three times. He was most proud of the city’s acquisition of the Naval Reserve Center (now the Maritime Museum) and his service in various positions on water quality boards. His special relationship with Mayor Harriet Miller will always be remembered.

Rusty also served on several local boards, including the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, Stop AIDS Advisory, YMCA, SPARKLE, Las Positas Foundation, Lions Club, and United Way. His last years were spent at Absolute Residential Care with Slava Prykhitko as his caregiver and the owner.

Memorial donations may be made to the Santa Barbara YMCA.

Donna Louise (Skipton) Rice, age 66, of Santa Barbara, CA, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2016, with family by her side. Donna was born October 26, 1949, in Glendale, CA., the daughter of Delbert and Pauline Skipton.

Raised in La Cresenta, CA until she was 14, her family then moved to Goleta to start Skippy’s Custom Floors. Donna attended La Colina Junior High and graduated in 1967 from San Marcos High School. In 1969, Donna married her high school love, Robert Rice. Together they had two sons, Douglas in 1974 and Daniel in 1976.

Donna worked early in her career at Santa Barbara Bank and Trust and then spent several years at San Marcos Lanes (Bowl). She finished her career at Nasif, Hicks, Harris and Company, LLP, where she worked for 16 years. She was passionate about her work, a dedicated employee and a well-loved coworker.

Donna was an avid bowler. She loved to bowl weekly with her Monday-night ladies bowling league, she traveled with her teammates to tournaments throughout the U.S., and the highlight was winning a California State Team Championship with her long-time friends.

Donna is survived by her two sons, Douglas (Dawn) Rice of Frisco, TX, and Daniel Rice of Santa Barbara, CA; the biggest joys of her life, her grandchildren, Kailey and Austin of Frisco, TX; her sister, Denise (Steve) Green of Buellton, CA; her brother, Duwayne Skipton of Santa Barbara, CA; the father of her sons, Robert Rice of Santa Barbara, CA; and her nephew Ed (Michelle) Green of Camarillo, CA. She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends.

The family wishes to send a special thanks to the staff of Cottage Hospital and Valle Verde for the care of Donna in her final days.

There will be a Celebration of Life gathering on Sunday, February 28, 2016, from 1-3pm, at the Rancho Santa Barbara Club House, 333 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Celebration donations can be made to the Visiting

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Erica’s Santa Barbara story began with her joyful birth at Cottage Hospital on July 19, 1988, to parents Doug and Loretta and older brother Justin.

She attended Vieja Valley Elementary School and Foothill Elementary School, and was a member of the first graduating class at the revamped El Camino Elementary School. Her secondary school career was much easier to track as she attended La Colina Junior High School, where she was a member of the Emeralds dance team and sang in the choir, and San Marcos High School, graduating class of 2007. Erica participated in a wide variety of activities at San Marcos, ranging from her work as an editor for the Royal Report, competing in the shot put, and ultimately acting as the student manager for the track team. Erica’s main love was dance, which she began at a young age and continued throughout her life.

Erica’s various passions led her to attend Cuesta College before she decided to earn her bachelor’s of science degree from California State University at Northridge in tourism, hospitality and recreation management in 2012. Highlights of her career in the event industry include collaboration with local planners, participation in the Fiesta Ranchera committee, and work with engaged couples at Santa Barbara Historical Museum. She was living in Mountain View, CA, and working for Classic Party Rental prior to her diagnosis.

“Creative,”“organized,”“dedicated,” and “energetic” are just a few of the kind words spoken about her. She laughed a lot, traveled extensively, and made the most of every day. She loved baking, shopping with her mom, celebrating Old Spanish Days, and enjoying a good red wine. While she worked hard, she took the time to escape with a scenic hike or a local beer festival with the love of her life, Kyle. Erica will forever be remembered as a great friend and wonderful daughter with an adventurous spirit, infectious smile, and compassionate heart.

Erica is survived by her parents, Doug and Loretta Reynolds, brother Justin Reynolds, sister-in-law Erica Lynn Reynolds,‘Oma’ Anne Hollander, grandparents Ed and Hallie Reynolds and boyfriend

Kyle Sato, as well as aunts, uncles, and cousins living in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Stockton, Washington State, and Connecticut. She is preceded in death by her "Opa" Jan Hollander and her Uncle Mark Reynolds.

Her family would like to thank all those who supported them through this journey, especially Ruth and Greg Rech and the doctors, nurses, and staff of the Cancer Center and the 5th Floor South Oncology Department at Cottage Hospital.

A celebration of Erica’s life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, February 27, at the Rancho La Patera & Stow House located at 304 North Los Carneros Road in Goleta, CA. In lieu of flowers, her family has asked that donations be made in her name to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 3620, Santa Barbara, CA 93130, or toward, a tribute in the healing garden of the new Cancer Center - Cancer Foundation, 601 W. Junipero Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Carole Ann Stone 03/03/33-02/06/16

Carole Ann Stone, 82, of Surprise, Arizona, entered into eternal peace on February 6, 2016, after a brief battle with malignant pleural effusion. Prior to moving to Arizona, she was a longtime resident of Goleta.

Carole was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Norman and Arlene Geisenheimer on March 3, 1933. She was the eldest of three siblings. Carole graduated from Bay View High School and went on to become a flight attendant for American Airlines. She married Alexander R. Stone on December 26, 1960, in Milwaukee. The couple raised their four children in the Chicago suburbs.

Besides her family, Carole's great love was the Catholic Church. She was a member of several churches in California and Arizona, and was very active in the women's guilds. Carole also loved to garden, travel, and help others in need.

Carole leaves behind two daughters, Jennifer and Debra Stone; two sons, Chris and Douglas Stone; sister Beverly Torres; and brother Norman Geisenheiner; along with a host of loving nieces, nephews, grandchildren, family and lifelong friends. She was preceded in death by and will be reunited in heaven with her husband, Alex.

At her request, cremation has taken place. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Sun City West, Arizona. Her ashes will then be interned at The Historic Mausoleum at the Old Mission Santa Barbara.

In Memoriam

Kenji Ota 1923-2015

by N I c K W e l s h undamental to both judo and aikido is the art of

wife said, Ota and his friends would raid watermelons from the fall. During Kenji Ota’s 52 years as Goleta’s pre- his own father’s farm. “His father would have given them mier sensei in both martial arts, he taught more than the melons,” she said, “but [Ken] thought it was more fun to 10,000 students how to fall gently, safely, and, above steal them.” His father, Yasuke Ota, Miye recalled, took full all, confidently. Or, as his wife, Miye Ota, described advantage of the steelhead trout then coursing up the lower it,“to land as a cat.” Ken Ota, who died in November at age 92, reaches of the Santa Ynez River; they swam in such abundance operated out of a dojo he and his wife built — cinderblock by he could spear them out of the water with a pitchfork, a techcinderblock — on Magnolia Avenue in the heart of Old Town nique known as “Portuguese fly-fishing.”

Goleta. The structure was joined at the hip to Miye’s thriving beauty salon, where she made the matrons of Goleta’s pioneering families look like the movie stars in her waiting room’s glamor magazines.

When the Otas opened the studio in the early 1960s, large cornfields and tomato patches lay within easy spitting distance. Over time the area morphed from rusticrural to aggressively unpretentious urban-utilitarian, making neighbors of a self-serve car wash, a rockin’ Mexican evangelical church, a no-frills gym, and a hip’n’-healthy restaurant.

The Otas were not content merely to open a dojo for martial arts; they opened their Cultural School, too, for ballroom dance, cotillion, and etiquette. Drooping from the ceiling directly above the training mats is the dojo’s famously incongruous chandelier. A sign on the wall ticks off five basic rules of conduct. “Respect your parents, instructor and the law,” reads the first. The last commands, “Always be a gentleman.”

The Magnolia Avenue school is where Kenji Ota started, but he expanded to Cal Poly, the YMCA, the Montecito Country Club, and UCSB. At the latter, he was hired to teach judo in the early 1970s. The program was expected to fold, but it thrived under Ota’s direction. It grew in the 1970s to include a groundbreaking program for women, bringing some of the foremost women judo stars as teachers. He did the same for the STYLE AND GRACE: Ken Ota trained in ballroom dance with Sheila Webber-Sloan, university’s moribund ballroom dance program, also a U.S. Dance Champion, winning awards, appearing on television, and bringing still going strong. Both are now taught by his 67-yearhis skill to his cotillion classes. old son, Steven Ota. It wasn’t until two years ago that old age forced Ken Ota to give up any pretense at teaching.

None of this did Ota ever intentionally set out to do. Events In 1941, the Lompoc High School football team on which conspired. One step begat another. Opportunity presented. Ota played did something no other Lompoc team had ever And Ota responded as one would expect of someone mas- done; they beat Santa Maria High School.“This was a big deal,” terful in the art of falling. “Sensei never went after things,” declared Lompoc journalist, sports writer, and historian John his wife explained. “He just fell into them.” In so doing, Kenji McReynolds, who wrote the book, Vanished: Lompoc’s JapaOta — gruff, warm, commanding, and relentlessly generous nese. “To avoid violence after the game, the Lompoc players — would become second father to countless students, his had to get into cars and hurry home,” said McReynolds. dojo a second home to many more. At a standing-room-only But as of December 7, no one cared who won that game. memorial service held in the Cultural School in January, Steve That was the day Japanese bombers wiped out Pearl Harbor, Ota would say,“He was a guy from Lompoc. He taught a bit of triggering America’s entry into World War II. At that point dancing. He taught a little bit of judo. But he had this ability to Ota became simply a Jap. Ota told McReynolds that he was look inside people and see the good and the potential.” working at a gas station at J and Ocean streets, pumping gas, Kenji Ota was born in Lompoc, one of four kids and the when word of the attack hit.“A bunch of cars started honking son of Japanese immigrant farmers. That made Ota a nisei, or their horns. They’d pull into the station, see him, and then hit second-generation Japanese American. Lompoc held about the gas,” McReynolds said.

100 such families, who had their own agricultural co-op, On February 23, 1942, a Japanese sub launched a few church, general store, gas station, and judo dojo. As a child, shells at Ellwood Beach. Only an oil company tool shed was he’d suffered rheumatic fever, and, at one point a doctor told destroyed, but the attack had broader ramifications. The him the disease so weakened his heart he’d never be able to process of rounding up issei (first-generation Japanese in exercise.“He said,‘The heck with the doctor,’ and went out and America) and nisei families had already begun, throughout got barbells and became very muscular,” said Miye. By high Lompoc and the entire Pacific Coast. After the Ellwood incischool, Ota was avidly pursuing judo and bodybuilding. The dent, it took off with a vengeance. By April, the Ota family chief photograph at his memorial service was of a radiant — like most of Lompoc’s Japanese — were packed onto buses young man in blue swim trunks — glorying at the beach in and hauled off to Santa Anita Park racetrack, where each family was assigned a horse stall. Soon after, they were taken his strength and beauty.

As a teenager, Ota played football. He hung out with the to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona. Gila River had team and hit as many barbecues as possible. On occasion, his barbed-wire fences, a guard tower, and next to no privacy. It

was also where Ota would meet his future wife, who grew up just outside Guadalupe near Oso Flaco.

The story goes that Ota was drawn to Miye because of “her well-developed musculature.” In high school, Miye played many sports and edited the high school yearbook. She was a demon at field hockey, so fast she could steal the puck from opposing players at will. By any reckoning, Miye Tachihara was a firecracker. For Ota, she was the Fourth of July. But she was also five years his senior.

Miye initially rebuffed him. “I’d say, ‘Go away; you’re too young,’” she remembered. But Ota didn’t go. There were other issues, too. Ota had bad hair, Miye recalled, and bad table manners, and spoke English with a thick Mexican accent he’d picked up from his friends. It’s a wonder, she acknowledged, they ever got together. “He was kind. That’s what won me over,” Miye explained.

“Not everyone’s that way.”

Construction was still underway at Gila River when Ken and Miye were sent there, with long deep ditches everywhere. As they walked together one night, Miye recalled, she fell into one. Before she hit bottom, Ota “swooped me up,” she said. Even so, the age difference — he was 19, she was 24 — had to be addressed. In a dramatic role reversal, Miye said,“I had to get his father’s permission to marry.”

Nisei were allowed to leave the internment camps if they relocated away from the West Coast. In 1944, Ota moved to Philadelphia to work in a factory. He tried to enlist — the all-Japanese-American 442nd Regiment had established a reputation for bravery — but was turned down as physically unfit from the rheumatic fever that had left lasting damage to his heart. Miye followed Ota to Philadelphia not long after, and there they tied the knot. She opened a hairdressing business, and even with the war still raging, she built up a loyal clientele.

The Otas moved back to California at the invitation of Miye’s Santa Barbara beauty-school teacher. Matilda Green had stayed in touch during the internment, sending Miye cards at Gila River, writing words of encouragement and such pearls of advice as “Be nice but not too nice.” Of the 100 Japanese families moved out of Lompoc, only two returned. What equipment they stored while in the camps was gone upon their return, their lands taken over. One farmer, Robert Hibbits, who’d opposed the Japanese internment, hired Victor Inouye — a friend of Ota’s and an accomplished martial artist — immediately after the war; he got threats his barn would be burned down. Well after the war ended, one Lompoc gas station posted a “No Japs, No Germans Allowed” sign.

Though Ota would return to Lompoc to visit and train with Inouye, he would not move back.

Steve Ota recalled his father never discussed the Gila River camp —“It’s not something he talked about”— but historian McReynolds had a different experience. Most of the 80 issei and nisei he interviewed for his book avoided any such discussion. By contrast, he said, Ota was relatively forthcoming.

“He remembered it wasn’t fair, and it pissed him off,” said McReynolds.

Upon moving to Goleta, Ota worked briefly on Dos Pueblos Ranch, then as a machinist for Western Welding.

He attended beauty school briefly but was moved to start teaching judo in the early ’60s when his son got picked on in junior high school. He dug a big hole in the ground, filled it with sawdust, and covered it with a tarp — his first training area. There Ota taught Steve how to roll, fall, and to throw an opponent. Clearly, the lessons paid off. The bullies stopped

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bothering Steve, and soon other parents were asking Ota to teach their kids judo, too.

He “fell” into teen dance lessons almost the same way. He was shocked at the “pre-sexual” contact he observed when picking his son up from a junior high school dance. That would not be tolerated. In 1964 the Otas opened the dojo and cultural school, teaching boys and girls judo and how to dance.

Some boys went reluctantly. When one refused to participate at all, Ota quickly changed his mind, throwing the adolescent “gently” to the ground.

“That got everybody’s attention,” Miye said. Later, at UCSB, he would encounter the occasional arrogant ballroom student. Ota would observe with wry understatement how certain individTHE ART OF THE FALL: As an aikido and judo teacher, Ken uals were afflicted with “the disease of Ota taught thousands of Santa Barbarans confidence and cranial-rectal inversion.” The probencouraged their efforts. lem quickly resolved itself.

Ota added aikido to his bag of respectfully escorted out. Some were more tricks in 1963. It was first introduced to the insistent. A former student recalled how United States in 1955, and Ota was intrigued about 20 years ago one intruder came in and by an article he saw in Black Belt Magazine, threatened to “Kung fu you, and kick your which — as Steve remembered —“showed butt.” Ota, in his seventies at the time, was people throwing each other all over the place in a back room. As the student attempted to and smiling.” respond, he recalled hearing “the shuffle of As a martial arts instructor, Ota empha- flip-flops.” The intruder raised his fist at the sized speed, timing, and rhythm. He went student, and Ota inserted himself between to elaborate lengths to help students over- the two, holding a Coke in one hand. Then come their natural fear of falling, setting up Ota silently walked toward the man, backing cushioned crash pads and ever-taller bar- him out of the building and to the curb. Not a riers. Then he’d hold a stick horizontally word was spoken. Not a punch thrown. aloft even higher still. They learned to throw The same student—who started taking lessons after winding up in the custody of county sheriff ’s deputies — recounted how he called Ota one evening after his car broke down somewhere near Camarillo. Ota’s response?

“Oh, I remember those strawberry fields.” Ota picked his student up, had the disabled car towed, and grabbed a quick meal at McDonald’s.

At Ota’s memorial service, countless such stories were told. “Don’t try,” he would press his students.“Do.” One remembered lifting weights early in the morning with Ota, who was decidedly unimpressed by the student’s number of reps.“Fifteen is not a number,” Ota barked. “‘Ow’ is a number.”

Another student remembered Ota giving him a pencil with erasers on both ends, the point being,“It’s okay to GILA RIVER: Miye Tachihara and Ken Ota in the camp. make mistakes.”

The most repeated of all Ota’s many themselves farther and faster, developing aphorisms, however, was “If you can’t teach, confidence in their ability to land without you don’t really know it.” As a teacher, Ota damage. could be demanding. On occasion, he’d softly Sometimes he made students practice whack students with his staff to correct their their routines blindfolded “to better feel form. But he was forbearing of mistakes if the other person’s movement,” said Steve. effort was made. Ota taught by expectation.

Often he’d teach a sequence backward and Based on the outpouring of stories told at forward. “He wanted to develop technique his memorial service, it clearly worked. “He not just to beat each other up,” Steve said. trusted us,” said one speaker.“He left us alone “Gentleness is stronger than strength.” But to become the people we needed to be and Ota could explode in a hurry when the need gave us the tools to do it.” arose. About 10 years ago, four young men Not bad for someone who just fell into made the mistake of trying to mug Ota. teaching.

They quickly found themselves airborne.

“He taught people to be fast, fast, fast,” his Donations are being sought to repair son said. “On the street, you have only a few the roof of the Otas’ Cultural School at seconds.” gofundme.com/t8gubhbh, and checks can On occasion, a street drunk or two would be sent to 255 Magnolia Avenue, Goleta, CA stumble into the dojo, most of whom Ota 93117. courtesy photos

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The Man Who Integrated the Rams

COLOR BARRIER: When the Rams moved

to L.A. the first time in 1946 (they’re coming back again this year), they integrated the NFL, which had banned black players since 1933.

A year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, the Rams, having exited Cleveland, signed two of Robinson’s UCLA football teammates, running star Kenny Washington and end Woody Strode.

But the man behind integration of the Rams was a Los Angeles journalist named Halley Harding. The Rams, having decamped from Cleveland because of low attendance, needed a place to play in L.A., and the giant Coliseum fit the bill.

But when Rams officials came to meet with the Coliseum commission in January 1946, Harding stood up to protest. If the Rams were granted use of the publicly owned stadium, wasn’t it only fair for the team to hire black players?

He pointed out the sacrifices black soldiers had made during the just-ended World War II, according to a 2009 L.A. Weekly article by Gretchen Atwood.

He spoke of the early black players in professional football before the shameful unwritten agreement by NFL team owners in 1933 not to play blacks. In the midst of the Great Depression, the league was strug-

gling. After all, all-white major league baseball had banned black players since the turn of the century, and it was prospering as the “National Pastime.”

As I wrote in my book Pro Football Hall of Fame, people are surprised to learn that before turning to a career as a singer and actor, Paul Robeson played end for pro teams in Akron, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the 1920s.

At 63 and 217 pounds, he was a Walter Camp All-American and Phi Beta Kappa at Rutgers.

Tackle Duke Slater was also famous, having played at the University of Iowa, and he went on to join the Chicago Cardinals, was named all-pro, and had a 10-year career.

Famed Red Grange called him “the greatest tackle of all time.”

UCLA’s Kenny Washington was a brilliant broken-field runner with a strong passing arm. He led the nation’s colleges in total offense in 1939. He was chosen for the annual College All-Star Game, but somehow there was no place for his talents among the pro teams.

Faced with reporter Harding’s demands, the Rams and Coliseum commissioners had little choice but to agree. The Rams didn’t want to mar their West Coast debut with controversy. But it was clear: If the Rams wanted

to play there, they had to integrate. And they did.

Soon after, Paul Brown of the fledgling Cleveland Browns signed Marion Motley and Bill Willis, who went on to become enduring stars and are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

But the gridiron careers of Washington and Strode with the Rams were brief. At 28, Washington was a shadow of his prewar form, his knees battered by years of semipro football. Strode was 31, his best years behind him.

After playing in the Canadian leagues and barnstorming as a professional wrestler, Strode found himself in movies. He, Laurence Olivier, and Kirk Douglas battled in Spartacus.

But who was this Halley Harding, the man who almost singlehandedly integrated the Rams and the NFL? As a sportswriter for the black Los Angeles Tribune, he and fellow African-American journalists were activists.

They and others picketed the all-white L.A. Angels of the Pacific Coast League. According to one published report, Harding challenged the manager of the Coast League Oakland Oaks to fight after he’d said he’d quit before he’d give a tryout to a black player.

Harding had been an actor, a baseball player in the Negro leagues, a basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters, and

BROKE BARRIERS: Halley Harding, the sportswriter who integrated professional football, also played baseball in the Negro leagues as a young man.

manager of legendary pitcher Satchel Paige.

But his greatest role was his speech to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum Commission.

After 49 seasons in L.A., the Rams packed up their pads and cleats after the 1994 season, and owner Georgia Frontiere took them to St. Louis, of all places.

This year they’ll be back in the Coliseum after years of losing seasons. They’re scheduled to play in a glitzy new stadium in Inglewood for the 2019 season.

When they left, I lost my enthusiasm for pro football. I couldn’t even find the heart to cheer for my old Monsters of the Midway, the Chicago Bears. But hey, it’s a new season. Go, — Barney Brantingham Rams.

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n 1908, a reticent teenage girl entered her freshman year at Santa Barbara High School, determined to make a fresh new start. Her family had just moved to town from Pittsburg, hoping the sea air might alleviate her sister’s troublesome respiratory ailments. In an effort to assimilate, the girl joined the basketball team and began writing for the school journal. One afternoon, she saw a poster for an upcoming dance performance and pleaded with her father to take her. She wore a new spring dress and watched carefully as Ruth St. Denis appeared onstage, hands and feet flexing dramatically in a barefoot ballet. By the time the velvet curtain came down, she had made up her mind to study dance theater. Over the next 83 years, she would become the single most important figure in the modern dance world.

Her name was Martha Graham.

Since then, Santa Barbara has played host to some of the most prolific dancers and choreographers of our time as they ebb and flow through our community, leaving an indelible mark on the city’s dance landscape. Some, such as celebrated choreographer Alonzo King, whose work is now included in the repertoire of more than 50 dance companies around the world, found their footing on the Marley floors of the city’s intimate dance studios. Others, such as power couple Robert and Carol Hanlin, both former dancers with the American Ballet Theatre and founders of Santa Barbara Festival Ballet, arrived from storied journeys across continents and historic stages, looking for a way to give back to the discipline that has shaped their lives. And still others, such as Daniela Zermeño, a Santa Barbara native whose dance academy has trained hundreds of aspiring

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flamenco artists, have remained woven into the fabric of our dance community, pouring a lifetime of performance and choreographic work into the theaters and festivals of our arts-fueled environs.

The architecture of a rich and diverse dance landscape is made up of delicately balanced components, with institutions, theaters, schools, and studios all intricately connected to a multidisciplinary network of artists. In Santa Barbara, a typical scenario might play out like this: Sophia B. receives a scholarship from the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance, which affords her classes at the Dance Network, which leads her to enroll in UCSB’s Department of Theater and Dance, which exposes her to the composition class that inspires her to choreograph her first evening-length work, which she debuts on a professional stage thanks to Marjorie Luke Theatre’s rent subsidy program. Real-life testimonials, such as those of Austin McCormick, UCSB graduate and director of New York City’s vibrant Company XIV, or Shane Scopatz, former Santa Barbara Festival Ballet student and member of the illustrious Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, echo through the city’s studios like contemporary dance fairy tales.

Below are four prominent figures from the Santa Barbara community — Christina Sanchez, Kathee Miller, Robin Bisio, and Rosalina Macisco — who have made the advancement of the dance arts their life’s work. Approaching their contributions from four diverse angles, these women all play integral roles in keeping the artistic fires of our city ablaze and serve as an inspirational reminder that it truly does take a village to ensure everyone is exposed to the transformative power of movement. Dance on, Santa Barbara. Dance on.

The ProdIgy The way Christina Sanchez paints it, she really had no say in the matter.“I had a deep physical reaction to the movement.

It was this amazing kinetic and spiritual connection,” she recalls, referring to her early days as a student at the ShawlAnderson Dance Center, where the instructor walked around cradling a small drum, beating out the counts to each movement. Sanchez was living in Richmond, California, at the time, a wild child whose weekly BART rides to North Berkeley for dance classes saved her from the teenage angst plaguing most of her peers. Just before high school graduation, she came across an ad for Alvin Ailey’s summer program in a dance magazine and something inside of her clicked.“I knew that was exactly what I needed,” she says.“To just go somewhere and focus on one thing and finish it off and see. Just see what happens next.”

Moving cross-country is tumultuous enough, without the added consideration of oh, say, where one might actually live and work.“My mom thought it was crazy because I was only 18, and to go to New York without knowing anybody there was really scary for her,” Sanchez reveals. A dance instructor connected her with a relative living on the Lower East Side, and after some initial jostling, she settled into an old sewing factory with six other roommates — an expansive space partitioned off with paper-thin Sheetrock to create teenytiny living quarters for its eclectic inhabitants. “It was like a scene out of the musical Rent,” she remembers. “We had an artist from France who only ate hard-boiled eggs, an art historian from Italy working out at NYU, two dancers from

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The glamorous life she’d signed on to soon kicked into high gear, with Sanchez rushing from her six-hour training days at the Ailey school to her job bussing tables for a Mexican restaurant on Second Avenue. She’d head home at 1 a.m. only to get up the next day and hit repeat.

Sanchez would stay in the city for 17 years, working her way up the Ailey machine as choreographers, impressed with her technical prowess and preternatural lines, would send along a steady stream of audition invitations that she hungrily accepted. In 1992, she snagged a coveted spot in the Ailey II Company, touring the United States with 11 other dancers on a $150-a-week salary. “Most of the time we had to cover our own hotel expenses, so imagine four dancers sharing two beds in a cramped hotel room. Those were the good old days!” she exclaims with genuine affection. Four years later, she would hit the jackpot, earning a prestigious position with Ailey’s flagship company that would send her on a life-changing tour spanning four continents and more than a dozen cities.

If a primordial impulse had sent Sanchez across the country in search of a sense of purpose, then it would be that very instinct that would galvanize her return. In 2005, Sanchez’s first daughter was born, and she and her husband made an easy decision when considering a new home for their growing family.“My mother and grandmother were both born in Santa Barbara, my uncle Rudy Castillo was El Presidente for Fiesta’s bicentennial celebration, and [my husband] went to UCSB, so this city is a place of beautiful family memories for us.”

These days, the prodigious Sanchez heads contemporary dance classes for students at both UCSB and Westmont College, and in 2011, she signed on to perform with Santa Barbara Dance Theater under the direction of Christopher Pilafian. To watch Sanchez dance is to see nature exemplified, a seamless flow of energy and emotion that inadvertently brings tears to my eyes every time I watch her onstage. She has also just launched an independent youth program for the beginner dancer, a realized goal to give back to the discipline that has afforded her boundless gratification. “If I could instill anything in this new generation,” she begins,“it would be to first have a sense of history and respect for the pioneers before them and not cheapen the work by trying to take shortcuts.” As competitive dance becomes more mainstream, pressuring young artists to adhere to a sanitized rigidity, Sanchez is making great efforts to counter back.“I want my students to enjoy the beauty of movement while celebrating their own bodies. If I could bring out each individual’s story and make them see it as a thing of beauty, then I think I’ve done my job.”

The ArchIvIst “Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a Degas painting.” I look up from the collection of photography books sprawled across the chaise lounge Kathee Miller and I are nestled on in time to catch a look of wonderment spread across her face. “Observing quietly behind the scenes as dancers adjust their costumes or wait in the Granada’s wings,” she continues, “is like watching magic unfold.”

One might wonder how a private family therapist and faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute would find the time to become Santa

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Barbara’s doyenne of dance photography, shuffling from studios to theaters to capture some of the city’s most prolific dance moments. But one look at Miller’s expression as she describes being among the dancers, and it quickly becomes clear that these are the experiences that color her world.“I never did see such a rigid line between the three,” she explains.“To me, the world of therapy and my day job and the art world have always informed one another.”

Miller’s passion for movement came at an early age, fueled by a pair of vivacious social dancers who never entered a jitterbug contest they couldn’t win.“My parents were incredible dancers,” she recalls. “They lived in the Bronx and would travel all around Manhattan, crashing dance parties and listening to the Glenn Miller Band. I remember learning how to cha-cha-cha on my father’s feet.” Although Miller’s introduction to formal dance training would begin in the city with ballet lessons from Russian superstar Andre Glesky, it would be her move out west to study fine art at UCSB that would introduce her to the exploratory style of modern dance, launching a lifetime fascination with movement as “a powerful tool of expression.”

A traditional dance season runs from September through May, and over the course of those spectacular months, Miller will have woven her way across town, capturing upward of 30 area programs through the lens of her meticulous sensibility. “Maybe it’s because of the skills I have learned as a therapist or my time as a dancer, but I really see a kind of impulse through the movement that allows me to capture the essence of a gesture,” she says. Her passion lies in seizing the delicate moments behind the scenes: a dancer quietly applying her makeup with expert precision; a procession of blurred legs across a ballet barre as warm-ups commence. Because she is rarely paid for her efforts, Miller feels no pressure to zoom in on the “commercial shot,” focusing instead on the transitional moments from studio to stage. “I’m not particularly interested in posed pictures,” she stresses.“For me, a photograph only works if it has some feeling of motion behind it.”

If her work intimates a kind of unaffected persuasion, her notoriety stems, by contrast, from a contem-

porary anomaly: social media. “I got on Facebook in 2009 and spent days uploading and archiving photos.

I wanted to post as soon as the performance was over because I knew there would be another one the next week!” While the rules of etiquette and proprietary rights were being punched out within the larger context of the cyber world, Miller made up her mind to share her images freely, with one simple caveat: “The young dancers who don’t know better yet, they forget to give me photo credit, and a gentle reminder usually takes care of it all.”

As the performing arts scene begins to sprout up a new generation of hungry photographers elbowing for a chance to fatten their portfolios, Miller’s quiet generosity, coupled with the intimate hours she clocks in with some of the city’s most beloved artists, ensures her photography will stand the test of time.“I don’t like to feel competition and have no interest in promoting a business. Behind the scenes is my little world, and I do it truly out of love.”

The dAnce WhIsPerer It’s a hot August day in 1969. A young English major named Robin Bisio arrives on the doorstep of Paris’s illustrious Sorbonne University for a year of French immersion. She tastes her first croissant and café crème, strolls across the verdant expanse of the Luxembourg Gardens, weaves her way around the cobbled passages of her Latin Quarter neighborhood. “Those artists in the 1920s and ’30s that made Paris what it is, you could feel them everywhere,” she recalls.“In Paris, romance is in the very landscape.” One afternoon, she peers into the window of the American Center and watches, mesmerized, at the rows of dancers in the throes of a rehearsal. Something inside of her shifts.

“It was like this mythical window, and I wanted in!”

Bisio’s residency in the City of Light, and her subsequent regimen of dance classes at UCSB upon her return, would set her on a determined path to marry her studies of literary structure with the visceral expression of contemporary movement.“After reading all the canons of the English novel, it did something in my brain to unearth the choreographer inside. There’s some sort of underlying structural understanding that has come easily to me since.”

In 1977, Bisio debuted what would become a series of site-specific performances using Santa Barbara topography as a vibrant backdrop for her interactive art.

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I’m very political about the environment, and this was my way of being green in the world,” she explains.

Her first presentation, titled Crest of the World, drew a sizeable crowd at Thousand Steps Beach, where dancers moved silently across the sand while audience members took turns reciting a Pablo Neruda poem in both Spanish and English. When asked about the challenges of working in such an informal setting, Bisio credits her success to the professionalism of her dancers. “It takes a really good dancer to be able to dance outside. You need a sophisticated movement vocabulary and still dance as if you’re just making it up on the spot. My role model is Isadora Duncan, that freedom of expression where you don’t go for stage looks or perceived effort.”

After nearly two decades of “environmental dance,” Bisio found herself at a creative crossroads, searching for a new methodology to highlight her careful attention to landscape as art.“I needed to clean up my sight lines,” she says. “I couldn’t direct the audience to look where I wanted them to, with dogs running along the beach and people joining in on the dance.

My locations are incredibly cinematic, so film became the obvious choice.” Her instincts to move on to a new platform proved fruitful, with Lotusland offering up the backdrop and composer Philip Walker creating an original score for her first dance short, titled Dance in a Summer Garden. Debuting at the Palm Springs ShortFest, Bisio has been an unstoppable force since, creating more than 15 dance films that have premiered at over a dozen film festivals, including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Danza Di Napoli, and the Festival International du Film Indépendant in Brussels.

To say her method is avant-garde would be a slight understatement.“I write long dance scores,” she muses, “the archaeology of what the piece is about.

On location, there I am, whispering the scores into their ears, throwing rocks at rattlesnakes, protecting them from the elements.” Being highly selective about her collaborators and trusting their vision is a key component to the success of her films. “You

can’t be a dance whisperer and a micro-manager at the same time; it just doesn’t work that way,” she explains.

Credited with launching the careers of a prestigious list of Santa Barbara artists, Bisio seems completely focused on utilizing the concept of terroir to cultivate the next generation of Santa Barbara’s dancers. “I’m not really interested in touring. Here, I can be myself, lean against the sand, look up at the sky, and make dance. Dance that comes and goes like the weather.”

The AdvocAtor If you believe in serendipity, that mysterious alchemy of chance and destiny simmering just below the surface of reason, then it should come as no surprise to you that Rosalina Macisco from Westchester County was fated to stroll into her neighborhood library one afternoon in 1984 and come face-to-face with her calling. Macisco, a young ballet student from the sleepy enclave of Scarsdale, New York, arrived at her local branch to watch the screening of He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’, an Academy Award–winning documentary about New York City Ballet’s principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise, ill-prepared for the impact d’Amboise’s work would have on her. “I was blown away!” she exclaims. “The way he instructed, the way he communicated what he wanted from the students was direct and clear. He would walk down the school hallway, and kids would run after him.

They all wanted to dance with him. I wanted that, too!” The film highlighted d’Amboise’s 1976 founding of National Dance Institute (NDI), a dance program offering inner-city public school children the opportunity to learn and perform with the legendary dancer along with occasional guest artists that included folk singer Judy Collins and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Macisco watched, fixated to the screen, unaware that 20 years

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“I wanted to be a ballerina but never had the good feet or the long arms to pursue it professionally, so I switched to musical theater,” Macisco says. Her ritualistic train rides into Manhattan to study at Broadway Dance Center and Steps would soon pay off in spades; by the early ’90s, union card in hand, she was performing in musicals and offBroadway productions throughout Europe and the States. In 1996, she set her sights on California and, soon after, enrolled herself in National Dance Institute’s Teaching Artist Training program.“Once I was armed with the proven methods of a 40-year organization, I felt confident to move forward.”

Santa Barbara Dance Institute launched in 2005 with an eight-week, in-school pilot program for 2nd graders, culminating in a performance written, directed, and choreographed by Macisco herself. The pilot was a huge success, and soon Macisco’s organization was serving more than 300 students in four schools across Santa Barbara County including Adelante Charter School, Solvang Elementary, and Aliso and Canalino elementary schools in Carpinteria. She’s also assembled an impressive roster of collaborators from the theater world to assist her with everything from music editing to script reviewing, echoing the kind of integrity she instills into her students.“We want these kids to incorporate a standard of excellence into their everyday, and I enjoy the challenge of training non-dancers while still making it interesting for the audience.”

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Oh, wait. That was the Rocky theme Physician-turned-filmsong. maker/Mad Max masterThe packed theater was electrified, as mind George Miller proved it should be for someone as legendary the philosopher of the group, as the night’s honoree, as Stallone himmusing that his story endures self took the stage — drink in hand— hand to a because, “somehow, we tapped standing ovation. After the opening moninto an archetype.” Possessed tage, of which he remarked, “It’s great to of a thinker’s sense of awe, the ns TAKI and Julia Eva watch your hairline recede in Technicolor,” 70-year-old Renaissance man Roger Durling, Sylvester Stallone, and Jennifer Flavin he comfortably settled in, impressing with said stories should come “with his sharp wit and thoughtful asides. Moda warning that says, ‘hazardous material,’” before segueing erator Pete Hammond led us through his body of work into an anecdote to illustrate — which included a notable pit stop into a film called Rhinestone, costarring Dolly Parton and oozing 1980s that while his film’s resonance camp of the honky-tonk variety, as well as visits with is heartening, it can be disconcerting, too, as when Rambo, Cliffhanger, The Expendables, and, of course, a woman told him that she loved Fury Road so Rocky. much, she named her baby Furiosa, after CharThe character Stallone wrote — and acted — to life lize Theron’s character. (And the pregnant lady more than 40 years ago is a hero for more than just his cringed.) ability to land a punch, take a punch, beat a side of beef Closing night brought another capacity crowd senseless, or charge a gnarly set of steps; he’s the everyman to the Arlington, Durling and much of the SBIFF who overcomes. “The majority of us are underdogs,” Sly squad to the stage to take their bows, and Xavier Giannoli’s Marguerite to the screen. After a brief said. “Just when we think we have it together, something happens … and we have to struggle and fight to keep some snafu, the film got rolling, telling the funny, sad, equilibrium.” operatic tale of an eccentric patroness of the arts Bradley Bennett and Lynee Gon whose passion is singing. At which she is not good.

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2/18: Lecture: Robert Scheer Welcome USC communications professor and Truthdig.com editor in chief Robert Scheer, one of the nation’s most progressive journalists, to deliver the 15th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future and discuss war, peace, truth, and the media.

7pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 965-3443 or visit sbplibrary.org.

2/18: Jennifer Tyburczy In her newest book, Sex Museums: The Politics and Performance of Display, Tyburczy shows museums to be sites of culture-war theatrics, where dramatic civic struggles over how sex relates to public space, genealogies of taste and beauty, and performances of sexual identity are staged. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

2/18: Art Reception: Horses This photographic exhibition will explore the study of the movement, body, shape, and beauty of horses. Painter Dalva Duarte uses a combination of impressionism, cubism, and surrealism in an energetic blend of styles that attract, captivate, and mystify the viewer, while Boliviaraised California native Kim Reierson, who graduated from UCSB, has worked as a photojournalist and has published photography book Eighteen: A Look at the Culture That Moves Us. Proceeds

will benefit Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center. Reservations are recommended. The exhibit shows through February 29.

5-9pm. The Gallery Montecito, 1277 Coast Village Rd., Montecito.

Free. Call 969-1180 or visit thegallerymontecito.com/events.

2/18-2/20, 2/24: Lotusland Public Tours This historic estate and garden of Madame Ganna Walska is again open for public tours through mid-November!

Enjoy rare and exotic plants in 20 different gardens of horticulture magnificence. Reservations are required. 10am and 1:30pm.

Lotusland, Cold Springs Rd. Free-$45. Call 969-9990 or visit lotusland.org.

2/18: Griffin House Nashvillebased indie folk-rock musician Griffin House taught himself to play the guitar and write songs.

Soon after, he was putting on shows, recording albums, topping charts as one of the best emerging songwriters, and headlining shows. 6pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

2/18: Snip N Chip Did you know that over a five-year span, one unaltered cat lead to up to 500,000 kittens? Prevent the

birth of unwanted animals and decrease the populations in our animal shelters with a free spay/ neuter and microchip. Services will be available to the first 150 S.B. County residents. Call to schedule an appointment; visit tinyurl.com/snipchip for a full list of locations and phone numbers.

guitar, and solemn voice, he will share songs of travel, experience, and more. Opening the show will be L.A. rock singer/ songwriter Jenny O. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $20-$22. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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2/18: Lecture: War and Wine Did you know that ancient wine containers often held 20 to 30 liters each, so an army needed between 250 and 1,100 jars a day?

In this lecture, Mark Lawall, associate professor of the Classics Department of the University of Manitoba, will discuss war, wine, and archaeological contributions to ancient Greek military history. 6pm. Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-5322 or visit archaeological.org.

2/18: Third Thursday Studio: The Lavender Scavenger This new art-making series explores techniques and themes of Tam Van Tran’s The Lavender Scavenger through hands-on experimentation. Materials will be provided, and reservations are recommended. 6-8pm. Museum of Contemporary Art, S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

Friday 2/19 2/19: Light Pollution and the Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting Learn exactly how and why lighting affects physiological responses in wildlife and people, as well as methods to minimize impact of lights. Noon-1:30pm.

Antioch University, 602 Anacapa St. $15-$30. Call 965-4443 or email trish@tolighting.com or visit iesmission.org.

2/19: Joe Purdy, Jenny O. Americana folk singer/songwriter Joe Purdy presents folklore through song. Through hushed moments, resonance of the

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2/18: A Magazine-Release Party: Issue #1 of the Wild True Now Surf addicts and travel-minded friends, listen up! A new magazine on the adventures of life is coming your way. Celebrate the first issue of the Wild True Now with live music from a couple of the collaborators, Johnny McCann and Travers Adler, and a holy host of other fun and beautiful people. 8pm.

M. Special Brewing Company, 6860 Cortona Dr., Goleta. Free.

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2/19-2/21: Nebula Dance: HHII Dance Festival This annual dance showcases more than 30 works in three unique shows.

Bringing international and national artists together, this show represents the diversity of professional dance works. Fri.Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $16-$65. Call 963-0408 or visit centerstagetheater.org.

2/19-2/20: The Death of Kings, Part One Shakespeare is coming back to life. The Death of Kings will be performed in two plays by the actors of Naked Shakes, dedicated to presenting energetic, vibrant Shakespeare.

Fans of the Bard, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, or Game of Thrones should not miss this epic, binge-worthy theatergoing experience! Part One shows February 19-20 and March 1, 3, and 5-6; Part Two shows February 26-27 and March 2 and 4-6.

7:30pm. Hatlen Theater, UCSB. $13-$17. Call 893-3022 or visit theaterdance.ucsb.edu for a full list of showtimes. Read more on p. 43.

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2/19: The New Luis Muñoz Jazz Quintet Featuring Téka Born in San José, Costa Rica, and a graduate of the National Music Conservatory, Luis Muñoz (pictured) knows jazz, and this composer and musician has created a new quintet featuring the trumpet, drums, guitar, acoustic bass, and guitar.

8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $25-$60. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

2/19: Fitness Friday IM=X Pilates will lead a fitness class followed by prizes, fitness gear giveaways, sample juices from Pressed Juicery, neck and shoulder treatment from Aveda, and more. Create awareness of the number one killer in women: heart disease. 10-11am.

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2/19: Chinese New Year Dinner This 10-course meal fundraises and kicks off a decade of American Dance & Music dance season. As the Chinese New Year brings together family and friends and the wish to enjoy a year of love and happiness, this dance organization does, too. 6-8pm. Ming Dynasty Restaurant, 290 Storke Rd., Goleta. $85-$95. Visit adam-bsb.org.

2/19: Anthony Geist This author has translated legendary Peruvian poet Luis Hernández in School of Solitude. Be immersed in this powerful poetry filled with happiness, love, sadness, dream, and solitude. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com. Read more on p. 43.

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2/19: Alonzo Bodden The Season Three winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and a regular on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! and Comedy Congress, Alonzo Bodden is a masterful comedian who’s made appearances on many late-night television shows and films, including Scary Movie 4. 8pm. Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St. $15-$20. Call 845-7656 or visit tinyurl.com/ alonzosbcomedy.

2/19: Cali2Cuba: Salsa Night Willy Calderon of salsa group Grupo Niche, Cuban percussionist Luis Conte (on tour with James Taylor), and all-star musicians from Colombia will spark this night of hot salsa! 9pm.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

2/19-2/21: Gem Faire Come walk around and shop at this gem, jewelry, and bead show with quality minerals, beads, crystals, gems, and other earth treasures, as well as costume jewelry, tools, supplies, and more. Fri.: noon-6pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm.

Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free-$7. Call (503) 252-8300 or visit gemfaire.com.

2/19: Stress, Diets & Your Weight Clinical dietitian Stacey Bailey will lead a discussion on stress, diets, and your weight.

Bring your lunch, and learn how to take better and healthier care of your body. Noon-1pm. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. Free.

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saTurday 2/20 2/20: Pet Pencils In honor of National Love Your Pet Day, transform your pencil into a pet!

You’ll be reminded of your pet when you use the pencil during school. 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.

2/20: Wine Film Festival Vineyard Screening & Tasting Through wine and film, experience two different places at once. Winemakers from S.B. County and South Australia will take you on a wine adventure filled with wine-themed short films and tastings. 2-4:30pm.

Grassini Vineyard, 1175 Alisos Rd., Santa Ynez. $45-$65. Ages 21+.

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2/20: Science Saturday: Paleontology Do you want to work with dinosaurs? Spend the afternoon in the world of paleontology. You will dig up dinosaur bones and create your own dinosaur. This event is limited to the first 15 participants.

11am-noon. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free.

Ages 8+. Call 964-7878 or visit sbplibrary.org.

2/20: Neal Graffy S.B. historian and author Neal Graffy, along with co-author and awardwinning screenwriter Annie J. Dahlgren, will present A Murder at the Potter Hotel. Go back to 1908 Santa Barbara when a murder occurs at the waterfront Potter Hotel during the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet and battleships. Hear a mix of fictional character in real S.B. 11am. First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Free. Call 884-9909 or visit sbgen.org.

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week 2/20: Waldorf School’s Early Childhood Open House The whole family is welcome to a morning of free play, bread baking, puppet show, teacher connection, and more. 9-10:30am.

Waldorf School of S.B., 7421 Mirano Dr., Goleta. Free. Call 967-6656, email nita@waldorf santabarbara.org, or visit waldorfsantabarbara.org.

2/20: Stories by the Stagecoach: Anita of Rancho del Mar Hear about a young girl’s adventure with her brothers on Spanish land grant in the 1830s.

After the reading, participants can head over to the library for a tour and crafts. RSVP is recommended. 1-2pm. Santa Ynez Historical Museum and Carriage House, 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 7-12 and families. Call 688-7889 or visit sbplibrary.org.

2/20: State Street Ballet: Don Quixote The colorful streets of Spain come alive with the love story of Kitri and Basilio. Don’t miss your chance to see this modern twist on a classic tale full of chivalry, romance, and unrequited love. 7:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $24-$104.

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2/20: Art Reception: Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations This exhibit explores the quiet and inconspicuous movements of everyday activities. The exhibit shows through January 22, 2017. 6-8pm. MCASB Satellite @ Hotel Indigo, 121 State St. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

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2/20: Strung Out, Stalag 13, Petmedz Be prepared to rock out to Strung Out’s metal-infused skate punk with guitar shredding, rapid-fire drumming, and fierce vocals.

Opening will be Oxnard-born, straightedge hardcore punk band Stalag 13 and Goletaborn punk and rock ’n’ roll band Petmedz. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $18-$20.

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2/20: Gardens & Villa, Clean Spill In Santa Barbara 2008, a few college friends got together to form the alt-rock band we all know as Gardens & Villa. Opening the show will be S.B. surf rockers Clean Spill. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $17.

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2/20: Concert by Candelight Enjoy ensemble and solo works, from choir to string quartet to organ and harp, in the sanctuary, all lit by candlelight. It will be a romantic night of classical music.

6pm. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 380 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Suggested donation: $10.

Call 967-1416 or visit gslcms.org.

2/20: San Antonio Creek Herb Walk Water has returned to the San Antonio Creek, thanks to the long-awaited El Niño rain. Identify the many uses of wild plants from food to first aid to home remedies to more. This is a slow-paced, 1.5-mile trip.

9:30am-12:30pm. Tucker’s Grove County Park, 4800 Cathedral Oaks Rd. Free-$25. Call 646-6281 or visit herbwalks.com.

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2/21: Lenten Organ Series: Thomas Joyce Trinity Episcopal Church Minister of Keyboard Music Thomas Joyce will make a debut for the Annual Lenten Organ Series. Experience the sacred repertoire of Lent with organ music. 3:30pm.

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2/21: Carmen Geiler Geared toward children ages 5-7, Geiler’s newest book, Mina Visits an Archaeological Museum, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) coloring book about Mina, who visits different types of museums with diverse artifacts and cultures. Meet the author and get your copy signed at this fun afternoon event. 2pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free.

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2/21: SBHS MAD Academy: A Benefit for HOW International Classic rock band The Caverns, psychedelic pop band Cows Cabbage, rock ’n’ roll band Dead Center, and others will play to raise money for HOW (Help One Walk) International, which provides free prosthetics to land-mine victims in Mozambique, Africa. 6:30pm.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$20. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

2/21: S.B. Youth Symphony Musicians ages 12-18 will get together and provide an afternoon of classical music. This orchestra of 65-70 musicians rehearses weekly during the school year to become the best of the best. 4pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

2/21: Okee Dokee Brothers Grammy-winning American folk musicians Justin Lansing and Joe Mailander will share songs of the outdoors, life lessons, and adventures. This day will be filled with folk and roots music for all ages. 3pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $12-$16. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

2/21: Isha Kriya: Free Guided Meditation Be a part of a simple and powerful meditation called Isha Kriya. Increase your energy and health, heighten focus, and enjoy peacefulness.

1:30-2:30pm. Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. Free.

Call (770) 713-5548 or visit centeroftheheart.com.

2/21: Family Nature Day Discover the fun and wonders of nature as you go through the Museum Backyard and Nature Club House. What a perfect event for family and friends!

2/21: S.B. Jazz Society: Scott Whitfield Scott Whitfield has created a stellar jazz group and will present a top-notch show with Modernaires vocalist Ginger Berglund. Enjoy Tony Bennett’s “The Shadow of Your Smile,” Johnny Mandel’s hit

2/22: Ethical International Volunteerism and Service: Moral Responsibility or More Harm Than Good? Get into the value and impact of participating in international volunteer services. Cynthia Toms, director of the office of global education, will explain why we must take part in international service to make a difference.

7pm. Hieronymus Lounge, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd. Free. Visit westmont.edu.

Tuesday 2/23 2/23: Living with Low Vision Part of a series of three Braille Institute seminars, this session will discuss macular degeneration, a common eye condition leading to vision loss in older adults. Learn the risks, prevention, and methods to deal with this condition. 1-2pm. Buellton City Council Chambers, 140 W. Hwy. 246, Buellton. Free. Call 688-3115 or visit sbplibrary.org.

2/23: 3 Warning Signs of Social Isolation in Your Teen and How to Deal With It Parents, do you think your teen’s behaviors might be leading to social disengagement? Discuss how to make healthy choices and get harmony back in your family. Connect and support others, share experiences, learn more, and realize you’re not alone. 6-7pm. Workzones, 351 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Visit tinyurl .com/sbisolation.

2/23-2/24: Banff Mountain Film Festival Watch the best of the best mountain adventure films, thrilling you and fill-

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2/24: Szymanowski Quartet This Polish quartet is back for its eighth time! Enjoy Mozart’s String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, K. 156, Grażyna Bacewicz’s String Quartet No. 4, and Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3 (“Razumovsky”).

You will be captivated by this experienced international string quartet. 7:30pm.

Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $18-$22. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.

2/24: Durango Songwriters Expo and Meet & Greet Do you have what it takes to become a songwriter? Be motivated to create, produce, direct, and learn more about the industry. Limited to 200 attendees, this event will feature 30-40 top music-industry people to help you. 6pm.

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7:30pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $14-$19. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

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2/23: Songwriters at Play: James Taylor Tribute Many different musicians will get together to honor James Taylor.

Enjoy “Fire & Rain,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “How Sweet It Is,” and more. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $12.

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2/24: Premiere Film Screening: Bringing Back the Wild Watch the restoration of the Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR) native wetlands and precious coastalstrand environment, and be inspired! Following the screening will be a discussion with filmmaker Michael Love and Dr. Cristina Sandoval, COPR director.

7:30-9pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $10.

Call 682-4711 or visit sbnature.org.

Israelis and Palestinians: A New Paradigm?

Wednesday, February 24 / 5:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Campbell Hall As the Mideast chaos has focused elsewhere, the Israeli and Palestinian issue has been largely sidelined. Negotiated peace, the classic paradigm for the last few decades, has been put aside. What will take its place? What new paradigm can offer peace to both sides and put aside this tragic conflict? What can the United States do?

David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, is the co-author with Ambassador Dennis Ross of Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East. His maps on alternative territorial solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appeared in The New York Times. He is also an adjunct professor in Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He served as a Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations (2013-2014).

Ghaith Al-Omari, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, previously served as Executive Director at the American Task Force on Palestine. He also held various positions within the Palestinian Authority, including Director of the International Relations Department in the Office of the Palestinian President, and advisor to former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. He has extensive experience in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, having been an advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team throughout the permanent status negotiations (1999–2001). In that capacity, he participated in various negotiating rounds, most notably the Camp David summit and the Taba talks.

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Zen Priests Ordained

This past weekend, Santa Barbara County’s first Zen priest ordination took place at the Tecolote Canyon Community Center in a ceremony hosted by the Santa Barbara Zen Center. The quiet and meaningful ritual, performed by Sensei Gary Koan Janka (right), saw Shari Naismith (left) and Carol Lee Abrahamson (middle) officially devote their lives to the way of the Buddha in the presence of friends and family.

“I am feeling heartfelt emotion and a great spaciousness,” said Naismith before the ceremony began. “I’m getting calmer as the day goes on, which is surprising. I thought I’d be more anxious.”

Both Naismith, currently a Buddhist chaplain for the U.S. Navy and former deputy sheriff in San Diego’s gang unit, and Abrahamson, who works with patients of head trauma in Santa Ynez, began the momentous day by having their heads shaved. One tuft of hair was left to be removed during the ordination ceremony (pictured), symbolizing the renunciation of their current lives to the Buddha. The two newly ordained priests will receive many more years of training, become a more active presence in the Songha (Zen community), and, if chosen, ultimately become teachers of the Zen way.

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The trip has become a regular tradition for many Rotarians, including Steve Petersen, who’s developed personal relationships in the region. “We have a little girl TRAVEL MILES TO GIVE SMILES: Rotarian Steve Petersen presents a washing basin to a happy down there, Sonia, and her father Guatemalan family. died in the middle of building their house,” said Petersen, who raised the extra have plenty of water,” said Petersen. “It’s just not good money needed to properly seal the home’s doors water.” They also provide stoves, school supplies, and windows. “We had one house we put a stove in, medical devices, vitamins, and even egg-laying chickand the whole house was maybe 15 by 20 feet, and 15 ens, three of which cost only $15, so every little bit of people lived in that room,” said Petersen of another support helps.

“If anybody does want to make a donation, any project. “It’s a very eye-opening experience.”

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here’s a teleporter in here,” said a long-haired blond boy traipsing up the stadium stairs of Camino Real theater.

“I’m gonna find it,” he said, hauling his laptop — about half as big as he was — into an aisle seat. From the back row chimed in another voice: “Where are you?” The blond boy stands, almost drops his computer, and points up. “We’re dancing: Look.” Sure enough, two blockheaded avatars awkwardly spin each other on the big screen.

The occasion for this youthful high-tech play was a warm-up meeting for Super League Gaming’s Minecraft play-offs, a four-week tournament that kicked off in this Goleta theater on February 17. Much like a virtual Lego 3D building program, Minecraft is a “sandbox game,” so called because of the freedom from strict rules of play afforded its users, though there’s also a combat mode. People can build extensive environments for fun, or they can get all multi-user and suffer and launch attacks on each other’s castles.

“The kids play in both modes,” explained Super League Gaming’s Brett Morris. “They build but also play combat games, too.” The tournament mainly turns on the number of “kills” the young enthusiasts accumulate, though the parents I met like other aspects. Besides, Minecraft is nowhere near the overt violence of, say, Mortal Kombat addictions.

Inside the theater, about 20 kids hunkered down on their laptops, furiously working their screens while the movie theater cycled through different game environments — a zombie war and a Hunger Games–like battle pop up at different times, cued by a machine voice.

Periodically, the kids stop battling and build. “The whole thing is a win-win situation,” explains Morris: The kids get a chance to ramp up their skills, the parents like the socializing aspect, and even the movie theater is happy that at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, popcorn-buying customers are there.

Douglas Trowbridge from Santa Barbara likes both the creative aspect and the combat, according to his mother, Elisa, who is raising the 7-year-old boy alone and has a cautious love of the Minecraft obsession. “It’s better than so many of the other games,” she said. “And he knows he has to do his schoolwork first and then he can play.” Douglas will compete this year, though he’ll miss the first game for a family outing. “I’m gonna win,” he told me matter-of-factly and then reeled other games he likes, including one that features creepers that get in your virtual face.

“I think the best part of the whole experience is getting the kids out here,” Morris said. “A lot of these kids are, well, it’s all they want to do. I can’t tell you how many parents have thanked me for getting their kids out of the house.”

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Meet Michael Kenney. At age 6, he started playing street hockey with his feet after The Mighty Ducks movie came out.

He helped start an ice hockey team at Westlake High, and after a hiatus, he took up the sport again in his twenties, playing at rinks in Oxnard and Simi Valley for teams named the Chiefs (homage to Slap Shot) and Eh! (homage to Canada).

A Santa Barbara resident who works at the Four Seasons, he took it upon himself to form a hockey team at Ice in Paradise: the Santa Barbara Kings.

The L.A. Kings are Kenney’s favorite professional team. “They preach humility and work as a team,” he said. “They scored nine goals by nine different players the other night. Drew Doughty is the most passionate player I’ve ever seen.”

Kenney outfitted his Kings with gray-and-black uniforms and a logo that appears like the NHL team’s but is altered to avoid copyright issues.

By reaching out to friends and spreading the word, Kenney assembled a team of a dozen capable players. They include two UCSB graduate students, Eric Valois (molecular biology) and Kelsey Bisson (oceanography). Bisson, a Cleveland native, played for Ohio State’s women’s hockey club and has no fear about mixing it up with the guys.

Last week, the Kings were matched against UCSB’s entry in the Adult League. With some of Bisson’s friends “oohing” and “aahing” in the gallery at their first ice hockey game, the teams went back and forth. Action was nonstop, as there was

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the school, came here, and loved it,” Lakoju said. He enrolled as a Gaucho in the fall of 2014.

At almost 69and 265 pounds, Lakoju saw a mirror image of himself in Alan “Big Al” Williams, a senior who would become the nation’s leading rebounder.

“My biggest attraction to the school was Big Al,” he said. “I wanted to emulate him as much as I could.”

Lakoju’s second birthday was December 21, 2014. The Gauchos were going through a practice at the University of Oregon, a day before playing the Ducks.

Without warning, Lakoju collapsed to the floor. Katie Susskind, on her fifth day on the job as a UCSB athletic trainer, rushed to his aid.“He was unresponsive,” she said.

“It’s the first time I dealt with CPR in real life.”

While the trainer worked to resuscitate him, a manager at the Oregon arena provided an automatic defibrillator.

“It was on him within two minutes,” Susskind said. “His heartbeat came back, and paramedics responded quickly.”

“I woke up on a gurney in the ambulance going to the hospital,” Lakoju recalled. “I’m so thankful I was able to come out of this situation. I’m lucky to be alive.” To prevent a recurrence, doctors in Oregon put an implantable defibrillator in his chest. If his heart goes haywire again, the device will shock it back into a normal rhythm.

“I can feel it,” Lakoju said, displaying a bulge under his collarbone. “It’s a box. I didn’t like it, but I got over it. It’s a bigger mental issue than it is physically.”

Lakoju has been cleared to play this season without restrictions. “I’m ready to do the dirty work,” he said at the start of the season. But he has played only sparingly behind senior center Sam Beeler, and when he gets out on the floor, he picks up fouls at the rate of one every three minutes.

He did have a highlight play against the biggest man in college basketball, swatting away a shot attempt by UC Irvine’s 76 Mamadou Ndiaye. “It was a David-Goliath type thing, and I was David,” he said. “I’m not used to being the smaller guy.”

Lakoju has an easygoing personality and is popular with his teammates. “They call me BAM — Big Ass Man,” he said. Williams had the same asset and put it to good use.

Lakoju still has things to learn. If he succeeds in becoming a starter before the end of his Gaucho career, count it as a third birthday.

The Gaucho men are in the stretch drive of this season, and a top-four seed in the Big West Tournament is in their reach. They are at UC Riverside on Thursday night, February 18, and home against UC Davis at 7 p.m. Saturday. Their next win will be the 300th in head coach Bob Williams’s tenure n at UCSB.

only a one-minute break between each period. Late in the third, the UCSB team had an 8-7 lead, and the Kings pulled their goalie, only to give up an empty-net score with 44 seconds remaining. Valois slotted a shot from 15 yards out to make it 9-8, and that’s how it ended, but only after the Kings got off another shot that hit the post.

The winning team had a ringer in Kyle de Laurell, a 27-year-old analyst at Vandenberg Air Force Base. He played top-level college hockey at the Air Force Academy, and it showed, as he scored five goals.

Both squads made the final-four play-offs out of the six-team league, and another season will start up shortly thereafter.

NEW LIFE: Ami Lakoju is either a blissful old soul or a cheerful young face on the UCSB basketball team.

“I have two birthdays,” Lakoju said. The first was November 22, 1995. He spent most of his growing-up years in the heart of Harlem, New York City, at 134th Street and Lenox John Avenue. “I did the classic firehydrant thing in the summer when I was smaller,” he said.

He got bigger, a lot bigger. He 2/17, 2/19, 2/23: High School Boys Basketball CIF Southern Section played basketball on the streets, Play-Offs Five area teams drew first-round home games Wednesday. Division 2A: Santa then in high school, the last two Barbara High (26-1), the top-seeded team. 3AA: San Marcos (20-7). 4A: Carpinteria (16-9). 5A: years at a prep school in ConLaguna Blanca (11-8). 6: Providence (15-6). Winners will advance to the second round Friday, necticut. After a scholarship offer followed by the quarterfinals next Tuesday. Dos Pueblos (15-13) plays its 2A opener on the road. from Fairfield University did not Santa Barbara’s girls (25-2), after winning their first league title since 1988, have been chosen to work out, he was considering play in the Open Division, comprising the top 16 teams in the section. They are seeded 14th and will other schools when UCSB assisplay at No. 3 Chaminade on Saturday. Open Division contenders are guaranteed berths in the State tant Ryan Madry reached him Regionals. All games 7pm. $5-$8. Visit cifss.org. through Twitter. “I researched

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LITTLE KITCHEN COMING TO ORTEGA:

Readers Primetime and Chris tell me that a new restaurant named Little Kitchen is coming to 17 West Ortega Street, the former home of Nardonnes La Famiglia Pizzeria. A message on the front window describes the business as “modern comfort food.”

DOWNTOWN RALPHS GETTING A STARBUCKS: Here is a tip from reader Rex of S.B.:

“Hi, John, The elves (or someone) at the downtown Ralphs at Carrillo & Chapala are busy installing a new Starbucks concession, located right inside the front door. I guess this is for the people who can’t walk a block to the Starbucks at Carrillo & De la Vina. I’d rather it were a Tiki Bar, but I guess that’s never gonna happen.”

DELICIOSO: Cielito on State Street has changed ownership and will soon get a new name.

BIG YELLOW HOUSE UPDATE: This just in

from reader Michael: “Hey, John. I live in Summerland. I noticed that the “For Lease” sign is back in the window of the undeveloped portion of the Big Yellow House. I may have missed something — maybe no Pace?”

DRAUGHTSMEN ALEWORKS COMING TO GOLETA: Reader Sara Jean shares some recent

observations: “Hi John! There’s a new production brewery and taproom called Draughtsmen Aleworks that is currently being built out on 53 Santa Felicia Drive in north Goleta. I hear they are a month or two away from opening to the public!” Santa Felicia Drive runs behind Best Buy, and #53 is at the north end, across Hollister.

ALWAYS REMEMBERED:

—Dustin Green, who used to work at Jade restaurant on upper State Street and was also a City College food service facility operator, has passed away of natural causes.

— Jim Dixon and his son Michael passed away of natural causes within three days of each other last November. Jim and son John Dixon have owned and operated Tri-County Produce since 1985. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara, 21 East Constance Avenue. The public is invited, and a reception will follow. Visit dixonmemories.com for more information.

John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.

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Though he has worked on the red carpet floors of the Oscars and the Golden Globes behind the camera, he found himself “star-struck” in the presence of TV chefs. The competition itself was “even crazier and more intense” than he anticipated.

He will presumably shine in this week’s second episode on regional cuisine, but for Abbott, the prize has already been won. “When I saw the mentors and the cameras, right then, I said, ‘My kids just saw me on Food Network,’ and it was a really emotional moment,” he said. “From that moment on, it was gravy. That was the victory right there.”

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Smoke mountAin breWery’S Sudsy deliveries D arren Siple was raised atop Rincon Mountain, where views stretch from the inland peaks above Lake Casitas all the way to the Santa Barbara Harbor up the coast.

He spent his childhood amid the avocado, Meyer lemon, and macadamia nut trees planted by his rather legendary Renaissance man of a dad, Randy Siple, who Darren still plays banjo with in a monthly Dixieland jazz band concert in the family’s New Orleans–style saloon. It’s the type of life smart people don’t leave, which is why Darren studied wine from 2006-2011 at Cal Poly, acquiring the relevant skills to come home again and start a winery next door to the small house where he now lives with his wife, Jill Siple.

But while waiting for the grapes—which are grown at another property they own in Creston, east of Paso Robles, that they planted in 2013 and will be bottled as Rincon Mountain Winery — Darren and Jill decided during their European honeymoon to start making beer right away. The result is Smoke Mountain Brewery, which is currently a delivery-only beer club—the first shipments were in September and December, with another one coming in March — but will soon expand into a seven-barrel system with presence in restaurants, bars, and retailers as soon as this summer.

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It was fitting for the familyloving Abbott, then, that his debut on the second season’s premiere last Sunday featured lunch-box ingredients.“I focused on my kids, my family, my friends,” said the television producer and lifelong foodie, who earned his chef chops by entertaining at home and calls his cooking Santa Barbara–style cuisine.“Santa Barbara style to me is ranch and sea,” said Abbott, the seventh generation of a farming family. “Farm-to-table was happening here before it was a phrase.”

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Though people are struggling to grasp the beer club concept right now, more than 55 customers already subscribe. “That’s not a bad starting point for no one knowing we even exist,” said Jill recently, as we tasted their lemon-black-pepper saison, honey-lavender blonde, smoked-peat porter, estate-grown hops IPA, and more. “We’re selling everything we’re making.”

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damia nut coconut milk stout on nitro was a hit at the Carpinteria beer fest), but he’s also a perfectionist—so the bay leaf brew he’s crafting for this weekend’s Botanic Garden event required a number of batches to get right. The long-term goal is to be one of the first boutique-sized, allestate breweries anywhere, and he’s well on the way, using hops grown on the Creston ranch, and is expecting to harvest that property’s first batch of barley this spring. There’s talk of cider, liquor, cheese, butchered Highlands cattle fed by spent grains, and more, so Darren is starting to sound a little like Randy, who’s been a lawyer, developer, farmer, organic farm certifier, and so forth in his 82 years.

Darren still seems most excited about the wine he finally has in barrel, including some promising barbera and zinfandel, but Smoke Mountain is starting to quench the dream.“That’s why I got into beer,” he said,“because there are so many possibilities.”

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french Petit Valentien, 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open M‑F 11:30‑3pm (lunch). M‑Sat 5pm‑Close (dinner). Sun $24 four course prix fixe dinner. In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Robert Dixon presents classic French comfort food at afford‑ able cost in this cozy gem of a restaurant. Petit Valentien offers a wide array of meat and seafood entrees along with extensive small plates and a wine list specializing in amazing quality at arguably the best price in town. A warm romantic atmosphere makes the perfect date spot.

Comfortable locale for dinner parties, or even just a relaxing glass of wine. Reservations are recommended.

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or four centuries, directors and theater parts are entirely understandable on their companies have pursued an essence of own and could be seen in either order with Shakespeare that, once distilled into a equal enjoyment. potion appropriate to the age, releases None of this would be happening if the elusive spirit of the original. For Naked Appel had not worked for more than a Shakes, the text-driven, actor-centered year to create this new adaptation, which Shakespeare program that UCSB’s Irwin shrinks the overall length of the eight plays involved— Richard II, Henry IV involved Appel has helmed for the past Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, decade, this pursuit has until now meant deft and highly Henry VI Parts 1, 2, and 3, and engaging barebones annual Richard III—by 75 percent. But productions that typically now, as the massive undertaking show up around Labor Day. moves to the stage, Appel is in This year, however, that is director mode, asserting that it is “extremely important for everyall changing. With The Death one involved with the project to of Kings, a new, two-part, fivefeel ownership,” and adding that hour adaptation of eight history plays, Naked Shakes has he “would not have conceived leapt with abandon into a Irwin Appel of or composed this without new and considerably more the team of people in the UCSB ambitious mode. Beginning on February Theater department.”

19, UCSB’s Hatlen Theater will overflow The list of participants is long, and with three weeks of epic theater, as a cast of includes not only every senior in the BFA more than 50 and a creative dream team col- program but also most of Appel’s colleagues, laborate first on Part 1, I Come but for Mine many of whom — like Jeff Mills, Simon Own, which will play by itself on the open- Williams, Joe Caldwell, Brian Harwell, and ing weekend, and then again on March 1-6. Michael Morgan — will perform. PerenPart 2, The White Rose and the Red, opens on nial Independent Theater Award honoree February 26-27 and then returns for March James Connolly created and will perform 2-6. Theatergoers who wish to see the shows the music, Jenny Mercein is assistant directin succession on the same day can do so on ing, Christina McCarthy choreographed the March 5-6. The director assures that the two movement, and Ann Bruice designed the

costumes. UCSB professor of acting Anne Torsiglieri will play the role of Falstaff.

So, why this project now? The question could be answered in multiple ways. Perhaps the easiest way is by analogy to the length and rewards of binge-watching any one of the great television series of recent years. One poster for The Death of Kings that I saw even acknowledges this explicitly with the tagline, “Because Game of Thrones isn’t back until April.” With all due respect to HBO, one could argue the appeal, never mind the value, of this project goes considerably further than that. First, as Appel explains it, there’s the excitement of “trying to engage people in something they’ve most likely never seen before, yet that is relevant to our time.” Certainly, this season of presidential election fever presents an unusually opportune moment in which to revisit the greatest literary study ever made of the perils of succession and the pitfalls of ambition.

Finally, there’s the extraordinary connection that this project can potentially create between this group of young actors, their teachers, and our community. While one hopes that all of us will have many more experiences with Shakespeare, it’s unlikely that any of us will ever see the birth of something like The Death of Kings again. For tickets and information, visit theaterdance.ucsb .edu or call 893-2064.

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Mount Moriah’s very good new Southern rock album, How to Dance, stands out not just in its lyricism or its passion but in the musical histories it reimagines. Culled from the North Carolina post-punk and psych-metal scenes, Mount Moriahs’s members assert themselves as loyal continuants of their home state’s music rock foundations but with hints of bold inventiveness. Singer Heather McEntire, with her stirring yearning drawl, can make a heart ache like the best of them. Her metaphysically attuned lyrics, meanwhile, are high-minded, vivid renderings of Southern land- and lovescapes. Title track “How to Dance” is a swaying porchlight of a tune, with notes of delicate light coming through the sad swing.

— Richie DeMaria

Stripped showcases some of Daniel Ash’s best tunes reconfigured and revitalized. It is the end product of a PledgeMusic drive that asked fans to contribute funds while also voting on which Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and Daniel Ash solo songs they wanted to hear on a stripped-down album. The result is a winning compilation of intriguingly engaging re-renderings of some of the finest alternative music to appear since the post-punk era. “So Alive” kicks things off vibrantly with an endemic EDM ambiance, while “Slice of Life” and “Christian Says” are given coolly abrasive makeovers. “Mirror People,” though now drowned in synth, remains eerily trippy good fun. Meanwhile, “There’s Only One” is rendered eminently danceable and grooved out, and the dub reworking of “An American Dream” is ace.

— Sean Mageean

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poet anthony Geistr Anthony L. Geist’s translation of Peruvian poet Luis Hernández’s The School of Solitude has recently been short-listed for the 2016 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. Geist was raised in Santa Barbara and is professor of Spanish and comparative literature at the University of Washington. He will read from The School of Solitude on Friday, February 19, at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State St.; 682-6787; chaucersbooks.com).

Why were you moved to translate Hernández’s work? t Luis (Lucho) Hernández published three books

of poetry by age 25 and then stopped publishing but continued writing in notebooks. He was born in 1940 and died under mysterious circumstances in 1977, writing the bulk of his poetry in the ’60s and ’70s during the Youth Revolution. His work reflects the spirit of his times: rebellion, the Beatles, sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll, and yet is profoundly personal. This is what attracted me and moved me to translate it.

Hernández seems to see himself as part of the world of poetry yet outside Peru, he is little known. To para-

phrase George Bernard Shaw, Latin America is a continent made up of 20 countries separated by a common language. Each of those countries has its own literary tradition and, with the exception of a few figures — García Márquez, Neruda, Borges, Carlos Fuentes — most writers have a hard time transcending their national boundaries. This is Hernández’s case. Legendary in his native Peru, he is little known outside it … My hope is that these translations will make him known in this country, and from here perhaps introduce his work to Spain and other countries in Latin America.

The lines in The School of Solitude tend to be very short. Does that affect our reading of the work? Hernández’s poetry is very visual, often

accompanied in the notebooks by drawings or personal icons (elephants, fish skeletons, stars, jellyfish, crabs) and lettered in his striking calligraphy. It is meant to be read on the page (which is not to say that it doesn’t also read beautifully out loud), and the short lines impose a rhythm, marking pauses, inviting us to linger over certain words. This is what Gérard Genette calls the “margins of silence” that distinguish poetry from other uses of language.

— David Starkey

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by Charles Donelan Imperial Bolshoi Thestudents from all atre in Moscow, Russia. over Santa Barbara Created by Petipa and Viennese composer will get a special interactive theater perforLudwig Minkus at the height of the golden mance organized by Library Dances founder age of the Bolshoi, Don Quixote was revised Cecily Stewart and generously funded by and expanded by another top ballet master, Anne Towbes. The kids will see an interacAlexander Gorsky, in 1900, and it is this ver- tive preview of the ballet that includes visual sion, replete with some of the most challeng- instruction highlighting the behind-theing maneuvers in all of dance, that we will be scenes work of the musicians and designers who create the sound and look of the proseeing this weekend.

Guest artist Aaron Smyth joins the troupe duction. for this performance to reprise the role of After touring California, New Mexico, Basilio, which he has danced 19 times. If you Colorado, and New York with choreographer look for the ballet of Don Quixote on Wikipe- William Soleau’s much-lauded and endurdia, you will find a photo of Smyth in perfor- ingly popular Carmen in March and April, mance as Basilio. Smyth has been a member State Street Ballet will return to Santa Barof both London’s Royal Ballet and the Joffrey bara to focus on a new festival format event Ballet, but you might also recognize him if scheduled for May 14-15 at Ensemble Theatre you watch America’s Got Talent. He made it as Company’s New Vic. Dedicated to the memfar as the Judge Cuts in season 10, but then he ory of Baroness Léni Fé Bland, the festival was robbed of well-deserved advancement to will feature the work of five contemporary the quarterfinals by a much less talented duo, women choreographers, all premieres. The and, yes, my authority on that comes from weekend’s centerpiece will be a new work reading the comments section of YouTube. of dance theater based on the diary of Anne Kate Kadow, a young State Street company Frank and adapted and choreographed by member, will dance the role of Kitri and Cecily Stewart. partner extensively with Smyth. Kadow was With señoritas flicking fans and toreall smiles at a preview rehearsal last Wednes- adors swirling red capes, Don Quixote is day after finishing a spectacular sequence of very much a fantasy of Spanish life, yet in fouettés and pirouettes. Don Quixote places its gusto, the ballet succeeds admirably in a premium on strict classical technique and capturing the questing romantic spirit of thus represents something of a departure for Cervantes’s great novel.

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summer sun in the ever-summer city, Los Angeles, and my mind can’t help wander to that intersecting corner of Gardens & Villa. The Santa Barbara–born band, now a few months out from the release date of 2015’s Music for Dogs, let us know last year that L.A. is the place to be, at least if you’re a migratory synth-pop band. Last summer, singer Chris Lynch spoke of a creative wonderland of a warehouse somewhere amid the reeds of Frogtown. It fits the climes of the times that the band comes to SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (1221 State St.) this Saturday to sizzle up the dance floor. Joining them will be Clean Spill, who will spill clean on the secrets of writing sunny California chord changes. The globe is warming, which means more reasons to dance, if nothing else.

Speaking of S.B. acts, have you heard that Johnny Irion, of Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion and U.S. Elevator fame, is playing a residency Mondays at Seven Bar & Kitchen (224 Helena Ave.) for the month of February?

If you haven’t, now you’re in luck, and not just because it’s at Seven. This month comes with an extra Monday, so leap on over to that great Funk Zone watering hole to make use of that 29th day before time marches on.

Irion’s album with U.S. Elevator has garnered rave reviews since last year’s release, including recent praise in Rolling Stone, and it is a great thing to hear live. The man and his fellow musicians play as the free in-house band, so you would be shortchanging yourself for not spending at least one of this month’s Mondays there.

But we are jumping ahead of ourselves — it’s only Thursday. We the Beat continues to branch out at SOhO with tonight’s (Thu., Feb. 18) Branchez, a New York city producer known for his house-inflected remixes of pop hits. I have always said that Los Angeles and New York are backyards to one another, at least in certain circles, and Santa Barbara once again expands the yardage to make the East feel extra welcome on Western soil. He will be preceded in the evening by Griffin House, reminding us snobbish coasts that there’s more America in between with his heartfelt Midwestern music.

For completely different music goings-on, consider going to UCSB’s Elings Hall, where the CREATE Ensemble and the Media Arts and Technology Program will present the First AlloSphere Concert, featuring a multichannel remix of FM synthesist John Chowning’s “Turenas” with four shows at 6, 7, 8, and 9 p.m. As an electronic music lover, it is heartening to know events like these are being conducted in our beautiful town. Or if you prefer your music to be a little more strictly visual, consider heading to the Funk Zone, where Studio One Eleven (111-A Santa Barbara St.) features music posters by Alana Bailey.

On Friday, the L.A. connectivity reignites as you start your night off with a free show at Carr Winery (414 N. Salsipuedes St.) from The Brady Harris Band, where Santa Rita Hills meets Brady’s North Hollywood sound. As the night goes on, Joe Purdy and Jenny O. bring their purdy music to Velvet Jones (423 State St.). Joe makes music that is rich, deep, and earthy and gritty with lovesickness, while beautifully breathy Jenny O. keeps it lightly, breezily melancholic. But if ocean breezes are more your drift, then help David Courtenay celebrate the release of his California reggae-soul album n at Blind Tiger (409 State St.).

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Art, Design, & Architecture Museum– California 101: Art from the Collection; Lucile Lloyd: A Life in Murals; The Art of Colonial Latin America; and Stephen Westfall: Stars and Candy Wrappers, through May 1. UCSB, 893-2951.

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 – 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.

Wildling Museum – California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Prints, Poetry, and History, through June 6. 1511-B Mission Dr., History Solvang, 686-8315.

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.

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Arts Fund Gallery–South South County Sampler Sampler, through 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.

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

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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.

Cabrillo Arts Ctr. Pavilion – Goleta Valley Art Association show, through Feb. 29. 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd, 898-9424.

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; Under, Around, and Behind Behind, through Mar. 2. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

The Gallery Montecito – Dalva Duarte and Kim Reierson: Horses, through Feb. 29.

1277 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 969-1180.

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.

Leigh Block Gallery – Jim Hill, through Apr. 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 – construct > deconstruct deconstruct, through Apr. 17. 132 Santa Barbara St., 963-1411.

MultiCultural Ctr. – Malik Seneferu: From the Hill and Beyond Beyond, through Mar. 18.

MultiCultural Ctr., UCSB, 893-8411.

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FeB. 18-25 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 – Annual Group heART Show: Love Songs, through Feb. 29. 3823 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria, 684-0300.

Porch Gallery Ojai – Ramon Ramirez: Paradise Now Now, Feb. 25-Apr. 3. 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.

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. Tennis Club – Studio 20: Love, Feb. 12-Mar 4. 2375 Foothill Rd., 862-4722.

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.

Studio One Eleven – Alana Bailey: Screen Queen: Rock & Roll, and Music Posters, through Mar. 5. 111-A Santa Barbara St. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Nicole Strasburg: 50/50, through Feb. 28; Patricia Childlaw: Departures, through Apr. 3. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460. wall space gallery – Carl Corey: AmeriAmeri caville, through Mar. 26. 116 E. Yanonali St., 637-3898.

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Barbizon, Realism, and Impressionism in France, through Mar. 19. 955 La Paz Rd., 565-6162.

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Carr Winery – 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 965-7985. fri: The Brady Harris Band (6pm) Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 686-0855. thu 2/18: Noel Torres (8pm) thu 2/25: Brad Garrett (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066. fri: The Nombres (7-10pm) sat: Sean Wiggins and Paul Houston (2-5pm); The Caverns (6-9pm) sun: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (1:154pm); Dusty Jugz (4:30-7:30pm) The Fig Grill – 5940 Calle Real, Goleta, 692-8999. sat: Dos Pueblos Jazz Quartet (6-8pm) Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – 137 Anacapa St., 694-2255. wed: Acoustic Singer/Songwriter Showcase Wednesdays (6:30pm) Granada Theatre – 1214 State St., 899-2222. sun: The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (7pm) mon: The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (8pm) Lobero Theatre – 33 E. Canon Perdido St., 963-0761. fri: The New Luis Muñoz Jazz Quintet feat. Téka (8pm) thu: The John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet (8pm) MultiCultural Ctr. – Channel Islands Rd., UCSB, 893-7609. fri: An Evening of Afro-Latin Funk: Jungle Fire (8pm) Ojai Art Ctr.– 113 S. Montgomery St., O 640-8797. sat: Epiphany Project (7:30pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776. thu: Griffin House (6pm); Branchez (9pm) fri: Cali2Cuba: Salsa Night (9pm) sat: Gardens & Villa, Clean Spill (9pm) sun: S.B. Jazz Society: Scott Whitfield (1pm); SBHS MAD Academy: The Caverns, Dead Center, Cows Cabbage (6:30pm) mon: Jazz Jam with Jeff Elliott (7:30pm) tue: Songwriters at Play: James Taylor Tribute (7:30pm) wed: Durango Songwriters Expo and Meet & Greet (6pm) thu: Afishnseathemoon, Rubberneck Lions, The Chores (9pm) UCSB Music Bowl – Music Bldg. Courtyard, UCSB. wed: UCSB Gamelan Ensemble (noon) Velvet Jones – 423 State St., 965-8676. fri: Joe Purdy, Jenny O. (8pm) sat: Strung Out (8pm) mon: Punk Rock Bingo w/ Emmet Bentley (8pm) thu: Hunny, Armors, Kid Cadaer (8:30pm)

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izzyingly high above the pines of Yosemite, we watch as Mayan SmithGobat and Libby Sauter ascend The Nose on El Capitan to break a speed record, captured in four minutes of beautiful footage. Earlier into the program, staring into the blue abyss of an Icelandic iceberg moulin, we see Rahel Schelb ice climbing, a sport relatively few women have attempted.

“If it means I’m the only girl, that’s okay. I don’t mind,” she said. “Being out there … That’s all what it’s about.”

These two films, made by Californian filmmakers — Women’s Speed Ascent and Climbing Ice — exemplify what’s new at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which returns for its 25th year of Santa Barbara screenings, as presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. The world-touring version of the festival, which is now in its 40th year, has become a Santa Barbara institution. Just one week after SBIFF departs town, the two-night event will once again cull the best from the high peaks of Banff, Canada’s outdoor film selection, in a program of mostly short-length features.

Though the festival has always strove to highlight the experiences of women outdoors, the showing has been stronger than ever in this and more recent years, said A&L associate director and festival organizer Roman Baratiak. Films like the aforementioned pieces, as well as others — such as Operation Moffat, about Britain’s first female mountain guide, or Natasha Brooks’s Bluehue, about swimming naked in the lakes of Snowdonia — show the outdoors “is not just for white guys,” Baratiak said. The outdoor-film genre is expanding and diversifying as a whole, he added, with more films from China and elsewhere expected in the coming years.

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The Arlington will play host to the festival for its sixth year; before, UCSB’s Campbell Hall was the chosen venue. Baratiak said he never expected the festival to have grown as much as it has, going from “400-something” people in its beginnings to more than 4,000.

Although the film landscape continues to evolve, what has remained unchanged is the “wildly enthusiastic” Santa Barbara audiences, Baratiak said. The visiting Canadian tour hosts are “always just amazed at how enthusiastic the crowds are,” he said. “There are people who have come when they were kids, and now they’re parents coming with their kids … it’s just a great coming together of the adventure community of S.B.”

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour February 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre (1317 State St.). For tickets and more information, call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

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The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, through THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 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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PASSÉ: Aside from some new actors (such as Penélope Cruz), this sequel to Ben Stiller’s famous fashion farce brings

nothing new to the franchise.

Zoolander 2 Stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson directed by Ben Stiller

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upposing Zoolander 2 were a dress and this were a runway show, I, as judge, would find much to disparage. What is with the outdated frills, fresh over a decade ago but stale now? What is with the recycled lines and patterns—haven’t we seen the same thing, but better, from this designer before? Why does the sensation of viewing it evoke such revulsion?

There is nothing new about this sequel to Ben Stiller’s famous fashion farce other than the release date. In fact, it feels rather undead, with the characters and the actors concealed beneath seeming to wonder about their place in the universe, held in a suspension of irrelevance. The film feels dreary. Whatever worked the first time around is rehashed but with less conviction or pertinence, a weaker echo to the original.

Fans may remember the original Zoolander for its zany cast of characters and many quotable lines. The See Shannon Kelley’s SBIFF Week 2 coverage on p. 25, and for the complete list of 3rd Weekend free screenings at the Riviera Theatre this Friday-Sunday, visit sbiff.org/ events/3rd-weekend.

PREmiERES Busco novio para mi mujer (92 mins.; PG-13)

A husband grown tired of his hen-pecking wife hires a professional seducer named El Taiger for her to fall in love with and end the marriage.

Fiesta 5 Gods of Egypt (100 mins.; PG-13) The god of darkness, Set (Gerard Butler), takes over the Egyptian throne and turns the empire into chaos. To the rescue is a young thief who, with the help of the god Horus, seeks to topple Set. Camino Real/Fiesta 5 (Opens Thu., Feb. 25)

makers of this sequel have not forgotten, either, as this movie continues to ape its former glory through wringing every old line dry. What is new is ponderous, indeed, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing an androgynous alien harpy of sorts, looking like a Pan’s Labyrinth reject. Besides seeming to mock gender ambiguity or gender fluidity, which is just unfunny, outdated, and upsetting, the film lends little comical insight to the culture of today. Not even Don Atari, played by the usually reliable Kyle Mooney, registers as much as a chuckle, being a tired representative of an already well-worn punching bag: the hipster, or some variation thereof.

Jokes like these feel more like defense mechanisms against the passage of time. Time has moved on from Zoolander, both in the world of the film and the world of the viewer. It’s the sort of sequel that boomerangs a story back for nostalgia’s sake—nothing more. But this is the way of the world now, with cultural corpses rising to reclaim whatever last bits of matter they can scrape from our pockets and minds. Fortunately, being so clearly more of the same but with less flair, it’s easy to pass up.

— Richie DeMaria

Race (134 mins.; PG-13) This biopic follows the story of legendary track-and-field Olympian Jesse Owens (Stephan James).

Metro 4 Risen (107 mins.; PG-13) Roman military man Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton) must solve the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following his crucifixion to disprove rumors of the Messiah risen from the dead.

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Triple 9 (115 mins.; R) Dirty cops, the Russian mob, a bank heist — this crime/thriller film has it all and stars Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet, and Norman Reedus.

Camino Real/Fiesta 5 (Opens Thu., Feb. 25)

The Witch (90 mins.; R) A family unravels in 1630 New England when their newborn son vanishes. Fears and anxieties take over and leave them vulnerable to evil lurking.

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(Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): “Old paint on a canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent,� said playwright Lillian Hellman. “When that happens, it is possible to see the original lines: A tree will show through a woman’s dress, a child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea.� Why does this happen? Because the painter changed his or her mind.

Early images were replaced, painted over. I suspect that a metaphorical version of this is underway in your life.

Certain choices you made in the past got supplanted by choices you made later. They disappeared from view. But now those older possibilities are re-emerging for your consideration. I’m not saying what you should do about them. I simply want to alert you to their ghostly presence so they don’t cause confusion.

(June 21 - July 22): The Old Testament book of Leviticus presents a long list of forbidden activities, and declares that anyone who commits them should be punished. You’re not supposed to get tattoos, have messy hair, consult oracles, work on Sunday, wear clothes that blend wool and linen, plant different seeds in the same field, or eat snails, prawns, pigs, and crabs. (It’s OK to buy slaves, though.) We laugh at how absurd it would be for us to obey these outdated rules and prohibitions, and yet many of us retain a superstitious loyalty toward guidelines and beliefs that are almost equally obsolete. Here’s the good news, Cancerian: Now is an excellent time to dismantle or purge your own fossilized formulas.

(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Poet Barbara Hamby says the Russian word ostyt can be used to describe “a cup of tea that is too hot, but after you walk to the next room, and return, it is too cool.� A little birdie told me that this may be an apt metaphor for a current situation in your life. I completely understand if you wish the tea had lost less of its original warmth, and was exactly the temperature you like, neither burning nor tepid. But that won’t happen unless you try to reheat it, which would change the taste. So what should you do? One way or the other, a compromise will be necessary.

Do you want the lukewarm tea or the hot tea with a different flavor?

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LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): “I would not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well,� said the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. In accordance with your astrological constitution, Leo, I authorize you to use this declaration as your own almost any time you feel like it. But I do suggest that you make an exception to the rule during the next four weeks. In my opinion, it will be time to focus on increasing your understanding of the people you care about — even if that effort takes time and energy away from your quest for ultimate self-knowledge.

Don’t worry: You can return to emphasizing Thoreau’s perspective by the equinox.

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Russian writer Ivan Turgenev was a Scorpio. Midway through his first novel, Rudin, his main character, Dmitrii Nikolaevich Rudin, alludes to a problem that affects many Scorpios. “Do you see that apple tree?� Rudin asks a woman companion. “It is broken by the weight and abundance of its own fruit.� Ouch! I want very much for you Scorpios to be spared a fate like that in the coming weeks. That’s why I propose that you scheme about how you will express the immense creativity that will be welling up in you.

Don’t let your lush and succulent output go to waste.

(Apr. 20 - May 20): Let’s talk about your mouth. Since your words flow out of it, you use it to create and shape a lot of your experiences. Your mouth is also the place where food and drink enter your body, as well as some of the air you breathe. So it’s crucial to fueling every move you make. You experience the beloved sense of taste in your mouth. You use your mouth for kissing and other amorous activities. With its help, you sing, moan, shout, and laugh. It’s quite expressive, too. As you move its many muscles, you send out an array of emotional signals. I’ve provided this summary in the hope of inspiring you to celebrate your mouth, Taurus. It’s prime time to enhance your appreciation of its blessings!

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Coloring books for adults are bestsellers. Tightly wound folks relieve their stress by using crayons and markers to brighten up black-and-white drawings of butterflies, flowers, mandalas, and pretty fishes. I highly recommend that you avoid this type of recreation in the next three weeks, as it would send the wrong message to your subconscious mind. You should expend as little energy as possible working within frameworks that others have made. You need to focus on designing and constructing your own frameworks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): You are entering the inquisitive phase of your astrological cycle. One of the best ways to thrive during the coming weeks will be to ask more questions than you have asked since you were 5 years old. Curiosity and good listening skills will be superpowers that you should you strive to activate. For now, what matters most is not what you already know but rather what you need to find out. It’s a favorable time to gather information about riddles and mysteries that have perplexed you for a long time. Be super-receptive and extra wide-eyed!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): “If you ask for help it comes, but not in any way you’d ever know.� Poet Gary Snyder said that, and now I’m passing it on to you, Capricorn.

The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to think deeply about the precise kinds of help you would most benefit from — even as you loosen up your expectations about how your requests for aid might be fulfilled. Be aggressive in seeking assistance, but ready and willing to be surprised as it arrives.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): For a limited time only, 153 is your lucky number. Mauve and olive are your colors of destiny, the platypus is your power animal, and torn burlap mended with silk thread is your magic texture.

I realize that all of this may sound odd, but it’s the straight-up truth. The nature of the cosmic rhythms are rather erratic right now. To be in maximum alignment with the irregular opportunities that are headed your way, you should probably make yourself magnificently mysterious, even to yourself. To quote an old teacher, this might be a good time to be “so unpredictable that not even you yourself knows what’s going to happen.�

SCORPIO

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): In the long-running TV show M*A*S*H*, the character known as Sidney Freedman was a psychiatrist who did his best to nurture the mental health of the soldiers in his care. He sometimes departed from conventional therapeutic approaches.

In the series finale, he delivered the following speech, which I believe is highly pertinent to your current quest for good mental hygiene: “I told you people something a long time ago, and it’s just as pertinent today as it was then. Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.�

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Asking you Sagittarians to be patient may be akin to ordering a bonfire to burn more politely. But it’s my duty to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, so I will request your forbearance for now.

How about some nuances to make it more palatable?

Here’s a quote from author David G. Allen: “Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.â€? Novelist Gustave Flaubert: “Talent is a long patience.â€? French playwright Moliere: “Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.â€? Writer Ann Lamott: “Hope is a revolutionary patience.â€? I’ve saved the best for last, from Russian novelist Irène NĂŠmirovsky: “Waiting is erotic.â€?

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

Homework: What good thing would you have to give up in order to get a great thing? Testify at Freewillastrology.com. Click on “Email Rob.�

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Legals Administer of Estate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALEXANDRA JANE NOBLE aka JANIE NOBLE NO: 16PR00049 To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi‑ tors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ALEXANDRA JANE NOBLE A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: MICHAEL DITMORE in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MICHAEL DITMORE be appointed as per‑ sonal representatives to admin‑ ister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authori‑ ty to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repre‑ sentative to take many actions without obtaining court approv‑ al. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 03/17/2016 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant‑ ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file writ‑ ten objections with the court before the hearing. Your appear‑ ance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per‑ sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa‑ tive, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California stat‑ utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a credi‑ tor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledge‑ able in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner (name) STEVEN A. JUNG, ESQ. Brownstein

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WENDELL A. HOLLIS, JR. NO: 16PR00015 To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi‑ tors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of WENDELL A. HOLLIS, JR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: MARY ANN HOLLIS in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARY ANN HOLLIS be appointed as per‑ sonal representatives to admin‑ ister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authori‑ ty to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repre‑ sentative to take many actions without obtaining court approv‑ al. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 03/10/2016 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant‑ ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file writ‑ ten objections with the court before the hearing. Your appear‑ ance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per‑ sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa‑ tive, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California stat‑ utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a credi‑ tor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledge‑ able in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any peti‑ tion or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special form is avail‑ able from the court clerk.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DEAN S. POTTER NO: 16PR00045 To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi‑ tors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DEAN S. POTTER A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ELIZABETH POTTER be appointed as per‑ sonal representatives to admin‑ ister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authori‑ ty to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repre‑ sentative to take many actions without obtaining court approv‑ al. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 03/17/2016 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant‑ ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file writ‑ ten objections with the court before the hearing. Your appear‑ ance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per‑ sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa‑ tive, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California stat‑ utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a credi‑ tor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledge‑ able in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any peti‑ tion or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250.

A Request for Special form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner (name) TOMER T. GUTMAN, 462 STEVENS AVENUE, SUITE 102, Santa Barbara, CA 92075; (805) 963‑7000 Published Feb 18, 25. Mar 3 2016..

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FBN Abandonment S TAT E M E N T 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 state‑ ment was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25 2016, I hereby cer‑ tify 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. Feb 4, 11, 18 2016.

Fictitious Business Name Statement 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: 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: 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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness 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: Angels Nail & Spa at 1825 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kim Thi Le 9630 Cardinal Ave Westminster, CA 92683. This business is con‑ ducted 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: 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 busi‑ ness 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 state‑ ment 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. Feb 4, 11, 18 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: Bennett Farms at 103 San Federico Santa Barbara, CA 93111; David Bennett (same address) This business is con‑ ducted 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 busi‑ ness 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 state‑ ment 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 busi‑ ness 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 state‑ ment 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 busi‑ ness 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 state‑ ment 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: 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 busi‑ ness 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 fol‑ lowing 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 state‑ ment 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 busi‑ ness 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 con‑ ducted 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: 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.

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 con‑ ducted 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.

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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 con‑ ducted 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: 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: 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: Giovannis Pizza Isla Vista at 6583 Pardall Raod Goleta, CA 93117; Giovannis Pizza Franchise Inc 486 Braemar Ranch Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Debra M. Babai, President 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.

Tara Jayashghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000131. Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 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 busi‑ ness as: The Bailey Co at 876 Paseo Ferrelo Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Lon G Bailey (same address) This business is con‑ ducted 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: Diamond Medz at 599 Via El Cuadro Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Medz Diamond (same address) This business is con‑ ducted 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 fol‑ lowing 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 con‑ ducted 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: Kaleo Church at 341 Via El Cuadro Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Believer’s Edge 2822 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Fed 03, 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: 2016‑0000340. Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All‑Clean Emergency Services at 5353 Overpass Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111; All‑Clean Water Solutions, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Com,­ pany Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 01, 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: 2016‑0000299. Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Lakehead Property Management at 5287 University Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Brian Andrew Petlow (same address) Stephanie Louise Petlow (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Stephanie Louise Petlow filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Christine Potter.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000364.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Santa Barbara Family Chiropractic at 360 S. Hope Ave Ste C‑100 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Araza Chiropractic, Inc (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Corporatrion Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 01, 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: 2016‑0000306.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Italian Pottery Outlet at 929 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Arte D’Italia Imports, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 02, 2016. This state‑ ment 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: 2016‑0000318.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rake Cellars, Rake Wine at 90 Easy Street Buellton, CA 93427; Robert Dafoe 232 Greenwell Summerland, CA 93067 This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Adela Bustos.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000360.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SBSM Moving, Delivery & Hauling at 622 East Cota Street #B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Alejandro Castillo (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 02, 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: 2016‑0000327.

Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Gunpowder Press at 1336 Camino Manadero Santa Barbara, CA 93111; David Starkey (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Tara Jayasinghe.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000350.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Two Notes Wine at 2121 Alisos Avenue Santa Ynez, CA 93460; James F Dierberg 135 N Meramec Clayton, MO 63105 This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Adela Bustos.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000367.

Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Weddings By Wade at 1605 Bath St #9 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wade Norman (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: Wade Norman filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 02, 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: 2016‑0000332. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Buffalo Rutland Company at 431 Alameda Padre Serra Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Cody Lyle Lomax‑Rutland (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 02, 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: 2016‑0000310.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Liv Green, Live Green, Livgreen at 2111 Refugio Rd Goleta, CA 93117; Goleta, CA 93117; Alan R Hazard (same address) Jeddediah D Hazard (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016. This state‑ ment 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: 2016‑0000167.

Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 450 Dive Service, Starkey Dive Service at 4444 Hollister Ave #6 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Nathan Starkey (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000383.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Beedles & Associates at 589 Los Feliz Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bonnie Beedles (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bonnie Beedles 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: 2016‑0000257.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Satori Advisers at 1217 De La Vina St Apt F Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Shine Ling (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000291.

Published: Feb 11, 18, 25. Mar 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Boss Hog’s Place at 5600 West Camino Cielo Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Brian Palmer Evans (same address) This busi‑ ness is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2016. This state‑ ment 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: 2016‑0000159. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Legacy Philanthropy Works at 102 Hixon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Legacy Philanthropy Works (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Carl Palmer, President (Incorporator) filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 03, 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: 2016‑0000338. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: SB Rolfing Center at 3324 State St Suite N Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nicole Black Gonthier 1144 Calle Lagunitas Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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.

Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000351. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Logan Consulting at 7640 Hollister Ave #269 Goleta, CA 93117; Lisa Logan (same address) This business is con‑ ducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 10, 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: 2016‑0000422.

Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing busi‑ ness as: Ooty’s Scooters at 629 E Haleys Sy Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Ryan Neely 279 E Mountain Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conduct‑ ed by a Individual Signed: Ryan Neely filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2016. This state‑ ment 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: 2016‑0000286. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMA Consulting at 1224 C Alta Vista Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Eva Maria Arredondo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 03, 2016. This state‑ ment 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: 2016‑0000347. Published: Feb 18, 25. Mar 3, 10 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 state‑ ment 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.

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Name Change 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 peti‑ tion 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 hear‑ ing on the petition. Dated Jan 06, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

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ing on the petition. Dated Jan 12, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

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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 peti‑ tion 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 hear‑ ing on the petition. Dated Jan 22, 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

Published. Feb 04, 11, 18, 25 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 peti‑ tion 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 hear‑

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30 Santa Ynez St C | $799,000 3 beds 2 baths Robert Kemp 805.259.6318

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by Sarah Sinclair

Address: 101 North Alisos Street Status: On the market Price: $729,500

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101 North Alisos Street is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Kathy Hughes of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

Reach Kathy at 448-4881 or kathyhughes7@cox.net.

Skylights can bring comfort and Joy excessive sunlight and heat is to buy skylights with integral blinds or shades, or in the worst case, to install them separately.

As with windows, it is important to select skylights with the best specifications and performance that you can afford. In our region, that means double-pane units to provide good insulation, plus glazing coatings (usually low emissivity coatings called low-e) to keep exterior summer heat out and interior heat in during the winter. To create an effective passive solar house, skylights are often a key component, designed to bring in the sun’s warmth when needed. The sun’s entering infrared rays need to be accompanied by sufficient thermal mass to distribute the heat and avoid big temperature swings.

Another feature that skylights can provide is ventilation. Venting a building with an operable skylight releases the heat that naturally accumulates near the ceiling. This stack effect venting of hot

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kylights can brighten a home with abundant natural light, especially during the winter months when days are shorter and tend to be darker.

Strategically placed, skylights can lighten the gloomiest corners of a house without resorting to artificial light during daytime hours. And, of course, this saves electricity and reduces utility bills. Interestingly, the same area of glass in a window as in a skylight does not provide the same effectiveness of illumination.

However, because skylights penetrate the roof, they have the negative reputa-

tion of almost automatically leading to leaks. Any penetration of a roof should always be given careful consideration, but leaks need not be the result. When installing a skylight, always use the best water management materials and methods, and hire a reputable contractor to do the job. Installing a skylight is not a do-ityourself project, unless you wish to be placing buckets beneath it with each future rain storm.

Two other potential downsides of skylights, depending on the orientation and size, are (1) making the room too bright and glary and (2) overheating.

These tend to occur in summertime but can happen even on a sunny winter day.

Installing the unit on a north-facing roof can mitigate both these drawbacks. A different strategy to address these issues, but only applicable in homes with attics, is to place the skylight higher up on the roof to take advantage of a longer light well. (Make sure the shaft is well insulated to avoid unwanted heat loss in winter.)

Another effective solution to keeping out

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I said good-bye to Dave and walked down North Alisos Street, feeling hopeful that this adorable home will find a new owner to love it as much as the current family has and to enjoy the neighborhood as much as Dave and his family do.

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he cute green house for sale at 101 North Alisos Street is almost 100 years old. Built in 1925, it has many charming trademark details of that era: built-in cabinets and display cases, crown moldings, period hardware and wall sconces, and an arched doorway between the living and dining rooms. It has a wide front porch and a floor plan reminiscent of craftsman homes of the same period, but it sports a distinctive difference: a quintessential Santa Barbara Spanish-style red-tiled roof up top and wrought-iron railings all around. Another atypical feature of this home is the large size of the rooms. The living room and bedrooms are much larger than expected, giving the entire house an open, airy feeling. There are three bedrooms and two baths, including one bedroom/bathroom suite with a separate entrance, offering privacy and options to a future new owner.

The house sits on a large corner lot, so passersby can admire its clean lines and design details. When I went to see it last week, I had the rare pleasure of meeting the owner.

In visiting open houses, one rarely sees the possessions of the owner, let alone the owners themselves. But sitting quietly in the back bedroom was the 104-year-old matriarch of the family who has lived in and cared for this home for 58 years.

I felt honored to meet her and to see her in her element.

Walking outside to check out the yard and the fruit trees, I had one of those smalltown Santa Barbara moments when my friend Dave Fortson walked up. It turns out that Dave and his wife, Terra, have lived on this block for the past 14 years. “We love this neighborhood,” said Dave. “We’re huge fans of walking and biking. The beach and the Bowl are within a five-minute bike ride of home.” Dave says they walk their daughter to Adelante Charter School every morning and mosey down to East Beach in the evenings. “For us, the lower Eastside is one of the most vibrant and special places in Santa Barbara, a beautiful mix of people and lifestyles.”

Ken Pfeiffer

Spanish-Style cottage on the lower l eastside

by Dennis Allen air is often an important part of natural cooling in a passive solar house. When skylights bring in controlled light and brightness, together with desired cold weather warmth and cool replacement air in summertime, they are an outright boon.

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.

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$999,000 | 21 Skyline Cir, Mesa | 3BD/1½BA Sue Irwin | 805.705.6973

$895,000 | 8516 Ocean View Rd, Ventura | 20± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$425,000 | 100 Harris Grade Rd, Lompoc | 100± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$1,579,000 | 3132 Calle Mariposa, San Roque | 3BD/3BA Robert P. Johnson | 805.705.1606

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$729,500 | 101 N Alisos St, Eastside | 3BD/2BA Kathy Hughes | 805.448.4881

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$3,600,000 | 3 Seaview Dr, Montecito | 3BD/3BA Reyne Stapelmann | 805.705.4353

$3,100,000 | 1721 Santa Barbara St, Eastside | 5BD/4BA Anderson/Hurst | 805.618.8747/805.680.8216

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$1,495,000 | 1123 Manitou Road, Westside | 4BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

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$1,295,000 | 331 Conejo Rd, Sycamore Canyon | 4BD/3BA Erin Beck | 805.708.0446

$1,075,000 | 876 Windsor Way, Mission Canyon | 3BD/2BA Jason Saltoun-Ebin | 805.364.3070

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$496,000

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1211 FRAnCiSCAn Ct 2

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$892,000

2/05/16

137 SAntA AnA AVe

BAgnAll SteVe

KonAKAnCHi SRiDHAR eU

$695,000

2/05/16

5501 HUntington DR

gUADAlUPe

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$700,500

2/04/16

879 gUADAlUPe St

loMPoC

RiDeR MiCHAel R tRUStee

CAStenetto giUSePPe l eU

$280,000

2/05/16

316 QUAil CiR

CoUtURe MenlinDA J

HeRnAnDeZ ADAM eU

$216,000

2/02/16

222 e MAPle AVe

DeUtSCHe BAnK nAt tRUSt Co

CHAVeZ RUBen

$135,500

2/04/16

913 n n St

CASH CAtHeRine C tRUSt

gAVilAneS HilARio eU

$320,000

2/02/16

1200 JASon DR

PRiCe eRiC e eA

RoBinSon HeAtHeR J

$85,000

2/05/16

1105 W CYPReSS AVe H

gAVilAneS HilARio R eU

gonZAleZ DAniel

$150,000

2/02/16

210 n R St

olin SPenCeR t tRUSt

neXt CHAPteR llC

$28,850,000

2/05/16

380 SAntA RoSA ln

BelliSARio DonAlD P tRUSt

MAYFAiR tRUSt

$5,895,000

2/03/16

1160 FiFe ln

BRUnDAge MARY B tRUSt

gRoSSMAn StUARt Z tRUSt

$3,625,000

2/01/16

1473 BonnYMeDe DR

MonteCito SeASiDe CoRP

gooCH MiCHAel A

$5,465,000

2/03/16

1460 BonnYMeDe DR

geoRgi tHoMASS M tRUStee

SAnteCito llCC

$1,300,000

2/05/16

608 CoWleS RD

MARinelli JUDi A tRUStee

KoKe Rene tRUStee

$2,400,000

2/02/16

225 S MilPAS St

DeUtSCHe BAnK nAt tRUSt Co

Mti CAPitAl

$866,500

2/03/16

1510 MiSSion CAnYon RD

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tHole leSlie eA

$620,000

2/02/16

2525 StAte St 21

o'BRien gARY e eU

FiSHeR ZAFAR R

$890,000

2/05/16

934 W MiCHeltoRenA St

KAnteR WenDY l tRUStee

o'BRien SeAn eU

$500,000

2/01/16

1239 RiCHelle ln B

SilVeR liVing tRUSt

KUnSteK niCHolAS eU

$775,000

2/02/16

325 APPle gRoVe ln

RitteR JUlie l tRUStee

CARleY MiCHAel D eU

$1,050,000

2/05/16

209 CAlle gRAnADA

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Fitton JoHn B tRUStee

$710,000

2/05/16

4658 geRonA WAY

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$480,000

2/05/16

4650 BASQUe DR

USSeRY CHARleS C eU

CooPeR DenniS R eU

$473,000

2/05/16

4617 SWeetBRiAR Ct

enSoR SteVen e tRUStee

MAtCHett BARRY l eU

$761,500

2/02/16

5735 AnteloPe tRAil

StonegAte oRCUttt VentURe, llC

HUMAnn JoHn P eA

$323,500

2/05/16

455 S FiRSt St

YUng KeVin P eU

HUtton tReVoR o

$525,000

2/02/16

1140 teRRAZZo WY

VAn CoRBACH KennetH W eU

CARo gABRiel eU

$351,000

2/05/16

4521 SUnVieW DR

CooPeR DenniS R tRUStee

SiSneRoS MiCHAel A eU

$473,000

2/05/16

4367 glen oAKS Ct

WeWBeR RiCHARD P tRUStee

KAZAK MiCHAel

$515,000

2/05/16

2429 S RiDgeMARK DR

FoXenWooD gARDen VillAS llC

leWiS MelVin D tRUStee

$449,000

2/02/16

4320 S FoXenWooD CiR

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DoURi FAiZA F eA

$340,000

2/05/16

2462 n teelYnn AVe

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$133,000

2/04/16

2260 n eASY St

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$396,000

2/05/16

1634 S CAPitolA St

loPeZ goRgoniA

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$425,000

2/03/16

934 W DonoVAn RD

DePt oF VeteRAnS AFFAiRS CAliF

MelenA leonARDo

$300,000

2/05/16

803 e el CAMino St

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SAlCeDo MARiA A eA

$252,000

2/04/16

618 S ConCePCion AVe

SAntA YneZ

SCHUltZ KennetH l tRUStee

BRUMMett gARY W eU

$775,000

2/05/16

1481 CoUntRY ln

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$250,000

2/04/16

295 e CentRAl AVe

JoneS WilliAM t eU

gonZAleS Deigo D J P

$242,500

2/01/16

3458 ViA DonA

CAZAnAVe nAnCY l tRUStee

BUellton WAteR gARDenS llC

$650,000

2/05/16

325 AVenUe oF FlAgS

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$660,000

2/04/16

542 CliFFRoSe ln

VillA RAYMo F eStAte

PRAtt JoSePH W eU

$255,000

2/05/16

609 e gRAnt St

PitUACUA JoSe A

PitACUA SeRgio eA

$260,000

2/03/16

340 e lee DR

gleneSK HilDA B tRUStee

ReSenDeZ gABRiel S

$375,000

2/05/16

1633 CHADWell DR

PRinCe JetHRo B eU

CAStillo JAiMe e eU

$345,000

2/05/16

1123 n SUtteR St

Collett teReSA

FloReS gilBeRt eU

$395,000

2/03/16

2510 S Del SUR

Dennett JAMeS A ii

BAKeR MiCHelle

$60,000

2/03/16

5068 Union AVe

SHUlMAn liVing tRUSt

YoUng DAViD l eU

$477,000

2/03/16

2236 CleARlAKe DR

Monte CRiSto BloCK iii llC

ADAMSon SUSAn M eU

$989,000

2/04/16

5594 HAMilton ln

gUeRnSeY CURtiS H JR tRUStee

KAiSeR tiMotHY R eU

$860,000

2/02/16

312 FReYA DR Sl

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Profiles in Design

by Michael Redmon

by Carolina Starin

Architect

L LOUIS TrOIAnI firm Studio Progetti, Inc.

specialties Village-style outdoor shopping centers; LED displays for commercial, educational, and sport facilities.

Outlets at San Clemente, California; Franciacorta Outlet Village, Brescia, Italy; USC’s Galen Center and Uytengsu Aquatics Center

was terrorizing Americans traveling on the roads of Southern California. One of his favorite bases of operation was the Drum Canyon area south of present Los Alamos. Here he would lie in wait and ambush, kill, and rob his victims, the bodies of whom were often never found. Perhaps the most famous story about Pico concerned his habit of cutting the ears off his victims and using them to make an especially grisly necklace.

In the mid-1850s, Pico became a semipermanent resident of Baja California. Here he boasted to one Alfred Green that he had killed 39 Yankees during his Alta California days. Soon he was on the run from authorities in Baja, as well.

In 1856 he stabbed an Englishman to death in a La Paz restaurant in the mistaken notion that he was a Yankee.

Pico’s life came to an end in May 1860, when he and several other suspected outlaws were executed by firing squad.

The story of Salomon Tyrone Power Pico soon passed into folklore — a man taking vengeance on those who had wronged him, a guerrilla warrior fighting to save his homeland from an unscrupulous invader. It’s likely Pico was protected from capture to a certain extent due to the growing tensions between the Californios and American authorities.

McCulley melded Pico’s story and additional outlaw tales to create the character of Zorro. In deference to his 20th-century American readers, he placed Zorro in Spanish California, battling corrupt Spanish authorities, rather than American.

McCulley’s stories of a highly romanticized and pastoral Spanish California actually have their roots in a troubled transitional era of California history.

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

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A 2,500-square-foot sign for a university in the Midwest, much like his work for USC’s Galen Center and Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.“This is not typical for most architects or even most sign designers,” says Troiani, whose first LED screen project came from a client who had a property with no signage exposure, which required developing a creative way to tell a story of what was behind the wall. “It’s a specialty that we’ve sort of started and kept up with,” he said.

Santa Barbara Dream Project: “The waterfront in Santa Barbara along Cabrillo is extremely uninspired,” said Troiani.“That’s the front door to our city, and it really should be something much more engaged. I am sure the Entrada project is the first step in that direction, but there are many more opportunities n there.”

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n 1919, Johnston McCulley began to write a series of popular novels about a swashbuckling champion of justice. Dressed in black, disguised by a mask over his eyes, this adventurer was a master horseman and an expert swordsman, who moved silently and swiftly by night. He left a unique calling card, a “Z” slashed into the clothing or, sometimes, the flesh of his adversaries. The identity of this masked man remained a mystery to his enemies; he was known only as Zorro, Spanish for “fox.”

The popularity of McCulley’s works carried over into cinema, with Douglas Fairbanks playing Zorro in a successful silent film and Tyrone Power reprising the role in a later sound version. Zorro then made the move to television with a series produced by Walt Disney Studios.

McCulley was inspired by tales of the exploits of bandits in California in the 1850s, when political and economic power was moving from the Californios to the ever-growing number of Anglos, many of whom were attracted by the lure of gold. The story of one man in particular fascinated McCulley, that of Salomon Pico.

Salomon Pico was born near San Juan Bautista in 1821. His father was a career soldier who served in garrisons up and down Alta California, including Santa Barbara. The family was one of the most distinguished in California; numbered among Salomon’s cousins was Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California.

Much of Salomon Pico’s life is enshrouded in myth. It is known he was the grantee of a rancho in today’s Tuolumne County in 1844. It has been speculated that the loss of this property drove Pico to crime. In any case, by the late 1840s he

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or more than 21 years, Louis Troiani’s Studio Progetti has specialized in large-scale retail shopping centers that combine ease of shopping with familiar architectural environments. But each project has specific requirements and is always designed from scratch. “It’s not a repeat of what we have done somewhere else,” said Troiani.“It has character that is unique to each location.”

He approaches projects from a holistic point of view. “We literally start with the basic site plans and then move it to each phase of the development,” said Troiani. “We do all the components that make the whole project, and we work with a lot of people to get there, but I’m involved on the design level for every single aspect.”

Troiani spent a grueling 18 years working on a 50-acre retail “village” in San Clemente, the Orange County city founded by Ole Hanson, who was a fan of Santa Barbara’s Spanish Colonial Revival style. So the outdoor mall is very much Santa Barbara in style, with red-tiled roofs and whitewashed walls.

He’s also worked on five developments in Italy, including Brescia’s Franciacorta Outlet Village. “The quality of construction is amazing over there,” said Troiani, who admits that it took time to adjust to designing in the metric system and was surprised that the Italian architectural teams relied exclusively on computers. “There was not a pencil, not a pencil sharpener, not a piece of paper anywhere in the office,” he said.“They were staring at us like we were creatures from some other place because we were drawing on paper and sketching out and developing the entire concept of this place by hand.” Troiani was pleased to find that on subsequent visits he began to see more paper and sketching happening among his Italian counterparts.

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Carpinteria 3375 Foothill Road #1114 + 1113, 5BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, Coldwell Banker, Todd Bollinger 805-2208808 5750 Via Real #212, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $215,000, Remax Gold Coast Realtors, Gloria Burns 805689-6920 1281 Franciscan Court #4, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $529,000 Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124

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1245 Franciscan Court #2, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $639,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124 1482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $725,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805-895-2064 3375 Foothill #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $750,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-6843415 4506 La Tierra Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brooke Ebner 805-453-7071 Jenny Easter 805455-6294

1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $910,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805451-1553 10 West Quinto Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112 315 West Victoria Street, 5BD/5BA, Sun 12:30-4:30, $1,295,000, Coldwell Banker, Venturelli Group 805-680-5141

Eastside Santa Barbara 101 North Alisos Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $729,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927 1116 North Milpas Street, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $775,000, Village Properties, Christina Ruelas & Matt Crego 805448-6284 30 Santa Ynez Street #C, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $799,000, Village Properties, Thomas Dabney 805-689-7306

Goleta

1946 Paquita Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michele White 805-4527515

5290 Overpass Rd #15, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $424,900, Coast and Valley Properties, Monica Lenches 805-689-1300

3447 Padaro Lane, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $12,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathleen Winter, 805451-4663

290 Moreton Bay Lane #3, Sun 12:30-2:30, $587,500, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595

3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805689-1066

5101 San Vicente Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $748,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805708-1275

Downtown Santa Barbara 2525 State Street #12, 2BD/2BA, Sun 11-1, $579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515 536 Bath Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $650,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Caitlin Benson 805-6995102 221 West Cota Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $675,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Morgan Flint 805270-5549 230 West Cota Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, William Stonecipher 805-450-4821 407 West Pedregosa Street #7, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $840,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532

5791 Leeds Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $895,000, Keller Williams, David Johnson II 805-689-7948 7652 Dartmoor Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $749,000, Pacific Coast Realty, Nancy Newquist-Nolan 805-570-1015 4784 Chandler Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $765,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, PJ Williams 805-403-0585 5240 Calle Morelia, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $879,000, Assist-2-Sell Full Service R.E., Roger Jacobson 805692-5060 31 Mendocino Road, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 7608 Newport Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $969,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Jones 805-7087041

72 Sanderling Lane, 3BD/3.5BA, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957 Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Cindy Van Wingerden 1176 Edgemound Drive, 805-698-9736 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,195,000, 1254 Camino Meleno, 4BD/2BA, Keller Williams, Tim Johnson 805403-6323

By Appt., $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail 2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, Pearl 805-637-9595 2BD/2.5BA, BY APPT., $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 8052217 Mission Ridge 689-0532 Road, 2BD/3BA, Sat By Appt., $2,300,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805-252-7305 7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/5BA, Sat 1-3, $2,649,000, Village Properties, Lynda Bohnett 805-6376407

Hope Ranch 4135 Lago Drive 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,424,000, Pacific Coast Realty, JoAnn Pomatto-Gomez 805705-3798 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sat 12:30-3:30, Sun 12:30-3:30, $3,875,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090 1151 Estrella Drive, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,900,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Team Scarborough, 805-331-1465

The Mesa 21 Skyline Circle, 3BD/1.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $999,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805705-6973 106 San Nicholas Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-253-2749 1642 Shoreline Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805455-1190 1570 La Vista Del Oceano, 3BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $2,975,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Kelly Mahan 805-2081451

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Montecito

1220 Coast Village Road #110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915 62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,329,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805705-0957 618 Tabor Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $1,375,000, Engel & Volkers Geoff Cockrell 805-453-7556 1526 East Valley, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,485,000, Village Properties, Thomas Johansen 805-886-1857 595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,535,000, Truly Great Homes, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808 565 Periwinkle Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,975,000, Village Properties, Phyllis Lenker 805-8862342 462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $2,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Wes St. Clair 805-886-6741 116 Arroqui Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,188,000, Coldwell Banker, C Scott McCosker 805-6872436 885 Toro Canyon Road, Lot/ Land, Sun 2-4, $2,450,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-6891602 831 Norman Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-3, $2,485,000, Coldwell Banker, Kathleen Marvin 805-450-4792 Crysta Metzger 805453-8700

876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason S. Ebin, 805-3643070

309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $2,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tony Miller 805-7054007

1485 Tunnel Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,145,000, Sotheby’s, The Stricklands 805-708-6969

250 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $2,849,000, Village Properties, Mitch Morehart 805-689-7233

2660 Montrose Place, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov, 805-284-8471 John Comin 805-689-3078 2451 Las Canoas Road, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 12-3, $2,090,000, Berkshire Hathaway,

2700 Torito Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Dahl 805-886-2211 216 Ortega Ridge Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $3,395,000, Coldwell Banker, Mark MacGillvray 805-886-7097

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Montecito (CONTINUED) 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $4,620,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas & Kirstin Wolfe 805-845-2888 705 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/6BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $4,650,000, Village Properties, Ron Madden 805-284-4170 975 Mariposa Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $4,995,000, Village Properties, Susan Pate & Pippa Davis 805-886-0174 36 Hammond Drive, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $5,250,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081

1525 Las Tunas Road, 5BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,695,000, Coldwell Banker, Andrew Templeton 805-895-6029

Noleta

1836 Hillcrest Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,550,000, Village Properties, June Laula 805-6897036 3 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,599,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-6805175

1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-2 Sun 12-3, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Janet Caminite 805-8967767

Riviera 814 Paseo Alicante, 2+BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $925,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 1020 East Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,265,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexis McCaw 805-448-6350

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1:30-4:30, $1,579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 Robert Johnson, 805-705-1606

1123 Manitou Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Lisa McCollum 805-886-6746

3815 Crescent, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-4483081

Santa Ynez Valley

2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA, BY APPT., $1,895,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532 1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146 2217 Mission Ridge Road, 2BD/3BA, By Appt., $2,300,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805252-7305 1800 El Encanto Road #A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s, Jenny Hall 805-705-7125

902 East Alamar, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,400,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-8861175 905 East Alamar, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $4,300,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-8861175

Upper East Santa Barbara

1520 Franceschi Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,495,000, Sotheby’s, Michelle Damiani 805729-1364 Jennifer Johnson 805455-4300

705/707 Northview Road, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $925,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-4528284

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805906-0194

4004 Via Lucero #6, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $965,000, Village Properties, Farideh Farinpour 805-708-3617

330 West Highway 246 184, 2BD/2BA, Sat 11:30-2, $97,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aiken 805-252-1205 78 Bundy Circle, 3BD/2BA, Sun1-3, $299,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Todd McChesney 805291-7902 2893 Stadium Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $649,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Williams 805-6807541 3437 Tivola Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3:30, $650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-2521205 332 Nykobing, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $680,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805-689-5799 1139 Cota Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $724,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707

4004 Via Lucero, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $985,000, Village Properties, Joan Roberts 805-4480526

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

San Roque

555 East Arrellaga Street #1, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-2, $1,050,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-3350158

3173 Samantha Drive, 4+BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Carole Colone 805-708-2580

3435 Richland Drive #19, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-3, $469,000, Village Properties, Sina Omidi 805689-7700

2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,675,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-6804622

1453 Remington Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3, $1,178,500, Village Properties, Barbara Morr 805-245-0455

3570 Modoc Road #15, 1BD,

By Appt., $599,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158

2446 Garden Street, 3BD/3BA+2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Betty Jeppesen 805-4501789

Samarkand 2834 Serena Road, 2+BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,049,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805-455-1607

615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $735,000, Sotheby’s, Janine Huarte 805-698-4379 The Olivers 805680-6524 3744 Greggory Way #4, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $859,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805-403-0668 Deb Archambault 805-455-2966 970 N Kellogg Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,125,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Parsons & Young 805-895-4866 3791-E State Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,125,000, Village Properties, Jan Banister 805-4551194

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 1-5 Sun 1-5, $3,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Istrael, 805-896-4218 Ashley Anderson & Paul Hurst, 805680-8216

Westside Santa Barbara 1125 San Andres Street, 3BD/1BA, $749,000, Sun 1-3, Alemann and Associates, Terence Alemann 805-637-3378

Ventura County 4266 Aspen Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sherry Zolfaghari 805386-3748

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4571 Camino Del Mirasol, 4BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Melissa Birch 805-6892674

151 La Vista Grande, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,799,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805-8955150

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5290 Overpass Road #15, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $424,900, Coast and Valley Properties, Monica Lenches 805-689-1300

1564 Portesuello Avenue, Sun 1-4, 3BD/2BA, $949,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Jack Ucciferri 805-899-1100

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2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Bob Lamborn 805-6896800

3109 Calle Noguera, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,235,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160

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1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $5,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805698-8980

331 Conejo Road, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-7145114

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One of the more iconic old neighborhoods in California, Santa Barbara’s Upper East is home to stately mansions, sprawling lots, and plenty of beloved public places, from Alameda Park and Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens all the way to Mission Santa Barbara and its adjacent rose garden. There are lots of more modest homes to be enjoyed, as well, including the occasional fixer-upper that the right owner could turn from rundown into palatial and a few multiplex opportunities, as well.

Area Highlights Neighbors Longtime Santa Barbara families, younger single professionals, families of various sizes, and some students, as well.

Market Ranges widely from modest single-family homes needing work to expansive, historic mansions on quarter-block lots.

Lifestyle Classic Santa Barbaran, with evening walks to the Mission while enjoying the parks and architecture along the way.

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Perfect For Those of means looking to retire in old-California style, young professionals who want space but also to be close to downtown, and families who want to be close to the parks.

Around the Area A neighborhood that runs essentially from Mission Santa Barbara down to the sprawling complex of public spaces around Alameda Park, the Upper East was Santa Barbara’s first upscale neighborhood, and the moneyed fashions of yesteryear uphold their visual splendor very much today. This is one of the best places for a walk in all of the region, as a meander from downtown to the mission will take you by exquisitely designed mansions, intimate garden settings, and quite a few secret nooks that occasionally surprise even longtime locals.

It’s not all upscale properties, though. There’s a variety of housing options on the Upper East, from multi-unit investment opportunities to a few condo/townhome developments to many modest single-family homes, which often include a second unit that can be leased out to help pay the mortgage. There is a healthy mix of renters and homeowners, students and professionals, singles, couples, and families, many of whom proudly send their children to the red-tiled Roosevelt School.

All are drawn to the neighborhood because it’s walking distance to downtown but also surrounds some of the most iconic public spaces in town, from the ponds and rare flowers of Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens to the multi-festival hub of Alameda Park to the volunteer-tended rose garden in front of the Mission. The restaurants and bars of the Santa Barbara Arts District are also nearby, including the bustling Santa Barbara Public Market, and a brief walk uphill will deliver you to El Encanto or n the Riviera Theatre, as well.

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Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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Probable Original Owner: Señor Gaspar Oreña Year Built: 1868 Architect: Peter J. Barber

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erhaps Santa Barbara’s most prolific Victorian architect was mayor Peter J. Barber, whose career spanned 1868-1905. During that time, he designed many grand homes, along with commercial ventures that included Santa Barbara’s first courthouse, luxury hotels, school buildings, and business blocks. One of Barber’s first commissions was also one of his most ornate: the Gaspar Roosevelt Elementary School Oreña mansion.

Shortly before Christmas in 1860, prominent Spanish don, trader, and rancher Señor Gaspar Oreña acquired five acres of farmland within walking distance of Mission Santa Barbara. By 1868, he had commissioned architect Barber to design and construct a highly customized, nearly five-story Victorian mansion for his wife, Maria Antonia de la Guerra Oreña. The lavish Gaspar Oreña mansion home was among the most elaborate of Barber’s career, and its numerous architectural details included intricate towers, dormers, bay windows, gables, ornate latticework, gingerbread scrollwork, and fishscale designs.

In 1923, the estate was purchased by the local school board and razed to make way for its present occupant, Roosevelt Elementary School.

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