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Anglo-Irish Literature UCSB Students Are Picking Up What Professor Enda Duffy Is Putting Down

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by K e l s e y B r u g g e r n the midst of a severe farmworker shortage in Santa Barbara County, hundreds of undocumented workers have been laid off in Santa Maria as the result of Homeland Security investigations. This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ordered Bonita Packing Company to terminate 291 farmworkers with invalid Social Security numbers. In December, virtually the same thing happened at Adam Brothers Family Farm—co-owned

by County Supervisor Peter Adam—displacing a majority of their total workforce.

“Last week was not a good week for us,” said Mitch Ardantz, managing partner at Bonita Packing Company, better known as Bonipak, which employs anywhere from 300-500 workers. “I had to look across the table from them and tell them they no longer had a job.”

Matilde Luna was one of those workers.

Luna, who has four kids and made $10.50 an hour, has worked in area fields for 25 years and at Bonipak (which merged with Betteravia Farms) for 11 years. She received health benefits and had a retirement account. Last week, she was among those called into the office and given until March 4 to produce citizenship documents. If she could not, she had to sign a letter of resignation in English, she said.

It is no secret that many workers in agriculture — among other industries — do not have legal status and provide fake eligibility verification documents known as I-9 forms.

In fact, the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, also known as CAUSE, estimated that 72 percent of the roughly 17,000 farmworkers in Santa Barbara County are undocumented.

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forms growers have on file and check to see if their Social Security numbers match federal records. In the Adam Brothers case, a disgruntled employee reportedly made a complaint to ICE after she was fired following a workplace dispute. Nationwide, ICE agents conducted 1,242 audits last fiscal year; of those, Homeland Security obtained 190 indictments and 167 convictions in worksite-related cases.

In a previous interview, Adam confirmed that a number of layoffs occurred. Rumors abound that as many as 300 workers were let go right before Christmas. When asked, Adam did not deny that figure. “We didn’t have any choice in that matter,” he said two months ago. Homeland Security stated the audit was due to an active criminal investigation of Adam Brothers. According to ICE’s website, fines for the first offense range from $375-$3,200 for “hiring or continuing to employ” each worker not authorized to work in the United States. Fines increase eightfold for the second offense.

The layoffs come at a time when there is a 25 percent farmworker shortage — resulting in a loss of an estimated $11 million worth of unpicked crops. “Our major farmers are between a rock and a hard place,” said Scott Fina, a Santa Maria resident who participated in the mass protests against the construction of the ICE facility in Santa Maria in 2014.

Andy Caldwell, who represents COLAB (Coalition of Labor, Agriculture, and Business), argued the issue demonstrates the need for a guest-worker program. “What did ICE accomplish?” he asked. “Those guys just go out and get another job at another farm.” In fact, it is possible that farmworkers could get a job at the same farm if they are rehired by a contractor.

Many theories exist about what is causing the shortage. Dennis Apel, a longtime Catholic worker and Vandenberg Air Force Base activindependent.com

ist, noted security at the border has tightened in the past eight to 10 years. Second, he said, a shift in crops to strawberries is more labor intensive. Caldwell noted developments in processing storage allow growers to store and ship all year long.

Caldwell called for a guest-worker visa program—much like the Bracero Program enacted

by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.Workers could stay year-round; employers would provide housing and transportation, he said.

Currently, few growers use the H-2A workers, a program that allows workers to stay for anywhere from two to nine months. (Last May, a low-income apartment complex was converted to farmworker housing for H-2A workers.)

Santa Maria City Council member Terri Zuniga—who voted against the ICE facility —said she supports H-2A, but noted she is concerned such workers are not vested in the community. The permanent workforce —in the country legally or illegally — provides a significant tax base, she noted. Interestingly, she added, growers stood by their workers and also came out against the construction of the ICE facility.

It’s worth noting that the ICE facility does not handle worksite visits. In fact, one woman showed up asking to be deported so she would be reunited with her husband in Honduras.

But the officials declined and called CAUSE, asking for assistance to set her up with the Honduran consulate.

For Apel, growers should be going further.

“They should be putting their arms around them and saying,‘Don’t bad-mouth my workers,’” he said.“They should be saying,‘We want them and we love them.’”

Asked how he felt about Donald Trump’s diatribe against immigrants, Bonipak’s Ardantz said, “All I can say is these are people who’ve been with us for a very long time. How n do you think that makes us feel?”

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After serving less than a year in jail and two months in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, puppy torturer and former SBCC student Duanying Chen was deported on 3/8 to his home country of China. In 2015, Chen was sentenced to jail for fatally torturing his 6-month-old miniature pinscher puppy and choking his girlfriend.

The owner of three large dogs that mauled a 46-year-old woman last November pleaded with Judge Colleen Sterne this week to reverse the order to euthanize them, describing them as “loving” pets and calling the attack “provoked.” Sterne upheld a prior order from a city animal control supervisor that the dogs be put down. The original decision was based on testimony from the victim, her husband, the neighbors who saved her, and nearby residents who talked about the dogs’ violent histories.

Santa Barbara County probation officers reported this week that the recidivism rate has been consistently lower than it was statewide before realignment was enacted in 2011. The study—done by UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education researchers using data through 2014—found 68 percent of probationers completed their terms without reoffending; 27 percent were convicted of new charges.

As wine lovers filed out of the Bacara Resort & Spa on 3/4, during the annual World of Pinot Noir event, a blonde woman took two luggage racks into the grand ballroom, loaded up more than 20 cases of expensive wine likely worth more than $10,000, and took off with them in a Toyota Tacoma truck with two men. “There’s always drunken idiots who try to steal a couple bottles at the end of the night, but this is super calculated,” said winemaker Leslie Mead Renaud, who had five cases of her Roth and Four Graces wine stolen. Due to surveillance footage, Renaud, who is president of the nonprofit event, positively identified the culprit as a schoolteacher who lives in Las Vegas and presented all evidence, including birth date, phone number, address, and corroborating information, to the S.B. County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating.

CITY The Santa Barbara City Council upheld approval of a high-density apartment project at 1818 Castillo Street. The sevenunit development was appealed by nearby residents concerned about parking and neighborhood compatibility. It was the second appeal filed against the project; the first sent designers back to the drawing board last year. The new layout, with eight “skillfully hidden” parking spots and the third-story element set farther off the street, was deemed vastly improved by the city’s Architectural Board of Review.

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After teaching math and economics at Laguna Blanca for 26 years, Paul Chiment felt as if there was something missing from his students’ educational experience. “Kids were taking econ thinking they’d learn about business,” he reflected while chatting at the independent school’s Hope Ranch campus earlier this week, “but they were learning about supply-and-demand curves.”

In order to teach a class that better prepared students for solving problems in the “real world,” Chiment tapped two sources of inspiration. First, this past summer, he drove up to the Bay Area to meet with Steve Blank, an entrepreneur who teaches a class designed to prepare Stanford business school students to work in start-ups. The second source of inspiration was the Santa Barbara community, including several Laguna Blanca alums who have gone on to start successful businesses or nonprofits.

Case in point is Spencer Dusebout who began Hands 4 Others (H4O) when he was a high school senior in order to bring water-filtration systems to some of the 1.1 billion people around the world without access to clean water.

Dusebout serves as a mentor to entrepreneurship students who are integrated into organizing and promoting H4O’s largest annual fundraiser, the Walk 4 Water, which takes place this Saturday at 10 a.m., beginning at Chase Palm Park. Even 7th and 8th graders in a middle school version of the entrepreneurship class are pitching in by filming promotional videos that will be released on H4O’s social media platforms.

Eighth grader Beau Glazier, whose team was putting the finishing touches on their video this past Monday, said, “I like that [this class] is fun, but at the same time I’m learning things that I’ll really need.” Said Chiment, “I love teaching this class because — Brandon Fastman there’s no answer in the back of the book.”

COuNTY Developer Westar Associates submitted a 2/25 plan to Goleta leaders that would alter the layout of Hollister Village. Instead of five live-work spaces and two commercial units, Westar is now proposing to build 33 apartments, 40 parking spaces, and a 0.48-acre park on the “triangle property,” a 1.84-acre parcel of Hollister Village land across from Camino Real Marketplace. The plan, which will go to the Goleta Planning Commission pending the environmental document, would require a rezone and General Plan amendment.

Four candidates vying to succeed 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr faced off at a forum on 3/9. Over lunch at Glen Annie Golf Club, the Goleta Chamber of Commerce–sponsored event featured the contenders sparring over oil, infrastructure, and housing. The candidates include Bruce Porter, an army veteran and Santa Ynez Valley high school district boardmember; Joan Hartmann, a retired attorney and former college professor; Jay Freeman, a left-leaning Isla Vista activist; and Bob Field, a retired Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Read more at independent.com.

EDuCATION About a dozen prospects have applied to replace retiring SBCC President Lori Gaskin.

Search firm Community College Search Services — contracted last fall for $40,000 — anticipates more applications before, and

perhaps after, the soft close of the application window on 3/16. A public forum is set for 4/25 at Garvin Theatre, during which the public can question the finalists, who will be selected by the search firm in the coming weeks. The new president’s start date is 7/1.

BuSINESS In a 3/9 blog post on his company’s website, Sonos CEO John MacFarlane announced the Santa Barbara–based wireless speaker company has begun laying off an undisclosed number of employees and shifting its focus to voice controls and music streaming. Citing Amazons Echo’s voice-controlled speaker system, MacFarlane’s post looked to voice-activated speakers and streaming platforms as the future of the music industry. He expressed the necessity of “short term — and very difficult — consequence[s]” to the company’s redirection.

Real estate broker Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is suing John Nisbet, former manager of its Montecito and Santa Barbara branch, for allegedly stealing company “trade secrets” it says his new employer, Montecito’s luxury real estate platform Compass, used to poach top agents.

Coldwell seeks restitution, damages, and attorney’s fees. Compass denied having used the information, which Nisbet says he sent to prove his merits. Last month, a judge refused to force Compass to return the documents and stop hiring Coldwell agents. n

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he American post office has seen better days. Once the sole place for sending anything across town, country, or globe, it was also a de facto community center. But with the rise of private shipping companies like UPS and FedEx, and, of course, the dreaded Internet, the U.S. Postal Service lost its monopoly on mail.

Dying futures require tough decisions, so in 2008, the Postal Service unveiled sweeping plans to sell off thousands of buildings nationwide, including hundreds of historic post offices, many designed by famous architects and full of awesome artwork.

When that plan landed on the desk of Milford Wayne Donaldson, California’s state historic preservation officer from 20042012, the architect was stunned. So he began fighting for their protection. Today, Donaldson — who restored our train depot 15 years ago, among other Santa Barbara projects — serves as chair of the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. He is coming to talk about the struggle to save these pieces of our past on Thursday, March 17, 7 p.m., at Casa de la Guerra.

The lecture is sponsored by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, which has explored means of saving Santa Barbara’s downtown post office on Anacapa Street. But as of late, there is nothing new to report, said the trust’s associate director Anne Peterson. “It’s been very difficult to get any information about it,” she said, adding she and other stakeholders remain “very concerned about its future.” Certainly, this local limbo motivated the trust to invite Donaldson to town. I spoke with him by phone last week. What follows are condensed excerpts of our conversation. For more, visit independent.com.

Are our post offices under attack? It’s a much larger contextual problem than that.

If you look at a lot of the post offices, including the one in Santa Barbara, you find there is a tremendous amount of area that they expanded into in the 1950s. They had to do something to handle large packages because they were the only game in town. Over the years, all the space has become wasted. And now people are paying their bills online.

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to speed, lacked the necessary facilities, or required retrofitting, like the Eureka Post Office, which was made of redwood. It is unfortunate, especially when you consider that most of these post offices play an essential role in promoting economic development. Most of them belong to the community, and they’re usually incredible, like Santa Barbara’s, which has wonderful Art Deco architecture.

What about the artworks inside? Like in Santa Barbara, many were built during the Depression and a lot under the WPA [Works Progress Administration] program.

They also included a very heavy art program, like Santa Barbara’s murals. The Postal Service decided to keep ownership of these artworks, and we were trying to figure out why they were disposing of the property yet keeping the art. We found there is a national law that you cannot sell artwork or dispose of it unless you get permission from the makers or their descendants. So the Postal Service came up with the concept of creating covenants when they sell properties.

They say a property has to be open to the public at certain times and that whoever takes it over must maintain and care for the artwork. That complicated the issue.

So this disposal process is ongoing? There hasn’t been any stoppage? No stoppage at all. But we were contacted by Congress to do a special report on why this is happening. We found that the Postal Service never had a numeric goal for these disposals. They did come up with some criteria, which was strange in a way, because they did not consider the historic values.

How many have been disposed? Hundreds and hundreds, including extremely large facilities like the one down at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. And for those not considered historic, they are demolishing and selling the property because it is worth more without a building on it.

What can people do to save their own post office? Contact staff at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. We can’t stop the Postal Service, but at least we can raise issues and awareness and make sure they go through the process correctly. That involves n input from the community.

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The City of Goleta released a private consultant’s report this week concluding that the Venoco oil company amortized all the costs it had incurred by purchasing the Ellwood Oil and Gas Facility as of the year 2009.

This esoteric tidbit qualifies as a bureaucratic and regulatory banana peel of some significance for the beleaguered oil company and will provide ammunition for those within Goleta’s City Hall who want to Ellwood Oil and Gas Facility shut the oil- and gas-processing plant down.

The Ellwood plant was decreed a legal nonconforming use in 1990 by the County of Santa Barbara, which had rezoned the coastal land in question for recreational uses, but little effort was expended in shutting the plant down. After the City of Goleta incorporated in 2002, interest in closing the plant — which processes oil and gas pumped from Platform Holly off the Ellwood coast in state waters — grew. A key consideration throughout was whether the owner — Venoco Oil — had been able to recoup its costs over time. The report answered that question in the affirmative. Had the report concluded otherwise, the Goleta City Council would have encountered legal troubles if it attempted to shut the plant down.

Venoco spokesperson Brian Robinson said the company was still evaluating the report but added that the State of California — to which Venoco pays royalties — is a partner in the oil and gas facility. Robinson said Venoco had a contract with the State Lands Commission to produce and process oil off the Ellwood Coast. The State Lands Commission, he suggested, might not take kindly to efforts to close Ellwood.

Venoco has not been drilling any oil off the coast nor processing any at Ellwood since the Refugio pipeline spill of May 2015, which has idled about half the company’s revenue-generating machinery. The next move is up to Goleta City Hall, which has to figure out how much it wants to tangle with a wounded oil company.

— Nick Welsh

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As it expands to all 10 elementary schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, the Incredible Children’s Art Network (iCAN) is also taking a giant step back from its financial support of the distinguished visual arts program it launched, grew, and sustained for 10 years entirely through private funding. Starting this fall, iCAN caps Art class at McKinley Elementary School its monetary contribution at $250,000 as the district commits $550,000 to take the reins of providing 50 minutes of art class to some 4,500 students each week, up from 3,000 across seven schools now. “This is a huge leap forward for Santa Barbara Unified to make this commitment,” said iCAN Executive Director Jeffry Walker.

Though the district will hit the ground running with $200,000 worth of easels, drying racks, kilns, and various supplies, there is concern that the overarching mission built into the program through the iCAN name will slowly vanish. “I suggest strongly that the district come up with a new name” to help maintain program cohesiveness district-wide, said school board President Ed Heron. “What we don’t want is 10 separate programs at 10 separate schools with 10 separate principals.”

Staffing is another concern. Since its inception, iCAN has hired, trained, and paid its own teachers and teaching assistants; there are now eight of each. While the iCAN teachers are welcome to apply to get their jobs back for the fall, the district, bound by fair-employment practices, cannot guarantee them positions. Nor can the district afford to hire assistants, according to Heron. This brings up the issue of fairness, according to boardmember Monique Limón, who explained at last week’s board meeting that certain elementary schools have fundraising advantages over others and could more easily bring in assistants and pay for art supplies. Limón said she wants “equity in the future for all our sites.”

“We’ll be working closely with the district to make sure [the program’s] high standards are met,” Walker said, adding that iCAN “is edging out of direct delivery” and — Keith Hamm shifting to more advocacy and policy efforts countywide.

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by N I C K W e l s h he Santa Barbara County Supervisors voted to spend up to $700,000 more than what they already had budgeted to send 43 of Santa Barbara’s most severely and chronically mentally ill to three out-of-county psychiatric facilities known in the vernacular as IMDs, institutions for mental diseases. That additional funding would also help defray mounting costs to keep another 77 patients in facilities that require less acute care and treatment.

would not be so acute. Laura’s Law has been adopted by 13 California counties since the State Legislature approved the measure — a voluntary opt-in program counties could take or leave —in 2003. Gibbs stated that psychiatric hospitalizations dropped in Los Angeles County by 86 percent since L.A. adopted Laura’s Law, and incarcerations by 78 percent.

“As long as we ignore those with the most serious illness,” she wrote,“these persons will continue to fill the jails, hospitals and IMDs

‘All I can gather is someone’s decided we are so unique we have nothing to learn from other counties.’ ­—­Lynne­Gibbs

Before this week’s vote, the newly named Department of Behavioral Wellness had been authorized to spend up to $7.5 million to send these 110 long-term mental-health patients to three “secured” facilities, two of which are locked down. Five years ago, that number was 89. Typically these beds are set aside for patients with problems of such intensity that they’re beyond the interventive reach of the county’s 16-bed acute care Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF), itself overwhelmed by an ever-growing demand.

Many of these patients suffer from mental illnesses sufficiently serious to have warranted the imposition of court-ordered conservatorships. Two weeks ago, the supervisors approved a separate request by the Department of Behavioral Wellness for an additional $2 million to cover costs associated with sending Santa Barbara’s mentally ill to shorter-term acute-care psychiatric facilities, bringing the county’s total expenditure for such short-term treatment to $4 million.

Behavioral Wellness spokesperson Suzanne Grimmesey suggested that statewide prison-reform measures like Proposition 47 — which released low-level nonviolent offenders from state incarceration back to their communities of origin — has helped drive up demand on limited IMD bed space.

Santa Barbara County has no such facilities. In addition, Grimmesey suggested that many skilled nursing-home patients have found themselves ineligible to stay in such facilities because of new state regulations.

Longtime mental-health advocate Lynne Gibbs argued if Santa Barbara County adopted a Laura’s Law program — giving judges legal authority to order serviceresistant mental-health patients into mandatory outpatient treatment—the need for such expensive out-of-county programs

at a much more expensive rate than outpatient treatment.” In the past week, supervisors for both Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties voted to adopt Laura’s Law. San Luis will spend $442,000 to create a program with the capacity to treat up to 12 patients at a time; Ventura voted to spend $600,000 to start a program with a capacity to treat 20 patients. “All I can gather is someone’s decided we are so unique we have nothing to learn from other counties,” Gibbs stated.

Laura’s Law is not without significant controversy. Civil libertarians and some mentalhealth advocates argue its coercive features constitute a civil-liberties infringement and question how much impact such programs actually have had. Behavioral Wellness spokesperson Grimmesey cautioned that the dramatic statistical improvement posted

by Los Angeles County under Laura’s Law only applied to the relatively small number of patients whom judges ordered into outpatient treatment, not the entire county.

Efforts to pass a variant of Laura’s Law in Santa Barbara County have met with stiff resistance from county mental health administrators, who find themselves still in the throes of a top-to-bottom restructuring of the department initiated three years ago— an expansive effort dubbed “system change.” Department brass have argued that implementing Laura’s Law now would interfere with this broader departmental reform.

This resistance has, in turn, generated significant heartburn among at least three county supervisors who voted last summer to go ahead with a small-scale pilot program anyway, authorizing the expenditure of up to $121,000. Preliminary plans for this program are slated for presentation before the county supervisors as early as April 19, but more likely sometime in May. n

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Under the threat of legal action and an uprising by angry neighbors and business owners, the Santa Barbara City Council beat a clear retreat from a controversial plan to put bike lanes along Micheltorena Street. The council voted unanimously this Tuesday to send the proposal way back to the drawing boards — first to the Transportation and Circulation Committee and then to the Planning Commission Councilmember Gregg Hart for further review. After that, they decreed the plan should come back to the council for two public hearings.

The bike lane project was proposed to create a clearly designated east-west pathway for bicycle commuters that’s been called for in city planning documents dating back 43 years. But to create the bike lanes, 85-100 parking spaces would have to be eliminated. Outrage over that loss generated intense blowback from Micheltorena Street residents — already struggling to secure on-street parking — and business owners, who complain the plan would kill them financially. Councilmember Gregg Hart led the charge on behalf of the bike lane three weeks ago; he was the first to call for this week’s strategic retreat. Hart noted that new information surfaced at the last minute, which called into question Micheltorena Street’s presumed advantages — that it was cheaper and faster to implement — over a Sola Street alternative.

Sola is wider, has much less traffic, and would require the elimination of far fewer parking spaces. Even so, the council voted 5-2 in support of the Micheltorena Street option.

But before the council could seal the deal, City Attorney Ariel Calonne called a dramatic last-minute time-out. Calonne said he was concerned the council action might not be able to withstand a lawsuit threatened by members of the Micheltorena Neighborhood Association, an ad hoc group formed to fight the bike lane proposal. The group hired an attorney who insisted that the proposed lanes required far more extensive environmental review. Buttressing such arguments was the revelation that the Micheltorena bike lanes would require far more than a green line of paint — and, in fact, the intersections might have to be widened. Based on the loose timeline adopted by the council, the lanes won’t be back for a vote until — Nick Welsh May at the soonest but probably considerably later than that.

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A smackdown between Bob Field — who’s running for 3rd District supervisor — and 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino took center stage Tuesday over the appeal of a proposed winery and tasting room on Santa Rosa Road in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Field, who retained environmental attorney Marc Chytilo, argued staff had “cooked the books” in their determination that the 13,960-square-foot project was in compliance with county codes related to the allowable type of events, number of events, and parking, among other things. The tasting room, he contended, would become “functionally a bar,” posing car-accident risks and contributing to a booming wine industry he claims strains the area’s rural character.

The supes unanimously denied the appeal — but not before Lavagnino blasted Field for asserting that staff distorted the facts. He also questioned Field’s motivation, considering he lives 30 miles away from the property; he essentially called Field a hypocrite for advertising that his house — on the market until recently — could function as a winery. “We’ve spent thousands and thousands [of dollars] on this appeal,” Lavagnino charged, saying no neighbors opposed the project and that even the Planning Commission — “where most projects go to die” — approved it by a 5-0 vote. “The [appeal] process needs to be modified,” he said. “We should never have to deal with this again.”

Field did not comment; however, in an interview, he argued the ad described a small-scale winery — decidedly not public wine tasting or pig roasts or drive-in movies. “And here I didn’t even complain about events and wine tasting. It’s just about how much.” He said he has not decided if he will appeal in court.

Also in a dramatic hearing Tuesday, the supervisors decided to continue negotiating publicly with Chumash tribal leaders after a cooling-off period during the summer break. Currently, the sticking point surrounds a waiver of the sovereign immunity; for the county, such a waiver is necessary for any agreement to be enforceable. Chumash chair Vincent Armenta agreed but argued the county should sign the same waiver. “If we’re going to be exposed, you’re going to be exposed,” he said. Attorneys were instructed to hash out the issue before negotiations resume.

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didate to replace Rep. Lois Capps in the House, can you identify one issue on which you would differ from the nineterm incumbent?

The answers from Mayor Helene Schneider and Supervisor Salud Carbajal, however, speak volumes about the contrasts in substance and in style between the two leading Democratic contenders in the wide-open 24th congressional district race.

“I think my approach, on how to speak out on issues and create more of a conversation about it, as opposed to [being] very quietly behind the scenes,” Schneider answered, “is much more in front of the conversation.”

“Certainly I’m my own person, and I’m going to be able to focus on the issues that are important to the Central Coast,” was Carbajal’s response. “It’s really not about comparing me to Congresswoman Capps … I’m focusing on just what’s important to me.”

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the May 9 start of vote-by-mail, 11 candidates — five Democrats, four Republicans, and two independents — have qualified for the ballot. The top two finishers in the June 7 primary will move to a November 8 runoff; because presidential-year voter turnout historically favors Democrats, Republicans face a tough challenge in wresting control of a seat they last held 20 years ago.

So the Helene-Salud rivalry, matching two of the city’s most prominent liberals — and a pair of erstwhile allies — will be crucial to the outcome. While Carbajal has won a much larger share of establishment backing — including the endorsement of Capps and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — Schneider, backed by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, says her grassroots support will make the difference.

Said he: “I’m very proud of the broad support I’ve received.”

“What people don’t want is an establishment candidate,” said she.

Why loIs Matters: As a political

matter, there is slight difference between the two leading Democrats on many progressive issues, from climate change and offshore oil to abortion rights and gender pay equity.

In an effort to draw out, a reporter asked each to state a position to distinguish them from Capps, who has represented Santa Barbara in the Congress since 1998.

On policy, their clearest, and most significant, conflict is over the Obama administration’s nuclear arms deal with Iran. Supporters of the agreement, including most congressional Democrats, say it is the best way to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon; critics argue the U.S. is giving away its leverage by lifting economic sanctions on the Mideast power, in exchange for promises that cannot be enforced.

Schneider said that she would have joined the small bloc of 25 Democrats who opposed the deal in the House, both because she believes there was a partisan rush to judgment in order to back the president and because she believes the agreement endangers Israel.

“I was and still am very skeptical of the deal,” she said. “A lot of members on the Democratic side of a Jewish faith background, which I also have, had very serious concerns … the [fallout] that has happened in U.S.-Israel relations has also been terrible.”

Carbajal, however, said he would have voted in favor of the agreement, because he believes the diplomatic opportunity to ease tensions in the Mideast eclipses the risks: “I am supportive of the deal — it’s not perfect, but it’s the best deal that was put on the table.”

BottoM lINe: In addition to the sub-

stance of the issue, their comments and stances also reflect the varying political styles each would carry to Washington.

With few sharp edges, Salud in public often speaks in platitudes and, behindthe-scenes, is a cautious dealmaker (as he was on the Miramar Hotel deal), for whom compromise and consensus are the highest political values. Helene speaks with more specifics and detail and is more likely to surprise or disappoint natural allies with maverick positions (as shown on issues like the gang injunction and Highway 101).

On the incumbent, she said, “My approach would be different … on some issues, I would be very vocal. I think people know that about me.”

Same question: “I know you’re trying to get me to say something about where I would differ from Congresswoman Capps, but I’m focused on what I need to do,” said he.

(The full interviews of Helene Schneider and Salud Carbajal from which their statements are taken may be found in the City Desk program archive on the website for TVSB, Santa Barbara’s public access station). n

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CHERCHEZ LA LEE: If Wendy Mitchell had

become a famous celebrity chef rather than the infamous California Coastal Commissioner she now is, the former Santa Maria High School student turned statewide political mover and shaker might have gotten there by writing culinary classics with hardboiled names like You Can’t Make Omelets Without Breaking Heads.

Smart, glamorous, and irresistibly charming when she wants to be, Mitchell has been described by friend and foe alike as a force of nature somewhere between an earthquake and a tsunami. Mitchell has found herself caught in the unwanted glare of the political spotlight ever since leading the successful charge last month to decapitate the executive director of the Coastal Commission, Charles Lester. When it comes to coastal development, the commission functions as California’s equivalent of the Vatican and the Supreme Court. In this equation, Lester served as both chief justice and pope. It’s quite possible Lester had it coming, but you don’t just fire the chief justice and the pope without some sort of explanation. But during last month’s termination vote, Mitchell uttered not one word. Personnel matters, we were told, are strictly confidential.

Somehow, this code of omertà apparently flew the coop by last week’s commission meeting in Santa Monica, where Mitchell repeatedly sought to outline a detailed bill of

particulars against Lester during time allotted for public comment. Just as repeatedly, commission chair Steve Kinsey declared Mitchell out of order and all but had to wrestle the mike out of her hand. Commissioners, he pointed out, are not allowed to speak during public comment, nor are they allowed to respond to statements made by the public during that time. The time to explain, Kinsey noted, would have been at last month’s meeting when Mitchell helped deep-six Lester.

Since last month, much head scratching has ensued about Mitchell’s motivation. Was she a stooge for big developers, big oil, or big desalination plants? But even Mitchell’s harshest critics say such explanations are too simplistic. But their explanations tend to be so nuanced as to be incomprehensible. Because the most obvious explanations are often the most elegant, I’d like to point out — as a public service — Mitchell’s full name is Wendy Lee Mitchell. As everyone reading this column should know by now, anyone with the first, last, or middle name Lee is statistically predisposed toward sociopathic behavior.

Nomenclature might not be destiny, but in Mitchell’s case, it’s the next best thing.

Little wonder then that Mitchell now finds herself in hot water over what appears an egregious conflict of interest in voting in favor of the permits needed by the City of Santa Barbara to rebuild its long-mothballed desalination plant, a desperate hedge against the most crushing drought anyone can remember. At

the time Mitchell cast her ballot in favor of Santa Barbara’s desal permits, she had been hired as a paid lobbyist by Carollo Engineers.

Carollo—then as now—had been hired by the City of Santa Barbara to midwife its desal project into reality from time unto birth. At this date, City Hall has paid Carollo $4.6 million for services rendered.

It should be noted Mitchell had been hired by Carollo to help the company land a water-treatment-plant contract in the San Fernando Valley. She had nothing to do with the city’s desal project, and City Hall had no inkling she worked for Carollo. In addition, the Carollo office Mitchell worked for was different than the office handling the desal plant. Still, it’s the same company. For Mitchell to vote in favor of the desal permits when she was on the payroll for that project’s biggest and most crucial subcontractor flat out stinks.

When asked for comment, Mitchell declined.

“I’m not talking to you,” she explained. “It’s Sunday morning.” But she told L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez, “I was not aware that Carollo was a subcontractor and ended my relationship with them as soon as I became aware of their involvement.”

Almost everything about this statement is questionable. According to Carollo, Mitchell had been hired late in 2014 and worked through 2015. They only parted ways this month. The desal vote took place last February. Are we to believe it really took Mitchell 13 months to figure out Carollo was working for Santa Barbara? Mitchell is way too smart for that. In addition, Carollo was explicitly

listed—by name—in the two-page section of the staff report given to all Coastal Commissioners as one of the lobbyists, lawyers, engineers and consultants hired by City Hall to communicate on its behalf. It doesn’t get much clearer than black-and-white. Carollo, notably, never lobbied any of the commissioners, but did provide technical information in support of the desal plant.

City Hall spent nearly $350,000 lobbying the Coastal Commission to ensure that permits secured for the desal plant 20 years ago were still good. And for good reason. Twenty years ago, computers in the desal plant used floppy disks. Since then, desal technology has also evolved. The environmentally destructive open-ocean intake system deployed by Santa Barbara’s vintage desal plant — reviled for good reason by environmentalists — could not possibly get approval today. Though the city’s permit application won unanimous approval, many commissioners had serious qualms. The commissioner who made the motion to approve termed the proposal “unconscionable,” but said the commission had no choice. Mitchell, who seconded the motion, expressed no such reservations. The drought was so bad, she said, “The entire city could go away or blow away.”

With the desperately needed Miracle March rains poised to pass us by, the reservoir at Lake Cachuma will remain nothing but a big gob of spit. In this context, the desal plant—whatever its many faults—will prove a godsend. In the meantime, I like my eggs sunny-side up.

— Nick Welsh

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Daniel Peter Parks 04/29/27-03/13/11

...Remembering Realtor Daniel Peter Parks arrived 4-29-27, Schenectady, NY, to Peter & Elizabeth Parskocim as one of nine children.

Left us 3-13-11, at age 83, in Santa Barbara...Five years of tears can't hide the joy we feel for you as we knew you flew into celestial dew of a heavenly morn' no longer tied to earthly chains free of pains that held you down we do believe in afterlife...love your wife, Renée E. Parks and children Dan, Michelle, Gary, Erica & son-in-law John.

uncomfortable truths. She was an active and essential member in the AA community and helped so many through their darkest moments while asking little for herself. She was a courageous woman, dealing with prior health issues for many years but still willing to listen to others and make helpful suggestions.

She loved being sober and said it often, never shy about saying I love you either.

Yvonne had one daughter, Geri, who passed away a few years ago from brain cancer. Although absent from Geri’s life for a lot of years, Yvonne made up for lost time by being Geri’s full-time caretaker in her last days. Yvonne led a happy life and loved to share about it.

During her last few weeks, Yvonne was well aware of her declining health and once said she that “dying would probably be kind of exciting.” She was good with God and knew he was ready to accept her. Yvonne passed away peacefully at 4:30 p.m., March 1, 2016, at the Serenity House located in Santa Barbara. She is now with her daughter, Geri.

A memorial service will be held at the Alano Club of Santa Barbara (Cota and Garden) on March 19, 2016, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Alano Club in her name. It would be going to help people get and stay sober in hopes of having a happy life too. This is all Yvonne ever wanted for herself and others.

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life new meaning. Graham's priorities became providing for his family as he embarked on a business career. Graham started a successful concrete pumping business and later opened two retail vape shops. All three businesses were thriving when Graham passed.

Graham also became an avid fisherman. He and best friend Danny Biven spent a month every year fishing with Bob on the Sea of Cortez. Graham's first catch was a purple sailfish, and he was hooked on the sport. He spent much of his free time fishing and hosting fishing trips all along the North American coast, from the tip of Baja to Alaska.

Graham owned several boats over the years, but his favorite was his Boston Whaler, My Celi.

Perhaps Graham's greatest talent, though, was his ability to connect with people. He left everyone he met feeling like they had a new best friend. He had a special knack with kids and seemed to have the ability to get the most rambunctious kid to calm down, listen and just be cool. He was jokingly referred to as the "kid whisperer."

Graham leaves behind his immediate family of daughter Ariah, mother Debra, father Bob, brother Clay, sister Athena and partner Araceli, along with a large extended family and an enormous group of friends and collegues. When word of Graham's passing became known, social media lit up with literally hundreds of heartfelt posts from people who were touched by this kind and generous man. He will be missed dearly but remembered fondly...

We love you, Graham! Rest in peace.

Contributions to Ariah's college fund can be made out to Charles Schwab, P.O. Box 15, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

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School. He was a member of the SB School District for 28 years, 20 of them at San Marcos where his enthusiasm for students and learning was contagious to all who met him. Having earned a myriad of teaching credentials, for all school levels, when people asked Ernesto what he taught, he would immediately respond,“students.” Amongst many of his students he was known as “el profesor de todos” (everybody’s teacher).

A dedicated educator, Ernesto worked in the 1970s for the state of California with the office of Migrant Education while studying for, and receiving, his masters in school administration from San Jose State University.

In addition, he encouraged his wife, Marta, to fulfill her desire to get her college degree at UCSB, finally receiving a double bachelor's degree, teaching credential, and master's in Spanish literature. After retiring from SMHS, Ernesto managed his properties in the community. He loved teaching and inspired so many in the Santa Barbara community that it was rare for him to go out in public without running into a least one thankful former student.

Ernesto is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marta, and his sons Alfredo (Celina) and Ernesto II (Jenifer), and Roberto (Lisa). He has 7 grandchildren, Peyton, Alfredo, Riley, Reyna, Daniel (deceased), Isabela, and Maya Paredes. An unselfish and energetic man, Ernesto will be remembered for his daily lessons on life, his love of engaging young people, his view that anything is possible, his honest way, and his love for his family and friends. A noble, encouraging man, he never had a negative thing to say about anyone. He was an inspiration to so many.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that contributions be made to the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation. A celebration of Ernesto's life will be held on Friday, March 18, at noon at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara Street. A reception will follow.

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Yvonne Ranney was born in Marin County, California, on June 4, 1932.

Yvonne was an artist and entrepreneur who prided herself on a solid work ethic. Her father, an interior decorator and part-time chicken farmer, was a big influence in her life and probably contributed to this. We loved her stories about her father and her life growing up in Marin County. In her professional life, she was a successful draftsperson, the first woman so employed by Texaco Oil in San Francisco in the 1950s and 1960s. Some of us remember her as a fiery spirit, some as a light spirit, but we all agree that once she set her mind to do something, nothing would get in her way. She loved people in the same way, always speaking her mind. She almost always had a bright smile on her face, even when she was hurting. Her laughter inspired ease and happiness, and her voice was sweet and comforting, especially when she was speaking 16

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Graham Lovejoy, beloved father, son, brother, uncle, spouse, nephew, cousin and avid fisherman passed away on January 2nd.

Graham was born August 17, 1975 at home, on his father's desk, down a dirt road in the hills of Burbank, CA, to Robert and Debra Lovejoy, joining big brother Clayton. His parents separated when Graham was young, so he and brother Clay grew up in Burbank during the school year while spending his summers in Santa Barbara with their father and his wife, Dawn. Graham's love for the beach grew, living on the Mesa a few months a year. When Graham was 10, Bob and Dawn gave him and brother Clay who was 14 at the time, a sister, Athena. Growing up both in Burbank with his mom and her husband Steve and in Santa Barbara gave Graham an opportunity to learn two different lifestyles. Graham grew up playing football, skiing, and sailing, and was in the junior lifeguard program among other activities.

Graham lived a somewhat bohemian lifestyle as an adult. Clay took Graham with him on many adventures, creating unforgettable memories, including following The Grateful Dead for a couple of summers, taking in about 25 shows during these road trips. Graham's life changed when he and his partner, Araceli Solorio, welcomed daughter Ariah Jade on November 19, 2004, joining big brother Elias, and this gave his

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Mission, to name a few. She also taught at the Braille Institute for several years.

Her greatest achievement of all was that of being a mother and a grandmother.She always considered motherhood and being a "Nana" as the best job she ever had in this world. She walked proud — and she deserved to.

She loved the symphony, the theater, and dining out...The beach was one of her favorite places... She had a passion for gardening and for years kept the Mission Rose Garden pruned (even after she stopped working for the Parks dept.). She kept all her friends and family homes filled with the benefits.

As she wished, Her ashes will be scattered over two bridges — The Golden Gate in San Fran, a city she loved dearly, as well as the covered bridge in Woodstock, Vermont,where she always felt she belonged.

If you wish to remember her, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs it — she did and put a smile on many faces. In lieu of flowers, please sponsor a cat or volunteer your time to ASAP (asapcats.org) an organization she truly loved.

Jay (Howard) Harris Jr. 07/15/46-03/02/16 Jay Harris, of Santa Barbara, California passed away peacefully in his home on March 2, 2016. He was born on July 15, 1946, the beloved son of Howard (Bud) and Loretta Harris Sr. of Shelton, CT. Survivors include two sons, Howard John and Lee David Harris; brothers James (Carol) and Arthur (Barbara) Harris; sisters Roberta (Tom) Ceccarelli Sr. and Barbara (Michael) DeCarlo; three nephews; one niece; three greatnieces; aunts and cousins.

He was predeceased by his loving wife of 25 years, Sandy Whittington Harris.

The family wishes to extend their appreciation to Jay’s friends Joe Walsh and Harry Doty.

A memorial mass will be celebrated on Saturday March 12, 2016, at St. Margaret Mary Church, 50 Donovan Lane, Shelton, CT.

Jean Louise Thomson

Ernesto, a loved and respected member of Santa Barbara's education community, passed away March 10 at Cottage Hospital surrounded by family. He was 86. Ernesto was born on November 17, 1929, in Del Rio, Texas, where the Paredes family was a pillar of the community. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, and through a basketball scholarship, he received his bachelor’s degree from Sul Ross State University in Texas.

As a result of donating his time to the community coaching youth basketball, Ernesto met his wife, Marta, at a Lion’s Club dance in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. They married in 1958 and eventually moved to Santa Barbara, raising their 3 sons. A proud father and grandfather, he loved nothing better than family gatherings.

A teacher of many subjects and grade levels, his career as an educator spanned 47 years. Locally, Ernesto taught at Santa Barbara Jr. High School, was principal at La Cuesta High School, and was a teacher at San Marcos High

A spitfire, a real live wire, a hoot, a firecracker, one hot tamale, a rip, a party just waiting to happen, a gourmet cook, an angel, a loving mom and Nana, and beautiful friend are but a few of the many ways her friends and family have described this vivacious woman...

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the eldest of four children.

Although of Jewish Heritage, she attended Catholic prep schools which served her well — her love of education led her to a career in teaching that lasted her a lifetime.

Her effervescence, sometimes very "wicked" sense of humor, and love of life kept her young. Her interest for helping the less fortunate in the community was well known. She worked in volunteer service at the Salvation Army, the Transition House, and the Rescue

Family and friends will gather to celebrate Jean’s life on March 26, 2016, at the downtown Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

Dress is “Jean Casual.” Seating begins at 2:00, and the program begins at 2:15.

Reception to follow. Parking is available in the city lots along Anacapa Street.

Donations may be made to your local food bank, the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, the Environmental Defense Center or the charity of your choice. However, Jean would probably be just as happy if you went to the beach or foothills, watched a sunset, went for a swim or struck a yoga pose in her honor.

In Memoriam

John Joseph alvarado 1933-2016

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A Very Good Life

by M a r k a lva r a d o ohn Joseph Alvarado was born October 10,

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Quartet that defined his admiration for the music. If you were lucky enough to get trapped in a room with 1933, on Dana Ranch outside Guadalupe. His John, jazz, and a bottle of wine, you were in for a music father worked as a sharecropper/ranch foreman, appreciation class. John also connected with the voice and his mother was a housewife. The Alvarado of Ray Charles. There was something inside John that family spans seven generations in Santa Barbara Ray Charles could soothe with his music.

County. John’s grandfather Andres Alvarado passed John was also a huge sports fan. He loved to talk away in Santa Barbara in 1921. His grandmother Isa- about the 1949 CIF Champion Santa Barbara High bel Alvarado passed away in football team with great Dons 1941 and is buried at the Santa like Eddie Mathews, Donny Yee, and Alex Bravo. A fan of Inés Mission. Both his parents, Feliciano (1988) and Vicenta the L.A. Rams and Dodgers, Ramos Alvarado (1994), are he loved going to the L.A. Coliseum and Dodger Stadium to buried in Guadalupe, along see his favorite players. He was with two of their nine children: John’s sister Isabel Perez like a little kid every time he and younger brother Lawrence went to a game. John cherished Alvarado. his friendship with Laker great John enjoyed a rambuncBill Bertka, who coached Allan Hancock College to a state tious childhood, playing basketball title in 1959 with sports, working, and earning a wage at a young age. He his friend John Rudometkin attended schools throughplaying center. His children could count on their father to out the county, including La be there to watch them play Cumbre Junior High and ROOTS: John Alvarado, a fifth-generation basketball, Little League baseSanta Barbara High School.

Santa Barbaran, is pictured here at age 18.

From 1953-1955, he served in ball, and youth football in high the United States Army durschool and in college. ing the Korean War and received a National Defense John loved his friendships with his boyhood friends Service Medal. His platoon was featured in the Audie in Guadalupe: Joe Telogen, Father Roy Antunez, David Murphy film To Hell and Back. After the army, John Sanchez, Virgil Veglia, Carlos Buentiempo, and Frank Almaguer. He also loved to talk about all his comstudied business at Allan Hancock College.

He married Romelia Natalia Hidalgo in 1956 in padres in Santa Barbara who started the original Guadalupe. First working as a farm inspector and Cachuma Trout Derby and the Boys Club Alumni. warehouse supervisor in Santa Maria, by the early John also left a crew of friends up in Oregon, who 1960s John had bought his first home and taken on came to know and love him very much.

John is survived by his sisters Petra Alvarado, extra work at Wilson-McMahon’s Furniture Store. He eventually became the store’s sales manager. By the Jessie Bourbon, Francis Rodriguez, Nena Alvarado, mid-1960s, the Wilson-McMahon team asked John Perfecta Casey, Suca Victorino, and his little brother, to travel as far as Juneau, Alaska, to open new stores as Andy Alvarado. John is also survived by numerous the business expanded. He even moved his growing cousins from both the Alvarado and Ramos families.

But he specifically built lasting relationships with his family to Seattle for a brief spell to open a new store.

In 1967, John brought his family back to California boyhood cousins Nati Ramos, Chuy Briones, Ernie and was asked to manage the Wilson-McMahon store Zavala, and Chano Alvarado. John was equally proud in Santa Barbara, which later became Fiesta Furniture. of his cousin Nati Romo’s son and former Santa BarFrom 1975-1980, John ran his own store, the Santa Bar- bara City College president, John Romo. bara Sleep Center. During his time selling furniture, John and Romelia had four children, whose suche assisted many low- to moderate-income families cess and professional careers were a great source of by helping them establish credit so they could have pride: Dr. Jonathan Alvarado (Beth Benjamin), who suitable furniture and beds in their homes. To this is assistant vice chancellor at University of Nebraskaday, people come up to his children and remember his Omaha; Nathan Alvarado (Linda Alvarado), who is a kindness. John also donated furniture to La Casa de la senior vice president with Wells Fargo Bank; Adriana Raza in Santa Barbara when it first opened its doors Alvarado, who is a program director for Alameda County Public Health; and Mark Moses Alvarado to the community.

For the remainder of his professional career, John (Anna Pilhoefer), who is a senior supervisor for the went into car sales, working at dealerships from Santa City of Santa Barbara. John loved to brag about all Maria up to Roseburg, Oregon. John loved living in of his children and grandchildren graduating from Oregon. The scenic outdoors reminded him of his college. He is survived by five grandchildren: Andrew, train rides from Guadalupe to Fort Ord during his Lauren, Isabel, Ian, and Sofia. army hitch.

The soul and spirit of John Alvarado left us on FebJohn became a cancer patient in 2012 and moved ruary 23, 2016. John was a very independent man and back to Santa Maria. He was given six months to live, lived a full life. It was often said that he was a special but his will to stay alive amazed his doctors. He lived man as he worked hard and played hard. His special independently until he was deemed terminally ill in faith in God and the spirit world touched many people over his 82 years on earth. His passing comes with January of this year.

Over the years, John built up a community of honor and dignity. Thank you, John, for your time on friends and family. We admired his sharp sense of earth, and may your soul enjoy peace in heaven. dressing and for being a man of his word.

John was a giant jazz music collector and probably A Memorial Celebration for John Joseph Alvarado will be owned one of the most personal and comprehensive held Sunday, March 20, at 1 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 110 collections. But it was his love for the Dave Brubeck West Victoria Street, with food, music, and a no-host bar.

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worked for Santa Barbara County’s Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services (ADMHS) at the County Jail in the 1990s. I recall one very sad case of a mentally ill inmate who spent a month in a “safety cell”— a bare padded cell with a drain in a corner, lights on 24 hours a day, and nothing else. No access to water except when fed, no bed — a bare floor.

This particular man was very large and imposing, and he appeared aggressive. He had been arrested for causing a disturbance in public, as I recall.

In spite of many requests to send him to Psychiatric Health Services, he remained in this awful confinement for about a month. I finally tracked down his mother in Chicago, who was relieved to know where he was. Eventually he was released from jail. As he was leaving, he came up to me and apologized for his aggressive behavior when I tried to interview him in the safety cell. He was clearly (in retrospect) aware of what was happening during his incarceration, but his mental health problems prevented him from behaving appropriately.

Another social worker at ADMHS lent him train fare to return to his mother in Chicago.

Getting the appropriate treatment for the mentally ill in jail was often a struggle.

— Betsy Gallery, S.B.

It Takes a Village Idiot

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am hereby suspending my campaign to become America’s next Official Village Idiot. Never have I encountered such a rich crop of worthy opponents. Will the last person over the wall please turn out the lights.

— Sol Morrison, S.B

Carbon Tax Time

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ith 2015 confirmed as the second consecutive hottest year on record, we know we must act decisively, but who knows what should be done? A bunch of really smart people, that’s who. Amid December’s convention of 195 countries in Paris, a letter [carbontax.org/ctcs-paris-summit-letter] signed by 32 notable individuals was released, urging Paris climate negotiators to focus on national car-

bon taxes, both for their intrinsic value and as a gateway to a global carbon price.

The signatories include Nobel Laureates, U.S. cabinet secretaries, Federal Reserve System governors, members of Harvard’s economics department, and leading carbon tax advocates from across the political spectrum.

Their letter says, in part: “Taxing carbon pollution will spur everyone — businesses, consumers and policymakers — to reduce climate-damaging emissions, invest in efficient energy systems and develop low-carbon energy sources.

“This single policy change — explicitly using prices within existing markets to shift investment and behavior … offers greater potential to combat global warming than any other policy, with minimal regulatory and enforcement costs. … We endorse these four principles for taxing carbon to fight climate

change without undermining economic prosperity: “Carbon emissions should be taxed across fossil fuels in proportion to carbon content, with the tax imposed ‘upstream’ in the distribution chain.

“Carbon taxes should start low so individuals and institutions have time to adjust, but then rise substantially and briskly on a pre-set trajectory that imparts stable expectations … .

“Some carbon tax revenue should be used to offset unfair burdens to lower-income households.

“Subsidies that reward extraction and use of carbon-intensive energy sources should be eliminated.”

— Mike McEachen, S.B.

Sanctuarium Fidelis

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eaving debates aside for a moment, let’s look closer at some of the nationally and internationally significant marine environment features of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary formally accepted by NOAA for nomination: Three major upwellings with rich nutrients, one of which is persistent; a major bank feature: the Santa Lucia Bank, where, during autumn, 13 whale and dolphin species and thousands of sea bird species feed; benthic (deep water) communities of international significance; Arguello Canyon, a mile-deep, five-fingered submarine canyon, through which the only California persistent upwelling flows; whale gathering areas and migration lanes; lush, productive kelp forests, spawning areas, and nurseries; significant per-

centage of the California sea otter population; several rocky intertidal regions with worldclass fish diversities and densities; Chumash sacred sites: many coastal village sites continuously occupied for more than 9,000 years and unknown number of submerged older sites, some many miles offshore; and magnificent views, vistas, and high coastal dunes attended by millions of visitors.

Whether or not this majestic treasure will be protected for future generations is now literally in the hands of the public.

—Karl Kempton, Oceano

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ice job with the “Weird Ending to Long Night,” Mr. Welsh [independent.com/ weirdnight]. Sorry you had to stay up past your bedtime to provide a reality check. You picked up something the Santa Barbara City Council failed to grasp, the problematic legal status of the CEQA issue. I found it interesting that the city attorney had to get back on the mike and clarify that the motion to approve the Bicycle Master Plan should not indicate that he was going to “take care of it.”

Beyond that, there was little recognition of where all the lanes would go, given the existing road width of the Micheltorena intersections: 36 feet curb-to-curb. Which raises the question of which lane the five councilmembers are occupying.

If the three 10-foot-wide undersized vehicular lanes are retained (one turn lane, and two through lanes), and two Class II bicycle path lanes are added (6½ feet wide, unless they are

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reduced to a dangerous 4), that requires 43 feet of road width. Even splitting the 7-foot shortage between each side of the road, you still have to widen the road 3½ feet into the planter areas at the four affected intersections on Micheltorena, which would require relocating the telephone poles, the light-standards, and the existing traffic signals (at least two).

If the existing utilities are not planted in the sidewalk area, where would they go? — Mark Capelli, S.B.

Not Forgotten

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am writing to you about Alan Hunterman, the homeless man who was found deceased on February 17 [independent.com/hunterman]. I went to high school with Alan in Indiana. Then, one day, he just left/ ran away. I know there were years that his family did not know where he was.

I want you to know Alan was well-liked in high school. We often talked about where he was. Our high school class has a Facebook page where several commented when we heard of his death.

Alan was a tortured soul, but he was loved and thought of, and I wish he knew that.

— Lizabeth Graves Ault, Buffalo, New York

Katcho for the Job

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he U.S. Congress was designed to endure conflict.

In fact, conflict and debate were assumed when our system of government was devised by the founders. And compromise is what makes human discourse and agreement possible. The laws that emerge should reflect the product of this thoughtful process.

Unfortunately, the U.S. House has become entrenched along partisan battle lines. Our representatives have stopped discourse and problem solving.

The consequences are catastrophic; they are failing the people they are supposed to represent.

That’s why Katcho Achadjian has consistently impressed me with his record of working with other people when he was a supervisor and again in the Assembly. He does what is best instead of digging his heels in because of partisan or petty inclination.

I think it’s important to send someone to Congress who has experience getting things done with others. Katcho is best suited for the job, without a doubt.

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t seems to me that in health care, competition is effective only when there is a single-payer system in which a transparent (compared to private businesses) public entity negotiates with suppliers, doctors, and hospitals for prices. Otherwise, competition usually means locking up a monopoly or cutting corners to meet the demands of insurance reimbursement rates.

Competition in bidding to supply health-care goods and services to the large risk pool in a single-payer system keeps prices down. The Veterans Administration pays about 40 percent less for drugs and equipment, and Medicare costs have grown much more slowly than private insurers’.

Where a patient can go to any doctor, competition for patients is based on patient satisfaction. This helps boost quality of care without the artificial measures of quality around which loopholes are often found.

We need fundamental change in our health-care system to an improved (no deductible or copay, expanded benefits) Medicare for everyone. Health care should be treated as a utility. Everyone needs it, like gas, electricity, and water, and having multiple insurers and plans just drives up costs without adding value.

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Robin and Robert Jones’s personal story and experiences with the refugees and the heartfelt compassion of their fellow islanders revealed the enormity of the human tragedy playing out on their shores. Thank you for bringing this story to light and for providing a list of the aid agencies working in Lesbos that give us the opportunity to contribute and hopefully make a difference.

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When the Days of the Dons Dried Up Conklin also senses a city that once was a leader of the environmental movement following the massive 1969 oil spill but now seems to be resting on its laurels and lacks push on many fronts.

Santa Barbara, once hailed as the birthplace of environmentalism, now seems to have lost its vision of the future, he said. “Where is Santa Barbara going?

“I won’t make a decision until next year” about running for mayor, Conklin said. So what happened in 1993-94?

He said he sought his attorney’s advice before running for mayor. “The City Council voted that I had the right to run.”

But then a citizen challenged the city’s interpretation of the ordinance, which Conklin himself helped write. A Superior Court judge ruled against the city, and an appellate court agreed.“I was just a bystander” in the legal battle, he said. Conklin resigned in early 1994 and mayor pro tem Harriet Miller replaced him.

He shows no sign of bitterness over the turn of events years ago and retains the sense of humor that has carried him through.

But before Conklin can wield the mayor’s gavel again after the 2017 election, he’ll have to beat what figures to be a large contingent of other hopefuls, probably several presently on the City Council. file photo

THE 1863-64 BLIGHT: True, our drought is hell, but the granddaddy of all Santa Barbara parched-earth disasters was the 1863-64 blight that killed an estimated 245,000 head of cattle and destroyed forever the rancho empire during the Spanish-Mexican era.

Before the rains came again, the Days of the Dons were over.

The great families of Santa Barbara County never recovered, and neither did the cattle industry at anything like that magnitude.

Yankee carpetbaggers were MAYOR FOR 2017? Hal Conklin, who’s considering another run for mayor, picking up land from ruined was replaced by Harriet Miller when a court ousted him. rancheros for as little as 10 cents an acre, according to historian nia government relations director for Edison, Walker A. Tompkins.

The sprawling Jesús María land grant was never left Santa Barbara or lost the longing sold by its impoverished owner, reportedly for to return as mayor. He says he was often a silver saddle and two silk dresses. It is now approached to throw his hat back in the ring¸ Vandenberg Air Force Base. but with children to put through college, the time was never right.

MAYOR CONKLIN? Hal Conklin says he’s The term-limit issue is past history, he said, thinking seriously about making a second run because the ordinance only required him to as mayor of Santa Barbara. sit out for two years.

I say second because the four-term City One reason to run for mayor, Conklin Councilmember served 13 months as mayor told me, is that with the city going to district before being ousted in 1994 when a court elections and a new generation taking office, ruled that the city violated its term-limit rule. there’s a need for the institutional memory Conklin, now retired as Southern Califor- he can bring.

NOT ME! I see that your face can adorn the

national TV news by simply declaring that you will not accept a nomination to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. “No sir, President Obama, you’ll just have to look elsewhere for someone to wear the black robe.” So far at least, two lawyers have publicly said,“Not me, Mr. President.”

Actually, anyone could make the same announcement — you, my neighbor Will, or even me. Contrary to popular presumption, you don’t have to have an Ivy League law degree or one from anywhere else to be appointed to the highest court in the land.

(You don’t need a diploma to hang on the wall, but it sure helps.) Check the U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly, several non-degree men have served on the court. The last was Stanley Reed (1938-57), who graduated from Yale, studied law, but never got a law degree.

He was later admitted to the bar and became a top federal official and practicing lawyer when president Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to the court.

But today, if you don’t have the law degree, forget it.

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St. Patrick and the riSing Celebrating the Irish Difference in 2016

hy is this St. Patrick’s Day different from any other St. Patrick’s Day? Because it’s St. Patrick’s Day 2016, and in less than two weeks, Ireland will mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising with a series of public ceremonies. Beginning now and extending through the next six years, the Republic of Ireland will hold hundreds of memorial services, parades, concerts, lectures, exhibitions, and programs to remember the tumultuous years from the Easter Rising in 1916 through the Irish War of Independence of 1919-1921, and on to the establishment of the Irish Republic in 1922. With the extraordinary national effort that’s going into this extended celebration, it’s certain that more people than ever before will be led to actively acknowledge the history behind Irish independence. Ireland’s national television network (RTÉ) has even produced a miniseries called Rebellion that’s set to premiere in this country on the Sundance channel in April.

Following decades of controversy in which varying, sometimes violent opinions were routinely expressed about the propriety of celebrating what the poet W.B. Yeats termed the “terrible beauty” of the Easter Rising and its bloody aftermath, Ireland is now poised for an unprecedented effort to unite behind the notion that the history of this revolutionary episode belongs to everyone. And though the official state events that begin in Dublin next week are a long way from the whimsical version of Irish identity typically celebrated in America on St. Patrick’s Day, the 2016 date alone signifies that there’s another, bigger story shadowing the ephemeral emerald symbolism of our ersatz alco-holiday.

In 2016, what’s interesting about Ireland is not limited to its history. For example, the distinctive Irish genius for merging high and low culture into popular entertainment was amply evident in two brilliant Irish films, Brooklyn and Room, which were both nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Here in Santa Barbara, we have our own genius of Irish culture in UCSB English professor Enda Duffy.

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Although it may appear that the idea of Irishness held by the young revelers in green clothes who celebrate St. Paddy’s on State Street is limited to Guinness and Jameson, shamrocks and leprechauns, if you ask around early enough in the evening, it’s likely you will find several UCSB students with substantial knowledge of Irish history and especially of Anglo-Irish literature. This happy state of affairs obtains thanks in large part to Duffy, the professor who teaches Anglo-Irish Literature, one of UCSB’s most popular undergraduate courses.Year in and year out, hundreds of students flock to Girvetz Hall to hear Duffy read aloud and discourse on Oscar Wilde, Yeats, and, of course, James Joyce. Duffy, who earned his PhD at Harvard and has written two successful books, can sling academic jargon with the best of them, but his undergraduate students praise his courses for qualities like relevance and passion.

In seeking former students of Duffy’s who were willing to testify to his effectiveness, I didn’t have to look far — the office of The Santa Barbara Independent is full of them.

Copy editor Amy Smith, who took Duffy’s Anglo-Irish Literature course, offers this recollection: “[Duffy was] definitely one of the most memorable professors I had as an English major.

Without being overly emphatic or spelling things out for us, he seemed to find a way to remind us that the literature we were reading was by and about real people with real lives and real stories we could identify with.

I think most of us can still recite at least some lines of the poems we were required to deliver to the whole class, too.”

It was this ability to connect great literature to the lives of the people who made it that brought Duffy to the attention of Frank McGinity, a longtime citizen of Santa Barbara and the indefatigable director of the California Branch of the

D IMAGINING IRELAND: Professor of English Enda Duffy has been helping UCSB students engage with the literature and history of his native country since 1993.

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American Irish Historical Society. In partnership with filmmakers Michael and Tina Love, McGinity has produced two films in two years, one about Don Nicholas Den, the Irishman who, among other things, saved the Santa Barbara Mission (for a thorough and laudatory account of Den’s days here, see Nick Welsh’s 2015 article at independent .com/denbrothers), and the other an educational short derived from a lecture delivered by Duffy last June to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Yeats.

Thanks to the hard work and imaginative filmmaking of the Loves, the resulting DVD deftly weaves together Duffy’s analysis with beautiful footage of County Sligo and other oscar wIlDe Yeats-related sites in Ireland and includes readings of Yeats poems and commentary on the poet by none other than T.C. Boyle. The 32-minute video, which is called The Passion of Yeats, can be purchased at Chaucer’s Books.

Due to his close association with the struggle for independence, Yeats occupies a special place in the canon of great Irish writers. As he himself acknowledged upon receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, just one year after the founding of the Irish republic, “this honour has come to me less as an individual than as a representative of Irish literature,” adding that “it is part of Europe’s welcome to the Free State” of Ireland. Despite his w.b. yeats heartfelt commitment to the nationalist cause, Yeats took a cautious approach to such revolutionary actions as the Easter Rising, even going so far as to withhold his poetic response to the events from publication until 1920. In fact, at the height of the fighting in 1920, Yeats was far away from Dublin on a lecture tour of the United States with his young bride, Georgie Hyde-Lees.

The poet expressed particular delight in the landscape of coastal Southern California, and the mystically inclined couple surely got a kick out of passing through Summerland on the train, as its name is derived from a theosophical term for the

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afterlife. It was in that year that Yeats published his most influential work,“The Second Coming,” a poem which has fascinated readers the world over ever since, and that is responsible for the titles of two other major works of literature — Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe’s classic 1958 novel of postcolonial Africa, and Slouching Towards Bethlehem, the 1968 collection of literary nonfiction that established Joan Didion as the preeminent chronicler of California’s role in the culture of the 1960s.

For Duffy, the journey that led him from a small town in the west of Ireland to a professorship at UCSB began in Northern California, at the California State University campus in Chico, where he came on a traveling fellowship in 1982. “I was meant to return to Ireland with a degree in education, which I did, and to become a teacher there, which I did not. Some of the professors I met in the English department at Chico informed me that it was possible to be paid for attending graduate school in the United States.” Duffy was then admitted to the PhD program at Rutgers, and he spent a year there before transferring to Harvard, where he finished his degree. His adviser at Harvard, Sacvan Bercovitch, was another émigré, having moved to the United States from Canada. Although his own specialization was in American literature, Bercovitch nevertheless agreed to work with the young scholar from Ireland as he grappled with the ungainly edifice of commentary that had grown up around James Joyce’s Ulysses. When Duffy’s Harvard dissertation was published in 1994 under the title The Subaltern Ulysses, it drove a paradigm shift in Joyce studies, trading the conventional view of Joyce’s masterpiece as a work of cosmopolitan modernism for a new approach that brought out connections between Joyce’s formal innovations and the postcolonial struggle for Irish independence.

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Asked to reflect on the appeal of Irish literature to his current crop of California undergraduates, Duffy pointed to the fact that “Irishness itself is more diverse than people think.”“Ireland is like a lot of islands,” Duffy said. “Sicily, Greece, Portugal—there are these places on the margins of Europe where people have been leaving since forever. In a way I wish there were another word for it besides emigration, because there’s a stereotype of the emigrant as this poor, rural person who was essentially forced out, but there were all kinds of people who left Ireland for all kinds of reasons. Not to sound too grand, but if you look at the great writers, there’s a pattern. In going, they brought their sense of difference with them, and out of that Irish sense of difference, they manufactured even more difference. Oscar Wilde, the son of an Irish nationalist, went to England, where he invented what became the basis for modern gay culture.”

What excites Duffy about teaching is the opportunity to hear “the words of the great dead writers as they are modified in the guts of the living.” He believes that what his students learn from the Irish experience is “how to both have an ethnic identity and escape it.” Duffy believes that by “looking outward,” as the citizens of a small postcolonial island must, we can all learn to wear our pasts lightly while still developing a passionate involvement with history.

As an outgrowth of this archaeology of Irish dif difference, Duffy has created another popular course for the English department called Studies in Modern Literature: Literature and Life. As in his second book, which took the experience of driving at high speed as a point of departure for a series of philosophi—Enda Duffy cal essays about pleasure, modernism, and automobiles, Duffy uses Literature and Life to cross the boundaries that divide representation from lived experience. Above all, Duffy likes to hold out literature as “a way to think about passion.” Indy staffer Diane Mooshoolzadeh recalls that what she “loved about the Literature and Life class” was that, “in every lecture, he would tie in the theme of living a life with meaning and passion…

‘Live life more intensely.’ That’s what he would always say. We’d spend the entire quarter reading about characters and passages in novels and poems, and seeing how they lived their lives intensely and discovering what that actually means for us, and if that has changed.” Students in Literature and Life are encouraged to take chances with their final projects, which are as apt to be videos as they are to be traditional essays.

Asked about what makes him proud of Ireland today, Duffy pointed to the recent passage of the 34th amendment to the Irish constitution, commonly known as the Marriage Equality Act of 2015. Now, should they so choose, famous openly gay Irish citizens such as Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn, and Emma Donoghue, author of Room, can marry whom they like and have that union recognized in their home country.

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iriS riS riS Sh h Lit in 2016

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While the following list barely scratches the surface of what’s available to readers interested in exploring contemporary Irish literature, it does include authors from high and low, east and west, north and south.

Sebastian Barry, On Canaan’s Side: Written in gloriously poetic prose and narrated by an 89-year-old woman, this novel traces the adventures of an émigré to America who can’t ever quite escape the political conflicts that sent her away as a young woman. Full of unexpected twists, this makes a great followup to Colm Tóibín’s more traditionally romantic Brooklyn, and is part of an interlinked series of novels involving a large cast of characters.

Ken Bruen, Purgatory: A Jack Taylor Novel:

There’s an explosion of talent coming out of Ireland in the detective genre right now, and Bruen is a major player in that scene. His Jack Taylor series, of which this is book number 10, is full of mayhem, Galway lore, and deft literary allusions, as befits an author with a PhD in metaphysics. Bruen’s staccato, telegraphic style sometimes looks like poetry on the page, but don’t be fooled; his rhetorical moves are closer to the sweet science of the boxing ring than they are to the song forms of verse.

Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn: Tóibín, who was

in Santa Barbara last spring to speak at the Museum of Art, is the dominant figure in Irish literary life today. Traveling between Dublin and New York, where he is a professor at Columbia University, Tóibín nevertheless finds the time to be tremendously prolific without losing any of the virtuosity and soul that have made him both widely respected and remarkably popular. The book on which the fine 2015 film (screenplay by Nick Hornby) is based is every bit as good as the wonderful movie, even though it may not be his best novel. Enniscorthy, Wexford, where the main character, Eilis Lacey, comes from, is also Tóibín’s hometown, and was the site of the most important Easter Ris-

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thurSday 3/17 3/17-3/19: Hello! My Baby Hum along to your favorite classic vintage tunes at La Colina Jr. High’s performance of this funny, new-fashioned musical. Written by area screenwriter and Golden Globe winner Cheri Steinkellner, Hello! My Baby tells the story of a group of early-20th-century “song pluggers” who would sell sheet music to passersby on the streets of Manhattan.

Thu.-Fri.: 7pm; Sat.: 2 and 7pm. La Colina Jr. High School Theatre, 4025 Foothill Road. $5-$8. Call 967-4506.

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3/17: Lorna Spencer Hedges Annual Photography Lecture: Martin Berger UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Arts Martin Berger will lecture on the S.B. Museum of Art’s impressive photography collection, highlighting the acquisitions made during the past 25 years by the museum’s late curator of photography, Karen Sinsheimer. 5:30-7:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364.

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3/17: Saving Our Historic Post Offices Are you a fan of historic preservation?

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appointed by President Barack Obama, will address the closure and disposal of historic post offices in this lecture. 7pm. Casa de la Guerra, 15 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call 965-0093. sbthp.org

15-piece band features a seven-piece horn line-up supported by a six-piece rhythm section, and they will be playing their musical impressions of songs by artists such as James Brown, The Spinners, Al Green, and Santana. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

3/18: The Tearaways Come hear some power-pop music influenced by the British Invasion with a little California surf sound thrown in. This S.B. band has been playing around the world since the ’80s and will play their home turf just for you. 8pm. Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $10. Ages 21+.

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3/18-3/19: Handel’s Messiah 275th Anniversary Commemoration Honoring the 275th anniversary of Handel’s great oratorio, conductor JoAnne Wasserman will lead the S.B. Choral Society and Orchestra and a quartet of rising vocal stars in performing this tribute to genius and musical legacy. 7pm. Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Rd. $10-$35. Call 965-6577. sbchoral.org

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In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) Set in

the 1880s, Sarah Ruhl’s delightful comedy centers on scientist Dr. Givings’s newly created device for treating “hysteria”: the vibrator.

When a new “hysterical” patient and her husband arrive to be treated, the doctor and his wife must confront the realities of their marriage, their love, and the nature of intimacy, all without the help of an electrical current. This play contains adult material and is not suitable for children. 7:30pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com

3/18: Lanayah, Flaural, and Welfare Talent Rock out to Lanayah’s ambient and post-metal music, followed by Denver band Flaural’s danceable synth pop, and then the modern psychedelic sounds of Welfare Talent’s indie-rock melodies. 8pm.

Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5.

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3/19: DJ Donald Glaude Watch DJ Donald Glaude spin his turntables at this house-music event that will also feature six other guest deejays, including DJ Cass from Las Vegas and DJ Pablo Diablo from Santa Maria. 9pm. Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $15$300. Ages 21+.

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Saturday 3/19 3/19: Kids Go Green! Celebrate the opening of Art From Scrap’s newest exhibition, Beyond 2°: Millennial Impact, with this art workshop for the whole family. Taught by the Museum of Contemporary Art S.B.’s Teen Arts Council, families can explore creatively and enjoy complimentary refreshments. 10am-noon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Call 884-0459.

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into the obscure world of ancient Greek and Roman mystery cults with lecturer and S.B. Museum of Art docent Mary Winder. She will explain how these cults were an important part of life in the ancient Mediterranean world and how their secrets have only recently become clear. 3-5pm. Concord Hall, Institute of World Culture, 1407 Chapala St. Free. Call 966-3941. worldculture.org

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3/18: David Bowie Tribute Night Let’s dance to the music of the legendary icon. Ten tribute bands will play hit pop classics and glam-rock songs from Bowie’s 50-year music career. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676.

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getting to be a St. Patrick’s Day thing. Get ready as guitars, bongos, congas, trumpets, saxophone, bass, drums, and accordion form the fun that creates the best St. Patty’s Day Party in town. 5pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $5 (cash only at the door). Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

don’t mean a thing if you don’t know how to swing. Here’s your chance to learn with a beginning Balboa swing dance lesson followed by a dance to live big-band music.

Lesson: 7:30; deejay: 8:15; band: 8:4511:30pm. The Carrillo Ballroom, 100 E. Carrillo St. $12-$15. dancesantabarbara.com

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24th Annual Orchard 2 Ocean 5K, 10K, and 1-Mile Fun Run

Come enjoy Carpinteria’s natural beauty at this cross-country run or walk while supporting a good cause. This picturesque course goes through the Carpinteria Bluffs and along the ocean, and all proceeds benefit Carpinteria and Summerland Unified Schools. 10K: 8am; 5k: 9am; 1 mile: 10am. Carpinteria Children’s Project, 5201 8th St., Carpinteria. $10-$45. Call 566-1615.

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3/19: Live Salsa and Bachata Night with Orquesta Bonkó and OG Bachata Feel the beat, and let loose dancing to live Latin music. Salsa lessons will be followed by performances by Orquesta Bonkó, OG Bachata, DJ Rey Cua, and DJ Osker. 9pm.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776.

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Calling all salsa lovers! More than 10 types of peppers and 40 varieties of tomatoes will be presented.

Learn from workshop teacher Oscar Carmona the best strategies for growing and selecting tomatoes or peppers that are best for your space and taste preferences.

3-4pm. Fairview Gardens, 598 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. $15. Call 689-3044.

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poetic, genre-blending alternative music, including songs from their multi-instrumental trilogy album One Wild Life. 7pm.

Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $22.50-$100.

Ages 18+. Call 965-8676.

3/19: Benny B. & Lomo Visit the quaint Mercury Lounge for unique, funky music by this S.B. band. This wine and beer bar is inspired by local vineyards, and offers low, vintage couches beside its dark velvet walls. 9pm. Mercury Lounge, 5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Free. Call 967-0907.

3/19-3/22: S.B. Jewish Festival Four days of cinema and discussions will examine the beauty and breadth of Jewish experience at theaters throughout the city. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater S.B., this inspiring and funny film festival will showcase feature films, short films, documentaries, and guest directors. Various times and locations. $10-$85. Call 957-1115.

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S.B. Maritime Museum deck with wines, spirits, beers, and gourmet food provided by the finest area vendors. SBCC’s New World Jazz Ensemble will play as silent and live auctions take place. The proceeds support the museum’s education programs and exhibits. Patron admission: 4:30-9pm; general admission: 6-9pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. $100-$200. Call 456-8747. sbmm.org

3/19: S.B. Music Club: FrenchGerman This classical concert will feature Debussy’s breathtaking Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, five piano solos by French composers, and Beethoven’s thrilling Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3. 3pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 617-3401.

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3/19: The Emerald Ball Wear your greenest outfit and shamrock it out at the Summer Solstice Celebration’s Annual Fundraiser. Live music by indie-pop band Spencer the Gardener, dance tunes by DJ Darla Bea, and performances by La Boheme Professional Dance Group are sure to delight. 7pm-midnight. Warren B’s Event Ctr., 731 De la Guerra Plaza. $20-$30. Ages 21+.

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3/19: Basic Beekeeping Did you know that honey bees perform all of the pollination of our fruit, nut, and vegetable food crops? Learn how to take care of bees like they take care of us in this novice beekeeping workshop and lunch. Paul Cronshaw, president of the S.B. Beekeepers Association, will provide protective equipment and teach about honeybee society, biology, colony creation, and seasonal management.

9:30am-3:30pm. La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. $75. Call 969-5031.

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8-9:45pm. Telegraph Brewing Company, 418 N. Salsipuedes St. $15-$20. Ages 21+.

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Princess Day All princesses and knights are cordially invited to this magical celebration of frogs with the help of live princesses such as Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty. Come in costume to visit the “Kiss a Frog” booth, play frog-inspired crafts and games, get a makeover or your face painted, see special animal appearances, and learn how zoos are working to save the world’s threatened amphibians.10am-3pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$17. Call 962-5339. sbzoo.org

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Sunday 3/20 3/20: Bird and Wildlife Walk with Ted Mullen Join wildlife biologist Ted Mullen on an inspiring morning walk through the Arroyo Hondo Preserve. Search for diverse birds and other animal signs in nature. 10:30am-12:30pm. Arroyo Hondo Preserve, CA-1. $25. Call 966-4520.

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3/20: Understanding Diabetes Diabetes is the fastest-growing disease in the U.S. today. Dr. Jennifer Hone will discuss what diabetes is, advise how to prevent and manage diabetes, and review a few untruths about this disease. 2-3pm. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free.

Call 964-7878. sbplibrary.org 3/20: SNAP! Drag Revue Brunch Hosted by Deja Re, this pop-up drag show is bound to entertain while you enjoy Sunday brunch. 12:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15.

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3/20: S.B. Reads: DramaDogs’ Qualities of Mercy The theater company DramaDogs will perform a new play inspired by the S.B. Reads book pick, Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. 4:30-6pm. Faulkner Gallery, S. B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5641. sbplibrary.org

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Take a dip in the Funk Zone’s oasis at one of March’s weekly Sunday pool parties. Grab a red chair, drink a brew, and chill out by the heated pool to funky tunes spun by DJ Darla Bea. 1-5pm. The Wayfarer, 12 E. Montecito St. Free.

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3/20: John Doan: Beyond Six Strings Emmy-nominated harp guitarist John Doan will perform a unique show chronicling life experiences through sound. “Beyond Borders,” the first part of the show, communicates the story of Doan’s travels through Ireland, England, Italy, Ukraine, Asia, and the U.S. Then, in “Beyond Ordinary,” Doan uses his 20-string harp guitar to cover the music of Jimi Hendrix, John Fahey, and Burl Ives. 7pm. Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Rd., Solvang. Free.

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3/20: Patrick Mureithi Kenyan singer/songwriter Patrick Mureithi will perform his uplifting folk, blues, and reggae music, including moving songs from his album This I Believe, and share stories about the making of his documentaries in Kenya and Rwanda. 6pm. Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio Theatre, 316 E. Matilija St., Ojai. $10. Call 646-4300. ojaiyes.org

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talist FKJ (French Kiwi Juice) will give his debut S.B. performance, bringing the new French house musical genre as he masterfully blends keyboard, percussion, bass, and electric guitar rhythms with colorful synth sounds and electronic hip-hop. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $18-$23. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

en español? Would you like to see a classic Spanish movie? As part of the film series La Época de Oro, this 1948 Mexican drama takes place in a poor neighborhood in México City and tells the story Pepe (Pedro Infante), who is falsely accused of robbery and sent to jail. 3pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $7.50-$20. Call 899-2222.

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Skolnick, author of One Breath, an exploration of the thrilling sport of freediving that follows the story of America’s greatest competitive freediver, Nick Mevoli, in his adrenaline-pumping journey to his tragic end. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787.

and discussion of author Bryan Stevenson’s TED Talk relates to this year’s selected book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, which explores his exoneration of several innocent people sentenced to death, the inherent economic and racial bias in the jury system, youth incarceration, and issues about the death penalty.

6:30-7:30pm. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call 964-7878.

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3/23: FrogWatch Training Hop on down to the zoo, and learn to identify calls and croaks of regional frogs and toads.

This educational child and adult volunteer event will train participants with the skills to help FrogWatch U.S.A. in its conservation program. A pizza dinner will be provided.

5:30-8:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free.

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10:30am. Goleta Valley Community Ctr., 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $10-$15. Call 967-1237. thegvcc.org

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3/22: Zach Madden, Lois Mahalia, Angus Cooke, Jamie Green, Ned & The Dirt Often compared to Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, singer/songwriter Zach Madden’s pure, melodic vocals will be accompanied by Lois Mahalia’s jazzy harmony, Byl Carruthers’s occasional bass and guitar, and Angus Cooke’s light cello.

Folk alt-pop artist Jamie Green and the graveyard indie-rock band Ned & The Dirt will also perform. 7pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $8. Call 962-7776.

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Talk Meet the eight Carpinteria artists being shown in the Arts Fund’s current exhibition, which features an assortment of artwork capturing the wild and the colorful, the somber and subtle. All the artists will be joined by moderator R.T. Livingston and curator Nancy Gifford.

The exhibit shows through March 26. 6-8pm. Arts Fund Gallery, 205-C Santa Barbara St. Call 965-7321.

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3/23: Full Moon Paddle See the spectacular moonrise on the ocean water at this full moon paddle. Make sure to bring a white headlamp, and be prepared to experience something new. 6:30-8:30pm.

Paddle Sports Ctr., 117 Harbor Wy., Ste. B. $10-$25. Call 617-3425.

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Behind the Lens with Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd Rediscover the world of rock history in this revealing discussion and multimedia performance with legendary photographers Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd. The inspirational muse behind the Beatles’ “Something” and Eric Clapton’s “Layla,” Boyd documented her glamorous life through photography. Henry Diltz, one of the greatest music photographers of the century, will share his experiences recording Southern California’s Laurel Canyon music scene. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $28-$60. Call 963-0761. lobero.com

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author and former Chaucer’s and Santa Barbara Independent employee Hannah Tennant-Moore as she signs copies of her debut novel, Wreck and Order, which portrays a young woman’s search for meaning from Paris to Sri Lanka. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787.

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chaucersbooks.com 3/23: Dr. ira Byock: Living Fully Through the End of Life Hosted by the Alliance for Living and Dying Well, physician and author Dr. Ira Byock will give a talk on improving care through the end of life. As the executive director and chief medical officer for the Institute for Human Caring of Providence Health and Services, Byock emphasizes whole-person health care. 7pm.

First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Free. Call 845-5314.

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In celebration of certified NURSES DAY, Cottage Health is proud to recognize and honor our nurses. Nursing certifications play an increasingly important role in the assurance of high standards of care for patients and their loved ones. Our nurses hold over 370 Board Certifications.

Nursing certification specialties include medical-surgical, pediatric, oncology, women’s services, surgical services, emergency nursing, wound, rehabilitation, critical care and many others. Cottage Health encourages national board certification for all of our eligible nurses.

Today and every day, we honor our nurses’ dedication, professionalism and hard work.

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The National Park Service celebrates its 100th Anniversary on August 25, 2016! We invite you to discover the National Parks.

Discover the Americas with us!

Join us for a presentation on the US National Parks with our special guest speaker, Robbe Pollack with Trafalgar Wednesday, March 23, 6pm - 8pm TravelStore: 1324 State St. in Arlington Plaza - free parking

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CITIZEN SCIENCE: Volunteers can learn how to identify amphibians as part of the national FrogWatch program.

SpiralS GymnaStS Spring to SucceSS The young gymnasts at Spirals Foundation are springing their way to the top in this season’s competitions, already landing 100 medals and five trophies so far. The girls, ranging in age from 10-15 years old, practice more than 20 hours a week at UCSB’s Robertson Gym under the tutelage of coaches Andy Klunder and Lisa Miller, who are working to fast-track the athletes to success and ultimately international competitions. “We’re really looking to turn over a new leaf for the county this weekend,” said Klunder of the upcoming state competition. The Spirals girls are aiming to place in the top five out of 132 gyms in Southern California.

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Santa Barbara, meet MOXI. For you guys who want it all spelled out, MOXI is the Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, and it’s about to become one of the most distinctive additions to the Santa Barbara skyline. It’s about science, interactivity, and the F word COOL FOR KIDS: From left, MOXI president Steve Hinkley stands with benefactors — as in fun. Fun as in get interactive, Noelle and Dick Wolf last week. get smart, get your mind blown, and even get wet. And it’s not just for kids.

The 17,000-square-foot space, which will be the Santa Barbara.“Santa Barbara, pound for pound, is an county’s first LEED-certified museum, was initially innovative dynamo,” said Hinkley. “There are worlddesigned by the late architect Barry Berkus as a changing companies, right here in Santa Barbara, and museum for younger folks, but AB Design Studios MOXI gives them a chance to tell their story.”

The museum’s footprint has been leased from the transformed those original drawings into a museum for everybody, where every square inch of it is going City of Santa Barbara under a 50-year $1-per-year to be interactive. “When you enter MOXI, you enter deal, and the quiet fundraising campaign — which is an environment that will compel you mentally and now a very public one — has attracted $20.4 million physically to interact,” said Steve Hinkley, the new of the $25 million needed, which will ensure outreach, CEO who came from the Perot Museum of Nature ticket discounts, and long-term sustainability.

The museum isn’t ready to open its doors yet, but and Science in Dallas, Texas. “It is much easier to get they want everyone to know that the strange building the brain to go where the heart is going.”

Located between the train station and Hotel at the end of State Street just might be a launching Indigo on the edge of the Funk Zone, the three-story pad to a whole new way of learning, where accident, tower’s rooftop will afford one of the best views in trial and error, and fun are all an essential part of the Santa Barbara, but the museum will also give a great mission.

See moxi.org. moxi.org look at the technology companies and nonprofits of — Mitchell Kriegman

ith habitat loss, disease, and pollution ravaging frog and toad populations around the world, the Santa Barbara Zoo’s chapter of FrogWatch U.S.A., a program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, is recruiting volunteers to listen in on the calls of resident amphibians.

The greater Santa Barbara area is home to nine different species of frogs and toads, each with its own unique call, which volunteers, dubbed “citizen scientists,” learn about in a three-hour training session at the zoo.

In addition to learning to identify anurans’ ribbits and croaks, participants learn about their wetland habitats, their importance to the ecosystem, and the variety of threats that have left a third of the species worldwide in danger of extinction.

With their permeable skin, frogs and toads are especially sensitive to their environment, and declining numbers can indicate that something has gone wrong in their habitat. In order to gauge the health of this region’s populations, volunteers stake out a spot in a wetland habitat 30 or more minutes after sunset and prick up their ears. After two minutes of letting the amphibians acclimate to their presence, participants listen for another three minutes to the types and intensities of calls.

That data, in addition to notes on the weather and location, are submitted to FrogWatch U.S.A.’s website, where it’s combined with 15 years’ worth of citizen science data from around the country. On top of indicating the health of an ecosystem, the information can be used to inform conservation and land-development strategies.

“It’s really valuable data because obviously we can’t hire enough biologists to cover the kind of areas that our citizen scientists can help with,” said Estelle Sandhaus, director of conservation and research at the Santa Barbara Zoo. “It’s such a great way to get people involved in conservation.”

The final training session for volunteers will be Wednesday, March 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Zoo. See sbzoo.org/frogwatchusa.

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oon after Professor Renan Larue joined UCSB’s French department and began teaching a freshman seminar on veganism, he found himself petitioning the university to double the seats in his class, which was full within a few days.

“My point was to give students [an] idea of how rich veganism is,” explained Larue.

His one-unit class, Introduction to Vegan Studies, meets Thursday nights to explore the intersection between vegetarian and vegan food choices and philosophy, touching on politics, economics, religion, and psychology. It’s the first of its kind in the county, but a longtime “dream” for Larue, who’s been studying the issue in French universities and at the University of Montreal for the past decade.

Renan Larue “In France it was a little bit ridiculous,” said French-born Larue of his research, which he calls better received in the United States. “It shows something is happening in the U.S. and California,” he said, referencing the nation’s increased awareness of “philosophical and economic problems in food topics.” His latest book, Le végétarisme et ses ennemis (which translates to Vegetarianism and Its Enemies) traces the ethical debate over eating animals back to the Pythagoreans and Stoics.

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Last month, the class hosted a talk by UMass Boston professor and vegan activist Dr. Melanie Joy, whose book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows popularized the term “carnism,” the culturally ingrained belief system that it is natural to eat some animals and cruel to eat others. Another speaker, entrepreneur and animalwelfare activist Ethan Brown, shared with Larue’s students the idea behind Beyond Meat, the vegan meat-alternative company he founded.

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t was a moment frozen in time, the ball descending toward the basket as the clock showed 0:00. Stop it right there. Why not end it like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the title characters still alive in the final frame? If that ball stayed in the air, most of the people who packed the Santa Barbara High gym would be granted their fondest wish: that the Dons’ basketball season would magically go on forever.

This team captivated the community. After winning a league championship, the Dons streaked through the CIF Southern Section play-offs, capturing a title for the first time in 25 years (7565 over Lynwood in the 2A Division final) and then beginning the state tournament with a rambunctious 102-68 victory over Selma. A spectator gushed, “This is more fun than an NBA game.”

The second round last Saturday brought the Bonita Bearcats to J.R. Richards Gym, where a long line formed at the entrance 40 minutes before the tip-off. The crowd included resident celebrities Don Johnson and Billy Baldwin. They came hoping to see the Dons, 32-1, extend their school-record 28-game winning streak. (The 1970 team, led

by Hall of Famer Jamaal Wilkes and Don Ford, another future NBA player, went 26-0 before losing in the CIF semifinals.)

But Bonita rewrote the script. Smooth-shooting Joe Quintana answered Bolden Brace’s three-point bombs with distant shots of his own; the smaller Bearcats beat the Dons to loose balls; and the visitors forged an eight-point lead with just over a minute to play. The Dons rallied on a three-pointer by Ben Clay and a putback by Nick Busch.

Down 70-67, they gained possession on a turnover. Reliable junior guard Ben Brown put up the potential game-tying three-pointer in the final second. It looked good, and then it didn’t, bouncing off the back rim. The end.

The wayward bounce did not diminish 72-year-old coach David Bregante’s pride in the Dons. “It was a phenomenal

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Kevin Gowdy, S.B. High baseball The senior pitcher, who was on the U.S. team that won the U18 World Championship last summer, delivered a one-hit shutout against Righetti in his season debut for the Dons.

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year,” he said. “After 40 years, it was like the Good Lord decided,‘I’m going to give this guy one great team.’ ” The greatness came from the bonding of five seniors — Brace, Busch, Clay, JM Cage, and Paul DeBruynkops — who played together joyfully.

The skilled 65 Brace was the leader, destined to chase March Madness at Northeastern University, but everybody did his part.

It was rather a miraculous accomplishment for Clay to become part of that group.

“He’s improved as much as any player I’ve had,” Bregante said. “He was one of 20 kids who tried out as freshmen, and he didn’t make the top 12.”

At the time, Clay was living out of a Toyota parked in the lot at the Santa Barbara Church of Christ. Tina Clay, his mother, could not afford Santa Barbara rent NOT JUST ABOUT WINNING: Though the Dons’ amazing season came to a close on Saturday, the future of on her part-time wages at Ben Clay, pictured with his mom, Tina Clay, remains bright. Against all odds, including living out of their Sears. Tina said they were family car, Ben excelled in both basketball and life, winning S.B. High’s Phil Womble Ethics in Sports Award often able to stay at church last year. He’s “always been a good kid,” said Tina. “It’s his nature.” members’ homes. Ben would get up early to work out and shower at the YMCA. “We always had food,” he said. “My Santa Barbara High’s recipient of the Phil Womble Ethics in sister worked at Carl’s Jr. I’d get stuff at Fresh & Easy that I Sports Award, which recognizes a junior athlete who adheres to the highest standards of sportsmanship. could put in the microwave.”

The family came to Santa Barbara from Tehachapi six “After the Selma game, a referee told our principal what years ago because Clay’s sister, Arlinda, wanted to enroll at a bunch of nice kids we have,” Bregante said. Combine that UCSB. Instead, she went to Cal State Northridge to study with 32-2 and a CIF title, and it’s a year to cherish. accounting, but Ben was getting situated at the high school, and he and his mother decided to stay. After three years LAST AMBER ALERT: Amber Melgoza, Santa Barbara’s without a home, they found a place in Summerland through Washington-bound senior, averaged 30.6 points in postseathe intercession of DeBruynkops, Ben’s teammate. son games for the Dons’ girls, who faced five of the strongest Meanwhile, Clay’s game grew by leaps and bounds. He teams in the state. They knocked off Mater Dei and Torrey became a varsity starter as a junior, battling under the boards Pines and finished at 27-5.“We had a fantastic season against with a forcefulness that belied his medium size (63). This a much tougher schedule,” said Andrew Butcher, the girls’ past season, he expanded his shooting range beyond the coach. “Getting to watch Amber perform in these five playthree-point arc. “Ben spent hours working on his shot,” off games is one of my greatest thrills as a coach.”

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Tina Clay said her son “has always been a good kid. It’s his PLAYING ON: Westmont College has two teams in the nature. He’ll jump out to help somebody push a car. He’ll help NAIA National Championships, the No. 2–ranked women at people carry loads.” That quality carried onto the basketball Independence, Missouri., and the No. 25 men at Kansas City. court, where Clay will help another player off the floor and UCSB’s men, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped have a friendly chat with a referee. Last year, he was chosen by champion Hawai‘i in the Big West semifinals, have been invited to play in the eight-team Vegas 16 tournament March 28-30 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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t may be the best defense when opening a new restaurant: Walk the floor holding your onemonth-old. Who’d be callous enough to say anything even slightly mean to you?

But while Will Henry and Kali Kopley did take turns holding their taking-it-all-in daughter, Winslow, at the recent soft opening of their new restaurant, Pico, they weren’t protecting themselves from anything. Instead, the husband-wife-kid trio symbolized just how homey this addition to the burgeoning Los Alamos scene intends to be.

“We want to create a great culinary experience using locally produced vegetables and meats, to make as much of our ingredients inhouse as possible, and to pair it with the world’s best wines,” said Henry in describing the point of Pico, adding that the adjoined Los Alamos General Store will be a “great little retail shop featuring items that tie in the farm, food, and kitchen experience.”

The name comes from Salomon Pico, who many believe inspired the legend of Zorro.“He was a debonair gentleman-rancher on the one hand, who ran in high social circles in Los Angeles,” said Henry,“and bandit-outlaw on the other.”

If Henry’s name rings a bell, that’s because he is also co-owner of Lumen Wines, with vintnerlegend Lane Tanner, which he launched after years of working for the Henry Wine Group, the wine importer/wholesaler/broker business started by his dad. So with a newish wine brand and a brandnew baby, why would he open a restaurant/wine bar/retail shop?

“For one, in some ways, I feel like I was raised in a restaurant,” answered Henry.“My father is a serious foodie, and even as a young kid I was exposed to some pretty incredible dining experiences. We ate out a lot, and my dad studied the Zagat guide as though it were his bible.

“Secondly, as a winemaker, I prefer to present my wines with food, so this seemed like the perfect melding of two passions,” he continued. But Henry also wants people exposed to wines of the world.

“When we are entertaining at home, we might have a bottle of Lumen along with a white wine from the Loire and an Italian red,” he explained.“I mean, why limit yourself? Our dining experience in Los Alamos should be the same way.”

Pico’s kitchen is led by the spectacularly pedigreed chef Drew Terp, who was executive chef for barMASA in Las Vegas before running Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos. “It had just been announced that they were closing for renovations for two years, so we practically Root salad ran over there,” said Henry.

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nce just a quirky pit stop, the Danish hamlet of Solvang is today a hub of good eats and great drinks, which will be celebrated this weekend, March 17-20, at the 24th Annual Taste of Solvang. In addition to the usual walk-around small bites and sips offered on Saturday and Sunday, here are a few special highlights, all at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall, except for the farm dinner: Opening Night Sip + Savor: Among the nearly two dozen food and drink purveyors, Friday’s welcome reception features Danish hot dogs from Village Modern Foods, cheese fondue and corn rye bread from Mad & Vin, diver scallops from First & Oak, shrubs from Broken Clock Vinegar Works, and lots of wine! Friday, 7 p.m., Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall

The Art of Smørrebrød and Æbleskiver: A descendant of one of Solvang’s founding families, Glenda Madrid will teach you to make open-faced sandwiches and pancake balls with style. Saturday, 11 a.m., Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall Buttonwood Farm Dinner: A five-course

dinner made by Chef Conrad Gonzales of Valle Fresh Catering will be paired with winemaker Karen Steinwachs’s finest bottles. Saturday, 6 p.m., Buttonwood Farm Winery Bubbles, Brews & Brunch: Village Modern

Foods serves eggs, Danish sausages, and a biscuit bar alongside Bloody Marys by Ascendant Spirits and special accoutrements from Bacon & Brine.

Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall See solvangusa.com/taste-of-solvang-2016.

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KAREN’S BUSY WEEKEND: The Taste of Solvang menu includes a dinner at Buttonwood, whose winemaker Karen Steinwachs (pictured) is also part of the Women Winemakers of the Central Coast event at the Museum of Natural History on Sunday. wine briefs

Celebrations: Women Winemakers @ Museum of Natural History

Winemaking is still very much a male-dominated career, but here on the Central Coast, there is a great and growing tradition of women taking leadership roles in the cellar. To recognize that, Meredith Moore of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is throwing a party of sorts on Sunday, March 20, 1-5 p.m., bringing winemakers Kris Curran, Karen Steinwachs, Kathy Joseph, Tara Gomez, Morgan Clendenen, and Chrystal Clifton together for a day of chatting, sipping, and celebrating.

“Everyone should attend this event because it’s better than a WWF cage match as I plan on putting Kathy Joseph in a headlock while Kris Curran screams to be tagged so she can body slam Karen Steinwachs,” promised jokester Clendenen of Cold Heaven Cellars. “No, seriously, not only will you learn a thing or two about winemaking and taste great wine, but you’ll have people that taste and smell better than our hairy, machismo counterparts help you navigate the incredible world of wine.”

Meanwhile, Gomez, who makes Kitá Wines, thinks that women are well-tuned to the job because they have a “keen sense” of smell and taste. “Women tend to be more detail-oriented and nurturing, and our wines tend to have a certain finesse, elegance, and grace,” she said. “Also, I think women are less likely to be arrogant like a lot of our male counterparts. I mean, who wouldn’t

want to be in a roomful of women tasting wine on a Sunday afternoon?”

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Congratulations: $1 MillionPlus Raised by Santa Barbara Vintners

Tuxedos, bubbly, rare bottles, and bid cards converged on Saturday night at the Bacara Resort & Spa, where nearly 500 winemakers, their friends, and their fans gathered for the Santa Barbara Vintners’ Foundation’s ninth biennial S.B. Wine Auction. By the time the glasses were emptied, the Michael Mina–prepared dishes cleaned, and the exciting live auction items sold, more than $1.2 million had been raised for Direct Relief, the Goleta-based nonprofit that responds to disasters all over the world. The evening, which included appearances by celebs Jane Lynch, Chris Harrison, and Andrew Firestone onstage, also honored Richard and Thekla Sanford, Michael Benedict, and Bob and Louisa Lindquist of Qupé Wines.

“While our $1 million for Direct Relief is small potatoes compared to Napa and Naples, it is truly wonderful what Direct Relief will do with the money,” said vintner and restaurateur Frank Ostini of the Hitching Post II, referring to the wine world’s more established fundraising auctions.

“They will deliver over $30 million to the needy around the world and across America.”

Since starting the event in 2000, the foundation has raised more than $4 million for Direct Relief.

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from Book Ends Café at 602 Anacapa Street: “Hi John, We wanted to let you know that, sadly, we have had to close our café, Book Ends Café. We had been planning to close later in the year, once we had found a space for a full service restaurant.

However, we lost the use of our kitchen in the Funk Zone due to a change of ownership and are now taking a break and recipe testing before opening a new restaurant somewhere either in downtown Santa Barbara or in the Funk Zone later this year/early next year. As yet, we can’t say much about the new venture, but you can be assured, we will continue serving only all organic and sustainably farmed meats and sourcing our produce from the local farmers markets. With our own kitchen on site, we will be considerably expand-

ing our menu and adding quality beers and wines too. Updates will be announced bookendscafe.net.”

Book Ends Café opened in July 2013. let me know that Mexican Fresh Taquería at 315 Meigs Road on the Mesa has closed. I called neighboring businesses, and they confirmed the news.

Word on the street is that the address will reopen as a burger place.

CAFÉ 154 TO CLOSE: Reader JMax let me

know that Café 154 at 4151 Foothill Road (at the corner of Rte. 154) is closing at the end of the month. I called the business and confirmed that March 30 is their last day. Café 154 opened in September 2014.

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os Agaves Restaurant (600 N. Milpas St., 2911 De la Vina St., and 7024 Market Place Dr. in Goleta) was recently ranked #16 on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2016. Los Agaves is the only restaurant in Santa Barbara to make the list, up from #64 last year.

Yelp analyzed a decade of restaurant reviews from across the country to honor businesses that have earned the status of “must try within this lifetime.”

“We are very happy and honored to be recognized by our valued customers in Yelp’s community who share their dining experiences with great compliments and photos,” said Carlos Luna, owner of Los Agaves. “We have customers come in from all over the world showing a picture from Yelp of what they want to order. We work really hard to earn a great reputation, and pride ourselves with offering a unique menu with fresh, new items daily. We look forward to continuing to celebrate the flavors of Mexico for our loyal customers for many years to come.” Family-owned and family-operated, the first location was opened on Milpas Street in 2008, quickly winning awards from this newspaper and others for best Mexican food and best salsa.

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just in from reader Justin:“Saw a huge Marmalade Café sign being unloaded today in Goleta at the old home of The Fig Grill, 5940 Calle Real. No idea as to if that’s what is going in there.” Reader Jennifer recently reported seeing activity at that address in February. Before it was The Fig Grill, the building was the home of Fresco Café North, Giovanni’s, Appethai, and Heidi’s Pies.

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RESTAURANT CONNECTION ADDS: Reader Annie tells me that Restaurant Connection is now delivering from Caffé Primo (516 State St.) and Gandolfo’s Deli (718 State St.). Visit restaurantconnectionsb.com.

GEORGIA’S SMOKEHOUSE 2.0: This just

in from owner Brian Parks: “Mark Twain once wrote,‘The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ This goes doubly so for Georgia’s Smokehouse since we announced that they were up for sale in October, but we have not slowed down our day-to-day food service operations. It’s business as usual for us. We’re still making our usual stops, doing our normal family style drop offs, and handling all the usual catering events.

Some people thought we were closing down the business, but we haven’t! In order to maximize the efficiency of the business, we’ve reviewed our business model to make the most of the time invested in the operation. The goal this year is to increase our focus on corporate events, private catering, and our online lunch program.”

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

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Brasil Arts Café offers Brazilian culture by way of food, drink, and dance! Come try our Brazilian BBQ plate or Moqueca (local sea bass in a coconut sauce). Enjoy our breakfast or $9.95 lunch specials or the best Açaí bowls in town. Be ready to join in a dance class! www.brasilartscafe.com 805‑845‑7656 1230 State Street coffee house SB Coffee Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premier coffee roasting company since 1989.

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In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Robert Dixon presents classic French comfort food at affordable cost in this cozy gem of a restaurant. Petit Valentien offers a wide array of meat and seafood entrees along with extensive small plates and a wine list specializing in amazing qual‑ ity at arguably the best price in town.

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Enjoy all natural hormone‑free beef, locally‑sourced seafood, appetizers, and incredible desserts. The place to enjoy dinner with family and friends by the beach. Private Dining Room for 30. Full cocktail bar with specialty cocktails. Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California’s best vintages by‑the‑glass Wine country tours Spencer’s Limousine & Tours, 884‑9700 Thank You SB, Voted BEST 18yrs! Specializing in wine tours of all Central Cal Wineries. Gourmet picnic lunch or fine restaurants avail TCP16297 805‑884‑9700 www.spencerslimo.com Wineries/

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

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The Bubble Shack Fesstivity Brut Rosé 2014: Fesstivity should be the clue — this sparkling is an effort of Fess Parker family siblings Ashley ParkerSnider (executive vice president) and Eli Parker (currently director of vineyard operations). With more than 600 acres to tap, there’s plenty of vineyard to manage, and luckily some of the best led to this wine, as it’s sourced from pinot noir grown in the Rio Vista Vineyard of the Sta. Rita Hills.

The lovely salmon color hints at the dominant pink grapefruit character that’s rounded out with some deeper berry, all held in a fine acid grip — Fesstive, indeed.

Break it out for the next celebration, or drink alongside some grilled king salmon drizzled with a citrus compound butter, and you’ll have your own celebration.

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Fallen Officer Memorial Project The Santa Barbara Police Department’s Fallen Officer Memorial Project will honor the five S.B.P.D. Officers – H. Thomas Guerry, Henry Evans, Clarence Jensen, Ronald Wainscott, and Richard Williams – who have given the ultimate sacrifice protecting the safety and freedoms of our community.

The Fallen Officers Memorial will include a life size bronze sculpture (depicted above) designed by renowned Santa Barbara artist Bud Bottoms, and created by Dorothy Boyle, symbolizing commitment, service, sacrifice and community, and will be engraved with the names of the five fallen officers. The Santa Barbara Police Department front walkway was selected as the site for the memorial so that everyone who walks up the steps will pass by the honorary location.

This project is 100 percent privately funded, so donations are needed to help to bring the Fallen Officer Memorial to fruition. Donor names will be added to an honor roll inside the police station.

Those giving $1,500 or more will have their names displayed with the memorial and those contributing $5,000 or more will also receive a special gift: a bronze centerpiece replica of the sculpture.

Please visit www.gofundme.com/sbpdmemorial for details and to contribute online. Or mail checks payable to City of Santa Barbara Police Officer’s Memorial Fund (include name, address, phone, email address & name as you would like it to appear on the memorial) to: Fallen Officers Memorial Fund, Santa Barbara Police Department 215 East Figueroa Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-897-2320

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Jewish Film Festival a month after the final curtain call of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and another opportunity for film buffs to come together is nigh. The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival (SBJFF), held March 19-22, offers opportunities for viewers to immerse themselves in Jewish culture via cinema that they might not get to experience otherwise.

And nosh, of course.

The festival includes 10 programs, which will showcase feature films, documentaries, and short films from all over the world. Mashey Bernstein, co-chair of SBJFF, noted that the festival isn’t just a celebration of great movies — it’s a community event.

“Even if you can watch these films on Netflix, there’s something to be said about people coming together in a neutral space,” said Bernstein. “There’s a big communal feeling about sharing these

Ten FeaTures, shorTs, and Docs showcaseD films.” In contrast to the larger Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which showcases a wide variety of films (and with which Bernstein is also involved), SBJFF is more focused in scope, offering audiences a look at the Jewish cultural experience from an international perspective. While Bernstein selected films for the festival, he kept the limited size in mind. “Longer festivals can be less choosy,” said Bernstein. With only 10 programs over four days, Bernstein and company aimed to assemble a roster of quality films that entertained and enlightened.

It’s been five years since the last SBJFF. Ron Zonen, co-chair of the festival, felt its absence:“Santa Barbara has a tradition of wonderful cultural events for a town of our size. [SBJFF] was one of those events.” Zonen has been trying to put the festival back on for several years, and while he had the administrative know-how to get it up and running, he needed help.“Part of what was missing was, frankly, [the knowledge of] how to put on a film festival.” Zonen asked Bernstein — a festival veteran he has known for 25 years — to lend his expertise.

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Zonen. With Bernstein’s artistic eye and the support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, SBJFF is back in full swing.

The festival kicks off on Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at the New Vic with a sponsor and pass-holder reception where guests will be treated to Middle-Eastern fare followed by a screening of East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem, a documentary detailing the efforts of Israeli singer/songwriter David Broza— Broza whom Zonen referred to as “Israel’s Bruce Springsteen”—to record an album using American, Palestinian, and Israeli musicians in a studio in East Jerusalem. Steve Earle, Mira Awad, and Yair Dalal—who are of American, Palestinian, and Iraqi Israeli descent, respectively—blend their sounds together over an eight-day period in an effort to turn the discordant, i.e., the Israeli/Palestinian divide, into a miraculous harmony. In a serendipitous turn of events, Broza will be playing at Santa Barbara’s own Lobero Theatre on Monday, April 11. (SBJFF pass holders will receive a 15 percent discount to the show.)

On Sunday, March 20, festivalgoers will enjoy a nosh (bagels, cof coffee, OJ, etc.) at 10 a.m. followed by a screening of a comedy, Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort. The Shorts Program follows, from 1-3 p.m., and offers films that range from lighthearted (Jewish Blind Date) to serious. “One of the most moving films is one of the shorts,” said Zonen.“Sinner is Sinner is about sexual abuse committed against Sinner a child in Jerusalem: a dark film, but very moving.” — Natalia Cohen

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A true original possessed of dazzling talent and an exquisite voice, Jeff Buckley left us much too soon when he died in 1997 at the age of 30.

Since then, his legend has grown, and an everexpanding fan base has ensured that he will not soon be forgotten. Grace is among the best ’90s albums, and Buckley’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” remains definitive. You and I is the fifth compilation album to come out since the artist’s passing. It features his first recording sessions for Columbia Records from February 1993 and contains eight covers as well as “Grace” and “Dream of You and I.” Buckley engenders an elastically erotic, soaringly melismatic element to these eclectic songs. “Just Like a Woman,” “Everyday People,” “Calling You,” and “Night Flight” triumph.

—Sean Mageean

Once a four-piece alt-rock group, today Panic! At the Disco consists exclusively of frontman and multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie. While the number of Panic!’s members may have shrunk to one, the sound is broader than ever. Classified as every genre from vaudeville to psychedelic, Panic! tries its hand at power pop with a dash of Frank Sinatra on its latest album, Death of a Bachelor. Peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, Panic!’s fifth record is chock-full of playful radio singles such as the pop anthem “Victorious” and gospelheavy “Hallelujah.” But where Panic! really shines is on the album’s throwback jazz tracks, such as “Death of a Bachelor” and “Impossible Year,” where singer Urie showcases his vocal prowess alongside Sinatra-esque horns and heart-wrenching piano melodies.

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A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and National Book Award recipient, Timothy Egan has written yet another compelling page-turner with The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an America Hero. This time, the author’s protagonist is Thomas Meagher, a revolutionary man who lived during revolutionary times in both Ireland and America.

Egan mesmerizingly traces Meagher’s life from his privileged upbringing in Waterford, Ireland, to his schooling at a private prep school in England to his rise as a socially conscious nationalist who turned away from his family and the “Great Liberator” Daniel O’Connell’s ideology to a career of renown in the U.S. during and after the Civil War. A crucial member of the mid-1800s political and social group known as Young Ireland — and the acknowledged creator of the tricolor Irish Republic flag of green, white, and orange — Meagher was banished by the British government to the Crown’s prisoner colony Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) after the group’s failed attempt at a nationalist uprising in 1848. Following a daring escape from the penal outpost, Meagher made his way to New York, where he met up with former Young Ireland allies who were continuing to fight for their home country’s independence from American soil. As seemed to be his destiny, the great orator and organizer Meagher joined the ranks of Irish Americans who flourished in their adopted country. For his part, Meagher became a brigadier general in the Civil War, writing himself into the annals of U.S. history by leading the Irish Brigade and eventually governing the Montana territory.

Egan is a sharp, eloquent writer who never loses the thread of his subject’s intrigue, and The Immortal Irishman is not only a fascinating history but also a riveting story about an amazing person who electrified folks in both Ireland and America and left a legacy that runs as deep as the ties that bind the two countries together.

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WONDER WOMEN: Artist Linda Stein creates tapestries of strong women, such as the one pictured depicting the life of Nancy Wake, a New Zealander who worked with the French Resistance during WWII.

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ribeca artist Linda Stein creates big, heroic tapestries made of scavenged black leather, elaborate brass buckles, historic artifacts, news articles etched into fabric, and metallic zippers that rip across her work like sewn-up wounds. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the dark, discarded, and resurrected materials, but there’s a more powerful component woven into these canvases: the transformational element of story. Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females is the name of Stein’s exhibit of tapestries and sculptures showing at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center until March 29.

Unheralded tales of women who crossed typical gender roles and triumphed over adversity continue to come to light. The stories of these “fierce females” that run like a river through these tapestries tear and pull at the viewer every bit as much as the inky-black leather materials that tightly stretch across these works like a second tougher skin.

The first tapestry Stein completed in the series is in some ways the most stunning. It depicts the life of Nancy Wake, a raven-haired beauty who was born in New Zealand and worked with the French Resistance during WWII, parachuting into France to collect night drops of weapons and ammunition for the advancing Allied Armies. The Germans code-named her “The White Mouse.” Once she was forced to kill a German sentry with her bare hands to avoid detection. “I was not a very nice person,” she admitted,“but it didn’t put me off my breakfast.” She lived to the ripe age of 98.

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The five-by-five-foot tapestry contains rivets and grommets, faded photos of Wake in her black-haired youth and white-haired old age, her passport and other personal artifacts, and engraved pieces of metal sewn into the patchworked pitch-black leather. Pop icons such as Storm from the X-Men, Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke, and the East Asian spiritual figure Guanyin share the assemblage, as well as a series of multiracial Wonder Woman figures reworked from the early rendition of the ’40s.

Stein has updated the original Wonder Woman with her weaponized tiara and lasso of truth to incorporate messages of protection and bravery. “Bravery is not the lack of fear, it’s the proceeding in spite of it,” Wonder Woman’s dialogue bubble reads in one tapestry. Of the 10 women depicted in this exhibit, half are Christian, one is Muslim, and the rest are Jews, all of them feminine but not to be trifled with. All of them are protectors.

“They’re not bystanders,” Stein said. “They’re upstanders, and they existed and thrived in Kafkaesque circumstances.”

Women are frequently depicted as protectors but traditionally along motherly lines. The women Stein has chosen existed unequivocally to defend, to fiercely safeguard, and to fight perceived evil. The prosody of these assemblages, with their disfigured gashes of fabric, purse straps, and other materials, wedded to the story of these singular women, resurrects and transcends our understanding of what it means to be brave.

— Mitchell Kriegman

Linda Stein’s work shows until March 29 at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center (524 Chapala St.). Stein will also be giving an evening lecture based on her show on Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 957-1115 or see jewishsantabarbara.org.

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How Real Is Wreck And Order?

Congratulations on the book and on your pregnancy! It’s really very overwhelming honestly. It’s all happening — right now.

How’s it feel to have your first novel published? It’s a huge relaxation to have a project finished and to be able to work on something new, and just to know that I am capable of writing a novel.

When I started writing, that was my huge goal, to see it through to the end. I didn’t know if I would even show it to anybody. Now it feels like I can do this, and I want to do the next one better.

How much of your real life is in the plot? The circumstances are mostly from my life, but the details are pretty much made up. Of course, you know that I worked at a newspaper in Southern California, and I have spent a lot of time traveling in Sri Lanka, where I did live with a family and became very close with a young woman. But that young woman in the novel is very different from my actual Sri Lankan friend and her family, for instance.

So the sense of place and the timing is similar to my life, but the details are pretty much concocted.

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Did you worry about hurting people who might see themselves in the story, like your parents? Well, Elsie’s family life is almost entirely made up. I have an amazing mother. I feel like I won the mother award. Elsie’s mother has nothing to do with my mother. I originally had some of Elsie’s family life be more accurately based on my real life, but I changed that because it just wasn’t working. I feel like the way that Elsie became as I was working on the book was more and more distant from me. I realized her family life had to be more extreme to explain how messed up she is, so that was a relief for me, too. There are certain people from my past that will recognize the novel is based on real life, but even the main male characters are a composite of various people and my imagination. I feel like it was fictionalized enough.

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bout a decade or so ago, Hannah TennantMoore was a bubbly if occasionally biting presence in The Santa Barbara Independent newsroom, a smart and sweet editor and writer with a knack for witty sarcasm paired with a nymphish sexiness, an outward confidence, and the ability to drink most men under the table.

Her debut novel, Wreck and Order Order, concerns a young woman named Elsie trying to find direction and meaning in an aimless life. The book catalogs her racy and raw sexual exploits in sometimes shocking descriptions, and follows the same arc of Tennant-Moore’s own life: raised relatively privileged and intellectual on the East Coast, postcollege job as editor at a weekly beachtown paper (which she calls the Carp Times), and then time in New York City and return trips to Sri Lanka. It’s an engaging, postfeminist tale that’s getting national attention thanks to reviews (some positive, some less so) in the New York Times, New Yorker, Elle, USA Today, and more, and was even promoted by actress Sarah Jessica Parker on social media.

As a 38-year-old male who’s been lucky enough to have some sort of professional Hannah Tennant-Moore direction since college, I found Elsie’s plight a bit too full of self-pity and what-does-it-allmean ponderings to resonate deeply. But the writing is quite poetic at times. I was excited to congratulate her on the book and her recently announced pregnancy over the phone from her home near Bard College in New York recently, and it was great to hear her voice, sweet and sharp as ever. What fol-lows is a streamlined version of our conversation.

Were Elsie’s internal issues from your life? Definitely.

That’s a good question and a good way to put it. What is autobiographical about the novel is the way Elsie’s heart and mind work. The way she acts on her thoughts and feel feelings is very different from the way that I have — thank god!

I gave free rein to a lot of my darker thoughts and imagined what would happen if a char character followed those thoughts to their most radical ends.

How’s it feel to have such national acclaim? It’s funny.

There are moments when I feel joyful and wonderful and grateful for everything that’s happened along the way. But all of the public stuff is pretty difficult for me. I feel very vulnerable and exposed. I’m having to distance myself from it. For one thing, I’m not reading any of the reviews. It would be very easy to fall down an obsessive rabbit hole about this. I’m just hoping that the book will connect me to a few more people in a personal way and helps my career so that I’m able to focus on my next novel.

What is the next one? It’s completely different. It’s about a mentor-mentee relationship and Guantanamo lawyers and bisexualing. Those are the main things I’m selling with in that book. And that’s more than I’ve said to anyone about it, other than my husband.

Hannah Tennant-Moore will sign copies of Wreck and Order on Wednesday, March 23, 7 p.m., at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State St.) See hannahtennantmoore.com.

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ever one to back away from a challenge, Joshua Bell brought the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra to the Granada on Tuesday with a monumental program that included one of the most difficult concertos in the violin repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s Opus 35 in D Major, TH 59. It’s clear now what Bell intends to do with this group, and it is to redefine what is considered possible for an ensemble performing orchestral works without the benefit of a non-playing conductor. Bell conducts the Academy either from a chair at the head of the violin section, or, in the case of the two concertos on the program, with body language from a position standing front and center.

Despite his star power and the prominence of his role in this organization, no one would accuse Bell of straining for effect. If anything, he plays more softly and subtly than most of his peers in the top tier of concert violinists. This was particularly noticeable on the Tchaikovsky, which he turned into something very intimate, drawing the capacity crowd at the Granada into a tight circle around his deft soloing.

The opening piece, Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, Op. 25, is the kind of thing that the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields has specialized in since the days of Bell’s predecessor, Sir Neville Ma Marriner. In Bell’s hands, it was

FOLLOW THE LEADER: Violinist Joshua Bell (pictured) conducts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with body language from a position standing front and center.

a sparkling delight, full of breathtaking tympani rolls and soaring flutes. The Tchaikovsky followed, taken at a brisk pace despite the exposed position of the soloist as conductor. Bell succeeded in making this well-known piece completely his own. After the intermission, the group played a single movement, the second, from Robert Schumann’s violin concerto as adapted by Benjamin Britten. The finale was an express-train version of Beethoven’s jauntily enigmatic Symphony No. 8.

Santa Barbara is very fortunate to be a regular stop on the world tours of this artist and this orchestra.

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n ebullient Maestro Nir Kabaretti took the stage last weekend to lead the orchestra in a celebration of his first decade as music director of the Santa Barbara Symphony. Reminiscing about his debut/audition, which happened across State Street at the Arlington, Kabaretti avoided the subject of Brahms’s Symphony No. 2, to which the group was returning, in favor of making a heartfelt statement of gratitude toward what he termed his “musical family,” meaning not only the musicians in the orchestra but also the leaders of the organization and the audience in the community. The concert opened with the Prelude to Die Meistersinger of Richard Wagner, a piece clearly intended to show the fluidity with which the full orchestra negotiates a challenging score. A busy piece full of multiple themes and dramatic devices, it whetted the crowd’s appetite for the Brahms, which also makes full use of every section and instrument.

In between, Jon Lewis performed a spellbinding rendition of the Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major of Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Written with the deliberate intention of showing off the potential of a thennew instrument, the keyed trumpet, Hummel’s piece provided Lewis with a suitable platform from which to launch into the musical equivalent of interstellar space.

Intricate staccato sections, dance forms, and lyrical statements all coalesced into a dazzling tour de force.

At Kabaretti’s invitation, Lewis rounded out the first half of the program with a great short work by George Gershwin.

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OH, YES, HE CAN: These days, David Crosby finds himself more happily productive than he has been in years, including collaborations with his son and with N.Y.-based Snarky Puppy.

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am a very happy guy,” reported happened in my life. I treasure it; I treasure it David Crosby during a recent phone greatly,” Crosby the elder said. interview. The 74-year-old rocker Crosby also found another unlikely colcould barely contain himself, in fact, laborator for his newest, a Santa Ynez Valas he was itching to ditch the phone and dip ley–based poet and longtime friend named right back into the studio. Clearly, neither Sterling Price, who works at The Book Loft in the passage of time nor the somewhat rocky Solvang. Price had sent Crosby a bit of verse personal road that carried that struck the musician him here have dulled the as especially lyrical. “I said, L.A.-born, S.B.-raised icon, ‘Sterling, that one sounds who is in the process of like a verse from a song recording not one but two — can you write another?’” new albums. He seems to be he recounted. Bit by bit, Plays solo aT The shining brighter now than Price sent a new verse, and he has in a long time.“I’m in then a bridge, until the two the middle of a chapter that had the makings of a song.

by Richie DeMaria The piece that resulted — [has] just begun,” he said.

“Holding On to Nothing” By the time Crosby plays at the Granada Theatre, he — is one of the standouts will have already left the studio to share with on Croz. “It’s the first song [Sterling] ever the world the fruits of his most recent years of wrote in his life, and I think it’s beautiful,” renaissance. Two years ago, Crosby released said Crosby.

Croz, his fourth studio album and his first “It was kind of a thrill,” said Price of the studio album in more than two decades, since experience, expressing gratitude for the 1993’s Thousand Roads. The years in between opportunity.

When he plays solo at the Granada, Crosby were relatively quiet ones for the cofounder of monumental bands like The Byrds and will no doubt share the other stories that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, at least in terms informed his songs. He plans to play a careerof music output. Health problems and law spanning set, going all the way back to his first run-ins clouded the picture, which also album, If I Could Only Remember My Name, included rosier moments like appearances and the 1960s-70s tunes with which he made in Hook and The Simpsons — Crosby studied a name for himself.“These shows are just me, the words, and the music, and the words really drama at Santa Barbara City College.

The biggest events happened behind the count,” he said. scenes, when in 1997 Crosby reunited with his Expect, perhaps, a bit of local lore, too, as son James Raymond, who was born in 1962 Crosby is fond of sailing and diving out by and put up for adoption. The two formed a the islands, or spending time in the quiet of band, CPR, with guitarist Jeff Pevar. Crosby’s Santa Ynez Valley. And who knows? Maybe newest album is the result of their ongoing he’ll play something entirely new.“I just want father-son dynamic, with much of it having to play more; I just want to record more; I just been recorded in the younger Crosby’s stu- want to write more,” he said. “I’m dying to do dio. “It’s an incredibly beautiful thing to have more, and it’s so much fun. I’m having a blast.”

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t is well-known that the Santa Barbara environmental responsibility,� he continued. community is made up of many awak- “Last year we diverted 96 percent of the waste ened individuals who deeply value art, produced on-site away from landfills through music, and our collective consciousness. recycling and composting.�

One of the most exciting events of the year for Lucidity has the resources to bring together these free-spirited lovers of art and humanity some of the best healers and teachers in the is the Lucidity Festival, held at the Live Oak world, and to also have a variety of top-notch Campground April 8-10. For those looking courses all in one place — it seems almost too for the complete lucid experience, Lucid- good to be true. Haas elaborated, “The Lucid ity now offers a pre-event University is our response educational course week at to this year’s theme, which the campground April 4-7. I is Crossroads ‌ it’s about recently sat down with Jonah the present moment and Haas, Lucidity cofounder seeing the challenges the and marketing director, to earth is facing right now and find out how they create an arriving with solutions. In experience that expresses the alignment with that theme, purity and joy of the human we thought that hosting a

by Ryan Mandell course week with intensive spirit.

Although Lucidity Festrainings for students to tival has four stages and is centered around delve deep into subjects that enhance their music, dancing, and having a good party, Haas capacity to do good in the world would be a said that it is unique for multiple reasons.“We good idea.â€? are a transformational art and music festival; The festival concept came to Haas in a it’s a different genre of festival than your lucid dream four years ago, he said, and it is standard music festival,â€? he explained. “We an eerily accurate portrayal of the world we’re have immersive art environments, art instil- facing today, as evidenced in the political lations, art galleries, and we have hundreds of race, economic instability, and the war in the workshops on-site that are designed to help Middle East.“Crossroads is the place between people in their personal growth and healing.â€? worlds,â€? reads the website. “It is a limbo zone This year’s musical roster, which Keller where many of us are confronted by Shadow Williams headlines, boasts more than 100 and a great fear of the unknown. This dark musicians alone. Add another bucket of fine night of the collective soul represents our final artists and healers, and what you have is a push through the oppressive powers of mind truly impressive manifestation right in our control and socioeconomic domination.â€? backyard. Haas stressed that the festival carOf course there is always turmoil in the ries a more profound intention for the planet, world, but presently it seems impossible to which revolves around being aware rather scroll through social media feeds without than desensitized. “We have workshops on seeing someone combating the toxicity of the permaculture, lucid dreaming, reiki heal- global news. Haas agreed:“It came through in ing, art and creativity, movement arts, and a dream, that we should tell this larger story martial arts. The other thing that is distinct is that speaks to people at a mythic level ‌ and that our intentions are to show what is pos- it’s been magical how the story reflects in our sible in the realms of event sustainability and lived experiences.â€?

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GivinG Up the Ghost by richie DeMaria

New DirectioNs: These have been transitional times for Ghost tiger, who plays at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (1221 State St., sohosb.com) this Thursday, March 24, at 8:30 p.m. with area rocker Johnny irion’s excellent U.s. elevator and San Francisco’s sea knight. But talking to them, one is reminded of that quote commonly attributed to Marilyn Monroe: “Sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can fall together.”

As many may know, Ghost Tiger — until very recently a duo of singer/ guitarist/keyboardist Alixandra Macmillan-Fiedel and chris Norlinger, but now a trio with drummer Maxx Farris—was not long ago a five-piece. Last year, the band released Some Friends Feel Like Family, a sort of farewell EP that was a culmination of their years together with former members Kevin Evans, Emma Huston, and Chris Stansell. New directions prompted these tigers to ghost off into the jungles beyond Santa Barbara, and though the exits were cordial and the festivities grand, the band was now three-fifths reduced. Ghost Tiger, in many senses, had ended. Macmillan-Fiedel and Norlinger were left to build anew.

With this lineup blow coming only a couple of years after MacmillanFiedel underwent jaw surgery, it would seem that the project of Ghost Tiger could buckle under the combined weights of tough circumstances. How could a band, dissected by departures, continue? But Macmillan-Fiedel and Norlinger have found a new strength in the absences, and the specter of Ghost Tiger has arisen again.

In the months following the April 2015 transition, the two found themselves “figuring out what the hell we were gonna do,” Macmillan-Fiedel said.

Their solution was to learn new instruments, expand the pedal boards and synth sounds, and book a tour. “It was scary,” Macmillan-Fiedel recalled, as the two found themselves playing songs written for five. Now taking on keyboard, as well as singing harmonies sung by former member Huston, she experienced “a lot of stage fright.” The keyboard, she said,“was a totally new instrument, and a totally different way of being in front of the audience.

Growing isn’t comfortable.”

They’ve made great gains, however, through their growing pains. Though still rough demos, their newest songs—some of which the band hopes to play at its upcoming show — reveal a new kind of confidence, with guitar tones and a beastly and brooding rhythmic section courtesy of new drummer Farris, who joined the band while working as the band’s tour manager.

“I love working in the trio format — there’s so much space to be filled. It becomes a really cool, organic way of thinking about and trying to make music, and it’s always a challenge,” he said.

Norlinger described the new sound as “a lot less folky … pretty much folkless.”What started as an intimidating task of filling in for former players has become an emboldening rediscovery, a new beginning.“It’s been really freeing actually,” he said.“It’s basically been a year of feeling like being naked in front of the whole class with your art, but now I’m feeling very happy with where the music is at.” He’s grateful for the “very, very rich times” spent with the former lineup but feels the remainders have achieved a new esteem toward the material that can only come from foundation rebuilding.

“It’s been humbling,” Macmillan-Fiedel said of the learning process, but described the band in a new creative Zen, doing it for the love of the music and not the results that may come from it.“Before, we were doing it for the music, but we were trying to find this door that would open … now we’re just enjoying doing it and trusting that the door will open when it does.”

See Ghost Tiger tonight, March 24, at SOhO with U.S. Elevator and sea knight, and hear how their invigorating sound has endured. Here’s to new n beginnings.

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Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – John Herd: Photography and Computer Graphics, through Apr. 30. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322.

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Beyond 2˚, through Jul. 24. 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 – 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 – Audubon’s Birds of America, through May 1; 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.

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Artamo Gallery–Ashleigh Sumner & Michael Quinlan: Art in the City, through Apr. 3. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400.

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

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Bella Rosa Galleries – David Mark Lane, through Mar. 31. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707.

Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Linda Stein: Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females, through Mar. 29. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115.

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Cheadle Hall – Visual Pleasure, through June. UCSB, 893-3535.

Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Julie Smith, through May 26. 1528 State St., 570-2446.

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he first time I saw an ad for the Amazon original television series Transparent featuring Jeffrey Tambor in drag, I sighed. It didn’t seem promising in any way; the actor carries too much baggage from his sleazeball George Bluth Sr. role on Arrested Development to manage anything more interesting than broad satire, I thought. Luckily, my adult son made me sit down and watch it, which thoroughly changed my preconceived notions.

Among the many things that Transparent simultaneously is — funny, clever, thought-provoking, Emmy Award–winning—it’s also crazy engaging. The Pfefferman family (the name means pepper person in German) all have brilliant, twisted, and ridiculously sexual issues, which makes for great TV voyeurism.

For example, as Season 1 dawned, oldest daughter Sarah (Amy Landecker) is torn between her perfect bourgeois family and a burning desire to return to her college lesbian affair; middle child, son Josh, a music biz wiz, has a male biological clock ticking (he wants kids); and youngest daughter Ali (Gaby Hoffmann) wallows in wanton sexual healing. They are a lost lot, yet they are somehow able to maintain with the presiding problem of their father (Tambor), who, formerly called Morton, is now a woman named Maura and convinced she has been dressing up as a man her whole life. As the series continues, however, Maura’s plight begins to seem tame, almost a philosophical issue nestled in the hot melodrama of the family romance.

That was Season 1. Season 2 takes that fascinating hothouse and enhances it with exquisite unexpected turns and heaping portions of art. Beauty and truth were always there, but Season 2, which begins with a white lesbian wedding, draws to a kaleidoscopic conclusion by intensifying its political themes. One episode takes place in an all-women retreat run by old-school feminists who don’t want Maura but only “women-born women.” Meanwhile, a surreal subplot set in 1930s Berlin snakes into the works.

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sexual politics of his generation. Other friends think only about the Jewish family dynamics in it. But there is something in Transparent that creates a deeper impact than sex, politics, or religion; the show is best at conveying the ache of love. It doesn’t matter if it’s a trans inamorata, lesbian romance, married life, or even sadomasochism—all there—the familiarities of sexual regret far outweigh the revolutionary topics. It’s about how love hurts, whether falling into it, encountering loss, meeting betrayals, or narcissism: The ties that bind also chafe. I’ve never been so moved by a half hour of any small-screen show, and now I sigh watching Tambor in recognition instead of offhand rejection.

There never has been a show this open in its attitude to changing norms of gender identification, sexuality, and televisual character making. (It is written by a staff of mostly women, and ex-UCSB-drama-major Noah Harpster. It’s vetted by academics and people of diverse longing sets.) Maybe Transparent won’t change the world, but television will never be quite the same.

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Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who made 2014’s astonishing Birdman, remains infatuated with long shots, and we experience the attack as if one of the trappers. You could argue that The Revenant underscores the horrors of the American genocide. Yet it is more like an indictment of our romance with the making of the West, but that’s been done better so many times, from Little Big Man on, that this seems dull. (DJP)

Iris Terrence Malick successfully captures interesting, intimate moments between Rick and the women he loves, the film is too vague on the specifics of who Rick is and why we should care about him to lend the story much of an emotional impact. (NC) Riviera Miracles from Heaven (109 mins.; PG) Based on Christy Beam’s memoir, this Christian-themed film tells the story of Beam’s young daughter, who has a neardeath experience and then fully recovers from a life-threatening illness.

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Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reprise their roles as Toula and Ian, now parents to a daughter, Paris, who is about to go off to college. The big Greek family then discovers that Toula’s parents were never officially married. A big fat wedding gets underway.

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NOW SHOWiNG 10 Cloverfield Lane (105 mins.; PG-13) It has a lot to live up to, this sequel to the brilliant, innovative and genuinely frightening Cloverfield. The personnel are beyond dream team; J.J. Abrams produced, brilliant directors Matt Reeves and Drew Goddard advised, and Damien (Whiplash) Chazelle worked the script over. And though it is subtly innovative, beginning with a mysterious abduction and morphing into phantasmagoria, the film is just mostly good.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman star. (DJP)

land, whose life is upended when he finds out that his long-lost brother is now a posh MI6 agent. Political correctness is famously not Cohen’s thing, and the majority of Grimsby’s laughs are rooted in gross-out gags and jabs at the proclivities of “common” folks. However, Cohen’s jokes don’t soar the way they did in Borat — partially because the humor is less biting, and partially because the transition between Bourneesque spy movie and raunchy comedy feels disjointed. (NC) Fairview/Metro 4

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Marvel’s experiment in adult-portion superhero moviemaking is an almost pure success. Brash, sexual, vulgar, and extremely violent, the film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a manufactured mutant with a very bad attitude and a very sharp wit, gets past its own gory excesses with self-referential jokes and fanboy-friendly pop-culture references. It does pander to audiences that liked Kick-Ass, but the film’s pace is the star, brilliantly mixing origin story with revenge tale. It’s decidedly not for kids, though. (DJP) Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo The Lady in the Van (104 mins.; PG-13) Hallucinations crisscross this story (starring Maggie Smith) — alter egos, divine presences, and the like, lifting what is being sold as another geriatric tragicomedy into an art film based on a play based on a real pain-in-the-ass event, and all of it turned into quirky meditations. (DJP) Plaza de Oro London Has Fallen (99 mins.; R) Leaders of the Western world come to London to attend the funeral of the British prime minister, who died a mysterious death. Once there, a plot to kill them all is revealed, and only the top MI-6 agent (Charlotte Riley) and the head of the Secret Service (Gerard Butler) can stop it.

Camino Real/Metro 4 Mustang (97 mins.; PG-13) In a village in northern Turkey, five sisters walking home from school play innocently with some boys. But the perceived immorality of their actions leads to scandal, and their home becomes a virtual prison.

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The story begins in 2001 when new Globe editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) reads an alarming column in his own paper that alludes to a priest sexually abusing children with a church apparatus apparently covering for him.

Baron directs the Spotlight staff to look into allegations, and the story keeps expanding in horrible dimensions.

(DJP) Metro 4 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (111 mins.; R) Despite being an unmarried, smartmouthed, exasperated go-getter, Kim Baker (Tina Fey) is not Liz Lemon in the Middle East. Or, at least, the film doesn’t want her to be. A journalist who takes a job as a war correspondent in Afghanistan to unshackle herself from her cubicle and lame boyfriend, Baker’s initial desire to find herself culminates in her losing herself to the strange highs of war reporting. While this is an interesting turn, and fellow journalists Iain MacKelpie (Martin Freeman) and Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie) are charming foils for Fey, the film feels too long and struggles to find a consistent tone as it injects humor into the horrors of war. (NC) Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo The Young Messiah (111 mins.; PG-13) The boy Jesus, with his parents Mary and Joseph, flees to Egypt to escape King Herod’s massacre of children in Israel. After hearing of the king’s death, the family returns to Israel only to face the same persecution from Herod’s namesake son.

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A wildly vibrant, joyfully clever romp with a serious heart, this wonderful movie is as marvelous and mature as computer-animated menageries get.

The youngest mammals among us will delight in the adorable characters, but elder beasts will see it for its potently politic and inclusive 2016 themes. Disney here is planting seeds in young minds in the hopes of a better tomorrow. This is more than a kids’ movie — this is a statement. (RD).

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ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Artist Steven Spasuk works exclusively with an unusual medium: soot from candles and torches. He spreads the stuff across a blank canvas, and then uses various instruments to sculpt the accidental blobs into definitive forms. I’ve seen the results, and they’re both well-done and intriguing. What would be the metaphorical equivalent, in your world, of using soot to make beautiful and interesting things? I think you’re primed to turn waste into building blocks, rot into splendor, and lead into gold. (See Spazuk’s work at spazuk.com.)

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Carl Sagan said that science thrives on “two seemingly contradictory attitudes: an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new.” Whether or not you are a scientist, Taurus, I recommend that you practice this approach in the coming weeks. It’s the tool that’s most likely to keep you centered and free of both rigidity and illusion. As Sagan concluded, this is “how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Excess on occasion is exhilarating,” said British author W. Somerset Maugham. “It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.” Now would be an excellent time to take that advice to heart, Gemini. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you not only have a license to engage in rowdy fun and extravagant pleasures; it’s your sacred duty. So get out there and treat yourself to an orgy of naughty adventures — or at least a celebration of meaningful thrills. You can return to the rigors of discipline and order once you have harvested the healthy benefits that will come from escaping them.

Homework: Identify your fondest childhood memory, and re-create in the present time the feeling you had back then. Testify at freewillastrology.com.

(June 21-July 22): At one point in Friedrich Nietzsche’s book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the hero is having a conversation with himself. “You have wanted to pet every monster,” he says. “A whiff of warm breath, a little soft tuft on the paw — and at once you were ready to love and to lure it.” If I were you, Cancerian, I would regard that type of behavior as forbidden in the coming weeks. In fact, I will ask you not to pet any monsters at all — not even the cute ones, not even the beasties and rascals and imps that have slight resemblances to monsters. It’s time for maximum discernment and caution. (P.S.: One of the monsters may ultimately become a non-monstrous ally if you are wary toward it now.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): On a social media site, I posted the following quote from self-help teacher Byron Katie: “Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.” One commenter took issue with this. “‘Pushing buttons’ is a metaphor that’s long past its expiration date,” she wrote. “Can’t you come up with something fresher?” So I did. Here are a few potential substitutes for “push our buttons”: “tweak our manias” … “prank our obsessions” … “glitter-bomb our biases” … “squeeze our phobias” … “badger our compulsions” … “seduce our repressions” … “prick our dogmas.” Whichever expression you prefer, Leo, find a graceful way to embrace your fate: Your current job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in your life is to tweak your manias and prick your dogmas.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the coming weeks, you will have maximum power to revise and reinvigorate your approach to cultivating intimate relationships.

To aid your quest, I offer this paraphrased advice from Andrew Boyd: Almost every one of us seeks a special partner who is just right. But there is no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why? Because you yourself are “wrong” in some ways — you have demons and flaws and problems. In fact, these

“wrongs” are essential components of who you are.

When you ripen into this understanding, you’re ready to find and be with your special counterpart. He or she has the precise set of problems you need — is the person who is wrong for you in just the right ways.

(See Boyd’s original quote: tinyurl.com/boydquote.)

least. Indeed, the experiences you NEED the most will be those that surprise and mystify and intrigue you. Luckily, life will be ingenious in bypassing your analytical intelligence so as to provide you with rich emotional stimuli for your soul.

LIBRA

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn painter Henri Matisse made the following testimony about his creative process: “At each stage I reach a balance, a conclusion. At the next sitting, if I find that there is a weakness in the whole, I make my way back into the picture by means of the weakness — I re-enter through the breach — and I reconceive the whole. Thus everything becomes fluid again.” I recommend this approach to you in the coming days, Capricorn. You’ve been making decent progress on your key project. To keep up the good work, you should now find where the cracks are, and let them teach you how to proceed from here.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In her book The Winter Vault, Anne Michaels says, “We become ourselves when things are given to us or when things are taken away.” If she’s right, does it mean we should be grateful for those times when things are taken away? Should we regard moments of loss as therapeutic prods that compel us to understand ourselves better and to create ourselves with a fiercer determination? Meditate on these possibilities, Libra. In the meantime, I’m pleased to announce that the things-getting-taken-away period of your cycle is winding down. Soon you’ll begin a new phase, when you can become a deeper, stronger version of yourself because of the things that are given to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I’ll make love when the lust subsides,” sings Denitia, one-half of the electro-pop band Denitia and Sene. That would be a good motto for you to play around with in the coming days, Scorpio — in both literal and metaphorical ways. I’ll enjoy seeing how your emotional intelligence ripens as the white-hot passion of recent weeks evolves into a more manageable warmth. As fun as the intensity has been, it has blinded you to some of the possibilities for collaborative growth that have been emerging. You may now be ready to explore and appreciate sweeter, subtler pleasures.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The poems I have loved the most are those I have understood the least,” said T. S. Eliot.

I’m going to steal and expand upon his idea for the purpose of giving you an accurate horoscope. In the coming days, Sagittarius, I suspect that the experiences you love most will be those that you understand the

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “We all lead three lives,” said Austrian novelist Thomas Bernhard, “an actual one, an imaginary one, and the one we are not aware of.” I suspect you’ll get big glimpses of your third life in the coming weeks, Aquarius: the one you’re normally not aware of. It might freak you out a bit, maybe unleash a few blasts of laughter and surges of tears. But if you approach these revelations with reverent curiosity, I bet they will be cleansing and catalytic. They are also likely to make you less entranced by your imaginary life and better grounded in your actual life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): “The greatest illusion is not religion,” says aphorist Michael Lipsey. “It’s waking up in the morning imagining how much you’re going to get done today.” But even if that’s often true, Pisces, I suspect that you have the power to refute it in the coming weeks. Your ability to accomplish small wonders will be at a peak. Your knack for mastering details and acting with practical acumen may be unprecedented. For the immediate future, then, I predict that you’ll largely be able to get done what you imagine you can get done.

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The Accounting Technician II for the Fiscal Services Department will compile district, state and federal reports as required, as well as reports or analysis for district management staff; maintain, audit and reconcile assigned accounts and funds, and participate in year‑end closing.

Researching and resolving account or fund discrepancies; perform analysis of funds is required. Provide timely and relevant budget and fiscal information to administrators and department managers; provide technical training and support to school financial technicians and other personnel.

Process accounts receivable, petty cash, and internal charge backs or reallocations. For more details about this job, please apply on‑line at www. edjoin.org or visit our website at www.sbunified.­org.

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OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Provides administrative and financial support that is critical to the successful operation of a complex fund raising program. Assists with all aspects of administrative, analysis, planning and implementation strategies, including proposal and budget formatting and preparation, drafting correspondence, and on‑line proposal submission processes to support the mission of securing and stewarding support from private donors. Schedules appointments, maintains the calendar and tickler systems, travel arrangements, arranges for reimbursements, tracks budget expenses, directs critical calls, updates databases, and handles confidential, high profile, and time sensitive matters. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Exceptional communication

skills. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. High level of initiative, creativity, and energy.

Ability to work independently. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work. Ability to prioritize duties and achieve planned goals for a complex program. Ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines.

Ability to effectively solve problems and demonstrate sound reasoning and judgment. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships within the department and campus‑wide.

Notes: Fingerprinting required. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events. $20.59‑$22.05/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 3/23/16. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160113

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Manages full‑service Centralized Cashiering Office and assists in oversight of daily operations of other business services as needed.

Supervises student personnel and daily operations. Maintains adequate cash security measures in accordance with A.S. and University internal control standards. Audits daily records of receipts and tracks change funds and daily sales summaries. Coordinates notetaking sales and inventories, ticket sales, inventory and settlement and ensures adequate controls are maintained on cash equivalents throughout the Cashier’s Office. Prints statistical reports concerning receipts, deposits, and loans. Selects, trains and supervises student cashiers and student managers. Reqs: Requires excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Background in cashiering, banking, or similar cash handling experience. Excellent organizational skills. Ability to pay attention to detail, especially numbers, with a high degree of accuracy. Good customer service skills and ability to work with students, faculty, staff and the community.

Ability to train students. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Occasional evening or weekend hours required. $20.59‑$21.57/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 3/27/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20160125

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Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Must meet Office of the State Fire Marshal requirement for approval as a Designated Campus Fire Marshall. Must pass a pre‑employment physical examination and be medically qualified to wear self‑contained breathing apparatus.

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Reports to the chair of the Academic Senate. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in a management/leadership position.

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For primary consideration apply by 3/31/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160120

closely with the Associate Dean in implementing and archiving academic policies and procedures.

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Demonstrated ability to listen, learn, and build trust among faculty, staff, and students. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is an on‑site, full‑time position at the UCEAP System‑wide Office (off campus) near UCSB. $21.86 ‑ $22.75/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Fresh Rinse Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners at 512 W. Junipero Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 1/13/2012 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2012‑0000158. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Luis Andres Garcia‑Lara (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Published. Feb 25.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Santa Barbara Software Products at 1400 Dover Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 4/13/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2014‑0001080. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Robert Eisberg (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. Published.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Mobile Desires at 489 Hot Springs Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 12/10/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original file no. 2015‑0003437. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Sergio David Dorado 4065 Foothill Rd #E Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kenneth Aldo Mascheroni 489 Hot Springs Rd. Santa barbara, CA 93108 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Bellum, Bellumx, Bellumx Records at 116 West Islay Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 7/21/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2014‑0002017. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Evan Allen Pitts (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Perfect Fits at 3463 State Street Suite 326 Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 8/21/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2015‑0002520. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Luis Andres Garcia‑Lara (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19 2015, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Published. Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Gaviota Coast Brewery at 954 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/14/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2014‑0000461. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Larry Michael Robertson 950 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463; Colleen Darling Robert (same address) Charles Andrew Robertson 954 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. Published.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Olivia Grace at 130 W. Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 4/20/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0001278. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Kristy Merino­ (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 03 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

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FBN Withdrawal STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following persons (s) has (have) withdrawn as partner (s) from the partnership operating under: Imexaits 1364 Kenwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/17/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original file no. 2013‑0003181. The person or entities withdrawing use of this name are as follows: Alma Peppard !364 Kenwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 29, 2016. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk SEAL by Noe Solis.

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 24 Hours Day Care Academy, I Am A Celebrity Mentor, Perfect Fit, Text 2 Give Now, Designer Brands Non‑Profit Thrift Store, I Am A Mentor, Perfect Fits, Weave Police, E‑Mail 2 Give, Low Income Housing Advocates, Second Chance Employment Agent, Women Veterans Advocates at 3463 States Street Suite 326 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; The Good Samaritan Society (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000513. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Yaje Femme at 659 Aurora Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Gabrielle Semerjian (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual 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. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000300. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Body at 1187 Coast Village Rd Ste 383 Montecito, CA 93108; Sierra Bingham 133 E. De La Guerra #181 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual 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.

Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000396. Published: Feb 25.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Bob’s Auto Salon at 1020 S Fairview Goleta, CA 93117; Robert J Polizzi Jr 5190 Vista Bahia Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000482. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Paramedicine ECR at 121 Hermosillo Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Mike Taigman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000481. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Alliance at 7802 Stanley Park Carpinteria, CA 93013; Alexander Launspach 4880 Sawyer Ave Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Corporation Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 17, 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: 2016‑0000476. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Urban S Salon at 2027 De La Vina Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Sonia Lopez 484 Barker Pass Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Alan Noeggerath 830 Ann Arbor Ave Ventura, CA 93004 This business is conducted by a General Partnership County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000531. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Pursuit Fitness at 1331 San Andres St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jonathan Ochoa‑Solis 160 Walnut Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted 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: 2016‑0000274. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 2 Hawks Dogs Leashes at 1810 Pampas Ave Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lori Lynch (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000507. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sweet Earth at 950 Ballard Canyon Rd Solvang, CA 93463; Colleen Darling Robertson (same address) Larry Michael Robertson (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000567. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: EGR Geotechnical Solutions, EGR, Inc at 132 Garden St #30 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ehrenborg Geotechnical Repair, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation 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. Tara Jayasinghe.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000373. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Gauchos Girls Water Polo at 2104 Ocean Rd. UCSB Ica Building Santa Barbara, CA 93106; Serela Kay 359 Por La Mar Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000501.

Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Murphy Group at 291 Aspen Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Austin T. Murphy (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000527. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fresh Rinse Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners at 512 W Junipero St Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Erasmo Zuinglio Garcia (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000459. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Distinctive Art Gallery, Reflections Digital Lab at 1331 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; KDL Holdings LLC 1333 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000447. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Art By Lindsey at 5109 Walnut Park Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Lindsey D. Green (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000496. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Omni at 2025 Red Rose Way #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Our Mesa Neighborhood Incorporated (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 17, 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: 2016‑0000479. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Heirloom Bindery, Heirloom Co at 1740 Grand Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jendo Corp (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000446. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Blue Water Pool & Spa Repair at 1117 Punta Gorda Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Daniel Victor Caballero (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000449. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Mobile Desires at 489 Hot Springs Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Mobile Desires, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000428. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Triny’s at 7564 Durham Pl Goleta, CA 93117; Trinidad Espinosa (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000517. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bringing Our Community Home, Casa Esperanza Homeless Center, Community Kitchen at 816 Cacique Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; 340 N. Madison Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90004 This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000330. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: On‑Point Staffing, Santa Barbara Selfies at 1701 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jared Samakosky (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter.

FBN Number: 2016‑0000487. Published: Feb 25. Mar 3, 10, 17 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nathan Nails & Spa at 5718 Hollister Ave #102 Goleta, CA 93117; Qui Nguyen 945 Ward Dr #144 Goleta, CA 93117; Dao Vo (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 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: 2016‑0000552. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Indigenous Awakening Consulting at 234 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Barbara Bain (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 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: 2016‑0000553.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sapphire Moon Properties at 5106 Walnut Park Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Andrew Michael Petlow (same address) Carolyn Paige Petlow (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Andrew Michael Petlow County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 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: 2016‑0000544.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Burke Construction Advisors at 4141 State St. Suite C 4 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Burke Advisors, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: David Burke 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000417. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Chase Bar And Grill, Chase Restaurant And Lounge at 1012 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; J Wayne Enterprises, Inc 2166 Rambling Rose Dr Camarillo, CA 93012 This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000460. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Gavimmer Press at 525 East Arrellaga Street Apt 9 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Debra H Brinkman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Debra H. Brinkman County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000454. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Barato Bargin Store at 508 N. Milpas Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Andrew Lee 670 Camino Campana Santa Barbara, CA 93111; This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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.

Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000574.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: TMA‑Obstetrics at 737 Garden Street Santa Barbara, 93101; Melissa Georgenson Drake 1217 Stonecreek Road Apt J Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Duncan John Turner 1950 Las Tunas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Melissa Georgenson Drake County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000588. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Frances Shannon & Company at 2799 Sycamore Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Frances Shannon Marsh (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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.

Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000579.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Read Dog Books at 1115B Curley Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Katharine Adele Cygan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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.

Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000512.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SBGL at 4301 Tims Road Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Art Olowski 133 De La Guerra St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara Signed: Art Olowski County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000571. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chocolate Chaguita at 2915 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bany Vargas 160 La Venta Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 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: 2016‑0000542.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Integrative Medicine at 3015 State St Ste. A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jennifer Salcido 1822 San Pascual St #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer Salcido 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000379. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Elite Plumbing at 532 Binkerhoff Ave #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; S.B. Elite Plumbing Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 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: 2016‑0000560. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Walsmith Group at 1435 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Robert L., Walsmith Jr 418 Toro Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Robert L. Walsmith Jr. County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 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: 2016‑0000557. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Auto Accessories, Tru‑Fit Sheepskins, Santa Barbara Auto‑Truck‑4x4 Accessory Store, Santa Barbara Camper Shells at 5737 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Steven Wayne Fox 207 Ribera Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 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: 2016‑0000541.

Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sullivan Strength & Conditioning at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Kelson Quinn Sullivan 295 Calle Esperanza Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000565. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Ynez Valley Center For Oral & Facial Surgery at 680 Alamo Pintado Road Unit 105 Solvang, CA 93463; David C. Hall, D.D.S., Inc. 9 E. Pedregosa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc H. Bienstock, M.D., D.D.S., Inc. (same address) Samantha B. Jones DDS Dental Practice, Inc 470 Mountain Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Anya Naftlaty County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000562. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALI2CUBA at 819 W Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Miguel‑Angel Leon (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Miguel‑ Angel Leon County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 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: 2016‑0000600.

Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Thief Wines at 162 Victory Drive Buellton, CA 93427; David Anton Whitehair (same address) Diane Whitehair (same address) Gary Alan Whitehair (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 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: 2016‑0000453. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tom’s Mom’s Sweet Treats at 4033 La Colina Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Joella Shellhart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2016‑0000524. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vera’s Child Care at 312 Ellwood Beach Drive #33 Goleta, CA 93117; Santana Vera Olea (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000606. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Natural Processing at 27 East Victoria St Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Craig Penner 331 Sherman Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 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: 2016‑0000540. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kit Bags, The Kit Bags, The Chemo Kit, The Primo Chemo Kit, The Kit at 6220 Newcastle Ave Goleta, CA 93117.; Angelina Speier (same address) Kevin Wesley Speier (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Angelina Speier (same address) Kevin Wesley Speier (same address) Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000530.

Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Salt And Sass Design at 916 E Carrillo Rd Apt 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; I Three Design Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sharon Newsom Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2016‑0000620. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Best Legal Choice at 457 Paseo Del Descanso Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Frederick James Gallagher (same address) Rubel Esteban Trevino 660 Mayrum Street Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Frederick James Gallagher 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. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000385. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Irna R. Jones Single Mother Foundation at 6512 Segovia Rd Apt 301 Goleta, CA 93117; Louis Helms III (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000420. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Simple‑N‑Green Home Landscaping at 6186 Caleta Ave Goleta, 93117; Fred J Gore Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Fred Gore Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000642.

Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Theramind Center For Advanced Integrated Neurosciences, Theramind Center of Santa Barbara at 533 East Micheltorena Street Suite 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Advanced Intergrated Neurosciences, PC (same address) This business is conducted by a Corpororation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2016‑0000638.

Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vista Constantia at 1747 San Marcos Pass Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jonathan R. Zucker 315 Meigs Rd A‑109 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sylvia M. Zucker (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Sylvia M. Zucker Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2016‑0000635.

Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Canine Training at 514 1/2 East Sola St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Darya Brutoco (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000650. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jerry’s Auto Body at 891 1/2 South Kellogg Goleta, CA 93117, CA 93117; Gerardo 109 Dearborn Pl #67 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gerardo Baldovinos Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000633. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JaniCare at 100‑A Adams Road Goleta, CA 93117; Siempre Manana, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sandra Badone, President Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000492. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Big Property Management at 5951 Encina Suite 101 Goleta, CA 93117; Adele S Filppin 1908 Gillespie St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jacqueline L Fitch 548 Windermere Ln Arroyo Grande, CA 93420; Betty G Filppin 1027A Senda Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lauren Fuller154 La Calera Way Goleta, CA 93117: Gino P Filippino Jr 1340 Willow Street Santa Ynez CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Copartners Signed: Jacqueline Fitch Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000632. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pride Barco Lock Co at 116 N Nopal #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Ian Renga (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 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: 2016‑0000554. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Deli Delicias & Fresh at 110 S. Pine Street Suite 105 Santa Maria, CA 93456; Justa Judith Santana Moreno 1840 Ocean Street Apt B Oceano, CA 93445 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Justa Judith Santana Moreno Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Merlene Ashcon. FBN Number: 2016‑0000596.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Green Gardens Landscape And Maintenance at 751 Enterprise Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436; Jose R Zacapa Lopez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jose R. Zacapa Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 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: 2016‑0000729.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: John Chandler Media at 219 W De La Guerra Street #1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Dvorak (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: John Dvorak Santa Barbara County on Feb 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000581. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Apples To Zucchini Cooking School at 1111 Chapala Street Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President and CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000628. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ojai Women’s Fund at 1111 Chapala Street Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President and CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000627. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sports Products Plus at 2940 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michael Daniel O’Connor 575 Braemar Ranch Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000703.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Spitfire Aviation at 300 Moffett Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Spitfire Flight School Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 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: 2016‑0000743. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IntersectionsTV at 3849B Crescent Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Beth A Pitton‑August (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Beth Pitton‑August Santa Barbara County on Mar 04, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000683.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mission Masonry at 945 Ward Dr Sp 12 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Jimmie M Thaten (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000774.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara County Alliance For Arts Education, SBCAAE at 1111 Chapala St Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President + CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000767.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Willgrig Websites at 1929 Mountain Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Celia Joan Griguoli (same address) Richard Anthony Griguoli (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Richard Griguoli Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 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: 2016‑0000736.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara

By Design at 501 High Grove Goleta, CA 93117; Kennan Court (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kennan Court Santa Barbara County on Mar 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000664.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wanderlust Beach at 660 Zink Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sandra Jensen (same address) Lacy Wynant 8636 W Grand Pine Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89143 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Sandra Jensen Santa Barbara County on Mar 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: 2016‑0000661.

Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Beachtown Rentals at 1375 Santa Rita Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jesse Marc Lieber (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jesse Marc Lieber Santa Barbara County on Mar 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000689. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JACQUELINE TRISH MCKENNAGH ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00662 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: JACQUELINE TRISH MCKENNAGH TO: PETRA TRICIA MCKENNA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING April 27, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

Published. Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SARAH CELIA KAPLAN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00585 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: SARAH CELIA KAPLAN TO: S. C. KAPLAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING April 27, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Mar 02 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

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Summons SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): THOMAS DRYWALL, INC., a California corporation; JAMES THOMAS, an individual; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): QUICK BRIDGE FUNDING, LLC, a California Limited liability company.

NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff a letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.­ gov/selfhelp), If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.­gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen.

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CASE NUMBER: 30‑2015‑00796932‑CU‑BC‑CJC The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) Orange County Superior Court Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Neal S. Salisian/JayM. Lichter, 550 South Hope Street, Suite 750, Los Amgeles, CA 90071; (213)­ 622‑9100 (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): DATE: Jul 6 2015. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, By Victoria Acosta. Deputy (Delegado) Published Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

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424 E Anapamu St | $1,500,000 3 Unit inCome ProPerty Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

219 Equestrian Ave | $1,495,000 2 beds 2 baths suding//murphy 805.455.8055

260 Royal Linda Dr | $1,450,000 4 beds 4 baths Gail Shannon 805.448.7887

921 Isleta Ave | $1,395,000 4 beds 3 baths Tim/Mary Lu 805.565.8881

220 E Yanonali St B | $1,389,000 2 beds 3 baths Regina/David 805.451.1994

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2542 Banner Ave | $1,875,000 3 beds 4 baths Christopher W Hunt 805.969.8900

18 W Victoria St 103 | $1,275,000 1 bed 2 baths Tim Walsh 805.259.8808

3791 State St E | $1,100,000 3 beds 3 baths Jan Banister 805.455.1194

3632 Capri Dr | $1,095,000 3 beds 2 baths Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

3092 Calle Rosales | $998,000 2 beds 2 baths Bob Curtis 805.681.8800

828 Bath St D | $998,000 3 beds 3 baths Nicole Dinkelacker 805.681.8800

54 Lassen Dr | $949,000 3 beds 3 baths David Magid 805.681.8800

2940 Valencia Dr | $949,000 3 beds 1 bath Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

645 Costa Del Mar C | $899,000 2 beds 3 baths Billy Mandarino 805.570.4827

715 Russell Way | $867,000 3 beds 2 baths Christine Salvetti 805.705.4040

1220 Coast Village Rd 302 | $865,000 2 beds 2 baths Brian King 805.452.0471

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

30 Santa Ynez St C | $799,000 3 beds 2 baths Robert Kemp 805.969.8900

231 Linden Ave 18 | $589,000 1 bed 1 bath John Bahura 805.680.5175

148 Hemlock Ln | $549,000 2 beds 2 baths David M Kim 805.296.0662

3435 Richland Dr 19 | $469,000 2 beds 1 bath Marta Weeks 805.689.0410

707 Park Ln | $1,795,000 1 +/- aCre Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

The Meadows | Starting at $1,650,000 themeadowssb.Com Dianne/Brianna 805.455.6570

978 Via Los Padres | $1,300,000 0.62 +/- aCre Regina/David 805.451.1994

1094 Toro Canyon Rd | $999,000 45.99 +/- aCres John Bahura 805.680.5175

LOTS & LAND

909 Laguna St | $1,749,000 CommerCial Zoned C-2 Louise McKaig 805.285.2008

669 Picacho Ln | $5,995,000 669PiCaCholane.Com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

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love to travel. Some of my favorite cities share a common theme: They have specific neighborhoods with unique flavors. Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City all have boroughs or districts with personalities so strong and distinct that they can stand on their own. Yet these neighborhoods meld together to create a varied fabric that’s a living, breathing, bustling sum far greater than the separate parts.

Closer to home, I was struck with a similar sense when I visited the beautiful estate at 929 Cañon Drive in Hope Ranch. I fell in love with so many specific parts of this home that I wanted to savor each one separately. Yet taken all together, they combine to create a magical entity: a comfortable, welcoming house that feels like home.

The house is an authentic, elegant adobe hacienda, designed by architect A.B. Harmer and built in 1928. I was charmed before I even stepped foot inside, thanks to the terraced yard with its sandstone pool, central courtyard with lush plantings, mature oak trees, and a tiered fountain. The courtyard provides a perfect introduction to the house itself, which surrounds the yard in a horseshoe shape, with its arms extended, inviting us to enter.

Inside, I was struck immediately with a warm, relaxed feel. This is not an opulent mansion to be tiptoed through. This is a house that wants its visitors to be comfortable and stay awhile. The materials are natural: Saltillo tile and hardwood cover the floors, the walls are thick and hand-hewn, and the ceilings boast bold wood beams. These solid architectural details continue throughout the house.

The master bedroom suite is one of the areas that took my breath away. More specifically, the terrace off the master bedroom suite took my breath away. I took one step onto this patio, which overlooks the pool within

a walled garden, and the mountain view beyond, and I didn’t care what else the house had to offer. I wanted to stay right there. Forever.

I was similarly hypnotized by the master bath, which offers a wall of windows looking out onto an enclosed, secret garden. Right underneath is a luxurious tiled corner surrounding a huge sunken tub that just begs you to step in, gaze up at the sky, and soak your cares away.

I’m not sure whether it’s the views, which are striking and unobstructed from every single room, or the rooms

Address: 929 Cañon Road Status: On the market Price: $4,750,000

themselves, but a feeling of calm, serene relaxation permeates this entire home. At three bedrooms and five baths and more than 4,000 square feet, it’s a large house, but somehow it still manages to feel cozy.

The kitchen is another room that made me exclaim, out loud, that I would spend all my time there. And I hardly even cook.

Its generous counter space and huge center island invite friends and family to congregate. The adjacent dining room looks onto a lush wall of greenery that seems designed to soothe.

The living room also feels like a natural gathering place. It’s a party room, with French doors and gorgeous views that bring the outside in and encourages the flow from inside to out. A family room down the hall has the same qualities, on a smaller scale. I would be happy living in either of those rooms on their own. Two more bedroom suites grace the main house and exude the same serene charm As if all of this wasn’t enough, out the back door and across a courtyard sits a separate media building. With state-of-the-art sound proofing, lighting, and technical equipment, these 1,500 square feet offer the ultimate home theater experience. Downstairs is a climate-controlled wine cellar capable of holding 2,000 bottles plus additional storage rooms. With a full bath and efficiency kitchen, this special space could be turned into anyone’s dream room.

As I mentioned before, I love to travel, but one of my favorite things about traveling is arriving back home from an adventure, exhausted, enlightened, and ready to unwind. This beautiful Hope Ranch estate would be difficult to leave even for a short while. But if you could tear yourself away, it would provide the ultimate serene haven to come home to — no matter which room you decided to relax in first.

929 Cañon Road is currently for sale in Hope Ranch, listed by the Grubb Campbell Group of Village Properties Realtors. Reach the Grubb Campbell Group at 895-6226 or grubbcampbell@villagesite.com .

instant Hot Water with Less Waste — certainly an issue in Santa Barbara with our hard water.

Another more sustainable option is on-demand hot-water delivery, a system that is compatible with tank or tank-less water heaters and also works with solar hot-water units — the greenest option. At the push of a button, a pump turns on, rapidly pushing the ambient-temperature water out of the hot-water lines and into the cold-water lines en route back to the water heater. This ambient-temperature water, which is normally lost down the drain, is replaced by hot water. When the hot water reaches a distant fixture, a thermal sensor detects the temperature rise and quickly shuts the pump off.

By using the existing cold-water line as the return line, an on-demand delivery system can be easily and cost-effectively retrofitted in existing homes. Because of the thermal sensor, the system will not allow hot water to cross over to the coldwater line, thus ensuring that all coldwater faucets still have cold water.

The benefits are manifold. Energy is conserved: Approximately 30 seconds after pushing the button, hot water arrives

by Dennis Allen at the faucet, and the pump shuts off.

Water is conserved: There is no cold water flowing down the drain while waiting for the hot water to arrive. And the users are happy: 30 seconds after pushing the button, they can turn on the faucet and have nearly instantaneous hot water — all while knowing that they are conserving water and energy.

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A brief article appeared in The Santa Barbara Independent a few months back promoting hot-water-recirculating systems as a way to save water. A recirculating system is a hot-water line that loops throughout the house, connecting to all the fixtures that use hot water before returning to the water heater. These systems usually have a timer that runs a pump during fixed periods of peak hotwater usage. By continuously circulating hot water during peak periods, it provides instant hot water and saves water by eliminating the water that typically runs down the drain while waiting for hot water to arrive.

Water is saved using this system but only by using an excessive amount of extra energy. Another drawback: The pipes tend to fail prematurely (usually in five to six years) by corrosion from the continuous flow velocity of the water and from the water chemistry

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Despite its resource intensity, the hot-water-delivery system is seldom an area of focus when constructing a home.

As a result, many homes have systems that take minutes to deliver hot water to the faucet and waste large amounts of energy and water in the process. Approximately 10-15 percent of energy use associated with hot water is wasted in distribution losses.

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$4,900,000 | 5219 E Camino Cielo, San Marcos Pass | 26± ac (assr) Mormann/Elliott | 805.689.3242/805.450.9933

$3,995,000 | 3977 Roblar Ave, Santa Ynez | 4BD/6BA Tim Dahl | 805.886.2211

$3,950,000 | 1775 Glen Oaks Dr, Montecito | 5BD/5BA Marsha Kotlyar | 805.565.4014

$3,795,000 | 754 Winding Creek Ln, Montecito | 4BD/4BA Mary Whitney | 805.689.0915

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

$3,500,000 | 1211 Harbor Hills Dr, Mesa | 4BD/3BA R. Freed/K. Roche | 805.895.1799/805.705.5334

$3,250,000 | 2000 W Highway 246, Buellton | 12BD/10BA Drew Stime | 805.452.5053

$3,250,000 | 935 Arcady Rd, Montecito | 4BD/4BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

OPEN SUN 1-5 $3,475,000 | 595 Freehaven Dr, Montecito | 7BD/6BA Ken Switzer | 805.680.4622

OPEN SAT/SUN 10-5 $3,195,000 | 1707 Paterna Rd, Riviera | 5BD/3BA Marsha Kotlyar | 805.565.4014

$3,140,000 | 5042 Casitas Pass Rd, Ventura | 65± acs (assr) Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$3,100,000 | 1721 Santa Barbara St, Eastside | 5BD/4BA Anderson/Hurst | 805.618.8747/805.680.8216 ©2016 An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. CalBRE# 01317331

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OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

OPEN SUN 12-3

$2,795,000 | 4375 Via Glorieta, Hope Ranch | 3BD/4BA Scarborough/Johnson | 805.331.1465/805.705.1606

$2,500,000 | 309 Avila Way, Montecito | 5BD/3BA Randy Glick | 805.563.4066

$2,500,000 | 10199 Suey Creek Rd, Santa Maria | 3BD/3BA Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$1,875,000 | 4664 4th St ##B, Carpinteria | 3BD/3BA Ann Zafiratos | 805.448.4317

$1,695,000 | 12 Rosemary Ln, Montecito | 3BD/3BA Laurel Abbott | 805.455.5409

$1,689,000 | 3013 Paseo Tranquillo, San Roque | 4BD/3BA Laurel Abbott | 805.455.5409

OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

OPEN SUN 2-4

$1,475,000 | 3132 Calle Mariposa, San Roque | 3BD/2½BA Robert Johnson | 805.705.1606

$1,329,000 | 62 Olive Mill Rd, Montecito | 3BD/3BA Easter Team | 805.570.0403

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

$1,045,000 | 876 Windsor Way, Mission Canyon | 3BD/2BA Jason Saltoun-Ebin | 805.364.3070

$669,000 | 3364 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez | 3BD/2BA Hristo Hristov | 805.284.8471

$579,000 | 1000 Bailard Ave #C, Carpinteria | 3BD/3BA Yolanda Van Wingerden | 805.570.4965 ©2016 An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. CalBRE# 01317331

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JORDAn nAnCY M

DiLLOn CHRiStOPHeR A eU

$385,000

2/24/16

5960 BiRCH St 2

BURGeSS BARBARA J tRUSt

BRittAin CYntHiA D

$825,000

2/23/16

1511 MeADOW CiR

iAnnACCOne LAURenCe R eU

MiLeS nOnA e tRUStee

$785,000

3/02/16

1567 MeADOW CiR

HOtCHKiSS RiCHARD M

BAttAnY eLAine J tRUStee

$695,000

3/03/16

1360 tOMOL DR

LeROY JiMMY A tRUStee

JiMeneZ FeRnAnDO eA

$657,000

2/26/16

460 eVOnSHiRe AVe

eAGLe ViStA eQUitieS LLC

MAiLe JOnAtHAn tRUSt

$796,000

2/26/16

103 WALnUt Ln

HiLL AnDReW R eU

eYMAnn tiMOtHY eU

$742,000

2/29/16

5230 CALLe CRiStOBAL

DAY CLARenCe FAMiLY tRUSt

WALteR LinDSAY

$701,000

3/04/16

28 SAn DiMAS AVe

SLAteR eLiZABetH K tRUSt

GReiG AURABeL-MOOn H

$580,000

3/02/16

5018 OAK RiDGe RD

eAGLe ViStA eQUitieS LLC

MARtinAZZi niCHOLAS P eU

$899,000

3/04/16

5232 UniVeRSitY DR

BASS DARReLL B

BienStOCK BARRY A eU

$1,385,000

3/03/16

5175 KARA DR

WeLLS FARGO BAnK n A

Pini DARiO

$650,000

3/03/16

5594 CAtHeDRAL OAKS RD

WiSHinGRAD GABRieL eU

GeORGieV KRASiMiR eU

$163,000

3/03/16

22 LA CALeRA WAY

GeRVASSe MARY C tRUSt

WALL RAnCe R tRUSt

$755,000

3/02/16

451 BARLinG teR

ASHBY MiCHAeL K eU

nGUYen PHUOnG M eU

$350,000

3/01/16

7624 HOLLiSteR AVe 114

YAO KiMBeRLY A eU

MOCSARY ZOLtAn eU

$775,000

3/03/16

62 tOURAn Ln

BienStOCK BARRY A eU

teeL LAURA J

$760,000

3/04/16

11 tOURAn Ln

CUnHA SAWnA A tRUStee

FURneSS WHitneY A

$215,000

2/26/16

213 CAMP Ln

HULL MARtHA J

RAMiReZ JOSe L eU

$335,000

2/29/16

5180 SURFBiRD Ln

Ginn DOnALD eXeCUtOR

CHRiStOFF SUSAn

$195,000

2/29/16

4436 SeCOnD St

KeMP, LARRY e FAMiLY tRUSt 5/1

AGUiLAR JOSe P JR eA

$345,000

3/04/16

5186 SURFBiRD Ln

DiXOn SteVen W tRUSt

BeAUDOin BRUCe A tRUStee

$386,500

2/24/16

1111 e OCeAn AVe 7

BieLAS MARY J eA

HeMMeRen HOWARD J

$194,000

2/23/16

1121 n GARDeniA St

RARiCK ROnALD L tRUStee

MAHeR MiCHAeL S eA

$220,000

2/26/16

1204 W AiRPORt AVe

eLMORe CRAiG S tRUStee

VAnCe LAURen M

$171,500

2/29/16

922 n O St

WORDLeY WiLLiAM L

WORDLeY AAROn B eU

$235,000

2/29/16

211 S J St

BOWen JAMeS J eU

RiOS iGnACiO

$275,000

3/02/16

229 n SeVentH St

XiOnG tRAOLLY eU

PeReZ iSMAeL

$273,000

3/01/16

1528 W OAK AVe

MYHRA MAttHeW R

MeLGOZA SeRGiO C

$181,000

3/04/16

265 ViLLAGe CiRCLe DR

LOS OLiVOS

COFFin RiCHARD H tRUStee

POSniCK DAViD eU

$4,250,000

2/22/16

3170 AVeniDA CABALLO

MOnteCitO

WHitinG RiCHARD M eU

2220 BeLLA ViStA DRiVe LLC

$7,200,000

3/04/16

2220 BeLLA ViStA DR

GReenBeRG ARnOLD L eA

SCHneLL ROBeRt H tRUStee

$3,950,000

3/04/16

15 SeAVieW DR

KLOSSneR AnDReW J eA

OBeRHOLtZeR MARGARet G eA

$1,600,000

3/01/16

2320 SYCAMORe CAnYOn RD

DiMARiAnO RitA

SUttOn DiAne

$465,000

2/26/16

320 POR LA MAR CiR

DAYAL AntAR

JAY DAViD

$1,700,000

2/25/16

306 SHeRMAn RD

MAC LeAn AnGUS J tRUStee

nAnCARROW GReGORY W

$2,400,000

2/23/16

1832 e LAS tUnAS RD

FAULKneR MARY e eA

MOnteSAnO ARLene

$1,270,000

2/25/16

139 LOMA MeDiA RD

GARCiA LiLLiAn tRUStee

COnSHAL tRUSt

$1,150,000

2/26/16

1236 LAGUnA St

O'neiLin AnGeLA

HOLMeS ALeXAnDeR t eU

$604,500

2/23/16

624 DeL MOnte AVe

FOSteR eLLen B

HARt MeGHAn eA

$956,000

2/24/16

636 W ORteGA St

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GRUBB nAtALie

GRUBB eDWARD R tRUStee

$212,500

2/25/16

217 W COtA St

MAteS tHOMAS e tRUStee

LAMMeRS CLARK A eU

$715,000

2/26/16

626 W ARReLLAGA St

SAVAtAL LLC

BARRett CHASe F

$1,240,000

2/26/16

241 LOS ALAMOS

KenneDY FAMiLY tRUSt

SASSOn MARC e eU

$1,400,000

2/29/16

117 LA PLAtA

BRAttOn W KeVin tRUStee

DRAGGOO MOniKA eA

$1,625,000

2/29/16

1106 CReStLine DR

HOLDeRen RAnCHeS

GUtHeRie CLAUDiA

$815,000

2/24/16

328 W ALAMAR AVe B

AnDeRSOn WALteR R

ReeDY GARY K eU

$865,000

2/25/16

3756 GReGGORY WAY 1

JARROtt LeOnARD S tRUSt

MiLLeR JeFFReY D

$1,370,000

2/23/16

3532 CHUPAROSA DR

SLOWeY JeFFReY A tRUStee

PAteRSOn GRAHAM eU

$800,000

2/22/16

26 CALLe ALAMO

BUntOn e M tRUSt

DeMeteR JOnAtHAn D tRUStee

$800,000

2/23/16

935 COCOPAH DR

tRUeMAn LYnSeY eU

AnDeRSOn WALteR R

$902,500

2/25/16

415 n LA CUMBRe RD

FOnG FAMiLY tRUSt

St GeORGe eDWARD

$1,500,000

2/29/16

4345 MODOC RD

LAMBe JOHn eU

JUnGBLUt JOnAS eU

$945,000

2/29/16

4321 MODOC RD

LiGOn JOHn eU

HARnetiAUX tHOMAS L

$1,150,000

3/01/16

49 CeDAR Ln

BRiGHt tOUCH inVeStMent

KADRi inVeStMentS LLC

$500,000

3/04/16

715 KiMBALL AVe

ROeSteL AnnA C eU

eASteR JenniFeR

$1,045,000

3/04/16

831 WinDSOR WAY

FULtOn MiCHeLLe L tRUSt

LORD DAnieL eU

$1,250,000

3/02/16

602 SUnRiSe ViStA WAY

tetLOW AnDReW eU

MARtineZ AnGeL tRUStee

$916,000

3/01/16

314 W ViCtORiA St

SORenSen DAViD L tRUStee

HUSSAin ZOHAiR eA

$1,280,000

3/01/16

1318 KenWOOD RD

DOnAGHe DiAnA L

RUMBLeY JAMeS L

$650,000

3/04/16

2036 OAK AVe

PAReSA LiVinG tRUSt

GLAnZ MitCHeLL i eU

$1,135,000

3/01/16

2620 CLintOn teRRACe

MCADAMS MeMORY F eStAte

HJORtinG MAY tRUStee

$1,175,000

3/04/16

3741 AVOn Ln

ROCKWeLL JOLinDA

HAYeS DORiAn

$1,460,000

3/03/16

3785 HOPe teRRACe

CROSS DAnYA eU

HOWe BRYAn eU

$244,500

3/03/16

4555 OAK GLen DR C

SieMOn J GReGORY tRUStee

SteineR KiRStie F tRUSt

$5,900,000

3/01/16

4441 ViA eSPeRAnZA

PRiSCiLLA & DAnieL nG LLC

MORAWSKi RAY

$645,500

2/23/16

1372 e CLARK AVe

GUiCe RALeiGH eU

SOtO MiGUeL A eU

$375,000

2/24/16

4464 SUnVieW DR

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed.

While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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SAntA MARiA

SAiD ROBin M

HAWBLitZeL RiCKY t eA

$335,500

2/23/16

550 FAiRMOnt AVe

MCKee RUtH A tRUSt

MCKenZie CHAD e eU

$437,500

2/29/16

4639 WOODMeRe RD

BAtSOn CURtiS A tRUStee

titO AntHOnY C JR eU

$375,000

2/29/16

3826 MiRA LOMA DR

CHABOt ROSe L

KReiSS tiMOtHY e

$285,000

2/29/16

861 GReenACRe DR

GARCiA JOnAtHAn eU

$265,000

2/26/16

3369 SAtinWOOD RD

SAiD ROBin M

$520,000

2/23/16

4305 eDenBURY DR

tRUSSLeR CHRiStine A tRUSt

SneDen Kent J tRUStee

$350,000

2/29/16

4416 RADCLiFF Ln

SCHMiDt FAMiLY tRUSt

MARtineZ OSCAR G eU

$469,000

2/29/16

2411 LOnGDRiVe Ln

FOXenWOOD GARDen ViLLAS LLC

LOXLeY COLin eU

$437,000

2/26/16

4358 S FOXenWOOD CiR

AnDeRSOn KARen L

eRSHOV MeGAn

$232,500

2/29/16

348 W CHAnneL DR

LAtO PAWeL

MURSHeD WADDAH

$363,000

2/24/16

1923 S nOROeSte AVe

MitRe JUBARneY B M

HODGeS JeFF A JR eU

$405,000

2/23/16

1623 S CAPitOLA St

HeRnAnDeZ, ReFUGiO

DiAZ-LeOn CYntHYA C eA

$350,000

2/26/16

1609 S PARAiSO DR

AViLA JULiO

AnGUiAnO RAUL

$294,000

2/26/16

310 W FeSLeR St

CHAVOYA SteVen D tRUStee

CUiRiZ eDWin

$437,000

2/29/16

526 e CHURCH St

HOYOPAtUBBi GARY A eU

ROCHA PAtRiCiA

$225,000

2/26/16

823 e JOneS St 4

SHAFFeR SUSAn

PAPiLLi MiCHAeL eA

$380,000

3/04/16

4686 HARtneLL RD

MCGiLL nORMAn D eA

VeRDUZCO CRiStAL

$370,000

3/04/16

3741 MARGie AVe

FUtCH LOiS M tRUSt

CRABtRee GARY D tRUStee

$400,000

3/04/16

299 PABSt Ln

FReDDie MAC

KeLLY RYAn eA

$345,000

3/04/16

3998 HiLLVieW RD

PRiVett LOtUS C eStAte

RiCHARDSOn ViCRORiA

$368,000

3/02/16

4537 CARiSSA Ct

SeC HOUSinG & URBAn DeVeLOPMen

SteVenS CHRiStOPHeR W tRUStee

$342,000

3/04/16

4173 HARMOnY Ln

$392,000

3/04/16

2818 StARFiRe St

$410,000

3/04/16

863 e SUnSHine Ct

WALSH MARtin P JR eU

KiBODeAUX tinA R eU

$563,000

3/02/16

870 FOXenWOOD DR

CUMBeRLAnD CRAiG A

VAnAMAn JOnAtHAn D

$545,000

3/04/16

1142 WeYMOUtH Ct

FOXenWOOD GARDen ViLLAS LLC

RiCHARDSOn JOHn e eU

$439,000

3/04/16

4342 S FOXenWOOD CiR

MORGAn COnnie L

CALiFORniA COAStAL inVeStMentS

$785,000

3/03/16

2325 A St

D&D inVeStMentS LLC

GLenn SYLViA

$299,000

3/04/16

1703 n CURRYeR St

CAnnOn SHARLA K

FOSteR tHOMAS H tRUStee

$326,000

3/04/16

2417 n BOXWOOD St

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

RAMiReZ SeBAStiAn eA

$378,000

3/02/16

701 SW eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

FRAnGiS GUS C eU

$397,000

3/02/16

735 W eLAine AVe

FRAnCiSCO MCSUnnY eA

ViLLARReAL ALeJAnDRO

$384,000

3/04/16

820 SW DeLLA DR

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

BOtROS nAZeiH M eU

$388,000

3/01/16

702 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

FOnG MiCHAeL S eU

$458,000

3/03/16

714 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

SALinAS JOSe eU

$399,500

3/03/16

726 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

PineDA-MeRinO RiCARDO A eU

$402,000

3/01/16

934 W eLAine AVe

HODGe ROSALie J tRUStee

ReGeeR BeRt tRUStee

$2,500,000

2/26/16

2775 eASt VALLeY RD

FARRAR GRAHAM S eU

BACOn MARK A JR tRUStee

$961,500

2/26/16

2526 SHeLBY St

LeSSLeR MiCHAeL J

AtHAnASSiADiS tRACeY A tRUStee

$2,052,500

3/04/16

1946 PAQUitA DR

3319 PADARO LAne LLC

$13,000,000

3/01/16

3319 PADARO Ln

PeteRSen WiLLiAMJ tRUStee

neWtOn AMY J tRUStee

$850,000

3/03/16

3064 GLenGARY RD

UninCORPORAteD

RUSSeLL StePHen W tRUStee

HAtLeY MiCHAeL D tRUStee

$1,795,000

2/29/16

6800 SAntA ROSA RD

WieSteR KRiStA K

LORenZO MARiSOL

$278,000

2/26/16

500 S U St

PinO ROBeRt K eU

HALeSKi JAMeS eU

$355,000

2/29/16

1120 n X St

DOWHOWeR SARAH A

DOWHOWeR KeVie O

$34,500

2/29/16

4005 CLUB HOUSe RD

DOWHOWeR KeVie O

CHiLL ROBeRt n eU

$407,000

2/29/16

4005 CLUB HOUSe RD

MCAntee COLLeen A eA

MeLAtti JOSePH eU

$214,000

2/23/16

151 MiZAR PL

FAnnie MAe

LYnn SHAUn C

$289,000

2/26/16

316 e tAYLOR St

VeA LAMBeRtO R eA

CARRiLLO ALVARO Q eA

$255,000

2/29/16

1708 n MiLLeR St

CAnn GARY W eU

SeRVin ADRiAn P

$329,000

2/26/16

1046 De SOtO DR

PRAtt JOSePH W tRUStee

KiM YOUnG n

$225,000

2/25/16

310 e MCCOY Ln 8B

HenDeRSOn DOnALD R tRUStee

1677 MAPLe PARtneRS LP

$2,710,000

2/26/16

1677 MAPLe AVe

MASOn GRACe LLC

JOSe ViLLA PHOtOGRAPY inC

$595,000

2/23/16

422 FiRSt St

WeLLS FARGO BAnK nA

GOtSCHALL CHRiStOPHeR A eU

$561,000

2/24/16

725 KOLDinG AVe

COLGAte DAViD R tRUStee

MOttA SiLViO L eU

$795,000

2/26/16

1313 CiMARROn DR

AQUinO BiSCOnDe R eU

MORGenSteRn JAMeS A eU

$335,000

3/02/16

509 COLBeRt DR

WiLLiAMS MARQUeL t

tHOMAS JASOn eU

$344,500

3/03/16

304 CHAPLin CiR

GOnZALeZ AMADO

GOnZALeZ AMADO eA

$180,000

3/01/16

3676 ViA LAtO

RAnCHO De LA MARROn LLC

SABinO FAMiLY RAnCH LLC

$500,000

3/04/16

2770 SAn AntOniO RD

SteRPA SeBAStinO tRUStee

JOHn SeBAStinO VineYARDS LLC

$3,200,000

3/02/16

e HWY 246

GUnn BettY R

SiMOnS SOCORRO tRUStee

$322,000

3/04/16

1214 n PALiSADe DR

LUtZ LeLAnD L tRUStee

MiLLeR MiCHAeL S eU

$412,000

3/03/16

552 e inGeR DR

PARRiSH MARVin A tRUStee

M & H PROPeRtieS LLC

$1,000,000

3/04/16

1559 e BetteRAViA RD

AUMOnt HeLene H

MiSeRLiS CHARLOtte eA

$620,000

3/04/16

1628 LAUReL AVe

nORtH CHARLeS M tRUStee

AnDeRSOn CHARLeS t eU

$600,000

3/01/16

1282 CAtARinA St

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed.

While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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121 East Arrellaga Street I

f you had visited the Simpson House the year it was built, you would have arrived by sea or by stagecoach, a 36-hour ride from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. The Civil War would have ended nine years ago, Ulysses S. Grant would be serving his second term of office, the railroad would not arrive for another 14 years, and there would be no electricity in Santa Barbara for 22 years.

Robert Simpson had emigrated from Scotland, and wife Julia Simpson from New York state. Their daughters, Mary and Margaret, were born in Santa Barbara when they purchased the city block that included the acre that was to be the site of their future home. In 1874, the Italianate Victorian was constructed with wood siding that had to be off-loaded from ships and floated to shore.

Before the home was purchased from the estate of Mary, the last surviving Simpson daughter, in 1921, the family had seen the arrival of the railroad and the advent of the automobile, and enjoyed the comfort of electricity and indoor plumbing.

The new owner, E.P. Dunn, was the proprietor of the elegant and prestigious Arlington Hotel. Santa Barbara had long been established as a winter resort, and the wealthy had settled here and built large estates to enjoy the Mediterranean climate. The Arlington Hotel was reconstructed after the 1909 fire, only to be devastated again in the 1925 earthquake when its water towers collapsed and fell four floors to the ground, destroying the hotel.

The Arlington Theatre now stands on its site.

The Simpson House survived the quake and, upon Dunn’s death, was purchased by Katharine McCormick, who had married into the McCormick family (of mechanical reaper fame) and also maintained their renowned Montecito estate, Riven Rock. Her husband, Stanley McCormick, was insane and lived out his years at his estate in Montecito. An independent woman, Katharine McCormick patronized the arts and research into birth-control methods. She used the Simpson House as a guest house and added the dining room, rear porch, and maids’ quarters.

After McCormick’s death in 1968, the property was willed to her personal secretary and confidante, Sarah De Laney, who sold it to the Thunderbird Development Company in 1970. Fortunately for the Simpson House, the next six years did not provide a healthy enough economic climate to justify being bulldozed and redeveloped, as it went through the hands of three development companies.

In 1976, when Glyn and Linda Davies recognized its uniqueness and purchased it as their home, the Davies family began their “labor of love” and undertook an overwhelming restoration of the main house. In addition, they tended the grounds and re-created the serenity and elegance of a Victorian jewel.

In July 1985, the Simpson House opened its doors as a bed-and-breakfast inn and was awarded a Structure of Merit award for its unique architecture and setting. In 1992, the Simpson House and gardens were declared a historic landmark. It is considered one of the best preserved and restored homes of the Victorian era in California.

Original Owners: Robert and Julia Simpson Year Built: 1874 Architect: C.M. Winslow Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Architect JEFF SHElTOn Studio: 519 Fig Avenue, jeffsheltonarchitect.com SPEciAltiES: Architecture, Interior Design, Tiles, Furniture notA ot blE ProjEctS: Ablitt Tower, El Jardín, El Andaluz condo complex, Vera Cruz house, otA Cota Street Studios, Oak Tree House, Casa Blanca Restaurant There is a distinct possibility that Jeff Shelton is the coolest guy on the Santa Barbara architectural scene. Anyone who has seen his unmistakable work— work which has been described as Gaudí meets Dr. Seuss—scattered throughout downtown can probably guess his vibrant creativity and warm professional character.

Shelton’s iconic green Vera Cruz house on lower Santa Barbara Street is covered in cement board paintings that were commissioned from as many as 150 area professional and amateur artists, one as young as 6 years old.“It’s spectacular what some people came up with,” says Shelton.“Each painting has a story behind it.”

The vision for Vera Cruz came to Shelton by his deeply personal association with the Sanford Darling home near Santa Barbara City College that was torn down in the early ’70s after being featured in Life magazine’s eccentricities section.

“As a little kid, we would pilgrimage [to] that; it was holy,” says Shelton. After his wife’s death, Darling occupied his later years covering every inch of his house with personal paintings of all the places he had visited and loved. “There were Mount Fujis everywhere,” says Shelton.“He must have had a great time in Japan.”

A commemorative painting of Mount Fuji can be seen on Vera Cruz.

Shelton’s success in town with unusual designs is a bit surprising. Architects and designers who have attempted daring design plans, or, really any construction at all, in Santa Barbara have faced the edicts of local planning laws. But Shelton’s relaxed attitude has no finitudes. “It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of issues,” he says of his commitment to producing his colorful, curvy designs.“I let the rules come in, and then I just go.”

Still, Shelton anticipates that first moment of a project when all the possibilities still lay beneath his pencil. “My goal is [to be in] this area with a blank piece of paper. That is paradise,” he explains from his perfectly cluttered desk. Shelton’s office space has recognizable elements of his life’s work, which include tile illustrations, collected travel inspiration, and a large model of his Ablitt Tower that his daughter converted into an impressive dollhouse many years ago. The office itself is situated in a converted wooden carriage house where its 1930s owner, a Mr. Varney, carved the filigree of flowers and cherubs.

Shelton is currently finishing the building next to Art From Scrap, which he fondly calls “El Zapato” because he says it looks like a shoe. The client had stayed in his Ablitt Tower while on vacation and then decided to move here from Maine so she could commission a Shelton architectural piece of her own. “If you go to our jobsite, you can see the delight,” he says. “I’ve had owners not wanting the job to end.”

Shelton credits his collaborators for much of his successful work.“When you walk by, you feel the people in this town that invested in the building. You just get this feeling like someone thought about it,” he says. “You may not like it. You may think it’s garish or that it’s too far— far that’s fine. But there was not one detail we missed.”

Visit jeffsheltonarchitect.com to download a free walking-tour poster of his n downtown work.

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r. and Mrs. House Hunter thought they were through with home ownership.

For a few years, they lived in rented, fully furnished places and enjoyed the lack of responsibility of it all. Using someone else’s stuff provides a subtle sense of adventure. Maybe hermit crabs feel the same thing.

Now the Hunters have bought a house here in Santa Barbara and are remembering what it’s like to be homeowners again. On the plus side, there’s a sense of pride in having a piece of the planet to call their own. There’s also the joy of knowing they won’t have to pack up the multitude of boxes and move again. All to the good.

But then came the other side of the story — the part about Mr. Hunter not being the greatest homeowner in the world. Memories came clawing back, such as the time the electrician came to fix an outdoor light and determined the problem to be not terribly difficult: a burned-out bulb. Mr. Hunter could have sworn he checked that, but whatever.

Worse is the return of an affliction he had almost forgotten about in his nomad years: “chronic laziness.”

As a renter, when the water tank would erupt or the roof would collapse, Mr. Hunter would simply call the owner, and the cavalry would come a-runnin’. Same for the myriad other upkeep issues, such as plumbing, painting, yard work, roofing, etc., and (yikes) etc. Now those things fall to Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, only one of whom is gung ho about such efforts. (Hint: not Mr. Hunter.)

The symptoms of chronic laziness all came crashing back recently as Mr. Hunter was carrying tools to a backyard project. Instead of wisely making two or even three trips, he chose the “lazy man’s carry,” which involves piling everything in one monstrous, tippy armload, including a hammer in one hand and a saw in the other. Despite all that, things were proceeding well enough until, roughly mid-journey, a mosquito chose to land on his nose.

First of all, how do mosquitoes know when a human’s defense mechanisms are otherwise occupied? When the target is unfettered, they choose guerilla attacks on remote sectors, usually ankles, but once the hands and arms are full, it’s banzai, for the face! A mystery.

Ordinarily, a sane home improver faced with this problem would put down his burden and prudently dispose of the bug. But not a chronic lazy man. Instead, he will find himself giving serious thought to the idea of smacking himself in the face with a hammer. He will realize that this could result in serious pain and possibly lasting disfiguration, and he will briefly give up the notion. But then a fleeting thought will cross his brain (zika!), and the hammer will swing.

Mr. Hunter is expected to make a full recovery.

Another aspect, also involving bugs, is “lazy man painting.” The other day, Mr. Hunter was perched atop a ladder, reaching deeply into a crevice with a paintbrush, when a daddy longlegs chose to make a permanent settlement right in his paint path.

Hmm. Mr. Hunter quickly considered his options: Stop, put down the brush, shoo the creature away and resume, or … n Mr. Hunter apologizes to the Arachnids.

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ll faucets in modern houses have flow restrictors on them, but they are set at one to two gallons per minute, way too much these days, especially for washing hands. To set faucets in the bathroom (not the kitchen) to about a quarter of that flow, I got under the sink and partially closed the shutoff valves.

This is how you do it: With the faucets wide open on both the hot and cold side, turn the shutoff valves below the sink until the water seems to run about one-fourth less. This should be about one quart a minute. It is still enough to wash hands and face, brush teeth, and so on, and it saves a ton of water!

—Larry Switze

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 3/19 & Sunday 3/20 Carpinteria 3950 Via Real #246, 2BD/2BA $229,000, Sun 1-3, John Villar & Associates, John Villar 805-886-6890

1045 Palmetto Way #D, 3BD/1.5BA, $510,000, Sun 1-3, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbie Detmer 805-886-2233 1281 Franciscan Court #4, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $529,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124 5446 8th Street #12, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $585,000, Seascape Realty, Jackie Williams 805-680-5066

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231 Linden Avenue #18, 1BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $589,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-680-5175 3375 Foothill Road #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $750,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805 684-3415 1275 La Pala Lane, 5BD/2BA, Sat 12-3 Sun 12-3, $969,000, Coldwell Banker, Nancy Hussey 805-452-8787 3375 Foothill Road 1114 + 1113, 5BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,898,000, Coldwell Banker, Carole Thompson 805-452-8787 250 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $2,849,000, Village Properties, Mitch Morehart 805-689-7233 3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805-689-1066

Downtown Santa Barbara 445 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $549,500, Pacific Coast Realty, Antoun W. Wassef 805-324-1848

557 East Montecito Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $649,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Kelly Mahan 805-208-1451 536 Bath Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $650,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Anthony Bordin 805-729-0527 221/223 West Cota, (2) 1BD/1BA Duplex, Sun 1-4, $675,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties Anthony Bordin 805-729-0527 230 West Cota Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties Anthony Bordin 805-729-0527 1125 San Andres, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $719,000, Alemann and Associates, Terence Alemann 805-637-3378 123 Bath Street Unit #A8, 1BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $747,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-886-1175 461 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $929,000, Coldwell Banker, Crysta Metzger 805-453-8700 555 East Arrellaga Street #1, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-2, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158

109 West Junipero Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,049,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 1219 Laguna Street, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Santa Barbara Group Joe Parker 805-886-5735

1254 Camino Meleno, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 & Gail Pearl 805-637-9595 5814 La Goleta Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-452-8284

10 West Quinto Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112

7720 Kestrel Lane, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $2,125,000, Keller Williams, Janay Marshall 720-984-0087

3791 State Street #E, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-5, $1,100,000, Village Properties, Jan Banister 805-455-1194

7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $2,649,000, Village Properties, Lynda Bohnett 805-637 6407 Alyson Spann 805-637-2884

1502 Del La Vina, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-3, $1,350,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Anthony Bordin 805-729-0527 220 East Yanonali Street #B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,389,000, Village Properties, David Magid 805-451-0402 219 Equestrian Avenue, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Thomas Johansen 805-4555736 Leanne Wood 805-284-7177 924 Garden Street #J, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $2,365,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Michael Calcagno 805-896-0876

Hope Ranch 4132 Hidden Oaks Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,295,000, Village Properties, Aaron Gilles 805-895-1877

4375 Via Glorieta, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1:30-4:30, $2,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-687-2666 4140 Marina Drive, 5BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,950,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sun 12:30-4, $3,875,000, Stones Real Estate Team, Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

Mission Canyon 2726 Williams Way, 3BD/1BA, Sat 12-3 Sun 2-4, $899,999, Berkshire Hathaway, Sunnie Maxwell 805-252-9524

1485 Tunnel Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,145,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805-403-0668 2660 Montrose Place, 4BD/4BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gavin Koehn 805-698-1258 Lisa Ann Walters 805-705-6368 2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, 2BD/2.5BA,

By Appt. $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532

Montecito 1940 North Jameson Lane #B, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $825,000, Village Properties, Lynn Golden 805-570-5888

1220 Coast Village Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $865,000, Village Properties, Sina Omidi 805-689-7700 1220 Coast Village Road #110 , 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Laura Collector 805-451-2306 421 Seaview Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,395,000, Village Properties, Louise McKaig 805-637-4774

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33 Dearborn Place #39, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $360,000, Keller Williams Santa Barbara, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532

209 Reef Court, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-3, $739,500, Coldwell Banker, Joanne Stoltz 805-563-7234

595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808

50 Barranaca Avenue #8, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $975,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joyce Enright 805-570-1360

1560 North Jameson Lane, 4BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $1,575,000, Compass California Inc., Colleen Beall 805-895-5881

537 Barling Terrace, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $669,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 250 Palo Alto Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 3-5, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Heather Martineau 805-231-3558

2328 Cliff Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $999,000, Village Properties, Joan Roberts 805-448-0526

556 Periwinkle 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,975,000, Village Properties, Amy Baird 805-478-9318

37 Colusa Drive, 3BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $749,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patrice Rossi 805-722-2899

444 La Marina Drive, 3BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642 Reyne Stapelmann 805-705-4353

1295 Spring Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Barbara Savage 805-455-1933

211 Pebble Beach Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $750,000, Pacific Coast Realty, Nancy A Nolan 805-570-1015

231 Los Alamos, 3BD/ 2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,298,000, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416

71 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,998,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602

280 Daytona Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $755,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642

612 Calle Del Oro, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $1,499,000, Sotheby’s, Chris Kane 805-448-7421 Michael Nicassio 805-698-2253

462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12:30-2:30, $1,999,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684

20 Baker Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $849,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patti Yahyavi 805-452-6492 31 Mendocino Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 5533 Cathedral Oaks, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $975,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108 5663 Via Trento, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-5, $1,099,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Urbany & Alisa Pepper 805-331-0248 72 Sanderling Lane, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160

208 Cooper Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $1,550,000, Grubb Village Properties, Campbell Group 805-448-3081 1642 Shoreline Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805-455-1190 1570 La Vista Del Oceano, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,975,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kevin Schmidtchen 805-689-6877

43 Humphrey Road, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $2,399,000, Village Properties, Marilyn Moore 805-689-0507 298 East Mountain Drive, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,450,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805-453-4555 1338 School House Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, $2,495,000, Village Properties, Susan J Pate 805-895-9385 309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 12-3, $2,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tony Miller 805-705-4007 1781 San Leandro Lane, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,735,000, Coldwell Banker, Charlie Petersen 805-637-0312

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 3/19 & Sunday 3/20 Montecito (continued)

Noleta

664 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,740,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens 805-455-1165

5220 James Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Coldwell Banker, Cathy Moseley 805-570-6006

216 Ortega Ridge Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $3,250,000, Coldwell Banker, Teresa McWilliams, 805-895-7038

Riviera

2700 Torito Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Timothy Dahl 805-565-4032 595 Freehaven Drive, 7BD/5.5BA, Sun 1-5, $3,475,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622 720 Ladera Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $3,785,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805-452-0471

705 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/6BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $4,450,000, Village Properties, Ron Madden 805-284-4170 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $4,620,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas & Kristin Wolf 805-845-2888

923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477

470 Hot Springs Road, 4BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Nancy Kogevinas 805-450-6233

1525 Las Tunas Road, 5BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,695,000, Coldwell Banker, Andrew Templeton 805-895-6029 2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sat 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805-637-7588 830 Riven Rock Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $7,495,000, Sotheby’s, The Stricklands 805-708-6969 Maureen McDermut 805-570-5545 1530 Mimosa Lane, 6BD/6BA, Sun 2-4, $7,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Nancy Hamilton 805-451-4442 1850 Jelinda Drive, 5BD/8BA, Sun 11:30-3:30, $7,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-451-4999 610 Cima Vista Lane, 6BD/8BA, Sun 1-3, $11,900,000, Village Properties, Pamela Regan 805-969-8900

3092 Calle Rosales, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3:30 Sun 1-4, $998,000, Village Properties, Carol Frazzano 805-2522272 Chris Salvetti 805 705-4040

531 Meadow View Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $655,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707

434 Paseo Del Descanso, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,286,000, Sotheby’s, Wilson Quarre 805-680-9747

331 Conejo Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927

1431 Portesuello Avenue, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,349,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805-895-5150

1202 Las Alturas Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,349,000, Teles Properties, Inc., Larry S. Martin 805-895-6872

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,475,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479

1102 East Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,650,000, Sotheby’s, Nick Svensson 805-895-2957

1189 North Ontare Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,589,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Teresa Salvione 805-5707812 Bunny DeLorie 805-570-9181

1523 Knoll Circle, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,675,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Lisa McCollum 805-886-6746 151 La Vista Grande, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,749,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805-637-7588 1570 Oramas Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-3, $1,849,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-284-7177 Judy Mansbach 805-570-5555 2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA, By Appt., $1,895,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532 1704 Mission Ridge Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-5, $1,950,000, Keller Williams, Gay Milligin & Company 805-689-8090

3815 Crescent Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Dianne and Brianna Johnson 805-450-6078

Summerland 2205 Lillie Avenue #D, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $899,000, Sotheby’s, Marie Larkin 805-680-2525

2542 Banner Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,875,000, Village Properties, Cole Robbins 805-403-7735 Jim Witmer 805-448-3921

Upper East Santa Barbara 2525 State Street #15, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000, Village Properties, Cindy Campbell 805-570-4959

3125 Oxbow Place, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $669,000, Sotheby’s, Susan Beckman 805-245-8141 332 Nykobing, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $680,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805-689-5799 331 Beech Court, 6BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $695,000, Sotheby’s, Alexandra “Sasha” Bondarchuk 805-565-8651 1139 Cota Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $699,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Peggy Johnson 805-245-5978 3021 Buttonhook Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $775,000, Sotheby’s, Laura Drammer 805-448-7500 1888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $839,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805-705-5206 2699 Quail Valley Road, 5BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707 3173 Samantha Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805-680-3594 3455 Cerrito Street, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $739,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Bahnken 805-722-8663 1655 Cougar Ridge Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 12-4, $1,075,000, Village Properties, Wayne Natale 805-680-7227

1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146

1814 Olive Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Sotheby’s, Jim Alzina 805-455-1941

1734 Franceschi Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $2,295,000, Keller Williams, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805-720-5362 Frangina Spandau 805-259-5783

2446 Garden Street, 3BD/5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Betty L Jeppesen 805-450-1789

1520 Franceschi Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,395,000, Sotheby’s, Jennifer Johnson 805-455-4300

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 10-5 Sun 10-5, $3,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416 Jason S. Ebin 310497-9593 Debby Rexford 805-886-8773

5575 Baseline Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3:30, $1,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Carole Colone 805-708-2580

Santa Ynez Valley

Ventura County

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194

San Roque 3435 Richland Drive #19, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $469,000, Village Properties, Marta Weeks 805-689-0410

295 North Broadway Street #159, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $91,500, Santa Barbara Estates, Christopher A Page 805-284-8422

3570 Modoc Road #15, 2BD/1.5BA,

By Appt. , $575,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158

80 Zaca Street #73, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $179,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand & Ken Sideris 805-698-9902

5015 Caire Circle, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $849,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Dickman 805-689-3135

5153 Brittany Court, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $459,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand & Ken Sideris 805-698-9902

2545 Alamo Pintado Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Ellingsberg 805-729-4334 470 Bluebird Glen, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,597,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Deanna Harwood 805-325-1452 490 Bluebird Glen Road, 5BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,649,999, Sotheby’s, Laura Drammer 805-448-7500

652 Allegro Court, 4BD/3BA, Sat 11-2, $748,600, Berkshire Hathaway, Tony Rodriguez 805-907-0425

2150 Hillcrest Drive, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-5, $1,245,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, The Goodwin & Thyne Team 805-899-1102

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

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630 Stonehouse Lane, 5BD/5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,650,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805-252-7305

435 Fairway Place, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $585,000, Sotheby’s, Susan Beckman 805-245-8141

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1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $5,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980

2940 Valencia Drive, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $949,000, Village Properties, Leslie McFadden 805-252-4541

march 17, 2016

975 Mariposa, 4BD/4BA, BY APPT, 2-4, $4,799,000, Grubb Village Properties, Campbell Group 805-448-3081

769 Chelham Way, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,240,000, Prestigious Properties & Investments, Francie Berezo 805-705-2561

131 Sierra Vista, 2BD/2BA, Sat 12:30-3:30, $462,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-1205

independent real estate

187 East Mountain Drive, 4BD/5.5BA, By Appt., $4,200,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477

2045 Paseo Almeria, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Village Properties, Susan Jordano 805-680-9060

715 Russell Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $867,000, Village Properties, Chris Salvetti 805-705-4040