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Cover STORY

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Did This God-Loving Man Serve 25 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn’t Commit?

(Tyler Hayden)

ON THE COVER AND ABOVE: Joel Alcox. Photos by Frank Perez.

Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll Ballot . . . . . . . 45

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for the Best of all An election should be a deliberate and considered proposal, undertaken with serious and thoughtful intent. But it needn’t drag on forever. Unlike some balloting we’re aware of, voting in The Santa Barbara Independent’s Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll lasts a scant four weeks. It is open to all comers, young or old, resident or visitor, and winning does not require deep pockets or fundraising, oratory or other operatic skills. What is needed is an untrammeled opinion of at least 20 of the potential Bests in Santa Barbara. The choices pop up online today at independent .com/bestof2016ballot, and also at page 45 within. Wednesday, August 17, at 5 p.m. is when we call time. Not to be confused with that other vote in November.

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Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

A satiric poke at the Pokémon Go phenomenon.

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Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . 60

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news briefs LAW & DISORDER Juan Aguilar Perez, 56, of Santa Barbara was arrested on 7/15 for the hit-and-run death of 88-year-old S.B. resident Miguel Gutierrez-Vargas. CHP investigators said that early on 7/14, Perez struck Gutierrez-Vargas while he walked across San Lorenzo Drive east of San Felipe Drive in a neighborhood near Goleta. Perez, driving a blue Silverado Chevrolet, was arrested just one block away from the site of the crash.

The early-morning sighting of an estimated 10-foot great white shark feeding on a seal or sea lion off Carpinteria Beach on 7/15 prompted lifeguards to post caution signs along the beachfront and cancel junior lifeguard swim and paddle competitions.

With water contact off-limits, upward of 1,500 junior guards — coming from as far as Avila Beach and Leo Carrillo State Beach — focused on soft-sand relay races, distance runs, and flags.

CITY LOCKSTEP: Chief Lori Luhnow became a cop 27 years ago after watching her twin sister go through police training at the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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She Talks Homelessness, Implicit Bias, and Training Guardians, Not Warriors

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onday afternoon in front of a packed City Council chambers, Lori Luhnow, a 27-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, was sworn in as Santa Barbara’s new chief of police. Her officers clapped loudly alongside councilmembers and public safety brass as her fiancé pinned the chief’s shield to her uniform. Luhnow thanked her Eastside neighbors for their warm welcome and teared up as she talked about the support of her three brothers and sister in the audience.

Luhnow becomes Santa Barbara’s top cop at an intensely volatile time for law enforcement. A block away at the downtown post office, the flag flew at half-staff for the three officers killed in Baton Rouge on Sunday.

Less than two weeks earlier, the stars and stripes were lowered after the murder of five Dallas officers. But Luhnow, who oversaw investigative and training divisions during her decorated San Diego career, believes earnestly in community policing as a way to bridge the expanding gulf of distrust between the public and police. It’s more than a buzzword, she said; it’s a measurable method of law enforcement that humanizes both sides of the thin blue line.

Luhnow sat down with The Santa Barbara Independent shortly before she took the oath

of office. What follows is an edited version of our conversation.

in addressing the problems before they become crises.

What exactly is “community policing”?

Have you personally seen its results? It is effectively policing based on a community’s priorities. A perfect example is when I was a young patrol officer in a rough part of San Diego. Everyone was earning respect by working drugs and gangs, and I was determined to get a good drug or gang project. So I started knocking on doors at an apartment complex, and person after person I talked to deflected me to a chop shop in their alley.

It operated at night and kept their families awake. Because of the number of people it was impacting, I couldn’t walk away. It wasn’t a sexy problem, but I really was able to change the quality of life for these people.

That created trust, and later on, those same people provided information on other cases.

How did you address homelessness and mental-health issues in San Diego? I think a program that the department has which would be very effective here is the HOT team —the Homeless Outreach Team. It’s putting psychological clinicians with officers. It’s a comprehensive response and working within a team from day one when contacting the people who need help the most.

What Santa Barbara priorities will you be working on? I know there is a lot of concern about the increase in the homeless population. That’s something we need to address.

I have to get our staffing where it should be so we can get more resources to deal with all the social issues of homelessness. It’s not a criminal problem; however, we are tasked with taking on the criminal aspects. I really would like to pull in all the county and social agencies and have us work more cohesively

How have you seen the profession change since you became a police officer in 1988? Do you see it continuing to evolve? Post-9/11 you saw that warrior mentality come out.

We really ramped up from a tactical perspective. But we have started to shift from “We’re trying to create warriors” to “We’re trying to create guardians.” People are questioning the legitimacy of our actions, so we’re working hard to train the hearts and the minds of our officers to recognize that we’re all humans first.

We come in with biases and experiences that filter our interactions. The more we can train to those, the better. The awareness is the first step. Implicit bias is something you may not even be aware of. You can’t control it. But you can control the explicit bias. We have strong policies and procedures, and we don’t tolerate any perceived bias. It’s just letting cont’d page 10 

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Continuing its counterattack against Santa Barbara’s opposition to short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods, advocacy group Save the Rentals has released a pair of reports claiming that the impact of short-term rentals on long-term housing and neighborhood tranquility has been overstated. While one report concludes that shutting down short-term vacation rentals would only produce a half-percent increase in the long-term rental stock, the other finds that, based on complaint records, short-term rentals “do not result in heightened nuisance issues.” Both reports, available at STRSantaBarbara.org, were authored by the California Economic Forecast.

COUNTY Facing dozens of people wearing “I Love Ziplines” T-shirts, the county supervisors green-lighted a zipline project in the Santa Ynez Valley on 7/19. After the project was approved by the Planning Commission in January, a neighbor quickly appealed, citing concerns about access to the site, as well as noise and environmental impacts.

This week, project applicant Stuart Gildred pledged to give 80 disadvantaged kids per month a free ride. Prices otherwise are $110 for adults and $85 for kids. Supervisor Janet Wolf opposed the project, saying, “This is potentially setting a precedent in our ag land.”

The 805 is encountering “area code exhaust,” said John Manning, senior director of North American Numbering Plan Administration. To meet the need for more telephone numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission is taking the first step toward adding an additional area code.

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Southern California’s commercial fishermen — including hundreds based out of Santa Barbara Harbor — have won a small battle in their decades-long turf war with the southern sea otter, a federally protected marine mammal that has rebounded from the brink of extinction at the hands of fur traders nearly 200 years ago. On July 11, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived a previously struckdown lawsuit brought by fishermen represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for violating a 1987 law designed to protect both expanding otter populations and the commercially valuable species they readily feast upon. In the most general terms, the compromise was this: Otters get Central California and San Nicolas Island; commercial fishermen get Point Conception to Mexico.

But in December 2012, Fish & Wildlife determined otter management — namely capturing and relocating otters discovered south of Point Conception — a failure, and ended it. The fishermen sued. They were initially rebuffed. Last week, they won on appeal.

The issue isn’t about hands-on otter management, however, according to Jonathan Wood, the PLF’s lead attorney. The management law also protects fishermen from prosecution should they accidentally disturb or harm sea otters while fishing, and “that’s the key” to last week’s ruling, he said. “The point is to have some protection for fishermen as the otter population expands down here [in Southern California],” added Michael Harrington, with plaintiff groups Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara and the California Abalone Association, among others. Scientists expect otters to continue to expand their range into Southern California; how quickly depends in part on the health of kelp forests — their main hangout — and — Keith Hamm predation by great white sharks.

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Though UCSB’s transportation consultant replaced a yield sign with a crossing light on plans for the Storke and El Colegio Road intersection, as requested by parents of Isla Vista schoolchildren, a meeting on 7/7 showed that large differences remained between the community and the university on who needed crosswalks where. Vice Chancellor Marc Fisher explained a new crosswalk across Storke, found useless by attendees, would be used by students and employees at the San Joaquin apartments being built. To the end of the contentious meeting, parents objected fruitlessly that the new “pork-chop island” atop a righthand turn lane from El Colegio onto Storke would endanger children.

EDUCATION Joining Laura Capps and Wendy SimsMoten in the race for a spot on Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education, Dr. Jacqueline Reid pulled her candidacy papers on July 18. Reid, currently serving her second term as president of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, holds advanced degrees in education from UCSB and Pepperdine University and spent more than a decade as an elementary school teacher. “I understand the challenges that teachers and parents face,” she said in a statement, “and I plan to support our teachers so they have the necessary resources to ensure all students succeed in school and to support parent involvement to promote student achievement.”

ENVIRONmENT The John C. Pritzlaff Conservation Center opened on 7/13, ending a seven-year effort

to replace Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s century-old Gane House, which burned in the 2009 Jesusita Fire. The Garden’s Seed the Future Campaign raised nearly $15 million to build the new conservation center in its place. Named after former representative and Arizona state senator John C. Pritzlaff Jr. the eco-friendly research and education facility houses exhibition space, a herbarium, and a rare seed bank.

STATE More than a year after a Supreme Court ruling made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on 6/ 5 to broaden the language of California law in accordance with the decision. And a new bill, SB 1005, offered by State Sen. Hannah BethJackson in April, will alter the legalese of multiple California code sections to more genderneutral language, such as changing instances of words like “husband” and “wife” to more ambiguous words like “spouse,” said Jackson.

NATIONAL Montana Congressmember and part-time Hope Ranch resident Ryan Zinke spoke the first night of the Republican National Convention. Zinke, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and one-term congressmember now facing his first reelection campaign, predicted more American military personnel would be killed if Democrat Hillary Clinton were elected. “Donald Trump isn’t afraid to talk about radical Islamic terrorism, and he won’t be afraid to destroy it,” he said. Zinke is married to Lolita Hand, who grew up in Santa Barbara and now resides part-time in Hope Ranch. Zinke allowed Republican congressional candidate Justin Fareed — now facing off against Democrat Salud Carbajal — to use his home for a campaign fundraiser earlier this year. n

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ansum Clinic announced it would not opt out of participating in California’s medically-assisted-suicide law, which went into effect five weeks ago.

This makes Sansum — with 180 doctors and 125,000 patients—the biggest medical provider in the county to agree to assist terminally ill patients end their own lives. “Given our size and scope and the number of patients we care for and the types of diseases we see, it doesn’t make sense for us not to participate,” stated Marjorie Newman, Sansum assistant medical director.

The verdict, Newman said, was reached after much deliberation among physicians, executive staff, and board members. “This was not an easy decision,” she said.“It’s not the sort of thing you can hope to achieve DR. FRED KASS: Assisted suicide is state law; Sansum consensus about. We didn’t do any can’t say, “Yeah, but not here.” polling, but I can tell you some physiIn Oregon — where state voters ratified cians have said,‘Absolutely not,’ while a similar law in 1998—about 1,100 patients others have expressed support.”

Dr. Fred Kass, a leading figure with the have obtained such prescriptions. Of those, Cancer Center — which is affiliated with two-thirds took the drugs. About 70 perSansum—added, “This is a difficult, somber cent had cancer; another 7 percent had ALS. decision. We’re programmed to want to live. Many of these patients sought an accelerated But the Legislature voted to make this choice exit not because they were in great pain but available. We have a responsibility to be faith- because they wanted to end their lives on ful to what the Legislature enacted. I don’t their terms, not the disease’s. think we can say, ‘Yeah, but not here.’ ” According to state law, it’s up to treatBy contrast, Cottage Health and Marian ing physicians to determine whether their Medical Center—a Catholic hospital in Santa patients have six months to live or not. That Maria—have announced they are exercising call has to be independently verified by a secthe opt-out clause contained in the state bill ond physician who is not affiliated by medical and will not be participating. Likewise, Visit- group or financial interest to the first. If there’s ing Nurse & Hospice Care will be “educating any indication of mental incompetence, and supporting” patients seeking medically depression, or other serious mental illness, assisted suicide but will not be providing a psychiatric evaluation must be performed. direct assistance. Santa Barbara County Pub- For patients to get that far, they must make lic Health — with 26 full-time doctors and two oral requests—the second has to be 15 26,000 patients—is still studying the ques- days or more after the first—and one in writtion but will likely “not provide this service ing. That written request must be witnessed directly and will instead refer to community by two people, and only one can be a relative partners,” according to spokesperson Susan or potential heir.

Klein-Rothschild. CenCal Health — a pubUnder the rules outlined by the law, lic health-care entity that provides service to patients must be capable of administering 12,000 Medi-Cal recipients throughout Santa the drugs to themselves. A typical cocktail Barbara County and another 6,000 in San consists of 90 tablets of Seconol followed Luis Obispo—will also refer any inquiries to by a quick orange juice chaser coupled with Medi-Cal headquarters in Sacramento. an anti-emetic drug that prevents vomiting.

Newman and Kass pointed out that the Even the method by which a participating paperwork and reporting requirements to pharmacy provides the lethal drugs to the issue prescriptions for lethal drug overdoses patient is strictly proscribed. The price of is demanding, complicated, and exhaustive. Seconol, by the way, has recently skyrocketed “The Legislature indicated this procedure has from $200 per prescription to $3,000. That to be available to a defined subset of people, happened after the company manufacturing but not to everybody who wants to take their the drug was recently sold. life,” Kass stated. Only patients deemed so Extrapolating from the Oregon experiterminally ill they have six months of life or ence, Newman estimated that as many as less are eligible. Making that call, however, is eight patients a year are likely to request such not always an exact science. “Sometimes it’s services. To date, both she and Kass reported difficult,” Kass said.“We don’t come equipped that no Sansum patients have requested endwith a countdown watch in our bodies.” n of-life assistance.

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‘Patient dumping’ lawsuit Filed Blue Shield of California filed a lawsuit last week accusing CenCal Health — which provides medical services to 180,000 low-income patients — of “dumping” 38 of its sickest and most expensive patients by enrolling them into Blue Shield health insurance plans rather than covering the costs of treatment out of CenCal’s own revenues. According to the lawsuit, CenCal is paid a monthly fee to treat its patients by Medi-Cal. But beginning in 2014 — when the Affordable NO WRONGDOING? CenCal’s Bob Freeman denied any Care Act went into effect wrongdoing but said the disputed program will be — the lawsuit alleges that dropped.

CenCal began signing up its patients with illnesses like kidney failure, HIV, and AIDS with Blue Shield. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, claims this practice cost Blue Shield $11 million since 2014. Of those patients, all but one were from Santa Barbara.

The Affordable Care Act makes it illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage to anyone based on pre-existing medical conditions. CenCal chief Bob Freeman denied any wrongdoing on the part of his agency, but also said CenCal has stopped the practice of outsourcing its patients to Blue Shield. The patients under contention, he said, were part of a 25-year-old program designed to secure “premium assistance” for treatment-intensive patients already enrolled in other programs. He also said nothing in state law or health-care regulations barred CenCal from this practice.

Blue Shield spokesperson Steve Shivinsky objected that none of the patients in question had, in fact, been enrolled in any other health-care programs, adding that CenCal employees enrolled these patients into Blue Shield often without the knowledge of the patients themselves. Freeman denied this. Shivinsky noted that the California Department of Health Care Services ordered CenCal to stop this practice last December and again this year. Freeman insisted that CenCal opted to discontinue the program on its own because it had become administratively burdensome. The state orders, he maintained, only came after CenCal had abandoned the program. Blue Shield’s Shivinsky stated none of the patients would be — Nick Welsh denied coverage as the dispute winds down.

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people know you have implicit biases—we all have them. It’s really putting yourself in another’s position to know that.

What mistakes do you see officers make most often with the public that engenders animosity? And what mistakes do you see the public make with officers that feeds that dynamic? I think, in general, officers may try to get the last word in because they’re the authority. On the other side, people may not respect or maintain the boundaries of that authority. A lot of times there are crisis instances where those things occur and emotions blow up and cloud everything. But by building community relations, you create more understanding and respect for one another.

Are officers trained differently now than they were before? Younger officers are from a different generation, and they need to be trained differently. They are technology-based — they get their information that way. A lot of our training has to focus on the modeling of information

in the field. If all of a sudden people are coming to you to solve all their problems, and you’re not confident in de-escalating people’s language or anger, then you often are more apt to respond with force. It’s a natural fear-based response for someone who gets backed up.

In San Diego I worked on new officer training and showed modeling for some of those conflict-type situations in the field so they could have experience working through that—working on procedural justice, emotional intelligence. The good thing about the newer generations is that they are more willing to look at problems as part of social circumstances—not specifically that a person or class of people is responsible for a problem, but that our community or society let them down.

How does it feel to be the city’s first female police chief? I’m just excited to be a chief.

I’m grateful for the opportunity and the trust to take that role. But, yeah, I don’t know any different. I’ve been a female my n whole life.

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by N i C k W e l s H epublican congressional candidate Justin Fareed released a new poll last week showing he was two points ahead of his Democratic opponent Salud Carbajal — 46 to 44 — and a week later, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a poll of its own poll indicating that Carbajal was 10 points ahead— 49 to 39. ahead While poll results are notoriously fungible, campaign finance reports are less malleable to manipulation. For the reporting period between May 19 and June 30, Carbajal, a three-term county supervisor, raised $279,153, bringing his total to $2.16 million. Fareed, now making his second bid for Congress and running as the anti-career politician, reported raising $117,620, bringing his total to $1.25 million. Fareed, 27, made it to the November election by upsetting Republican frontrunner Katcho Achadjian, a three-term California assemblymember and three-term county supervisor from San Luis Obispo.

“We’re not surprised Salud has raised the money he’s raised; he’s the establishment candidate,” said Fareed spokesperson Christiana Purves. “We’re building a grassroots movement and enlisting support wherever we can.” (None of these financial numbers reflect money spent by PACs, super PACs, and independent expenditure committees on behalf of either candidate.)

According to Fareed’s poll, Fareed garnered favorable ratings among 41 percent of the 350 respondents and unfavorable from 23 percent. Carbajal’s favorable-unfavorable ratings were 43 and 28 percent, respectively.

Of the two polls, Carbajal’s most closely mirrors the election results from this June’s primary; in that election—with nine candidates vying to replace nine-term Congressmember Lois Capps—Carbajal secured 31.9 percent of the vote, and Fareed took 20.5 percent. The Democratic poll also showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican Donald Trump by 15 points. n

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James O’Mahoney, owner of two iconic Funk Zone museums — the Santa Barbara Surf Museum and simply The Museum — is worried his curatorial days are numbered because the property he’s been renting the past 33 years has just been sold.

Ray Mahboob, a Santa Barbara native and real estate investor, cleared escrow this week, buying the 10,000-square-foot 16 Helena Avenue property from a Castagnola family trust for $5.6 million in cash.

Mahboob’s timing could not have been better; with the much anticipated Entrada de Santa Barbara development at the bottom of State Street a year away from completion and a new children’s museum going up next door, real estate values in that part of town are primed to explode. Mahboob, who also owns the properties housing Forever 21 and the 99 Cents Only store, said he has no immediate plans for the 16 Helena property nor any desire to do any development there. “I have no ideas,” he said. “None whatsoever.

I just wanted to diversify.” As for O’Mahoney and his two museums, Mahboob said, “I don’t want him to leave.”

O’Mahoney, a surfer and onetime skateboard magazine pubJames O’Mahoney lisher, imbues Gidget-era surf culture with a breathless enthusiasm in his surf museum, and in the other a mouth-watering display of cool, weird collectables, many of which hark back to edgier aspects of Santa Barbara’s past. O’Mahoney leases the entire building for $6,200 a month and underwrites the cost of his two museums by subleasing to four enterprises, including Segway tours, a surf shop, and a skate shop.

Mahboob said he will charge $6,700 a month rent and allow O’Mahoney to sublease to two enterprises. As long as the neighborhood remains a noisy construction zone, O’Mahoney worries he won’t be able to find tenants willing to pay the freight, particularly if he can’t offer anything more than a month-to-month lease.

Equally problematic is O’Mahoney’s vast collection of “guy stuff” — spilling over a labyrinthine warren of rooms — that he’s spent decades accumulating. “I guess this is what progress looks like,” he said, adding, “Hey, man, I’m grateful for the 33 years — Nick Welsh I got here.”

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Watching the collective epileptic seizure that’s been emanating this week from Cleveland, I’m most struck by all that’s not been said. Yes, the gynophobes and misogynists have whipped themselves into a fine lather over how sublimely despicable Hillary is. In another context, I might find “Lock ’er Up” a catchy call-and-response. But in this case, the best friend and political consigliere of New Jersey governor Chris Christie — the guy leading the “Lock ’er Up” charge —was just indicted for bribery on a massive scale. Something about glass houses and stones somehow creeps to mind.

By contrast, conventioneering Democrats showed such amazing restraint in 1972, when Richard Nixon ran for reelection. No “Lock ’im Up” chants were to be heard even though Nixon actively conspired to bribe the Watergate burglars —hired to break into Democratic Party headquarters to see what dirt they had on Nixon’s corrupt dealings with

Vegas mogul, recluse, and germaphobe Howard Hughes. When the FBI got too close, Nixon unleashed the CIA to chase the G-men

away. In 1984, Democrats would have been excused for unleashing similar war chants against Ronald Reagan, who only recently had authorized a top-down conspiracy to sell missiles to Iran —then illegal because Iran was our declared enemy—and using the proceeds to buy weapons for anti-communist guerrillas (terrorists by today’s lexicon) then

trying to overthrow the socialist government of Nicaragua. All this was done despite explicit congressional prohibition against spending a dime to help these “rebels.”

If the Democrats could bite their tongues then, certainly, the Republicans would be advised to follow suit, especially since the FBI just determined Hillary Clinton’s breach of email security precautions — however egregious—did not constitute an indictable offense. Yes, it’s true Donald J. Jr. gave a hell of a speech Tuesday night. But it will never make anyone forget the now infamous “50 words” Melania Trump inadvertently borrowed — plagiarism is theft; shouldn’t we lock her up, too?—from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. Personally, I cringe when spouses and children give endorsement speeches for candidates. Doesn’t anyone else like them? But it’s actually worse than that.

Clearly coercive, this behavior constitutes a form of domestic violence for which the chant “Lock ’im up” might actually be apt.

If the message coming out of Cleveland is “Lock ’er Up,” it’s because the Republicans have no other means to unify their shattered party. I get it. In Santa Barbara, by contrast, when we have no clue what to do about an issue, we pretend it doesn’t exist. Up to a point, that works. That approach has worn thin, however, when it comes to the economic pain suffered because of Santa Barbara’s notoriously high rents. Why this issue has been so politically ignored as long as it has remains an

Pueblos as a kid, attended City College and UCSB, and worked in wine shops his entire

abiding mystery. But that may be changing.

A group calling itself the Rental Housing Roundtable —which represents several alphabets’ worth of acronyms and community organizations — is coming out of political hibernation to talk about the rental situation at a Thursday-evening forum at the downtown library. Based on the most recent annual rent survey prepared by the City of Santa Barbara, the median rent for all studios is now $1,438 a month. Six years ago, it was $1,095, $343 a month less. For two bedrooms, the jump was $750, from $1,750 a month to $2,500. That’s $9,000 more a year. Few of us have seen our pay increase by anything near that in the past six years. We’re lucky if it’s held steady. According to all the economic formulas, you need to make $54,000 a year to afford the median studio, and $93,000 to afford the typical two-bedroom unit. But according to Census information, the median household income for people who rent is $48,000.

I talked to a friend who recently equipped a vacant bedroom with a microwave, minifridge, and kitchen countertop. He added a deep box sink in the bathroom for dishes. He’s getting $1,100 a month. He got 35 applications.

Talked to another guy who’s been living at the same place on the lower Riviera 15 years. His place was the back half of an illegally subdivided house. For the past four years, he’s paid $850 a month. In April, City Hall inspectors red-tagged his home, meaning he could no longer sleep there. Someone complained. He’s 65. His landlord moved him into one of the cottages and allowed him to pay normal rent, but only for a few months. He went to Dos

adult life. Last December, he found himself suddenly unemployed. Social Security, if untaxed, would barely cover the new rent he’ll have to pay. But taxed it is, so he’s all dressed up with no place to go.

Some tenants at a 16-unit apartment on the 400 block of East Victoria Street just got notified their rents were going up $200 a month; others by $400. The building was recently sold. It’s now being gussied up. Most of the tenants have already left. One tenant works two jobs: “customer success manager” by day and hipster beer sommelier by night.

His partner works, too. Even with three jobs, they’re just squeaking by.

At the Thursday forum, organizers will talk about various and sundry solutions. In unincorporated Santa Barbara County, landlords face-lifting their digs are required to pay relocation assistance to tenants displaced by higher rents imposed to pay for the face-lift, but only under certain circumstances. The City of S.B. has a similar measure, but it only applies to landlords seeking to convert rentals to condos. That’s not the issue. That can be tightened up. Organizers talk about mandatory leases and just-cause evictions. But a justcause ordinance without rent control can’t stop evictions by rent increase. Even privately, forum organizers shy away from the words “rent control.” They prefer the term “rent stabilization” instead. It’s less scary. Whatever.

It may not be much, but unlike Cleveland, they’re actually talking about something. And that’s a start.

— Nick Welsh

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Lorenzo Dominique Sauceda 02/03/70-07/06/16

Lorenzo Dominique Sauceda went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the age of 46 years old. He passed away from a massive heart attack due to complications from cancer. He was kind, gentle, caring, humble, and funny, and had a positive outlook on life even during the most difficult times. He gave selflessly, put others first, and spent the last five years of his life caring for his great-aunt Sally Alvarez. He enjoyed sunsets, football, music, and spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his parents, Vivian and Rudy Myers; siblings, Xylon, Rose, Rudy, and Mikayla; daughters, Cassandra (Olivia) and Angelina; and 4 nieces and nephews, Veronika, Andrea, Joshua, and Nico. The Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 23, from 12-5pm at the Moose Lodge located at 110 W. Victoria St. in Santa Barbara. His family thanks you for your caring thoughts, prayers, and donations.

Donations can be made at www. gofundme.com/2e49h5w.

Susanna Fletcher Higman 07/23/19-05/27/16

Susanna Fletcher Higman was born on July 23, 1919, to Arthur and Suzy Baat. The family moved to Santa Barbara while Sue was an infant, and she remained a Santa Barbara resident for the rest of her long and active life.

Her father, Art, was a cook and pastry chef, and was able to take the family to the High Sierra for months-long excursions during Sue’s youth, inspiring in her a love of the wilderness and natural beauty that defined her life.

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Edwin Higman. Both shared a passion for the wilderness and travel and, equally, an active desire to maintain the beauty of the community they lived in.

Together they were active in the Sierra Club, the California State Parks Foundation, and local Santa Barbara groups such as GOO (Get Oil Out), the Community Environmental Council, the Small Wilderness Area Preserves, and the Santa Barbara County Environmental Resources Panel.

Sue and her husband, Jim were actively involved in the reconstruction of El Presidio de Santa Barbara, where she served as a member and secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. She became an honorary life trustee in 2003.

Sue was also a member of a group of women known as “Pearl’s Girls,” who assisted Pearl Chase in her tireless efforts to maintain the charm and beauty of Santa Barbara.

She worked with Pearl on the Plans and Planting Committee of the Community Arts Association as treasurer and later as president. Sue also participated on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the La Purisima Mission State Historic Park and was recognized for her contributions there in 1975.

The Higmans played a key role in mobilizing the community and resources necessary to acquire the Wilcox Property, now known as the Douglas Family Preserve, an outstanding community asset that will be treasured by generations to come.

Sue’s love of history fostered an interest in early mission music, and she assisted in the creation of a series of music programs at missions around the state.

She and her husband, Jim, were legendary travelers. They were mainstays of the local backpacking community and could be counted on to enrich countless Sierra Club trips with their intelligence and humor. They also sought out and visited the most remote places on the planet, long before it was popular to do so. Destinations such as Ethiopia, South Africa, and China were all undertaken with courage and enthusiasm that rewarded them with rich and amazing experiences. The Higmans traveled by truck to Cabo San Lucas in the 1950s, long before a paved highway was built. They loved to get off the beaten path and were willing to endure privation and hardship to experience a more authentic side of the places they visited.

Sue passed away on May 27, 2016. She was preceded in death

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by her husband, Jim, who passed in December of 2012. Family members in California, Hawaii, Arizona, and Idaho, and friends and colleagues around the world, continue to honor her selfless contributions to the community.

Those close to her will never and can never forget her brash effusive nature. Sue would always say exactly what was on her mind in a loud, clear voice but with a smile on her face. She was one of a kind and will be sorely missed.

James B. Reigle

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James B. Reigle, age 85, formerly of Flint, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in California. Jim was born August 3, 1929, in Flint the son of John and Wanda Reigle. He served his country as an officer in the U.S. Air Force serving in Washington D.C. and Rabat, French Morocco. Jim was a graduate of Michigan State University and Wayne State University of Mortuary Science and former President of the Genesee County Funeral Directors. He joined his parents, John and Wanda Reigle, in 1955 in the operation of Reigle Funeral Home. Throughout his life Jim enjoyed scuba diving, golfing, horseback riding, sailing, and piloting airplanes. He was a member of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Metamora Hunt Club, the Circumnavigators Club, and the Presidents Club at Michigan State University. After retiring Jim traveled extensively around the world including Australia, New Zealand, Russia and China. Surviving are his children, Jim (Cathie) Reigle, Anne (Jack) Fortuna, David (Janeen) Reigle, John Reigle, Sally (Tim) Paull; grandchildren, Zachary (Carolyn) Reigle, Adam (Jori) Reigle, Gwenyth (Daniel) Abbott, A.J. Reigle; great grandchildren: Emily Abbott, Michael Reigle; several nieces and cous-

ins. Mr. Reigle was preceded in death by his parents, John and Wanda Reigle, sister; Mera Letta Boomer; and Aunt Charlene Browder.

Lorraine “Vickie” Bruce 06/06/45-05/10/16

Vickie Bruce passed away May 10, 2016, in New York City surrounded by her family.

She was born, June 6, 1945, in San Francisco, CA, the third of three daughters born to Anthony and Harriett Barbaro. Vickie was raised in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, CA. After attending Dolores School and Bishop Garcia Diego High School, she graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a BA in education and from Nova Southeastern University with an MA in computer technology. She moved to New Jersey in 1989.

Vickie was a gifted educator and touched the lives of many students between kindergarten and 8th grade. Students were uniquely impacted by her innovative interest in computer education. As part of the very first use of computers in the classroom, Vickie received “Teacher of the Year” recognition for innovation in high-level thinking skills using the computer.

She taught in California (Goleta Union and Ventura School Districts), Maryland, and New Jersey before her retirement in 2010.

Vickie attained the designation of a Mentor Teacher while also performing as a Master Supervisor of Student Teachers and Pre-Professionals for UCSB. As an active member of her professional teachers associations, Vickie often attended conventions to advance education nationwide and encouraged teacher involvement in their profession. She was always an advocate of human caring. “If everyone cares and honestly wants to honor and understand the other person’s needs and concerns…everyone wins. I love to laugh whether with someone else or at myself. Just have fun and care.” She loved teaching!

Vickie had a strong love of adventure and travel. As a young teacher she spent summers in Hawaii as a camp counselor and enjoyed many family camping outings. She traveled Europe with her husband, first by back-

pack as newlyweds, and then often in retirement. She loved to be by the water, either kayaking, on a beach, or just cruising. She was often between west and east coasts, visiting her daughter and grandchildren in San Diego or taking frequent trips into New York City to visit her youngest daughter.

Surviving are her beloved husband of 43 years, Michael Bruce; devoted daughters, Kristi Florence and her husband, Dave, and Kari Bruce and her fiancé, Kevin Parvaresh; and loving grandchildren, Jakob and Madison Florence, along with her extended family and numerous friends.

A Mass of Celebration will be offered on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at 2:00pm at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 5444 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.

In lieu of flowers, a remembrance donation can be made to One Heart For Haiti (“Giving the Gift of Hope through Education”), 54 Barbara Street, Newark, NJ 07105.

Peter Kenneth Worsley 11/10/29-07/14/16

Peter was born in London, England, and married the love of his life, Mary, in 1957. Leaving for America soon after, Peter and Mary landed in Santa Barbara in 1970 where they raised a family of three children, now grown to include eight grandchildren.

After retirement, Peter found his life's passion in art. He was an active contributor to the local art community. Serving as president for both the Goleta Valley and Santa Barbara art associations, Peter also published a book on art marketing.

As a mentor and leader, Peter touched the lives of many in significant ways. Over the years he was a Big Brother, a mediator and trusted friend.

He will be greatly missed.

Death Notices Carmen Aguirre, 07/10/2805/15/16 (88) Santa Barbara, CA. Gustavo Ramirez, 08/14/3507/04/16 (80) Santa Barbara, CA. Yvonne Thomas Jarvis, 09/04/3507/11/16 (80) Santa Barbara, CA. Donald Spencer Martin, 01/20/2907/13/16 (87) Solvang, CA.

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family, his children, and his wife, he opened the Rose he patriarch of the Barajas family, Manuel Café #2 on the Mesa in August 1980. The restaurant Mata Barajas was our rock. He lived an was his pride and joy, and he worked hard to make exceptional life, full of struggle and hard sure it was a success. Today, 36 years later, the Rose work, and he accomplished his dream of Café is still going strong. owning a successful restaurant. His legacy is carried In January 2013, the love of his life, Socorro, passed on through the family he left behind, who miss him away suddenly, and he was heartbroken. For several years, Manuel’s health had dearly. been in poor shape. No Manuel was born on June 17, 1937, in Aguascalientes, matter what illness he went through, however, he pulled Mexico, to Agnes (Anita) through and went right Mata and Geronimo Barajas. He was the oldest of their back to his normal routine four children; the others were of working at the restauJose, Raquel, and Esperanza. rant. His doctors joked that After his parents’ divorce, his he was like a cat with nine father passed away, and his lives and that every time mother, a U.S. citizen, moved he had a close call, they to California in order to work marked off another life. He and save money to bring her was like Superman in that children over. Manuel and way; he seemed invincible. his siblings lived with their However, on May 11, 2016, grandparents for eight years he marked off his last life before Agnes was finally able and passed away, with most to save enough money to of his family by his side. send for them. In April 1953, Even minutes before his they made the trip to Santa death, the idea of him dying Barbara. In those eight years, Agnes had married didn’t seem possible. He always got better, so he would Antonio Guevara, who had come to the U.S. through get better again. And then, just like that, in an instant, the bracero program, and they had three children: he was gone. And our lives haven’t been the same since.

Theresa, Ana, and George. Agnes had worked for the Writing about the life and death of my grandfaRose Café since moving to Santa Barbara, and the ther, my Tata, has been the hardest thing for me to owner offered her the opportunity to buy the busi- do. How can I put into words how remarkable a perness. Having spent all her money to bring her kids to son he was? He was a man of few words, a man who the U.S., she knew this would be a very difficult task. was strong-willed and irritatingly stubborn. He was Her family came together to do whatever they could to incredibly hardworking. The restaurant was his life, his help her buy the restaurant, and a year and a half later, comfort — the one place from which he had difficulty keeping away. He took in 1955, she succeeded.

Around this time, great pride in the Rose Café and loved knowManuel met a young ing how much others lady named Socorro Vasquez. He was immeloved it, too. His legacy diately smitten. He will always live on in would often drive to her that restaurant — we, job at a movie theater, his family, will make now the Metro 4, park sure of it. right in front on State Tata, I have lost othStreet, and wait for her ers who were close to to go on break or get off me, but losing you completely took my breath work to try to court her.

His courting worked, away. In losing you, we have lost a husband, a and they married on April 11, 1958. They had father, a grandfather, four children together: a great-grandfather, a Manuel Jr., Ralph, brother, an uncle, and David, and Gina. Due to a friend. I have lost my his years working with best friend. We have all his mother in her resbeen so lucky to have had you for as long as taurant, he developed a strong desire to be in we did. And now we the restaurant industry. can find comfort in He worked in several knowing that you can now rest peacefully, restaurants alongside free of pain, and surdifferent chefs and rounded by our family developed his craft. In 1979, he was approached who passed before you. to open his own restau- GREAT PRIDE AND GOOD TASTE: After an early start on Haley We have everything rant on the Mesa, down Street, Manuel Barajas went on to preside over the Mesa’s taken care of, Tata. the hill from his home. version of the venerable Rose Café in 1980.

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grasped Santa Barbara in December 1941, residents of Japanese ancestry had no way of knowing that a wave of irrational fear, bigotry, and greed would uproot them from their homes within weeks.

Though most were U.S. citizens, and there was not a shred of evidence that they intended sabotage, they were sent to concentration camps with only what they could carry.

Today, we hear urgent calls to round up other immigrants (pick a nationality or religion) and deport them because of what some think they might do. Our shameful treatment of Japanese Americans is a horrible example of how not to react to terror from abroad, though some seem to see it as a model.

You had to have been living in the U.S. to understand the anger and hysteria that swept the nation after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The U.S. had coldly stood by, isolationist, as the German blitz left London in ruins. But let the Japanese bomb an island 2,000 miles out in the Pacific, one that we grabbed after American and European groups overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, and America went to war.

Men infuriated by the “sneak attack” lined up at recruiting centers and went to war against Japan, Italy, and Germany. (In 1993 Congress apologized for the Hawai‘i overthrow and admitted that it was unlawful.)

Anti-Japanese sentiment built up, much of it aimed at preventing Japanese farmers from acquiring more land. The 1913 Alien Land Act signed by virulently anti-Japanese Governor Hiram Johnson had already prevented them from buying farmland or having long leases. T.M. Storke, owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press, backed the law, saying,“It is a farmers’ movement against the encroachment of the Japanese expansion in agriculture.”

Amid many calls to move all coastal Japanese into relocation camps, president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, authorizing the roundup and internment of 120,000 West Coast residents of Japanese ancestry. Busy with the war, FDR reportedly didn’t bother holding a meeting about it. He just made a phone call to his Secretary of War. When a Japanese sub shelled an oil facility at Ellwood at the edge of Goleta on February 23, causing minor damage, some believed they saw suspicious “signals” in the hills.

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Dr. Newton Wayland of the county health depart- IMPRISONED: The monument at Manzanar in the arid Owens Valley was ment and friend of many created in 1943 to console the souls of those who died there. of those he examined commented years later, “I thought it was one of Backing the idea of never allowing them the worst tragic blunders in the history of back was the powerful Leo Preisker of Santa our country.”

Maria, for 20 years chair of the County Board On April 27, an “advance party,” as a news- of Supervisors:“We don’t ever want to see the paper account put it, of buses and cars left time return when we have to compete with town, carrying a bewildered group of people Japanese again in this valley.” headed to a San Joaquin Valley assembly Meanwhile, men of Japanese ancestry center. formed the famed 442nd Infantry Regiment, Many ended up in the desert at Gila fighting in Italy, southern France, and GerRiver, Arizona, or Manzanar, a rocky, deso- many, becoming the most highly decorated late expanse off Highway 395 in California’s unit for its size in U.S. history.

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omehow, 25 years of prison hasn’t hardened Joel Alcox. At age 52, he has the same gentle handshake and easy chuckle as he did when he was convicted of murder as a young Lompoc rocker. Apologizing as he slipped on reading glasses to text his new wife, he’s still unfailingly polite. Only his thick prison yard muscles under a Mickey Mouse T-shirt betray where he’s been.

In mid-May, Alcox and I sat at a Starbucks near his home in San Bernardino. He’d just finished another long day of delivering tires. He rubbed his cramping legs. The sun was setting, it was cold, but he chose a table on the front patio to sip coffee.

He liked being outside and sitting where he pleased after decades under lock and key.“It’s the little things,” Alcox said.

A week earlier, on May 11, in the same courtroom where he was convicted, a Santa Maria judge overturned his sentence of 25 years to life for the 1986 shooting death of a Lompoc motel owner. The stunning ruling in an otherwise long-forgotten case marked a major victory in the tireless fight to prove Alcox’s innocence, and it cast a dark shadow of doubt over the police and prosecutors who’ve been accused of putting the wrong man behind bars. Friends and family huddled around Alcox and sobbed. “It was a joyous day,” he said.

The ruling upheld a verdict made last November by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — second only to the U.S. Supreme Court in judicial clout — to dismiss Alcox’s case on the grounds that he received an inadequate defense at his original trial, a violation of his Sixth Amendment right.

THE PRICE OF A LIFE: Joel Alcox said no matter how he’s compensated, he’ll never be made whole. “There’s no monetary value you can place on time and health.”

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Magistrate Judge Andrew Wistrich also cited significant new evidence that spoke to Alcox’s innocence.

The Ninth Circuit didn’t exonerate Alcox, however, and the federal magistrates gave the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office the option to refile the murder charge within 60 days.

They declined. By way of explanation, DA Joyce Dudley said in an email to The Santa Barbara Independent, “He already served his time, and he had been out awhile.”

But for Alcox and his legal team, actions speak louder than words. They think Dudley and her lawyers looked at the new evidence uncovered during his 16-year appeals process and finally realized they were beat. “You’re not going to let a guy go who you believe is truly guilty,” said Alcox. “You would at least put up a fight for the sake of the victim’s family.” Though his nightmare has ended, it continues for the family — many claim the real killer is still on the loose. “He’s still running around out there,” said Alcox.

Since being paroled in 2012, Alcox has concentrated on rebuilding his life. But that doesn’t mean he’s done fighting for what he’s lost — he’s preparing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Santa Barbara and the state. Alcox’s supporters aren’t ready to forgive or forget, either. They want it publically known that their sweet-natured friend who loves God and his family suffered an irreparable miscarriage of justice.“The DA’s Office wants to keep this as quiet as they possibly can,” said Alcox’s close friend John Davis, a retired Raytheon engineer living in Goleta.“I’m here to do just the opposite.”

“This is one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen,” said Alcox’s defense attorney Juliana Drous. And she’s seen a lot. Based in San Francisco, Drous specializes in overturning wrongful convictions. Her victories have been widely publicized, including for Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, a high-ranking member of the Black Panther Party who spent 27 years in prison for murder.

Drous successfully argued that Los Angeles prosecutors had manipulated and concealed evidence at Pratt’s trial. She’s made similar allegations against Santa Barbara law enforcement.

“The facts of Joel’s case are amazing,” said Drous, who began representing him without pay in 2000. “How this ever happened in the first place is just unbelievable.”

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ife was never easy for Joel Alcox. He was born the youngest of nine siblings to a schizophrenic mother who was scared of aliens. His father died in a car accident before he was born. At age 8, Alcox was separated from his mother after the two were found wandering Riverside forests, eating bugs to survive. He was placed in six different foster homes and a boys’ home before the Alcox family finally adopted him at 14 and brought him to Lompoc.

In high school, Alcox was quiet but well-liked. He had shaggy hair and crooked teeth. He played varsity football as a linebacker and defensive end, and he went camping and riding motorcycles with his brothers. He graduated in 1982, the same

year he was baptized. Alcox immediately joined the U.S. Army, inspired by his late biological father, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Korea. He was stationed in Germany for two and a half years before being honorably discharged for drug and alcohol abuse.

Back home, his addictions spiraled. At the time, Alcox sang in a rock band, listened to Iron Maiden, and dreamed of breaking into the Los Angeles music scene. He refused to get a job or go into treatment. His parents kicked him out, and he spent months sleeping on friends’ couches. He was arrested for DUI and drinking in public but avoided any serious trouble with the law.

On February 16, 1986, at approximately 6 p.m., a man staying at the downtown Lompoc Motel heard shouting and then loud bangs down the hall. He peeked out his door and saw the motel’s owner, 49-year-old Thakorbhai Patel, slumped on the ground. He’d been shot through the left lung. The man asked Patel what had happened and who had shot him. Patel murmured, “Sanjo… Sanjo… Sanjo…” The guest ran to his room and called 9-1-1 as Patel staggered back to his small apartment attached to the motel’s front office.

Police found Patel collapsed on his living room floor, clutching a phone. The office cash drawer sat open and a crumpled $5 bill lay nearby. As paramedics and a firefighter rushed to his side, they heard Patel utter words that sounded like “Sanjo” or “Sanjay.” He died a few hours later at the hospital.

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Five weeks went by. With a population of just under 30,000 and an economy on the upswing with the new Space Shuttle program at Vandenberg Air Force Base, murders were relatively rare in Lompoc, a rural community in northern Santa Barbara County surrounded by wildflower fields. Police were under increasing pressure to make an arrest but had few leads.

Then one day out of the blue, detectives received an anonymous tip that a “John Wilcox,” along with another young man named Ricky Lothery, killed Patel. Lead investigator Sergeant Harry Heidt pored over booking records and found that Joel Alcox had recently been arrested for public drunkenness. The name was close enough. Heidt went looking for Alcox.

On March 25 at around 9:45 a.m., Alcox was loafing around with a group of friends at the Lompoc Shopping Center. He had dropped acid the night before and was still high. He hadn’t slept or eaten, except for a quart of beer that morning. Heidt approached the group, asked for IDs, and singled out Alcox to ride with him back to the police station. Alcox asked why. Heidt said he’d tell him when they got there.

In a cramped interrogation room, Heidt and another investigator sat across from Alcox, nearly knee-to-knee. They asked where he was the night of February 16. Alcox said he was partying at a bandmate’s house. He remembered that evening clearly, he said, because they had planned to have a BBQ, but it rained. They stayed inside. Heidt told Alcox he didn’t believe him. He told him police knew he and Lothery killed Patel.

Alcox denied he had anything to do with the shooting. “I don’t know where you guys are comin’ from,” he said.“There’s no way I could have killed somebody.” He stuck to his story for hours, even as the LSD continued to wash over him — video of the interrogation shows him speaking rapidly and giggling oddly.

Eventually, Heidt and the other investigator leaned in closer and told Alcox they already had a mountain of evidence against him. They claimed Lothery, an acquaintance and the son of a Lompoc police officer, ratted on him, his fingerprints were at the scene, eyewitnesses put him at the motel, and his alibi didn’t check out. They hooked Alcox up to a polygraph machine and told him he failed two of their tests.

None of that was true. There was no testimony or physical evidence linking Alcox to the crime, but the police were relentless. They used every weapon at their disposal to get him to confess. Their tactics, though aggressive and dishonest, were legal — law enforcement is allowed to use what they call “ruses” to draw information from suspects.

“You know why we’re here,” Heidt said to Alcox. “Joel, it’s not going away …” After several more hours, Alcox—hungry, exhausted, and crashing from his acid high — started to question his own memory. Maybe he actually was at the hotel, he thought. Maybe he blacked out. He asked to be hypnotized to perhaps remember better. He combed the recesses of his brain for any recollection but found nothing. He only remembered being with his friends.

“That’s what I thought I did that night,” a visibly trembling Alcox said to Heidt.“Oh geez, I wish I knew. I’m telling the honest-to-God truth.” Heidt told Alcox to help himself and come clean. Don’t let Lothery decide your fate, he warned him. “You just wanna go down on first degree?” If Alcox admitted his guilt, Heidt promised, things would go easier. “We already know what happened,” he said. “What’ I’d like to know is did you plan to go in there and blow this guy away?”

By evening, Alcox was desperate to escape the two men in the tiny room.

He believed he had no choice but to give them what they wanted. Alcox buckled and signed a written confession. It said he and Lothery had been drinking and decided to rob the motel. Alcox claimed he remembered

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Lothery pulling a revolver from his waistband and saying, “Let’s go get some money.” They walked past the motel and saw the office was empty, so Alcox muffled a bell above the door with his hand, entered the room, and opened the cash drawer, he said. When Patel suddenly walked in and confronted them, Alcox ran out.

That’s when Lothery opened fire.

None of that was true, either. Almost all of the information contained in Alcox’s confession came from the police first — they drew a map of the motel for Alcox to describe the scene, showed him their service revolvers to get a description of Lothery’s gun, and so on. The few details Alcox offered on his own were inaccurate. Alcox said Patel was 511 with short hair. Patel was actually 54 and mostly bald. Alcox said he heard two shots.

Patel was fired at three times.

Nevertheless, with his hard-won confession in hand and the case all but closed, Heidt walked Alcox over to jail and booked him on charges of robbery and homicide. Police had their man. Nothing could convince them otherwise.

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to a murder they didn’t commit. But, as Alcox explained at Starbucks, his reason for self-incrimination was simple: “I didn’t understand what was going on,” he said, shaking his head. “I was overwhelmed, totally confused — and I wanted to get out of there.”

When he finally did, he remembered thinking, “Fuck, what just happened?”

Though Heidt read him his rights, Alcox said he didn’t think he needed a lawyer. He knew he was innocent; he had faith Heidt would see that, too. He was close friends with another Lompoc cop and believed that the police never lied, that they cared more about catching the right person than closing a case.

As soon as Alcox got some sleep, ate a meal, and started thinking clearly again, he tried to recant his confession. But it was too late. The wheels of justice had started to turn. Nevertheless, he held out hope that prosecutors would figure out he gave a false statement, his lawyer would confirm his alibi, and the truth would set him free. “Obviously, that didn’t happen,” he said.

The court appointed defense attorney Ken Biely to represent Alcox. Prosecutors offered Alcox 15 years to

life if he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Alcox refused to lie on the stand. He’d take his chances with a jury.

Biely ran a law firm in Santa Maria at the time and was one of just a handful of private attorneys in North County with the resources to handle high-profile homicide cases. He had a reputation as a “tenacious and probing” lawyer, recalled clinical psychologist Dr. James Tahmisian, who testified for the prosecution in a number of Biely’s trials.“When Mr. Biely questioned me as an expert witness, I knew I was in for a rough time,” he said. Biely’s former colleague, attorney Richard Weldon, had similar recollections. “He was an honorable guy,” said Weldon. “I always thought he did a good job.”

If so, Biely’s defense of Alcox was far from his finest hour. The Ninth Circuit found Biely utterly incompetent. He performed “no investigation whatsoever” prior to Alcox’s trial and met his client in jail just once before proceedings began. From then on, he relied almost exclusively on the District Attorney’s Office for discovery and information in the case. Overall, his “so-called defense” was “factually far-fetched” and “legally unsupportable,” Magistrate Wistrich stated in his ruling.

Most bizarrely, Biely told jurors — in closing arguments, no less—that Alcox’s confession was true, that he entered the motel with the intention of robbing it.“I know that looks bad,” he said, according to court transcripts. But Biely claimed his client fled before any shots were fired. Even if that sequence of events were accurate, Biely’s admission condemned Alcox under California’s felony-murder rule, which makes a defendant guilty of murder if he or she or a fellow perpetrator kills someone while committing a felony, such as burglary.

“His closing argument essentially sealed the deal,” said Wistrich, who disagreed with previous state court rulings that Alcox wasn’t allowed to “second-guess” his attorney’s “strategy.”

When Juliana Drous and her investigator opened Biely’s mothballed case file 13 years after the trial, they were shocked to find he had not interviewed any of Alcox’s friends who would have confirmed his alibi of being at his bandmate’s party at the time of the shooting. Instead, Biely took the DA’s Office at its word that the witnesses were unreliable and could easily be impeached on the stand.

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country — Sean Daugherty in Tennessee, Charles Robb in Missouri, Roberta Ude in Los Angeles, Birgitte in Florida, Kathleen Webb Schmidt in Lompoc, and so on. Every one of them said the same thing: Alcox was with them the night of the shooting. He couldn’t have killed Patel.

Biely also failed to argue against two of the prosecution’s key pieces of evidence. One was the trial testimony of a 15-year-old Lompoc girl named Caroline Gonzales, who claimed to have overheard Alcox admit to the murder during a late-night conversation with one of her friends in an alley behind the Alcox family home. Biely chose to not cross-examine Gonzales, instead writing a single line in his file:“Caroline Gonzales is simple minded and should be disregarded.”

In 2006, Drous located Gonzales living in Washington State. Gonzales said she now believes the details of that back-alley conversation were a figment of her imagination. She was a heavy drug user at the time. She didn’t want to admit that to police and recant her statements. “I do remember I was on LSD, and I was scared to say that,” she told Drous.

“Because I certainly didn’t set out to lie.” Gonzales broke down in tears when she learned her statements helped keep Alcox behind bars.

Gonzales thinks she actually heard her friend speaking with John Alcox, Joel’s older brother. Gonzales remembered police first suggested the name “Joel” to her and that she only picked him out in court because she knew that’s who prosecutors wanted her to identify. It was Gonzales’s mother who left the anonymous tip with Lompoc police that Lothery and “John Wilcox” had shot Patel.

In addition to Alcox’s false confession and Gonzales’s untruthful testimony, lead prosecutor Christie Stanley relied heavily on portions of a jailhouse conversation between Alcox and Lothery to convince the jury of his guilt. At trial, a Lompoc jailer named Carol Seilhamer testified that the morning of March 27, shortly after Lothery was arrested, she overhead the two speaking to each other through a ventilation shaft connecting their cells.

“Joel, we’re in a lot of trouble,” Lothery said.

“You really fucked us by giving that statement to police.” Alcox responded, “They don’t have

any fingerprints, and they don’t have the gun.

The only evidence they have against you is my statement, and I’m going to say it was a false statement.”Alcox also told Lothery his friends would tell police that he was with them the night of the shooting. Everything would be cleared up soon, Alcox promised.

In her closing arguments, Stanley recounted the conversation and argued the men were concocting a fake alibi. She asked if they weren’t, wouldn’t Lothery be furious with Alcox? “Don’t you think that if he were not responsible for this murder, that would have been the perfect time for him to say, ‘You absolute idiot. You crazy liar. What are you telling these people?’” she asked.“But you heard none of that in this jail conversation because it didn’t occur.”

But it actually did occur. Unlike Biely, who did not cross-examine Seilhamer, Drous listened to the full recording of the men’s conversation. Lothery was livid. “I just can’t fucking believe why you would make up that story,” he said to Alcox. “I can’t understand how you got yourself into this.”Alcox explained he was high and scared.“I was freaking, man. … I was under pressure. I didn’t have much sleep, and I wasn’t thinking right.”

For Stanley to intentionally misrepresent the pair’s conversation, to take a portion of it out of context and manipulate its meaning for the jury, is unconscionable, said Drous.

What’s worse, she claimed, Stanley — who was elected District Attorney in 2006 and died of lung cancer in 2010 — withheld evidence that points to the identity of the real killer. “The District Attorney’s job is to get justice,” Drous said.“It’s not to get convictions.”

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Despite their shared last name, they were not related.

On April 11, 1987, more than a year after Thakorbhai was shot and killed but before Alcox’s trial, Sanjay called 9-1-1 from his parents’ house. “Jay Patel. I’m ready to go in for the murder,” he told the operator. “I’m ready to confess to murder. Lompoc Motel.” Then

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he hung up. Police traced the call and brought Sanjay in for questioning.

During his interview with Sgt. Heidt, Sanjay, who smelled of alcohol and appeared drunk, immediately demanded a lawyer but continued talking. His statements were rambling and suspicious. He asked Heidt if he was a father, and what he would do if his son committed murder. “I hope I was drunk enough even if I did commit a murder,” Sanjay said before going quiet. Without more evidence against him, Heidt terminated the interview and released Sanjay.

The recording of that interview never made it to Biely’s file. Drous only heard it when she petitioned the District Attorney’s Office for copies of all tapes related to the case. Drous asked Lothery’s original trial attorney James Voysey if he had received the recording as part of the pretrial discovery process. That’s when the prosecution is required to turn over all relevant evidence to the defense. Voysey said he did not.

Shortly after Alcox was convicted in 1987, Lothery was, too. Voysey provided his client a complete and competent defense, trial records show. He is now a judge in Santa Maria.

If Stanley intentionally withheld the tape from both Biely and Voysey, it would amount to a massive breach of authority, Drous said. “That’s gross misconduct,” she said. “That’s horrible misconduct.” In 2005, Drous filed a formal request for information from the District Attorney’s Office about whether the recording was ever turned over to the two defense attorneys. The DA’s Office never responded to that request.

There is an array of other evidence implicating Sanjay, Drous continued. Some of it was presented to the jury during the original trial. Much of it wasn’t. At trial, Sanjay’s former girlfriend Junia Fritz testified that on the night of the murder, Sanjay came to her apartment.

He took a handgun from his waistband and told her to hide it. One of Sanjay’s friends, Mike Coleman, later told police that Sanjay “bragged” about the shooting on multiple occasions, disclosing a detail only the killer would have known—one of the three bullets fired at Thakorbhai Patel ricocheted off a ring on his hand and lodged in his jaw.

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But after a number of phone calls and letters — and a personal visit from Alcox’s aunt — he changed his mind. “I could cut Joel loose,” Lothery said in a letter to Drous. “He wasn’t even there,” though Lothery said he would never understand why Alcox gave a “bogus confession” to police.

In a signed 2003 declaration, Lothery wrote what he says really happened that night: Lothery had been drinking with a group of friends when he met up with Sanjay at Thrifty’s in the Lompoc Shopping Center. Lothery told Sanjay he was going to steal more alcohol, but Sanjay suggested they instead try and sell a power drill he had in his bag to Thakorbhai, whom he referred to as “uncle.” Inside the motel office, Sanjay and Thakorbhai started arguing in a language Lothery said he could not understand. As the dispute escalated, Thakorbhai took a $5 bill from his cash register and threw it at Sanjay. Sanjay drew a gun from his waistband and fired.

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“Joel Alcox has served 18 years for Sanjay Patel’s crime,” Lothery wrote. “Joel Alcox was not there.” Lothery said he had no reason to lie — by admitting he was with Sanjay during the shooting, he was condemning himself to the life sentence he was already serving. “I have nothing to lose and nothing to gain by telling the truth,” he wrote.

“The more this sits on my mind, and the more I read these transcripts, the more I understand that this was a tragedy,” he said to Drous in a phone call. He wished Alcox the best,“because he got the worse end of this whole situation.”

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guilty verdict in 1987, he’d been in County Jail for 16 months. He’d already given up. The shame paralyzed him. “I was embarrassed that I had made this false confession,” Alcox told me. “I was embarrassed no one would believe me.” He became a fatalist with no control over his destiny. “I basically thought,‘Whatever’s going to happen is going to happen,’” he said. “‘Do whatever you want with me.’”

Like anyone in prison, Alcox had to watch his back.“It’s survival,” he said. He saw people die by stabbing, shooting, and disease. He had few visitors. Eventually, Alcox fell into a routine. He lifted weights, read the bible, took theology classes, and toiled in a maintenance shop. A religious man even before he went away, Alcox said it was his Christian faith that kept him going.“I still had that hope,” he said.

Time passed slowly. Alcox kept himself distracted, but he feared he would die behind bars.“There are times when you’re just … you literally cry yourself to sleep.”

Many inmates are forced to join gangs for protection. Alcox avoided that though came close. While at Folsom State Prison, a member of a black gang stabbed a member of a white gang. The white gang leader passed around a hat and demanded every Caucasian man put his name in. Whoever was picked had to retaliate or suffer the consequences. But when the hat got around to Alcox and the other “bible-thumpers,” as they were called, the gang boss gave them a pass. “I guess he saw something in us and thought, ‘That ain’t right,’” Alcox mused.

A few years later, Alcox, whose family birth name is Tissue, started searching for his birth mother and the rest of her family. Maybe one of them would take an interest in his case, he thought. “But I didn’t want to use people,” he insisted. His adoptive mother helped connect him with a cousin named Sharon Tissue, a historian for the Tissue family, whose Pennsylvania lineage goes back to the 1600s and the American Revolution. Alcox wrote Tissue a letter. He told her his story but didn’t ask for help. Still, his message made her nervous. She didn’t reply for six weeks.

When Tissue finally wrote back, she gave Alcox the third degree. She asked him about every detail of his case. Before long, she believed him. Tissue contacted her pastor, who spoke with an attorney, who connected her to Drous. “I prayed about it,” she said. She

organized a list of more than 200 friends and church members who also prayed for Alcox.

They sent him small gifts. “Joel is a blessing in our lives.”

John Davis met Alcox at Santa Barbara County Jail in 2003 during one of his many appeals hearings. Davis’s mother, a close friend of Sharon Tissue, had heard about his case and asked her son to pay a visit. Davis was won over, too. They talked about sports and life. “He’s very disarming,” Davis said, “a very gentle soul.” When Alcox was paroled in 2012, he lived with Davis and his wife, Lisa, in their guest room in Goleta.“You can imagine that conversation,” he said. But Davis trusted Alcox, and soon Lisa did, too.

They cooked him filet mignon and introduced him to cell phones. As a parolee, Alcox had weekly urine tests and a strict curfew.

For 18 months, he worked as a carpet cleaner and then as a Vons stock hand before moving down to the San Bernardino area. Davis knew it was just a matter of time before Alcox’s case reached higher courts and his sentence was overturned. “Federal courts are the adults in the room,” Davis said.“State courts are elected officials who spend most of their time trying to stroke each other and save face.”

James McCloskey with Centurion Ministries in New Jersey took up Alcox’s cause in 2008. The founder and director of the New Jersey organization that petitions on behalf of prisoners it believes were wrongfully convicted wrote a letter to Governor Jerry Brown, pleading with him to review the case.

McCloskey said Alcox’s claim of innocence was “among the most compelling I have encountered in the nearly three decades of doing this work.”

McCloskey called the “deathbed utterance” of Thakorbhai Patel the most convincing piece of evidence of Sanjay Patel’s guilt — two paramedics, a firefighter, and a motel guest all heard Patel say the words “Sanjo” or “Sanjay.” McCloskey also noted how surprisingly common false confessions are — 25 percent of prisoners exonerated by DNA had wrongly confessed to the crime for which they were convicted.

Accompanying Alcox’s petition to the Ninth Circuit court was a report written in 2001 by Dr. Richard Leo, professor of psychology and law at the University of San Francisco and a nationally recognized authority on police coercion and false confessions. Leo conceded that the phenomenon of false confessions may seem irrational, if not impossible — unless a person is tortured or raving mad, why would they ever admit to a crime they didn’t commit, especially if they knew doing so meant a lengthy prison sentence?

To understand why that happens, Leo wrote, it’s necessary to know that interrogations are specifically designed to manipulate a suspect’s perceptions and decisions. And interrogations — as opposed to interviews of victims or witnesses — are meant for the guilty, not the innocent. Police go in thinking they’ve caught the right person. Their goal, and their job, is to illicit an incriminating statement that confirms that belief.

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Alcox’s interrogation “highly coercive” and “He’s well-respected.” said it had every hallmark of a police grilling Even in hindsight, DA Dudley stands by the verdict. “After numerous state and fedthat can, and does, lead to a false confession.

Magistrate Wistrich and the Ninth Circuit eral appeals and writs of habeas corpus filed agreed there existed

by Alcox,” she said, strong evidence of “no court has made coercion. “When a finding of actual [Alcox’s] answers innocence, nor has Alcox presented any did not conform to new evidence indithe facts as the officers believed them to cating actual innobe,” the federal court cence or evidence that undermines our wrote, “they inquired confidence in the further until they got an answer that fit conviction.” with the evidence.”

Dudley pointed to the 2005 ruling of Leo told The Independent that back in Judge Arthur Garthe 1980s, academics cia in Santa Barbara had a good underSuperior Court, the standing of false confirst stop in Alcox’s fessions, but criminal long journey through defense attorneys, the appeals process. police, and prosecuAlthough Garcia tors did not. (Police found that Alcox and prosecutors still had received inefdon’t, he said.) It was fective legal counsel common practice at Alcox joined the U.S. Army right out of high school.

— which overturned the time for defense his conviction and attorneys, representing clients who had con- ultimately paved the way to his freedom — he fessed, to base their trial strategies on the called evidence of Alcox’s innocence unconbelief that their client was indeed culpable vincing. Lothery was not a credible witness, he and had already admitted his guilt. said. Neither was Gonzales.

Law enforcement tends to remain in stubDudley spent weeks after the May 11 hearborn denial whenever they lock up an inno- ing reviewing Alcox’s case and his interrogacent person. “They almost never admit that tion.“We concur with Santa Barbara Superior anything they did contributed to a wrongful Court Judge Garcia’s finding that ‘the conconviction,” Leo said,“and they almost always fession of Joel Alcox was freely and voluninsist that the confession was true, even when tarily given,’” she said,“and that ‘it was not the the evidence clearly indicates the opposite.” product of coercion.’” State courts ultimately Honest mistakes can happen, he agreed, but reversed Garcia’s decision, prompting Alcox the only way law enforcement should be for- to petition the Ninth Circuit court. given for miscalculations that wreck such So while her office chose not to challenge devastating consequences is if their depart- the federal magistrates’ final ruling to overment takes a hard look at what went wrong. turn Alcox’s conviction, Dudley concluded, In Alcox’s case, Leo continued, the Lom- “We stand by our decision to prosecute poc Police Department and Santa Barbara because Alcox freely and voluntarily conDistrict Attorney’s Office should also “push fessed to his role in the murder.” to make sure Mr. Alcox receives appropriate Alcox and his legal team still can’t wrap compensation for his wrongful conviction their heads around this. “So what changed and deprivation of liberty, which they caused.” since 1986?” Alcox asked.“A mountain of evidence that has been put in front of their faces, and now they have to deal with it.”

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In the meantime, Alcox works hard to her then as an arrogant bitch,” he said. “And make ends meet. He’s on the road six, somethat’s how I still regard her.”

Stanley had a reputation as a tough, tena- times seven, days a week, delivering tires cious prosecutor. She graduated first in her around the Inland Empire. It’s backbreaking, class from the Ventura College of Law and but he’s grateful. Alcox still savors every small practiced private civil law for two years before joining the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office in 1980. She often said the murder of her uncle in Kansas inspired her to join law enforcement. Stanley was the first female lawyer to work for the DA’s North County office, where the majority of Santa Victim Thakorbhai Patel’s family listens in court in 2005.

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Stanley started campaigning for DA in moment and sensation of the outside world, 2005, the same year Garcia overturned Alcox’s like the weight of silverware and sleeping with sentence. She argued strongly and success- the lights off. He’s still impressed by motionfully against his release. Thakorbhai Patel’s activated sinks and the variety of sugar packfamily donated $5,000 to her campaign, ets at restaurants. which was one of the largest contributions Alcox loves spending time with his wife, she received, finance records show. She beat whom he met online two years ago, and his two other candidates and was elected in 2006 two stepdaughters, the older of whom is with an overwhelming 69 percent of the vote. deciding where she wants to go to college. He Stanley served as DA for less than two years reads and writes a lot of fiction and hopes to before her cancer forced her into retirement. eventually publish a book about his life. Now Longtime colleague Josh Lynn remembered that his criminal case has ended, he’s explorher as a “wonderful, giving, honest human ing his options for civil litigation. “But how being.” do you put a dollar figure on life?” he asked.

Heidt retired as a sergeant in 2004 after a “Time is priceless.” On the other hand,“a mildecorated 33-year career in law enforcement, lion dollars per year in prison sounds like a though he continued to work part-time as an good place to start,” he said. investigator. Attempts to reach Thakorbhai Much of Alcox’s remaining angst evapoPatel’s family have not been successful. Detec- rated with the May 11 ruling, and despite what tives have no plans to pursue Sanjay Patel. he’s been through, he beams positivity.“I can’t It remains a mystery why police and pros- carry that burden around with me and live a ecutors became and remained so fixated on happy life,” he said. His freedom is still hard to Alcox. He thinks it was political. It would have fathom, and it may not fully sink in until he certainly hurt Stanley’s chances of becom- travels out of state, which he hopes to do soon. ing DA if a high-profile murder conviction “I can go anywhere I want!” he exclaimed. was overturned in the midst of her campaign. “And I don’t have to ask anybody. I just go.”

Dudley won’t admit a killer remains free, as Alcox recalled one of his many trips in that would hurt her chances for reelection, a prison transport van: “I remember seeing he said. weeds go by on the side of the road and wishDrous had a much simpler explanation: ing so badly I could just go walk in them,” he “This wasn’t a conspiracy,” she said.“It was just said. The other week, Alcox was stuck in traffic incompetency at the highest levels.” when he saw a small field of dry grass out the window.“I just stared at it,” he said.“I thought to myself, ‘I could literally just stop my truck, get out, and walk into that.’ That freedom is ven after Stanley’s death, the DA’s Office there.” He feels lucky to appreciate those fleetfought hard to keep Alcox behind bars. ing joys.“It’s a gift most people don’t have,” he For a parole hearing in 2012, Dudley said.“It’s wonderful.” ●

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7/22: Michael Witt Enjoy your Brazilian fare with a side of classical guitar from Michael Witt, who has studied with the L.A. Guitar Quartet, Christopher Parkening, and Odair Assad and performed for countless audiences on the classical and electric guitars. 7-9pm. Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St. Free. Call 845-7656. brasilartscafe.com

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7/22: STEAMcraft: Digital Creation Unleash your inner inventor and your inner thespian as you create improvisational acting scenes in this ongoing series of handson, STEAM-themed explorations combining

its 26th year, the summer staple youth theater company Showstoppers is taking to the high seas, this time with a cast of teens reviving Cole Porter’s madcap musical about high jinks on an ocean liner. 7pm. La Colina Jr. High Auditorium, 4025 Foothill Rd. $7-$10. Call 965-4506.

pack up a picnic, and get ready to wax bohemian rhapsodic about this Queen cover band

Art Exhibit: Pamela Benham and Charlene Broudy Come to a new gallery in the Funk Zone and see the opening of Pamela Benham and Charlene Broudy’s exhibition Radical Harmonies, showcasing the mesmerizing, multihued mosaics and marblings of abstract paint.

5-8pm. GraySpace Gallery, 219 Gray Ave. Free. Call 886-0552.

7/22: Swingin’ Utters Santa Cruz’s Swingin’ Utters, who’ve been rocking it up with punky, aggressive takes on rock and country music since the late ’80s, have kept the fire going, with 2014’s Fistful of Hollow being their most recent release. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $12-$15. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com

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Sunset Sips at the Zoo Try a new spin on happy hour where you can sip on fine wines, nibble on hors d’oeuvres, listen to music by Erisy Watt, and view nature-inspired painted stones by artist Christine May Brand. Don’t forget to stroll the animal exhibits or ride the train! 5:307:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $30. Ages 21+. Call 962-5339. sbzoo.org

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expert in indigenous Mexican culture and Pre-Columbian heritage, author and speaker Professor Guillermo Marin will uncover and share the knowledge of ancient Mexico that has been twisted and hidden due to colonization. As a cultural educator in Mexico and Venezuela, he has also given classes in traditional culture for a migrant workers program in California. These five sessions constitute a complete workshop, but you are welcome to attend any individual session.

Your donation will cover instruction, a welcome dinner on Friday, and breakfast and lunch Saturday and Sunday. Fri.: 5-9pm; Sat.: 8am-1pm and 3-7pm; Sun.: 8am1pm and 2-4pm. Goleta Valley Community Ctr., 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Donation: $5-$120. Call 964-8687.

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county alone, 84 percent of children (34,000) who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year don’t receive any meal assistance during the summer?

Picnic in the Park offers free, nutritious meals, activities, and enrichment opportunities to children ages 1-18 to ensure that summer is fun for all kids in our county. Ask about volunteer opportunities. The program runs through August 19.

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5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Mon.Fri., through Aug. 19, 12:30-1:30pm.

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7/22-7/23: Cerveza Festival Celebrate and honor S.B.’s Latin American culture and heritage with Pure Order’s first ever two-day beer festival. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the movement to create a Latin American Art and Culture Museum in town. ¡Salud! Fri.: 3-9pm, Sat.: noon9pm. Pure Order Brewing Company, 410 N. Quarantina St. $10. Call 966-2881.

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7/23: Music Academy of the West: Fellows Chamber Concert Fellows from the Music Academy of the West will grace the library gallery with lovely chamber music at this afternoon concert. 1pm.

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7/23-7/24: Stage Left Productions Presents High School Musical Get “Foamy Flute” by Steve Munch Where Land Meets Water Annual Photography Competition More than 100 entries were received in response to this year’s theme of Where Land Meets Water. From puddles to ice to the ocean, the photographers found amazing examples of the connection of land and water. New this year is a junior category to allow artists ages 17 and under to participate. The exhibit shows through October 17. Thu.Fri., Mon.: 11am-5pm; Sat.-Sun.: 10am-5pm. Wildling Museum, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call 688-1082. wildlingmuseum.org

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Notes include sumptuous regional food, wine tastings, a Wine Walk for those who want a more leisurely race, and a family-friendly Finish Line Festival with bounce house and games. As races go, this one’s got great legs, and a full body.

9am. Sanford Winery, 5010 Santa Rosa Rd., Lompoc. $75.

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as “spiritual” and “powerful,” the heavenly island music of Hapa unites Pan-Polynesian influences for a unique sound that has made them one of the top-selling acts from Hawai‘i. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25-$62. Call 962-7776.

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7/23: S.B. Museum of Art Interpretation Program Docent Kathryn Padgett will guide visitors through one of the museum’s collections, European Artist Revolution: 70 Amazing Years — 1868-1937 1868-1937, touching on realism, impressionism, fauvism, cubism, and other genres of art. 3pm. Faulkner Galcourtesy

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7/23: Alma de México Presents Así e México Lindo y Querido Start the es Fiesta festivities early with this night of traditional mariachi and ranchera song and dance celebrating the rich culture of Mexico.

7pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $15-$20. Call 963-0408.

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7/23: Vineyard Tour & Picnic Luxuriate in a French-style picnic lunch paired with luscious Rio Vista wines as you explore the grounds of Flying Goat Cellars’ Rio Vista Vineyard and take in the charming expanses of the Santa Rita Hills. 11am-2pm. Rio Vista Vineyard, 7820 Santa Rosa Rd., Buellton.

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No matter your hair color, or the final score, everyone wins in this friendly flag football competition. 11am. S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria.

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7/23: The Keiki Paddle In this annual tradition, kids and teens ages 7-18 can support a fellow young person in need with a life-threatening illness.

This year’s 11-mile paddle will support DPHS senior Jessica Blanco undergo cancer recovery and also support the S.B. Foresters’ Hugs for Cubs program, for children living with cancer. A hot lunch will be provided. Paddle: 9am-noon; Campus Point, UCSB. Celebration: noon; East Beach, 1400 Cabrillo Blvd. Free.

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7/21: Family Movies at Central Library: 3 ninjas ninjas Three young ninjas use their skills to fight back against their criminal kidnapper. 1pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated PG. Call 564-5603.

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7/22: Free Friday Matinee: The Big Short Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and Steve Carell star in this biographical dramedy about America’s recent housing crisis. 2pm. Multipurpose Rm., Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Rated R. Call 964-7878.

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7/23: The Magnificent Seven Based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 film, Seven Samurai this classic 1960 Western stars Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Samurai, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz, and Charles Bronson. 7pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $7. Rated PG-13. Call 684-6380.

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7/23: Film Series: Malcolm X Spike Lee’s biographical drama film stars Denzel Washington as the radical black activist. Robert Moore will moderate a discussion after the film. 7pm. Concord Hall, Institute of World Culture, 1407 Chapala St. Free. Rated PG-13. Call 966-3941.

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7/23: Done., Backlash, Baddseed Done. is anything but. The Goleta-raised alt-rock band, who formed way back in high school, are returning to their dreams after a many-year hiatus. Joining them will be ’90s cover band Backlash and metal act Baddseed. 8:30pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com

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listen to a professional reading and theater presentation with live music of the story of 17-year-old Marta, whose alcoholic father refers to her as “Kiddo.”

She grows up in the summer of ’74, when Patty Hearst is hiding out with the Symbionese Liberation Army, and finds a strange connection to the young woman being held hostage as she herself struggles to grow up and find peace in the world. 2 and 6pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $20. Call 963-0408.

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7/24: Sunday Polo Tournament: USPA Maserati Silver Cup Final Dress up in your polo best and enjoy another exciting round of polo on the beautiful grounds, with free wine tasting to add to the excitement. 2:30pm. S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria. $10. Call 684-6683. sbpolo.com

7/24: Smoke Season Melding what they call “east coast heads and west coast hearts,” Smoke Season crafts a hazy blend of psychedelic Americana and electro-

soul for a cinematic cross-continental sound.

Joining them will be L.A.’s Caught a Ghost, S.B. multi-instrumentalist and composer Maxton, and S.B.’s very own Cow’s Cabbage.

8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10-$12. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com

7/24: The Goodland Hotel Presents Drag Yourself to Brunch Turn your

7/26: Shostakovich Piano Quintet The intriguing and contrasting piano works of the Soviet composer will be preceded by works of two acclaimed contemporary composers and a woodwind selection by Romania’s highly regarded George Enescu.

7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $42. Call 963-0761. lobero.com

lazy Sunday into an “Eleganza Extravaganza” with Deja Re and a fabulous host of drag queens. A portion of ticket sales will benefit this year’s Pacific Pride Festival, plus benefit the victims of Orlando with a raffle for Kimpton goodies. 11am-1pm. The Goodland Hotel, 5650 Calle Real. $55-$65. Call 964-4641. pacificpridefoundation.org

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7/26: Keaton Simons This L.A. singer’s music will sound familiar to many a TV watcher, with inclusions on Sons of Anarchy, NCIS: L.A., American Dad!, and more. Joining him will be fellow Los Angeleno Christopher Hawley. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $12. Call 962-7776.

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7/26-7/27: Mad Science The laboratory comes to the library with Marvels of Motion, an interactive and exciting science show that will give kids a crazy-fun chance to explore the science of physics. Tue.: 10:30am; Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang; 688-4214. 3:30pm; Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria; 684-4314. Wed.: 10:30am; Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St.; 963-3727. 4pm; Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta; 964-7878. Free. Ages 4+. sbplibrary.org

always dreamed of publishing your own book, or at least been curious about the process? Some of S.B.’s successfully published authors such as A.J. Harris, Kenneth Richardson, and Max DeVoe Talley will share their insights. 2-3:30pm. Braille Institute S.B., 2031 De la Vina St. Free. Call 898-8318.

Nate Birkey comes back from N.Y.C. with his critically lauded quintet for a night of excellent trumpet and understated vocal grace.

8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

7/27: Country Night It’s Wednesday night, and you know what that means — line dancing, two-step, swing, waltz, and more with DJ Jeff Rock! Have a lesson in creepin’ with Helly at 8:30 p.m., and then kick up your boots! 6pm-midnight.

Butler Event Ctr., 5555 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $5. Age 18+. Call 558-8919.

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7/26: The Emperor’s New Groove This offbeat animated classic follows Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) as he gets turned into a llama. 10am. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Free-$5. Rated PG. Call 684-6380.

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7/26: Summer Kids Movies: The Peanuts Movie You’ve seen them in the comic strips; now see them computer animated in this recent revival of the series. 10am. Paseo Nuevo Cinemas, 8 W. De la Guerra St. $2. Rated G. Call (877) 789-6684.

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7/27: Free Summer Cinema: The Big Sleep This 1946 classic based on Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled detective mystery tells the story of how cynical private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by a millionaire to handle a blackmailer and finds himself involved with more than extortion, including the millionaire’s enigmatic daughter Vivian (Lauren Bacall). 7:30pm.

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Inside Out Out, which is otherwise a collection of x-rays taken of zoo residents that’s now open inside the Discovery Pavilion’s Volentine Gallery. Her bones were preserved and reassembled by Skulls Unlimited, and the display case was provided free of charge by Trupart, a company in Ventura. “It’s good to have her back, to remind us that being different is special,” said Zoo Director Nancy McToldridge. In other giraffe news, the zoo is on baby giraffe watch again, so keep an eye out on your next visit!

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rchitect Dennis Thompson is renowned for pushing sustainable building techniques to the forefront of Santa Barbara design since the 1980s as a partner in the firm Thompson Naylor Architects. But he’s aiming for a younger set with his latest project: the children’s book Dogs Build a House,, which he just published with illustrator John Haugse.

“I wanted to give children and adults a sense of what it’s like to get a house built, which can be a difficult, trying process with a lot of people involved and unpredicted problems along the way,” said Thompson. “I also wanted to give the architect a chance to save the day!”

After years of success in building modernist creations around Santa Barbara, Montecito, and CarCar pinteria, Dogs is Thompson’s maiden voyage into the less complicated waters of children’s lit, but it’s not his first writing attempt. “Years ago, I had an idea for a crime novel with an architect as the detective hero,” Thompson said. “I quickly realized that it was beyond my capabilities.”

Dogs is also a culmination of a friendship between author and artist, spanning three decades.

“I met John 30 years ago when he had an artist studio downtown,” said Thompson. “John is a fine artist and experienced film animator and had written children’s books himself.”

Initially, Haugse wasn’t interested, but then his schedule freed up earlier this year. After engaging in “a spirited creative dia dialogue” through the first months of 2016 with Thompson, Haugse dove into the assignment. “He has a light lighthearted, free-hand style,” Thompson said. “His work gave the characters personality and added a great deal of humor to my simple story.”

At this juncture, Thompson does not envision this book growing into a series, but he doesn’t rule it out. “My architectural practice keeps me very busy, but who knows?” he said. And for once, Thompson didn’t need to submit his work before a review board to get it done.

— Michael Aushenker Dogs Build a House is now available on Amazon.com, with a Kindle version available this month.

for the annual Groovin’ in the Grove Classic Car & Vintage Travel Trailer Show at the Elks Lodge in Goleta on Saturday, July 30. Guaranteed to please gearheads of all stripes, more than 130 classic cars and 20 trailers will be on display, including classic muscle cars, antique vehicles, and pre- and post-World War II hot rods dating from the 1930s through the 1960s. Expect tricked-out Camaros, Firebirds, and Corvettes as well as unique travel trailers that owners have lovingly brought back to life.

“You’d be amazed at how many people in this area are involved in this hobby,” said Elks member and event organizer Jerry Winters.“You’ll see cars that are worth anywhere from $30,000-$150,000.” As for the trailers, he explained, “The public can actually go inside them and see how they’ve restored them and decorated them in mid-’50s fashion.”

This year, the Elks have opened up the event to boats and military vehicles from the World War II and Vietnam War eras, including a Huey helicopter, which will be brought by the Santa Barbara chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Also new is the Friday-night Road Rallye, which kicks off at 4:30 p.m. on July 29. Drivers and their navigators will complete a roughly 10-mile race while passing certain checkpoints around town. Accuracy, not speed, is the name of the game. The winners get a free Friday-night dinner at the Elks Lodge.

More than 1,100 people belong to the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge #613, which is the regional chapter of an American fraternal order founded in 1868. The lodge’s emphasis on charitable works is especially focused on veterans, who can take advantage of free monthly lunches with guest speakers who direct veterans to medical and financial resources, bus passes for those without vehicles, gas cards for those that can’t afford gas, and rides to the nearest Veterans Administration treatment center in Santa Maria. While admission is free to the show, proceeds from registration fees, the silent auction, and contributions from sponsors will go toward these veteran-focused efforts and the Unity Shoppe of Santa Barbara.

In addition to the cars and trailers, there will be live music and food pouring out of the lodge’s kitchen, including breakfast burritos in the morning; hot dogs, chili, and tri-tip in the afternoon; and root beer floats from McConnell’s for dessert. There’s also free popcorn, a bouncy house, and a play area for kids.

“We’re trying to get the community to come out and see what we’re all about and also enjoy a nice family day,” said Steve Cousens, another Elks member and event organizer.

The Groovin’ in the Grove Car & Vintage Travel Trailer Show is on Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge, 150 North Kellogg Avenue, Goleta. See groovininthegrove.org.

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UCsB’s Cinderfella CoaCh stays at helm Baseball Coach Andrew Checketts Signs Contract Extension with Gauchos Until 2022

expectations by taking his team to the College World Series, was this year’s Cinderfella in college baseball. Because that made him a hot prospect for at least one opening at a college with the budget to offer him a huge pay raise, there were concerns that his storybook ride with the Gauchos could end after five years. But Checketts decided that the slippers fit in Santa Barbara — even if they’re called flip-flops — and he has accepted a contract extension through the 2022 season.

A conversation with Checketts suggests it would have taken a king’s ransom to dislodge him. He lives with his wife, Michelle, and three young children across Isla Vista from the campus.

“It’s a half-mile walk to work,” he said.

“I walk my daughter to school on the way. The weather is perfect. Being able to play ball in February is a big bonus.

I pinch myself sometimes.”

Gaucho fans had to pinch themselves watching a pair of pinch-hitters Checketts sent to the plate in clutch situations last month. They were both freshmen with limited at-bats: Sam Cohen, whose epic walk-off grand slam shocked No. 2–ranked Louisville, 4-3; and Ryan Cumberland, whose shot up the first-base line drove in two runs in the 5-3 victory that sent No. 3 Miami home from Omaha.

There was method to UCSB’s magic. The Gaucho batters had been slumping prior to their arrival at the Nashville regional. “The day before [the opening game], we played an over-the-line tournament with Wiffle balls,” Checketts said. “They were able to relax and let their swings go.”

Pitching, the facet of the game that Checketts knows best, was at the core of UCSB’s success. Led by righthander Shane Bieber, who signed for $420,000 as a fourth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians, the pitching staff enabled the Gauchos to go 17-4 in one-run games.

Great pitching by Arizona shut out the Gauchos in their final game. The Wildcats went on to play in the bestof-three championship series, won by Coastal Carolina.

The Chanticleers — like UCSB, a first-time participant in the College World Series — were somewhat less of an underdog. They had appeared in NCAA regionals 14 times in the last 16 years under longtime coach (21st year) Gary Gilmore.

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The Gauchos have been to the regionals four times in the same span, three in the five years since Checketts took over the program.

UCSB athletics director John McCutcheon said the extension of the coach’s contract was necessary “to preserve the momentum Andrew has put behind the program. It’s a real positive step.”

McCutcheon and Checketts agreed on the next step: find a way to make Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, the home of the Gauchos, a facility befitting a top-10 baseball program.

“We’re going to continue to work on it,” McCutcheon said. “Andrew knows it’s not going to happen overnight. We’re not going to have a stadium like Louisville’s, but we hope to make it more fan friendly with restrooms, lights, and improved concessions.”

The playing field — as well as the diamond at the adjacent softball stadium — needs work, too. “Better maintenance of the fields is a concern,” McCutcheon said. “We’re talking to outside groups about a comprehensive management plan.”

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played their home games at Uyesaka Stadium every June and July HAPPY DAYS: UCSB baseball coach Andrew Checketts is expected to stick around with the since the early 1990s. “This will be Gauchos ’til at least 2022, in part because he loves the area. “I pinch myself sometimes,” he said. their last season in the stadium,” McCutcheon said. “It can’t support this level of activity. The facility needs some down time The Foresters have come home with five NBC champibefore we come back in the fall.” onships since 2006. Standing in the way of their sixth title That could put the Foresters among Santa Barbara’s next month will be the most formidable team, on paper, homeless, unless they can persuade the city and SBCC to that ever played in the Wichita tournament, which dates share Pershing Park, where significant upgrades would back to 1935. be needed.

The Kansas City Stars have 24 former major-leaguers Bill Pintard, in his 22nd season at the helm of the For- on their 25-man roster. Roger Clemens, a 53-year-old esters, likes to point out that his summer collegiate team seven-time Cy Young winner, will headline a pitching does more than play baseball. Their Hugs for Cubs pro- staff that includes Tim Hudson, Josh Beckett, and Brad gram has benefited hundreds of children with cancer. Last Penny. Other familiar names on the Stars include J.D. Monday, the Foresters made their annual trek to an Angels Drew, Dan Uggla, Rick Ankiel, Brandon Inge, and game, taking 25 ailing children and Carl Everett. their families to Anaheim.

“They do some pretty interesting things back there,” This season is shaping up as one Pintard said of the NBC organizers. They have slotted the John of the most eventful in the history Foresters as the No. 3–seeded team in the August tournaof the Foresters. They played two ment. The defending champion Seattle Studs are No. 1, and games against Team U.S.A., com- the Stars No. 2.

The Foresters, 22-12-1 through last weekend, have come prising the nation’s best undrafted 7/23-7/24: Baseball: San Luis Obispo Blues at Santa Barbara college players, losing a 10-6 on strong late in the season, winning six of their last seven Foresters The Foresters will recognize special people in their last two home games. games.

Six starters are hitting over .300, led by Tulane’s slugfest at Dodger Stadium and Saturday is Lexi Brown Day, in honor of the young fan they lost to cancer last year. Sunday playing them to a 1-1 stalemate Lex Kaplan (.362) and Hunter Williams (.344), and Texas’s is Host Family Appreciation Day, commending those who provide the club’s players a home at UCSB. After their final home Bret Boswell (.337). “Our pitching staff is very deep; we’re during the season. On the diamond, the Blues will contest the Foresters for Central Coast stand this weekend, they will get throwing our starters just four or five innings,” Pintard bragging rights. Besides the two scheduled games, there will be the completion of a June ready for their 23rd consecutive said. “We’re hitting our stride at a good time.” game that was tied 2-2 when it was suspended because of darkness. Sat.: 5pm; Sun.: appearance in the National BaseThey hope to find out soon if it’s a good time to face 1:30pm. Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, UCSB (parking fees apply). $1-$8. Visit sbforesters.org. ball Congress (NBC) World Series Roger Clemens or Tim Hudson.

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ittle Kitchen, the new lunch and ground and knowledge, approached me with this late-night restaurant next to the Wild- idea of taking over the restaurant,” said Austin, who cat Lounge on West Ortega Street, may opened with the late-night menu in late April and have a small cooking space, but the name began serving lunch in June. belies the bold and innovative menu Like many chefs in town, Austin relies on the cooked up by 29-year-old general manager Grace farmers’ market for many ingredients but also tries Austin. to stay affordable.“We try to use as much organic as “Our concept is basically modern comfort we can,”Austin said,“and keep it at a low price point.” food,” said Austin, whose late-night menu features Here are some highlights from the menu: exotic takes on classic stick-to-your-ribs food, Bánh Mì Sliders: “I’m very such as Bangkok street much a fan of all diffries, Philly cheesesteak, ferent kinds of cuisine,” and bánh mì sliders, as said Austin, who packs well as desserts such these satisfying sliders with house-braised pork, as French toast bites. pickled radish, carrot, The lunch menu takes a slightly lighter direccucumber, cilantro, jalation, with sandwiches peño, and Sriracha mayo. and salads, all kicked up with Austin’s tradeCheeseburger Egg Rolls: mark creativity. The tur“Three Pickles does a key rosemary club, for Reuben egg roll, and I just loved it, so I thought, instance, is enhanced ‘What about cheesewith bacon, avocado, and garlic aioli.“I still try burger egg rolls?’” to put a unique spin on explained Austin, whose Winning Over Lunch and Late-night crowds savory mix of ground everything,” said Austin, who co-owns the restaubeef, sharp cheddar, by rebecca Horrigan rant with Wildcat owner onions, and pickles in Bob Stout and Michelle a crispy-fried egg roll Prestage, who owns the wrapper is served with nearby furniture store Couch and designed the house-made Thousand Island dressing. It’ll make you restaurant’s cheerful and rustic décor.“We’re hoping wonder why we don’t eat everything in an egg roll! that the people in the neighborhood will make this their new lunch spot.”

Southwest Chicken Tikka Masala: “I’ve been making A Santa Barbara native, Austin majored in psy- curry since college, so that’s kind of where that inspichology at UC Berkeley yet found herself drawn to ration came from,” said Austin of this dish, which the food world, working in restaurants and cooking puts Mary’s Organic Chicken in a creamy tomato at an outpatient facility in East Oakland, where she curry with roasted corn salsa and cilantro. It’s served was in charge of lunch. She moved back to Santa with grilled pita at lunch, and coconut ginger rice Barbara and attended culinary school at SBCC at late-night. while bartending at the Wildcat and working as a With catering to come, plans to open for dinner, private chef and caterer. When the pizzeria next to and special menus for both the Wildcat and Bobcat the Wildcat closed, Grace and Stout were presented bars in the works, Little Kitchen certainly gives fresh the chance to offer bar-goers a new place to frequent meaning to the phrase “small is beautiful.” in between drinks.“Bob, knowing my culinary backn

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“This is good beer; you should do this Here’s a sampling: for a living,” manager Matt Minkus Walk the Plank Milk Stout: With notes recalls the pair saying to Angell, who of cream and coffee, this brew is became head brewer when they Minkus’s favorite. “We use lactose went commercial. “Sure enough, to give it a smooth, creamy feel,” here we are eight years later!”

Reopens afteR he said. Order a tulip “CampfireThe brewery officially opened UpgRades Style,” and they’ll even garnish the for business in Goleta in October top with a toasted marshmallow!

by RebeccA hORRiGAn 2014 with Angell overseeing a oneBeach Beer Kölsch: My personal favorbarrel system. But in December 2015, ite of the brews, I could drink this light, they closed to remodel and expand their crisp, German-style beer all summer long. capacity. So in April of this year, Captain Fatty’s reopened with a nicer tap room, featuring clean HR 19 Apricot Saison: This tart, fruity Belgian is wooden tables and a bar top handmade by Minkus, their most popular seller. The flavorful brew feaa cold storage room, and a 15-barrel system with tures puree from fresh apricots, which they get 120 barrels of fermentation capacity. They also from Hollister Ranch when in season. “It’s a really took the opportunity to rebrand their logo with drinkable beer while still having some complexifour stripes, which represent both the four main ties to it,” Minkus said. ingredients in beer (yeast, malt, hops, and water) Vortex IPA: With toasted malt, mosaic hops, and and the fourth stripe that all captains receive. “It passion fruit, this tasty and refreshing IPA will all kind of works together,” said Minkus, who is quickly pull you into its gyre. It’s so popular, one now serving beer five days a week rather than the man in town even named his boat The Vortex sporadic weekend days of the first incarnation. after it. “It’s more of an East Coast–style IPA,” said The homey and charming watering hole feaMinkus.“It’s more malty.” tures rustic barrels, picnic tables, and a sunny outdoor space where bands often play and food trucks such as Fire and Ice Pizza and 805 Street Open WednesdAy-F A RidAy, Ay-F AAy, 3:30-10 p.m., Bites serve up beer-friendly treats. There’s even a sA RdAy, sAtu AAy, nOOn-10 p.m., And sundAy, AAy, nOOn-8 p.m; kids zone with movies, games, and root beer on 6483 Calle real, Suite d, Goleta; CaptainFatty F S.Com Fatty tap, which makes the place exude familial warmth.

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It turns out Cooperstown’s got more than the Hall of Fame and the hots for Natty Bumppo; the town’s namesake distillery is crafting fine spirits, and, even better, packaging the heck out of them. We’re talking bottles shaped like baseballs, three in a box.

It’s not all marketing flash, either. Both the Beanball Bourbon and American Whiskey (which still leads with corn in its mash — how U.S.A.) clock in at 90 proof and are fine variations on what whiskey can be. The first is a bit high and tight, the second a bit spicier — both rich with caramel but hold their alcohol punch. The Doubleday Vodka is smooth enough for sipping but also fine for cocktails — the white wheat base keeps it hearty yet neutral.

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Bakery opened on July 7 at 131 Anacapa Street, Suite D, in the Funk Zone. The menu includes salads, sandwiches, pickled vegetables, cheese boards, and salami. Helena Avenue Bakery is open daily 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit facebook.com/ helenaavenuebakery.

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Cris passed the word that Poke Me has appeared as one of the future tenants on the website for Hollister Village Plaza, 7000 Hollister Avenue. The eatery will offer a variety of fish bowls. The base ingredient offerings include white rice, brown rice, half and half, mixed salad, and organic baby kale.

Sides include seaweed salad, edamame, avocado, crabmeat, and spicy crabmeat. The protein (aka “meat”) menu lists salmon, yellowtail, albacore, shrimp, scallop, octopus, spicy tuna, and spicy albacore. Tofu is also offered. Visit pokeme.net.

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SNO-CRAVE UPDATE: It appears that Hollister Village Plaza in Goleta has removed Sno-Crave Tea House from their list of future tenants.

MESA MARKET UPDATE: Some common

questions I have heard over the year include “room for cream?”; “paper or plastic?”; and “Ginger or Mary Ann?” While I'm wandering the Mesa, the most common question I hear is “Vons or Albertsons?” Sources tell me that the market that will replace the defunct Haggen at 2010 Cliff Drive will be … Vons. Before Haggen occupied the space for about three seconds, this address was the longtime home of Albertsons.

CONVIVO OPENS: Convivo restaurant and

bar has opened inside the Santa Barbara Inn at 901 East Cabrillo Boulevard. Hours are 7-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and 5-10 p.m. Brunch is available on weekends from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call 845-6789 or visit convivorestaurant.com.

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Globe restaurant: “Tuesdays may be for Tacos, but Wednesdays are for WONTONS! Each Wednesday, starting July 27, Globe at 18 East Cota Street presents Wonton Wednesdays hosted by Robby Robbins. Each week from 5:30-9 p.m. we will have several special wontons to choose from with a variety of unique sauces to enjoy. Our regular menu features delightful chicken eggrolls and scrumptious veggie pot-stickers, so including some wontons each Wednesday will be the perfect addition. Specialty Asian-themed cocktails will be crafted by our manager and stellar mixologist Andy Davis!”

SPEAKING OF GLOBE: Frontman vocalist

Scott Topper tells me that his band Moneluv is playing Tuesday nights from 7:30-10 p.m. at Globe Restaurant, 18 East Cota Street. Visit scotttopper productions.com/mon-e-luv.

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

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t its core, music is human and simple,” said Mahealani Lee, a Santa Barbaran who now works as a senior producer for online music-teaching website Soundfly. “There are those who claim it will always be a mystery to them. Good. It’s a mystery to all of us — but there’s a melody to your speech and a rhythm to the way you eat a sandwich, so in a sense, we’re all musicians,” she asserted. “Since music’s a part of what we are, learning more about it can help us be better versions of ourselves, even if it’s in a very small way.”

Taking steps toward self-betterment through music is just the kind of service Soundfly offers. Through bite-sized, free, prerecorded music lessons — some just 20 minutes, others an hour — the innovative new service breaks down occasionally mystifying music topics into understandable concepts, from blues chords to touring cheaply to synth oscillators to chiptune music — all you need is Wi-Fi and an instrument. Both Lee and Christina Apostolopoulos, a fellow Santa Barbara–raised singer/songwriter, contribute lessons to the site, having joined after they both attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Of learning music while at Santa Barbara High School, Apostolopoulos said,“[It] gave me a great sense of comfort and solace,” not to mention confidence: “Spending those hours learning a fingerpicking pattern or mastering an F chord gives you a kind of ‘If I can do this, I can do anything’ feeling.” She applies that assurance to Soundfly’s Open D Course, the first in a new series of free classes on alternate guitar tunings. The course includes multiple videos, chord guides, backing tracks, and simple activities, and after completing the lessons, students will receive a free set of D’Addario guitar strings. Apostolopoulos said her teaching style is“about the balance between keeping [students] excited and making sure they are challenged.” She feels that the Open D tuning allows for both creativity and the opportunity to go beyond the standard guitar tuning. “It’s a great feeling, especially from a songwriting standpoint, to be able to look at your instrument in a completely new way,” she said.

Lee, who teaches a course on piano improvisation and also edits Soundfly’s videos, said her music education began at Kellogg Elementary. “My earliest memory as a music ‘educator’ is being an 11-year-old at Kellogg, clumsily teaching a 2nd grade class to sing ‘The Rainbow Connection,’ ” she said.

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“Search Party,” “Semper Fidelis,” and “Doves” work; “STYGGO” lyrically rips off Tommy James and the Shondells — married to a Stones “Miss You” disco beat. Meanwhile, the dulcet-toned “Give” gives us a bit more. “You Are Killing Me” is a mundane affair, but the video featuring Andy Warhol’s cult “superstar” actor Joe Dallesandro (ravaged by time and looking a helluva lot like The Fall’s Mark E. Smith on an epic bender) typing his memoirs while plagued by furries and a slyly Dylan-referencing tarantula is a hoot! On the swanky “All the Girls in London,” a hoarse-voiced, kinky Courtney Taylor-Taylor tries — and fails — to be Ray Davies. Although not without its moments, Distortland proves that, nowadays, the passé Dandys don’t rule OK. — Sean Mageean

“I’d like to think [that] on some level, I realized how cool it was to be able to share this intangible medium with others even then.”

Through the Internet ether, Soundfly allows students to learn in their own time from teachers all over the world. “Online courses certainly have more flexibility in terms of when you can teach and learn,” Apostolopoulos said,“and you can’t come to an in-person lesson in your pj’s.”

While Lee was skeptical at first of the web format, she now believes online teaching enhances a student’s self-discipline and creativity. An online lesson, she said, “provides additional tools and inspires us to explore on our own. Online education teaches us to be honest learners. We aren’t focused on impressing someone else and can’t lie about how much time we spend practicing.”

Still in its fledgling stages, Soundfly may grow to include real-time lessons, and the website continues to expand its roster of teachers and courses, with new ones each month. So for those who have wanted to learn a new creative tuning, tackle that synth modulator, or orchestrate a set of string players, these two Santa Barbarans can help open your ears and eyes to new music frontiers.

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Kid Congo And The PinK MonKey Birds La araña es La Vida

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds have released a tribute to Teotihuacán’s Great Spider Goddess — guardian of the underworld and purveyor of morning glories in all of their hallucinogenic glory. The album envisions her as patroness and protector of the modern underground music scene. A second-generation Mexican-American, guitar virtuoso Kid Congo knows how to get the primal party started, having cofounded The Gun Club with Jeffrey Lee Pierce before legendary stints with The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. This album tastefully blends ’60s Chicano rock, garage punk, and surf rock. “La Araña” grooves hard, while Glamazons dominate “Psychic Future,” and the low-riding “Chicano Studies” brings the pachuco power. ¡Firme!

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In 1978, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta made Danny and Sandy everyone’s favorite singing high school couple when the film Grease premiered. Nearly 30 years later, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens took over the “We Go Together” duo’s mantel, playing Troy and Gabriella in 2006’s High School Musical (HSM). The star-crossed sweethearts at the musically fertile East High sang a slew of memorable duets (“You Are the Music in Me,”“Breaking Free”) as well as the earworm-y ensemble number “We’re All in This Together.”

Although 10 years have passed since HSM debuted, the story lives on — in Santa Barbara, no less. On Saturday-Sunday, July 23-24, more than 60 area kids will perform the beloved play as the culmination of Stage Left Productions’ performing arts summer program.

For the past four weeks, youths have been training in the various aspects of musical theater, including dance, singing, set design and construction, and acting.

Shana Lynch Arthurs and choreographer Steven Lovelace began Stage Left Productions 16 years ago when both were performing together on the stage and teaching children. “We discovered that we were like-minded in many ways, but especially in our approach to teaching,” wrote Lynch Arthurs in an email interview with The Santa Barbara Independent.

“Ultimately, our hope is that our young performers have a great summer while at the same time creating a remarkable show. We value lessons in building confidence, respect, and team spirit. We also believe in providing the highest possible training in the performing arts.”

Stage Left chose HSM for this summer’s presentation at the behest of their students. “Last year, the kids asked, and we listened,” explained Lynch Arthurs, who also teaches performing arts at Crane Country Day School. “HSM HSM also has some very sweet and inclusive messages. After all, wouldn’t it be great if everyone was singing ‘We’re All In This Together’ on the way to work and back home again?!” Indeed.

Stage Left Productions’ High School Musical runs Saturday-Sunday, July 23-24, 2 and 7 p.m., at Goleta Valley Jr. High School Theatre, 6100 Stow Canyon Road. Tickets will be sold at the door: $12 (general), $25 (reserved seating).

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by Maggie Yates said. “This season is about couples. We should call it conscious coupling.”

The slogan isn’t completely off the mark; Ensemble’s / season is also the upcoming works certainly delve into what intended to expand awareness of the work it means to be part of a romantic partnership. of recognizable playwrights like Tennessee Audiences will be witness to the Macbeths’ Williams, Simon, Gershwin, and The Bard. vaulting ambition; the emotional struggle of Baby Doll and Chapter Two are certainly less New York divorcés in Neil Simon’s Chapter commonly produced works of Williams and Two; the raw intensity of Porgy and Bess’s Simon, and it will be interesting to see unexjazz-fueled folk opera; the fetish and emo- pected versions of classics like Porgy and Bess tional disconnection of Baby Doll; and, in the (against a jazz quartet). And, as it is an election final production, the blossoming romance year, a politically minded audience will be between a butcher and a seamstress in early keenly aware of the thematic issues presented in Macbeth, the story of a man who seizes th-century New York City.

Ensemble’s mission includes the inten- power by any means necessary after being tion to bring provocative work to the Santa prophesized to ascend the throne of Scotland.

Barbara stage. The challenge in devising a Ensemble’s reach into the community season that adheres to this broad guideline includes a variety of opportunities to enjoy is choosing socially relevant plays that incite drama outside of the theater. Beyond the five interest and opinion while also taking into upcoming productions, ETC offers enhanceaccount the varied taste of your audience ment programs that immerse enthusiasts base. In some cases, the works inspired deci- more deeply into the world of the plays. To sive partisanship in viewers. Bad Jews, for experience the story on the page, Ensemble instance, was a fast seller despite the vigorous and the Santa Barbara Public Library have divergence of audience reaction. Some view- partnered to host a play-reading book club ers found strong emotional relatability with led by dramaturge Anna Jensen. Ensemble the scenario, while others felt the portrayal also presents social mixers post-performance of Daphna, the confrontational female lead, and talkbacks with production members. reinforced an unflattering stereotype of striAnd while many of the performers at the New Vic hail from Los Angeles, Fox and dent Jewish women.

“There have been few shows as polarizing Rohlfs have an eye for continuing to include as Bad Jews,” Fox said, but added that the the Santa Barbara community in the Ensemupcoming production of Baby Doll, in which ble Theatre experience. For example, there an infantilized, virgin bride is used as emo- is a program of youth performance classes tional leverage in a business dispute, may raise in development, as well as the possibility of some eyebrows.“It’s not sex for polite society,” a future commission for new works by area playwrights. With this on the horizon — as Rohlfs admitted.

Fox is gratified to know that these water- well as the murmurings of new, cutting-edge cooler conversations about theater are occur- technical effects for Macbeth to celebrate the ring all over town. It’s an indication that these th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death shows are presenting themes and concepts — no Santa Barbara theatergoer’s schedule that incite discussion.“It shows we’re pushing can be complete without tickets to Ensemble’s / season.

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A former violinist and the outgoing musical director of the New York Philharmonic, Gilbert fulfilled the third of his four years’ commitment to the Music Academy of the West on Saturday by leading the Academy Festival Orchestra in an outstanding program that featured works by Joseph Haydn, Alban Berg, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

In a passionate speech from the podium prior to the opening work, Gilbert stressed his personal connection to Berg’s Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6, declaring its second movement to be nothing less than “the pinnacle of human existence.” Taken together with Haydn’s “Chaos” from the oratorio The Creation as one continuous performance, the Berg work lived up to this extraordinary billing, delivering not only a sublime second movement “Reigen,” but also a wild and deeply disturbing conclusion, the percussion-

heavy “Marsch,” which Gilbert observed is actually more like a battle. Written at the outset of World War I, Berg’s symphonic statement made a splendid introduction to the concert’s second half, which was a brilliant reading of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, “Eroica.”

Through a combination of period practice in the seating of the strings and a tempo that was steady and forceful without being overly fast, Gilbert brought these excellent young musicians together in a thoroughly joyous achievement in music making.

The juxtaposition of Beethoven’s second movement, marked “Marcia funebre: Adagio assai” with the recent memory of Berg’s third movement “Marsch” called forth a seemingly endless set of thoughts and ideas about not only symphonic music but also the role of conflict in history and the future of Europe. It’s hard to imagine a more pertinent form of musical expression for today, and the spirit with which it was performed made this evening unforgettable.

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Lowenthal, clad in a black shirt with giant red polka dots, delivered the evening’s first three pieces —the Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Sonata for Piano, Op. 1 of Alban Berg, and the Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 of Frédéric Chopin —continuously, as though they were one suite of music.

The pianist wove these disparate compositional voices into a seamless whole—complex and meditative music yet approachable and even uplifting in a distinctly minor-key vein.

Hanick followed Lowenthal’s opening with two pieces by 20th-century French composers Olivier Messiaen and his pupil in composition, Tristan Murail. The choice reflected both the debt of gratitude owed by an acolyte to a mentor — the Murail piece is titled Cloches d’adieu, et un sourire ... in memoriam Olivier Messiaen —and a shift from one musical tradition to another.

Lowenthal closed the first half’s excursion to France by showing something of how he teaches, introducing and then providing brief narrative cues for the Aubade: Concerto choréographique of Francis Poulenc.

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Cray and company plan to enter the studio next month to record another album. Cray utilizes less firsthand personal experience these days for his heartbreak lyrics, drawing more from “people I know, things I hear, things from the past, too.” While he doesn’t workshop new tunes live ahead of recording them, Cray promised “a mix of everything” at his Lobero show: “We have a master set. We call the songs and decide onstage [which to play].” Sometimes they perform a song that has not been covered in a while, which “taxes everyone’s memory,” Cray said, laughing.“The main thing is that we’re having fun. Doing the set the way we do keeps it exciting.”

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A multi-Grammy-winning artist, Cray scored his five awards recording with Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland. “I was a new kid on the block,” Cray said.“Those guys were on cloud nine [winning]. It was beautiful.”

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Perhaps it’s only natural that Cray loves touring because, in essence, he’s been on the move his entire life. Born in Columbus, Georgia, Cray grew up the child of an itinerant military father who took his family to Washington, California, and even Germany.

He and Robert Cray Band bassist Richard Cousins met in 1969.“We attended rival high schools in the same school district,” Cray said in a recent interview with The Santa Barbara Independent. “We started hanging out and getting into the music.”

Then an idea struck: “Let’s go to Eugene!”

So off they went to the University of Oregon town, gigging the local circuit. “We had just finished playing the last of four nights,” Cray recalled, “[when] a lady came up and asked, ‘Do you want to be in a movie?’ She was a casting director.”

This turned out to be not just any film but National Lampoon’s Animal House, which not only became a surprise blockbuster for Universal Pictures but the seminal college comedy now considered by critics as one of the greatest contemporary American comedies ever made. In 1977, Cray, who spent three of the feature’s 32-day shoot on the Eugene set, enjoyed an uncredited role as bassist for the fictional Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 comedy’s racially charged bar scene.

“The atmosphere was fantastic,” Cray recalled. “[Director] John Landis was really into the musical scene. He kept telling me how much I look like Sidney Poitier. We did get to meet [John] Belushi,” Cray continued, describing how the Saturday Night Live star entered the club at the Eugene Hotel, where members of Cray’s band jammed with Oregon blues icon Curtis Salgado’s Nighthawks (dubbing their amalgam “the CrayHawks”).

Although Cray did not work on Landis’s next hit film, The Blues Brothers, he did eventually play with many of the musicians showcased in the 1980 blockbuster, including bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn and guitarist Steve Cropper (the “Play it, Steve!” in Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man”).

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Bella Rosa – Flying Colors, through July MUSEUMS 31. Malcolm Tuffnell: Butterflies, clouds and Elverhøj Museum – Revelations, through flowers, through Sept. 30. 1103-A State St., Aug. 14. 1624 Elverhoy Wy., Solvang, 966-1707.

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The C Gallery – 8th Annual Teacher/ Student Art Show: Someday I’ll Take Art, Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – John Herd, through August; through Aug. 13. 466 Bell St., Los Alamos, Ann Baldwin: Scriptopics, ongoing. 21 W. 344-3807.

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Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, Beyond 2˚, through July 24. 653 Paseo 898-2204.

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Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Artniture, through Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Aug. 7. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, Multiple permanent exhibits. 304 N. Los 684-7789.

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Casa Dolores – Muñecas Tradicionales/ S.B. Historical Museum – Project Traditional Dolls, through July 30. 1023 Bath Fiesta, through Sept. 26. Hidden Treasures, St., 963-1032. through Oct. 16; The Story of Santa Barbara, Casa de la Guerra – Reginald D. Johnson: permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 Building Community, through Sept. 18. 15 E. E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601.

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S.B. Maritime Museum – Tattoos Channing Peake Gallery – Campos & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor, de Ensueños: The Photography of Antonio through Oct. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404. Arredondo Juarez and Ricardo Palavecino, S.B. Museum of Art – Lewis deSoto: through Aug. 26. 105 E. Anapamu St., Paranirvana (Self-Portrait), through July 31; 568-3994.

Puja and Piety: Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Churchill Jewelers – Karin Aggeler, Ruth Art from the Indian Subcontinent,through Ellen Hoag, Tom de Walt, and Blair Harper, Aug. 28; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans through July. 1015 State St., 962-5815. from the Armand Hammer Foundation, Distinctive Art Gallery – The Local Scene, Visions of Modernity: 20th-Century through July 30. 1331 State St., 845-4833.

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It may be a beautiful irony — or just an evident truth—that what happens in Silicon Valley is the reason we can now watch Silicon Valley, on demand, after the initial screening event. Without the Internet and its various streams and models, TV would be stuck in the VHF/UHF Stone-analog Age. How else could I have KING OF THE HILL: Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley reigns supreme as tV’s quickly caught up with the entire series funniest sitcom. before catching the recent third-season finale without the help of a portal? from a competitor: “I don’t want to live in a world In this series — masterminded by Mike Judge (Bea- where someone is making the world a better place vis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill), a veteran of Silicon better than I do.”

Valley wars early in his life, and John Altschuler (also Sex permeates the subtext in conversations, but caran alum of Beavis and King) King — our seemingly unlikely nality arrives on-screen in tellingly bizarre ways, most heroes are Stanford dropout/nascent genius Richard notoriously a scene with an explicit sexual encounter Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), the awkward but that involves horses in active stud mode, an uproarious increasingly assertive CEO and brains behind the deadpan backdrop to the dialogue in the “foreground.” promising startup operation Pied Piper, and Erlich In one episode, the Pied Piper team ponders a new Bachman (T.J. Miller) as the noisier frontman and spin name, and it is suggested that the best monikers could dealer. Hendricks mumbles and practices the art of be spontaneous expressions blurted out during sex— sex swimming with sharks; Bachman over-enunciates and for example, Google, Uber, and Hulu. My vote for zanioverstates his skill and importance. Also on the team, est scene in the series goes to an otherwise functional which is suitably diverse enough to allow for comic dialogue moment interrupted by Bachman coughing banter and bluster in the writing and character inter- relentlessly from bong hits, a surreal stoner twist on the play, are the smart-tongued Pakistani émigré Dinesh, modern-day sitcom paradigm. the droll beard-core trickster Gilfoyle, the socially Silicon Valley’s season capper a few weeks ago was inept yet efficient business head “Jared,” and—flitting touted as a surprise ending. But that’s only half-true, in between the underdog and the evil, scheming overdog a series — and an industry and a Valley— Valley where surcompany Hooli—the semi-clueless but sudden mil- prise turns, fluke successes, rapid “pivoting,” and chaslionaire “Big Head.” ing elusive dreams that morph into new dreams grow Despite the more cynical and market-manipulative like weeds. Or magic mushrooms. Almost perversely, capitalist forces driving Silicon Valley (and Silicon Val- it’s hard not to stay tuned, and thanks to Silicon Valley, ley), Internet-era homilies and catchphrases sugarcoat we can — any old time. the festering connivance and anxiety beneath the Silicon Valley: The Complete Third Season will be surface. New companies or products are geared for available in digital HD on July 25.

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Plaza de Oro Lights Out (81 mins., PG-13) When the lights go out, bad things happen — at least they do to Rebecca, who was haunted by terrifying events at night while growing up. Now her brother is experiencing them, and Rebecca is determined to rid the family of the evil entity once and for all.

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Nerve (96 mins., PG-13) Emma Roberts and Dave Franco star in this science-fiction thriller about a high school senior, Venus, who joins an online reality video game based on the game Truth or Dare. But things aren’t as innocent as they at first seem, and soon Venus has her identity stolen and is caught in a deadly objective.

The Peanuts Movie (93 mins.; G) Steve Martino’s The Peanuts Movie hews close to the original strip, and it ties together two time-honored story lines: Charlie Brown’s doomed obsession with the red-haired girl and Snoopy’s elaborate Red Baron fantasies. The movie isn’t what you would call thrilling, unless nostalgia is your bag. The Peanuts Movie is more like a lullaby than an adventure.

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (90 mins., R) The dynamic dysfunctional duo Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are still shopping and drinking their way around London until they get caught up in a fashion-model-mishap media storm. They flee to the French Riviera, and mayhem ensues, naturally.

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This movie feels like an Edgar Rice Burroughs story rewritten by Joseph Conrad and then ruined by a team of studio hacks who tried to work the exploitation of the Congo into a kid’s fantasy of going savage. Why not just stick to the pulpy story like the impeccable Jungle Book film? Tarzan’s reintegration with the scary flora and fauna of the African jungle is great. But an unnatural plot concerning white imperialism, enslaved Africans, and Tarzan as Magical Anglo saving people of color in their own neighborhoods is dumb and offensive.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): You now have more luxuriant access to divine luck than you’ve had in a long time. For the foreseeable future, you could be able to induce semi-miraculous twists of fate that might normally be beyond your capacities. But here’s a caveat: The good fortune swirling in your vicinity may be odd or irregular or hard to understand. To harvest it, you will have to expand your ideas about what constitutes good fortune. It may bestow powers you didn’t even realize it was possible to have. For example, what if you temporarily have an acute talent for gravitating toward situations where smart love is in full play?

Even a genius can’t be expected to create nonstop masterpieces. Be inspired by Kurosawa, Gemini. In the coming weeks, give your best to even the most modest projects.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Capricorns may be the hardest workers of the zodiac, and Tauruses the most dogged. But in the coming weeks, I suspect you Cancerians will be the smartest workers. You will efficiently surmise the precise nature of the tasks at hand and do what’s necessary to accomplish them. There’ll be no false starts or reliance on iffy data or slapdash trial-anderror experiments. You’ll have a light touch as you find innovative shortcuts that produce better results than would be possible via the grind-it-out approach.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): A directory published by the U.S. Department of Labor says that my gig as an astrologer shares a category with jugglers, rodeo clowns, acrobats, carnival barkers, and stuntpersons. Am I, therefore, just a charming buffoon? An amusing goofball who provides diversion from life’s serious matters? I’m fine with that. I may prefer to regard myself as a sly oracle inflamed with holy madness, but the service I provide is probably more effective if my ego doesn’t get the specific glory it yearns for. In this way, I have certain resemblances to the Taurus tribe during the next four weeks. Is it okay if you achieve success without receiving all of the credit you think you deserve?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My friend’s 12-year-old daughter Brianna got a B on her summer school math test. She might have earned an A if it weren’t for a problem her teacher had with some of her work.“You got the right answer by making two mistakes that happened to cancel each other out,” he wrote on her paper next to question seven. I suspect you will soon have a similar experience, Leo. But the difference between you and Brianna is that I’m giving you an A. All that matters in the end is that you succeed. I don’t care if your strategy is a bit funky.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Over the course of a 57-year career, Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa won 78 major awards for his work, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oscars. Among the filmmakers who’ve named him as an inspirational influence are heavyweights such as Ingmar Bergman, Werner Herzog, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese.

But Kurosawa wasn’t too haughty to create lighter fare. At age 86, he departed from his epic dramas to create a 30-second commercial for a yogurt drink.

Did that compromise his artistic integrity? I say no.

Homework: Which actor or actress would be the best choice to play you in a film about your life?

Go to realastrology.com and click “Email Rob.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have you ever fantasized about being a different gender or race or astrological sign?

Do you suspect it might be fun and liberating to completely change your wardrobe or your hairstyle or your body language? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to experiment with these variables, and with any others that would enable you to play with your identity and mutate your self-image. You have a cosmic exemption from imitating what you have done in the past. In this spirit, feel free to read all the other signs’ horoscopes and act on the one you like best. Your word of power is “shapeshifter.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Golden Goose Award is given annually to “scientists whose work may have been considered silly, odd, or obscure when first conducted,” but which ultimately produced dramatic advances. Entomologists Raymond Bushland and Edward Knipling were this year’s winners. More than 60 years ago they started tinkering with the sex life of the screwworm fly in an effort to stop the pest from killing livestock and wildlife throughout the American South. At first their ideas were laughed at, even ridiculed. In time they were lauded for their pioneering breakthroughs. I suspect you’ll be blessed with a vindication of your own in the coming weeks, Libra. It may not be as monumental as Bushland and Knipling’s, but I bet it’ll be deeply meaningful for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope it doesn’t sound too paradoxical when I urge you to intensify your commitment to relaxation. I will love it, and more importantly your guardian angel will love it, if you become a fierce devotee of slowing down and chilling out. Get looser and cozier and more spacious, damn it! Snuggle more.

Cut back on overthinking and trying too hard. Vow to become a high master of the mystic art of I-don’t-givea-f*ck. It’s your sacred duty to steal more slack from the soul-anesthetizing grind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I regularly travel back through time from the year 2036 so as to be here with you. It’s tough to be away from the thrilling transformations that are underway there. But it’s in a good cause. The bedraggled era that you live in needs frequent doses of the vigorous optimism that’s so widespread in 2036, and I’m happy to disseminate it. Why am I confessing this? Because I suspect you now have an extra talent for gazing into the unknown and exploring undiscovered possibilities.

You also have an unprecedented power to set definite intentions about the life you want to be living in the future. Who will you be five years from today? Ten years? Twenty years? Be brave. Be visionary. Be precise.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here’s one strategy you could pursue, I guess: You could spank the Devil with a feather duster as you try to coax him to promise that he will never again trick you with a bogus temptation. But I don’t think that would work, frankly. It may have minor shock value, in which case the Devil might leave you in peace for a short time. Here’s what I suggest instead: Work at raising your discernment so high that you can quickly identify, in the future, which temptations will deliver you unto evil confusion and which will feed and hone your most noble desires.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): After a cool, dry period, you’ll soon be slipping into a hot, wet phase. The reasonable explanations that generated so much apathy are about to get turned inside out. The seemingly good excuses that provided cover for your timidity will be exposed as impractical lies. Are you ready for your passion to roar back into fashion? Will you know what to do when suppressed yearnings erupt and the chemicals of love start rampaging through your soft, warm animal body? I hereby warn you about the oncoming surge of weird delight — and sing “Hallelujah!” for the revelatory fun it will bring.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I’m composing your horoscope on my iPhone after midnight on a crowded bus that’s crammed with sweaty revelers. We’re being transported back to civilization from a rural hideaway where we spent the last 12 hours at a raging party. I still feel ecstatic from the recent bacchanal, but the ride is uncomfortable. I’m pinned against a window by a sleepy, drunken dude who’s not in full control of his body. But do I allow my predicament to interfere with my holy meditation on your destiny? I do not — just as I trust you will keep stoking the fires of your own inspiration in the face of comparable irritations. You have been on a hot streak, my dear. Don’t let anything tamp it down!

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PAYROLL / OFFICE ASSISTANT

DISABLED STUDENTS PROGRAM In conjunction with the Payroll Supervisor in the personnel unit, responsible for all facets of employment and payroll activities.

Serves as a liaison with academic departments, the campus accounting office, financial aid, and the Office of International Students and Scholars. Processes Personnel Payroll System transactions for student and staff employment. Reqs: Basic Software knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, Word, and Excel. Attention to detail and editing skills. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Sensitive to the needs of persons with disabilities. Ability to work with confidential documents.

Ability to work independently. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. $17.83 ‑ $18.63/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 7/31/16. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu. Job #20160338

PLACEMENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY LIVING Responsible for processes including applications, waiting lists, contract distribution, space allocation, billing and collection for over 9,000 residents annually in 14 diverse buildings and complexes. Provides excellent service and counsels a diverse population of clients regarding application processes, availability, eligibility, policies, procedures, conflict resolution and problem solving for Residence Halls, Undergraduate Apartments, Graduate Apartments, Family Student Housing and Summer Session Housing. Reqs: Strong work ethic with capability to work independently and within a team. Familiarity with Microsoft Office computer programs, specifically Word and Excel.

Demonstrated ability to accurately perform detailed work, manage work load, prioritize tasks, exercise judgment and work on multiple projects under strict deadlines. Strong customer service and organizational skills and sensitivity to working with a multicultural community including students and families from diverse backgrounds. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication and ability to convey complex information obtained from multiple sources. Sound judgment and ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism. Initiative, flexibility and analytical skills are necessary.

Note: Fingerprinting required. $20.59‑$24.77/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 8/1/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160344

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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 7/31/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160336

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ETS) Provides IT service desk and field support for IT incident and requests for all ETS IT Service Customers.

Possesses an advanced technical understanding of current Windows and MAC operating systems, office productivity software, and standardized workstation to provide tier 1 and tier 2 support to ETS IT Service Customers. Must demonstrate a strong ability to maintain effective client and colleague rapport. Reqs: Direct experience supporting in the following areas: Windows and MAC workstations, Printers, Ethernet LAN equipment, and software applications utilized by ETS IT Service Customers.

Demonstrated ability to support and interact well with end‑users and with others in a team environment.

Excellent communications skills.

Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a Limited appointment; working less than 1,000 hours. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. $22.29 ‑ $24.72/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration

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IT ‑ Software Dev. Engr (Embedded Debug Tech), Design & dev software for hosted‑side tech and target‑side tech for embedded software. Send resume to Green Hills Software Inc. Attn: HR, 30 W. Sola St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Come experience it here.

Having a positive impact on others, and feeling fulfillment in return, is a cornerstone of the Cottage Health culture. As a communitybased, not-for-profit provider of leading-edge healthcare for the Greater Santa Barbara region, Cottage emphasizes the difference each team member can make. It’s a difference you’ll want to experience throughout your entire career.

Join us in one of the openings below.

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HELPDESK SERVICE TECHNICIAN

SATISFACTION

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits?

We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing!

Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1‑800‑966‑1904 to start your application today! (Cal‑SCAN)

volunteers needed

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Allied Health • Behavioral Health Clinician – Part-Time • Physical Therapist • Research Statistician I • Speech Language Pathologist – Per Diem • Surgical Tech I

Nursing • Anesthetics • Bed Control Coordinator (RN) • Birth Center • Clinical Manager – Telemetry

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• Clinical Nurse Specialist

• LVN – ED • Medical Assistant – Peds Ventura Clinic • Pediatric Injury Prevention Specialist

• CNC – Surgery • Electrophysiology SANTA BARBARA County Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board Nominating Committee is recruiting for a public representative to serve a 3‑year term on the APCD Hearing Board. Applications are due August 5, 2016. For application or more info please visit our website at www.ourair.org or call 961‑8853.

• Emergency • Emergency Psych Supervisor • Emergency Psychiatric

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• Eye Center

• PICU

• Administrative Assistant – Childcare Department • Catering Set-Up • Cook – Part-Time • Data Quality Analyst • Director – IT Security • Director – Population Health Analytics • Environmental Services Rep • Environmental Services Supervisor • Identity and Access Manager – Analyst • IT Project Manager, Sr. • IT Systems Engineer – Active Directory • IT Systems Engineer – Citrix • Lead Concierge • Preschool Teacher • Research Compliance Analyst • Research Coordinator • Room Service Server

• Psych – Per Diem

Cottage Business Services

• Hematology/Oncology • Infection Control Practitioner • Interventional Radiology • Manager – Cardiology • Manager – Endoscopy • Manager – Palliative Care • Manager – Surgical Trauma • Med/Surg – Float Pool • Neurology/Urology • NICU • Nurse Practitioner – Nights • Orthopedics • PACU

The County is Hiring!

Highlighted Jobs: Custody Deputy Sheriff's Deputy Trainee Visit our website for a list of all our current openings at:

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• Pediatric Outpatient • Pediatric Research Coordinator • Peds

• Pulmonary Renal

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• Research • SICU • Surgery • Surgical Trauma

Finance Assistant Manager, Accounting Supervisor – Admitting Supervisor – Patient Business Services

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital • • • • •

CLS – Day/Evening Environmental Services Rep RN – Cardiac/Rehab RN – ED – Per Diem RN – Med/Surg

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital • • • •

CNC – Nursing Administration RN – ICU – Nights/Days RN – Wound Care Unit Coordinator – Emergency

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital • • • •

CCRC Family Counselor Neuropsychologist – Part-Time Physical Therapist – Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist – Per Diem

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories • • • • • • • • •

Account Manager – Sales Administrative Assistant – Pathology Certified Phlebotomy Techs Clinical Lab Scientists – Nights/Evenings Courier (Lab) Histotechnician Lab Manager – Blood Bank (CLS) Sales Representative – Lab Transfusion Safety Coordinator

• Please apply to: www.pdllabs.com

• RENTAL & RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR SELECT FULL-TIME POSITIONS • CERTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT

We offer an excellent compensation package that includes above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance and relocation packages. What’s holding you back?

Please apply online at jobs.cottagehealth.org.

Candidates may also submit a resume to: Cottage Health, Human Resources, P.O. Box 689, Pueblo at Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0689.

Please reference “SBI” when applying. EOE

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GENERAL MANAGER

PORTOLA DINING COMMONS Serves as a member of the Dining Management Team in Housing & Residential Services, sharing responsibilities for the overall Dining operations serving 5,500 residents daily, 22,000 conferees yearly, 10,000 guests and 2,500 off campus meal plan participants yearly with an annual operating budget of $21 million and 200 FTE. Manages the dining facility, including the care and upkeep of the physical plant, design and direction of the various dining programs within, and the management of food safety and production during both the academic year and summer conference season. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management or least 4 years of progressive experience in collegiate or high volume, full service food operations, hotel/restaurant management or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong experience in providing leadership to a management team in a high volume food service environment. High degree of flexibility, energy, initiative, problem solving and resourcefulness.

Demonstrated customer service and communication skills, interpersonal savvy, strategic agility, managing vision and purpose, innovation management and business acumen.

Highly developed organizational skills, including attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to manage multiple and often conflicting priorities, meet deadlines and delegate with accountability. Financial and analytical skills to manage food cost, labor and controllable targets. Must be self‑motivated and have the ability to work in a collaborative team environment. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $5,158‑$7,218/ mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 8/1/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160334

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HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST

HEALTH & WELLNESS Performs 3 major responsibilities: 1) Health Education Specialist‑ with major responsibility for one of the health topics covered in the H & W department (i.e. Well‑Being, Sex & Relationships, Healthy Eating & Living, & Alcohol and Other Drugs) and, ability to develop, implement, and evaluate programs for any health topic relevant for our student population; 2) Design, develop, implement, and evaluate new programs to address physical, emotional, social and mental health for our students; 3) Supervise paid student staff and volunteers who assist with our health & wellness programs. Reqs: BA degree or higher in Health Science, Public Health, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum of two years’ experience working in health promotion & wellness, or related degree field.

Demonstrated experience designing health education programs and applying health education theories.

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Mandated reporter for requirements of child abuse. $51,181‑$56,000/ yr. The University of California is

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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 7/28/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160333

holidays. Salary is commensurate with experience. 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160296

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PHYSICIAN

STUDENT HEALTH Primary care physician needed for fulfilling work in college health multidisciplinary group practice, providing holistic team‑based care to diverse population of 23,000 students. Stimulating work in both appointments and Urgent Care, no night call or hospital responsibilities.

Beautiful seaside campus with excellent benefits. Our auxiliary services include on‑site laboratory, pharmacy, x‑ray, lab, physical therapy, eye care, and dental care centers; specialty services include psychiatry and orthopedics. In addition, we have an extensive alcohol and drug program that complements other behavioral health services. We are looking for an enthusiastic and culturally competent physician with demonstrated clinical excellence to care for complex medical cases in outpatient setting, and with the ability to work in team setting with colleagues. This position works under the general direction of the Student Health Medical Director, provides direct clinical services in Primary Care Family Medicine, Primary Care Internal Medicine and Urgent Care.

Provides supervision for the Physician Assistants and consultations for Nurse Practitioners. Reqs: Minimum 3 years of experience in a complex ambulatory health care setting.

Experience with: Unique health issues of a college health population and a broad range of primary care medical skills, leadership skills for team‑based care, electronic medical records, providing consultation and training for colleagues on complex medical cases, quality improvement and accreditation activities to ensure best practices, collaboration among other departments and agencies to ensure efficient and compassionate continuity of care. Possess advanced computer skills. Notes: Student Health requires that all clinical staff must successfully complete the background check and credentialing process before employment and date of hire. Must have a current California Medical License and DEA license at all times during employment in order to practice and function in this clinical role. Must have current Board Certification in Family Practice, Internal Medicine or Pediatrics or Emergency Medicine. Credentials are renewed periodically. Board Certification must be maintained throughout employment. Any HIPAA/ FERPA violation may be subject to disciplinary action. Hours: M, T, W, Fri 8am ‑ 5pm. Th 10am ‑ 7pm. May be required to answer phone calls and respond to campus emergencies outside of regular operating hours.

This is an 11 month per year, 100% time position. 4 weeks of furlough taken during quarter breaks.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Provides leadership, guidance and management in all aspects of Independent Media for Associated Students. Serves as a member of the AS management team.

Upholds the ethics of a non‑profit, non‑commercial, public access environment for media across the association. Provides continuity and constituency to a 24‑hour experiential learning environment.

Oversees the development of training programs in journalistic practices, writing of press releases, ethics and communication skills for students across the association, including The Bottom Line, the Executive Officers, AS Senate, and the Creative Media Unit. Reqs: Understands principles of non‑commercial independent community based media. Fully conversant with FCC and other licensing requirements for non‑commercial radio stations and print or web publication. Excellent communication skills oral and written; adept with team development, conflict management and creative problem solving. Understanding of the educational nature of the organization. Management and advising experience in a student‑run, student‑initiated organization. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends. $56,310‑$66,300/yr. 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 7/26/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20160328

TRAINING COORDINATOR

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Designs, develops, facilitates, administers, and evaluates technical training initiatives for Enterprise Technology Services. Evaluates training needs and determines the best approach for training delivery (i. e. eLearning, Instructor‑led learning, on‑the‑job learning, etc).

Reqs: 10 plus years of experience in the training and development profession. Thorough knowledge of adult training and development and an understanding of how work may impact other functional areas.

Thorough knowledge of adult learning theory. Notes: Fingerprinting required.

This is a Limited appointment working less than 1,000 hours. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Salary is $29.65 ‑ $39.69/hr. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/1/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160339

DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, REGIONAL GIVING

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Serves as the lead analyst and oversees the business and core development services operations for the Regional Giving fundraising program.

Manages all business, financial, and development services for the unit including gift annual giving program, and departmental services and training. Reqs: Demonstrated management and supervisory experience. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent skills in analysis, problem solving, working with detail while applying and understanding broader contexts as they affect a diverse customer base: faculty, staff, students, and donors. The ability to establish a cooperative working relationship with staff; the ability to work as a member of a team, and to support the Development Office structure. Ability to interpret policies and procedures and accurately communicate them to others. Strong customer service skills.

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and work under minimal supervision.

Demonstrated experience in the maintenance of databases, expertise in the use of Word, Excel, and other office software and/or web‑based applications. High level of initiative, creativity and energy.

Note: Fingerprinting required. $4,265 ‑ $5,416/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 7/26/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20160332

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LEAD AUTO TECHNICIAN

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Responsible for maintenance and repairs of all grounds equipment.

Establishes and maintains a scheduled preventative maintenance program.

Documents and maintains repair records for OSHA requirements.

Must maintain a safe and secure work environment. Reqs: At least five years of experience as a full‑time mechanic maintaining grounds equipment, vehicles, or construction machinery, including at least three years maintaining 2‑cycle engines and three years leading a work team or serving as a foreman, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Position requires an in‑depth knowledge of grounds equipment and the ability to lead a diverse group. Strong familiarity with hand and power tool safety practices, and safe work practices in crowded work areas. Ability to work as a part of a team and to communicate effectively, respectfully and professionally with colleagues, supervisors and the public, using cell phones and via e‑mail. Clear written and oral communication in English is required. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must maintain a valid CA driver’s license. $23.50‑$30.44/ 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 7/31/16, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160343

Meet Lily

Quality furniture & home décor, electronics, toys & games, fabulous clothing & accessories‑current & vintage, bed & bath linens, kitchen & dining supplies, housewares, books, music, sports & outdoor gear, plants, hardware, tools, our unique & very popular Treasure Room, and so much more!

See Craig’s List for photos.

First Congregational Church 2101 State Street at Padre SAT, July 23, 8am‑4pm

Home furnisHings HOME BREAK‑INS take less than 60 SECONDS. Don’t wait! Protect your family, your home, your assets NOW for as little as 70¢ a day! Call 855‑404‑7601(Cal‑SCAN)

lost & found FOUND IPAD at Museum of Art on 6/8. Send email with description of exact location, model & color, and serial number. treehugger99@gmail. com

misc. for sAle DISH TV 190 channels plus Highspeed Internet Only $49.94/mo! Ask about a 3 year price guarantee & get Netflix included for 1 year! Call Today 1‑800‑357‑0810 (CalSCAN) KILL SCORPIONS! Buy Harris Scorpion Spray. Effective results begin after spray dries. Odorless, Long Lasting, Non‑Staining. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (Cal‑SCAN) SWITCH TO DIRECTV and get a $100 Gift Card. FREE Whole‑Home Genie HD/DVR upgrade. Starting at $19.99/ mo. New Customers Only. Don’t settle for cable. Call Now 1‑800‑385‑9017 (CalSCAN)

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ELECTRICIAN The Electrician will perform a variety of skilled journey‑level work required to install, maintain, and repair electrical systems, as well as; Install, troubleshoot and repair motors, bell, clock and lighting circuits, electrical control equipment, transformers, conduit and duct systems, fixtures and ballasts, and other types of electrical and power systems or equipment.

Check circuits and perform electrical repair of refrigeration, heating and ventilating equipment. Install computer cable, telephone and intercom wire, jacks, data ports, or surveillance equipment. Work from plans, sketches, blueprints, work orders or other instructions; interpret electrical plans and specifications; check for compliance with codes.

Clean, test, troubleshoot and repair high voltage equipment as necessary, and drive a vehicle to and from work sites, suppliers and contractors. For more details about this job, please apply on‑line at www.edjoin.org or visit our website at www.sbunified.org

Meet Gypsy

Forever foster needed! Gypsy is a sweetheart, but has diabetes & Cushings. Both are treatable & Cold Noses will cover her vet bills. She just needs someone to love her forever!

Cold Noses Warm Hearts (805) 964-2446 • (805) 895-1728 • www.coldnoses.org 5758 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

These dogs would be ever so thankful if you could give them their forever home

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER GORGEOUS PUPS + one 6 month old female health guaranteed, all shots and worming included. Will O.B. train, plus housebrk $650+ 415‑912‑6285

auto cAr cAre/rePAir AIS MOBILE AUTO REPAIR‑ 20 yrs. exp. I’ll fix it anywhere! Pre‑Buy Inspections & Restorations. 12% OFF! 805‑448‑4450 DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. FREE 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of. Call 800‑731‑5042 (Cal‑SCAN)

domestic cArs CASH FOR CARS: We Buy Any Condition Vehicle, 2002 and Newer.

Nationwide Free Pick Up! Call Now: 1‑888‑420‑3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN)

luXurY cArs WANTED! OLD Porsche 356/911/912 for restoration by hobbyist 1948‑1973 Only. Any condition, top $ paid 707 965‑9546 (Cal‑SCAN)

trucKs/recreAtionAl GOT AN older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1‑ 800‑743‑1482 (Cal‑SCAN)

music music lessons

WONDERFUL TEACHER

Enjoy Piano, Voice or Harp Lessons.

Exciting new approach to a full musical experience. Read, memorize, compose or improvise any music w/ ease. Vocal audition prep. $52/hr. 1st lesson 50% off!! Christine Holvick, BM, MM, 30 yrs exp sbHarpist.com Call 969‑6698

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FOR ALL EVENTS. Weddings, Concerts, Parties, Churches, Recording Studios. Classical, pop, folk, jazz...

Christine Holvick, BM, MM www. sbHarpist.com 969‑6698

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We pay CA$H for used Vinyl ‑ CDs ‑ DVDs ‑ Blurays ‑ Video Games We paid top dollar for used media (30% extra for store credit). Large collections are welcome and, if need be, we can come to you.

Salzer’s Records 5777 Valentine Rd, Ventura (Victoria exit off the 101) 805‑639‑2160

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Lily is a Toy Fox Terrier & cute as a button. Her owner couldn’t take her when she moved into a retirement home.

July 21, 2016

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Meet Baxter Baxter is an active guy that loves to play! He is very smart and learns quickly!

Meet Bumblebee

Bumblebee came to us with his brother Optimus. He has lived his whole life outside! Won’t somebody share their bed with him?

Cold Noses Warm Hearts (805) 964-2446 • (805) 895-1728 • www.coldnoses.org 5758 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

These dogs would be ever so thankful if you could give them their forever home

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DANCE FEVER studio Grand Opening Party. New Ballroom dance studio in Montecito opening its doors.

July 23rd, 5.30pm. Snacks, drinks, dance performance by World Champions from Russia, Free dance classes, Face painting and more! Kids All ages are invited!

FREE Entrance.

Attendees receive 1 complimentary Private lesson (new students only).

1046 Coast Village rd, suite J, Montecito, CA. (805)512‑0332 www.sb.dancefeverstudio.com

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NEW DANCE studio in Montecito, CA. Ballroom and Latin dancing for all levels and ages, solo or with a partner.

Learn dances like Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Samba and etc.

fitness ELIMINATE CELLULITE and Inches in weeks! All natural. Odor free. Works for men or women. Free month supply on select packages. Order now!

844‑703‑9774. (Cal‑SCAN)

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Holistic HeAltH

Expert in Deep Tissue, 20 yrs exp.

Work w/chronic pain, stress & injuries.

1st time Client $50/hr. Gift Cert available, Outcall. Laurie Proia, LMT 886‑8792

Wellness LOWEST PRICES on Health & Dental Insurance. We have the best rates from top companies! Call Now! 888‑989‑4807. (Cal‑SCAN) SAFE STEP Walk‑In Tub! Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal.

Approved by Arthritis Foundation.

Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step‑In. Wide Door. Anti‑Slip Floors.

American Made. Installation Included.

Call 800‑799‑4811 for $750 Off. (Cal‑SCAN) STOP OVERPAYING for your prescriptions! Save up to 93%!

Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy service to compare prices and get $15.00 off your first prescription and FREE Shipping. 1‑800‑273‑0209 (Cal‑ SCAN) XARELTO USERS have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)? If so, you MAY be due financial compensation. If you don’t have an attorney, CALL Injuryfone today! 1‑800‑425‑4701.

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Herbal Health‑care

Herbal programs for weight‑loss, heart conditions, inflammation & pain, blood sugar conditions, colon cleanse, liver detox. Naturopath, Herbalist, Khabir Southwick, 805‑308‑3480, www.NaturalHealingSB.com

$1140 1BD Corner of Hope & San Remo‑N State St‑Barbara Apts Quiet NP 687‑0610 1 BD. Townhomes/Goleta ‑$1275 Incl. Parking 968‑2011 or visit model www.silverwoodtownhomes.com 1BD NEAR Cottage Hospital. 519 W Alamar. Set among beautiful oak trees across the street from Oak Park. NP. $1140. Call Cristina 687‑0915 1BD NEAR SBCC & beach @ Carla Apts NP. 530 W Cota $1140 Rosa 965‑3200 2BDS $1560+ & 3BD flat or townhouses $2310. Near UCSB, shops, park, beach, theater, golf.

Sesame Tree Apts 6930 Whittier Dr. Hector 968‑2549 STUDIOS $1140+ & 1BDs $1260+ in beautiful garden setting! Pool, lndry & off‑street parking at Michelle Apartments. 340 Rutherford St. NP. Call Erin 967‑6614

Share 2 bedroom duplex near beach & Biltmore Hotel

Senior male. $850/mo.1st & last. Call 886‑3002.

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

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

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

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A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 08/04/2016 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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

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

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Hair Select at 1810 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 04/07/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2014‑0001016. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Rosa Regalado 305 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 23 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. Jun 30.

Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Angels Nail And Spa at 1825 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 05/10/2016 in the County of Santa Barbara.

Original file no. 2016‑0001395. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Ryan Nguyen 7383 Goleta, CA 93101 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 23 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.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: MBVV Communications at 420 E. Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 07/24/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0002160. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Michelle Boender

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Van Vlet (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Tania Paredes‑Sadler.

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Herb Clinic at 3886 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Weidong Henry Han 4640 Greenhill Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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: 2016‑0001794.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Samdog at 418 E. Micheltorena St. #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Samantha Margaret Winstrom (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Samantha Winstrom Santa Barbara County on Jun 06, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Paredes. FBN Number: 2016‑0001657. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Your Pass To Freedom at 2331 Janin Way Solvang, CA 93463; Sameer Saleh (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sameer Saleh Santa Barbara County on Jun 21, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Paredes. FBN Number: 2016‑0001840. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bye Bye Booze, Tame The Beast Aromas at 1191 Las Alturas Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Haisly Lauren Jimenez­ (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Haisley Jimenez Santa Barbara County on Jun 21, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0001841. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Precog Supply Co. at 4505A Auhay Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Seinn Schlidt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Seinn Schlidt Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Jessica . FBN Number: 2016‑0001891. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Arts at 1114 State St Ste 24 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Carolyn Adams 4811 Rim Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Carolyn Adams Santa Barbara County on May 31, 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: 2016‑0001599. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gizzmovest, LLC at 6483 Calle Real Suite E Goleta, CA 93117; Gizzmovest, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Steve Molina, President Santa Barbara County on May 31, 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.

Tania Paredes Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001592. Published: Jun 30.

Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eat Drink Camp at 2660 Puesta Del Sol #D Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Karen A. Blakeman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 9 , 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: 2016‑0001712. Published: Jun 30.

Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Oniracom, Oniric Records, Oniric Licensing, Solutions For Dreamers, Oniric Productions at 720 E. Haley Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Oniracom Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 21 , 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Paredes Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001831. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BT Succulents at 780 La Buena Tierra Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Mark D Wilson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Paredes . FBN Number: 2016‑0001900. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Art Walk For Kids/Adults at 593 Los Feliz Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kerrie Kilpatrick (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kerrie Kilpatrick Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Jessica . FBN Number: 2016‑0001850. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kimberly’s Facial Boutique at 1329 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kimberly Eckles 1008 E. State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Tania Paredes Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001926. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Shera Summer at 4700 Sandyland Rd Unit 37 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Mary Eileen Ganor‑Hadfield 301 E. Anapamu St. Unit #214 Santa Barbara, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0001903. Published: Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Joyfully Fit at 1054 Miramonte Dr #8 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jennifer Araza­(santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 30, 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: 2016‑0001936. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Kreatip Design at 305 1/2 East Maple Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436; Thalia C Amador‑Palacios (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Thalia C. Amador Palacios Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0001895.

Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Objective Meditation, Rhythm & Reflex, Right Brain University at 585 Lorraine Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Elizabeth Gould (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Tania Sadler .

FBN Number: 2016‑0001748. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GME Homes & Maintenance at 338 Dania Avenue Buellton, CA 93427; Marie G. Campos‑Echevarria; Gilbert A Echevarria (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2016‑0001950. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Multimedia Services at 7181 Emily Lane Goleta, CA 93117; Brian Pyt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2016‑0001951.

Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Van Construction at 1065 Tunnel Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Steven Granaroli (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001904.

Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Office Junction at 1040 Cliff Drive #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ryan Yack (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Tania Paredes Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001869. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Economy Fence Company at 514 N. Nopal St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Brendan Wootton 959 Brooktree Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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 Jaysinghe . FBN Number: 2016‑0001833.

Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Charles Smiley Presents, Charles Smiley Videos at 94 Surrey Pl Goleta, CA 93117; Gino Pagliaro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 21, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tania Paredes Sadler .

FBN Number: 2016‑0001833. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Angels Nail & Spa at 1825 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Angels Nail & Spa, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Melissa Mercer . FBN Number: 2016‑0001866. Published: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Resdin at 3820 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Decca Consulting, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Jan Morales . FBN Number: 2016‑0001860. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Herb Clinic at 3886 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Weidong Henry Han 4640 Greenhill Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lindsay Leonard Dorner Santa Barbara County on Jun 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: 2016‑0001794. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tondi Gelato LLC at 624 W Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tondi Gelato LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: James Scott Aldo Haskins Santa Barbara County on Jul 06, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales . FBN Number: 2016‑0001987.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Skyenna, Skyenna Wine, Skyenna Wines at 100 Los Padres Way Unit 7 Buellton, CA 93427; Len Germano 1015 N. Milpas St. Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2016‑0001958.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Got Country! at 7105 Madera Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Marilyn Romeo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Marilyn Romeo Santa Barbara County on Jun 28, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.­Tania Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001913.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Guadalajara Market & Deli at 601 W De La Guerra St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; D La Guerra Market Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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. . FBN Number: 2016‑0001964.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Grace Fisher Foundation at 1111 Chapala Street Suite 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 Jun 30, 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: 2016‑0001959.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Brad’s Wine Club at 26 WEst Arrellaga Street Apt 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; IWANTTHEPRISON, Rick LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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. Melissa Mercer . FBN Number: 2016‑0001966. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cohn Rengo Attorneys At Law at 314 East Carrillo Street Suite 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Martin Cohn (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jun 30, 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.

Tania Paredes‑Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001940. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Car Wash Trust, Montecito & Bath Self Car Wash at 220 West Montecito Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mark A. Singer 321 Woodley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos . FBN Number: 2016‑0001998. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kynder at 26 Don Antonio Way Ojai, CA 93023; Louree Maya (same address) This business is conducted by a Trust Signed: Lauree Maya Santa Barbara County on Jun 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. Tania Paredes‑Sadler . FBN Number: 2016‑0001865. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Doggy Boot Camp SB at 3616 Santa Maria Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Joe Martinez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 15, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Anjelandro Torres . FBN Number: 2016‑0002013.

Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B.C. Auto Repair at 336 B East Cota St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Luis A Casillas 1016 W Prune Ave Lompoc, CA 93436 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bruno Casillas Santa Barbara County on Jul 06, 2016.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis . FBN Number: 2016‑0001753. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Robert G Morris Properties at 5369 University Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Patricia A Johnson 1015 NW Porter CT Blue Springs, MO 64015; Cosby D Steuart 5369 University Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Phyllis A Sullivan 1503 Amherst Way Woodland, CA 95695 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Cosby D. Steuart Santa Barbara County on Jun 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: 2016‑0001871. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kamunity Properties at 3760 State Street #100 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Trevillian, Joyce Lorraine Trustee of The 2ND Amdd Restd Joyce Trevillian Rev Trust 1/26/16 4335 Marina Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110‑2433 This business is conducted by a Trust Signed: Joyce Lorraine Trevillian Santa Barbara County on Jun 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales . FBN Number: 2016‑0001753. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Orville Armstrong Library at 900 Calle De Los Amigos Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Barbara B Greene 728‑B Mas Amigos Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Susan Love 762‑A Sende Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Unincorporated Association Signed: Barbara B. Greene Santa Barbara County on Jul 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. TChristine Potter . FBN Number: 2016‑0001993. Published: Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CB Flooring Services, Timber And Wool Custom Floors at 2192 Hardinge Ave Summerland, CA 93067; Cynthia Baker (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Cynthia Baker Santa Barbara County on Jul 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0002078. Published: Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dinning Family Partnership at 3725 Lincolnwood Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Dean Valerian Dinning 4768 Templeton Ventura, CA 93003; Ronald Boyd Dinning 3344 Campanil Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Irma D Sole Dinning Successor Trustee U/D/T DTD9/16/1981 3725 Lincolnwood Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Thomas Myron Dinning #62 Road 6050 Farmington, NM 87401; Robert Wade Dinning 7219 Driftwood Farmington, NM 87402 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Irma D. Dinning, Sole Successor Trustee Santa Barbara County on Jul 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. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0002010. Published: Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Skin Care Incorporation at 2320 Bath Street #205 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Skin Care Incorporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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.

Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0001945. Published: Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haigh Holdings at 1187 Coast Village Rd 1‑284 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Haigh Holdings (samea address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Dayne Haigh Santa Barbara County on Jul 13, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0002052. Published: Jul 21, 28.

Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Six‑Pak Shop at 6580 Pardall Road Goleta, CA 93117; IV Enterprise, Inc. 109 Anacapa Ave Oxnard, CA 93035 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 12, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe . FBN Number: 2016‑0002040. Published: Jul 21, 28.

Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sandcastle Shirts at 424 Foxen Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Alexander Lewis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 13, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos . FBN Number: 2016‑0002047.

Published: Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Yen Ching Restaurant at 2840 #C De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Chef Joe Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Jul 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. Melissa Mercer . FBN Number: 2016‑0002082.

Published: Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF RUSSELL CHAMBERLIN & LAURA N. CHAMBERLIN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02503 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: LOREN WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN TO: LAYNE WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 24, 2016 8:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA MARIA TIMES 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 . by Timothy J. Staffel, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BROOK ANNE JENSEN TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02760 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: BROOK ANNE JENSEN TO: BROOK JENSEN EILER 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 Sep 07, 2016

9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 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 . by Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BRIGETTE CHRISTIANNA BUYNAK SUNDIN TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02676 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: BRIGETTE CHRISTIANNA BUYNAK SUNDIN TO: BRIGETTE CHRISTIANNA BUYNAK THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 31, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 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 . by Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ADRIAN CHAIN LARRALDE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02712 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: ADRIAN CHAIN LARRALDE TO: ADRIAN JOHN LARRALDE 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 Sep 07, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 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 . by Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 14, 21, 28. Aug 3 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANTONIO CARRENO‑RIOS TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02935 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: ANTONIO CARRENO‑RIOS TO: ANTONIO ROMULO CARRENO 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 Sep 14, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 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 . by Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CATHILEEN RUTH WERNER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV02885 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: CATHILEEN RUTH WERNER TO: CATHIALEEN MYRA MAHAFFEY 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 Sep 14, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 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 . by Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jul 21, 28. Aug 3, 11 2016.

Public Notices MICHELLE EVANS (SBN 255768) LAW OFFICES OF MICHELLE EVANS 26 W. MISSION STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 TELEPHONE: (805) 242‑6270 FAX: (805) 456‑2067 Attorney for Petitioners, DAVID and HELEN IDDINGS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA In Re the Matter of the Petition of: DAVID IDDINGS And HELEN IDDINGS To Declare Minor Freed From Parental Custody and Control of: AMBER IDDINGS And GEORGE THORNHILL Case No.: 16FL01302 AMENDED CITATION REGARDING PETITION TO DECLARE THE MINOR FREED FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL (Pursuant to Family Code §7800 et seq.)

Assigned: Dept. 5 Honorable Colleen Sterne TO: AMBER IDDINGS, and to all persons claiming to be the parent of the minor child named ELLA THORNHILL, a minor female child born on August 27, 2013. By order of this court you are hereby advised that you may appear before a judge of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, in Department 5, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, on the date of August 1st, 2016 at the hour of 10:30 a.m., to show cause, if you have any reason why the minor child should not be declared free from your custody and control, according to the Petition to Declare the Minor Freed From Parental Custody and Control filed herein under Family Code §7800 et seq., a copy of which is served herewith and may also be obtained from counsel for Petitioners.

The Petition has been filed for the purpose of freeing the minor child for adoption. For failure to attend, you may be deemed guilty of contempt of court.

AMENDED CITATION REGARDING PETITION TO DECLARE THE MINOR FREED FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL 1 You have the right to be represented by counsel. If you appear without counsel, and are unable to afford counsel, upon your request, the court shall appoint legal counsel to represent you. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor, whether or not the minor can afford private counsel.

Private counsel appointed by the court shall be paid a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, in an amount to be determined by the court and which amount may be ordered paid by the parties, other than the child, in proportions the court deems just. However, if a party is unable to afford counsel, the amount shall be paid out of the county’s general fund.

The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case.

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court so orders.

If you fail to attend the hearing, the child may be declared freed from your parental custody and control, and the child may be adopted without further notice to you.

Dated: 06/20/2016 /s/ By: Jessica Vega Deputy Clerk Published Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

MICHELLE EVANS (SBN 255768) LAW OFFICES OF MICHELLE EVANS 26 W. MISSION STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 TELEPHONE: (805) 242‑6270 FAX: (805) 456‑2067 Attorney for Petitioners, DAVID and HELEN IDDINGS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA In Re the Matter of the Petition of: DAVID IDDINGS HELEN IDDINGS And To Declare Minor Freed From Parental Custody and Control of: AMBER IDDINGS GEORGE THORNHILL Case No.: 16FL01302 AMENDED CITATION REGARDING PETITION TO DECLARE THE MINOR FREED FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL (Pursuant to Family Code §7800 et seq.)

Assigned: Dept. 5 Honorable Colleen Sterne TO: GEORGE THORNHILL, and to all persons claiming to be the parent of the minor child named ELLA THORNHILL, a minor female child born on August 27, 2013.

By order of this court you are hereby advised that you may appear before a judge of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, in Department 5, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, on the date of August 1st, 2016 at the hour of 10:­30 a.m., to show cause, if you have any reason why the minor child should not be declared free from your custody and control, according to the Petition to Declare the Minor Freed From Parental Custody and Control filed herein under Family Code §7800 et seq., a copy of which is served herewith and may also be obtained from counsel for Petitioners.

The Petition has been filed for the purpose of freeing the minor child for adoption. For failure to attend, you may be deemed guilty of contempt of court.

1 You have the right to be represented by counsel. If you appear without counsel, and are unable to afford counsel, upon your request, the court shall appoint legal counsel to represent you. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor, whether or not the minor can afford private counsel.

Private counsel appointed by the court shall be paid a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, in an amount to be determined by the court and which amount may be ordered paid by the parties, other than the child, in proportions the court deems just. However, if a party is unable to afford counsel, the amount shall be paid out of the county’s general fund.

The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case.

The minor will not be present in court unless the minor so requests or the court so orders.

If you fail to attend the hearing, the child may be declared freed from your parental custody and control, and the child may be adopted without further notice to you.

Dated: 6/20/2016 By. /s/ Jessica Vega Deputy Clerk Published Jun 30. Jul 7, 14, 21 2016.

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