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volume 32, number 654, July 26-Aug. 1, 2018

Name: Erika Carlos

THE WEEK.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

LIVING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Starshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

FOOD & DRINK .. . . . . . . . . . 40 The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Dining Out Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Vacant State Street storefront

COVER STORY

The Fight for State Street

Why Our Main Drag Suffers, and How We Can Save It (Tyler Hayden and Matt Kettmann)

OUT OF THE GATE

A&E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

COURTESY

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Title: Digital Editor Erika, you’re new to the job, but you already have big plans for independent.com. What are they? Whether through video, images, infographics, or other multimedia tools, there are many new and exciting ways that journalists can amplify their online articles, and I’m excited to help make storytelling on independent.com more immersive and visually compelling. I’m excited to be part of the team that’s overseeing the creation of a new, more dynamic website for the Independent, and I’m using the site’s projected launch date this fall as an opportunity to revamp many of our digital strategies. In the meantime, please pardon the digital dust. ONLINE NOW AT

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Classical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Pop, Rock & Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

FILM & TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SPORTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ON THE COVER: Vacant building at 700 State Street. Photo by Paul Wellman.

NEWS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ODDS & ENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18 OPINIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . .  54

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Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57 Capitol Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21

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Mark Alvarado and Kate Ford launched their campaigns together last week, aiming for two seats opening this fall on the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education. They’re facing incumbent Ismael Paredes Ulloa and first-time candidate Rose Muñoz, both endorsed by the Democratic Party of Santa Barbara County. The election is 11/6.

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CLASHED: Neighborhood resident Steve Hoegerman (right) is rallying against an AUD project proposed by Greg Reitz (left), who developed The Marc on upper State Street.

Too Big for the Neighborhood? Son of The Marc Comes Downtown by Nick Welsh t was a long, hot afternoon for developer Greg Reitz as he doubled down on Santa Barbara’s love-it-or-hate-it experiment to create new rental housing in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. Reitz is proposing to raze most of the eight lots bounded by Anapamu, Garden, and Figueroa streets to build 52 apartments — with mechanically stacked underground parking — plus new office space. At last Thursday’s Santa Barbara City Planning Commission meeting, opponents outnumbered project supporters three to one. As political theatrics, it was an exuberant defense of the existing neighborhood, a collection of old wooden apartment buildings, charming bungalows, a couple of Queen Annes, and some utilitarian offices. In denouncing Reitz’s plans, words like “monstrosity,” “ludicrous,” and “unfathomable” were tossed about. French Festival promoter Steve Hoegerman, leading the resistance, broke into a few stanzas of Joni Mitchell’s slow-growth anthem “Big Yellow Taxi.” If Reitz is an excitable guy, he didn’t show it. Even the day after, he seemed unfazed. “People are passionate about what it means to live in Santa Barbara,” he said. “I’ve heard it before.” Reitz was referring to the seven hearings his project has received before the Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) over the past 18 months. Members of the HLC don’t much care for Reitz’s project either. Only one, the venerable Bill Mahan, testified the project could get to an approvable design. Fellow HLC member Steve Hausz accused Reitz of “swinging for the fences” by seeking the very maximum allowable density possible under the city’s controversial bonus density plan, known

colloquially as Average Unit-Size Density or AUD: 63 units per acre. That’s nearly twice what could otherwise be allowed. Hausz noted that Reitz was seeking the maximum possible height of 45 feet. Reitz converted to become a full-time Santa Barbara resident three years ago after building The Marc rental housing development on upper State Street. The Marc—89 units of contemporary industrial chic with firepits—remains the first and only major AUD development to be built and occupied. Its high rents — $3,900 a month for a fourthstory two-bedroom — make a lightning rod for people who believe the AUD program is destroying the city’s character without providing affordable housing in return. Reitz’s downtown proposal is neither so audaciously designed — he’s proposing five separate buildings utilizing four different architectural styles to break up the mass and monotony —nor expensive. It’s still hardly affordable. Studios, he said, will start at $1,750; one-bedrooms will range from $1,890 to $2,500; and two-bedrooms will top out at $3,500. Reitz preached the gospel of sustainability. His project’s residents wouldn’t need a car at all, he explained; they could take a bus to do their shopping at Ralphs. A single mom could still live within the enrollment boundary of highly desirable Roosevelt Elementary School even if she couldn’t pony up the $2.25 million needed to buy her own home. His rents may not be capital-A affordable, he conceded, but would still be within grasp for those making 120-200 percent of the area median income. (For one person, that’s $67,000-$111,000 a year; for a family of four, it’s $95,000-$171,000.) That happens to be the demographic targeted by the City Council, he argued, when it voted

to create the AUD program several years ago. And by creating 87 bedrooms worth of rental housing where there are now only 20, Reitz argued, he’s creating new space in an otherwise constricted market. His critics weren’t buying it. No one making 200 percent the median income, one speaker observed, was likely to tool around town in an MTD bus. Another pointed out that some cars are too big or heavy to be parked by the mechanical stacking machines proposed, and others questioned how residents could get out with their cars in an emergency. The Planning Commission voted to continue the meeting on August 9 so that its members could weigh in on what one called the most complex AUD proposal she’s seen in eight years. But under the rules of the AUD game, commissioners lack the discretionary authority to reject, approve, or even condition the proposed development. They can only share their thoughts: Is the proposal too big for the neighborhood? Does it fit in? Commissioner Michael Jordan asked about imposing affordability requirements on a percentage of all AUD units built. Last November, a City Council subcommittee embraced that very idea. That recommendation, however, has never been voted on by the council, and the commission isn’t expected to deliberate on it for several more months. Reitz made it clear that any such conditions would kill the project economically. He expressed a willingness to make 10-20 percent of the units more affordable, but only if he was allowed to build another floor up. And that idea, everyone agreed, was dead on arrival. n

The 77-acre Cruces Fire of 7/18 was caused accidentally by a northbound vehicle on Highway 1, north of the Highway 101 interchange, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Information Officer Capt. Dave Zaniboni said the precise cause was unknown, but roadside fires are commonly caused by sparks from a dragged trailer chain or overheated mufflers and catalytic converters. Two days later west of Buellton, the 110-acre Windmill Fire was caused by a tractor operating in an agricultural field near dry vegetation.

IMMIGRATION Since the University of California sued Homeland Security over DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), 117,446 individuals have been able to renew with the program. The UC lawsuit, filed three days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded DACA on 9/5/17, prompted a temporary halt to the suspension. The program, launched in 2012, allows minors brought to the U.S. to be eligible for work permits, renewable every two years, until their immigration status is decided.

BUSINESS Wireless-speaker maker Sonos filed earlier this month to issue an initial public offering of about $100 million worth of shares, a value that depends on where the stock price finally falls — currently between $17 and $19 a share, according to various media reports. Existing shareholders are putting up about 8 million shares, the proceeds of which go to them, not the company, with an estimated 14 million shares to be sold in total.

HEALTH CARE For adults with a terminal disease, since 2016 California has made aid-in-dying medication legal. Issued in June, an annual report, required in the End of Life Option Act, outlined the 374 people who made use of the law in 2017. Most were between the ages of 60 and 89, white, female (50.8 percent), and in hospice or on palliative care, and most had some college education as well as Medicare. The majority suffered from cancers (68.5 percent) of the lung, breast, head and neck, pancreas, or prostate. Ten percent had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) or Parkinson’s, 8 percent were dying of cardiovascular disease, and 4-5 percent had respiratory, cerebrovascular, or other underlying diseases. To protect patient privacy, information by county was not available. CONT’D ON PAGE 12 

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ater rates have dropped by as much as 65 percent in Ojai after Golden State Water Company was essentially fired by its customers in a 2013 election vote that raised a $60 million bond to buy it out via eminent domain. But the road between then and now was paved with lawsuits and appeals, culminating in a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Monique Limón that officially took Golden State off the governing board of the Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency on July 9. Court documents state that Golden State charged more than double Ojai’s two municipal providers, Casitas Municipal and Ventura River water districts, but the company left a water system that was “in very bad shape,” said Russ Baggerly, a member of the groundwater agency board and the Casitas district. According to Bob Daddi of Ojai FLOW (Friends of Locally Owned Water), a grassroots nonprofit that helped to oust

Golden State, 115 leaks sprang up in a single year, causing the 90-year-old system to lose about 15 percent of its water. The switch to a municipal water provider — which is not subject to corporate and property taxes, Baggerly said — will save the nearly 3,000 customers a collective $3 million per year. Among other duties, the resident who takes the nowvacant seat with the groundwater agency will have oversight of the water collecting deep under Nordhoff Ridge. Ojai has the second-fastest water recharge basin in America, boasted Daddi, who also owns the Ojai Valley News and a State Farm agency. He believes the seat should go to a member of Ojai FLOW. “We directly represent the individual property residents,” he said. It’s up to the agency’s board to find a replacement, who must be from the area formerly served by Golden State. —Jean Yamamura

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anta Barbara’s Volunteers in Policing program has developed interesting tangents based on its volunteers’ skills, including a retired attorney who became a parking hearing officer and a car enthusiast who works with young people in the DRAGG (Drag Racing Against Gangs & Graffiti) program. Not all the 11 participants in the program’s first year are necessarily retired professionals either. Several hold down a nine-to-five, but all were attracted by the chance to be the community’s extra eyes and ears. “Just our presence is big,” said Howie Giles, director of the volunteer service. “It’s a deterrence.” Originally from Cardiff, Wales, Giles is a retired UCSB professor with a longstanding interest in the social psychology of language and communication. Since 1994, he’d advanced his way from the Citizens Police Academy to the crisis negotiation team and become a reserve lieutenant. Volunteering is his new gig. “We’ve made a modest contribution downtown,” he said demurely of his fellow volunteers, who, among other tallies, warned 416 skateboarders and 522 smokers of city Volunteers Howie Giles (left) and Dale Kunkel laws, and fielded 477 assists. As their at her previous post in San Diego. SBPD work expanded, they put in a total of 2,755 hours in their gray uniforms, keeping “has a green light to find 10 more people of a friendly, knowledgeable post in the glass- the same caliber as we have already,” said barricaded police station lobby, while man- Giles, “all very accomplished people who are ning closures during the Thomas Fire and very committed.” Chief Luhnow hopes the 1/9 Debris Flow, reviewing videotapes to program will eventually grow to 50 people help detectives develop leads, helping Ani- who can volunteer 20 hours per week. “It’s mal Control officers, and writing grants, for people who enjoy interacting with other among many other varied duties. people,” said Sgt. Bryan Jensen, who works The Volunteers in Policing program is with the volunteers. “It can change your outthe brainchild of Police Chief Lori Luhnow, look on things that people see every day.” who observed the same successful program —Jean Yamamura

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Board (CARB), was led by an 18 percent decrease from electricity generation. Natural-gas generation declined, CARB reported, and renewables like solar, wind, and geothermal grew. Importantly, record-setting rainfall in Oregon and Washington that year was a key reason hydroelectricity imports grew 39 percent. CARB stated that compared to the rest of the nation, California produces twice as many goods and services for the same amount of greenhouse-gas emissions. Although the emissions falloff marked in 2016 was equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road, actual fuel consumption by the transportation sector went up that year, giving rise to a 2 percent increase in emissions from cars, trucks, and other fossil-fuel-powered transport. However, CARB declared that record use of low-carbon alternative fuels, or biofuels, kept 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the air. Likewise, emissions from refineries increased somewhat, but the industrial sector overall showed a 2 percent fall in greenhouse gases. —Jean Yamamura

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the oncoming train as it came around the curve,” said Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover. Adult human remains were discovered Tuesday evening in the ocean off Camino Pescadero Park in Isla Vista. “[They] are in a significant state of decomposition and incomplete,” according to the Sheriff’s Office. “Further determination as to age, sex and the identity will take time. There were no indications of foul play and the remains were taken to the Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Office.”

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After flashing a handgun and robbing the Rabobank in Goleta, Keith David Goodwin (pictured), 41, fled briefly from law-enforcement officers before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the bathroom of a small business on nearby Carlo Drive. Goodwin is believed to be the Faux Badge Bandit — who wore a sevenpointed badge on his belt — accused of robbing 10 banks in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. At approximately 6:45 a.m. on 7/19, Rogelio Perez, 50, of Santa Barbara was walking southbound along the railroad tracks near Olive Mill Road in Montecito when he was struck and killed by a northbound Amtrak passenger train. The train engineer saw Perez walking along the side of the tracks and activated the horn and braking system, according to the Sheriff’s Office, which ruled the death an accident. “The investigation revealed that he was unaware of

A 63-year-old Arizona man in his motor home threatened to shoot himself on 7/21 at Jalama Beach County Park, prompting a partial evacuation of the popular campground as officers responded. At one point, the man pointed a handgun to his head, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies de-escalated the incident, and the man was taken to a hospital for treatment and mental-health evaluation; his name was not released. A manhunt in Montecito on 7/18 led to the arrest of three men who had broken into an Oaks neighborhood residence. After a woman living in the home called 9-1-1, the suspects scattered as deputies arrived; one deputy fired a shot at a suspect he believed was pointing a handgun. There were no injuries, and a gun was later found in the yard. Around 11 p.m. the first suspect, Adolph Washington, 26, of Los Angeles, was located near Wyant Lane and Bonnie Road. At 5:30 a.m. the following morning, officers located the remaining two suspects on Coast Village Road, where one — an unnamed minor — was apprehended as the other fled. The final suspect — Davion Dwyann Jones, 33, of Compton — was captured after he stole and crashed a car and was n chased down on foot near Butterfly Beach.

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he state’s psychiatric hospital system was ordered to hurry up and find space for a severely mentally ill Buellton man who got into a fight with Santa Barbara County Sheriff ’s Office deputies this April under the delusional belief that he was the hero of the Terminator action films, John Connor. Judge Michael Duffy found that Brent Fox, charged with assault on law enforcement officers, had spiraled into a profound state of psychological deterioration since being jailed April 5. Duffy — a retired judge on loan from San Luis Obispo County — ordered state hospital administrators to place Fox in a psychiatric unit by July 31, roughly a month sooner than the 90-day deadline imposed in May. That’s when Fox, diagnosed with acute schizophrenia, was determined incompetent to stand trial. Fox’s behavior only got worse. Just before a procedural hearing this June, Fox smeared himself with his own feces and was not allowed into the courtroom. His parents contend he’s lost more than 40 pounds since being jailed. Fox—who has been placed on involuntary psychiatric holds three times for posing a threat to himself in recent years — has steadfastly refused any kind of medication or voluntary hospitalization, even though his parents have insurance to cover a hospital stay. Judge Duffy’s ruling constituted a preemptive blow against any delays in placement by California state hospitals. With demand for bed spaces greatly exceeding supply, eight jurisdictions have sued the state to crowbar space for their mentally ill prisoners. In San Luis Obispo, one judge — Ginger Garrett — served notice on the state hospitals that she was inclined to fine the state $1,500 per violation on behalf of six criminal defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial. Housing was found for those defendants. Fox was arrested April 5 at his family’s home. He increasingly believed people

were trying to poison him with chemicals. A former football player, Fox could be disruptive and physically challenging. When Fox’s father called 9-1-1, he specifically requested mental-health crisis workers who could place Fox on what’s known as a 5150 hold, allowing Fox to be hospitalized involuntarily for up to three days. The parents — having dealt with their son’s mental illness for 13 years — had secured a special insurance policy that covered such treatment. But no mental-health workers were ever dispatched. Instead, sheriff ’s deputies were sent. One of them knew Fox from an incident two years prior, when Fox—having been pulled over for intoxication—pushed one of the officers and fled. Fox was on felony probation for that altercation. When the deputies arrived, Fox stood on a table, briefly wielding an umbrella, and challenged the deputies to fight. At one point, one of the deputies responded, “Okay, I’ll fight you.” At that point, Fox leaped down from the table. John Connor or not, he was no match for them. They tased Fox four times, flipped him over, and handcuffed him. One deputy sustained ill-defined injuries from the exchange. Fox himself got banged up, suffering damage to his nose and a knee. Had mental-health crisis workers been dispatched as requested, Fox’s parents and attorney insist, he could have been “5150’d” and taken to UCLA’s psychiatric hospital in April. Instead, he was placed in the county jail, where his health has dramatically declined. The Brent Fox story is hardly unique, said his attorney, Erica Sutherland. “We see these cases all too frequently.” In this instance, Sutherland said there’s been nothing but cooperation from the prosecution. “It’s not the two sides arguing at all,” she said. The problem, she said, is finding space in a state hospital. Last year, Santa Barbara County sent 55 prisoners deemed incompetent to stand trial to state psychiatric hospitals. The n year before that, the number was 71.

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he legal skirmishing over the firing of reporters at the Santa Barbara NewsPress has arrived at a dollar amount owed to employees. The fight began with the firing and walkout in 2006 of six editors and columnist Barney Brantingham over publisher Wendy McCaw’s imposition of restraints on newsroom coverage. When the employees attempted to form a union, management retaliated by firing some of them (pictured), an action the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) twice found illegal. The board’s general counsel issued a “compliance specification” on July 13, stating the News-Press owed a total of $2.2 million to the dozens of employees affected. Both sides have been negotiating since March 2017 to narrow down the issues to compensation for wrongful termination, lost merit increases, lost time from non-union members’ labor,

and tax consequences. Because the NLRB ruled the News-Press had bargained in bad faith, the union is to be compensated for costs and expenses as well. Representing the employees, Teamsters attorney Ira Gottlieb noted that the final amount is to be worked out at a September hearing in Los Angeles. “There have been casualties on both sides,” Gottlieb said. “They spent an awful lot of money that they didn’t have to spend, and their paper isn’t as vibrant as it once was.” The union and employees took the brunt of the impact, he added, during the 12 years of litigation. “They suffered a lot of harm and difficulty and anxiety.” Neither McCaw nor the attorney representing the daily paper before the NLRB returned calls for comment. —Jean Yamamura

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icture a quiet, sunlit room with high ceilings, carpeted floors, brightly colored walls, and no bars. While still under construction, this is what the final product of the new Northern Branch Jail will look like, explained Sergeant Bill Wolf and Commander Thomas Jenkins, both with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff ’s Office. “This is not a cookie-cutter jail,” Jenkins said about the facility, set to open next year in April. The 376-inmate jail is being designed as a “new-generation jail,” they added, one that allows for direct, rather than indirect, supervision. Five out of the eight units, or pods, in the jail are designed for direct supervision (DS), allowing officers to be in constant interaction with inmates throughout their shift. The DS triangular pods will have cells along the unit walls and a common area in the center. Cells will have glass doors rather than bars, and the common area will have a section that is carpeted to reduce noise and echoes. Inmates will spend most of their day in the common area, where they will have around-the-clock access to showers and an outdoor recreation area.

Richard E. Wener, a professor of environmental psychology at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, evaluated the first of such new-generation jails 40 years ago and found they are safer for staff and inmates. In DS facilities, Wener found officers get to know inmates and can recognize and respond to trouble before it escalates into violence. Inmates at these jails reported lower levels of tension, risk of violence, and instances of sexual assault. The pods are designed with the expectation of good behavior. “If you expect someone to act like an adult, most of the time they will,” said Commander Jenkins. When inmates do act out, they can be moved into more restrictive housing, therefore creating incentives for good behavior. DS facilities are also more cost-effective. They require 40 percent less staffing than traditional facilities and can save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Certain studies also found that DS setups allow inmates to get more out of rehabilitative and supportive programs, something Wolf and Jenkins say will be a big focus of the jail. —Blanca Garcia

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gence to navigate the myriad of mazes needed to eat that enticing rat pellet, I would have starved to death eons ago. I have ruminated on this every day for over a year now. That’s because no matter which way you want to turn in downtown Santa Barbara, you can’t get there from here. Santa Barbara has become an ever-evolving pop-up festival of seemingly random road construction. Almost every intersection is blocked by a sprawling crew of orange shirts, hard hats, and steel-toed boots, all gouging yet another precisely engineered trench into what had seemed just the day before a perfect stretch of road. What they leave behind is a patchwork quilt of road scars, street acne, potholes, and heavy metal plates. We curse; we shrug; we move along. It’s the background noise of being alive. Initially I suspected this might be some diabolical scheme hatched by alt-transit agitators — Ed France, you know who you are — to force people to abandon their motor vehicles. Or maybe it was City Hall infusing some much-needed road-repair pork into the local economy. Given the broader political context we now live in daily, my brain gravitated toward conspiratorial explanations, conspiracies being the last gasp for optimists seeking to impose order upon the chaos. But sometimes “it” just happens.

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It turns out a large chunk of the disruptive construction has been launched by Southern California Edison (SCE) to increase the reliability of the downtown grid system so that we’re less susceptible to rolling blackouts inflicted by marauding heat waves. Given that Santa Barbara finds anything utilitarian to be aesthetically offensive, this has forced SCE to put underground its transformer boxes that hitherto have sat, tortoise like, sunning themselves on city sidewalks. All that should be done sometime next year, so deal with it. More complicated is the work undertaken by Crown Castle, which does for cellular technology what Caltrans does for highways. Over the past year, Crown Castle has been creating a nodular necklace of nine mini cell towers decoratively disguised as faux street lights throughout downtown. The term “tower” — even when preceded by the term “mini” — having negative connotations, the industry prefers to call these a “distributed antenna system.” During big events — Fiesta, Solstice, the Christmas parade — the mass of human bodies impedes the flow of signals: Calls get dropped, commerce stops, people can’t Facebook their selfies, and civilization comes crashing to its knees. The new nodes are paving the way for the 5G revolution in cellular service delivery to facilitate what’s known as the Internet of Things. That’s where your smartphone can talk to your refrigerator and Mr. Coffee Cof-

feemaker all day while you’re out working. To make this happen, companies like Crown Castle will be installing a whole lot of lowpowered “towers.” Because their reach is less, more will be needed, and they will have to be clustered together. According to City Hall, Crown Castle should have finished the job June 5. City Hall is freaking because it wants the last trench — dug along State Street right before Haley — filled in and polished off in time for next week’s Mondo Grande Fiesta Parade. We don’t need any prancing Palominos losing their footing or horse-drawn carretas tipping over. Crown Castle bristles at the suggestion that they are in any way lagging. Were it not for the many months they were forced to spend arguing the aesthetics of faux light poles with know-it-all commissioners on city design-review boards, company officials have intimated through clenched teeth, the project would have been finished long ago. Left undiscussed — let alone argued — during those deliberations was anything having to do with the health effects of the electromagnetic radiation these nodes give off. Federal safety guidelines were last revised in 1996. Those safety levels were designed to protect those exposed from being cooked by the radiation. But recent science — and it appears there’s a lot of it — suggests that cooking may be the least of our worries. This past February, the National Toxicol-

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n the June 5 primary, Senator Dianne Feinstein stomped Democratic rival and State Senator Kevin de León amid a 35-candidate field, 44 to 12 percent. Amassing nearly three million total votes, Feinstein won 70 percent of Democrats, carried every county, and triumphed in all 100 state legislative jurisdictions on the ballot, including de León’s own 24th Senate district. So, in deciding their official endorsement for the fall election, the California Democratic Party’s executive board overwhelmingly chose … Kevin de León. Huh? Amazing but true, 217 Democratic apparatchiks—count ’em, 217—exercised their bylaw power to dismiss that whole will-of-the-people thing and conferred the party’s imprimatur on a guy who lost his own district. That was how many hobbyhorse Marxists, Berniecrats, Sacramento hacks, county committee factotums, and sincere grassrooters composed the needed 60-plus percent majority of the 333-member “e-board” to hand de León an organizational victory that humiliated California’s most nationally influential Democrat, in an election season with existential stakes for the antiTrump party. “The California Democratic Party’s executive board,” legendary Dem pol Willie Brown wrote of the vote in Oakland earlier this month,“appears to be on a suicide mission.” FEARLESS FORECAST: Termed-out this

year, the 51-year-old de León remains influential in pay-to-play Capitol circles, an ambitious pol with no immediate landing spot now positioning himself for the future with a cash-starved, long-shot Senate challenge. (Both Democrats have local connections: in the ’90s, after flunking out of UCSB, de León worked as an immigrant rights activist on Milpas Street; in 1994, Feinstein won her first full term, defeating infamous former Santa Barbara representative Michael Huffington. Last month, she waxed de León 46.5 to 8.9 percent in S.B. County. But we digress). As a practical matter, the Dems’ November 6 election endorsement will have about as much effect as publishing poetry. True, de León now may use the party’s formal seal of approval on campaign materials and also has access to lists and data for about 8.4 million registered Democrats. Bet the bank, however, that the 85-year– old Feinstein will win a fifth full term,

unless felled by tsunami, quake, or medical emergency. As a political matter, however, the action is still significant: • For heavy breathers among the Beltway political press corps, whose grasp on California politics often revolves around hot expense-account restaurants, the Demon-Dem dissension fuels reportage about the party’s time-honored circular firing squad tendencies, a popular narrative of self-sabotage seized upon by pro-Trump media and spinners. • For donors and campaign professionals, the saga serves as a distraction from California’s main political event — the battles for a half-dozen Republican congressional seats Democrats must flip in underdog hopes of capturing the House as a bulwark against Trump’s absolute power; it also diverts Team Feinstein from the ceaseless Beltway battles where her prominent committee perches are consequential. • For California voters, the episode offers new evidence of the historic weakness of parties in a state where individual media brands matter more than partisan organization. At a time when California’s Republican party moves ever closer to right-wing irrelevance, Democrats now tack hard leftward — while Feinstein, Jerry Brown, and both Clintons, not to mention battalions of pre–Proposition 187, pro-choice, moderate Republicans, have found the statewide political sweet spot is center-left. IN DEFENSE OF KDL: De León is a hero

to some lefty Dems, for whom Feinstein’s anti-Trumpism lacks passion and who credit him for authoring the pro-immigrant “sanctuary state” law. Unlike Feinstein, de León also voices support for single-payer health insurance and impeachment now. Daraka Larimore-Hall, state Democratic vice chair and local party chieftain, said, using the nickname initials favored by de León fans, “KDL embodies our values.” Larimore-Hall chafes at the notion that he and his colleagues blundered with their endorsement, shrugging off the nearunanimous support Feinstein has from Democratic heavyweights, from Barack Obama to Senator Kamala Harris. “It’s not the job of the party to act as a rubber stamp,” he said. “A lot has changed in California and in the world since the ’90s, and [Feinstein] has not changed with — Jerry Roberts it.”

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Connor Campbell Ella 02/14/94-03/22/18

Connor passed away in San Francisco, CA, where he had lived since 2011. He worked for Taking It to the Streets in the Haight where he was beloved by the community he served. He was born in South Lake Tahoe and raised in Santa Barbara, where he attended Dos Pueblos High School. He is remembered by all who knew him as a sweet soul who loved so many things: the beach, skateboarding, music and his family and friends. He traveled extensively with his family and saw much of the world. He leaves the broken hearts of his mom and dad, (Nance and James), his sister (Kendall), his uncle (Michael Cobb), his grandfather (Tom Ella), the daughter of his heart (Darby), his beloved Ginger and many more relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held at Cambridge Drive Community Church on July 29th at 1:00 pm followed by a gathering at Tuckers Grove, Area 1. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Homeless Youth Alliance, PO Box 170427, San Francisco, CA 94117, http://www.homelessyouthalliance.org/

Alan Wellman

09/22/60-07/11/17

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Do not claim them. Feel the artistry moving through, and be silent. — Rumi Our dear son and brother passed away a year ago this month, though he remains as strong, vibrant, and loving as ever in our memories. Sadly, his rich and exuberant life, his brilliant and talented best, was ended by alcoholism, despite much supportive help and encouragement by family members and professionals. Alan came into the world on September 22, 1960, beginning a lifelong pursuit of adventure and knowledge. 18

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From a young age, his natural impulse was to meet the world headon with happy abandon courage, and zest. Sailing a boat in white capped waters was his style, alive and connected to the natural energy about him. While attending SBCC in the early 1980s, Alan was elected student body president, and went on to study architecture at Cal Poly. He was a naturally gifted artist, craftsman, carpenter, mechanic, inventor, dance instructor, horticulturist, and artisan. His lifelong passions included mastery of diverse aspects of science, art, craft, and language. He was an artful linguist and poet, spoke fluent Italian and Spanish, and also knew German, Latin, Portuguese and Croatian. In the 1970s, while in high school, he worked at an apple orchard near his family home in Massachusetts. At the age of eighteen he moved to Texas and worked as a surveyor and construction manager on high-rise buildings in Dallas. In the late 1980s he moved to Europe where he became a landscaper. There he co-founded and operated a landscape company I Systema Gardina, in Rome, Italy. During the 1990s, he was an interpreter, performer and puppeteer for I Pupi Sicialani, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Culture for performances throughout Europe as well as in Canada, Argentina, and other countries. Returning to Santa Barbara in 2008, he specialized in remodeling, maintenance, and design, and was also was active with Channel Islands Restoration, both on the Islands and in the mainland foothills. Alan’s life’s work was expressed by fine-tuning the world around him to better working order. Wherever he went, a wake of intuitively installed repairs, artful beautifications, and sound improvements followed him. Alan has two children. Roberto Marvin Wellman, an accomplished graduate student and docent of Art History in Rome, and Sonja Wellman, a recent high school graduate who enjoys travel and lives with her mother in Holland. Alan was a kind, loving, and gentle soul who could find common ground with almost anyone he encountered. His inquisitive nature and intellectual curiosities led him on countless adventures. Tall in stature, he had a wellpracticed grace about his movement and was an excellent dancer. He took a life-long pride in his fitness, and was meticulous about his appearance and the aesthetics, design and upkeep of his surroundings. During his birth in 1960, the doctor administered scopolamine in heavy dosage, (an arcane procedure from the 1900s that we now know is detrimental to infant

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nervous systems); this no doubt worsened or even caused Alan’s lifelong severe hyperactivity, frequent seizures, and occasional depression. Like many born with this condition, (now more commonly known as ADHD), Alan self-medicated its challenges with alcohol. Also, a motorcycle accident at age 20 gave him unseen physical limitations and repeated hip replacements, which he endured bravely and privately. Alan is survived by father William H. Wellman (Linda Wilder), mother Ann Wellman (nee Tognazzini), sister Nina Hager of Santa Ynez Valley, brother Paul Wellman (Suzanne Cloutier) of Santa Barbara, son Roberto Marvin Wellman (mother Paola Profili) of Rome and daughter Sonja Wellman (mother Annemarie Mallekoote) of Amsterdam, plus countless relatives and friends. Alan is at final rest on the Tognazzini family property in Cuyama, CA, a place he loved for its solitude and natural beauty . . . fulfilling the sentiment he expressed ever since his youth: “always dreaming, always there.”

Suzanne E. Roberts 11/08/34-06/16/18

“The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother,” and the most beautiful call is the call of “My mother.” It is a word full of hope and love, a sweet and kind word coming from the depths of the heart. The mother is everything – she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly.” — Kahlil Gibran Suzanne E. Roberts, beloved wife, mother and friend, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Cottage Hospital, surrounded by her children. She was 83 years old. Born in Miami, Florida on November 8, 1934, she moved to Santa Barbara with her mother, Eleanor Cabral, at the age of eleven. A popular and active student, she attended La Cumbre Jr. High School and Santa Barbara High, where, as a passionate “Don,” she proudly led the marching band as the school’s majorette. Upon graduation in 1952, Suzanne went to work at the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services. In 1956, she was

named “Young Businesswoman of the Year,” and later joined the firm of Westwick, Collison and Talaga as a legal secretary. A brief first marriage produced two daughters, Beverly and Marilyn. As a young girl, “Susie” often stopped by the Foster’s Freeze on De La Vina Street after school to order an ice cream cone from the tall, nameless teenager behind the counter. Many years later, when the two were set up on a date by mutual friends, the former ice cream scooper exclaimed, “I know that face!” On July 29, 1969, Army aviator (and former Foster’s Freeze ice cream scooper) John G. Roberts flew Susie, Beverly, Marilyn and Grandma in his Cessna 310 to Las Vegas, where they were married in a private ceremony at a local church. Susie found her true calling as a wife and mother. She was never happier than when she was shuttling her daughters to school functions, working with the La Colina and San Marcos High School PTA’S, attending Friday night football games and cheering her daughters on in school plays and concerts. She became a second mother to her daughters’ friends, many of whom turned to her for guidance, love and support for the rest of her life. As for her husband, John, she was his co-pilot – both in life and in the air. She assisted him with his insurance business and running the family’s commercial office building on Laguna Street. Given John’s passion for flying, Susie enrolled in Santa Barbara Aviation’s first PinchHitter course for non-piloting passengers, where she was trained in emergency procedures, the use of radio and navigation equipment and basic flying maneuvers, including take-offs and landings. Throughout her life, Susie was committed to community service. She was an officer in the Assistance League of Santa Barbara, working on numerous philanthropic endeavors, including Operation School Bell, Hillside House, Casa Serena Residential Recovery Home for Women, the La Vista Club for the Blind, and La Morada County Residence for Girls, where she served as a mentor for troubled teens. Susie also joined John in his work with SEE International, flying doctors to Central and South America to provide free eye care to people in need. Inspired by a 2007 television report on an effort to knit scarves for the Red Cross, Susie decided to make a personal contribution to the war effort by knitting 110 scarves for U.S. military personnel stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her work was featured in the Santa Barbara News Press and earned her a place in the hearts of service men and women who sent her personal thank-you notes. Once their daughters had

grown, Susie and John built their dream home on the Blackfoot River outside Missoula, Montana, where they spent happy summers with extended family and friends. They also travelled the country to participate in countless Aviation Country Club “fly- ins” and enjoyed many round-up barbecues at San Lucas Ranch. After John’s death in September of 2017, Susie embarked on the final chapter of her amazing life, taking on full oversight of the family business and joining the thriving community at Maravilla Senior Living, where she continued to make new friends. In addition to John, Susie is preceded in death by her mother, Eleanor Cabral and her son-in-law Frank Cavaliere. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly Cavaliere and Marilyn Osborn, both of Los Angeles, and her son-in-law, Jeffrey Eckerle, also of Los Angeles. Susie’s huge heart, voracious curiosity, infinite compassion and unmistakable laugh will be missed but never forgotten by those whose lives she has touched. Arrangements entrusted to Welch-RyceHaider Funeral Chapels.

Cliffton “Lee” Kent 11/04/40-07/15/18

It is with great sadness that the family of Cliffton Lee Kent Senior announces his passing on Sunday July 15th 2018, at age 77 years. Lee will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 5w7 years, Karen and his children, Carole and Cliff. Lee will also be fondly remembered by his eight grandchildren; Courtney, Dillon, Carrington, Coral, Haley, Natani, Kayla, Kalila and four great grandchildren. Lee was a commercial fisherman here in Santa Barbara and had a passion for sword fishing. His belief was that family was everything. He retired in Oatman, Arizona where he built his legacy that will live on through his loved ones.

obituaries Patricia Metropolis Patricia Metropolis, 92, died July 11, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a BA in English from Connecticut College. She married Nicholas C. Metropolis in 1955 and lived in Chicago, Illinois, before settling in northern New Mexico. She moved to Santa Barbara in 2006. Pat was a technical writer and editor for Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1980 to 1988. Earlier, she taught English at Miss Hall’s School in Massachusetts, and in Washington, D.C.; wrote greeting card poetry for Hall Brothers (Hallmark); and worked in the English department of Los Alamos High School. Pat was generous with her time and spirit. She had a passion for English literature and was especially fond of Shakespeare. She had an uncanny ability to recall an apt poem or quotation. Pat will be remembered for her profound love of her family and friends, her dignity and dry humor, her dedication to the pleasures of writing, her masterful culinary creations, her poker prowess, her political perspicacity, her allegiance to a series of very fortunate Scottish terriers, and her enchantment with New Mexico. She is survived by her children, Katharine, Penelope, and Christopher, and cherished their spouses, Jeffrey Richman, Frank Borriello, and Marlene Metropolis. Pat was devoted to her two grandchildren, Daniel Richman and Francesca Borriello, and two step-grandchildren, Jenna and Shayne Perry. She adored her nieces and nephews and their families. A memorial service will be held in Santa Barbara on Saturday, September 1. Please RSVP to metro@ west.net by August 24. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Goleta Valley Library (www. friendsofthegoletavalleylibrary.org) or the Santa Barbara Humane Society (www.sbhumanesociety.org).

Theodore Albert Kauth 03/04/28-07/12/18

Theodore Albert Kauth, a local educator and avid fly fisherman, died on July 12, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California. He was 90. Ted was born on March 4, 1928, in Kennewick, Washington. He was the second of seven children born

To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com to the Reverend Martin and Marie Kauth. In his early years, Ted was very active, enjoying fishing and sports. At Kennewick High School, he played football and basketball. One year, his team advanced to the State Basketball Finals. He continued to excel in athletic pursuits at Pacific Lutheran University, where he quarterbacked the football team. Ted was also an avid tennis fan. He coached the Kennewick High School Tennis team for a few years, and he enjoyed playing tennis until he was sixty-eight. After graduating with a degree in education, Ted took a job teaching in Guam. It was there he met his first wife, Ginger Gragert, who also worked as a teacher. They were married for twenty-two years and traveled the globe on their honeymoon, visiting numerous destinations including Thailand, India, Egypt, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and England. Ted then took a teaching job in Nigeria, where his son, Bill, was born in 1952. Upon returning to Kennewick, his son, Marty, was born in 1955. Ted and Ginger were teachers there until 1959. They then moved the family to Carpinteria, California, and Ted accepted a position as a science teacher at La Colina Junior High School in Santa Barbara. Ted later became the first Vice Principal of Goleta Valley Junior High School in Goleta, California, when it was established in 1964. He served in this position for twentythree years, retiring in 1987. Ted took his family on many memorable summer vacations, such as camping trips in the Sierra Nevada mountains with the families of other science teachers. An accomplished sailor, Ted served as the Captain of his sloop, the S/V ADIA, and sailed from Santa Barbara to various destinations with friends and family members, including Baja California Sur, Mexico, and Honolulu, Hawaii. In 1977, Ted married his soul mate, Roma, who worked as a home economics teacher at Goleta Valley Junior High School. They traveled on great adventures together, visiting Australia, New Zealand, and Spain. Ted also made solo trips to the Amazon River, the Galápagos Islands, and Easter Island. In 1990, Ted and a close friend rode the entire Trans-Siberian Railway, and they traveled across China in 1993. Ted’s lifelong love of fly fishing inspired the purchase of a “camp” on the Big Horn River in Montana. Many friends visited Ted and Roma at the “camp,” and they floated down the river with Ted in his drift boat. Up until his eighty-eighth year, he traveled to both Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, and British Columbia, Canada, fly fishing with Bill for sea

run brown trout and steelhead. Ted and Roma eventually moved into the Valle Verde Retirement Community in Santa Barbara, where they made many new friends and acquaintances. He spent his final days there, surrounded by his wife and sons. Ted is survived by his wife, Roma; his brothers, James, Roland, and Gerald; his sisters, Geraldine Gullickson and Helen Pederson; his son, Bill, and his wife, Laurie Bentson; his son, Marty; and his granddaughter, Kimberly Bentson Kauth. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ginger; and his sister, Caroline Scheuer. Ted was a loving husband, a caring father, a great teacher, a kindhearted grandfather, an excellent fly tyer and fly fisherman, and a gentleman. We loved him, and we will miss him.

Sidney Ackert

03/10/27-07/08/18

Sidney Ackert, (3/10/27-7/8/18) a passionate, long time Santa Barbara resident, a talented wine maker and respected aerospace engineer passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in Santa Barbara, California. Sid was born in Chicago, spent his early childhood in Milwaukee. He was the second of three children (brother Irving and sister Elaine) of Fanny and Joseph Ackerberg, who were emigrants from Eastern Europe. The family later relocated to Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles. He graduated from Roosevelt High School before serving as a Naval Petty Officer in the Pacific where he serviced the ship’s radar systems. After the war, he owned and ran a television store in Los Angeles where he met and married Harriet Robbins, his wife of 64 years. Once married, he enrolled at El Camino Community College while working full time at Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City, California. He later transferred to UCLA and graduated with Honors in Elec-

tronic Engineering. At Hughes Aircraft Company he worked with a team of engineers that developed radar antennae systems for military aircraft at the Culver City plant before transferring to the Santa Barbara Research Center. There, he oversaw a largescale effort that created the thematic mapper, an infrared camera that was launched on the Landsat series satellites, a technology still in use today. After retirement, he started a boutique winery with 3 friends called Companeros showcasing central coast grapes. The winery was a gathering place of friendship and camaraderie for wine lovers throughout Santa Barbara County. The winery obtained great acclaim and won over 100 gold medals, including best of show for their Pinot Noir at the Orange County Fair among thousands of entries. Companeros continues to produce outstanding wine for their friends and previously donated wine to charitable organizations having raised tens of thousands of dollars. Sid was an inveterate patron and devotee of classical music and supported the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra and was a member of the Cosmopolitan “Cosmo” Club. Sid is survived by his wife Harriet, sons David (Charlotte) of Las Vegas, NV, Todd of Solvang, CA, and daughter Kimberly (Claudette Buelow) of New York, NY, grandchildren Nicholas, Maddison, Annabelle and Shea, nieces Lisa and Barbara, nephews Keith, Mark, and Martin Arrangements made by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.

Naomi Morales

02/04/34-07/04/18

MORALES, Naomi Naomi Morales was born in Oklahoma on Feb. 4, 1934 and passed away @ Cottage Hospital the evening of July 4th 2018. She moved to Carpinteria in 1939 with her parents Joe & Essie Lowe along with her twin sister Ruth. She went to school there and graduated from Carpinteria High School. She worked for the Santa Barbara City Schools food service and loved her job. She later worked for various companies including Jostens, Electro Kinetics, Mentor and Raytheon. She leaves behind ex husband INDEPENDENT.COM

Manuel Morales, daughters Rose Olivera (Wayne), Leonora Torrez (Danny) and Carol Morales. Grand daughter Naomi Rosales and great grand daughters Caitlyn and Carissa Conley. She also leaves a sister Donna La Force (Richard) and her son Clifford Cordero and her sister Ruth’s children and numerous other nieces and nephews. Leonora and Rose would like to thank Carol for taking care of mom these past few years. A celebration of life will be held @ Santa Barbara Moose Lodge 525 where she was a member for many years on July 30th @ 1:00. She will be buried with her mother @ a later date per her final wishes. We find comfort in knowing The Lowe Twins are reunited. Thank you Pueblo del Rey for your services @ this difficult time.

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Berscht Alcorn 08/10/24-07/13/18

Elizabeth “Betty” Anne Berscht Alcorn, age 93, peacefully passed away on July 13, 2018 in Santa Barbara, CA. She was born on August 10, 1924 in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada and two years later her family travelled by train to Santa Barbara. She attended local schools graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1942. In December 1941, Betty attended a dance for patients at Hoff Army Hospital (now the Municipal Golf Course off Las Positas Road) and met Sergeant Oliver “Olie” Alcorn who became the love of her life. Married in February 1943, Betty and Olie celebrated 67 wonderful years together, raising their three sons and working together with the Boy Scouts and other volunteer organizations. Betty is survived by her sons, Larry, Greg and Ernie, daughters-in-law Kelly, Rebecca and Donna, grandchildren Melanie, Lauren, Kristen, Jonathan, Kayla and Trevor, her sister Barbara Ford, many nieces and nephews, and special friends they met in the many activities they enjoyed together. A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church on Anapamu Street at 2:00pm on August 11th. In lieu of flowers and in Betty’s memory, please donate to the First United Methodist Church, Serenity House, a local charity, or bake a batch of your favorite cookies to give or share with a loved one.

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egarding last week’s letter titled “Military Objective” [independent.com/militaryobjective], I too have been inside nuclear launch facilities—at Hill Air Force Base near Salt Lake City. My father, a decorated marine sergeant during the Korean War, worked on the B-58 bomber and on the Minuteman project. On a cross-country trip, we stopped to visit a friend, a colonel at Hill. He took us on a tour that included going down a “lit” silo with a missile, ready to go at a moment’s notice, to strike Russia. We also toured an underground missile assembly area the size of several football fields. My father and mother were Republicans who volunteered for Ronald Reagan during his runs for governor and also voted for him and Richard Nixon for president. My father instilled in his four children the ethics of hard work—my childhood jobs included apricot picking and landscaping. My father put himself through college on the GI Bill at night, after working 50-plus hours. We live in a country he fought for, with a Constitution allowing free speech and freedom of expression. That includes choosing whom to vote for in elections. I have voted Republican my whole life because I am a realist. I believe in conservative values, but I respect other people’s points of view. The fact that the writer chose not to vote for President Trump is his prerogative. The fact that he is unhappy at being outvoted does not afford him the right to label Republicans unpatriotic because his candidate lost. I believe it is unpatriotic to not appreciate that millions of other Americans do not share your political opinion. Trump won because most Americans are fed up with the political establishment who only enrich themselves at taxpayer expense. Democrats will have another chance in 2020 to elect the candidate of their choice. —Stephen Keneally, Goleta

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anta Barbara bills itself as the American Riviera. Cruise ships and millions of tourists visit our city every year. The city is proposing a downtown beautification project that will cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Yet, since I have lived on Eucalyptus Hill Road, 20 years, we have had problems with shopping carts—sometimes 8-15 carts in front of apartment complexes. Some of the carts sit in front of these properties for weeks. Last week, someone put a TV set and printer near the sidewalk. This week it is a large couch. As quickly as the carts are hauled away, they reap-

pear. It’s a safety issue. I saw one roll downhill and hit a car. When piled at curbs, they can block the view of traffic. They make the city and our neighborhood look like a dumpster. Property values go down: Who would want to rent apartments when shopping carts are always in front of them? People should be fined or warned against taking shopping carts from businesses. Managers or owners of businesses should do something to stop people from taking the carts home and dumping them through neighborhoods. The carts’ owners should be held accountable. First impressions of this city are lasting impressions. What impressions do tourists get of the “American Riviera” that is littered with shopping carts?

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he extinction of koalas looms in Queensland and New South Wales, their heartland. The Australian government is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to persuade overseas tourists to visit this country and enjoy the “wonderful” record of government concern and protection of koalas. Unfortunately, this is not true. Massive immigration has flooded into Australia, and the resulting urbanization has wiped out the species’s coastal habitat. No legislation in Queensland, New South Wales (NSW), or at the federal level protects their habitat. As your story “Koalas in Our Midst” [independent.com/koalas] accurately points out, disease is rampant in the remaining wild populations, a direct result of stress and impacts on the immune system. They also suffer appalling injuries and a prolonged death when habitats are clear-felled by heavy industrial machinery. Access to the courts is virtually impossible with no provisions for public interest in state legislation. The failure to protect the koala is a national scandal.

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o the casual eye, State Street is a sunny, lively avenue of restaurants and shops nestled under redtile roofs gently sloping toward the Pacific. But look just a little closer at our carefully manicured commercial corridor, and you’ll find real trouble lurking there. From small family ventures to major retail chains, businesses are folding at an alarming rate. The number of empty State Street storefronts, steadily increasing since 2015, has just reached a record high of 38. Even during the recession, things weren’t this bad. State Street’s problems are hardly unique.Across the country, brick-and-mortar business districts are feeling the squeeze of e-commerce competition, evolving consumer trends, and the general decline of shopping malls. Downtowns are trying to cope with homeless populations and functional obsolescence, as well as higher overhead from minimum-wage hikes and health-care mandates. But while other communities are adapting to this brave new retail world, Santa Barbara is struggling to keep up. Why?

Back in retail’s go-go days, Martz would get 10 offers on a space as soon as it became available. “Retailers wanted to be in Santa Barbara even if it didn’t make financial sense for them because we’re such a small market,” he explained. “It was a branding move. Santa Barbara has cachet in the world.” All that changed when the economy crashed and companies slowly started closing their vanity stores. So went Borders and Macy’s; shortly after that, Peet’s and Chipotle; and soon to follow, Saks and Staples.

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This report will attempt to answer that question and highlight efforts to save and ultimately reimagine downtown Santa Barbara. It will also draw on the advice from experts in other communities that have successfully revived their main street [see “Solutions” sidebar on p. 23]. Driving the urgency to solve this dilemma is the understanding that as State Street goes, so does the rest of the city. Sales tax revenues fund schools, parks, and police, among other essential services, and continued bleeding from our primary commercial artery would mean serious financial pain all over. As Plum Goods owner Amy Cooper recently put it: “The fight for State Street is the fight for Santa Barbara.”

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BUSINESS UNUSUAL Michael Martz, a founding partner at Hayes Commercial Group, has watched State Street’s vacancy rate ebb and flow for nearly two decades.“There’s always a fair amount of turnover,” he said. But Martz admitted the recent data, which shows a climbing rate despite an expanding economy and improving consumer confidence, “is cause for concern.”

It’s a shame, Martz said, because those downtown vanity stores were the kinds of places that drew a broad range of demographics. They were hubs for all ages and wallet sizes. The types of big chains that replaced them, like Marshalls,“are not nearly as exciting,” he said. “The quality is certainly lacking.” Martz disputed the popular refrain that Santa Barbara landlords charge exorbitant rents compared to similar coastal communities. “Our rents are commensurate with others,” he said. Indeed, a review of asking prices along State Street (averaging $2-$6 per square foot, depending on the block) shows that

they match prices in San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Malibu, and so on. If rates are set too low, Martz warned, we’ll get more 99-cent stores. The bigger issue, he explained, is the awkward size of so many State Street spaces. Long, narrow, and typically around 2,000 square feet, they’re two to three times larger than what most small businesses want, and they can’t be easily split in half. A lot of properties also offer second-floor or basement spaces that can’t be leased to different tenants but are useless to street-level retailers. Some storefronts can stay empty for months or even years because either the landlord is stubborn over terms or they have

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Obispo to Burlington, Vermont. The Santa Barbara Independent spoke with officials and business owners from those two towns as well as Ventura and Boulder, Colorado, to see what’s working and why. Based on those conversations, here are 10 tips for turning Santa Barbara’s main drag around.

Amy Cooper Many of the vacant spaces, Oplinger explained, belong to family trusts and LLCs located outside Santa Barbara. “Nine times out of 10, they’re the problem,” he said. “You get enough of those in a community, and it can really hurt.” According to county tax rolls, 927 State Street, which has been empty since December 2016, is owned by State Street Enterprises LLC out of

deep pockets and simply don’t mind money not coming in, Martz said. Others are holding out for a certain type of tenant. And then there are those working hard to fill their spaces by upgrading amenities or taking reduced rates. Martz confessed he’s a little conflicted over how State Street’s problems are publicized. On one hand, media coverage can kick-start conversations. On the other hand, it can scare away investors. “If you’re from Colorado and thinking about bringing your concept to Santa Barbara, you might scan the headlines and think twice about pulling the trigger,” he said. “It’s important to remember that while we may have our challenges, we have a lot of success stories too ….” A brewery, a seafood restaurant, and a men’s clothing store, all locally owned and operated, are about to open smack in the middle of State Street.

BEHIND THE CURTAIN State Street landowners are an eclectic mix of family trusts, wealthy individuals, Los Angeles investment firms, mysterious LLCs, and Santa Barbara foundations: just the kind of consistency you’d expect from a recognizable slice of Central Coast real estate. But as Chamber of Commerce CEO Ken Oplinger pointed out, “We also have more absentee owners than most other places — owners who just don’t care.”

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Plan Properly and Evolve Policies: Every city contacted relies on existing downtown plans that are decades old and updated regularly. Santa Barbara does not. “For whatever reason, this town thinks that everything is so perfect and that nothing should change,” said Erica Dahl, who owns Savvy on Pearl in Boulder with her mom but also ran Savvy on State in S.B. for five years before closing it due to multiple frustrations. “Change is inevitable, so either you get left in the dust or you adapt.” K BLOC 0 0 Perhaps more important, Santa Barbara must be flexible to accommodate modern reali4 1 . 1300ties. “I really believe that government agencies have a strong obligation to be focused on St ia process improvement and improving the services they’re providing,” said Michael or t c Vi Codron, San Luis Obispo’s director of community development. “Otherwise, you get these entrenched systems that don’t really evolve and work with the current economy. If you’re not constantly refining and 00 -13 00 12 fine-tuning, you’re leaving people out of the opportunity to engage with government and to get the things that 0 0 2 1 they need done.” 0 0 11

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To help guide State Street back on course, Gene Deering, senior vice president of Radius Group Commercial Real Estate, suggested property owners take on a more dynamic role. “If owners are proactive on upgrades for their building and provide improvements or free rent to prospective tenants, this will increase the chances of them taking a risk on State Street,” he explained.“If you haven’t upgraded your property in the last 15 years, it’s time to see what you can do.” Deering also encouraged landlords to collaborate with their neighbors on modernization projects. “You have more influence than you think.” Throughout two dozen private conversations with State Street tenants about their landlords, three names came up often. Jim Knell, founder and chair of SIMA Corporation, was described as particularly difficult to work with, allegedly bargaining in bad faith and squeezing every possible penny out of his tenants. He disputed these accounts. “It’s real easy to make generalizations without facts,” Knell said. “Of course that is the essence of ‘fake news,’ isn’t it?” Richard Berti was also described as challenging, reportedly charging high rents for outmoded spaces. Berti countered that he’s in fact lowered his rates in response to State Street’s troubles and worked with tenants to keep their stores open. Berti instead blamed the Funk Zone for diverting foot traffic away from State, and he criticized the city for its inaction. “The city has done almost nothing to help, other than to hold meetings,” he said. “The benches are gathering places for vagrants. The sidewalks, streets, and lighting are not well maintained.” The third name mentioned was often Lynne Tahmisian, owner of the retail and office property La Arcada on the corner of State and Figueroa streets. Tahmisian’s tenants —and those around town who simply know her by reputation — are quick to sing her praises. She blends a sharp business wit with empathy for her fellow Santa Barbarans, they say, and finds ways to make deals to everyone’s benefit. Tahmisian said she inherited her management chops from her late uncle Hugh Petersen, who bought the property in 1972. “His philosophy and mine are to [rent to] local entrepreneurs,” she explained. “I often say it’s difficult to get into La Arcada, but once you do, we will do just about anything to keep you and help you succeed.” Tahmisian maintains low rents to help La Arcada’s family —“Because that’s really what we are,” she said — and will sometimes waive monthly payments altogether. “Compassion has to start at home,” she said, acknowledging the steep hill State Street must climb. “Yes, I am very concerned about our retail future,” she said. “We have to develop new mindsets that center on our community rather than on ourselves individually.”

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THE VIEJO LOOK There is a reason State Street feels preserved — though some would say hung up—in whitestucco time. Since 1960, a quietly powerful group of volunteer architects, historians, and planners has closely guarded the heritage of what’s called El Pueblo Viejo (The Old Town). They designate landmarks and scrutinize new building projects to be sure they keep within the city’s classic Spanish Colonial aesthetic. Any landowner or developer wanting to alter an exterior or build something new in this highly protected area of downtown must win the approval of the nine-member Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC). The HLC is often credited with keeping Santa Barbara from looking like Newport Beach, but it’s just as frequently derided as unnecessarily difficult and unfairly capricious, as well as a potential impediment to the kinds of development projects needed to breathe new life into the State Street corridor. The Santa Barbara Independent spoke with four applicants in various stages of review with the HLC who discussed their experiences on the condition of anonymity so as not to jeopardize their projects. All four described costly delays in the process and hostile attitudes by certain commission members. There was also a consensus that the HLC, largely composed of retirees, is driven by personal no-growth agendas that are setting up the city for further failure. Said one particularly annoyed applicant: “They’ve got one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel.” In April, the HLC denied a request by the Montecito Inn — still recovering from Thomas Fire and debris-flow fallout — to install a black awning over its new Franklin’s Crab & Co. restaurant. The commission demanded that the awning be dark green instead. Inn owner Danny Copus appealed the decision with a blistering letter to the City Council. “In all of the city’s good work that it does to keep our town looking beautiful, it is at times notoriously obsessive compulsive,” he wrote. This kind of arbitrary decision-making, he said, is “holding back people from even wanting to do business at all in our fine community because of the occasional absurdity of process to get anything approved.” And that, Copus concluded, “is partly why we have so many vacant storefronts.” The council voted unanimously to grant his appeal. CONTINUED ON P. 26

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Incubate Industry: Successful downtowns foster business growth, whether via high-tech and city-supported incubators, university-sponsored satellite campuses, or a business liaison who works in city hall. Boulder has worked hard to support a high-tech sector, Ventura sponsors an incubator that’s spun off successful start-ups, and downtown San Luis Obispo has both a Cal Poly–sponsored incubator/campus downtown and an economic development manager. “It’s important to have an open line of communication through an employee in our administration,” said San Luis Obispo’s Codron.“They play an ombudsman role between regulatory statutes and the economic and business interests that the city has as well.”

Take a Trip: Back when Burlington was trying to figure out how best to run its downtown core in the 1970s, the city leaders traveled around the country to see what worked elsewhere. That practice continues to this day, with recent excursions to Boulder and Madison, Wisconsin.“Our founding fathers were really big on road trips,” said Redmond. “I highly recommend people getting out of dodge and away from perceived problems to be with other communities and learn their solutions.” He suggests such a trip include speaking with a mix of city officials, business owners, landlords, and others to ensure multiple perspectives. CONTINUED ON P. 29

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During the HLC hearing on June 27, chair William La Voie chastised a designer hired by City Hall to develop its “No Smoking” signs. It was a classic example of La Voie’s style, which so many have described as aggressive and condescending. (Originally appointed in 1993, La Voie was temporarily suspended at least once before for similar behavior.) At this particular hearing, after vigorous debate over a specific shade of brown, La Voie jumped in: “Did you look at

the sign sections in the EPV [El Pueblo Viejo] guidelines? Did you?” Before she could answer, he continued: “You did not. We have extensive guidelines on what signs are supposed to look like. We can control the font, color, and shape. … We are not Los Angeles. We are Santa Barbara. We are creating old Spain in America.” Raising his voice over fellow commissioners now Jason Jaeger chuckling at the one-sided exchange, La Voie went on berating the stunned designer. When she asked to respond, La Voie told her no. City leaders have privately expressed a desire to replace La Voie and other members of the commission, but they say it’s difficult to find younger experts willing to donate their time. Three of the commissioners’ four-year terms, including La Voie’s, end in December 2018.

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Follow any State Street business story long enough, and you’ll wind up at 630 Garden Street. That’s the home of the city’s Community Development Department (CDD), where a staff of 75 planners, building inspectors, and safety officers oversee almost every aspect of Santa Barbara assembly, from grand new edifices to retiled bathroom floors. Employees there work particularly hard, and these days even harder, just to keep pace with recent housing initiatives. Ray Mahboob, who in the last few years has become one of Santa Barbara’s more prolific developers, respects staff as individuals. “They’re all good people,” he said. “Everyone is doing their best.” But the department’s permitting and approval process is a nothing short of a slow-moving disaster, he declared.“The whole system is broken. It needs a complete overhaul.” This sentiment is shared by many other developers, architects, contractors — nearly everyone who brushes against the CDD. Even a few City Hall leaders privately acknowledged the morass of confusion and inefficiency within the department, but they’re loath to spend the political capital or retirement pension it would cost to blow the whistle.“We need to be willing to ask uncomfortable questions,” said one city official who asked to remain anonymous. “The first step is to even admit we have a problem.” Commercial investor Jason Jaeger of Jaeger Partners agreed with Mahboob. “Every step of approval is excruciating,” he said, explaining that projects in Santa Barbara take three, four, or five times as long to get off the ground as they do in other communities. He talked about how one client — the small AH Juice Organics café on Haley Street — had to wait 18 months to open its doors. Another client — this one on State Street — has been on ice for more than a year and is still counting the days. They’ve spent $1 million more than they’d budgeted to reach this point. “Our permitting process is the kiss of death,” said Jaeger. In a July 20 letter, architect Dan Weber vented to city officials his “extreme” disappointment and frustration with the permitting process, explaining his clients had endured seven rounds of plan checks for a minor permit revision. “Each submittal costs us thousands of dollars and weeks of time,” he said. “At this point, we cannot afford to do another.” The problem was not

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limited to this particular project, Weber went on. “[It] is substantive enough to significantly dissuade architects and business owners from doing business in this city. … We have worked with many agencies throughout California and have never experienced this level of capricious, unending bureaucracy.” Store and restaurant operators have also recounted instances where planning staff made errors that cost them tens of thousands of dollars with no avenue for recourse. Other common complaints involve multiple planners interpreting the same building code in different ways, as well as massive projects and minor requests clogging the department’s narrow workflow. Mahboob told his own story to illustrate the dilemma. Not long ago, one of his new State Street tenants was trying desperately to connect with a city planner for final sign-off. They were never able to reach the proper person, so the tenant demanded that Mahboob include a provision in the lease that stated if the city didn’t respond within 60 days, they could break their contract without penalty. “I’d never seen that before,” said Mahboob.“We’re building a reputation. The tenants all talk.” Beyond these procedural frustrations, Mahboob and others worry the CDD may lack the youthful energy and radical revisioning ability needed to resurrect State Street. CDD director George Buell defended his department. Though he conceded its permitting process is “rigorous” and at times “extensive” (especially when there’s a difference in design opinion among a project applicant, a review board, or a neighbor), it has also set “a high bar that has played an appropriate role in ensuring new development remains quintessentially ‘Santa Barbara.’ My advice to the project proponent who is frustrated with these things,” he went on, “is to seek advice from planning staff and a local design professional who has a proven track record in achieving timely project approvals.” Councilmember Randy Rowse stuck up for the CDD as well.“I’ve gone through the permitting process a few times between my house and my business,” he said. “It can seem intimidating and arcane to the uninitiated, [but] if the rules and pathways [are] very clear from the beginning, the process can work.” Rowse suggested perhaps creating a new staff position to act as a facilitator between business enterprises and the planning department.“While I hesitate to pile on more government, the right person might be able to help manage expectations and clarify the path toward completion,” he said. Developer Neil Dipaola declined to say anything critical about the planning department, but he did emphasize a need for honest assessments of customer experience.“Let’s get some objective data,” he said. “Let’s find out who’s been applying

for permits and see how the process went for them, because the first step is understanding the problem. And if there’s no problem, fine, we’ll explore other issues. But let’s get the data first.” Two years ago, Buell heard a similar suggestion but took it a different direction. Instead of polling planning customers, he surveyed planning staff. He asked them to assess their own abilities and performance. The results showed the department was executing its duties exceedingly well.

THE BLAME GAME If there is one thing all State Street stakeholders can agree on, it’s that homelessness is a complicated societal ill that’s bad for business. Landlords and storeowners frequently claim that homeless people scare away tourists and keep families from venturing downtown. Maggie Campbell, director of the Downtown Organization until her abrupt departure in January, partially out of exasperation over this very issue, pushed hard for an increased police presence as well as the removal of the sidewalk benches where panhandlers perch. She commissioned a “Retail Strategy” study that supported her efforts by concluding the concentration of loiterers was a “GIGANTIC issue.” After a homeless man killed a 35-year-old man in front of his wife and 5-year-old daughter as they were having dinner at a restaurant in Ventura this April, Santa Barbara landlords began warning City Hall that a similar tragedy was waiting to happen here. One merchant owning a lower State Street candy store waved an adult toy in front of the City Council to graphically describe how a homeless man accosted one of his customers. Frustration is at a boiling point. CONTINUED

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SIMA’s Jim Knell described downtown’s homeless people this week as a “major, major” contributor to vacancies.“Especially when you see these guys who sit around with all their belongings and a pit bull and smoke dope.” The police, Knell said, echoing other landlords, don’t act on complaints strongly enough.“The cops only say,‘No begging.’ They don’t actually say,‘Move on.’” Santa Barbara Police Department spokesperson Anthony Wagner addressed this common criticism of the police.“When you hear an uproar about what the police are or aren’t doing, it often means people just want the problem to go away,” he said. Wagner acknowledged officers often receive calls about disheveled or odorous people lingering outside doorways, but he explained police can only ask them to move away. “It’s not illegal to be unsightly in public,” Wagner explained. “There’s integrity to upholding the law, and part of that is recognizing all human beings have rights.” In 2015, Santa Barbara’s main tool for patrolling the behavior of people living on the street was stripped of its legal teeth. The Supreme Court ruled that asking for money is protected by the Constitution as free speech. That happened in the same year the City Council had updated its toughened “abusive panhandling” ordinance. “So we’re not going to police our way out of this,” Wagner said. The department is now focusing on other deterrent strategies, including its Restorative Policing team, which diverts homeless offenders out of jail and into support services. Over the last year, 38 clients, a few of whom were responsible for hundreds of police calls, were successfully shepherded through the program. None has received any new citations, and all have agreed to work for at least six months with a caseworker.“We are very proud of our graduates,” said Sergeant Bryan Jensen. “They are some of our best success stories.” The department is also growing the ranks of its civilian Ambassadors and Volunteers in Policing programs. According to the most recent data, homeless-related crime is at a four-year low. “On balance, we have to acknowledge that people living on State Street is a problem,” said Eddie Taylor, CEO of United Way Northern Santa Barbara County. “But blaming people for what we consider to be complex economic issues is not the solution.” Jeff Shaffer leads United Way’s Home for Good initiative, which connects homeless people with family members, aid programs, and work opportunities. Next weekend, he’ll host a reunification blitz, hoping to help 15-20 people. Shaffer has been encouraged by a recent shift in tone among business owners who seem less quick to scapegoat people living in transience and more willing to collaborate with social workers.“We advocate for people on the street, but we also advocate for businesses,” he said. “We recognize they’re suffering too. It’s a work in progress, this relationship, but we’re already seeing positive changes.”

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Right now, State Street is a hot potato of a problem. Everyone’s looking to someone else for the solution. But in the end, said the Chamber’s Ken Oplinger, it’s up to City Hall to lead the charge with relentless buy-in from the rest of community. The last time State Street was brought back from the brink was almost 30 years ago, when then-mayor Hal Conklin rallied Santa Barbara’s citizens to reenvision downtown. The effort successfully swept away adult bookstores and nighttime crime creeping up the blocks and replaced them with Paseo Nuevo and a bustling arts district. “It’s time to do something like that again,” said Oplinger. “It’s time to push the political leadership to make this a priority.” Mayor Cathy Murillo and Councilmember Rowse, typically on opposite ends of the political spectrum, have joined forces under the common banner of State Street. “We’re working really well together,” Murillo said. Both cited a design charette hosted by the Santa Barbara chapter of the American

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AIA Boardmember Barry and making sure that downtown is a place that residents enjoy,” said Codron Winick said his group will host their Architecof San Luis Obispo. “Making a place like Ventura authentic is what is attractive for tourists,” Tours 2018 in early October with the theme of said Lambert. “People want to go to a real place. They want to feel like a local.” rediscovering life, work, and play opportunities downtown.“We’ll focus on projects that show an Said Maher in Boulder, “If the locals love it, the tourists are going to love imaginative use of space,” he said. “SBCAST is a it too. If you create a downtown for tourists, you wind up with Las Vegas or something really tacky. That’s not what we want, and that’s not what tourists good example.” Murillo said she’s busy on a whole host of want anymore, either.” State Street fronts. She’s working with the DownDahl never saw State Street as a locals’ destination. “I don’t think people town Organization on a new window-dressing are making memories on State Street,”she said. “No one is getting their phone program, starting conversations with commerout and taking selfies.” cial brokers about a potential vacancy tax, and mulling more permanent public art. She’s also in More Police Presence: All of these cities dedicate early talks about expanding the Farmers Market increasing portions of their uniformed, badge-wearing, gunholding police force to walk the downtown regularly, primarily to handle the to include restaurants, coordinating with Women’s Economic Ventures on a buy-local program, homeless population. Dahl said it was rare to see an officer walking on State and organizing housing workshops. “The point Street. “We worked to get a bigger police presence downtown,” said Boulder’s of the workshops,” she explained,“is to hear from Maher, “not to target homeless people, but to target bad behavior.” The police the community: ‘We’re giving you political perget to know the regulars, and their constant presence seems to curtail aggresmission to pursue this.”’ In September, she and sive panhandling and other problems. the council will also get an update on the AccelUpdate the Downtown Organization: Each erate permit-expediting program. of these downtowns is powered by a comparatively well-funded, Murillo credited Assistant City Administrator Nina Johnson for doing a lot of the city’s incredibly engaged, hyperactive downtown organization. “We work on bringheavy State Street lifting. “She doesn’t toot her ing landlords together and creating an environment where you can have an horn enough,” Murillo said. Dispensing with the honest conversation about what’s working, get to the bottom of what’s not doom and gloom that tends to dominate discusworking, and get a commitment across a variety of agencies about how to do sions about the downtown, Johnson called the better,”said Ventura’s Lambert, who said he talks with the head of their downhigh number of vacancies “a huge opportunity town organization as much as three times a day. “The landlords are constantly to change the retail mix downtown.” checking with the city if they have a tenant in mind.” In Boulder, the downtown partnership funds research and surveys to deterJohnson said it’s incumbent upon the city to mine what kinds of businesses are needed, why, and how to attract them. Same minimize the financial gamble for hopeful State in Burlington.“We spend a lot of time talking about what’s needed and how to Street tenants. “All of us need to focus on lowerget there,” said Redmond, whose $1 million annual budget is focused on four ing the risk environment to help new businesses get started,” she said. To that end, she’s organizing square blocks and covers maintenance, marketing, events, and a full-time staff a speed-dating-style event next month that will of five.“Without incentives, support, and research, people will get in their silos.” As it seeks to find a new executive director, Downtown Santa Barbara link entrepreneurs looking for space with propshould reassess its funding model (others seem to get more money for a smaller erty owners and brokers with downtown availarea), reconnect with its members (many of whom are dismayed with lack of abilities. “This model would help us reduce the number of vacancies quickly, bypass the permitconnection), and consider more events beyond the monthly 1st Thursdays. ting process, and add new shopping excitement (Full disclosure: This author served on the 1st Thursday steering committee.) That’s compared to Santa Barbara. “I didn’t feel a sense of community,” to State Street,” Johnson said.“It might even lead n said Dahl of her fraught relationship with Downtown Santa Barbara, despite to a long-term arrangement.” attempts to volunteer herself.“I didn’t feel that I mattered. I had no relationship.”

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7/26: Art Hour: Yayoi Kusama Learn more about how artist Yayoi Kusama sees the world as full of bright polka dots. Use various materials and methods to create your own spotted masterpiece. 3:30-4:30pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Ages 5-12. Call 564-5604. sbplibrary.org

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FRIDAY 7/27 7/27: 9th Annual Asian American Film Series: Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers & The Chinese Exclusion Act The 2014 film Delano

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Exhibit Opening: Seeing Rural: Through the Eyes of Visiting Artists in the Cuyama Valley This show features five artists who

took part in an artist residency program and stayed five days in five huts. With the mission to regenerate the economy, land, and communities of the Cuyama Valley, the Blue Sky Center’s artists will share their work and experiences during the residency. The exhibit shows through September 30. 5-8pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Free. Call 884-0459 x13. exploreecology.org

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the ’50s with one of the best-loved musicals of all time. This Tony-nominated show takes you to Rydell High’s senior class, where head “greaser” Danny Zuko, the new (good) girl Sandy, and all their friends dance and sing their way through teen angst with songs such as “Summer Nights,”“Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee,”“We Go Together,” and more! 7:30pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 801 Cliff Dr. $14-$24. Call 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com

7/27: Solvang Summer Concert Series: Rock Cats Rock Come out and listen to rockabilly band Rock Cats Rock. Bring blankets, chairs, beverages, and picnics, or buy food there. 5-8pm. Solvang Park, First St. and Hwy. 246, Solvang. Free. tinyurl.com/SolvangSummerConcerts

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the upper playing field and share in one continuous table for food (potluck), music, and togetherness as we continue to rebuild the community. There will be no program, politics, or speeches. Visit the website for all details. 5:30-7:30pm. Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Rd. Free. Email info@cappsproject.org. cappsproject.org

Manongs tells the story of farm labor organizer Larry Itliong and a group of Filipino farmworkers who instigated the Delano Grape Strike of 1965 that brought about the creation of the United Farm Workers union (UFW). NR. The 2017 documentary The Chinese Exclusion Act explains the origin, history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens. Rated TV-PG. A Q&A will follow the screenings. 7pm. Alhecama Theatre, 215-A E. Canon Perdido St. Free-$5 donation.

2018 S.B. Unified School District 2018 Free Meals Free breakfast, lunch, and supper for all youth 18 years and younger. All locations are open Monday-Friday unless otherwise stated. For more locations, visit the website, call 963-4338 x6387, or text “summerfood” to 877 877. Desayuno, almuerzo, y cena gratis para todos los jóvenes de 18 años o menos. Todas las ubicaciones están abiertas lunes-viernes si no se indique lo contrario. Para obtener más ubicaciones, visite el sitio web, llame al 963-4338 x6387, o envie un mensaje de texto que dice “summerfood” al 877 877. tinyurl.com/SBUSD2018SummerMeals All locations are closed August 3. Todas las ubicaciones están cerradas el 3 de agosto.

Franklin School Cafeteria 1111 E. Mason St. June 11-Aug.17. Breakfast: 8-9am; lunch: 11:30am-1pm. Girls Inc.: Mobile Café 531 E. Ortega St. June 11-Aug. 17. Lunch: 11:30am-1:30pm. Goleta Boys & Girls Club: Mobile Café 5701 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Mon.-Sat., June 11-Aug. 18. Breakfast: 8-9am; supper 4:30-5:30pm. I.V. Youth Projects Phelps: Mobile Café 6842 Phelps Rd., Goleta. June 11-Aug. 17. Breakfast: 8:45-9:45am; supper: 4:40-5:30pm. Parque de los Niños: Mobile Café 520 Wentworth Ave. June 11-Aug 17. Lunch: 11:30am-1pm.

I.V. Youth Projects West Campus: Mobile Café 701-H Campus Point Ln., Goleta. June 11-Aug. 17. Breakfast: 8-8:30am; supper: 4-4:30pm. McKinley School Cafeteria 350 Loma Alta Dr. June 11-Aug. 17. Lunch: 11:30am-1pm. Monroe School Cafeteria 431 Flora Vista Dr. June 11-Aug. 17. Breakfast: 8-9am; lunch: 11:30am-1pm. Oak Park: Mobile Café 502 W. Alamar Ave. June 11-Aug. 17. Lunch: 11:30am–1:00pm. Harding University Partnership 1625 Robbins St. June 11-Aug. 17. Breakfast: 8-9am; lunch: 11:30am-1pm. Westside Boys & Girls Club: Mobile Café 602 W. Anapamu St. Mon.-Sat., June 11-Aug. 18. Breakfast: 8-9am; lunch: 11:30am-1pm.

Foodbank Kids’ Summer Meals 2018 The Foodbank offers free, nutritious meals, activities, and enrichment opportunities to all children ages 1-18 in our county, Monday-Friday, June 11-August 10. Visit the website for North County locations. Call 967-5741. El Foodbank ofrece comidas nutritivas gratuitas, actividades, y oportunidades de enriquecimiento para todos los niños de 1 a 18 años en nuestro condado, del 11 de junio al 10 de agosto, de lunes a viernes. Visite el sitio web por las ubicaciones de North County. Llame al 967-5741.

7/26: Judith Owen with Leland Sklar Jazz and pop singer/songwriter Judith Owen is out with her new album, redisCOVERed, featuring eclectic covers such as “Black Hole Sun,”“Blackbird,” and “Hotline Bling.” Owen will be joined by legendary session bassist Leland Sklar, who has played with Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, and George Strait. 6pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Call 962-7776.

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motion animated comedy film is based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel of the same name about a fox who steals food each night from three nasty and wealthy farmers and what they do to try and stop him. 8:30pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Rated PG. Call 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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shop You can stop plastic pollution in its tracks and make cascarones that are beautiful and ocean friendly with vegetable dyes and confetti made out of leaves, petals, and other compostable materials. 1-3pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8/person, $12/two people. Call 884-0459. exploreecology.org

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a doll dressed in a Spanish dress just in time for Fiesta! 10amnoon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children ages 6 or younger must be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459 x13.

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about community service are invited to find available opportunities that suit their interests from more than 30 organizations involved in the arts, outdoors, animals, politics, and more. Register online. 11am-1pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5623 or email bfield@santabarbaraca .gov. sbplibrary.org

daughter about to be wed, and her three possible dads who work out life’s issues through uplifting song and dance. Don’t miss your chance to see this 2002 Tonynominated, feel-good musical that will have you singing the songs of ABBA all the way home. The show runs through August 26. 8pm. Solvang Festival

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picnic and enjoy the artistry and craftsmanship that made the Woodie legendary. On display will be vintage Ford, Mercury, Rolls-Royce, and more, from Queen of Pride at this pageant benefiting the “bone stock” to fully “rodded.” Funds 2018 Pacific Pride Festival. There will be a guest raised from raffles and silent auction will appearance by 2017 Queen of Pride Maddy go toward scholarships for the SBCC Mokes as well as other past queens. Doors: Automotive Services & Technology 6pm; pageant: 8pm. Matrix, 409 State St. $10. Department, S.B. Unity Shoppe, World Ages 21+. Call 957-4111. thematrixsb.com Dance for Humanity, and Adopt-ANative-Elder. 9am-3pm. SBCC West 7/28: Kathleen Sieck and The Para- Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. Free. Call 341-6644. dise Road, Jared Deck With a SoCal nationalwoodieclub.com blend of Americana and ’70s rock, Kathleen Sieck (born in Santa Ynez) and her band, The 7/28: Teen Film Festival Watch Paradise Road, will perform story-driven the entries from a weeklong challenge songs with a rich and mellow vibe. Americana where students learned how to use singer/songwriter Jared Deck from Oklahoma everyday technology to bring ideas to will open the show. 7:30pm. Standing Sun life, and see who takes the grand prize! Winery, 92 Second St., Buellton. $12-$17. Call 3-5pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central 691-9413. Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call

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match. Keep the fun rolling after the match at the after-party featuring DJ Fab and drinks for purchase at 5 p.m. 3pm. S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria. $12-$22. Call 684-6683. sbpolo.com

7/29: Pop Up Kosher Deli Stop kvetching, and start eating! This New York–style pop-up deli will have corned beef on rye, pastrami sandwiches, knishes, coleslaw, and more to satiate your taste buds. 4-6pm. Chabad of S.B., 6047 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta. $1-$18. Call 683-1544.

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7/31: Music at the Ranch: Tony 7/29: Maserati of Santa Barbara, Ybarra Friends and neighbors are USPA America Cup Enjoy an afternoon welcome to gather to picnic and enjoy the

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celebration of Harry Potter’s birthday with a visit from live owls, a green-screen quidditch photo booth, classes in herbology and potions, and crafts, including wands and Marauder’s Maps. Teams will compete in wizard trivia, and you can try to escape from Snape’s detention escape room. There will also be a scavenger hunt, a costume contest, and a wizard dance party to end this magical evening! 7-9pm. S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-7653. sbplibrary.org

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The guy from TV’s The Office is also a singer/songwriter who plays guitar and is out with his seventh full-length album, While the Young Punks Dance. 8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $20-$25. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

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some of which — “Alice in here are three or four types Wonderland” and “Some of people in this world, Day My Prince Will Come,” vis-à-vis the subject of for instance — were recorded Disneyland’s It’s a Small by jazz greats Bill Evans and World: (a) those who find it so Miles Davis. There’s some charming that they crave repeat cultural riches for you. visits, possibly motivated by a Thankfully, music is still strong sense of nostalgia (present a potent and omnipresent company) or an essential optiforce around Disneyland, mism (present company semiwoven into the fabric of included); (b) those who find its its being (with such previplatitudinous message, nattering, ously alien sounds as the loopy tune, and robotic child Star Wars theme and Pixar figures “creepy”; and (c) those tunes sneaking into the mix). who couldn’t care less or have no Practically speaking, Disneyclue what Small World is in the land itself is a rare employer first place. of live human musicians — And then, for the fourth catsome from the SoCal scene, egory — those who appreciate but also veterans from New the ride and ethos both ironiTHUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN: The author (second row on the right) and his family ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on their recent excursion to Disneyland. Orleans and elsewhere dishcally and sincerely — there I was ing out the real deal. recently, happily ensconced in Toontown, which opened in 1993 and still hasn’t been the dreamy boat ride again after too many years away, after Iwerks, whose offspring are proud members of the Santa Barhaving the ride etched into my being (including when it first bara art scene). It was, in fact, sweet relief reconnecting with given proper props, has its own consciousness zip code, opened, in 1966). This time, I was riding a boat into the Small the Disney of an earlier era, even before Anaheim property akin to the Vatican City being its own sovereign dominion (probably because there are no flashy rides or modern-day World mind warp with my wife, daughter-in-law, and two was a gleam in Walt’s eye. But I digress — easy to do in the distraction-enriched and trivia attached to help its amusement-park marketing cred). adult children. One child sincerely loves the ride. The other enjoys it as a journey into the all-American kitsch and ques- nostalgia-triggering expanse of Disneyland. Call it Digres- The absurdist, fourth-wall trickery of Mickey Mouse’s house/ movie studio alone — a faux world inside a faux world — is tionable motives beneath the “we are the worldly” multiracial sionland. Speaking of the “trip” aspect, so much of Disneyland expe- worth the price of the detour to this corner of the enchanted mash-up. I sat between them, literally and philosophically, rience is trippy in various ways, especially in Fantasyland Anaheim real estate. and enjoyed every minute of it. Other latter-day realizations of forces beneath DisneyMy relationship with Disneyland is complicated, as part — but also in the alternative-reality zone that is Toontown. of the large demographic of SoCal kids who grew up going A certain hallucinogenic quality comes naturally in Alice in land’s chipper surfaces aren’t so pretty. Splash Mountain, for instance, is still a great time of a ride, with characters to Disneyland, who saw Tomorrowland rendered obsolete Wonderland, as it does in Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Not incidentally, Fantasyland has the best and most classic and folklore tucked into the folds and a forced, watery chill many times over, and who no doubt have had the D-land atmosphere and implied messages seep into their view of life, American songs floating about, inside and outside the rides, moment on a hot day. But the adult in us can’t help feeling twinges of discomfort recognizing the racist resonances of forever (good job, Walt). Fast-forward some decades, and its narrative source, the semi-animated 1946 film Song of this time, I was on a special intergenerational Disneyland trip the South. The “zip-a-dee-doo-dah” refrain doesn’t seem as on a certain Significant Birthday (involving a zero), which sweetly singsong and joyful as it was in our old, ignorant earned me rights to invite/drag my family, including grown youth. youngsters and daughter-in-law (our able organizational After the Main Street parade/Pixar storm, my family ringleader), to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” To quote the left for the hotel, having had enough. They were amused song (not a Disney song, by the way), “Along with the sunby but nowhere near as enchanted by or obsessed with the shine, there’s gotta be a little rain sometimes.” enchanted kingdom. I stayed late, discovering a secret: DisRain on the parade, for me, involved business and corneyland after dark and after hours becomes a much easier porate factors for a megacorporation that has been keen to place to navigate and hop on rides sans lines. Another go on access outside entities — the lucrative Star Wars franchise, Thunder Mountain? No prob. Taking the train ride around and Pixar — diluting the old Disney reality that we’ve known. the park (well, the old park before the continuing add-ons Mega-corporate homogeneity creeps into the old Disneyland to the original, 1955-launched park), with its wonderfully that we (you know who you are) loved as innocent youths. cheesy dinosaur and Grand Canyon episodes? Enjoy. Going Our visit was during the Pixar Fest and just before Pixar Pier down the Lewis Carroll rabbit hole of Alice in Wonderland at opened. But the Pixar-fication of Disneyland seems a potenmidnight, humming the tune as you leave? Done deal. tially distressing thing. Disney is becoming an Orwellian Before being ushered outta the park, I stopped by to pay conglomerate, as seen in the fireworks-adorned Main Street respects to the statue of Walt Disney and his Mickey, with parade at night, mostly an advertisement for Pixar characters the Teutonic Magic Castle in the background. He stands tall, and movies, which have been funneled into the mighty corand Mickey stands as tall as is possible for a diminutive legporate dynasty and foster home of family-friendly entertainend, surrounded by a floral moat and suggesting the stance ment that is Disney. of a dictator-mascot of the gentlest and most benign kind, For relief, I had to duck into the blissfully very old-school peering off into the distance. The distance that is the everMain Street Cinema, where I could happily bask in antique unfolding and corporate-expanding now. But it’s still a world Mickey Mouse cartoons — including the groundbreaking, WALT’S WORLD: Walt Disney and Mickey peer into the distance, of wonder, of laughter, tears, hopes, fears, etc., after all. early synchronous-sound cartoon, circa 1928, that introwith the Magic Castle in the background. duced Mickey Mouse to the world, Steamboat Willie (by Ub — Josef Woodard INDEPENDENT.COM

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AT MOXI F rom his perch at the check-in desk of the Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation (aka MOXI), SBCC student and museum staffer Brian Miguel sees thousands of people take their first steps into the facility every week. “No matter what kind of day they’ve been having,” Miguel told me, “when people come through the door, I see them lighten up and smile.” As MOXI moves toward its third year as the major family destination of the new lower State Street, the museum offers seven tracks of exploration and innovation, each suitable for all ages and designed to stimulate interest not only in science but in an experimental, process-oriented way of approaching the world. Nowhere is this aspect of the museum’s mission more apparent than in the Interactive Media Track, where visiting artists install tech-enabled work for periods of approximately four months. Director of Exhibits Sean O’Brien and Curator of Interactive Media Marco Pinter are a pair of UCSB PhDs — in education and media arts and technology, respectively — who are dedicated to bringing the best contemporary artwork that employs interactive technology to Santa Barbara. The current exhibits are Blortasia, a virtual-reality experience by the Oscar-winning special-effects master Kevin Mack, and Digiti Sonus, a generative multimedia display by Yoon Han that turns your fingerprint into images and, eventually, music. After a gauzy, cloud-like projected black-and-white image of your fingerprint appears on the wall, you touch

another screen that sends ripples through the unique patterns of your fingertips. These ripples in turn generate the music that you hear, an audible rendering of your unique identity. And, if you are worried about what’s happening to that data, rest assured that artist Yoon Han cares about your privacy; none of the fingerprint information is stored or transmitted anywhere but onto the walls and through the speakers. For O’Brien and Pinter, the advent of MOXI has led to a doctoral candidate’s dream come true — a job in your field immediately after graduation. There’s a distinct connection between MOXI and the science research being done at UCSB, and it shows up in all kinds of ways. At the museum’s popular Afterparty event in early July, Dr. Emily Jacobs of the UCSB Neuroscience Research Institute made a personal appearance behind a table loaded with actual brains. Interested patrons could don surgical gloves and take them in their hands. These weren’t human brains, but the study that Jacobs is currently conducting in her lab does concern people. After hefting a couple of animal brains, I was given a sheet of paper detailing how I could become a paid subject in her lab’s study of hormones and cognition. In exchange for filling out a medical history, taking a brainscan MRI, doing some learning and memory tasks, and, oh, right, a few teaspoons of blood, you could earn up to $125 and assist the advancement of neuroscience. Back in the museum during the day, I waited in line for a chance to travel through Blortasia, the colorful, abstract 3D virtual

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world created by special-effects wizard Kevin Mack. Mack has quite a pedigree: His father animated the “Rite of Spring” sequence in Disney’s classic film Fantasia. With the aid of state-of-the-art goggles, headphones, and handheld motion controllers, the son has gone the father one dimension better. Blortasia allows participants to immerse themselves in a constantly shifting landscape of brightly colored vortices, each flying piece a unique work of instantaneous art. Visitors to MOXI, which costs $15 per visit for adults and $10 for children, with kids under 3 free, can enjoy these exhibits, plus much more, every day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. If you are a K-12 educator with a valid ID, it’s also free, and there are significant discounts available for individuals and families who are willing to become members. Also, if you haven’t yet attended one of the museum’s popular evening events known as the Afterparty, the next one is on August 17, 7-10 p.m., but get your tickets early, as they consistently sell out. — Charles Donelan

What’s the magic formula for jukebox musical success? Take ridiculously catchy pop tunes, nestle them in a fairy tale loaded with intergenerational intrigue (and flirting), set it on a gorgeous Greek island in summer, and then say the magic word — ABBA. That’s how Mamma Mia! became the fastest show to ever crack the top 10 of all-time longest-running Broadway musicals. Worldwide, it’s been even more successful, triumphing on big stages from Shanghai to Moscow. Fortunately, this weekend you won’t have to travel quite so far, as PCPA presents Mamma Mia! at the Solvang Festival Theater July 27-August 26. The show’s Solvang debut follows closely on the wide release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, a bigbudget Hollywood sequel to the popular 2008 film starring Meryl Streep. Moviegoers on the rebound from this Streep-less, hit-deprived second helping of Mamma Mia! on-screen can take heart; PCPA knows what’s required for you to fully get your ABBA on, and director Brad Carroll and a crack cast stand poised to deliver it. Carroll, who spent his vacation on Santorini doing “research” for the production, cited the search of the young bride, Sophie, for the identity of her father from among three very charming possibilities as a Shakespearean setup, and went on to rub in Mamma Mia!’s advantage over the Bard by adding that “Shakespeare plays aren’t held together by the music of ABBA.” Regardless of whether that puts Mamma Mia! ahead of As You Like It, there’s no doubting that this effervescent show will be exactly as you like it if you’re an ABBA fan, or even if you’re just in the mood to celebrate summer with some musical theater. Call 922-8313 or see pcpa.org. —CD

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he late 1960s were a revolutionary time, and classical music was not exempt from the disruption. A small group of composers rebelled against the hyper-complex, emotionally barren atonal music then in vogue in favor of a much simpler style, which featured what sometimes seemed like endlessly repeating patterns. The style came to be known as “minimalism,” and it arguably reached its high point with John Adams’s 1987 opera, Nixon in China. But the composers who created and nurtured it were Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich, who in 1971 wrote one of the first minimalist masterpieces, Drumming. Today, the work — scored for piccolo and women’s voices, as well as an array of percussion instruments — is considered a classic. But it’s seldom heard live, due to the difficulty of assembling the forces necessary for a performance. Fortunately, the Music Academy of the West has such an ensemble, and percussionist Colin Currie will lead two performances of the piece in Hahn Hall on August 2. Currie, an internationally renowned Scottish musician who is making his second appearance at the Music Academy, answered some questions about this seminal work in an email interview.

LESS IS MORE: Internationally renowned Scottish chamber percussionist Colin Currie (pictured) will lead two performances of the minimalist masterpiece Drumming.

ally move out of sync until they find themselves in a new and different set of interlocking patterns. Is that about right? What makes that satisfying to play or listen to? This technique of shifting patterns was termed “phasing” by the composer and allows musicians playing identical patterns to reach new “resulting patterns” by having one of the party accelerate to a new position in relation to the original. This technique is writ large in Drumming, with You’ve been playing Drummusicians all over the ming since the beginning of ensemble employing this the decade, and recorded it process on multiple occawith your own ensemble. sions to make densely What keeps you coming back contrapuntal music from to it? There is no quesessentially one (highly tion that it is a masterpiece. alluring!) initial pattern. Its extraordinarily skillIt is fun and thrillby Tom Jacobs ful structure and sense of ing to execute and earproportion coexist with bendingly exciting for the a unique sense of liberty and improvisatory listener. The no-man’s land when the accelerelements. It is tightly cohesive and paints a ating player is out of phase and yet [able] to broad and emotional picture in its compel- lock into the new position is a wonderful and ling duration. Brilliant and even bizarre unique musical space. techniques and ideas are assembled to create a huge emotional whole. It is enthralling and Who will be playing it here? This will be a mixture of students, faculty, and myself. In deeply profound. this instance, I will try to straddle the line of Reich wrote it not long after returning from a trip to imposing my own strongly held views and Ghana. Do you sense the influence of African drum- hearing what the next generation might have ming? There is no question that this work is to input on the work. Its impressive and invita “Western classical” piece of art music. The ing nature certainly encourages discussion energy and textures of African drumming and experimentation during the rehearsal patterns inform the work, but I would contest process. that this piece is rooted in composed music unique to the classical canon. According to Drumming can run anywhere from 55 to 85 minutes, the composer, one of the main influences of depending on how many repeats are taken. How the trip was for him to maintain his focus on long do you expect your performance to be? Well, acoustic instruments rather than go down the we will see. Many factors come into play with electronics route. So, indeed, one could add the work, including acoustic and how the that the trip was key to his sensibilities and singers integrate, especially in “Movement musical direction. Two.” There is ebb and flow here, but I would hope to have it around about the one-hour Explain Reich’s fundamental technique? As I under- mark. It’s important for something to always stand it, two or more musicians begin by playing be happening in the work, yet at no time identical patterns, but as one speeds up, they gradu- should anything be rushed.

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or years, Santa Barbara has been rela- their words and ways, the OWL team speaks tively quiet on the hip-hop front, but one to the strain of broken homes, addiction, and group is working to change that — and discrimination — and how to rise above it. succeeding. Meet OWL Entertainment, Savv grew up under his grandmother’s the growing label founded by rapper Adam care in Fountain Valley, California, having “Savv” Melvin that has quickly become one never known his biological father, before of the 805’s most exciting sets of musical art- moving to Santa Barbara as a teen, where ists. An acronym for Obviously We’re Lyrical, he found his free-styling voice at parties. “I OWL has a style that’s powerful and inspira- was real wild,” Savv admitted. His wild ways tional, a force of good nature representing soon landed him in jail, prison, and the arms S.B.’s until-now underground hip-hop scene. of addiction; but as he honed his lyrical gifts Few area artists of any genre have sparked within the cell, he saw a light. “People were the same kind of buzz as OWL has in the like, ‘You should get serious so you’re not just last few years. Savv’s video for “Trippin’ here entertaining inmates.’ I had a dream, so (Remix),” featuring OWL co-owner Nessie I said, ‘Okay, cool. I’m going to chase it.’ ” The G and fellow OWL entertainer TZ (aka vision of OWL Entertainment — performSean Toedter), garnered more than 20,000 ers, producers, and clothing line — was born. views on YouTube in Freed from the weight less than a week of its of earlier shadows, 2017 release. “We used Savv now offers listenwhat Santa Barbara had ers uplift through his to offer and made somestory. “I was in jails and thing crazy. I’m proud of prisons and detoxes, by Richie DeMaria it,” said TZ. and look at me now: I The trio’s flow pulls got the videos; I’m on you in, with Savv’s welcoming and easy Pandora; my album is worldwide,” he said. intensity, Nessie’s smooth confidence, and His music is for the kids in “boys’ camps and TZ’s laid-back jollity. “We’re trying to bring psych wards: This is where I came from, I’ve back that old West Coast sound,” Savv said, been in your seat before, and I know the road pointing to artists such as Eazy-E as sonic it takes you.” inspiration. Featuring beats by Skinny Nessie G, too, finds release and redemp(otherwise known as Mario Rivera) and tion in her music: “I am honest and open production from Hidden City Studios’ Elliott about my addiction … as well as my mental Lanam, their sound is as homegrown as one health,” she said. “A lot of people won’t admit can get. In coming months, TZ will drop his to their diseases and are scared to talk about Mixtape Militia, chock-full of 805 collabora- things. I have accepted my diagnosis and just tors, while Nessie G will release her album want to be real. People who do relate really 5150, with plenty more visuals in the pipeline. appreciate my music and respect my courage Savv cites his crew’s diversity as one of to rap the things I do.” its greatest strengths. “We’re kind of hitting Now clean, the two OWL co-owners them from everywhere — different races, devote most of their time off the mic to their different looks, and the female aspect of it own children, hoping to show by example a — that brings something to the table that life of empowerment and creativity. Family you don’t really see much,” he said. “We are above all is their mission statement: treating all about unity, and music brings people one another as family, and forging family together,” Nessie G added. The group, TZ through their art. “I know how it is to feel said, aims to “deliver a beautiful, complicated alone, so if I can give [listeners] a little bit art, while being true to ourselves, each other, of hope, to me, that’s enough,” Savv said. “It’s important for people to know [that] and where we all came from.” Not ones to idle on beachy fantasies, no matter where you’re at in your life, as OWL’s performers confront the heavier lyri- bad as it seems, there’s always a way out.” n cal truths of hard work and hard knocks. In

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s it a rule of open spaces that the more interminable they are, the more claustrophobic they feel? An expanse of nothingness is the first vise gripping the men of the Franklin Expedition. But against this barren landscape of ice and rock creep so many additional horrors. The title of AMC’s The Terror is both singular and a litany. In 1845–48, Captain Sir John Franklin led an Arctic expedition in search of the Northwest Passage aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Stuck in the ice pack with no thaw in sight and unable to venture on, he and his crew of 128 men were ultimately lost to the terrors both within the ships and without. The series, created by David Kajganich and Soo Hugh and featuring Ridley Scott among its list of producers, is based on Dan Simmons’s novel of the same name, a fictional account of the dangers these men met and the circumstances that brought them to their end. Many of the fated elements of the expedition have been suggested by historical record, while others have been fabricated in the record of Simmons’s intrepid imagination. Enter Tuunbaq, a bearlike monster of enormous size and incredible speed, as relentless as the Arctic wind. Like a subzero Grendel, Tuunbaq ravages the English party at will, and the men count no Beowulf among their number to keep the creature at bay. Tuunbaq is a fiction of Simmons’s making, loosely derived from Sedna, Inuit goddess of the sea. In The Terror, Tuunbaq holds a central but mysterious place in the shamanic practices of the Netsilik Inuit, those native to the frozen tundra on which the adventurers trespass. To the Inuit of the series, Tuunbaq is both familiar and strange, protector and dangerous, a tooth-and-claw embodiment of

the unforgiving place they call home. For the English, Tuunbaq is the vengeance of a land that does not welcome their stay nor their purpose. Early episodes employ sudden attacks from Tuunbaq as opportunities to stage scenes of action, heroics, and gore, punctuating the quieter tensions among the men as rivalries and psychoses simmer and putrefy. But by the latter half of the series, the threat Tuunbaq poses from the outside seems tame compared to the evils that have festered inside the ranks. As madness and mutiny take siege of the sailors, the mythic Tuunbaq appears righteous and natural compared to the horrors the men inflict upon each other. There are many lives to be wasted among a party of 128, and The Terror indulges a variety of devilish ways to dispense with them. The cast is thus large and sprawling. With characters’ faces often obscured in a mess of fog, headscarves, and gnarly facial hair, it’s sometimes difficult to keep track of who’s who, but three period-piece regulars captain both the crew and the drama: Ciarán Hinds (Silence, Game of Thrones), Tobias Menzies (Outlander, Game of Thrones), and Jared Harris (The Crown, Mad Men). It’s no surprise if those names don’t immediately ring a bell, but their faces certainly will, and with that comes the assurance that this ensemble cast is expertly piloted. Don’t get too attached, though. The series begins with the doomed declaration that all lives will be lost. The Terror isn’t about hope; it’s a confrontation with despair. How did these men meet their maker? Was it with composure or indignity? The truth may be worse than the fiction. AMC has announced a second season to continue the exploration. n

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It’s been 50 years since Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had to save Pepperland from the music-hating Blue Meanies. For its golden anniversary, this iconic film is back on the big screen in all of its psychedelic, animated glory. Riviera (Fri.-Sat., July 27-28, 9:45pm)

Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers (30 mins., NR) The Chinese Exclusion Act (30 mins., TV-PG)

The subtitle of Delano Manongs about says it all. More specifically, this documentary follows Larry Itliong and the Filipino farmworkers who instigated the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, which ultimately led to the creation of the United Farm Workers union. Itliong and the Filipino workers went on to collaborate with César Chávez and his Chicano supporters to continue the struggle. Also playing is The Chinese Exclusion Act, which explains the origin, history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens. Alhecama Theatre (Fri., July 27, 7pm)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (87 mins., PG) George Clooney stars as the voice of Mr. Fox, a wily critter who cannot curb his farm-raiding ways. Things go awry, however, when the farmers seek revenge on the animal community. Directed by Wes Anderson, the animated film also stars the voice talents of Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens (Fri., July 27, 8:30pm)

Ratatouille (111 mins., G) Remy the Rat (Patton Oswalt) dreams of becoming a cook after watching world-class Parisian chef Auguste Gusteau being interviewed on TV. UCSB’s Campbell Hall (Wed., Aug. 1, 7:30pm)

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In this illuminating and warmhearted doc about longstanding Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen blend archival and modern footage to capture the diminutive, deceptively calm powerhouse — aka her rapper handle, “Notorious RBG”— in midstream, still going strong and adhering to her critical left position at age 85. Among the doc’s highlights: Ginsburg’s friendship with conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a segment on her damnation of Trump (and subsequent apology), and the general sense of getting inside the story of a remarkable, opera-loving seeker of justice — who happens to be a woman. (JW) Riviera (Sat.-Sun., July 28-29, 12:30pm)

PREMIERES Blindspotting (95 mins., R) Tony Award–winning Hamilton star Daveed Diggs stars in this comedy/ drama as Colin, a convicted felon in the last days of his probation, and his troublemaker friend Miles (Rafael Casal), whose reckless lifestyle will likely land Colin back in trouble. Fiesta 5 Christopher Robin (104 mins., PG) Ewan McGregor stars in Disney’s fantasy/comedy/drama as an adult Christopher Robin who is struggling to regain his childhood sense of wonder. His imaginary friends from the Hundred Acre Wood come to the rescue by showing up in his life to remind him of life’s whimsy. Fairview/Fiesta 5 (Opens Thu., Aug. 2)

Kung-Fu Panda 3 Kung Fu Panda 3 (95 mins., PG) Po the Panda (voiced by Jack Black) is back. This time he is reunited with his long-lost father, who takes him to a secret panda village. There, Po must train the fun-loving bears into a fighting force. Paseo Nuevo (Tue.-Wed., July 31-Aug. 1, 10am)

The Darkest Minds (105 mins., PG-13) Based on Alexandra Bracken’s YA novel of the same name, this dystopian superhero film stars Amandla Stenberg as 16-year-old Ruby Daly in a future United States where 98 percent of kids under 20 have been wiped out by a pandemic. The remaining 2 percent find they have psychic powers and are placed in internment camps. Camino Real/Metro 4 (Opens Thu., Aug. 2)

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (114 mins., R) Gus Van Sant directs this film about the late John Callahan, who became a renowned cartoonist after a car accident left him a quadriplegic. Joaquin Phoenix

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Leave No Trace Teen Titans Go! to the Movies (88 mins., PG)

The superheroes from the TV series move to the big screen in this animated comedy. Distraught by the fact that every DC superhero has their own film, the ragtag crew searches for a director who will make a film about them. Fairview/Fiesta 5

NOW SHOWING Ant-Man and the Wasp (118 mins., PG-13)

Paul Rudd reprises his role as the tiny superhero in this sequel, but this time he is joined by a partner, the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly). The story picks up where Captain America: Civil War left off, with Ant-Man on house arrest, trying to be a good citizen — until he is called back into action to reveal secrets of the past. Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judy Greer, and Michael Douglas also star. Camino Real/Metro 4

The Equalizer 2 (129 mins., R) Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Magnificent Seven) helms this sequel to the 2014 film. Denzel Washington stars as a retired CIA Black Ops operative who, after his friend is murdered, decides to find and punish the perpetrators. Camino Real/Fiesta 5

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (97 mins., PG) The gang is back for this third iteration of the Hotel Transylvania franchise. This time, Dracula (Adam Sandler) and his family shutter the hotel and go on a cruise. Also on the trip is Ericka (Kathryn Hahn) who happens to be Dracula’s old opponent Van Helsing. Ericka kidnaps Drac, and mayhem ensues. Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, and Molly Shannon also star. Fairview/Fiesta 5

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politics of reintroducing “Supers” into society and is exactly the sequel that this series deserves. Incredibles 2 is a mustsee Pixar classic — but definitely watch the original first. (NS) Fiesta 5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (128 mins., PG-13) Three years after the dinosaurs ran amok on Isla Nubar, a mercenary team returns to the abandoned island to get DNA from a T. rex’s carcass, which lies inconveniently at the bottom of a lagoon where a Mosasaurus lives. One thing leads to another, and, after retrieving one of the T. rex’s bones, the DNA extractors flee from the attacking Mosasaurus and forget to close the gate, thus releasing the monster into the sea. Mayhem and destruction follow. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, B.D. Wong, and Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles. Fairview

Leave No Trace (109 mins., PG) Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie star in this survival story about a veteran and his daughter who live off the grid in a park in Portland, Oregon, until one day they are discovered. The Hitchcock

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (114 mins., PG-13) This musical comedy picks up where the last one left off. While Sophie is pregnant with her first child, she learns about her mother’s adventurous past. Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, and Lily James star. Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo Skyscraper (103 mins., PG-13) Dwayne Johnson stars in this highoctane action film about a former FBI agent, Will Sawyer (Johnson), and his family, who live in Hong Kong in the tallest building in the world. When the building is attacked by terrorists, Sawyer, who is head of security, must take action. Metro 4

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Finally, 14 years after Pixar unleashed The Incredibles, the paragon animation studio has released the long-awaited sequel, Incredibles 2. The high expectations for the follow-up to such an iconic film — especially after more than a decade — can be both its bane and its attraction. Fortunately, Incredibles 2 doesn’t disappoint. It is a fantastic film whose breadth of story and concepts match perfectly with its characters and imagination. Taking up where the original story left off, Incredibles 2 answers the original film’s dangling questions, continues plot themes, and interweaves the Parr family’s (aka the Incredibles) challenges and humanity seamlessly into the story. This iteration dives deeper into the larger implications and

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Words are not enough to describe Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You. The director

manages to spin a hurricane of strange, gripping, dada-esque events into a stirring spotlight on the problems prevalent in our capitalist culture. The film follows Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield, Get Out) as he lands a job as a telemarketer in Oakland, California, and lives off the meager commission he earns. However, he hopes to one day move up to the top floor of the office building and make the big bucks as a power caller. His dream begins to come true when he learns a vocal trick from a fellow African-American colleague. After modulating his voice, Stanfield’s sales drastically increase. Sorry to Bother You turns a simple premise on its head, creating a gripping and entertaining story. And although it seems paradoxical, the strangeness of the film is all too realistic, making this a film you should not miss. (NS) Paseo Nuevo Three Identical Strangers (96 mins., PG-13)

This documentary tells the story of Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert Shafran, who in 1980, at the age of 19, discover they are actually triplets who were separated at birth. The Hitchcock Unfriended: Dark Web (88 mins., R) In this stand-alone sequel to 2014’s Unfriended, twentysomething Matias finds a laptop with secret files on it in a dumpster. He and his friends soon discover they are being watched by the previous owner, who will stop at nothing to get the computer back. Metro 4

O Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (93 mins., PG-13)

No contemporary American media personality has attended to the special needs of children with the singular respect, tenderness, and tenacity that Fred Rogers did in the three-odd decades that Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired on PBS. With Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, director Morgan Neville and his team capture the potency of Rogers’s voice through touchstones from his series, behind-the-scenes footage, and recent interviews with his family, friends, and collaborators. The documentary is a fluid blend of biography and cultural history. Incidentally released with the aggressive expansion of immigrant family separation, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? incites viewers to reflect on the integrity and vulnerability of childhood. How a society treats children — all of them, regardless of origin — is a hallmark of its overall moral and ethical orientation. Neville’s film reminds us that Fred Rogers would no doubt have crumbled at the notion that some children’s well-being must be sacrificed for the future of others’. And in its measured portrait of Rogers’s philosophy, it nudges us toward a framework for thinking otherwise. (AT) The Hitchcock

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SPORTS He described the experience of racing from a forest to a mountaintop: “It’s a steady drumroll. You can’t think: clutch, shift, throttle, brake, turn. Just do it. Everything is flowing. You have to feel the machine. You ride the motorcycle like it’s an extension of yourself. When your senses are totally peaked in that setting, it’s an incredible visceral experience. You’re not worried about how do you pay the credit card. No drug could duplicate it.” THE NEXT CUP: In just two weeks, college soccer teams will start

ON THE BRINK: Carlin Dunne negotiated the twisting turns of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb at an average speed of 75 mph. Chris Fillmore, who had set a new motorcycle record of 9:49.625

in 2017. “I’d like to get the record back,” Dunne said,“but the mountain decides how fast you go. It’s like climbing Everest. Conditions were difficult this year.” Among the 77 vehicles that finished the race, Dunne came in 10th. “Cars have weight, downforce, and four giant tires,” Dunne said.“We’re leaning to create traction, managing slides at every turn. It’s an articulated dance.” Dunne, 35, has been riding two-wheelers almost since he could walk. His father was a professional rider, so his wanting to hit the streets on a rip-roaring motorcycle was not an act of rebellion. He also did a lot of mountain bicycling. After his 2013 Pikes Peak run, Dunne devoted himself to the Baja racing scene and partook in the Dana Brown movie Dust 2 Glory. Dunne won the solo motorcycle divisions of both the Baja 250 and 500. Victory in the Baja 1,000 eluded him. “The 1,000 is extreme endurance,” he said. “Pikes Peak is extreme concentration. It’s like taking Baja and condensing it to 10 minutes. It’s a curveball. You have to adapt.”

JOHN ZANT’S GAME OF THE WEEK 7/28: Running: Vintners 5 Miler plus 1 Mile Wine Walk It’s too early

to stomp the grapes, but your feet can get a good workout alongside the historic Rinconada and Sanford & Benedict vineyards, either by running the hilly five-mile course or taking a one-mile stroll. Food, drink, and entertainment will be provided at a finish-line festival. Founded in 2015, the event is presented by the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation to raise money for community causes. This year’s beneficiary is the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation. The defending five-mile champions are Ricky Ho of Santa Barbara (30 minutes, 50 seconds) and Mary Jones of Ventura (34:24). 9am. Sanford Winery, 5010 Santa Rosa Rd., Lompoc. $50-$75. Visit sbvintersrun.com.

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ven though he’d been there and done that, the lure of riding a motorcycle to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak brought Santa Barbara’s Carlin Dunne back to Colorado Springs for another 10-minute adrenaline rush last month. As in his previous three appearances, Dunne was King of the Mountain. His 2018 Ducati was the fastest two-wheeler to race up the knuckle-tightening, 12.42-mile course with 156 turns, some of them on the edge of precipitous catastrophe. Dunne is gaining legendary status in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a k a the “Race to the Clouds,” the second oldest motorsport race in America. He made his debut in 2011 with a Ducati from his family’s Santa Barbara dealership and sped to victory over all other twowheelers. In 2012, he became the first motorcyclist to finish in less than 10 minutes, setting a record of 9 minutes, 52.819 seconds. He returned in 2013 with a revolutionary electric cycle and again was the overall motorcycle champion. Riding a new Ducati Multistrada 1260 model for the 96th running of the Pikes Peak Climb on June 24, Dunne reached the summit in a time of 9:59.102. He waited in the freezing, thin air for leading qualifier Rennie Scaysbrook to finish his run. The AusCarlin Dunne tralian stopped the clock at 9:59.794, less than seven-tenths of a second slower than Dunne’s time. Finishing third was

practicing for the 2018 season. It will culminate on December 7 and 9 with the College Cup, the semifinals and final of the NCAA men’s championships, which will be hosted by UCSB at Harder Stadium. It will, of course, be exciting if UCSB’s Gauchos are one of the final four teams. They’ve gotten there twice: In 2004, when they reached the final at the Home Depot Center (now the StubHub Center) in Carson and lost to Indiana on penalty kicks; and in 2006, when they defeated UCLA 2-1 in St. Louis to win the national championship. The Gauchos had high hopes of playing before the home crowd in 2010, when the College Cup came to Santa Barbara for the first time, but a controversial defeat at Cal Berkeley knocked them out. Akron, Louisville, Michigan, and North Carolina played here for the title, won by Akron. “We’ve put everything in the 2018 basket,” said Gaucho coach Tim Vom Steeg, whose team will have 10 starters returning. The only notable departure is that of Kevin Feucht, who did not even play last year because he blew out a knee on the first day of practice. The German midfielder graduated from the university and has taken an offer to play at Duke while he pursues an MBA, a degree not offered at UCSB. Returning up front for the Gauchos will be sophomore Rodney Michael, last year’s leading scorer, and junior Noah Billingsley, who donned his first cap for the New Zealand national team this summer. Among the new faces will be junior transfers Thibault Candia (Temple) and Faouzi Taieb (St. Francis Brooklyn). If even a little bit of the football in their native country has rubbed off on them, it bodes well for the Gauchos. Candia hails from Nantes and Taieb from Marseille. Those were among the cities recently celebrating France’s championship in the vastly entertaining World Cup. “The World Cup showed that the best teams played as a team,” Vom Steeg noted, a quality that drove Croatia into the final.“It really is a team sport.” It’s true that the superstars went home in the knockout rounds, but not before they had their moments. I can’t get over the magical mastery of the ball that Argentina’s Lionel Messi displayed when he scored a goal against Nigeria. UCSB will unveil its team Sunday, August 12, in a scrimmage against San Diego State and will host Westmont College in the season opener on Saturday, August 18. To put themselves in position for an NCAA bid, the Gauchos will have to take care of business in home matches against St. John’s N.Y. (Aug. 24), Butler (Sept. 8), and UCLA (Sept. 22), as well as a road match against New Mexico. n

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and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and

keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revela-

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Be extra polite and deferential. Culti- your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use “finesse.” The Portuguese word delicadeza has those tions that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any

vate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions; then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Your past is not quite what it seems. The

coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why — and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most famously obtuse

book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s poet laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multilayered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me

your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed decoding obtuse texts. “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect,” and “urbanity.” In accor- they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an dance with current astrological omens, I’m making it excellent time to bring them up out of their dark hiding CANCER your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, (June 21-July 22): Ready for your financial therapy ses- phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emersion? For your first assignment, make a list of the valu- of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give gence could spawn a near-miracle or two. able qualities you have to offer the world, and write a yourself the nickname Delicadeza. AQUARIUS short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it SCORPIO (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What are your goals for your top two feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Uninformed scientists scorn my alliances or friendships? By that, I mean, what would by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another you like to accomplish together? How do you want to resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: delusional fortune-teller. Materialist cynics accuse me influence and inspire each other? What effects do you Say this:“My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those want your relationships to have on the world? Now money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.” naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your LEO imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories, bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing (July 23-Aug. 22): As you wobble and stumble into the and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to you are interested in shaping your connections with a more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowl- power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed be an excellent time to do so. edge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensa- into any categories, niches, or images — except those PISCES tion of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed. (Feb. 19-Mar. In Janet Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most THURS JULY 5 @ 20): 6 PM effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skep- SAGITTARIUS character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” VS ARROYO SECO“Heartdew. SAINTS tical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I have no notion of loving people by including Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always Eau de douleur. Los ríos del corazón.” (The last three excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain,” and be empty and open and raw. Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this FRI JULY 6 @ 6 PM VIRGO attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Since 1358, the city of Paris has used about you? Whatever your philosophicalVS position might comingBARONS weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate and ACADEMY the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotranslated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine tions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as — not just in relation to whom and what you love but gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best SATinterJULY 7 @go6inPM results, search of experiences and insights that your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of also with everything that rouses your passionate the astrological omens gives me confidence that even est. According to my reading of the astrological omens, will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as VS ACADEMY BARONS though you may encounter unruly weather, you will you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal. if empathy is a superpower. sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical CAPRICORN (BMW/HUGS FOR CUBS DAY) equivalent of taking seasick pills? HOMEWORK: Do you have a liability that could (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “There are truths I haven’t even told be turned into an asset with a little (or a lot of) work? LIBRA God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector.“And Testify at Freewillastrology.com (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Spanish word delicadeza can have not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven

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OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Provides coordinated administrative and professional support to the vice chancellor and other senior administrators. Using independent judgment, provides direct analytical, research, and organizational support to the vice chancellor for student affairs and senior staff in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Independently researches solutions to problems and provides information to directors/ administrative staff from the Division’s 25 departments. Works closely with the VC and the director of planning & administration on the student conduct and discipline process and participates in special office and divisional projects; drafts correspondence on behalf of senior administrators. Requires exceptional oral and written communication skills, a high level of independence, confidentially, flexibility to changing priorities, multi‑tasking, and ability to work under pressure of strict deadlines. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and/or five years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent verbal and written communication, professional demeanor, and customer service skills are essential. Strong organizational skills, detail‑oriented. Must be a strong team player and the ability to work with diverse populations. Working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Note: Fingerprint background check required. $22.51‑$23.03/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 8/2/18, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20180388

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ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ETS) Provides IT support for IT incident and problem resolutions for all ETS IT Service Customers. Some of these departments may be located off‑campus, but in the general vicinity of the UCSB Campus. Maintains an advanced technical understanding of current Windows and MAC operating systems, office productivity software, and standardized workstation knowledge to provide tier 2 support to ETS IT Service Customers. Maintains regular end user communication with strong ability to maintain effective client and colleague rapport. Reqs: At least three years of direct experience supporting workstations executing the Windows operating system and

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EMPLOYMENT and diplomacy while performing the critical duties of the position. Note: Fingerprint background check required. $4,083.33‑$5,475.00/ 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 online by 8/2/18, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20180394

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS (NCEAS) Handles all aspects of reimbursement of travel expenses for visitors including ensuring correct visa’s are in place for foreign visitors receiving reimbursement for travel expenses. Must have a clear and in depth knowledge of UCSB reimbursement policies and procedures along with clear knowledge of requirements of the many government, foundation and other agencies who fund various projects at NCEAS. Works with Financial Analyst to ensure expenses are posted in a timely and accurate manner to the financial system. Acts as back up to Financial Analyst for payroll. Reqs: Excellent computer skills, including experience with databases, spreadsheets, word processing. Excellent interpersonal and customer services skills. Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize and complete tasks with frequent interruptions. Keen attention to detail. Ability to maintain integrity and sensitivity in confidential matters. Willingness to work collaboratively in a team environment. Note: Fingerprint background check required. $22.51/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative

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form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Diana B. Mercier 116 E. Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 965‑0523. Published Jul 19, 26. Aug 1 2018. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN A. ERNEST Case No.: 18PR00344 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JOHN A. ERNEST A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MARK WATSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: MARK WATSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 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. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/23/2018 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 notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg, Barnes & Barnes: 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 687‑6660 Published July 26, Aug 1, 9, 2018.

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: RENT A HANDYMAN SB at 823 Bond Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 02/27/2018 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2018‑0000608. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Elekatek Construction INC at 823 Bond Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 28, 2018. 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 Tara Jayasinghe, Published: Jul 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BARBARA’S HEART TO HOME PET GROOMING at 449H Cannon Green Dr., Goleta, CA 93117. Barbara Morrow (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Barbara Morrow. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 22, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001830. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRUZ CONSTRUCTION at 236 W. Sola St, CA 93101. Cruz Family Enterprises Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a Corporation, Signed: Maria Cruz, Secretary. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 26, 2018. 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: 2018‑0001856. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DELTA CLEANING SOLUTIONS at 1010 W. Valerio St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Fredy De La Luz Aguas, Iris Roman Sanchez (same address). This business is conducted by a General Partnership, Signed: Iris Roman. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 22, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001832. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA MOBILE MASSAGE & SPA at 133 E. De La guerra St # 297, CA 93101. Mary Jeanne Ernst: 4791 Ashdale St, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Mary Jeanne Ernst. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 27, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001872. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN YSIDRO ESTATE MANAGEMENT at 1170 Coast village Rd, Montecito, CA 93108. Sina Omidi: 332 W. Figueroa St #D, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Sina Omidi. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 26, 2018. 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: 2018‑0001859. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OCHO SURF at 5 Arroyo Quemada Ln, Goleta, CA 93117. J. Bjorn Kallerud (same address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: J. Bjorn Kallerud. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 27, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001873. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SMILING SUN BREWING COMPANY at 410 n. Quarantina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Pure Order Brewing Company, LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, Signed: Kevin Neumen. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 27, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001874. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BAZAAR ISTANBUL at 651 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93463. Cevat Guroglu: 1116 Bath St. Apt J, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Cevat Guroglu. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 29, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0001900. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A TURNING POINT CENTER OF INTEGRATIVE CHINESE MEDICINE & ACUPUNCTURE at 1114 E Haley St., CA 93103. Peggy Nicole Thiel (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Peggy Nicole Thiel. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 28, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001897. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OUTLAW COOKIE CO., OUTLAW COOKIE COMPANY at 418 E. Micheltorena st #4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. John Piazza (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: John Piazza. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 27, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0001881. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as JOSUE’S AUTO DETAILING at 158 Walnut Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Josue David Arias Leiva (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 28, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0001889. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEGA LAUNDRMAT at 1775 S. Broadway Santa Maria, CA 93454; SM Wash Business, LLC 3055 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 405 Los Angeles, CA 90010. This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: Jangwon Lee, Managing Member. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 02, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001913. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MACFARLANE, FALETTI & CO LLP at 115 East Micheltorena Street #200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; William L Jackson 2701 Via La Selva Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Jane E Russel 519 West Pueblo Street #A Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by an Limited Partnership, Signed: . Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 18, 2018. 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 Adele Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0001783. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIRATE RADIO at 6381 Rose Ln, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Media Labs INC (Same Address). This business is conducted by a Corporation, Signed: Ray Hamilton. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001908. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAD CYCLE WORKS at 148 Aero Camino Suite G Goleta, CA 93117; Jeremy Larue Platt 5982 Cuesta Verde Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001965. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SYNERGY BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CENTER at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Entheos Associates, INC (Same Address). This business is conducted by a Corporation, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 19, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001795. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE, LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE CO., LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE COMPANY at 201 Santa Cruz Boulevard, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Mesa Coffee, LLC (Same Address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, Signed: Chris Chiarappa, Manager Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 29, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0001902. Published: JUL 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ICAREHEALTHCARE at 150 Via Lee, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Catherine Ann Callahan (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Catherine Ann Callahan. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 29, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0001898. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODCOLOR, GOODCOLOR STUDIO at 148 Aero Camino Unit G Goleta, CA 93117. Christopher James Bellerue 2541 Modoc Rd. Apt #27 Santa Barbara, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001960. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MI CASITA MINI MARKET & DELI at 516 North l St., Lompoc, CA 93436. Roberto Herrera Jr.: 720 N. Fifth St, Lompoc, CA 93436. This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 25, 2018. 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 Marlene Ashoom. FBN Number: 2018‑0001843. Published: JUL 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HABITAT HOME & GARDEN SB at 400 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Life Home And Garden SB 1291 Mesa View Drive Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 This business is conducted by a Corporation, Signed: Lars Kieler Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 25, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001852. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: HIGH VELOCITY MEDIA at 1117 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ben Boyce 1502 Chapala St Apt H Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Devin Mallonee 322 W Anapamu Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 09, 2018. 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: 2018‑0001965. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BUBBLE POP at 651 Paseo Nuevo #301 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Stageone International Inc. 6940 Beach Blvd Buena Park, CA 90621 This business is conducted by a Corporation, Signed: Ray Hamilton. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001909. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: RISEUP FITNESS at 2273 Las Positas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Riseup Fitness LLC (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: Addison Clarke. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 27, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0001879. Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARIQUITA ORGANICS at 925 Via Docena, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Donald S. Zellet (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Donald S. Zellet. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 12, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001722. Published: JUL 12, 19, 26, AUG 02, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AWAKENED BEAUTY at 601 E. Anapamu st #223, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Melissa McLaughlin (Same Address). This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Melissa McLaughlin. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN 25, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001851. Published: JUL 12, 19, 26, AUG 02, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: WAGNER AND WOOLF ELITE SPORTS RECRUITMENT at 3520 Pinewood rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Wagner and Woolf Elite Sports Recruitment LLC (Same Address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, Signed: Philippa Murphy. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on JUL 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001911. Published: JUL 12, 19, 26, AUG 02, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as GREEN RAY SCIENCES at 1028 Via Regina Santa Barbara, CA 93111‑1340; David Bruce Mills (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 12, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0002009. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as ZDE DESIGNS at 2755 Williams Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Zachary Daniel Eichert (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 10, 2018. 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: 2018‑0001973. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as G M FENCE COMPANY at 30 Plumas Ave, Goleta CA 93117; Gerardo R. Martinez II (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Gerardo R. Martinez II Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001906. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS at 28 East Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; UCP Work Inc. 5320 Carpinteria Avenue Suite G, CA 93013 This business is conducted by an Corporation, Signed: Jacob Allio Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 11, 2018. 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 Jacob Allio. FBN Number: 2018‑0001985. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as ELDER STUDIO at 1485 East Valley Road, Studio 8 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Carabetta & Sanders, LLC 2020 Alameda Padre Serra #223 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: George Sanders, Managing Member Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 12, 2018. 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: 2018‑0002020. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as MACS BURRITOS at 501 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Edwin Isidro Magana 1517 Castillo St Apt #10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 25, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001841. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as RANCHO DEL MAR at 662 Vereda Del Ciervo Goleta, CA 93117; Lili Earline Walker Schafer (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 16, 2018. 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 Jaya Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002041. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION SERVICES/EIS at 662 Vereda Del Ciervo Goleta, CA 93117; Lili Earline Walker Schafer (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 16, 2018. 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 Jaya Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002043. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE & BEER/ LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE AND BEER at 201 Santa Cruz Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Mesa Coffee, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: Chris Chiarappa, Manager. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 03, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0001932. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as SABORES ARGENTINOS at 423 W Victoria St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Salem Samaan 629 Del Monte Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 26, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001855. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as SAN ROQUE LAUNDROMAT, STATE STREET LAUNDRY SB, STERLING LAUNDRY at 8 Broadmoor Plaza Santa Barbara, CA 93105; State Street Laundry SB LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: Kevin Hansen Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2018. 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 Meissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2018‑0002092. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as MONUMENT CONSULTING AND PUBLISHING at 2020 Las Canoas Ridge Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mary Stern (same address) Regan Stern (same address) This business is conducted by an Married Couple, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 23, 2018. 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: 2018‑0002101. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as HERBL DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS at 29 El Paseo Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Herbl, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation, Signed: Jacqueline Hartwell. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 18, 2018. 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: 2018‑0002072. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as CREATE DESIGN STUDIO at 1735 Mountain Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lynn Marie Dodge (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0002061. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as RETREAT BLISS, TURNERDESK, RETREAT ME, VISIONIQUE, SB WEBTECH at 334 E. Valerio Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Amy Turner (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Amy Turner. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 18, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002069. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as SNACK GALLERY at 22 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Madeline Manson 1436 De La Vina St. Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Madeline Manson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 19, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002085. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as MONKEYSHINE, TYGER TYGER at 121 E. Yanonali St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Acme Markets LLC 218 Helena Ave. Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002089. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as HOWELL RE ADVISORS at 645 Cowles Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Todd Howell (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 12, 2018. 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 Jayasinighe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002005. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as LUCAS M BELL at 735 State Street, Suite 516 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lucas Matthew Bell 6485 Santa Ynez Ave. Atacadero, CA 93422 This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 18, 2018. 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: 2018‑0002073. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as BERRY CREATIVES at 24 La Vuelta Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Sally J Berry (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 11, 2018. 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 Rachel N. Hillman. FBN Number: 2018‑0001995. Published: Jul 19, 26, Aug 01, 09 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as 805 SUPPERCLUB, S.B. SUPPERCLUB, SIBOBHAN’S SUPPERCLUB at 1935 Robbins St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Siobhan Melissa Major (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, Signed: Siobhan Major Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 12, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002017. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as CALIDENTAL at 1512 North H Street, Suites A & B Lompoc, CA 93436; Azad Dental Corporation 5903 Annie Oakley Rd. Hidden Hills, CA 91302 This business is conducted by an Corporation, Signed:. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 05, 2018. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2018‑0001943. Published: Jul 26, Aug 01, 09, 16 2018.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF Christina Antonia Kolb ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV03130 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: Christina Antonia Kolb TO: Christina Antonia Aguirre‑Kolb 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. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING September 12, 2018 9:30 am, Dept 6, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara 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: June 25, 2018 by Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer; Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk; Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018. IN THE MATTER OF Gustavo Alonzo Hernandez ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV03024 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: Gustavo Alonzo Hernandez TO: Gustavo Alonzo Leor 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. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING August 22, 2018 9:30 am, Dept 6, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara 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: June 25, 2018 by Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer; Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk; Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: JUL 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF AUSTIN TREVILLIAN HERRICK TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV03078 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: AUSTIN TREVILLIAN HERRICK TO: AUSTIN HERRICK TREVILLIAN 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 29, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, 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 Jun 26, 2017. By Pauline Maxwell. of the Superior Court. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer; By, Teri Chavez Published. Jul 12, 19, 26. Aug 1 2018. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF YUE LI TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV03319 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: ANDREA YIHAN TONG TO: ANDREA LEHAN TONG 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 29, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, 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 Jun 26, 2017. By Pauline Maxwell. of the Superior Court. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer; By, Teri Chavez Published. Jul 12, 19, 26. Aug 1 2018.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AMENDED NOTICE to CREDITORS In re Charles C. and Georgetta M. Craviotto Survivor’s Trust, dated March 18, 2005 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF Santa Barbara CASE: 18PR00300 Notice is hereby given to the credtors and contingent creditors of Georgetta M. Craviotto (Decedent), that all persons having claims against decedent are required to file them with the Santa Barbara Superior Court, Anacapa Division, at 1100 Anacapa Street, PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 and deliver a copy to James Craviotto, as trustee of the Georgette M. Craviotto Survivor’s Trust, dated March 18, 2005, of which Decedent was the settlor, at the Law Offices of James F. Cote, 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 207, Santa Barbara, California 93101, as provided in Probate Code 1215 within the later of 4 months after July 19, 2018, (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code 19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Dated 7/10/18. Published Jul 19, 26. Aug 1, 9 2018.

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SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Charity Lynn Dubberley, and DOES 1 through 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Madel Refugio Preciado NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada

telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. CASE NO: 18CV01063 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) Superior Court for the State of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Douglas Russell Hayes. 125 E. Victoria St., Ste H, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑4171 DATE: 03/2/2018, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, By Penny Wooff, Deputy (Delegado) Published: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 01, 2018.

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ORDINANCE NO. 18-02 An Ordinance OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CA repealing and Replacing Chapter 5.09 of Title 5 of the Goleta Municipal Code to Establish Standards and Regulations for Commercial Cannabis BUSINESSES On July 17, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona, Suite B, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) considered the second reading and adopted an ordinance that will repeal previous City regulations for the delivery of medicinal cannabis operations. The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance 18-02 at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of July, 2018, by the following vote: AYES:

MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KASDIN, COUNCILMEMBERS ACEVES AND RICHARDS

NOES:

NONE

ABSENT:

COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT

ASTAIN:

NONE

The Ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117 or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505. Deborah Lopez City Clerk Publish: Thursday, July 26, 2018 ORDINANCE NO. 18-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING Definitions and regulations from the Inland and Coastal zoning ordinances and establishing regulations for various cannabis uses within the city On July 17, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona, Suite B, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) considered the second reading and adopted an ordinance that will repeal previous City regulations that prohibited cannabis businesses from locating within the City and establishes allowable locations, permit processes, and standards for a variety of cannabis uses. The ordinance also provides standards for personal use cannabis cultivation. The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance 18-03 at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of July 2018, by the following vote: AYES:

MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KASDIN, COUNCILMEMBERS ACEVES AND RICHARDS

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NONE

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COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT

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