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Sharon’s Take – Sharon Byrne just wants to self-checkout her groceries (and maybe a little wine) without having to wait for a cashier. California’s alcohol regulations are making that difficult for her.

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The Dish – Wendy Jenson heads to the Lower Village in Montecito to sample sushi chef Naoya Yamauchi’s works of art at Sakana Sushi Bar and Japanese Restaurant. Trust us, the wait is worth it.

It’s Crime Time – The column that people have opinions about. Right where it always is. (Great job this week, guys. We’re still talking about that last one… seriously, how did that get in there?)

L etters to the Editor – Some congratulatory words on our recent one-year anniversary leads to venting about cruise ships; Alan Hurst is back and wonders if the Rockshop Academy kids that were on the cover of last week’s issue are devil worshippers (spoiler alert: they’re not); Logan Douglas believes calculating BMI is an insane way of measuring health; Jose Arturo Ortiz de Martinez-Gallegos wonders why EIC Matt continues to run Mac McGill’s letters and wishes we had a crossword puzzle; Larry Bond makes a return appearance, this time looking back in history.

T he Beer Guy – Zach Rosen gives us an insider’s view of the beer industry with this piece on distribution. It’s interesting stuff, but what’s this about a Mexican War on Craft Beer? Zach, pack your bags; we’re sending you south of the border for a few days of investigative field reporting.

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Eight Days A Week – Jeremy Harbin turns in another editorial-calendar-thingy for you to tear out and pin to your corkboard. Oh hey, Jeremy, thanks for confusing me and everyone else with the title for Monday’s entry that (maybe) a handful of poetry nerds might appreciate (possibly).

Was it worth it?

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S anta Barbara View – Sharon Byrne receives a surprising turnout for last weekend’s Big CleanUp and Mural Painting in West Downtown; Loretta Redd examines a local homeless shelter and has some ideas about how to transform it.

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I n the Zone – A conversation with the Lafonds. If you didn’t know, Pierre was the first to bring wine to the Funk Zone (way before it was even called that… waaay before). Even if you did know, go read the interview. And then go drink some wine with Michelle in the tasting room.

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Presidio Sports – Local girls’ volleyball has had a rollercoaster of a time in the past couple weeks; Matt Meisel is named Special Olympics Athlete of the Month for his soccer performance in the North Region Games; local football, soccer, golf and girls’ tennis roundups; Abel Gonzalez and Katey Thompson receive Athlete of the Week honors.

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Faces of Santa Barbara – Patricia Clarke spotlights Arturo Peale, who has been offering body and mind wellness classes in town for over twenty years.

Man About Town – We’re stoked for the Block Party in the Funk Zone. Thanks, Mark, there’s a lot of good information here about this weekend’s New Noise Festival. (But maybe stop talking so much about Haim around the office. You’re a fan. We get it.)

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Girl About Town – Julie Bifano checks out the very classy Storyteller Silver Anniversary at the Bacara and takes some nice shots. We hear EIC Matt Mazza was there sporting a white tux. (Hey, Matt, you rented that thing, right? There’s no way you have a white tuxedo hanging in your closet.)

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Plan B – Sumo Wrestling suits, eating live crickets and cat food, slip-n-slide, bear crawling… Did Briana Westmacott participate on Fear Factor? Nope, it was just the annual Mesa Olympics.

Pump It – Jenny Schatzle turns in another quick and painless workout. Actually, it’s only one of those things. And it’s not painless.

Keepin’ It Reel – Jim Luksic has been uncharacteristically optimistic about upcoming movies lately, so to balance it out, he writes about a few films you couldn’t pay him to go see.

Mad Science – Rachelle Oldmixon is mad this week. Real mad. She has every right to be, after learning how the government shutdown has affected science.

The Santa Barbara Skinny – Learn the art of flower arrangements at a workshop hosted by Kelly Oshiro of Santa Barbara Chic, put on by SB Skinny’s sister, Flutter Mag. Also, score two free tickets to Alton Brown’s upcoming one-man show at the Granada. In the Weekend Guide, you’ve got a busy couple days ahead of you filled with free Pilates, the Funk Zone Arts Fest and the Color Run 5K in Ventura!

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Real Estate – The clouds have parted and the sun shines on SB’s real estate market. (Don’t beat yourself up, Michael, we like your metaphors just fine.)

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California’s Strange Brew of Regulations On Alcohol Sales

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ull disclosure: I am a Fresh & Easy fan. I love the rewards card and email coupons. As a hurried single mom, I appreciate the convenience of prepared meals that you can grab for a quarter of the cost of eating out.

So I am befuddled over a California alcohol regulation that seems to penalize Fresh & Easy more than any other store.

California has some of the strangest alcohol laws on the books. Permits to sell alcohol seem to be fairly easy to get, but the state has shaved the enforcement capabilities of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to near impotency. There are two officers for the entire Santa Barbara-Ventura region. Occasionally, local police departments get ABC grants to do their own alcohol sales enforcement,

because, more and more, regulation of less-than-stellar purveyors of alcohol is punted down to cities. Oakland and Ventura have passed alcoholsales ordinances specific to their jurisdictions, tied to Conditional Use Permits (CUPs). Ventura can revoke a CUP to sell alcohol if a seller turns out to be irresponsible (sales to minors and those visibly inebriated are examples of not being very responsible). Oakland can yank a license if neighbors make the case that a liquor store is a poor neighbor. Some have had their licenses suspended for allowing loitering, crime and littering on their premises.

A bill was signed into law last year to stop self-checkout sales of alcohol.

Fresh & Easy’s checkout lanes are selfserve, and my daughter, who clearly feels I am incompetent at this task,

rings up our purchases while I bag.

When wine is among our purchases, the checkout system flags that approval is needed and halts completion of the purchase until a clerk comes over, logs in and tells it that I am old enough to drink. They look at me, and then tap “birth date not needed” on the screen.

Ouch.

So why, with this automatic alcohol purchase approval process in place for self-checkout, did California pass a bill banning alcohol sales unless a cashier manually rings them up?

From the LA Times story on the bill in 2011: “‘If we all went to self-checkout, we’d lose good jobs and communities,’ said Jeff Ferro, a field campaign coordinator for the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which has been trying to organize workers at Fresh & Easy’s 127 California stores.”

So this is really about unions pushing legislation in this state to create more union members. Clearly Fresh & Easy, with self-checkout lanes, is a threat to that aim. So bring on the union punishment. Contrary to what Mr. Ferro purports, Fresh & Easy is a great addition to our community, giving the area a nice facelift, employing locals and contributing to community events and local charities.

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in December, will be the fifth. So of course, the “Shame On Fresh Market – Labor Dispute” sign bearers, often unemployed men hired to stand there by the union, are in front of the Fresh Market site.

With the same qualifications required for grocery checkout, one could land a job paying six figures working the oil fields, if we ever allowed that industry to provide those jobs in this state. Someone in Sacramento might want to think a little harder about what kinds of jobs we want to grow and save in California. Instead of a union-driven focus on the low-paying end of the scale, with subsequent wage hikes, it would be smarter to focus on creating and preserving jobs in the middle class sector. Maybe the oil industry and others should pay off more state politicians like the United Food Workers clearly did. That’s how it works, right?

For now, if wine is a part of my purchase at Fresh & Easy, a clerk will have to manually ring it up as a separate transaction. That will hurt Fresh & Easy’s alcohol sales, which is no doubt exactly the punishment intended by the union for the crime of being non-union.

Like I said, California has some of the strangest laws regarding alcohol sales on the books…

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It'sCrimetime...

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A variety of crimes are committed every day in Santa Barbara; most of these crimes are petty but they do offer a window into if not the soul of the perpetrator, at least his or her thought process. Our following (and totally unsolicited) thoughts, observations, and comments are put forth for your consideration.

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where, exactly, he was, or where, exactly, he was going. (Maybe this one’s not so surprising; the guy was homeless after all.) Pub. Intox.

Finally, officers found a 27-year-old local man passed out face down somewhere on Garden Street just after 2am one morning. There was nothing in the police report but here’s an educated guess: He was unable to tell the cops where he was or where he was going, so they detained him for, we’re going out on a limb here, public intoxication.

Moral of the story?

Speak up, drunk people, or forever hold your peace… in the slammer.

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39-year-old Santa Barbara man was involved in a disturbance and altercation in a favorite State Street drinking establishment. When officers arrived, the man was agitated – quite agitated indeed – and displayed various symptoms of extreme intoxication, including an inability to stand without assistance, slurred speech, bloodshot and watery eyes and, well, a Whiskey Richard.

(Belligerent) Cat’s Got Our (Intoxicated) Tongue There was a distinct and pervasive inability to communicate in town this week brought on apparently by mass consumption of booze. Think we’re joking?

We’re not.

First, SBPD responded to a call from a local cabbie around 2am regarding a 27-year-old Santa Barbara man who had jumped into his taxi but couldn’t articulate the actual location of his house. After numerous attempts to solve the riddle, the man was taken to a sobering center, where he started a fight and was detained for public intoxication.

Then a similarly aged Fallbrook man was dropped off at Cottage Hospital around 10:30pm after he was unable to tell the driver where he staying due to intoxication. Not surprisingly, this frustrated the drunken passenger greatly, which led to a brief altercation. Public intoxication.

A 49-year-old Santa Barbara woman was alone on the street at 2:30am and totally incapable of explaining to a cabbie where to take her as a consequence of, ah, over-indulgence. She was also totally incapable of paying her driver after he tried in vain to help her find her place. Public intoxication. (Do we even need to say it anymore?)

SBPD later responded to a private residence where a hammered 42-year-old homeless man had been pounding on the front door for around 90 minutes at 11:30pm. (Wow. That’s extreme patience by the homeowner. We’d never have made it that long. Kudos.) Officers arrived to find the man unable to tell them

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Imagine this: You’re walking down State Street, enjoying another gorgeous Santa Barbara afternoon, minding your own business, perhaps considering where you might meet your date for dinner and a drink, when some belligerent beggar accosts you for money. When you say no, the guy grabs you and “asks” again. You refuse.

So he shoves you down to the ground and then pushes into a glass storefront, injuring your arm.

Well folks, good news. There’s no need to pretend anymore! Last week, that basic story unfolded right down on State, and when the 42-year-old homeless man was detained by cops, he forcefully resisted them too. Eventually he was arrested for burglary, robbery and resisting.

So here’s the question: When is enough of this crap enough?

More Evidence that All Cyclists Carry Methamphetamines A few weeks back, we boldly stated our conclusion, based on months of poring over thousands of police reports, that all cyclists in Santa Barbara (and perhaps the world) carry methamphetamines. More evidence of that undeniable fact floated to the surface this past week, to wit.

SBPD stopped a bicyclist for riding without a front headlight one evening.

The 41-year-old rider quickly consented to a search, and officers quickly found a filthy old meth pipe with crusty meth in it wrapped in a child’s sock in the man’s backpack. (That’s just wrong. By any standard.) Then they found some meth in his underpants. (Sounds great, right?) Arrested for all sorts of crimes.

A 19-year-old Santa Barbara woman (girl?) was similarly pulled over around midnight last week for, you guessed it, riding without a front headlight. She quickly admitted being under the influence of methamphetamine and being on probation with search terms. Officers found a nasty old meth pipe, some crack (people are still smoking that crap?) and some pills. Oh, and the bike was stolen. Arrested for all sorts of crimes.

See? Told you.

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Management of an off-State business watched as a 39-year-old local woman stole a bike from in front of their establishment. They alertly took photos and approached her for information; she told them that the bike was hers – no comment on the need for bolt cutters to unlock it – and rode away.

SBPD received a report of the theft and saw the woman riding the bike just a day or two later. They stopped her, confirmed that the bike was stolen (she told officers that she paid some guy “five dollars in burgers” to help her with the theft; come on, just tell us, was it Wimpy?), and discovered that the woman was on active probation with full search terms. Naturally, the woman was, ah, cavity searched, and marijuana was found in her, well, vi-jay-jay. (Is that a term people use for the who-hah? Not sure. You get the idea.)

We wonder about whether it was a joint or a perhaps some edibles or just a good old fashioned freezer baggie of that malignant weed, but we doubt we’ll ever find out. All that was in the report was the fact that the woman had no marijuana recommendation from a doctor.

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Although you might not believe it, we actually want to hear from you. So if you have something you think we should know about or you see something we've said that you think is cretinous (or perspicacious, to be fair), then let us know. There's no limit on words or subject matter, so go ahead and let it rip to: Santa Barbara Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, 133 East De La Guerra Street, No. 182, Santa Barbara, California 93101. You can also leap into the 21st century and email us at letters@santabarbarasentinel.com.

About Those Cruise Ships…

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att! First of all, congratulations on your One Year Anniversary! It’s a surprise to realize that it has only been one year. You and your cohorts at the Sentinel have become such a valuable voice in our community; it seems much longer than twelve months. May I suggest you and your team stay the course?

Now to the point at hand – thank you for your question to the City Council candidates in the upcoming City Council elections about the presence of cruise ships in Santa Barbara (Candidate Question of the Week: Big Boat Brings Shipload of Tourists Vol. 2, Issue 39). A very timely question, considering that this month alone there are seven cruise ships visiting Santa Barbara.

After being frustrated over the past two or three weeks in finding that seemingly every time I needed to enter the downtown area, somehow I had chosen days of a cruise ship visit, I began to realize that our city governance is seemingly not taking into account We, the Residents of this City, when these arrangements are being made. And, when I finally found the actual Shipping Schedule on the City website, I discovered my thoughts were clearly confirmed.

Most of the candidates’ answers reflected a “script,” talking about revenue to the city as well as these visitors being good for business, both short and long term. I understand those are necessary for the functioning of any city, but where is the line drawn by the City Council around caring for those of us who live here and pay good taxes?

Do these funds really need to be raised from, say, seven cruises alone in the month of October?

I was intrigued at the comments made about, essentially, how this kind of visitor cuts down on the carbon footprint. Given the snarled traffic, including dozens more taxis, tours, limousines, buses (see them lined-up on Cabrillo), etc., I think those comments need to be reconsidered. And, that any Cruise Ship would be scheduled for a Tuesday during our Farmers Market, is outright mindlessness, IMHO. Then, don’t even think about going downtown for an early dinner on a cruise ship day as the 6pm departure time is apparently an approximation.

Restaurants, especially around the Harbor, are packed! Waits of forty-five to sixty minutes, times usually expected on Friday or Saturday nights, are routine with these floating weekday visitors in town.

Yes, I enjoy seeing new faces and fashions in town, and I particularly enjoy hearing

different languages. However, there is a very fine line that needs to be considered here when balancing the “advertisement” of our city with honoring and respecting those of us who live here on a permanent basis. Do you think we might be able to convince the City Mothers and Fathers to take this into consideration during any future negotiations with these Shipping Lines?

Thanks for listening!

R. Valyre Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Thanks for writing, R. Valyre, and thanks for the kind words at the outset. The Sentinel team and I will most certainly stay the course, rest assured.

As for the cruise ships and related benefits and detriments and whether our City Council is taking into consideration the various impacts on local folks, well, it’s tough. The reality is that money is tight and budgetary concerns are paramount these days. So revenue generation is important (perhaps most so in a unique and rather particular community like ours that requires quite a bit of cash to ensure that the place looks and feels the way we all like it to look and feel). And each and every candidate wants (needs) to be seen as supporting local business – the alternative is certain defeat.

So the big question is something like this: Even with all the downside, does the upside justify big boats bringing shiploads of tourists to town? And if so, then where do we draw the line in terms of frequency? I genuinely think that the answer is hard to know, and comes over a period of time and experience.

If Santa Barbarans’ views and dinner (or breakfast) plans are destroyed too often due to snarled traffic and long waits, then I am quite certain that City Council will hear about it. (Lesser things have drawn the ire of we, the people of Santa Barbara.) And if City Council ignores the chorus and does nothing, then there’s always the ballot box.

Which, anecdotally, will be front and center in just a couple weeks.

Thanks again for writing and, of course, for reading. Here’s to another year. – MSM)

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The Art of Sushi

Yellowtail Melt is crunchy shrimp tempura, spicy basil crab and cilantro in press box, topped with yellowtail and creamy habanero sauce with truffle soy, then torched: $14.50.

The Sakana Tower is a cold appetizer with spicy tuna, scallop, crab, caviar and avocado served with olive oil and balsamic ponzu vinaigrette: $16.

The Chicken Teriyaki entrée comes with miso soup, salad and rice for $25; the appetizer version is $10.

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s an apprentice to sushi master Masuda, Naoya Yamauchi practiced his knife skills cutting vegetables for three years before working with fish. Three years! “If you start in the States today, you work with fish your first day,” says Nao, who owns Sakana Sushi Bar and Japanese Restaurant in Montecito’s Lower Village.

In Japan, a sushi master, or itamae, has over 30 years experience, having perfected the difficult skill of adding air to sushi with a flip of the finger. “Americans like their sushi tight,” says Nao, citing just one of the differences between the two cultures when it comes to sushi. In Japan, live fish is filleted in front of the customers. So fresh is the shrimp that it’s still moving when you bite into it. Americans prefer their fish static.

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four sushi chefs of Japanese descent. “Once you break the meat, oxygen changes the flavors and colors,” explains Nao. The most popular fish are tuna, yellowtail and salmon, with over 100 pounds of each consumed per week. With the exception of Sundays, fish are delivered every day.

Nao hails from Tokyo, where his father owned a company that made zōri, the thonged flat sandals traditionally worn with formal kimonos. Nao came to our shores some 30 years ago to study English at UCSB Extension. Like many surfers, he selected Santa Barbara as much for its waves as for its solid academia.

After working at other local Japanese restaurants, Nao ventured out on his own, opening Sakana 10 years ago in a space formerly occupied by another Japanese restaurant. The restaurant is small, 35 seats, which is what Nao wanted to ensure his high standards. The black and white color scheme is only broken by the colorful fish on a TV screen above the sushi bar. Sake bottles sit on shelves in the slightly cramped dining room, where

diners select from 50 types of sake and 10 Japanese beers.

Sakana is known for its sauces; some 40 kinds are house-made using Italian, French and Mediterranean ingredients.

They include truffle champagne yuzu vinaigrette, curry Dijon mustard, sea urchin lobster, roasted jalapeno yogurt and wasabi Dijon mustard. Habanero is the most popular sauce, and eel the most difficult to prepare, taking up to 75 hours.

Tao strongly feels that any less time results in a loss of flavor. The teriyaki sauce is so good it makes plain white rice taste delish. Low sodium soy sauces sit on all the tables.

Forget location, location, location; at Sakana it’s presentation, presentation, presentation. Plates are canvases artfully painted with the aforementioned sauces.

Nao says that in Japan, presentation is based on the four seasons, with different fish and vegetables for each, and employing bamboo, shells, leaves and bones for aesthetics. In the States, only edible things are put on a plate for fear of a lawsuit.

Sakana’s huge menu – pages upon pages – can intimidate. Don’t be shy about asking your server for assistance.

Or order the chef ’s special Omakase, which means “I leave it up to you.”

The press box is a signature of the restaurant.

Waits can be long, up to 90 minutes, a testament to the food quality. Serving mostly local residents, weeknights are often busier than weekends. All these customers come without benefit of a website or Facebook page, though Nao is quick to mention the restaurant’s 4½ star (out of 5) rating on Yelp. In the last two years, Nao has noticed an uptick in Asian customers, now accounting for 20% of the clientele.

Nao and his wife, Ako, who sometimes hostesses, live near the Santa Barbara Bowl with their three-year-old son. Nao approaches the couple’s salsa dancing as seriously as he does his cuisine. As he says: “Woman is the picture, man is the frame.”

Sakana is located at 1046 Coast Village Road, near Blenders in Montecito. Open Tuesday thru Friday for lunch from 11:30am - 2pm, and dinner from 5pm 9:30pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 5pm - 10pm; 805-565-2014. Takeout is available; regulars bring their own platters.

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Bringing Local Back to Beer Distribution

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t’s the journey, not the destination… and that’s true for beer. Beer’s value lies in its fragility, not its scarcity. Beer is extremely delicate, and how it is treated on its journey to your glass will have major effects on its quality. A work of fermented art can be transformed into a pile of scrap if the beer is not cared for during its trip to consumption.

This is where distributors come in.

These Sherpas of the beer world help your brew travel safely to your frosty mug.

Distributors are really the unsung heroes of the beer industry. When a person drinks a beer at a bar, they think of the brewer who created it and the establishment who served it to them, but they rarely consider the people who transported it.

But without the distributor, how else would the beer get to your glass?

Distributors are part of the three-tier system set up in the US when prohibition was repealed. The three-tier system states that the manufacturer of the alcoholic beverage must sell to a distributor, who then sells to the retailer. Only retailers are allowed to sell alcohol to the public.

The law is meant to ensure that each tier is independently owned and distinct from one another (although the fact that it set up a reliable method of taxing alcohol manufacturers certainly played its part). That way, an alcohol producer doesn’t monopolize the market. Right now, we are seeing this happen in the Mexican beer scene. Their local craft brewers are essentially unable to sell to

any stores or restaurants because these establishments have contracts with the major beer companies and are not allowed to sell any other products.

Think of it as the Mexican War on Craft Beer.

Some states do have exceptions to the three-tier system. The major one is in “control states,” like Texas and Utah (18 states in total), where the state itself acts as the distributor and/or retailer.

The other common exclusion is with brewpubs. Since the beer is being produced and sold only on site, they clearly do not need a distributor. In California, craft brewers are allowed to self-distribute.

For example, Telegraph Brewery self-distributes in our area and you can spy their rep, Trevor Scoggins, running around town with his arms full of samples.

Some distributors are better at getting beer safely to your glass than others. Gigantic distributorships that are carrying hundreds, if not thousands, of different products are not always capable of giving the same treatment to each piece.

Many small craft brewers, who are not generating significant revenue, will sometimes get overlooked by the large distributor’s sales team. In addition, these huge warehouses are tough (and quite expensive) to keep sufficiently cooled, and the unpasteurized craft beer can stale quickly.

Enter Local Craft Distribution.

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He wanted to open a distribution operation.

Todd has years of experience working in the surf and skate industries,

Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

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and while he still has a passion for the sports, the call of beer was too enticing for him to ignore. So far, Local Craft has only been operating for about three months, but they have seen stupendous success for such a small fish operating in a sea full of sharks (without emphasizing the point too much, selling beer to retailers is a very tough, competitive task).

As of now, Local Craft only represents Barrel House Brewing Company (BHBC), but that will likely soon change.

With that said, Todd mentioned that he does not want to represent more than ten or so breweries. “I ...continued p.31

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Space is limited, but if you have an event, exhibit, performance, book signing, sale, opening, trunk show or anything else interesting or creative that readers can attend, let us know at 805-845-1673 or email us at tim@santabarbarasentinel.com. We’ll consider all suggestions, but we will give extra consideration to unusual events and/or items, especially those accompanied by a good visual, particularly those that have yet to be published.

Friday October 18

Riding the Bus

The Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group will stage William Inge’s Bus Stop tonight at 7:30pm in the Garvin Theatre (721 Cliff Drive). Directed by R. Michael Gros, the play tells the story of an unlikely combination of travelers waiting out a storm in a diner. It runs Thursday through Saturday until November 2, and on Sundays at 2pm. Ticket prices vary depending on the night of the performance. Go to www. theatregroupsbcc.com for information and to purchase tickets.

Saturday

want to go to www.hipbrazil.com right now to register for the whole weekend. With a series of classes and parties starting on Friday (the 18th), Vanessa Isaac, the head of Hip Brazil, which produces fitness and lifestyle videos, books and events, presents a full schedule of Brazil-inspired activities.

Things kick off Friday night with a wine welcome. Then, on Saturday (the 19th), there’s yoga at noon and samba, balance and reggae classes until the dinner break.

The classes are taught by professionals who have worked with the likes of Cirque du Soleil, Rihanna and Shakira. At 7:30pm, participants will meet up at EOS for a party dubbed “A Journey to Brazil.” That brings us up to today, which has more classes in the morning and a late brunch at Brasil Arts Café to send everyone off.

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October 19

Rockshop & Roll

You saw it on the Sentinel cover last week, so see it live this week. The Rockshop Academy is throwing its annual Rockstock fundraiser today at Rancho Dos Pueblos (220 La Casa Grande Circle, Goleta) from 11am to 11pm. Rockshop student bands start at 11:30am and play until 6pm.

Then, False Puppet, The Caverns and Alastair Greene will warm up the crowd and the stage for world-touring, co-headlining reggae phenoms Rebelution and Iration. Fans of the two acts should appreciate a different approach to the songs they love, as this performance will be all acoustic.

Get your tickets at rockstock2013.eventbrite.com; they are $40 for general admission, with VIP packages starting at $65. Bus tickets from I.V. and back are also available. For more information, go to www.rockshopacademy.com or call 805.962.1211. Proceeds will help the folks at the Rockshop do what they do (give kids a place to rock, put simply) for another year.

Funk Zone Fun

Today from 10am to 10pm, the Funk Zone Neighborhood Association and the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative will hold the second annual Funk Zone Arts Festival. Consider this day-long happening your chance to finally see the neighborhood your funk-converted friends have been talking about, or if you’re already a regular, an opportunity to go deeper. There’s a full list of events over at funkzone.net, but if you’re not the planning type, we recommend you just head down to the south side neighborhood and enjoy the art, food, music and spirits as you stumble upon them.

Sunday

The Pop-up KCHEN Project Speakeasy Supper Club is – as I’m sure you know because you read Christina Enoch’s recent write-up in her Food Files column – a restaurant-type-mobile-mealexperience thingy. Christina explained it a little better. What you need to know is that they’re holding a dinner this evening themed “Hoedown Showdown.” What’s more, local band The Rawhides will play. See their website www.kchenproject.com or call 805.324.4563 or email info@ kchenproject.com to make reservations.

Monday October 21

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Do we dare disturb the universe by suggesting you check out this exhibition that opens tonight at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art? Will you end your Monday not with a bang, but with a viewing of the artwork in “QU4RTETS,” which includes paintings by Makoto Fujimura and Bruce Herman? Are our T.S. Eliot references limited to what we remember from a survey class we took in college? The works in this show are all inspired by the poet’s Four Quartets, a group of four poems first published as a set in 1943. Though it opens today, the reception is not until Wednesday (the 23rd) at 4:30pm. It will take place in the Voskuyl Library and feature musicians performing a composition by Christopher Theofanidis. Westmont is at 955 La Paz Road. The museum is open on weekdays from 10am to 4pm and on Saturdays from 11am to 5pm.

October 20

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October 22

You were just there on Saturday, but today’s a good day to head back down to the Funk Zone. If you were too busy with all the art and whatnot on Saturday to visit Santa Barbara Winery’s tasting room, check it out tonight. They’ve got a nice shop and outdoor area for you to peruse and relax in, respectively, and most importantly, they pour some mighty fine, award-winning wines. Oh, and would you look at that, you can flip over to page 14 for more information and an interview with SB and Lafond Winery owner Pierre Lafond. Is that what they call synergy? The Santa Barbara Winery tasting room can be found at 202 Anacapa Street and is open everyday from 10am to 6pm (and until 7pm on Friday and Saturday).

Wednesday

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Sing-along of Horrors

It’s a Wednesday in October, so you know what that means: time for the next installment of the Canary Hotel’s “Sing-along Under the Stars” movie series. This week, belt out all your favorites from Little Shop of Horrors on the Canary’s rooftop while you snuggle up with a complimentary hotel blanket and a (not complimentary) craft cocktail from the Finch & Fork restaurant. Wear a costume; you could win a prize. This event is free to attend.

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October 24 Book Talk

Tim O’Brien, the writer best known for his 1990 collections of war stories The Things They Carried, will appear at the Marjorie Luke Theatre (721 East Cota Street) today at 7pm to 8:30pm. Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library, the event will feature O’Brien lecturing on his book, which is the chosen tome for the library’s Big Read community reading program. This event is free.

Veronica and Veronica

Do you like to shop? Do you like to donate to good causes? If you answered yes to both of those questions, today is your lucky day. From 11am to 4pm, you can shop the Veronica Beard fall 2013 collection and preview the spring 2014 collection at Dressed (1253 Coast Village Road).

You’ll also be able to meet the designers Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard (Mother-daughter duo? Siblings with weird parents? Ask them!) while eating “light bites.” RSVP by contacting valeriev@dressedonline.com. Ten percent of proceeds from today through Sunday will go to the Cottage Children’s Hospital.

Friday October 25 Boo Animals

With Halloween coming up very soon, the Santa Barbara Zoo will hold their popular “Boo at the Zoo” event over the next three days. They’ll have all sorts of fun stuff set up all throughout the zoo, including a “scare zone” for those that can handle it, 20 trickor-treating stations and Mother Goose storytelling.

There will also be chances to meet a T. Rex or a whole bunch of other characters roaming around. Several areas in the zoo will be transformed into scary (and not so scary) settings like a graveyard, a lagoon with pirates and mermaids and a pumpkin patch.

Also of note, because palm oil production can harm the habitats of several animals found at the zoo, all candy on the premises will be palm oil-free or made with sustainably produced palm oil.

Tickets are $14 for adults and $10 for kids age 2 to 12. Tickets are available now; find a link to buy them online at www.sbzoo.org or get them at the front gate of the zoo.

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A Wall Takes Shape in West Downtown

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ast Saturday was the Big Clean-Up and Mural Painting in West Downtown.

Actually, it was the Giant Citywide Clean-up, but I was heading up the West Downtown portion.

This is the next installment in the Autohaus wall story, on Cottage Grove.

We’d selected an artist. The Arts Advisory Committee approved the design. The artist, Uriel Leon, had just won the mayor of Ventura’s award for emerging artist of 2013. Note to self: Ask our mayor if we have such an award.

Now, it was a daunting kind of day, at the outset. Despite door hangers and emails, four volunteers signed up for the clean-up. Not good. But I decided to just go with the flow for once, and it felt strangely liberating. If there were just four of us sweeping, picking up trash, and removing graffiti, then it is… what it is.

Thankfully, Erwin, the Autohaus owner (whose wall hosts the mural) provided most of the food for the BBQ after the clean-up. We might have been feeding only four, plus the artist. I bet neighborhood kids would turn up to eat.

As the day unfolded, it was a series of pleasant surprises. First, MarBorg’s Cesar Medina turned up with a port-a-potty and hand-washing station for volunteers.

Then two great teens with the Dons Net Café at Santa Barbara High showed up with our equipment for the clean-up, and were ready to man the check-in table.

Tony Tiger (not his real name, but a great guy born in the year of the Tiger, so I call him that) turned up with his pick-up stick, ready to help.

Five volunteers. Five is better than four.

Homero, one of the kids that lives in the area, texted me. We call him Chops. He wanted to know when the mural painting was going down. I text, “We’re doing the clean-up NOW – come on! And bring all your friends. You can run the BBQ grill.”

(He loves doing that!) He turned up with

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was going. I said, “We’re doing great!” I told her about the band. “Wait, you got a BAND?” Yeah. Turned out to be 10 bands, all provided by the Santa Barbara Youth Music Academy.

Neighbors magically appeared once the grill fired. Some asked who was in charge.

No one was; it was a neighborhood thing.

We told them, “If you feel like something needs doing, just do it.”

So they did. Laura Inks, who got the artist for us, and has been with us on this whole process, put brushes in the kids’ hands and got them painting the mural.

Now that was cool.

Looking Good Santa Barbara puts this event on every year, to give us all a chance to show some love for our city.

I’m so glad West Downtown got to be a part of it, and have this chance to give our neighborhood some love, and a muchneeded facelift!

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Bendy White and Mayor Helene Schneider meet “Chops” at the West Downtown clean-up They rocked! Some of these kids were amazing, including a 12-year-old girl that would give Aretha Franklin goosebumps. It was like watching America’s Got Talent, except on your own street!

five friends. We put everyone in day-glow green vests, got parents to sign release forms, and off the kids went to pick up trash.

My neighbors were watching at the corner of Cottage Grove, shyly, behind the trees. I called out “Limpia! Por la communidad!”

They came out. A teen named Lupita and her little brother Jose joined the team.

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They dragged all the dumped items in the neighborhood (not that many this year) to the curb for MarBorg, who would pick them up as part of the clean-up.

Another neighbor came out and started clipping the overhanging trees at the corner of Cottage Grove. I’d forgotten there was a street sign there until we uncovered it.

When the Mayor and Bendy White showed up, they saw a neighborhood of kids putting their hands on shaping the kind of community they want to live in.

We had 15 kids volunteer.

Not bad at all.

Some neighbors watched the clean-up, but didn’t participate. Maybe next year…

The artist arrived, and the wall started taking form.

The band started setting up. Lorraine Cruz-Carpenter, the magic city employee that organizes all this, called to ask how it

The management, mission and outcomes of Casa Esperanza have been in the news recently. Faced with loss of funding from an increasingly unsupportive community, some questions of where donations were applied, and minimal success in reducing the numbers of those living on the streets, I challenge us all to help formulate a different approach.

First, why not close Casa Esperanza as a homeless shelter and turn it into a desperately needed mental health facility? While our jails are turning into psych wards by default and those with dual diagnoses of addiction and psychological trauma simply fall between the cracks or wait for years for services from the VA, this building seems like a plausible location for an adult psychiatric unit.

Casa was a bold experiment. It was well-intentioned, arguably poorly managed, with the success of its programs still in question while the impact of its “open door” policy reverberate on our streets.

One thing we should have learned is that centralized facilities with little accountability can have disastrous outcomes.

Rather than warehousing the homeless in a large, single facility, which brings pressure on surrounding businesses and neighborhoods, why not design a program of smaller,

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scatter-sized shelters of 10-20 beds throughout the city and county? Allow for some “special use” mini-shelters, such as women only, seniors over 65, or for those with physical disabilities and significant health challenges.

Often without the knowledge of neighbors and usually free of complaints, there are many small group homes already throughout our community for drug recovery, special needs and elder care. These are allowed and encouraged by State law, and generally supersede local ordinances.

In many ways, this is what the homeless create organically on their own. Many congregate in groups, whether in RVs behind warehouses and empty offices, or in ditches along the roadway, or in camouflaged bush camps along the 101. They share their stuff and often look out for one another, at least until drugs or alcohol are introduced

and someone goes psycho over stolen shoes or other accusations.

We know that many homeless Vets have difficulty being in confined spaces.

They’re especially challenged in large facilities where crowded conditions are unsettling. Bringing the jungles of Cambodia or Nam home in their psyches, some have spent 40 years on the streets, still expecting the enemy to breach a perimeter, still trying to numb or erase the stench and horrors of combat.

The broken souls returning from equally useless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be no different.

While many people make the assumption that shelter dwellers are lazy, morally bankrupt or even stupid, many are working at least part time, simply trying to exist until financial circumstances allow for permanent housing again.

Casa Esperanza did many things right – they established a culinary training program, offering residents a skill with which to earn a living.

They required those with incomes to contribute a part of it for their stay, and forced a part of it to be put into savings, while the remainder could be spent.

Casa Esperanza provided a Post Office box for those who needed a permanent address to receive benefits or mail.

But they didn’t live up to the philosophy of Michigan author and

urban minister Robert Lupton, who writes, “If you really want to help someone, never do for them something they can do for themselves.” His book, Toxic Charities, is based on the belief that “nobody is so poor that they don’t have something to contribute.”

Experience has taught Lupton that, “the most well-intended giving can become an entitlement, robbing recipients of dignity and keeping them from reaching their God-given potential.”

In addition to government programs, we are blessed to have some well-funded non-profits in our area addressing mental illness, addiction and street living. They have very dedicated staff, but most are lacking sufficient facilities. Would it be possible for agencies like Cottage Hospital Mental Health, the Mental Health Association, Council for Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Zona Seca, or similar groups to incorporate the Casa facility into its long-range plans?

The Court system could also provide a valuable role in following the model of the Veterans Court, but for the mentally ill. Rather than jail, they would be assigned to a program with case managers, drug therapy and oversight.

We have hundreds of psychotherapists, executive coaches, social work students and psychology majors in this town.

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nursing students could all perform community service while completing their graduate internship or counseling licensure requirements.

Smaller, scattered facilities to replace Casa Esperanza would build strong incentives for sobriety. While offering the experience of community responsibility and belonging, there could be a stair-step program of services, amenities and expectations of its residents. Many group homes are already providing a similar model, but we certainly need more psychiatric beds and longer-term programs than the revolving door of de facto “providers” like Cottage Hospital.

Expensive? Maybe. But what is the long-term salary, benefit, training and material cost of 20 more police on our streets? And when their only option for placement is an already filled County jail or overwhelmed County Alcohol Drug Mental Health System (ADMHS), what is the likelihood of success?

We’re not going to restore every person to permanent shelter, we won’t “save” every addict, cure every mental illness, or inspire every person to seek a better life. But it might be time to search for creative answers, put an already built structure to good use, and acknowledge that throwing more money at a failed concept isn’t helping anyone.

Experience

Santa Barbara City Planning Commission (1988-1995) Santa Barbara City Council 1996-2003 California Coastal Commission 2000-2004 Santa Barbara City Council Finance Committee Chair Community Action Commission Board of Directors Mental Health Association Board of Directors Sustainability Project Advisory Committee Citizens Police Academy Graduate Downtown Organization Board of Directors

Accomplishments

Clean Creeks and Beaches – Authored Measure B Clean Creeks Initiative Open Space Preservation – Lead City Council effort to createthe preservation of the Wilcox Property/Douglas Family Preserve as a city park Solutions for Homelessness – Helped establish programs such as Casa Esperanza, Transition House, Low-Income Housing Public Safety – Provided more resources for public safety to address aggressive pan handling, vagrancy and other nuisance crimes Sustainability & Innovation – Increased recycling and promoted energy efficiency through Compact Florescent Light Bulb Exchange Program

Priorities

Safe Productive Opportunities for our Youth Improved Public Transportation & Less Traffic Long-Term Fiscal Planning Housing for Working Families Public Safety

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head of its time can be a relative designation.

When it comes to the Funk Zone, there’re a few people and establishments that come to mind as worthy of the title, and a lot of them have already been included in this column. The Arts Fund, for one, moved into its suite on Santa Barbara Street long before your more, let’s say, respectable art enthusiasts felt very comfortable visiting the area.

Cabana Home and MichaelKate each set up shop before customers could go consider furniture purchases over a sitdown meal. Artist Wallace Piatt made it to the neighborhood before the cops knew it was here. Years from now, when the FZ has developed into the bustling, creativityfostering arts and entertainment district that it’s destined to become, we might just look back and deem The Lark, Fig Mountain and everything popping up in between ahead of their time.

You get it. These folks are, in their own ways, ahead of their time. But – and this isn’t to take anything away from what these leaders and mainstays of the area have accomplished – we’re still only talking about development spanning back to the last fifteen (MichaelKate) or, at the most, thirty years (Arts Fund). That is to say: with so much time already passed, you can only be so far ahead. See, that’s where the relativity part comes in.

However, in a discussion of the Funk Zone, what it is today and what it will become, there’s really nothing relative about the following declaration: Pierre Lafond was ahead of his time with his Santa Barbara Winery.

In the Zone sat down with Pierre and his daughter Michelle Lafond, the marketing director for the winery and its sister label, Lafond, in one of the five Funk Zone warehouses used by the winery, this one across Yanonali from the tasting room.

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Pierre and Michelle Lafond pose post-interview in one of Santa Barbara Winery’s five Funk Zone warehouses.

What year did you move in?

We moved in here in ’64.

What was it like then?

It was kind of deserted. When we opened the tasting room at the end of the ‘60s – I think it was the end of the ‘60s or the early ‘70s – it wasn’t a destination.

There wasn’t anything here to attract people. And it was very slow. [Laughs.]

Some people like to say that it was kind of dangerous down here. Was that actually the case?

Well, I don’t think so. [Michelle] came down here in those days.

Really? Why? Pierre Lafond: There were no homes here. I think just one or two and that’s about it. One of the Castagnolas has a house here on the corner of Gray Avenue and Yanonali. They’re not living there now, but that was the only house in the area.

Michelle Lafond: Did they live there then?

Pierre Lafond: I think they did, but nobody else did.

What made you decide to come to this area? Was it just an economic decision?

Economic, yeah. Well, we had different places before. We started in ’62. I started off one place and then went to another place and finally settled here in ’64.

Where were you before?

We were in the old El Paseo; we started there, then we were in a cellar in Montecito Village for a year or so, maybe less than a year, and then finally here. We wanted to make wine, because at the time, we weren’t making wine, we were just bottling, and the facilities were not suitable for making wine. So we were looking for a place to make wine. That’s why we actually moved here: for the ...continued p.20

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In the Zone: So you were the first winery in the area?

Pierre LaFond: We were in the Funk Zone before there was a Funk Zone. That started not that long ago, actually, when they started calling it the Funk Zone.

Before, it was just low rentals and things like that. The people who really changed the area were the Castagnolas, who built these warehouses, the warehouse we’re in now and several others that are around here. They started, I think, in the late ‘50s.

Michelle Lafond: I don’t know about dangerous. It was very industrial and you probably wouldn’t walk around here at night. It was so quiet and, I would say, creepy, rather than dangerous.

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Pierre says that when he started producing wine in the mid ‘60s, he wasn’t just the only one in the Funk Zone, he was the only one in Santa Barbara County. And Michelle points out that Santa Barbara Winery was the first to open in the County since prohibition.

So Pierre is a man ahead of his time, sure; but with plans to open up a second tasting room along the Urban Wine Trail and a long-term lease in the Funk Zone, he’s also very much of the times…

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Ups and Downs of Local Girls’ Volleyball

by Barry Punzal

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etting a good night’s sleep was a problem for the San Marcos girls’ volleyball coaching staff last week.

They’d watched the team go through the lows and highs of a season in a threeday span.

“We started off with a Tuesday night game against Ventura and it was rough,” said assistant coach Marilyn Hantgin.

“Nothing was going right. We couldn’t go to sleep that night; we were just wondering what we were going to do, how we were going to pull it together.”

Two nights later, the Royals played a sparkling match and swept Santa Barbara.

“Again, we couldn’t go to sleep that night due to being excited after the match,” Hantgin said. “It was really great to see the girls come off a two-game losing streak and play the way they did. Anyone who was there saw that everything was working.”

Senior middle Carly Yarnell has been one of the most consistent hitters for the Royals, Hantgin noted. “We know we can go to her and score points,” she said.

She also introduced Emily Allen, who just returned to the team after recovering from a torn ACL suffered eight months ago.

“You’d never know she’d been out that long,” Hantgin said of Allen’s performance against Santa Barbara. “We’re happy Emily is back.”

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player Hannah White and sophomore Dani Abrams, a two-year varsity player.

Even though she’s a first-year varsity player, Vivana Morales stepped up and accepted a leadership role on the Carpinteria girls’ volleyball team. Morales, who carries at 4.43 GPA, is the setter, reported Chris Gahan, speaking for head coach Marc Denitz.

Providence volleyball assistant Dale Colburn said he liked how the team competed against established volleyball programs at Laguna Blanca and Cate. He noted the team knocked off Thacher for the first time.

Colburn praised the play of Olivia Johnson and sophomore Katie Hodson.

He said Hodson has made tremendous progress in her game. She led the team in kills and blocks against Dunn.

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Emily Allen (11) and Carly Yarnell of San Marcos combine to block a Santa Barbara attack during the Royals’ sweep of the Dons. Allen returned from a torn ACL suffered eight months ago to spark her team.

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John Gannon of Santa Barbara High shared in the up-and-down theme for girls volleyball. The Dons swept Ventura then lost to San Marcos in three sets.

Despite the loss, Gannon said it was exciting to see Emily Allen come back from her injury and excel.

“There’s a bit of frustration as a head coach, but you try to find silver linings,” he said. “I think of most of the volleyball talent sometimes, and when you see somebody excel in town that’s special.”

Gannon took his team to the California Challenge in San Diego the day after the San Marcos match and the Dons went 2-3 over the weekend.

“We got nineteen sets of volleyball last week and I was thinking, ‘Gosh, that’s not enough,’” he quipped.

The Dons begin the second round of Channel League play Tuesday at home against Dos Pueblos.

Laguna Blanca girls’ volleyball coach Jim Alzina said his team experienced a roller-coaster week. The Owls lost at Division 3-A power Windward, beat Division 4-A No. 4 Pacifica Christian and fell at No. 2 Cate.

“Cate played the best I’ve seen them play,” Alzina said. “I talked to a couple of their coaches and they said the same thing.”

He added: “One of the things we have run into is after winning league eleven straight years we’re everybody’s big game; everybody brings their A game against us and we can’t take a night off.”

Alzina brought junior, three-year varsity

att Meisel was honored for his performance with the soccer team at the North Region Games in Santa Maria.

Coach Jerry Siegel noted that Matt is in his first year playing soccer in Santa Barbara, but he has a family soccer history in town. His father, Alex, was a standout goalkeeper at Santa Barbara High and his great grandfather also played soccer for the Dons.

“He’s a real joy to coach,” said Siegel of Matt.

The team Matt played on in Santa Maria earned a bronze medal. He also won individual silver and bronze medals in the passing and shooting competitions.

Football

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anta Barbara High’s Doug Caines said a slow start and critical mistakes in the first half cost his team against Dos Pueblos. The Dons trailed 21-0 after the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime.

Caines introduced nose guard Skylar Rauch, a player who’s working his way back from a knee injury, and Freddie Jimenez, who’s played at center and guard.

The Dons have their Senior Night on Friday against Buena.

Tom Crawford introduced two key members of his top-ranked football team: running back Abel Gonzalez and twoway lineman John “Cowboy” Samson.

Of Gonzalez, the coach said he’s averaged 100 yards per game and “is so consistent in the way he runs. He’s deceptive and hard nosed.”

Crawford said Samson is an ironman on the line, playing 90 percent of the downs.

“He’s a guy with a great motor. I hope colleges take a chance on him.”

Crawford noted that “it was nice to win the rivalry game with Carpinteria, but in the big picture it’s nice to get a league win, which is probably the most important thing in a competitive league.”

Carpinteria coach Ben Hallock gave props to Bishop Diego for its 24-6 win over his previously undefeated team.

“Bishop Diego is a very good football team,” he said. “Bishop is very experienced and very confident, and that experience and confidence shows through in how they play.”

He cited experience as one of the key differences in the game, noting that the Bishop players had the resilience and ability to adapt because of their extensive big-game experience.

Hallock introduced junior inside linebacker Jorge Arroyo and middle linebacker Greg Elizarraraz as a couple of players who love to train. “We have to chase them out of the weight room.

They’re the pied pipers of getting guys in the weight room,” he said.

The Warriors have a bye week before taking on defending CIF Northwest Division champion Nordhoff.

“We got off to a tough start,” San Marcos coach Anthony Linebaugh said of his team’s 30-25 loss to Ventura in the Channel League opener. “It was a close game but there’s no time to feel sorry for yourself in the Channel League.”

The Royals face Goleta Valley rival Dos Pueblos on Friday.

Linebaugh brought seniors Javier Gil and Josh Estrada, two players who do whatever it takes to make the team better.

“These young men are not going to have overwhelming stats on MaxPreps, but they truly do whatever the team needs,” said Linebaugh. “They embody what high school football is all about.”

Dos Pueblos goes from one crosstown game to another this week as it plays host to San Marcos.

“We understand that the game on Friday was a big one for us, but we’re not going to get too high on that one,” DP coach Nate Mendoza said. “We know the Channel League is like a playoff game every single week, you really have no room for error. We’re really excited about this upcoming Friday night.”

Mendoza brought two sophomores who have bright futures in the program: defensive ends Austin Pearce and Eric Botello. He said Pearce reminds him of former DP standout Nico Bornand and Botello plays like he’s a returning varsity player.

Soccer

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CSB assistant and former standout Waid Ibrahim reported the Gauchos are listed No. 3 in the latest RPI national power rankings, a tool the NCAA relies on when picking the post-season tournament field.

UCSB is coming off two overtime wins on the road at Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine.

Ibrahim said the team is getting goals from unlikely sources. Right fullback Kevin Garcia-Lopez scored a memorable goal to beat Irvine. He made a 70-yard run and beat the goalkeeper at the near post.

“It was one of the best goals in history,” said Ibrahim.

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The UCSB women’s soccer team stands fourth (2-2) in the Big West, which is rated one of the top soccer conferences in the country.

Assistant coach Austin Risenhoover noted this weekend’s opponent, UC Riverside, was picked to finish last in the conference and is currently tied for first at 3-1.

Risenhoover introduced two key players for the Gauchos: Savannah Francis and Angelisa Cortez.

Westmont women’s coach Kristi Kiely said her team’s defense has been solid. She introduced two members of that defensive unit: goalkeeper Lindsey Smith and left back Amanda Diesen.

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Katey Thompson posted a double-double with 19 kills and 11 blocks to lead the UCSB women’s volleyball team to an upset of fifth-ranked Hawaii.

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os Pueblos coach Dan Choi said the Chargers won their 16th straight Channel League title, but his girls have never taken success for granted.

“They know every match is an important one and every stroke is an important one,” he said.

Choi introduced senior Leah Dunn and junior Macy Broesamle as two players who’ve overcome struggles that come with playing the sport by continually working on their games.

“It’s a credit to them that their scores are coming down and they’re peaking at the right time,” he said.

Carpinteria girls’ golf coach Chris Gahan said the heart and commitment of the girls on the team kept her from retiring.

“I changed my mind based on this team,” she said. Gahan introduced Marcela Gonzalez, Yarela Aviles and Elizabeth Esquivel. “These girls are the future of the Carpinteria golf team.

They’ve made a difference in Carpinteria.”

San Marcos coach Sarah Ashton introduced four-year player Emily Peterson and freshman Lauren Pitchford. She said Pitchford is a fierce competitor who’s not shy to ask Ashton her score during practice. On Peterson, the coach said she is a leader who plays with a calm demeanor.

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he contributions Abel Gonzalez and Katey Thompson made in big games last weekend are a big reason their respective teams came out on top.

Gonzalez helped the top-ranked Bishop Diego football team beat rival Carpinteria, 24-6, in the Tri-Valley League opener.

Thompson played huge at the net, leading the UCSB women’s volleyball team to a five-set victory at fifth-ranked Hawaii.

Their performances earned them Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Week honors.

Gonzalez, a junior running back, rushed for 124 yards on 12 carries, scored two touchdowns, caught a clutch third-down pass on a touchdown drive and recovered a fumble on defense. He was named the winner of the G.I. Forum Award,

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Abel Gonzalez rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns and recovered a fumble to lead Bishop Diego to a 24-6 win over Carpinteria.

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Thompson, a senior opposite, recorded a double-double with 19 kills and 11 blocks and scored a career-high 26 points as the Gauchos stunned Hawaii in Honolulu. It was UCSB’s first win over the Rainbow Wahine since 1994 and it snapped their 41-match winning streak in conference play.

Santa Barbara Girls’ Tennis

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The doubles teams of Kelli MartindaleMaddie Cuttler and Mia WilkinsonMali Brown went 3-0 to lead the Dons (10-2, 7-0).

Lisa Santry, Claire Casey and Gabrielle Goss all won two sets in singles.

“Every year our goal is to win Channel League and it is pretty remarkable that the seniors on this team have never lost a league match,” Santa Barbara coach Greg Tebbe said. “That is quite an accomplishment.

The Dons, ranked seventh in CIF Division 1, have some big matches on the horizon. They host No. 4-ranked Corona del Mar on Saturday morning and play host to No. 6 Dana Hills on Oct. 25.

“Our upcoming schedule will certainly help get us ready for the playoffs,” said Tebbe.

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with Mark Léisuré

Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way.

A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.

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hen you name your downtown music festival New Noise, you’re just asking for trouble from the Santa Barbara senior set, who mostly wish all that raucous nightlife on lower State Street would just go away and let the streets roll up when the tourists hit the hay. Indeed, the New Noise Festival took a couple of years to gain traction, even after bringing UCSB-educated surffolky Jack Johnson to the Arlington Theater in its debut event in 2009.

But now in its fifth year, New Noise has moved away from the big event blowout to bring attention, as evidenced by the fact that Johnson is back at the Arlington again this year, but on Sunday and not part of the festival at all. Instead, New Noise has redoubled efforts toward its Block Party in the Funk Zone, an allday concert that was launched last year.

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To make sure that it did – and to accommodate other acts and speakers’ schedules – New Noise moved up by nearly a month, which means more than an extra hour of daylight for the Block Party, as daylight savings time doesn’t end until November 3rd. ...continued p.32

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possibilities of making wine.

So when did the tasting room open?

In the late ‘60s. I don’t know the date exactly. We were the only tasting room in Santa Barbara until the late ‘80s, I think.

So it wasn’t yet a destination down here, but once you opened the tasting room…

Well once we opened the tasting room, it still wasn’t a destination. [Laughs.] It was kind of quiet, but it was okay. We weren’t expecting very much.

Michelle Lafond: Was [where the tasting room is now] the first location of the tasting room?

Pierre Lafond: No, the location where we’re doing the crushing was the first location, and there was an automobile shop next to us. They went out of business and we took over the automobile shop.

And that’s where the tasting room is. That was in ‘65 or ‘66 or something.

So then years later when more wineries came in and the Urban Wine Trail started to become more of an attraction, what did you think about that?

I think it’s fine. [Laughs.] It shows that I was prescient.

So you seem pretty happy with recent development.

Our business is doing very well, although there’re maybe ten or twelve tasting rooms just in the area. But there aren’t that many producing wines; most of them are just tasting rooms. We still produce all our white wines here. We produce our red wines up in the Valley at the vineyard. And then we bottle everything here.

What got you into wine in the first place?

I was interested in wines and thought other people might be interested in wines, and I think that’s what motivated me.

At the time, when we were first getting started, our grapes used to come from San Luis Obispo – from Templeton, Paso Robles area. And there was nothing here, and even there it was only zinfandel and it was very small vineyards. And there was the Mountain Drive community [note: the bohemian Mountain Drive scene was known for its love of wine, hot tubs, theater and partying, which was often done sans clothing], and I was friends with some of the people in the community – I didn’t participate, but I was friends – and one of them was an ophthalmologist, his name was Stan Hill, and he was our winemaker when we started making wine here, for several years, as well as being an ophthalmologist. And that’s how we started.

So you didn’t participate in their nude plays?

No, but I thought it was interesting.

I don’t know if you’ve seen the book on them; you won’t find me in there.

[Laughs.]

Can you tell me about the wines you’re making right now?

We have a vineyard up in Santa Ynez.

We have a hundred acres of our own vineyard and we’ve leased another thirtyseven acres, and we farm several other acres – maybe twenty other acres. Our principal products are chardonnay and pinot noir, because that’s what Santa Rita Hills is famous for and that’s what grows well there. It does a fantastic pinot noir. Pinot noir is a hard grape to grow; it doesn’t grow well in warmer climates, and it’s a little fussy. It’s only fairly recently that it’s become popular – and it’s very popular. It used to be cabernet; now it’s more pinot noir. We do Syrah, as well, up there and Grenache in our vineyard.

But then we also buy different varieties in small quantities to sort of fill out our portfolio, for Santa Barbara Winery. We grow Riesling too. It does very well, but

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a Lafond tasting room at the vineyard.

And does Lafond Winery use the same facilities?

We make all our white wines here for both wineries, and all our reds up there for both wineries. We bottle everything here. There’re two distinct labels – Santa Barbara and Lafond. Our biggest distribution is Santa Barbara, of course, but Lafond is more of a premium. We have some special bottlings of Lafond that sell for forty to fifty dollars, and we don’t for Santa Barbara.

Pierre Lafond: And we’re planning on opening one up here if we can get it going.

It’s an empty place right now – we used to lease it – but it’s part of our building, so we just want to convert it, sooner or later.

Sooner, if possible. [Laughs.]

Michelle Lafond: And Lafond focuses on grapes from Santa Rita Hills, and there’s

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Honoree Kenny Slaught, board member Julia Rodgers and board member Ken Radtkey celebrate 25 years of service.

with Julie Bifano Ms Bifano is drawn to micro-fiction and is currently writing her first novel – “The Grace Below.” She has a B.A. in English with an emphasis in writing from the University of San Francisco and a M.F.A. in Creative Writing, also from the University of San Francisco. More of Julie’s stories and poetry can be viewed on her website juliebifano.com.

Storyteller’s Silver Anniversary Celebration

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riving up to the Bacara Resort and Spa on Friday, October 11 for the Storyteller Children’s Center’s 25th anniversary celebration, I rolled my windows down. Finally, I thought to myself, the crisp autumn air is here.

I pulled up to valet parking. When I stepped out of the car, I saw long ornate gowns, fancy hairstyles and men in white and black tuxedos.

Strolling inside to this elegant affair, I was immediately drawn to the 1930s-inspired showgirls, who were decked from head to toe in white costumes with giant white feather fans, blonde curly wigs, red lips and sparkly heels. I snapped a few photos of them and moved upstairs to the outside patio where I met Storyteller board member Julia Rodgers. A former journalist, Julia was immensely helpful, pointing me in the direction of honoree and co-founder Kenny Slaught.

As we walked over to Kenny, Julia explained how the Storyteller organization reaches out to homeless children and families in Santa Barbara. Children learn skills necessary to succeed in school, she told me, and parents learn how to support their kids. She also informed me of Kenny’s invaluable service for the past 25 years.

After I took a photograph of Kenny and fellow board of directors member Ken Radtkey, I asked them what this evening’s celebration meant to them

Lila Drake and Cecily Stewart greet guests in their 1930s showgirl attire.

personally. Ken said, “It’s a story of love and education.” Kenny added, “We are such a small, efficient charity.” After many more photographs, I meandered into the silent auction room.

Of the twenty auction items, most memorable were the Los Olivos wine tasting party for ten with lunch at Mattie’s Tavern, the $1,000 Cos Bar spending spree and the party for thirty-six on the Double Dolphin with appetizers and wine.

As attendees moved into the ballroom

Kristin Linehan and Tommy Brennan are loving Storyteller’s 25th anniversary!

Board members Ned and Hilary Doubleday.

Matt Briggs and Kathy Nicolson pose for a shot.

Sponsors Lisa and George Hagerman pose on the lit Bacara patio.

and were seated for dinner, dancing showgirls surrounded the gregarious emcee, Ricardo Calderon. I sat down to a tender Steak Diane with mushroom cognac sauce, roasted Yukon gold potatoes with rosemary essence and flavorful chunks of blue cheese on my wedge salad.

Kenny Slaught addressed the attendees with a poignant message: “There is nothing complex about the need to care.” He integrated powerful statistics into his speech. For example, 80 percent

of California inmates are high school dropouts. He also said that Storyteller lost $115,000 in Head Start funding this year, and even though it supports 100 children annually, there are still 80 kids on a wait list.

The live auction items were exciting, but the money raised for Storyteller was what really energized the crowd. Some extraordinary live auction items were a VIP pass for the Hollywood premiere of The Monuments Men, a holiday feast banquet at Hearst Castle and a stay in a mountain view penthouse in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The evening continued with dancing and champagne toasts, yet Kenny Slaught’s message resonated. For more information on how to volunteer with the Storyteller Children’s Center, check out its website: www.storytellercenter.org.

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by Randy Arnowitz “Mr. Greenjeans,” as he is known around Santa

Barbara, is a gardener, horticulturist and writer. He particularly enjoys working with roses, orchids and sharing the day with his golden retriever Peaches, who faithfully accompanies him in the field. Contact him at greenjeansmr@gmail.com

An Orchid Primer:

(Orchids For Dummies and the Rest Of Us) Part III: Temperature and Fertilizer This Laelia anceps blooms practically all year hanging around in my backyard.

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n my last two columns, I shared some tips that I’ve found helpful regarding getting your orchids to re-bloom in your home. I discussed light requirements and the best ways to not rot the roots off of your plants by watering properly.

This week I’d like to quickly tell you my thoughts and revelations on providing the proper temperature and fertilizer for your orchids. Keep in mind that all the stuff that I’m telling you is what I’ve found to work for me. The goal here is to share some information on successfully growing some of your most commonly found, garden-variety orchids. If something I’ve shared hasn’t worked for you or if you’ve discovered something sure-fire that does work, I’d love to hear about it, so feel free to send it along.

Temperature

There’s a lot to be said on this subject and sometimes there seems to be no hard and fast rule. If you’re having a difficult time getting a particular type of orchid to bloom, you might want to Google it or contact one of the orchid growers in town. Some orchids need very specific temperatures to bloom and even the ubiquitous and foolproof moth orchid (phalaenopsis) can be stubborn to spike if daytime and nighttime temperatures don’t offer a big enough variance.

For the sake of simplicity we will talk about warm-growing, or “indoor orchids” vs. cool-growing types that can endure and require our mild but cool winter temperatures.

The previously mentioned moth orchid is one type of commonly grown orchid that requires warmth to flourish and re-bloom.

In fact, professional growers often propagate them in greenhouses that are kept even warmer than those for other orchids.

Most of the common dendrobiums

Unbelievably fragrant and strange looking, my Stanhopia reliably puts on a show at this time of year.

that you find at nurseries are also warmgrowing. However, since there are some “dendros” that require cool conditions, you probably should ID yours, and see exactly what it needs.

Lady slipper orchids (paphiopedilums) are trickier to categorize. In general, the types with the dark and light green, mottled leaves require a warm, bright kitchen window while their cousins with the uniformly light green, strap-like leaves can be grown outside all year.

Keep in mind that the warm-growing plants can be put outside in the summer after they’ve bloomed but when night temps fall below the 60s it’s best to bring them back in. Remember too, that if you do vacation them out of doors in the summer, they cannot take any full sun or they’ll be toast in no time.

Cymbidiums, zygopedalums, bamboo orchids (sobralias), poor man’s orchid (epidendrums), laelias, some cattleyas and many others too numerous to list here love our Santa Barbara winters and

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Pick a color, any color. There’s lots of orchid food to choose from.

would, in fact, do poorly if kept indoors or in heated greenhouses. All of these are easy and actually foolproof in our climate when their simple needs are met.

Not to confuse things, but I’ve found that even the cool growers do better outdoors when kept under some sort of waterproof awning or other material that keeps them out of the elements. Although they thrive in our winter chill, if we have a wet winter, that overwatering situation can still rot roots and make the plants unhappy. Best to keep them cool, but continue to control the watering yourself.

I’m just sayin’.

Fertilizer

Yes, another controversial subject. I’m going to tell you the correct thing to do, and then I’m going to tell you what I do.

But first, here’s a basic rule of thumb. No matter what you are feeding your orchids, do not feed them when the plants are dormant or not actively growing. You can tell if your orchid is actively growing because it will be putting out new green foliage or sending out a bloom spike.

Another way is to look at the roots of the plant. Oftentimes, if your orchid has some roots that are either coming out of the top of the pot or escaping through the holes at the bottom of the pot, the tips of those roots will be bright green if they are beginning a new growth cycle.

That said, here’s what you need to know about orchid plant food. There are fertilizers on the market that are color coded to distinguish between the different formulations. For example, there’s a yellow one that is labeled 20•20•20 to show that the food inside is a balanced formula and consists of 20% nitrogen (N), 20% phosphorus (P) and 20% potassium (K).

This food is touted as a good food for allaround plant maintenance. There is also a green food, red food, and a blue food – I know, it starts to sound like a Dr. Seuss book. One food is supposedly for when your orchid is putting out growth, another is for when it’s sending out a bloom spike, one is for iron-poor blood, one is gluten-free, one is ovo-lacto, one is... you get the idea. If you have a lot of time on your hands and extra dough, you should buy all of these, read the labels, apply as appropriate. Rinse. Repeat.

If you’re like me and don’t have extra time or money, you should buy the basic 20•20•20 and use a little of it whenever your plants are telling you they’re hungry

plants will bloom their pants off no matter what kind of food you’re giving them. You didn’t hear that from me.

Oh yeah, and this is how you feed your orchids: Water thoroughly like previously discussed and then either pour the fertilizer solution through the already damp potting medium, or add some to the water that your plants are soaking in. Also, let’s review. Always allow the water to thoroughly drain

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from the orchid pot before putting it back in its saucer or decorative container. Never let your orchid sit in a saucer full of water or in a pot with no holes in the bottom. But we already knew that, right?

Next time: An Orchid Primer (Orchids For Dummies and the Rest Of Us) Part IV: Potting Medium (Or, How Long Can I Drag This Orchid Thing Out For?)

and growing. And – if you’re REALLY like me – you’ll use whatever you already have around the house. There’s a good chance that if you’re doing your best to satisfy your orchid’s other needs like proper watering and plenty of bright light, your

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n November 2-3, the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate is having its 55th Annual Fall Open House. Early blooming cymbidiums (in bud or bloom) and Mexican laelias and their hybrids (my favorites) will be featured.

Hours are Saturday 8am-5pm and Sunday 9am-4pm. It is located at 1250 Orchid Drive, and can be reached at (805) 967-1284 or sboe@sborchid.com

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Plan B

Champions Shane Mahan, Jessica and Pete Barker, Kelly Lazarus and Erik Vasquez with little Davis.

by Briana Westmacott Hailing from NorCal, Briana has lived in Santa Bar-

bara for the past fifteen years. While she is indeed an adjunct faculty member at SBCC and has contributed to LOVEmikana, Wake & Wander and Entrée Magazine, much of her time is spent multi-tasking her way through days as a mother, wife, sister, wantto-be chef and travel junky. Writing is an outlet that ensures mental stability… usually.

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e all watched with bated breath as ten grown, mostly professional men and women huddled around a rickety table, ready to gulp down wet cat food and live crickets, among other less-than-desirable things. Their eyes were focused. Grit and determination marked their faces. Disquiet permeated the crowd.

“Five, four, three, two, one… GO!” At least one hundred adult spectators (that’s not an exaggeration) erupted into wild cheers as teammates gulped and gagged down whatever “food item” happened to be in front of them. It was not a pretty sight but one thing was abundantly clear: Those contestants were hell-bent on finishing fast, and they were not going to let their respective teams down.

It was all over in a matter of seconds, and soon the battle-hardened champions threw back their heads, opened wide, exposed their respective tongues to prove

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The Mesa Olympiads 2013. Looking tight. (And tight is right.)

Was I on a far away island in the South Pacific watching Survivor contestants?

Nope. I was up on the Mesa.

And this was the culmination of The Mesa Olympics.

Faux Sumo Wrestling Gives Birth to a New Mesa Tradition The Mesa Olympics is an annual event, now in its third year, and as you can well see from the photos herewith, it’s quite serious. This is yet another thing I love about the Mesa; residents work hard, and residents play hard. Most of the people in these photos have children at my daughters’ elementary school, Washington, and this is how they decided to end the summer this year – with a full-on, full-force, winnertake-all, super-competition.

The Mesa, it turns out, does not mess around.

It all began with a smaller-sized end of summer bash that Chris and Cara Chiarrappa threw three years ago. ‘Twas initially to be but a simple gathering of Washington parents, predominately, to

Mark Fell and Joseph Ballesteros. No comment.

toast the end of summer. (Or maybe to toast the fact that their children would be back behind their school desks and out of our hands. But who’s counting?)

There was a twist. Chris Chiarrappa decided that some Sumo Wrestling suits and officially timed matches should be involved in the merrymaking.

So he rented some, ah, “overweight” suits and The Mesa Olympics were born.

Last year they added some other timed events and ended with the gulping of some goldfish (sorry PETA).

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Going for the Gold Let’s be clear: I was not an active Olympic participant. I was a bit too frightened to sign up to be on a team, and rightfully so in retrospect. The Olympiads endured a great deal during the “games.”

Their bodies had battle scars. Bruises were abundant. One contestant was limping.

Another competitor may have done some serious rib damage. These were the repercussions of being rolled in empty trashcans at high speeds or diving bellyfirst onto a 75-foot slip-n-slide in a dual for distance. Bear crawling form is not easy to perfect. And wheel barrel races,

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he Friendship Paddle has been taking place in Santa Barbara for ten years, and this weekend (October 18 and 19) many Mesa people (and loads of other SB residents) are paddling from the Channel Islands to the Santa Barbara Harbor in honor of Mesa resident and cancer warrior, Tara Haaland-Ford. Be sure to check out Tara’s whole story along with the history of The Friendship Paddle at www.friendshippaddle.org/ current_paddle.htm. And paddle hard.

For Tara.

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Super soapy slip-n-slide form. Well done! (Photo credit: Chris Henry Photography©)

well, let’s just say that those are not quite as easy once you pass ten years of age.

There is no doubt, these were Olympic athletes – on the Mesa, anyway.

They were damn tough.

The whole competition was timed and marked and statistically calculated. The two winning teams from the physical challenges then faced off at the follow-up festivities for the food challenge. (Here is where you definitely lost me for next year, Kelly. I’m sorry. I just can’t eat things that are still crawling around and actively trying to get out of my mouth.)

I clapped and cheered with hundreds of other spectators as the final contenders chased their crickets with a shot of tequila and sloshed down a giant pitcher of ale in order to be proclaimed The Winners of the 2013 Mesa Olympics. Bravo, Team Heisenberg, you deserve all the accolades.

And settle down, people, the kids weren’t present for the tequila and crickets. We had qualified babysitters in charge while we attended the closing ceremonies. The Mesa Olympics were a pleasent reminder that games are good at any age.

And that growing up is slightly overrated.

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...continued from p.7 I’m all in favor of free speech and I love rock and roll. In fact, the neighbors just called the police on me last week because I was playing my guitar (acoustic) too loud. I’m as rebellious as any red-blooded American out there and I’m no angel. But do these kids know what they are doing?

They might think it’s cool because they saw their favorite dangerous celebrity doing it – but what is the message? There is plenty of evidence that evil forces are behind the big business of entertainment, especially pop music, and that a lot of nice innocent children have gotten lured into selling their souls to the Dark One for fame and money. Look at Miley Cyrus – she went from being a normal little girl to Lucifer’s

indoctrinating our gullible youth with unwholesome offerings and the next thing you know, our poor little babies’ heads are spinning around demonically. Okay, I’m exaggerating a little. Nonetheless, we shouldn’t encourage them...

I’m wondering if any of your other readers commented on this photo. And I’d like an explanation from those kids – as to what the HELL they were thinking!

Thanks.

Alan Hurst Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: That was fun, Alan, and hands down the strangest letter we’ve ever printed if you are actually serious. (Not the strangest letter we’ve ever received – we get

mistress. (That’s the image they want you to believe, anyway). I know teenagers do stupid things, and that’s why we have to set them straight. I’ve personally warned my kids that if they sell their souls to the devil, I’m taking away their phones for a whole week!

This is a free country and if anyone wants to bow down to Satan, s/he can be my guest. But don’t get my kids involved, please. Maybe it’s just a t-shirt here or a tattoo there or some mysterious sign or medallion, and it’s probably harmless.

On the other hand, I really believe that this world is secretly dominated by really bad people who are trying to corrupt and poison us all. They begin by

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Your Children are Fat! It’s a Big Fat Scandal.

Dear Matt, you are fat. This is what you have been told. You are obese, overweight, and by definition probably out of shape.

Let that sink in and go look at the mirror.

You do not think you look fat, but that is what the letter says. Now imagine that being said to your child.

Most American adults have been fed a lie, especially in the past few decades. We have been told that we are obese and out of shape; that we are currently suffering from an epidemic and are in poor health.

Michelle Obama herself is leading a campaign called Let’s Move, which, although a noble cause, still perpetuates this lie.

The lie is not whether we are an obese or out of shape country, the lie is in how most “experts” have arrived to this conclusion.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) even advocates this policy despite its fallacy. So what is the lie?

It is called the Body Mass Index, or BMI. Michael MacDonald, Coach and Trainer, puts it well: “In 2011 it was brought to my attention that Peabody Charter School was conducting a physical fitness exam for my daughter. As I looked at the requirements the school had sent home to the parents I observed that they were asking for my daughter’s height and weight. A red flag immediately went up in my mind and I contacted my daughter’s 5th grade teacher to ask her if they were planning on doing the BMI. After I had confirmed this I immediately informed her teacher about the facts in the matter and that I did not want my daughter to have the BMI done on her. I then contacted her principal and informed him of what was happening. He gave me a very bureaucratic answer stating that the State of California forces them to do it, and that parents can opt out like I have done.

I told him, ‘I do understand. I understand big government. This is just not right and when we simply sit here and do nothing we are giving permission to simply allow ourselves to believe a flawed system. What I don’t believe anybody understands is how angry I am about this. This test is racist, I’m sad that very few people see this for what it is. So I understand that your hands are tied. I thought they would be but I thought I would at least try.’”

So what is so false and racist about the BMI? Well to understand that you have to know how it was created. The BMI was a measuring tool invented in Belgium, circa 1850, to examine the population’s

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general make-up, in what was called Social Physics. In 1972 it was used to examine the Western population and its possible obesity. The writer of that story was cited stating that the BMI should not be used for individual diagnosis.

Why? Simple, the BMI does not take into account the diverse spectrum of ethnicity that is the American Culture, or as stated before, the test is racist. There are no actual studies on what truly defines an obese child. The BMI does not calculate early maturity, muscle or bone density or the genetic make-up of the individual being tested. The BMI completely ignores anything scientific except for a simple math formula. A Harvard research group actually attempted to make the BMI a usable formula but could not find any scientific way to make it work.

The state of California uses the California Physical Fitness Test, or PFT. This test is given to 5th, 7th and 9thgraders.

New standards have many students failing their fitness test, and worse. They send a letter home informing parents their child is obese and they should consult their physician.

The ironic part of all this is we want our kids to make healthy decisions. We are concerned for their health. Kids are bombarded with unrealistic images of what a healthy person looks like. We want them to exercise and be strong, and many desire to be athletic. Most athletes are considered obese and overweight because muscle weighs more than fat.

This madness needs to stop. Your insurance rates go up because of this insane way of determining your health.

Now we bring this madness to our children. If you have a child or know of a child that is in these grades, inform them. If this test would not affect them tell them to stand up for what’s right. To quote Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

Logan Douglas Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Thanks for this, Logan, it’s an interesting letter and raises an important point. For me, that point is about how we talk to our kids about health and nutrition and fitness. (I don’t claim to know the science behind the BMI, though I’ve had mine measured reasonably often and it seems to correlate, for me, with a certain degree of fitness or lack thereof. That’s all I can really say about that.) I agree that all of us, especially impressionable youth, are constantly bombarded with unrealistic images, and I think open conversation about health, nutrition and fitness is the key. In my family, we do a fair amount of cooking together, we look at ingredients and discuss what they are and what they mean from a high level, and my wife and I try to set good examples when it comes to eating and exercising without going overboard.

We still go for ice cream and eat “bad stuff” from time to time, but in moderation. We’re

not perfect by any stretch, but we see the issue and are doing our best to deal with it in what we, as parents, believe to be an appropriate manner.

Wendi and I have two beautiful daughters, man, and this is an important topic. I’m glad you raised it, I don’t think we’ve seen it here before. Thanks for the letter. – MSM)

On Mac McGill, Controversial Letters and Crossword Puzzles (And Homeless Shelters) Hi Matt. It has been a long time since you and I have spoken.

Question: Didn’t you say that you were done with Mac McGill awhile back?

And yet you still print his letters in the Sentinel... with some anger in your response?

Well, you did say you are rooting for him. I guess that is a good sign. No need to answer the question above. I am just confused.

The last time you and I spoke was in front of the Coffee Cat, on a Friday morning, you were dropping off copies of the Sentinel. And you did ask me when I’d be sending my letter to the Sentinel on why I do not want to stay at any of the shelters. And I did say that I would try and have it ready by the following weekend, but that it was going to be very, very controversial. You did tell me that

you would have to read it first to make a decision whether to print it or not. I do not remember if I told you fair enough.

At least I thought it to myself. It was this past August.

So, am I angry? No. Am I mad? No. Do I have hatred or animosity towards you and the Sentinel? No. Do I keep reading the Sentinel very week? Yes, I still read the Sentinel every week.

But I am somewhat confused on why you still print Mac McGill’s letters. As you know we have met and we have spoken.

I do think you are a very cool guy. And I know Mac McGill as well. I do talk to him when I get a chance. We get along very well. Mac is a very cool guy as well.

In many ways I do agree with Mac on some of the things that he says. Especially when it comes to the shelters (as you know from the letter that I sent you), and I also agree with some of the things that you have said. So, here is an idea. Why don’t you two meet somewhere for some coffee and talk, get to know each other’s perspective in person. Even better, pizza and beer at BoHenry’s, on me. Yes, I do know you have a very busy and hectic schedule, and a family to take care of, but what the hay, if you have some time on your hands, give it a shot. Can’t hurt.

I can see it now, you or Mac taking off a shoe and banging it on the table and saying, “I will bury you!” like Nikita ...continued p.30

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...continued from p.29 Khrushchev. That would be a sight to see. And no need to answer on why you decided not to print my letter on why I do not want to stay at any of the shelters. I did show my letter to a couple of people who are also homeless, and told me it is very good, got to the point, and it is the truth. But at the same time they just shook their heads and told me that no way it is going to be in the Sentinel. Way too controversial. They were right.

Very soon there will be only two shelters. One will be shutting down. I have inside information about which one will be gone, and I say that with a smile on my face.

Anyway, congratulations again on the one year anniversary of the Sentinel. The thing missing is a weekly crossword puzzle. Can the Sentinel staff come up with one every week? That would be a lot of fun. Do take care.

Jose Arturo Ortiz de Martinez-Gallegos Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Jose! It has been awhile… I haven’t seen you around in a month or so. Your friends were right, of course, the letter you wrote was not something we would publish here – not due to its purported “controversial” nature but instead because there was way too much mud being thrown without any evidentiary or other support, and that’s just not something we are interested in. (I believe I explained this to you last time we spoke, but I’ve been wrong before.) We printed Mac McGill’s last couple letters recently – The Return of Mac McGill (Vol. 2, Issue 38) and At Least We Spelled His Name Right (Vol. 2, Issue 39) – because I sincerely wanted to help him; I have zero anger or animosity. He’s just a cantankerous guy. And I generally say what I think. (I don’t think that’s too controversial.)

I enjoy beer and I enjoy pizza and I enjoy BoHenry’s.

But I also have a paper and a law practice and a wife and a couple kids and other things happening as well (that’s not

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in order of importance), so a meeting with Mac will have to wait for a bit. But maybe someday we will make it happen.

Oh, the crossword. We get that a lot. We’ve kicked it around internally and frankly haven’t seen anything we like.

There are other papers with crosswords, so feel free to pick them up and have at it. I rather like doing them myself, but don’t see it happening in our pages anytime soon. Thanks for writing, I hope to see you around sooner than later. – MSM)

I’m Wearing My Manly Gown But Don’t Know Who or What to Fight

Hi Matt, the hot button issue right now is that the Socialists in “our” government want to raise the debt ceiling “one more time.” We all know by now the famous quote of Edmund Burke that “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” So let’s take a look at what some of the famous people of history had to say about these two subjects.

Taking Socialism first, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) stated that “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” And the British Iron-Lady Margaret Thatcher famously stated that, “The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

Now let’s take a look at what some of our forefathers had to say about debt. In a letter to John Taylor in 1816, Thomas Jefferson had this to say, “The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” George Washington, in a Message to the House of Representatives in 1793, eloquently warned that, “No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular

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And from one of our contemporary leaders we have this: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here.’ Instead Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren, America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”

Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006.

I’ll refrain from commenting on that last quote and let the individual reader determine whether the person responsible is a hypocrite or simply has a chronic case of amnesia.

Of course, these debt increases will only adversely affect the posterity of the middle class. The oligarchs, (aka leviathan, or the 1% of the 1%) engineering the “New World Order” will profit handsomely, while the rest of society will, as Thomas Jefferson warned, “Wake up serfs on the land that was once theirs.”

If you are trying to stay informed by watching what passes for news on the television, then you probably come away with a feeling that all is lost. It’s not. In fact, there are plenty of reasons for optimism, although you wouldn’t know it by watching the news. There’s a small but growing group of true patriots that have the establishment’s knickers in a knot. They are doing this by making the various States aware that they have the power under the 10th Amendment of the Federal Constitution to nullify Federal laws they do not agree with. This movement was started by Michael Bolin who formed the 10th Amendment Center. It started out as a proverbial shoestring operation and is still struggling to keep its head above water. However they recently participated in a brainstorming session with disparate groups from all over the political spectrum including the ACLU, and achieved great success in getting California to pass a law nullifying the Indefinite Detention Act aka NDAA. So if you are one of the many people in America who are sick of being lied to, spied on and treated as a cash cow by your public servants (masters?), and would like to do something positive for the working people of the country, here’s your chance. Put on your manly gown and make a vow to yourself that you will not go down without a fight.

Larry Bond Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Thanks Larry. So… should we default? I’m pretty sure that would be bad. (Ask Argentina, for example, or Germany.) Cut all government programs and spending?

What about that defense budget? Social security? And what about the thousands of government workers who would suddenly be jobless if we really ratcheted the “establishment” back? I enjoyed the letter, but frankly it’s easy to rant and rave. What’s the solution, Larry? What do you propose?

What’s the “fight” you see in that manly gown? Do tell, I’d love to hear it. – MSM)

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do not want to just put [the breweries] in a book,” he states. By carrying a small portfolio of breweries, they can give the proper attention to each beer they care for.

This week, I swung by the Goleta-based warehouse to check out their operation.

I was met by Todd and David Logue, not only the Santa Barbara sales rep, but also a fellow sportsman and Todd’s longtime friend. We entered the storage space and a chill ran through me. I was glad I had brought my jacket. The icy room is kept at 40 degrees Fahrenheit to keep the beer as fresh as possible.

Looking at the roof, we admired the sweet insulation job they installed to keep the room so cool. Their current space is small (compared to some of the multimillion square foot facilities I’ve toured), but it fits their operation well and allows them to keep a close eye on their stock. Todd mentioned that as they grow, there is a lot of room for expansion in their current location, so space will not be an issue.

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I love my job.

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...continued from p.19 Theimer is also thrilled about Friday’s convention side of the event, a day-long gathering pairing industry insiders on a plethora of panels addressing a slew of topics, like how to market your band or getting your music licensed for TV and commercials, one of the more lucrative avenues for income in the digital era. Public Enemy’s Chuck D returns for an updated keynote address.

New Noise also redoubled its efforts to dominate the club scene for the three-day event, which ends Saturday night, bringing a full slate of bands to SOhO, Velvet Jones, Muddy Waters and Whisky Richards, and adding both the Euphoria Hookah Lounge and Seven Bar as new venues.

“There are seven venues this year,” Theimer said with pride. “We’re partnering with Mutiny Studios at Seven on Friday and Saturday, and Muddy Waters is doing a

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drum-and-bass DJ night. People are calling us now, which is cool because we almost had to force our way into the nontraditional places before. It’s great that they want to support local music.”

The convention is also partnering with the new Funk Zone Arts Festival happening simultaneously with the Block Party about two blocks away, and featuring five hours of music on MichaelKate Interiors’ patio, followed by art receptions and panel discussions.

Back in New Noise territory, Theimer said he’s looking forward to hearing electro-pop band Holy Ghost at Velvet Jones, and brother-sister act Mystic Braves, who he described as a surf rock band kind of like The Growlers, at SOhO. “It’s the only time of the year where you can see more than 50 bands in three days for one low price,” he said.

“Get a badge, walk up and down State Street, and you’ll stumble into some good stuff without even trying.”

Sounds from South of the Border Los Vega Son Jarocho – who represent five generations of jarocho musicians from Tlacotalpan in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, where the music began – have two gigs in town over the weekend and a free workshop. The current generation of Vegas (Fredy, Enrique, Raquel and Claudio) and their band add a contemporary edge to Son Jarocho, which melds Mexican folk music with Cuban Son and other influences. And now the boys are heading to SB to play for ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! four years after their influential father, Don Andres Vega, brought the legendary Mono Blanco to the same venues. Hear this upbeat, foot-stomping music at Isla Vista School on Friday night, and the Marjorie Luke Theatre on Sunday.

There’s lots more Latin music later, too, with the “A Journey to Brazil” party hitting EOS on Saturday, as part of a weekend fitness festival hosted by Vanessa Isaac’s Hip Brazil, and Wednesday brings the Miami-based Cuban music group Tiempo Libre, a fiery ensemble who play timba (salsa blended with jazz and son) that have been nominated for several Grammys, to UCSB’s Campbell Hall.

For the Byrds Chris Hillman was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as one of the original members of The Byrds, collaborated with the legendary Gram Parsons, served with the countryrock pioneers The Flying Burrito Brothers and in Manassas with Stephen Stills, before forming his own very successful country group The Desert Rose Band in the 1980s. Reaching deep into his bluegrass roots, Hillman holds forth with banjoist Herb Petersen on Saturday night up at the Ranch & Reata Roadhouse just down the block from the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez.

Mini-Woodstock for West Coasters Also on Saturday and a little closer to home, Rockstock 2013 is an all-ages blowout bash that caters to both kids and more mature rockers, with two sessions. The day program features local student bands Jamey Geston, Stolen Thunder, Technical Difficulties, 50 Below, Rockshop Academy Players, Bad Jack, White Moon, Official Breakdown, Pernicious Nonsense, Monkey House and Let Flo Go. The evening brings False Puppet, The Caverns, Alastair Greene, Iration and Rebelution. It all takes place at Rancho Dos Pueblos, on the great lawn of the Casa Grande estate. For more information, visit www.rockshopacademy.com.

Also this week: slide guitar wizard Kelly Jo Phelps on Tuesday and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on Wednesday, both at SOhO. And, there’s the terrific singer-songwriter double-bill of Sam Baker and Kim Richey in a Tales from the Tavern gig up at the Maverick in Santa Ynez.

Awash in Suds Get your beer on at two different brew festivals happening Saturday. The Santa Barbara Beer Festival offers views of the blue pacific as you quaff amber ales and browner beers at Elings Park, while Bruegala lets you down draughts and lap up lagers in Danish-land up in Solvang Park. Either way, make sure you’ve got a designated driver or some other way home; DUIs aren’t pretty.

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PUMP IT

by Jenny Schatzle

Fitness Professional/Life Motivator Jenny Schatzle runs the popular Jenny Schatzle Bootcamp right here in Santa Barbara. N.A.S.M , Cardio Kickboxing and SPIN Certified, Jenny was recently awarded Best Outdoor Fitness Program in town. Her motivation, energy and enthusiasm have created a community and program of all ages and fitness levels that cannot be described. It has to be experienced! Free on Saturdays at 8:30am. Go to www.jennyschatzle.com for details.

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his is the perfect weekend workout, quick and painless.

Well, that’s not exactly true. It’s quick.

I recently had the opportunity to meet and talk with contestants from the Biggest Loser. It was an awesome experience and made me realize how common the reasons are for not maintaining healthy lifestyles, and how the path to getting healthy truly starts with a single step. (Being healthy is not numbers on a scale, FYI, being healthy is a lifestyle choice.)

The take away from talking with them was what I have repeatedly tried to convey in this weekly column. Little steps lead to success. When you set a goal and accomplish it, that success gives you the confidence and strength to keep going.

Here’s a great example: Every Monday at 6pm, the Jenny Schatzle/Lululemon Community Run Group goes down. This is a no charge, all level run group, and this past Monday we ran a timed 5k. We had a runner finish in 20 minutes, and the last runner finished in 42 minutes. Everyone stayed until the last person got across the finish line, applauding and cheering for each other the whole way. (Loved it, by the way.)

After it was all over, I asked how many people thought they were NOT going to finish.

Ten of the forty-five people present raised their hands. They thought they couldn’t do it. But they did.

Small step. Success. Repeat. (Check out their comments on my Facebook page if you want some inspiration, they are amazing.)

So hey, those of you who read this article but can never quite get off the couch for whatever reason you come up with, this week I’m talking to you.

I’m challenging you to take the first step, get out there and give it a shot. You won’t regret it, I promise.

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Workout: Squats – 20 Crunches – 20 Push-ups – 20 (yes, you can do them on your knees if you need to) Jumping jacks – 20 Bicycles (abs) – 20 Jump lunges (or back lunges) – 20 Dips – 20 (use a chair or a table or whatever, just make it happen)

Monday night run group, all levels, all welcome, no charge. Just show up at 590 East Gutierrez at 6pm this Monday… you can do it!

Intermediate and advanced folks should just set the timer longer: 30 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, etc. Do this workout three or four days this week and enjoy it. If you work hard, it’s a barn burner. As always, if you have any questions about anything (or you want more or need a little motivation), please feel free to contact me directly at 805.698.6080 or jenny@jennyschatzle.com.

Write Jenny a letter (letters@santabarbarasentinel.com) or contact her directly with any questions at jenny@jennyschatzle.com. And go get ‘em, the Sentinel is rooting for you.

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Fri & Mon-Thu - 7:45 Fri-Sun - 12:40 3:40 6:40 9:40 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 He ventures nationwide with his young grandson, raising hell and eyebrows – a la - 1:50 4:10 7:45 November 13 Sat/Sun - MOTHER OFMon-Thu GEORGE - 2:00 5:00 (R) 8:00 Thu 10/24 - No 10:00 Show Sacha Baron Cohen – amid unwitting and unsuspecting witnesses. One segment, INEQUALITY FOR ALL (PG) Tom Hanks is  GRAVITY (PG-13) & Mon/Tue & Thu - WHAT 7:30  CAPTAIN 2D: 1:20 6:30 November 20 -Fri WE ARE WE PHILLIPS ARE(PG-13) (R) determined to push the boundaries of good taste, depicts a little girl doing a striptease Sat/Sun - 1:30 7:30 Fri-Sun 3D: 12:10 2:30 4:50 while Grandpa (bad pedophile?) makes it “rain” with greenbacks.

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Dark World, might raise the blood pressure of comic-book fanatics and the actor’s  JACKASS PRESENTS: Fri &ARLINGTON 1:40 FIESTA 3:30 4:40 6:30 FAIRVIEW 5 7:50 Sat/Sun Only - 5:15 BAD GRANDPA (R) 9:00 female enthusiasts. But the trailer, which depicts him bantering with a smug enemy and ENOUGH 225 N. Fairview - Goleta 916 State SAID Street (PG-13) - S.B. Courtyard Bar Open Wednesday, Oct. 23 - 7:30 Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:10 6:50 9:30  THE COUNSELOR (R) laying waste to a massive monster, comes up short in distinguishing itself from the pack. CLOUDY Fri & Sat - 6:00 - 9:00 WITH A CHANCE  ESCAPE  BLUE CAPRICE (R) Mon-Thu - 2:15 PLAN 5:10 (R) 7:30 10:00 1317 State Street - 963-4408 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug extends Peter Jackson’s needless trilogy OF MEATBALLS 2 (PG) 2D Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:45 Mon-Thu - 2:10 5:15 8:00 of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved Middle Earth chronicle. Although slated to open this 2:00 4:30 7:15 RUSH (R) 1:45 4:45 7:45 December, I wouldn’t mind – at risk of offending the author’s devotees – if it were RUSH (R) 2:10 7:00  GRAVITY (PG-13) 2D: Fri-Sun - 3:40 delayed until approximately 2050.

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From the cool confines of Vermont to the dusty shore of Somalia – before fanning out into the choppy waters of the African coast – director Paul Greengrass and crew traverse the settings of Captain Phillips with a keen eye and faithful script. Based on the true tale of American skipper Richard Phillips’ 2009 nightmare at the hands of African fishermen turned kidnappers, the movie is hell on water but altogether gripping and convincing.

As fleshed out by Tom Hanks, the titular skipper aboard the Maersk Alabama hasn’t time for small talk, whether discussing his family or muttering to the UK emergency operator about the intruders. (“They’re not here to fish.”)

The Somali pirates don’t have many resources, but their determination and motivation aren’t in short supply.

Greengrass, who helmed the similarly distressing dramas United 93 and Bloody Sunday, keeps the action afloat here, thanks to active and intrusive cameras. He also manages to find a level playing field, providing a fair share of scenes to the pirates’ motives and pride – as they approach their superior target – that fuels tension among themselves. And when our hero suggests there’s more to life than fishing and kidnapping, his counterpart’s reply speaks volumes: “Maybe in America.” (That moment prompted me to think of Fargo, when Frances McDormand’s officer told the suspect in her back

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isclaimer: This is not a happy article.

That being said, I’m hoping that by the time you read this, it will be old news and the government will have finally righted itself. But if the last few weeks are any indication, I am hoping in vain.

The federal government’s shutdown has devastated 800,000 federal employees.

We’ve seen that number everywhere. You can’t go anywhere – virtually or IRL (that’s “In Real Life” for you luddites out there) – without hearing or seeing that number.

Every time I see it, it’s like a punch straight to the gut. And that number is growing as contracted workers are being told that the contract money is running out.

But what startled me even more than the loss of wages and man-hours was what I found when I dug into how the shutdown is affecting science.

Science? That thing I talk about every week? Really?

It sometimes seems so distant and removed from daily reality, even to me. Then you start to hear the stories pouring in about experiments abandoned, scientists’ life work being destroyed. Then you realize that those scientists are just like anyone who is passionate about their job.

They are so passionate, in fact, that many would continue their work without pay.

But their access to lab space and materials has been cut off.

Well, perhaps “cut off” is putting it mildly: It has been deemed a federal felony for many furloughed government employees to continue their work.

A felony? For doing science? Really?

Yep. A felony.

For doing science.

Plenty of Scientific Suffering to Go Around Reading about how the scientists and their many research projects are

devastated is one thing. It is another to truly understand what I mean. Let me give you some facts about just a few of the research areas affected by the federal government’s incompetence.

On September 25, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a memo regarding policies that would be enacted should the shutdown occur.

And then it did occur, much to the Foundation’s (and the nation’s) horror.

The memo noted that there would be some employees who were exempt from the furlough. While these employees would not be paid, they would be allowed into the research building as caretakers for the research animals and equipment. The number of caretakers not furloughed?

About 30 of the 2,000 NSF employees directly employed by the government.

There was also a small number of researchers who were allowed to continue their research uninterrupted.

Who were they? The researchers in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The Polar Research Program has many ongoing research projects in the coldest part of our planet. Kelsey Bisson – a new graduate student in Marine Sciences at UCSB who I wrote about in From Antarctica to Santa Barbarctica (Vol. 2, Issue 36) – was a part of that program and had many friends in the Antarctic whose work would suffer if they had to return home. Not for the importance of their research, but instead for the sheer remote location of the research, they were allowed to continue.

Until October 9, that is.

The government shutdown lasted longer than the NSF and the contractors expected and they were ultimately forced to recall every researcher, with the exception of a very small skeleton crew, from the polar regions. The

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results? Well over $10 million in sunk costs from experiments that have been in the making for nearly a decade. Now those experiments cannot be executed or completed. Then, of course, there is the cost of evacuating all those researchers with less than 24 hours notice.

Most of them are now stuck in foreign countries waiting to get back into the U.S. NASA was not given the extra time the Polar Research Program was given.

NASA was forced to furlough the majority of its employees, 97% of them, in fact, the minute the shutdown took effect. That means that the Curiosity rover is sending data that are not being analyzed and our astronauts on the International Space Station are left relying on a skeleton crew in Houston.

If anything goes wrong during the furlough, they could be in serious trouble. For now, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is still up and running, able to provide support. But JPL is staffed with government contractors.

Men like Tom Farr, a geology expert at JPL – remember him from Final Frontier Fetish in this very column (Vol. 2, Issue 18)? – may have to cease their work exploring and understanding our solar system.

Also in serious trouble are the animals back at the NSF and National Institute of Health buildings. Many of those animals come from rare genetic strains that require near-constant care and supervision. Others are pregnant, ready to give birth any day. These animals all need care from the 30 caretakers allowed into the building.

The result? Imminent overcrowding of the animal population, especially the mice.

There are very strict animal-rights laws that all labs must follow, especially when it comes to housing the animals.

Only a certain number of animals may be in a cage, only a certain number of animals per room, and they must all receive a certain standard of care. If overcrowding becomes an issue, as it likely will, some of those animals will have to be put down.

There are two major problems with that. The first is the one we all immediately feel: Inhumane treatment.

Researchers sacrifice animals every day in the quest for medical and biological discovery. They accept that as part of their job. And while they are used to the idea, none of them relish it.

But the animals’ lives are being

sacrificed for specific and ultimately valid reasons: A search for cancer treatments, greater understanding of heart disease, getting us one small step closer to helping drug addicts.

That type of sacrifice is one thing.

But having to sacrifice animals for no reason other than that there are too many? That actually brings tears to some researchers’ eyes. They see it as senseless and avoidable.

It is.

After all, if they could just get into their labs and do their damned work, overcrowding would never become an issue.

The second reason is purely financial.

Some of the strains of mice maintained in colonies within the NSF building are extremely rare and only available there.

Every new colony member must be genetically tested to avoid introducing mutations into the colony. Some of those mice are worth hundreds of dollars each. Using a caretaker crew practically guarantees that some mutations will go unnoticed and that some will likely have to be sacrificed, costing the government hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost animals.

Animals are not the only living things suffering from the federal government’s shutdown. Research into this year’s flu vaccine has also largely stalled. Viral cultures are going unattended, dying.

Treatment experiments are going unobserved, their results lost. We need that vaccine every year. The flu virus (and all its evil cousins) evolves constantly, rendering last year’s vaccine obsolete and far less potent than it once was. Even with a viable vaccine, an average of 30,000 people die from the flu every year. On top of that, 200,000 are admitted to the hospital and 5% – 20% of the US population contracts the flu.

I’d hate to see what happens if we don’t get a vaccine to the public.

Get Involved, Now Of course, the Polar Research Program, NASA, research animals and flu vaccinations are not the only areas of science suffering from the shutdown. But those are the four that hit closest to home for me. And when the government finally picks itself up and dusts itself off and moves on, the damage to these research initiatives will far exceed the cost of simply keeping them open.

Stupid, isn’t it?

Contact your representatives. Don’t wait.

Tell them to work towards a solution.

Now. And if they’ve resolved this spate of political brinksmanship by the time you read this, then contact them anyway and tell them you won’t stand for this ever again.

Then vote, and be part of a change.

We need one.

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by Eve Sommer-Belin nown for his witty and educational food show on the Food Network, Good Eats, Alton Brown is coming to town! On Wednesday, October 23, his one-man show is hitting the stage at the Granada and promises to be filled with wonderful food stories, lessons, science, comedy and more. Alton’s knowledge of all things cooking and his sense of practicality and efficiency in the kitchen are refreshing and endless. Food lovers should not miss the opportunity to see the man live, in action!

Here’s your chance to score two tickets. Send us your most awesome, practical and genius kitchen trick or tip and the best one wins (as voted by the SB Skinny chicks). All submissions can be sent to info@santabarbaraskinny.com.

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LIVING What: FunkSANTA Zone Arts BARBARA Fest Where: The Funk Zone – where Anacapa and Yanonali meet.

When: Saturday, October 19, 10am – midnight Why: Wine, dine and stimulate yourself in celebration of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, where art and culture reign supreme.

How: Move to the beat of the block.

What’ll It Cost Me: Free to attend. The food, wine and possible art purchases will cost you.

• HEY BIG SPENDER What: The Color Run 5k Where: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 West Harbour Blvd., Ventura When: Saturday, October 19, 9am Why: It’s the “Happiest 5k on the Planet!”

How: Sport your whitest whites, run/jog through multiple color zones and turn yourself into a vibrant work of art.

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How: Free workouts, giveaways and refreshments... oh my!

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id you know that SB Skinny has a sister? That’s right, our sister publication, Flutter Mag, is spreading its wings beyond the beautiful pages of its magazine to reach out to you in person.

Flutter is beginning a series of workshops that incorporates the lovely people, places and things that inspire so much of the prettiness that Flutter produces. We’re talking talent – beyond words – that will be gathered in one place to teach you how to recreate their craft and beauty.

Sounds dreamy, yes?

The first workshop of the season takes place on Saturday, November 2, and is titled The Art of Arrangements. Flutter has concocted a stylish afternoon of floral arrangement instruction led by local Santa Barbara Chic owner Kelly Oshiro. Beyond learning the tricks for arranging the perfect holiday centerpiece, your workshop also includes libations, a lunch prepared by Le Petit Chef and professional photographs (taken by the talented Joel Serrato) of your floral accomplishments. (Believe us, when Kelly’s done with you, you’ll most certainly feel accomplished.)

So get your aprons, sheers and vases ready. With the help of Flutter and their team of pros, you can make all your flower dreams come true!

Go to www.fluttermag.com and click on Workshops to find out details. Follow the prompts from there to sign up for the fun.

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REAL ESTATE

by Michael Calcagno

Michael has consistently been ranked in the top 1% of Sotheby’s agents worldwide. Shortly after joining Sotheby’s, he partnered with Nancy Hamilton to form one of the most successful real estate teams in Santa Barbara. Michael can be reached at Michael@ HomesinSantaBarbara.com

pending listings are also showing a huge increase from 2009 with this year (so far) having 1,015 properties that went pending, compared to 2009 only having 656.

For the new listing numbers, 2009 had less with 1,353 new properties on the market, compared to 1,367 so far this year. Not a significant jump, but 2010 showed a dramatic increase of 1,485 properties listed, with 2011 having 1,444 properties, and 2012 coming in at 1,344. So what does this mean, in my opinion? It means it looks like there are clear skies ahead with a rising temperature (sorry, I couldn’t resist one meteorological comparison).

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he September numbers are pouring in despite the light drizzle we had last week… I know, I’m reaching on that metaphor. All fun aside, the numbers for 2013 through September are all positive increases from 2012, and they show that there is still a high demand for property with a low supply of inventory. Let’s take a look.

So far this year there have been 992 home and Planned Unit Development sales. This number is leaps and bounds ahead of 2009’s number, which was only 590 sales. The

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Eastside

2130 State Street 504 East Arrellaga Street 1818 Olive Avenue 400 East Pedregosa Street #I 16 East Padre Street #9

Mesa

652 Ricardo Avenue 415 Yankee Farm Road 919 Calle Cortita 1412 Las Positas Place 50 Barranca Avenue #7 2323 White Avenue

Mission Canyon 1224 Mission Canyon 1224 Mission Canyon 2601 Montrose Place 1051 Palomino Road

La Cumbre Area 4687 Via Roblada 460 Puente Drive 4638 Puente Plaza 2209 Vista Del Campo 16 Greenwell Lane 551 Apple Grove Lane 530 Northview Road

Riviera

50 Camino Alto 1737 Loma Street 10 Rincon Vista 1213 Viscaino Road 1808 Loma Street

San Roque

3310 Los Pinos Drive 3069 Calle Fresno 3945 Stacy Lane 3888 Nathan Road 4076 Naranjo Drive 3617 San Remo Drive 3073 Marilyn Way 2621 State Street #4 2821 Miradero Drive #B 4128 Via Andorra #D

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NOTABLE OCEANFRONT ESTATE | WEB: 0592563 | $32,000,000 Michael Calcagno 805.896.0876, Nancy Hamilton 805.451.4442

JEWEL ON THE PACIFIC | WEB: 0592695 | $8,950,000 Adam McKaig 805.452.6884

FERNALD POINT LANE | WEB: 0113715 | $4,950,000 Suzanne Perkins 805.895.2138

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DOWNTOWN PENTHOUSE | WEB: 0592632 | $1,695,000 Nancy Hamilton 805.451.4442, Michael Calcagno 805.896.0876

OCEAN VIEW | WEB: 0632123 | $1,545,000 Sandy Lipowski 805.403.3844, Daniela Johnson 805.453.4555

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOME | WEB: 0632082 | $899,000 Maureen McDermut 805.570.5545, Peggy Olcese 805.895.6757

CHARMING RIVIERA DUPLEX | WEB: 0632069 | $845,000 Fal Oliver 805.680.6526, Christine Oliver 805.680.6524

SPACIOUS LUXURY RESIDENCE | WEB: 0592597 | $750,000 Nancy Hamilton 805.451.4442, Michael Calcagno 805.896.0876

WESTSIDE CHARMER | WEB: 0113741 | $735,000 Jennifer Berger 805.451.5484

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ELEGANT COUNTRY LIVING | WEB: 0621570 | $2,200,000 Patty Murphy 805.680.8571

CAPE COD-STYLE FARMHOUSE | WEB: 0621537 | $2,175,000 Mary Ann Foss 805.455.1476

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WOODSTOCK ARTIST RETREAT | WEB: 0621540 | $1,850,000 Patty Murphy 805.680.8571