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West of the West

Santa Barbara filmmakers Peter Seaman, Sam Tyler, and Brent Sumner document Santa Cruz Island, p.23

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 On the Water Front Longtime resident Carolee Krieger plunges into the Montecito water debate, regarding sales, supplies, desalination – and serves up a solution 6 Montecito Miscellany Dallas Cowboys’ value worldwide; Oprah’s series Belief; Gretchen Lieff hosts Humane Society honcho; Leslie Zemeckis’s new book; Legends Gala at the Granada; Arthur von Wiesenberger and Nipper’s; Silvio di Loreto’s 90th birthday; Doctors Without Walls and Glow in the Park; violinist Paul Huang; artist Matthew McAvene; George Lucas’s museum; Montecito Trails Foundation; and Queen Elizabeth’s SUV 8 Letters to the Editor Gil Rosas remembers the road; Bill Korchinski wades in about rain and creeks; George Backman goes to the dogs; Michael Edwards salutes fire fighters; Jay Fender sees the trees; Max Lynn writes about laws; Frank Hotchkiss, for the record; questions from Anonymous; Christina Allison takes the stage; James Powell on Argentine Ants; and Larry Bond addresses Planned Parenthood 11 This Week Exhibit at SB Maritime Museum; Positive Parenting; The New Yorker; Tecolote book signing; Montecito Motor Classic; breast cancer crusade; Carp Salt Marsh Tour; Public Market storytelling; SB Music Club; Back To School at Public Market; cooking class; MBAR meeting; State of Our Schools; Poetry Club; SB Printmakers exhibition; Walk & Roll; Mental Health Arts Festival; “Zoos Line is it Anyway?”; High Esteem luncheon; art classes; Adventuresome Aging; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Locals Night; Story Time; Italian conversation; farmers and artisans market; Cars & Coffee; and French conversation Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 12 Village Beat Montecito Country Club to begin remodel; Montecito Fire Protection District sprays fire retardant; Physical Focus launches Vitality Center; Laguna Blanca welcomes four new trustees and new board chairman 14 Seen Around Town Lynda Millner acknowledges the Yacht Club Regatta partnership; Channel City Club and Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation luncheon; and the Arts Fund Gallery fundraiser “Feast Your Eyes!”

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ON THE WATER FRONT

by Carolee Krieger

Carolee Krieger is co-founder and executive director of the California Water Impact Network. A 43-year resident of Montecito, Krieger also led the campaign to construct Santa Barbara’s desalinization plant and worked to prevent development easements through Toro Canyon Park.)

Montecito Water: A Financial Conundrum

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he water predicament in Montecito began when Montecito, with 4,500 meters, contracted for as much state water as the City of Santa Barbara with 25,000 meters. That was 1991. Today, Montecito must pay $6 million or more for its share of this debt out of a normal $12-million revenue stream which assumes 5,200 acre feet (AF) of water sales. And remember, there is almost no water that comes with this huge state water debt in times of drought.

Problem is, with water sales so low – due to mandated conservation, tight allocations, and heavy fines – this year’s revenue from water sales is in the $7 million range. Fines add another $3 million.

The current statewide water shortage condition hit Montecito harder than most other communities, due to the high use of water outdoors. With allocations in place, Montecito has had to forego outdoor watering with property value and fire danger consequences. This budget shortfall requires some innovative thinking… especially when the district has been fortunate enough to have purchased 3,500 AF of water in the last nine months.

The district, by its own admission, needs to sell 4,500 AF of water to break even. With all the restrictions and fines, they are on track to sell approximately 3,400 AF of water this water year that concludes at the end of this month. This artificially induced low sales volume caused by allocations has led to increases in what customers pay for water. Such sales typically bring in 73 percent of all revenues. Under allocations, water sales bring in less than 55 percent of all revenues.

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The District has done an outstanding job on the water supply side during this unprecedented drought. With the recent letter from the Coastal Commission giving the green light to the City for the regional use of the City’s desal plant, and the city Council voting unanimously last week to begin the negotiations, it looks like we will be able to partner with the City for a share of the desal plant. And the district has back-up plans lined up, just in case. Everyone agrees, though, that the regional plant with the City will be the most cost-effective option.

And “cost-effective” is essential.

The City’s desal plant is scheduled to be online in October 2016.

The question before us is, how can the District continue to pay the $6-million state water debt, maintain regular operations, plus get Montecito signed up with the City’s desal plant unless the Montecito Water District (MWD) sells more water and generates more revenue?

Price elasticity – the economic principle that if something costs more, you will sell less of it – and the tight allocations and fines, are effectively driving the low water sales.

Now may be the time – with the added 3,500 AF of purchased water safely here, and prospects looking good for partnering with the City for desal – for MWD to lift the allocation ordinance, do away with the fines, and restructure the tiered rate system to generate more water sales and the needed revenue to pay the state water debt obligation, desal, and all other bills. MWD should be able to mathematically formulate the outcome of the new tiers based on historical data. The District should examine its successful past and present efforts, and recognize that normalcy must be restored to its customers.

The alternative is to reduce our state water debt obligation by selling our contract share to a willing buyer, or to put this debt on our property taxes; that is currently the way contracts are set up by the state.

The solution seems clear: lift the ordinance and fines, restructure the tiered rate system, and sell more water; in other words, restore normalcy to MWD customers.

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Remembering the Road (Part II)

During the big rains of January 1969, a river of mud came down Olive Mill Road and, in addition to covering Coast Village Road’s paved roadway, rushing water flooded the basement of the Montecito Inn, where some valuable collector cars were stored

This cover pic, taken by Gil Rosas, features a white-gloved waiter in a tuxedo with tails and was taken to show that the Somerset was still in business

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Your cover picture (MJ #21/36) was taken by me at the corner of

Butterfly Lane and Coast Village Road. Because of the extensive roadwork, Paul Vercammen, then manager of the Somerset Restaurant, came up with the idea of running an ad in the newspaper with the caption “We’re open for business,” or something to that effect. His idea was to feature a formally dressed couple at a table being served by a waiter (in tails) Paul and Virginia Vercammen, Gil Rosas, and Otto Berger are in full Fiesta regalia. “We always had great Fiesta evenings away from the downtown crowds at the Olive Mill Bistro. Singers and dancers from downtown would converge and entertain after the shows at the Courthouse and the County Bowl,” recalls Gil.

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The Somerset Restaurant, now the Bank Of America, is just behind the Sea Captain’s Motel.

During the day, the Somerset Restaurant didn’t look very appealing, but at night it looked charming. In the late 1950s, there was the Somerset restaurant at one end of Coast Village Road and at the other, Olive Mill Road end, was at various times the Montecito Café (not the present one), Montecito Inn, Marco Polo, The Colony Prime Rib House, and the Olive Mill Bistro. For a time at the corner of Olive Mill Road, there was a bank and finally the entire corner was absorbed by the Montecito Inn. The current very fine Montecito Cafe was a beauty shop during the “Bistro” era (1969 to 1980).

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Clearing the Creeks

I recall the heavy rains we had 20 years ago and that during those periods, much of lower Montecito flooded. It’s possible that we’ll be seeing significant rains like these again. I’m speculating that our creek beds are

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currently full of debris (e.g., branches), which could again dam the water and lead to similar flooding. Is there any agency in Santa Barbara (Creeks Division?) whose mandate includes clearing our creeks?

Bill Korchinski Montecito (Editor’s note: During the 1994/95 flooding, creeks, streams, and most flood channels and tunnels were overwhelmed by the volume of water cascading down from our mountains, heading to the sea.

All it took, for example, to cause havoc on Romero Canyon was a boulder and a large branch blocking the flow of water at a pivotal point in a flood channel. In the hedgerow, similar situations developed quickly as large boulders were swept downstream. The culverts under Highway 101 had not been cleared for more than a decade, mainly because of environmental mandates, and quickly filled with limbs, boulders, and other obstructions, causing Oak Creek, Montecito Creek, and others to overflow and flood the surrounding areas, including 101 itself, which was closed for two days. The County Department of Public Works [(805) 568-3000] is in charge. Water Resources/Flood Control District can also be helpful (568-3440).

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Montecito Fire Department Station One at 595 San Ysidro Road makes sandbags available to all (969-7762), but that should be during an emergency only; our advice would be to buy your sandbags now (filled and/or empty) from the Home Improvement Center (963-7825) at 415 East Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara.

Clean and repair your gutters, make sure your drains and sump pumps are in working order. It could get gnarly this winter.

Be prepared. – J.B.)

Action Group) was highly lauded for the job its volunteer members do to help in high-volume dangers, such as wildfire and flood.

A tip of the hat to our firefighters, and an encouragement to all, to take time to visit and thank them for their service to our little village.

Michael Edwards Montecito

Dog Owner Delight

Ever heard of “Sudden Limb Drop”?

I never had until last week, when I called Gene Tyburn of TLC Tree Services to come out to my Montecito residence. As part of his tree assessment tour of my property, Gene warned me that a couple of eucalyptus trees we were standing near were at risk for “Sudden Limb Drop.” I was dithering about whether to care when the next day – the very next day – with no wind, no quake to encourage it, a huge 20-inch diameter, 30-foot-long limb came crashing down from one of those eucalyptus trees, crushing plantings and hardscape below, but fortunately no human bodies.

So, neighbors: I encourage you to learn about Sudden Limb Drop. Get an expert arborist like Gene Tyburn out to your place and take any warnings seriously.

Jay Fender Montecito (Editor’s note: There are way too many eucalyptus trees too close to too many homes in Montecito. The trees are known as “widow makers” in their home country of Australia for exactly that: their propensity to drop limbs for no apparent reason.

If you can afford it, remove any eucalyptus tree closer than 50 feet to your house or an area where children and adults may congregate. – J.B.)

As a resident of Coast Village Road and as a dog owner, I am astonished at dog-owning neighbors who do not clean up after their dogs. They are in great numbers, and I see them walking away from the business at hand (my hand, for I clean up after them). This is a no-brainer in America today. New York passed cleanup-after-your-dog laws well over 40 years ago; it was successful overnight. Santa Barbara has laws, too, and for good reason. I urge all pet owners who walk their pets on Coast Village Road to spare us the responsibility of cleaning up after you and your dog. You know who you are.

Don’t sully our beautiful road out of laziness or out of a sense of privilege.

We’re better than that, and so are you.

George Backman Montecito

Remembering Fire Fighters

I attended the 9/11 Memorial Service at the Montecito Firehouse recently.

The service began at 6:45 am and included a moment of silence for the fallen fire fighters of that fateful day, along with a lone trumpeter playing taps and a ringing of the bell in honor of those who gave their lives in the call of duty. After the ceremony, I was offered a cup of coffee – gratefully accepted at this early hour – then kindly a tour of the firehouse, which my guide, Ed, referred to as “your firehouse,” meaning that it was, after all, community property belonging to the residents of Montecito and therefore worthy of inspection.

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This Week in and around Montecito

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Exhibit Opening Local photographers Robert Watt and Dennis Schuett are featured in “Divergent Focal Planes on the Channel: From Darkroom to Lightroom,” a photography exhibit that captures two different perspectives of one subject, the Santa Barbara Channel.

Both photographers grew up in rural, landlocked, middle America and were drawn to the allure of the ocean. In this experimental exhibit, they show how photography can capture one subject in unique and diverse ways.

When: 5:30 to 7 pm Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way Cost: free to the public RSVP: www.sbmm.org Positive Parenting Panel El Montecito Early School hosts an opportunity to hear from a wide range of educational specialists on significant topics for all ages; childcare available with reservation.

When: 6:30 pm Where: 1455 East Valley Road Info: suzy@elmopres.org Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker.

When: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Montecito Motor Classic Gala A pre-show Gala, honoring Barry Meguiar, president of Meguiar’s Car Wax empire and host of Velocity’s “Car Crazy”, will be held at the Fess Parker DoubleTree. The evening will feature a sneak preview of cars and complimentary wine and appetizers

during the silent auction. A live auction and a buffet dinner with no-host bar will be presented, followed by dessert and dancing.

When: 5:30 to 10 pm Where: 633 East Cabrillo Blvd Cost: $250 per person Info and tickets: www. montecitomotorclassic.com BCRC Gala This gala event raises funds for the Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC), a local non-profit organization founded in 1997. The BCRC provides educational programs and serves the special support needs of women facing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and women dealing with breast health challenges. The BCRC is located at 55 Hitchcock Way, in Santa Barbara.

In addition to a free lending library providing resource information, the center hosts community lectures, peer counseling, support groups, and offers several integrative therapies and wellness programs, all free of charge to its clients.

The BCRC is funded solely through its fundraising events and devoted donor base.

When: 6 pm Where: Coral Casino, 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $225 Info: 569-9693

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Carpinteria Salt Marsh Tour Learn about the important role salt marshes play as part of our watershed. See the wildlife in this beautifully restored habitat and have fun.

When: 10 am Where: 500 Sand Point Road; Meet at the entrance on the beach side of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park sign.

Go down Linden Avenue toward the beach. Turn right on Sandyland and follow

Book Signing at Tecolote Ken Berris will sign his book, Wild Cards, at Tecolote, in an effort to help keep neighborhood bookstores a part of America. Berris is an award-winning director and screenwriter for The Manor, Blown Away, Eraser Turnabout, and Prickly Rose. He is a top creative branding consultant who has won Clio Awards and New York One Show Gold Awards for his commercial work on many name brands, and the Invision Award, the Oscar of Interactive Media.

A noted ghost writer and script doctor for numerous scripts, Ken has also run the branding, creative, and media for numerous political campaigns. He lives in Santa Barbara and believes fundamentally that neighborhood bookstores such as Tecolote should remain part of the fabric of our country.

When: 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 to Ash Avenue and the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park.

Cost: free Info: 684-8077 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public.

When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free Back to School at the Public Market The market will host a weekend full of activities and fun for the whole family, featuring a “Lunch Box Inspiration” class for parents and kids, “Easy Meals for Busy Parents” cooking class and lunch, visits from famous storyteller Michael Katz, and interactive arts and crafts all weekend long.

On both Saturday and Sunday (September 26-27) at 10:30 am, join Katz in The Kitchen for an interactive and free storytime event.

Back-to-school means back to the morning hustle. On Saturday, September 26, at 12:30 pm, the Public Market will host a “Kids in The Kitchen Lunch Box Inspiration” class featuring Santa

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Barbara’s own “Yummy Mummy” Marina Delio. Join Marina and her daughter in The Kitchen, as they lead a fun hands-on class where parents and kids will learn to prepare easy, whole food, and beautiful lunches in a snap. Parents and kids are both welcome; tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for kids.

When: 10:30 am and 12:30 pm Where: 38 W. Victoria Reservations and information: 770-7702

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Fourth Annual Montecito Motor Classic Presented by the Armand Hammer Foundation, the Montecito Motor Classic benefits the Police Activity League (PAL) and the Santa Barbara Police Foundation, local organizations serving teens and the law enforcement community. PAL provides safe and educational Teen Center activities for at-risk youth, along with mentoring by police officers and programs that build character, teamwork, and leadership. The Santa Barbara Police Foundation provides financial assistance for officers injured or killed in the line of duty and officers, department employees, and family members who suffer catastrophic illness.

Last year’s event showcased 150 entries in a variety of classes, including vintage, classic, muscle cars, sports cars and motorcycles. This year’s event promises to be just as popular, featuring rare and distinguished cars from around the state, and celebrating 50 years of the Ferrari Dino.

When: 8 am to 3 pm Where: Coast Village Road Info: www.montecitomotorclassic.com Cooking Class Chef Michele Molony from Williams Sonoma will make a special visit to the Public Market to host a particularly timely cooking class, “Easy Meals For Busy Parents”, specifically targeted at busy moms, dads, and anyone on-the-go. This

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his Sunday, September 27, is the final day of play of golf at Montecito Country Club, which will begin over a year of much-anticipated renovations next week. “We are looking forward to bettering the course – it’s been a long time in the making,” project manager Bill Medel told us earlier this week.

Next week, ground will break on the new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, led by the retired golfer, aka “the Golden Bear”, and his team from Nicklaus Design, which is widely regarded as the world’s leading design firm. The firm has close to 400 courses open for play in 41 countries and 39 states. Nicklaus has personally overseen the Montecito Country Club (MCC) course design, making it a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.

MCC owner Ty Warner has been making plans for the course renovations since 2009, but has hit several roadblocks over the years, most recently issues with water availability. The redesign was expected to take place last fall, but with Santa Barbara in a Stage 2 drought at that time, Warner’s team could not risk being in the middle of construction if the drought level was raised, which it ultimately was in May of this year. Despite the Stage 3 drought, permits have been granted to begin construction. “We’ve put in place several water-saving measures that will make the property less water intensive,” Medel said, “We’ve been assured by the City that they will not halt construction of the course.”

According to Medel, the course renovation plans include features to significantly improve the club’s efforts to conserve water, including a new water-saving irrigation system, a more drought-resistant turf, conversion of existing potable water lines to recycled water lines for all landscape, and a reduction in irrigated turf from 95 to 75 acres.

“We are providing more open space, with more native plants and trees,” Medel said, adding that open space requires less water than turf. The existing turf will also be cut further back from trees on the property, and a water feature on the course has been removed from the plans. These initiatives, plus strategic reshaping of the course and sediment basins, will result in the vast majority of storm-water runoff being collected,

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Montecito Country Club’s golf course will close this Sunday, September 27, for major renovations; the clubhouse and grounds will close early next year, until 2017

routed, and treated before leaving the property.

In addition to the course, a remodel to the clubhouse will take place beginning early 2016, which includes a renovated pool complex with a family pool and lap pools, new locker rooms and lounges, new fitness rooms, an improved dining venue, renovations to the kitchen, and more.

Exterior improvements comprise a new member event lawn, a new golf cart storage building, updated parking lots, a new upper maintenance facility, and extensive landscaping.

“The new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, along with the extensive clubhouse and facilities renovation, will offer members an unparalleled experience that Ty Warner is well known for,” Medel said.

The last day for golf play is this Sunday, September 27. Construction will begin next week, and with that, an easement that many neighbors use to walk through the grounds will be closed for liability reasons; a temporary gate will be installed. After the course is finished, the access will once again be open to pedestrians, with an emergency gate available to be opened for emergency vehicle access or public use during evacuations.

Both the course, clubhouse, and other renovations are expected to be finished in 2017. “We are excited to get this project underway,” Nicklaus said in a public statement.

“Montecito is in an ideal location,

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Parker and Sarah Berkus Gower announced race winners including the coveted “Yachts of Love” trophy awarded the boat that brings the most donations in relation to its size.

This year’s winner was Fred Rice and his boat Sirocco. Robyn wielded the gavel for the live auction – a plein air painting by Chris Potter done live during the event and a Maritime Museum private party for 20 people.

The whole day brought in nearly $170,000.

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If home care becomes too much, VNHC has Serenity House for end of life care in a beautiful, serene setting surrounded by loved ones with round-the-clock medical care. It is the only place like it in Santa Barbara. As they say at VNHC, “There When You Need Us Most.” For more info, contact Rick Keith at 690-6222.

Vietnam: 50 Years On

“Vietnam: The War & Its Veterans 50 Years On” was the theme of the recent Channel City Club luncheon done in partnership with the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF). Three hundred folks gathered at The Fess Parker to hear 11 local veterans from all branches of service tell their personal story of Vietnam.

Upon entry, you couldn’t miss the local VVA Chapter 218’s Huey helicopter and PCVF’s WWII jeep “Pierre.”

Also on display were U.S. and Viet Cong uniforms, a Vietnam flag with many veteran signatures on it and room for more. There were portraits

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Vietnam Veterans who spoke at the PCVF luncheon: Lieutenant John W. Blankenship, Lieutenant Colonel Pat Rumpza, Captain Dennis Peterson, Coast Guard Officer Carol Fritz, LTJG Steve Penner, CIA Hazel Blankenship, Sergeant Peter Bie, Major Jose Ramirez, Colonel Phil Conran, Brigadier General Fred Lopez, Captains Joe Danely and Fred Clough

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of men and women who served, some who lost their lives.

PCVF co-founders and co-directors are Hazel and John Blankenship – she was in the CIA and he was a Navy pilot during Vietnam. As Hazel says, “Our motto ‘Never Forgotten’ gets applied and demonstrated every day with the many programs and events the foundation supports.” A few are the UC Santa Barbara Veterans Resource Team, UC Santa Barbara ROTC, Veterans Treatment Court, Vet Net/Santa Barbara, Hospice Veterans Pinning Program, Higher Education Student Assistance, and The Sea Cadets. For more information, call 259-4394 or check out www.pcvf.org. PCVF can use you financial support to help fund their work for veterans.

John introduced a film montage that was Hollywood’s version of Vietnam, including clips from Good Morning Vietnam, Apocalypse Now, Flight of the Intruder, Forrest Gump, and Platoon. The speakers were captain Fred Clough (US Army), captain Joe Danely (Army), brigadier general Fred Lopez (USMCR), major Jose Ramirez (USMC), Colonel Phil Conran USAF, Sergeant Peter Bie Army, Carol Fritz widow of Coast Guard officer, LTJG Steve Penner

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Navy, Hazel Blankenship CIA, captain Dennis Peterson Marines, lieutenant colonel Pat Rumpza Women in Vietnam.

A few of the many highlights were Major Ramirez reminding us of the boat people trying to flee their North Vietnam-ruled country when some 500,000 drowned. Colonel Phil Conran commented, “President Johnson used to say, ‘My boys can’t even bomb an outhouse without my direct permission.’” Further, “War should be the last act a nation faces, when policy totally fails. But when you do go to war, you should go to win – not like we did. We went in with our arms tied behind our backs.” And the audience applauded.

In the program was a letter a mom wrote to her deceased son when she visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on February 13, 1984. “I came to this black wall again to see and touch your name William R. Stocks, and as I do I wonder if anyone ever stops to realize that next to your name is your mother’s heart. A heart broken 15 years ago today, when you lost your life in Vietnam. This I know. I would rather have had you for 21 years, and all the pain that goes with losing you than

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Lili’s life was just as colorful offstage with six husbands, numerous lovers, including Yul Brynner, Orson Welles, and Artie Shore, and several trials for public indecency.

Leslie, whose first book was Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America, also did a Showtime TV documentary on the subject, which ended with her being contacted by Lili’s Los Angeles-based sister Dardy Orlando, who thought she’d be the ideal author to write about her famous relative, who died in 1999 at the age of 80, after seeing the film.

She is now working on her third book about two fan dancers from the period.

“Burlesque seems to have taken over my life,” she laughs.

“Real” Valuable Texas tycoon Jerry Jones, a frequent visitor to our rarefied enclave when his NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys, are in summer training camp in Oxnard, must be a very happy man.

The team has just overtaken the Spanish soccer club, Real Madrid, as the world’s most valuable sports franchise.

Despite not making it into the Super Bowl since their last appearance in 1995, Jerry’s side remains out in front of their rivals when it comes to their value, according to statistics produced

by Forbes.

In fact, the Cowboys have held the title of the most valuable NFL side for the last nine years, thanks to their impressive revenue figures at the 85,000-seat AT&T Stadium.

Real Madrid, which includes Portugese soccer ace Ronaldo Cristiano on its team, was above the Cowboys in the rankings in July; however, the La Liga giants have now been knocked off the top spot.

The New England Patriots follow shortly behind Real Madrid in third place, making them the second-most valuable NFL team.

Jerry Jones’s Dallas Cowboys the world’s most valuable sports franchise (photo by Suzismini)

The Cowboys are valued at $2.59 billion, Real Madrid at $2.11 billion, the Patriots $2.07 billion, and, at joint third, the New York Yankees baseball team, with British soccer team Manchester United at fifth with $2.01 billion.

Belief System TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey gave fans a sneak-peek at her OWN cable channel’s hotly awaited new series Belief at the Riviera Theatre last week, followed by dinner at her 42-acre Montecito estate.

The seven-part documentary series, exploring beliefs around the world, premieres on Oprah’s eponymous network on Sunday, October 18.

“For the past three years, my team and I have been wanting to find the most compelling and thoughtful stories of faith, love, and devotion from around the world,” says Oprah.

“This truly has been my heart’s work, to be able to share stories like these that reflect our world and explore humankind’s ongoing search to connect with something greater than ourselves.”

Oprah joined Sheri Salata, Jon Sinclair, David Shadrack Smith, Greg Henry, and Kim Woodard as executive producers, with OWN sharing production billing with Brooklyn’s Part2 Pictures.

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Part D. Passage of the Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act of 2015 (H.R. 2623) would give access to safe, reasonably priced prescription drugs by allowing importation and reimportation of prescription drugs from countries with safety standards that are at least as strong as those of the United States. Or, passage of the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (S. 122 and H.R. 2228) would allow individuals to import safe prescription drugs from our northern neighbors.

Max Lynn Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: No doubt, you believe passage of some or all of the above-mentioned acts would be of some benefit to you and others. And, maybe you are correct.

As for us, however, there will be no editorial regarding passage of yet more laws, rules, and regulations. We’d be pleased if Congress passes no bills for at least the next two years and instead concentrates on doing away with as many of them as possible. – J.B.)

Clarification in Order

I should clarify my recent vote against Planned Parenthood in City Council, mistakenly reported in the media. I am not against abortion when performed early in a pregnancy.

I myself have benefited from that.

But what is ghastly is when Planned Parenthood – or any other organization – performs abortions so late in a pregnancy that the body of the infant is completely recognizable, and they therefore can market specific parts of the aborted infant for medical research. This is the slaughter of a viable and defenseless human being who is eliminated surgically.

They are literally carved up.

Planned Parenthood has shown no contrition at all about this practice.

If they recognized the horror of their ways, they would have my full support. Short of that, they won’t.

Frank Hotchkiss Santa Barbara City Councilman

Where’s the Money?

The unusual letter (“Out of Cash” MJ #21/35) makes statements that are troubling and truly questionable.

Life on planet Earth has changed dramatically because of GPS and the “electronic age.” Whenever one uses a check, his total banking information appears thereon.

We are constantly learning about foreign and domestic predatory thieves using the information to tragically liquidate business and personal banking accounts.

The Banking Institution must solve this real problem.

Is there insurance protection?

The answer for our population, in the meantime, is to pay in cash or by a bank cashier’s check, payable to the payee.

The ancient international Golden Rule – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – should be returned to as the foundation of civilized modern life.

A reader Montecito

The World’s a Stage

Reality TV has brought us to a new low, so I wasn’t surprised when, in a vain attempt to get some news, I turned on the TV, better known as the Big Garbage Can In The Sky, and was hit in the head by a flying commercial.

Am I the only one noticing the increase in the number of commercials we are subject to?

Unreal Reality has also given us announcers who cannot read the cue

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“It’s like, you know, um, um...” followed by a windmill of waving hands and arms.

We are now treated to such things as Dancing With the Clodhoppers, and I’m Naked and Afraid (even though I have a film crew following me around and have my very own fig-leaf technician, I’m still afraid). Afraid, no doubt, of being cancelled.

And, while I’m at it, I wish someone would rescue us from the grown man on Bar Rescue who yells like a twoyear-old having a temper tantrum.

Announcers used to have mellifluous voices; now, they sound like cheese graters.

Once, people trained long and hard to become an actor or actress. Now, all you need is to make up the dialogue as you go along.

Christina Allison Montecito

The Age of the Ant

Argentine Ants (AA) now form a global, interbreeding mega-colony.

In California, they are an invasive species that kills the horned lizard and native ants that native plants depend upon to disperse their seeds. Thus, native flora and fauna decline in the wake of AA invasions.

The number one culprit in AA invasions is irrigation water in gardens, orchards, fields, and so on (https://biology.ucsd.edu/news/ article_033006.html).

There is “unambiguous evidence that soil moisture can control invasions of Argentine ants (ibid).”

Scientists “were able within a matter of weeks to increase the abundance and encourage the spread of Argentine ants by irrigating normally dry land. Once irrigation ended and soil moisture declined, the researchers found, the number of ants returned to pre-irrigation levels (ibid).”

“Our study shows that if you irrigate, you may well have ant problems,” says Holway. “And if it’s dry,

Another Pound of Flesh

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“Human Capital — Episode 3: Planned Parenthood’s Custom Abortions for Superior Product” was the latest video from the Center for Medical Progress revealing the grisly underworld of harvesting and trafficking baby parts. Of the seven videos to go public so far, this is the most unsettling. The video centers on an interview with former StemExpress “procurement technician” Holly O’Donnell, who recounts her experiences doing unspeakable things.

(StemExpress last week severed ties with Planned Parenthood in the wake of the video series.) In fact, O’Donnell struggles to keep her composure and find the right words.

O’Donnell says her supervisor told her: “’I want you to see something kind ‘a cool.’” After looking, however, O’Donnell said she thought, “This is the most gestated fetus and the closest thing to a baby I’ve seen.” She continued, “And [my supervisor] just taps the heart, and it starts beating.

And I’m sitting here and I’m looking at this fetus, and its heart is beating, and I don’t know what to think.” She adds, “I don’t know if that constitutes it’s technically dead, or it’s alive.”

CMP notes in its press release, “State and federal law require that the same treatment be given to an infant born alive after an abortion as to a normally delivered baby (1 U.S.C. 8, CA Health and Safety Code 123435).” Clearly, that didn’t happen in the instance O’Donnell described.

In fact, it got much worse. As the video shows the most horribly disconcerting scene so far – a mid-gestational baby boy in a stainless steel pan, still moving his legs – O’Donnell says her supervisor instructed her to procure an intact brain from the baby: “She gave me the scissors and told me that I had to cut down the middle of the face. And I can’t even describe what that feels like.”

“I remember holding that fetus in my hands... and I started crying,” O’Donnell says. And as her voice breaks she says, “It’s just really hard knowing you’re the only person who’s ever going to hold that baby.” (So much for the compassionate care PP claims it doles out). The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that, “if a fetus survives an abortion, and has made it out of the womb alive, it is no longer a non-person but a baby protected by the Constitution. And the Hyde Amendment prohibits federally funded abortions. I firmly believe what PP is doing is criminal and object to their practices as vociferously as possible.

If supporters of PP have a right to an abortion, surely critics have a right not to be forced to pay for it.

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about a procedure that involves pulling a live baby feet-first from the womb except for the head, and then puncturing the skull and suctioning out the brain?”

A CMP spokesperson said, “We hope the result of these videos is to change hearts and minds. It’s a matter of when life begins and how we take care of that life.” Aside from the political ramifications, this is a defining moment for our culture.

House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy (R, California), asked “In the face of these videos, with all the alternatives women have for health care, why would you want to force your constituents to pay for something so evil”? I would like to pose that question to our Congressional representative Lois Capps, supervisors Janet Wolf, Salud Carbajal, Mayor Helene Schneider, and councilmember Cathy Murillo. What a stain they’ve put on Santa Barbara.

Hopefully they’ll be voted out.

There was an important, if underplayed, moment in the recent Republican debate, when Jeb Bush (who I’m not a great fan of) declared, in short: “A partial solution to the debate over PP funding is for the president to cut off the Title X funding, which he can do without going through Congress.” Title X is also known as the Reagan Rule, which President Reagan invoked in 1988. It was directly aimed at PP in the hopes of restoring some integrity to the organization. The left called it an “abortion gag rule” and challenged it in court.

They lost. The Clinton administration promptly repealed it. But what Clinton repealed, a new president can re-impose. We all know that President Obama has a pen, because he told us so, but with PP president Cecile Richards visiting the White House 39 times since 2009, I’m afraid there’s little hope of him using it in a manner that would upset that cozy relationship.

The tragedy within this tragedy is that there are thousands of couples who desperately want to adopt a child but who are being denied the opportunity in large part because of PP’s abhorrent practices. Life News.com carried this blurb by Steven Ertelt, dated December 11, 2013: “A new Planned Parenthood report claims they perform 149 abortions for every adoption referral.” If you are sick to the stomach after reading this, that just means you have a lot more respect for the sanctity of life and what normal people consider to be God’s gift to the world.

But I suppose, looking at it from PP’s mercenary perspective, for every infant put up for adoption, they are out their pound of flesh.

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Over 200 artists received a small canvas to create a work for the event including paintings, drawings, photographs, collage and assemblage.

There were about 300 guests and 50 pieces of art were sold for $300 each.

Money raised will fund the expanded Teen Arts Mentorship Program and the Community Gallery Program.

Valets took care of the parking problem. Steve and Caroline Thompson from Cabana Home donated the service. The party was all decorated in shades of purple with fine wine and taste treats. The stage and sound system were loaned from neighbor Mike McColm of MichaelKate. Spencer the Gardener provided the live dancing music along with DJ Zac Pike. Executive director Brad Nack was meeting

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The Arts Fund Gallery, with some of the 200 works on the wall

and greeting and so was event chair Rosemarie Gebhart who had been aided in her job with a committee.

Board president Gary Elkins was there and so were board members Catey Dunkley and Nancy Gifford (who helped hang the 200 works).

Dr. Chris Elstner from Santa Ynez was a big help.

More guests mingling inside and outside were Ros and Ron Fendon, Tim Walsh, Mike Healy, Susan and Terry Northrop, Lucy O’Brien, Gwen Stauffer and Mark Taylor, Allison Armour, Adrienne and Andy Davis, Beverley Jackson, Mary Dee Thompson, Mary Ellen Tiffany, Kerrie Kilpatrick, and Hugh Margerum.

The Arts Fund still maintains its mentor program, which pairs emerging artists with established ones so they can learn from the experienced.

Friday, October 2, will be their next exhibit. There is also an emphasis on curated shows. The next is October 30 called “Unintended Consequences”, guest curated by Charles Donelan.

Another upcoming exhibit will be December 11 called “Artist’s Balls” with guest curator Hugh Margerum.

There will be Christmas ornaments decorated by many artists and up for sale.

Next time you’re in the Funk Zone, check out the Arts Fund Gallery or call 965-7321 for information. •MJ 24 September – 1 October 2015

On Entertainment Island (S)hopping

by Steven Libowitz

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Both of those come together with the trio’s new doc, West of the West – Tales from California’s Channel Islands, a three-part mini-series on the human history of the famed island group out in our local channel.

The documentary covers 14,000 years of history on the islands, told through the stories of its inhabitants and visitors with myriad interviews and soaring shots of scenery, as well as historical footage. If that sounds a bit esoteric, you’re not alone.

Even film producer Tyler, who lives in Montecito, was mystified by the islands before taking on the project.

“I’d seen them, looking at them for 25 years with mild curiosity ever since we moved to Santa Barbara,” he said.

“But I’d only been out there one time on Father’s Day when we kayaked around Santa Cruz 10 years ago. So, knew nothing at all,” he admitted.

“The paradox about the islands is most of us know very little, but the few people who do know a great deal.

Our job was to get to all of them and get that information on film.”

The crew completed 66 days of shooting on the islands and the mainland, and are currently in the editing process, but they still need to raise about 30 percent of the budget for the trio of one-hour specials that will be shown on PBS next year. They’ve scheduled three free public screenings of 20-minute segments from the film next Thursday at the Metro 4 to serve as a sneak preview and to launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise the final funds of about $150,000.

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“If you give us $60, you get two tickets to the premiere at the Arlington next March, and two DVDs,” Tyler explained. “So it’s like a pre-sale. If we sell out the theater twice, that will raise $50,000 and two donors in Santa Barbara will match it.”

the fourth in as many years – evinces a growth and outlook that plays nicely in 2015, standing in sharp contrast to the foot-stomping anthems of some other members of the folk revival (we’re looking at you, Mumfords).

Ryan lent his considerable intellect with an admirable honesty to our conversation earlier this week, especially considering it was his third interview of four in a row that afternoon. Here are excerpts: Q. You were both solo acts who weren’t finding much success back in 2011. What made you think that teaming up made sense?

A. What raised our eyebrows the first day we got together was when we played one of my songs after having arranged it for two guitars and harmony vocals. We put up a mic and when we heard it back, we just looked at each other and knew we had something. At the root, it’s a real visceral pleasure that we get from singing harmony, and we didn’t have that outlet as solo artists. Now we’re pretty addicted to it.

Why hadn’t you gone there before?

It’s hard to get someone to dig in that deeply with you. Everybody has their own vision and direction, so it’s a big decision and commitment to throw in with somebody else and

go full bore. Even in light of our loving and preferring harmony, it’s still hard to take that leap, because it’s essentially a marriage – only harder to dissolve.

Was it also partly that you both play vintage instruments?

Not really, because it’s not unique to the two of us. Most of the people I know who are solo artists around L.A. are playing vintage guitars. That’s how I discovered my love for the old Gibson J-45, that quintessential deep woody sound. But there is something special between our guitars tone-wise that also caught our attention.

You’ve got that local angle as you recorded your debut album Retrospective in Ventura.

Yeah, Zooey’s was our seeding ground. We had played there a bunch of times and knew that (the owners) were probably the only people who would turn their venue over to us to make a live recording that way. They let us take over the room for the entire weekend. No other place in the world that we could have even logistically thought of doing that. So, there’s still some sentimental attachment, and they’re still friends even though Zooey’s is gone.

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Not to mention that they still give away their first two albums for free on their website, a latter-day version of the song-sharing economy popular half a century ago. The Milk Carton Kids’s third album was nominated for a Grammy, and this year’s Monterey –

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Animal lover Gretchen Lieff, who launched the Campaign for Davey in July to bring in stiffer penalties for animal cruelty after a five-month old puppy was burned, mutilated, beaten, and sexually abused by a Chinese City College, student, who received just one year in county jail and five years probation for his sadistic crime, hosted a lunch at the Coral Casino with former Dynasty actress Linda Evans, who has joined with Montecito TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres in the campaign.

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And that’s not all that different from how you made your new record, Monterey. You recorded it in empty halls on the road, right?

Yeah, it’s funny, though, because the main benefit was not something that we fully anticipated. At first, it was just to get out of the traditional studio environment and all of the pressures it brings. Get closer to approximating the live experience rather than the studio sound without actually making a live album in front of an audience. So, we took advantage of all those down hours in the middle of the day when you’re on tour. It was easy to travel with a firstrate recording rig, because we only needed six channels – two each for our guitars, vocals, and the room – on these beautiful stages. But it ended up that the salient feature of the album is a fearlessness and looseness that we were striving for, but which came from the methodology. We didn’t listen back to anything we recorded until months later, so we weren’t constantly nitpicking. And we recorded at over half of our 55 shows, so that gave us almost 30 chances at each song, compared to under a dozen in a studio. So, we didn’t have to play as if it were the definitive take, and that gave us a real freedom in the playing and singing that we had not been able to accomplish before.

You’ve talked previously about the album having a theme of “competing obsessions for both a sense of permanence, but also of newness and freshness, and movement, and progress.” How do you go about trying to achieve that?

Those competing values come and go from our consciousness. Sometimes we’re very aware; other times it’s only when looking back. But it’s fair to say that maybe that conflict comes out in more ways than we’re even aware.

Including this misinterpretation of us as being a throwback thing. People often write that we wear vintage suits.

Not true. The guitars are old but not for sake of it. And the mics are new.

We have no special affinity for old things. The sound of our music is undeniably reminiscent of folk music in the ‘60s, but we don’t draw on that consciously. We’re intentionally modern. So I think that idea of living in the past and future simultaneously shows up in the music.

Well, that ‘60s thing is also fueled by the fact that Monterey also boasts songs that are much more overtly political, an evolution from the early inside-out songs to ones with a world view. I’m thinking specifically of “Freedom”, which you wrote after Sandy Hook shootings.

The difference between political songs now and then is – at least looking back – there was an entire generation of young people who were

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on the same page, in regards to what progress meant and where society and culture had to go. To write a political song like “Ohio” back then, you could really capture the zeitgeist of the youth, and also have a hit song. There are a couple topics around which our generation has united, one of which is gay marriage and rights.

But we haven’t unanimously rallied around various other important topics – like gun control and economic inequality – which are both in the song “Freedom” – there doesn’t seem to be a mobilized consensus about where we even stand.

What inspired the song specifically is the same thing that gets in the way of that consensus and motivation: campaigns of misinformation surrounding the topic. The invocation of the word “freedom” to describe the phenomenon of gun ownership – like it’s a competing value – is such a nefarious invocation of the term. It infuriated me to the point of needing to get it out in a song.

(The Milk Carton Kids perform at 8 pm Wednesday, Sept 30, at the Lobero Theatre.

Austin singer songwriter Joe Pug opens.

Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.)

Further Folk

David Courtenay, the Santa Barbara singer-songwriter who effortlessly blends rock, soul, folk, and reggae with more than a dollop of oceanic fever (his last concert was a crowd-funding benefit sail on a boat out of the harbor last weekend), has a series of shows coming up at clubs, studios, and festivals all around the area, including a special house concert Sunday afternoon that serves as a perk for anyone donating at least $20 on his Indiegogo site toward his forthcoming professional solo CD. Stephanie Jospa opens. Details on Courtenay’s Facebook page, website (www.davidcourtenay.com) or by email ( dcourt25@gmail.com).

Ry Cooder and Ricky Skaggs are longtime heroes of acoustic music, each with a different slant and approach.

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Muñoz, with Words

Costa Rica-born jazz composer/ arranger/producer/percussionist Luis Muñoz has enjoyed a number of accomplishments over his 40-plus year career that was launched after he earned his master’s degree at UCSB back in 1974. He has written music

for documentaries, animation films, dance and theater, both locally and abroad, performed at jazz clubs and festivals around the world, recorded a CD for CBS Records back in the late 1980s, and released several indie CDs on his own dating back 20 years.

These include In 2004’s VIDA, which earned 4 stars from DownBeat magazine; 2007’s Of Soul and Shadow, which explored his Central American roots; and 2011’s Invisible, which garnered Muñoz a second Jazz Composer of the Year award from the Costa Rican Association of Musical Authors and Composers.

But there’s one area Muñoz hasn’t spent a lot of energy exploring: vocal music. Until now.

Muñoz’s new CD is entitled Voz, which is Spanish for voice. Seven of the nine tracks feature singers, a true reversal of the usual ration.

“I usually sneak one or two vocal tracks at most on a CD,” Muñoz explained. “But other than that, my music has always been instrumental.

For some reason, for this album, I decided to do the opposite. I really can’t explain why.”

Even if the reason eludes him, Muñoz is clear about the catalyst for Voz. He received a sizable grant from the Bell Foundation in San Jose, which donates money to artists they consider worthy. He used the money to travel to New York for long-desired recording sessions with “two of my favorite singers” – Claudia Acuña of Chile and Magos Herrera of Mexico – before returning to Santa Barbara to lay down some tracks with Teka Penteriche, the locally based Brazilian vocalist.

But the international horizons also extend to the lyrics – nearly all of which were co-written with other colleagues from Latin America, including Costa Rican poet (and National Poetry Award Winner 2013) Osvaldo Sauma, a childhood friend. Panamanian singer-songwriter (and multiple Grammy winner) Rómulo Castro, Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, and Costa Rican author/composer/multi instrumentalist Jaime Gamboa, the leader of the group Malpais, round out the lyricists. “All these guys are wonderful poets, so it was nice to collaborate with them,” explained Munoz.

Only Sauma’s poem, “Amanecer Luminoso” (Shining Dawn), had been previously published. “He sent me a bunch of books and I chose one. I was reading it and fell asleep with it in my hand, and dreamt the music.

The following day, I had the entire arrangement, chords structure, melody in my head. I wrote it all down on the book, because it was the first piece of paper I could find. It’s a gift, and it’s only happened a handful of times in 30 years.”

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Musician Luis Muñoz among those performing at La Cumbre Plaza on September 24

What’s more, Teka has now joined Munoz’s latest band – a trio he formed last year that features Daniel Zimmerman on guitars and Brendan Statom on acoustic bass – expanding her role from guest appearances to full member.

“She’s a real treasure, and every bit as good as any singer I’ve ever worked with,” Muñoz said. “But she’s not as well-known because she lives here.

She’s contributed to all of my albums, but now with this vocal album it made sense for her to join the band.”

The new group makes its official debut this Thursday, September 24, in the final Jazz at the Plaza concert series at La Cumbre Plaza. The free show takes place 5-7 pm and offers limited seating on a first come basis, though outside chairs are welcome.

Meanwhile, Muñoz is gearing up for a big push for Voz. “Things are going great,” he reported. “I just got a confirmation for a show at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, and the album is record of the month at KCRW. The first review from (former Los Angeles Times critic) Don Heckman called it a “masterpiece.”

Muñoz said the band is hoping to tour to Costa Rica and do the jazz festival circuit next summer. “I haven’t done that for 10 years ago, since the last time I had an agent. But I really believe in this project, these songs are very dear to my heart, and we made a great album.”

Justin Time

Pianist Justin Kauflin was a central figure in the documentary Keep On Keepin’ On, which chronicled his relationship with his mentor, the famed jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, who died less than a month after the film screened at Santa Barbara International Film Festival last January. Kauflin – who lost his vision at 11 but still competed in jazz festivals across the country and began his professional career at 15 – appeared at the movie’s local debut, but now he’s back in town to perform with his trio, making his SOhO debut in an early show Friday, Sept 25.

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plays across a wonderful piece of property, and takes advantage of tremendous coastal and mountain views. Our hope is that the golf course design will not only highlight the existing natural features of the property but also enhance them. We have been given a great opportunity on a classic site to create something very special.”

During the closure, members will have the opportunity to play at the Sandpiper Golf Club or Rancho San Marcos courses during the Montecito Country Club renovation.

For more information, visit www. montecitocc.com.

Fire Prevention in Montecito

Last week, on Tuesday, September 15, Montecito Fire Protection District personnel and American International Group’s (AIG) Wildfire Protection Unit (WPU) worked to clear key fire access roads in the district in preparation for the height of fire season, according to Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman. “This partnership has been in place for over ten years, with AIG providing pro-bono roadside retardant treatment in high-traffic areas in Montecito, such as trail heads and vista points,” Hickman explained.

The teams applied fire retardant and performed other mitigation actions along Gibraltar Road using special-purpose built AIG WPU trucks.

Prior to the full treatment, the groups conducted a demonstration for members of the media, demonstrating the fire retardant spraying procedures and use of the special-purpose built trucks.

AIG, a leading global insurance company, created its Wildfire Protection Unit 10 years ago to serve AIG Private Client Group policyholders in select areas of Northern and Southern California. This complimentary service has expanded to serve additional customers in California, as well as in parts of Colorado and Texas. Throughout the year, AIG’s certified wildfire specialists, in custom-built WPU trucks, visit homeowners to educate them about bolstering their home’s fire defenses throughout the dry season.

They work in collaboration with local fire authorities and, when warranted, spray Phos-Chek around the perimeters of vulnerable properties as an added layer of wildfire protection. Phos-Chek remains effective on ground vegetation for months, or until washed off with a hose or heavy rain.

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these roadsides.” Hickman tells us.

“The Santa Barbara front country has been identified as one of the most vulnerable areas in the state to fire threat this year. It is important for our residents to stay vigilant and do all they can to make their properties defensible.”

This summer has been extremely impacted by fire activity, with Montecito personnel and equipment assisting on many of the fires burning in northern California. Hickman suggests all property owners remove flammable vegetation (particularly dead materials) around their homes for a minimum of 100 feet.

Montecito Fire offers free fire safety home inspections. To make an appointment, call (805) 969-7762.

Additional information can be found on www.aig.com.

Physical Focus Launches New Program

Last year, we helped celebrate 15 years in business for Physical Focus, a fitness, personal training, physical therapy, and nutrition studio on Hot Springs Road. Now celebrating their 16th anniversary, owners and brothers Michael and Kasper Allison are re-launching the facility as a Vitality Center: a total approach to health, fitness, performance, and longevity.

“We have built the framework to bridge the gap between fitness and healthcare,” Michael told us during an interview last week.

According to Michael, the Vitality Center program is a comprehensive program for all ages and abilities, customized to the unique lifestyle, environmental and genetic needs, interests, and goals of each individual. The program is rooted in the expertise of an in-house Wellness Team, comprised of doctors of physical therapy, naturopathic doctors, nutritional consultants, fitness trainers, yoga therapists, Pilates instructors, bodywork therapists, and health, wellness, and mindfulness coaches.

“Clients receive an unmatched level of personal care and preventative healthcare,” Michael said. “Instead of seeking care only when in pain, sick or injured, or accepting mediocre performance and a lifestyle with less than optimal energy and passion, we want to help adults and children, young and old, to live their best lives and maximize their potential.”

While the program gets off the ground, the brothers’ immediate goal is to establish Physical Focus’s Vitality Center as the “go-to” place for a total approach to health, fitness, performance, and longevity. “A place for those serious about optimizing their overall health and wanting the best for themselves and their chil-

Physical Focus owners Michael and Kasper Allison, with their families, who they say were a major motivation in launching the new Vitality Center

dren, whether it’s playing a competitive sport or playing with their grandchildren,” Michael said. “We can provide comprehensive, customized programming for all ages and abilities to match the unique needs, interests, and goals of each individual,” he said.

Eventually, the brothers hope to launch a Youth Vitality Foundation, focusing on the wellness of kids.

“Our hope is that we can build a Vitality Template that other parents will begin integrating into their households with their own kids,” Michael said, stating that he’s already using the program with his kids, who are 10 and 14.

Potential clients will first meet with a Vitality Coach, who will help determine individual goals, strengths and weaknesses, and establish a starting point. They then design, coordinate, and oversee a program using the expertise of various physical therapists, naturopathic doctors, nutritional consultants, fitness trainers, and others. “This is all about holistic health,” he said.

Physical Focus is located in a two-story building featuring dynamic fitness equipment, treadmills, and free weights downstairs, and Pilates equipment, private treatment rooms, and a physical therapy area upstairs. Various memberships are still available, including training memberships, Pilates packages, and 24-hour access to the facility’s fitness studio. The brothers purchased the building about six years ago from former building owner Silvio di Loreto.

Physical Focus is located at 140 Hot Springs Road; call (805) 695-0450 for more information.

New Trustees at Laguna Blanca

Last week, Laguna Blanca School welcomed four new members to the Board of Trustees; earlier this week they appointed a new chairman, Mason Farrell, who helped with the

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Mason Farrell, Laguna Blanca’s newest chairman of the Board of Trustees

acquisition of the Montecito Lower School campus in the 1990s.

Farrell, a Laguna alumnus from the class of 1980, served on the Laguna board during the ‘90s, and has remained an advisor to the school, serving on several committees between board assignments.

Farrell is currently senior vice president at the Capital Group, a privately held global investment management firm based in Los Angeles. He has served as a trustee for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara, The Santa Barbara Foundation, the El Adobe Corporation, and he chaired the board of Lotusland. He also currently serves on the board of the Lobero Theatre.

Four new members to the board include David Bradley, Elisabeth Fowler, Jacquelyn Klein-Brown, and Dana White.

One of the key roles of the Board of Trustees is to ensure the school is accomplishing its mission and upholding its core values of scholarship, character, balance, and community. Additionally, the board works collaboratively with the head of school to provide needed counsel and guidance, and serves to ensure that Laguna has adequate financial resources to meet its mission and serve its students.

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class is all about how to prepare simple, easy, and delicious dinners. Space is limited and advanced reservations are required.

When: 12:30 pm Where: 38 W. Victoria Cost: Class is $40 and includes light lunch and complimentary champagne split.

Reservations and information: 770-7702

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 2 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 State of Our Schools Superintendent Dave Cash of the Santa Barbara Unified School District will provide information on today’s education issues, including the District’s efforts to become culturally proficient, create a technologyrich learning environment, and implement new content standards in all school subjects. The event takes place 7:30-9:30 am and includes breakfast, presentation, and Q&A. Presented by the Santa Barbara Education Foundation.

When: 7:30 am Where: Fess Parker Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Blvd Cost: $45 Tickets & Info: 284-9125 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome.

When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Santa Barbara Printmakers 22rd Annual Juried Exhibition The Santa Barbara Printmaker’s 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition provides a unique opportunity to the Santa Barbara community to view and learn about fine art printmaking today. Artist printmakers throughout California were invited to submit up to three works for the exhibition.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara County Administration Building, 105 E. Anapamu Street

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive.

When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa

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Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Mental Health Arts Festival Kicking off Mental Health Awareness Week, local artists who are living with mental illness will showcase their paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and more. The free event is hosted by the Mental Wellness Center, a private, non-profit organization providing recovery, education, and family services to adults and families affected by mental illness.

The Arts Festival will feature a variety of artwork including paintings, drawings, music, and poetry readings. The event will also offer educational materials focused on mental illness, treatment options, and community resources. Guests will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for $1.00 per ticket, for the chance to win gift certificates from local businesses.

When: 11 am to 4 pm Where: De La Guerra Plaza Info: www.mentalwellnesscenter.org “Zoos Line is it Anyway?”

Mix improv comedians with animal experts, add cool stories about fascinating critters, and everyone ends up happy as clams. It’s “Whose Line is it Anyway?” meets a TED Talk, where L.A.’s Impro Theater pros go ape and monkey around, but no one gets thrown to the lions. The winner is up to local celebrity judges and the audience. This is a family-friendly event, with food and drinks available for purchase. Seats are first-come, first-served, so please arrive early if you would like a seat. Late comers may be resigned to standing room-only sections.

When: 7:30 pm Where: Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $10-$12 Info: www.sbzoo.org

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 High Esteem Luncheon Join Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS), Santa Barbara’s only full-service domestic violence agency, for their High Esteem Luncheon at the Biltmore Santa Barbara in the Loggia Room. Funds from the luncheon and sponsorships will support victims and DVS’s mission to end the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence by providing awareness, and prevention and intervention services.

This year, Dot Marie Jones, Coach Beiste of Glee, will be the guest speaker.

Jones has received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for her role as football coach Shannon Beiste on Glee and has also starred in Material Girls, The Boondock Saints, and Patch Adams.

When: 11:30 am Where: 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $150 per person Info: 963-4458 x 102

Storytelling at Public Market Storyteller Michael Katz will perform his familyfriendly storytelling at the Santa Barbara Public Market.

When: 10:30 am today and tomorrow, September 27 Where: 38 W. Victoria Information: 770-7702

ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS Live Entertainment Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road When: 7 to 10 pm Info: 969-8500 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memoryenhancement exercises in a friendly environment When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 Locals Night at the Public Market Every Monday, take advantage of onenight-only merchant specials, games, prizes, and fun for locals. Corazon Cocina (opening soon at the Montecito Country Mart) will pop up for dinner in The Kitchen! Famous for his tacos and ceviche, Chef Ramon is serving up all new dishes and a changing menu each week. Beer, wine, and other beverages will be available for purchase, too.

Come play Cards Against Humanity, Dominos, Boggle, Yahtzee, Connect Four, and giant Jenga while enjoying “locals only” food and drink specials from participating merchants.

There is also live music each week.

When: 5 pm Where: 38 West Victoria Info: 770-7702 TUESDAYS Adventuresome Aging Program Community outings, socialization, and lunch for dependent adults When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $75, includes lunch, plus one-time fee of $35 Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859

Thy bounty shines in autumn unconfined. – James Thomson

THURSDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative, too.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Road Local Artisans Market When: 3 to 7 pm Where: La Cumbre Plaza, 121 South Hope Avenue Info: www.localartisansmarket.com SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in the upper village outside Montecito Village Grocery to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire.

When: 8 to 10 am Where: Every Sunday in the upper village, except the last Sunday of the month, when the show moves to its original home, close to 1187 Coast Village Road.

Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com French Conversation Every Sunday at Pierre Lafond in Montecito, look for a small group in the shade and join for casual conversation (and lunch if you’d like!) All levels welcome.

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husband, Adam, Oprah’s next-door neighbors.

“I first met Wayne 32 years ago at a Yale parents weekend, when he was in our daughter Jacqueline’s class,” says Penny. “He has been an amazing leader, changing laws all over the country about factory farms, puppy mills, and the like.”

Guests turning out for the worthy cause included winemaker Sally Jordan, horse whisperer Monty Roberts – a frequent guest of Queen Elizabeth – Lee Heller, Dwight and Kimberly Lowell, Mikkel and Jacqueline Herman, Wendy McCaw and Arthur von Wiesenberger, Priscilla Presley, Diana Basehart, and Dick and Noelle Wolf.

“It was a magical night that raised tens of thousands for the society,” says Penny.

Living Legends The Granada Theatre was socially gridlocked at the weekend when two of our tony town’s biggest movers and shakers, Anne Towbes and Gretchen Lieff, co-chaired the first Legends Gala on stage to raise in excess of $300,000 for the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts.

After cocktail parties in the penthouse of Granada board chair Dan Burnham and his wife, Meg, and the theater’s impressive lobby, the more

Inaugural Legends honorees: Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Philanthropy and Service; Marc Trueblood, Community Arts Music Association executive director; Legends co-chair Gretchen Leiff; Bob Montgomery, CAMA president; Legends co-chair Anne Towbes, and Barry deVorzon, music industry legend (photo by Priscilla)

CAMA board of directors Ed and Sue Birch attending the Legends gala VIP reception at the Burnhams’ top of the “G” (photo by Priscilla)

SBCPA president Dan Burnham and his wife, Meg, hosting a VIP reception at their penthouse home (photo by Priscilla)

Attending the reception are Jimmy and Patti Connors, Legends committee member Marla Phillips, and Lee Phillips in the SBCPA Granada Theatre (photo by Priscilla)

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than 300 glamorously garbed guests stepped on to the cavernous stage for a three-course dinner accompanied by a fanfare from the brass ensemble of the Santa Barbara Symphony, for the ceremony, hosted by Carpinteria actor Alan Thicke.

The first Legend award winners were Roger and Sarah Chrisman, who have donated millions to the 1,500-seat theater, who received their inscribed crystal trophy from Dan, followed by CAMA – the 97-year-old Community Arts Music Association – presented by Ed Birch, president of the Mosher Foundation.

Last, but certainly not least, was Montecito songwriter Barry deVorzon, who has written 18 hits, includ-

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ing “Rhythm of the Rain”, “Cherish”, and “Never My Love”, and won six Emmy awards, a Grammy Award, and an Oscar nomination, who credited much of his philanthropic work to his wife, Jelinda, as he received his award from longtime friend Herb Simon, accompanied by Robert Fell, Gene Montesano, and Jimmy Argyropoulos, after which State Street Ballet dancer Meredith Harrill performed to another DeVorzon hit “Nadia’s Theme”.

Los Angeles Opera tenor Joshua Guerrero sang a rousing rendition of Mexican composer Agustin Lara’s 1932 work Granada, while supreme-

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ly self-confident Sydney Shalhoob, a freshman at San Marcos High and winner of this year’s Teen Star contest, sang a selection of Elton John songs.

Winner of the $1,000 a ticket raffle for a $18,800 seven-day Mediterranean yacht cruise for two, with only 100 tickets being sold, was Montecito’s Nancy Sheldon.

Among the too-too tony types adding to the legendary event were Nina Terzian, Hiroko Benko, Matthew and Michael deVorzon, Mireille Noone, Mara Abboud, Bui Simon, Jimmy and Patti Connors, Wendy McCaw and Arthur von Wiesenberger, Nir and Gaja Kabaretti, Craig and Kirsten Springer, Robert Lieff, Steven Sharpe, Robert Adams, Bob and Sandy Urquhart, Richard Caleel, Tanya Thicke, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Bob and Val Montgomery, Jock and Ellen Pillsbury, Allen and Anne Sides, Robert Weinman, Michael Towbes, Jennifer Hale, Seymour and Shirley Lehrer, Jonathan Fox, Diana Starr Langley, Patricia Gregory, Geoffrey and Joan Rutkowski, Derek and Beth Westen, and Kristi Newton.

The Big Nipper Santa Barbara News-Press co-publisher, Arthur von Wiesenberger, was popping his cork at everyone in the joint when he resurrected his ‘80s Coast Village Road nightclub Nipper’s for one night only at the Warren Butler Event Center, formerly the home of the iconic eatery Cafe Del Sol, to raise around $25,000 for the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County.

Some 200 guests, dressed in California Chic, converged on the sold-out event, with Arthur’s former club partner, Horatio LonsdaleHands, flying in from Dallas, Texas, for the ritzy shindig, while the original Nipper’s sign was displayed on the building’s frontage and vintage photographs adorned the walls.

Nipper’s chips, like poker chips, could be bought to buy the wide variety of champagnes available, including the house champagne Paul Goerg, $300 a bottle 2004 Dom Perignon, and Louis Roederer Cristal 2001 top-

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ping the price list at $500 a pop, while Nipper’s Beauties, dressed in fire-engine red inspired by Chateau Marmont owner Andre Balaz’s new London hostelry and eatery, the Chiltern Firehouse, sashayed around.

Among the cork poppers were comedian Dennis Miller, actor Alan Thicke and his wife, Tanya, Paul Stewart, son of former Formula One champion, Jackie Stewart, Robert and Gretchen Lieff, Hiroko Benko, Jon and Martha Bull, Ron and Andra Macleod, Barry and Jelinda deVorzon, Diana Starr Langley, Wendy McCaw, Peter Clark, Leslie von Wiesenberger, Ralph and Diana MacFarlane, and Judi and Shari Zucker.

It is proposed to keep the bubbly boffo bashes going, with jollies happening every third Friday of the month.

Birthday Boy Silvio di Loreto, known affectionately as the Godfather of Real Estate since moving to our Eden by the Beach in 1956, celebrated the 30th anniversary of his 60th birthday at the Great Meadow of City College with 400 of his closest friends.

Other than Pope Francis, who was still at the Vatican planning his U.S. visit, practically every Italian in our tony town was at the bash, featuring free-flowing wine, hot dogs, and lasagna.

Silvio, who was a World War II veteran and founding president of the of the City College Foundation, also makes great taffy, as I can attest when we first met at a lunch for Hillside House at Tita Lanning’s estate, Mirador, some years back.

He is particularly proud of his son, Dante, who produced the hit Fox TV series, Glee, for six seasons.

Among those turning out for Silvio, who also used to have his

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More than 350 attended the soldout beano, helping raise more than $150,000 for the cause, founded by Noemi Doohan, executive director Maria Long tells me.

After entertainment from Cirque Mirage, with aerialists and stilt walkers, the under the moon dance party featured The Beatles’s tribute band, Sgt. Pepper, with British rocker Alan Parsons joining the group on stage for the song “With A Little Help From My Friends”.

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Celebrating History

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In addition, a scrolling photo exhibit shows the construction as well as the capital campaign, which reached out to the average citizen by selling adobe bricks one at a time. Today, there are thousands of Santa Barbarans and Montecitans who can point to the bricks and say, “One of them is mine!”

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which was described by one observer as “at the apex of a dark and winding staircase.”

Soon the collection had outgrown the space, and Katherine Bagg Hastings offered her home, the Trussell-Winchester Adobe at 412 West Montecito Street (where the Fernald House was later moved) for the collection. In the early 1950s, the society moved to the Mission, and the search for a permanent site was continued.

It was found on the site of the former 1875 Santa Barbara Gas Works, close to the Covarrubias Adobe and the Historic Adobe, which in 1941 was

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a county parking lot. After years of negotiations, the County granted the Society a 99-year lease and the building campaign was on.

The proximity of two historic adobes became a defining influence in the design. Plans reflecting the elegance of the Spanish Colonial Revival Courthouse, were not deemed appropriate for the setting. Hoyt’s ultimate design, therefore, hearkened back to the romance of adobe days in Santa Barbara. (Indeed, the museum’s ambiance has drawn hundreds of weddings and special events to its charmingly simple and nostalgic courtyard.)

Revenue from the parking lot contributed to the construction fund, and board members sold adobe bricks at $5 apiece so the museum would truly

be a community effort. When construction began in 1963, the excavation of the museum’s vault provided more than 70,000 bricks, which were reinforced with cement.

The villages of Tecate in the mountains of Baja provided the tile, and Douglas fir trees provided the massive beams. The doors were milled on site with the Chumash “River of Life” motif. On February 25, 1965, the building was dedicated.

The little Pop-Up exhibit is well worth a pop in, especially since visitors can pay a last visit to the amazing Fiesta Costume exhibit while there. (If you haven’t seen the Costume exhibit yet, don’t miss it; it’s well worth the trip downtown to 136 E. De la Guerra Street. And who knows, maybe you’ll find your brick!)

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T E D D Y B E A R C A N C E R F O U N D AT I O N

Please support Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s 3rd Annual Gold Ribbon Campaign in recognition of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month during September.

We are seeking the community’s support to raise $250,000 this month to support our families. We need your help. Your gift – whether $10, $100, $1,000 or $10,000 - will make a positive difference in the life of a child battling cancer.

Magnus’ Story “Our son, Magnus, was diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. One day he was a healthy and thriving two-and-a-half year old— and the next he was in the hospital with a lifethreatening diagnosis.

We are so thankful for the generosity of Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Although we had some emergency funds saved, nothing prepared us for the devastation of having a child with cancer.

The grant of five thousand dollars, and the gasoline gift cards provided by TBCF, allowed us to be by Magnus’ side during his bone marrow transplant, and prepare our home for his recovery.”

– Kalins Family

Mission Statement

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization providing financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer living in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! GO GOLD IN SEPTEMBER!

To make your gift today, please donate: By phone: (805) 962-7466 | Online: TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org Mail to: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, 2230 Bath Street, Suite 107, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 A huge “teddy bear” hug for your support! Thank you! All donations are tax-deductible.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 33)

It is estimated that, at the current rate, the beautiful big felines will disappear by 2020, other than those in zoos and wildlife parks, says Alan Rabinowitz, one of the world’s leading big cat experts.

Matthew is selling his impressive work, one of 10, which measures about 7 feet by 7 feet, for $100,000, which goes toward a new $3-million campaign to save the magnificent beasts organized by the World Wildlife Foundation and Panthera, a Los Angeles-based group that Rabinowitz heads.

Paul Huang entertains at Camerata Pacifica new season debut

intense quintet in F minor.

A fine start to Adrian Spence’s talented troupe’s new season.

Eye of the Tigers Santa Barbara artist Matthew McAvene is certainly earning his stripes!

Matthew unveiled the first of 10 larger-than-life tiger head sculptures at a pulsing bash for the locally based group, Tiger Heroes, to kick off a campaign at Oniracom on East Haley Street to save the remaining 3,200 tigers in the wild.

Curious George New plans for filmmaker George Lucas’s proposed museum for Chicago’s lakefront, include a scaledback design and more green space after complaints by environmentalists.

Lucas, who has a beachfront home in Carpinteria near Oscar winner Kevin Coster and TV talk-show host Conan O’Brien, unveiled the new plans in federal court during a hearing in a non-profit group’s lawsuit filed to prevent the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art from being built south of Soldier Field.

The group has now been given three weeks to fine-tune its lawsuit.

Owner Tucker Bodine of Playback Recording Studio with Jonathan McEuen, Ryan Wolfe, and Ryan McEuen of the Jonathan McEuen Trio (photo by Priscilla)

The group’s attorney, Sean MoralesDoyle, says the complaint will largely remain unchanged because they take issue with whether the Windy City can sell public land to a private entity, not project specifics.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered the land for the project to Lucas, when he chose Chicago over San Francisco as its location.

King Thing The forecast El Niño could play havoc with riding trails in our Eden by the Beach, Montecito Trails Foundation president Bobbi King said at the group’s annual fundraiser at the Montecito Valley Ranch home of Hal and Mary Coffin.

More than 150 participants, including equestrians, hikers, and cyclists, participated in the 51st anniversary event, which helps raise funds toward the annual $66,000 costs of keeping the 300 miles of trails clear.

Among those at the bridle brunch and barbecue were Jean and Hilary Burkemper, Judy Blankenship, Maxi Decker, Si Jenkins, Jeff and Susan Jordano, Suzanne Perkins, Gene Sinser, John and Ellen Pillsbury, John and Christy Venable, and Chris Borghesani.

Riding High After years of driving her iconic

green Land Rover at Balmoral and Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth may be investing in the new 187-miles-perhour Bentley Bentayga, The pricey SUV – which features a six liter twin-turbo power train – retails for around $240,000 and will join other Bentleys garaged in the Royal Mews, including the State Limousine presented to her for the Golden Jubilee in 2002 and a Bentley Mulsanne.

“Her Majesty decided to test drive it a few weeks ago – one of the prototypes – and she will now use it for her hunting and deer stalking expeditions,” says Bentley president Michael Winkler.

Sightings: Priscilla Presley noshing at Pierre Lafond’s Wine Bistro...

David Zucker, producer of The Naked Gun, checking out the Santa Barbara Polo Club...Twilight Saga actress Nikki Reed sashaying on State Street Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call •MJ 969-3301.

Jacob Tell, artist, and crew Ali Azarvan, John Luchetti, Luke Archer, Ryan Adams, Ryan McCuen, and Tom Adams in front of tiger made from foam over a steel cage formed by mathematical technique using flat-foam patterning (photo

by Priscilla)

24 September – 1 October 2015

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace, as I have seen in one autumnal face. – John Donne

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ORDINANCE NO. 5718 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3737 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3737 for the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Treatment Process Improvements Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2015 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Treatment Process Improvements Project, Bid No. 3737".

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following major work items: 1. Aeration basin modifications including new inlet and outlet gates, baffle walls, aeration diffusers (disc type), mixers, aeration piping, drivers and controls, and structural strengthening of walls and floors; 2. Replacement of return activated sludge pumps and discharge piping; 3. Replacement of waste activated sludge pump drives; 4. Replacement of two aeration blowers; 5. New compressor air; 6. New concrete flume structure to distribute mixed liquor flow to the secondary clarifiers; 7. Return activated sludge withdrawal piping modifications; 8. Secondary clarifier modifications including relocation of bottom end shaft, adding wipers on flights, and replacement of mechanism drive; 9. New mixed liquor pumps and associated piping; 10. Buried waste mixed liquor piping and waste activated sludge piping from secondary facility to the existing dissolved air flotation thickener; 11. Chemical facilities including ammonium sulfate, ferric chloride, and polymer, including tanks, pumps and injection diffusers; 12. Secondary effluent recycle facility including diversion box and gate, meter and meter box, and discharge to the influent pumping station; 13. Demolition associated with the above items; 14. New 480V power distribution from substation C to a new 480V MCC in the return activated sludge pump room and new 480V MCC in the blower room for all 480V and 120V loads; 15. Associated structural and instrumentation work; and 16. All other work indicated or identified, as per the plans and specifications.

The Engineer’s estimate is $25M. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. Each bidder shall also have no less than five (5) years' experience in the magnitude and character of the work bid. Magnitude of the work shall be defined as projects over $15 million. Character of the work shall be defined as work that includes process and operation upgrades or new construction relating to water or wastewater treatment plants. Contractor shall provide its DUNS number to the City at the time the contract is executed per Section A, Paragraph A2.29.8, “DUNS Number.”

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant, 520 E. Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155.

The City’s contact for this project is Lisa Arroyo, Supervising Civil Engineer, 805-564-5486.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are advised that this project is financed by a Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing agreement and the Contractor shall agree to all requirements, conditions and provisions set forth in the specifications, including but not limited to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Davis Bacon Requirements, and Buy America Requirements. Attention is directed to Section A, Paragraph A2.29, “State Revolving Fund Loan Requirements.”

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Attention is directed to Section A, Paragraph A2.29.14 “Davis Bacon Requirements,” and Appendix D “Davis Bacon Wage Determination and Wage Rate Schedule” of the specifications. If there is a difference between the Davis Bacon rate of wages as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. Labor compliance monitoring and enforcement on the project will be handled by a third-party pursuant to the Public Resources Code Section 75075. Addenda to modify the Davis Bacon rate of wages, if necessary, will be issued through Eibdboard.com.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING CHAPTER 5.66 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH NEWS RACK REGULATIONS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 15, 2015.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal) /s/_____________________ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5718 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on September 8, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 15, 2015, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Dale Francisco, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 16, 2015.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 16, 2015.

Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3400(c), the City finds that certain equipment designated within these specifications must be standardized to match existing equipment used within the City’s Water Resources facilities in order to facilitate maintenance and operation activities and to provide improved performance and reliability of these complex facilities. No “or-equal” substitutions will be accepted for equipment designated as “City Standard Equipment – No Substitution Permitted” in the specifications. Attention is directed to Section A2.26, “Substitution and ‘Or-Equal’ Items” of the specifications.

Per Resolution 15-068 as adopted by City Council on August 11, 2015, and pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3400(c), the City finds that it is in the City’s best interest to sole source specify REXA electraulic actuators in two locations to field test this equipment to determine the product’s suitability for future use. These two locations are the secondary effluent recycle gate and secondary effluent well gate. No “or-equal” substitutions will be accepted for this specific electraulic actuator. Attention is directed to Section A2.26, “Substitution and ‘Or-Equal’ Items” of the specifications.

Bidders are notified that all substitute and “Or-Equal” items relating to Section 11231, “Fine Bubble Diffusion Equipment,” Section 11269, “PlatformMounted Vertical Hyperboloid Mixers,” and 11485, “Motor-Driven Single-Stage Centrifugal Mixed-Flow or Turbo-Air Blowers,” must be submitted for review and consideration to the Engineer as stated in Section A2 – Information for Bidders. The bidder shall not include any Section 11231, 11269, or 11485 items in its bid as substitute or “Or-Equal” unless it has been approved by the Engineer as stated in Section A2.26, “Substitution and ‘OrEqual’ Items” of the specifications.

Per Resolution 14-090 as adopted by City Council on December 17, 2014, this project has been deemed substantially complex and per Public Contract Code 7201, the Owner will retain ten percent (10%) retention as described more completely in Part B, Division 0, Section 00700, Article 14, “Payments to Contractor and Completion,” and as modified by Part B, Division 0, Section 00800, Supplementary Condition SC-14.02.A.3 “Applications for Payment.”

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLISHED: September 16th, 23rd and 30th 2015 Montecito Journal

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William Hornung, C.P.M.

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/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published September 23, 2015 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Loza Tech, 1019 Bel Monte Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Igacnio Loza III, 1019 Bel Monte Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 14, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello.

FBN No. 2015-0002696.

Published September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sweetwater Collaborative; Youth Drought Project, 1733 Calle Cerro, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Interplay, 1733 Calle Cerro, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheeff.

24 September – 1 October 2015

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner

The Americana Event of the Year

David McCullough

Ry Cooder - Sharon White - Ricky Skaggs

Lessons in Leadership from the Pioneers of Flight

TUE, SEP 29 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE Tickets start at $40 $25 UCSB students

THU, OCT 1 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE Tickets start at $25 / $15 UCSB students

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Event Sponsors: Fredric E. Steck Marilyn & Dick Mazess

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Event Sponsors: Anne & Michael Towbes

Media Sponsor:

Dale Russakoff

The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

FREE

SAT, OCT 3 / 3 PM / UCSB CAMPBELL HALL The veteran Washington Post reporter examines the highly publicized strategy to create a model for national education – one that failed despite a $100 million pledge from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – revealing a cautionary tale for those who care about the state of America’s schools.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India Spirit of India

MON, OCT 5 / 8 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL

Arrive one hour early for a dance lesson with Dhadkan Bollywood Dance Team

Tickets start at $25 / $15 UCSB students

Event Sponsors: Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin

Santa Barbara Debut

Free and open to the public

One of America’s Most Treasured Artists Takes Her New Company of 12 Dancers on Tour

An Evening of Comedy with

Patton Oswalt

Twyla Tharp

WED, OCT 7 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

FRI, OCT 9 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

50th Anniversary Tour

Tickets start at $35 / $15 UCSB students

Tickets start at $40 / $19 UCSB students

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Patton Oswalt is one of the most brilliant comedy minds of a generation.” – Ricky Gervais

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® Adiós Tour

featuring Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal, Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos & Barbarito Torres TUE, OCT 13 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE Tickets start at $35 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Nonstop, fierce bravura, delivered with mind-boggling stamina.” The New York Times

Ray Chen, violin Julio Elizalde, piano WED, OCT 21 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Phenomenal talent.”

The Washington Post Program: Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe and more

Up Close & Musical Series at Hahn Hall sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman

(805) 893-3535 / www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Granada event tickets can also be purchased at: (805) 899-2222 24 September – 1 October 2015

Falling leaves hide the path so quietly. – John Bailey

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ORDINANCE NO. 5719

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3788 This project is subject to Section 3 Economic Opportunities to Low and Very-Low Income Persons and Business Concerns of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Bidders seeking Section 3 preference as defined in the specifications must submit a Certification for Business Concerns Seeking Section 3 Preference in Contracting and Demonstration of Capability form, attached hereto as Attachment F, and required documentation.

Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3788 for the CDBG 2015-2016 WESTSIDE SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMPS PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “CDBG 2015-2016 WESTSIDE SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMPS PROJECT, Bid No. 3788".

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished sidewalk access ramp project, including but not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, clearing and grubbing, surveying, saw cutting, removal of hardscape, subgrade preparation for the construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, access ramps, cross gutters, spandrels, pavement delineation, root pruning, sign relocation, placing of asphalt concrete conform, cleanup, public notices, and incidentals as specified in these Special Provisions, City Standards, and Project Plans & Specifications.

The Engineer’s estimate is $195,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155.

The City’s contact for this project is Alex Ubaldo, Project Engineer, 805-897-2668.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. 24,316 BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE ELINGS PARK FOUNDATION DATED JANUARY 10, 2013, FOR THE USE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY’S RECYCLED WATER AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ONSITE RECYCLED WATER BOOSTER PUMP STATION AT ELINGS PARK The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 15, 2015.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this Project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the specifications. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations.

This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Bidders are hereby notified that the Contractor shall comply with provisions of the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented by U.S. Department of Labor regulations.

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto as Attachment A. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination #CA150023, dated 09/04/2015 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix C. However, actual prevailing wage rates will be determined as of the bid opening date. If any modifications have been issued to the wage decision, the contractor must adhere to the modified wage decision. Additional CDBG requirements are described in Appendix C: Attachments C-U. Bidders are hereby notified that the Contractor shall comply with provisions of Sections 103 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330), as amended, and as supplemented by U.S. Department of Labor regulations.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 5% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 5% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

Section 1352, Title 31, United States Code prohibits Federal funds from being expended by the recipient or any lower-tier sub-recipient of a Federalaid contract to pay for any person for influencing or attempting to influence a Federal agency or Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal-aid contract, the making of any Federal grant or loan, or the entering into of any cooperative agreement.

If any funds other than Federal funds have been paid for the same purposes in connection with this Federal-aid contract, the recipient shall submit an executed certification and, if required, submit a completed disclosure form as part of the bid documents.

A certification for Federal-aid contracts regarding payment of funds to lobby Congress or a Federal agency is included in the contract documents.

Standard Form - LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” with instructions for completion of the Standard Form is also included in the contract documents. Signing the proposal shall constitute signature of the Certification.

The above referenced certification and disclosure of lobbying activities shall be included in each subcontract and any lower-tier contracts exceeding $100,000. All disclosure forms, but not certifications, shall be forwarded from tier to tier until received by the Engineer.

The Contractor, subcontractors and any lower-tier contractors shall file a disclosure form at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that requires disclosure or that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any disclosure form previously filed by the Contractor, subcontractors and any lower-tier contractors. An event that materially affects the accuracy of the information reported includes: (1) A cumulative increase if $25,000 or more in the amount paid or expected to be paid for influencing or attempting to influence a covered federal action; or (2) A change in the person(s) or individual(s) influencing or attempting to influence a covered federal action; (3) A change in the officer(s), employees(s), or member(s) contacted to influence or attempt to influence a covered Federal Action.

Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLISHED: September 23 and 30, 2015 Montecito Journal

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William Hornung, C.P.M.

• The Voice of the Village •

(Seal) /s/_____________________ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5719 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on September 8, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 15, 2015, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Dale Francisco, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 16, 2015. /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 16, 2015. /s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published September 23, 2015 Montecito Journal

FBN No. 2015-0002582.

Published September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Real Property; Santa Barbara Real Property, 2818 Panorama Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Panorama Real Property, Inc, 2818 Panorama Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 25, 2015. This statement expires

five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2015-0002539. Published September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Gallery Montecito, 1227 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Layden Corporation, Inc, 1482 East Valley Road

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by Eva Chavez. FBN No. 2015-0002597.

Published September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5411 DUE DATE & TIME: October 8, 2015 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Vegetation Management at Jimeno/Garcia & Garcia/Ferrelo Canyons An on-site Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., at The Santa Barbara County Bowl (main parking lot), 1122 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. There will be a short hike of approximately one mile to view the project area. Attendance at this meeting is required for bid to be considered.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations.

In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Bidders are hereby notified that any service purchase order issued as a result of this bid may be subject to the provisions and regulations of the City of Santa Barbara Ordinance No. 5384, Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Chapter 9.128 and its impending regulations relating to the payment of Living Wages. If there is a difference between the prevailing wage and living wage rates, bidder shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C61 Limited Specialty License /D49 Tree Service or a C27 Landscaping Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess either of the above-mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed to be qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

#602, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 26, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2015-0002556. Published September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are

Published: September 23, 2015 Montecito Journal

doing business as: Azteca Entertainment, 709 S. Lincoln St. Apt #14, Santa Maria, CA 93458. Juan Leonardo Rodriguez Mendoza, 4865 Sanchez Dr., Guadalupe, CA 93434.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 31, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: El Montecito School San Roque, 3225 Calle Pinon, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Partners for Christian Education, 3225 Calle Pinon, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 25, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Teresa Ann Iqbel. FBN No. 2015-0002541.

Published September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Goodland Painting, 238 Big Sur Dr., Goleta, CA 93117. Juan Aguiniga, 238 Big Sur Dr., Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 13, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Andrea Luparello. FBN No. 2015-0002442.

Published September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Samui Enterprises, 425 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

Jeffrey M. Barr, 425 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 21, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 2015-0002516. Published September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Health First Labs, 2020 Las Canoas Ridge Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Robert W. Sheffield MD, 2020 Las Canoas Ridge Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 25, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2015-0002540. Published September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Mostly Marley – Bob Marley would have turned 70 last February, and though the reggae legend has been gone for more than 35 years, his legacy is carried on not only through his own music but also that of his son, two of whom are on tour this summer. The Catch a Fire tour, a celebration of Bob’s life and much more, features Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Bob’s youngest son, who made history in 2005 when he became the first reggae artist to win a Grammy outside of the genre’s official category, and Stephen “Ragga” Marley, who has eight of his own Grammy awards. Also on the bill, Morgan Heritage and Tarrus Riley with special guests Jo Mersa, Black Am I and Barrington Levy, plus DJ sets by Kingston 12, Shinehead, and Papalote. WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $36-$56 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com Green Gala – The Community Environmental Council’s (CEC) 45th annual Green Gala is more than a great party, it’s also an opportunity to connect

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with CEC’s mission for a green and healthy Santa Barbara County. Tonight’s benefit – which honor CEC president and CEO Dave Davis for his decade of leading the nonprofit’s efforts in solving Santa Barbara’s most pressing environmental issues – returns to The Lark, the acclaimed Funk Zone restaurant, named by Zagat as one of Santa Barbara’s “10 Best.” The menu is customdesigned for the gala, featuring naturally local, seasonal cuisine accompanied by artisanal cocktails and local wines.

CEC’s grassroots movement encourages both personal action and government accountability to create a resilient, green future worthy of the next generation, so naturally its signature event also has one of the smallest carbon footprints on the calendar – up to 97 percent of the waste is diverted from the landfill, and The Lark has agreed that all food scraps will be composted. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: The Lark, 131 Anacapa Street COST: $275 INFO: 963-0583 or www.cecsb. org/donate/greengalarsvp/# Not that Walter White – The Art, Design & Architecture Museum on

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campus at UCSB is hosting the first exhibition to examine the work of the inventor, builder, and architect Walter S. White (1917-2002), who received a patent for his All Steel Hypar roof and wood roof construction methods – not perfecting certain blue-tinted narcotic drug. White’s designs for the Coachella Valley desert cities in the 1940s and 1950s addressed the extreme climate with thrilling, expressionistic forms that took inspiration from the natural landscape, while proposing new, ecologically sensitive, and inexpensive construction methods. The White stuff is part of a group of new exhibitions for fall 2015 that also includes “Women are Beautiful”, a selection of Garry Winogrand’s candid and later controversial photographs of young women going about their daily lives; “Stars and Candy Wrappers” from artistin-residence Stephen Westfall, who has been commissioned to execute a wall painting in the museum’s soaring Nachman Gallery; and “Taking Back”, an exhibition of the museum’s recent acquisitions. WHEN: Reception 5:307:30 tonight, exhibits continue through December 6 COST: free INFO: 8932951 or www.museum.ucsb.edu

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Overdue Debut – Midtown Manhattan in New York City might seem an unlikely breeding ground for an acoustic blues musician, but that’s where Steve James found his love for the stuff, honed by hours of listening to his father’s record collection, which included discs by Lead Belly, Josh White, and Meade “Lux” Lewis. He taught himself to play guitar and once he was old enough, James relocated to Tennessee, and in his mid-20s moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he played with Bo Diddley, John P. Hammond, and Dave Van Ronk, among others. James, now 65, plays National steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo, has recorded or performed with Cindy Cashdollar, the Bad Livers, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Maria Muldaur, James McMurtry, Hot Tuna, and Chip Taylor, among many others. James played in 2012 for the Santa Barbara Blues Society; now he’s coming to Trinity Backstage, the only true coffeehouse concert series in Santa Barbara, where the audience sits at tables or in folding chairs and make nary a sound as the songs are played. And he’ll also be teaching a blues guitar seminar at The Guitar Bar in the Funk Zone tomorrow afternoon (3-5 pm; $50, limited to 15; call for info). WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street COST: $10 INFO: 962-2970 or www.trinitybackstage.com

Music Club Recital – In its second special concert concluding its early season opening, the Santa Barbara Music Club welcomes pianist Constantine Finehouse with a program highlighting beloved masterworks of the Classical and Romantic periods. The concert opens with Mozart’s Twelve Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman, K. 265/300e, the popular French children’s song that has had numerous lyrics written to it, including the familiar “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” “The Alphabet Song,” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. Alexander Scriabin’s Deux Poèmes, Op. 32 follows, parts of which were originally composed to be part of a never-finished opera. Fréderic Chopin’s Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, the first large-scale, multi-movement piano work written in the key of B minor, concludes the concert. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: Faulkner Gallery at the Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub.org

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Uber Alternative – Death Cab for Cutie was originally a solo project of singer-songwriter-guitarist Ben Gibbard, who back in 1997 released a demo album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, on his own before deciding to expand the project into a complete band.

Now, 18 years and eight albums later, the group is one of the thriving alternative rock groups that keeps experimenting and growing, still using unorthodox instruments and exploring lush arrangements. The new album was finished as founding member Chris Walla announced that he was leaving the band (he’s been replaced on guitar and keys for the tour by Dave Depper) and is titled Kintsugi, after a philosophy derived from the Japanese art of repairing cracked ceramics with gold to highlight flaws instead of hiding them.

Opening is the duo Best Coast, whose latest CD is called California Nights, an homage to the nighttime writing habits of songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Bethany Cosentino and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $44.50-$54.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Bag it! – By booking the great Galician bagpiper Carlos Nuñez to close out the summer portion, the Ojai Concert Series definitely saved the best for last. Not to take anything away from the talented and funinducing bands that played at the Dancing Oak Ranch, the family-occupied homestead in a picturesque wooded canyon not

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far from Lake Casitas, but Nunez is a consummate musicians, a rare talent who began playing the bagpipes when he was eight years old and by his early teens was invited to play with symphony orchestras, later studying the recorder at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid. Nunez – who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe, Galician flute, ocarina, and Irish flute – reached greater prominence when he joined The Chieftains as the “honorary 7th member” of the famous Irish band for both their Grammy-winning Santiago album and two years of subsequent touring. He has also collaborated with Ry Cooder, Sharon Shannon, Sinéad O’Connor, and Altan. Now, he’s coming to the outskirts of Ventura joined by Canadian fiddle virtuoso and three-time winner of the Canadian Open Stepdancing Championships Jon Pilatzke; Pancho Alvarez, a Spanish guitar, mandolin, and bouzuki player; and Xurxo Nuñez, who plays percussion on bodhran. Get there early, and not just for the mammoth potluck dinner (remember to bring a contributory dish), because opening is Grace Fellows, a folk singing Ojai rising star, followed by the Sean Wood Trio, featuring one of the family fiddlers of Celtic Spring alongside Daniel Bagdazian and Michael Sallstrom.

As always, bring a low-back deck chair or a blanket for seating, a jacket for cooler weather, plus a small flashlight to help find your vehicle after the show. WHEN: 5-10 pm WHERE: 4585 Casitas Pass Road, Ventura COST: $20 INFO: 665-8852 or www.ojaiconcertseries.com Revels Equinox – Santa Barbara Revels ever-expanding offerings now expand beyond the two solstices, May Day and Pub Sings to mark the transition from summer to fall with music and more. Revels music director Adam Phillips and The Mission Creek Trio – featuring Phillips on vocals, guitar and mandolin; Gentry Hill on viola; and Grace Harvey on cello – are joined by special guests Eric Ederer playing the oud and Andrea Fishman playing the def and riqq, as well as by classical and flamenco guitarist Daniel Navarro. The eclectic musical program includes familiar Irish tunes such as “Londonderry Air” and “Sally Garden”, rousing Ladino and Spanish songs such as “Los Bibilicos” and “El Vito”, along with special solo numbers. And of course, there will be an opportunity for the audience to sing along, a Revels hallmark. The concert is preceded by a reception in the Presidio Chapel Courtyard. (Note: As an additional fundraiser, Revels has listed auctions online at www.BiddingforGood.com featuring luxury hotel stays and special dining experiences in Santa Barbara and the L.A. areas.) WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: 123 East Canon Perdido Street COST: $25 INFO: 565-9357 or www.santabarbararevels.org Beneficial blesSING – The all-woman a cappella chorus blesSING, created and directed by Mujiba Cabugos. sings arrangements of popular songs combined

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with traditional chants as a fundraiser for Sarah House this evening at Cambridge Drive Community Church, which hosts its own concert series each month (although it’s dark in October). The chorus’ mission is to offer grace, harmony, inspiration, and spiritual empowerment by singing a vibrant tapestry of spiritual chants from various world traditions interwoven with modern popular songs. Tonight’s concert aims to bless your heart, honor your soul, and celebrate our capacity to love. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 550 Cambridge Drive, Goleta COST: $20 INFO: www.heartwaymuse.com UCSB ARTS & LECTURES

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Sly Fox – Subscribers and other visitors to Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre have heard a few words from Jonathan Fox nearly every show night, as the executive artistic director of the Ensemble Theatre usually gives a few opening remarks before the curtain goes up. Tonight, however, Fox is the only attraction, as the theater veteran – who spent 12 years with Two River Theater Company in New Jersey, which he helped establish in 1994, before coming to Santa Barbara – will conduct an interactive talk as part of the Antioch in Conversation series that has previously included television pioneer Norman Lear, Santa Barbara Symphony music director Nir Kabaretti, and Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe. Feel free to pose questions about his helming almost 20 productions for Ensemble, including most recently Woyzeck, Amadeus, and A Little Night Music as well as the forthcoming Sweeney Todd, plus Opera Santa Barbara’s 2014 production of The Consul at the Granada Theatre – or any other subject about the theater. WHEN: 4-5:30 pm WHERE: Antioch Univeristy, 602 Anacapa Street COST: free INFO: 9628179 or www.antiochsb.edu

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Mr. Duritz & Me – Your correspondent was working at KTYD back in fall 1993 when Counting Crows was scheduled to play a show at UCSB sponsored by the classic rock radio station. But illness forced the concert to be canceled, and by the time any thoughts of rescheduling came around, August and Everything After was a monster hit and Counting Crows had exploded in popularity, meaning they weren’t going to be performing in the Hub anymore. At least the Berkeley-born group has always kept Santa Barbara in its sights, performing several times at the Bowl, the venue to which they’ll return tonight behind Somewhere Under Wonderland, just their seventh studio album over the band’s 22year career, but one that seems to have revitalized the “dreadlocked dreamer” Adam Duritz’s lucid melodic and slightly desperate stories still awash in his patented raspy vocals and classic rock arrangements.

Citizen Cope and Hollis Brown open.

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teve Corl Decker (Corl is his mother’s maiden name) grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, about 25 miles outside New York City, but was born in Glendale, California. His parents met at the end of World War II; his dad was a test pilot for the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying out of Lockheed in Burbank. “My mother was just out of high school and my father was a dashing lieutenant,” Steve explains as we settle in for a mid-morning breakfast at the Santa Barbara Club on Chapala Street. “They met at a party, and here I am,” he jokes.

His test-pilot dad was to be stationed in Dayton, Ohio, near Patterson Field, but when Steve’s mother looked at the Quonset hut that was the base hospital there, she insisted on being sent back to “civilization,” and hurried by train to Glendale. Steve was born in the same hospital his mother was born in, in Glendale.

After the war, however, the family moved back to New Jersey, where Steve’s father purchased a car dealership and also got into the real-estate business as “a sub-divider.” Steve was involved in the family business and came out to California in his 40s, ostensibly looking for a second home location to buy and hold until he reached “retirement age.” He and his wife had recently divorced, and he had been given custody of his two sons.

While searching for a suitable property, his then-agent, Alex Saucedo, pointed out a 17 1/2-acre property on

East Valley Road and asked if Steve would like to take a look at it; the place had been an avocado and lemon ranch, Alex told him. “It had a ramshackle house on it,” Steve recounts, “and it was occupied by a couple of tenants. I go back to my (hotel) room, stare at the ceiling, and wonder what I’m going to do with the rest of my life.”

It didn’t take him long to decide that what he wanted to do with the rest of his life was to move out West. He put a bid on and then purchased the 17 1/2-acre parcel and determined to do what he had been doing with his father: sub-divide the property. That was in 1987. He moved to Montecito with his two sons, “parked” his two kids at Fess Parker’s Red Lion Inn, renovated the old house quickly, and moved his kids into the house so they could attend Montecito Union School.

The 17 1/2 acres on Stonehouse Lane became “Cross Creek Ranch” after Steve sub-divided the property into 12 lots. “Alex met his wife, Debbie (founder of Debbie’s Delights), at a party at my house,” Steve says. “It was their first date.”

Less than a year later, in 1988, “a building moratorium was announced that prevented new sub-divisions, because of the lack of water,” Steve says ruefully.

The Pitts & Bachmann Model The moratorium did slow him down but didn’t derail the project.

In 1992, Steve was on the commit-

Steve Decker hopes his NextHome Steve Decker Realty not only attracts some 200 real-estate agents but will also mimic the appealingly smalltown way David Pitts of Pitts & Bachmann once operated

tee that helped draft the Montecito Community Plan. He also got involved politically on the water issue. “We ran a candidate for the Second District – someone in favor of getting more water for the district against the sitting supervisor. [Our guy] came within 184 votes from unseating a very popular Tom Rogers,” Steve says.

In any case, the March Miracle rains of 1991 came, the moratorium was lifted soon after the State Water Project was approved, and Steve began developing and selling his Cross Creek Ranch one lot at a time.

He sold the last two properties, and the house he had lived in, in 2013 and moved to the Santa Ynez Valley in

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2014, to “retire.”

That is, until the opportunity to purchase the franchise that he is now heading up came along: NextHome.

Some years ago, Steve relates, David Pitts (of Pitts & Bachmann) had asked him to come in and run his company, but Steve turned him down. “I didn’t think I could handle it while my kids were still young,” he says, adding “I wish I would have done it, but that is in retrospect. It is now owned by Sotheby’s.

“NextHome is a new franchise brand that appealed to me, because it doesn’t have the corporate structure of the bigger guys,” Steve explains. “I was reading Inman, a real estate online publication. They had recently designated NextHome as an innovative presence in the franchising world. A couple millennials decided to create a new brand out of nothing. New, fresh, young, targeted toward the millennials, which shortly will be the largest buying portion of our community.”

Steve liked what he read, met with their vice-president of sales and marketing, and within an hour and a half, he was in. “I was totally sold,” Steve says. “We purchased the franchise.”

There are no territories, so Steve and his team are free to go anywhere, though Steve says he is going to service Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County exclusively, at least for the time being.

Steve rattled off a number of selling points for NextHome and some of them are indeed unique, certainly state of the art. For example, a listed home will go on NextHome’s syndicated listing portals, including those in China, Europe, and elsewhere.

Additionally, the listing will be translated into the various languages.

“Within an hour of your call,” Steve boasts, “I can have a printed comparative market analysis of your home. It details the entire marketing experience. Your home will be featured on the top listing sites such as Zillow, Realtor.com, Yahoo, reales tatehomes.com, Trulia, Redfin, and all the other top sites. And, we pay for that.”

NextHome also features a system called mobile connect. “We put up a property sign outside your home,” Steve notes. “It has a QR code, and with that you can take shots with your smart phone and download all the info on the property instantly.”

NextHome will also create a 3-D virtual walking tour of your house, “using the same technology used by Google. Anyone in the world,” he says, “will be able to walk through your home from anywhere in the world.”

Steve hopes to recruit up to 200 real-estate agents over the next five years, covering both San Luis and 24 September – 1 October 2015

She won’t be singing (former Met tenor Eduardo Villa will be), but Hiroko Benko will be onboard to greet the 100 or so Condor Express passengers on her night-of-the-full-moon Opera Cruise scheduled for Saturday, September 26

Santa Barbara counties. He says that NextHome will offer an “agent-friendly” commission split. His goal, in addition to the 200 agents, is to “re-create the Pitts & Bachmann way of operation.”

Ironically, the first agent recruited by the less-than-one-month-old agency is Pamela Taylor, a 20-year agent, formerly with Pitts & Bachmann.

You can reach Steve at NextHome Decker Realty, (805) 565-3400.

A Taste of Opera Cruise

This is just a last-minute reminder that there may (I say “may” as I’m not sure there are) be a few tickets left to join Hiroko Benko and her crew on this weekend’s Opera Cruise, featuring former Met

The Dino was named for Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari’s first son, Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari, who died at the age of 24 due to complications of muscular dystrophy. The mid-engined, rear-drive model was produced from 1968 to 1976 and will be featured at this year’s Montecito Car Classic.

principal artist Eduardo Villa. If you’ve never heard him sing, you are in for a treat, as Eduardo will serenade onboard passengers with opera classics (“Nessun Dorma,” “O Sole Mio”) and contemporary fare (“That’s Amore,” “Volaré”) and way more. Let’s just say Mr. Villa knows how to party. Heck, he loves music so much he’ll even lead in a singalong or two.

The cost for this Saturday, September 26, cruise (the night of the full moon!) is $60 and will include Italian-and-Spanish-influenced dishes prepared (and probably even served) by the tenor himself. You and 100 other lucky passengers will depart from Sea Landing in Santa Barbara Harbor at 5:30 pm and be back by 7:30 pm.

The cruise is guaranteed (I was on

the last one and will be on this one) to be both fun and informative. Call (805) 963-3564 for more info.

Cars For Causes (and Kids)

This is a big weekend in Montecito for car lovers. First of all, the Montecito Car Classic Gala takes place Friday, September 25, at Fess Parker ’s DoubleTree Resort, celebrating Ferrari’s 50th “Year of the Dino,” and featuring a tribute to “Car Crazy” Barry Meguiar, president of Meguiar ’s Car Wax. On Saturday, a group of drivers will visit various local retirement homes in their classic cars, and on Sunday, September 27, Coast Village Road will be chock-a-block with as many as 200 cars from classic to vintage to “preservation” and even perhaps some experimental vehicles.

Coast Village Road will be closed to through traffic until about 4 pm, but one can still get to 101 along Coast Village Circle. Watch for pedestrians, cars, kids, and signs.

You may find yourself in a tangle of auto traffic upon trying to negotiate your way in and around the area on Sunday, but comfort yourself with the knowledge that it is all for a good cause: that being the Police Activities League (PAL) and the Santa Barbara United Boys & Girls Club. And, in that spirit, kids from both PAL and the Boys & Girls Club will be displaying the model cars they created over the summer months with the help of workshop leaders such as Santa Barbara Police officer Bryan Kerr and sergeant Todd Johnson. The entries will be judged by automotive designers Mark Stehrenberger and Daniel Vehse, and winners will receive a Montecito Car Classic trophy. •MJ

93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

SUNDAY SEPT 27

ADDRESS

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830 Riven Rock Road 1-4pm 923 Buena Vista Drive

By Appt.

1422 East Valley Road 1-4pm 90 Butterfly Lane 1-4pm 1373 School House Road 2-4pm 185 Middle Road 2-4pm 1356 & 1358 Plaza Pacifica By Appt.

1775 Glen Oaks Drive 2-4pm 815 Ashley Road 12-3pm 1424 East Valley Road 1-4pm 298 East Mountain Drive 2-4pm 193 East Mountain Drive 11-4pm 1211 East Valley Road 2-4pm 1497 Isabella Lane 1-4pm 595 Paso Robles 1-3pm 405 Nicholas Lane 2-4pm 802 Camino Viejo 1-3pm 27 Butterfly Lane 1-3:30pm 1220 Coast Village Road #110 2-4pm

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ESTATE SALE 9/27 ONLY 9-2 Antique furniture, electronics. Bedding, Women’s clothes, shoes, scarves, belts.

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Private party. Bob Fox 805-845-2113.

SPECIAL REQUEST

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Excellent references, hard working, MA from Pepperdine University, went to nursing school, excellent cook.

20 years experience call star @684-0146 RN seeks caregiver/companion position, part-time.

Many years experience in healthcare. $20-25/hour. References and resume available. Contact Lynn: lynn.williams700@gmail.com or 805-617-8800 POSITION AVAILABLE

High-end retail store, located in Montecito, looking for experienced parttime sales person.

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POSITION WANTED

Experienced, Professional Home/ Estate Manager available.

Oversaw large home and garden for LA producer for 10+ years; Santa Barbara resident. Website lists services and testimonies www.SantaBarbaraEMS.com Contact Renée at: RNewell226@gmail.com or 805-450-8508.

Personal Assistant/Gal Friday looking for part-time work, flexible hours-will negotiate salary-valid clean driver’s license. Personal and Business references. Please call 805-295-0017.

SPECIAL/PERSONAL SERVICES

Family Historian available to help you create a written account of your life that will preserve your past and become a cherished legacy for future generations.

There is no time like the present to give the gift of a lifetime! Lisa O’Reilly, Member Association of Personal Historians 684-6514 or www.yourstorieswritten.com LASTING LEGACY Preserve your life story as a precious gift for loved ones and future generations. Autobiography, Family History or Biography of a Loved One. David Wilk (805) 455-5980.

Wilkonian@sbcglobal.net. Ask to see previous books I’ve written and references.

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VIDEOS TO DVD TRANSFERS Hurry, before your tapes fade away.

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Specialized in CORRECTIVE EXERCISE preventative injury and post surgery.

House calls available..

Victoria Frost- CPT & CES 805-895-9227 PHYSICAL THERAPY Improve the Way You Move-Improve the Quality of Your Life. Josette Fast, PT- 35 years experience.

House calls 805-722-8035 www. fitnisphysicaltherapy.com PR SERVICES

Vacation Care Xtraordinaire, specializing in Parrots, Dogs and Cats. House Sitting, Personal chef/ housekeeper, care giving for seniors too. Good references and rates. call (805) 681-0444 PROFESSIONAL WRITER/EDITOR: Yale PhD who is a published writer is available to help with your book, college application essay, doctoral dissertation, or other writing project.

Call Jill at 805-252-5723

$8 minimum

Marketing and Publicity for your business, non-profit, or event. Integrating traditional and social media and specializing in PSAs, podcasts, videos, blogs, articles and press releases. Contact Patti Teel seniorityrules@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

NancyHussey.com Nancy Hussey Realtor ® 805-452-3052 Coldwell Banker / Montecito DRE#0138377 “With her keen eye for design, her superior knowledge of the Santa Barbara real estate market, and her relentless work ethic, our home sold immediately and for top dollar.”

-Norman and Iya Falcone Brown, Former Santa Barbara City Councilwoman COTTAGE/APT/ROOM WANTED

Landlords Look No More! Edhat.com writer, Emmy-nominated professional woman w/excellent local references, perfect credit, seeking her long-term, unfurnished place called home in Montecito/SB. Need quiet, light, bright, one floor, newish, 2 BR cottage, leafy apt. or condo, with W/D in unit, parking.

No stairs, please, or busy streets. N/P, N/S, N/D. Suzanne: mybestaddress8@gmail.com.

805-845-6318.

SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL

CARMEL BY THE SEA vacation getaway. Charming, private studio.

Beautiful garden patio.

Walk to beach and town. $110/night.

831-624-6714 Fully Furnished 2/2 El Escorial; Perfect for Second Home, Elderly Parent, Construction Temp Housing, or Just to Be in Santa Barbara, hassle free. 619865-9410. Mountain view, tastefully furnished, full bathrooms, $3500 monthly with 3 month min.

The Coachman’s Cottage At Green Gables Farm. Stylish 1 bd+ study. Furnished. Pvt yard. W/D. Charming setting near Tucker’s Grove. $1950/mo. Includes utilities.

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LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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BUSINESS CARDS FOR VOL 20#48, Dec 10, ’14

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ESTATE/MOVING SALE SERVICES

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TUTORING SERVICES

PIANO LESSONS Santa Barbara Studio of Music seeks children wishing to experience the joy of learning music. (805) 453-3481.

P & O Tutoring Knowledgeable, competent, engaging lessons for students who wish to 24 September – 1 October 2015

improve their school performance in all subjects and test preparation (grades 1-12 + college). Call Peter or Olya Benbow at 805-965-7227 or 805-687-9031.

Adult Seminars Engage your mind. Explore new vistas of knowledge. Oxford University trained scholar offers personalized adult seminars in philosophy, religious studies, history, cosmology, literature, and related disciplines. Call Peter Benbow at 805-965-7227 or 805-687-9031.

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CEMETERY PLOTS

(4) burial plots (grave sites) for sale, at Santa Barbara cemetery in Montecito. Nice location, west corner of central section (O), bordering top plateau. $32,000 total. 966-0707

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24 Hour & Live-In Care Experts www.HomeCarePlusLLC.com

K-PALS need volunteers to be foster parents for our dogs while they are waiting for their forever homes.

For more information info @k-9pals.org or 805-570-0415.

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Repairs and replacements of all types including painting and drywall. 35 years of experience. References Chuck: 805-636-7943 WOODWORKING/CARPENTRY Finish Custom Carpentry.

Furniture, cabinets, restoration, doors, windows.. Ca Lic#911243.

(805)696-8507. Cristian.

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LUCKY’S steaks / chops / seafood... and brunch •

Morning Starters and Other First Courses •

with each entRée

Sandwiches •

With choice of Hash Browns, Fries, Mixed Green, Caesar Salad, Fruit Salad

Fresh Squeezed OJ or Grapefruit Juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... $ 6/8.

Bowl of Chopped Fresh Fruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................................... 9. with Lime and Mint

Giant Shrimp Cocktail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 22.

Chilled Crab Meat Cocktail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... 22.

Grilled Artichoke with Choice of Sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................ 14.

Burrata Mozzarella, Basil and Ripe Tomato . . . . . . . . ........................................ 19.

Today’s Soup .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 10.

Lucky Burger, 8 oz., All Natural Chuck ....... ...................................................... $ 20.

Choice of Cheese, Homemade French Fried Potatoes, Soft Bun or Kaiser Roll

Grilled Chicken Breast Club on a Soft Bun ................................................. 18. with Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Avocado

Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. ........................................ 24. with Mushrooms, Homemade French Fried Potatoes

Hot Corned Beef .......................................................................................... 19. on a Kaiser Roll or Rye

Reuben Sandwich ................................. ....................................................... 20. with Corned Beef, Sauerkraut and Gruyere on Rye

French Onion Soup, Gratinée with Cheeses . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 12.

Matzo Ball Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 12.

Lucky Chili ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................ 15. with Cheddar and Onions

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Wedge of Iceberg ....................................................................................... $10. with Roquefort or Thousand Island Dressing

Caesar Salad ................................................................................................ 10.

Eggs and Other Breakfast Dishes •

with Grilled Chicken Breast ........................ .......................................................

Eggs Served with choice of Hash Browns, Fries, Sliced Tomatoes, Fruit Salad

Classic Eggs Benedict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................................

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Seafood Louis ....................................... ....................................................... 29. $18.

with Julienne Ham and Hollandaise

Crab, Shrimp, Avocado, Egg, Romaine, Tomato, Cucumber

Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad ................................................................ 27.

California Eggs Benedict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 18. with Spinach, Tomato and Avocado

Lucky’s Salad ............................................................................................... 17. with Romaine, Shrimp, Bacon, Green Beans and Roquefort

Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 22.

Smoked Salmon and Sautéed Onion Omelet . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 19. with Sour Cream and Chives

Cobb Salad .......................................... ........................................................ 19.

Tossed with Roquefort Dressing

Chopped Salad ..................................... ........................................................ 17.

Wild Mushroom and Gruyere Omelet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 19.

Home Made Spanish Chorizo Omelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 18. with Avocado

Small New York Steak 6 oz, and Two Eggs Any Style ................................ 25.

Corned Beef Hash (made right here) and Two Poached Eggs ......................... 19.

with Arugula, Radicchio, Shrimp, Prosciutto, Cannellini Beans and Onions

Sliced Steak Salad ............................... ........................................................ 24. with Arugula, Radicchio and Sautéed Onion

Jimmy the Greek Salad with Feta ........ ........................................................ 14.

Dos Pueblos Abalone (4pcs) ........................................................................ 28.

Huevos Rancheros, Two Eggs Any Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 15.

Tortillas, Melted Cheese, Avocado and Warm Salsa

Brioche French Toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................ 14. with Fresh Berries and Maple Syrup

Waffle Platter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 14. with Fresh Berries, Whipped Cream, Maple Syrup

Smoked Scottish Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... 20.

Toasted Bialy or Bagel, Cream Cheese and Olives, Tomato & Cucumber

Mixed Vegetable Frittata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................ 17. with Gruyere

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