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do that, but he generally will only do so for a client whose entire house he has done. Generally, he takes lights down beginning January 3 and is “usually done by January fifteenth,” and that is included in the initial cost. Jonathan attended high school in San Jose; his father was in the tech world, and his mother ran the Santa Clara Medical Center. He moved to Santa Barbara in January 2001, attended SBCC, took a variety of sales jobs, including as a radio-advertising salesman for Cumulus, then Clear Channel (now Rincon Broadcasting). What began as a one-man show with a used pick-up truck he bought for $1,300 is now a year-round business that employs a team of 10 working every day from November 1 right up to Christmas Eve. During that period, he says, “We install every hour of every possible day.” I know this sounds like an ad (and I believe he is running one somewhere in this issue), but I also know how the idea of putting up one’s own Christmas lights can be so intimidating that you’ll put it off until it’s too late. Then you’ll feel crummy, like a bad dad (or mom), if you have children. So, I feel comfortable recommending giving Jonathan a call if you still haven’t put up those lights; I know his bride, her mother, and some of his acquaintances, and he earns only positive ratings from them all.
If you have a business, he and his crew will likely show up as early as 4:30 in the morning, headlamps on heads, in order to get the job done before your business opens; they work normal hours for homeowners. Everything done at Joe’s Café, for example, was done in four hours: from 4:30 to 8:30 am. “And, everybody who’s been to Joe’s knows what a massive installation that is,” he points out. If you are a homeowner with a big house, Jonathan says that “With five guys, we can get most large houses done in six to eight hours.” For many homes, a couple hours is all that is required. “We’re good; we’re really good with what we do,” he says. They also do custom designs. If someone wants a sign that says, “Happy Holidays from the Joneses,” for example, he’ll cut it out of wood, drill holes, and install lights. To contact Santa Barbara Lights, you can find the company online at christmaslightssantabarbara.com; his email is jkatzmoses@gmail.com, or you can call (805) 448-8234. “That rings to me directly,” Jonathan says, “you’ll never get a secretary; you’ll never get an assistant, you’ll be calling me directly, and I pick up the phone every single time unless I’m with a client, in which case I’ll get back to you in ten minutes or so.” I can vouch for that, as the first time I called he got back to me in about three minutes. The second time I called, he answered directly.
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24 MONTECITO JOURNAL
• The Voice of the Village •
24 November – 1 December 2016