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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial
The bad news is that 10 Montecito homes were destroyed by the Thomas Fire; the good news is that only 10 homes were destroyed by California’s largest-ever wildfire, though there were “about twenty” more that sustained damage. James Buckley’s upbeat interview with Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman.
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Letters to the Editor
Martin Gore and Depeche Mode; Christmas gala; Ellen DeGeneres and Seth Meyers; Tiffany and Company; author Elizabeth Gould; The Nutcracker; Santa Barbara Revels; Quire of Voyces; entrepreneur Patricia Bragg; Epicurian Santa Barbara; SB Choral Society’s Hallelujah Project; Cheri Steinkellner; Irish Christmas; Randi Rabin’s book; and grateful Richard Rising from the Thomas Fire ashes as would the proverbial Phoenix are devoted Journal readers Gwyn Lurie, Dan Seibert (photo opportunities), Peter Walker Hunt, Gene Tyburn, Nancy Read, and Thomas Van Stein
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Spanish group; living nativity; libraries closed; Christmas Eve; SB Zoo; Christmas services; Summerland yoga; meditation; New Year’s Eve at La Casa; interfaith contemplative; back to school; MA Land Use; Knit ‘N Needle; poetry; art reception; art class; brain fitness; story time; yoga; Italian; Carp arts; and Latin dance
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Kelly Mahan Herrick surveys Montecito’s scene in the aftermath of the Thomas Fire; and the discovery of a butane honey oil extraction lab
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Lynda Millner reports on Christmas at the Casa, the Mistletoe Ball, and SB Scholarship Foundation’s Community Leaders Luncheon
20 Your Westmont
Scott Craig clears the air about the Thomas Fire around campus while Brad Elliott’s photos tell their own story
22 Spirituality Matters
Steven Libowitz previews Radhule Weininger’s dharma session; Peter Russell’s renewal; sounds of healing; mala and BodhiPath; Yoga Soup with Breathwork; Unity Singers; and meditation circles, virtual style
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23 Brilliant Thoughts
Ashleigh Brilliant gets emotional about the word “forever” and its different meanings as he references a prayer and song lyrics
31 Business Beat
Jon Vreeland catches up with Kathryne Dahlman, owner of Kathryne Designs on Coast Village Road
38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events
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The Fire That Stole Christmas
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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News. He moved to Montecito ten years ago.
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(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Spanish Conversation Group When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Annual Living Nativity For more than 25 years, the congregation of the First United Methodist Church has staged a recreation of the Holy Night for three nights just before Christmas. Under a redwood tree and adjacent to the church, a grassy area is transformed into a wooden stable, complete with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus asleep in the manger. Three majestic kings with their gifts to the Holy Child, angels appear nearby, and lowly shepherds tend to their flocks. The Living Nativity will be held for three nights: December 20, 21, and 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Warm cider and goodies will be served and free tours of the historic Sanctuary will also be available. The twostory Sanctuary, built in 1927, is decorated with a 10-foot Christmas tree, poinsettias, and Christmas music softly playing. When: 5:30 to 7:30 pm Where: First United Methodist Church is located at the corner of Garden and Anapamu streets, one block from the SB Courthouse. Parking is available behind the church with the parking entrance off Garden Street. Info: 963-3579 or visit the website www.fumcsb.org SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 All Libraries Closed Central, Eastside, Carpinteria, Montecito, Solvang, and Buellton libraries closed for building
maintenance and the holidays. When: every day including and through January 1, 2018 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Christmas Eve Services Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1300 East Valley Road: 4:30 pm, family mass with children’s choir; 9 pm, mass with adult choir El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road: 4 pm, family worship service; 9 pm, candlelight service All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 83 Eucalyptus Lane: 4 pm, children’s Christmas service with singa-long carols; 7 and 10 pm, festival Eucharist Zoo Open on Christmas Eve Families can create a new tradition by visiting the Santa Barbara Zoo on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day. Keepers keep things jolly with special talks and holiday enrichment for the animals. Early closure; general admission ticket sales end at 2 pm, membership admission ends at 3 pm. When: 10 am; zoo closes early at 3:30 pm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Where: 500 Niños Drive Info: www.sbzoo.org MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 Christmas Services Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1300 San Ysidro Road: 8 am mass with carols, 10 am, and noon mass with adult choir El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road: 11 am, Christmas Day Service All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 83 Eucalyptus Lane: 10:30 am, Christmas Day service
Opening Reception 10 West Galley presents “Through Their Eyes”, an exhibit featuring nine Santa Barbara-based contemporary artists: Chad Avery, Sophie Cooper, Marlyn Daggett, Madeline Garrett, Marilyn Helsenrott Hochhauser, Laurie MacMillan, Stuart Ochiltree, Marlene Struss, and Mary Dee Thompson. Styles and media represented are abstracts, urban architecture, conceptual collage, multimedia sculpture, and figurative/expressive abstracts. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 10 W. Anapamu Street Info: 770-7711
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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
Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work. When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. This month’s poet is Carl Sandburg. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Mark Mattingly, Kristi Marks, and past Casa board president Charlie Knight at the Christmas party
McGovern, Betsy von Summer Moller, Christina Rottman, Daryl Stegall, Meghan Stoll, and Cheryl Ziegler. Honoree was famed architect Marc Appleton who has always been so generous to the Casa. He is a perennial fixture on Architectural Digest’s AD100 list of the world’s best in design. He recently designed a new gate and entrance for the Casa del Herrero. Besides serving on the board for years, he sponsored the creation of their coffee table book with all its fabulous photos of the property. Marc’s grandfather hired George Washington Smith to build his home in Hope Ranch. Many years later, Marc was asked by the new owners to restore the estate to its former glory. George Washington Smith was also the architect for Casa del Herrero. Board president Jackson presented Marc with a statue of the symbol of the Casa – the golden lion. Marc commented, “My grandmother gave George Washington Smith a hard time while building her home. She claimed that he didn’t know a thing about Spanish architecture.” George Steedman did the same with the Casa. There were about 400 letters to the architect. Imagine if there had been
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Mistletoe Ball
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) Gabrielle Guhl, Connie Brown, Lauri Layden, Julie Brown, and Wade Clark Roof (photo by Surita Relis)
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Your Westmont by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.
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ealing with the Thomas Fire likely has been stressful, at the least for those in Montecito and environs who have been lucky enough not to have suffered more physical losses. The mandatory evacuation of such spiritual retreat centers as La Casa de Maria, Vedanta temple, and the MacVeagh House at the Museum of Natural History – and voluntary closures of others – levies another blow to maintaining emotional and spiritual stability during the trying times. Here are some opportunities for gathering to move through fear or dissolve numbness that are still being offered as of my deadline on Monday. Be sure to double-check before heading out to verify they’re still scheduled. Others opportunities have popped up online for virtual connecting spaces. Either way, stay safe… and sane. Radhule Weininger, Ph.D., the clinical psychologist and teacher of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist psychology as the founder and guiding teacher of the One Dharma Sangha, has had to cancel her regular Tuesday and Thursday meetings at the museum and La Casa, but is holding her regular dharma talk and meditation at 7 pm on Mondays at St. Michael’s University Church, a beautiful space blessed with colorful stained-glass windows at 6586 Picasso Road in Isla Vista. And if the museum reopens in time, Weininger and her husband, Michael Kearney,
a palliative care physician who also combines medical treatment with meditation and Native Spirituality, invite everyone to a meditation followed by a holiday gathering at the MacVeagh House on the day after Christmas, Tuesday, December 26, at 6 pm. Please bring Christmas cookies, apple cider, and other snacks to share, or just come for the companionship and sharing, accompanied by Anahita’s beautiful harp music. Looking further ahead, and assuming La Casa is open, Weininger and Kearney are offering a New Year’s Retreat with the theme “Prepare for The New Year with Inspiration and Purpose” for the 24-hour period from 4 pm Sunday, December 31, to 4 pm on January 1. Their Native American friends Wolf and Lisa Wahpipah are also helping to lead the retreat where Indigenous and Buddhist wisdom and nature connection will be interwoven to help participants remember deeply our true nature – and what is most important to us as spiritual human beings. A late-night labyrinth walk will be followed by an 11 pm interfaith New Year service at the Big Chapel.
Renewal with Russell
That same weekend, La Casa de Maria will also be host to “Opening to Divine Joy: A Weekend of Meditation and Spiritual Renewal”, featuring a return visit from frequent Casa visi-
tor Peter Russell, a longtime meditation expert. Russell – a fellow of the Institute for Noetic Sciences and The Findhorn Foundation and the author of 10 books, including From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness – leads what is billed as an “opportunity to step back and realign with your inner self” through meditation. “Surrendering all resistance in meditation can open you to the peace and joy within the present moment. Enter the new year with tools to free yourself from the kind of thinking that creates dissatisfaction and unnecessary suffering, and use your inner guidance to support your spiritual practice.” The retreat begins 7 pm Friday, December 29, and runs through 1 pm on Sunday, December 31 – which means you could continue at La Casa with the Weininger & Kearney program just three hours later. Register for either at www.lacasademaria.org.
Sound Advice for Healing
Music of the Spheres: Meditation with Sound, which takes place periodically at Center of the Heart, will likely have a special resonance on Thursday, December 21, if the fire and smoke/ ash situation allows. Izumi Asura Serra uses crystal singing bowls and Tibetan singing bowls, employing the simple yet powerful sound and vibrations to help minds to quiet down. Who doesn’t need that right now, when stress and anxiety seem to be the order of the day? For those who haven’t previously participated, Serra explains that the experience is usually called “sound healing.” She prefers “Meditation with Sound” because the effects of being washed in a sound bath
approximate the benefits of meditation. It’s especially helpful for those who have a hard time focusing or calming the mind, similar to hearing a wind chime on a quiet afternoon. “If you listen to those sounds long enough,” she explains, “you may fall into sleep or drift away from the endless mind chattering by focusing on each sound.” Serra applies her intuition to produce sounds and vibrations using the singing bowls, plus gongs, bells, rattles and even voices, producing simple, authentic sound without any set of melody or rhythm. The intended effect is to find deeper relaxation that can allow access to inner guidance – helpful in dealing with the catastrophe of Thomas – may improve overall well-being. Music of the Spheres: Meditation with Sound is also scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday, December 30, at Center of the Heart. Details at www.musicofthespheressb.com or www.centeroftheheart.com/event/music-of-thespheres-with-asura-2914.
Merry Mala Making
The mala, Buddhist prayer beads, are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, prostrations, or the repetitions of a Buddha’s name. In recent years, they’ve become popular in yoga studios and are often worn as spiritual jewelry. BodhiPath center, at 102 West Mission St., is on the edge of the voluntary evacuation zone, but as of this writing plans to host its annual special evening of meditation, community bonding, and fun with the mala as a central theme, this Thursday,
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o me, the word “Forever” has always had a certain sanctity. There were only two ways in which I commonly heard it used. One was in prayers and hymns, particularly in what Christians refer to as The Lord’s Prayer (though it is not perfectly clear from the title whether “The Lord” is “Our Father,” to whom the prayer is addressed, or the “Lord Jesus,” by whom it was, we are told, given to the world). That prayer, as I was taught to say it in the Toronto public schools I attended, ended with the words: “For Thine is the Kingdom, The Power and the Glory, Forever and ever. Amen”
(Forgive this aside, but we happen to have a local realtor named Thyne – and whenever I see his name on a property sign, I can’t help thinking, “Thyne is the Kingdom.”) The other, and even more common, occurrence of “Forever” has been in expressions of love, especially in songs. There are literally thousands of songs with “Forever” in the title or the lyrics, and you can bet that most of them have to do with just how long the love under consideration is going to last. Two other words express the same idea: infinity and eternity – though they do not get nearly as much exposure in prayers and sentimental songs. They both imply “without beginning or end” (which is nicely depicted by a circle). Infinity seems to get the most use in mathematics and science, while eternity is more popular with the theological crowd. But in all these cases, the concept is generally treated with the dignity it deserves. That is why I was so shocked when our own U.S. Postal Service, in 2007, came out with a new series of stamps called FOREVER stamps, which actually bore that word on them. This commercial gimmick, introduced by a beloved but failing institution, not only insulted the intelligence of everyone who knows the likely durability of any official promises – but also sadly debased the stature of a word which until then no nation on Earth had ever, to my knowledge, had the temerity to imprint on its coinage or even its paper currency, let alone on something as ephemeral as a postage stamp. 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
These stamps were intended to cover the cost of first class postage on a regular letter, and the “Forever” designation was supposed to protect the purchaser from any future price rise. Naturally, people rushed to acquire as many copies as they could of this postal phenomenon, which bore no price, just a perpetually guaranteed value – something which seemed almost too good to be true. But the price of “Forever” stamps themselves kept rising, along with all other prices – until a very ironical thing happened. In April 2016, the Postal Service announced that it was actually lowering the postage rate of a first-class letter from 49 to 47 cents! This meant that all the people who had bought Forever stamps when the price was 49 cents now had stamps worth 2 cents less. So much for the postal version of that beautiful concept of foreverness. Let’s move on to a much more generally accepted symbol of permanent value – the diamond. Thanks to the De Beers Diamond Company, everyone knows that “A Diamond Is Forever.” Actually, we owe this slogan to a young copywriter of theirs named Frances Gerety, who in 1947 almost literally dreamed it up. The slogan has proved to have almost mystical endurance, never failing since then to appear in every De Beers advertisement. Ms Gerety herself lived to be 83, but those four words constitute her entire claim to fame. Of course, not even diamonds, which are simply one form of carbon, last forever in any chemical or cosmological sense. But, for us transient mortals, “Forever” has an even more restricted meaning. Despite all the love songs, the marriage vows, as given in the Book of Common Prayer, don’t even use that word, but instead realistically limit each partner’s commitment “Till Death Do Us Part,” which presumably terminates the bond upon the demise of either party. And even that master songwriter, Irving Berlin – who, unlike most of his colleagues, wrote his own words and music, and who, though Jewish, gave us “White Christmas” and, though American, celebrated the very British “Tea For Two” – does not appear to have used the word “Forever” in any of his published lyrics. Instead, he gave us another way of saying it, in his song “Always”. •MJ
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State Street Blues
On the subject of homeless on State Street, this morning I was driving up State and saw a guy with a bunch of trash around him. I hurriedly got my camera out and took a photo. I wasn’t sure if it captured the scene, so I pulled a U-turn, and as I did, saw another person asleep on the other side of the street. Then I got a clearer view of the trash guy: “Shop, Ship, Smile!” Right. And leave all of your crap on State street. Dan Seibert
Living on State Street is probably not the best place for these folks or for the businesses they impact
Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: The City of Santa Barbara has put out the welcome mat for down-on-their-luck transients, so the least those down-and-outers could do would be to pick up their trash, but that is apparently too much to ask. However, in the spirit of the Christmas season, we suggest you look the other way or bring a cup of coffee and/or donuts to these unfortunates. And then, after January 1, work to figure out how to at least make them clean up after themselves. – J.B.)
Put the Fires out!
Locally, we have had the Whittier Fire, the Rey, Gap, Jesusita, Tea, Zaca, Sherpa, Gibraltar, and the list goes on since 1995 when the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy was signed. Why so many more fires since the
County of Santa Barbara Montecito Planning Commission NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program
123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, the Montecito Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Planning Commission Hearing Room at 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, to consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding ordinance amendments concerning the land use activities associated with Cannabis. The project includes the following items: 1. Case No. 17ORD-00000-00009. Recommend the Board adopt an ordinance amending the Montecito Land Use and Development Code, Section 35-2 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code. 2. Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010. Recommend that the County Planning Commission recommend that the Board adopt an ordinance amending the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code. 3. Case No. 17EIR-00000-00003. Recommend that the Board of Supervisors certify the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program Draft Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Draft FPEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016) for Case Nos. 17ORD-00000-00009 and 17ORD-0000000010, pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 4. Make the required findings for approval, including CEQA findings, and recommend that the Board of Supervisors make the required findings for approval of the proposed amendments for the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Ordinances Program to the Montecito Land Use and Development Code and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance. The Ordinances propose to implement new regulations and other revisions regarding Cannabis land use activities in the Santa Barbara County Montecito Land Use and Development Code and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance. The Montecito Planning Commission meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak on the project. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 or dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Correspondence should be filed no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. Staff analysis of the proposal may be reviewed at Planning and Development, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 a week prior to the public hearing. To review the staff report, Final EIR, and other related documents, please visit the project website: http://longrange.sbcountyplanning.org/programs/Cannabis/cannabis.php For additional information, please contact the project planner, Jessica Metzger at: Email: jmetzger@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-568-3532 If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.
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policy? Could it be when a remote fire is allowed to burn for weeks or months it could get out of control, and structures burn and people’s health and lives are threatened? “Wildland fire, as a critical natural process, must be reintroduced into the ecosystem,” the policy states. Since 98 percent or more wildfires are started accidentally by humans, we should agree this is not “a natural process.” Before 1995, both the Painted Cave and Sycamore Canyon fires were put out within days. Both the Whittier and Rey Fires contaminated Lake Cachuma, our drinking water reservoir with soot and ash, as well as possible fire retardant. This is costly and unhealthy. Currently, the Thomas Fire is threatening the watershed of both Gibraltar and Jameson Lake, which are drinking water reservoirs for Montecito and Carpinteria. Lake Casitas has already been contaminated by the Thomas Fire. Reportedly, the Thomas Fire costs $30 million per day. Governor Brown in Ventura last week said, “with climate change, some scientists say Southern California is literally burning up... and... is... what we can expect over the next decades.” Governor Brown said, “That’s why we have to
respond, plan... and combat the larger challenge, which is climate change.” Fires started by people is part of anthropomorphic climate change. Allowing fires started by people to burn for months at a time is not combating climate change, governor. It’s the opposite of that. Reasonable people need to do what we can to change this disastrous federal environmental policy. Peter Walker Hunt, AIA Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: The Chumash and most native Americans knew what to do: light “controlled” fires when conditions were right. It’s what we should do too. – J.B.)
Out with the Eucs
If you’re sick and tired of and irritated with having your electricity going off in Montecito every month, who and what is to blame must cross your mind. We all know about the big blowout about 10 months ago, due to a limb falling on the relay station. The electric company got away free that time by using the old “act of God” excuse again. But at that meeting, I warned them that they now must take care of all the limbs over the high wires. And they soon started to do something about it. But of course, they did it wrong – and every supervisor on the Board of Supervisors knows it was wrong and a cheat. Why, you ask? They did remove many of the limbs over the high-tension wires but did not take any height out of the tallest trees that are now losing big limbs, dropping on the wires. So, the problems continue. The answer is simple but costly. These trees (mostly eucalyptus) must be greatly reduced or removed. This
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problem is due to deferred maintenance, along with electric company executives who count on public amnesia. Who will lead the charge to stop this problem in the wealthiest country in California? When is Das Williams, our new supervisor, going to do something worthwhile? Gene Tyburn Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: You won’t get an argument from us; we’re all for removing most of the non-native eucalyptus trees in and around Montecito. They make a mess, are dangerous around homes and humans [because of falling limbs and a propensity to turn into exploding fireballs at the most inopportune moments], and cost a small fortune to “maintain” over the years. They also grow as fast as the most pernicious weeds. – J.B.)
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[2016] we spent seven weeks mostly in France [my wife, Helen, is French] and actually wrote editorials and answered reader mail from Honfleur and Paris, so the MJ is imbued with beaucoup de France. – J.B.)
The County Planning Commission meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. Remote testimony can also be given at Planning Commission Hearing Room at 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak in support of or in opposition to the project. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the County Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, should be filed with the secretary of the County Planning Commissions no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Monday before the County Planning Commission hearing.
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I am down in Mexico with my friend and fellow artist Filiberto Lomeli in Mascota, one of Mexico’s “most magical towns.” Fili was born here, and his hometown is small, like Carpinteria, but with Spanish colonial architecture dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Some families have been here for over 200 years! I am here to research the possibilities of teaching a landscape painting workshop en plein air in October/ November 2018. Thus far, Mascota is sparsely inhabited by American expats, unlike many other Mexican towns and cities. Not only is the scenery idyllic, and architecture enchanting, but the residents are friendly and jovial, which I feel is the foundation for the “magical” ambiance of the town. It almost feels like the land that time forgot, along with its rich prehistoric roots. It’s a world away for sure, and a great place to escape the fires behind
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COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, the Montecito Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 123 East Anapamu Street, Room 17, Santa Barbara, CA, which will include the following items: 1. Case No. 16ORD-00000-00015. Adopt a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (Case No. 16ORD-00000-00015) amending Division 35.2, Montecito Zones and Allowable Land Uses, Division 35.3, Montecito Site Planning and Other Project Standards, Division 35.4, Montecito Standards for Specific Land Uses, Division 35.6, Montecito Site Development Regulations, Division 35.7, Montecito Planning Permit Procedures, Division 35.9, Montecito Land Use and Development Code Administration, and Division 35.10, Glossary, of Section 35-2, the Santa Barbara County Montecito Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code; and 2. Case No. 16ORD-00000-00016. Adopt a recommendation to the County Planning Commission that it recommend to the Board of Supervisors that Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (Case No. 16ORD-00000-00016) amending Division 2, Definitions, Division 4, Zoning Districts, Division 7, General Regulations, Division 11, Permit Procedures, Division 12, Administration, Division 13, Summerland Community Plan Overlay, and Division 16, Toro Canyon Plan (TCP) Overlay District, of Article II, the Santa Barbara County Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code. The proposed ordinance amendments revise the existing regulations, including permit processes and development standards, in order to implement recent revisions to Government Code Section 65852.2 regarding accessory dwelling units (currently referred to as “residential second units” in the County’s zoning ordinances). The Montecito Planning Commission meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak in support of or in opposition to the project. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, should be filed with the secretary of the Montecito Planning Commissions no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. Maps and/or a staff analysis of the proposal may be reviewed at Planning and Development, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 a week prior to the public hearing. For further information, please contact Noel Langle at (805) 568-2067, by email to noel@co.santa-barbara.ca.us or FAX to (805) 568-2030. If you challenge these projects (Case Nos. 16ORD-00000-00015 and/or 16ORD-00000-00016) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2058. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.
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noshed on pizzas cooked by Alberto Morello and his capable acolytes from Olio e Limone and quaffed an eclectic selection of wines. Among the supporters of the cause were Harry and Judi Weisbart, Stan and Betty Hatch, Andy and Adrianne Davis, Betsy Ingalls, Mike Weissman, Wade Roof, Ted and Shandra Campbell, Michel Saint-Sulpice, and Connie Brown. On the Money Top bling purveyors Tiffany and Company, which just celebrated the 10th anniversary of its La Cumbre Plaza store, is taking the concept of pricey luxury to a new level. It has launched a new line of “ordinary objects,” which appears to be made up of extremely high end takes on normally mundane home items. Among them is a sterling silver coffee can priced at $1,500, a $245 protractor, and even a $250 straw – and these are far from being the highest price tags. A tiny silver pill box is offered for $350, a set of table-tennis paddles for $650, thanks to sterling silver engravable plaques and blue leather, while a silver and amazonite tic-tac-toe set is $1,000. For youngsters, there’s a Tiffany take on Lego building blocks, made from walnut and sterling silver, sold in sets of 10 for $1,500. One of the more bizarre items is a $9,000 ball of yarn rendered using strands of textured sterling silver. There’s also a $10,000 bird’s nest complete with porcelain blue eggs, and a $650 sterling silver first-aid box, with no products inside. Good as Gould Santa Barbara author Elizabeth Gould writes from experience in her first book, Your Best Health by Friday: How to Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Trauma, PTSD and Chronic Illness. “It is not the first book I started, but it is the first one I’ve finished,” she told me at a bijou book bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village. Gould, the daughter of a Vietnam
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vet whose combat stress affected the entire family, suffered a whiplash accident in 2003 and found Western medicine only masked her symptoms rather than resolving them. “I became a stress detective, tracing my accident pain, as well as my longtime anxiety,” she explained about her book that took two years to write. Her next book, due out next year though she started writing it in 2006, is West of Center. Crackling ‘cracker State Street Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s enchanting The Nutcracker at the sold-out Granada is always a Christmas highlight. With the Opera San Luis Obispo Orchestra under Brian Asher Alhadeff for the sixth year, it has taken on a whole new perspective. Boasting colorful sets from Moscow, including a magnificent expanding Christmas tree and ornate costumes from Christina Giannini, Laila Borgman Brouwer, and BenOni Cortes, and a truly international cast with dancers from Russia, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Panama, and Cuba, the show couldn’t fail to please. Brazilian Deise Mendonca, Marika Kobayashi from Japan, and Panamanian guest artist Manuela Navarro took on the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy, partnered with Cuban guest artist Francois Llorente. Additional principal roles were performed by company members John Christopher Piel, James Folsom, Anna Carnes, and Meredith Harrill. Artistic director and founder Rodney Gustafson, ballet master Gary McKenzie, and Marina Fliagina mustered every available performer – nearly 200 dancers – in the talented company’s arsenal from the tiniest of tots to the seasoned principals, including Sergei Domrachev, who plays a magnificently camp Mother Ginger. Revels with a Cause Santa Barbara Revels, presenting its 10th anniversary production at the Lobero, stayed closer to home this year with its theme from the Alta California Rancho period. Written by my Journal colleague Erin Graffy and Revels artistic director Susan Keller, the 1835-era production centered around the nuptials of Anita de la Guerra, daughter of the presidio’s commandante to Alfred Robinson, the local representative for a Boston-based hide and tallow trading company. Richard Henry Dana, a young Harvard student, was invited to the festivities and recorded the exciting events in his classic book, Two Years Before the Mast. The new show is a worthy successor to last year’s winter solstice production based on 18th-century Scotland.
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Stage director Matt Tavianini and music director Erin McKibben did an excellent job, as did the colorful performers, including Tyler Koontz Dana, Bill Egan, Paul Brooks, Alfred Robinson, Luis Moreno, Frank Artusio, former KEYT-TV anchor Paula Lopez, Isabelle Marchand, and Jessica Haro, Special guests included Baile de California led by Diana ReploglePurintan, noted specialist dancers of the time period, and Ernestine DeSoto from the Barbareno Band of Chumash, who enacted a traditional story of her tribe. As Susan always proclaims: “Join us and be joyous.” We did – and we certainly were. Higher Quire St. Anthony’s Chapel was socially gridlocked when the Quire of Voyces, under conductor Nathan Kreitzer, performed its Mysteries of Christmas concert. The performance, featuring a cappella works by Spanish Renaissance master Tomas Luis de Victoria, as well as contemporary and modern fare from Steve Dombek, Santa Barbara composer Herbert Howells, Alexander L’Estrange, Norwegian Kim Andre Arnesen and Australian Daniel Brinsmead, was a musical tour de force. A real Christmas cracker. Something to Bragg About Santa Barbara entrepreneur Patricia Bragg, 88, who makes a number of health products including organic apple cider vinegar, has just got priceless publicity from none other than British fashion designer Victoria Beckham, 43, wife of soccer legend David Beckham. The former Spice Girls singer has revealed she regularly takes two teaspoons of ACV – as disciples call it – every morning on an empty stomach. Actresses Jennifer Aniston, 48, and Elizabeth Hurley, 52, model Miranda Kerr, 34, and Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry, 33, are also fans of the 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
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rather unusual pick-me-up, which I have also been drinking for years. The vinegar supposedly helps feed healthy bacteria, has anti-bacterial properties, and improves complexions. Who knew? Food for Thought Epicurean Santa Barbara, a group of culinary enthusiasts and oenophiles, has just debuted in our tony town. The group, which currently has 78 members, was founded by the foodie fab four of Leif Pietila, Renee Martin, and dynamic duo Keith and Amy Robinson, who met at the Newcomers club when they moved here from Portland, Oregon, and New York City, respectively. “We found we had similar interests and were looking for something to
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Barbara County. We helped 44,000 people last year.” Guest speaker was Bishop Robert E. Barron. During dessert, John Palminteri ran the live auction with a favorite item being tickets to Hamilton with airfare to New York, or for the National Touring Company to Boston, Chicago, or Washington, D.C. While gobbling up dessert it was nice to note: “A special dispensation by Bishop
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In Business
by Jon Vreeland
Jon Vreeland is a writer of prose, poetry, plays, and journalism. His memoir, The Taste of Cigarettes, will be published May 22, 2018, with Vine Leaves Press. Vreeland is married to artist Alycia Vreeland and is a father of two beautiful daughters who live in Huntington Beach, where he is from.
Kathryne Designs, Coast Village Veterans
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n the brink of Santa Barbara County’s wealthiest village, amid the towering eucalyptus and celebrities that are strewed along the popular strand of Coast Village Road, a Santa Barbara company by the name of Kathryne Designs Incorporated continues on after many successful years in the world of interior design. The 14-year-old business is owned by longtime design veteran Kathryne Dahlman, who is a member of The American Society of Interior Designers. Behind the store’s front window – a large plate of glass wrapped with a strain of Christmas holly, as Old Saint Nick stands on an old wooden chest, smiling at the sporadic flow of passersby – there are three different display rooms that are all pre-decorated with a selected variety of local art and home décor.
“We set the rooms up to look like it would in the client’s house, changing the rooms around for seasonal purposes,” says Kathryne. “But no matter what, I always work with the client to meet their needs.” Despite the “array of home décor items curated by Ms. Dahlman personally” and the contemporary chairs, lamps, and candles—as well as French antique tables, its cherry surface topped with various books about Spanish Colonial architecture and other educational topics – the USC graduate and her business represents eight local artists. “Yes, the art is most prominent,” says Kathryne, who lives in Studio City and commutes to her Santa Barbara business one to three times a week. Currently, the design studio holds a handful of art done by local artist
Throughout the United States and Europe, Kathryne Dahlman designs private residences, commercial, and restaurant projects
Ruth Ellen Hoag, who, according to her website says, “My art is based on the figurative genre.” That includes her painting with a dozen dark-silhouettes who hide under their own black umbrella, their shadows stretching across the wet, green locale. Or a man in a black suit, cuddling a sixstring guitar as his left hand slides
high on the painted frets, with colors such as red, blue, yellow and black, each sectioned off like the flag of another country. On another note, the nearly decadeand-a-half-old business has recently lost one of Kathryne’s top employees, Jordana Lawrence, who was manager for these past two and a half years. The two found each other on Craigslist and developed a friendship, personal and professional, during the last few years of Jordana’s employment. “It’s very sad that I am leaving Kathryne, but of course we will always remain friends,” says Jordana, who has worked in the teaching profession as well – from preschool in Ojai to theatre arts at Bishop high school. Furthermore, Kathryne also sells “Simon Pearce” decorative glass, as well as antique calligraphy brushes, soaps, veneered and restored tables, and other products and gifts to put the finishing touches on the client’s dream house. “We have a little bit of everything,” the design expert says. “And in the end, we are a ‘Mom and Pop’ store that is having to compete with the Internet.” Kathryne Designs is located at 1225 Coast Village Road, suite A. They are open Monday-Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. •MJ
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Pacific Rim wines accompanying the delectable dishes included Jacob Toft’s 2016 Cuvée Elizabeth, Merry Edwards’s 2015 Russian River Valley pinot noir, and Mollydooker’s 2011 Carnival of Love. Among those gathered for the scrumptious occasion were Kimi Matar, Corinna Gordon, Paul Astbury, Terri Dimond, Tom and Nancy Upton, Julian Hradeky, and Jeremy Allen. Fine Print Montecito’s Cheri Steinkellner, winner of four Emmys and two Golden Globes as a writer and produc-
er on the top-rated TV series Cheers, has joined more than 40 other female writers and authors contributing to Because I Was A Girl: True Stories For Girls of All Ages. The work, an anthology from a culturally diverse group of women who disclose the inner strength and courage required to excel in their respective fields, sometimes breaking new ground in professions where women have not been welcome. Cheri has contributed a 1,000-word piece to the work, edited by New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, along with the likes of Victoria Aveyard, Trish McEvoy,
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Holly Knight, and Dolores Huerta. “At one time, I was the only female working on a sitcom which was primarily a boys club,” Cheri told me at a launch bash at Tecolote, the bustling bibliophile bastion in the upper village. “I had no idea at the time I was writing how relevant it would be.” Miraculous Magic
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Randi Rabin’s new book looks for love’s meaning
Montecito marriage and family counselor Randi Rabin has launched her new book, Grab Your Miracle – The Magic of a Mother’s Love, which recounts her quest to find the meaning of love through the discovery of a great desire to have a child to cherish. As a young women in the early 1990s, Randi had exciting adventures as a stunt woman, swimsuit model, commercial actress, and flight attendant, which is when she started volunteering as Big Sister to neglected girls. That experience sparked a passionate and permanent career discovering her purpose to a deeper, heartfelt awareness, and understanding of the human condition. Randi, who also volunteers at the Rescue Mission, Casa Serena, and the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, says her journey has been an often bumpy road, fraught with disappointment, tears, and a few wrong turns. “But a miraculous adventure,” she told me at a bijou book bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village. She has lived in our rarefied enclave since 1997, when she moved here from Beverly Hills and remarried.
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Giving Thanks On a personal note, I have a great deal to be thankful for. Great firefighters, good friends, and the kindness of Mother Nature. This is the third time I have endured a mandatory evacuation, having experienced the Tea, Jesusita, and now the Thomas fires in my 10 years here. I fled our rarefied enclave for four days at the Santa Maria ranch of Montecito activist Gretchen Lieff, joining the likes of Michael and Nancy Gifford, my trusty shutterbug Priscilla and my Journal colleague Joanne Calitri escaping the flames and heavy coatings of ash. My neighbors, Orman and Ricky Gaspar, took refuge at the RitzCarlton Bacara, which was offering “fire rates” of $199 a night, a fraction of the normal room rate, which was also the destination of my friends, Gerald Incandela and George Schoellkopf, whose aerie in Summerland was at considerable risk. It is at times like this that the innate goodness of a community likes ours shows its true colors. For those 7,000 firefighters from all over who put their lives on the line, those friends who offered emergency accommodation, and to the ABC affiliate, KEYT, which did sterling work in keeping us updated on the conflagration, particularly John Palminteri and Joe Buttitta, my eternal thanks. Sightings: Reality TV star Ashley Jacobs of Bravo’s Southern Charm checking out Joe’s Cafe...Khloe Kardashian sashaying on Coast Village Road...Actress Natalie Portman noshing at the Biltmore Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and 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 969-3301. •MJ 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
The Montecito Association sincerely thanks Montecito Fire Protection District, CAL FIRE, all the Fire Fighters from near and far, 1st Responders, MERRAG, Santa Barbara County Sherriff, CHP and all the invaluable support staff. The Montecito Association is planning a community celebration to honor the brave men and women who protected our community in the very near future. Please contact Allison Marcillac at execdirector@montecitoassociation.org or 805-969-2026 on ways you can participate.
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Community Leaders Luncheon
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara gives a Community Leaders Luncheon to thank its donors and volunteers. This year, there were 350 folks attending at the Fess Parker – many to be thanked. Board chair Don Logan told the group, “This year we gave $8.44 million in scholar ships to 2,688 students and helped 25,000 more students and families go through the hurdles of applying for scholarships and colleges.” President and CEO Candice Winkler reminded us that “In our 55 years of existence, we have given $100 million to 47,000 students. These are not loans, they are gifts.” The number-one reason for dropping out of school is lack of funds. Westmont student and scholarship recipient Jonathan Cleek told of his love of medicine and his desire to be a doctor. He was valedictorian of his high school class. He said, “Thank you for investing in my life.” He’s able to take part in many enriching extracurricular activities because he doesn’t have to work while going to school. Community Leader speaker Gerd Jordano told us the story of her life.
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She had two careers – in nursing and real estate. When asked how they related, she joked, “If they asked the price of a house and fainted when I told them, I could resuscitate them.” Seriously, you are helping people in both jobs and that’s what Gerd likes to do. A few of the movers and shakers attending the luncheon were Bill Cirone (former superintendent of schools), Palmer and Susan Jackson and Palmer Jackson Jr., Pete Jordano, Ed McKinley, and Kath Lavidge, Susan Salcido, County superintendent of schools, Maryan Schall, Nancy Schlosser, Jean Schuyler, and Warren and Mary Lynn Staley. There is more information if you call (805) 687-6065. •MJ
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December 21. Attendees can create a new mala, restring an old one, or make a mala to gift. The center preferred pre-purchase of the kits, but check in to see whether extras might be available or if there’s another option. Visit www.bodhipath.org/ sb for details. BodhiPath is also hosting a repeat screening of Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey because many center members were at resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips’s retreat for the December 7 date. The acclaimed documentary about the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the West through the life of Hannah Nydahl, a Danish practitioner and a teacher, will be shown again at 7 pm on Thursday, December 28, preceded by meditation. Everyone is welcome. Admission by donation.
Transforming through the Core, and Breathwork
Yoga Soup, the studio-gathering space-book store-gift shop located at 28 Parker Way, has managed to stay open through Thomas’s reign of terror, even as some teachers fled for clearer air. Special events for the final weekend of 2017 begin with Sadie Nardini’s “The New Year Core Transformer”, slated for 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, December 30. Nardini – the founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and The Yoga Shred, both anatomy-enhanced styles and trainings, and the lead singer for rock ‘n’ roll band Sadie & The Tribe here in town – invites fellow yoga teachers and practitioners to learn new-generation anatomy and alignment tips via a flow that supports rather than sabotages your hard work on and off the mat. Participants will learn how transitioning more organically from pose to pose, in a specific order, can instantly increase the strength, stretch and detox benefits from yoga and fitness practices. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 day-of. Yoga Soup founder/owner Eddie Ellner leads a New Year ’s Eve Ecstatic Breathing event the following night, an event that also
includes, in Ellner’s elegant way of communicating, “Light Stretching, Special Beverages, Sweet Potatoes, and Other Really Incredible Shortlived Things” and “meditation, music, and dancing highly likely.” “I love the breathing we’re going to do New Year’s Eve,” Ellner writes on the event page that also includes a first-hand account of his early experiences with ecstatic breathing and on-going inquiry. “It’s a direct way to break through some psychic scar tissue in the way of Truth. It’s non-polluting, self-generating, and free. Well, not really free. To attend will cost 40 bucks if you sign up in advance, $50 at the door. It’s kind of a joke to charge money to breathe, but you also get some great finger food, a nice place to be, and the good company of fellow voyagers.” Visit www.yogasoup.com to register or for more details.
Unity Reunited
I have to admit that I have yet to hear the Unity Singers Christmas Cantata, the annual concert filled with song, joy, and the holiness of the holiday. But if they’re anything like the unofficial reunion gathering of the Unity choir of San Luis Obispo that I attended last weekend at a private party in Los Osos while escaping the approaching Thomas fire flames, you’re in for a real treat. It was led by Mark S. Welch, who served as the music director at Unity SLO for 15 years and now employs his gifts as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist providing musical support for New Thought conferences and churches, as well as his own workshops. Welch led two dozen or so of his former choir members in an entirely original sing-along program that was utterly ear-opening to this newbie. Careening between genres, from ballads to spiritual to reggae and 1950s style rock ‘n’ roll, Welch’s songs were remarkably full of melody and delivered with gorgeous harmonies, even if the singers hadn’t even rehearsed together for a couple of years. My personal favorite, “Remember (Star Child)”, offers truly embrac-
ing lyrics that begin “Remember, remember, remember, remember… When no fear filled your eyes and your heart was wide and free/When all of the Earth knew your name/ And the heavenly rays nourished you through your infancy/when you were a star child… When forever was nothing at all and the on and on was green/When love was an open book/And it’s treasure you took and wore it constantly/When you were a star child”. “Rappin’ Rudolph” was its own revelation: “Well, hey, my name is Rudolph/I pull ol’ Santa’s sleigh/When I hear “Ho” I turn on my nose/Then we all dash away… But it wasn’t always like this/This leading scene is new/ For people laughed and called me names/And said “Hey, dude. You’re rude… I didn’t let that bug me/I just went on my way/Yeah things were cool, I loved alone/Until that fateful day…” Welch told me he’s never brought his music to Santa Barbara, so hopefully that will be remedied soon. In the meantime, our Unity Singers Christmas Cantata, postponed from last week, takes place at 7 pm, Friday, December 22. Admission is free, love offerings accepted, and there are holiday refreshments served after the concert.
about Being together in that stillness and feeling that together feeling that strength, that Truth, that LOVE, that power that is just as fierce as this blazing fire and the ocean and the sky and all those trees who may sacrifice their lives for all of this Love wanting to wake up so many of you, wanting to clear the path of old to make way for new,” Baker writes in her email invitation. “This is nature’s way. It looks like destruction, but it is also carving new openings. Let there be that opening inside your hearts as you gather. Let there be that peace that passes understanding and all logic and fear and doubt. Let there be, yes, that fire inside your hearts. And yes, let it be one heart for everyone and everything everywhere. Be the peacekeepers and beholden to the Beauty for ALL. Let your souls sing into each heart that is shaking, wherever they may be. You can do this. You can be this LOVE through your willing intention.” Join in the circle by calling (641) 715-3650, with the access code 590743#. •MJ
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For those who are still not venturing from their homes – or may have evacuated and have yet to return – Marian Baker is hosting daily morning meditation circles at 8:30 am, at least through this Friday via conference call. The 30-minute virtual gathering begins with a few words followed by silent meditation, plus an option to stay on to connect in a virtual living room/circle for some extra support. The concept is to employ an active imagination practice of asking the fire and our homeland for a message. “It’s not about what to say. It’s
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4 in Santa Paula, to move from our back country to the front country, close to hundreds of homes. “We prepared for the worst, hoping it wouldn’t happen. But it did,” he said. As of press time: 10 homes in Montecito have perished, and an additional 10 to 20 are likely to be deemed damaged. The Thomas Fire has burned 272,000 acres, destroyed 1,044 structures, damaged 259 structures, and caused the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, including at one point the entirety of Montecito. Two fatalities have been reported, including a woman fleeing her home in Santa Paula and firefighter Cory
Iverson of San Diego, who died fighting the eastern edge of the fire in Ventura County last week. Total cost to fight the fire thus far: $140 million. Montecito was most heavily impacted the morning of December 16, when Chief Hickman described a two-milelong flank of fire spanning from Park Lane to Coyote Road, making its way to the heart of Montecito. “At that point, I knew it was going to be worse than we anticipated,” he said. With dozens of engines lined up and down Sycamore Canyon, Cold Spring Road, Ashley Road, and beyond, and a scheduled shift change effectively doubling the number of firefighters on
Santa Barbara County and CalFire captains survey the damage overlooking the burn scar of the Thomas Fire, which made contact with the Tea Fire scar
Prison inmates look for hot spots along the Thomas Fire burn area
the ground, Hickman said the District was never more ready to fight a fire of this magnitude. He said the combination of the countless personnel and engines, as well as pre-planning by his own team, led to the successful firefight. MFPD Battalion chief Travis Ederer is credited for developing incredibly detailed maps of our area, which were shared with firefighters not familiar with our winding and narrow roads. “This helped them learn the territory and engage effectively,” Hickman said. “Those maps literally saved billions of dollars in homes.” Extensive hazard mitigation by MFPD and residents beforehand, as well as compliance with evacuation orders, led to success-
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ful fire suppression. A plethora of evacuation orders were handed down December 16, beginning at 8:15 am. Areas in Summerland, Montecito, and Santa Barbara were given voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders; as of press time, some areas above Highway 192 remained evacuated. “For the most part, people left when we ordered them to leave, allowing us to do our job,” said Hickman, who along with MFPD Division Operations chief Kevin Taylor went on patrol of the area at 2 am December 17, checking on the firefighters who were keeping guard all night. “These firefighters treated our community like it was their own backyard, doing everything they could to save property,” he said. “It was incredible.” Both Montecito business districts were hit hard by the Thomas Fire; the upper village was evacuated on Sunday, December 10, and reopened more than a full week later, on Monday, December 18. Coast Village Road businesses were open but struggling to garner business, due to the stifling smoke and falling ash related to the fire. Blue skies seemed like a break in the poor conditions on the morning of December 14, which prompted Coast Village Association to continue plans for its Shop Local event that evening. As the winds changed and the controlled burns in Summerland and Montecito flared, 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
A burned home still smolders two days after being destroyed by the Thomas Fire
Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman explains to MJ publisher Jim Buckley how the Thomas Fire severely threatened Montecito; burned hills stand in the background
Montecito was once again hit with smoke and ash, putting a damper on the shopping event. Fewer than two days later, the road and all residents above Highway 101 would be evacuated, hurting holiday business even more. “The CVA intends to respond and act on behalf of Coast Village businesses and patrons, pooling and applying our resources as necessary to ensure these businesses are able to survive this unanticipated and untimely loss of revenue and traffic,” said CVA board president Bob Ludwick. Coast Village was reopened Tuesday, December 19, at 6 am, while the rest of the evacuation zone, MTO 9, remained under mandatory evacuation. The fire worked its way through the foothills of Montecito, eventually losing steam at the burn scar of the Tea Fire, which we visited with Chief Hickman on December 19. Dozens of inmate hand crews from local prisons were putting out hotspots, led by commanders from CalFire. “The burned areas will smolder for days, and can potentially reignite,” Hickman said. As of press time, the fire continued its way toward the Jesusita burn scar, with hopes that it would be far enough contained despite forecasted winds this week. On Tuesday, Chief Hickman personally escorted homeowners who lost their homes to survey the damage and sift through the ashes. “It’s a somber time for us, as well as the home21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
A home partially destroyed by the blaze in Montecito
owner. Any time we lose a home, it weighs on us,” he said. Homes were lost on Park Hill Lane, Park Lane, East Mountain Drive, and Hot Springs Road. Other homes on those streets were damaged, as well as on Oak Creek Canyon. Buildings belonging to the Montecito Water District at the Jameson Reservoir were also lost. Chief Hickman said the fire cleared decades of fuel off the hills in Montecito, which is great for future fire suppression. Looking ahead, the District will help those residents who
lost homes and will continue hazard abatement and mitigation measures in the Montecito foothills.
More Fire Impacts
With the Thomas Fire on the brink of becoming the largest wildfire in California history – as of press time, the fire was the second largest – Santa Barbara and Ventura counties are feeling the long-reaching ramifications of the fire. Mission Beekeeping, a beekeeping business that started in 2015 in Ventura County, lost half of their beehives during the fire. Husband and wife Steve and Kelly Nimmer started the company to find homes for hives by removing swarms from unwanted areas and then keeping them healthy enough to pollinate and produce honey. The Nimmers were awoken from their sleep at midnight on December 5, with news of the fire. They immediately rushed to the bee yard housing their 150 hives, where they confronted the flames on the ridge. Over the next six hours, they were able to rescue and move half of their hives as the fire got closer and closer, but on the third trip, the flames had reached the rest of the hives. The surviving ones are currently being located in Carpinteria. While the hives has been moved three times out of the fire’s path, the hope is that they will remain safe at this location for the time being. The couple are now making plans to rebuild, and friends of theirs have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to grow their beehives and get the business back on track. The link for the GoFundMe campaign is: www. gofundme.com/thomas-fire-beekeeping-recovery. They plan to use these funds to purchase seeds that can provide plant diversity in the bee yards that have been burned, queen bees for new colonies that will be split from colonies that survived, and hives from migration beekeepers to keep locally after almond pollination season. The Nimmers are also seeking coastal properties to permanently host their beehives. For more information, visit www.missionbeekeep ing.com.
BHO Lab Discovered
(Provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department) At approximately 11:10 am on Wednesday, December 13, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Thomas Fire Incident Command of a potential marijuana butane honey oil (BHO) extraction lab in the 2200 block of Bella Vista Drive in Montecito. The residence was located in the mandatory evacuation area of the Thomas Fire. The Sheriff’s Office was advised that firefighter personnel providing structure protection in the area saw several items in plain view that they believed were items related to a butane honey oil extraction lab. Sheriff’s investigators assigned to the Special Investigations Bureau responded to the scene to investigate the report. Once at the location, investigators confirmed the items were related to an illegal extraction lab and sought a search warrant to search the rest of the residence. While obtaining the warrant and continuing the investigation, flames from the fire were bearing down on the residence and the surrounding area. Seized from the location were 300 to 500 pounds of cut marijuana, numerous cans of unopened butane fuel, 15 to 20 pounds of hashish (concentrated cannabis), a small amount of finished BHO product (concentrated cannabis), a commercial-grade extraction lab, and other paraphernalia related to the illegal lab. After all the items were seized, investigators quickly left the residence, with fire personnel staying behind for structure protection. Investigators have identified persons of interest and are following up on investigative leads to further identify them and gather additional evidence. Due to the ongoing investigation, no additional information was being released. It should be noted that the extraction of butane honey oil requires the use of extremely flammable fuels. Numerous extraction labs have exploded in this county and across the country, injuring suspects and destroying residences. Additionally, these cases of fuel were left at the residence in the path of the oncoming fire, making the situation even more volatile and dangerous. •MJ
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Bid No. 3888
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS
1. Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its CDBG 2017-18 Laguna Neighborhood Sidewalk Access Ramps Project (“Project”), by or before January 9, 2018, at 3:00 P.M., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. 2. Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at various locations within the Laguna Neighborhood (see Project Location map),and is described as follows: The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished sidewalk access ramps project, including but not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, surveying, saw cutting, removal of hardscape, subgrade preparation for the construction of concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, access ramps, spandrels, and hot mix asphalt concrete conform, pavement delineations, sign relocation, cleanup, public notices, incidentals, and completing the work as specified in these Special Provisions, City Standards, and Project Plans & Specifications. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 25 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project falls within a range of $150,000 $165,000. 3. License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): License A. 3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155. 5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of five (5) percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents. 6. Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4. 7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bond for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount. 8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code section 22300. 9. Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. 10. 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. 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 #CA170023 dated 10/13/2017 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. 11. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal. By: ___________________________________ Date: ________________ General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) December 13, 2017 2) December 20, 2017
BID NO. 5598A DUE DATE & TIME: January 9, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. ThyssenKrupp Elevator and Escalator Maintenance A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., in the main Lobby at the Airport Airline Terminal, 500 Fowler Road, Goleta to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. The general scope of work is to provide complete Preventative and Routine Maintenance services for the ThyssenKrupp elevators and escalators. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
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 electronically via PlanetBids. 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 (DIR). 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. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C11 Elevator Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned license at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed 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 nonresponsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year 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. If the renewal options are exercised, new bonds shall be provided. Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year 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. If the renewal options are exercised, new bonds shall be provided. Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive. 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. Published: December 20, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:
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LETTERS (Continued from page 27) MONTECITO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING* DATE OF HEARING:
JANUARY 3, 2018
PLACE:
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENGINEERING BUILDING 123 EAST ANAPAMU STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission. Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at Planning and Development, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101 a week prior to the public hearing. They may also be found on the Planning and Development Department’s website, located at www.sbcountyplanning.org. If you challenge the projects (17ORD-00000-00009, 17ORD-00000-00010, 16ORD-00000-00014, 16ORD-00000-00015, 16ORD-00000-00016, 17APL-00000-00013, or 17APL-00000-00014) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. * This is a partial listing of the items to be heard at the Montecito Planning Commission Hearing of January 3, 2018. 17APL-00000-00013 17APL-00000-00014 Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303
MacElhenny Appeal of the Lighthouse Trust Demo/Rebuild
1948/1952 Tollis Avenue Anne Almy, Supervising Planner (805) 568-2053 Mark Friedlander, Planner (805) 568-2046
Hearing on the request of Christopher Price, agent for the appellant, Michael MacElhenny, to consider Case Nos. 17APL-00000-00013 and 17APL00000-00014 [applications filed on September 5, 2017], to appeal the Montecito Board of Architectural Review’s preliminary approval of Case No. 16BAR-00000-00219 and the Director’s approval of Case No. 17LUP-00000-00035, in compliance with Chapter 35.492.040 of the Montecito Land Use and Development Code, on property located in the 2-E-1 zone; and to determine that approval of the project is exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303. The application involves Assessor Parcel Nos. 007-110-001 and 007-110-002, located at 1948 and 1952 Tollis Avenue, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.
MONTECITO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECORDING SECRETARY (568-2000)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Campovans; Campo Vanworks, 687 Circle Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Byron R. Beck, 687 Circle Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Robyn G. Beck, 687
Circle Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was originally filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 16, 2015. 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 Connie Tran, filed November 22, 2017. Original FBN No. 2015-0002724.
Published December 20, 2017; January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Union Marine, 125 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Santa Barbara Fuel Dock, INC, 22 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Santa Barbara, CA
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Artists Filiberto Lomeli (left) and Thomas Van Stein take time out of dabbing paint (or is it acrylic?) on canvas to enjoy a good libation and an even better read while lolling in the sleepy town of Mascota, Mexico
Montecito; in fact, the only hot thing about Mascota is the fire water made here in the valley; it is a tequila they call “Raicilla,” and it is emerging in popularity here and abroad. Anyone interested in joining us in the fall of 2018 can go to: www.thomasvanstein.net and look under “workshops.” Thomas Van Stein Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Mr. Van Stein has been a long and loyal fan of Montecito Journal over the years, and we enthusiastically support him in whatever effort he has planned. His work has graced at least three MJ covers over the years. – J.B.) •MJ
93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 12, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0003363. Published December 20, 2017; January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tree Hugger Sporting Goods, 107 Nopalitos Way #4604, Santa Barbara, CA 93140. Michael Carey, 107 Nopalitos Way #4604, Santa Barbara, CA 93140. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 7, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0003327. Published December 13, 20, 2017; January 3, 10, 2018 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE: CASE No. 37-2017-00044302-PR-LACTL. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors,
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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)
He did say that even though firefighters had to retreat, “they would probably have prepped this structure as well as they could.” The evidence of that “prepping” was evident, as what had been a handsome and elegant home was completely gutted, but the adjacent threecar garage and a guest quarter above it survived intact. Inside the This home at the top of Park Hill Lane was just too close to the garage was an array of firestorm, but its garage and many of the homeowner’s personal posfurniture, china, books, sessions did survive and personal items in boxes. Chief Hickman says “it wouldn’t surprise me at all that the firefighters helped the homeowners to put all this stuff here” a day or two before the fire consumed the residence. When asked why the garage and its contents survived the fire, Chip explains that “Garages have two-hour firewalls. And so, if [the house] catches on fire and [the garage] does not, there’s a chance we can defend [the garage], because we’ve got a two-hour firewall between the house and the garage.” Another reason Montecito had such success fighting the Thomas Fire was the decade-old Hazard Mitigation Network. “A lot of resources and money went into the hazard mitigation network in our front country over the past ten years,” the chief points out. “We’ve been able to connect from one end of our district to the other. When you drive the high roads – Bella Vista, Park Lane, Mountain Drive – you wouldn’t really notice, but it’s all mosaic. There is no continuity. When you look up there it looks fine, but you can walk right through it for about a hundred feet.” That network now extends across the entire front country. Even more impressively, it was all done on private land by making arrangements with each individual homeowner.
Saturday Morning Barrage
How close were we to a major disaster? “The fire moved a quarter mile or so down to Park Lane and Mountain Drive [on Saturday morning, December 16], then spotted out and created fires up against East Valley Road,” Hickman says. “It was just bombarding that whole area between Mountain Drive and East Valley Road. We had fire all inside that area. We got carpet-bombed. The upside,” he says, “was that when it happened, it was right in the middle of a shift change, so we had three hundred engines in here getting off and another three hundred coming in. We had quite the armada.” Because of the overwhelming firepower available, fire crews were able to go house to house as hot spots developed.
All the gated residences in Montecito are required to have what are called “Knox boxes,” which firefighters can access via a master key. They are also supposed to have an auxiliary power source (battery-operated) in case electricity is lost. “In advance of the fire, the fire department went around with five or six people with Knox keys and opened every gate. It took like two days,” Hickman relates. Montecito firefighters visited each home to make sure gates were open. Now that the threat is (almost) past, firefighters have to re-lock each gate before reopening the zones designated as mandatory evacuation areas.
The Thomas Fire Status
“The fire is now on the other side of the hill,” Hickman explains. “They’re doing a big burn operation from – if you’re familiar with the Sespe Gorge – from Protrero Seco to Camino Cielo; it’s a huge distance, and they’re going to try to tie it in with these burn scars we have in the back country, so they’ll tie it into the Tea Fire, Jesusita, and then circle around to the Zaca Fire, the Rey Fire, and it’s going to have to get bumped into all of those.” Is he pleased with the firefighting effort? “Heck, yes,” Hickman says. “We’re talking about an area that hasn’t burned for sixty-five years. Absolutely. We’re not going to have to worry too much about a wildland fire threat for some years now. We’re going to have, however, a huge [potential flooding] problem. Jameson Lake lost all of its buildings and that’s our reservoir, and all this silt is going to go in there and fill it. That’s going to be a real issue.” When asked about the source of water used to refill the more than 600 fire trucks working in Montecito, Chip says, “Since the Tea Fire, Montecito Water has done a tremendous job in upgrading all of our pump stations, putting backup power to those stations, improving infrastructure in the pipes so that they can handle and maintain a pressure for us to fill all these engines with. So, that’s where we’re getting all our water from.” When the smoke was so dense it was impossible to see where the fire actually was, FLIR system infrared devices on drones (launched and controlled from Pt. Mugu) were able to identify the hot spots. Chipman says they were able to use “military grade” equipment for fire and smoke detection. Hickman feels the pain even if just one house is lost, so 10 is a big number, but he notes that “The magnitude and the enormity of the fire front that we had coming, it was obvious that we were probably not going to go unscathed.” He says, the fire “just kind of stalled out behind Montecito,” leaving “a lit fuse just waiting for things to align.” The December 16 morning Santa Ana wind was the fuse and most Montecito hillsides are now bald.
Re-Populating Montecito
“I am very bummed,” he concludes, “that we lost ten homes and the fire damaged at least another ten or twenty. To lose ten homes is devastation for us, but overall, I think [the effort] was tremendously successful. As for when residents can return: “When we do re-populate areas it needs to be as safe as it possibly can be. We just can’t open zones without making sure of that. We’ve got big trucks and heavy equipment on narrow roads still doing their job; you can imagine what could happen if we let people start coming back into the community early. It would make it very unsafe for the firefighters and very unsafe for [residents]. “In the next couple days the zones below 192 should open up, but those zones above 192 will take a little longer. I’m hoping we can get [fully] re-populated before Christmas, but that remains to be seen. We’re not going to do it unless it’s safe.” There is special dispensation in place for those seeking to rebuild after a catastrophic event, such as fire, earthquake, flood, or tsunami, which allows homeowners to rebuild without meeting and conforming to existing code requirements. “We’ll allow them to rebuild ‘as it was’ pretty quickly as long as they’re not exceeding their current footprint,” Hickman says. It’s been a nine-day all-hands-on-deck situation (he has a blow-up mattress in his office) and Chief Hickman is glad to call an end to it. He lives in Ojai and lost his barn and other structures on his property there. For Chip, it’s already been a two-week endeavor with another two weeks to go. But he and his men (and an army of firefighters who came from Portland, Oregon, to New Mexico and parts in-between) saved Montecito.
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The following is an anonymous letter sent to us, along with a photo that indicts the City of Santa Barbara, the Santa Barbara Police Department, and is the kind of thing that could inaugurate another push for Montecito cityhood. “In the midst of one of the most impactful events to ever touch our commu• The Voice of the Village •
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Meter Maid in mask relentlessly gives out parking tickets along Coast Village Road as ashes and smoke prompt employees and owners to park near their businesses
nity, there have been so many instances of people helping others, showing gratitude for the firefighters, and a true sense of community during this scary time. Alternatively, there have been some ugly things to come out of this as well. The ugliest I’ve witnessed first-hand was the incessant parking metering from the City of Santa Barbara that took place on Coast Village Road. For multiple days in a row, with the Thomas Fire raining ash and smoke, the same “meter maid” was out in full force, as if the businesses on Coast Village Road hadn’t been hurt enough. “Many of the tickets were given out to business owners and employees, who chose to park closer to their offices and shops to lessen their exposure to the foul and dangerous air quality. Even the meter maid was wearing a mask! Every day last week, there were multiple spots open along Coast Village Road, so no shortage of parking. “Thanks a lot, City of Santa Barbara, for making an already stressful time even worse.”
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Lean into the Library – The Montecito library is well within the mandatory evacuation area for the Thomas Fire – although one can always hope a miracle weather pattern renders that line moot by the time you are reading this. On the likely chance that it’s still closed, though, the Central Library downtown continues to serve as a community hub, serving as a daily distribution point for N95 masks, offering a Thomas Fire information kiosk, and providing increased events and activities for children, families, teens, and adults. Even though schools would have regularly been closed during this upcoming week, the inability for the community to be outside in fresh air remains a real issue and the library – where the heating, ventilation, and airconditioning system keeps the air fresh and filtered – is stepping into a role to provide a safe space to connect. Families can drop by anytime the library is open and build with LEGOs in the Learning Lab, make winter arts and crafts, or play any of the library’s board games. Each weekday, the site is also offering a consistent slate of events for kids and families, starting with Storytime at 10:30 am and ending each day with a Family Movie at 4 pm – broken up in the middle with an actual “Recess!” to get kids up active and moving with Simon Says, Red Light Green Light, hula hoop, jump rope, and more. Adults might want to check out the hiking series talk, which this month is exploring “Where to Find Mushrooms” at 6:30 pm on Thursday (December 21), while the special Friday Matinee movie on December 22 is Dunkirk, which is showing up on all sorts of year-end best-of lists and award nominee slates. All programs are free. Visit www.SBPLibrary.org for more information. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 Pack up Your Sorrows – Dijo Productions presents the West Coast premiere of The Sorrow Cart, a musical play about and for the homeless – who might be suffering from the Thomas Fire as much as anybody, given the poor air quality since early in the month. The play
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features an array of talent from the South Coast and beyond, including well-known K-LITE radio personality Catherine Remak, plus actordirector Ed Giron, who was most recently featured in a second run of A Walk In the Woods here at Center Stage Theater, and also serves as host of the radio show Community Matters on KZSB. Also on the roster are Los Angeles casting director, actor, and film director Chris Game, Los Angeles-based actress Lisa England, plus Santa Barbara thespians George Coe, Leslie Story, Erika Leachman, Richard Lonsbury, Oliver Hamilton, Phil Moreno, Rachel Christian, Van Riker, and Alison Waxman. All proceeds from the show will benefit The Soldiers Project to assist in aiding homeless vets in the area. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: $20 general, $15 students, $10 military INFO: 963-0408 or www. centerstagetheater.org Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins – This third Thursday series at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, taking place on the day after the eightday Chanukah celebration ends, finds Steve Braff examining past and contemporary Jewish poetry. Each month, a select Jewish poet’s work is read and discussed. Among those whose works have or will be addressed are Yehuda Amichai, Alicia Ostriker, Alvin Fine, Gertrude Stein, Phillip Levine, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and Adrienne Rich. Tonight, Braff et al continue the exploration of the poetry and lyrics of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter who passed away earlier this year. WHEN: 2 to 3:30 pm WHERE: Jewish Federation’s Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala St. COST: free INFO: 957-1115 or www. jewishsantabarbara.org FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Corner-ing the Market – Santa Barbara reggae band Cornerstone, which was formed in 2005 by a bunch of local reggae
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veterans, has been pumping out high-energy roots music for a dozen years. Their style has evolved into an emerging urban reggae sound that fuses traditional reggae with dancehall, dub, ska, and even hip hop, plus a conscious Californian urban vibe while staying true to the fundamentals of roots reggae. Their self-titled album was mastered by two-time Grammynominated mastering engineer John Greenham, who spun the dials to deliver a sonic wave of timeless reggae music. Opening tonight’s concert, which is a benefit for two local nonprofits – Jams Music and Star Jasmine Foundation – is King Zero, another local Santa Barbara reggae, hip hop, funk, fusion outfit. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $20 at door INFO: 9627776 or www.sohosb.com SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 Jazzers Home for the Holidays – Mariel Bildsten, the Santa Barbara-born jazz trombonist who graduated from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music just two years ago, currently works as a bandleader and sidewoman in New York, where she plays mostly in jazz big bands and small groups, as well as world and Caribbean music, classical, funk, R&B, and Latin music bands. Bildsten, who returns to town periodically, performed at SOhO in September for an evening featuring fellow Santa Barbara-born jazz trombonist Phillip Menchaca on two sets of bebop classics and American songbook standards. Tonight, she returns to the club sans the fellow brasser, playing instead with her own Mariel Bildsten Quartet…. Five days later, on Thursday, December 28, another Santa Barbara native musician, takes a turn at SOhO, in the person of Victor Murillo, a wellrespected bassist, film composer, arranger, and educator who also now makes his home in New York City. Murillo graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston before heading south to the Big Apple to get his master’s degree at Aaron Copland School
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of Music, where he studied under jazz cats and arrangers Antonio Hart, Michael Mossman, David Wong, Jeb Patton, David Berkman, Dennis Mackrel, and John Benitez, among others. He’s worked as an assistant film composer at Blatboy Productions and created projects linked with PBS and Amazon, and is part of more than 15 different performing groups in the city. Murillo has been collaborating with multiple artists from Mexico and other Latin American countries, influences which should show up in the concert, dubbed “Jazz & Tradiciones”. WHEN: Bildsten 6 pm Saturday, December 23; Murillo 7 pm Thursday, December 28 WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: Bildsten $15 general, $10 students; Murillo $14 general, $7 students, free for children under the age of 9 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb. com MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 Double Dose of Contra Dance – The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society has been holding dances at Carrillo Ballroom almost every Sunday night of the year going back decades. But this year, both Christmas and New Year’s Eve fall on Sundays, so there’s a slight shift in the schedule, with no dances slated for either of those nights. The good news? There are two dances in five days, beginning tonight with the annual traditional free dance on Christmas night, featuring veteran caller Erik Hoffman and music from Bayou Seco & friends, and a lot of families enjoying the music after the holiday gift exchange and feast. The band is fronted by Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie, a husband-and-wife team whose roots run deep in the Southwest but with branches that reach far across the nation and around the globe. Bayou Seco has collected tunes and songs from older traditional American musicians for decades, with a particular focus Cajun music from Southwest Louisiana. They’ve gleaned a great deal from traditional Hispanic, cowboy, and Tohono O’Odham musicians in New Mexico and Arizona. Both 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
Keppeler and McLerie play fiddle and guitar and sing, while the former also plays one and three row diatonic accordions, fivestring banjo (fretless and fretted), harmonica, and mandolin. All of which goes to say that it’s well worth coming (especially since it’s free) just to listen to the music even if you never join a contra dance line. But also don’t hesitate if you’re not familiar with contra, which is a bit like square dancing, but slightly more complex, a lot more interesting and danced as couples across from one another, which means you dance with everyone in your line, instead of just three other couples. A lesson for beginners takes place a half-hour before the dance begins, so you can be up-tospeed in no time…. Then, on December 29, it’s a special Friday night dance that starts and ends an hour later (7:30 to 10:30 pm) and features one of the group’s most popular callers, Frannie Marr, with Box Percolate (Audrey Knuth, Amy Englesberg, Alex Sturbaum) making their Santa Barbara dance debut. WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 tonight, 7:30 to 10:30 pm Friday WHERE: Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. COST: free tonight; $12 general, $5 teens and students through age 24, free for age 12 and under INFO: 699-5101 or www.sbcds.org/ contradance WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 Donavon’s Frank Music – Donavon Frankenreiter kicked his career into high gear early on, signing with fellow surfer/singersongwriter Jack Johnson’s label, Brushfire Records, and adopting a similar laid-back light-soul strumgroove that clearly connects with the same audience. Now, deep into his second decade as a solo recording artist, Frankenreiter has long since left the label behind, and has also started and ended a relationship with the alternative folk label Lost Highway (Lucinda Williams, et al) in favor of his own imprint, Liquid Tambourine Records. Other changes include raising a family and nurturing his surfing career. The sounds haven’t changed all that much, but the commitment has, as evidenced by Frankenreiter’s latest effort. Aptly titled The Heart, the songs here – many co-composed with the prolific songwriter GrantLee Phillips, who coached him to make an intimate and honest record – are seriously sentimental and 21 December 2017 – 3 January 2018
profoundly personal. Frankenreiter returns to one of his frequent and favorite haunts with a show at SOhO tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
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Inspire’s Year-End Showcase – Inspire Dance Santa Barbara planned their holiday shows as a Two-for-Tuesday choice for dance lovers earlier in the month, but due to the fallout from the Thomas Fire, it’s now a Friday deal at the end of the year. The studio’s performing groups aged 5 to 14 years do a mini-Nutcracker piece called Clara in the Land of Sweets, which features swirling dancers and silly mice along with favorite characters from the famed ballet in a 50-minute performance. The age range is wider (3 to 18+) for the School of Performing Arts and Technique’s third annual holiday showcase called Colors of the Season, which takes place between the two performances of Clara and offers snippets and showcases of tap, lyrical, and ballet, along with excerpts from Clara in the Land of Sweets. WHEN: Clara 2 & 7 pm; Colors 5:30 pm WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: Clara: $18 general, $12 seniors and children (12 and under); Colors: $10 INFO: 963-0408 or www. centerstagetheater.org Lois & Loggins – New Year’s Eve is the biggest party night of the year, but perhaps your better bet is the night before, when SOhO hosts its (mostly) annual New Year’s Eve Eve show with two of Santa Barbara’s most prolific singer. The astonishing vocalist Lois Mahalia – who has long since earned the comparisons to her namesake, Mahalia Jackson – brings along the one of the best if erstwhile local outfits, The Midnight Band. Sittin’ in is special guest Kenny Loggins, joining in on a night of nonstop dance music that draws from classic rock and pop hits of the last half-century, including a number of Loggins’s own classic rockers such as “Footloose” and more. No longer a secret show, it’s now one of the most popular nights of the year at the club. WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $50 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com •MJ
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