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Young woman sees her Super Bowl dream come true Santa Barbara-based Dream Foundation arranges for San Bernardino resident to go to Sunday’s big game

Santa Barbara County nonprofit celebrates funding for its Sharehouse

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Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, gives U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, a tour of the new Sharehouse building in Goleta.

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The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has reached its $20 million fundraising goal to purchase and outfit its new Sharehouse in Goleta.

Of the $20 million, $1.5 million came from federal funding procured by U.S. Rep. Carbajal, DSanta Barbara, who advocated for the project and appeared Friday morning at a news conference with Erik Talkin, the Foodbank’s CEO, at the Sharehouse.

“The rest of the funding came from a variety of sources,” Mr. Talkin told the News-Press during an interview. “Mostly from local donors; up to about $15 million came from the Santa Barbara community.”

“The bulk of the remaining funding (not federal funding) came from an assortment of private foundations, other individuals’ contributions and other charitable sources,” Judith Smith-Meyer, the Foodbank’s senior communications manager, told the News-Press.

Noted Mr. Talkin, “It has been

The new Foodbank facility includes its Administration & Nutrition Promotion Center.

eight long years since we started looking to secure this and begin the building work. It is difficult to find usable property in Santa Barbara that doesn’t cost millions.

We were lucky to find a place that was reasonably priced.”

The Sharehouse is intended to enable the Foodbank to better address food insecurity

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countywide and ensure that all county residents (and anyone stranded here in case a disaster closes Highway 101 and State Route 154) will have food during a disaster.

“It serves the entire county, but is situated in the South County.

A major benefit of the increased capacity is in case of disaster,”

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said Ms. Smith-Meyer. “In cases where the South County is cut off from the North County, when we are cut off from our usual food sources, we will have ample food ready. We will have one million pounds of food available in the warehouse at all times for disaster response.

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(The Center Square) – The Super Bowl has become something like an annual holiday for Americans full of football, food and beverages, but the recent spike in food prices means catering a Super Bowl gathering will cost Americans more than ever.

While pricing data isn’t available for all the typical brands, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest data show food prices have soared in the past two years, outpacing the increased prices on other goods and services.

According to that data, which was released in January, food prices rose 10.4% over the past year.

For instance, deviled eggs may be off limits since egg prices have spiked in the last year, rising a whopping 59.9%.

“The remaining major grocery store food groups posted increases ranging from 7.7 percent (meats, poultry, fish, and eggs) to 15.3 percent (dairy and related products),” BLS said.

Alcohol has risen as well. BLS

data for all urban consumers showed “beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home” rose 8.6% over the past year while alcoholic beverages overall rose nearly 6%.

Cheese dip may be a bit too pricey this year for some consumers. “Cheese and related products” rose 12.8% last year.

Fruit and vegetable platters will be more costly as well with fresh fruit and vegetable prices rising 6.4%.

Americans may be tempted to skip the fresh food and go for frozen, but frozen and freeze dried prepared foods rose 15% in the past year. And the snack category saw an 11% increase as well.

Americans ordering takeout this Sunday will not avoid the higher prices. BLS data shows the “food away from home” index rose 8.3%.

There are some bright spots for American football fans.

The cost of chicken wings, for instance, has declined according to a report from Wells Fargo.

Chicken overall, though, has risen in cost.

Burgers may also be a good choice as well, since uncooked ground beef rose 0.7% last year, according to BLS.

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Kellirae Cox, who’s now 21, was a cheerleader throughout the years when she attended the California School for the Deaf in Riverside. Thanks to the Santa Barbara-based Dream Foundation and the NFL, she, her mother, her aunt and her former cheerleading coach will attend the Super Bowl Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.

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Kellirae Cox couldn’t help but smile.

The 21-year-old San Bernardino resident was a school cheerleader throughout her life at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside, and she has always loved watching football. Now she gets to attend her first NFL game, and it’s not just any old NFL game.

On Wednesday, the student body at the school for the deaf gathered at a pep rally and watched as one of its alumni, Miss Cox, found out she’s going to the Super Bowl Sunday with her mother, aunt and former cheerleading coach Stacey Hausman.

That’s thanks to efforts by the Dream Foundation.

The Santa Barbara nonprofit makes dreams come true for terminally ill adults. Miss Cox,

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American Gothic: Dealing with the No. 1 domestic terrorist in the U.S.

RENDEZVOUS IN SANTA BARBARA My phone rang at 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2002.

Caller ID pegged an L.A. number: Craig Rosebraugh, calling from his sister’s home to confirm our meeting the following day in Santa Barbara.

I told him I’d reserved a room in his name at the Inn at East Beach, please phone me upon arrival.

Next day, Craig phoned at 3:07. Twenty-three minutes later we met in the hotel’s lobby. I introduced my editorial hitman, code-named “Floater,” with whom he would work IF (I told Mr. Rosebraugh) we determined he could deliver a revelatory book.

In his late 20s, Mr. Rosebraugh looked like a cross between the actress Shelley Duvall and the pitchfork farmer in “American Gothic,” the famous painting by Grant Wood.

Craig had a narrow, pasty face framed by a nerdy haircut and ornamented with wireless spectacles and acne around a mouth jammed full of teeth featuring prominent canines. He was costive, intense and prone to eyeballing new people and not letting go.

Having been eyeballed by the former KGB chairman, assorted Cuban Intelligence officers and

RETHINKING NONVIOLENCE These movements were just stepping stones in Mr. Rosebraugh’s personal odyssey of self-discovery to become, it seemed to me, The Rebel with the Right Cause. To this end he was matriculating toward a Ph.D. at Goddard College in Vermont. His thesis? “Rethinking Nonviolence: Arguing for the Legitimacy of Armed Struggle.” A doctoral degree, he told me, would enable him to teach.

That was Mr. Rosebraugh’s ambition: To motivate others to take direct action and choreograph them from behind the scenes.

I asked Craig how he saw himself five years down the road.

Teaching and writing, he said, on his own “farm retreat” someplace rural, maybe Montana.

And he had already discovered the sad truth about the mainstream media. “They make deals and renege,” he told me, citing John Stossel of ABC’s “20/20,” who waited till the cameras were running to say to Craig, “You’re a thug.”

Craig confided that he had lost many friends because of his rebellious stance.

“They just didn’t want to risk trouble from the authorities,” he told me, agreeing to write a book, minimum 300 pages, within three months, for five-grand. A lot of work for so little brazhort was exactly what I wanted to hear.

007 When I arrived at the Inn at East Beach to settle Mr. Rosebraugh’s tab next morning, the jovial clerk looked at me and said, “Oh, so you’re 007 — oops,” he looked at Craig, back at me. “Sorry to give your secret away.”

He was referring to my American Express card, with which I’d booked the reservation.

Its last three digits: 0-0-7.

I laughed. Craig laughed. It wasn’t exactly a poetic moment, but one worth filing under I for irony.

We drove to Pierre Lafond in Montecito’s upper village for coffee. It was a lovely day in mellow Montecito.

ROBERT ERINGER Craig was relaxed — and happy that we had tentatively agreed to a book deal.

Floater took a photograph of me and my new best friend, “the most dangerous domestic terrorist in the United States.”

ENTER THE SPECIAL AGENTS One hour after Mr. Rosebraugh departed, FBI Special Agents descended upon Montecito. They were getting more intelligence on Craig and the ELF from me and Floater in two weeks than they had amassed in two years.

They had asked me to make reservations for dinner, someplace we could eat for under 20 bucks a head. So I booked upscale Lucky’s on Coast Village Road in Montecito, where a fine glass of unfiltered Robert Mondavi cost that much. It was time to break in the new agents in my case, teach them how to enjoy life.

Dinner was a lovely affair, a large round table for six. Bo Derek dined nearby; Andy Granatelli was at his usual table. Montecito author T.C. Boyle stood at the bar sipping chardonnay. (Those were the glory days of Lucky’s, when James Sly was in charge of the kitchen.)

I extracted from my folio an eight-by-10 color photograph of me and my target.

“Gee.” Special Agent John scratched his head. “I’ve never seen Craig Rosebraugh look so happy. Come to think of it, I’ve never even seen him smile before.”

Floater, to my left, overheard.

“You’re kidding? We had him laughing.”

“Craig’s not so bad,” I said. “Just misdirected. He needs somebody to give him a hug.”

Special Agent John looked at me with a shocked expression.

“I could be his big brother,” I said. “Steer him in a harmless direction. Or even better, put him to work for us.”

“What do you mean by that?” asked Special Agent John.

“Craig wants to move to Montana and start a revolution cult,” I said. “So we should set him up as an anarchist guru, and he attracts all the other violenceprone anarchists from around the country to join his commune. This will enable us to keep our eyes on everyone in one place, a kind of open prison for wannabe domestic terrorists.”

No, no, no. They wanted to assemble evidence against Mr. Rosebraugh and throw his scrawny butt behind bars, set an example for others.

I shrugged. “Well, at least wait till he writes us a blueprint of the ELF. He won’t tell us everything in a book, but it may be enough to connect the dots.”

“What about having to publish the book?” asked Special Agent John.

“You don’t understand the book biz or our Book Model,” I winked. “I can stretch this out for two years and still not publish his book, just by saying it didn’t turn out as good as I expected.”

“But what if he publishes it on his own?”

“What do we care? But if we care, we could probably stop him, because I’ll make him sign something that says his writing is commissioned for payment. That way we’ll own copyright.”

For a measly five grand, staggered into five payments of $1,000, Mr. Rosebraugh was ready to spill his guts — and we’d own the product.

Floater, his “editor,” would travel to Portland and work with him, hammer away at any reluctance to reveal all on the basis that “we can always edit out the parts that incriminate anyone, including yourself.”

“I promised Craig a decision in two weeks,” I said to Special Agent John. “Can you get into gear and

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EVERYTHING THE FBI ALWAYS WANTED KNOW BUT DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO ASK Floater telephoned me later.

“That worked out good — Craig was happy you called,” he said.

“But we have a new problem.”

“What now?”

“FBI Portland wants me to cut you out of the loop.”

“Huh?” “I’m working directly with them, and they want to keep everything in-house. They don’t want FBI Albuquerque in on this.” (The Albuquerque field office administered my activities so we were necessarily involved.)

After I had conceived and launched this operation, FBI Portland wanted me gone so they wouldn’t have to deal with FBI Albuquerque, typical feebie disjointedness and rivalry.

Never mind that Craig Rosebraugh believed that I, not Floater, was supposed to publish his book.

“Tell them to ---- off,” I told Floater. “This is our Book Model on the line. We’re running this operation, not them. And we’re doing it our way. If they don’t like it, tell them we’ll stand it down.”

(The joy of being an independent contractor.)

With greater discretion than I, Floater conveyed my sentiments to FBI Portland.

Special Agent John said, “Oh, OK.” Over the next nine months, Craig Rosebraugh wrote 395 pages on everything the FBI always wanted to know about the ELF but didn’t know how to ask.

Craig also sent us his doctoral thesis — another 379 pages — in which he called upon readers to reject the peaceful techniques of Mahatma Gandhi and join him in “an effective revolutionary movement within the United States.”

Had we been Russians, we would have given Craig whatever he needed.

FBI Portland, however, had lost the plot.

The way I’d conceived this, Mr. Rosebraugh’s scribing was not supposed to be the end-all but a vehicle for getting close to him and earning his trust for incriminating confidences, same as earlier book model cases targeting Edward Lee Howard and Ira Einhorn.

We could have used Craig and whatever entity we helped him create as a magnet for every revolutionary in the U.S. bent on violence.

But without defined goals (as usual), the FBI chose not to recognize the opportunities available to us. Instead it focused on taking a scalp (law enforcement), not intelligence collection.

At some point after the operation was left to meander aimlessly, Craig became impatient, searched my name on the internet — and linked me to the CIA’s Clair George.

This spooked him into terminating our relationship and refunding the money we’d paid him, which was dutifully returned to FBI coffers.

Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail. com.

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Craig Rosebraugh of Portland had styled himself into the mouthpiece of the Earth Liberation Front and, as such, had drawn attention to himself from the Portland field office of the FBI. At that time (around the turn of the century), ELF activists had attacked various sites in and around Portland and elsewhere with firebombs, earning themselves the label “domestic terrorists.”

I had, years earlier, created what I called my “Book Model” for the FBI as a way to ruse targets into telling me what they were thinking, doing and thinking of doing.

This formula worked like a charm against Edward Lee Howard. I rendezvoused with the CIA traitor in Moscow, Havana, Geneva and Zurich to extract from him “positive intelligence” of interest to the FBI and to penetrate his circle of Russian and Cuban intelligence contacts, in addition to trying to repatriate Mr. Howard in an extraordinary rendition to face the music in court for his treasonous scheme.

The Book Model also worked in our favor against hippie-guru Ira Einhorn, who fancied himself a should-be-famous author and invited me into his existence in Champagne Mouton, France, where he was fighting extradition to the U.S. for bludgeoning to death his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux in Philadelphia 20 years earlier.

Thus I contacted Mr. Rosebraugh — a cold call — on the presumption that he desired to write a book.

He did, and I quickly inserted myself into his existence as his editor, publisher and, as my mentor CIA legend Clair George liked to say, his “new best friend.”

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approve $1,000 by then?”

Headquarters was impressed, approval was surprisingly swift, and Floater traveled to Portland in mid-April to consummate the deal with cash.

Mr. Rosebraugh, excited by the project, had jumped the gun and already written more than 100 new pages, including details of his love life.

I called Floater’s cell phone, by pre-arrangement, while he was in Portland.

“I’ve got Craig here with me,” said Floater. “Want to talk to him?”

“Sure.”

“Hello?” said Craig.

I said, “How’s my favorite author?”

Craig chuckled.

“Everything working out OK with your editor?”

“Yes,” replied Craig. “Very well.”

“Excellent,” I said. “It’s going to be a fabulous book.”

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Ira Einhorn, this was by no means challenging. At one point Craig said, “I NEED to be serious and paranoid.”

This was the brains behind America’s most dangerous domestic terrorist group?

My first impression, probably the best one, was this: What Craig needed most was a hug.

Floater and I drove him in my Jeep to the East Beach and grabbed a picnic table where I gave my spiel about book publishing and asked Mr. Rosebraugh if he had any questions. He shrugged and shook his head no.

I asked him if he thought he’d been followed to California. Craig proceeded to educate us about two kinds of surveillance, overt and covert. He said he was followed overtly on a regular basis. “I walk by my local coffee shop, and there they are, looking out at me. I’m used to it.”

I asked where he’d like to go for dinner. Craig didn’t care, so long as it was vegetarian. So at 6:30 that evening, Floater and I collected Mr. Rosebraugh from the inn and drove to The Natural Cafe on State Street. America’s No.1 domestic terrorist told me he’d been vegetarian for 12 years and that he drank only water because he was allergic to alcohol from abusing it as a teen.

“I drank everything,” said Craig with a grin that suggested he’d drunk everything all at once.

“And I’m sugar intolerant,” he added.

No soda or fruit juice. And no caffeine because he would suffer heart-pounding and shortness of breath.

Mr. Rosebraugh added that he once worked late into the night but no longer possessed such energy.

And it was all about work, no play; very one-dimensional.

I listened to him ramble on about how he had joined the Animal Liberation Front after taking part in demonstrations against the Gulf War in 1991. He soon left the ALF, he said, because “they didn’t see the whole picture” (meaning, the environment).

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arlier this week The New York Times published an article by Portland, Ore.-based freelance reporter Bryan Denson revealing one of my undercover missions for the FBI, which was, until now, publicly unknown.

I did not include this assignment in my 2008 nonfiction book “Ruse: Undercover with FBI Counterintelligence” (Potomac Books) because I did not know at the time if that operation was still active. If it was, I could not risk compromising it.

I cooperated with Mr. Denson to help establish the facts. From my experience, it is always better to speak with journalists and assist them with accuracy rather than let their imaginations run wild and write a one-sided story. Plus I’m proud of the work I did over an eight-year period in service to my country.

Here follows, from my own perspective, what went down.

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This will be in support of the Green New Deal at the Fiesta 5 Theater, 916 State S., and Metro 4 Theater, 618 State St., from noon until 3 p.m. today and Sunday

during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Elders are joining with the youth to create chalk art on State Street to entertain and inform people who will be standing in line for SBIFF-featured films. The SBIFF is all about storytelling, and the Society of Fearless Grandmothers wants to encourage people to think about climate crisis storytelling.

The society noted that much recent storytelling has focused on the dreadful impacts of climate change (fires, floods, extinctions), but added the world needs new storytelling to help people

Vandenberg conducts test of Minuteman III An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched at 11:01 p.m. Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness and readiness of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.

envision a better future — a postfossil fuel era where policies protect people and the planet.

Students will be writing messages about their vision of a green future, calling for passage of the Green New Deal, a plan for addressing climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels while providing good-paying jobs in clean energy.

The public is invited to share their visions of a green future with chalk art messages in State Street this weekend. Look for the grandmothers with baskets of chalk at Metro 4 and Fiesta 5.

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“The Airmen and Guardians who perform this vital mission are some of the most skillfully trained and dedicated personnel in America’s Air and Space Force,” Col. Titus said in a news release. “These test launches demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.”

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(The Center Square) – Eastern Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, and others are trying again with a bipartisan bill that would allocate federal funds to County Veterans Service Officers, allowing for greater flexibility at navigating VA services at the local community level.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that veterans and their families have easy access to the benefits and services that they have earned,” said bill cosponsor Rep. Mike Levin, D-CA, in a statement.

“That is why my colleagues and I are reintroducing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support the work of county veterans service officers who interact directly with our local veterans every day.”

The title of the bill, the Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act, or the CVSO Act, is named after the county veterans service officers it seeks to staff up, and give more resources.

“Veteran service officers are often the only lifeline connecting veterans and their families with the benefits they earned in service to our country,” said Rep. McMorris Rodgers in a statement. “This is especially true in rural communities where a shortage of VSOs is resulting in too many veterans slipping through the cracks.”

Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, boosted the bill as well.

“This legislation will establish a grant program that can be used by CVSOs to improve veteran outreach, as well as train and hire additional officers,” he said.

The text of the bill gives special priority to awarding grants in “Areas with a critical shortage of county or Tribal veterans service officers, areas with high rates of suicide among veterans”, or areas with a high number of “referrals to the Veterans Crisis Line.”

It also includes outcome-based evaluation for determining efficacy of the grant monies allocated.

The CVSO Act has received endorsements from the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, America’s Warrior Partnership, the Green Beret Foundation, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

It received a more than passing vote of 401-18 in the House during the 117th Congress, but did not receive a vote in the U.S. Senate.

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He was also known for his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II. He was the Queen‘s personal horse trainer and forged a strong friendship with the monarch. He would get calls in the middle of the night from the Queen to discuss horse issues. The relationship became known as “The Cowboy and The Queen”.

The passing of the Queen had a powerful emotional effect on Monty. He and his wife Pat were honored to be the only Americans invited to the Queen’s intimate committal service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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Congressman calls out FBI, says ‘Twitter Files only tell part of the story’ Bishop: How much did the FBI pressure other social media platforms?

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The Twitter files refer to thousands of internal Twitter documents exposed by CEO Elon Musk and journalists Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss and others that expose how the company handled numerous issues.

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“The FBI sought to silence constitutionally protected speech & access internal Twitter data to further their spying & censorship regime,” the North Carolina Republican posted Thursday, along with a video clip from a recent House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing. “The Twitter Files only tell part of the story. How much did the FBI pressure other social media platforms, ones w/ even more users & influence?”

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The video posted by Rep. Bishop on Thursday featured testimony from George Washington University professor Jonathan Turley, a nationally recognized constitutional law scholar.

“The question that gets at me is this,” Rep. Bishop says in the 1 minute, 52-second video clip of the committee hearing. “How could the FBI, which is sworn to protect the Constitution, ever justify using intense application of its resources, agents, etcetera, to urge social media platforms to use those standards to take down speech the Constitution protects?”

Dr. Turley replied that aside from the legal issues, there’s bigger questions at play.

“It’s a particularly ominous thing to have the chief law enforcement agency performing this role, an agency with

incredible powers,” he said.

“Here you had the government itself looking for citizens who should be silenced and targeted.

That’s a problem in and of itself, whether it also triggers an agency relationship.

“Do we want to go back to the day when governments created those types of lists?” Dr. Turley questioned.

Rep. Bishop’s post generated more than 70,000 views, with over 1,800 likes and 660 retweets in about 17 hours.

One of his many Dec. 20 tweets about the 4,155 page, $1.7 trillion spending bill now has more than 24 million views. That was the tweet telling the world he and his team were reading the bill and would post “some of the most egregious provisions.” Subsequent tweets generated hundreds of thousands to more than 1 million views each.

One of the follow-ups said, “The omnibus contains over $15 billion

in earmarks. That’s nearly 700 extra pages – with over 7,000 total earmarks from BOTH parties.”

A Jan. 10 tweet, on Friday, was pinned on the congressman’s page. It says the “The Deep State is on notice,” referring to House Resolution 12 calling for a probe of the U.S. government and private companies collecting and sharing information. Late in the day, it had garnered more than 500,000 views.

Other Rep. Bishop posts to Twitter in recent weeks have also been popular. A Jan. 2 tweet asked why congressmen didn’t get Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s rules package at least 72 hours in advance. Rep. McCarthy infamously needed 15 rounds of voting to become speaker of the chamber.

A post that panned President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Tuesday generated more than 41,000 views and nearly 850 likes: “This meeting could’ve been an email,” Rep. Bishop wrote.

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Biden’s call for an increased tax on stock buybacks following the State of the Union address.

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Continued from Page A1 woman, who stands 4 feet 2 inches tall, she couldn’t be taller in terms of her positive energy.

“She is a beacon of hope and positivity for all of us,” Ms. Hausman wrote the Dream Foundation.

Miss Cox wrote the foundation with her request for the tickets to the game in Glendale, Ariz. The foundation contacted the NFL, which made a large donation, so Miss Cox, her mother, her aunt and Ms. Hausman could attend the game.

And they will stay at a Phoenix home, thanks to an Airbnb host.

“I was very surprised that I got the tickets,” Miss Cox said, using American Sign Language during a Zoom call from San Bernardino. The aunt who’s going with her to the game, Suzanne, served as the interpreter during the News-Press interview Thursday afternoon.

“I thought it was never going to happen.

It was very last minute when we did the applications,” Miss Cox said. “I was surprised and excited.”

The Super Bowl pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles, and Miss Cox explained why she’s rooting for the latter.

It’s personal.

“Kansas City beat my team, the (Cincinnati)

Bengals,” Miss Cox said with a smile. “So I cannot vote for them, and I cannot root for them.”

Her aunt added that the entire family is supporting the Eagles.

Signing enthusiastically, Miss Cox stressed how excited she is to attend Sunday’s big game.

“Even though I’m deaf, I can still feel the excitement of the teams, of the people around you,” she said. “You can feel the vibrations at half time.”

Miss Cox is excited to see the halftime show, which will star Grammy-winning singer Rihanna.

Throughout elementary, middle school and high school grades, Miss Cox, who loves to dance, was one of the California School for the Deaf’s cheerleaders at football and basketball games and even wrestling matches. She also has participated in cheerleading competitions with other schools for the deaf.

Today she’s enjoying her online college classes at Mount SAC in Walnut and said she’s interested in zoology. She has two dogs — a Chiquaqua named Holly, who acts like the boss of the two canines, and a rottweiler who understands American Sign Language, Cleo.

Miss Cox has maintained her positive energy despite some health challenges. She was born with an unknown condition that causes disabilities such as deafness, stunted growth, breathing difficulties, stomach issues and weak bones.

Despite all that, she became known as

someone who embraces life.

“I’ve always tried to live a normal life and be positive,” said Miss Cox, who has one sibling, an older sister. “I never want people to say, ‘Oh,you’re deaf.’”

Miss Cox said she’s comfortable in both the hearing and deaf worlds. “I have a lot of hearing and deaf friends.”

When asked how she came to be at peace with her cancer diagnosis and life expectancy, Miss Cox thought for a moment.

Then she started signing.

“All my life, I’ve had health issues, and it’s never changed me,” Miss Cox said. “I decided when I found out that I had cancer, I wasn’t going to change my life or my attitude.

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FYI The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will play Sunday at Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

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The biggest sporting event in the U.S. will be broadcast in Spanish Sunday throughout Latin America — thanks to the efforts of a Santa Barbara-based company.

For the eighth time in nine years, Cultural Global Media is coordinating all aspects of the live Super Bowl production for Fox Sports Latin America.

When Philadelphia faces Kansas City, it will be a special moment for CGM and its founder and owner, David Bolton. A graduate of Santa Barbara High School, he is beginning his 35th year of producing live national sports broadcasts.

“We are honored that the NFL and Fox Sports executives in Mexico City again have the confidence in our work to hire us for this 57th Super Bowl,” said Mr. Bolton, who began his television career in 1982 at Santa Barbara station KEYT. “Every Super Bowl is memorable,” Mr. Bolton continued in a news release. “We are fortunate to have a strong, talented and dedicated production team. Some of the camera and audio operators have worked with us for more than 20 years.

“On the field, it’s always a team effort,” he said. “It’s the same for us on the production side. A lot goes into pulling off a solid broadcast.

It’s definitely a team effort in our production truck.”

Preparations for this year’s Super Bowl began exactly one year ago, according to Mr. Bolton. Everything began to heat up during the past two months.

The Santa Barbara company is responsible for everything from production trucks to cameras, satellite coordination, camera, audio and replay operators, plus logistics with the NFL.

(The Center Square) - Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., reintroduced the Fair Access to Bank Act to combat what he called the “weaponization of the financial system.”

According to the bill, banks and credit unions with assets over $10 billion would face penalties of up to $10,000 per violation for refusing to do business with legally-compliant businesses. The financial institution could also lose its status as an insured depository institution or insured credit union.

“There is no place in our society for discrimination, and big banks and financial institutions are no exception,” Sen. Cramer said in a statement.

“The Biden administration and their liberal base are weaponizing the financial system to defund, debank, or discredit industries they do not like. It is fundamentally unfair.”

The senator cited Citigroup’s refusal to fund coal projects. Citigroup declined to comment when contacted by The Center Square.

Executives from several industries are praising the bill.

“This bill gives our producers the ability to provide affordable, reliable, and secure American energy resources to our country and the world,” said Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, in a statement provided by Sen. Cramer’s office. “The oil and natural gas industry needs fair and non-discriminatory access to capital.”

Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, said the bill would end “‘woke’ financial discrimination.”

“For too long, banking institutions have arbitrarily denied services to legal and constitutionally-protected businesses such as those in the firearm industry, to advance a politically-driven agenda that would deny critical financial services to the industry that provides the means for law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights,” Mr. Keane said.

Thirty-six senators from 22 states have signed on to the bill.

“Financial institutions should extend credit and offer services based on sound underwriting, risk and reward – not political beliefs,” said Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, in a statement. “The Fair Access to Banking Act would prevent this biased practice and hold banks and credit unions accountable for failure to comply.”

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David Bolton stands in front of his Super Bowl wall with past game balls and helmets, including both the Eagles and Chiefs. Mr. Bolton’s company, Cultural Global Media, is coordinating all aspects of Sunday’s live Super Bowl production for Fox Sports Latin America.

“It’s a lot of detail and sometimes feels a bit overwhelming, but our team members have done this multiple times and they really help carry a big load,” said Mr. Bolton.

In nine years of coordinating NFL broadcasts, CGM has produced Super

Bowls and multiple NFC playoff and championship games.

“These stadiums are so modern and so energetic on game day. It is truly an honor to be able to be a part of these big games,” said Mr. Bolton One of Mr. Bolton’s early career

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A debt is the sum of money that is borrowed for a certain period of time and is to be returned along with the interest. The amount as well as the approval of the debt depends upon the creditworthiness of the borrower.

Debt can be a very important, positive part of one’s financial plan.

But you have to be prudent with your debt. My Mom, who was born on a farm in Wisconsin, always told me, “Don’t buy it until you have the money to pay for it!” When her shoe had a hole in it, she would put cardboard in her shoe until she could afford to buy new ones.

Our young people today, on the other hand, want to get the newest, latest gadget — and they want it now! Put it on the credit card!

The U.S. government has been anything but prudent with its approach to debt. If the U.S. government were a company, it would be close to bankruptcy! For the first time since World War II, the U.S. debt is now higher than the Gross Domestic Product (the monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold in a year).

The U.S. debt today is over $31 trillion. The deficit (the amount of money the government spends over the amount it brings in) is now over $1.3 trillion.

U.S. unfunded liabilities (debt obligations that do not have sufficient funds set aside to pay them) are now over $181 trillion!

Our politicians must get their house in order sooner rather than later! This is not a political view. It is simple math!

Debt is a part of most Americans’ finances. Most home purchases are done via a mortgage.

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Digging out of debt is a tough job!

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The UCSB men’s basketball team (19-4, 10-2 Big West) made their way south as the Gauchos took on Long Beach State on ESPNU. After 11 lead changes and 16 ties, it was UCSB who pulled out the win, defeating the Beach 75-72.

“Long Beach is such a good team and they are wellcoached,” said UCSB Coach Joe Pasternack said.

“They’re just a tough team to play against, especially on the boards. We may have lost the rebounding war, but our guys played hard.”

HOW IT HAPPENED From the moment these two teams hit the court, everyone in the Pyramid knew it would be a highcaliber contest. The Beach came out strong with their fan base behind them, taking an early lead in the first half. However, adversity never stopped the Gauchos. With key plays from Ajay Mitchell and Josh Pierre-Louis, the Gauchos pushed their way back into the game to take the lead with less than six minutes to go in the first half. This didn’t come without resistance from the Beach as the home team went on a late run to take the first half 43-38.

Miles Norris led the offensive efforts in the first 20 minutes as he secured nine points along with two assists. Helping him out was Andre Kelly, who not only registered eight points, but added on seven rebounds.

At the start of the second half, neither team was able to get into a rhythm before the first timeout on the floor. Once that hit, both teams picked up their games. Both the Beach and the Gauchos wanted to

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Ila Lane continued re-writing the UCSB women’s basketball record books Thursday night against Long Beach State, pulling in 14 rebounds to bring her career total to 827, the seventh-most in program history. The senior from Moraga added 19 points to lead the Gauchos (15-7, 8-4 Big West), who fell just short of upsetting the conference-leading Beach (16-7, 11-2 Big West) at the Thunderdome.

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The sophomore forward scored UCSB’s first bucket in the second, then Alexis Tucker and Ila Lane took over. The two seniors combined for seven points in one minute to turn a four-point

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LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS • Mitchell ended the night with a double-double, putting up 17 points and 10 assists. With numbers like this, he contributed to 40 of the team’s 75 total points.

• Kelly not only scored points on offense, but he hit the boards hard. He earned his seventh doubledouble of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds, four of which he grabbed on offense. On his way to 14 points, he made 70 percent of his shots.

• Norris and Pierre-Louis were also instrumental parts of this offense as the seniors recorded 13 points apiece. To top it all off, Pierre-Louis added on eight boards and two steals.

• On the way to beating the home team, the Gauchos were more efficient from the field with a 50.9 field goal percentage while also turning over the ball three less times than the Beach.

UP NEXT The Gauchos will return to The Thunderdome today, as they host the Aggies of UC Davis. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. with a live stream available through ESPN+.

Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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come out with the win as they exchanged the lead nine times on the way to deciding a winner. With the whole team working together and Calvin Wishart making two key free throws, the Gauchos pulled ahead in the last three seconds to give them the 75-72 win over the Beach.

deficit into a three-point lead.

The offense lit up again in the last minute to stretch the Gaucho lead to five by halftime.

Lane had seven points and six rebounds at the interval, and the senior wasted no time increasing those totals in the second half.

Lane scored the first bucket and grabbed the first board out of halftime and, with 4:19 left in the third, recorded the 822nd rebound of her career to put her alone in seventh place. However, that rebound came right as the Beach started a 13-3 run, which put the visitors ahead by the end of the frame.

UCSB kept themselves within touching distance throughout the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to one with just over a minute and a half to play, but barely missed out on another comeback win. The Gauchos had the ball with under a second left, but could not put up a shot to beat the buzzer.

BY THE NUMBERS • The next Gaucho ahead of Ila Lane on the career rebounds list is Brandy Richardson, who pulled down 836 boards between

2001-2005; after Richardson comes Erin Buescher and her 864 rebounds from 1997-2000.

• Alexis Tucker was UCSB’s next highest scorer Thursday, scoring 14 points on only seven shots from the field; she went 2-2 from three-point range.

• Alexis Whitfield led all substitutes with seven points off the bench, all of which she scored in the first half.

UP NEXT UCSB will look to bounce back in Northern California on Saturday, as the Gauchos travel to UC Davis. While Santa Barbara won the most recent game between these two teams, the University Credit Union Center is not full of happy memories; the Gauchos have not won in Davis since February of 2015.

Saturday’s game tips off at 2 p.m., and will be live on ESPN+, with live stats available at ucsbgauchos.com.

Eric Boose writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

UCSB baseball picked to win Big West in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS

The Big West announced the results of its Preseason Baseball Coaches’ Poll Friday, and UCSB has been picked to repeat as conference champions in 2023. The conference’s 11 head coaches picked the Gauchos to finish atop the Big West this season and elected UCSB’s Mike Gutierrez and Broc Mortensen to the Preseason All-Conference team.

The Gauchos have retained multiple key pieces from the team which finished 2022 with a 27-3 conference record, while also adding talent through the transfer portal and in the incoming class of freshmen. In addition to Gutierrez and Mortensen, who were both named to the All-Big West Second Team last season, UCSB returns all-conference honorees Ryan Gallagher, Matt Ager, Christian Kirtley, and John Newman, Jr. for a total of six AllBig West selections. Gallagher and Ager both earned Freshman All-American honors last season, and Gallagher was named Big West Freshman of the Year.

Also back this season after missing the 2022 campaign is Carter Benbrook, who was named a Preseason All-American by the National College Baseball Writers Association earlier this month. The crop of newcomers is headlined by freshman Tyler Bremner, whom D1Baseball picked as their Big West Preseason Freshman of the Year.

Following behind the Gauchos in the Preseason Poll in order are UC Irvine, Long Beach State, Cal

The Gauchos have retained multiple key pieces from the team which finished 2022 with a 27-3 conference record, while also adding talent through the transfer portal and in the incoming class of freshmen.

Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Hawai’i, CSUN, UC San Diego, UC Davis, CSU Bakersfield, and UC Riverside.

UCSB received eight first-place votes, with the Dirtbags, Titans, and Rainbow Warriors receiving a single first-place vote each.

UCSB’s first game of the season is only a week away, as they will open the 2023 campaign against Minnesota at the Sanderson Ford Classic in Surprise, Ariz. First pitch against the Golden Gophers is set for 4 p.m. Pacific Time.

Eric Boose writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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Westmont women’s basketball falls to Vanguard

By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Westmont Women’s Basketball (20-2, 13-2) - ranked fifth in the NAIA - suffered its second loss of the year, falling to #12 Vanguard (19-4, 12-3) by a score of 53-50. The visiting Warriors recorded their lowest shooting percentage of the year, making just 29.6% from the floor (16 of 54).

“I am proud of how our players battled,” noted Westmont’s head coach Kirsten Moore. “Obviously, that was two tough offensive teams. I thought we got a lot of great looks, but didn’t get shots to go down in the second half. They knocked down the shots down the stretch, credit them for that.”

The Warriors defense held up well, limiting the Lions’ Melissa Akullu - who leads the Golden State Athletic Conference in field goal percentage - to just three points on one-of-eight field goal attempts.

“We forced more turnovers, we had more steals and more offensive rebounds,” pointed out Moore.

“We won the game in a lot of areas, but unfortunately we didn’t knock down shots tonight to win on the scoreboard.

“We played tough, gritty defense, but we let their shooters get loose for too many threes.”

The Lions were led in scoring by Lauren Baumgartner who tallied 17 points. Halle Si’l added 15 and Jaryn Madsen notched 12.

Stefanie Berberabe tallied 17 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists for the Warriors while Kate Goostrey added 14 points on four-of-nine shooting from beyond the arc. Sage Kramer scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Westmont held a 31-28 lead at the half.

Unfortunately, however, the Warriors only made six second-half field goals as they were outscored 25-19 in the third and fourth quarter.

As a result of tonight’s game, Westmont’s lead atop the GSAC standings has dropped to one game over second-place Vanguard with three games left in the regular season. Menlo (17-7, 11-4) sits in third place in the GSAC standings, two games behind Westmont.

“The GSAC is still ours to go win,” asserted Moore.

“We have tough games coming up so we are going to regroup. Hopefully, this will help us battle down the stretch and try and see if we can close this thing out.”

Today, Westmont will travel to San Dimas to take on Life Pacific (6-19, 2-13) in a game that is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. Next week, Westmont will host Menlo on Thursday and conclude the conference season with Jessup (13-11, 8-7).

Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

Westmont competes in Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships

By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Westmont Women’s Swimming was back at it on Thursday when they competed in day two of the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships. Much like on day one, the Warriors continued to set new standards, both in their own personal record books, as well as the program’s.

PRELIMINARIES The day got started in the morning with the 500 yard freestyle, which featured six Warriors across the first five heats of the race. Highlighting Westmont’s 500 performance was Olivia Garrison, who broke her own program record time with a mark of 5:07.80. Garrison posted the 10th-best time of the 500 preliminaries, which clinched her a spot in the finals later Thursday evening.

Garrison previously held the program’s top mark with a time of 5:10.24.

“I focused a bit on changing my strategy for the race,” said Garrison. “This time, I built up to the last 200 of the race and focused on that final push. It feels really good to keep improving, and hopefully I can improve again during finals.”

McKenzie Rion also made strides in her 500, finishing with a season-best time of 5:19.56. The freshman cut 20.71 seconds off of her previous season best.

Four different Warriors competed in the morning’s next event, the 200 yard IM. Headlining Westmont’s performance in the 200 IM was Ella Chaisson finishing with a season-best time of 2:09.23. Chaisson not only cut 4.63 seconds off her season-best mark, but also posted the seventhbest time of prelims, earning her a spot in the A-Heat finals in the evening.

“I didn’t think I was going to make top-eight, because a bunch of girls were going super-fast,” admitted Chaisson. “I’m super excited though, getting into the top-eight is awesome. I believe this is my first time in the topeight at conference.

“During finals I’ll try to go out fast with the rest of the women, and we’ll see what happens.”

Also earning a spot in the 200 IM finals was Daisy Marquardt, who posted the 20th-best time of prelims with a mark of 2:12.17. The freshman cut 4.48 seconds off her previous season-best time.

In the 50 yard freestyle five different Warriors competed, with Bailey Lemmon leading the way in heat 11. Lemmon set a new Westmont record by completing the sprint in 24.43 seconds, which

was 0.09 seconds faster than the previous best mark. The previous program record was held by none other than Lemmon herself, and was set when she swam a 24.52 at NAIA Nationals her freshman year.

The senior posted the 14th-best time of prelims, earning her a spot in the finals during the evening.

“The 50 free is my favorite individual event,” nodded Lemmon.

“I like to get hyped and excited before, and in this race that’s easy, because it’s the most fun race. I entered in a bit of a slower heat than last week so I was out ahead of the rest of the girls, which made for a better race for me. That one is just a ton of fun to compete in.”

Elsewhere, Emma Diehl earned a spot in the finals after she swam a season-best 50 of 24.82, which was 23rd-best during prelims.

Also competing during the 50 yard freestyle was Leighton Bell, who achieved the NAIA B-Standard with a time of 25.58.

A pair of Westmont seniors swam their season-best times in the 50 free as well, with both Gaby Rego and Emma Leathers posting new year-bests. Rego trimmed 0.44 seconds off her time with a mark of 28.18, and Leathers cut 2.82 seconds off with a time of 29.90.

“Everyone has been asking if I’m sad about this being my last meet,” reflected Leathers, “but no, I don’t feel sad. I’ve had a great career.

I had the honor of swimming in college and have had so much fun.

Hopefully over the last couple days I can collect a few more best times, but regardless, I couldn’t have asked for a better season.”

FINALS In the evening Westmont kicked things off with competition in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The Warriors’ A-Team posted the eighth-best time of the event with a mark of 1:40.11. Stealing the headlines of the race was Lemmon, who did not let her program record in the 50 free last more than six hours.

After setting the Westmont record with a time of 24.43 in the morning, Lemmon broke it again on the first leg of the 200 relay.

This time, Lemmon placed her name atop of the program record list with a 50 yard freestyle time of 24.28.

Next in the pool was Garrison, who competed in heat two of the 500 yard freestyle finals. Garrison finished sixth in her heat and by a fraction of a set just missed breaking her own program record from earlier in the day.

After swimming a 5:10.24 in the morning, the sophomore finished with a mark of 5:10.33 in the evening.

Marquardt competed in the first heat of the 200 IM, and posted a time of 2:12.49, which was less than half a second off of her time from earlier in the day.

In the championship of the 200 IM Chaisson earned All-PCSC status with a seventh place finish.

Following the trend of Westmont’s continuous improvements, Chaisson shaved nearly a full second off of her time from the morning, this time finishing in sixth place with a seasonbest time of 2:08.28. In doing so, Chaisson became the first Warrior of the meet to be named to the AllConference team.

Westmont capped off the day with the 50 yard freestyle finals, which featured both Diehl and Lemmon. In the first heat, Diehl capped off her day with a time of 24.79, which was a season-best mark by 0.03 seconds.

In heat two, Lemmon completed her trilogy of recordbreaking performances when she finished her final 50 free in 24.05. After coming into the day with a program record that was three years old, Lemmon set a new record on three separate occasions, cementing her place atop Westmont’s all-time leaderboard.

“I just feed off the energy of all my amazing teammates,” reflected Lemmon. “I love the 50, but more than anything I love seeing my teammates at the end of the lane.

They’ve given me energy all day long, and it’s just really exciting to get to compete for them.

“I don’t think it’s hit me yet, but wow, I dropped half a second off my 50 in one day. That’s insane, and I’m stoked.”

Westmont’s record setting day made for a very pleased head coach at night’s end.

Head Coach Jill Jones Lin said, “For Bailey, knowing how far she’s come, to get to go out there and go lifetime-best after lifetime-best is pretty impressive.

“The whole day was really great. Starting out with the 500s, we had some great races, and then Olivia broke the school record again and moved up again in the NAIA rankings. Ella making it to the finals in the 200 IMs was huge.

Daisy went a lifetime best in that as well, and Rian and Abigail went lifetime-bests too.

“Then at the end of the day, to see our sprinting pay, was fantastic.”

The Warriors dive back in tomorrow morning at 9:30, when the 100 butterfly kicks off day three.

Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

UCSB men’s tennis to host LMU on Friday

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS

Another weekend means another chance for UCSB men’s tennis to extend their unbeaten streak, with the Gauchos welcoming Loyola Marymount to the Arnhold Tennis Center this afternoon. UCSB won their first two home duals in dominant fashion on January 21, shutting out Grand Canyon, 7-0, and Portland State, 4-0, without losing a single set of doubles or singles play.

The Lions (2-1) and Gauchos (70) are near-permanent fixtures on each other’s schedules, having met 19 times since 2000. UCSB has won 18 of those matches, including each of the last six. Last season’s

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Today’s match is set for 1 p.m. at Santa Barbara’s Arnhold Tennis Center.

LAST TIME OUT UCSB played a pair of matches in San Antonio last weekend, winning both by a 5-2 scoreline.

Against the University of New Orleans on Friday, the Gauchos won the final five points of the match, all in singles, to take the win. The next day, UCSB again earned all five of their points in

singles play, taking down UTSA, who played host for the weekend.

Phillip Jordan was recognized for his strong performances in San Antonio, being named Big West Men’s Tennis Player of the Week.

UP NEXT The Gauchos are home again for their next match, hosting Boise State at the Arnhold Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 17. First serve against the Broncos is set for 1 p.m. A live stream will be available through ucsbgauchos. com.

Eric Boose writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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SPORTS ROUNDUP SM boys soccer falls to Montclair The San Marcos High boys soccer team lost their opening game of the CIF Division 1 Playoffs on Thursday, falling to Montclair 3-0.

Most of the first half was scoreless in the game, with Montclair scoring its first goal with about a minute to play in the half. Montclair opened the second half with another goal, earning their third on a penalty kick in the closing minutes.

The Royals created scoring opportunities throughout the game, but were unable to capitalize.

“We played ourselves into the game well and created some good chances throughout the game but struggled to convert them,” said San Marcos Coach Paul McLean.

“Montclair scored a great goal at the close of half and then again in the second half and we struggled to respond. They were solid and it wasn’t our best night.

“As coaches, we are really proud of these seniors who have won the Channel League three straight years and have only lost a handful of games,” McLean added. “Our captains have done a fantastic job leading our team on the field.

Justin Hess, Tully Knoles and Leo Vico have been excellent players and leaders and have epitomized the values of the San Marcos soccer program. They have given 100% effort, put the team first and have embraced their opportunities. We will miss them and the rest of this senior group who were a huge part of our success.”

Cate boys soccer beats Polytechnic The Cate boys soccer team defeated Polytechnic 6-4 in the first round of the CIF-SS Playoffs, winning in penalty kicks after tying in regulation play.

Things got off to a rough start for Cate, as Polytechnic scored in the first minute of the game. The Rams evened the score at one in the 38th minute on a goal by George Marin.

The Panthers broke the tie in the 65th minute, but the Rams managed to knot up the score again in the final minutes of the match on a goal by Beltran Campuzano assisted by Marin. Neither team managed to score through the end of double overtime, leaving the game to be decided by kicks from

the spot. The Rams nailed all four of their kicks, while the Panthers managed only two, handing Cate the victory.

“I’m very proud of how our team answered after giving up the early goal,” said Cate Coach Jorge Reynoso. “We showed grit and perseverance having to come back no once but twice in this game. It was truly a great team effort.”

The Rams return to action with a second-round game at home against Animo Leadership Academy today.

SY boys soccer edges Saint Joseph The Santa Ynez boys soccer team defeated Saint Joseph on Thursday, winning their final Ocean League game by a score of 3-2.

Aiden Tapia got the scoring started for Santa Ynez, earning a goal four minutes into the game with an assist from Tyson Gonzalez.

Four minutes later, Tapia earned an assist on the game’s second goal, setting up Tristan Amezcua. The team’s third goal was scored ten minutes into the game with a kick from Gabriel Beleski assisted by Braeden Melville.

Saint Joseph scored both of their goals in the second half, but were unable to close the gap.

Bishop Diego boys basketball falls to Redondo Union The Bishop Diego boys basketball team lost in the first round of the Division 2A playoffs, falling to Redondo Union 67-47.

Redondo Union claimed an early lead and never looked back.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our guys, we battled back time and time again but we just didn’t have it tonight,” said Bishop Diego Coach James Coronado. “Any time we started to gather some momentum, a play or two just didn’t go our way when we needed it. That never caused us to lose our grit and our fight, we kept fighting until the end and that’s all you can ask for as a coach. This was a special group of seniors that did a lot for Bishop Basketball … I will be forever grateful.”

The Cardinals were led by Damien Krautmann’s 18 points, while Bryan Trejo contributed 16.

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“At any given time, we could have 100,000 people stranded here who don’t live here, between tourism and the employment force.”

Mr. Talkin also stressed the Sharehouse will benefit the entire county. “It will enable a lot more food to be stored and the ability to bring more food into the county. The facility will primarily serve Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, but it will benefit the entire county.”

Ms. Smith-Meyer discussed details.

“The Sharehouse allows the Foodbank to increase capacity in food storage, nutrition education and disaster response,” she said, “We have been working for 30 years out of a converted fire station on Hollister, which is much smaller, and food is trucked from Santa Maria every day of the work week,” said Ms. Smith-Meyer. “This allows Santa Maria to serve the North County, while allowing this warehouse to focus on the South County.”

“The increased capacity is huge,” Ms. Smith-Meyer said. “We currently turn away 32,000 pounds of fresh food and produce every single week donated by the L.A. Wholesale Produce Market. That 32,000 pounds is out of 80,000 pounds we turn away each week.”

According to the Foodbank, the facility’s new freezer/cooler space will increase its cold storage in South County tenfold.

Mr. Talkin talked about the Sharehouse’s educational programs.

“We have our new nutrition promotion center inside the admin building, on the Sharehouse campus,” he said. “This allows us to do food literacy training for children, families and groups. You need to educate people to simply use the good, fresh produce available in the county.

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The interior of the Sharehouse will allow the Foodbank an increased capacity.

disaster training,” Mr. Talkin said. “We can use the facility to increase that training. By having more food available, we will be able to help a lot more agencies and people.”

Friday’s news event with Rep. Carbajal included comments by the congressman and Mr. Talkin, who led the congressman and media on a tour of the facility. Rep. Carbajal presented a giant check representing the $1.5 million grant to Mr. Talkin.

“It went well,” Mr. Talkin told the NewsPress. “There was a lot of interest, and it is great to have some good news coming out of the federal government in terms of support for a local project like this.”

Rep. Carbajal said he received a request last spring from the Foodbank to help the nonprofit secure federal funding for the Sharehouse.

“And I immediately knew how important this would be — because before I was a member of Congress, I worked with nonprofits in this area to tackle one of our region’s most central issues: hunger,” he said.

“One in six children from Santa Barbara county is food insecure — and that’s why organizations like the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County are so critical. They help families across our region get the food on the table that they need.”

Ms. Smith-Meyer expressed the Foodbank’s gratitude to Rep. Carbajal and noted that the federal funding is more than 5% of the total funds raised.

And Mr. Talkin said he was grateful to the community for its support in establishing the Sharehouse.

“It will be an asset to the community for decades to come, and we really couldn’t have done it without the local community giving what they could,” said Mr. Talkin.

Added Ms. Smith-Meyer, “We are excited to invite the community to join us in the fall. It’s a long-term investment, and we are excited to get started.” email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Stock buybacks are used by corporations to buy shares of their own stock. When the company buys its own shares, it increases the stock value, and thus the return on investment for shareholders. The current tax rate upon buybacks, passed by Congress a month ago, is at 1%.

“This tax on American retirement savings

will decrease investment in the tools our workforce needs to modernize our economy, and it will ultimately lower living standards for Americans,” Rep. Schweikert said.

“Inflation-adjusted wages are down 4% since President Biden took office, and this tax would decrease wages by 3% over the next decade.”

In contrast to Rep. Schweikert’s focus on 401ks, President Biden reflected upon corporate profits.

“You may have noticed that Big Oil just reported record profits,” President Biden said. “Last year, they made $200 billion

in the midst of a global energy crisis. It’s outrageous. They invested too little of that profit to increase domestic production and keep gas prices down. Instead, they used those record profits to buy back their own stock, rewarding their CEOs and shareholders.”

Rep. Schweikert argues that the shareholders President Biden spoke of include everyday Americans. The congressman serves on the Ways and Means Committee and as the lead House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee.

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 48636

PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL COORDINATOR Materials Department

Responsible for the coordination and execution of all personnel and payroll related activities for the Materials Department. This includes responsibility for - 150 researchers, students, and staff employed under multiple funding sources including extramural awards and Departmental 19900 funds. Personnel include incoming and continuing research scholars; Postdoctoral Scholars, graduate student researchers; project scientists; undergraduate assistants; career; and limited staff appointments, and undergraduate student assistants. Provides high-level analysis to PIs and supervisors on personnel and payroll management issues.

Independently inputs, tracks, and monitors payroll and leave accruals as well as salary and benefit projections. Maintains knowledge of UC Contract and Grant policies; UC Accounting, Graduate Division policies and procedures; Academic and Staff Personnel functions and policies; UCPATH; and departmental accounting systems; and in-depth knowledge of cost accounting and control standards. Ensures integrity of information across various campus and department databases. Analyzes, interprets and implements new and frequently changing campus and federal policies and procedures. Maintains effective working relationships with principal investigators, administrative staff, Office of Research, other campus departments, various agencies and other institutions. Must be able to work under pressure of deadlines. Is familiar with contract and grant policies and procedures as well as federal, State, and UC regulations regarding all funding sources. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Experience handling sensitive/confidential information. Experience working on cross-functional and cross-departmental teams to achieve common goals. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Able to spend long periods spent sitting, typing, or looking at a computer screen.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range $27.56 - $33.58/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/24/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 49043

Responsible for developing and submitting research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional and research sponsor policies. Works on proposals of moderate scope such as single investigator NSF proposals where analysis of financial information or reports require review of a variety of factors (e.g. budgets, salaries, expenses, etc.) Receives assignments and analyzes problems, gathers data and information, and recommends solutions. Completes transactions for signature by manager or authorized institutional official. Maintains effective working relationships and coordinates closely with Principal Investigator, department staff, Office of Research, other campus central and academic departments. Is independently responsible for gift processing and projecting salary, benefits, tuition, and fees in GUS. Prepares subaward invoices for payment. Supports the broader Financial Unit as backup/overflow preparer for travel, entertainment, membership, and miscellaneous reimbursement. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/or experience. Working knowledge of and experience with financial accounting, analysis and reporting techniques. Notes: This position is funded through June 30, 2024 pending further funding. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Budgeted salary range $27.68 - $30.45/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 46743

FINANCIAL ANALYST Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Provides sound fiscal practice in management of expenses and revenues across all Bren account funds.

The financial analyst is responsible for reconciling the general ledger and payroll expense reports on a monthly basis, analyzing expenditures and spending patterns to prepare for future spending, preparing monthly financial reports with detailed financial projections to PIs and the Business Officer as needed.

Works with Finance Manager to set budgetary appropriations for all accounts. Develops procedures within policy for the performance of financial analysis duties, attaining specific goals and objectives in a broad area where the results are reviewed. Responsible for independently analyzing, monitoring and tracking all fiscal transactions in multiple programs for the Bren School. Remains updated and knowledgeable of changing UC policy and procedures and adjusts internal activity accordingly. Responsible for communicating upcoming UCSB and internal policy changes to the Bren community. Develops and recommends guidelines for operational issues associated with financial processes. Develops and implements financial systems and procedures for operational effectiveness. Creates and implements improvements to financial and record keeping systems and procedures. Coordinates with other Finance staff, and ensures accuracy in all accounting transactions, including payroll, staffing, travel, and entertainment, accounts receivable and payable. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $31.13/hr.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 48528

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SENIOR LEAD DEVELOPER Information Technology Services

Lead and participate in the technical planning and development of critical complex software information systems and functionality.

Perform analysis to install, modify, and support websites, software systems, databases, utilities, and tools.

Perform or direct highly complex data modeling. Use Azure DevOps and Octopus Deploy to do release management, automated deployments, and continuous integration.

Apply, implement, and leverage complex security configurations and Single Sign-On (SSO) systems using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Active directory Federation Services (ADFS), and Azure Active Directory (AD). Lead and participate in the migration of software applications to newer technologies and the planning of technology solutions.

Implement, develop, enhance, and maintain distributed software applications and integration components. Responsible for information system enhancements, reports, extracts, imports, and user technical support. Develop conversion and system implementation plans.

Work on analyzing performance and optimizing SQL queries. Provide ongoing production support to ensure the operability and functionality of software applications and information systems. Initiate and oversee changes in software development, maintenance, and system standards. Oversee the development of design documentation, test and operations plans, user manuals, and training. Analyze software functional needs and requirements by interfacing with stakeholders from UCSB departments, other UC campuses, and external vendors. Oversee requirements gathering, analysis and design, implementation, integration, testing, deployments, development schedules, and adhering to established standards and procedures.

Analyze business processes to identify strategies and opportunities for innovation and automation.

Evaluate software system needs of internal and external users and ensure that designs meet these needs.

Collaborate with information technology (IT) technical architects, system and network engineers, database designers and administrators, functional organization users, and clients to determine the best software systems solutions. Lead and participate in design and code reviews to ensure clear interpretation of requirements and quality of application development. Implement complex, integrated, responsive, and dynamic web sites using content management systems (Sitefinity, Drupal, and Umbraco).

Participate in the full development lifecycle, including estimation, development, testing, deployment, on-going maintenance, and updates and upgrades. Install and maintain module updates using Composer.

Analyze performance using NewRelic and develop unit tests using Behat. Develop custom functionalities using PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, SQL, Symfony, and Twig.

Collaborate with marketing and design teams to plan and develop site content, style, and layout. Perform proxy configurations for routing traffic to different server types by utilizing scripting languages (PowerShell and Bash). Gather requirements and develop timelines and checklists for web application projects. Lead and facilitate team Scrum meetings, provide emerging technologies expertise, and train other developers. Manage software project and development schedules and resource allocation.

Assign software development tasks and coordinate communication with stakeholders. Utilize ticket management tools and lead the development and modification of web applications. Lead software information systems integration, development, and quality assurance processes. Ensure all systems adhere to university policies, federal, state, and university regulations, and best industry practices related to information security. Lead and participate in multiple projects and initiatives, including cross-functional and cross- organizational mission critical projects. Collaborate with domain experts and managers on project completion statuses and future project scheduling.

Reqs: Four (4) years of experience as a Software Developer, Content Management System Developer, Technical Lead, or related occupation. Bachelor’s Degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. Must have experience with the following: Drupal and Sitefinity, ASP.Net, PHP, Symfony, and custom module development, templating, configuration management, and performance monitoring using New Relic and Google Analytics; Analysis and design of complex functional processes and software solutions; Producing specifications and diagrams using the Unified Model Language (UML), Microsoft Visio and/or Draw.io; Fullstack, object-oriented programming experience with Microsoft technologies including .NET, ASP. Net, Visual Basic, C#, Web Forms, model–view–controller (MVC), Entity Framework, IIS Configuration; Writing object-oriented code following proper coding and documentation standards; Creating accessible, ADA-compliant interfaces using front-end technologies (Twig, Razor, HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Sass, Javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap framework, and SiteImprove report analysis); SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), analyzing execution, and optimization of SQL queries; Relational database systems (Microsoft SQL Server and MariaDB and/or MySQL); Modern application life-cycle management processes, tools for software version control (Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) and Git), package management (NuGet and Composer), scripting languages (PowerShell and Bash), automated deployment and continuous integration (Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy, and Circle CI), unit testing using Behat and/or PhpUnit, and quality assurance; Web hosting in Pantheon and webops workflows, networking concepts (Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Domain Name System (DNS) configuration), and local development with Docker containers (Lando or Laravel Valet); Secure software development concepts and practices in alignment with policy and legal requirements; Design and technical implementation of multi-tier applications. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range $100,000 - $161,100/yr.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 48714

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board (COMB) will hold its regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on February 27, 2023 via video and teleconference. Information on how to attend can be found on the meeting agenda which is posted on the COMB website.

As part of said meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing, prior to the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Water Code Sections 20200 through 20207, to establish the compensation of Board members in accordance with the provisions of said Water Code Sections.

This Notice is given and published under the provisions of Water Code Section 20203 and Government Code Section 6066.

Dated: 2/9/2023 Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board By: Janet Gingras, Secretary and General Manager FEB 11, 18 / 2023 -- 59071 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023-0000245 The following person(s) is doing business as: Ojai Estate Management, 1025 E. Montecito St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara.

Stephanie Molly Lynn, 1025 E. Montecito St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Stephanie Molly Lynn, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 01/31/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/23 CNS-3668549# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS FEB 11, 18, 25; MAR 4 / 2023 -- 59079

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023-0000221 The following person(s) is doing business as: Living Stones Landscapes, 1641 E Valley Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108, County of Santa Barbara.

Under the Sun Landscapes LLC, 1641 E Valley Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; CA This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Jennifer Hatton, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 01/27/2023.

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STUDENT AFFAIRS MANAGER Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Responsible for overseeing the graduate and undergraduate academic programs for the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department. The department houses the largest graduate program at UCSB and is responsible for over 700 graduate applications annually and approximately 250 regularly matriculated graduate students. The two undergraduate programs have 600 current majors, plus 200 students pursuing change of majors from other programs each year. The unit also provides support for 45 permanent ladder faculty and various temporary instructors. Responsible for staff supervision and operations of the various functions within student affairs: recruitment, admissions, financial aid, advising, and degree requirements.

Participates in short-term and long range planning needs of the unit. Responsible for developing and implementing operating policies, procedures, printed materials, and guidelines as they relate to the overall departmental program goals and objectives. Supervises 3 FTE staff positions and students as needed, and frequently collaborates with the department Chair, Vice Chairs, and Academic Business Officer. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $75,000-$89,900/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023-0000246 The following person(s) is doing business as: Oceans, 1101 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436, County of Santa Barbara.

ALUH-TEH LLC, 1101 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436; California This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/16/2022 /s/ Monna Sanner, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 01/31/2023.

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Serves as the Academic Program Coordinator for the Quantum Assembly NRT program and its affiliated training activities. Responsible for program administration and student coordination. Supports the full range of activities related to the operation of the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program including: implementing recruitment strategies, assisting with the admission process, coordinating training activities, tracking student progress, trainee appointments, payroll and reimbursements, reporting of agency required data, regular and confidential correspondence, and short and long-term planning. Corresponds with faculty and multiple campus departments involved with the NRT. Manages events and seminars including research collaboration workshops, educational outreach programs and other meetings. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent experience/training. 1-3 years administrative work experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. 50% M-F, 4 hrs/day. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.96 - $34.42/hr.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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The RFQ/RFP information may be accessed via the District website at SBUnified.org or by email request by emailing Desmond Ho at DesmondHo@sbunified.org.

Contractor License required: C-7, C-10, C-20, (all three), OR a General Contractor B License.

Submittal Deadline: All proposals are due by Tuesday February 28, 2023 by 4:00pm. Electronic submissions are required, and it is recommended that your submission be sent in advance of the deadline in case of server delays to DesmondHo@sbunified.org Anticipated Start of Project: April 2023.

Qualifications: All firms submitting their qualifications and/or a proposal to this Request for Qualifications/Proposals (“RFQ/RFP”) must meet the minimum requirements as detailed in Section II. Minimum Requirements in the RFQ/RFP. Project and Submittal Information: Submission document shall include a cover letter/letter of interest, a description of firm and sub-consultant firms, five relevant project experiences, references, and information on the proposed project team. The full scope of work for the Project, qualification information, and the required submittal information is further set forth in the Request for Qualifications/Proposals (the “RFQ/RFP”) available on the District’s website at www.sbunified. org, or via email request to Desmond Ho at DesmondHo@sbunified.org.

As further described in the RFQ/RFP, the successful proposal will be determined based on the factors pursuant to the criteria and evaluation process set forth in the RFQ/RFP. Following its selection of the successful Responder, the District will notify all Responders of its intent to award a contract.

If the District is unable to successfully negotiate a Contract with the successful Responder which is satisfactory to the District, or if the selected proposer refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the District may award the contract to the proposer with the second highest best value score, if deemed in the best interest of the District. If that proposer then refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the Board may award the contract to the proposer with the third highest best value score, and so on.

FEB 11, 18 / 2023 -- 59031 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER FORECLOSURE (CCP 716.020) Levying Officer File No. 22-2158

Case No. 15CV00368

UNDER A WRIT OF SALE issued out of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Santa Barbara Division, County of Santa Barbara, State of California on July 7, 2022, on a judgment rendered February 22, 2017.

IN FAVOR OF Payne Green c/o Martin Cohn, 5290 Overpass Rd., Bldg. C, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 AND AGAINST Rose Marie Aldana aka Rosa Arredondo, 10 S. Alisos St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

For the sum of $318,529.80 Dollars; I HAVE LEVIED upon all the right, title claim and interest in the debtor(s) Rose Marie Aldana aka Rosa Arredondo, in the real property, in the County of Santa Barbara, described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: That portion of the Block 330 in the City of Santa Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly line of Alisos Street, distant thereon 100 feet Southeasterly from the most Northerly corner of said Block; running thence along said line Southeasterly 50 feet; thence at right angles Southwesterly 150 feet; thence at right angles Northwesterly 50 feet; thence at right angles Northeasterly 150 feet to the point of beginning.

APN: 017-171-07 Minimum Bid: $335,195.46 “Prospective bidders should refer to Sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions, and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.” (CCP 701.547) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title, claim and interest of the debtor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said Writ with interest and all costs on February 21, 2023, at ten o’clock AM, at the Sheriff’s Civil Unit, 1105 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101.

Dated at Santa Barbara, California on January 26, 2023.

Creditor’s Attorney:

BILL BROWN, SHERIFF

Law Office of Marty Cohn 5290 Overpass Rd., Bldg. C

By ________/s/____________ Dep. Raul Vasquez

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

JAN 28; FEB 4, 11 / 2023 -- 59057 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING* DATE OF HEARING: FEBRUARY 22, 2023 PLACE:

ENGINEERING BUILDING, ROOM 17 PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ROOM 123 E. ANAPAMU STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The County Planning Commission provides in-person participation as well as virtual participation until further notice.

1. You may observe the live stream of the County Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

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NOTICE INVITING RFQ/RFP: Notice is hereby given that the Santa Barbara Unified School District requests qualified Contractor firms to submit their qualifications and/or proposal for services for HVAC assessments, repair and maintenance, carbon dioxide monitor installation, MERV-13 Filter installation, control upgrades, and reporting to be funded by the California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency (“CalSHAPE”) Ventilation Program (“Project”).

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Responsible for designing, developing, implementing, monitoring, and communicating an effective export control, licensing, and compliance program at UCSB. The campus Export Control Officer (ECO) is the primary point of contact for internal and external inquiries regarding export compliance. Under the general direction of the Research Integrity Director, the ECO leads and coordinates institution-wide initiatives to interpret, communicate, and apply federal export control laws and regulations to research and non-research-related activities.

Develops a wide variety of export control educational and training materials tailored for different audiences across campus and conducts sessions for various constituencies. Responsible for export compliance at the University, including review and approval of University technology control plans, and research proposals and contracts where export control regulations or terms are applicable. Applies for export control licenses when necessary. Works with appropriate units on campus, identifies the inventory of equipment on campus which might trigger export control compliance obligations. Serves as a designated point of contact and resource for University researchers, administrators and sponsors, regularly responding to requests for information, analysis of export compliance, and review of related contract provisions. Develops and maintains a working knowledge of research specific conflict of interest regulations and policies.

Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree, satisfactory conviction history background check; 5-7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in an academic environment preferred.

Budgeted Salary Range: $75,800 to $100,000 /yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/24/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 49009

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• Distribution to the County Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

• Attend the Meeting In-Person: Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the County Planning Commission meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and social distance themselves in public areas.

• Attend the Meeting by Zoom Webinar - Individuals wishing to provide public comment during the County Planning Commission meeting can do so via Zoom webinar by clicking the below link to register in advance. Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining the webinar.

When: February 22, 2023 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: County Planning Commission 02/22/2023 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kzd1N0wNQ6CttqFDi0dTew After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OR PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 874 9622 3617 The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above.

The Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the 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 Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Monday before the Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Planning Commission.

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Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/ County-Planning-Commission a week before the hearing or by appointment by calling (805) 5682000.

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If you challenge the project 21GPA-00000-00002, 21RZN-00000-00001, 22DVP-00000-00005, or 22CDH00000-00012 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 Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation or are exempt from applicable Health Officer Orders, including auxiliary aids or services such as sound enhancement equipment or an American Sign Language interpreter, to participate in this hearing, please contact Hearing Support Staff at 805-568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the hearing telephonically or electronically, please contact Hearing Support Staff at 805-568-2000. * This is a partial listing of the items to be heard at the Planning Commission Hearing of February 22, 2023.

22DVP-00000-00005 22CDH-00000-00012 FMND SCH #2022040242

Goleta Sanitary District Biosolids and Energy Project Goleta Errin Briggs, Supervising Planner (805) 568-2047 Katie Nall, Planner (805) 884-8050

Hearing on the request of Steve Wagner with the Goleta Sanitary District to consider the following: Case No. 22DVP-OOOOO-00005 for approval of a Development Plan in compliance with Section 35174 of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance, on property zoned Public Utility (PU), to install a new concrete anaerobic digester with an interior submersible mixing system and concrete cover, a combined heat and power system equipped with a 160 kw internal combustion engine, a biogas pretreatment system, biogas blowers, and new ancillary utilities routed between existing infrastructure and proposed facilities; Case No. 22CDH-OOOOO-00012 for a Coastal Development Permit in compliance with Section 35169 of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance, on property zoned PU to allow structures described under 22DVP-OOOOO-00005, above and; Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCH # 2022040242, (Attachment C) pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. As a result of this Project, significant but mitigable effects on the environment are anticipated in the following categories: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Tribal Cultural Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems. The ND and all documents may be reviewed at the Planning and Development Department, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara.

The application involves Assessor Parcel Nos. 071-200-003; -019; -022; & -024 located at 1126 Fowler St in the Eastern Goleta Valley area, Second Supervisorial District.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECORDING SECRETARY (568-2000)

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MARTIN, David Rolo May 9, 1931 - February 1, 2023

With both sadness and celebration of a life well-lived, we announce the passing of David R. Martin at 91 years young. His family and friends’ hearts ache to have lost the presence of such a great man.

David “Dave” was an energy industry leader since the mid-1950’s, having earned his Master’s in Geology at UCLA after serving in the USAF during the Korean War. Along with several other young geologists, he was hired

by Armand Hammer and then helped build Occidental Petroleum (OXY) from a small drilling company in Bakersfield, CA to the significant international exploration and production corporation it is today, finally retiring as the President of OXY’s Oil & Gas Division.

He was a visionary leader who had a nose for finding new oil reserves and for finding opportunity where others saw only obstacles. One of his discoveries was, and continues to be, the largest oil field in all South America. He was passionate about his work and proud of helping to create value in the world. He was among the best storytellers of all time, and considering his many international adventures and his skill in diplomacy and deal-making with foreign governments, his stories were the stuff of legends.

David was a devoted husband of nearly 68 years to Sarah “Sally” Martin, whom he cherished and loved deeply, and together they spent many years supporting the Arts and assembling an impressive collection of California Regionalist painting, primarily watercolors of Depression-era California scenes. He was an inspirational father to his two sons, Jon and Mat and their wives Michele and Karen, a beloved grandfather to Sarah, Nathan, Anna and Leah, and a generous friend to many. He was fortunate enough to have his family living close by in Santa Barbara.

He died peacefully at home with family at his side after a 20+ year battle with prostate cancer. He was a native Californian who liked to tell of his childhood growing up on a farm in rural San Fernando Valley catching crawdads in the free flowing LA River.

David will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him. His legacy of success, hard work, generosity, love, and compassion will live on in the hearts of those he touched. A graveside service to celebrate David’s life was held at The Santa Barbara Cemetery on Tuesday, February 7th at 10:30am.

Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

MOORE, Beth Amanda

On December 28th, Beth Amanda Moore, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all, passed peacefully at her home in Santa Barbara after an extended battle with cancer. She was sixty-five years old. Born to Patricia and George Moore in Akron, Ohio on February 6th, 1957, Beth lived an extraordinary life. Beth was recruited to play basketball at UCLA in 1975. As a defensive-minded point guard, Beth contributed mightily to the Bruins National Championship in 1978. After graduating from college, Beth attended Stanford Law School. Beth picked up running in college, which would become one of her greatest and constant joys. In 1988, Beth’s life was transformed when she gave birth to her only child, Laura. For the remainder of her life, Beth dedicated herself fully to being the best mother anyone could ask for. The final nine months of Beth’s life were filled with the wonderful joys of being a grandmother to her first grandson. A celebration of Beth’s life and the love her family and friends have for her is planned for Saturday, February 18th, at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Santa Barbara, California at 1300 East Valley Road.

SOUTHARD, Nancy Lawrence

Longtime Montecito resident and well known local artist Nancy Lawrence Southard passed away peacefully at her home on January 24th, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Walnut Creek, California, on October 13, 1933, Nancy was a beloved member of the Santa Barbara community for the past six decades. She was an avid horsewoman and a prolific artist. She met her handsome rancher husband, Clayton Southard, when in high school.

And for both of them, that was it - love eternal. They shared a mutual zest for life, and a passion for things from the exciting San Francisco’s jazz music scene to their love for riding — and family. They married in 1953, upon Clayton’s return from the Korean War. In 1961 the newlyweds settled in Montecito, where Clayton was offered an engineering position at E.G&G. (Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier). Nancy and Clayton purchased a perfect property in the semi-rural community, where they could keep their horses, build a corral, and teach their children to ride.

In 1967, Clayton was diagnosed with M.S. and tragically died after a brief battle with the disease, leaving Nancy to raise their three children, Paula, Sally and new baby Clayton, Jr. In this period, she rallied to continue her education, and earned a BFA from UCSB in Art History and Studio Art in 1970. She devoted her professional life to art, thereafter.

In the 1980’s, Nancy transformed her horse barn into an art studio from which she taught classes in oil painting. She also spent time traveling in Europe and in Asia.

Nancy was a member of El Montecito Presbyterian Church, Calvary Chapel in Santa Barbara, and treasured her friends in the Al Anon community. Nancy was a member of the Santa Barbara Art Association and the Oil Painters of America, and developed many lasting friendships within those groups.

Nancy always felt blessed to live in such a beautiful place as Montecito, and to have held on to the same property she had chosen all those years ago. It became a sanctuary for many, a place of peace and serenity - for art, friends, and family.

Nancy Southard is survived by her children: daughter Paula Leary and son-in-law Terry; Sally Hanseth and son-in-law Jay; son Clayton Southard; and grandchildren Kathleen and Kelly Leary, and Dylan and Clay Hanseth.

A celebration of Nancy’s life will be at El Montecito Presbyterian Church on March 18th at 1:00.

KELLY, Hope Sterling

Hope Sterling Kelly passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara on January 8, 2023. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to anyone she had ever met.

Hope was born on Groundhog’s Day, February 2, 1929.

She grew up in West Los Angeles and attended University Elementary School, University High School, UCLA for 2 years, and then transferred to Stanford University, where she graduated in 1950.

Hope married Richard Sawyer (Div in 1965) in 1951 and they soon had their son Richard (1952) and daughter Rebecca Sawyer (1954). They lived in Brentwood where they raised their kids around close family and friends and lived just down the road from her loving parents Ted and Eve Sterling.

Hope grew up loving ballet, tennis, Campfire Girls, the theater, going to the beach, and playing any competitive sport she came across.

She was a lifelong member of the Assistance League and was active in the Nine O’clock players group where she took many leading roles such as “Cinderella”. Her love for travel and adventure lead her to working as a Travel Agent at Bel-Air Travel.

In August of 1970, Hope married Laurence B. Kelly and they moved to Santa Barbara, where they fell in love with the picturesque scenery and community. Hope and Larry were members of the Valley Club and LA Country Club as Larry was an avid amateur golfer. They also belonged to the Santa Barbara Yacht Club where they celebrated many holidays with family and friends.

Hope and Larry were a fun, loving, and adventure-seeking couple who traveled the world to exotic places and always came home with fascinating stories. Their home was always open for entertaining and hosting friends and family at their cottage a.k.a.

“Hotel Hope”.

Hope’s positive attitude and radiant spirit were contagious and the second you met her, you felt like a lifelong friend. She was a guiding light, a pillar of support, and someone who you could always count on. Hope was a very involved grandmother and greatgrandmother until the end, attending school events, cheering on her grandkids in their various sports, and always available as a trusted confidant. She remembered numerous family and friends’ birthdays with cards, flowers from her garden, and gifts which had her signature left-handed script.

Hope was very active with The Lobero Associates, raising funds for theater projects and bringing in new members. Because of her involvement, The Lobero Theater stage curtain was named in her honor in 2022 which was a highlight. In the last 20 years of her life, Hope became a competitive Ballroom Dancer with the Santa Barbara Dance Studio, traveling to events throughout California, Nevada, and Hawaii. She loved getting dressed up, learning new routines, and competing in the ballroom.

Hope loved attending church and gained a deeper spiritual understanding of her purpose driven life and attended the quaint Summerland Presbyterian Church.

Hope Kelly was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Kelly (1916 - 2006) and her sister, Jacqueline Sterling Williams (1926 - 2021). Hope is survived by her son, Richard Sawyer (Kathleen Barron), her daughter, Rebecca Conway, her 3 stepdaughters, Pauline Kelly, Pamela Bento, and Patricia Morehart, along with her grandkids, Barron Sawyer (Kerry Sawyer), Holly Misic, Steven Conway (Chelsea Conway), Carolyn Doyle (Christopher Doyle), and Lauren Kerstner (Nick Kerstner) along with 12 greatgrandchildren whom she absolutely adored.

In lieu of flowers, you can honor Hope by donating to The Lobero Theater Associates33 E. Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Arrangements entrusted to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

OBITUARIES/WEATHER

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2023

COUTURE, Harold Emery

Harold Emery Couture, age 90, passed away on February 1, 2023, at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born April 23, 1932, to Leo Alphonse and Isabelle Marie Lebert Couture. Born and raised in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

Hal married Donna Curtis April 23, 1950. He was a General Contractor and founder of Ironcad Inc. in Santa Barbara, CA. They retired to St. George, Utah.

He is survived by his wife; Donna, daughter, Kathy (Bob) Downes, seven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 1:00 at St. Marks In The Valley, 2901 Nojoqui Avenue Los Olivos, CA. Condolences may be shared at mcmillanmortuary.com

ZIVIC, John Robert AKA “Papa Jack”

07/11/1949 to 10/03/2022 Papa Jack died peacefully in his home in San Felipe BC with his wife, Karin by his side. Born in Pittsburgh PA, Jack was affectionately known as the heavy hippie.

A recreational acid tripper and peace-loving pacifist, he partied with BFFL Preston Schwortz as a real life Cheech and Chong. Jack moved to Denver, CO where he worked in his father Emil’s restaurant before settling in Santa Barbara. Many locals knew him from bartending at the Miramar and Joe’s Café where he met his second wife, Lyn and had two sons, Eric and Justin. He brought smiles as an MTD bus driver, and Braille Institute low vision consultant. Always the life of the party, Jack loved skiing, rollerblading, windsurfing and Wii tennis. Jack married Karin and moved to San Felipe, where he built his home at El Dorado Ranch. Jack spent his later years fishing, offroading, scorpion catching, and making mind bending art. He loved his grandchildren (Eva, Pierce, Quinsey, Oliver and Owen). He died too soon, but he lived his life by his rules. If you knew him, or you didn’t, pour yourself a shot of tequila, crown royal and have a toast to Papa Jack.

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BRESK, Frank

Frank Bresk was a wise and gentle soul. He passed away on January 23, 2023, in Santa Barbara. Born and raised in Queens, New York, he attended Vocational High School and became a master machinist. In 1945, he was drafted into the Army and transferred for basic training to California where he discovered his future home. Returning to New York after the war, he worked as a machinist, joined the YMCA, lifted weights, played handball, and entered college on the GI Bill. During this time, he met the love of his life, Frieda, whom he married.

He loved the outdoors and backpacked in the Adirondack Mountains with his buddies and later with Frieda.

Upon graduating from college, he accepted an offer with North American Aviation in Downey, California. Frank & Frieda moved there and started their family. Growing weary of the traffic and the smog, Frank accepted a job with Firestone Guided Missile Division on the Monterey Peninsula where, with Frieda and his family, he built a home on a hilltop with never-ending views of Carmel Valley. Before long, the family had grown to five children.

Seeing an opportunity, Frank founded a new company of his own design, which eventually blossomed into a highly successful international shock & vibration testing and manufacturing company. He was honored with many awards and known in the industry as a leading expert. He was a patient mentor, teaching and sharing with family and friends, including backpacking and a love of nature with his children on annual trips to the Sierras. After losing his beloved to cancer in 2018, Frank spent the remainder of his days at a beautiful retirement community in Santa Barbara. We extend our heartfelt thanks to his caregivers, nurses, doctors, staff, and Hospice who respectfully and graciously attended him. He is survived by his five children. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday February 18. Condolences may be sent to fbresk601@gmail.com. Please consider donating to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in lieu of flowers.

KNAPP, Walter

1931 - 2023 Walter Knapp passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, surrounded by family on January 3, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in 1931, along with his identical twin brother, Roland, in Waiblingen, Germany, to Karl and Marie Knapp. Life during World War II was a hardship for his family, made worse by a propensity to speak out about injustices. His cousins, Hans and Sophie Scholl, were part of the student-led “White Rose” resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime, but were caught and executed. These experiences shaped his lifelong commitment to civil rights and anti-war causes.

When the war ended, he along with four of his eight siblings immigrated to the United States. In 1953, playing in a civic band in Milwaukee, he met and fell in love with a fellow German immigrant, Ingeborg Schroeder. Shortly thereafter he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his adopted country as a medic, stationed at Fort Bliss and then Germany. While in the Army he became a US citizen and in 1956, took leave to marry Ingeborg in Beinstein, Germany, the town of his youth. Following his service he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering, receiving a BS in Electrical Engineering.

The couple then moved to Santa Monica, California, where Walter worked for North American Aviation and Westinghouse Electric. Their son, Eric, was born in 1962. In 1964 they moved to Santa Barbara where their son, Roland (1964), and daughter, Sonya (1967), were born. In the Santa Barbara area Walter worked for Applied Magnetics, Burroughs, and Joslyn Electronics, retiring in 1996.

Walter reveled in the outdoor opportunities the Santa Barbara area offered, including long walks on the beach and hiking local trails on the Los Padres National Forest. His adventurous spirit also led to many family vacations to national parks throughout the west. He enjoyed music and was a founding member of the Edelweiss Choir of Santa Barbara, singing with them from 1971 - 2020 and serving as the music director. In addition to local performances, the Choir traveled to Germany, Chile, and Brazil.

He is survived by his great love and wife of 66 years, Ingeborg, siblings, Elke, Siegfried, and Sieglinde, children, Eric (Stacey), Roland (Sally), and Sonya, and grandchildren, Kalmia, Malcolm, and Stefan. A memorial celebration will be held at Lions Park (6197 Casitas Pass Rd, Carpinteria) from 11am - 1pm on April 11th - his birthday. Details and RSVP are available at https://knapproland.wixsite.com/walter-knapp. The family would like to express a special thanks to the hospice staff and Walter’s wonderful caregivers for their dedication during his final years.

KAHLER, Margo Ann AKA “Peggy” November 25, 1940 - January 29, 2023

Peggy Ann went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 29, 2023 peacefully in her sleep at 12:38 at ‘Comforts of Home Senior Care’. She was born at Abington Hospital in Abington PA. in Montgomery County growing up on Willow Brook Farm, as the only daughter of Margaret H. White and Harry Lewis Kahler PhD. (chemistry) Peggy attended and graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1958 with one of her best friends Diane Hogeland with whom she still talked to every week.

Peggy attended Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, VA and then transferred to Hope College in Holland Michigan where she graduated on schedule in 1962.

Peggy’s family had decided to move to California in 1967 when her father unexpectedly passed away, however, Peggy and her Mother decided to go ahead with the move and Santa Barbara became their forever home. Peggy never wasted any time and went straight to work. She was a 4th grade bilingual teacher at Carpinteria Main Elementary school for 38 years from September 1967 until June 2005. Her organizational skills were unparalleled in everything she owned. She was loved by all for her kindness and compassion for others.

Several of Peggy’s summers were spent in Spain from where she travelled all over Europe and continued to travel worldwide with family and friends.

After her retirement in 2005 she became the librarian for Santa Barbara Christian School for many years until her eyesight became a problem.

Peggy was very active at Trinity Baptist Church as a Deaconess, Oaks Bible Church as a Deaconess, alto in the choir and as ‘decorator’ for every season and potluck at the churches. She attended all the choir programs put on for the Marines at Camp Pendleton and all the Christmas concerts up until 2021 at Oaks Bible Church. She enjoyed Christian music and especially Christmas music since that was her favorite time of the year. Let the decorating begin!

Peggy loved teaching children and for almost 2 decades she volunteered one week a year to Royal Family Kids camp, which is a camp for ‘children at risk’ ages 6-12 years.

Peggy would spend countless hours under the shade of big Oak tree listening to and talking with all the children who wanted to just ‘slow down’ a bit and play games with her. The wisdom imparted under that tree to those children was priceless.

Peggy donated to several charities and missions which demonstrated her loving, generous and kind heart. She loved her cats and Chita was with her to the end. She was also an avid patriot and very proud of our military troops and veterans who fought for “her” country and kept it free. July 4th was always a party for Peggy! More decorating!

Peggy’s passion for teaching children was dwarfed only by her love for Jesus and sharing Him with all she came in contact with.

She is survived by her childhood friends Sue DeCresente and Diane Hogeland, several school colleagues and friends, members of the Barbour family, first cousins once removed Elizabeth G. Frazee, (Timothy T. Myers) & daughter Avery F. Myers, Jonathon W. Frazee & children Justin R., Cori T., and Caitlin S. Frazee and Stanley S. Frazee & children Lane and Julia Frazee along with her entire Oaks Bible family.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 18, 11:00 am at Oaks Bible Church, located at 400 Puente Dr., Santa Barbara, CA. Reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Royal Kids Camp at royalfamilykidssb.com or Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) cat rescue at asapcats.org Arrangements entrusted to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

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Jamie Lee Curtis, who earned an Oscar nomination for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at 8 tonight as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Movie critic Leonard Maltin will interview Ms. Curtis on stage at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara. For more information, see sbiff.org.

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Music is one of the ways that young people with anxiety find they can channel energy and find healing. Approaches to anxiety are discussed in “Anxious Nation,” which screens Sunday and Tuesday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

‘Anxious Nation’

Santa Barbara International Film Festival movie shows how young people and their families are dealing with anxiety

At left, Laura Morton spends time with her daughter, Sevey Morton. Ms. Morton said Sevey continues to work on her anxiety but is doing well today. Center, Kathy Ireland, a Santa Barbara entrepreneur and former supermodel and TV actress, is the executive producer of “Anxious Nation.” At right, Oscar winner Vanessa Roth is one of the film’s directors.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

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aura Morton’s daughter Sevey struggled with anxiety since she was a baby.

Ms. Morton felt defeated as a parent and didn’t understand why her daughter wasn’t getting better. This led her to wonder how other families were dealing with the mental health of their children.

Ms. Morton teamed up with Santa Barbara entrepreneur Kathy Ireland and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Vanessa Roth to create “Anxious Nation,” which will screen at 1:20 p.m.

Sunday at Fiesta Five, 916 State St., as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The 100-minute documentary will be shown again at the same theater at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Ms. Morton and her daughter Sevey, who’s doing well today but continues to work on her with anxiety, are featured in the movie, along with other families and experts such as Dr. Shefali Tsabery and Tim Storey, both of “Super Soul Sunday,” a self-help talk show hosted by Montecito celebrity Oprah Winfrey; Harold Koplewicz, founder of the Child

Mind Institute; Lynn Lyons, author of “The Anxiety Audit,” and Kenya Hameed, a clinical neuropsychologist with the Child Mind Institute. Experts also include Jeff Zeig of the Erikson Institute and founder of Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference.

Ms. Morton, a New York Times bestselling author who lives in San Diego, and Ms. Roth are the movie’s directors and writers. Ms. Morton and Steve Purcell are the producers.

“It’s film you have to experience,” said Ms. Ireland, the movie’s executive producer and a former supermodel and TV actress. “There are not adequate words to describe it. It’s very helpful in initiating conversations.

It’s powerful.

“I believe what sets this movie apart is its authenticity, its honesty,” Ms. Ireland told the News-Press this week. “We experience the lives of several different children, teenagers, young people, their families and leading experts in the medical community. It takes such an honest look (at anxiety).

“Anxiety does not discriminate, regardless of economics or ethnicity,” she said. “I believe Santa Barbara is a microcosm of an anxious nation.

FYI “Anxious Nation” will screen at 1:20 p.m. Sunday at Fiesta Five, 916 State St., as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It will be shown again at the same theater at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. For more information, go to sbiff.org.

For more about the movie, go to anxiousnation.com.

“I know families who are suffering from this (anxiety), and they need to understand they’re not alone, that there’s hope,” Ms. Ireland said. “It shines a bright light on that.”

She stressed the importance of discussing anxiety, the root of problems such as crime and suicides, and detaching anxiety from any stigma.

“I have served on boards of education for over 25 years,” Ms. Ireland said. “I have a huge place in my heart for young people.”

Ms. Ireland also said she and Ms. Morton, a New York Times bestselling author, have known each other for years.

Ms. Morton told the News-Press that “Anxious Nation,” which had its world premiere in October, has been screened at nine festivals,

including the Corona Film Festival, where it won the best female filmmaker award.

“For me, the greatest reaction have been the emails through our website, anxiousnation.com,” Ms. Morton said. She said people have told her they realize they and their families aren’t alone after watching “Anxious Nation.”

“They say, ‘I thought it was just happening in our home.’”

Ms. Ireland said “Anxious Nation” will provide some tools for dealing with anxiety and will help people realize they don’t have to be defined by their anxiety.

“I’ve seen such a sense of relief when people walk out of the theater having experienced ‘Anxious Nation,’” she said.

Ms. Morton said the documentary addresses the importance of using the proper medication in treating anxiety.

She noted it’s not one size fits all and that the correct diagnosis plays a crucial role.

“We decided to let the stories of medications unfold organically,” she said. “One of our cast members was overly medicated and wrongly medicated. Some were properly medicated, and it helped and worked.

“If you’re properly diagnosed, medication can help,” Ms. Morton

said. “If you’re improperly diagnosed or wrongly medicated, medication can hurt you.

“And not everyone needs medication,” she added.

She also noted medication doesn’t have to be long-term.

Ms. Morton said many kids deal successfully with their anxiety through creative pursuits such as music, dance and sports. “There’s a lot of ways you can channel your energy.”

Ms. Ireland noted that one girl in “Anxious Nation” shared her faith in God as a healing force. “As Laura said, everybody is unique.”

“We talk about finding something that works for you,” Ms. Morton said. “Finding a therapist — we liken it to finding a good pair of jeans.”

Ms. Morton said her daughter has found acting to be therapeutic.

“Sevey is in high school,” Ms. Morton said. “Sevey is still working on her anxiety and uses tools. She’s doing great.”

“She’s been my greatest teacher, since the day she was born,” Ms. Morton said. “Having this open dialogue between us keeps us well aware of where we are individually and together.” email: dmason@newspress.com

TODAY The Santa Barbara International Film Festival continues daily through Feb. 18.

See sbiff.org for the schedule.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Entangled: Responding to Environmental Crisis,” runs through March 25 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The museum is open from 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays and college holidays.

For more information, call 805-565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/museum.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Interlopings: Colors in the Warp and Weft of Ecological Entanglements” is an exhibit that runs through March 12 at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit features weavings dyed with pigments from nonnative plants on Santa Cruz Island. The weavings were created by artists Helen Svensson and Lisa Jevbratt. For more information, see sbbotanicgarden.org.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann.com.

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “The Search for the Modern West,” an exhibit, continues through Feb. 20 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, see sullivangoss.com or call the gallery at 805-730-1460.

Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free.

Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m.

Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical.org.

4 and 8 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84.

To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805965-5400.

8 p.m. Transform Through Arts will present 10 dance companies in “Colors of Love” at the Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara.

General admission costs $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Tickets are $25 for students. To purchase, go to www. centerstagetheater.org.

FEB. 12 The Santa Barbara International Film Festival continues daily through Feb. 18.

See sbiff.org for the schedule.

1 p.m. Participants in Ted Nash’s workshop will go on stage at the Mary Craig Auditorium, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St. The free program is called “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance and Evolution” and will feature student composers, performers and writers from Mr. Nash’s workshop.

2 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, The play is about an Afghan man hiding from the Taliban in his sister’s home in Kabul. Tickets cost $40 to $84.

To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805965-5400..

FEB. 14 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nicole Lvoff and Joe Woodard will perform on Valentine’s Day at the Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. Their music varies from Beatles songs to jazz standards. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.

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Rose quartz, travertine and azurite are among the precious minerals at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History sale, set for Feb. 25-26. At right, the sale will feature colorful crafts and textiles.

Natural History Museum hosts ‘Out of Closet’ Treasure Sale

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Featuring treasures from closets around town, an “Out of the Closet” Treasure Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road.

Admission is free for shopping.

This stand-alone sale is an expansion of the popular “Out of the Closet” booth at the museum’s annual holiday event. The items in that booth each winter come from people in the community who want to benefit the Anthropology Department’s collections and research.

Funds raised by that booth have enabled the department to acquire several 19th-century Chumash baskets and a variety of works by modern-day Native artists.

This month, the Department of Anthropology is teaming up with other departments at the

museum to put on a larger benefit sale, offering a unique selection of books, rocks, folk art, nature education materials and more.

“Supporting our collections and curators is vital to continuing our active scientific research,” said Kim Zsembik, director of guest experience and the sale’s organizer. “Many shoppers are familiar with the Library and Anthropology Department sales during the Folk & Tribal Arts Marketplace fundraiser.

This new experience includes community-donated treasures to support the Earth Science Collections, too. Jewelry makers will find rough rocks and minerals to polish for their creative projects, and in doing so, they’ll be supporting our earth science research.”

For more information, visit sbnature.org/calendar. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

Books from the museum’s library will be sold during the event.

Calling all wine and chili lovers to Buellton

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Wine and chili lovers will unite on March 19 in Buellton at the 2023 Buellton Wine & Chili Festival.

Taking place at Flying Flags RV Resort, this year’s festival has a great lineup of wineries, breweries and spirits, along with live music, food trucks and a funspirited chili cook-off.

Tickets include chili tasting and live entertainment from Ghost Monster, DJ F.I.U, and more. The Hot Chili Ticket for $55

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for guests 21 and older includes tastings, a souvenir wine glass, unlimited wine, craft beer and spirit tastings.

For guests under 21 years old, the Mild Chili Ticket is $20 and includes unlimited chili and salsa tastings but no alcohol.

Buellton breweries and wineries participating in this festival include Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Buscador Winery, Brick Barn Wine Estate, and more. Local chili and salsa makers participating include Flying Flags, represented by general manager Jim Colvin,

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BY RICH KATZ / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

Figueroa Brewing Co., the Buellton Rotary Club and more.

Local businesses and residents can participate in the annual Chili Cook-Off to see who has the best chili and salsa in the Valley. Restaurants, nonprofit groups and community members can register at www. buelltonwineandchilifestival. com and show off their cooking skills.

Locals and visitors staying in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Maria and Lompoc can catch a ride on the Brew Bus for $25. For pickup locations, visit Buellton’s

got a call around the holidays from a relative I hadn’t heard from in quite a while.

He’s a grown man now, with his own business, and although I was surprised to hear from him, I welcomed the call with an open heart. He said he just wanted to tell me how much he loved me, and I returned the sentiment.

We continued our communication (mostly by text) for the next couple of weeks. Then I got the “I need an angel investor” message, and I honestly thought about it … for about five seconds. It really broke my heart. I decided to make him an offer anyway, but I wanted collateral (a guitar). He “thanked me for my consideration,” and I haven’t heard from him since.

When this stuff happens in families, everyone loses.

The truth is if he had played me for a couple of months, I probably would have given him the money, but he was either not patient or not smart enough. I thought our bloodline was more creative than that, which is yet another disappointment.

I have always been willing to share what I have — never had a problem with that. I’m fortunate, and I know it, and if I can’t help other people with what I’ve created, then what’s the point, right? But when someone tries to hustle me, the walls go up, and the Bank of Dr. Barton is closed forever.

That being said, to quote the wise and wonderful Ben Franklin, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” may be the best financial advice you will ever get (along with, “Don’t trust stockbrokers” and “Learn how to make your own investments”).

You want nothing more than to help your family. But if family members are already in their 40s and they still don’t have their

lives together, as long as they are of sound mind and body, it is not your responsibility.

I have made a living fixing broken people and lives, and I know for sure that you can’t help everyone, and not everyone deserves or will accept your help. Assistance, be it emotional or financial, has to be given to the right people in the right way. Otherwise, it becomes a drain on the giver and that person may decide to bequeath a major portion of their wealth to, oh I don’t know, maybe animal rescue (like I did).

When anyone, even a family member, tries to take advantage of you, walk away. Life is too short. You just need to find a few people, who hopefully like some of the things you like, to hang out with every now and then. You don’t need a tribe.

I may start going back to the Renaissance Faire with my lute guitar and reconnecting with my friends who are still role-playing there. I’m sure it’s changed, but it sounds like fun. What did you used to do that brought you joy? Whatever it is, you can do it again. It’s very healing to laugh and play, and it makes your hurts disappear.

I’ve moved on from the toxic part of my “family,” and I treasure the lifelong friends I have made through my work and travels. Sometimes a family of choice is better for you than a family of origin.

Dr. Barton Goldsmith is a psychotherapist in Westlake.

He’s the author, most recently, of “100 Ways to Boost Your SelfConfidence — Believe in Yourself and Others Will Too.” Email him at Barton@BartonGoldsmith. com. Follow his daily insights at www.twitter.com/ BartonGoldsmith. Reach him at barton@bartongoldsmith.com.

His column appears Saturdays and Mondays in the News-Press.

Wine and Chili Festival website.

Visitors to Buellton can stay at Flying Flags or Sideways Inn, which was made famous by the Academy-Award-winning film “Sideways.” For more lodging options, see www. discoverbuellton.com/lodginghotels.

For event information and to purchase tickets, visit www. buelltonwineandchilifestival. com or call the Buellton Chamber of Commerce at 805688-7829. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

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Rich Katz, of Park City, Utah, does freelance work in corporate restructuring, with a focus on financially challenged companies. He started solving crosswords about five years ago and quickly graduated to making them. This is his New York Times debut. The starting point for its theme was 116-Across. Rich’s love of puns is evidenced by his email address, which includes the Spanish ricos and gatos. — W.S.

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SANTA BARBARA — Jen Brown, a retired attorney whose legal work over two decades included high-profile litigation spanning multiple continents, has joined the board of directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.

Ms. Brown received bachelor’s degrees in political science and communications at the University of Washington before earning a law degree at Gonzaga University School of Law. After briefly serving as a law clerk at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Wash., she was named associate attorney at the firm of Gardner Bond Trabolsi & St. Louis in Seattle.

Ms. Brown went on to become a partner at the global law firm Cozen O’Connor, and later served as associate general

counsel for Patriot National Insurance Group, where she oversaw London market and U.S. insurance coverage matters, including NFL concussion lawsuits.

In recent years she has supported education-based nonprofits in Santa Barbara, Munich, Cape Town and Seattle, including the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.

“Jen has an infectious energy and can-do spirit, qualities that obviously served her well throughout her impressive career, and which have already made her a popular addition to our organization,” said Mary Dwyer, interim Scholarship Foundation president and CEO. “We are extremely pleased to have her as a board member.”

— Marilyn McMahon

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LIBRA — Libra, you probably feel especially sexy and passionate now. You may enjoy browsing through catalogues of rich fabrics or furniture. Erotic novels could also appeal to you.

If you’re currently involved, you may want to spend the evening alone with your partner. If you aren’t, don’t be surprised if you attract someone new.

SCORPIO — Legal matters should definitely work in your favor today, particularly any involving property. You’re likely to feel positive about life, Scorpio, and your home life should be especially gratifying. Sex and romance also could be on your mind. If you can get together with a lover, you will probably grow quite a bit closer.

SAGITTARIUS — A call from a romantic partner could lead to an intimate get-together, Sagittarius.

It’s likely to be highly gratifying emotionally and bring you closer together. Passionate poetry and sexy novels could especially appeal to you right now. If you’re into writing, you could channel your rush of sensuality into producing results that are so well thought out that they surprise even you. Get started!

CAPRICORN — Creative projects that you may have been working on for a while could prove especially ego boosting, Capricorn. You’re doing a great job. A change of employment and increase in income may be in the works. If you don’t feel passionate about what you’re doing, expect the chance to become involved in an enterprise that you do feel strongly about.

AQUARIUS — You’re an appealing person, Aquarius, but today you could project more magnetism than ever. Don’t be surprised if you draw admiring glances from strangers you pass in the street. Romance should be going very well for you. A hot date with a current or potential love partner could take place tonight.

PISCES — Today you may contemplate changes in your home. They could be physical, like redecorating, refurnishing, or remodeling. Or someone could move in or out. Whatever the change, it’s likely to be fortunate. If you’re thinking of such a change, you can proceed confidently.

By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency Saturday, February 11, 2023

ELEGANT LINE South could succeed in various ways. An elegant line is to pitch two diamonds from dummy on the trumps, then lead a heart to dummy’s nine. East wins with the ten but is end-played in three suits. Any return gives South a 12th trick.

No opening lead can beat six spades with best play by declarer.

East can’t discard successfully on the run of the trumps.

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In an end play, you present an opponent with the lead when any lead he chooses will help you. An “early end play” may sound like an oxymoron, but even the opening leader may be end-played.

Against today’s six spades, West led a safe ten of clubs, and South took the ace and drew trumps, discarding the nine of hearts and jack of clubs from dummy. He next led a diamond to dummy’s queen.

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ARIES — If you aren’t currently romantically involved, Aries, today you might suddenly see an old friend or neighbor in a new light. This can be thrilling, but it might not be a good idea to do anything about it just yet. You’re feeling especially sensual today, and therefore any attraction you feel could pass by tomorrow.

TAURUS — Your financial situation could undergo some positive upheaval now, probably as the result of a career advance.

This process is likely to continue today, Taurus, as social events put you in touch with valuable contacts. It might be a good idea to listen to others today and not try to voice ideas of your own or make any decisions.

GEMINI — A powerful desire for change could have you thinking of traveling, Gemini, or perhaps relocating to a distant state or foreign country. Friends who live far away could be trying to convince you to join them. This isn’t a minor decision. It requires careful thought. You might be tempted to act impulsively, but wait for a while. In a few days, you will know if the change is right for you.

CANCER — Some vivid and interesting dreams could bring a lot of repressed memories up and force you to confront them. This could be a bit disconcerting, Cancer, but still positive. Psychological obstacles to financial success and romantic happiness could be cleared away, which could change your life. It’s vital that you write down your dreams.

LEO — A transformation in your circle of friends could occur today and change your life, Leo. Someone exciting could move in nearby, and you could hit it off.

Expect stimulating conversations and fascinating new information.

If you aren’t currently involved, this person could be a potential romance.

VIRGO — Opportunities to do well-paying creative work could come to your attention today, Virgo, perhaps online. You will probably like it, as it may give you freedom. Whether you actually want to try it or not depends on your situation. You might want to get some chores done around the house today in order to leave free

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The powerful symbolism of a hoop skirt

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E. sends me a Daumier print of a Parisian woman with a huge bell shaped skirt catching the falling snow.

G.E. asks if this fashion really was worn. Why this silhouette? What does the hourglass figure symbolize? What made the skirt grow so big?

What was happening at the date of this Daumier print in the world of Parisian women (1860s)?

This is the era of 1850-1870 of the Second Republic in France, after the Bourbon Royal Louis Phillipe abdicated in 1848.

“Les Misérables,” Victor Hugo’s novel, takes place during the very beginning of the July Monarchy (1830-1848).

In 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president by a vote taken by men. All men, property owners or not, were allowed to vote. Subsequently, the Second Empire was established by plebiscite on Dec. 2, 1852,

when the Prince-President LouisNapoleon Bonaparte officially became Napoleon III, Emperor of the French.

As president, he was a conservative Catholic, whose policies belied his stated campaign belief in the values of the revolution (1790s). He wanted stability, tradition and nationalism in his reign. In the light of this, French Republicans wanted government help with employment, bread, and rights.

In the nation that established The Rights of Man (1789), women, especially, had few civil rights. Under the Napoleonic code (1804), women were forbidden from entering into legal contracts. Wives couldn’t engage in commerce without a husband’s written permission, and all property in a marriage was the husband’s.

By 1860, French women were actively protesting to achieve the vote.

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industry and capitalism, and he championed the remaking of Paris (under Baron Hausman, architect of “Modern” Paris 1854-1870).

Napoleon actively supported the Algerian War between French colonists and Muslim Algerians.

Women in France were questioning the purposes and nature of marriage and their own rights in the light of the conservative regime, and many historians point to the crinoline cage hoop skirt as the outward symbol of a real cage.

This cage was invented in 1856 by Frenchman R.C. Milliet as a series of steel bands strung together with tapes and wires, a lightweight “volumizing” hoop skirt.

Previous fashion had emphasized this unique hourglass silhouette. The ideal female body (1840-1860) was a slim torso, dropped shoulders, small waist and large hips. The crinoline enabled a corseted waist to look even smaller because of the dome shape.

Technology enabled the fashionable woman space, air, and movement. She did not have to wear numerous heavy petticoats, but one cage of five to eight hoops.

And these cages could be 6-8 feet wide.

Fashionable women could “take up” 8 feet of floor or street space.

They asked for two seats on a bus, and they expected men’s help downstairs or up into carriages.

Some historians of fashion say this was proof of servitude to men and fashion.

Today we view the elaborate gown, hoop skirt, and think those skirts limited the female. But they empowered the female. Taking up physical space is important in a world where you do not take up political space.

In 1860, male commentators on this fashion wrote that a woman could conceal a pregnancy or hide a man under those hoops. These

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At top, the cage for a hoop skirt was invented in 1856

by Frenchman R.C. Milliet as a series of steel bands strung together with tapes and wires. At left, while women lacked political equality in 19th-century France, they could make a physical presence known by wearing large hoop skirts.

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comments, meant to be defensive, show that the hoop skirt could be threatened by its very size.

Also, fashion historians point out the sexual nature of the 1860s “crinoline debate.’ Men wrote, “What are you hiding, my lady?

And within your own bell-shaped space, what would I see?”

The threat of the female with a large physical presence led to the rise of what is called the New Domesticity. That was the mid-19th-century education of young girls as wives and mothers, marriage through matchmaking and not passion or romance, and the archetype of the good wife vs. the middle class adulteress.

Divorce was not allowed until 1870, and by 1870 a new French word is born: ‘“feminisme.”

That is a powerful container for symbolism.

Men’s fashion of the same era became black, plain, and severe — the bland businessman of the 18401870s. Middle- and upper-class men became solemn, and women became elaborate and “large.”

Vilification of what a woman wears, and who she is when she dons a costume (Hillary’s pantsuits) is as common today as it was then. I find it so fascinating that a woman might have chosen to wear voluminous crinoline as an art form, to create an illusion, to underscore what she is, where she is. How she envisioned who she is, was, perhaps, powerful, because the illusion was also a reality.

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FEB. 15 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, The play is about an Afghan man hiding from the Taliban in his sister’s home in Kabul. Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

FEB. 16 7 p.m. “The River Bride,” the story of folklore, love, regret and two sisters who struggle to be true to each other and their hearts will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) from Feb. 16 through March 5 in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road.

Curtain rises at 7 p.m. Feb. 16-18, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 19 and 22, 10 a.m. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Feb. 25, and 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 26. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805922-8313.

7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

FEB. 17 4 to 6 p.m. Flying Goat Cellars will host a reception for mosaic artist Kathleen McCabe-Martin at the cellars’ tasting room, 1520 E. Chestnut Court, Lompoc.

8 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

FEB. 18 7 to 9 p.m. The Nicole Lvoff Jazz Trio will perform at Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. There’s no cover. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.

8 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

Feb. 19 2 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

4 p.m. The Takács Quartet will perform an all-Beethoven concert at St. Mark’s-inthe-Valley Episocpal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Tickets cost $20 for general admission. To purchase, go to smitv.org/ syv-concert-series. Tickets for students are free. For more information, contact Linda Burrows at 805-705-0938 or syvconcerts@ smitv.org.

7 p.m. Singers Ken Stacy and Claire Khodara will perform at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St., Suite 205, Santa Barbara. General admission costs $25 in advance and $30 cash on the day of the show. To purchase or get a dinner reservation, go to www.sohosb.com.

March 9 7 p.m. Pianist Jerome Lowenthal, who served as a Music Academy of the West teaching artist for half a century, will perform a concert, “Lowenthal’s Legend,” at the academy’s Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road, Montecito. Tickets are $55 for general admission and free for ages 7-17. To purchase, go to musicacademy.org to call the academy’s box office at 805-969-8787.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as press secretary for former President Donald Trump, has impressed columnist James Buckley, who thinks she could run for president in 2032. Gov. Sanders gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

2033’s president of the United States Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes a good first impression with her response to the State of the Union

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ood evening,” she began. “I’m Sarah Huckabee Sanders,” sitting somewhat sternly in a highbacked chair as she prepared to give the Republican retort Tuesday to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech.

She reminded me of Johnny Cash who, even at the height of his fame, modestly introduced himself at the beginning of his concerts with a simple “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.”

Audiences loved him, and he never disappointed.

I think you’ll love Ms. Sanders, and I do believe she won’t disappoint either.

In case you weren’t aware of it, she, as the newly elected Republican governor of Arkansas, had just launched her 2032

to the dangerous border crisis and presidential bid. And, just like Mr. threat from China, Biden and the Cash, you will get to know Gov. Democrats have failed you.

Sanders.

“They know it. And She needs no PURELY you know it. It’s time for a introduction to POLITICAL change,” she said.

Republicans, who know There probably her dad — former Baptist weren’t many Democrats minister, presidential watching the rebuttal. candidate and two-term They were too busy Republican governor of congratulating their Arkansas Mike Huckabee favorite plagiarist’s — from his regular TV “performance.” appearances on Fox News And, truthfully, up to Channel. They know his James Buckley this point, Gov. Sanders’ daughter from her stint speech was boilerplate. as press secretary to Her delivery was stiff, but President Donald Trump. it smacked of sincerity. She’ll get “Being a mom to three young better, lots better. children,” she observed, “taught Perhaps it was unfamiliarity me not to believe every story I hear. with the teleprompter’s scrawl, or So, forgive me for not believing maybe this recent bit of news that much of anything I heard tonight from President Biden. From out-of- caused her to rein in her usual amiable self: control inflation and violent crime

“… Five months ago,” she revealed, “I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It was a hard time for our family, particularly for our kids — Scarlett, Huck and George — but we kept our faith and persevered. Thanks to exceptional doctors here in Arkansas, a successful surgery, and the grace of God, I am cancer-free.

“Through it all,” she added, “I couldn’t help but think about my mom. She was 20 years old and in her first year of marriage when she was diagnosed with spinal cancer.

The doctors told her she might not live. If she did live, they said she’d never walk again, and if she did walk, she’d definitely never have children.”

She paused slightly, took a gulp of air, and reported that “The daughter (my mom) was told she’d never have was just sworn in as the

new governor of Arkansas and is speaking to you tonight.”

She didn’t ask for pity or even condolences but proffered that “You and I were put on this earth for such a time as this ...”

More to the point, she said she’d be the first to admit that “President Biden and I don’t have a lot in common. I’m for freedom. He’s for government control. At 40, I’m the youngest governor in the country.

At 80, he’s the oldest president in American history.

“I’m the first woman to lead my state. He’s the first man to surrender his presidency to a woke mob that can’t even tell you what a woman is.”

Them’s fightin’ words, pardner.

She claimed that “Washington taxes you and lights your hardPlease see BUCKLEY on C4

Why more conservatives are running in school board elections “Going to school is not the same as going shopping. Parents should not be burdened with locating a suitable school for their child.”

— Diane Ravitch

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ome of the most involved parents pay little attention to school board elections because they don’t know when they are held. It is common that these elections take place at times that differ from the general elections.

This helps both teachers and their unions retain control of the educational curriculum.

UC Berkeley political scientist Sarah Anzia recently released a book examining the consequences of off-cycle elections in U.S. politics. She finds that 90% of states hold elections for municipal races apart from major national elections. Data obtained from the National School Boards Association shows that three quarters of the states hold school

incumbents are almost always reboard elections off cycle to limit elected. voter turnout.

Many politicians get their start By decreasing voter turnout, as members of school this enables unions to boards. Therefore get increased pay and William members of these local benefits for the teachers. It Haupt III boards are eyeing also allows them to adopt and implement policies, The author is a opportunities in the teaching methods and Center Square county, municipal and state governments. Since curriculum developed contributor most board members are by the federal and state “union- and DemocratDepartments of Education friendly,” this is reflected in their and the local liberal politicians. politics in other offices.

“One penalty for refusing to “If you believe teachers unions don’t participate in politics is that you have political motives you’re fooling end up being governed by your yourself.” inferiors.”

— Lori Lightfoot — Plato In states that run board elections concurrently with general elections, most races are decided in the primaries. Since the average turnout for primary elections is 27% of registered voters compared to 60% for general elections, this guarantees school board

For well over 100 years, we’ve had “off-cycle” school board elections simply to conciliate teacher unions and the teachers.

Until recently, this widespread and questionable practice of local school districts holding elections apart from general elections has

been taking place across the nation.

A new report from the Government Accountability Institute shows the teachers unions have been working overtime since 2008 taking millions away from classrooms to finance political campaign activity. Most of these donations have gone to Democratic candidates and to help fund other liberal organizations. And recent elections show this has been effective in electing progressives.

According to GAI, spending by the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers on political activities increased more than $74 million since 2008 while spending for teachers increased by $5.3 million.

The two teachers unions gave $91.8 million to Democrats.

Historically, conservatives have not been as vocal about down ballot races. Although Democrats and the unions still control many school districts, the Democratic-

union stronghold on school district domination has been challenged in recent years. This is especially with the election of President Joe Biden.

In the past few years as progressives have been forcing their far left policies on public education, these often-ignored school board elections are gaining much-needed attention from the GOP. Conservative groups have been stepping up to support antiprogressive candidates in local board elections as more concerned parents are showing up to attend their local school board meetings.

“People are fed up with status quo education and are looking for ways to improve it.”

— Dale Lee Conservative groups have taken notice that these elections mean more than just getting rid of the progressive curriculum.

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uring the Santa Barbara Fire and Police Oversight Commission’s first meeting on Jan. 26, both Police Chief Kelly Gordon and Fire Chief Chris Mailes gave an update on their departments.

The most interesting item discussed during this introductory meeting was not only the “Fire Department’s 101” and the goals for 2023. As the commission will consider the annual budgets and make recommendations to the Santa Barbara City Council and City Administrator Rebecca Bjork, Chief Mailes discussed the push to end the city’s 27 year-long contracts with the American Medical Response and endorse the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, who has also put a bid in for the contract.

The recommendation for this $100 million to $140 million contract (some figures are 200-350 million for the 10 years) is to remain with the private company AMR. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department filed a protest and then an appeal. Chief Mailes countered, “Every single fire department in the entire county is behind a county-run ambulance system.”

That’s funny because aren’t the majority of our communities served by the county fire department?

Chief Mailes said the goal is to have a medic-trained firefighter on every piece of fire equipment, to enhance the medical response by minutes, maybe seconds. We remember that the city and county have already received financing for a countywide regional fire dispatching center, which would dispatch city and county fire units only, from the same center. That annual cost of $800,000 is to the city only.

Sounds like yesterday’s news? But we wonder what we are doing to another private industry if we allow more government agencies to absorb more private enterprises.

And here is the $100 million question for the taxpayers.

Sure, some of that is for equipment, but how much of that is for salaries, which add to government pensions, which increase with the salaries?

Those CalPERS government pensions and benefits far outspend the private arena, and the system of checks and balance sheets doesn’t receive the same scrutiny or fall-out as private enterprises.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors makes the final decision. And we pay for it.

Again, we ask the Redesign State Street Downtown Advisory Team, why wasn’t Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade used as an example in its presentation to the city council, because after all, both Santa Monica and Santa Barbara are upscale beach towns. Well, we have a pretty good idea why, after reading an article in the Circling the News out of Santa Monica, referred to us by another perplexed citizen.

We see a lot in common with the Santa Monica Third Street Street Promenade. For one, citizens and visitors complain about the lack of safety while walking the promenade. Just like public speakers said at our city council meeting several weeks ago.

These promenades are a failure. Sadly, they’re only good as a beacon for transients and others engaged in unlawful and unsavory behavior.

Loitering, illegal camping, smash and grabs, graffiti, Please see DONOVAN on C4

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Selective outrage is a moral hazard

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ur entire nation 500 felonies to misdemeanor was aghast status, meaning they no and justifiably longer count as a strike on outraged at what their record. we witnessed in The bottom line? In Memphis, Tenn. when a group California, criminal gangs of police officers essentially understand that crime does beat a man, Tyre Nichols, to pay. death, whose apparent crime I often wonder how was driving erratically and California can claim it doesn’t resisting arrest. have enough money to build Having said that, selective more prisons and subsidize outrage is a real problem in more investigation and our society today. prosecution units throughout In the last couple of the state, but somehow it months, we have seen came up with $12 billion in some Santa Barbara a futile attempt to Westside gangbangers end homelessness. arrested for allegedly As I mentioned murdering an innocent previously, a great bystander on Stearns number of the Wharf for the benefit homeless could be of their criminal gang. removed from our Another group of streets if they too Andy Caldwell gangbangers allegedly were prosecuted executed an entire for their lifestyles family in Goshen, of crime in our Calif., which included an community. infant — most likely at the One would be hard pressed behest of Mexican drug to determine which program cartels. has failed society the most.

Finally, a police officer The social justice/criminal was gunned down in Selma, justice reform movement Calif., by a guy who should that treats criminals as if have been in prison until they are the victims, or the 2026, because of previous multi-billion-dollar efforts to convictions, were it not house people and reintegrate for California’s desire to them into society sans the empty our prisons of tens requirement to quit doing of thousands of inmates, drugs and abusing alcohol? many of whom are lifelong One story discussed on my criminals. radio show last week speaks Where is the outrage for to the intersectionality of all these victims? the above as these problems According to a county are not confined to California grand jury report from three or the United States. Daniel/ years ago, the Santa Barbara Sophie Eastwood is currently County Sheriff’s Department serving a life sentence for offered a list of 18 named murder in a Scottish prison. gangs: two in Santa Barbara, Daniel, who was born a man, three in Goleta/Isla Vista, progressed from identifying three in Lompoc, two that as a woman to identifying as have ties in Lompoc and an infant girl. He has since Santa Maria, and eight in been supplied with a pacifier, Santa Maria. diapers, meals blended in Some gang members from the fashion of baby food, and San Luis Obispo County also get this, he demands that reside in Santa Barbara his guards hold his hand County. whenever he leaves his cell.

All told, there are several The story of Daniel/ thousand gang members in Sophie Eastwood brings me our county, while California to a point of this story lost has an estimated 300,000 on our society in general. gang members.

Gangbangers, the homeless Read that again: 300,000 and career criminals should gang members not including not be treated as if they wannabees. don’t know what they are These gangs engage in doing, avoiding the just human trafficking, gun and consequences of their life drug running, property choices. They are sentient crimes, and violent crimes adults — not innocent, including murder. helpless babies/victims, At most, in California they although the trend is to treat receive a slap on the wrist them as such. for all the above, especially if they are juveniles. Often Andy Caldwell is the COLAB criminals in California are executive director and host of caught and released faster “The Andy Caldwell Show,” than an endangered fish. airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays This has to do with the fact on KZSB AM 1290, the Newsthat California reduced some Press radio station.

he primary duty of the president of the United States is to protect America and its citizens. Is President Joe Biden carrying out this obligation or is he putting America in grave danger?

First, look at the southern border. Are President Biden’s “open door” policies keeping us safe? How can they when drugs, criminals and several men on the terrorist watch list have crossed the border?

Second, why was a Chinese surveillance spy balloon allowed to enter the skies above America and cross the entire mainland?

Incredibly, it passed over several military bases and nuclear sites, no doubt collecting valuable information and sending it directly to communist China.

What damage was done to our national security as the balloon invaded our airspace? Isn’t invading a nation’s airspace a violation of its sovereignty? And when did President Biden know about the spy balloon, and why wasn’t it blown up over the ocean before it crossed into America?

Going forward, President Biden and our leaders need to face reality. China is our number one enemy. This trial balloon was a test to see how America would react.

Will China use balloons for electromagnetic pulse attacks, more surveillance or even bioweapons in the future?

These are very dangerous times for America. Consequently, as a nation we need a strong, quick thinking and fast acting president.

Joe Biden is not that man.

Diana and Don Thorn Carpinteria

Better planning at no cost

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he Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department is tasked with smoothing the way for thousands of new homes.

Especially in unincorporated towns, which have little say in their own affairs, the process could be improved.

A single green-lighted development in a small town like Los Alamos could increase its population by 10% or more.

That has a significant impact on traffic, safety, crime, scarce water resources, flood control, demands on limited landline and internet infrastructure, noise and air pollution.

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make it easy for existing residents to be involved until irreversible decisions have already been made. A plan to build 59 homes here, that could grow to as many as twice that number, stands as an example. Another plan, now in the “pre-application” process, would add 69 more homes, with a potential total of 138 if ADUs are counted.

Only neighbors within 300feet of the proposed project are normally sent advance notification. Certainly projects of this magnitude in a small town could impact most residents.

Further, P&D standard noticing for the proposed project is done in dense, stilted language. Why not begin with a summary paragraph in plain English, with the basic facts and their import?

Other adjustments to protocol would be to display the notice in our post office for all to see, and to do so at least several weeks before public P&D decision-making meetings.

Instituting these changes, which would not add a single dollar to the county budget, requires action by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

These process adjustments in transparency, candor, timeliness and democracy, would lead to smarter, better-informed development … and more positive attitudes toward county government.

Seth Steiner Los Alamos

It could happen again

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here has been much controversy about the proposed Los Alamos “Village Square” mega-development, but one issue requires the public’s and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors’ attention.

The developer, Legacy Estates, responded to concerns about potential flooding and mudflow near the development by stating, and I am not making this up, “as for mudslides, the Save Los Alamos (advocacy group) letter claims the project is ‘at the foot of a very steep hill.’ In fact, the closest hill is 320 feet from the project boundary. We measured it.”

320 FEET? The 2018 mudslide in Montecito traveled many miles. The debris flows were up to 15 feet in height of mud, boulders, and branches, moving at speeds of up to 20 mph, which reached beaches 2.25 miles from the mountains.

These mudslides killed 23 people, destroyed 130 homes, and caused hundreds of millions in

damage.

It is clear: 320 feet is not sufficient distance to mitigate mudslide risk — and Legacy Estates knows this.

Thus, they refuse to allow additional environmental study because it is so close to the Purisima Hills.

With today’s increased risk and understanding of atmospheric rivers, flooding and mudflow, they know that this project would never be approved. The project itself exists in a flood zone.

The Board of Supervisors knows the dangers of building housing near hills prone to mudflows. As Supervisor Das Williams pointed out at the Feb. 7 Board meeting, “we have had a terrifying reminder of what a climate-enhanced disaster can do … Just a few weeks ago, we had flooding that was all over the county… These present us with a challenge… a challenge to not forget past events …

Government has … the mission to fulfill (which) is to not just look for the next few years but to look for the arc of history and to look into the future.”

Devastation to life and property has happened before. If the board does not act to require additional environmental study, it could happen again.

The author lives in Solvang

Living in the age of lies

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However, first I need to interject that there seems to be an inverse ratio between those who voice strong support for the 10 Commandments, and those who can actually recite them!

So, here are the best commandments I can come up with for now: 1. If you claim that something is true, you have to back it up with facts that others can see for themselves.

2. Have integrity about what you say. Be clear within yourself about whether what you’re saying is: a) a fact, b) something you made up, or c) something somebody else made up. Everything we say can be only one of these three things.

3. If you can’t back something up with facts, it is called a belief.

If you repeat something somebody

s children if we did something wrong, our parents would ask us to fess up. And this was usually followed up with a “Don’t you lie to me!”

This mantra continued all through childhood. You were taught that if you say one lie, it will lead to another lie until you’re buried so deep you can’t get out. Or like pathological liars, you eventually think you’re telling the truth.

Law enforcement agencies at all levels, from local police to the FBI, tell their suspects, “Don’t you lie to me, or there will be worse consequences.”

Even when applying for a job, purchasing a gun or running for Congress, we all know you’re not supposed to lie. In fact, you used to get in trouble for it.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t believe anyone anymore about anything. We have been lied to for so long from the top down. Americans are being treated like children, but the roles have reversed, it’s the “parents” who are doing the lying.

This truth has never been more evident than in the last six years or so. I’m going to begin with one of the biggest lies in modern times, former President Donald Trump and Russian collusion.

The problem with this lie, is the people who perpetrated it, knew they were lying and yet tried to shove it down our beaks like a momma bird feeding her chicks. We were just the stupid American public, and if the lie were repeated enough, it eventually would be believed. Or so Hillary Clinton, U.S. Reps.

Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi, the FBI and other fabricators thought.

We all know the story and the outcome. It shredded the last smidgeon of confidence in politicians, all the threeletter agencies and even our legal system. When it was confirmed, the entire accusation had been a hoax, no one, including the media who helped propagate the affair, never said, “Oops, we’re sorry.”

No, they moved on to the next lie. In the case of Mr. Trump, they just couldn’t let it go that they couldn’t hang him on the collusion lie. So they moved on to the impeachment lies.

Then perhaps the greatest swarm of lies emerged in the form of a virus.

Once again, since we’re just the stupid public. The old guilt trip maneuver was used on a national level.

Get the shot or you’re a traitor to your country and all you want to do is kill your neighbor.

Remember when Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine would be 95% effective? And Moderna about 65%. And Johnson and Johnson was a one shot and done. None of it was true. Not a single word. Pfizer as we all know then said, just one more booster. OK, we were wrong, just take the second booster and you’ll be right as rain.

Well, OK, for sure a third one will fix the problem.

You’ll be completely protected now, and the vaccine is perfectly safe.

Huge lie. I know people who have had five shots and still got COVID. In some cases, six times.

Ah, but you won’t get it as bad. They didn’t know that either; it’s just a marketing ploy. But the lie worked, and it got people running to the pharmacy every month for another shot. Then people started dying or contracting

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Brian Ross Adams Los Alamos

Beaches shouldn’t be dumps for debris

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am at my wits end like many resident and business owners in Carpinteria.

On Jan. 9, our Ash Avenue beach was dictated by the County of Santa Barbara as being a location to dump debris and mud from the flood basins. This happened in 2018 after the Montecito mudslides, and our beach have been polluted ever since.

I have contacted the district office of EPA out of San Francisco. I have called the Coastal Commission, appeared at Carpinteria City Council meetings, called County Supervisor Das Williams’ office, called NOAA, Heal the Ocean, Central Coast Water Board and many other agencies.

They claim materials being dumped are safe and not raising bacteria levels. What is the threshold for reporting this? Our beach is muddied water. It’s mud instead of sand, and one cannot participate in recreation there.

There needs to be a better alternative than to have our town endured the carnage happening with dump trucks going around. Is this going to happen every time it rains?

Why can’t this be dumped in multiple landfills, used for construction purposes or dispersed more evenly?

Carpinteria thrives on tourism.

That is how people make a living, and we are not going to be able to support that with the state of our beaches at this moment. But we are told to get over it and that it’s not a big deal.

Would you like to take your kids to play at our beach? The California State Parks have posted signs at their beach to stay out of the water; hazardous materials submerged.

What is going on here?

I have started a petition for change to the County Supervisors office. I’m waiting for a call back from a supervisor personally. You can sign the petition at www.change.org/ STOPTHEDUMPCARPINTERIA. Please, can another side to this sediment dumping story be told?

Thank you.

Michelle Carlen Carpinteria resident and business owner

Streamlined version of the 10 Commandments

hinking a proponent of staying about the 10 up with the times, I commandments, thought: It’s time for a I remember new 10 Commandments! the 1981 movie This thought and where Mel Brooks was the following occurred playing Moses (“History of to me one morning. the World, Part I”).

It wasn’t anybody Frank He was coming down the appearing to me and Sanitate mountain fumbling three telling me them, just stone tablets. He starts thoughts appearing — The author speaking, “I have the 15 lives in Santa gifts, as all thoughts are. commandments!”

And these Barbara Then, one of the tablets are not actually falls and crashes. commandments. A He continues, “I have the 10 commandment is something commandments!” somebody commands you or tells Why are there 10 you to do — action you must take Commandments anyhow? Why not or not take. I like Father Guido four or 13? The answer is as easy Sarducci’s explanation better as counting the fingers on your on “Saturday Night Live”: The hands! commandments are really like At any rate, scholars say the “suggestions.” They are similar 10 Commandments were written to, “Always wait a half hour to go 2,700 to 3,800 years ago. Since I am swimming after you eat.”

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Beijing’s balloon and practical Asia realities

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he large balloon Southeast Asia nations signed launched by China, the Regional Comprehensive which drifted at a Economic Partnership agreement leisurely pace over at a virtual summit hosted by North America until Vietnam. shot down Feb. 3 by a U.S. F-22 The list of members alone is fighter, is definitely an odd impressive: Australia, Brunei, addition to international relations. Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Given today’s advanced Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, satellite surveillance, along New Zealand, the Philippines, with other electronics plus Singapore, South Korea, Thailand human intelligence agents, the and Vietnam. These nations purpose of this floating device account for just under one-third remains puzzling — and of the total population of intriguing. the globe, and nearly oneBy tangible contrast, third of the total gross there is no denying China product of the world’s has become aggressive in economies.

Asia, claiming territories Two aspects of and waters well beyond the agreement are established jurisdictions. particularly noteworthy.

Conflicts are myriad First, rules of origin are Arthur I, Cyr and are occurring in greatly simplified and the context of China’s standardized. These are massive, sustained military the regulations that determine the buildup. country of origin of a product.

At the start of February, the Previously, they varied widely Philippines and the United States among individual countries, reached a major agreement to imposing barriers to trade and expand U.S. military presence hampering shipping and sales to four additional military bases, of products on a regional basis. beyond the five covered in the In the future, there will be current Enhanced Cooperation less obstruction of supply and Defense Agreement. This is a distribution chains. dramatic turnaround from the Second, this is the first U.S. military departure from the comprehensive free trade Philippines three decades ago. agreement involving China, Beyond military defense, steady Japan and South Korea. All three growth of Asia regional trade nations historically have been at agreements provides practical odds and occasionally at war. though indirect deterrence This comprehensive agreement of China military ambitions. builds on earlier much more In November 2020, East and limited accords of the Association

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of Southeast Asian Nations. The larger concept was developed at the ASEAN summit held in Bali, Indonesia in 2011, and the first negotiations to realize the agreement were held in the 2012 ASEAN summit hosted in Cambodia.

The founding document of ASEAN was signed on Aug. 8, 1967 by the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the

Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This was during the Vietnam War, and two years after the United States began comprehensive direct military involvement on the ground in South Vietnam, while significantly escalating air operations against North Vietnam as well as generally within the region.

An important later successful U.S.-led effort is Asia Pacific

Economic Cooperation, conceived

by Australia Prime Minister Bob Hawke. President George H.W. Bush embraced the effort, and APEC began in 1989. The U.S. remains an active partner.

The 2006 APEC summit in Vietnam is noteworthy. Vietnam’s leaders honored U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a dramatic demonstration that economic self-interest, and the tangible benefits of trade and investment, can overcome even great political and ideological divides.

Looking to the future, RCEP could eventually restrain China’s sustained, sizable military buildup. The United States should work toward that goal.

Philippine-U.S. ties became close during World War II. The BBC notes the new defense accord “has stitched the gap in the arc of U.S. alliances” from Japan and South Korea in the north to Australia in the south.

Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War - American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia” (NYU Press and Palgrave/Macmillan). He is also the director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisc., and a Clausen Distinguished Professor. He welcomes questions and comments at acyr@carthage.edu.

Schooling the education establishment

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Gov. Ron DeSantis

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n a surprising move, the curriculum to be taught in Florida College Board revised public schools. In April of last its high school Advanced year, Gov. DeSantis signed HB 7, Placement pilot course in which bans Florida public schools African American Studies from teaching that a “person last week to eliminate or tone is inherently racist, sexist, or down the most controversial oppressive, whether consciously elements. or unconsciously, solely by virtue The College Board, which of his or her race or sex” and any creates and manages tests and teachings that suggest superiority associated curricula to help of one race over another, that institutions of higher education hard work is a racist concept, ascertain how likely that a person can “bear prospective students are responsibility for actions S.T. to succeed in college, committed in the past Karnick “purged the names of by other members of the many Black writers and same race or sex,” or that The author scholars associated with a child “must feel guilt, is with the critical race theory, the anguish, or other forms Heartland queer experience and of psychological distress Institute Black feminism” from for actions, in which he its AP course, The New or she played no part, York Times reports. “It ushered committed in the past by other out some politically fraught members of the same race or sex.” topics, like Black Lives Matter, At the signing ceremony, Gov. from the formal curriculum.”

DeSantis said, “We believe in The organization also eliminated education, not indoctrination. We required teachings on economic won’t use your tax dollars to teach reparations based on race, and our kids to hate this country,” the curriculum now offers “Black citing the New York Times’ highly conservatism” as a research tendentious and historically project idea. shady 1619 Project as a banned The draft curriculum curriculum. announced last August drew In mid-January of this year, the heavy criticism for its politically Florida Department of Education charged approach to the subject. sent a letter to the senior director Although numerous conservative of the College Board Florida figures denounced the Partnership stating, “the content curriculum, mainstream media — of this course is inexplicably including The New York Times, contrary to Florida law and The Washington Post, NBC News, significantly lacks educational CNN, and all the other usual value.” The new curriculum suspects — have concentrated appears to have addressed those their ire on Gov. Ron DeSantis of concerns.

Florida and characterized him as In addition, Gov. DeSantis the reason the College Board bent announced last week his intention the knee. to eliminate indoctrination in I am sure that Gov. DeSantis state-supported higher education is delighted that the media have institutions by prohibiting public thrown him in that briar patch. universities from using any Gov. DeSantis certainly was funding for diversity, equity, front and center on the issue. and inclusion efforts; critical On Jan. 19, his administration race theory programs; or “other announced it would not allow the discriminatory initiatives.”

Speaking at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Gov. DeSantis said, “No funding, and that will wither on the vine. And I think that that’s very important because it really serves as an ideological filter, a political filter.”

The governor’s proposal would “specify standards and content for general education core course requirements to ensure higher education is rooted in the values of liberty and the western tradition,” Gov. DeSantis tweeted.

In his speech, Gov. DeSantis also called for tenure reform because “the most significant dead-weight cost at universities is typically unproductive tenured faculty.”

Gov. DeSantis has not been entirely alone in these efforts to rein in the education establishment. “(M)ore than two dozen states have adopted some sort of measure against critical race theory,” The New York Times reported last week.

Clearly, however, it was Florida that tipped the balance: the College Board did not cave until the DeSantis administration rejected its curriculum.

What is most impressive here is how much success even a little pushback can achieve. If the College Board perceives that it needs Florida more than it wants the most radical elements of its proposed AP curriculum, that shows the power even a single state can wield.

Governors and state legislatures throughout the country should learn this valuable lesson and redouble their efforts to protect the rights of students, parents, and taxpayers against the political aims and cultural whims of the nation’s education establishment.

S. T. Karnick is a senior fellow and director of publications for The Heartland Institute, where he edits Heartland Daily News.

It’s important to respect the rights of everyone

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ebecca Phillips tried to shrink after her gasp caused the man’s eyes to turn and scan her naked body as she stepped out of the shower stall in the women’s shower. In the moments that it took her 17-year-old brain to process that she should cover herself with a shower curtain, she could feel his eyes roaming from her head to her toes.

Her hiding behind the curtain, waiting for someone to leave, was a typical reaction most people have to prevent others of either gender from staring at their naked bodies. And it was particularly embarrassing for Rebecca who, as a 17-year-old, was still too young to consent even if she was willing — which she most certainly was not!

No longer would the women’s shower or locker room in the YMCA in Santee in San Diego County, be a “safe haven” for her after this incident on Dec. 30.

Her second shock was when she told the management of the Y, and the management

made Rebecca feel “As though The Y even refused to meet I had done something wrong” with Rebecca’s father even though while informing her that this he was responsible for her safety “male-looking” person was while she was a minor. “transgender,” which meant Decades ago this question hit that this individual the desk of this young was allowed to shower Philadelphia lawyer wherever the individual when a human resources pleased. manager in Midland, The YMCA statement Texas asked when, and was “As a communityif, the young, bright male focused organization, engineer transitioning we strive to meet the would permit him/ needs of all individuals. her to use the women’s We recognize that birth restrooms. I quickly Brent E. and gender identity are learned that in an office Zepke sensitive subjects. We rely in the middle of cowboys on subject matter experts, and oil rig roughnecks The author laws and guidelines lives in Santa country, this was no established by the state of laughing matter.

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California to ensure our This manager policies are welcoming wanted help in how and respectful for all community to accommodate this engineer members.” while also protecting the privacy Missing from any explanation rights of the women in their small to Rebecca was why the Y’s office. Since I knew the law would striving “to meet the needs of all not be helpful as even Title VII individuals” did not include her of the Civil Rights Act did not needs? Or perhaps even a majority define even “males” or “females,” of “individuals” since 51% of the I decided that determining a population is female. person’s gender was not a legal

question, but a medical one. The manager could require a note from the engineer’s physician indicating when medically he had sufficiently become a woman to be entitled to use the women’s restroom.

Almost half a century later, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who decides cases involving women’s rights, testified in her nomination hearings in 2022 that she could not define “women” since she was not a biologist. After that response, no one bothered to ask her about defining “transgenders.”

What is the medical definition of “transgender?”

Mayo Clinic’s website provides, “Transgender is an umbrella term used to capture the spectrum of gender identity and genderexpression diversity.” “‘Gender identity’ is the internal sense of being male, female, neither or both.” “‘Gender expression’ is often the extension of gender identity that involves the expression of a

person’s gender identity through social roles, appearances, and behaviors.” Under this definition, “gender expression” may, or may not, involve a person’s social roles, appearances and behavior.

“Those who identify and express their gender fluidity outside the gender binary, might not involve hormonal or surgical procedures.” Under this approach, even a medical professional would have a difficult time establishing, or refuting, whatever the person claims.

“Being transgender doesn’t say or imply anything about a person’s sexual orientation or physical or emotional attraction or sexual behavior.”

It appears that under the Mayo Clinics standards that even a physician must rely solely on the person’s word that they are transgender.

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Libertarians Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns by John Stossel on Mike Pompeo.

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ormer CIA Director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will probably run for president.

People call him a “staunch conservative.”

In our extended interview, I gave him a hard time about that.

“Conservative” once meant promoting limited government.

But lately Republicans push new regulations and drive up America’s debt by spending more.

Mr. Pompeo surprised me by agreeing that, under Donald Trump, Republicans spent too much. He surprised me again by saying that entitlements must be cut and that we don’t need to spend more on our military. That was refreshing.

Then we talked about the border.

“Immigrants made America,” I point out.

“I’m an immigrant,” Mr. Pompeo responds. “My ancestors came through a legal process. This is the difference.”

But today, I point out, the “legal process” for an ambitious person who wants to work is nearly impossible. “You might get in after waiting 12 years!”

“Whatever the rules ... you got to enforce it,” Mr. Pompeo responds.

“Shouldn’t we change the rules?” I ask.

“I actually think it’s time to take a break,” says Mr. Pompeo.

Today, people apply for asylum and then stay until their request is accepted or denied. When Mr. Pompeo was secretary of state, he said, he told Mexican officials, “You’re not going to have these people traveling in caravans through your country. We’re sending them back to you.”

President Joe Biden reversed that policy.

“You can now see 4 million illegal immigrants in just 24 months,” says Mr. Pompeo.

“This will fundamentally change the nature of our country ... drugs came across our borders. There’s not much difference between a cartel leader and a jihad leader.”

“Why not legalize drugs?”

I ask. “Then cartel leaders wouldn’t exist!”

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Many truckers are leaving California DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 public defecation, drug use, lewd behavior, and the mentally ill — sound familiar?

The Santa Monica promenade, like Santa Barbara, has empty storefronts (47%). One difference is State Street is a main street, and Santa Monica’s Third Street is a cross street. Another difference is the length — only three blocks long so the mass of street people is more concentrated than our street population, whose territory takes 11 blocks.

Like our Paseo Nuevo, the anchor stores — Macy’s and Bloomingdales, at the mall that spills into the Three Street Promenade — are now vacant, as are many of the mall stores.

Once a thriving shopping and dining destination for locals and tourists, the Third Street Promenade now has empty parking lots with broken elevators.

A promenade property owner, John Alle said, “Let’s admit we have a problem, and let’s address it. This could be the biggest comeback story — if we take care of the issues.”

That business community did address the matter of safety. They installed a large sign warning of the danger.

You can see the story at circlingthenews.com/santamonica.

When discussing our State Street Promenade, downtown restaurant owner Kevin Bosse remarked, “The city and the

people of Santa Barbara are not really being served by a process in which no one seems willing to ask hard questions or to acknowledge proven truths. If the MIG consultants cannot even tell the city council actual data and history they know to be true, then the whole thing is a con, and the fix is in.

“It looks like they are being paid over $800K to tell the SB Council what they want to hear,” he said.

“The following questions should be posed directly to MIG: 1) Of the 20-plus surviving pedestrian malls in the US, how many are on main streets or thoroughfares?

2) Of those, how many are longer than four to five blocks? 3) How many of the surviving Pedestrian Malls have never had to have multiple expensive re-visioning or remodels?

“4. What are some of the specific reasons 90% of the pedestrian malls failed? Retail exodus?

Vagrancy and blight? Rejection by the public in the face of the above?

“BTW, the answers to the above questions are: 1) None. 2) None.

3) None. 4) All of the above, and much more.”

So again, we see a lot of similarities between the promenades of Santa Monica and Santa Barbara.

Was the sad story of Santa Monica not used as a comparison because it did not fit the narrative that the city council wants to hear?

Like the narrative, President Joe Biden, during his State of the Union address, used a narrative that does not fit what consumers

know to be reality.

Any trip to the grocery store does not fit the narrative that inflation has gone down. You name it; everything has doubled or tripled in cost. Eggs, if you can find them, have tripled in price; chicken and meat, the same. If inflation has come down, no evidence of it has appeared on the West Coast.

Speaking of eggs, a farmer’s chickens stopped producing for a year. After he bought his feed locally, his chickens started laying eggs again. Sounds like the poisonous dog food that was recalled years ago.

The president, meanwhile, was so proud to have brought gasoline prices down. However, we have yet to see gas at $2.99 a gallon as it was for an entire year before he took office.

And gasoline prices are not the only thing that affects the mysterious supply chain.

California is set to lose approximately 70,000 independent truckers.

If truckers are not members of the union and are not willing to work for a corporate (union) trucking firm, they are out of business.

Being independent by nature, many truckers are leaving California for less restrictive climates. Although this restriction comes courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Joe Biden sure fawned all over the unions.

To continue our discussion of natural gas hikes, many readers have sent us copies of their bills for comparison.

We discovered that local residents are being charged different rates for their gas commodity, and that appears to be based on their zip code. Rates range from $3.20 in the 93111 zip code to $.64 in 93427.

For example, zip code 93427 is billed at $.64 per therm, zip code 93108 at $1.52, zip code 93109 at $1.80, zip code 93105 at $2.01, zip code 93101 at$ 3.16 or $2.43, zip code 93111 at $2.79 to $3.20, zip code 93117 at 2.79, zip code 93103 at 1.80.

Why? The commodity rate is multiplied by the number of thermal units used. The gas commodity charge wasn’t on our invoice until 2021. Could the huge increase be the $6.5 billion tax on natural gas, which was included in the $1.7 trillion budget of 2022?

It is in our best interest, as a community, to insist the government represent us, and not its special causes. It is in our best interest to demand those in public office listen to the voices of the business owners and private industries who suffer the actual cost when a deal or a venture fails. Government entities never fail. They just print more money, then put on the emperor’s new clothes and say, “Everything is just fine.” But is that the naked truth?

Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Saturdays in the Voices section.

Democrats continue to call the GOP evil people

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Continued from Page C1 Their aim is to limit the control that Democrats and the unions have on the school systems. This includes the negative influence the progressive-teachers-union alliance has done infusing their political views with education, libraries, sports and liberal social engineering.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the new face of the Republican Party, helped two dozen conservative candidates win in the midterm elections. Speaking at an Orlando school board event, he said he plans to continue to influence school board races across the state. He says he intends to flip more local seats from progressive education officials, starting with Broward and Hillsborough counties.

Gov. DeSantis criticized “obnoxious” board members who went against the state

and parents by passing mask mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Far too long, these school boards have not reflected the values of the communities that they were elected to serve, and I plan on putting an end to that.”

Gov. DeSantis said, “Electing conservative school board members is not rocket science.

We are just educating our voters about who shares our values and who doesn’t — that’s it. We are confident once they have that information, they are going to be able to make the right decisions for them.”

Democrats continue to call the GOP evil people who want to limit the teaching about LGBT sexual relationships, CRT and distorted American history. Yet concerned parents are spending millions on candidates who will limit negative race baiting and open sexuality and take offensive books out of libraries. They will also nix plans for gender-neutral

bathrooms and transgenderinclusive sports.

The 1776 Project was formed last year to counter the New York Times’ 1619 Project that teaches U.S. history around slavery and its lasting impacts.

The 1776 group was able to elect conservative majorities in dozens of school districts across the U.S. while promoting their “parents bill of rights.”

According to campaign finance filings, they netted victories in Texas and Pennsylvania, spending $2 million during the last campaign cycle. The 1776 group is campaigning for dozens of candidates already for the next election cycle. It’s supporting candidates in Maryland’s Frederick and Carroll counties, in Bentonville, Arkansas, and 20 candidates across Michigan with many more to come.

Its candidates have won not only in deeply red locales but also in districts with liberal strongholds, including Philadelphia and

Minneapolis. Ryan Girdusky, the founder of this highly successful group, said, “Places we’re not supposed to typically win, we’ve won and I think we can keep on winning.”

Danette Stokes of the United Education Association said, “Teachers are overworked and underpaid. If we pay them morem it will reflect in the classrooms.”

The average teacher’s salary is $62,613 for eight hours of work nine months a year plus generous benefits. Giving them more money will not produce better educated or socially prepared students with Democrats and unions controlling curriculum.

“There is obviously something wrong with our educational system. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that there might be something wrong with at least some of our school teachers. But of course, heaven help anyone daring to express such heretical views.”

— J. Paul Getty

Our spies often exaggerate their importance STOSSEL

Continued from Page C3 “It’s a terrible idea,” Mr. Pompeo responds. “You see the decimation that we have from our drug culture today.”

“That’s because it’s illegal!” I push back.

“It’s not,” responds Mr. Pompeo.

“There’s too much product available. Family institutions are beginning to fray in ways that are fundamentally dangerous to the United States.”

His answer makes no sense.

Families fray, and drugs are shipped despite our drug war.

The war creates a black market that causes crime. There are no alcohol “cartels,” only because we ended Prohibition.

But I won’t convince Mr. Pompeo. Or you, probably.

I ask Mr. Pompeo why America needs 54,000 troops in Japan and

36,000 in Germany. “We won those wars! Now those countries should defend themselves.”

Xi Jinping is the “singular greatest threat in the history of our nation,” says Mr. Pompeo. If we bring all the troops home, that will “put the American people at enormous risk.”

And Mr. Pompeo calls Edward Snowden “a traitor” who should be executed. Mr. Snowden stole documents from the National Security Agency that showed how our government illegally spied on Americans.

I call Mr. Snowden a hero for risking his freedom and career to reveal the truth.

Mr. Pompeo says the secrets Mr. Snowden revealed have endangered Americans.

But our spies often exaggerate their importance. For instance, the NSA claimed its mass surveillance stopped 54 terrorist attacks. Then the number dropped

to seven. Then government reviews concluded that mass surveillance did not stop a single attack.

“You can’t just steal American secrets,” says Mr. Pompeo. “If you find something illegal, there is a process to correct it.”

But people who used that process saw their homes raided, their careers ended. I understand why Mr. Snowden sneaked out of the country.

Another area where Mr. Pompeo and I disagree is former President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

“Tariffs mainly punish the American consumer,” I point out. Tariffs make goods more expensive.

“Tariffs are a very blunt instrument,” acknowledges Mr. Pompeo, but they “solve a very real challenge. How is it you prevent an adversarial nation from screwing you in their trade relationships?”

The Chinese do cheat. They steal intellectual property. But tariffs haven’t stopped that. The Chinese also foolishly subsidize some industries. But so do we!

Free trade benefits everyone.

That’s one reason I’m a libertarian.

Mr. Pompeo does want to cut government. Why isn’t he a libertarian?

“I grew up libertarian,” he says.

“The idea of less government power being better for the American people is something that is very near and dear to my heart.”

Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Mr. Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom. He is the author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

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Donald Trump wasn’t as lucky as Hillary Clinton SCHULTE

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some other odd ailments and strokes after getting boosted.

No, it’s not the vaccine they said.

But it was and is.

The FDA and CDC are doing a little political tap dance, admitting there could be problems and the boosters maybe/might be causing strokes. The government, Biden administration, Lord Anthony Fauci and big pharma have been in collusion with each all along. Pushing the big lie at our expense while their pockets were filling with cash. That was and is real collusion.

And it’s impossible to imagine: Pfizer was actually manipulating the virus just so it could come up with another form of vaccine. If true, that’s beyond belief.

To push the drugs, the death count from COVID was falsified to make things look worse to scare and force you to want the vaccine. And all those who tried to tell the truth were excoriated, lost jobs and otherwise effectively kept from speaking the truth. Twitter, the White House and the drug dealers continued to hold hands using the American people as their guinea pigs.

We were subjected to another great lie when it was discovered Hillary Clinton had classified documents and a server hidden in her basement. Nothing to see here. She gave 33,000 (they were all about yoga classes) of her emails a good bath, smashed her phones and laptops and otherwise swept all her lies under the security blanket of the FBI, and of course, again, the media.

Donald Trump wasn’t as lucky as Hillary Clinton. He got raided, and agents even went through his wife’s unmentionables.

But now it appears since the dems, media and FBI had so ferociously gone after Trump, they have been backed into a legal box. They are forced to at least pretend they’re going after President Joe Biden for a similar breach of having secret documents.

Just a sidebar. I thought former press secretary Jen Psaki was the biggest liar of all, but current press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is unbelievable, literally.

We were being lied to when the schools tried to sneak a racist indoctrination program in the curriculum. When parents finally began to push back, corrupt school boards tried to lie that it wasn’t happening.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas looked straight into the camera and said with a straight face, the border is closed. I don’t want to get started again on that massive lie. Just impeach the guy and be done with it.

I’m running out of room and only touched on a few of the great deceits. I could write 10 columns and not cover them all.

The truth is most people are aware of the lies. Even the left knows they’re lying Whatever comes out of Washington, the mouths of the FBI, the news, almost from any source, are all lies.

And if we accept them for being all lies, we may find the truth. Maybe.

Henry Schulte welcomes questions or comments at hschulteopinions@gmail.com.

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Continued from Page C1 earned money on fire, but you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country. Whether Joe Biden believes this madness or is simply too weak to resist it, his administration has been completely hijacked by the radical left.”

“Americans want common sense from their leaders,” she said, “but in Washington, the Biden administration is doubling down on crazy.”

She went on to articulate the truth of what the state of the union really was when Joe Biden became president.

“President Biden,” she said, “inherited the fastest economic recovery on record. The most secure border in history. Cheap abundant, home-grown energy.

Fast-rising wages. A rebuilt military. And a world that was stable and at peace.

“But over the last two years,” she declared, “Democrats destroyed it all. Despite Democrats’ trillions in reckless spending and mountains of debt, we now have the worst border crisis in American history …”

“President Biden,” she insisted, “is unwilling to defend our border, defend our skies, and defend our people,” and concluded that “He is unfit to serve as commander in chief.”

Wait, there’s more, “Every day,” she scolded, “we are told that we must partake in (the ‘progressive’s’) rituals, salute their flags and worship their false idols … all while big government colludes with Big Tech to strip away the most American thing there is — your freedom of

speech.

“That’s not normal. It’s crazy, and it’s wrong.”

Sarah’s delivery admittedly wasn’t great, but it was a good start with a good message.

She, along with a couple other Republican governors (Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin) has declared war on woke, and it’s a war worth fighting.

Upon taking the governorship of Arkansas, the first things Ms. Sanders did was to sign an executive order to ban Critical Race Theory in the state’s schools. She also eliminated use of the derogatory term “Latinx,” repealed COVID-19 orders and promised to never again submit to authoritarian mandates and shutdowns.

Ms. Sanders also just signed her education reform bill. She has frozen new government hiring and new regulations.

She intends to cut the state’s income tax rate this year and every year.

“We will get the overregulating, micromanaging, bureaucratic tyrants off of your backs, out of your wallets and out of your lives,” she vowed in her inaugural address to Arkansas.

And though she wrapped up her answer to President Biden’s State of the Union falsehoodfilled imbroglio differently, she may as well have used the same words she used upon ending her inaugural address: “Now let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work.”

I like this lady.

James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at jimb@ substack.com. Readers are invited to visit jimb.substack.com, where Jim’s Journals are on file. He also invites people to subscribe to Jim’s Journal.

Kindness is stronger than ‘being nice’ to others SANITATE

Continued from Page C2 else said, that is a belief too.

Acknowledge that your beliefs are beliefs.

4. A story can be made up of: all facts, some facts and some beliefs, or all beliefs. Everything we speak is a story we are inventing.

5. With beliefs, it is important to ask: Why is it important for me to believe this? Answering this question for ourselves also gives us the right to ask the same question of others.

6. Saying why it is important to me means that it supports something I think is good, is of value to me. Going deeper, we can question that value as well: Why is this value important to me? And so on. You get to a point where you can’t go back any further, other than saying, “it just is a value to me!” Then you have come to one of your principles.

7. The first and great principle, for me, is: Have integrity. The first six ideas above build up to this point.

You have integrity when you say: “This is what seems true to me, right to me, good to me. It is the best way to think — and act.

I’m open to change my view if I see a greater reason to, just as I choose to claim this principle right now.”

Integrity is when you are as honest with yourself — and of course others — as you can be.

It is taking responsibility for what we say — and living it. I call this the republican part of our humanness: individual autonomy and responsibility.

8. The second great principle is: Be kind. Kindness is stronger than “being nice” to others. It is even stronger than “loving” one another. “Love” can have many meanings.

Kindness is simpler. “Kind” means treating people as if they are ‘kin” — kinfolk, related to us – sisters, brothers, relatives — because they are. One way of defining kindness is: I create a world that works for everyone.

This is the democratic part of our humanness: kindness.

9. Maybe kindness should be the first principle, but it doesn’t matter. It includes being kind to myself. It would be unkind to be kind to everybody else, but not to myself. Maybe that’s why integrity comes first: ­­­­­­­It requires me to be responsible to myself.

10. Here is the streamlining part I promised in the title: To summarize these commandments in four words: Have integrity; be kind. These are not new ideas. I summarized them in a poem, in words quoting two famous people “This above all: to thine own self be true.­” “Love one another, as I have loved you.”

Frank Sanitate is an ex-monk, author, retired seminar leader, husband and father who lives in Santa Barbara.

Perhaps warning signs would help

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Continued from Page C3 together safe, inclusive, and welcoming programs to develop their minds, bodies, and spirit” while respecting the rights of all individuals and comply with the medical restrictions, where according to the Mayo Clinic, one cannot use a person’s actions or appearance (with or without clothing) to determine whether a person is transgender.

Does that leave the Y with any other means of identifying whether a person may choose to shower where he/she pleases besides his/her unsupported word? Is it a violation of his/her rights to even ask him/her?

What about the privacy rights of women to expect that the ageold tradition that showers are segregated by genders will not be violated without their consent?

Perhaps warning signs would help although these signs could not be considered consent for minors who, like Rebecca, are not legally capable of consenting.

It’s a shame that in the almost half a century since my conversation with the manager in Midland, Texas, after 30 years of practicing employment law, I still cannot improve on that advice although Mayo Clinic appears to indicate that even physicians must rely on the unsupported word of individuals, and either way will violate the privacy rights of some people.

It’s sad that current laws appear to make it impossible for the YMCA and similar organizations to protect the rights of everyone.

Brent E. Zepke is an attorney, arbitrator and author who lives in Santa Barbara. His website is OneheartTwoLivescom. wordpress.com. Formerly, he taught law and business at six universities and numerous professional conferences. He is the author of six books: “One Heart-Two Lives,” “Legal Guide to Human Resources,” “Business Statistics,” “Labor Law,” “Products and the Consumer” and “Law for Non-Lawyers.”