VOICE Magazine: November 17, 2023

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November 17, 2023

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Bikeway

A new bikeway between Carpinteria and Santa Claus Lane was dedicated this week

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Robert Downey Jr. will be honored as SBIFF's Maltin Modern Master 13

Photo by Olivia Marceda

Kids Helping Kids

A benefit concert is in the works featuring Switchfoot

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Cover photo by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Modern Master

Good Neighbors: CEO Dr. Mahdi Ashrafian, Gerd Jordano, Sybil Rosen, Sue Adams, and Katina Zaninovich

Flamenco

In This Issue

Veterans Day

Art

Community News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9, 12, 21-23

Harlan Green: Economic Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Community Market & Legals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26 3rd Friday Artwalk at La Cumbra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Galleries & Art Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 - 3 1

C a l e n d a r. . 1 8 - 1 9 Mov ies..........20

Andalusian dance parties at the SB Historical Museum 17

Annual event honors veterans

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Won't you be our Neighbor?

New initiative continues to expand to help SBNC grow.

Photo courtesy of CAW

Veterans Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Photo by Priscilla

John Palminteri’s Community Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Photo by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

Opinion by Jeffrey Sachs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ready to Hang to pop-up at the Community Arts Workshop 29

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Waterhouse Gallery Celebrating 39 years Six incredible artists will be painting in the La Arcada courtyard this Saturday, Nov. 18th, 1 to 4pm Their canvases will come alive in six different and beautiful styles from Derek Harrison, Craig Nelson, Rick Delanty, Kevin Gleason, Camille Dellar, and Wyllis Heaton.

Reception Celebrating 39 years Saturday, Nov. 18th, 4 to 6pm

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SERIES Music Academy homecoming concerts welcome alumni, teaching & guest artists, and our community back to Miraflores.

MON, NOV 20 7 PM HAHN HALL The concertmaster of the NY Phil is also an Academy alum! Frank Huang joins teaching artist and alum Natasha Kislenko for a program of Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, and Clara Schumann for the Mariposa Series finale, followed by a Meet-the-Artists reception.

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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Reaches Out

Would You Be My

Good Neighbor?

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By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

S IF THEIR HANDS WERE NOT FULL ENOUGH, in the middle of raising $26 million for a new Westside Clinic, a group of concerned citizens, led by Rev. Mark Asman and Katina Zaninovich, chairs of the Westside Campaign, gave birth to a new idea: The Good Neighbors initiative, a way to maintain community involvement for years to come.

Six years later there are over 40 Good Neighbors, “who commit to contribute at least $1,000 per year to SBNC for three or five years,” said Sybil Rosen, founding member of the initiative and host of the latest Good Neighbor meeting recently. Rosen is a big proponent of advocacy, of teaching people about the great work of the clinics, and feels fortunate to be able to help those who otherwise couldn’t afford medical care.

Good Neighbors met recently to invite new members

In a heartfelt speech, Dr. Mahdi Ashrafian M.D. MBA, SBNC Chief Executive Officer, spoke about this whole care management, including assistance to “patients with chronic and complex diseases to help them navigate through the ever more complex network of healthcare providers and specialties.”

“We also find resources for our patients such as housing, residential treatment, and cancer treatment contributing greatly to rebuilding their lives,” he said to the large group who included Norman Colavincenzo, Chair of the Board, founding Good Neighbors members Jane Haberman, Gerd Jordano, Sue Adams, the aforementioned Katina. Supporters at the event were Dorothy Largay, Chuck and Merryl Zegar, and Mercedes Millington, who helped make the new Westside Clinic a reality.

SBNC serves 18,000 unique patients per year, with a total of 55,079 visits.

Under the relatively new leadership of Dr. Ashrafian, they plan to reach even more. A way to do so is with a new medical and behavioral health mobile unit and a new mobile dental van, “both operational thanks to a donation from the Women’s Fund and a generous donation from the Fowler foundation, ” Dr. Ashrafian added.

Photos by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

“If they get sick, we all get sick,” Rosen shared. “I love the fact that they’re looking at the whole person, not just a sore throat, but treating a patient

as a whole person.”

Dorothy Largay, Sybil Rosen, Mecedes Millington, and Maria Long

www.sbclinics.org

“It’s a game changer,” said Zaninovich. “To potentially meet tens of thousands, especially students and the young, providing good dental care, nutritional care, vaccines… in schools, weekends, after hours for those who work…”

SBNC is growing in all directions.

The Goleta Clinic is adding three new exam rooms to be able to accommodate more pediatric residents from Cottage Health. The substance use disorder services now include new acupuncture

services and the “expansion of the chiropractic services to help our patients alleviate their pain using safe and holistic methods as opposed to using opioids and painkillers,” said Dr. Ashrafian. “We also added podiatry services to address Garrey; Dr. Mahdi Ashrafian M.D. MBA, SBNC Chief the complications of Christine Executive Officer; Anne Towbes; and Jane Habermann chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.”

SBNC relies on the generosity of many. The contributions of the Good Neighbors’ support gives the clinics room for growth. They provide the funds for those who might not be able to afford care. They also are Ambassadors for the clinics, sharing their knowledge of the clinic services with the larger community. For example, thanks to a KEYT television PSA that Sue, Katina, and Gerd starred in when the group was born, it attracted supporter Linda Lorenzen, also in attendance. Other guests, such as Anne Towbes also joined in, thanks to the Ambassadors.

For Maria W. Long, Director of Development and Community Awareness, the Good Neighbors are even more. “They energize me with their commitment, expertise, and humor,” she noted. “We have two nurses, a therapist and a dental health expert in the group. I lean on them for their wisdom.”

“It gives me a sense of comfort,” Dr. Ashrafian told me. “Everything is possible with our Good Neighbors.”

Would you be a Good Neighbor?

Find out more about SBNC and how you can help at www.sbclinics.org

Norman Colavincenzo, Board Chair, and Brian Gough, President Emeritus

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic was formed in 1998 with the merging of The Isla Vista Health Projects (formed in 1970), the Carrillo Clinic (born as the Freedom Clinic in 1971), and the Westside Clinic (1973). Currently they operate eight clinics in Santa Barbara County. Today, SBNC consists of 4 medical clinics, 2 dental clinics, a bridge clinic and 2 mobile medical units. www.sbclinics.org

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Santa Claus Lane Bikeway Completed

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ELEBRATING THE SANTA CLAUS LANE BIKEWAY COMPLETION, community leaders, elected officials, bicyclists, pedestrians, and local business owners gathered to cut a ribbon on November 8th.

“Connecting communities is one of the best ways we can ensure we are building infrastructure mindfully,” said State Senator Monique Limón. “I am proud that the state has invested $7.54 million of SB1 funding to make this project a reality, but that was made possible by the local match from Measure A.” The new 0.6 mile, Class I bikeway and multipurpose path connects Santa Claus Lane to Carpinteria Avenue and is located on the beachside of Highway 101 between the freeway and the railroad tracks. Pedestrians and bicyclists can now walk and ride between the City of Carpinteria and Santa Claus Lane, a popular beach and local business area in the County of Santa Barbara. The completion of the Bikeway marks an improvement in the California Coastal Trail. Construction has been ongoing since September 2022.

“SBCAG voted to use $3.33 million in Measure A funds for the Santa Claus Lane Bikeway. This multipurpose path is a joint effort of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, Caltrans, the County of Santa Barbara, and the City of Carpinteria. It has been wonderful to see everyone pull behind this project,” said SBCAG Chair Jenelle Osborne.

Marjie KIRN (SBCAG), Jesse Bishop (Granite Construction), Brett Wood (Caltrans), Al Clark (Mayor, Carpinteria), Monique Limón (Senator), Roy Lee (Councilmember, Carpinteria), Das Williams (Chair of County Board of Supervisors), Joe Arnold (Caltrans), and Monica Solórzano (Councilmember, Carpinteria)

In addition to the bikeway, improvements were made to the intersection of Estero Street and Carpinteria Avenue with updates for the multipurpose path connections and crosswalks. On the Santa Claus Lane side, a new vehicular turnaround was built early to improve access to the bikeway and facilitate turning movements for traffic wanting to stay on Santa Claus Lane versus enter the freeway.

Das Williams, Olivia Uribe Mutal, Michael Ramirez, Nick Bobroff, Monica Solórzano, Natalia Alarcon, and Dave Durflinger

“In Carpinteria, we have been wanting to see this bikeway built for many years.

This allows residents and visitors to ride and walk from Carpinteria, up to Santa Claus Lane and beach, then continue on into Summerland,” said Carpinteria Mayor Al Clark. “Having it located on the beach side of Highway 101 makes it a nicer journey. We were all so excited to see this become a reality – many people have been using it during the temporary opening and we expect that trend to continue.”

“This bikeway will unite Carpinteria with Santa Claus Lane like never before. This project has been in the County’s long-term plans since 1977, and now it’s finally here. This bikeway will improve access to the beach and local businesses, and also provide a better regional connection for people who want to commute to work or recreate,” said Board of Supervisors Chair and SBCAG Director Das Williams.

“I would like to add our thanks to the community for pushing for this project, understanding the unique challenges during construction, and already showing their support by using this multipurpose path throughout the temporary opening,” said SBCAG Executive Director Marjie Kirn.

The public can to find more information and sign up for biweekly construction updates on the Highway 101 improvements at www.SBROADS.com, or by calling 805-845-5112, or emailing info@SBROADS.com.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Input Sought on Unmet Transit Needs

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N UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS LISTENING SESSION will take place from 4 to 6pm on Wednesday, December 6th, via a zoom webinar hosted by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG). The public is encouraged to stop by anytime during the two-hour virtual listening session to share comments or concerns about bus systems, dial-a-ride, and paratransit services in Santa Barbara County, or express needs for new or expanded services in the county. Spanish language interpretation services will be available during the listening session.

Those unable to attend the December 6th listening session can take an online survey in English or Spanish until Friday, December 15th. The public can also submit comments in writing to SBCAG at 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, or by email to comment@sbcag.org.

To take the online Survey, www.surveymonkey.com/r/SBCAG_TNA (English); www.surveymonkey.com/r/TNA_ESP (Spanish) Zoom Webinar ID: 880 7526 7493; Passcode: 715185

Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project Design Kick Off

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N 2018, THE CITY ADOPTED A VISION ZERO STRATEGY that aims to prevent severe and fatal injuries on City streets by focusing resources on high-priority streets with documented collision patterns. Cliff Drive is the secondhighest priority corridor in the City. The Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project addresses the community’s desires to transform this high-speed urban highway into a neighborhood serving street with enhanced mobility and improved safety, with multi-modal transit opportunities for all ages and abilities, providing safe connections between neighborhoods, schools, and parks.

Now the community is being invited to get involved in shaping the Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project. The City is kicking off the design phase of the project with a webinar on Wednesday, November 15th and an in-person meeting on November 29th. This project will create a three-mile separated path on Cliff Drive, making it safe and accessible for everyone, from Arroyo Burro County Park to Castillo Street.

It also includes improvements at intersections for pedestrian safety. Funding is primarily from the California Active Transportation Program, and construction is set to begin in 2027.

County of SB Faces Environmental Controversy

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ANTA BARBARA COUNTY’S TAJIGUAS LANDFILL, ill-sited within the ecologically sensitive Gaviota Coast region, has once again become the center of an environmental debate.

When the County Board of Supervisors approved the last major physical expansion in 2002, they pledged to find an alternative non-coastal alternative landfill site, but that process ended in failure. A significant portion of the present controversy surrounds the $150 million Resource Recovery Center (ReSource Center) that the Board of Supervisors approved in 2017 as an alternative to physical expansion. The ReSource Center was intended to extend Tajiguas Landfill’s life from 2026 to 2036 by diverting waste from the Landfill.

Now, Tajiguas Landfill is filling up faster than anticipated, and is still projected to reach capacity by 2026 even with the $150 million ReSource Center fully operational. The ReSource Center promised to divert 60% of municipal waste but the Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) for the Expansion Project discloses that in actuality it is only diverting 31.35%, and the composting operation has encountered a litany of challenges including significant and persistent nuisance odors at the neighboring Arroyo Quemado neighborhood Doug Kern, the Executive Director of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy, strongly condemns the proposed landfill expansion, declaring, “The reckless pursuit of landfill expansion in such a delicate ecological region is an environmental travesty of the highest order. GCC is greatly disappointed in the lack of imagination shown by this expansion proposal.”

Due to impacts to protected wildlife, permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife may be required for the sake of endangered species.

For additional information: https://www.gaviotacoastconservancy.org/

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Community Environmental Council Recruiting Next Class of Climate Stewards

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HE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (CEC) is now enrolling for the next session of its Climate Stewards certification course, designed to empower local community members to take action on climate change. CEC is the first and only nonprofit on the Central Coast to deliver the Climate Stewards certification program, and one of only a handful across the state.

“The climate crisis is too big and complex to be solved by one single organization, policy, or system. That’s why we are building a committed corps of volunteer leaders ready to effectively engage in transformative local solutions to promote community and ecosystem resilience in a changing climate,” said CEC CEO Sigrid Wright.

Photo courtesy of CEC

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The Winter 2024 course will meet weekly beginning January 31st through March 27th. Led by CEC’s Director of Climate Education and Leadership, Kathi King, this nine-week program educates participants on the many ways they can engage in the transformative work CEC and other groups are doing on the Central Coast to address and alleviate climate impacts. Prospective participants are invited to learn more about the course and hear from Climate Steward alumni during a free webinar on November 30th, from 6:30 to 7:45pm.

Register for the webinar here: https://cec.pub/stewardsweb Learn more about CEC’s Climate Stewards program at: cecsb.org/climate-stewards

HTF Receives Grant Funding for 3D Printed Affordable Home

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HE HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (HTF) has received $575,000 in combined grant funding from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) for a 3D printed home project demonstrating new robotics construction technology that reduces the time and cost to construct affordable housing and encourages the use of sustainable, climate resilient and fire resistant building materials.

The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation provided a $200,000 to support HTF’s Housing Innovations Program and the prototype 3D printed affordable home. SBCAG provided a $375,000 grant award through the State HCD funded Regional Early Action Planning Grants (R.E.A.P.) program.

For more information: www.sbhousingtrust.org

AIA Santa Barbara 2023 Design Awards Gala

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N DECEMBER 7TH, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER will host the 2023 Annual Design Awards Gala & General Meeting at the Cabrillo Pavilion. This celebration will honor and acknowledge superlative architecture from Santa Barbara and beyond our region. The recipient of the Lutah Maria Riggs Award will also be announced at the Gala.

The AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards highlights the extraordinary legacy of outstanding architecture in Santa Barbara, the value of quality design to our community and all those who contribute to its creation.

The Lutah Maria Riggs Presidents Award recognizes an AIA Santa Barbara member or firm whose work, community service, and civic engagement have had a lasting influence for the betterment of Santa Barbara’s built environment. Recipients must have both a body of distinguished architectural design and a history of advocacy for community architectural engagement in the area.

Our distinguished design awards jurors this year are: Jonathan Segal, FAIA; Michael Burch, FAIA; and Greg Wynn, AIA. Jonathan Segal, FAIA and Michael Burch, FAIA will be attending the Gala and presenting the Design Awards. www.aia.org

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Farmworker lives are not disposable, but are treated as such!

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CAUSE and MICOP statement on the deaths of Rosa Miriam Sanchez and Jose Samuel Velasquez

N THE LAST THREE MONTHS, our community has been impacted by two tragic accidents in the fields, where two human beings, parents, and members of our community, Rosa Miriam Sanchez and Jose Samuel Velásquez, lost their lives while working in agricultural farms located on the Central Coast.

CAUSE and MICOP join together to raise our voices and say Basta!

Enough is enough! How many lives will we have to lose to get the attention of our politicians and local authorities? How many families will have to lose their loved ones due to lack of regulation and support for our farmworkers?

We not only want to express our concerns about the lack of safety and enforcement but also condemn the dehumanized way in which the companies approached these two tragic cases, and others. Rosa Sanchez, 58 years old, died on September 20th after a truck ran over her two times while picking carrots at the New Cuyama Grimmway Farms location.

Workers were told to continue picking carrots while Rosa’s body was close by. Witnesses also reported the truck did not have an alarm that would alert workers when it was reversing and that this is not the first time a worker was hit by one of these trucks.

Earlier, in the same month, Jose Samuel, 22 years old, passed away on September 7th, with traumatic injuries after he was run over by a tractor at Rancho Guadalupe. With music, flowers, prayers, and candles, the Santa Maria community came together in a vigil organized to support and comfort Jose’s family. To date, the accident remains under investigation, which reveals a systemic issue that involves government agencies and shows the lack of commitment, diligence, and assertive reaction to these type of situations in which families, friends and co-workers are mentally, emotionally, and economically affected and without any type of support, guidance, or guarantees. Who takes responsibility?

Farmworkers are an essential part of our food system, yet one that remains unseen. Missing a day of work or an entire paycheck could mean the difference between being able to feed their families or go hungry, even though their work brings food to the tables of families across our nation.

They work long, hard days, handling dangerous equipment and chemicals all for low wages. Many U.S. labor laws that protect other workers include exemptions for farmworkers due to decades-old policies rooted in racism and systemic discrimination. We will continue fighting for an economy that works for all of us, and guarantees dignity, justice, and opportunity for working people.

CARTA AL EDITOR

Las vidas de los campesinos no son desechables, ¡pero son tratadas así!

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Comunicado de CAUSA y MICOP por las muertes de Rosa Miriam Sánchez y José Samuel Velásquez

N LOS ÚLTIMOS TRES MESES, nuestra comunidad se ha visto impactada por dos trágicos accidentes en el campo, donde dos seres humanos, padres de familia y miembros de nuestra comunidad, Rosa Miriam Sánchez y José Samuel Velásquez, perdieron la vida mientras trabajaban en fincas agrícolas ubicadas en la Costa Central.

CAUSA y MICOP nos unimos para alzar la voz y decir ¡Basta! ¡Suficiente es suficiente! ¿Cuántas vidas tendremos que perder para llamar la atención de nuestros políticos y autoridades locales? ¿Cuántas familias tendrán que perder a sus seres queridos por falta de regulación y apoyo a nuestros campesinos?

No sólo queremos expresar nuestra preocupación por la falta de seguridad y aplicación de la ley, sino también condenar la forma deshumanizada en que las empresas abordaron estos dos trágicos casos y otros. Rosa Sánchez, de 58 años, murió el 20 de septiembre después de que un camión la atropellara dos veces mientras recogía zanahorias en la ubicación de New Cuyama Grimmway Farms. A los trabajadores se les dijo que siguieran recogiendo zanahorias mientras el cuerpo de Rosa se encontraba cerca a ellos. Los testigos también informaron que el camión no tenía una alarma que alertara a los trabajadores cuando estaba dando marcha atrás y que esta no es la primera vez que un trabajador es atropellado por uno de estos camiones.

Más temprano, en el mismo mes, José Samuel, de 22 años, falleció el 7 de septiembre con lesiones traumáticas luego de ser atropellado por un tractor en Rancho Guadalupe. Con música, flores, oraciones y velas, la comunidad de Santa María se unió en una vigilia organizada para apoyar y consolar a la familia de José. A la fecha, el accidente continúa bajo investigación, lo que revela un problema sistémico que involucra a agencias gubernamentales y muestra la falta de compromiso, diligencia y reacción asertiva ante este tipo de situaciones en las que familiares, amigos y compañeros de trabajo se encuentran mental, emocional y afectados económicamente y sin ningún tipo de apoyo, orientación o garantía. ¿Quién asume la responsabilidad?

Los trabajadores agrícolas son una parte esencial de nuestro sistema alimentario, pero que permanece invisible. Perder un día de trabajo o un sueldo completo podría significar la diferencia entre poder alimentar a sus familias o pasar hambre, a pesar de que su trabajo lleva comida a las mesas de las familias en todo nuestro país. Trabajan jornadas largas y duras, manipulando equipos y productos químicos peligrosos, todo por salarios bajos. Muchas leyes laborales estadounidenses que protegen a otros trabajadores incluyen exenciones para los campesinos debido a políticas de décadas de antigüedad arraigadas en el racismo y la discriminación sistémica. Continuaremos luchando por una economía que funcione para todos nosotros y garantice dignidad, justicia y oportunidades para los trabajadores.

MICOP and CAUSE condemn the unsafe working conditions that led to the death of two farmworkers. It is unacceptable that in three months, two farmworkers unnecessarily lost their lives while working in the fields. This should be very alarming not only for the local authorities but at the state and national levels. We need to be more vigilant, provide more resources, and demand that growers provide adequate training to supervisors and workers about safety practices at the workplace. MICOP and CAUSE urge our representatives to strengthen workplace enforcement to ensure that current safety standards and regulations that provide protection to farmworkers are followed by agricultural employers.

MICOP y CAUSA condenan las condiciones laborales inseguras que llevaron a la muerte de dos trabajadores agrícolas. Es inaceptable que en tres meses dos campesinos hayan perdido la vida innecesariamente mientras trabajaban en el campo. Esto debería ser muy alarmante no sólo para las autoridades locales sino también a nivel estatal y nacional. Necesitamos estar más atentos, proporcionar más recursos y exigir que los productores brinden capacitación adecuada a los supervisores y trabajadores sobre prácticas de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo.

MICOP y CAUSA instan a nuestros representantes a fortalecer la aplicación de la ley en el lugar de trabajo para garantizar que los empleadores agrícolas sigan las normas y regulaciones de seguridad actuales que brindan protección a los campesinos.

Rosa and Jose... You are not alone. We are here to preserve your memory, defend, and advocate for the life and well-being of our community. www.causenow.org | www.mixteco.org

Rosa y José... No están solos. Estamos aquí para preservar su memoria, defender y abogar por la vida y el bienestar de nuestra comunidad. www.causenow.org | www.mixteco.org

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OPINION

A Framework for Peace in Israel and Palestine

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By Jeffrey D. Sachs November 13, 2023 | Common Dreams

T IS URGENT TO FREE THE HOSTAGES IN GAZA; stop the bloodshed in Israel and Palestine; establish lasting security for both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples; achieve the aspiration of the Palestinian people for a sovereign state; and establish a process of true sustainable development in the Eastern Mediterranean/ Middle East (EMME) region. The horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7 and the devastating Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza after that, have shocked the world and intensified the global search for a path to long-term peace in Israel and Palestine.

Fortunately, an overwhelming majority of UN member states, including Israel’s Arab neighbors, strongly agree with the possibility of a just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution. Peace with mutual security for Israel and Palestine can and should be implemented through the unanimous backing of the UN Security Council (UNSC), based on its powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, and with the overwhelming majority support of the UN General Assembly.

This peace would not be the result of direct IsraelPalestine negotiations, which have repeatedly been Jeffrey D. Sachs stymied by hardliners on both sides and by Israel’s long-standing illegal policy of building settlements in the occupied territories that now include more than 700,000 Israeli settlers. The peace would instead be secured through the powers of the UNSC and UN General Assembly. Enforcement would be secured with UN-supervised peacekeepers and UN-backed economic incentives and sanctions as needed. Neither Hamas nor the Netanyahu government would be permitted to block a peace arrangement backed by the world community.

The UN Security Council would act on the basis of multiple existing resolutions dating back more than 50 years, including UNSC Resolutions 242, 238, 1397, 1515, and 2334. Peacekeepers under UNSC supervision would be drawn from the Arab nations to disarm the violent militia groups that threaten Israel, including Hamas, and to provide security for the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

The solution to the crisis certainly cannot be left to the Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which steadfastly rejects and undermines the twostate solution, nor to Hamas, a terrorist organization that also rejects a two-state solution and seeks the elimination of Israel.

Nor can it be left to the outcome of the current fighting. Netanyahu’s war has killed more than 11,000 innocent Gazans to date, including more than 4,500 children, and has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians. The war is unleashing vigilante violence by Israelis against Palestinians in the West Bank, isolating Israel diplomatically, and threatening world peace.

Netanyahu’s war is manifestly not in pursuit of a just peace. Netanyahu and his cabinet explicitly reject the two-state solution, aim to subdue the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and propose more Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and permanent Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem. Their policies amount to apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Precisely because of these injustices, the war is likely to escalate into a regional war, drawing in Hezbollah, Iran, and others, unless a just political solution is established.

Before October 7, Netanyahu sought to “normalize” relations with Arab states without also addressing the need for a Palestinian state, yet this cynical approach was doomed to fail. A real and lasting peace can only be achieved together with political rights for the people of Palestine.

Netanyahu should have resigned on October 7 to take responsibility of his flagrant failure to protect Israel’s border with Gaza on that day. His cabinet is filled with religious zealots—including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who propounds a Greater Israel that includes Palestinian lands—who are more than content with Apartheid rule over the Palestinian people. As the Israel Policy Forum said of him in March 2023, “Smotrich has long expressed views that are abhorrent to the vast majority of American Jews, from anti-Arab racism, to virulent homophobia, to a full-throated embrace of Jewish supremacy. To this list, we can now add his endorsement of violence against innocents based on their ethnic heritage.”

True leaders for peace on both sides have repeatedly been martyred, including the great Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat and the brave Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak

Rabin, both of whom were killed because they preached peaceful co-existence.

Countless more Palestinians and Israelis—many whose names we don’t even know— have also died in the quest for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, victims of terrorism often by extremists of their own communities.

Despite these serious obstacles, there is a clear way forward to peace through the UN because the Arab and Islamic nations have long called for peace with Israel based on the two-state solution. In the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh on November 11, the Arab and Islamic leaders made the following declaration in favor of a two-state solution: As soon as possible, a credible peace process should be launched on the basis of international law, legitimate international resolutions and the principle of land for peace. It says this should be within a specific time frame and based on the implementation of the two-state solution with international guarantees, leading to an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, the occupied Syrian Golan, the Shebaa Farms, the Kafr Hills, Shoba and the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Al-Mari. (English translation of Arabic original) Importantly, the Arab-Islamic leaders drew specific attention to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, that already twenty-one years ago affirmed that: a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East is the strategic option of the Arab countries, to be achieved in accordance with international legality, and which would require a comparable commitment on the part of the Israeli government… [and] Further calls upon Israel to affirm (inter alia) [t]he acceptance of the establishment of a sovereign independent Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories occupied since June 4, 1967 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The Arab countries stated clearly back in 2002 that such an outcome would lead to peace between the Arab nations and Israel, specifically that the Arab nations would “Consider the Arab-Israeli conflict ended, and enter into a peace agreement with Israel, and provide security for all the states of the region.” Alas, Netanyahu has been in power most of the period since 2009 and has done what he could to ignore the Arab Peace Initiative and keep it out of the view of the Israeli public.

The UN Security Council, including all permanent (P5) members, and operating in close coordination with the Arab-Islamic leadership, should quickly adopt a peace settlement based on the two-state solution, and commit to provide operational and financial support to its implementation. In particular, the UNSC resolution should commit the UN and neighboring states to help Israel and Palestine to establish mutual security, a demilitarization of militia forces in the region, and a move to Palestinian statehood.

The resolution would include the following eight points: An immediate release of all hostages, ceasefire by all parties, and flow of humanitarian aid under UN supervision; A peace-keeping force, drawn from Arab nations and operating under the mandate of the UN Security Council, to assume control of Gaza security for a period of five years; The immediate disarmament and demobilization of Hamas and other militias by the peacekeeping forces as part of the peace; The UN supervision of civilian administration of Gaza until the functions are transferred to the State of Palestine by end-2025; The establishment of Palestine as a UN member state, with capital in East Jerusalem and control over the Islamic Holy Sites, no later than end-2025; Diplomatic relations established between Israel and all Arab league states in conjunction with UN membership of the State of Palestine; A UN Reconstruction and Sustainable Development Fund for Palestine, to finance a long-term sustainable development program designed by Palestinian authorities and UN representatives; A regional economic development strategy involving Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other nations in the region. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/peace-framework-israel-palestine https://www.other-news.info/a-framework-for-peace-in-israel-and-palestine/ Copyright © 2023 Sonia Sachs, All rights reserved. www.JeffSachs.org

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Happy 10th Anniversary to The New Vic Theater!

The Ensemble Theatre Company extends our gratitude to the generous donors who, beginning over 10 years ago, supported the vision to re-imagine, renovate, and create its magnificent theatrical home The New Vic, ensuring that Santa Barbara would enjoy exceptional theater for years to come. We are now in our 45th season and look forward to sharing it with all of you.

A special recognition to Leatrice Luria and family for making it possible to fulfill our dream of owning the theater.

VISIONARY CIRCLE Leatrice Luria & the Luria Family Trust Joan & Robert Rechnitz Redevelopment Agency of The City of Santa Barbara Dana White, in memory of Gail Berkus

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE Léni Fé Bland Ellen & Peter O. Johnson Lillian Lovelace, in memory of Jon B. Lovelace Sara Miller McCune Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, in memory of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree Anne & Michael Towbes

OVATION CIRCLE Ruth & Alan Heeger Daniel & Donna Hone Ann Jackson Family Foundation Elinor & James Langer John C. Mithun & Mercedes Millington, in memory of Doris B. Mithun Willfong Family Trust

ENCORE CIRCLE Eve Bernstein, in memory of Elmer Bernstein Alice Gillaroo & Susan Jorgensen Daniel & Katherine Gunther Lois & Richard Gunther Carla Hahn Hind Foundation Ove W. Jorgensen Foundation Michael & Ceil Pulitzer Jean & Barry Schuyler Missy & Chuck Sheldon Debby & Peter Stalker, in memory of Valerie Huston & Robert Grande Weiss Judy & Jack Stapelmann Bob & Leah Temkin Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation Derek & Beth Westen

PATRON’S CIRCLE Philip & Leslie Bernstein Diane Boss Dwight & Tina Coffin Tom Harriman, in memory of Eleanor L. Harriman

Christine & Michael Holland Judith L. Hopkinson Hutton Parker Foundation Marilyn Magid John & Ruth Matuszeski Mosher Foundation Carolyn Novick Lisa A. Reich & L. Robert Johnson Joan & Geoffrey Rutkowski Santa Barbara Foundation Jack & Anitra Sheen Susie & Hubert Vos Williams-Corbett Foundation

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Fred & Roxana Anson Thomas C. & Paula Yurkanis Bruice Dan & Meg Burnham Virginia Castagnola-Hunter Roger & Nancy Davidson Diane & Ray Hester Anna & Petar Kokotovic Carole MacElhenny Dr. Bruce & Natalie McFadden Duncan & Suzanne Mellichamp Marlin & Ginger Miller Susan & Terry Northrop Donald & Jan O’Dowd Regina & Rick Roney Susan Rose & Allan Ghitterman Sybil Rosen Willes H. & Kathleen Weber Carol Wilburn & Charles McClintock George & Judy Writer Alex & Gina Ziegler

ACTOR’S CIRCLE Jerome & Dinah Baumgartner Jerry & Helene Beaver Arnold & Jill Bellowe Gail Johnson Beust, in memory of Walter Beust Bridlewood Estate Winery Ginny Brush Steve & Diana Charles Mr. & Mrs. Jaimie Constance James E. & Sheila K. Davidson Robert & Mercedes Eichholtz Foundation Granada Books & The McDonough Family

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Patricia Gregory, for The Edward & Gladys Baker Foundation Gary & Susan Miles Gulbransen Gus & Margaret Gurley Jerry Isenberg & Caroline MacDougall Joe & Gina Jannotta Glenn Jordan & Michael Stubbs Patricia & Peter Kruse Judith Little James P. & Shirley McFarland Fund for The Minneapolis Foundation Stephen & Sharon Metsch Northern Trust Efrem H. Ostrow, in memory of Adele Nachman Jane Rieffel Jerry & Joan Rocco Richard L. & Maryan S. Schall Frank Schipper Construction Trudi & Rich Schuette Helene Segal & George Konstantinow, in memory of George Konstantinow, Sr. Barbara & Sam Toumayan The Wade Fund, in appreciation of Léni Fé Bland Parmele D. & Frank B. Williams

PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Peter & Rebecca Adams Jim & Linda Armstrong Art & Ann Ayres Gwen & Henry Baker Dick & Sally Barden Marlys & Ron Boehm Susan E. Bower Roland & Joyce Bryan Helen Caldwell Jacques A. Charest & Kathryn Utterback Frederick W. Clough Drs. Sue & JW Colin Julie & Jeff Conway Joanie & Roger Craton Jane Eagleton, in memory of George Eagleton Tom & Doris Everhart Jonathan Fox & Dr. Gregory Roper Ron & Ellie Freese Kiki & David Gindler Gina Graham & Jemal James Polly Griscom, in memory of Warren Elliott Mark Gross

Douglas H. Harris Joanne C. Holderman Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson & Judge George Eskin (Ret.) Peter & Marty Karoff Mahri Kerley Laura Kuhn Doris Murray Kuhns R.J. Kuhns Family Aaron Lieberman & Carol Spungen Bill & Deanna Major Edwin & Josie Martin Mimi Michaelis Kristi Newton and Joseph Beban Ian & Joyce Ritchie Elizabeth Ross Douglas & Diane Scalapino Howard & Ethel Scar Peter Schuyler & Lisa Stratton Dale & Judy Seborg Karen & Robert Sinsheimer Steve Starkey & Olivia Erschen Catherine R. Steinke William & Patricia Stinehart The Stone Family Foundation Mehgan & Dave Tanner Bicky Townsend Susan Van Abel & Eric Oltmann Eleanor Van Cott Village Modern Foods Drs. Linda & Fred Wudl Carolyn & Philip Wyatt Wendy Yager We remember fondly those who are no longer with us, and are grateful for the generations of families who continue to support ETC, The New Vic, and Santa Barbara’s vibrant arts and culture community.

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SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY

Zen and the art of Mitochondrial Maintenance: The Machinery of Death Makes a Healthier Life

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HILE WE ALL ASPIRE FOR a long lifespan, what is most coveted is a long period of vigor and health, or “healthspan,” that precedes the inevitable decline of advancing age. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that instruments of death that cells use to commit suicide when things go wrong contribute to making a longer and healthier life by revitalizing the specialized cellular compartments called mitochondria.

Mitochondria generate the energy for all of our activities, from movement to thought. These power plants inside our cells descended from what were once free-living bacteria.

“We are a sort of hybrid creature that arose from two independent evolutionary lineages: mitochondria, which were once bacteria, and the rest of the cell surrounding them,” notes Joel Rothman, a professor of molecular biology whose lab conducted the research.

This dual evolutionary origin means that our DNA resides in two separate compartments in each of our cells: the nucleus, where most of our genome is located, and the mitochondria with their own DNA, as a remnant of their bacterial provenance.

“As we age, damage to the DNA in these cellular power houses accumulates, contributing to age-related decline,” notes Rothman. “Our discovery reveals a way that defective mitochondria are removed, resulting in rejuvenation of cells.”

dementia.

According to Joshi, “Aging can be considered a sort of mitochondrial disease. If we could clear out mitochondrial damage, we would improve healthspan and longevity.”

The research team discovered a system for clearing out damaged mitochondria by using a diminutive worm called C. elegans, renowned for many advances in biomedicine, including those recognized by six Nobel prizes.

The researchers found that enzymes responsible for killing cells are also required to remove damaged mitochondrial DNA. In the absence of these enzymes, defective mitochondria pile up.

Rothman and colleagues were surprised to find that, although some of the same proteins are involved, the overall process of removing the damaged mitochondria is different from that normally used to remove excess cells.

“The machinery for cell death appears to be repurposed to clear out bad mitochondria,” observed Joshi. “By doing so, they restore the health to these vital power houses.”

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By Sonia Fernandez The UC Santa Barbara Current

As a human, you inherited your mitochondrial DNA exclusively from your mother and the same is true for the animals used in the study. The scientists discovered that the burden of defective mitochondria in mothers increases with age. “Unfortunately, the bad mitochondria that build up in mothers as they get older is passed down to their children,” Rothman said.

However, the good news is that it was possible to reduce both accumulation and inheritance of the defective mitochondria: the researchers found that a single gene change that makes the animals age more slowly and that extends their lifespan mitigates these problems.

The research, published in the journal eLife, shows that the biological machinery that functions as a “kill switch” for cells that are potentially harmful, Joel Rothman for example those becoming “Slowing the ‘aging clock’ appears to cancerous, also eliminate the defective DNAs cause defective mitochondria to accumulate of mitochondria. more slowly, raising the possibility that anti“There is a yin and yang to mitochondria,” said Pradeep Joshi, a senior scientist and coauthor on the publication. “They produce the energy that sustains life. But with every breath, mitochondria also produce reactive oxygen species, harmful molecules that damage DNA and other parts of our cells.”

Thus, the longer we live, the more damage that occurs. This damage diminishes energy production by mitochondria, with negative consequences for our healthspan. As the heart, muscles, and brain demand the most from this energy supply, aging is inevitably associated with heart failure, loss of muscle function, and

aging interventions could result in healthier mitochondria,” noted Rothman, who is also the founding Director of the Center for Aging and Longevity at UCSB. The research was funded in part by the National Institute on Aging.

These discoveries point to future strategies for removing debilitated mitochondria and rejuvenating cells, paving the way toward additional years of vibrant, disease-free life for all of us to enjoy.

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Robert Downey Jr. to Receive SBIFF’s Maltin Modern Master Award

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INEMA ICON ROBERT DOWNEY JR. WILL RECEIVE the Maltin Modern Master Award, SBIFF’s highest accolade, at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival during a tribute presentation on Friday, February 9th, 2024.

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Robert Downey Jr. is a two-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner who has amassed more than 110 acting credits over the course of his career, including the title character in the blockbuster Iron Man franchise, which launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reshaped the last 15 years of global cinema.

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The ceremony will include an in-person conversation between Downey and legendary film historian and critic Leonard Maltin, for whom the award is named.

The duo will discuss Downey’s expansive five-decade acting career, his rise to becoming one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful actors to date, culminating in his recent searing, indelible performance as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s staggering, global cinematic phenomenon, Oppenheimer.

He earned a Golden Globe Award for his lead performance in the actionadventure Sherlock Holmes, and two Academy Award nominations for Tropic Thunder, and his powerful portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s 1992 biopic Chaplin. Upcoming acting projects include Max’s TV adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer, in which he plays an impressive four supporting roles, and the Paramount Pictures remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Vertigo.

The Modern Master Award was established in 1995. Created to honor an individual who has enriched our culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry, it was re-named the Maltin Modern Master Award in 2015 in honor of long-time SBIFF moderator and renowned film critic Leonard Maltin.

The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place LIVE February 7th to February 17th, 2024. Official events including screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes will be held throughout the city, including at the historic Arlington Theatre.

Passes for the 2024 Festival are on sale now at www.sbiff.org

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Kids Helping Kids Team

Switchfoot to headline Kids Helping Kids Benefit Concert

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By Olivia Marceda / VOICE

N A HEARTWARMING FUSION OF MUSIC AND PHILANTHROPY, Kids Helping Kids, is gearing up for its 2024 benefit concert headlined by the Grammy-winning rock band Switchfoot. Originating from sunny San Diego, Switchfoot has captured the hearts of music enthusiasts across the globe with their electrifying sound and thoughtprovoking lyrics.

“So many of us in Kids Helping Kids feel super connected to their music and its lyric’s themes on power and resilience,” said Providence High School senior and CEO of Kids Helping Kids Maddie Schock.

This year the concert will benefit Set Beautiful Free, a non-profit Switchfoot organization with a 30-year history of combating human trafficking in India. The Kids Helping Kids annual benefit gala concert is a testament to the power of youth. Completely student-produced by Santa Barbara’s local high schools, Kids Helping Kids has a long-standing commitment to making a positive impact.

“We are all excited for January and are enthusiastic to get the ball rolling yet again with Kids Helping Kids,” continued Maddie Schock. “The culmination of Santa Barbara’s local high schools coming together to create change in not only our community but internationally is empowering.”

The Kids Helping Kids concert in support of Set Beautiful Free will take place on January 19th at the Arlington Theatre. This event provides an opportunity not only to enjoy live music but also to make a meaningful difference. It’s a chance to stand with young people who are passionately committed to helping those in need, and to contribute to the critical mission of combating human trafficking.

Set Beautiful Free’s mission is to rescue women and children from the Red Light District and provide them with the rehabilitation programs needed to reintegrate into society. With over 600 residents benefiting from their programs, and dedicated outreach teams venturing into the darkest corners of India, Set Beautiful Free is a beacon of hope.

Tickets will be on sale at www.ArlingtonTheatre.com on Thursday, November 16th. Revenue from the concerts will support children who have been victims of sex trafficking and rescued by the organization Set Beautiful Free.

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Sojourner Kincade Rolle, Rest in Peace

On the Street

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH: Sojourner Kincade Rolle has passed at the age of 80. A community treasure in Santa Barbara, she was our poet laureate, an activist, author, and a voice of peace, with reason and advice for all ages. She was awarded a Congressional honor in 2021. Please remember her words and support her husband Rod Rolle, a friend to all as well, and a press photographer.

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The Promenade – with Cars

TEUSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH: Cars will be allowed back on the State Street promenade for drop offs and pick ups at the Granada Theatre. No cars are currently allowed. A new bike lane will also be painted down the middle of the street in the area. Affected outside dining areas have been removed.

Flights of Fancy THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH: The theme for the 50th Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Celebration & Festival will be Flights of Fancy. June 21st to 23rd, 2024.

Help Ava Decker Fight Cancer

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH: The final cruise ship of the Fall schedule (and the year) has arrived for the day, just off of Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara. The Koningsdam has a capacity of 2,650. The 2023 schedule had 13 stops in the fall.

1st Responders TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH: Overturned vehicle San Marcos Pass at Painted Cave Rd. One person in an AMR ambulance. Santa Barbara Co. Fire, Los Padres, CHP on it.

Expect some slowing both directions.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH: Serious surfer injury - Jalama Beach. Santa Barbara Co. Air support en route with Santa Barbara Co. Fire and AMR. The wound is in the upper leg. Difficult access 1 mi south of the beach/ campground. High tide.

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Remembering The Tea Fire

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH: The Montecito Tea Fire destroyed 210 homes 15 years ago, on November 13, 2008. The fire began in an area where Santa Barbara City College students had been trespassing in the Tea Garden area above Westmont College and had a bonfire they thought was out when they left. Covering this fire, at one point we were cut off by downed power poles and power lines across the road on one side, and a violent blast of embers on another side with powerful winds while we were reporting on students evacuating from Westmont. They sheltered in the gym. On the Riviera, helicopters dropped water all night to prevent the fire from coming over into the Santa Barbara’s Eastside. No one died, but there were some serious injuries.

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Honoring and Celebrating Veterans

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ONORING VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 11TH, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1649 and Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation hosted a community Veterans Day Ceremony at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Drive.

The hundreds of participants witnessed a flyover by The Condor Squadron and presentations and performances by the UCSB Color Guard; Gold Coast Pipe & Drum Band; the Santa Barbara Choral Society; The Prime Time Band; and the national anthem by David Gonzales. There was a keynote talk by Rear Admiral John F Weigold, IV, USN (Ret.); and Taps by Howard Hudson. Master of Ceremonies, LT John W. Blankenship, USN (Fmr.) guided the event to its heartfelt finish.

A national holiday, Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans. It was originally known as Armistice Day in the U.S. and coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. This event honors the dedication, service, and bravery of local men and women who served in the four branches of the U.S. armed forces. To learn more, visit: https://www.pcvf.org/veterans-day-ceremony

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Jaleo at the Museo

Singer/dancer Manuel Gutiérrez landed at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum straight from Córdoba, Spain for two flamenco parties, filling the Covarrubias Adobe to the rim with people, music, and dance.

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ALEO means “bustling fun” and it also refers to Andalusian dance parties where people participate and encourage the dancers with “¡Olé!” or “¡Vamos allá!” (Let’s go!), as Gutiérrez explained to a curious crowd for the first of the two jaleos, the Peña Flamenca.

The jet-lagged flamenco artist explained the particulars of the night, co-hosted by Flamenco! Santa Barbara: “In order for jaleo to happen, we need your encouragement.

Only with jaleo can we groove.” Manuel encouraged the crowd to yell to the dancers, explaining that “Olé comes from yāllāh or O God in arabic.”

The setting of the Covarrubias adobe with its high ceilings was not only magical but also offered great acoustics.

Domingo Antonio Ignacio Carrillo had the home built in 1817 for his wife, Concepción Pico Carrillo. It receives its name not from its original owner, Concepcón, but for José María Covarrubias, who married into the Carrillo family.

Over a dozen students flanked the dance floor, taking turns to improvise bulerías to the guitar of Alex Jordan (Habana, Cuba), the “cante” (singing) of Gutiérrez himself, with Jack Harwood (2023 Spirit of Fiesta) on cajón and Amanda Cuevas doing “palmas”

(clapping). Harwood and Cuevas took their turn on the dance floor, once with Riley Harwood, who went from audience member to performer. “Flamenco is very spontaneous,” Gutiérrez added, “not to show off, but to enjoy the moment.”

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The beauty of the fast 12-beat bulería is that everybody expresses themselves with their own personality.

“Sometimes we need to have fun after all the training,” explained Manuel, “and this is what this night is all about.”

Two days later Manuel was back, this time for a concert of serious fun, Flamenco Íntimo, made possible by a contribution from Schlinger Family Foundation. He had gotten over his jet lag by singing nonstop during his busy Santa Barbara stint. Jordan, Cuevas, and Harwood were also back, with the addition of dancer Vanessa Albalos (Chihuahua, Mexico).

Manuel danced a hypnotizing martinete and some tangos, Alex played a bulería solo, Vanessa captivated with guajira and alegría, and Amanda performed a beautiful soleá por bulería. At the end, Manuel invited four flamenco students to join in.

Before each performance, Spanish wine and tapas were served on the patio. It was there that I met Mark and Sheela Hunt and learned that Mark’s great uncle, Edwin Gledhill, was one of the founders of the

Amanda Cuevas, Jack Harwood, Manuel Gutiérrez, Alex Jordan, Vanessa Albalos

Historical Society and the Gledhill Library is named after him.

(the peñas happen about once every two months).

A much loved community venue, the museum hosts many large-scale events, and weddings, but now, with this new series of on-going jaleos, you don’t have to attend a huge event to enjoy the magical space. Consider attending one of the jaleos

You can support and become a member of Santa Barbara Historical Museum at www.sbhistorical.org.

You may also want to sign up to Flamenco! Santa Barbara’s mailing list at www.flamencosb.org to get first dibs, as they fill up pretty quickly.

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Downtown Santa Barbara Community Fall Festival

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

The lively music of ABBA, John Philip Sousa, and Man of La Mancha will fill the San Marcos High School Auditorium when Santa Barbara’s very own Prime Time Band presents its fall concert, Flights of Fancy, at 2pm on Sunday, November 19th. All are welcome to this free concert.

Friday, November 17th MUSIC

PIANIST DANIIL TRIFONOV Playing Mozart, Beethoven, and more • UCSB Arts & Lectures • UCSB Campbell Hall • $15-65 • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7pm Fr, 11/17.

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES Chamber Singers Concert • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • Free • 7pm Fr, 11/17.

STEVE HACKETT Rock concert • Lobero Theatre • $79161 • www.lobero.org • 8pm Fr, 11/17.

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SB ANTIQUE, DECORATIVE ARTS, & VINTAGE SHOW & SALE Shop over 50 dealers from across the country • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $6-8, ages 12 and under free

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GUADALUPE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON AIR QUALITY • Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club • 5:30-8pm, 11/17

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OPENING FOR CALIFORNIA DREAMING: COMING OF AGE IN AMERICA’S OTHER HEARTLAND Lecture/presentation & tour of new exhibition • UCSB Library Instruction & Training 1312 • Free: https://tinyurl.com/tdtswh46 • 4pm, 11/17

TEENS

TEEN ANIME & MANGA CLUB Meet other fans • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free • 4-5:30pm Fr, 11/17.

Saturday, November 18th CHILDREN

SUPERHERO DAY Create costumes and practice superhero skills • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free • 1:30-3pm Sa, 11/18.

MUSIC

DMA RECITAL Tenor Lorenzo Johnson, Jr. • UCSB Karl Geiringer Hall • Free • https:// tinyurl.com/2s43n9fy • 2pm Sa, 11/18.

DMA LECTURE RECITAL Pianist Lucía Álvarez Núñez • UCSB Music 1145 • Free • https://tinyurl. com/ywp2v7p • 4pm Sa, 11/18.

SATURDAYS ON STATE Live music with Neil Erickson • Paseo Nuevo, De La Guerra Place • Free • 6-8pm Sa, 11/18.

RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS Blues concert • Carrillo Recreation Center • $10-45 • https://sbblues.org • 7pm Sa, 11/18.

It’s Your Library

Santa Barbara Ghost Tours Walk with Professor Julie as she shares tales of mystery and history... & meet friendly spirits...

Call or text to schedule your walking tour! • 805-905-9019

STAY & PLAY • Share stories with kids • Eastside Library ~ 8:3010am Tu • Montecito Library ~ 9-10:30am Tu MUSIC & MOVEMENT • For ages 2-5 • Shoreline Park • 10:30-11am Th • Central Library ~ 10-10:30am Th. BABY AND ME • For babies 0-14 months • Central Library ~

11-11:30am We • Eastside Library ~ Bilingual ~ 11-11:30am Th LIBRARY ON THE GO Samarkand ~

9-10am Tu, 11/21 • Grace Village ~ 11am-12pm Tu, 11/21 • State St. Farmer’s Market ~ 3-6:30pm Tu, 11/21 • Alameda Park ~ 10am12pm We, 11/22 • Bohnett Park ~ 3:30-5pm We, 11/22

READ TO A DOG • For grades 3-6 • Eastside Library ~ 3-4pm We.

Photo by Gmmvld63. Creative Commons.

Photo courtesy of Prime Time Band

Prime Time Band: Flights of Fancy

Celebrate fall with friends, family, and neighbors at the Downtown Santa Barbara Community Fall Festival, held 1 to 5pm on Saturday, November 18th along the 800 block of State St. Open to all ages, the festival will feature music, art, games, free haircuts, and a special guest performance by bilingual rapper MC Magic. The Downtown Santa Barbara Organization hosts this free event in collaboration with Councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez and local rap artist Sad Boy. SYMPHONIC SPECTACULARS! FEATURING TIME FOR THREE Grammy-winning trio joins the SB Symphony • Granada Theatre • $35175 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 11/18 & 3pm 11/19.

BRUCE COCKBURN Folk, rock & special guest Steve Postell • Lobero Theatre • $40-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Sa, 11/18.

EARTHKRY Jamaican roots - reggae, soul, and rock • SOhO • $20-30 • www.sohosb.com • 8pm Sa, 11/18.

OUTDOORS

BUILDING HABITAT IN YOUR HOME GARDEN Hands-on class • SB Botanic Garden • $25-40 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:30-10:30am Sa, 11/18.

NATURE WALKS AT ELINGS PARK Explore local plants and bugs • Elings Park • Free • Details: https://tinyurl.com/4mtats3z • 9am Sa, 11/18.

BLIND FITNESS BEACH WALK AND RUN Fitness opportunity for blind and low-vision individuals • Meet in front of Cabrillo Pavilion • Free, RSVP to brianna@blindfitness.org • 9:3011:30am Sa, 11/18.

SPECIAL EVENTS

DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY FALL FESTIVAL All-ages festival with music, art, games, free haircuts, and more • 800 block of State St. • Free • 1-5pm Sa, 11/18.

FARMER & THE FLEA Shop local vendors • El Presidio • Free • 10am-4pm Sa, 11/18.

CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS EXPO A family-friendly day of learning and activities • MOXI • Included with admission • 10am-2pm Sa, 11/18.

COAST VILLAGE WEEK Shop special deals with local businesses all week • Coast Village Road • Free • Su, 11/12-Sa, 11/18.

READY TO HANG Pop up art show • Community Arts Workshop • 6pm, 11/18

Sunday, November 19th CHILDREN

CHAUCER’S BOOK SIGNING Children's author Mike Bender, The Most Serious Fart • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 3pm Su, 11/19.

fix pain

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specializing in injuries, sports and repetitive motion

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Maria Bermudez’ Sonidos Gitanos

Courtesy of Lobero Thearte

Swirling with passion and grace, ten international gypsy flamenco music and dance performers will join forces on the Lobero Theatre stage for Maria Bermudez’ Sonidos Gitanos at 7:30pm on Sunday, November 26th. For tickets ($45-80) visit www.lobero.org

OMAR VELASCO & ELENA SHELTON Rock & indie concert • Alcazar Theatre • $25 • www.thealcazar.org • 7-10pm Su, 11/19.

STRING CHAMBER CONCERT Westmont students • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • Free • 7pm Su, 11/19.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

WILLIAM WEGMAN: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS ART Artist known for images of Weimaraner dogs discusses his art • SB Museum of Art, Mary Craig Auditorium • Free-$15 • www.sbma.net • 11am Su, 11/19.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SANTA BARBARA PLANT SWAP & SALE MARKET Shop and swap everything plants • Fox Wine Co, 120 Santa Barbara St • Free • 12-4pm Su, 11/19.

UCSB Lumina & Singing Gauchos Fall Concert

Harmoniously merging the poetry of Emily Dickinson with vocal performance, the UCSB Lumina and Singing Gauchos choirs will perform their next concert, Hope, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St., at 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 21st. For tickets ($7-10, students and ages 12 & under free) visit https://tinyurl.com/a4ukysas

Monday, November 20th LECTURES/MEETINGS

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Live improv comedy show • Lobero Theatre • $74 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Su, 11/19 & 11/20.

DANCE

THANKSGIVING CONTRA DANCE AND POTLUCK SUPPER Contra dance, live music, and potluck • SB Country Dance Society • Carrillo Recreation Center • $12 • To sign up for a side dish, dessert, or beverage contact 805-259-7305 • 5-9:30pm Su, 11/19.

MUSIC

PRIME TIME BAND CONCERT Big band music • San Marcos High School auditorium • Free • 2pm Su, 11/19.

STUDENT CARILLON RECITAL Free, outdoor concert • UCSB Storke Tower • 2pm Su, 11/19.

SCHUBERTIADE I Baritone Ben Lowe and pianist Robert Cassidy • St. Mark’s-in-theValley • $25-50, students free • https://tinyurl.com/5n93shey • 4pm Su, 11/19.

Music Academy’s Mariposa Series Presents Frank Huange and Natasha Kislenko With a beautifully sustained sound thanks to silky smooth bow changes and impressive control, Frank Huang, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, will join Music Academy teaching artist and alum Natasha Kislenko (piano) for the final Mariposa concert of the year.

Among the night’s program

PFLAG NOVEMBER MEETING Speaking Up in Allyship Around Family and Close Acquaintances • Unitarian Society, 1525 Santa Barbara St., and on Zoom • Register with pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com • 7pm Mo, 11/20.

SPECIAL EVENTS

COMMUNITY INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE Service with representatives of Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Unitarian, Catholic, and Protestant traditions • First United Methodist Church • Free • 7-8pm Tu, 11/21.

MUSIC

MARIPOSA CONCERT SERIES Classical concert with violinist Frank Huang & pianist Natasha Kislenko • Music Academy, Hahn Hall • Free-$55 • www. musicacademy.org • 7pm Mo, 11/20.

WINTER MORNING WALKS UCSB Chamber Choir & UCSB Jazz Ensemble Concert • Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. • $7-10, students & 12 and under free • https://tinyurl.com/2uux8uvm • 7:30pm Mo, 11/20.

highlights, they will perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 5 for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring” and Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22.

For tickets, visit www.musucacademy.org/mariposa

UCSB LUMINA & SINGING GAUCHOS FALL CONCERT Hope, song featuring Emily Dickinson’s poetry • Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. • $7-10, students and ages 12 & under free • https://tinyurl.com/a4ukysas • 7:30pm Tu, 11/21.

INFLECTION POINT - MUSIC FOR PIANOS, TOY PIANOS & KEYBOARDS Featuring Aron Kallay and Vicki Ray • UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • Free • https://tinyurl. com/2p8xmjen • 7:30pm Tu, 11/21.

KING ZERO WITH PET MEDZ Punk reggae party • SOhO • $15-18 • www.sohosb.com • 9pm Fr, 11/24.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Victorian home • Lompoc Valley Historical Society • 207 N. L St., Lompoc • Donations appreciated, group tours by appointment • Contact lompochistory@gmail.com • 10am-1pm Fr, 11/24 & Sa, 11/25.

Ha p p y

Sunday, November 26th

LECTURES/MEETINGS

MUSIC

MUSIC

HOLISTIC NUTRITION Taught by herbalist & nutritionist Emily Sanders • Artemisia Academy • Zoom • $397 • https://tinyurl.com/2vw9nd5x • 1-5pm We 11/1-11/22.

Tuesday, November 21st EPHEMERALITY AND MULTIPLICITY Talk by composer Seth Shafer • UCSB Music Building 387, 1015 • Free • https://tinyurl.com/2tk89y6m • 12:30pm Tu, 11/21.

Friday, November 24th

HOME OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, November 22nd VICTORIAN Explore a holiday-decorated 1875

Photo by Erol Ahmed on Unsplash

COMEDY

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Tha nks g i v in g !

Thursday, November 23rd SPECIAL EVENTS

THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE All are welcome to celebrate Thanksgiving • First Church of Christ, Scientist 120 E. Valerio St. • In-person & Virtual • Details & zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/ bdcvzt46 • Free • 10am Th, 11/23

SOLVANG JULEFEST Month-long holiday celebration with decor, tours, Santa visits, and more • Solvang varying locations, details: https://tinyurl.com/58psa4e3 • Fr, 11/24 through 1/5/24.

DANCE

MARIA BERMUDEZ’ SONIDOS GITANOS Gypsy flamenco music and dance • Lobero Theatre • $45-80 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Su, 11/26.

MUSIC

SUNDAY FUNDAYS Live music and wine specials • SAMsARA Winery & Tasting Room, 6485 Calle Real, Ste E • Free • 2-4pm Su, 11/26.

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Official Website: ArlingtonTheatreSB.com

Fri 1/26: 7:30pm:

Herb Alpert &

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Lani H all

ASK THE SEXPERT Film about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, a 93-year-old sex advice columnist • UCSB Multicultural Center Theater • Free • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 5pm Mo, 11/20.

November 17, 2023

STOP THE WAVE, I WANT TO GET OFF Screening of this exciting surf documentary by Jim Wilhoite • Alcazar Theatre, Carpinteria • $10 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 11/25.

OnSTAGE

HAY FEVER A novelist and retired actress attempt to have a quiet, family weekend • UCSB Theater/Dance • UCSB Performing Arts Theater • $13-19 • www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm Tu, 11/14-11/18; 2pm 11/18-11/19.

Ask the Sexpert

Mon 2/19: 8pm: Colter Wall

Wed 2/21: 7:30pm: Thu 2/22: 7:30pm: Sun 3/10: 4:00pm: Fri 4/19: 8pm: Abraham Verghese Antionio Sanchez Brian Regan ­ The Rat Pack Birdman Live!

TROLLS BAND NEXT GOAL WINS TOGEHTER

Arlington • Metro • Camino

Fiesta • Fairview

Paseo Nuevo

THANKSGIVING

Fiesta

Advance Previews: 11/21 NAPOLEON

WISH

Sneak Sat!

MAY SALTBURN DECEMBER T GIFT ENTERTAINMEN

Paseo Nuevo • Fiesta • Hitchcock • Fairview Camino

Metro • Camino

CARD

Paseo Nuevo

AMERICA’S FAMILY

Special Fiesta: 11/19 - 7pm

Event Schedule subject to change. Please visit metrotheatres.com for theater updates. Thank you.

Features and Showtimes for Nov 17-23, 2023 * = Subject to Restrictions on “SILVER MVP PASSES; and No Passes”

Learn how Dr. Mahinder Watsa, a 93-year-old sex advice columnist and feminist man living in India, is providing a safe space for people to openly discuss sex and desire when the UCSB Multicultural Center screens Ask the Sexpert at 5pm on Monday, November 20th.

Attendance is free, visit https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu

SB Junior High Presents: Mmmbeth

www.metrotheatres.com

METRO 4

FA I R V I E W 225 N FAIRVIEW AVE GOLETA 805-683-3800 Trolls Band Together* (PG): Fri, Mon: 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:40, 6:50, 8:00.Sat/Sun: 11:45, 1:00, 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:40, 6:50, 8:00. Tue-Thur: 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00.

Journey to Bethlehem (PG): Fri: 3:00. Sat: 12:00. Sun/Mon: 3:00.

Five Nights at Freddys (PG13): Fri, Mon: 5:30, 8:15. Sat: 8:15.

Sun: 12:20, 5:30, 8:15.

Wish* (PG): Sat: 4:00. Tue: 3:00, 4:05, 5:25, 6:30, 7:50. Wed/Thur: 12:35, 1:40, 3:00, 4:05, 5:25, 6:30, 7:50.

CAMINO REAL 7040 MARKETPLACE DR GOLETA 805-688-4140 The Hunger Games* (PG13): Fri: 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:45. Sat: 11:15, 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:45.

Sun: 11:15, 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00.

Mon: 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00.

Tues/Wed: 1:00, 4:30, 8:00.

Next Goal Wins* (PG13): Fri-Sat: 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9:05. Sun: 11:30, 2:05, 4;40, 7:20. Mon-Wed: 2:05, 4;40, 7:20.

Priscilla (R): Fri: 3:45, 6:40, 9:30. Sat: 3:45, 6:40, 9:30.Sun: 11:25, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45. Mon: 2:15, 5:00, 7:45.Tue: 2:15.

Thanksgiving* (R): Fri: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55. Sat: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55. Sun: 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:15.Mon-Wed: 3:05, 5:40, 8:15.

The Marvels (PG13): Fri: 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20. Sat: 11:00, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20. Sun: 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30.

Mon-Wed: 2:15, 4:50, 7:30.

Saltburn* (R): Tue: 5:30, 8:30.

Wed/Thur: 2:30, 5:30, 8:30.

HITCHCOCK 371 South Hitchcock Way SANTA BARBARA 805-682-6512 Priscilla (R): Fri-Mon: 4:15, 7:30.

Tue: 4:15.

Killers of the Flower Moon (R): Fri-Mon, Wed/Thur: 3:15, 7:00.

Tue: 7:00.

Napoleon* (R): Tue: 4:00, 7:30.

Wed/Thur: 3:30, 7:30.

618 STATE STREET SANTA BARBARA 805-965-7684 The Hunger Games* (PG13): Fri/Sat: 1:15, 2:15, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15, 9:15. Sun: 1:15, 2:15, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15. Mon/Tue: 2:15, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15.

The Marvels (PG13): Fri/Sat: 1:45, 4:25, · 7:00, 9:35. Sun-Tue: 2:30, 5:10, 7:45.

Five Nights at Freddys (PG13): Fri-Mon: 2:40, 5:20, 8:00. Tue: 2:40.

MET Opera X (NR): Sat: 9:55.

Saltburn* (R): Tue: 5:30, 8:30. Wed/Thur: 2:00, 5:00, 8:00.

NOV 17 - 23

Experience Shakespeare’s great tragedy like never before when the Santa Barbara Junior High School Performing Arts Club presents Mmmbeth, a gender-bending comic take on Macbeth, at the Marjorie Luke Theatre at 7pm on Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th. Tickets ($5-10) will be sold at the door.

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916 STATE STREET SANTA BARBARA 805-963-0455 Trolls Band Together* (PG): Fri-Sun: 12:05, 1:15, 2:25, 3:35, 4:45, 5:55/3D, 7:05, 8:15.

Mon: 1:15, 2:25,3:35, 4:45, 5:55/3D, 7:05, 8:15. Tue-Thur: 2:05, 1:15, 2:25, 3:35, 4:45, 5:55, 7:05, 8:15.

Thanksgiving* (R): Fri-Sun: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05. Mon-Thur: 2:55, 5:30, 8:05.

Journey to Bethlehem (PG): Fri-Sun: 4:20.

Mon: 1:30, 4:20, 6:45.

Radical (PG13): Fri, Sun/Mon: 1:40, 4:35, 7:30. Sat: 1:05, 7:30. Tue: 1:20.

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour* (NR): Fri-Sun: 12:45, 6:45.

Wish* (PG): Sat: 4:00. Tue: 3:05, 4:15, 5:30, 6:40, 7:55. Wed/Thur: 12:40, 1:50, 3:05, 4:15, 5:30/3D, 6:40, 7:55.

America’s Family (NR): Sun: 7:00.

PA S E O N U E V O 8 WEST DE LA GUERRA STREET SANTA BARBARA 805-965-7451 Next Goal Wins* (PG13): Fri: 4:55, 7:30.

Sat-Tue: 2:15, 4:55, 7:30. Wed/Thur: 1:25, 4:40, 7:15.

May December (R): Fri: 5:30, 8:15. Sat-Mon: 2:45, 5:30, 8:15. Tue: 1:40.

Priscilla (R): Fri: 5:15, 8:00. Sat-Thur: 2:30, 5:15, 8:00.

The Holdovers (R): Fri: 4:45, 7:45. Sat-Thur: 1:45, 4:45, 7:45.

Napoleon* (R): Tue: 4:30, 8:05. Wed/Thur: 1:15, 4:00, 7:30.

ARLINGTON 1317 STATE STREET SANTA BARBARA 805-963-9580

Courtesy of UCSB Theater/Dance

HUNGER GAMES

MMMBETH Silly spin on Shakespeare’s tragedy • SBJHS Performing Arts Club • Marjorie Luke Theatre • $5-10 • www.luketheatre.org • 7pm Th, 11/16 & 11/17.

Courtesy of Ask The Sexpert

Coming Friday

The Hunger Games* (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 3:30, 7:00.

Sat/Sun: 12:00, 3:30, 7:00.

Let’s Go To The M O V I E S NORTH S.B. COUNTY THEATRES Movie Listings for 11/16/23-11/20/23

Fri: 1:00pm, 4:15pm, 7:30pm Sat: 9:30pm / Sun: 2:00pm, 5:15pm Mon & Tues: 1:00pm, 4:15pm, 7:30pm Wed: 4:15pm / Thurs: 1:00pm

REEL DEAL (FIRST SHOW EVERY DAY AT MOVIES LOMPOC): $7.50 • (805) 736-1558 / 736-0146 ALL SCREENS NOW PRESENTED IN DOLBY DIGITAL PROJECTION AND DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND! MASTER CARD • VISA • DISCOVER TROLLS BAND TOGETHER -PG-

THU 4:30-7 | FRI 2-4:30-7 | SAT-SUN 11:30-2-4:30-7 MON-TUE-WED 2-4:30-7

THANKSGIVING -R-

THU 7 | FRI 2-4:30-7 | SAT-SUN 11:30-2-4:30-7 MON-TUE-WED 2-4:30-7

THE MARVELS -PG13-

THU-FRI 2-4:30-7 | FRI 2-3:30-4-6-7 | SAT-SUN 11:30-2-4:30-7 | MON-TUE-WED 2-4:30-7

HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLARD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES -PG13THU 7 | FRI 3:30-7 | SAT-SUN 12-3:30-7 MON-TUE-WED 3:30-7

Wed: 1:30pm, 7:30pm https://sbiffriviera.com/ Thurs: 4:45pm, 7:30pm

SBIFFRIVIERA.COM

All Screens Now Presented In Dolby Digital Projection and Dolby Digital Sound!

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40th Annual Light Up A Life Ceremonies

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Photo courtesy of Hospice of Santa Barbara

Messiah Sing Along 2023

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HE 41ST ANNUAL MESSIAH SING ALONG will take place on Tuesday, December 12th, at 7:30pm in the First Presbyterian Church, corner of State and Constance. As it has for many years, this Santa Barbara holiday tradition will benefit Unity Shoppe.

Phillip McLendon will conduct this performance of George Frederick Handel’s choral masterpiece, Messiah. James Mooy has organized the orchestra which includes members of the Santa Barbara City College Symphony. Erin Bonski-Evans is the organist. Four outstanding soloists will also perform. All are volunteering their talents.

The chorus is the audience. Tickets are $10, 100 percent of which goes to Unity Shoppe, the Santa Barbara non-profit which helps some 18,000 of our low-income neighbors, children, and the elderly annually.

Tickets and music scores (bring your own) are available at Chaucer’s in Loreto Plaza and at the door. Tickets are also available at the Unity Gift Shoppe, 1209 State Street. It’s great music and great fun for a great cause. Everyone is invited to make a joyful noise and raise your voice on high. Or come to listen.

For more information, contact Roby Scott: 805-886-5796, robyscott2@gmail.com

SB County Genealogical Society to Host “Finding Your Roots in Mexico” THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY is delighted to welcome community members to its upcoming General Meeting on Saturday, November 18th, for a presentation, titled “Finding Your Roots in Mexico.” It will be a unique opportunity for individuals with Mexican ancestry to learn how to explore their heritage through invaluable Mexican church records dating back over 300 years.

The event will feature John P. Schmal, historian, genealogist, and lecturer, who will guide attendees through the process of accessing Mexican ancestral records online and offer expert insights on how to effectively utilize this information once discovered. Schmal will conduct sample searches in the FamilySearch.org catalog, equipping participants with practical skills to explore their Mexican heritage.

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OSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA will carry their beloved community tradition of remembering and honoring missed loved ones this holiday season with Light Up A Life ceremonies. Each will feature speakers, special guests, entertainment, refreshments, and the lighting of a memorial tree. Dos Pueblos Jazz Choir and Cold Springs Children’s Choir will once again be joining the program.

The Light Up A Life ceremonies will also allow attendees to hang a star in memory of a loved one who has died or in honor of someone living. People are encouraged to personalize their stars–often people like to include a photo or quote to commemorate memories shared.

The events start with stars sales and choir performance; program starts 30 min later This year’s locations are: SANTA BARBARA (LOBERO THEATRE)–Sunday, December 3 • 5:30pm MONTECITO (UPPER VILLAGE GREEN)–Wednesday, December 6 • 4pm– CARPINTERIA (SEAL FOUNTAIN)–Saturday, December 9 • 5pm GOLETA (CAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE)–Sunday, December 10 • 5pm www.hospiceofsb.org

Prince & Fairy Art Contest and Christmas Tree Lighting

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OR TWO TALENTED KIDS, THE HOLIDAY SEASON will come with a great deal of responsibility – lighting the huge community Christmas Tree in Downtown Santa Barbara.

The Christmas Tree lighting process is one of many Downtown Santa Barbara holiday traditions. It starts with young artists (grades K-6) who submit a drawing depicting the year’s theme (Downtown for the Holidays) using any sheet of paper no larger than 11” x 17”. All young artists are welcome.

After a judging process, calls are made to the two winning artists with the proclamation: You have been chosen to light the Christmas tree!

This free event will take place at the First Presbyterian Church at 21 E. Constance Avenue in Santa Barbara. sbgen.org

The Prince & Fairy application deadline is Friday, November 17th by 5pm; and winners will be announced on November 22nd. To learn more about the Downtown Santa Barbara schedule of Holiday events or to participate in the Prince & Fairy Art Contest, contact Claire Rudderow, Tree Lighting Coordinator (Claire@downtownsb.org). www.DowntownSB.org

Masai Giraffe Calf Born at the SB Zoo

“Flights of Fancy” 2024 theme for Solstice

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HE SANTA BARBARA ZOO is pleased to share that the Masai giraffe Adia gave birth to a female calf on Thursday, November 2, and the two are now bonding behind the scenes in the giraffe barn.

Adia was in active labor for about three hours, and the calf ’s legs were first observed around 1pm.

The calf was standing approximately 23 minutes after being born, is nursing, and appears strong and healthy. www.sbzoo.org

Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Zoo

Masai giraffes are endangered due to the significant decline of this species in the wild in recent decades. The number of Masai giraffes in human care here in the U.S. is relatively small.

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HE SOLSTICE THEME FOR 2024 — ALSO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOLSTICE PARADE, which began in 1974 to celebrate mime artist Michael Gonzales’ birthday has been selected. It’s Flights of Fancy!

“Besides wings, birds, rockets, planes, and other flying things, there’s fancy-dress, ‘Flights of Fancy’ and your imagination can fly you anywhere,” said Executive Director Penny Little about possible theme interpretations.

The process for selecting 2024’s theme included public input online and from the Theme Party and Fashion Show at Wylde Works.

More than 100 theme entries were examined by the ad hoc “Theme Decision Committee” — composed of the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and staff and members of the art community. The list was narrowed to the top four. The final vote made by the Program Committee was almost unanimous.

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Water Polo Championship

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Wolf Named California Teacher of the Year

By Olivia Marceda / VOICE

AN MARCOS BOYS WATER POLO secured the title of Division 2 CIF Champions at the home pool of their cross-town rivals, Dos Pueblos, on Saturday, November 11th.

The crowd was full of enthusiastic alumni, teachers, and a packed student section. Several students from each school showed up in full body paint to cheer on their school’s athletes. Over 1,000 community members witnessed the sold-out matchup.

“I’m proud of the boys; they worked hard all season and came together as a team to finish strong. It’s a long, hard road to get to the finals, but our team put in the work and it paid off,” said San Marcos Boys Water Polo Coach Peera Sukavivatanachai. “I’m grateful DP hosted the final game. I think it was a great opportunity for the entire Santa Barbara community to come together and cheer on both teams.”

The game went back and forth over possession of the ball, creating an electric atmosphere for attendees. It was close in the first half, with quarter two ending with DP at 5 goals and SM at 4. During the second half, San Marcos dominated defense and offense, though, only allowing DP to score one more goal while SM scored five more, winning the championship 9-6.

“This game feels very special. I played club with a lot of the Dos Pueblos team, and grew up with them. I just have a lot of respect for all of the players,” said San Marcos sophomore and Center Defender, Will Stuart. Will scored three goals, the most by any player in the game.

San Marcos moved on to the California State Tournament on Tuesday.

GREGORY WOLF, a social sciences teacher at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School was named 2024 California Teacher of the Year, the highest state recognition a teacher can earn.

Wolf was named the 2024 Santa Barbara County teach of the year this past spring.

“I’m overwhelmed and speechless,” said Wolf, adding that he is still processing the news.

“This is a wonderful validation of my efforts to put my students at the center of everything and allow them more ownership of their own learning.”

The California Teacher of the Year serves as an ambassador of the profession and as a representative of the state for the calendar year, said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who delivered the news to Wolf personally.

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Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido was elated by the news and said she looks forward to recognizing the achievement on November 4, at SBCEO’s A Salute to Teachers event, where Wolf Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District Superintendent Andrew Schwab, 2024 Santa Barbara will now be celebrated as both the County Teacher of the Year Gregory Wolf, and Santa Santa Barbara County Teacher Ynez Valley Union High School Principal Michael of the Year and the California Niehoff Teacher of the Year. “Recognition at this level is a testament to Mr. Wolf ’s unwavering commitment to excellence in education, his dedication to nurturing the minds and hearts of our students, and his tireless efforts to inspire a love for learning in the classroom. We look forward to seeing the positive influence he will have as a statewide ambassador of education.”

Downtown Halloween Decor Contest Winners On a spookey October afternoon, three Downtown Santa Barbara Businesses won a prize in the annual Halloween Decor Contest, out of a field of 18 scary entries.

The winners were: 1st Place, Wildcat Lounge (15 W. Ortega).

Wildcat staff created an extensive and immersive display, which filled their entire space with custom-made décor.

2nd Place, Whiskey Richards (435 State Street).

Presenting a display with smoke, spooky clowns, and a giant Spider clinging on to the bar.

3rd Place, The Red Piano (519 State Street), for an original display with lots of hands-on effort, with a large amount of witches, cauldrons, and wand-powered candles.

The top 3 contestants will receive Metro Theatre movie passes worth a total of $300.

Runners-Up: State Street Axe Club (427 State Street), Old Kings Road (532 ½ State Street), and The Cruisery (501 State Street).

The Downtown Santa Barbara Halloween Decor Contest and Downtown Halloween Trick-or-Treat are sponsored by Downtown Santa Barbara and are FREE to the community and participating businesses.

For more information, call 962.2098x800 or visit www.DowntownSB.org.

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Ryan Gosling to Receive the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film

A Critical Shortage in Turkey Donations This Year

The Foodbank initiated its annual Turkey Drive on November 1st, however the level of contributions received has not met the anticipated expectations. Need is outpacing donations with just ten days left before Thanksgiving. This year, the Foodbank served over 230,000 unduplicated individuals—a 40 percent increase from last year. Low-income families are feeling the pressure of increased food and gas prices, inflation as a whole, the expiration of pandemic-related food programs, and a lack of affordable housing and affordable childcare. The annual Turkey Drive seeks to provide wholesome holiday meals to local families who are struggling financially.

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ITH ANOTHER ACCLAIMED, IF QUIRKY, PERFORMANCE UNDER HIS BELT, SBIFF has selected Ryan Gosling to receive the 16th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film. Gosling’s incredible range as a performer can currently be seen in this year’s critically acclaimed cinematic standout, Barbie. The prestigious award, which benefits Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s year-round educational programs, will be presented on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at a BlackTie dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara.

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OCAL NONPROFIT THE FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY is only at six percent of its goal of 4,000 turkeys for its annual Turkey Drive. They are concerned that they may not hit their goal before the Thanksgiving holiday on November 23rd.

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“Ryan Gosling has long been both a dramatic and comedic force in front of the camera. This year, thanks to his universally hailed, triumphant performance as Ken in Barbie he has become a true cinematic powerhouse,” stated Executive Director, Roger Durling.

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Since 2006, the annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film has been awarded to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in front of the camera, behind, or both. Past honorees are Michelle Yeoh, Martin Scorsese, Hugh Jackman, Dame Judi Dench, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Jessica Lange, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Quentin Tarantino, Ed Harris, and John Travolta.

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“The Foodbank needs small turkeys and chickens to ensure everyone in our county can have a wholesome holiday dinner,” explained Paul Wilkins, Foodbank Chief Operations Officer. “With the highest food inflation rate in decades, food banks across the country expect to be hit hard in the last quarter of the year, the need is higher now than ever this year.”

Community members may drop off turkeys, chickens, and hams at the Foodbank’s warehouses Monday through Friday.

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DEADLINE: Donations are encouraged to be made by November 22nd, ensuring timely delivery to families in preparation for Thanksgiving.

Extended Support: While the Turkey Drive concludes on November 22, the Foodbank will continue to accept donations for holiday food distribution until December 11, 2023, supporting families throughout the holiday season.

Koegel Autism Center Holds 3rd Annual Neurodivergent-Curated Art Show

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HE KOEGEL AUTISM CENTER’S CREATIVE CLUB AND COMMUNITY groups will be holding the third annual Neurodivergent-Curated Art Show, “Unmasking Through Art,” on Thursday, December 7th, from 5:30 to 8pm at the Koegel Autism Center on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

This event is free and open to the public.

Artists, musicians, and performers working with all forms of art — including painting, writing, drawing, spoken word, sculpture, music, digital work, photography, video, and more – are encouraged to participate in the art show.

Artists will have the opportunity to place their works for sale, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the artist.

Artists and performers who would like to participate in the show should email hannahcrousore@ucsb.edu with any questions.

The Koegel Autism Center, at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UCSB, is internationally recognized for its innovative autism research and clinical training. Led by Center Director Dr. Ty Vernon and Clinical Director Dr. Anna Krasno, the center focuses on the development and implementation of strength-based, motivational support services, interventions, and psychological evaluations for individuals with autism and their families.

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Community members or local businesses who would like to host a turkey drive may call 805-967-5741 or email paguirre@foodbanksbc.org Community members may sponsor holiday meals online by visiting: donate.foodbanksbc.org/sponsoraturkeydinner2023/

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VERY YEAR SINCE 2003, researchers in the UC Santa Barbara Computer Science Department have hosted a hacking event, called International Capture the Flag (iCTF). The event has grown into one of the largest and longest-running educational hacking competitions in the world, involving dozens of universities and thousands of student participants who put their cybersecurity skills to the test.

Thanks to sponsorship from the newly established AI (Artificial Intelligence) Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION) and collaboration from UCSB’s Women in Computer Science (WiCS), the 2023 iCTF will feature a new design, and for the first time, a separate competition for high school students.

“We believe an introduction to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity needs to happen in K-12 education, so, we are thrilled to open the competition to high school students for the first time,” said Tim Robinson, managing director of the ACTION Institute. “Children are already interacting with and impacted by AI and security at an early age. So, why wait for college? We believe that it is never too early to start recognizing and solving challenges in the area of computer security.”

The 2023 iCTF will run from Saturday, December 2nd, through Friday, December 8th.

This edition of the competition will be challenge-based, meaning that instead of teams attacking each other as in previous years, each team will independently try to solve a set of challenges. The new format will allow teams to solve problems in class or on campus. There is no fee to enter the competition, and teams can register until Friday, November 24th.

To register a team or learn more information, please visit ictf.cs.ucsb.edu .

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Housing Must Be Saved

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EALTORS ARE LOUDLY CRYING that holding interest rates at the current high level for a prolonged period is destroying the housing market, I said recently. Existing-home sales are now at the lowest level since the Great Recession, and the danger is a serious housing downturn which could lead to another recession.

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It has prompted NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun to say, "As has been the case throughout this year, limited inventory and low housing

By Harlan Green affordability continue to hamper home sales. The Federal Reserve simply cannot keep raising interest rates in light of softening inflation and weakening job gains."

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Why is he so concerned? The ten-year benchmark Treasury yield that determines fixed mortgage rates has just breached five percent for the first time since July 2007.

This last happened in the lead up to the busted housing bubble and Great Recession of 2007-2009.

Alan Greenspan’s Federal Reserve at the time had raised their Fed Funds rate to 5.25 percent om August 2006 and held it to June 2007 before easing credit conditions.

The Great Recession was determined to have begun in December 2007. There is not as much danger of it happening today because bank reforms have made financial markets more wary, yet past housing industry downturns have been predictive of past recessions. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1axa5#

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE, Oct 23, 2023

The same confluence of high mortgage rates with the Fed Funds rate is in danger of happening again today, only much more quickly as the real estate market has shrunk drastically during the Fed’s current tightening cycle.

According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 7.57 percent as of October 12 (see above FRED graph). That's up from 7.49 percent the previous week and 6.92 percent one year ago.

Existing-home sales fell even lower in September, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

Among the four major U.S. regions, sales rose in the Northeast but receded in the Midwest, South, and West. All four regions registered year-over-year sales declines.

Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – waned 2.0 percent from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million in September. Year-overyear, sales dropped 15.4 percent (down from 4.68 million in September 2022), said the NAR.

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Single-family home sales slipped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.53 million in September, down 1.9 percent from 3.6 million in August and 15.8 percent from the prior year. The median existing single-family home price was $399,200 in September, up 2.5 percent from September 2022, said the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).

This mortgage rate has made housing even less affordable for first-time home buyers. First-time buyers were responsible for 27 percent of sales in September, down from 29 percent in August 2023 and September 2022, and prepandemic levels closer to 40 percent.

NAR's 2022 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers – released in November 2022 – found that the annual share of first-time buyers was 26 percent, the lowest since NAR began tracking the data.

A record number of multi-family units (apartments) are under construction, as there are now a record number of Americans needing some kind of housing, and more apartments might create more affordable rents.

But it won’t satisfy those still holding the American dream of owning their own home, I said recently. "For the third straight month, home prices are up from a year ago, confirming the pressing need for more housing supply," Yun said.

Have the Fed Governors learned from their actions leading to the Great Recession? They again reached the 5.25 percent rate recently after raising their interest rate for more than one year. The question will be how long they dare to keep them so high without causing another recession.

Long-term interest rates may remain higher because of the unusual flood of Treasury securities on the market that is financing a new industrial resurgence and the need for higher military spending.

But there’s no need for the Fed to continue to restrict credit with inflation still on the decline. We need higher economic growth more than ever with so much geopolitical uncertainty, and a poor housing market.

So, who really knows where we might land next year?

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT WITH SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, SECURED BY A RESTATED DEED OF TRUST, AND NEW NINETY-YEAR AFFORDABILITY CONTROL COVENANT IMPOSED ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 821 BATH STREET; AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS NECESSARY

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on November 7, 2023.

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

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on November 7, 2023.

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

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Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Kristen W. Sneddon, Mayor Randy Rowse

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None

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ABSTENTIONS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on November 7, 2023. /s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager

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Petitioner: Kyra Pelz-Walsh filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kyra Pelz-Walsh to proposed name Kyra Pelz Curran. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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• 1304 Punta Gorda Street Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

017-341-001 R-MH (Residential Multi-Unit and Hotel) PLN2023-00319 Jose Luis Esparza / Jose Alonso Permit single-story addition to garage to allow for enclosed storage space.

• 1201 Del Oro Avenue Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

045-214-010 E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay) PLN2023-00027 Andrew Matt / Joseph Hopkins Interior Setback Modification for “as-built” mechanical equipment.

• 138 Powers Avenue Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

017-570-017 M-1/S-D-3 (Light Manufacturing/Coastal Overlay) PLN2022-00356 Filing Date: January 11, 2023 Barbara Wheeler / Michael Corrigan New mead production facility and tasting room.

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Contact your local loan agent or mortgage broker for current rates: DRAPER & KRAMER MORTGAGE CORP. Please call for current rates: Russell Story, 805-895-8831 PARAGON MORTGAGE GROUP Please call for current rates: 805-899-1390 HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES Please call for current rates: Erik Taiji, 805-895-8233, NMLS #322481

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U.S. BANK Please call for current rates: Teri Gauthier, 805-565-4571 • Coastal Housing Partnership Member Rates are supplied by participating institutions prior to publishing deadline and are deemed reliable. They do not constitute a commitment to lend and are not guaranteed. For more information and additional loan types and rates, consumers should contact the lender of their choice.

CASA Santa Barbara cannot guarantee the accuracy and availability of quoted rates. All quotes are based on total points including loan. Rates are effective as of 11/15/2023. ** Annual percentage rate subject to change after loan closing.

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William Wegman: An Introduction to His Art Sunday, November 19 • 11 am William Wegman, best known for images of his Weimaraner dogs, will speak about his pioneering work in painting, drawing, photography, and video, beginning with his start in California in the 1970s. $10 SBMA Members / $15 Non-Members Free for students and teachers with valid ID

Purchase tickets at tickets.sbma.net Mary Craig Auditorium Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State Street Courtesy of William Wegman

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• At the Arts Fund Gallery, see their 30 year anniversary Teen Arts Mentorship Show. Then take a complementary tour of the Museum of Sensory and Movement Experiences. Outside, watch teens perform and ask Simon to create a poem just for you.

6:30pm - Community tango dancers will create a red and black painting (tango colors) by dancing on a canvas to Ruben Tedesco’s live tango music. (The performance is sponsored by Nomad Tango.)

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NE OF THE LARGEST ART POP UPS OF THE YEAR, Ready to Hang is celebrating its 4th year with another show of all local artists presenting 12 by 12 inch creations, on November 18th from 6 to 9pm at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street.

“Ready to Hang is both a public display and an intimate glimpse into the creative practices of our incredible art community,” said Michael Long, Ready to Hang Curator.

This show is one of the region’s largest showcases of local art. In 2022 there were 408 pieces of art by more than 200 artists, and over the show’s two nights more than 800 people visited. Up to 450 pieces are anticipated this year, and even more artists and visitors are participating.

“It offers artists a chance to come out of the studio and share their work with one another.”

Tony Askew, longtime Santa Barbara resident, established local artist, and former art professor, reflected. “This is a great opportunity for artists of Santa Barbara to explore size constraints in their work in a great art space.”

Music for the public sale will be provided by Tripform, the groundbreaking music duo of Pablo Manzarek and Norm Reed. Video projections will be provided by the Environment Makers. Submissions this year are already nearing the 300 mark and entries are still steadily being submitted.

“Ready to Hang has quickly become one of the most beloved events of the entire year, and it’s a personal favorite of mine,” said Nathan Vonk, Owner of Sullivan Goss Gallery and Presenting Sponsor of Ready to Hang. “It’s one of the biggest art shows of the year, but also one of the most intimate, a real celebration of our community’s creative diversity.”

Purchases will be immediately available to “un-hang” and take home.

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Local News for a Global Village | www.VoiceSB.com COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • www.colettecosentino.com CORRIDAN GALLERY: California Sojourns by Karen Fedderson ~ Dec 23 • 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-6 • 805-966-7939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES

CPC GALLERY: By appt • 36 E Victoria St • Gallery@CPCSB.org CYPRESS GALLERY: Critters – Real And Imagined ~ Nov 26 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Emerging artists from around the country • 15 W Gutierrez • 805-963-1157 • Tu-Sat 11–5 • www.elizabethgordongallery.com

Evening Glow - Douglas Preserve Original Oil Painting by

Ralph Waterhouse JO MERIT

Modernist Artist www.jomerit.com JoMeritModern@gmail.com 10 West Gallery 10 WEST GALLERY: 2023 Holiday All-Member Exhibit ~ Jan 14 • 10 W Anapamu • Wed-Mon 11-5 • 805770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY: Kids Draw Architecture ~ November • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • www.afsb.org ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM: Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance ~ Mar 3, ‘24; Please, Come In… ~ Dec17 • Sat-Sun 12-5 • www.museum.ucsb.edu

Waterhouse Gallery La Arcada at State & Figueroa Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-962-8885 www.waterhousegallery.com

CASA DOLORES: Candelario Medrano: the surrealist folk genius; Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing; Christmas and Mexican Nativity Scenes ~ coming soon • 1023 Bath St • www.casadolores.org CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Sunshine on Tuesdays • 1st fl, 105 E Anacapa St • 805-568-3994 CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: Digital Handcraft ~ Nov • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4pm Daily • www.claystudiosb.org

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: 302 E Cota St • 805-884-0459 • www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap • We 11-4; Th 11-5; Fr, Sat 11-4

EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • Th-Sun 11-4 • www.sbthp.org ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Looking Back: Tokyo, Gibraltar, Berlin & Sperlonga: Paintings by Glen Rubsamen ~ Nov 18 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • Th-Mo 11-5 • www.elverhoj.org FAULKNER GALLERY: WEST: Jean Morrison Phillips; MAIN: Adaptation: Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild ~ Nov • 40 E Anapamu St • 805-962-7653 GALLERY 113: SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-9656611 • Mo-Sa 11-5; Sun 1-5 • www.gallery113sb.com GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Britt Friedman and Gerry Winant - Points Of View”~ Nov 30 • Thu-Mo 10-5 • 805-688-7517 • www.gallerylosolivos.com GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: 805.969.9990 • www.lotusland.org GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: 500 N. Fairview Ave • Tu-Thu: 10-7pm; Fri & Sa 10-5:30pm; Su 1-5pm • www.TheGoletaValleyArtAssociation.org

THE ARTS FUND: Celebrating 30 years of Arts Mentorships ~ opens Nov 17 • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av • Wed-Sun 11-5; www.artsfundsb.org • 805-233-3395

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists, Ruth Ellen Hoag • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • M-Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 • 805-565-4700 LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: Three Multi-Artist Galleries at La Cumbre Plaza - Elevate, Fine Line, and Illuminations Galleries • TuesSun noon-5 • www.lcccasb.com LEGACY ARTS SANTA BARBARA: SB Visual Artists Holiday Exhibit • Art, Music, Legacy • 1230 State St• www.CreateLegacyMusic.com LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN GALLERY: 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459.

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: Small Town Big Appetite~ Nov 19 • Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-9625588 • www.artlacuna.com MAUNE CONTEMPORARY: Piscinas by Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo • 1309 State St • Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-8692524 • www.maune.com MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Exploration + Innovation • Daily 10-5 • 805-770-5000 • 125 State St • www.moxi.org MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SANTA BARBARA: Cameron Patricia Downey: Orchid Blues ~ Dec 23 • 653 Paseo Nuevo • www.mcasantabarbara.org MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES: La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • www.seehearmove.com MY PET RAM: Paper Moon • 16 Helena Av • Fri-Sun noon-7pm • 805-637-1424 • www.mypetram.com PALM LOFT GALLERY: 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-6849700 • www.Palmloft.com PATRICIA CLARKE STUDIO: 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • www. patriciaclarkestudio.com • 805-452-7739

HELENA MASON ART GALLERY:

PEREGRINE GALLERIES: Early California and American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • www.Peregrine.shop

BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • Tu-Sa 12-5 • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

PETER HORJUS DESIGN: Icon by Peter Horjus ~ ongoing • 11 W Figueroa St • www. peterhorjus.com

CASA DE LA GUERRA: Haas Adobe Watercolors • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • Th-Sun 12-4 • www.sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: 21 W Anapamu • Tu-Su 10-4 • 805-962-5322 • https://karpeles.com/museums/sb.php

LightWorks by Rod Lathim; A Slice of Life by Bob Hernandez ~ Dec 24 • 48 Helena Av • 2-6pm, Fri-Sat • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

ATKINSON GALLERY: New Landscapes I ~ Dec 8 • M-Th 11-5; Fr 11-3 • http://gallery.sbcc.edu

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PORTICO GALLERY: Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-7298454 • www.porticofinearts.com RED BARN GALLERY (AT UCSB): By appt • king@theaterdance.ucsb • near bus circle middle of campus.

RUTH ELLEN HOAG www.ruthellenhoag.com @ruthellenhoag 805-689-0858 ~inquire for studio classes~ SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Artists with disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805-260-6705 • www.sbartworks.org SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: SB landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • Tu-Sa 12-6 & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com SB BOTANIC GARDEN: Depth of Field: Botanical Photography Through the Low-key Lens • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • www.sbbg.org SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: California Missions by Edwin Deakin ~ Feb 18, ‘24 • 136 E De la Guerra • Thu 12-5, Fri 12-7; Sat 12-5 • 805-966-1601 • www.sbhistorical.org SB MARITIME MUSEUM: The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • 805-962-8404 • www.SBMM.org SB MUSEUM OF ART: Inside/ Outside ~ Feb 18, 2024; Shape, Ground, Shadow: The Photographs of Ellsworth Kelly ~ Jan 14; Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-andBird Painting ~ Jan 14; From Copper Plate to Collotype ~ Jan 14; Portrait of Mexico Today; Highlights of East Asian Art - Ongoing • Tu-Su, 11-5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805963-4364SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Voyages of Discovery: Natural History Exploration ~ March 10; Mineral exhibition & Prehistoric Forest: Discover Dinosaurs in the Wild ~ ongoing • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • www.sbnature.org SANTA BARBARA SEA CENTER: Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • Daily 10-5 • 805-6824711 • 211 Stearns Wharf • www.sbnature.org

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Art Events Eventos de Arte LA CUMBRE PLAZA 3RD FRIDAY ART WALK • Explore local galleries while enjoying music, dance, mini-portrait sessions • 4th Anniversary LCCCA, 1st Anniversary VOICE Gallery • La Cumbre Plaza • Free • 5-8pm Fr, 11/17.

LASB/SBVA HOLIDAY EXHIBITION RECEPTION • at Legacy Arts SB • Meet SB Visual Artists for a 3rd Friday celebration • Free • 5-8pm Fr, 11/17.

READY TO HANG 2023 • Pop-up show and sale of local artists’ ready-to-hang work • Community Arts Workshop • Free • Private Artists’ Party: 6-9pm Fr, 11/17; Public Sale: 6-9pm Sa, 11/18.

WATERHOUSE GALLERY 39TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION • Live painting demonstrations with 7 local artists ~ 1-4pm • Waterhouse Gallery, La Arcada Ct, SB • Free • 39th Anniv. Reception 4-6pm Sa, 11/18.

SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW • Local artists & artisans • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. • 10am-5pm Sun. CARPINTERIA CREATIVE ARTS • Shop locally made pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30 - 6pm Thu.

UCSB LIBRARY: “Cultura Cura: 50 Years of Self Help Graphics in East LA ~ June 21 • www.library.ucsb.edu

Art | Arte CONTINUED:

SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: Cannibal’s Redux ~ Nov 29 • 10-6 daily • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805-682-4722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com SLICE OF LIGHT GALLERY: Earth & Space Fine Art Photography • 9 W Figueroa St • Mon-Fri 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • www.sliceoflight.com SILO 118: Legacy: Tony Gwilliam and Dorothy Churchill Johnson ~ Nov 25 • 118 Gray St • Th-Sa 12-5/by appt • www.silo118.com SULLIVAN GOSS: Susan Mcdonnell: Radiant Realm ~ Dec 2 • Fall Salon ~ Nov 27; Inga Guzyte: The Decks Were Stacked; Nathan Huff: Forest For The Trees ~ Dec 18 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

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SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR MUSEUM: 122 W. Canon Perdido • Fr-Sa 11-4; Su-Th by appt • 805-687-4623 • www.quinlanmuseum.com

Teddy Bear in Imaginings by the Abstract Art Collective, benefitting the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art Of The Western Saddle • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

at VOICE Gallery La Cumbre Plaza

VOICE GALLERY: Imaginings: Abstract Art Collective ~ Nov 30 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa & Su • 805-965-6448 • www.voicesb.art WATERHOUSE GALLERY MONTECITO: Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mon-Sun • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com WATERHOUSE GALLERY SB: Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mon-Sat • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: 5x5: Westmont College Celebrating 85 Years~ Nov 30-Dec 15 • 805-565-6162 • Mo-Fr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum WILDLING MUSEUM: Message in a Bottle | Elizabeth Criss ~ February 24; CA National Parks: Stories of Water ~ Feb 19 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org ARTISTS: SEE YOUR WORK HERE!

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TAMSEN GALLERY: Work by Robert W. Firestone • 911.5 State St, 805-705-2208 • www.tamsengallery.com

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A benefit art exhibition for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation A benefit art exhibition for the by the Abstract Art Collective Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF), is a local nonprofit organization support for families battling childhood by theproviding Abstract Art Collective cancer along the central coast, is proud to annouce a major milestone it enters its 21st year of operation. the past Teddy BearasCancer Foundation (TBCF), is a local For nonprofit two decades,TBCF has support been a beacon of hope and childhood support for organization providing for families battling families facingthe thecentral terriblecoast, journey of childhood cancer. cancer along is proud to annouce a major milestone as it its 21st yearprovides of operation.

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November 1 - December 30, 2023 3rd Friday, November 17 Reception 5 PM - 8 PM 1st Thursday, December 7 Reception 5 PM - 8 PM 3rd Friday, December 15 Reception 5 PM - 8 PM Legacy Gallery Days/Hours Wednesday - Sunday 3 PM - 8 PM 1230 State Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101

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Juried by Mark Ashton Hunt October 31st - November 30th Opening Juried byReception: Mark Ashton Hunt Thursday, November 2nd 5-8pm Opening Reception: Thursday, 3rd Friday November Art Walk: 2nd 5-8pm November 17th 5-8pm 3rd Friday Art Walk: November 17th 5-8pm

La Cumbre Plaza 121 S. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara Monday-Friday 10-5 • Saturday-Sunday 1-5

La Cumbre Plaza 121 S. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara

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CALIFORNIA

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The Dreamt Land: How the Invention of California Became Miracle and Ruin NOV

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McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB Learn more: bit.ly/Arax-IHC

In this talk, journalist Mark Arax will discuss how California’s capture of land and water is the story of a people’s defiance of nature and the wonders and devastation it has wrought. It’s a tale of magic and madness in the arid West, of genocide and endless extraction, of redirected rivers and ever higher dams and deeper wells, of imported workers left behind in the sun and the fatigued earth made to give more even as it keeps sinking. Audience Q&A and a reception will follow.

MARK ARAX Mark Arax has been called a “21stCentury John Steinbeck” for his books that pry open the soul of California. A writer of essays, history, biography, and journalism, he is a two-time winner of the California Book Award and a recipient of Stanford University’s William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. His most recent work, The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California, a national bestseller, has been hailed by critics as one of the most important books ever written about the West.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Imagining California series and the Sara Miller McCune and George D. McCune Endowment www.ihc.ucsb.edu

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ARTIST STUDIO SALE

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