Coastal View News • January 5, 2023

Significant storm expected to hit county Wednesday, Thursday

Alisal burn scar at risk of flooding, debris flow

A significant storm is expected to hit Santa Barbara County on Wednesday and Thursday, with heavy rain, high surf and strong winds expected across the county. A flood watch has been issued for the county, including for the Alisal, Cave and Thomas Fire burn scar areas, Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta, county public information officer, said Wednesday.

The flood watch will remain in place from late afternoon Wednesday through Thursday morning. Gerckens Buttitta said the National Weather Service warning covers the entire Santa Barbara County, but that the greatest threat is near or below the Alisal burn scar, located in the Gaviota area, west of Goleta.

The National Weather Service predicts that the Santa Barbara County south coast will see steady, moderate rainfall starting Wednesday, with heavy rainfall Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Beaches are expected to see eight-to-13-foot waves through Friday.

According to Gerckens Buttitta, recent storms facing Santa Barbara County have provided 8-13 inches of rain in the last 30 days, causing concerns about ground saturation.

“The forecast incoming storm may produce 4-8+ inches of rain on south facing slopes. This includes the area of the Alisal Fire burn scar (located in the Gaviota area west of Goleta), the Cave Fire burn scar (located in the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara) and the Thomas Fire burn area,” Gerckens Buttitta said.

“Thus far, the local watershed and flood control systems have been able to handle the runoff properly and are prepared to manage the incoming rain. However, it remains imperative for community members to monitor the weather closely and be prepared for changing

conditions that may require evacuation.”

Residents in the burn scar areas who are concerned about flooding and debris flows are encouraged to leave their homes before the rain starts.

The county warns residents not to drive at night while it is raining due to possible road damage and damage due to moving water or debris.

Register for emergency alerts at ReadySBC.org.

Contact each station for availability. Sandbags can be picked up at:

City of Carpinteria Sandbag Pickup Station 5775 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA, 93013

Montecito Fire Protection District Station 449 San Ysidro Road Lower Manning Park Montecito, CA, 93108

Santa Barbara City’s Sandbag Pickup Station 401 East Yanonali St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Santa Barbara Flood Control Shop 4568 County Road Goleta, CA, 93110

County Sandbag Pickup Station

Santa Barbara Fire Station 31 168 W Hwy 246 Buellton, CA, 93427

Carpinteria Community Pool is now open on a trial basis on Sundays, to allow for lap swimming.

Community pool now temporarily open Sundays

The Carpinteria Community Pool is now open on Sundays on a trial basis through January, to allow for lap swimming from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

“This addition to the schedule was made due to high demand and will be made permanent if use justifies increased staffing,” the city said in its newsletter.

Changes have also been made to the evening lap swim schedule, reducing availability to Tuesdays from 7–8 p.m. and Wednesdays from 6:15–8 p.m.

The pool will also be closed at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, for Carpinteria High School’s water polo match, as well as on Jan. 10, Jan. 12 and Jan. 24. Learn more at bit.ly/CarpinteriaPool.

Warming centers open through Jan. 5

The Freedom Warming Centers in Santa Barbara County are now open through Thursday, Jan. 5. The Carpinteria Veterans Hall, at 941 Walnut Ave., will operate as a warming center from Jan. 1 through Jan. 5. Warming centers are open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The warming center hotline can be reached at (805) 324-2372.

McCann Mini Storage to open 185 new units

McCann Mini Storage will have 185 new units available in April 2023, District Manager with West Coast Self-Storage Arthur Luebke confirmed to CVN. Luebke said the storage facility has begun adding customers to the waitlist.

“As a location that has been at full capacity for a long time, and many people waiting to rent, we’re very excited to expand our storage services. With the next level amenities and an exceptional management team, we are confident the residents in and around Carpinteria will be happy storing their belongings with us,” Luebke said.

“The owners, the McCanns, show a great deal of care and concern with customers, and have been a strong part of the local community for a long time,” Luebke added.

McCann Mini Storage is located at 1222 Cravens Ln. in Carpinteria.

Volunteers needed for Point-in-Time Count

Volunteers are needed for Santa Barbara County’s Point-in-Time Count, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25 between 5:30-8:30 a.m. The count is used to collect data on the number of homeless residents in Santa Barbara County, both unsheltered and sheltered.

Training is required to volunteer. Virtual trainings will be held during the week of Jan. 16 and 20. Register online at countyofsb.pointintime.info. Volunteers must have access to a smartphone.

Carpinteria Lions donate $4.6k to local food bank

The Lions Club of Carpinteria collected donations during December 2022 for its annual “Basket of Cheer” fundraiser for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and presented the organization with a $4,600 check a few days before Christmas.

Chief Development Officer for the Food Bank Alisse Harris accepted the check on behalf of the organization, and told the Lions the donation would help provide resources to more than 400 families in the community.

Foodbank Chief Development Officer Alisse Harris and Foodbank Grants and Marketing Director Hannah Webster, front, accept a check from Lions Club President Matt Dawson, “Basket of Cheer” Committee Chair Harry Van Wingerden and Club Treasurer Clyde Freeman, back from left.

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Oil Leak reported in Toro Creek

BY EVELYN SPENCE

Several local agencies responded to a reported oil leak near Toro Creek in Carpinteria on Sunday, in what is now known as the Toro Incident.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District and the Montecito Fire Protection District responded to the 1000 block of Toro Canyon Road for the report of an oil leak in the nearby creek, according to a press release sent out Monday. Fire responders from the South Coast Hazmat Response Team used absorbent pads and booms to minimize the impact of the oil and dammed the area.

The oil is coming from a “natural seepage well,” which was built by the Occidental Oil Company in 1882, according to Lael Wageneck, public information officer with the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department. The site was retrofitted by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 1990s to prevent seepage.

“The County has monitored that facility since 2009,” Wageneck said.

The Toro Incident Unified Command has contacted the Pacific Petroleum California for cleanup. There are currently no reports of affected wildlife, but the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Oiled Wildlife Care Network has been put on alert.

As of Tuesday, there are 50-60 personnel assigned to the incident.

“No oil from the Toro Incident has been observed in the creek south of State Route Highway 192 at Toro Canyon Road,

including the beach and ocean. Pacific Petroleum California continues to clean up and reduce the impacts of the spill to the community, environment and wildlife,” Wageneck said Tuesday.

As of 8 a.m. on Jan. 3, there are no reports of wildlife affected by the oil leak. Anyone who observes wildlife covered in oil should call the hotline at 1-877823-6926, and not attempt to capture the animal themselves.

Volunteers are not needed at this time, Wageneck said.

The cause of the oil leak, as well as the amount of oil released, is currently under investigation.

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Fire responders from the South Coast Hazmat Response Team used absorbent pads and booms to minimize the impact of the oil and dammed the area.

Closures along highway continue; Olive Mill Roundabout construction postponed

Construction on the Santa Claus Lane bike path may be impacted by the upcoming rain, although closures along the highway will proceed as scheduled.

On the northbound side, one lane between Santa Claus Lane and Sheffield Drive will be closed Mondays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Sundays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The off-ramp at Evans and Lillie Avenue will remain closed until Jan. 26, 2023, and the northbound on-ramp at Ortega Hill Road will be closed until Feb. 14, 2023.

The northbound on and off-ramps at South Padaro and Santa Claus Lane will also be closed from Jan. 3 to Jan. 5, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Heading southbound, one lane between Sheffield Drive and Carpinteria Avenue will be closed from 9 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Sunday. The southbound on-ramp at Santa Claus Lane will be closed until Jan. 29, 2023, and the off-ramp at North Padaro Lane will be closed until Feb. 28, 2023.

Due to the expected heavy rains, the construction on the Olive Mill Roundabout has been postponed. Once construction begins, work will be done between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

For the record...

Vol. 29, No. 15: Rich Medel is not the founder of the Boys & Girls Club of Carpinteria as reported in the 2022 Year in Review.

Vol. 29., No. 15: The Día de los Muertos celebration, as captured by Robin Karlsson, took place at the Carpinteria Cemetery.

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Construction crews install concrete blocks and clear panels for the new sound wall at the Ortega Hill northbound on-ramp.

Work continues on the Highway 101 safety barrier.

—Jun Starkey Crews install safety barriers at the Toro and Arroyo Parida Creek bridges.

Martin Luther King Jr. celebration to highlight local students, educators

BY JUN STARKEY

The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara will honor local Carpinterians during the group’s 16th annual celebration of Dr. King Jr., including two students from the Carpinteria Unified School District who will receive awards for their poetry entries.

The two Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) students – tenth graders Anna Morrison and Olgha Mbarka – won second and third place, respectively, in the ages 13-18 poetry category. Morrison wrote a piece called “How to Fix 77 Seconds”; Mbarka’s was titled “Listening Goes a Long Way.” The students will read their poems at the celebration on Monday, Jan. 16, at De la Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara.

The event will also highlight Carpinterians who have worked with Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB) throughout the years, including its current board president, E. Onja Brown, a former 20-year behavioral therapist at CUSD. Brown worked in the district from 1991 until 2018 and has served as president of the MLKSB board since 2016. Brown is also a founding member of the Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series, and of FamiliesACT! – a grassroots organization which serves people with mental health challenges.

“I am a strong advocate of racial and social justice for the disenfranchised and those living in marginalized communities,” Brown said through a press release. “I have two adult sons, who were raised in Carpinteria, where I lived for

19 years… Protecting the environment for future generations is of paramount importance to me.”

Other locals highlighted will be Christine Gilbert, a Carpinteria High School English teacher who previously served on the group’s board of directors, and also had several students win poetry and essay awards at previous celebrations; and CHS Principal Gerardo Cornejo, who attended the first MLKSB meeting in 2008.

The theme of the celebration, chosen by the board, is: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’” which comes from a speech Dr. King Jr. gave in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 at De la Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara. Poetry and essay winners will read their pieces, then keynote speaker Dr. Daina Ramey Berry – dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at UC Santa Barbara – will speak about the impacts of Dr. King’s legacy. At 10 a.m. there will be a “unity march” up State Street, and the event will conclude with an MLKSB program at the Arlington Theatre, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The top poems of 2022 can be read at mlksb.org/essay-poetry/featured-poems/.

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E. Onja Brown, board president for Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara and former longtime employee of the Carpinteria Unified School District, will be highlighted at the committee’s annual celebration.

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Kathleen Sherfey 07/15/1968 – 11/30/2022

With great sadness we share the passing of Kathleen “Kate” May Sherfey on Nov. 30, 2022, in Bradenton, Florida.

Kathleen was born in Santa Barbara to Joan and John Sherfey on July 15, 1968. She grew up in Carpinteria, attended local schools and graduated as salutatorian from Carpinteria High School in 1986. She then attended UC Los Angeles, where she studied engineering. She worked for Majors Engineering in Sacramento, California briefly, before moving to Santa Barbara. There, she worked for twenty years at Garner & Tyler Accounting. She then relocated to Federal Way, Washington, and later to Bradenton, Florida, where she worked as a senior account manager for Aviation for IAT Insurance Group. Her colleagues praised her for her role in the Underwriting Support Department and for her infinite knowledge, integrity and dedication to Aviation.

Kathleen was an avid reader, baker, a clever wordsmith and a master of games and puzzles such as Scrabble and crosswords. She was funny and creative and enjoyed clock craftmanship in her spare time; she was known for being a cool, fun aunt to her many nieces. She is greatly missed by many. She is preceded in death by her father John. She is survived by her mother Joan Sherfey of Ojai, California, her sister Kelly (Matt) Damron of Ridgefield, Connecticut, her sister Cortney (Andrew) Rasura of Ojai, California, and her nieces Madison, Lily, Alexandra Damron and Sophia and Annelise Rasura.

Obituaries

Frances Burris Crooke 01/02/1936 – 12/17/2022

Frances Burris Crooke was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Wingate, North Carolina, and passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2022 in Carpinteria, California. She was 86.

Frances was the fifth of six children born to the late Dr. Craven Cullum Burris and the late Virginia Currie Burris of Wingate, North Carolina. A lifelong educator, she grew up near the campus of Wingate College, where her father was president for many years. Frances had a passion for reading and learning and was at her happiest when she was sharing, discussing and debating both historical and current events with her family, friends and students. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, role model and pillar of the community.

Pennsylvania in addition to Wingate, North Carolina. Tom and Fran were inseparable, and shared a passion for music, travel and sports. They were both involved in the music of their community and churches, sports at Forest Hills and Wingate University, and, with their two sons, traveled the U.S. in their RV.

Through their RV travel, they discovered Linville Land Harbor in Linville, North Carolina, where they built a vacation cabin and spent many years enjoying their mountain getaway with their friends and family. During their retirement, escaping to the cool mountain air was a constant part of their schedule and a place to go for quiet reflection and outdoor pursuits. Tom Sr. always had a project going, but Frances could sit all day on her deck in the mountains reading, studying and talking with friends and neighbors.

Groundwater Sustainability Plan Advisory Committee

The Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency (CGSA) is in the process of developing a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP). The Carpinteria GSP development will require balancing different interests.

The CGSA desires to engage a diverse group of stakeholders to serve on an advisory committee that will help inform the GSP preparation staff and the CGSA Board on matters of groundwater sustainability.

For more about the purpose and need for the GSP Advisory Committee, review the informational packet and download the application at CarpGSA.org

If you are interested, please submit your completed application to the CGSA by January 6, 2023.

Frances was educated in the Wingate Public Schools, Wingate College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she received her bachelor’s degree. After graduation, she pursued her passion to teach, following in the footsteps of her parents, aunts, brothers and sister. Her teaching career included stints in Miami, Florida, and Gastonia, North Carolina, before returning to Union County Public Schools, where she taught for over 30 years. Most will remember her as one of the notable teachers at Forest Hills High School in Marshville, North Carolina, where she taught many subjects over the years but was instrumental in helping students explore history and current events. She treasured the friendship of colleagues at Forest Hills, and the support she received from the two principals for whom she worked: J.E. Hogan and Charles Williams. Frances was active at Wingate Baptist Church for most of her life where she taught Sunday School, served as a deacon and on countless committees. She was a key member of the church choir. Frances loved music and was always happy to share that love with her students, friends and family.

Frances married Thomas Leonard Crooke, Sr. in 1962. They were married for over 51 years and through Tom’s work at Teledyne Allvac, they lived in Los Angeles, California and Pittsburgh,

Frances’ greatest joy was her family, husband Tom, sons Tom Jr. and John, and grandchildren David, Daniel, Mary Katherine, Anne Marie and Isla. Her companionship, love, loud cheering, limitless stories, eternal enthusiasm towards discovering and appreciating the beauty in life, and a penchant for indelible turns of phrase, brought so much happiness and joy to her family until her final days. Her encyclopedic knowledge of history and current events, and willingness to discuss and debate any issue, leave a lasting impact on all of them. She strongly supported diversity of thought and inclusion and respect to all communities, and she passed those morals down to her children and grandchildren. While her health had declined in recent years, she never lost the sparkle in her blue eyes and her wry sense of humor.

Frances was predeceased by her parents, her husband Tom, her brothers James, William, Allen and Robert, and her sister Mary Benjamin Hall. She is survived by her sons, Thomas L. Crooke, Jr. and John Burris Crooke, and daughterin-law Dianna Jaynes, all of Carpinteria, California, and daughter-in-law Suzanne Sims of Wilmington, North Carolina. She is also survived by her five beloved grandchildren: David B. Crooke of Chicago, Illinois; Daniel J. Crooke of Los Angeles, California; Mary Katherine Crooke of London, United Kingdom; Anne Marie Crooke of Boston, Massachusetts; and Isla Jaynes Crooke of Carpinteria, California.

The family would like to thank the residents and staff of GranVida Senior Living and Memory Care in Carpinteria, California and to Central Coast Hospice of Santa Barbara, California, for the care and love shown to Frances over the last two years. They would also like to thank Pearl, Linda, Carmen and Tony at Ace Senior Care in Pasadena, California for many years of love and care. A memorial service honoring Frances’ life will be held in Spring 2023 at Wingate Baptist Church in Wingate, North Carolina. Details will be provided at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association or to your local educational institution.

El Carro Park groundwater wells move forward Planning Commission approves permits for three groundwater monitoring wells

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

The Carpinteria Planning Commission unanimously approved conditional use and coastal development permits for the construction of three groundwater monitoring wells along the western edge of the sports field at El Carro Park during its latest meeting on Jan. 3. The project will help the Carpinteria Valley Water District and Groundwater Sustainability Agency track information on the underlying water basin.

Water District General Manager Bob McDonald and City Planner Nick Bobroff provided the latest updates on the project, which previously received unanimous approval on its request for an easement from the city’s Planning Commission in September.

The three wells would be lined up about 30 feet in from the property line that separates the park’s smaller sports field and residences at Seacoast Village. Bobroff explained that each well would be drilled at different depths, with the deepest laying 1,050 feet under the ground, the intermediate well at 800 feet and the shallow well just below 350 feet.

Each of the holes would be about 12 inches wide, fitted with a four-inch casing and sealed with a watertight locking manhole that would sit flush at ground level. “There’d be no other permanent above-ground structures associated with the wells,” Bobroff said.

The wells would allow water district staff to conduct a bi-monthly sampling – which would take about an hour each time – and a more thorough sampling twice every year, which would require a truck and a generator pumping several batches from each well.

Most of the concerns from neighbors were about the construction period, which would require at least 13 days of 12-hour drilling – six days for the deepest, four days for the intermediate and three days for the shallow well – and a 16-foot sound wall to be temporarily built around western and southern edges of the site.

Bobroff said the location was chosen due to its position on city-owned land, the hydrology of the site itself and its distance

from other monitoring wells along the Carpinteria water basin.

District staff met with concerned neighbors twice prior to the project’s approval, hearing concerns over noise and potential damages from drilling or tree trimming during construction. The city then came up with several conditions addressing these concerns.

These conditions included: sound mitigation; agreed construction hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (except for the specified 12-hour drilling days); an arborist to conduct any tree-trimming and a survey if trimming

occurs during nesting season; at least 30 days notification prior to constriction, with a complete schedule and contact information for comments and complaints and temporary resident relocation to neighbors within 100 feet of drilling.

“This is similar to what the district offered when they drilled the much larger extraction well site on the other side of El Carro park there behind Girls Inc.,” Bobroff said of the relocation condition.

Residents who live directly near the site spoke up during public comment, concerned that the relocation budget might not be adequate for Carpinteria hotels,

A promise of transparency

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AL CLARK MAYOR OF CARPINTERIA

I am honored to have been chosen by my fellow councilmembers as our new mayor. I am looking forward to working closely with my colleagues on the council to guide our city forward. My personal focus has been and will continue to be maintaining Carpinteria’s small beach town charm and livability.

Successful elected governments are those that work most closely with the people they represent. To that end, I would like to offer Carpinterians the promise of an open and transparent city council. That includes the opportunity to communicate with your council representatives with the understanding you will

be heard and responded to in a timely manner. Our email addresses are posted on the city’s webpage (carpinteriaca.gov/ city-hall/city-council). Please feel free to use them.

Public participation is essential to good governing. Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Your letters, emails and – especially – your in-person public comment is always welcome. Occasionally we also call special meetings on very important issues. Additionally, I’d like to call attention to our Annual Work Plan meeting, scheduled for Jan. 28 at 8 a.m. in the Carpinteria City Council chambers. This important meeting determines the priorities for the city for the coming year, 2023. Please feel free to attend and participate.

Our city will face many challenges in 2023, including:

• Reaching community consensus on potential hotel developments in both the downtown and the Bluffs;

• Meeting our affordable housing needs and mandates;

• Vetting a new general plan that will guide our future for the next 10 years;

• Continuing to plan for sea level rise;

• And responding to pressures from the county to rezone agricultural parcels adjacent to the city for housing purposes.

Additionally, the council will also

address parking issues in the Downtown-T, the request for a senior center, enforcement of the city’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance to protect our housing stock, supporting the new Carpinteria Community Library and facilitating the Safe Parking Program for the homeless.

On these, and any new arising topics throughout the year, we need your help in maintaining Carpinteria’s fragile balance of our spectacular environment, our small

which could be expensive and hard to find depending on when construction started.

In response, city staff and planning commissioners agreed to remove the requirement that they relocate only to Carpinteria lodging, allowing the relocated residents to expand their options beyond city limits. District staff said they would work individually with any residents who needed relocations, setting aside up to $200 per night during the days that crews would be drilling the wells.

Other than the modification about relocations, all three of the members of the Planning Commission agreed that the project was ready to move forward with construction.

“I’m supportive of the project. I think the Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s work is very important and only going to be more important going forward,” said commissioner John Callender. “So, while I appreciate there is some temporary inconvenience for the homeowners, I think it’s for a good cause.”

business community and the people who live here and nurture each other. Again, I am looking forward to serving as your mayor and working with my council colleagues, in close partnership with the community, to guide the city through a productive 2023.

Al Clark is Carpinteria’s mayor. He was elected as mayor in December 2022. He can be reached at alclark@carpinteriaca.gov.

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“While I appreciate there is some temporary inconvenience for the homeowners, I think it’s for a good cause.”

–Planning Commissioner John Callender

FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

Successful elected governments are those that work most closely with the people they represent. To that end, I would like to offer Carpinterians the promise of an open and transparent city council.

Three wells will be put in at El Carro Park, in the spot highlighted in orange, to help the Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Groundwater Sustainability Agency track information on the underlying water basin.

Real Estate Update: December 2022

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THE QUARTERLY REPORT

JON-RYAN SCHLOBOHM

We hope that everyone is having a great holiday and enjoying time with family and friends! What an amazing time of year.

What is happening with the real estate market? Not much has changed since last month; we continue on the same trajectory. For more in-depth info, read November’s report in CVN Vol. 29, No. 12.

Our sales volume continues to be well below normal. Since July 2022, or the last five months’ sales, our monthly sales have been the lowest since 2010. As we reviewed our month-over-month sales, our sales activity is currently resembling lower sales volume much like we experienced between 2007 and 2011 – in all honesty, that is difficult to write.

With interest rates doubling from the low 3% rate at the end of 2021 and the continual talk of a weakening economy and inflation, our buyer pool is much smaller and more cautious in general.

With all this occurring, the prices of homes at many price points are coming down some, after two years of historic and rapid price appreciation.

As we look to best serve our clients in this changing market, we are mindful that sales are still occurring, and people still need and want a home. If you are considering selling in today’s market, generally speaking, what we have seen be successful is twofold.

Price – perceived as value by the buyer – is important. For instance, a colleague listed a home for around $1 million, about 15-20% less than what we think the house would have been listed at nine months ago. The home received multiple offers, lots of activity and is under contract above asking. It demonstrated that buyers are in the market for a home they perceive as “value.” Conversely, another listing that hit the market in that neighborhood at the same time did not follow the same pricing strategy (priced based on old comps) and is still available for sale.

Second: To appeal to the biggest audience of buyers, an updated and/or

move-in-ready home still sees the most activity. As our buyer pool is currently smaller, appealing to as many buyers as possible returns the best results.

For buyers, it is much more straightforward. Having good data and being informed of the trends helps us give better counsel. But what remains challenging is simply finding a home, so we need to be proactive with our search. Much different from 2007 to 2011, our inventory remains historically low. On Dec. 27, we only had 138 active homes and condos for sale between Carpinteria to Goleta. Historically, even as sellers pulled their homes off the market for the holidays, our inventory level stayed somewhere between 250–450 homes.

Carpinteria, like our greater Santa Barbara area, is experiencing fewer sales. During the last quarter of 2022, there were only 23 home and condo sales. Compared to the 51 sales in the fourth quarter of 2021, total sales decreased by 55%.

A couple of newsworthy sales happened in December on Padaro Lane. A 10-acre oceanfront estate at 2781 Padaro Ln. sold for a record-breaking price of $69,947,000. Additionally, 3299 Padaro

November Statistics

Year-To-Date | 2022

Total Sales: 1,367 in ‘22 vs 2,078 in ‘21 | DOWN 34%

Total Home Sales: 957 in ‘22 vs 1,450 in ‘21 | DOWN 34%

Total Condo Sales: 410 in ‘22 vs 628 in ‘21 | DOWN 35%

Median Home Price: $2,104,000 in ‘22 vs $1,889,000 in ‘21 | UP 11%

Median Condo Price: $958,000 in ‘22 vs $840,000 in ‘21|UP 14%

Sales Above $5M: 125 in ‘22 vs 194 in ‘21| DOWN 36%

November 2022

Total Sales: 85 in ‘22 vs 155 in ‘21 | DOWN 45%

Pending Sales: 74 in ‘22 vs 117 in ‘21 | DOWN 37%

Total Off-Market Sales: 7 Sales | 8%

Total Cash Sales: 33 Sales | 39%

Average 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage: 6.50% as of Dec. 27, ‘22

Ln., a Barry Berkus-designed knoll top beachfront home, sold for $29,948,000.

For some time, our inventory had been extremely low, but in the last few months it has grown. As of Jan. 2, 2023, we have 13 homes and 10 condos for sale. There is a wider selection of available homes, although

Jon-Ryan Schlobohm is a licensed realtor and broker associate with Schlobohm real estate team at Compass. He and his business partner Sarah Aresco Smith specialize in residential real estate in the Santa Barbara area, but Carpinteria is their hometown. To learn more, visit schlobohmteam.com. Jon-Ryan can be reached at (805) 450-3307 or jr@ jon-ryan.com.

Local real estate agent Jason Cox represented the seller in the sale of this Carpinteria home at 4732 Eleanor Dr. The home was listed for $995,000 and sold for $1,050,000 on Jan. 4, 2023.

Carpinteria, like our greater Santa Barbara area, is experiencing fewer sales. During the last quarter of 2022, there were only 23 home and condo sales.

The average sales price dropped between Jan. 1–May 31 and Jun 1–Dec. 23.

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Honor Roll

The Abe Family

John & Nell Able

Rick & Kathy Abney

Steve & Gale Abram

Cliff & Gayle Adams

Glenn & Valerie Alger

Hank & Pat Arellanes

Andy & Carol Bailard

Jim & Jean Bailard

Kevin & Donna Baird

Alterio A-G Banks

Virginia Barrison

Marianne Bartholomew

Rich & Connie Batchelder

Patricia Beals

Melinda Bendel

Jane Benefield

Don & Vera Bensen

David & Barbara Bloedel

Christie & Jeff Boyd

Sue Boynton

Steve Bratcher Family

Kathy & Robert Brooks

Betty Brown Carol Bury

Gary & Geri Campopiano

Jim & Valerie Campos

Lois Capps

Carpinteria Beautiful

Carpinteria Cotton Co.

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Carpinteria Valley Association

Anna & Gary Carrillo

Cynthia & Mark Carrillo

Pamela Christian

Larry & Debi Clark

Jeff & Gayle Clay

Barbara Cleveland

Tim & Janey Cohen

Jim & Jolene Colomy

Jim & Mary Ann Colson

James Conger

Mary Conrad

Bruce & Judi Conroy

Norman & Mary Cota

Berlyn Cota

Grant Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Greenleaf Landscapes

Tarpitz Gardening

Jane Craven

Frank & Sandy Crowe

Cullen & Dottie Deck

Ellen & Rob Denholtz

Betsy Denison

The DiRado Family

Melissa Doyle

Glenn & Kathy Dubock

Peter Dugré & Lea Boyd

Paul Dunham

Gaby and Selden Edwards

Marsha Ehlers

Rae & Dan Emmett

The Enlow Family

Lynda Fairly

Barbara Fakinos

The Faoro Family

Art & Louise Fisher

Sherrie Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Fly Sr.

Paul & Mary Foley

Bob & Elene Franco

Joe & Kimberlee Franken

Dale & Carolyn Frary

Clyde & Diana Freeman

The Fries Family

John & Christine Frontado

Stan & Ellen Froyd

Gene & Dee Funkhouser

Ann Garcia

Rudy & Rachel Garcia

Kaydance & Kenzington Gardner

Doug & Nancy Garrison

Gaynor Ranch

Roberta Germanetti

Amy & Chris Giles

Jeremy & Calla Gold

David & Annie Goodfield

Lin & Karen Graf

Bill & Sharon Green

Lisa Guravitz & Fred Shaw

Karen & Donald Guthrie

Kellie & Bonnie Hammett

Louise Hansen & Jim Reginato K & M Hanson

Dottie Hawkins

Marlene Hazen Chris Hecox

In Memory of Bob Henry Kathy Henry

Reggie Hepp Lynda Hershey Donette Hicks

Hilltop Flowers, Inc. Valerie Hoffman

Maureen Holdaway

Suzi Hopkins

Virgil & Lee Huelskamp

Diane M. Huerta

Katherine Hunter

John & Linda Hurley

Nancy Hussey Robbie & Ed Hutto Kim Ishida

Zoe Iverson & Gib Johnson

Donna & Bob Jordan

Gary & Marge Kelly

Carroll Ketchpel Michelle Kisor

Richard Kitagawa

Alan & Carol Koch Jim & Roz Kohute Carla Kroman Carol Kutzner

Ron Lafrican & Luzzie Hernandez

Las Palmalitas Ranch

Laughing Buddha

Roberta & George Lehtinen

Fred & Donna Lemere

Jon & Sue Lewis

Patricia Lieberknecht

Maggie Lindsley

The Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop

Paula J. Lund

The Luthard Family

Sara Lyons Joe Macias

Wendy & Tim MacMurray

Charlene Maltzman

Mrs. Sharon Manges

Peter & Elizabeth Mann

Harry & Patricia Manuras Rosa Markolf

Rocky & Gail Marshall

On the first Thursday of each month, CVN publishes the Honor Roll to thank readers and advertisers for their generous support. For the past 13 years, this support has played a critical role in keeping CVN in the stands each week and full of local news that cannot be found in any other media. The outpouring of support inspired by the Honor Roll has established a deeper connection between the newspaper and its readers. Additionally, the hundreds of names that appear in the Honor Roll send a message to advertisers: Carpinterians are dedicated to their local newspaper. In turn, the staff of CVN is dedicated to its readers. As the publishers of your community newspaper, we appreciate the relationship we have with you, our readers, and we pledge to keep bringing you all the news of the Carpinteria Valley.

Jacquie Martin

Lorenzo and Rosie (RIP) Martinez

Bill & Ann Matson

Mariko Matsuyama

Ron & Barbara McClain Jim & Jennifer McIntosh

Amanda McIntyre

Carlena McKnerney

Laurie & Steve McMahon Chuck & Dolores McQuary Sharon & Craig Meister Tom & Laurie Merryman

David Meyer & Shen Rajan Norma Migliazza

Bradley & Emily Miles Carrie Miles Dave & Louise Moore

Terry & Dianne Moore Pat Moorhouse

Andrea & Bruce Morden Peter & Ann Mullins Tom & Kamie Mulroy Steve & Jane Murray Andy & Yvonne Neumann Langdon & Linda Nevens

Anh & Ha Ngo

Peter & Carol Nichols John & Virginia Nickelsen Nola Treloar Nicklin Weldon & Ann Nomura Michael & Lori Noricks Becki & Doug Norton Patrick & Kathleen O’Connor

Marcy & Kevin O’Hara Randy & Lisa O’Reilly Julia Occhipinti Rick & Trudy Olmstead Jose & Irene Ornelas

Alonzo & Amy Marie Orozco Barbara J. Orth May R. Osher Catherine Overman

Lou & Susie Panizzon Marty & Nan Panizzon

Gail & John Persoon

The Piltz Family

Valerie & David Powdrell Anita & Alex Pulido

Ted Rhodes & Joan Pascal Elizabeth Risdon Marilou Rivera

Greg & Laura Roinson Tim & Beata Rose Steve & Susan Ruthven

Saito Family

Janis Salin

Theodore Sampson & Berdee SampsonRIP Berdee

Dr. Suzanne Savoy Wally & Janice Schilling

Nancy & Wayne Schoenfeld

Stan & Terry Scrivner

Kim Seefeld

Arlene & Jack Sega Marty Selfridge

Shade Farm Management

Rick & Trish Shade

Megan Shannon

The Skenderians

Annie Sly

Barbara & Sanderson Smith

Bob & Marcy Smith

Brad & Barbara Smith

John & Marge Soper

Ben & Julie Soto

The Sprigg Family

Kim Stackpole & Ken Gluck

Terry Stain

Steve Starkey & Olivia Erschen Brad & Carla Stein

Cherry Stockton Bob & Kathi Stokes

Charles & Barbara Stoops

Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Sullivan Tom & Brenda Sullivan Eric & Jane Swain

Jim & Donna Swinford Hisaye Takahashi Diane Thackeray

Ted & Mary Anne Theilmann Dorothy Thielges

Bob & Chris Thompson Diana & Don Thorn

Jeffrey Thuner

Kevin & Teresa Till John Tilton

Doug & Donna Treloar Ruthie Tremmel Danel Trevor Elise Unruh

Robert & Elizabeth Van Eyck

Harry & Michele Van Wingerden

Nancy & Alexandra VanAntwerp Joe & Alice Vazquez

Becky Brittain & Eric von Schrader Gayle Ward

Nancy E. Warner

Paul & Nancy Warner

Jerry & Brenda Watkins Mary Watts

Tillie Way

Alan Weiss & Cheryl Smith Janet Westlund

Tyson & Betty Willson

Mike & Diane Wondolowski

Brent & Martha Jeanne Wood Josh Zannon Donna Zehrung

Mary & Paul Zeoli Dr. & Mrs. D. Ziehl

Exploring Carpinteria beauty on New Year’s Day

BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Carpinterians welcomed 2023 with fresh breaths of air, taking advantage of the break in the rain to walk among Carpinteria nature. Alongside precious pups, families hiked along the greenery, fought off wind on the beach and braved rough waves on Jan. 1, celebrating New Year’s Day.

Happy 2023, Carpinteria!

PHOTOS

Shelia Hess, right, grabs her grandson Jag’s hand as the two approach a puddle. Dude stays close to the brush while walking alongside his owner, Lisa.

Walkers brave the windy beach and the rough waves.

Charlotte McGuire and Buddy fight the wind while walking up the boardwalk.

Amber Kaplan, center, and her children walk along the berm with Honey the poodle.

The Coudrey family grabs a photo at low tide.

From left, Logan and Lando Marchese, with Isla Crook, walk with their dog Ruby.

Ready for the polar plunge, local kids run across a branch.

Helen, front, and Richard Alvarez, back, took their dog Russell along for a New Year’s walk.

George excitedly leads his owner, Tracy Maxwell, through the greenery.

Mastering macros: a short guide to carbs, fats and proteins

vegetables and legumes (beans). They are the body’s preferred energy source and can be stored in muscles and the liver as glycogen, which is used during short bursts of activity.

Besides providing energy, carbs have other bodily functions. They preserve muscle mass, aid in digestion (through fiber) and help convert micronutrients into DNA, RNA and ATP building blocks.

WELLNESS WARRIOR

LEAH HARDING

All foods contain fats, proteins or carbohydrates, collectively known as macros.

Each gram of these individual macros has a calorie (energy) equivalent. For example, carbs and proteins are each worth four calories per gram of food, while each gram of fat has nine calories. Technically, calories are units of energy and are evaluated through a bomb calorimeter to figure out the total calories, which I’ll let those of you Google if you are interested further.

In this article, I’ll go over each macro and what they do for your body. Different ratios of macros can change how your body gains and loses weight in conjunction with calorie intake and expenditure.

Carbohydrates

What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates comprise sugars, fibers, fruits,

There are two main types of carbs: complex and simple. Complex carbs include whole grains, brown and white rice, quinoa, buckwheat, potatoes, corn, legumes, oatmeal, fruits and vegetables. They are a premium fuel source for the body due to their naturally occurring fiber. Simple carbs, such as fruit juices, soda, baked treats and sugar cereals, are not “bad,” but are certainly lower-grade fuel sources.

It is crucial to choose quality sources of carbs, such as complex carbs, as they provide more nutrients and fiber than simple carbs.

Fats

What are fats? Fats are macronutrients that provides energy and supports various functions in the body. They can be saturated or unsaturated.

Saturated fats, found in animal products such as beef, pork, cheese, butter and dairy, as well as coconut oil, should be limited due to their association with higher LDL cholesterol levels. Unsaturated fats, found in avocados, nuts, seeds and plant oils like olive and safflower

Marcos are essential nutrients that play important roles in the body. Carbohydrates provide energy, proteins repair and build tissues, as well as regulate enzymes and hormones, and fats serve as an energy source and support various functions in the body.

oils, and fatty fish like salmon, tuna, trout and mackerel, can help reduce LDL cholesterol. Unsaturated fats can be further classified as polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

In addition to serving as an energy source, fats transport fat-soluble vitamins, aid in hormone production, protect organs and support cell growth.

It is essential to include healthy amounts of fat in one’s diet, but it is also important to choose quality sources of fats, such as unsaturated fats. Most people should consume 20-30% of their daily calories from fat.

Proteins

What are proteins? Proteins are comprised of amino acids, the building blocks of life. There are 20 amino acids, nine of which must be obtained from food and are called “essential amino acids.” When all nine essential amino acids get consumed simultaneously, it is called a complete protein.

Proteins play a crucial role in the body, serving to repair and build muscle tissue, bone, cartilage, skin and blood. They also help regulate enzymes, hormones and other body chemicals.

There are many sources of protein, including animal proteins such as fish, eggs and dairy, as well as plant proteins such as soybeans, blue-green algae, quinoa, buckwheat and hempseed. Combining plant protein sources, such as nuts and legumes, can create a complete protein.

It is essential to include adequate amounts of protein in the diet to support the body’s various functions and maintain muscle mass. It is also the most satiating macro, keeping you fuller for longer.

Alcohol

Technically, alcohol is the fourth macro. Each gram of alcohol contains seven calories. These calories are “empty” because they provide little nutritional benefit. How individual bodies process alcohol calories is complex. If you’re curious about the effects of alcohol on the brain, I recommend checking out The Huberman Lab podcast (hubermanlab. com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-bodybrain-health/). This episode delves into the science behind alcohol’s impact on the

brain and body and can provide valuable insights for those interested in maintaining their overall health and wellness.

If you are new to healthy eating and looking for a way to take control of your diet and reach your health and wellness goals, tracking your macros may be the perfect solution. By keeping track of the amount of each macro you consume daily, you can ensure that you are getting the right balance of nutrients to support your body and reach your specific goals, whether it be weight loss or muscle gain. Tracking your macros can not only help you achieve your health goals, but it can also help you feel more energetic and improve your overall quality of life.

There are two main options for tracking your macros: paper and pen or a tracking app. Both options can help you stay on track and make informed decisions about your diet. However, tracking your macros is unnecessary for successful nutrition habits, and you can still achieve your goals without doing so. If you are interested in learning more about how to track your macros, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at leah@foxwingfitness. com for guidance.

Marcos are essential nutrients that play important roles in the body. Carbohydrates provide energy and have various other functions, including preserving muscle mass and aiding in digestion. It is important to choose complex carbs over simple carbs. Proteins repair and build tissues, as well as regulate enzymes and hormones. Both animal and plant sources can provide complete proteins. Fats serve as an energy source and support various functions in the body, including transporting vitamins and protecting organs. Unsaturated fats are a healthier choice. By understanding the role of each macro in the body, you can make informed choices about your diet and work towards your health and wellness goals.

Leah Harding is a nutrition coach and mobile personal trainer. She specializes in helping people see food as an ally to reach their goals, both in and out of the gym. She previously worked out of Rincon Fitness and owned CrossFit Carpinteria/Foxwing Fitness. Contact her at leah@foxwingfitness.com with questions or with ideas for future wellness articles.

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COMPILED BY JUN STARKEY

Upcoming writing, drama courses available for local kids

Carp Connect will offer drama workshops and a writing class for local kids beginning late January, with the activities funded by the city of Carpinteria.

“Listen to Me”

The drama class, titled “Listen to Me,” is designed to help middle school students identify and open up about their feelings, according to a press release. The workshops consist of 10 classes – two hours, every Wednesday – culminating in a performance at the Alcazar Theatre. The classes will be led by artistic director and drama coach Asa Olsson.

“Going Viral: Sharing How You See the World”

The library’s writing course, titled “Going Viral: Sharing How You See the World,” focuses on teaching 13- to 18-year-old students how to write a best-selling blog, news article or podcast. This a one-day class, also funded by the city, will be led by writers Amy Marie Orozco and Lisa Osborn.

Wilding to release folk-rock single, perform at brewLAB

Carpinteria resident Beau James Wilding is set to release his first folk-rock single “Set Myself on Fire” on Jan. 13 to all major streaming platforms. The single will also be on his upcoming third album, “seeing I god,” out later this year.

Wilding has been a resident of Carpinteria for 14 years; he was legally blind for half his life, according to a press release, which inspired him to write about his experiences.

“The song is about extremes, about what it means to live for something or to die for something,” Wilding wrote in the release. “And maintaining a practice of always asking myself what is worth living or dying for in every moment.”

Wilding will perform the single at brewLAB on Jan. 13 to celebrate its release. The song is also available at: youtube. com/watch?v=T1KVU87jQ5E.

The 10-week drama workshop course will begin on Jan. 18, with sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 1:30–3:30 p.m., in the Carpinteria Middle School multi-purpose room. Classes are open to all middle school students who live or go to school in Carpinteria. To register, contact the Carpinteria Middle School office at (805) 684-4544; for more information on the workshops, reach out to Olsson at orsaasa@gmail.com or at (805) 901-3554.

Orozco, a former CVN and Carpinteria Magazine editor, co-hosts a local podcast, writes the CVN Column “The Sea Witch Says” and is on the board for the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and Catalyst for Cats. Osborn is a longtime radio broadcaster and podcaster, and currently advises UC Santa Barbara’s student radio station, KCSB-FM 91.9.

The course will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. To sign up, contact the Carpinteria Community Library at 5141 Carpinteria Ave., online at carpinterialibrary.org or by calling (805) 684-4314. Attendees should bring notebooks, pens, a camera, a smart phone and a laptop, if possible; equipment can be borrowed through the school or the library if needed.

Local Beau James Wilding will release his first folk-rock single on Jan. 13.

Sunday, Dec. 25

0048 hrs / Brandish Weapon / 4400 block Via Real

Deputies responded to the report of a subject attempting to start fights with customers at a local store. Dispatch advised the subject was a transient male under the influence, and that dispatch believed they knew his name. The subject was described as in his 70s, tall, with blonde hair, wearing jeans and a dark hoodie. The suspect was gone when deputies arrived. An investigation showed the subject brandished a knife at a customer. The customer then kicked the subject in the chest, causing him to fall and drop the knife. The suspect then fled. Deputies were unable to locate him. A report was taken.

Monday, Dec. 26

COMMANDER’S RECAP

was transported and booked into Santa Barbara County Jail.

1536 hrs / Public Intoxication / Carpinteria Avenue and Hwy 150

beside him was in possession of an open container of alcohol. A consent search of was conducted of the friend, and the friend was found to be in possession of a bindle of methamphetamine.

2131 hrs / DUI / 4100 block Via

Real

was contacted in the room and identified. Deputies also observed two bindles of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. She was arrested and booked.

0939 hrs / Warrant / Via Real

and Padaro Lane

A man was contacted at the bus stop in Summerland; he was known to have two outstanding warrants. He was arrested and booked at Santa Barbara County Jail.

1347 hrs / Possession / 5400 block Carpinteria Avenue

A traffic enforcement stop was attempted after a man was observed riding his bicycle on the sidewalk and against traffic in the bicycle lane. During the investigation, the subject refused to stop and fled from deputies. A search of the area was conducted, and he was seen around Carpinteria Avenue and Carpinteria Creek, where he continued to flee from deputies. He eventually stopped and was arrested. A search incident to arrest revealed he was in possession of methamphetamine and a credit card that did not belong to him. A record’s check showed was a convicted felon and in possession of tear gas. He

Deputies responded to the area of Carpinteria Avenue and Highway 150 for two subjects lying on the ground, possibly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the two, who displayed signs and symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol. One provided a deputy with a false name. Both were arrested and booked.

0106 hrs / Narcotics / 4500 block Carpinteria Avenue

Two people were contacted after they were reported driving under the influence. A probation search of the vehicle was conducted, and both were found in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine, heroin, drug paraphernalia and materials consistent with the sales of narcotics. Both subjects appeared to be working in unison to conduct narcotics sales. Both were arrested and booked for numerous narcotic and narcotic sales charges. While being booked into Santa Barbara County Jail, one subject was discovered with additional narcotics. The total amount of methamphetamine found on them was approximately 153.1 grams. They also had approximately 6.8 grams of black tar heroin and 19 Benzo pills.

Tuesday, Dec. 27

0911 hrs / Possession / 5550 block Carpinteria

Avenue

A local motel employee reported a female subject had unlawfully entered a room and refused to leave. The subject

He said, she said History doesn’t have to be boring. Readers sent in their funniest captions for the photo above, and we selected our favorites (in no particular order). Enjoy.

1042 hrs / Warrant, False Registration Tabs / Casitas Pass Road and Foothill Road

California Highway Patrol transferred a DUI driver call to local deputies, where the driver had struck the guard rail of 101 southbound and had been driving recklessly. The vehicle was located in the parking lot of a location on Via Real, as the driver was exiting the vehicle. A rifle case and drugs were observed in plain view. A search of the vehicle yielded an assault rifle, loaded handgun, high cap magazines and empty pill containers.

A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle for displaying false tabs. The registered owner stated she was aware of the false tabs. The owner was cited and released. A record’s check of driver of the vehicle showed he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and booked.

“Get ready for my famous ‘Grandpa’s Surprise.’ What’s the ‘surprise’? I’m not your grandpa!” --Anonymous

A woman was intoxicated and unable to care for herself in public. She was

1351

“This is retirement, folks. Can’t you see that I’m elated?” --Chas. Jerep

hrs / Theft / Meadow Circle

The reporting party said her friend borrowed her phone during a recent Christmas party and unlawfully transferred $3,000 to his Venmo account. The reporting party stated that the suspect did the same thing to her friend on 12-23-22. A follow-up will be handled by patrol.

“Our pressure cooker’s busted, so I have to keep the lid on real tight until the chili is done.” --Jan Beck

Trespassing, Battery / 1000 block

On the above date and time, deputies responded to a local store for an intoxicated employee who was refusing to leave. Once on scene, the subject was contacted. He became combative and attempted to flee from deputies. He attempted to punch and kick deputies.

2113

hrs / Narcotics / Santa Monica Road

2031 hrs / Felon in Possession of

A driver was contacted for suspicious circumstances. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed he was in possession of a used methamphetamine pipe with a useable amount of suspected methamphetamine and a white powdered substance consistent with cocaine. He was cited and released.

“My pot runneth over.” --Nancy VanAntwerp

“If you call me Chef Boy-ar-dee one more time, you’ll be wearing this pot of beans.” --Marty Panizzon

“Who’s ready for some bald eagle, elephant-tusk, shark-fin soup?” --Anonymous

Wednesday, Dec. 28 1558 hrs / Possession / 1000 block Concha Loma Drive

“I hope nobody’s allergic to shellfish. Or nuts. Or dust, pollen, cats, dogs or poison oak.” --Anonymous

A man was contacted and cited for parking his vehicle with expired registration on a public street. His friend

“That weird ammonia smell? That’s just me.” --Anonymous

A deputy authored a search warrant regarding a subject who had been arrested the prior day. The search warrant was approved by a judge. The “A” Squad with deputies from Isla Vista Foot Patrol and Goleta assisted with the execution of the search warrant. Sixteen firearms were taken from the residence along with several ammo boxes full of ammunition. At least one AK47 style assault weapon was located. The subject is currently on bail for the same charges discovered; a report will be forwarded to the district attorney for additional charges.

“Hey, Chef, that roast in the pot isn’t nine days old is it?” --Chas. Jerep

“Actually, we’re going out for dinner. I’m just washing my socks.” --Anonymous

“I knew I wanted to be a chef ever since my parents abandoned me on a squash

It goes so well with fava beans and a

“Um…why, no, I haven’t seen the neighbor’s yappy Chihuahua. Is it, um, missing?

“I know it says ‘Barbecuer,’ Leroy, but I like my chicken boiled!” ––Anonymous “Hey, hurry up with the shot already! I just burnt the bejeebers out of my hand!

“I hope you don’t mind; your front door was wide open and I needed a place to “Would you like a taste of my new recipe, high fiber, gluten free, organic, low sodium, non-GMO, low carb, sugar free, no hydrogenated oils, no high fructose ––Health Nut-JB ––Esther Rose Mueller

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

Reports from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office COASTAL BUREAU OPERATIONS • DEC 25 – 31

“Hamnet”

If I tell you this a plague novel, will you still read it? If I tell you, instead, this is a love story, beautifully and skillfully told, and a mystery of sorts, and a maybe even a bit of a fairy tale, would you read it then? Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet is a historical fiction set in Elizabethan England. The protagonist is a healer, herbalist and beekeeper and her husband-to-be, a Latin tutor. Not wanting to spoil the developing revelation, the language in this novel makes for gorgeous reading, and if you aren’t sobbing by the end, please come see me. Obviously, there is death (it is a plague novel, after all) but let me just say the middle passage, describing the origin of the plague that eventually reaches this family, is relevant and evocative

since we have spent so many hours of our own doing some contact tracing and trying to avoid super-spreader events. We are not the first nor last people to be brought to our knees by devastation beyond our control. Maggie O’Farrell puts words to our grief: “There will be no going back. No undoing what was laid out for them. The boy has gone, and the husband will leave and she will stay and the pigs will need to be fed every day and time runs only one way.”

Available at the public library in all formats, including a book club in a bag.

––Jody Thomas, Carpinteria Community Library librarian

CVN Reads…

“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

CVN Managing Editor Evelyn Spence read “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” in December, the stunning tale of a woman in Hollywood, her seven husbands and her lofty dreams. Evelyn Hugo, a famous star from the 20th century, sits down with Monique Grant, a younger journalist looking to make it in the industry, for her final interview. (Published June 2017; 400 pages)

“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt

CVN Assistant Editor Jun Starkey is reading “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt. The story follows a group of misfits and their charismatic classics professor at a New England College, and the group’s fall into

corruption, betrayal and obsession. (Published 1993; 503 pages)

“Blood Meridian” by Cormac McCarthy

CVN Sports Editor Ryan P. Cruz is reading “Blood Meridian” by Cormac McCarthy, the tale of a 14-year-old – known as the Kid – who finds himself in the violence of the West with a group of Indian scalp hunters. The novel is widely considered McCarthy’s magnum opus. (Published 1985; 349 pages)

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by Maggie O’Farrell

THROWBACK

Rincon Voices: Matt

Moore

BY VINCE BURNS

Matt Moore is a Rincon Point icon of the first order. Best known for his Rincon Designs surf shop on Linden Avenue in Carpinteria, Matt first surfed Rincon at the tender age of eight and has never looked back or felt the need for foreign vistas. And why not? Between the Channel Islands, local beaches and the mighty Los Padres, Matt has found all he needs for a well-lived life centered on the 93013zip code. Over a late morning recently, Matt recounted his own surf story and memories of Rincon Point. Our conversation was laced with plenty of digressions on topics such as why the large swells of days gone by are rarer now (and whether they will return), localism, sharks and much more.

A Concha Loma Childhood

Matt lives in his childhood home, where he grew up, fell in love with surf and sea and started a fledgling board business. The Moore home sits in Carpinteria’s Concha Loma neighborhood, a middle-class paradise for a generation of aspiring beach rats and, eventually, a sandy cradle for an exceptional surfing generation that caught the surf bug just as the lifestyle exploded out of Malibu.

All the ingredients required for takeoff were present at Concha Loma. Every tract house had kids, creating a critical mass of offspring of “Greatest Generation” parents who were themselves busily buying into the American dream via affordable suburban tract houses. The kids of Concha Loma of the 1950s and 1960s had the freedom to roam in a pre-organized-fun era before the age of hyperactive and over-scheduled parenting. They also had a ready supply of older mentors, and – most important of all – a beach of their very own, with waves outside the backdoor and a legendary point just down the beach at Rincon.

“A great place to raise a family” wasn’t just real-estate hype but an understatement when it came to Concha Loma. The neighborhood reflected the same small and large trends present in the larger California baby and culture boom. Everything was booming as Carpinteria’s population nearly doubled between 1950 and 1960. Mostly subdivided in the 1950s, Concha Loma was Carpinteria’s first true tract,

THURSDAY

according to Matt. The Moores took up residence in their freshly built house in 1957 with mom, dad, older sister, Matt (b. 1952) and the family dog. One thousand dollars down and $150 a month got you into your own ranch home and a piece of the California dream. “Our house was a little cheaper than others since we were closer to the railroad tracks,” Matt said.

But that was no demerit for the future surfer. Who would not want direct access to the beach?

To make the connection with postwar California’s economic boom complete, Carpinteria even had a defense industry – of sorts – to employ parents. Matt’s father founded what soon became Rincon Engineering. A specialty of the firm: crank

The Ocean

With a baby boom, free-ranging kids, tract homes and a defense industry, the beach was the last ingredient. With the ocean a stone’s throw away, its call was strong for the kids of Concha Loma. Not all of Carpinteria’s greatest surf generation came from the neighborhood, but many did. As Moore remembers it: “12 to 15 of us surfed every day, rain or shine. If we weren’t surfing, we were fishing, spearfishing or something else. We were incredibly lucky growing up here.”

In the early years Matt and crew ruled Jelly Bowl – until they graduated to Tar Pits and then Rincon Point. In Matt’s words: “We didn’t have a care in the world. I lived in shorts and had a bed full of sand.”

Fellow Concha Loma resident Bernie Baker has a similar memory: The sheer joy of pedaling his Schwinn Stingray along the railroad tracks and balancing a board under his arm. “I have lived that moment in time all my life,” he said. For Baker, like Matt, surfing was no mere hobby or sport. Both made storied careers out of their passion; Baker became a photographer and masthead editor at Surfer magazine.

Influences and Mentors

Rincon’s greatest surfing generation had the advantage of mentors and idols. Moore, in particular, was watching Renny Yater, George Greenough and fellow Concha Loma resident Mike Cundith The latter two founded Wilderness Surfboards in 1966, making use of Greenough’s kneeboard designs and thinking about new fins based on tuna dorsal fins. Both played a role in shaping Matt’s design sensibility as they experimented on the perfect Rincon board. Matt’s epiphany came when he cut down his own longboard by 18 inches in 1967. The era of the longboard and “hanging ten” was ending.

Matt Moore hoists one of his “yard boards” at chez Moore in Carpinteira’s Concha Loma neighborhood.

“She never gets older, although we do. No one owns her. You must treat her right. Then maybe she’ll be nice to you back and reward you with a good wave.”

–Matt Moore on his relationship with the aptly-named Queen of the Coast

handles for army field generators. Per Matt, “those crank handles kept us fed.”

COURTESY

More than fifty years ago, Matt Moore ripped through Rincon Point.

In these early days, Moore kept his attention on the legends at Rincon. Says Matt: “I was big-eyed, soaking it up, taking it in. We kept our eyes on guys like Yater, Kemp Aaberg, and George (Greenough).” Back then, all the action was in the Cove; almost no one was at Indicator, as Matt remembers it. A name that Matt recalls pioneering the Indicator was Leslie (Les) Wong, a mysterious Hawaiian shredder who was later immortalized by William Finnegan in his surfing bestseller Barbarian Days

Greenough’s influence on Matt wasn’t limited to surfing and boards. “George taught me how to be a waterman, more than just a surfer,” Matt shared. Beyond the waves were abalone, fish and abun-

dant adventure. To this day, one of Matt’s most treasured possessions is his 24-foot Radon, the perfect companion for trips to the Channel Islands.

Matt Moore’s Queen of the Coast

Matt’s relationship with the Queen is close. “She never gets older, although we do. No one owns her. You must treat her right. Then maybe she’ll be nice to you back and reward you with a good wave.” In this vein, Matt remembers his mother telling him to persevere early on, even if the going occasionally got tough, thanks to rough treatment from less well-mannered Queen denizens. His mom’s advice? “If you like it there, hold your own and don’t give up.” Good advice for us all.

What’s new at the harbor seal rookery?

99

Average Count 50

The high count over the last two weeks of 2022 was 99. The average number of seals seen was about 50. There were seals on the beach on every morning counts were made, except on a day when footprints tracked through the sanctuary.

More Info

Seal Watch volunteers began shifts on Jan. 1 at the overlook daily and at the beach ends during low tides. Volunteer training includes a lot of information about the seals, which is shared with locals and visitors from around the world.

Please consider honoring the Marine Mammal Protection Act by not walking the seal sanctuary beach all year. Do not bring dogs, bicycles or loud voices to view the seals. Harbor seals, when disturbed, may flee and become separated from their pups. Volunteers ask that dogs always remain outside the rope area.

would require a year of

to do justice to Matt Moore’s impact on Rincon Point and wider surfdom. Vince Burns and Stephen Bates hope to return to Matt’s story – with historical photos – later this year. Rincon Point news: the “waiting period” for the Rincon Classic begins January 21. Celebrating Rincon: Burns and Bates have written a history of Rincon Point (amazon.com/dp/1467108707) which is available locally and online. They will be presenting photos and stories from the book at the Carpinteria Community Library on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. Copies of their book will be available for sale. If you have Rincon stories to tell, get in touch with Vince at vinceburns805@gmail.com.

KARLSSON

CVN’s Seal Watch weekly report, written by Seal Watch volunteers, covers activities at the Harbor Seal Rookery. The rookery is located immediately east of Casitas Pier, between the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and the Carpinteria State Beach.

Rincon icon Matt Moore’s birds eye maple water ski was made for him by his father, from whom Moore got an early introduction to craftsmanship and other skills useful for his future career.

CITY OF CARPINTERIA 5775 CARPINTERIA AVENUE CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 (805) 684-5405/www.carpinteriaca.gov

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023 at 5:30pm

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before a regular meeting of the City Council on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California to consider adoption of an amendment to the Local Coastal Program, as further described:

Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Status Report

Applicant: City of Carpinteria

Hearing on the request of the City of Carpinteria to consider adoption of Case No. 19-2008-LCPA/ORD, proposing to amend the City’s Local Coastal Program to reflect changes to the City Municipal Code, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map to include regulations regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. Changes to the Municipal Code include the rescission of provisions of Chapter 14.72 entitled, “Residential Secondary Dwelling Unit” and replacement within this Chapter with new provisions entitled, “Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit”, addition of a new definition to Chapter 14.08, and addition of new uses and processes of Chapter 14.12 R-1 Single-Family Residential District, 14.14 PRD Planned Residential Development District, 14.16 PUD Planned Unit Development District, 14.17, MHS/ PUD Mobile/Modular Home Subdivision/ Planned Unit Development District, 14.18

MHP Mobile Home Park Planned Development District, 14.20 CPD Commercial Planned Development District, 14.22 CB Central Business District, 14.26 M-RP Industrial Research Park District, 14.28 M General Industry District, 14.32 A Agriculture District, and adoption of a new Chapter titled, “Accessory Dwelling Unit Beach Overlay District”. and to approve an Exemption pursuant to §15061(b)(3) and §15282(h) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The project would be applicable to a number of parcels throughout the City located in zone districts that permit residential uses.

The City Council agenda and associated staff report will be available on Thursday, January 19, 2023 on the City’s Website here: https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/ agendas-meetings/. Details and procedures on how to provide public comment are available on the posted agenda at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/. All interested persons are invited to attend, participate and be heard.

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact City Clerk by email brianb@carpinteriaca.gov or by phone at 755-4403, or the California Relay Service at (866) 735-2929. Notification two business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.

Brian C. Barrett, CMC, CPMC, City Clerk

Publish: January 5, 2023

SUMMONS (Family Law) CASE NUMBER D406939

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: EVA SOTO You have been sued.

NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual.

Petitioner’s name is: JULIAN LOPEZ CHAIDEZ

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court;

2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, pr changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or any other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children;

3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of supervisorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

VENTURA SUPERIOR COURT 800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVENUE VENTURA, CA 93009

The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are:

statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2022-0002987.

Publish: Dec. 15, 22, 29, 2022, Jan. 5, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTICS at 1414 E. MAIN ST, SUITE 102, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454. Full name of registrant(s): WESTERN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES LABORATORY, LLC at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE.. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County 12/08/2022. The registrant began transacting business on 08/19/2015. Signed: KEVIN FERGUSON, PRESIDENT. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2022-0002956.

Publish: Dec. 15, 22, 29, 2022, Jan. 5, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT. The following Entity(is) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): ADMINAGSOLUTIONS.COM at 1225 LA BREA AVE., SANTA MARIA, CA 93458.

Full name of registrant(s): RANCHO NUEVO HARVESTING, INC. at address same as above. This business was conducted by a Corporation . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/08/2022.

Signed: JESSICA MANRIQUEZ, PRESIDENT/CEO. The registrant commenced to transact business on 11/15/2021. I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) FBN2022-0002958.

Original FBN2021-0003208

Publish: Dec. 22, 29, 2022, Jan. 5, 12, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as ADMIN AG SOLUTIONS at 1225 LA BREA AVENUE SANTA MARIA, CA 93458. Full name of registrant(s): RANCHO HARVESTING, INC. at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE.. This business is conducted by a Corporation. This statement was filed with the County 12/08/2022. The registrant began transacting business on 11/15/2021.

Signed: JESSICA MANRIQUEZ, PRESIDENT/CEO. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2022-0002952.

Publish: Dec. 22, 29, 2022, Jan. 5, 12, 2023

by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County 12/28/2022. The registrant began transacting business on 11/15/2021. Signed: JUAN A ZARAGOZA, OWNER In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2022-0003121.

Publish: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022

SUMMONS (Family Law) CASE NUMBER 22FL02307

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: MARIO RAMIREZ

You have been sued.

NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual.

Petitioner’s name is: CRUZ DIAZ SANCHEZ

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:ROEL SANDOVAL ZAVALIA and ELENA BENITEZ CALDERON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: VALERIA SANDOVAL

Proposed name: VALERIA SANDOVAL BENITEZ

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that include the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING FEBRUARY 10 2023 at 10:00 am, Dept: 4, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Carpinteria-Summerland Coastal View a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing on the petition. Dated 12/23/2022 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 12/23/2022. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk.

Publish: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022

JULIAN LOPEZ CHAIDEZ 125 GRANDE VISTA ST OAK VIEW, CA 93022 805-861-7205

Date: AUGUST 09, 2022

Filed by BECKY SUELTER, Deputy Clerk, for BRENDA L. McCORMICK, Executive Officer.

Publish: Dec. 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as CARPINTERIA EYE CARE CENTER OF OPTOMETRY at 1013 CASITAS PASS ROAD, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): STEVEN M KLEEN OPTOMETRIC CORP at (1) 640 MAYRUM ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111 (2) 2745 MOLIERE CT. HENDERSON, NV 89044. This business is conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP This statement was filed with the County 12/23/2022. The registrant began transacting business on 11/01/2018.

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

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fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original

Signed: STEVEN M KLEEN, OWNER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2022-0003104.

Publish: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as (1) JAZN MUZIC STUDIO (2) MARIACHI LAS OLAS (3) MARIACHI LAS OLAS DE SB (3) MARIACHI LAS OLAS DE SANTA BARBARA at 7121 DEL NORTE DRIVE, GOLETA, CA 93117. Full name of registrant(s): JUAN A ZARAGOZA at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE.. This business is conducted

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court;

2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, pr changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or any other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children;

3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1100 ANACAPA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-1107 The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are: CRUZ DIAZ SANCHZ 2541 MODOC RD. APT. 29 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 805-453-2483 Date: NOV. 17, 2022 Filed by Yuliana

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FIREWOOD IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROEL SANDOVAL ZAVALIA and ELENA BENITEZ CALDERON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NO. 22CV04473

Warriors basketball picks up first league win over holidays

BY RYAN P. CRUZ • PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING

Carpinteria boys basketball hosted the Jim Bashore Holiday Cage Classic and picked up its second and third wins of the year during the holiday season, with victories over Grace Brethren (63-36) and Hueneme (62-21).

The Warriors’ gym was busy with holiday hoops action with the Cage Classic tournament, as some of the best local talent converged in Carpinteria to compete in 15 games over three days. The Warriors hosted nine other teams: Grace Brethren, De Toledo, Foothill Tech, Santa Ynez, Thacher, Bishop Diego, Channel Islands, Dos Pueblos and Pasadena Poly.

On opening night, Carpinteria lost to Foothill Tech for the third time this year, 56-48, despite a strong performance from leading scorer Kainoa Glasgow, who finished with 24 points, and sophomore Sebastian Campuzano, who scored 11.

The next day, Glasgow scored another 24 points and the Warriors held on with a balanced effort to beat Grace Brethren 63-36.

Carpinteria head coach Jackson Hall said junior Mario Serrano played “fierce on-ball defense” and contributed 10 points in the win, and for the first time this season, every single member of the Warriors’ roster scored in the game.

On the final day of the tournament, Carpinteria faced a tough DeToledo team and suffered its second loss in three days, 78-48.

Campuzano scored 11 and Glasgow was held to 10 points in the loss. Serrano picked up eight, while sophomore Sawyer Kelly dropped nine points and senior Israel Samaguey finished with seven.

On the Friday before Christmas, the Warriors returned to league action with a matchup at home against the Hueneme Vikings. Carpinteria dominated with

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four players scoring in double figures and picked up the first Citrus Coast League win of the year with a 62-21 victory.

Serrano led the way for Carpinteria with 18 points; Glasgow followed with 15 points; Campuzano finished with 14 and Samaguey finished with 10 – marking the first time of the year four Warriors finished with more than 10 points.

Carpinteria hosted another non-league matchup against Bishop Diego but couldn’t get enough scoring to keep up with the Cardinals and dropped the final game before the new year, 56-29.

In the loss, Warriors’ leading scorer Glasgow finished with 11 points, while Carpinteria’s next best scorers

Campuzano, Serrano and Samaguey were held to fewer than six points each.

The Warriors are now 3-11 overall, and 1-1 in the Citrus Coast League. Carpinteria resumed play after the holiday break with a home game against Santa Paula on Jan. 4.

*Carpinteria Girls Basketball vs Fillmore, 7 p.m.

Friday, January 6

Carpinteria Girls Water Polo at Buena (Tournament), TBD Carpinteria Boys Soccer at Fillmore, 6 p.m.

*Carpinteria Girls Soccer vs Fillmore, 6 p.m.

*Carpinteria Boys Basketball vs Fillmore, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 7

Carpinteria Girls Water Polo at Buena (Tournament), TBD

Carpinteria’s top scorer Kainoa Glasgow drives to the basket.

Israel Samaguey (34) finishes with a tough two points in the paint.

Warriors defenders Sebastian Campuzano (32) and Raul Jimenez (23) battle for the ball.

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OCT. 6 -12 JAN 5 - 11 FRIDAY, JAN 6

CARPINTERIA

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: GALLERY HOST TRAINING

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center is seeking gallery host volunteers for the Charles Lo Bue Gallery, and will hold a gallery host training from 4–5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. At 5 p.m. there will also be a game night for gallery hosts that will include bingo and local trivia. Contact Kristina Calkins at kristina@carpinteriaartscenter.org to RSVP. 865 Linden Ave. Friday, Jan. 6. 4–5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN 7

CARPINTERIA SALT MARSH WEED DAY

On the first Saturday of the month, volunteers are invited to help clean and maintain the habitat the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, which aids in keeping local plants and animals healthy. To volunteer and find the time and location to meet, send an email to carp_parks@yahoo.com or call (805) 886-4382. Saturday, Jan. 7.

THE ALCAZAR THEATRE: LOIS MAHALIA AND TÉKA

The Alcazar Theatre will hold a live concert featuring Lois Mahalia, a Guyana-born American singer-songwriter, and Téka, a Brazilian vocalist, guitarist and arranger, on Jan. 7. 4916 Carpinteria Ave. Saturday, Jan. 7. 7 p.m. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

WEDNESDAY, JAN 11

CARPINTERIA WOMAN’S CLUB: MEETING

The Carpinteria Woman’s Club invites residents to its Jan. 11 meeting. Alia Glasgow, founder of the Efficiency Project, will share organizational strategies to help start the new year, and go over how to create efficient and stylish interiors through the cultivation of productive and efficient habits. 1059 Vallecito Road. Wednesday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. FREE

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EMAIL NEWS@ COASTALVIEW.COM

MONDAYS

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., carpinterialibrary.org. Mondays, 10–10:30 a.m.

Mah Jongg Madness Silver Sands Mobile Home Park, 349 Ash Ave. Contact Roz at (805) 729-1310 for more details. Mondays, 1–4 p.m.

TUESDAYS

Carpinteria Improv The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. $10 at the door. Tuesdays, 7–9 p.m.

Carpinteria Writers’ Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. carpinterialibrary.org. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – noon

WEDNESDAYS

Knitting Group. Veterans’ Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Call (805) 8864382 for more information. Wednesdays, 1–3 p.m.

Mind Games Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. carpinterialibrary.org. Wednesdays, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Good News Club Meeting Canalino Elementary School Library, 1480 Linden Ave. Permission slips available at cefsantabarbara.org/locations/. Wednesdays, 1–2:30 p.m.

THURSDAYS

Carpinteria Community Library chess club For school-aged players and beginners. carpinterialibrary.org. Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. Thursdays, 3–4 p.m.

FRIDAYS

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. Fridays, 10 a.m. – noon.

SATURDAYS

Docent Tours of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park. Meet on the corner of Sandyland and Ash avenues. Call (805) 886-4382 for more information. Saturdays, 10 a.m.

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