REMEMBERING KHALID HURST P. 21 AUG. 29 - SEPT. 5, 2013 VOL. 27 ■ NO. 398
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Ashley Chaise
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Sleeper
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Bookcases starting at
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Queen Platform Bed Primo International Luxurious 8” Memory Foam Mattress
Acme Bunk Bed available in natural, white and cappuccino
199 Twin $ 299 Full $ 399 Queen $ 599 King
Assistance Lift Chair Recliner w/Power starting at
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SAVE $150 Nikon 55-300mm $ 95 F4.5-5.6G ED VR
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Panasonic 20mm F1.7mm Micro ASPH.
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$716.95 - $220 instant rebate, ends 8/31/13
Camera no included
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if paid in full within
6 or 12 Months*
6 Months* on purchases of $199 or more. 12 Months* on purchases of $499 or more with your Samy’s Camera credit card made between August 29, 2013 to Sept. 4, 2013. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotional purchase is not paid in full within 6 or 12 Months or if you make a late payment. Minimum Monthly Payments Required.
OFFERS GOOD FROM AUGUST 29 - SEPT. 4, 2013 EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED Not responsible for typographical errors. Quantities limited to stock on hand. First come, first served. No rainchecks and no holds. Prices subject to change without notice. Colors vary by location. Special offers available on in stock items only. See store for details. Samy’s pays Sales Tax on select items. Mail Order, samys.com and all Used, Demo or Refurbished purchases are excluded from the “No Sales Tax” Promotion. **Not valid on Nikon MVP or SONY SURE Products.
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volume 27, number 398, Aug. 29 - Sept. 5, 2013 PAUL WELLMAN
CONTENTS FUNKY FRESH: The Lark restaurant (Executive Chef Jason Paluskais, pictured) is one of the new attractions of the Anacapa Project.
In Memoriam
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On the Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
THE WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Arts & Entertainment Listings
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READ THIS ONLINE Along with dozens of unique features, columns, reviews, photo galleries, letters, editorials, podcasts, and polls, independent .com now carries a faithful edition of our print paper. It debuted last week with our “Hot Reads” cover story and is an eReader-friendly way to turn the pages of our award-winning weekly. Go to independent.com and click on Flip Thru This Week’s Issue.
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Funk Zone
Movie Guide
ON THE COVER: Photo by Paul Wellman.
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poodle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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County health officer Charity Thoman on mosquitoes and more . . . . . . . independent.com/health Bicycle issues by your two-wheelers Harold Booth and Andie Bridges . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/bicycle
ODDS & ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Obituaries
HEALTH MATTERS
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REVVING ENGINES: Though the City Council election is more than two months away, candidates (from left: Megan Diaz Alley, Gregg Hart, Cruzito Cruz, Mathew Kramer, David Landecker, and Jason Nelson) are already jockeying for position by weighing in on a host of hot-button issues.
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conspicuous lack of any support for Santa Barbara’s proposed gang injunction marked this year’s first City Council candidates forum, which was organized by a consortium of five Latino organizations and spearheaded by the Latino Democrats. Even Jason Nelson, the only candidate to list youth violence as the city’s most pressing problem, dismissed the injunction as a bad idea “for civil liberties reasons.” If the response was notably one-sided, that may be because four of the 10 candidates — including incumbents Bendy White and Frank Hotchkiss, who have supported the injunction in the past — were not present. Last week’s meeting was organized in a hurry, and candidates were given only a week’s notice. In addition, it was held two weeks before Labor Day — the traditional start of the campaign season — when the City Council is on a three-week recess. Candidate Gregg Hart, one of two former councilmembers now seeking to make a political comeback, sought to make hay out of these absences, expressing “surprise and disappointment” that White and Hotchkiss did not show, nor did candidates Michael Jordan and Lesley Wiscomb, a planning commissioner and parks commissioner, respectively. “I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Hart said. And while all candidates present were critical of the injunction, Hart — a moderate Democrat during his previous tenure on the council — proved the most outspokenly so. He objected that City Hall had spent at least $500,000 to pursue the injunction, claiming it would only affect 10
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15 people, when there were other legal remedies to control and incarcerate repeat offenders. He also objected that the current council embraced the injunction without first holding any public hearings. “That’s extremely poor judgment,” he said. By contrast, he noted City Hall has funded only one half-time position for youth services. Candidate David Landecker, the other former councilmember on the comeback trail, said the current council was given bad political and legal advice about the injunction, noting that as an attorney, he could have added muchneeded legal expertise to the council deliberations, which took place behind closed doors. But Landecker — who enjoys key support from Mayor Helene Schneider and Councilmember White, both injunction supporters — was more circumspect in his criticism, saying only that the council needed to be given “space” to move away from its commitment to the injunction. Firsttime candidate Megan Diaz Alley — a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission — termed it “a travesty” that youth programs had been cut as much as they’d been, a note frequently sounded by third-time candidate Cruzito Cruz. The gang injunction, first unveiled two years ago, remains embroiled in the courts. In this November’s council race, the mayoral seat is up for grabs — challenging incumbent Helene Schneider is outsider candidate and Mesa maverick Wayne Scoles — as are three council seats. Of those, two council seats are occupied by incumbents — White and Hotchkiss — who have already raised sizable sums to retain them, leaving one bona fide open spot. With no obvious unifying issues, both sides of the political aisle have been stricken by frag-
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mentation. As a result, there are more “liberal Democrats” running than there are available seats; the same holds true for the conservatives. On the so-called left are White, Landecker, Hart, and Alley. Alley — a political newcomer — is running as a renter, Latina, and environmentalist. On the right the lines are more blurry, with Hotchkiss the one clear-cut conservative Republican in the fray, though Wiscomb and Nelson — both decline-to-states — can be expected to draw from that same voter base. Candidate and planning commissioner Michael Jordan, also a declined-to-state, should garner support from the downtown business community having served many years on the Downtown Organization board. Cruzito Cruz, now on his third campaign, and Mathew Kramer, running his second, will use the forums to raise issues throughout the race, but not money. In fact, at last week’s forum, Kramer dismissed campaign contributions as “bribes” and urged those in attendance not to give him any. Absent the emergence of any defining issues, the race promises to be a contest about personality, experience, and leadership skills. To that end, none of the candidates hit any home runs; none blew it either. When asked to identify the top issues of concern to Latino residents, all but one of the candidates — Nelson — cited lack of affordable housing and explained to what extent they would — or would not — push existing zoning densities to promote the development of affordable rental housing. Traffic congestion came in a close second. Regardless of ethnicity, it appears, housing and transportation remain the alpha and omega of Santa Barbara politics.
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A 47-year-old Santa Barbara man well-known to area law enforcement was arrested 8/23, two days after he allegedly stabbed two men in the 1500 block of Highway 154. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Gabriel Nicholas Rivera (pictured above) — most recently booked at County Jail on a probation violation in January — was staying at a nearby home on 8/21 when he got into a verbal argument with the men and stabbed them. When deputies responded to the scene, they found the pair with moderate injuries and sitting in a black pickup truck along Highway 154, and the search began for Rivera. Despite dispatching helicopter and K-9 units, authorities were unable to locate him. At around 1:30 p.m. on 8/23, Rivera was arrested when he returned to the property to pick up some of his belongings. Police are investigating a reported sexual assault that allegedly took place 8/25 on the Santa Barbara City College campus. In a security email alert sent to students and faculty, SBCC officials termed the assault an “alleged rape” and said the victim was approached from behind and knocked to the ground. Police spokesperson Sgt. Riley Harwood said his office received a secondhand report of the sexual assault at around 10:40 a.m. on 8/27. He said detectives have been speaking with the victim’s father, but the victim — an adult female who lives out of state — has not been available for interviews. She’s currently in transit with her family back to their home state, Harwood said, explaining Santa Barbara authorities are making arrangements with law enforcement in the victim’s area so a forensic exam can be performed and so the woman can be connected with the appropriate support and resources. Neil Baker, the former UCSB employee arrested last week on felony vandalism charges after he was caught tampering with a window at the school’s Engineering and Sciences Building, pleaded not guilty on 8/23 in Santa Barbara Superior Court. Baker, 54, is also charged with second-degree commercial burglary and trespassing on private property. After he was arrested in 2010 for allegedly making threats against the school — Baker left the university in 2004 after working as a senior development engineer — he was named a “person of interest” by UCSB and has been active in online forums claiming the “UCSB mafia” ruined his life, among other conspiracy theories. Baker is scheduled to appear in court on 9/9 for a preliminary hearing.
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Santa Barbara Judge Colleen Sterne is allowing a wrongful-death case to proceed against two area pharmacies — and four South Coast pharmacists — who dispensed a combination of powerful and highly addictive painkillers to Roscoe Steve Meadows, who died of an overdose on September 20, 2009, that had been prescribed by Dr. Julio Diaz, a k a the “Candyman.” Diaz was arrested by federal authorities for drug trafficking in January 2012 and has been implicated in the drug-overdose deaths of 11 people. Meadows’s three children sued Sansum Pharmacy and San Ysidro Pharmacy, alleging they should have more closely monitored the quantity of the painkillers their father was taking. Attorneys for the defendants argued that Meadows’s children waited too long to file their lawsuit, contending the statute of limitations allows only one year from the time of death to file. Judge Sterne rejected this argument, finding in favor of the heirs, who asserted — among many things — they weren’t given cause to wonder about the quality of their father’s care until Diaz was arrested in 2012, nearly three years after their father’s death, and federal agents showed them his medical files for the first time. Attorneys for the pharmacies noted the death certificate — issued in December 2009 — concluded that Meadows “consumed a toxic amount of medication” and that he died of “multiple drug ingestion.” That, they argued, should have put his heirs on notice. In her ruling, Judge Sterne found that the statute of limitations issue was sufficiently — Nick Welsh cloudy that it should not derail the case.
A Sheriff’s Office regulation limiting mail to jail inmates to 3" ú5" postcards continues to provoke blowback from those with incarcerated family members, many of whom have spoken at the last two county supervisor meetings. They include a woman named Marissa Garcia, who organized a group called Right to Write, which has begun a petition on change.org. Her husband is in jail, and she read a letter of his during public comment on Tuesday. Another woman said that her jailed son’s daughter gives her letters to send without realizing that her father never receives them. The purpose of the regulation is to reduce workload for jail staff.
contacting Mayor Helene Schneider and city councilmembers to urge City Attorney Steve Wiley — who recently announced he will retire in December — to drop the filing. They crossed councilmembers Cathy Murillo and Grant House off their list of officials to get in touch with because those two have already voiced their opposition. With the opening of the city attorney position and three potential new councilmembers, a spokesperson from PODER said community activism is crucial in these next few months.
Just before 1 p.m. on 8/23, county firefighters and search and rescue personnel responded to the Seven Falls area for a call of a hiker in distress. It appeared the hiker had worked his way out of a canyon and was exploring a rock outcropping above the falls when he became dehydrated and was unable to make his way back down. The hiker took shelter in a shaded area and called 9-1-1. Once he was spotted by the helicopter, a firefighter paramedic was lowered to assess his condition and attach a harness so he could be hoisted into the chopper. The hiker was then transported by air to the Santa Barbara airport and from there via ambulance to Cottage Hospital.
The public has until 8/30 to comment on the various ideas being considered to manage Goleta Beach for the next few decades, with plans that range from letting parts of Santa Barbara County’s most visited park erode away in favor of shoreline health to protecting the grass, parking lots, restrooms, picnic benches, and other amenities at all costs. The issue has pitted fans of the park-like setting, including City of Goleta officials, against more eco-minded parties such as Surfrider and the Environmental Defense Center, which fear the eventual loss of sand due to existing, unpermitted rock revetments. The deadline for feedback on the environmental report, which was originally set for early August, was extended to 8/30 due to complaints about inefficient public noticing. Submit comments by calling planner Alex Tuttle at 884-6844 or emailing atuttle@countyofsb.org.
Old Town Goleta was soaked by a water-main break at the corner of Hollister Avenue and Rutherford Street on Saturday evening. The flood began around 7 p.m. and was still spewing water two hours later, causing localized flooding and prompting law enforcement to temporarily shut down the main drag. Around 9 p.m., one unnamed deputy, who had been on-scene for hours, said that they did not yet know the cause but that the water was starting to slow down. “So they either found it,” he said, “or we’re running out of water.” Come Monday, the Goleta Water District was considering how to fix the massive sinkhole that remained, with repairs expected to happen midweek. The cause of the break is thought to be old infrastructure.
CITY PODER, a Santa Barbara–based Latino-rights coalition, said this week that it will continue making phone calls and sending emails to elected officials to actively oppose the city’s proposed gang injunction. Members are
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A 235-foot-tall rocket that’s more than twice the height of the Granada Theatre blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base the morning of 8/28 and delivered what analysts say is a massive spy satellite into low orbit. The Delta IV-Heavy rocket, the biggest in the country, was built by privately held United Launch Alliance in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force. According to Vandenberg officials, the rocket will deploy a “national security payload for the NRO [National Reconnaissance Office],” but authorities have not elaborated on what the payload is. The launch was the second Delta IV-Heavy mission from Vandenberg after one took off from the Santa Barbara County base in January 2011.
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Green but Guilty? Penny Estes and Eco-Friendly Company Accused of Preying on Fire Victims
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enny Estes is a hugger. She hugs out of professed encouragement and compassion — sometimes with tears, too — and was recently described by one of her victims as “overblown, bigger than life about everything. … She always told you everything was going to be okay.” For more than three years, between April 2009 and May 2012, Estes allegedly used this inflated empathy to scam 10 Santa Barbara homeowners who lost their houses in the Tea and Jesusita fires out of millions of dollars, promising to rebuild their homes with eco-groovy construction materials but then spending much of their money on hotels, restaurants, shopping, and travel. She and her company, Green Building America, PENTHOUSE TO BIG HOUSE: Penny Estes, pictured reportedly received $4.87 million from here shortly after her arrest, stayed in a Montecito the contracts — which either went over Inn suite as she allegedly swindled her Santa Barbara budget, were never completed, or both clients out of millions. — and funneled $1.37 million of that sum into her personal bank account. sician Dr. William Koonce and Santa Barbara Estes, 63, was arrested in San Bernardino on News-Press copublisher Arthur von WiesenJune 4, transported to Santa Barbara County berger — would sign contracts with her, only Jail two days later, and will be arraigned to have their agreements broken at some point September 11 on 25 felony counts of grand theft, in the building process, said DA investigator obtaining services by false pretenses, diversion Norma Hansen. Most of the victims handed of construction funds, and a slew of tax viola- over all the insurance money they received, and tions. Many of those charges carry special alle- many dipped into their savings. When things gations that she preyed on senior citizens and started to go sideways — eventually Estes would victims of natural disasters. If convicted, she refuse to disclose expense records, file dubious faces a maximum of 27 years in prison, said invoices, and/or give her clients the general runDeputy District Attorney Gary Gemberling. around — some homeowners tried to enforce Her bail is set at $4.5 million, and last month the contracts by hiring lawyers but found little she was named a suspect in a Riverside County to no success. One victim, Nancy Keltner, paid case where an older couple was swindled out Green Building America more than $500,000 of $500,000 in construction money. Estes — and received zero work in exchange. As of whose attorney, public defender Brian Mathis, March, Keltner was still living in a trailer on declined to comment for this story — has also her Tunnel Road property. While it remains to be seen how the hybrid been sued by American Express in civil court block performs in the long run — Green for $200,000 in fraudulent charges. According to court filings, Estes met most of Building America did finish construction on her Santa Barbara victims at informational and two homes — the structures were vetted and benefit meetings in the wake of the two fires, approved by city and county inspectors, said introducing herself as the “builder with a heart” Hansen, and the blocks passed the necessary and marketing Green Building America’s envi- seismic tests. What’s less clear is who actually ronmentally friendly “hybrid block.”Also called made them and where. Though Estes told her insulating concrete form (ICF), the material, she victims the material was crafted by Green said, was not only fire and mold resistant but Building Block in Mesa, Arizona, Hansen disalso made of 85 percent recycled polystyrene covered through her investigation that no such (Styrofoam) and 15 percent recycled cement. company exists. None of Estes’s employees have been charged Estes got into the hybrid block business, she would tell people, from a desire to help people with any crimes. They were interviewed as part and the Earth after she herself nearly died from of the Santa Barbara DA’s inquiry, but had exposure to black mold. She also claimed at no knowledge of any wrongdoing and didn’t times to have invented the ATM machine, win- benefit financially or otherwise, Hansen said. ing and dining clients at her Montecito Inn suite However, one of Estes’s main contractors when or in her motor home parked at a nearby beach. she ran Green Building America — which had Originally from Florida, Estes has bounced an office on Hitchcock Way that’s now closed around California — including Newport Beach, — has been implicated in the Riverside County Palm Desert, and Orange County — and has case, and his license was recently suspended. A family in Mesa, Arizona. number of Estes’s workers and subcontractors Those taken in by her stories — including a have also complained she owes them significant few big South Coast names like prominent phy- sums of money. n august 29, 2013
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On a night when the Santa Barbara school board discussed the role of fundraising in influencing how bond monies are spent, La Cumbre Junior High School principal Jo Ann Caines announced plans by La Cumbre’s foundation to raise $252,470 in order to improve the exterior of the school’s auditorium — the third-largest venue in the City of Santa Barbara, Caines pointed out to the board. Bond funds have already been pledged to improve the interior of the theater, which is outdated compared to facilities at other secondary schools. Students at Adams Elementary School learned about the marketing potential of corporate sponsorships and got some swag to boot when Costco delivered 424 backpacks for kindergarten through 4th graders on the first day of the school year. Inside the bags were back-to-school essentials including folders, scissors, rulers, and erasers. “In order to be prepared, you need to bring your backpack to school,” Principal Amy Alzina told her students after reading a poem about success from a children’s book cowritten by legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Union Bank also donates
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STATE A bill authored by State Assemblymember Das Williams to protect wildlife from potentially cruel and unusual deaths was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on 8/26. The bill targets the nuisance wildlife trapping industry — and is meant to protect pet dogs and cats — by imposing stricter restrictions on specific traps, when and where they can be set, and their sizes. It also specifically outlaws killing caught animals by drowning, chest crushing, or injecting toxic chemicals such as nail polish remover. “We share this planet with wildlife,” Williams said in a statement. “Animals cannot speak for themselves, so we must speak for them and stop their torturous, slow and painful deaths.”
PEOPLE Army Specialist Kenneth Alvarez of Santa Maria was killed 8/23 in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near him, killing the 23-year-old and another combat engineer. Alvarez was stationed in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, and was assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade at White Sands Missile Range, NM. He was a graduate of Delta High School. In recognition of his service and sacrifice, the City of Santa Maria lowered its flags to half-staff last week. Alvarez leaves behind a wife and young child and was remembered at a funeral service for his everpresent smile and infectious sense of humor.
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In a rare split vote, the Santa Barbara school board approved the renewal of a contract with Interquest Detection Canines to provide drug-sniffing dogs for one more year. For the price of $13,500, a handler and a dog will pay 60 half-day visits to the district’s high schools to sniff around classrooms and parked cars. Trustee Pedro Paz and Board President Monique Limón both dissented. Limón — along with Annette Cordero, who is no longer on the board — also voted against the dogs when they were first brought on. “It’s just not an investment I feel confident about,” Limón said, noting that she had just heard a story about a student whose backpack was identified for marijuana even though there were no drugs in it. Drug use has been trending down for three years, she pointed out, while the dogs have only been here for one. Ed Heron said that the dogs are there to keep drugs off campus, not for intervention. He pointed out that the district invests way more in intervention than prevention: for instance, $195,000 on counselors from the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He and Kate Parker said they felt the dogs played a role in the decreased number of drug-related suspensions. “It’s correlational data at best,” said Pedro Paz, who analyzes data for his day job as a program evaluator with First Five Santa Barbara County. Although Superintendent David Cash noted that all of the high school principals requested one additional year of the dogs in order to collect more data, Paz said that wouldn’t make a difference if the district did not devise a scientific study. He said that he couldn’t vote for an investment of taxpayer dollars based on “faith.” He and Limón also mentioned that the kids are “savvy” about avoiding detection. For instance, they warn each other about the dogs via text. And due to legal precedent, they are allowed to take their bags with them when the dogs inspect their classrooms. Trustee Gayle Eidelson, who voted with the majority, said, “As a parent, school boardmember, member of this community, it’s important … to say this is something that’s not allowed on campus. I feel the drug dogs are a tool enforcing that message.” — Brandon Fastman
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iting, and dehydration. Alexander returned to the Cottage ER the next morning at 7 a.m. with “severe and worsening symptoms,” the court filing reads. Hours later, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and diagnosed with severe sepsis with a “presumed diagnosis of pneumonia.” She was ultimately diagnosed with NF and underwent several treatments, but the disease had spread too far. The family claims that negligence on the part of her health-care providers allowed Alexander’s NF to advance to later stages, which substantially reduced her chance of survival. “The bottom line is what is the liability,” said attorney Troy Alexander Brenes, who is representing the family, “and has the hospital since then done anything to update their plan?” The answer to that question remains unknown, as representatives at Cottage Hospital would not comment specifically on the case. In an email, they stated that only four out of the 68 patients treated with NF between 2010 and 2013 at Cottage Health System died from it. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, represented by Reback, McAndrews, Kjar, Warford, Stockalper & Moore, denied all the plaintiffs’ allegations and any wrongdoing in legal filings. Both sides will reconvene in court in September. COU RTESY
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BY K E L S E Y B R U G G E R udge Donna Geck has allowed attorneys for the family of 43-year-old Carmen Alexander (pictured), who died last year of a flesh-eating bacteria infection, 14 days to amend their complaint against Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alexander’s family is suing the hospital and two doctors for wrongful death and medical negligence. The popular teacher at Open Alternative School died in February 2012, two days after she was first admitted to Cottage. In their legal filing, her family claims two physicians — Sylvia Kim and John Patrick Wheelock — failed to timely diagnose and treat Alexander, which allowed a serious bacterial infection, known as necrotizing fasciitis (NF), to quickly spread and destroy tissue throughout her body. Doctors could have easily performed simple tests on Alexander to rule out NF, according to attorneys at Newportbased Lopez McHugh LLP. The law firm and the plaintiffs — Alexander’s three children through their legal guardian, Vadim Hsu — say the doctors should not have discharged Alexander the same day she was admitted to Cottage Hospital, because she demonstrated “classic signs of NF,” such as localized chest pain, swelling of the chest, vom-
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BY K E L S E Y B R U G G E R eginning November 1, “food stamp” benefits will decrease country-wide when part of the federal government’s 2009 stimulus package reaches its scheduled end. These across-the-board cuts for what’s known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) will slash food assistance for nearly 47 million Americans. Even bigger reductions may occur after the House reconvenes this September. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that House Republicans plan to move a bill that doubles proposed SNAP cuts and tightens requirements. In a statement, Congressmember Lois Capps said,“Already Congress has shown that a bipartisan measure is needed to reauthorize the program. However, House leadership seems interested in pushing even more extreme cuts to the program this fall — cuts that would reduce benefits for up to 300,000 California households and kick nearly 280,000 Californians out of the program altogether.”
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Food stamp utilization by Californians has gone up significantly since the recession hit several years ago, but only about half of the eligible people in the state receive benefits from the entitlement program. The same is true for Santa Barbara County. There are currently 30,000 individuals on food stamps, but 60,000 people qualify. Santa Barbara ranks 51 out of the state’s 58 counties for utilization relative to number of low-income individuals, according to a 2013 report by California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA). Despite the low ranking, participation at the county level has also increased 10-15 percent annually since 2009. Today, there are twice the food stamp participants in Santa Barbara than there were in 2008. CFPA estimates that if CalFresh — California’s SNAP program — were to reach all eligible individuals in the county, area residents would receive $52.2 million in additional benefits, generating $93.4 million in additional economic activity. “I will continue to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate to keep SNAP strong,” Capps said.
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ne day after receiving August 20th’s bad news that the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors would not be engaging in a government-to-government dialogue with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the tribe’s government affairs officer, Sam Cohen, reached out to Glenn Russell, the head of the county planning department, to see what options were on the table. Last Thursday, upon hearing that news, rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr — who, like many of her constituents, vehemently opposes the tribe’s ongoing attempt through the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to annex the 1,400-acre Camp property into its Santa Ynez Valley reservation — sent a letter to the Chumash, stating that she was “pleased” to hear they had contacted Russell and explaining that she had directed County CEO Chandra Wallar to attend that meeting, as well, “to assist the Tribe and answer any questions Mr. Cohen may have about the County’s entitlement process.” Cohen confirmed that outreach but did not seem overly optimistic about the opportunity, explaining that he was simply following the direction given by the board. In an email to The Santa Barbara Independent, Cohen said he is “not sure what realistic options exist” but that it was “still worth a staff meeting.” The board’s decision came after dozens of residents spoke out against an official government-to-government dialogue, as many fear that would make it easier for the tribe to annex Camp as well as future properties through the federal fee-to-trust transfer program. Those fears were compounded this week when it was discovered that, as part of the Camp application, the BIA had approved the tribe’s designation of 11,500 acres of Santa Ynez Valley land as their “tribal consolidation area,” or TCA. That move, which was based on historic records of what was once considered Chumash country, does not implictly mean that the tribe intends to take over an area that critics estimate is the size of the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria combined. But it is seen as a strategic way of making it easier to annex Camp ,
FALSE FURY: Sam Cohen, the Chumash band’s government affairs officer, has refuted worries that the tribe will attempt a development bait-and-switch should it successfully annex the 1,400acre Camp 4 property.
which is technically an “off-reservation” property, meaning that the BIA is supposed to take a more critical look at such a proposal. Though making Camp part of the Chumash tribe’s TCA doesn’t mean that it’s suddenly an “onreservation” annexation — it’s easier for tribes to take over lands already surrounded by or adjacent to a tribal reservation — it presumably makes the BIA look more favorably on the request. Cohen has also pointed out that Camp is a mere 1.6 miles from the existing 127-acre reservation, not very far away, at least in the eyes of the feds. Another lingering question for many in the valley is that if Camp is annexed and developed into the 143 homes that the tribe keeps promising to house its members, what might happen to the existing residential part of the reservation, which surrounds the Chumash Casino Resort along Highway ? Might that become a new resort development once all the housing is moved to Camp ? Cohen says that’s a hollow worry, pledging that “all current land assignments on the existing Santa Ynez Indian Reservation shall continue to be maintained unchanged.” He explained that the reservation lands are “highly constrained due to a variety of physical, social, and economic factors,” most notably that most of the property is in a floodplain that’s susceptible to flooding and drainage problems. Only about 26 acres, or 18 percent of the reservation, has residential capacity, Cohen explained, and another 16 acres, or 11 percent, has economic development possibilities. The remaining 99 acres, or 71 percent of the reservation, is consumed by creek corridors and steep slopes, which Cohen said would be “difficult to impossible to develop.” The usable size totals about 50 acres, said Cohen, most of which is already developed. He further explained that of the 136 tribal members and roughly 1,300 lineal descendants, only 17 percent have housing on tribal lands, hence the tribe’s desire to develop Camp .
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ith Santa Barbara’s jail overcrowded and understaffed — a situation that a slated North County jail may alleviate but won’t remove altogether, especially with prison realignment shifting offenders to county jails — the county is looking for new methods of reducing recidivism. For that reason, County CEO Chandra Wallar has proposed to the supervisors a new model for funding services aimed at criminal offenders. Dubbed the Pay for Success model, some county and state governments have begun experimenting with a social-entrepreneurship style of addressing service gaps. Under this arrangement, private parties loan governments money to kick-start programs, and if those programs are successful, the investor receives a return on the investment. If the program fails, it is the investor who loses out, not taxpayers. Rick Roney, a private citizen who has collaborated with Santa Barbara County for years on addressing recidivism, briefed the supervisors on Pay for Success Partnerships this Tuesday. The one fully functional example right now is run out of Rikers Island jail in New York. Goldman Sachs loaned the New York City Department of Corrections $9.6 million to provide counseling and therapy for teenagers. If the program reduces recidivism by 10 percent, Goldman Sachs will break even. The investment bank will make a maximum profit of $2.1 million if the recidivism reduction reaches 20 percent. The net savings to New York City would be an estimated $20.5 million. New York pays Goldman through an intermediary — MDRC, a nonprofit education and policy research organization — that also verifies the numbers. Through Roney’s legwork, Santa Barbara has already secured an offer by MDRC to provide technical assistance in assessing the county’s corrections infrastructure. Roney also acquired grant money to hire Jessica McLernon, a Santa Barbara resident who, in a previous job as New York City’s director of workforce development, rubbed elbows with several of the key players in the Rikers Island program. Roney is hoping that MDRC can help answer some of his questions, which were also shared by some of the supervisors. How is success best measured? How much overhead — for instance, for lawyers and gobetweens — would a Pay for Sucess arrangement cost? Supervisor Janet Wolf asked how the county would save money given that it is so deluged with jail costs. She even thanked Andy Caldwell, the president of COLAB, for articulating the question first. Because of overcrowding, an average of 1,370 inmates have been released early from County Jail annually for the past five years. Even if the county cut into that number, they wondered, would any money be saved? Roney said there would obviously be a social benefit, but study needs to be done on where the county might find savings.
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE: Rick Roney is urging the county to consider an experimental approach to fund recidivism-reducing services.
Part of the difficulty in doing so is that information is so sparse. The Sheriff ’s Office cannot even provide accurate recidivism rates. A study found that inmates receiving reentry services in the county had a 37 percent lower recidivism rate than a control group. Because Santa Barbara County has been so willing to test intervention and reentry programs such as the Day Reporting Center, the organizers of an initiative funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the MacArthur Foundation have identified it as one of three pilot markets. Called the Results First initiative, the project provides cost-benefit analyses of options available to criminal justice systems. Since introducing a similar approach in the 1990s, Washington state has saved $1.3 billion per two-year cycle. In a Who’s on First?–like routine, supervisors Peter Adam and Wolf expressed reservations about approving any action, saying that they wanted to hear real dollar amounts before weighing in. Wallar and Roney repeatedly explained that completing the Results First analysis is necessary to ascertain such information. Part of the confusion resulted in the fact that the staff report had been altered after the supervisors received their copies. The light bulb first went on for Adam. After securing an agreement that the debt advisory committee would review the Results First findings, Wolf relented, as well, and the board voted 5-0 to move forward. First District Supervisor Salud Carbajal said,“We don’t want to kick a gift horse in the mouth.” Supervisor Steve Lavagnino said the Pay for Success model “is definitely outside the box.” “I like it,” said the th District supervisor, “because nobody gets paid if there aren’t results.” Roney agreed, telling The Santa Barbara Independent, “The model we’ve used as a government is we don’t pay for success — we pay for service. Whether we get really good service or really terrible service, we don’t really know. Or we do know, but we don’t have a measurement.” A former Silicon Valley executive, Roney said that one of the lessons he learned from the private sector is that incentives work. “People produce better when they are incentivized,” he said.
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nonissue now roiling the local waters involves the pseudo new logo for the entity that until last week was known as the Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission, which purports to depict the actual real-life St. Barbara, the namesake of our city and county. Much froth and fulmination has greeted the new logo — particularly on the Santa Barbara View website, whose cranky, curmudgeonly habitués seem disproportionately inclined to wake up with their underwear in a crisp, starchy bundle. No less a personage than Santa Barbara City Councilmember Dale Francisco — the council’s reigning conservative in chief now rumored to be contemplating a run against Lois Capps for Congress in 2014 — weighed in on the matter. So, too, did first-time city council candidates Jason Nelson and Lesley Wiscomb. The uproar started shortly after the Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission — which spends gobs of money (much of it public in origin) every year exhorting people from out of town to visit Santa Barbara, spend lavishly, and then go home — hosted a coming-out party for its new streamlined name, Visit Santa Barbara, which indeed is both easier to remember and to say. Accompanying the new name was a new logo, which depicted a magenta-ish sketch of what appeared to be a mermaid figure, hips and breasts being suggested but not shown. Stylistically, it calls to mind the vaguely paganistic New Agey women’s self-empowerment book
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have complained the logo looks like something you’d see stenciled on a Starbucks coffee cup. Or as one prominent art critic asked in response to the new design, “How do you tell someone they have an ugly baby?” The uproar arose only because the press release issued by Visit Santa Barbara stated that the mermaid figure “now incorporates” the story of St. Barbara, who they erroneously claimed, “stood watch over Santa Barbara shores and was known as a protector of ships.”All this, of course, qualifies as a classic Santa Barbara tempest in a teapot. But myths matter, especially when they involve religion and saints after whom towns are named. If you’re going to exploit them for commercial purpose, you’d best be precise. Whether Saint Barbara was real or conjured remains the subject of intense debate within ecclesiastical circles, but back in the day, she was immensely and intensely popular. St. Barbara was the go-to saint to whom you prayed when imminent doom was breathing down your neck and closure was not something you could reasonably expect to achieve. According to lore, Barbara was an exceptionally hot babe who lived in Syria about 1,900 years ago and whose father locked her up in a tower when he was away on frequent business trips. During one such absence, Barbara converted to Christianity, which she signified by having a third window (denoting the Holy Trinity) installed in the tower, then undergoing a remodel. Upon
his return, Barbara’s father freaked, Christianity being terminally out of favor with the Roman authorities upon whose good graces his business depended. Barbara’s father resolved the matter by dragging his daughter up the nearest hillside and either chopping her head off or bashing her brains in. Either way, not pretty. God, at that point, got mad and zapped dad with a lightning bolt, rendering his body a steaming pile of ashes. Because of this, Barbara is considered the patron saint of architects, artillerymen, and those who maintained the gunpowder supplies for military ships. Over the centuries, artists have taken some liberties with St. Barbara, but almost always, she is shown with a three-windowed tower in the background. But until now, she has never been depicted with a fishy mermaid tail. The folks at Visit Santa Barbara have sought to explain away the hubbub, stating that the image was never meant to be taken “literally,” adding that it was meant somehow to express “the spirit” of St. Barbara. And the new image, they pointed out, is only a slight modification of a similar image that has been used without fuss for eight years. True enough. But for those previous eight years, they had the good sense not to suggest any connection — literal or figurative — with the martyred saint. Council candidates Wiscomb and Nelson have sought to seize the day, questioning just how much city money was spent on the logo redesign — less than $10,000, we are told. Like-
wise, they’ve demanded to know why more of that money is not spent banging the tourist gong on behalf of the Sunday arts and craft show that for the past 50 years has been taking place along Cabrillo Boulevard. Pretty boring, right? But Francisco, as always, can be counted on to provide the unexpected wrinkle. In his brief note to the View, he observed the story of St. Barbara was no “barrel of laughs” and expressed confusion as to how it connects “with anything that would attract people to Santa Barbara as it is today.” Like many, Francisco said the logo looked more like a mermaid, and then tossed a lit-andloaded rhetorical Molotov cocktail by adding, “Historically, mermaids were demonic, but that association has been largely lost.” Demonic mermaids? Here in Santa Barbara? Who knew? Are mermaids “demonic” because they’re vaguely related to sirens, the mythological beauties who lured sailors to their deaths? Maybe, but it turns out mermaids are equally related to manatees, perhaps the least demonic creature found in any ocean. Or is it because they’re kind of sexy if you find tuna-fish tartare a turn-on? Perhaps Francisco was thinking of Save the Mermaids, the group of eco-minded activists in miniskirts who successfully lobbied City Hall to enact a plastic-bag ban despite Dale’s all-encompassing skepticism over anything he can — and often does — belittle as “well-intentioned.” In that case, the mermaids, thankfully, prevailed. But then, they had the good sense to leave St. Barbara out — Nick Welsh of it.
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n the Thursday before the Summer Solstice parade, I woke from a nap and saw to my horror that the next-door apartment building was completely engulfed in flames. After my mother and I scrambled out of our Section housing, and as our belongings, security, and lives went up in fire and smoke, a fireman asked if we needed emergency services. In shock, we told him yes, and so began my Alice in Wonderland experience with “emergency housing services.” The Red Cross secured emergency housing for the weekend and gave us a $95 debit card for food, but I wondered, what happens Monday? I am my mother’s caregiver; she is elderly, disabled, and has diabetes, a heart condition, and a colostomy bag that I change biweekly. Her income consists of SSI, and mine of unemployment and part-time work as her in-home supportive services caregiver. The city’s Housing Authority (HACSB) — which works with Community Housing Corp., the owner of our building — had a partner nonprofit counseling agency meet with us, but the counselor said it could take from a couple of months to a couple of years to place us. We were sent to gosection8.com to look for apartments or homes. Well, no landlord accepts Section 8 in Santa Barbara. Those very few who do are already full. Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, which also partners with HACSB, had a one- to three-year waiting list. This nonprofit receives grant monies, yet it charges $20 per application and runs credit checks on low-income people. It had no emergency housing-assistance services for my mother and me, even though it and HACSB have a joint low-income property in which they could’ve housed us. When I contacted the Red Cross for help, they sent us to Casa Esperanza for housing services, but Casa also has a waiting list. So does Salvation Army’s Hospitality House, and usually these services are for single adults, not for an adult male who is the caregiver for his disabled and senior-citizen mother. Luckily, with the help of my brother and friends, we found a place in Lompoc. None of the housing services in Santa Barbara have “Emergency Housing” programs at all. What they have are outdated lists, waiting lists, and time-consuming procedures and protocols. Just as The Santa Barbara Independent reported that Lompoc Housing and Community Development is under investigation [Cover Story,“Stupid, Inept, or Corrupt?” 2/9/12, independent.com/lompochousing], I think the feds would do well to audit all nonprofit agen cies that also work with the county and other interlock-
ing agencies funded by federal grants. The services these grant monies are supposed to be funding aren’t being given to the communities that need them. Where is this money going? And while this impropriety is ongoing, people remain homeless and destitute, and the social services arena continues to be infested with corruption. This is why the homeless, low-income, and poverty-stricken communities of Santa Barbara never seem to get better. We’re not allowed to. We are being victimized by the very agencies receiving federal grants to help us.
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Roger C. Wood, emeritus professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, died peacefully on July th in his home in Santa Barbara, surrounded by his family. He was and had endured Lewy-body disease with grace and dignity for two years. Professor Wood was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January , . He studied applied mathematics and was in the Air Force ROTC at the University of Minnesota, where he met Ann Elizabeth Wilson on a blind double date arranged by a Sigma Chi fraternity brother. They married on August , and took their first of many camping trips together on their cross-country drive to their first home in San Diego, California. With the end of the Korean War, Roger’s ROTC commitment ended and he began his career in analog computation at Ryan Aeronautical Company working on flight simulation and controls for the X and other innovative aircraft. During a brief return to Minnesota to complete his masters degree, Roger was drafted and served six months in the US Army. Roger then returned to San Diego and Ryan Aeronautical Company where he wrote his monograph “Principles of Analog Computation” with George Smith. He subsequently moved to Systems Development Corporation in Santa Monica. While continuing to work full time, he studied communications and analog, digital, and hybrid computing technologies at the University of California, Los Angeles, earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering in . Moving to Santa Barbara in , he joined the then Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Roger played an instrumental role in developing the undergraduate engineering curriculum. He was an exceptional teacher, a powerful advocate for students, and an innovative educator, creating some of the first courses in engineering writing and professional ethics. His passion for teaching resulted in numerous honors, including the Mortar Board Professor of the Year Award, the UCSB Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award, and the UCSB Affiliates Professor of the Year Award. Roger continued to serve student educational needs as Associate Dean for Student Affairs until his retirement in , and taught one course a year until . Roger was an avid sportsman, playing basketball and floor hockey until his early s and was known for his scrappy defense and bony elbows. He took great 20
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pride in being inducted into the UCSB Intramural Hall of Fame for his longstanding participation with the Jolly Rogers and support of the program. Roger also loved the outdoors, spending several weeks every summer in the mountains of Yosemite. Days were spent with a pipe, a fishing pole, and a Louis L’Amour novel and nights with a guitar, red wine, and a campfire. Most importantly, Roger was devoted to his wife, partner, and best friend of nearly years and their family. He delighted in her Santa Barbara Choral Society concerts and his children’s and grandchildren’s sporting and performance events. He had a story or a pun for every occasion, and maintained a genuinely sunny outlook even through adversity. Roger’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the caregiving team led by Jeremy Bordofsky. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Carl E. and Shirley M. (Chase) Wood, and his sister Marcy Kaltenbach. He is survived by his wife, Ann, a well-known retired early-childhood educator, four children, twelve grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (expected): Jenny (and Edward) Hawkes of Santa Maria, CA (Michael, Stuart (and Leah), Erin, Samuel, Patrick, and Andrew), Professor David Wood (and Jane Doughty) of Madison, WI (Alexander and Zachary Wood-Doughty), Dr. John (and Dr. Ruth) Wood of South Pasadena, CA (Lyle, James, and Marion), and James (and Jen) Wood of Mt. Shasta, CA (Levi). Individuals who would like to share personal remembrances or photos are encouraged to post online at http:// www.wrhsb.com/obituaries/RogerWood/. In lieu of flowers, the family requests support for The Roger Wood Endowment at UCSB; proceeds support undergraduate education (https://secure. my-websites.org/supporter/donatenow. do?n=Fs@Cs&dfdbid=). A memorial service for Roger will be held at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA, (phone -) on August st at PM.
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daughters. Jerry was a prominent criminal defense attorney, the “great American trial lawyer” (GATL), and he lived life to the fullest. In the later years Jerry worked as court appointed appellate defense counsel. Jerry is survived by his ex-wife and lifelong companion Bonita Whatley of Santa Barbara, brothers Thomas A. Whatley Jr. of Northridge, and Robert A. Ressl of Arlington TX, daughter Sylvia Whatley Beckham (John) of Ojai, son John Peters Whatley of Stanton, and four grandchildren: Spencer, Jeremy, and Abigail Fenczik, and Jefferson Beckham. Jerry was preceded in death by daughter Gail Jeanette Fenczik. No services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Serenity House or Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.
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Jerry D. Whatley, age , passed away peacefully on August , , at Serenity House with his daughter by his side. Jerry was born in Midland, Arkansas to the late Tomas A. Whatley and Edna (Peters) Whatley. He graduated from Fresno High School, and served in the Army in Korea before marrying in and attending CSU Fresno. He graduated with a BA in political science, and earned a JD at USC before moving to Santa Barbara in with his wife and two young
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wife, Shirley, daughter Diana (Michael) Mina, sons, Daryl (Sherri) and Dean (Annette) Kunze, grandchildren, Denise Farmer (Jordan), Dominick Kunze (Kristen), Dustin Kunze, Nicholas Mina, Cole, Aaron, Gabriel, and Isabella Kunze, and step-grandchildren Jake and Tyler Forshey, great granddaughters Emma Nicole Kunze and Julia Elise Farmer. Joe is survived by his sister, Margaret Harris, brothers Herbert (Ginny) and John (Nancy) Kunze, and numerous nieces and nephews. Joseph could answer to husband, Dad, Pops, Pompa, Papa, Grandpa, Great Grandpa and “Mayor.” He had integrity, patience, honor, a sense of humor and was a good listener. A rosary is scheduled on Wednesday, August th, at p.m., and the funeral mass on Thursday, August th, at a.m., both at St. Raphael Church in Goleta. The Kunze Family extends a sincere thank you for the friendship and exemplary care of Dr. Robert S. Wright, Dr. Claudio Bonometti, and Dr, Paul S. Tierstein and his team at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA. The nurses at Hospice who supported Joe’s home care were appreciated. Remembrances may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Raphael’s, and Catholic Charities.
In , Robert and Virginia divorced. In , he married Isabel Barry Friend of Santa Barbara and they moved into downtown Santa Barbara. Retirement came in when he and Isabel moved to Ojai. His enjoyment included construction, shop work, walking, garden and orchard, visiting his much loved children, being a Democrat, theatre with Isabel, and not least, his wife’s cooking. He is survived by his beloved spouse, Isabel F. Newman of Ojai; son, Robert N. Newman and grandson, Sam T. Newman, both of Lakeport, CA; daughter, Robin Elizabeth Newman of Santa Ynez, CA; son, Jon Charles Newman of Santa Barbara, CA; brother, John F. Newman of Camarillo, CA, and some wonderful nieces and nephews. A “Celebration of Robert’s Life” will be held on Wednesday, October , , Noon, at Soule Park Clubhouse and Restaurant, East Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA () -. Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home, Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Condolences may be left at TedMayrFuneralHome. com.
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Robert C. Newman After eleven days at home filled with family love, Joseph () passed away peacefully on Saturday, August , . He was the first born of German immigrants at the St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara, on August , . Joe attended Goleta Union School, La Cumbre Junior High School, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in . At sixteen, he began his career in the grocery business. Joe was very proud of the sixty years spent at Crismon’s Market and Santa Cruz Market on Hollister Avenue in Goleta. He enjoyed his working staff and friendships in the community. Joe married his beloved Shirley Marie Chard in at Santa Barbara Mission. They shared years together raising a family, traveling to their favorite Hawaiian Islands, attending family dinners every Sunday for years, and surviving four life threatening experiences. He loved his family and instilled in them family values, discipline, strong work ethic, and love for God. Joe’s main hobby was enjoying his cars, a ‘ Pontiac, a Mercury Monterrey, and two Rancheros. Joe was a member of the Santa Barbara Acceleration Association of Goleta, the first drag racing organization in the world. He was the “Starter” for the drag races held on the Santa Barbara Airport Grounds. His cultivating of beautiful roses was his second hobby followed by working word searches. Joe donated generously to charitable and religious organizations. He was a devout member of St. Raphael Church, participating as an usher, Eucharistic minister, and Sacristan for the Mass with Jess Martinez. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus () for years. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Emma Kunze, and infant son, Dale. He is survived by his Photo: Kim Reierson
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Robert C. Newman, , of Ojai, passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife, Isabel, by his side on Monday evening, August , , following a brief illness. Robert was born August , in Evanston, Illinois. The family moved to Ohio, Missouri, and Pennsylvania in his youth as his father was awarded dealerships in these States. Robert attended High School in Pennsylvania and after a year at Bucknell University he hitchhiked to California where he graduated from U.C. Berkeley. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in in the Glider Corps. When that program was disbanded, he served in Africa, England, and France on the ground as an M.P. Robert was discharged in and graduated from U.C. Hastings College of Law in . Robert had visited Santa Barbara during the war, returned there, began practice, and married Virginia May Murphy in . They had three children: Robert, Robin and Jon, and lived on the Mesa and in Montecito. He served as City Attorney of the City of Santa Barbara for four years, and practiced for many years in partnership with James T. Lindsey, a good friend.
On August , our beloved, adored, and most precious Sandi died. The number of hearts that are breaking is unfathomable. Her life was filled with family and people who laughed with her throughout the years and thought of her as a unique treasure. She was born in Akron, Ohio, and always kept those solid midwest values. After graduating from Buchtel High School she began a years career in the automobile industry at the dealership level before moving to Mendocino, CA. There she helped her dear friends, Kevin and Jerry get their new business, The Mendocino Chocolate Company, up and running. In the beauty of Santa Barbara beckond and she relocated and worked in accounting for the defense industry. She is predeceased by her exceptional parents, Phillip and Margery Rogers, and her brother Edward Weber. Her mourning family include Jeff Rogers, Penny Mortez, Larry Weber, Charlie Weber, and numerous nieces and nephews; she loved them all deeply. She shared her life with Lynne and Kevin having great adventures through the years. She is now tucked safely away in our hearts where she will remain forever. Dearest, darling Sandi, have a blissful eternity. We love you.
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Football Player, Loyal Friend, Generous Spirit eople are saying that
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the smile on Khalid Ansaar Hurst could mend a broken heart and that you could hear him before you would see him walk into a room. The way he lit up a party was infectious to say the least. But mostly it is his generosity and loyalty to his friends and family that stand out. It’s been said that Khalid Ansaar Hurst was one of the greatest football players to ever play for the Santa Barbara High School Dons. But the number of touchdowns and yards rushed could never match the love he carried in his heart. There was also a level of confidence and bravery that made him very attractive. His opinion was always backed up with a loud shout and a well-trained laugh, a trait developed in his beloved Eastside neighborhood. His vibration promoted the spirit of what it really means to be born and raised in Santa Barbara. His soul was genuine, and essentially, he was a natural A NATURAL: The touchdowns and yards rushed by celeat whatever he touched. brated Dons football player Khalid Hurst could never match Being the son of a Mexicanthe love he carried in his heart. His vibration promoted the spirit of what it means to be born and raised in Santa American mother and AfricanBarbara, and he was a natural at whatever he touched. American father proved to be a valuable fusion of cultures for Khalid. He celebrated his diversity through his sons for SBCC and could have played at the ability to touch every level of society. He could next level. But he opted to stay home rooting for be on Haley Street checking on the welfare of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants. an old friend or at a mansion in Montecito Khalid was a star in his hometown, a true talent toasting with a bunch of strangers who swear who could run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds. He was they saw him acting in a Hollywood movie. Mr. Excitement and will no doubt be inducted Either way, he would always put that famous into the Dons football Hall of Fame. grin on his face and raise his beautiful chin at The Earth could not hold the spirit of Khalid you, acknowledging that he loved you. Kha- Hurst any longer, and he died riding his motorlid believed that by keeping it real, all things cycle after he gave his helmet to his passenger. could be accomplished and celebrated with no He came to us with a golden heart that was full regrets. of emotion and determination. He was rooted His competitive nature took him mountain- deeply in Santa Barbara’s old-school memorabike racing, snowboarding, hiking in the Utah bilia. His father, Charles, was brother to another desert, and some say he was on his way to Dons legend, Grady Hurst. His passing has left become a scratch golfer. If you saw him walk- us with so many great memories of him on ing down the street, you would have thought he the field. But his personality and love is what was some kind of celebrity vacationing in Santa he gave to Santa Barbara. He was the perfect Barbara. He had that natural quality about him. example of everything we exemplified as local But he was grounded by a deep emotional con- kids who grew up with the dream of wearing nection with his mother, Christine Palacio, and the olive and gold colors of the Dons. constantly humbled by the collection of true They say legends are born, not made, and friends that he shared his life with. this holds true for our brother Khalid Hurst, a You might remember Khalid from San one-of-a-kind individual heart who wore his Roque School, Cleveland Elementary, Santa emotions on his chest. He was an individual Barbara Junior High, or the Eastside Boys & who touched so many people with his positive Girls Club. But it was on the football field at spirit. But knowing Khalid is to celebrate life by Peabody Stadium that he came away as one of bumping some music, barbecuing, and toasting the best running backs in Santa Barbara High’s your cup; that’s how Khalid would have wanted storied history. A 1994 All-CIF selection, he it for sure. was a special player and one of the Dons’ most A memorial service will be held Friday, athletic football players ever, according to his August 30, at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Sorrows ■ coach Lito Garcia. He went on to play two sea- Church.
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Merci! What a Woman!
was crusty as a slice of fresh Louisiana ranch bread, politically savvy as an in-crowd D.C. wife, model-beautiful as a young woman, and rich, and, if the cards had fallen exactly right, she just might have been married to a vice president of the United States who would have become president. Mercedes Eichholz, who died here last week at 96, mingled with Washington New Deal– era movers and shakers back in the Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman days, came to Santa Barbara and spread her money around to nonprofits and the Museum of Art. She was a philanthropist who knew everyone. If Generosity was her middle name, Feisty was her first and Spunky her last. If she insulted you, it meant she liked you or at least respected you. Eichholz did not suffer fools gladly and was free with her penetrating views on events here and beyond. Her opinions came with a flash of her blue eyes, but her words usually came softly and with the grace of her Southern upbringing. Still, her opinions often had very sharp elbows. Her walls were lined with enough art to start a museum. As a young girl, she grew up on a Louisiana cotton plantation during the Depression. She once told me of her French great-grandfather, who owned a shipping agency in New Orleans. During the Civil War,“The Yankees stole a barge load of cattle,” she told me. “He went to get it
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A LOVE OF POLITICS: Mercedes Eichholz, philanthropist and art collector, moved with the rich and powerful in D.C. and Santa Barbara.
back, and they threw him in jail. But he escaped.” At 22, she married a young, Yale-trained lawyer, C. Girard Davidson, and they headed to D.C., where he eventually became assistant secretary of the interior. “Washington was a very small place in the 1940s,” she recalled. She was close to the vortex of power in Washing-
ton, D.C., for four decades and, after divorcing Davidson, was the wife of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas for 10 years. She worked for Congressmember Helen Gahagan Douglas, who in 1950 was defeated for the Senate by Richard Nixon and his smear campaign. Before their marriage, President Roosevelt had named Douglas to the Supreme Court in 1939 and in 1944 favored him as a running mate, replacing Vice President Henry Wallace. In No Ordinary Time, author Doris Kearns Goodwin tells how FDR’s brain trust vetoed Wallace, considering him “too intellectual, too liberal, too idealistic, and too impractical.” Instead of Douglas, an obscure Missouri senator, Harry Truman, got the nod and became vice president when Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term. When FDR died in April 1945, Truman found himself president. Douglas, a mercurial, charismatic character, stayed on the court, and he and Eichholz were married in 1954, having missed their date with presidential destiny by a few years. “In my opinion, she was the best thing that ever happened to Bill, and the whole country owes her a debt of gratitude because her years with Bill were also his best years of service on the court and the period of his greatest opinions,” wrote Yale law professor Charles Reich, formerly a law clerk for Justice Hugo Black. As for Douglas, “I always thought he had a genius mind,” but he was a difficult person to
Barney Brantingham can be reached at barney@independent.com or 965-5205 x230. He writes online columns and a print column for Thursdays.
live with, Eichholz told me.“He knew what was right and wrong. He was also a man who needed total adulation.” Her third husband, tax attorney and art collector Robert Eichholz, died in 1983. During one chat at her downtown home, she showed me a National Geographic magazine story about her 7,000-mile station-wagon trip in 1957 with Douglas through the rutted roads of the Middle East, from Karachi to Istanbul. Merci was the mechanic. There are photos of the young blonde in a blue dress, under the car tinkering while Douglas snapped photos. A celebration of her life will be announced later. LIFELONG LEARNING: With the state cutting
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IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME SANTA SAN NTA BBARBARA ARBARA IISS IINN LLOVE OVE W WITH ITH THE THE LARK LARK
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eople say, ‘Are you a foodie?’” says Sherry Villanueva, principal of the Anacapa Project, “and I’m really not.” I’m sitting with Villanueva at The Lark’s communal table in the early afternoon two days after the by-any-account astoundingly successful concomitant grand openings of The Lark restaurant and Les Marchands wine bar/retail shop, and I’m having a hard time believing her. After all, the meal I had on opening night is still haunting my palate. (Can we talk about the olives? Deep fried, goat-cheese stuffed, served with chorizo aioli. And the duck liver mousse; dear god, the duck liver mousse …) I raise an eyebrow. “I mean, I love good food,” she continues,“but the thing I feel passionate about is the exchange that people have over food — the connection people have with each other, the sharing of holidays and celebrations and life. For me, it’s that part of it.” And that part of it — restaurant as gathering place and Villanueva’s passion around that idea — has everything to do with how The Lark came into being. “I kept telling him,” she says, referring to the investor/ developer behind the project, Brian Kelly, a man as elusive as his footprint is becoming ubiquitous,“in the center of this development, you need a restaurant. You need a place for people to gather and share food — a restaurant has that ability, unlike a lot of businesses, to really shift a neighborhood because of the communal aspect of what happens in
a restaurant. I kept telling him, you need to create this place that has those feelings and is rooted in the history of the neighborhood, a little bit gritty but also a little bit refined.” What she’s talking about is the 10,000-square-foot chunk of prime Funk Zone real estate on East Yanonali Street, bordered by Helena Avenue and Anacapa Street, that today is home to no fewer than nine businesses (and responsible for more than 100 jobs). Flanking Yanonali are Figueroa Moun-
‘We’re going to do something really effing cool here.’ —Doug Washington, designer and restaurateur
tain Brewery, Cutler’s Artisan Spirits, Riverbench Winery, Guitar Bar, and another wine project called Area .. Then, in the building that once housed the Bay Café, there’s Avelina winery, run by Christian Garvin, who founded Oreana across the street; Villanueva’s take-away concept Lucky Penny; the wine shop/bar Les Marchands, run by two rising-star sommeliers; and The Lark, centerpiece of this ambitious undertaking — and currently, home to the hottest tables in town.
COMING TO THE TABLE: Just a couple of weeks in, the Lark restaurant has quickly become the Funk Zone’s center of gravity, and S.B.’s hottest ticket.
During the “months and months” of these conversations, which Villanueva places about two and a half years ago, she was working with Kelly as a consultant. Her background is in marketing: Most recently, she owned a company called Twist Worldwide, where she was on contract with Target for 14 years. Her job was to have ideas. “They referred to it as ‘ideation’— coming up with creative ideas for all aspects, product development concepts, strategic partnership concepts, marketing campaigns, whatever,” she says,“just sort of an ideas generator.” Once generated, she’d hand her ideas off to Target’s team, who’d put them into action. A mutual friend put Kelly and Villanueva in touch, and Kelly hired her to do the same sort of work for him. They took lots of walks around the property and neighborhood and brainstormed.“Well,” Kelly eventually said to her,“you have such a clear idea on what this is supposed to be, why don’t you just do it?” “Everybody thought I’d lost my mind,” says Villanueva. “Who, at 51 years old — at the time I guess I was 49 — but who in their right mind leaves a very comfortable career and goes into the restaurant business, and then to open three different restaurants simultaneously and build a building from scratch?” She asks that half-jokingly, but I get the distinct sense this was not the first time she’d asked herself this question and that it wasn’t always a joke.“So the first thing he and I discussed was that in order for a non-restaurateur like me to build a restaurant,” she says,“I needed to find a rock-star team.” CONT’D >>>
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ASSEMBLING THE DREAM TEAM Walking into The Lark and Les Marchands — even just looking at the Lucky Penny — it’s impossible not to be struck by the design. Cool and urban, with repurposed pieces used to surprising effect, vintage touches and industrial details, the feel is current and comfortable. But convincing the designer, San Francisco restaurateur Doug Washington (Town Hall, Salt House) to come on board took a bit of tenacity on Villanueva’s part.
GETTING IT DONE: Sherry Villanueva and GM Dan Russo took bike rides around the Funk Zone prior to Russo signing on to the project. “She’s dangerous on a bike!” Russo said.
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Her niece worked at Salt House, so Villanueva had been there a couple of times; when it came time to find a designer, she started there.“So she gave me a ring and asked if I wanted to do one in Santa Barbara,” recalls Washington.“And I said, not a hope in hell!” He was too busy, has three kids, and found Santa Barbara “impossible to get to.” A couple of weeks later, she convinced him to come down and take a peek. Washington came; he saw; again, he said no. “And then on the way to the airport, I started thinking, goddamn, that’s a beautiful building, and I started thinking of all of these amazing things you could do with that space. It’s the curse!” he says.“So I called her and go, okay, I’ll do it. I remember saying,‘We’re gonna do something really effing cool here.’”
‘ I MEAN, I LOVE GOOD FOOD, BUT THE THING I FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT IS THE EXCHANGE THAT PEOPLE HAVE OVER FOOD —THE CONNECTION PEOPLE HAVE WITH EACH OTHER, THE SHARING OF … LIFE.’
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NO ONE UNDER 21 ADMITTED And eff if they did not do exactly that. Washington spent time walking “concentric circles” around the neighborhood. They had conversations that went on for hours about vibe. Nearly every piece has a story. The communal table at The Lark was milled from a tree felled in a lightning storm 50 years ago, which had been drying out in the forest outside of Portland, Oregon, ever since. (Fun fact: “Every other table in the dining room is made from the same tree,” says Villanueva.“You can line them all up and see the slab.”) There’s the penny-covered façade of Lucky Penny. (“[Washington] said, ‘Why don’t you cover it in pennies?’” says Villanueva.“I was like,‘That’s a great idea!’ and he immediately said,‘No, you cannot do that.’ And then I became obsessed.”) There are the light fixtures designed by Washington, the mercury-glass lampshades found in a Portland salvage shop, the old washbasins used as planters, the regionally made solid-steel bar tops. There’s The Lark sign, made of vintage movie-theater letters. There’s the antique train bell that hangs outside Lucky Penny, which alludes to the Pullman train for which The Lark was named. And then, of course, there’s the confessional. “I remember finding this 100-year-old church confessional from Lyon, France; a guy sent me a photo and said, are you interested? And I said yes!” says Washington. “And it fit within one inch into that one corner! Then I had to change the lights, add in power …. I think I really made the general contractor nuts on this job. I think he really wanted to kill me by the end.” (The contractor is likely not the last to be traumatized by the confessional. I, for example, went to Catholic school. And during a recent meal in this seat, I found myself confessing my sins to my server. Not that I have any.) 26
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Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté. -Margaret Atwood ON THE JUICE: Don’t let their causal demeanor fool you: Sommeliers Eric Railsback (left) and Brian McClintic of Les Marchands are kind of a big deal.
Also on the roster is GM LOOK AT THAT! Designer Doug Washington brought Dan Russo, who’s run the floor his trademark urban style to Santa Barbara to striking at Chicago’s Girl & The Goat effect — once he stopped playing hard to get, that is. (Top Chef season-four winner Stephanie Izard’s debut restaurant), and, most recently, Michael Mina’s RN in San Francisco. That pedigree is impressive, but, he tells me a week after the grand opening, “I told Sherry last night, this project is the one I’m most proud of. Because it was really hard! The amount of detail; I mean, we’re trying to put a kitchen where it shouldn’t be. Just look; it really shouldn’t be there! Sherry wanted the crowds at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival kitchen there; an open kitchen …. I don’t know how, earlier this year. Many conversations with winemakers but they figured it out …. They didn’t make anything and collectors led them to conclude that Santa Barbara easy on themselves. That’s what made it worthwhile.” needed a wine bar and a place to buy serious European There’s a lot of love between the players here, but wines and extremely small-scale Santa Barbara wines. Washington positively gushed when talking about Railsback happened to have their business plan in his Russo. “Oh my god, this man is talented!” he says.“I bag during that meeting with Villanueva, and, when she sat pretending I was sanding wood so I could listen to mentioned her wine shop/bar idea, he recognized his some of his training sessions with service staff. Fuck, I cue and reached into his bag. Many months later, and 10 ended up sanding the whole goddamn piece of wood days after Les Marchands officially opened, Railsback and had to restain it!” said that the finished form “is pretty much exactly what Russo, whose handiwork is in evidence every time we pictured.” someone comments on how smooth the service is Railsback and McClintic developed the wine pro(which is often), came onto the project via Eric Railsgram for both The Lark and Lucky Penny also, and back, one half of the team behind Les Marchands; they’re often seen running from one spot to the next they’d worked together at RN. And Railsback found and back again. For Les Marchands, they created a sepahis way to Villanueva via a bit of you-can’t-make-thisrate menu of composed cheese and charcuterie plates, stuff-up serendipity. He’d worked at the Wine Cask as well as things like marinated tuna and pork rillettes years ago, and one of his regulars, who had followed him to the Hungry Cat, Gordon Ramsay, and RN, men- — modeled after La Crèmerie in Paris — with the help of pop-up restaurant Spare Parts’ chef, Weston Richards. tioned that a woman in Santa Barbara wanted to talk to Their wine list is only around 40 to 45 percent Central him about a pizzeria. “I thought she just wanted someCoast (heavy on geeky, small-production stuff and back one to consult on a small, 50-item list or something,” vintages), so there’s always something new to try. “We says Railsback. have no rules. We have a menu, but it’s like, pop someSo he met with Villanueva during a grape-harvest thing new; throw it on the chalkboard,” says Railsback. visit to Santa Barbara. “She had this building she was “It’s great to rip some fun bottles, sell someone half a trying to fill and was just thinking about different bottle. That way you can have 10 extra bottles open that concepts,” says Railsback. The restaurant was defiaren’t on the glass list.” nitely happening; she thought Railsback might make a And despite what they could tell you about, say, the good beverage director. Then she gestured toward the hints of fresh grass you’ll find in a Jacquère or the excit1,600-square-foot empty space next door; she’d been thinking about a wine store. Or a wine bar. Maybe both. ing productions coming out of Austria lately, they are Unbeknown to Villanueva, Railsback and biz partner all about removing the intimidation factor. “You can have a bunch of grocery-store brands and be intimidatBrian McClintic had been cooking up a business plan. ing, so the wine almost doesn’t matter,” says McClintic. They’d been living in San Francisco, Railsback working “We have to work extra hard to be accessible because as the wine buyer at RN (and recently named a best new sommelier by Wine & Spirits magazine), McClintic the wines are off the beaten path a bit. It comes down to personal relationships and caring about people — anyselling wine (and carrying a sizeable expense account) one can get that, no matter how wild the wine list is.” and studying for the gnarly master sommelier exam — chronicled in the film Somm, which played to packed CONT’D >>>
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THE FOOD DUDE No matter how much restaurants are about community for Villanueva, killer food was also clearly rather key, so they interviewed and tasted with nearly 50 chefs. And while the food was obviously critical, Villanueva tells me the first thing she looked for in her new chef was humility. I chuckle, but she’s completely serious. “When you look at a guy like Jason, he’s an extraordinary chef; he’s very talented, really smart in the kitchen and as it relates to people, but at the end of the day, he’s just a nice guy that you want to hang out with,” says Villanueva.“He’s gentle; he commands respect because of his talent, his professionalism, and his expertise. He doesn’t need to be a bully.” Indeed, Executive Chef (of both the Lark and Lucky Penny) Jason Paluska, also of RN — which, in hindsight, looks a bit like an Anacapa Project incubator — is as downto-earth as they come. Two seconds into our interview, he’s pretending my voice recorder is his cell phone, until his own rings. “Is it weird if I take this?” he asks. It’s Wayne, the bread guy. Paluska confirms his order and then says, “I’ll be here. I get a day off in 2015. Oh, you got one off then, too? Let’s hang out, man!” Upon hanging up, he waxes poetic about Wayne, the bread guy: “He has the most insane bread program. When we first got here, we went to every bakery, scouting them out to find the most consistently awesome bread, and he does it. Baker’s Table in the Santa Ynez Valley — he hand-makes it every day and delivers it himself, every day. By far the most underrated, hardworking dude I’ve ever met.” (And the bread is epic. Equally versatile as a means for sopping up the broth Paluska’s mussels swim in and as a vehicle for that light-as-air yet rich-as-sin duck liver mousse — made, Paluska points out, with neighbor Ian Cutler’s bourbon.) When crafting the menu, Paluska says, “I stopped doing research [into other restaurants’ menus], because I was like, well, it’s kind of pointless for me to come down here and just try to copy menus; that’s not the way a chef should think. He should look inward and see what comes out. So Nick [Flores, the executive sous/pastry chef] and I started putting flavors together that we liked. There’s a lot of thought in each individual component.” Sophisticated but thoroughly approachable, his menu is seasonally and locally inspired and constantly evolving. Plates are
meant for sharing, which is nice, because you will want to try everything. From the deviled eggs with pancetta and jalapeño to the caramelized cauliflower gratin with Gruyère and Aleppo pepper to the slow-cooked pork shank with bacon-braised chard and anchohoney cornbread, each dish is an experience. And his bench in the kitchen is deep — and motivated. “There [are] kids in there cooking that are just coming so far and in such a short amount of time, and they’re responding so well to the standards of excellence that we’re trying to provide,” says Paluska.“They want to be a part of something that’s challenging and creative.”
THE LURE OF BABYLON For somms Railsback and McClintic, the allure of Santa Barbara is obvious: This is wine country, and they’ve filled a glaring void. But for GM Russo and Chef Paluska (“worldclass pros,” Villanueva says, every chance she gets), deciding to move to Santa Barbara — not known as a culinary destination in the way cities like Chicago and San Francisco are — is worth understanding. “I didn’t know anything about Santa Barbara,” says Russo, but he respected Villanueva’s vision and was jazzed about working again with Paluska and Flores.“In this business, very rarely do you get a chance to start something from scratch and bring really great people in, and that’s what we’ve done. Sherry, Jason, Nick, the wine guys — it’s a really great group of people, and that’s huge.” People came first for Paluska, too.“Any work environment, you connect with certain people; others are just people you work with,” he says.“But the people you connect with, you want to stay connected with — those people are here for me. Every day, I’m walking into almost a second home with good people who know me, and I know them — all too well.” And for a Texas kid who grew up outside and fishing, the Santa Barbara lifestyle proved impossible to refuse.“This is like the most ideal place you could land on a map. I’ve wanted this environment my whole life,” Paluska says.“I just never knew how to get to it.” Also: “The Mexican food here is fantastic.” And Santa Barbara is equally smitten: The Lark has been booked solid for weeks — but that hasn’t stopped people from showing up and waiting for a spot at the bar or the communal table. Next door, Les Marchands is rapidly becoming the go-to spot for S.B.’s biggest oenophiles, who gathered a couple
COVER STORY of weeks ago on-site for the Santa Barbara County Wine Futures tasting. “We keep seeing the faces coming in over and over again already,” says McClintic, “which is important to us.”
KEEP IT FUNKY There’s no denying the impact this project will have — is already having — on the Funk Zone. (Just try to find a parking space.) Longtime area business owner Dana Walters, whose coffee-bar–cum–bar-bar Reds has been around for 12 years and sits diagonally across the street from the development, has had a front-row seat for all the changes those years have brought to her neighborhood. There have been many, and they’ve gained speed in recent years. But the trajectory was put in motion a long time ago.“When I first rented the place here, everyone was talking about Levy’s La Entrada project,” Walters says of the extremely contentious building proposal that ultimately landed developer Bill Levy in bankruptcy — a reimagined version of which was just approved by the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission last week. The area has long
sible development so that it’s in keeping with the vibe and the character of the neighborhood. He didn’t want to change it, just really enhance it.” Indeed, the Funk Zone itself is what inspired so many of the decisions along the way, and the neighborhood played no small part in getting some of that world-class talent to sign on.“If someone would have taken me to State Street — don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with State Street — but if someone said they were doing a restaurant there, I probably would have said no,” says Russo, who took a bicycle tour of the Funk Zone with Villanueva while considering his involvement.“I just didn’t feel the way about that area as I do here, with the old surf shops and the artists.” Washington had a similar experience. “I always thought of Santa Barbara as very white and very wealthy, and literally every time I came down, I met more and more cool people — really amazing, interesting, fun people,” he says. “There’s a lot of quirkiness down there that I like.” While rents are an obvious concern for anyone who lives or does business in the area, Walters among them, overall, the Funk Zone
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had developers’ mouths watering. And those drooling developers have long been met with raised hackles. (And, in Levy’s case, anyway, a major dose of schadenfreude when big plans go bust.) Community activist Laura Inks frames the tension this way: “I come from the perspective of looking out for the sustainability of artists, so I see that while the project is really great for the neighborhood — it’s great to have a restaurant down there — I’m afraid what it will do now for the rents for the artists.” Villanueva gets it; that’s why she’s made staying true to the neighborhood’s integrity such a focus. “Change is always hard and rightly so,” says Villanueva. “Like any development, it’s hard because properties are improved, property values go up, rents go up, and that makes it challenging …. It’s just one of those tough things about development, about growth. You look at the Funk Zone: It’s a block away from the beach, a block away from State Street; it’s just not gonna stay a dilapidated industrial zone forever. I just feel grateful about the people who have been coming in to open businesses or develop properties who’ve been committed to keeping as much of that artistic approach, that authenticity and funkiness, so that the character stays in the neighborhood while the buildings are being improved. And that’s what we really tried to do here. [Kelly] is very committed to respon-
veteran is happy about her new neighbors. Whereas for a long time, Reds stood alone as a “destination bar,” now it’s part of a greater “destination area,” Walters says. The foot traffic’s been good (“Sundays used to be my slowest day; now they’re huge”), and she likes that the new crowd is a bit older. “One thing I’ve been hearing a lot is people saying it reminds them of how State Street used to be 20 or so years ago. It’s nice that it’s all mom-and-pops right now; hopefully we can stay that way,” she says.“And they seem to be really friendly and neighborly — it’s like that neighbor you borrow a cup of sugar from! There’s just some good energy going on; people are having a good time.” So much so, says Villanueva,“I’m getting emails at one in the morning from servers saying,‘I’m so grateful to be a part of this team.’ There’s nothing more rewarding than that.”
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/: Pink Drinks Toss one back, and kick out cancer with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, one of the largest networks of fundraising events in the nation. :pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. Free. Ages +. Call -.
/: Invisible Realms Reception Thirteen artists from all corners of the globe will put their work on display at this public reception. -pm. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Adams Ctr., Westmont College, La Paz Rd. Free. Call -. /: Paquita la del Barrio Mexican ranchera legend Paquita la del Barrio (below) is sure to delight your lady — she’s a hit among female fans across Mexico. pm. Chumash Casino Resort, E. Hwy. . $-$. Ages +. Call () -.
/: El ángel exterminador Casa Dolores’s tribute to legendary filmmaker Luis Buñuel concludes this weekend with a Q&A with Dr. Victor Fuentes, a renowned Buñuel expert. :pm. Casa Dolores, Bath St. $-$. Call -.
FRIDAY 8/30 /: African Elemental Stone and Shell Divination Readings They may not be Harry Potter’s tea leaves, but Anthony N. Johnson’s, a k a Mtuaswa, readings may hold the secrets you’ve been searching for. am-pm. Paradise Foun Found Bookstore, E. Anapamu St. $ $. Ages +. Call -. / /: Summer Wine and Chee Cheese Pairing Guitarist Greg LeRo LeRoy will strum away through Luca Lucas & Lewellen’s summer chee cheese-and-vino extravaganza. - -pm. Lucas & Lewellen, C Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. $. Ages +. Call -. /: The Roosters S.B.’s cockiest five piece will rock out at Mel’s this weekend,
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/: High School Football: Santa Maria Saints at Bishop Diego Cardinals The first Friday night of the football season finds Bishop Diego ready to roll. A year ago, the Cardinals kicked off with a - victory at Santa TAKING FLIGHT: Cardinal Christian Maria, and they proceeded to win Pearson intercepts a pass. consecutive games until a loss in the CIF semifinals. That’s a tough act to follow, but they have a strong core of returning players this year. (Santa Barbara, San Marcos, Dos Pueblos, and Carpinteria all play their season openers on the road Friday.) :pm. SBCC La Playa Stadium. Cliff Dr. $-$. Call -.
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/: th Annual Santa Barbara Tequila Harvest Festival More than hand-picked tequilas will be complemented by an array of hors d’oeuvres prepared by area chefs and live music from Instone and Trio Primavera. -pm. Elings Park, Las Positas Rd. $-$. Ages +. Call -. Read more on p. . /: Carpinteria Museum Marketplace Treasure collectors and seekers alike flock to this weekly marketplace of all things nostalgic and sentimental. am-pm. Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, Maple St., Carpinteria. Free. Call -.
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/: Back to the Future Part II Join Marty McFly and the rest of the gang for this special screening of this timedefying crowd pleaser. pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $. Call -.
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/: Jason Mraz Audience members will scream “I’m Yours” to Mr. A-Z as he plays an afternoon Labor Day performance that will make all hearts swoon. pm. S.B. Bowl, N. Milpas St. $.-$.. Call -. Read more on p. . /: The Red Eye Tour If you’re a hip-hop head, don’t miss this performance by up-andcoming artists Young Roddy, Corner Boy P, and Fiend. pm. Velvet Jones, State St. $-$. Call -.
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ot knowing Latin, Greek, or even Old English or Ancient French, one sometimes wonders why plant names have been awarded to certain groups. In this case, these lost languages were used to describe some widespread plant species that are covered with fine hairs. The family name is boraginaceae, and the genus name, Borago, which defines the family, also reflects this characteristic. There is another, even easier-to-see feature of most of the borage group. The flower stalks emerge as tightly curled “fiddle heads” not unlike fern fronds. As in any family, there are the stars and the black sheep. Across the wildlands of California, a couple of weedy species have spread rampantly in disturbed soil (read agriculture). The yellow-flowering fiddleheads (Amsinckia species) carpet many valleys and the slopes of the foothills. One widespread species, A. menziesii, was used by the Chumash, who collected and processed the abundant seeds. A couple of other native species may not form large colonies, but they do appear in spring as one of the highlights of the wildflower display. Phacelia was formerly separated into another family, but the distinctive coiled inflorescences are easy to spot. Their flowers in many shades of blue are much showier than some of their “cousins” whose tiny flowers are less than a quarter of an inch across. Phacelia flowers may be up to an inch across, and most of them bloom abundantly for quite a presentation. Look for them along the trails that climb into the chaparral along creek courses. As annuals, if you want to include them in the garden, you will have to sow from seed in fall or earliest spring.
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n volleyball parlance, it won’t be a bad thing if UCSB’s women get off to a bumpy start in their first match under new head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch. The Gauchos will face the high-powered attack of No. -ranked Stanford on Friday, August 30, and their ability to bump the ball — the basic skill of playing a hard-hit ball off the forearms — will be a key to their survival. “We’re not going to be as tall as most of our opponents,” Lantagne Welch said.“Our team will be exciting to watch because they are fighters. They are going to be all over the floor, getting scrappy and finding a way.” The match at the Thunderdome has an unusual starting time of noon, Friday, because the Gauchos will be traveling to Berkeley later in the day and begin playing in a tournament at Cal on Saturday. They will not return to their home court until the Big West Conference opener against Long Beach State on September 27. Lantagne Welch, a California native, came to UCSB after 12 years as the head coach at the University of Miami (FL). She succeeded the legendary Kathy Gregory, who started the UCSB program and coached it for 38 years before retiring last January. Gregory’s legacy included 27 appearances in the NCAA tournament, but only one in the last six years. Miami reached the NCAA five times under Lantagne Welch, including the last four. Schools like UCSB have faced lowered expectations in women’s sports because of football. The top 10 teams in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll all hail from major football conferences that reap TV money to pump into their programs: Texas, Penn State, Stanford, USC, Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon, Florida, and Nebraska. Hawai‘i, which has a football team but competes in the Big West in other sports, is ranked No. .Volleyball draws huge crowds on the island.“Having Hawai‘i in our conference is a great thing,” Lantagne Welch said.“They draw tremendous interest wherever they play.” The Rainbow Wahine was the unanimous No. pick on the Big West coaches’ preseason poll, and UCSB came in sixth out of nine teams. That does not stop the Gauchos from setting high goals for themselves.“We want to get back into the NCAA tournament,” stated senior Leah Sully, a returning All–Big West hitter. “We want to go undefeated in the Thunderdome, and we want to win a preseason tournament.” Sully is a Gaucho co-captain along with setter Ali Santi, a junior, and defensive specialist Shauna Klein, a sophomore. The range of class levels is indicative of the team’s togetherness. Lantagne Welch said,“I believe our team chemistry is strong. Everybody is on the same page.” Besides emphasizing defense, the Gauchos will try to move the ball around on the attack.“A year ago, the outside hitter [Sully] was set a million times,” the coach said.“We need a lot more balance.” In actuality, Sully was called on to attack 1,798 times last year, the most in UCSB history. Katey Thompson, another senior, “gets after it every day and is the hardest hitter on the team,” Lantagne Welch said. Gregory’s last recruits include 6�4� Phoebe Grunt, the tallest Gaucho by several inches. Kristen Berlo, a San Marcos High standout who was recruited by UCSB for both volleyball and softball, will miss the fall season because of an injury. Two prominent players missing from the roster are Taylor Formico, an All-American as a first-year libero last year, and Jenna Wilson, a starting middle blocker.“We’re moving forward with those people who want to be here and want to play for UCSB,” Lantagne Welch said. Gregory was incensed that Wilson, a player that she
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nurtured after finding her in Rancho Cucamonga, was apparently dismissed from the team because she wanted to be excused from the opening match to attend a wedding. The outspoken former coach called the decision “heartless,” but Sully said the team stood behind Lantagne Welch. “Our theme is commitment,” Sully said.“Ironically, the two positions that are most competitive in practice are middle blocker and libero.”
TEAM CHEMISTRY: The Gauchos hone their skills during a practice scrimmage, getting into top form for their game against last year’s Pac-12 champions, Stanford, Friday, August 30, at UCSB.
hand after Baker hit a home run on October 2, 1977. Burke, a popular player, was revealed to be gay after his short majorleague career, and he died in 1995 after contracting HIV. “It’s the better story,” said a Radiolab commentator, who also considered a high five by Louisville basketball player Derek Smith in 1978. “We’ll never really know how it started,” UCSB’s Sully said. “All I know is, the high five has been a constant for us.”
RAISING THE STAKES: “We want to get back in the NCAA tournament,” said senior Leah Sully (pictured), a returning All–Big West hitter. “We want to go undefeated in the Thunderdome, and we want to win a preseason tournament.”
Stanford’s presence in the Thunderdome on Friday will be fraught with pathos. The Cardinal returns all the starters from last year’s Pac- champions who went 30-4. They include senior Carly Wopat, an All-American middle blocker. Wopat’s twin sister, Samantha, who starred with her at Dos Pueblos High and was her teammate at Stanford, died by suicide in March 2012. Their parents, Ron and Kathy Wopat of Goleta, also have two sons. “It’s been a tough year and a half,” Ron said,“but we’re forging ahead with our family.” HIGH FIVES: Volleyball practices at UCSB have become
much quieter since the retirement of Gregory, one of the most energetically vocal coaches in any sport. But she has not been muffled. Her voice was heard on the radio last weekend, during an NPR program called Radiolab. The show attempted to pinpoint the origin of the “high five,” a ubiquitous gesture in sports for the last two decades. Gregory argued that women’s volleyball should get credit.“We did that back in the 1960s,” she declared. Volleyball players high-five each other not only in celebration but also to pick somebody up after a mistake. The hosts of the radio show decided that former Dodger outfielder Glenn Burke deserved to be recognized for inventing the high five. He greeted Dusty Baker with an upraised-
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WORLD CHAMPS: At the Junior World Water Polo Championships in Volos, Greece, a trio of Dos Pueblos graduates helped Team USA win its first women’s title since 2005. Kodi Hill (now at UCLA), Kiley Neushul (Stanford), and Tiera Schroeder (Cal), who accomplished a 67-game winning streak at DP, put together another streak with the national team. They knocked off Kazakhstan, Italy, New Zealand, Hungary, Greece, and Spain. Neushul scored three goals in the 9-7 victory over the Spanish women, the defending champions. NICE TRI: The bicycle course was challenging with twists and turns, but Britain’s Emma-Kate Lidbury said she “thoroughly enjoyed” her romp through the Santa Barbara Triathlon last Saturday. Under ideal conditions, Lidbury (3 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds) and men’s winner Robert Wade (2:49:00) of San Antonio, Texas, raced through the long course in blazing times. They are not officially records, though, because of variations in the route over the years.
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RING OF FIRE: A traditional pit at the Wahaka estate in Oaxaca, Mexico.
or millennia, Mesoamerican peoples have harvested more than 40 types of the spiky-tipped agave plant, roasted their starchy cores in wood-fire pits, and then fermented the resulting juices into strong drink. So it was only by historical happenstance and lucky timing that tequila, which is liquor made solely from the blue agave, rose to prominence as Mexico’s national spirit of choice and export, a twist of fate involving a late-19th-century railroad through the city of Tequila that spurred widespread distribution of the region’s preferred booze, and the 20th-century industrialization/marketing boom that followed. In so doing, countless liquors traditionally made from the dozens of other agave plants found throughout Mexico were left in tequila’s wake. Most of these drinks, known collectively as mezcal (which is what many old-timers still call tequila anyway), MEXICAN HOOCH: Mezcal fell into relative dormancy, made and comes out of a still into a jicara, drank locally but never rising near a gourd used for tasting. the prominence of tequila. That’s all changed in recent years, thanks largely to the ambassadorial work of Del Maguey founder Ron Cooper, and now mezcal is a quickly expanding genre. My “aha” moment came at last year’s annual Tequila Harvest Festival, where amid a lineup of excellent tequilas, I spent most of my time hanging in the mezcal corner, learning about the drink’s fascinating political, social, and natural histories while sipping on smoky samples from a handful of vendors. One such purveyor was Raza Zaidi, the Mexico City–raised, San Francisco–based co-owner of Wahaka Mezcal, which he founded a few years ago with some childhood friends. They had considered doing a more runof-the-mill tequila project — slapping a slick label on premade bottles, as so many do nowadays — but fell for mezcal after stumbling into one of the many mescalerías popping up in Mexico City’s hip neighborhoods and heading south to Oaxaca to investigate further. “The further we went, the more we realized that the magic of mezcal is really something that’s passed from generation to generation through families,” said Zaidi, who eventually teamed up with a fifth-generation mescal maker named Alberto Morales, who’s now an equal shareowner in the company. “We own the land, and we control production from end to end,” said Zaidi, who also achieved certified organic status recently.“It’s always a single vision: the magic of Alberto Morales.” To further enlighten the masses, Wahaka’s bottlings, which sell for between $37 and $90, show off the myriad possibilities of mezcal: estategrown versus wild-harvested agave, highland versus lowland plants, un-aged versus aged in oak barrels, and even blends.“Once you consider blends, the number is infinite,” said Zaidi.“That gives you a glimpse of how vast the mezcal universe can be compared to tequila, which is just one variety.” And since mezcal comes with its own environmental issues — some over-harvested wild varieties are already extinct, for instance, and there is a shortage of wood for the pit fires, too — the Wahaka team formed a nonprofit called AgavesSilvestres.org to do their part in ensuring a brighter future for the people and places producing the MORE liquor.
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Since the success of reality shows like American Idol and The Voice, it seems we simply can’t escape the singer-competition format. In fact, it’s with that very format in mind that the Chumash brings us the next in a long line of crooning contests: Rising Star. On Saturday, September 7, the Santa Ynez casino and resort will host 12 aspiring singers from the STAR POWER: Lizette Rubio is one of tri-county area — including three SBCC students, a music the many area talents competing in teacher from La Colina Junior High, and the president of next week’s Rising Star competition. the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation — as they battle it out in front of a panel of celebrity judges and audience voters. The winner will take home $5,000, as well as professional recording time, a musical mentorship from Dishwalla’s J.R. Richards, and the opportunity to perform as an opening act at an upcoming Chumash Casino show. The show starts at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. For tickets and info, call (800) 585-3737 or visit chumashcasino.com. For more on Rising Star, visit risingstarusa.com. — Aly Comingore
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It’s a special band that can balance anti-corporate antagonism and music-industry success the way No Age can. Spawning out of the Los Angeles DIY scene, drummer Randy Randall and guitarist Dean Spunt craft the kind of punk rock that isn’t afraid to be pretty; both 2010’s Everything in Between and 2008’s Nouns were fuzzy, gritty, cymbal-crashing affairs punctuated by achingly beautiful melodies. On An Object, the band’s third for indie rock mega label Sub Pop, Randall and Spunt crank the reverb to 11, steer clear of the blatantly soaring guitar riffs, and back way off on their now-signature drum maelstroms, and what they come away with is a record that’s rougher, sadder, and undeniably quieter than anything they’ve done yet. In a lot of ways, this shoegazey version of No Age can be a tough pill to swallow; unrelenting fury is, after all, the band’s calling card. But then we get “An Impression,” which pairs Spunt’s monotone with a hiccupping bass line and a delicate string-section backdrop. Better still, “An Impression” is just one of the many quiet, pensive, and startlingly affecting moments An Object has to offer. No Age plays the Ojai Rancho Inn on Wednesday, September 25. Visit coolsummerpresents.com for info. — AC
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Let’s face it — growing up the heir to a movie star can have its perks: First-class travel, celebrity buddies, houses fit for kings — and that’s just the beginning. But when it comes time to strike out on your own, sometimes having an über-famous parent can also have its drawbacks. Though she started writing songs in high school, Jessie Bridges, 30, is just now stepping into the spotlight. This Saturday, Bridges (yes, that’s Jeff ’s daughter) celebrates the release of her debut album, Let It Breathe, with a release show at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club. Recorded last year in Vancouver, Canada, Let It Breathe is a sweet and solid collection of singer/songwriter fare that easily navigates the void between country and folk rock. Still, Bridges said, the decision to record an album was not an easy one to make. “I’d always been really resistant to pursuing my music, particularly because of who my dad is. I have a wonderful family who I love very much, but being the child of a celebrity can be really difficult because that’s what people associate me with. I knew that if I pursued it, I would really have to prove myself to the world.” Then, while working as an assistant for her pops in Vancouver, opportunity came knocking in the form of a young music producer. “We met and recorded what became the title track. When it was done, he asked if I wanted to stick around and record a whole album, so I moved up to Vancouver for two months and went for it,” said Bridges. The result is a shining debut record about being far from home, finding yourself, and forging your own path — a fitting narrative for this young talent, who is just beginning what promises to be a long career. Jessie Bridges plays SOhO Restaurant & Music Club ( State St.) on Saturday, August 31, at 7:30 p.m. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com for tickets and info. — AC
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he title character of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the truly unforgettable inventions of the theatrical imagination: a plumed, fearless 17th-century French army cadet, dazzling with blade and wit, passionate in war and love, contemptuous toward every social pretension and fawning of authority, inwardly rich while outwardly Spartan. And then there is that nose. Nature has bestowed on Cyrano an extremely large schnoz toward which he has evolved a deep-seated complex — mortally intolerant toward all mockery but tragically insecure in matters of the heart. He cannot openly declare his love for the beautiful and bright Roxane for fear of ridicule and rejection, and so he woos her by ghostwriting love letters for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian, a fellow cadet who is eye-candy to Roxane’s fancy. Cyrano is PCPA’s summer entry in the classic theater category, presented in Ranjit Bolt’s distinguished translation, which painstakingly versifies the entire text in rhyming couplets. This may strike the ear at first as oddly Seussical, but Bolt is, in fact, following the form of the 1897 French original. Besides, what better tribute to a drama that is all about poetry and the power of the word than versification? A commanding Cyrano is portrayed by Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s longtime lead man Derrick Lee Weeden, whose classical baritone diction is like oak wood and butter. Weeden finds his own tempered path to Cyrano’s panache without attempting to imitate the edgy aggressive energy of Gérard Depardieu in the iconic 1990 film version. Cara Ricketts skillfully traverses the emotional range from infatuation to agonized mourning as Lady Roxane. Gregory Linington summons the right mixture of competing loyalties with his Comte de Guiche, while Tobias Shaw is well-cast as the impatiently love-struck Christian de Neuvillette. Cyrano is classic theater for what it teaches while it entertains — not only a noble reminder of the lonely road of remaining faithful to oneself but also an unabashed encomium for the joys of language, rare to hear in the culture of the image. Indeed, of all the competing influences for the heart — sword, status, wealth, and beauty — here it is the word that is most penetrating. ■
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hat better way to celebrate the social and economic accomplishments of American workers than with a song-filled night under the stars — all the while raising money for a good cause? Multiplatinum singer/songwriter Jason Mraz makes a pit stop at the Santa Barbara Bowl this Labor Day as part of his world-spanning Tour Is a Four Letter Word itinerary. The show plays off of the title of his most recent album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, which was released in April 2012 and has sold more than nine million singles and a million-plus album copies since. In the process, Love has spawned a barrage of hit singles, including the ubiquitous “I Won’t Give Up,” which debuted at No. on the U.S. Billboard charts and marked Mraz’s second Top single. Perhaps more importantly, though, Monday’s concert will benefit Life Rolls On (LRO), a nonprofit organization that supports spinal-cord-injury research and provides quality-of-life support to patients. On the phone from Poland last week, Mraz explained that he has a close relationship with the organization’s founder, Jesse Billauer, and has put on several concerts with him in recent years. It’s been 17 years since a surfing accident put Billauer in a wheelchair at the age of 17, and he wanted to do something that acknowledged that, Mraz said. “I particularly appreciate the organization for its quality of life that it offers. Life Rolls On motivates and inspires — they motivated and inspired me, and I’m not even in a chair,” Mraz said. “I’ve loved Jesse since I’ve met him, and I think that his organization is great. And so this is a continuation of our support.” They Will Surf Again is just one of Life Rolls On’s popular events, which brings in a handful of volunteers and gives those with paralysis the chance to ride their own wave. While planning the tour, Mraz said, he wanted to perform at a location in Southern or Central California that played well into LRO’s mission. Being that Santa Barbara has a large surf community, he said he felt it was a good fit. “What better place than the Santa Barbara Bowl? It’s such a beautiful and classic venue,” Mraz said. “Jesse and I also duck away to Hollister Ranch whenever we can to do
some surfing, so it seems right that we actually pull over in Santa Barbara and sing some songs.” LRO is one of the many organizations falling under the umbrella of the Jason Mraz Foundation, which Mraz founded in 2011 to promote human equality, arts and education, and environmental preservation. Various charities that benefit from the foundation include VH Save the Music, Free the Children, and the Surfrider Foundation. Mraz calls this the foundation’s “incubation period” and hopes that, eventually, it will be able to support its own movements, as well as act as an intermediary for other causes. Mraz spent the summer touring far-off locations ranging from Moscow and Russia to Thailand. As far as the concert in Santa Barbara goes, he says he plans on playing a little bit of old and new material, as well as bringing along a handful of special guests. And keeping in mind that Monday’s a school night at the end of a holiday weekend, Mraz said he purposely planned for an early show (the evening starts at 4pm) so that families could attend and still get the kids to bed early. So, what’s next for the talented musician and philanthropist? In between touring and running a nonprofit, Mraz is “in the developmental stages” of his fifth studio album, a collaboration with Los Angeles folk rockers Raining Jane that he says has been in the works for the past six years. “It’s going to have a completely different sound than my previous albums,” he said.“Their involvement mirrors a lot of the message or the intention of the album, which is balance, and honoring the feminine side as much as my masculine side. Having women help me perform and help me write these songs is something that I think is, well, it’s just been an amazing experience, and I think that the listeners are really going to be moved by it.” Jason Mraz plays the Santa Barbara Bowl (1122 N. Milpas St.) on Monday, September 2, at 4 p.m. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com for tickets and info.
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[editor’s note: One of Hader’s most popular characters, a flamboyantly gay city correspondent for SNL’s fake news broadcasts, left Anderson Cooper at the altar in favor of costar Seth Meyers in front of a congregation of hosts, stars, and characters from the past eight years’ worth of skits during the conclusion of Hader’s final show.]
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Were there any other memorable moments leading up to your last show? At one of our last table reads, Fred Armisen had the Flaming Lips come in and sing a song to us, which was fantastic. They happened to be doing [Jimmy] Fallon that day, so Fred and his friends went down and said, “Why don’t you guys just come up?” They sang “Do You Realize.” It was pretty amazing. Was it an emotional good-bye? It was emotional, and it was hard, but it didn’t feel like saying good-bye to everybody. I had a hard time saying good-bye to a bunch of people, so I tended to just say, “I’ll be seeing you guys soon!” I don’t like to dwell too much on it — it probably hasn’t fully hit me yet, that I’ve left. It’s probably going to when the show comes back. That’s what they always tell you, when the show comes back it really sinks in when you’re not there. The Emmy nomination — this is your second one in two years. How does it feel to have your work highlighted like that? I’m incredibly flattered — just, incredibly flattered.
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Interview: Veep’s Tony Hale
MISTER SATURDAY NIGHT: SNL’s Emmynominated funnyman Bill Hader looks forward to a new stage of his career after finishing his final season in New York. Bill Hader is one of the biggest names in on-screen comedy of the past decade, and this year’s he’s up for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on Saturday Night Live. Though his performances on SNL — typified by eccentric characters and outrageous celebrity impersonations — arguably hit their peak last season, Hader announced this May that his eighth year on the show would be his last. Between now and then, he’s moved with his family to Los Angeles and put out The To Do List, a film starring himself, Aubrey Plaza, Alia Shawkat, and Rachel Bilson and written by his wife and first-time writer/director, Maggie Carey, herself a veteran of the L.A. improv comedy scene. We caught up with Hader last week to talk about his work on SNL and his upcoming projects. I want to talk a bit about your SNL send-off. What was it like leaving the cast? Did they throw you a big party? Not really, no. I mean you’re part of an ensemble, so everyone’s different, and I wanted to kinda do a final “thing.” The Stefon thing was exactly what I wanted to do, which was to say good-bye as a character, and we had thought of that probably a year beforehand. So it went perfect in that sense.
On Veep, the hit HBO comedy series starring Julia LouisDreyfus, the pressure of politics is relentless. It seems like some kind of fantastic setback or affront hits Vice President Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus) on average about every three minutes. When things go this wrong this often, you need a bagman, and that’s where Tony Hale comes in. Hale plays Gary Walsh, the VP’s personal aide. Usually referred to as the “body man” or “body person,” the personal aide goes everywhere with his official, typically standing within a few yards at all times so as to be available for requests and to observe and run interference on any incoming challenges. Most people would do a job like this when they were young and full of energy and then quit after a few years, but not Gary. For Gary, carrying the bag that contains Meyer’s stuff and picking up her shoes and sliding them under her feet when someone barges into her office is all part of what it means to serve. Tony Hale, whom many will remember from his uncanny turn as the neurotic amputee Byron “Buster” Bluth on Arrested Development, has taken the Veep body man’s bag and run with it. He is nominated for an Emmy this year in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Hale spoke about the nod and the work by phone last week. What’s going on with Gary Walsh? He’s so devoted; there’s something almost mysterious about it. Yes, well, in Gary’s ideal world, I think that he and Selina would be married because already it’s like he is married to the job. At one point, when the story took a turn that made it look like he would be let go, I don’t think Gary knew what he would do after that. He has the job he wants. I imagine that his home is like a Costco version of the bag, with extra supplies of all the stuff he carries. The profanity can get pretty thick on the show. How does that make you feel? It’s horrible to me how much they all cuss. But I know there’s a lot of truth in it. Anytime you put someone under that much pressure, they have to freak out, so I
IT’S IN THE BAG: Tony Hale stars as the body man to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s U.S. vice president on HBO’s Veep. think in a way all the harsh language actually shows the humanity of these public figures. How is working with Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Julia can do even the smallest thing, like these little noises that she makes when she’s listening to someone, and she makes me laugh. There are so many layers to her performance. And she’s a fantastic team player, and she has a great understanding of comedy, so that creates opportunities for everyone around her. Some of the show’s funniest bits occur while other people are talking as you and Selina interact physically, like with the shoes that you are constantly finding for her. Do you enjoy the movement stuff? I love physical comedy. My favorite show is Wipeout. That’s the most fun of the role for me because Julia is an incredible partner in that. You can have absolute confidence with her, and that allows you to go crazy because you know that whatever you throw out there, she’s going to catch the ball and send it right back at you. — CD
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n the wild-ride concoction that is The World’s End, the dizzy art of the macho pub crawl goes to new, bizarre lengths. Pints, seen poured in loving close-up shots, are consumed in mass quantities; midlife men seek to complete adolescent scores in the old hometown, finding they can’t quite go home again; and a woozy pub crawl yields to epic barroom brawls. Heads roll. Literally. And it’s all good, goofy post-postmodern fun. Strange and sometimes liberating things can happen when science-fiction dynamics inject themselves into earthly party-time comedy contexts, as in this summer’s This Is the End, an end-of-the-world scenario spiked with comical celebrity excess, or in Tim Burton’s classic Mars Attacks, where alien-invader cheesiness meets carbonated comic invention. Cowriter Simon Pegg, with his edgy-witted hedonist charm in tow, himself plays the chief mischief maker and project coordinator, a protracted teenager (oh, and alcoholic), who gathers his mates, now settled into their bourgeois “adult” lives, to attend to adolescent business left unfinished: completing the round of pubs in the “Golden Mile” of their old small town, finishing off, fittingly, with the pub known as “The World’s End.” Alas, things are not so staid and familiar as they remembered in the old town. Even the beloved old hip teacher (Pierce Brosnan) has a new DNA perspective. Therein begins the sci-fi-comicromp factor.
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BUZZ KILL: Simon Pegg helped pen and stars in The World’s End , in which five friends’ pub crawl is bombarded by body-snatching robots. In a strange way, director Edgar Wright’s finale to his Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (including Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz over the past decade) sates our appetite for the satirical over-the-topness of previous films, while also arriving in theaters as a refreshing, saltier, and zanier end to this summer’s crop of decent rite-of-passage films (Kings of Summer, The Way Way Back, The Spectacular Now). Of course, The World’s End takes a much more circuitous and satire-lined route to the rite-of-passage milieu. There are genuinely emotional moments and self-realization involved, but mostly, the film is about a deliciously gonzo passage into dimensions of sight, sound, and mind gag. ■
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FAIR GAME: A group of animal-masked killers encounters an unexpected obstacle (Sharni Vinson) in You’re Next. fun-loving angst as possible from an old house and sneaks in occasional self-effacing humor, as with two lingering, wink-wink shots of killers nestled between their dead prey, resting in the afterglow of satisfaction for a job nicely done. But what saves You’re Next from the realm of shameless pulp is a plotline that begins to thicken just in time, just as we’re wearying of seeing family members offed in inventive ways. Something more fiendish and surprising bubbles up in the storyline beneath the mayhem, reminding us that the blood-and-guts world can only be popcorny and film-referential fun for so long. Even slasher films need that something extra to make them a cut above. You’re Next manages to be a real brain blender of a new■ comer in the field. august 29, 2013
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Most people who refuse to go to this movie seem to assume that the casting is the worst part. Boy, are they wrong. Actually, Ashton Kutcher deserves considerable praise for the tough job of not only inhabiting this role — he is much more fluid and reserved than you might expect — but also enlivening a film with such a crappy script. Steve Jobs, for all of his manifest and well-documented imperfections, deserves far better than this. An intelligent assessment would probably be forced to admit that he deserved to be ignored as the topic of a typical biopic of the contemporary overwrought Hollywood style that tends to dwell on the melodramatic faults and convey little of what makes this person important enough for a feature film. We know Jobs, but this movie doesn’t know him well enough to celebrate him. If an alien walked into this film, it would assume that Jobs was a very bad acid head who spent most of his lifetime either screaming in a mirror or being a jerk to his staff, friends, and family. And maybe he did something in an office with computers. Nonetheless, Kutcher is memorable and doesn’t deserve the scorn. The best part of this film is the sight of him loping into a room like a simian on a mission, but the worst part is that we never get the sense that his mission was anything but his own dumb trip. (DJP) Plaza de Oro The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (130 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of fantasy violence and action, some suggestive content)
Director Harald Zwart’s last film was the lyrically rendered reboot of The Karate Kid (2010), so he’s already proved himself able to make a good movie against the odds. In this movie, the deck is stacked a little harder against him since he not only has to stand up to the legacy of teen supernatural love stories like the recently completed Twilight debacle but also is saddled with a script that doesn’t even pretend to avoid clichés. Yes, there is a pair of supernaturally vexed potential boyfriends fight-
ing for the lovely Clary (Lily Collins), and yes one of them might even be her brother — giving us a whole Star Wars reference. And yes, the story features hormoneaddled kids doing wholesale slaughter yet feeling frustrated sexually because on the one hand there’s that incest thing and on the other it just won’t get past the movie ratings folk. All the same, this is pretty exciting stuff. Zwart knows how to get the ball rolling and maintain a feverish pitch of action — even though some of the fight scenes are shot too tight for clarity — and he constantly throws wondrous sights at us, beginning with a demon nightclub and ending with a portal in the heart of the Big Apple. (This Canadian-German production doesn’t really feel like New York, though.) The performers are a little too beautiful, and the story is more than twice-told, yet somehow Zwart manages to create a Tween Gothic that gets beneath your skin. (DJP) Camino Real/Metro 4
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Riddick (119 mins.; R: strong violence, language, some sexual content/nudity)
Left for dead on a barren planet, Riddick (Vin Diesel) finds himself face-to-face with a race of alien predators. Arlington/Camino Real (Starts Thu., Sept. 5)
SCREENINGS Back to the Future Part II (108 mins.; PG: violence, language, some sexual references, smoking)
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) returns from the future and realizes he must revisit 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to the present. Christopher Lloyd also stars. Sat., Aug. 31, 7pm, Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria
✯ Star Trek (127 mins.; PG-13: sci-fi action and violence, brief sexual content)
Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) tries to live up to his father’s legacy, while a vengeful Romulan attempts to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. Director J.J. Abrams is exactly right for the job — he respects Trek traditions while expanding them visually. (DJP) Fri., Aug. 30, 7pm; Mon., Sept. 2, 7pm, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte
PG-13: intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence)
Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a dangerous world to track down the man who threatens to destroy the Enterprise. Director J.J. Abrams, the cinematic son of early Spielberg, shows us amazing things, makes us feel feelings, and somehow gets us to laugh at our own willing credulity. (DJP). Fri., Aug. 30, 10pm; Mon., Sept. 2, 10pm, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte
NOW SHOWING Blue Jasmine (98 mins.; PG-13: mature thematic material, language, sexual content)
A woman in crisis (Cate Blanchett) heads to San Francisco, where she reconnects with her estranged sister. Woody Allen writes and directs. It’s hard to know what to make of the uneven, sometimes thinseeming Blue Jasmine, but Blanchett’s performance makes it worth seeing. (JW) Paseo Nuevo/Riviera
✯ Elysium (109 mins.; R: strong bloody violence, language throughout) In the future, the wealthy live on a manmade space station, while the rest of the population resides on barren Earth. Neill Blomkamp’s second film takes place in the same thematic universe as his surprising debut, District . It’s science fiction in a terrifyingly “realistic” vein. It’s both weird and formulaic, not to mention a happy ending to a summer of mediocre blockbusters. (DJP) Arlington/Fairview
Forest Whitaker stars as an African-American butler working in the White House at numerous significant points throughout the 20th century. Ambitious in its scope and an important film in its subject matter, The Butler is a rousing success on many fronts even if its truth cred is wanting. (JW) Fairview/Paseo Nuevo Monsters University (107 mins.; G) The Monsters, Inc. cast returns for this prequel, which looks at the relationship between Mike and Sulley before they were friends. This studio used to wow us consistently with sheer originality, but most of the plot of Monsters U feels vaguely animated by Animal House and Revenge of the Nerds. (DJP) Plaza de Oro (2-D) (Shows Sat.-Mon., Aug. 31 - Sept. 2)
Planes (92 mins.; PG: some mild action, rude humor)
A small crop-dusting plane with a big fear of heights dreams of competing in a prestigious aerial race. Fairview (2-D)/ Fiesta 5 (2-D)
✯ The Spectacular Now (95 mins.; R: alcohol use, language, some sexuality, all involving teens)
A party-boy high schooler has a change of heart — and lifestyle — when he meets an atypical “nice girl.” It’s not necessarily a profound film or even a very unusual take on the high-school-romance comingof-age melodrama. But it is exquisitely executed — and that counts for a lot. (DJP) Paseo Nuevo
✯ The Way Way Back (103 mins.; PG-13: thematic elements, language, some sexual content, brief drug material)
Fourteen-year-old Duncan befriends the manager of a water park during a particularly troublesome summer break. This refreshingly smart and subtle number is blissfully off to the left of the summer-film formula, with its blend of coming-of-age angles, family dysfunction, and emotional/ existential riptides. (JW) Plaza de Oro We’re the Millers (110 mins.; R: crude sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, brief graphic nudity)
A career pot dealer (Ed Helms) fabricates a fake family to help him move a large marijuana shipment from Mexico to the U.S. Camino Real/Metro 4
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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (132 mins.; PG-13: some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements, smoking)
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YOUNG LOVE: The Spectacular Now stars Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller as high school sweethearts.
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✯ World War Z (116 mins.; PG-13: intense frightening zombie sequences, violence, disturbing images)
A UN employee (Brad Pitt) races against time to stop a zombie army that’s overtaking the human race. An adrenaline-pumping and somehow fun-loving adventure, World War Z is a big-budget B-movie with stunning action sequences and a high creep factor. (JW) Fiesta 5 (2-D) augusT 29, 2013
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CANCER
LIBRA
(Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): You seem primed to act like a ram, the astrological creature associated with your sign. I swear you have that look in your eyes: the steely gaze that tells me you’re about to take a very direct approach to smashing the obstacles in your way. I confess that I have not always approved of such behavior. In the past, you have sometimes done more damage to yourself than to the obstruction you’re trying to remove. But this is one time when the head-first approach might work. There is indeed evidence that the job at hand requires a battering ram. What does your intuition tell you?
(June 21 - July 22): My vision of you in the coming week involves you being more instinctual and natural and primal than usual. I have a picture in my mind of you climbing trees and rolling in the grass and holding bugs in your hands and letting the wind mess up your hair. You’re gazing up at the sky a lot, and you’re doing spontaneous dance moves for no other reason than because it feels good, and you’re serenading the sun and clouds and hills with your favorite songs. I see you eating food with your fingers and touching things you’ve never touched. I hear you speaking wild truths you’ve bottled up for months. As for sex? I think you know what to do.
(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): The online Time Travel Mart sells products you might find handy in the event that you travel through time. Available items include barbarian repellant, dinosaur eggs, time travel sickness pills, a centurion’s helmet, a portable wormhole, and a samurai umbrella. I have no financial tie to this store. So when I recommend you consider purchasing something from it or another company with a similar product line, it’s only because I suspect that sometime soon you will be summoned to explore and possibly even alter the past. Be well-prepared to capitalize on the unexpected opportunities. (Here’s the Time Travel Mart: la.org/store.)
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(July 23 - Aug. 22): The Japanese word senzuri refers to a sexual act of self-love performed by a man. Its literal meaning is “a hundred rubs.” The corresponding term for the female version is shiko shiko manzuri, or “10 thousand rubs.” Judging from the astrological omens, I’m guessing that the applicable metaphor for you in the days ahead will be shiko shiko manzuri rather than senzuri. Whatever gender you are, you’ll be wise to slowww wayyyy down and take your time, not just in pursuit of pleasure but in pretty much everything you do. The best rewards and biggest blessings will come from being deliberate, gradual, thorough, and leisurely.
(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Mystic poets find the divine presence everywhere. The wind carries God’s love, bestowing tender caresses. The scent of a lily is an intimate message from the Holy Beloved, provoking bliss. Even a bowl of oatmeal contains the essence of the Creator; to eat it is to receive an ecstatic blessing. But those of us who aren’t mystic poets are not necessarily attuned to all this sweetness. We may even refuse to make ourselves receptive to the ceaseless offerings. To the mystic poets, we are like sponges floating in the ocean but trying very hard not to get wet. Don’t do that this week, Scorpio. Be like a sponge floating in the ocean and allowing yourself to get totally soaked.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): “I’m Gonna Be ( Miles)” is a raucous love song by the Scottish band The Proclaimers. In the chorus, the singer declares, “I would walk 500 miles / And I would walk 500 more / Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles / To fall down at your door.” In 2011, a Chinese woman named Ling Hsueh told her boyfriend Liu Peiwen she would marry him if he took the lyrics of this song to heart. In response, loverboy embarked on a thousand-mile hike to the distant city where she lived. His stunt seemed to have expedited the deepening of their relationship. The two are now wed. In accordance with your current astrological omens, Taurus, I encourage you to consider the possibility of being a romantic fool like Liu Peiwen. What playfully heroic or richly symbolic deed might you be willing to perform for the sake of love?
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): “The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness,” said the painter Joan Miró in describing his artistic process. I recommend a similar approach to you in the coming weeks. Identify what excites you the most and will continue to inspire and energize you for the foreseeable future. Activate the wild parts of your imagination as you dream and scheme about how to get as much of that excitement as you can stand. And then set to work, with methodical self-discipline, to make it all happen.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct,” wrote science fiction author Frank Herbert. I urge you to heed that advice. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will oversee the germination of several new trends in the coming weeks. Future possibilities will reveal themselves to you. You will be motivated to gather the ingredients and formulate the plans to make sure that those trends and possibilities will actually happen. One of the most critical tasks you can focus on is to ensure that the balances are righteous right from the start.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): James Caan is a well-known actor who has appeared in more than 80 movies, including notables like The Godfather, A Bridge Too Far, and Elf. But he has also turned down major roles in a series of blockbusters: Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kramer vs. Kramer, Blade Runner, and Apocalypse Now. I present his odd choices as a cautionary tale for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Don’t sell yourself short. Don’t shrink from the challenges that present themselves. Even if you have accomplished a lot already, an invitation to a more complete form of success may be in the offing.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): “What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real,” says a character in one of Miranda July’s short stories. I’m offering similar advice to you, Capricorn. The “something real” you would get by sacrificing “something wonderful” might seem to be the more practical and useful option, but I don’t think it would be in the long run. Sticking with “something wonderful” will ultimately inspire breakthroughs that boost your ability to meet real-world challenges.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): “There is more truth in our erotic zones than in the whole of religions and mathematics,” wrote the English artist Austin O. Spare. I think he was being melodramatic. Who can say for sure whether such an extreme statement is accurate? But I suspect that it’s at least a worthy hypothesis for you to entertain in the coming weeks, Aquarius. The new wisdom you could potentially stir up through an exploration of Eros will be extensive and intensive. Your research may proceed more briskly if you have a loving collaborator who enjoys playing, but that’s not an absolute necessity.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): “This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” So says a character in Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest. I could envision you speaking those words sometime soon. Plain old drama could creep in the direction of passionate stimulation. High adventure may beckon, and entertaining stories might erupt. Soon you could find yourself feeling tingly all over, and that might be so oddly pleasant that you don’t want it to end. With the right attitude — that is, a willingness to steep yourself in the lyrical ambiguity — your soul could feed off the educational suspense for quite a while.
Homework: What was your last major amazement? What do you predict will be the next one? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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DINING GUIDE The Independent’s Dining Guide is a paid advertisement and is provided as a service to our readers. Restaurants are listed according to type of food served. Bon appétit! AVERAGE PRICE PER MEAL $ Up to $10 $$ $11-$15 $$$ $16-$25 $$$$ $26-Up
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OPAL RESTAURANT & Bar 1325 State St. 966‑9676 $$.Open M‑S 11:‑ 30a & 7 nights 5p. V MC AE Local’s Favorite, Eclectic California Cuisine fuses creative influences from around the world with American Regional touches: Chile‑ Crusted Filet Mignon to Pan‑ Seared Fresh Fish & Seafood, Homemade Pastas, Gourmet Pizzas, Fresh baked Breads, Deliciously Imaginative Salads & Homemade Desserts. OPAL radiates a friendly, warm atmosphere graced by our fun efficient Service, Full bar, Martinis, Wine Spectator award‑winning wine list, private room. Lunches are afford‑ able and equally delicious.
PACIFIC CREPES 705 Anacapa St. 882‑ 1123.OPEN Tues‑Fri 10a‑3p & 5:30p‑ 9p, Sat 9a‑9p, Sun 9a‑3p From the flags of Bretagne & France to the “Au revoir, a bientot”; experience an authentic French creperie. Delicious crepes, salads & soups for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Tasty Crepe Suzette or crepe flambee desserts. Specials incl. starter, entree & dessert. Homemade with the best fresh products. Relax, enjoy the ambience, the food & parler francais! Bon Appetit! pacificcrepe.com
PIERRE LAFOND Wine Bistro 516 State Street 962‑1455 $$ Open Every Day M‑F 11a‑9p Sat/ Sun 9a‑ 10p Brunch Sat/Sun 9a‑3p Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. A local favorite since 1993. California cui‑ sine showcasing the best local prod‑ ucts. Steamed Mussels, Flatbreads, Grilled Duck Breast, Vegetarian dishes, Sherry Wine cake, Wines from around the world. Happy Hour Mon‑Sat 4:30‑6:30. Sidewalk patio. www.pierrelafond.com
Chinese American BEACHBREAK CAFE, 324 State St, 962‑2889. $ Open 7a‑2:30p 7 days a week. Covered outdoor patio on State. Great Breakfast & Lunch.
Bistro/Cafe JACK’S BISTRO & “FAMOUS BAGELS” 53 South Milpas (In Trader Joe’s Plaza) 564‑4331; 5050 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria 566‑1558. $ Extensive menu, beer & wine, on site catering ‑ Call Justen Alfama 805‑566‑1558 x4 Voted BEST BAGELS 16 years in a row! www.bagelnet.com
Cajun/Creole THE PALACE Grill, 8 E. Cota St., 963‑ 5000. $$$. Open 7 days, Lunch 11:30a‑ 3p, Dinner 5:30p, V MC AE. Contemporary American grill w/ a lively, high‑energy atmosphere & fun, spon‑ taneous events. Featuring fine grilled steaks, fresh seafood, delicious pastas, select American Regional specialties, like Blackened Crawfish‑ stuffed Filet Mignon, Louisiana Bread Pudding Souffle. Cajun Martinis, unique beers & well selected wine list. Lunch starts early enough for a late breakfast & ends late enough for an early supper. Voted “Best Team Service” since 1988. Rave reviews in Gourmet Magazine, Gault‑Millau Travel Guide, Zagat & Sunset Magazine.
YEN CHING 2840 De La Vina St. 682‑ 7191 7 days/wk M‑Sun 11a‑9p, ALL YOU CAN EAT Buffet: Lunch M‑F 11‑2 Sat & Sun Lunch 11‑2:30, Dinner Buffet 5:10‑8:30 incl all you can eat steak, shrimp & crab legs‑ Discounts for kids. Owner /Chef Joe Tzeng‑ Master Chef 25+yrs serving traditional Mandarin & Szechuan delicacies. All day take out‑ FREE delivery after 5pm
Coffee Houses SB COFFEE Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premiere coffee roasting company since 1989. Come in for the freshest most deli‑ cious cup of coffee ever and watch us roast the best coffee in town at our historic Old Town location ‑ Corner of State & Gutierrez. Gift baskets, mail order & corporate gifts avail. sbcoffee.com.
Ethiopian AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Featured at Petit Valentien Restaurant 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open Sat‑Sun Lunch ONLY 11am‑2:30pm. Serkaddis Alemu offers in ever chang‑ ing menu with choices of vegitarian, vegan, and meat options. Catering Avaliable for parties of up to 40 people.
PETIT VALENTIEN, 1114 STATE ST. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open M‑F 11:30‑ 3pm (lunch). M‑Sat 5pm‑Close (dinner). Sun $24 four course prefix dinner. In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Robert Dixon presents classic French comfort food at affordable cost in this cozy gem of a restaurant. Petit Valentien offers a wide array of meat and seafood entrees along with extensive small plates and a wine list specializing in amazing quality at argu‑ ably the best price in town. A warm romantic atmosphere makes the perfect date spot. Comfortable locale for dinner parties, or even just a relaxing glass of wine. Reservations are recommended. RENAUD’S PATISSERIE & Bistro, 3315 State St. in Loreto Plaza, 569‑2400 & 1324 State St. Ste N 892‑2800 $$ M ‑ Sat 7‑ 5, Sun 7‑3 & M‑Sun 7‑ 3 Wide selection of wholesome French pastries. Breakfast & lunch menu is composed of egg dish‑ es, sandwiches & salads representing Renaud’s favorites. Our Brewed coffees & teas are proudly 100% Organic.
Indian FLAVOR OF INDIA 3026 State 682‑ 6561 $$ www.flavorofindiasb.com VOTED BEST 17yrs. Finest, most authentic Indian cuisine is affordable too! All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet $8.95 M‑S dinner combos $9.95+ Specials: Tandoori‑ Mixed or Fish, Chicken Tikka Masala, Shrimp Bhuna. Also: meat, curries & vegetarian.Wine & Beer. Take out. 20yrs of Excellence! INDIA CLUB ‑ New Goleta Restaurant, 5 Star Chef from India Krishna, lunch buffet 7 days a week, w/ special Dosa menu on Sat. & Sun. Beer & Wine. Open 7 days a week. 5701 Calle Real. 805‑967‑7171 INDIA HOUSE, 418 State St. Next to 99 Cent Store 805.962.5070. 7 days 11:30a‑ 3:30p ALL YOU CAN EAT Lunch Buffet $8.95. Dinner 5p‑9p. Tandori & North Indian Muglai spe‑ cialties. World Class Indian Chefs at your service! Traditional floor seat‑ ing. Indian & Draft Beers, Local Wines. www.indiahouseusa.com NAAN STOP ‑ Popular, Casual Dinining, Indian Restaurant w/ Boba drinks, chick‑ en tikka masala, saag tofu, naan bread, and all other favorites! 966 Embarcadero del Mar 685‑4715.
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DARGAN’S IRISH Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. (next to lot 10) SB, 568‑0702. $$. Open 7 days 11:30a‑ Close (Food ‘til 10p, 11p on Sat/ Sun). AE MC V Disc. Authentic Irish food & atmosphere in downtown SB. Specialties from Ireland include Seafood & Meat dishes. Informal, relaxed pub‑style atmosphere. Live music Thursday nights. Children wel‑ come. Avail. for private parties. Pool & Darts.
PALAPA 4123 State 683‑3074 $$ Sat/ Sun Open 7a. M‑F 8:30a‑9p. Seafood enchiladas, ceviche, salads, tamales, chile rellenos. A mini vacation in Baja! Smoking deck.Lots of heated patios. Refrescos, flan, black beans, green rice, Mexican organic coffee.Cervesa y Vino. Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner daily. Live Mariachi music Fri’s 6p. Gift certificates.Private parties & catering. Nos vemos!
HOLDREN’S 512 State St. 965‑3363 Lunch & Dinner Daily. Featuring $20 Prime Rib Wednesdays‑ USDA 12 oz Prime MidWestern corn‑fed beef char‑ broiled over mesquite; or try from our selections of the freshest seafood. We offer extensive wine & martini lists & look forward to making your dining experience superb! Reservations avail.
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Italian ALDO’S ITALIAN Restaurant 1031 State St. 963‑6687. $$ Open 7 days. Lunch & Dinner. V MC AE DC DV. Local SB favorite for over 25 years offers fast, friendly service in the heart of downtown. Dine outdoors in our heated courtyard. Enjoy new home‑ style cuisine like Chicken Parmigiana or Fresh Fish specials in a comfort‑ able, romantic atmosphere. Vegan & Gluten‑ Free Pasta and Salad Options available. Wine & Beer. Full menu at: www.sbaldos.com
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Thai BANGKOK PALACE 2829 De la Vina St. 687‑1828 $$ Open M‑F 11a‑9p Sat 5‑9p Fine Thai Cuisine in an intimate authentic setting. $15min.+ $3 fee for deliveries. Beer/Wine/Sake.AX/Disc/ VC/ MC.WI‑FI www.BangkokPalace.co YOUR PLACE Restaurant, 22 N. Milpas St., 966‑5151, 965‑9397. $$. Open Mon 4‑9:45pm Tues‑Thurs & Sun 11:30a‑9:45p, Fri/Sat 11:30a‑10:30p. V MC AE. Your Place ‑ The One & Only. Voted “BEST THAI FOOD” for 26 years by Independent and The Weekly read‑ ers, making us a Living Legend! Lunch & dinner specials daily. Fresh sea‑ food & tasty vegetarian dishes. Santa Barbara Restaurant Guide selected us as the Best Thai Restaurant for excep‑ tional dining reflected by food quality, service & ambiance.
WINE GUIDE Wineries/Tasting Rooms
Wine of the Week Carr Winery Cabernet Franc Camp Four Vineyard 2010 Though not technically in the Happy Canyon appellation, Camp Four Vineyard acts very much like that warmer eastern corner of the Santa Ynez Valley, where Bordeaux varietals done in the regional style seem to nicely embrace the more herbal, even pleasantly vegetal side of the equation. This Carr expression does just that, weaving in a bit of green pepper with ample spice, leather, and freshly broken chocolate bar flavors. You can try yourself during the Salsipuedes Street winery’s “Friday Night Flight,” which features cab franc on September 27, but not before pinot noir on September 6, syrah and grenache on September 13, and sangiovese on September 20. There’s also an art show on September 14. See carrwinery.com/events.
Wine Country Tours SPENCER’S LIMOUSINE & Tours, 884‑ 9700 Thank You SB, Voted BEST 18yrs! Specializing in wine tours of all Central Cal Wineries. Gourmet picnic lunch or fine restaurants avail TCP16297 805‑884‑9700 www.spencerslimo.com
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RODNEY’S Grill, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard at The Fess Parker – A Doubletree by Hilton Resort 805‑564‑ 4333. Serving 5pm – 10pm Tuesday through Saturday. Rodney’s Grill Menu is Fresh and New. Featuring all natural hormone‑free beef and fresh seafood, appetizers, and incredible desserts. The place to enjoy dinner with family and friends by the beach. Private Dining Room for 30. Full cock‑ tail bar with specialty cocktails. Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California best vintages by‑the‑glass www.rodneyssteakhouse.com
RENEGADE WINES: 417 Santa Barbara St. Ste A‑6, 805‑568‑1961. Tues‑Fri 11a‑6p, Sat. 12‑6p. Sun‑Mon by appointment. SB’s oldest wine shop,
over 23 years same location. We are Santa Barbara’s premier wine retailer, offering a wide variety of local and imported wines. Our diverse assort‑ ment of wine comes from the world’s finest vineyards with prices starting around $9. View our full inventory @ www.renegadewines.com. We store your wine. 3000sq feet of temp. con‑ trolled wine lockers; 8 case lockers‑300 case rooms. Off‑street parking. 2 blocks from State St. (2nd driveway @ 126 E. Haley) Monthly tastings & private tast‑ ings available. We ship wine. Keep in touch: Facebook, Google+, Twitter
BABCOCK WINERY & VINEYARDS. 5175 HWY 246 Sta. Rita Hills. 805‑736‑ 1455 Open 10:30‑5 p.m. daily. For 30 years Bryan Babcock has been honing his craft. Venture into beautiful wine country and savor his extraordi extraordi‑ nary collection of highly expressive sin sin‑ gle‑vineyard Pinot Noirs rarely offered outside of the winery. Sample highly acclaimed Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. Cabernet and Syrah sourced from warmer SB Co. locales are voluptuous. Taste wine and shop for eclectic gifts in a newly ren‑ ovated, vintage inspired atmosphere. www.babcockwinery.com SANTA BARBARA Winery, 202 Anacapa St. 963‑3633. Open 7 days, 10a‑5p, small charge for extensive tast‑ ing list. 2 blocks from both State St & the beach. This venerable winery is the county’s oldest‑ est.1962, and offers many internationally acclaimed wines from their Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. Try some of Winemaker Bruce McGuire’s small production bot‑ tling.www.sbwinery.com WHITCRAFT WINERY, 36 S. Calle Cesar Chavez 730‑1680. Family owned & operated. Specialist in Pinot Noir .Est. 1985. In Sideways! 1 block from beach. Tastings Fri/Sat/Sun 12‑4 & by appt. www.whitcraftwinery.com
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SPICE AVENUE MENU ON THE MOVE:
Indian restaurant Spice Avenue at State Street in Santa Barbara will be closing shop on September 5, and the menu is moving to G-Town. The owners of India Club restaurant at Calle Real in Goleta, who also own the downtown eatery, will replace the Goleta eatery’s menu with Spice Avenue’s. India Club will continue to offer their buffet. Thanks to reader Christina for the tip.
ITALIA PIZZA AND PASTA TO CLOSE:
Italia Pizza & Pasta at North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, which opened in June 2011, plans to close their doors on September 14. I spoke with management and was told that their lease was not renewed because the building owners are removing contaminated soil below the dry cleaner that was next door and part of the Italia space will be dug up to complete that process. I am told that owner Andre Neumann is looking for a partner to reopen Italia in a new location.
KEYS PLEASE: I spoke with the receptionist at FisHouse restaurant at East Cabrillo Boulevard and was told that they now offer free valet parking. RESTAURANT OPENINGS: Here is a list of restaurants that have opened in the last year: August 2013: The Lark, Anacapa St.; McConnell’s Ice Cream, State St.; Lucky Penny, Anacapa St.; Verdé, State St. July 2013: Book Ends Café, Anacapa St.; Killer Shrimp, State St.; Little Caesars, S. Fairview Ave., Goleta; Mattei’s Tavern, Railway Ave., Los Olivos; Sorriso Italiano, Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista. June 2013: Los Agaves, De La Vina St.; Tapatia #3, Hollister Ave., Goleta. May 2013: American Ale, E. Cota St.; Little Caesars, Casitas Pass Rd., Carpinteria; Panera Bread, State St. April 2013: Brasil Arts Café, C State St.; Finch and Fork, W. Carrillo St.; Open, State St.; SY Kitchen, Faraday St., Santa Ynez; Toma Restaurant and Bar, W. Cabrillo Blvd. March 2013: El Encanto, MORE Alvarado Pl.; Georgia’s
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Smokehouse food truck, georgias-smokehouse.com; Hoffmann Brat Haus, State St.; Sama Sama Kitchen, State St.; Seven Bar & Kitchen, Helena St.; Yogurtland, Calle Real, Goleta. February 2013: Chick-fil-A, State St.; Kamal’s International Cuisine food truck, chefkamal sb.com; Kaptain’s Firehouse BBQ, Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; Persona Neapolitan Pizzeria, State St. January 2013: Anchor Woodfire Kitchen, State St.; Cinco Estrellas, N. Milpas St. (in the back); Sam Choy’s Pineapple Express food truck, samchoyspx.com; Sage & Onion Café, Hollister Ave., Goleta; The Bourbon Room, Hollister Ave., Goleta. December 2012: iGrill Korean BBQ, State St.; Rori’s Artisanal Creamery, D Coast Village Rd., Montecito; XO Coffee Shop, Hollister Ave., Goleta. November 2012: Little Cantina, E. Cota St. (now closed). October 2012: Angry Wings, Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; Ca’ Dario Pizzeria, E. Victoria St.; French Press, Anacapa St.; Good Cup, State St.; Hana Kitchen, Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; Itsuki Restaurant, Hollister Ave., Goleta; Pickles & Swiss, State St.; Pizza My Heart, Trigo Rd., Isla Vista; Relais de Paris, State St.; The French Table, E. Anapamu St.; The Habit, 888 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista. September 2012: Crushcakes & Café, Trigo Rd., Isla Vista; Eureka Burger, Paseo Nuevo; State & Fig, State St. (formerly Whale Tail Deli).
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Having finally settled back in Santa Barbara after being gone much of August on a national park tour in Northern California and Southern Oregon, I was shopping at Costco recently and noticed that Christmas decorations are already on sale, even before Labor Day. This is the earliest I have ever seen Santa arrive on the South Coast. Last year, I first noticed Rudolph & Company at Costco on September 5. This year’s holiday season appears to have started on or around August 23. Perhaps next year we can start setting up our Nativity scenes on the th of July?
John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.
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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Old Town Cellular at 5730 Hollister Ave. Unit #6 Goleta, CA 93117 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed Sept. 2, 2009. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2009‑ 0002840. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Santa Barbara Landshark Inc. 5748 Hollister Ave. Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 07, 2013 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. Published Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5, 2013 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Old Town Mini Mart at 5748 Hollister Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed April 12, 2012. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2012‑ 0001122. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Santa Barbara Landshark Inc. (same address). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 07, 2013 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. Published Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5, 2013
Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Advanced Engineering & Machining, LLC at 5790 Thornwood Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Advanced Engineering & Machining, LLC 3139 North Republic Boulevard Toledo, OH 43615 This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: James Geis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 30, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002398. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Transcontinental Properties at 420 East Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Transcontinental Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: David J. Voorhies This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 24, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002334. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alone in the Family, Catalyst, Catalyst Studio, Family Portrait, Feelings, Handle with Care at 120 West Mission Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Chien‑ei Yu at 1724 Sunset Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Chien‑ei Yu. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002373. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mesa Appliance Inc. at 315 Meigs Road, Suite 399 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Mesa Appliance (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Sergiy Mayoror This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 30, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002406. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Down To Earth Gardening Solutions at 141‑G East Highway 246 Buellton, CA 93427; Down To Earth Gardening Solutions Inc. PO Box 397 Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Adrienne E. Veillette, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 30, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002397. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Enterpreneurs Workshop International, EWI, Inventors Workshop International,, Workshop International IWI, V‑SEC, Virtual Space Enterprise Center at 812 E. Lemon Street Lompoc, CA 93436; Environmental Education Group, Inc. PO Box 285 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Lielle Arad‑ Treasurer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002386. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Fainer Consulting at 1114 State Street, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fainer Consulting, LLC 635 Camino Campana Santa Barbara,CA 93111. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: Lea Fainer, Member & Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Eva Chavez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002255. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: George The Rooterman Plumbing at 808 North Ontare Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gail Suzanne Porter (same address) Robert Kenneth Porter (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple Signed: Robert K. Porter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 1, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002426. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Conservation of The American Pyramid at 639 Avenida Pequena Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Anita M. Campion (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Anita M. Campion This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 31, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002412. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Stonegate Construction at 5730 Hollister Ave. Ste D Goleta, CA 93117; Roger N Brown 2440 Calle Almonte Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Robert J. (Judd) McClimon 7400 Cathedral Oaks Road Goleta, CA 93117; Rae & Mori Construction Inc 5730 Hollister Ave. Ste D Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Kristi Smart This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑0002293. Published: Aug 08, 15, 22, 29 2013.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Weeha Productions at 218 Mesa Verde Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Wendy L Wagner (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Wendy L. Wagner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 07, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2013‑0002473. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Hollister Ranch Realty at 3 Hollister Ranch Gaviota, CA 93117; Jeffrey A Kruthers 26 Hollister Ranch Gaviota, CA 93117; Wendie D Kruthers (same address). This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Jeffrey A. Kruthers. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002496. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Postcard Company at 2312 De la Vina Street #C Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Scott Gibson (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Scott B. Gibson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 06, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑0002467. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Goldstudent, Nitata, Peminian at 5662 Calle Real #157 Goleta, CA 93117; Arboleda Road LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Ning Wang, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 07, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002502. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Surfside Patient Services at 6218 Cathedral Oaks Road Goleta, CA 93117; John Kuehl (same address) and George M Skuse (same address). This business is conducted by Copartners Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑0002269. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bootiik at 27 W. Anapamu Street, Suite 236 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Shakari Russell 5182 Concord Place Carpinteria, CA 93013. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: Shakari Russell. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002361. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Allen’s Draught Line Service at 2320 Banner Ave #3 Summerland, CA 93067; Christopher Michael Allen (same address). This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Chris Allen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 09, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002512. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Interiors By Adele at 227 Constance Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Adele Rosen (same address). This business is conducted by a Danielle Gomez Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 05, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002453. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coyote Creek Ranch at 560 Ranch Road Solvang, CA 93463; Charles W. Adam (same address) Cindy Adam (same address)This business is conducted by General Partnerships Signed: Diana Jessup Lee/Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP/Attorneys for Registrants This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 07, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002471. Published: Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Goodland Chai Company, The Goleta Homesteader at 674 Walnut Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Kimberly Goodland (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kimberly Goodland This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 15, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002578. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Killscrow at 809 Ashley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Darrick Rasmussen (same address) Lana Rasmussen (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Lana Rasmussen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002491. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Kasahi Studios at 3055 Lucinda Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lisa Bolton (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lisa Bolton This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 14, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002564. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Darkmoon Building Design & Engineering at 36 Touran Lane Goleta, CA 93117; Jonathan Villegas (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jonathan Villegas This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002289. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: High Noon Vintage at 20 South Kellogg Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Samantha Schwan 6474 Stagecoach Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Samantha Schwan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 14, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002562. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: California Country, California Country Solvang, California Country Store, California Country Store Solvang at 1608 Copenhagen Drive Solvang, CA 93463; Pacific Endeavors, Inc. 1235 Oregon Street Port Orford, OR 97465 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Diane Carter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑0002296. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SFA Design at 136 West Canon Perdido Street #220 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Smith‑ Firestone Associates, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sue Firestone, Director This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 16, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002590. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CBSB, Custom Built Santa Barbara at 126 Santa Ynez Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Yeni E Salinas This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 29, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑0002389. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Data Techonology Consulting at 4521 Vieja Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Steve Davis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Steve Davis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 14, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luperello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002567. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: B&E Partnership at 365 Ortega Ridge Road Montecito, CA 93108; Bryce Recordon (same address) Erika Recordon (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Bryce Recordon This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002548. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Elite Meetings International, Inc. at 925 De La Vina Street #300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Elite Meetings International, Inc. 500 East Montecito Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Karen Cahill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002520. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Geecomp, Geecomp Technologies at 529 W. Pueblo St. #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; George Kubinyi (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: George Kubinyi This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002546. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Barbara Ann Kleemann DBA Indian Lake Ranch at 526 Via Sinuosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Barbara Ann Kleemann (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Barbara Ann Kleemann This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 14, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002572. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Newhaven Builders Inc. at 2181 East Foothill Boulevard #104 Passadena, CA 91107; Westhaven Builders PO Box 50607 Montecito, CA 93150. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Kenneth Rideout, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002493. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Ruby Sky, Ruby Sky Productions at 330 E. Carrillo Street Suite F Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sandra Cowan‑Araujo 3852 Pemm Place Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Janette K. James 118 W. Victoria Street #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Janette K. James This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 15, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002581. Published: Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 12 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: “La Calenda” Oaxacan Arts & Crafts at 2915 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Esperanza Lopez 160 La Venta Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Esperanza Lopez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 26, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002688. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MacFarlane, FalettI & Co. LLP at 115 E Micheltorena Street #200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gail H Anikouchine 300 La Salle Road Goleta, CA 93117; William L Jackson 2701 Via La Selva Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Jane E Russell 519 W Pueblo Street #A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Reed S Spangler 2404 Calle Galicia Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership Signed: Jane E. Russell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002551. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Body Align Pro at Motion Unlimited, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Isaac Osborne This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑0002601. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DCP, Derrick Curtis Production at 314A East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Derrick Curtis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Derrick Curtis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 15, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002579. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Martineau Development at 130 Santa Ynez Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Marty Ingraham (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Marty Ingraham This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 09, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002516. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Burnish Imports at 973 Isleta Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Karlene Ashley Dowling (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Karly Dowling This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002600. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Telios Environmental at 27 West Anapamu Street #368 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Dorrie Powel 1414 Shoreline Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Harold Powel (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Dorrie Powell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002631. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Greenbridge Media, Sustainable World Media at 312 East Sola Street B Santa Barbara, CA 93101;Jill Cloutier (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jill Cloutier This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002636. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013.
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Ortega Dining Commons Provides coordination of administrative services for a dining commons including all hiring, payroll and benefit transactions for student staff. Runs all CBord Menu Management System
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reports. Uses the Time Management System to schedule student staff and troubleshoot payroll problems. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent. Min. of two years experience working in office environment. Knowledgeable in Windows, Word, and Excel. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Attention to detail. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to work with composure with large numbers of people and frequent interruptions, in a confined work and reception area. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV
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record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑ Notice Program. Typical work hours and days: M‑F, 7am‑4pm, may vary. $16.97 ‑ $20.15/hr. Apply by 9/9/13 AA/EOE Apply online at http:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20130388
CAREER EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST
CAREER SERVICES Provides administrative support to the overall Career Employment functional
area including career events, the On‑ Campus Interview Program, and the Internship Program. Supports GauchoLink, the department’s career services management system; evaluates new employer registrations and approves job and internship postings in accordance to departmental policies and procedures. Provides administrative support to the Director and management team, organizes department calendars and scheduling of workshops and events. Reqs: Attention to detail and accuracy with time sensitive and highly confidential materials. Comfort with databases such as FileMaker Pro, as well as MS Word and Excel. Excellent customer
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UCEN ADMIN OFFICE MANAGER
UNIVERSITY CENTER ADMINISTRATION Has responsibility for employment,
personnel/payroll, office management, staffing, training, budget, administrative support to the Interim Director and to the UCen Governance Board. Reqs: Previous office management experience including oversight of payroll. Must possess excellent communication skills and be able to work independently in a fast paced environment with complex issues. High level of independence, good judgment, and adherence to confidentiality and discretion. Supervisory experience desired. Note: Fingerprinting required. $19.60 ‑ $23.04/hr. For primary consideration apply by 9/5/13, thereafter open until filled. AA/EOE Apply online at https:// Jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20130385
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Shining Star Reception 2013
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE APN: 049‑430‑39‑00 Title Order No.: 130046608 Property: 3558 MODOC ROAD 39, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105‑4543 Trustee Sale No.: 2200‑ 002936‑F00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/22/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
Thursday, September 19, 5–7pm
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Shining Star Honorees:
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ARIELLE KENT AMENDEN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417820 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: JOHN MARCOS DEWEY TO: JOHN MARCOS KENT 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
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You may log on to www.hacsb.org for more information, ranking criteria, selection procedures, owner application, and requirements. Applications must be received by 3:00 PM on September 19, 2013. Please contact Veronica Loza, Director of Housing Programs at (805) 897‑1032 with any questions regarding the PBA Program or owner application submission requirements.
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Rooftop Perch, Canary Hotel 31 W. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA $45 per person
STORAGE LIEN SALE Contents are some wicker furniture, miscellaneous house hold goods. Professional beauty salon sinks and hair dryers and beauty salon supplies. Items are being stored for Krista Zanderson in storage unit “S1” located at Bucks Moving & Storage 417 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101. Published Aug 22, 29 2013.
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) is accepting applications for the Section 8 Project‑ Based Rental Assistance (PBA) Program for non‑profit organizations for new construction of rental units, rehabilitation projects and existing units. Rental subsidies for units assisted under this program can be provided for a term of up to 15 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and future availability of funding under HACSB’s Annual Contributions Contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HACSB anticipates that approximately 24 Project‑Based vouchers will be awarded to owners/ developers/operators of rental units within the Santa Barbara City limits which HACSB determines to be most appropriate for this type of assistance.
Santa Barbara RAPE CRISIS CENTER
CHARLOTTE ELLEN and SUSAN TRESCHER
STORAGE LIEN SALE. Contents are packed boxes believed to be household goods. The items are being stored for Laura Dewey in storage unit “Y” located at Bucks Moving & Storage 417 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101. Published Aug 22, 29 2013.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC NOTICE
and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to the return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (949) 236‑5599 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case 2200‑002936‑F00. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 08/13/2013 Sage Point Lender Services, LLC 400 Exchange, Suite 110 Irvine, CA 92602 949‑265‑9940 EMMANUEL LUNA FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (949) 236‑ 5599 or visit www.nationwideposting.com SAGE POINT LENDER SERVICES, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0219568 To: SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT PUB: 08/22/2013, 08/29/2013, 09/05/2013
SB COUNTY SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATIVE UNIT,
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YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/12/2013 Sage Point Lender Services, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN BELOW MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST Executed by: THOMAS W SIMS AND CATHERINE SIMS Recorded on 10/29/2009 as Instrument No. 2009‑0065579 of Official Records, in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, California Date of Sale: 09/12/2013 at 01:00PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3558 MODOC ROAD 39, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105‑4543 APN# 049‑ 430‑39‑00 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Sale is $567,625.07. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee,
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tri Pointe Homes at 19520 Jamboree Road Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92612; Tri Pointe Homes, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 23, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002660. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013.
name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for 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 should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Sept 25, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 10, 2013. by Narzralli Baksh Deputy Clerk for Thomas P Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Aug 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013.
CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Healings From Heaven at 496 Concha Loma Drive Carpinteria, CA 93013; Healings From Heaven LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Christian J Gillian This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002639. Published: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19 2013.
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Troubleshoots software, hardware, and network problems. Reqs: Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle RDBMS, including Structured Query Language (SQL), and stored procedures. Experience with MS Word, Access, Excel, Crystal Reports, PowerPoint, software utilities, Visio, anti‑virus programs, Internet browsers, various email clients, and File Transfer Protocol. Experience implementing complex database application systems and user‑centered Web interface. Knowledge of designing databases, referential integrity, and SQL performance tuning. Systems analysis and data processing skills to translate manual operations to automated processes. Interpersonal and communication skills to develop
Computer/Tech
COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOLOGIST II
TRANSPORTATION & PARKING SERVICES Provides general support for hardware, computer applications, programs and network. Assists with the design and implementation of customized relational databases according to specified needs. Performs routine system maintenance tasks. Assists end users with general tasks and setting up equipment such as terminals, computers, and printers.
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technology plans, policies, and procedures and convey them to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Experience reviewing and producing technical policies, recommendations, and analyses. Experience presenting training to both technical and non‑ technical personnel. BA in Computer Science or relevant discipline OR five years (or more) of equivalent experience desirable. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Days and hours may vary to meet the operational needs of the department. $22.87 ‑ $32.05/hr. For primary consideration apply by 9/3/13, thereafter open until filled. AA/EOE Apply online at https://Jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20130377
WEB DEVELOPER
DAVIDSON LIBRARY Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Library’s Drupal‑based websites. Involved in other programming projects as needed. Duties will include Drupal module development, management of Library Drupal systems including applying security patches, overseeing the needs, growth, performance and all other aspects of associated systems. Programming will encompass both front‑end (browser and user experience) and server side PHP and MySQL Database areas, expanding and maintaining existing custom Drupal modules. Integrating
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Drupal based systems with other systems such as the planned digital repository. Reqs: Computer Science degree. Demonstrated experience in the development of dynamic web applications using modern web development tools and techniques. Demonstrated skills and proficiency with HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript; experience using RDBMS such as MySQL and writing SQL. Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Desirable: Experience and knowledge of Library Science standards, practices and data/meta data formats such as MARC format, METS, MODS, ARKS, etc.. Experience with integrated library systems such as Aleph. Knowledge of creative layout, graphics creation and design with emphasis on function, usability, and aesthetic appearance. Ability to use command line tools and editors in a Unix/Linux operating system. Notes: Fingerprinting required, Mon‑Fri, 8‑5. This position may require travel. Competitive salary and full benefits. AA/ EOE Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20130392
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& organize house my house. Send your contact info: House Cleaning Job P.O. Box 41544 Santa Barbara Ca, 93140
Education
It’s our highest priority.
Setting high standards is one thing. Embracing them is another. At Cottage Health System, we make it top priority to work constantly at being our best...for patients, their families, our communities and fellow team members. If you would enjoy living up to your potential at a health system that strives for – and achieves – excellence, come to Cottage.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
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Nursing • Community Case Manager • Infection Control Practitioner • Utilization Management Case Manager – Per Diem
Staff RNs • Mother Infant • NICU • Pediatrics • Pulmonary, Renal • SICU • Surgery
Management • Environmental Services Supervisor • Manager, Purchasing
Non-Clinical • Administrative Assistant • Cook – Part-Time • Environmental Services Representative • Room Service Server • Sales Associate • Security Officer – Per Diem • Systems Security Coordinator
• Case Manager – SLO Clinic (San Luis Obispo) • Chemical Dependency Technician • Community Case Manager • EKG Part-Time • Endoscopy Tech • HIM Coder III • Neurodiagnostic Tech II • Occupational Therapist – Per Diem • Pharmacist Specialist – ED • Pharmacist Specialist – Oncology • Pharmacy Tech – Nights • Surgical Technician – CVOR • Telemetry Tech – Per Diem
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• RNs – Emergency, Med/Surg, ICU, Surgery • Wound Care Center
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We offer an excellent compensation package that includes above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance, and relocation packages. What’s holding you back? For more information on how you can advance your future with these opportunities, or to submit a resume, please contact:
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august 29, 2013
PART‑TIME LECTURER POSITION
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara seeks applications for non‑faculty temporary lecturer positions in all core areas of Mechanical Engineering. Temporary Lecturer positions are variable in terms of percentage of time. Appointments are generally 1‑2 quarters per year with the possibility of reappointment dependent upon performance and departmental needs. Successful applicants will be admitted to a pool and called upon on an as‑needed basis. Salary will be commensurate with experience. An M.S. in Mechanical Engineering is required for this position and a demonstrated record of teaching excellence is preferred. Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and names and contact information for 3 references. Additional supporting materials may be included. Applications must be submitted electronically at:https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/ Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and this pool will remain open through June 30, 2015. Applicants are encouraged to learn more about the UCSB Department of Mechanical Engineering by visiting our website at www.me.ucsb.edu. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer
Employment Services AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get FAA approved Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students – Housing available. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877‑804‑5293 (Cal‑SCAN)
General Full-Time Drivers ‑ CDL‑A Train and Work for Us! Professional, focused CDL training available. Choose Company Driver, Owner Operator, Lease Operator or Lease Trainer. (877) 369‑7091 www. CentralTruckDrivingJobs.com (Cal‑ SCAN)
Local provider of support services for adults w/disabilities. FT/PT Positions available: Life Skills Coach, working w/ individuals on living independently in the community; Job Coach, providing individuals access to social enrichment activities in our day program & in the community; Crew or Job Coach, supervising individuals in employment settings. Criminal/DMV background
check req. Must pass drug screen/ physical. $10/hr. For information please contact 805‑566‑9000 Fax: 805‑566‑ 9070 Email: jobs@ucpworkinc.org
manage, direct and motivate branch associates to maintain standards of high performance and deliver exceptional customer service. Successful candidate will have Bachelor’s degree, or commensurate banking General Part-Time experience.Candidate must have a $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! minimum of four years sales and Assembling CD cases from Home! No supervisory experience; along with Experience Necessary! Call our Live the ability to be registered as a Mortgage Operators Now! 1‑800‑405‑7619 EXT Loan Originator (MLO) through the 2450 http://www.easywork‑greatpay.NMLS agency. com (AAN CAN) For more information, contact us at: careers@montecito.com or visit: www. Hospitality/ montecito.com Restaurant EOE/AA, M/F/D/V
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COOK
DE LA GUERRA DINING COMMONS Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups, casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbequing food. Ensures that high standards of food quality service, sanitation and service are being met. Reqs: One year progressively responsible cooking experience in a high volume cooking environment. Ability to work as part of a team. Knowledge of and experience in basic and advanced cooking techniques. Supervisory skills and leadership to coordinate, train, oversee and review the work of others in English. Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations. Ability to read and write in English for purpose of preparing food from recipe guidelines and producing reports. Knowledge of safety and sanitation regulations to ensure proper food handling. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Work schedule is Sun‑Thurs, 5:00pm‑1:30am. May vary in summer. Able to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing up to 8 hours during shift. $14.46 ‑ $15.97/ hr. + shift differential of $.67/hr. For primary consideration apply by 9/4/13, thereafter open until filled. AA/EOE Apply online at http://Jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20130382
COOK
PORTOLA DINING COMMONS Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups and casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbequing foods, working a sauté station, and preparing and assembling made‑to‑order entrées serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Ensures quality for all menu items. Plans the food production according to Dining Services, University and Federal guidelines. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalency and one year progressively responsible culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to read and speak English. Communication skills sufficient to direct the work of others and interact successfully within a large staff. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Work days and hours will vary. $14.46 ‑ $15.97/hr. Apply by 9/9/13 AA/EOE Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20130393
Management
Montecito Bank & TRUST, a premier performing, privately‑owned, community bank, serving the Santa Barbara and Ventura county area for more than 38 years, is seeking motivated and qualified individuals to lead and manage the Goleta Branch. Come join our team in providing a World Class Experience for our community, our customers, and our associates while making Montecito Bank & Trust the BEST place to work and the BEST place to bank! BRANCH MANAGER – Goleta Immediate opening for an experienced Branch Manager to build and expand relationships and increase profitability by generating, evaluating and successfully closing on a wide range of consumer and business deposit and loan activities. The Branch Manager will also lead,
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In home‑non medical care. Ranging from general housekeeping, errands, personal hygiene, grooming, feeding, and ambulation. Must be 18 or older. Must have 2 years experience in caregiving. Caring for a family member applies. Call to apply: 805‑252‑1221.
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1218 Plaza Del Monte Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This incredibly spacious four-bed and two-bath Ranch-style home rests among a neighborhood of proudly manicured properties. Enjoy the wonderful views from this home through a thin film of Eucalyptus Trees. The central location of this property allows for easy access to La Mesa, Downtown and the Harbor! With fresh paint and new carpet this home is a perfect canvas waiting to be transformed. The many amenities of this property include: fruit trees, three-car garage, large entertainer’s patio and a great curb appeal.
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1506 MIMOSA Lane 5BD/5.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $2,999,500. Steve Slavin 886‑3428. Coldwell Banker
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1506 MIMOSA Lane 5BD/5.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $2,999,500. Steve Slavin 886‑ 3428. Coldwell Banker 1936 JELINDA 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $5,995,000, Conger/Koutnik 689‑ 3034. Coldwell Banker 1936 JELINDA 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $5,995,000, Conger/Koutnik 689‑ 3034. Coldwell Banker
rivierA 831 VIA Granada 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,099,000. Mark Lomas 845‑2888. Coldwell Banker
sAN roQue 2836 MIRADERO 2BD/2BA, Sat & Sun 2‑4, Steve Heller 805.252.2749. (Sun) Cathy Moseley 570‑6006. $615,000 Coldwell Banker
sANtA BArBArA 1224 MISSION Canyon 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,850,000. Dave Haws 757‑ 6492 Sat 1‑4, Lauren Temkin 403‑ 5125. Coldwell Banker
3110 LUCKY Lane 4BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, Jean Sedar 37‑7848. Coldwell Banker
for sale reAl estAte For sAle homes/duPleXes For sAle ELEGANT RANCHER, 9230 SQ.FT., 10 Acres, $120/sq. ft., 6 Bedrooms, 6 ½ Bathrooms, Garage 5‑Plus Cars, Storage galore. 2012 Taxes ‑ $6,593.14 www. bestoptionrealestate.com (Cal‑SCAN)
rANCh/ACreAGe For sAle 20 ACRES FREE. Buy 40‑Get 60 acres. $0‑Down, $168/month. Money back gaurentee. NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful views. Roads/surveyed. Near El Paso, Texas. 1‑800‑843‑7537 www.SunsetRanches.com
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180° OCEAN VIEW VILLA
Hilltop, 3 houses, 2 pools, 200 yards to beach, gated, Costa Rica Pacific Coast, 011‑506‑8351‑8881 $1,250,000 www.mermaidview.com
rentals reNtAl ProPerties APArtmeNts & CoNdos For reNt 1 BDRM Townhouse Near Beach FREE Parking $1175/mo. 968‑2011. VISIT MODEL, ENTER DRAWING. www.silverwoodtownhouses.com.
reNtAl serviCes SUMMER MOVE‑In Specials‑Studios $1020+ & 1BDs $1120+ in beautiful garden setting! Pool, lndry & off‑street parking at Michelle Apartments. 340 Rutherford St. NP. Call Erin 967‑6614 SUMMER MOVE‑IN Specials. 2BDs $1410+ & 3BD flat or townhouses $2080. Near UCSB, shops, park, beach, theater, golf. Sesame Tree Apts 6930 Whittier Dr. Hector or Ricky 968‑2549 SUMMER MOVE‑IN SPECIALS:1BD near SBCC & beach @Carla Apts NP. 530 W Cota $1020 Rosa 965‑3200 SUMMER MOVE‑IN SPECIALS: 1BD Near Cottage Hospital. 519 W Alamar. Set among beautiful oak trees across the strert from Oak Park. NP. $1020. Call Cristina 687‑0915
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Built 2005. 2bd/2ba W/D 2 parking. Avail. Sept 9. $2300. 805‑681‑1595. 10am 5pm‑lease. Nr SBCC.N/P, N/S.
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2BD/2BA Near UCSB
Tropical setting, pool, on‑site laundry, vending machines, FREE underground parking. NO Pets. Garden Court Apartments, 968‑9664. SPRING MOVE‑IN $1020 1BD Corner of Hope & San Remo‑N State St‑ Barbara Apts Quiet NP 687‑0610
Park-Like Setting | $1,539,000 3408 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Large, level and beautiful 1.58 acre parcel with ocean views. This property has a 1645 sq. ft. 1950 California Cottage and a detached 600 sq. ft. additional carport. This property is zoned A-1 which allows for horse stables and corral. The combination of pine and eucalyptus trees create a natural atmosphere within the property. A horse friendly neighborhood offers a true convenience and comfort for equestrians. Lots of potential for future improvements. This is a great opportunity to own a large, level piece of prime Santa Barbara real estate near Hope Ranch and Arroyo Burro Beach.
w w w. m r r e a l t o r s . c o m 1806 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, Ca 93109 Mike@mrrealtors.com Phone: (805) 963-1704
Lic.# 00635254
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National Reach, Local Experts, Outstanding Results 1721 SANTA BARBARA ST.
415 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA
435 EAST VALERIO STREET
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GOLETA This updated six-unit Isla Vista complex is located two blocks from the ocean in the heart of IV near shopping, restaurants and the school. Great location and great income!
SANTA BARBARA Turn-key
$1,695,000 www.GTProp.com/6582SabadoTarde
$679,500 www.GTProp.com/828Spring
1119 ALSTON ROAD
524 VIA SINUOSA
and move-in ready! Completely renovated in 2009, this Spanishstyle 3BD/2BA has fruit trees, lush landscaping & a finished 2-car garage.
READY TO BE BUILT MONTECITO Luxurious 5BD/6BA home ready to be built. Views of the ocean & islands. (PRICE WHEN COMPLETE)
HOPE RANCH This 5BD/4.5BA hidden gem sits on 1.33 acres. Enjoy your own tennis court, pool & Jacuzzi!
$4,800,000 GTprop.com/1119Alston
$2,795,000 GTprop.com/524ViaSinuosa
361 RAVENSCROFT DRIVE
1723 SANTA BARBARA ST.
PENDING
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SANTA BARBARA Upper East
SANTA BARBARA Lower Riviera
SANTA BARBARA Incredible loca-
Tuscan Villa duplex on a R2 lot. 6BD/4BA. Ocean/city/riviera views.
tion, this 5BD/2.5BA Upper East home is 3,179 sq. ft. Close to downtown!
GOLETA The remaining Ravenscroft Ranch Estate is 1.09 acres in a great Goleta neighborhood. Potentially split into 5 lots.
SANTA BARBARA 4BD/2BA Upper
Victorian w/ tons of potential, needs work. Finished home: 4BD/4BA.
$1,900,000 GTprop.com/1721SantaBarbara
$1,695,000 GTprop.com/415APS
$1,295,000 GTprop.com/435EValerio
$995,000 GTprop.com/361Ravenscroft
$949,000 GTprop.com/1723SantaBarbara
6260 COVINGTON WAY
7508 PADOVA DRIVE
724 CALLE DE LOS AMIGOS
911 SAN PASCUAL STREET
0000 BEGA WAY
PENDING
NEW PRICE
NEW PRICE
East home. Plenty of natural light, secluded yard in the heart of SB.
BUILDABLE LOT CARPINTERIA 3+ acres, biking distance to beach. Avocado trees w/ income history. Oaks, mtn views.
GOLETA Updated 4BD/2BA home in great neighborhood. Fenced yard, 2 car garage, family room w/ fireplace.
GOLETA 5BD/3BA home, attached
SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2.5BA home
SANTA BARBARA Updated
$835,000 GTprop.com/6260Covington
studio w/ private entrance. Backs up to a park, feels like an extra back yard!
located near La Cumbre Country Club. Updated kitchen, baths & more!
3BD/1BA downtown home w/ mtn views, wood flrs, covered deck & more!
$779,000 GTprop.com/7508Padova
$729,000 GTprop.com/724CalleDeLosAmigos
$625,000 GTprop.com/911SanPascual
$579,000 GTprop.com/Bega
935 CIENEGUITAS RD. #B
128 SANTA CLARA ST. #20
0 CHARTWELL WAY
7465 HOLLISTER AVE. #144
30 WINCHESTER CANYON RD
NEW LISTING
PENDING
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PENDING
SANTA BARBARA Updated 2BD/2BA
VENTURA Excellent downtown Ventura
COARSEGOLD 29 acres near Yosemite.
condo. Move-in ready, quiet, desirable association w/ pool. Priced to sell!
location. 2BD/2.5BA condo, 2-car garage, close to beach, restaurants & shopping.
Potential home sites w/ views of the pond, 1 of the waterfalls & the San Joaquin Valley.
GOLETA ‘07 MFD home, 3BD/2BA, granite kitchen, bamboo flrs, amazing location in park…lives like a house, amazing value!
GOLETA #81 Quality updated 2BD/2BA MFD home. Roomy kitchen, skylights and garden.
$499,000 GTprop.com/935CieneguitasB
$399,000 GTprop.com/128SantaClara20
$389,000 GTprop.com/Chartwell
$320,000 GTprop.com/7465Hollister144
$169,000 GTprop.com/30WinchesterCyn
362 POR LA MAR CIRCLE
133 POR LA MAR CIRCLE
SANTA BARBARA Best unit in “El
SANTA BARBARA 2nd floor unit
Escorial Villas.” 3rd floor 2BD/2BA, ocean views & 2 car garage.
w/ mountain views. Comes furnished. Close to tennis courts & picnic area.
Upon Request GTProp.com/362PorLaMar
Upon Request GTprop.com/133PorLaMar
BRE# 01477382
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