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from a Sold Out Show

The Linda Lindas

Sat, Oct 15 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

“In pigtails and power-clashing plaids, they may be the country’s most exciting teen punk band, a galvanizing combination of wholesome and fierce.” The New York Times Presented in association with Girls Rock Santa Barbara

Surfer Legend Comes to Santa Barbara Laird Hamilton

in Conversation with Rory Kennedy Sun, Oct 16 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

“Laird is flat out surfing’s biggest, boldest, bravest. He is the best big-wave surfer in the world today, bar none.” Surfer Magazine

The New York Times ’ Best Dance of the Year

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

Āhuti, in Collaboration with Chitrasena Dance Company Wed, Oct 19 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

One of the premier Indian dance ensembles performing

beguiling,

New Release, El Renacimiento

Carla Morrison

Thu, Oct 27 / 8 PM

UCSB Campbell Hall

the major lyricists

her generation” (NPR), Latin Grammy Award winner

international sensation

Morrison makes her

Barbara debut.

Notice of Funding Availability and Mandatory Application Workshop Human Services and Community Development Block Grant

Notice is hereby given that the City of Santa Barbara will be soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for fiscal year 2023-2024 Human Services and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Programs.

A mandatory Application Workshop for CDBG Public Service/Human Service applicants will be held November 8, 2022, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A mandatory Application Workshop for CDBG Capital applicants will be held November 8, 2022, from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Both mandatory workshops will be held in the David Gebhard meeting room at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA. In order to submit an application, a representative of each potential applicant organization is required to attend this workshop in its entirety. Attendees of this workshop must be staff that are directly involved in preparing grant submissions.

Applications are due 4:30 p.m. December 7, 2022. NO EXCEPTIONS. Further information can be obtained online or by contacting the Community Development Programs staff at LDrewes@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that their application is complete and submitted online on or before the stated due date and time. Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. Acceptance of application does NOT guarantee funding. See all requirements and process details at https://santabarbaraca.gov/services/housing-humanservices/cdbg-human-services

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Astrological Psychologist Jennifer Freed’s New Book by Hilary Dole Klein

Duncan Murder Case Retold

SECOND FEATURE by Nick Welsh

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Endorsements

Endorsements So Far

U.S. CONGRESS

24th Congressional District: Salud Carbajal

STATE ASSEMBLY

37th District: Gregg Hart GOLETA

City Council, District 1: Luz Reyes-Martín City Council, District 2: James Kyriaco

Measure B (One Cent Sales Tax Hike):

Measure C (Ban on Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products):

CARPINTERIA

City Council, District 5: No Endorsement

Measure T (General Plan and Zoning Designation):

LOMPOC Mayor: Jenelle Osborne

SOUTH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Area 1: Gabe Escobedo

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Area 4: Rose Muñoz

Goleta Union School District, Area 1: Richard Mayer

Goleta Union School District, Area 3: Emily Zacarias Hope School District, Area 5: Frann Wageneck

Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees: Jonathan Abboud, Marsha Croninger, and Charlotte Gullap-Moore County Board of Education, Area 1: Marybeth Carty

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Overthe last few weeks, the Santa Barbara Inde pendent has been rolling out its endorsements for the November 2022 election. Check independent .com/election-2022 for our continuing elec tion coverage. As always, the Independent only endorses in races that we have researched carefully. In this final installment, we are focusing on state propositions. Thank you for considering our suggestions.

Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom: Emphatically Yes

Few choices could be as profoundly important when it comes to the pursuit of happiness enshrined in the U.S. Consti tution as “an inalienable right”— as whether to have chil dren, when, and under what circumstances. The five Catholic members of the United States Court repealed that right earlier this year when they reversed Roe v. Wade. Proposition 1 is not merely a necessary response and remedy to the court’s action. True, the California Constitution has long recognized repro ductive freedom, but that language rooted in the right to privacy suffers from the same legal vulnerabilities used by the court majority to undo Roe. Proposition 1 makes explicit that reproductive choice not merely privacy and all that privacy  implies is protected in the state constitution. It’s worth noting that former justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself fretted that Roe v. Wade went too far too fast and believed as a matter of politics and jurisprudence that reproductive rights would be more resistant to attack if states were to adopt their own protections. California as one of the most politically influential states in the nation needs to send an unequivo cal message affirming freedom of choice. No, we are not under immediate attack right now. But others are. And we could be soon. Please vote yes.

Propositions 26 and 27: Legalized Gambling: No to Both

We get it; gambling is built into the human genome. That acknowledgement aside, there’s so much to hate about these two propositions that we don’t quite know where to start. First, there’s the nakedly deceptive ad campaigns that have been pummeling us everywhere. And then there’s the ungodly sum $400 million spent by gambling  interests to persuade us that the few token crumbs they’ve offered in exchange for the staggering concessions they seek is some how an acceptable deal. Prop. 26 would allow in-person all-sports betting at racetracks and tribal gambling casinos. Prop. 27 would allow online gambling outside of tribal lands. In exchange, state and local governments are only prom ised a small percentage of the take. To both, our short-term response is the following: Vote no. Long-term, of course, we believe any expansion of legalized gambling should be done principally for, by, and of state and local governments to fund the myriad of much-needed programs that cry out for funding.

Proposition 28: Music and Arts Funding for Public Schools K-12: Yes

If passed, Prop. 28 would set aside $1 billion more for desper ately needed art and music instruction in public schools. This makes sense in so many ways. Our children need to know there’s so much more to life than computer literacy and scien tific competence. The opportunity to express oneself in music or art is essential to the development of human beings, and for students challenged by other disciplines, music and art offer

alternate pathways to success.  And yes, scientific research demonstrates that music and art stimulate the development of those parts of the brain most critical for mathematical and scientific reasoning. To the extent the human species has positively distinguished itself over the eons, it’s most joyfully been through its music and its art. We need to nurture our better angels, not ignore them. Vote yes on Prop. 28.

Proposition 29: Establishes Minimal Medical Staffing Requirements for Dialysis Centers: No

We don’t pretend to think we’re competent to render an informed opinion as to how many medical profession als and what kind should be on hand while kidney patients receive dialysis treatment. We don’t believe many of you are either. This question should not be on the ballot, yet year after year after year, the warring special interests fight ing over dialysis staffing levels keep spending hundreds of millions of dollars asking us to decide. Behind it all is a long festering knock-down drag-out between a gargantuan opera tor providing dialysis treatment and the union representing its workers. The money squandered by both sides each one has set new spending records could better have been spent on hiring more staff and paying better wages. But it wasn’t. Please vote no.

Proposition 30: Income Tax to Fund Electric Vehicle Rebates: No

This may, in fact, be a good idea, but its time has definitely not yet come. Prop. 30 would increase the personal income taxes of people earning $2 million or more a year by 1.75 percent and using a big chunk of the proceeds to underwrite the cost of rebates for electrical vehicles and a smaller chunk to hire more firefighters. Sounds good, right? Here are the problems. First, there is still money in the California kitty designated to give EV rebates to low- and middle-class drivers. Secondly, the Inflation Reduction Act passed at the instigation of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress has set aside untold billions for the same purpose. California has $300 million in federal dollars already on the way to help spur the construction of EV charging stations. In addition, the Inflation Reduction Act has created tax incentives to help subsidize companies in low-income neighborhoods build on-site charging stations. The feds are also providing $7,500 rebates for customers buying new EVs, which the Inflation Reduction Act is greatly expanding in certain ways. Under the new rules, the cap on the number of cars that can be pur chased with such rebates will be eliminated, but new rules will be imposed requiring that the rebates be used to buy cars built in America and within certain price parameters. The impact of that massive infusion has yet to be even felt. It’s too soon to conclude we need to spend more. Vote no.

Proposition 31: Bans Sale of Certain-Flavored Tobacco Products: Yes

Big Tobacco has aggressively marketed these new tobacco products to younger consumers in hopes of creating new generations of addicts. Prop. 31 ratifies a state law passed in 2020 that would ban retail sales of such products. Of the many addictive substances on the planet, tobacco is among the hardest to quit. The health impacts are obvious as are the social costs we all bear. Vote yes to vote no to Big Tobacco.

NEWS of the WEEK

by RYAN P. CRUZ, TYLER HAYDEN, NICK WELSH, and JEAN YAMAMURA, with INDEPENDENT STAFF

Rallying for Women’s Rights

by Ryan P. Cruz Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

ELECTION 2022

Several elected officials stood on the county courthouse steps on 10/10, making the case for why voters should vote yes on Proposition 1. The statewide measure, which is on the ballot for the 11/8 election, would place in the California Constitution the right to reproductive freedom, including the right to have an abortion and to choose or refuse contraceptives. “While California has a long legacy of supporting abortion rights, we cannot guarantee who will be in power in the future,” S.B. County Supervisor Joan Hartmann said at Monday’s rally. Full story at independent.com/ prop-1-rally

On

Saturday exactly one month before Election Day a rally and march supporting women’s rights packed a corner of downtown Santa Barbara, with the community showing up strong to voice solidarity with women in Iran and push voters to use their power at the polls on November 8.

This year’s Women’s March was part of a National Day of Action and was a joint effort by several local organizations, including Women’s March Santa Barbara, the Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund, Cen tral Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA), the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee, and the Iranian Aca demic Community at UC Santa Barbara.

A crowd of nearly 200 gathered around the Free Speech Corner at the intersection of State and Anapamu streets, where speakers addressed critical issues facing women across the world and choices on the upcoming bal lot that may shape the future for women in the U.S.

In California, voters will decide on Prop osition 1, which would further affirm the right to reproductive freedom in the state by writing it into the California Constitution. If passed, it would prevent anybody from denying or interfering with someone’s right to abortion, birth control, or any other form of reproductive health care.

“On November 8, our rights are literally on the ballot,” said STESA’s community educa tion coordinator, Karla Huizar. “We cannot let anyone take control of our bodily autonomy.”

Some of the most powerful moments of

Saturday’s rally were the stories shared by Santa Barbara’s Iranian community, which has spent the past several weeks calling atten tion to an ongoing crisis in Iran following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa “Zhina” Amini in police custody in Tehran on September 16. Dr. Aazam Feiz, who teaches Persian lan guage and literature at UCSB, described a movement in Iran led by youth challenging the patriarchal Islamist regime.

“Brave women in Iran with Iranian men beside them are currently fighting for free dom, human rights, and women’s rights,” Feiz said. “It is not just a protest; it is a revolution. People in Iran don’t want this regime any more. Enough is enough.”

For a longer version of this story and to see more of Ingrid Bostrom’s photos, visit Independent.com

Rocked by

Allegations

by Nick Welsh

The County Registrar of Voters announced official Vote-by-Mail ballots have been mailed to all eligible registered voters. Registered voters should check their mailboxes for their ballot and related voter information guides, which should be received within the next few days. Ballots may be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day, 11/8) or to one of three election offices, an official secure ballot drop box, or any polling place on Election Day. A list of polling place and official drop box locations can be found at sbcvote.com , by clicking on the November 8, 2022, General Election link under Current Activities. Voters can sign up to track their ballot at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov

HOMELESSNESS

The Santa Barbara City Council decided unanimously on 10/11 to allocate $202,100 for the homeless shelter and services operated by People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) and to fund $200,000 for both a community collaborative and Neighborhood Navigation Centers through the S.B. Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT). The funds to PATH included reserving up to seven beds a night for person referred by city contractors like CityNet and agencies like the police department.

COUNTY

Santa

Barbara County administrators announced late Tuesday, October 11, that they’d agreed to settle a complaint filed by the Department of Justice amounting to $28 million. The Department of Justice claimed $21 million worth of bills had been improperly filed and collected by the Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness on behalf of low-income patients seeking treatment for mental health problems.

According to the settlement, the county will pay the Department of Justice $21.4 million for billing errors that took place over 10 years,

from 2008 to 2018. In addition, the county will pay the whistleblower, Judith Zissa, a former Behavioral Wellness employee, $3 million for being fired in a retaliatory manner and another $3.6 million to cover Zissa’s attorney’s fees.

In a press statement issued Tuesday after noon, Behavioral Wellness spokesperson Suzanne Grimmesey stressed that the settle ment resolves claims that are “allegations only” and that no “determination of liability” had been found. The settlement, Grimmesey stated, “means the county will avoid a poten tially lengthy and expensive trial defending itself, and was approved by the Department

of Justice as well as the Board of Supervisors.” Assistant County Executive Terri Maus-Nisich stated, “While the county does not concur with the tenor of the allegations made, it’s true that documentation requirements were not met in all instances.”

Court filing submitted by Zissa and the Department of Justice, however, paint a more damning picture, describing financially des perate department executives promoting a “revenue-first” culture, in which physi cians were pushed hard and rewarded to bill aggressively. This was especially the case, the complaints allege, when billing Medi-Cal for

In a deft effort to cut the proverbial baby in half, the Board of Supervisors celebrated both Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Italian American Heritage Month on 10/11 in lieu of the more historically fraught Columbus Day observations that typically occur the second Monday of October. As to the former, the supervisors signed a resolution honoring the Chumash. One Chumash speaker thanked the supervisors for the resolution, noting, “We still have a lot of history to correct; we still have a lot of future to build.” Full story at independent.com/ ipd-resolution.

TRANSPORTATION

The work ongoing between Summerland and Carpinteria on Highway 101 got a $75 million transfusion from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the form of an innovative loan. Awarded on 10/5, the loan targets 7.5 miles of carpool lanes along the highway, which is a portion of the major reconstruction work to add a third lane from Santa Barbara to Carpinteria since 2019. The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

COURTS & CRIME

Jail Employee Sexually Assaulted Female Inmates

Former Santa Barbara County Jail employee

Salvador Vargas, 36, faces eight years in prison and lifetime sex offender registration after an investigation revealed he sexually assaulted several female inmates. On the eve of his trial, Vargas pleaded guilty to forcible oral copulation and sexual activity with an inmate, both felonies.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, between 2016 and 2018, Vargas took advantage of several inmates at the jail, where he was employed as a discharge plan ner. The women accused of him of assault ing them and said he would provide favors to those who engaged in sexual activity with him.

In August 2017, prosecutors said, Vargas was transporting a female inmate on elec tronic monitoring, identified only as Jane Doe, from jail to a residential treatment facility. But before they reached their desti nation, Vargas parked his vehicle and forced Doe to orally copulate him.

“Jane Doe, terrified that the defendant would send her back to jail if she did not comply, eventually gave into his demands,” the DA’s Office said in a statement. “Although Jane Doe told a friend partial details of what occurred, she never reported

COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH

treating low-income patients with mental ill ness issues.

These clients, the complaints allege, con stitute about 90 percent of the 7,000 patients the department treats each year. Employees were rewarded for exceeding billing targets, the complaints alleged, and “punished if they refused to cooperate in the excessive billing practices or to turn a blind eye to question able practices.” High-billing employees were reportedly rewarded with “Revenue Ranger” badges, which pictured as a piggy bank wear ing a Superman cape.

According to the complaints, the depart ment improperly billed government agencies for payment when they submitted bills for clients for whom there was no valid executed treatment plan. Such plans are to be updated annually and signed by the patient. According to the allegations against the county, “hun dreds, if not thousands” of clients lacked such valid treatment plans. There is no allegation that the clients did not receive treatment, only that proper procedures were not followed.

Zissa and others brought this issue to the attention of departmental higher-ups, the complaint stated, but were rebuffed for their efforts. At the time, the department was on financially shaky ground always spend ing more than the supervisors budgeted, in fact and the focus of such intense scrutiny that the supervisors were so focused on the conduct of Behavioral Wellness that they hired two outside auditing firms to conduct a soup-to-nuts examination of departmental practices in an effort to improve its perfor

the sexual assault to law enforcement as she was afraid of what further repercussions she would suffer.”

District Attorney Joyce Dudley said, “The prosecution team, led by Supervising Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Karape tian, then had the arduous task of garner ing the trust and support of the victim and other witnesses who were originally afraid to come forward.”

Jane Doe has since filed a federal lawsuit against Vargas, the county, and the Sheriff’s Office, claiming the assault was a violation of her civil rights. The case is pending.

A custody deputy at the jail, Gabriel Cas tro, 48, was also accused of sexually assault ing inmates during the DA’s investigation, but criminal charges against him were ulti mately dropped. Castro, the county, and the Sheriff’s Office, however, now face a sepa rate lawsuit from one of Castro’s reported victims.

Castro was allegedly known among female inmates for his inappropriate con duct, including trading candy for sexual favors and demanding inmates expose their breasts in exchange for mail, accord ing to the lawsuit. That case is also pending.

mance and methods.

The complaint also alleges that the depart ment regularly billed for mental health ser vices provided to individuals locked up in county facilities, even though such claims are duplicative and not eligible.

The Behavioral Wellness Department works with many clients who are facing some of the most acute challenges with the fewest resources. The rules and regulations surrounding billing and payment are highly complex, and the department is understaffed. But this is not the first time it’s run into seri ous trouble over its billing practices. In 2007, the department notified the State of Califor nia it may have overbilled for services to the tune of $9 million. California begged to differ, insisting it had paid out $33 million more than it should have.

Reverberations from this most recent settlement will no doubt rumble through the department and county government in ways large and small, but departmental spokesperson Grimmesey stated that it will not impact the county’s general fund. Instead, the money will come from a litigation reserve account. “No Behavioral Wellness or other county operations will see a funding reduction related to this settlement,” stated Maus-Nisich.

Inheriting this mess is new Behavioral Wellness Director Toni Navarro, on the job now just 10 months. “We have a remarkably talented and dedicated clinical staff,” she wrote. “These individuals have a heart for helping those most in need.”

Tyler Hayden

Ponzi Schemer Gets 11 Years

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federal judge has sentenced Santa Barbara resident Darrell Aviss to just over 11 years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme in which he stole approximately $14 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to purchase annuities from Swiss insurance companies.

Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. described Aviss as “cruel, callous, and self-absorbed,” adding, “The devastation in this case is real.” Most of his victims were elderly, and one lost more than $9.7 million to his ploy. Another, who had recently been diagnosed with can cer, lost $400,000, according to the prosecu tion’s sentencing memorandum.

“Aviss has essentially been living a life of pure crime for about a decade,” prosecu tors said. “Based on the financial records and his statements to the probation officer, Aviss has had no source of money no real job since at least 2012, apart from the money he stole from the victims, including retirees who denied themselves luxuries to save up the nest eggs Aviss stole.”

Aviss ran his Ponzi scheme through the summer of 2020, soliciting money from people who wanted to purchase annuities from Swiss insurance companies. Aviss

claimed the annuities were safe and secure, and, in some instances, he promised victims they would provide healthy returns of 5-7 percent.

But Aviss would instead use the funds he received to support a lavish lifestyle, authori ties said. Among other things, he spent the ill-gotten money on mortgage payments, luxury car leases, expensive watches, trips to Monaco, more than $170,000 in purchases at a Santa Barbara nightclub, and 20 tickets to a U2 concert and after-party. Meanwhile, he arranged for the victims to receive fab ricated statements showing the purported value of the annuities, which the false docu ments showed were increasing over time.

Aviss ultimately pleaded guilty to 21 felo nies: five counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, five counts of engag ing in monetary transactions in criminally derived property, three counts of tax eva sion, six counts of willful failure to report foreign bank and financial accounts, and one count of aggravated identity theft. He was ordered to pay $14.5 million in restitu tion and to forfeit his interest in a Santa Bar bara home worth approximately $4 million.

Tyler Hayden

secured the loan, which is a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden last year. Full story at independent.com/101-loan

A project to replace a failed culvert on State Route 150 near Carpinteria, a quarter-mile west of Gobernador Canyon Road, began 10/10 and will continue weekly until 10/28. Travelers will encounter one-way reversing traffic control on State Route 150 Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and on Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Delays should not exceed 15 minutes. Most of this road work is expected to be completed under a shoulder closure. The contractor for this $60,000 project is John Madonna Construction of San Luis Obispo. For more info, see dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5.

for gasoline in S.B. are 98.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and $2.07 per gallon higher than the average in October 2021. Full story at independent.com/gas-prices-surge.

DEATHS

West Coast Symphony Orchestra founder Christopher Story VI who conducted free annual concerts at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens for Fiesta, Fourth of July, and many other beloved community celebrations since 1966 died this week. He was 97. Founder and Musical Director Emeritus of the Cielo Foundation for Performing Arts, Maestro Story presented classical music concerts to appreciative S.B. audiences since founding the nonprofit in 1969 and also conducted orchestras around the world, including Budapest and Moscow. Story was the father of six; his wife, Barbara Story, died in 2008.

The County Coroner’s Bureau identified the man killed in the crash on Highway 154 west of Meadowvale Road near Buellton on 10/9 as Joseph Anthony Nunez, 40, of Santa Maria. According to California Highway Patrol, Nunez swerved his Ford compact into the opposite lane reportedly in an attempt to overpass congested traffic and collided with a BMW SUV, causing the vehicle to flip.

Although drivers saw some relief at the gas pumps over the past few months — with the nationwide averages on a steady decline for more than 100 days near the end of September — refinery issues have sent California’s gas prices soaring once again, with some local stations charging as much as $6.99 per gallon this week. According to the latest weekly report from GasBuddy, which compiled data from more than 50 stations across Santa Barbara, prices

The Ford then collided with another vehicle. The three occupants of the BMW were hospitalized and the driver of the third vehicle was treated on scene for her injuries. Nunez was declared dead at the scene. There was no suspicion of drugs or alcohol involved in the incident.

The District Attorney’s Office has completed its review of the investigation, conducted by the

Voter Guide

Endorsed candidates for November 2022

SALUD CARBAJAL

U S Congressmember, 24th District

GREGG HART

State Assembly, 37th District

LUZ REYES MARTíN

Goleta City Council, 1st District

JAMES KYRIACO

Goleta City Council, 2nd District

MONICA SOLORZANO

Carpinteria City Council, 1st District

AL CLARK

Carpinteria City Council, 5th District

GLORIA SOTO

Santa Maria City Council, 3rd District

MARYBETH CARTY

SB County Board of Education, District 1

MARSHA CRONINGER

SB City College Trustee, Area 5

GABE ESCOBEDO

SB Unified School District Trustee, Area 1

ROSE MUNOZ

SB Unified School District Trustee, Area 4

RICHARD MAYER

Goleta Elementary School Trustee, Area 1

EMILY ZACARIAS

Goleta Elementary School Trustee, Area 3

KATHLEEN WERNER

Goleta Water District 2

SPENCER BRANDT

Isla Vista Community Services District

Alex Padilla, U S Senator

Gavin Newsom

Eleni

Shirley

Malia

Fiona Ma

Governor

Weber

Cohen

Rob Bonta

HEALTH

Big Gulp over CARE Court

County Must Create New Court for Mentally Ill Homeless People

by Nick Welsh

Based on the new statewide law just signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, Santa Barbara County like all 58 counties in the state will have to create a brand-new court program capable of mandating treatment for people who are also psychotically mentally ill but either don’t know that they’re sick or refuse treatment.

According to the first presentation given to county supervisors by Behav ioral Wellness Director Toni Navarro this Tuesday, the new court program known as the CARE Court could find itself with as many as 143 seriously mentally ill people under its rubric after year one. The deadline for Santa Barbara and all but eight counties is December 2024. Since the court program is of a two-year dura tion, Navarro estimated it could have as many as 200 people by the second year.

Navarro likened the program to an expanded version of Laura’s Law. When judges order someone seriously mentally ill to get treatment, she said, it tends to work, and they get treatment. The chal lenge is creating capacity within the men tal-health care system to treat that many people with that degree of acuity.

Since the new law was initially designed to target people living on the street with serious mental illnesses, housing will be an essential component to such treatment, Navarro said. The question, as always in Santa Barbara, is what housing and where?

CARE Court will be able “to jump the line” to get into some of that new housing.

The way the CARE Court works, fam ily members, roommates, first respond ers, health-care professionals, and public guardians will be able to refer cases to the county’s Behavioral Wellness Department for review. Once a determination has been made that the respondent involved is indeed psychotically mentally ill and subject to the authority of the new court, they will be assigned a public defender so that their rights are protected. New public defenders will need to be hired.

Under no circumstances, Navarro stressed, would anyone be forced to submit to medications against their will. If treatment is ordered, it will be up to Behavioral Wellness to provide that treatment. For a department that’s already struggling with staff vacancies and recruiting challenges, that might be easier said than done.

Navarro estimated the total additional cost for the new program will be about $7 million a year. How much of these addi tional costs might be eligible for some compensation remains unclear. What appears certain is that a whole lot won’t be. What pot of funding, Navarro asked, would she have to raid to cover these additional costs?

“I have only so much I can share,” she said. “How do we balance it?”

Governor

Secretary of State

Controller

Treasurer

Attorney General

Ricardo Lara

Sally

Tony

Lieber

Insurance Commissioner

Board of Equalization

Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Ever since the governor first announced his support for the controversial CARE Court concept earlier this year civil libertarians have contended it’s too coer cive Navarro expressed concern where the money to pay for it would come from. For the housing alone, the state has made it clear local governments would have to rely on the $14 billion distribution of onetime funds the state has already made.

Some of that money has already been spent locally to buy a couple of motels and convert those into housing. County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato won dered whether respondents of the new

Supervisor Bob Nelson asked about people who refused treatment. Navarro said about half the people who are psy chotically mentally ill don’t know that they are. It’s not that they’re refusing treat ment, per se; it’s that they think they aren’t sick. Nelson asked whether such indi viduals would be candidates for guard ianships and the long-term institutional care guardianships can provide. Many psychotic people, Navarro cautioned, are sufficiently competent in caring for them selves that they don’t qualify for guardian ships. Plus, the supervisors were told, the county spent $19 million on long-term care this past year for people placed on guardianship holds.

NEWS BRIEFS

Sheriff’s Office, of the death of Jonathan Paul Thomas, 45, on 1/12 at the Santa Barbara County Jail. Autopsy results revealed Thomas’s cause of death was the combined effects of morbid obesity, dilated cardiomyopathy, acute methamphetamine intoxication, active resistance, and restraint. His manner of death was determined to be accidental.

The detailed analysis is posted at da.countyofsb.org

COURTS & CRIME

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Denise Hippach to the Santa Barbara Superior Court bench last week, making her the first Black judge to serve in Santa Barbara County. Hippach has worked as a senior deputy county counsel for the past five years; for the two before that, she worked with the Idaho Attorney General’s office. Hippach fills the seat of retiring Judge James E. Herman. In addition, Newsom appointed Steve Foley to the bench as an interim appointment. Foley, a former prosecuting attorney in Santa Barbara, served as court commissioner for the past five years. Both Foley and Hippach are registered Democrats.

Rylen Quinn Svane-Morris, 26, has been arrested in Santa Cruz for the 10/8 murder of Terry Wilson, 72, on the 1000 block of Jason Way in Santa Ynez. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, acting on a tip, contacted the suspect on 10/11 and arrested him without incident for the outstanding warrant. Svane-Morris will be booked at the Northern Branch Jail for his no-bail homicide warrant as well as possible additional charges. The stolen vehicle that

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he was believed to be associated with was also recovered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office and will be released to the owner.

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon where the victim sustained serious injuries. On 10/3, at approximately 10:07 p.m., deputies responded with fire and medics to the 900 block of Channel Drive for a report of a medical emergency for an assault that had just occurred. Following a search of nearby homeless encampments, deputies located the adult male victim, who was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries to the upper torso. The suspect remains outstanding, and the victim is expected to recover.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects for theft of catalytic converters and have recovered six stolen converters. On 10/11 around 3:40 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue for a reported theft of a catalytic converter that had just occurred. The reporting party provided a suspect vehicle description; deputies soon located the vehicle and arrested both occupants: Francisco Puente, 29, from the Los Angeles area, and Francisco Javier Trujillo Gaona, 37, of Culver City. Both suspects have been booked at the Main Jail for multiple felony counts of grand theft and conspiracy, as well as several misdemeanor charges. Bail is set at $500,000. n

Social Services Workers Vent to Supes

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors heard an intense earful from multiple employees of the county’s Department of Social Services about the high stress they experience because of long hours, unpredictable workload, burnout, and high turnover.

“People are tired. They want to go home and rest. They want to go home and be with their families. This is not possible,” one social worker lamented. Another was more assertive, demanding of the supervi sors, “When was the last time you talked to a frontline worker? When was the last time you saw a baby in a hospital going through withdrawals? When was the last time you lost sleep because of a decision you just made in the field?”

Supervisor Steve Lavagnino replied he speaks to frontline workers almost every day and, based on his experience going on calls with them, is in awe of the work they do. “I can’t believe the houses that you walk into,” he said.

The Department of Social Services, it so happens, is the largest department in the county, with 760 full-time equivalent positions. These include eligibility workers and frontline workers for people on Gen eral Relief, Child Protective Services, and Adult Protective Services. To the extent there’s a safety net, this department is it. It’s where people experiencing the problems of poverty addiction, mental health issues,

criminal justice challenges seek help.

“Social services that’s the job we’re here to do,” Lavagnino added.

Child Protective Services, the supervi sors were told, is now experiencing a 19 percent vacancy rate, and that’s a problem afflicting pretty much all departments.

Tuesday’s chorus of concerned employ ees showed up right before the supervisors were set to hear a 100-page consultant’s report on 25 ways the department can use new technology and existing data to deliver services more efficiently. Right now, for example, there’s a 139 percent variation among frontline workers in their caseloads.

Much was made of the family pressures facing many of the social workers, particu larly among employees of child-bearing ages, though many of the social workers who spoke dismissed pregnancy as a rea son why workers were leaving. Even so, Supervisor Das Williams suggested that the county might need to think seriously about creating a childcare center on its Calle Real campus so that county workers can do their job knowing that their younger kids are cared for.

All the supervisors expressed concern over the stresses and strains articulated but were encouraged that the departmental brass had embraced all 25 of the consul tant’s recommendations.

Nick Welsh

MONDAY,

24, 2022, 7:30PM

JUILLIARD STRING

QUARTET

Founded in 1946 and hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the Juilliard String Quartet—celebrating its 75th Anniversary this season— continues to inspire audiences around the world. Ronald Copes, former faculty member in UCSB’s Department of Music, has played with the Juilliard String Quartet since 1997. In May 2022, the Quartet named violist Molly Carr to its ensemble.

ALBERGA, DVOŘÁK, AND BEETHOVEN

Members of the Juilliard String Quartet will offer a MASTER CLASS to string students in the Department of Music at UC Santa Barbara on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2022, KARL GEIRINGER HALL, 2:00PM

Sponsor:

& Denny Bacon

Culture Wars Invade Goleta School Board Race

by Jean Yamamura

retrospect, few complaints reached our ears regarding the Goleta schools during the pandemic, and even now, Goleta parents are upbeat about their schools. It’s a stark contrast to the Santa Barbara schools, which seemed to have villagers armed with metaphoric torches and pitchforks at every school board meeting.

In

According to Richard Mayer, who is running for his 11th stint as a Goleta school board member, the district hired extra teachers to reduce the class sizes and also added per manent substitutes to forestall any gaps in teaching from the inevitable times when teachers would fall sick to COVID-19. Before- and after-school classes were held at each school, and summer school ran all day, all of which he believes decreased the anticipated learning loss among students.

Currently, two seats on the school board are in a competi tive race: Trustee Area 1, which extends north of Highway 101 and up to Los Padres National Forest from El Capitan to a jagged line bordered by North Fairview, Cathedral Oaks, and North Patterson; and Trustee Area 3, which is south of that area and is shaped like a puzzle piece that includes the airport, university, Old Town, and More Mesa.

The trustee seat for Area 5 is also vacant but is being filled by Ethan Bertrand, running unopposed and not on the bal lot for that reason. Bertrand, who will leave his position as a director of the Isla Vista Community Services District to join the school board, will represent Isla Vista in a district that runs along the beachfront area, including Santa Barbara Shores, to El Capitan.

The Independent reached out to the two candidates running for Area 1 and the three vying for Area 3 to help Goletans make their most well-informed choice for the November 8 election.

AREA 1: CAROLINE ABATE

Two candidates are competing to represent the children and families of Area 1, but one of them, Caroline Abate, said the campaign was getting very busy and that she could not commit to answering questions from the Independent This was shortly before she took part in a school board candidates’ forum presented by Coalition for Neighbor hood Schools during which she wore a “Pray to End Abortion” button from which some information about her candidacy could be gleaned.

Not long ago, Abate spent many of her Tuesdays offering public comment at the Board of Supervisors against COVID vaccines and at the Santa Barbara and Goleta city councils to

speak in favor of President Trump’s policies. For the school district, Abate advocates a return to an academic education for all students and that the low proficiency scores need to improve in math and English language arts and literacy. In answering a question about the district’s resolution for the safe storage of guns at home, Abate mentioned the right to bear arms and privacy in a home and that there were both constitutional and enforcement issues. But she came down on the side of respecting human life as one of the most important things one could do.

Regarding expanding summer programs, she thought it sounded good but at the same time could end up costing more taxpayer dollars. Abate also thought the necessity of summer school might reflect discipline or work-ethic issues during the regular school year. She was not afraid to acknowledge she needed to know more about the root causes for the expanded need before she might be in favor. In a question about a high school sex ed curriculum Goleta schools do not include grades above 6th Abate wanted to know more about what was taught, stated it was unfortunate that parents had to worry about what was being taught, and concluded that focusing on academics, not inappropriate content, and getting test scores back up was her goal.

AREA 1: RICHARD MAYER

By day, Richard Mayer is a psychology professor at UC Santa Barbara and the proud graduate of public schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ann Arbor. By night, since 1981, he’s been on the Goleta school board and wrote How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member, which he says is used for professional development in the field.

In addition to the changes the schools made for the pan demic, Mayer recognized the stresses and contentions of the times. He believed working together in the interests of all the district children requires a respectful and responsive school board, and he was committed to answering all the questions he was asked and visiting the schools in order to make informed decisions. “I am keenly aware that 3,500 wonderful children and 700 amazing employees depend on the Goleta Union School District, so I see my role as ensuring that we stay on a strong and steady course,” he said.

About 88 percent of the district budget went to salaries and benefits, he said, “so it is clear that the strength of our district depends on the people who work every day for every child.” He hopes to see the Dual Language Immer sion Program expand by one grade level until they reached

a complete K-6 program, and he also intends to see that the recommendations from an equity audit are implemented.

“I want to be part of a school district that is welcoming, inclusive, responsive, and effective in helping every child learn so they can achieve their dreams. Our community has come to value and respect our district, and I will do all I can to continue to earn that trust.”

AREA 3: BERT HALEY

Bert Haley is an effervescent guy who runs his own print ing and embroidery business, with the Goleta schools as one of his clients, but it’s a business he says he’s willing to drop in order to add “a unique, local’s perspective to the GUSD school board.”

He’s aware of school issues from his 50 collective years as a student, employee, volunteer, parent, and spouse of the principal at La Patera, one of the district’s nine elementary schools. Foremost in his mind is the state of the facilities: “Our Goleta schools and playgrounds are literally falling apart. Many of the buildings are exactly the same as they were when I was attending them as a child, and improve ments should have been made long ago with the conserva tive 15 percent to 19 percent reserve the district has always kept on hand.” Plumbing, heating, and air are at the top of his list for classrooms that he observes are now used until 6 p.m. through the after-school programs. The district’s financial stability is also its greatest strength, he said.

Haley is proud of the fact that Goleta “outperformed some of our neighboring districts and strives to bridge the achievement gap with our students of color and students from various backgrounds.” Haley hopes to give back to his community and to the district that provided his family with so much: “My children received a solid education and foundation in Goleta, and I want that for every student who attends a Goleta school, in this generation and future gen erations. I will listen to my community and their suggestions and try to represent them well on this board.”

AREA 3: CHRISTY LOZANO

Perhaps the best-known among the three candidates run ning for Area 3, Christy Lozano rose to prominence locally after appearing on a Fox News program to talk about a video she’d made arguing that the Santa Barbara school district’s anti-racism materials for teachers were toxic. She taught at six schools in that district at all grade levels and said she was in her 19th year of teaching. Lozano ran in

Bert Haley

Caroline Abate

Richard Mayer

FIELD OF FIVE: Five candidates are running in the November 8 election for Goleta Union School District Board of Education. Pictured from left, conservative challenger Caroline Abate is taking on longtime incumbent Richard Mayer, while candidates Bert Haley, Christy Lozano, and Emily Zacarias vie for an open seat in Area 3.

June for superintendent of the County Edu cation Office, losing to incumbent Susan Salcido.

Lozano is well-acquainted with the Goleta schools, as her daughter attended La Patera Elementary for seven years. There, Lozano was a volunteer in the classroom, chaperoned field trips, and served as vice president on the Parent Teacher Association. She’s also followed the district’s board for several years and has attended several meetings. Lozano was a physical education teacher, with a bachelor’s in kinesiology from Cal Poly, and she earned a master’s in education and an administrative credential from Cal Lutheran.

From her vantage point, Lozano said, “The GUSD has done a relatively good job educat ing some students.” She went on to add that “Hispanic students and families and students with special needs often do not have their specific educational needs met.” She wanted to build a “truly exceptional education sys tem for all” and would work to listen to par ent and community concerns in making that part of the district’s decision-making process.

“As a board member, I intend to listen to and work with teachers, administrators, par ents, and the broader community to ensure that the Goodland has the great schools Goleta deserves.”

AREA 3: EMILY ZACARIAS

“Public school is not just about Reading, Writing, and ’Rithmatic anymore,” said Emily Zacarias. “It’s about the whole child, and providing a learning experience that allows for the intellectual, social, and emo tional growth of the child to prepare them for life in a global society.” Zacarias grew up in what she called the “melting pot of culture” in the San Fernando Valley. She studied psychology at UCSB, including with Richard Mayer, graduating with a master’s in 2007. One of her children attends Kellogg School.

She described herself “an itinerant spe cial education teacher” who worked for the Goleta district at all nine schools last year and is working through the County Edu cation Office this year at Hollister School with severely disabled students. She hadn’t attended district meetings, she said, but kept up by “always making a point to read the minutes and reports, to keep abreast of any issues.”

She sees stable leadership at the district, as well as a focus on students that is reflected in the schools. During the pandemic, the response was swift and based on state public health directives, but Zacarias thought it was time to acknowledge the learning losses that occurred: “not only academic, but social and emotional. There was so much trauma that occurred during the pandemic…. We really need a path to healing, and that comes from outreach to families, validating the pain and suffering that occurred…. This is a topic that parents are talking about, but not as much within the district possibly because grief usually occurs behind closed doors.”

Zacarias advocated re-teaching some basic skills students in the lower grades might have missed, such as “raising hands, sitting in chairs, interacting with peers in person.” She also said, “Moving away from a total reliance on devices/screens (due to a year of remote learning) would also go a long way in the path to healing. Parent education on ways to reduce screen time would be something I’d like to explore.” n

In a reading and discussion of his collection of 13 new short stories, the inimitable T.C. Boyle, Santa Barbara resident and bestselling writer of Talk to Me and Outside Looking In, ”messes with us” as the book inscription from Willie Dixon’s I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man promises.

A virtuoso of the short form, Boyle returns to share with us inventive and masterfully told short stories characterized by his always biting satire, resonant wit, and a boundless, irrepressible imagination.

Book signing to follow.

Christy Lozano

Emily Zacarias

Lorease Amey

Lorease blessed us with her kindness, integrity, creativity, and faith.

Please consider making a donation for her grandchildren at https://gofund.me/58dae735

Neil W. Elliott

3/7/1942

bie); sister-in-law Patricia Rogers (Patrick); and many nieces, neph ews, cousins, and other family members.

His family wishes to thank Dr. Ahmed, Dr. Delio, Dr. Nagy, and Dr. Uyesaka for their help in mak ing the last few years of Neil’s life as good as they could be, as well as the care team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and caregivers

Adam Jose Baiza Flores

Augustine Joseph Saragosa

Lorease Amey was welcomed into our dreamland on September 17, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Clenton Burke (Beenie), her sons, Noah and Nya Burke, her daughter, Rosie Burke, her mother and father-in-law, Gloria and George Burke, her siblings, Tim, Kevin, Stanley, Rosetta, and Renita (Nini), and her grand children, Pharrell, Summer, and Meilah Burke. She touched many lives, including a cadre of extended family, community members, and dear friends who knew her as family. Lorease was a devoted wife and mother, and she created a loving home where everyone felt nurtured, motivated, and appreciated. She raised other people's children when their par ents could not; providing them with a house and a home when they had neither.

Lorease was born March 12, 1962, in Bakersfield to William Amey, and Faye Lynn Young.

After graduating from Santa Barbara High School she earned Certificates in Cosmetology and Early Childhood Education from SBCC. Later in life, she also earned a Certificate in Colon Therapy. Lorease utilized her amazing talents to weave braids into delicate designs of exquisite hairdo artistry. Her passion for the well-being of young children prompted her to follow a 20-year career as a preschool teacher for the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Grandchildren were the light of her life, and many consid ered her the "baby whisperer."

Lorease was adventuresome, traveling to Togo, Jamaica, Thai land, and Hawaii. She was as generous with her time as she was with her heart; devoting many volunteer hours to causes close to her, including MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, the Black Family Reunion, the African American Film Festival, Summer Solstice, and her church, Greater Hope Baptist. She enjoyed reggae and African music and participated in African and Hula dance.

A fierce social justice advocate, she donated countless hours to directing a public access TV show, "African Roots and Culture", as well as serving as a crew member on the award-winning TV show, "Third World News Review."

Neil Elliott passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday, August 7th, at Cottage Hospital with his daughter by his side.

Neil was born March 7, 1942, in Aberdeen, Washington, to Harry C. Elliott II and Margaret (Julius) Elliott. He was the oldest of four children and traveled the United States with his family as a small child before they settled in California. He grew up loving cars and music, and he attended many schools across Southern Califor nia, ultimately graduating from Chaffey High School in 1959. He later received a degree in Phar macy from Idaho State University and worked at Santa Barbara Cot tage Hospital as a pharmacist.

Throughout his life, Neil con tinued to pursue the love of travel fostered by his parents, traveling around the world solo at the age of 24 and later visiting Mexico, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand with his wife and daughter. He also enjoyed many vacations in Hawaii with his family, including his par ents, siblings, wife, and daughter and her family.

He had a great passion for art, expressed in the form of collecting art books and a love of Opera. He held season tickets to many Cali fornia Opera venues and chased Wagner’s Ring Cycle around the world, ultimately viewing it 37 times in its entirety.

However, none of Neil’s other passions could hold a candle to the love he had for his family both near and far. He always enjoyed spending time with them, and in his later years, his granddaugh ters were the light of his life. Neil didn’t always say much, but when he did, he shared his wisdom and demonstrated a great sense of humor.

Neil is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara (Arthur) Elliott, daughter Marissa Elliott (Geoff Hendershot), and three grand daughters who thought the world of him. He is also survived by his sisters, Linda Elliott-Langen (John) and Norma Byrne (Gary); brother Harry C. Elliott III (Deb

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support during his final

Esperanza Vargas Huerta

Adam Jose Baiza Flores born on November 22, 1932, in Carpin teria. He passed away peacefully at Sarah House on September 27, 2022.

He attended Carpinteria High School, a proud Warrior Football fan, managed equipment for the team.  In 1952 – 1954 served in US Army, during the Korean War conflict, where he was Cook.  He worked in Construction as a Dry wall Taper for over 50 years.

Our dearly beloved mother, Esperanza Vargas Huerta passed away on September 20, 2022, in her home in Santa Barbara, CA. she was 99. She was surrounded by her loving daughters, Rebecca, Rosie, Amy her only grandson Sam, and her dear friend Maria.

She was born in Mexico City on the 21st of February 1923. her parents were Francisco Vargas and Josefa Ledesma. She was the youngest of several sisters and one brother.

She was an amazing mother to her three daughters and only grandson showering them with unconditional love, they were her joy, and she was a selfless mother only wanting the best for them never failing to show them love and always giving them a blessing after any visit. She enjoyed the simple things in life and enjoyed making her home a wcozy sanctu ary for all her loved ones to come, especially during the holidays.

She enjoyed all that Santa Barbara had to offer, visiting the Rose Garden at the Santa Barbara Mission, Mesa Park, Picnics at the park, shopping at her favorite shops and also enjoyed her visits to Solvang getting her favorite pastries.

She had many passions dur ing her lifetime, traveling vari ous times to Mexico to visit her family, knitting beautiful throws, crocheting, cooking and tending to her many plants and flowers in her garden.

She will be missed dearly, but we knew we couldn’t keep her forever and we will always carry her in our heart and cherish the beautiful memories that she left behind. Love you Mama

Adam enjoyed watching LA Dodgers and Raiders games. He liked to play Checkers, Dominoes, and was a great Bowler. At Christ mas time he would oversee the family Tamale assembly. He was a great cook and enjoyed making salsa for family and friends.

He will be greatly missed by his wife Jacelyn Flores, Sister Eva Ortiz.  His Daughters, Luci Rojas (Richard) Josie Castagnola (Matt) Carlotta Davis (Greg). plus 7 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grand children and many nephews and nieces.

He is preceded in dead by his parents Martin and Lucia Baiza Flores, Brothers Robert Flores, Ralph Flores, Jess Flores and grandson Bennie Sanchez.

The Family wishes to Thank Sarah House and Santa Barbara Hospice for their compassionate care. A viewing will take place on October 10th, 2022, at 9:30 am, Funeral mass at 10:00 am, at St Joseph Church, Carpinteria, CA. Interment at Carpinteria Cemetery.

Lee Pennington Neill

Augustine Joseph “Joe” Sara gosa passed away on September 14 at the age of 92. A kind man who was unwavering in his faith, he loved spending time with his fam ily. Joe was born in Carpinteria in 1930 to Julio and Teodora Sara gosa. He was the ninth of ten chil dren in his family. He graduated from Santa Barbara Catholic High School in 1949. He was inducted into the United States Army on May 23, 1951 and served as a rifle man on the front line in Korea.

Joe is survived by his wife of 67 years, Caroline Saragosa, and five children: Belinda Burns of Solvang, Susie and Dan Freese of Eureka, Elena and Edwin Warnock of Ventura, Angelo and Mary Saragosa of Carpinteria, and Leticia Saragosa and Evan Dalke of Santa Barbara. He also leaves behind 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.

Working at Omwegs Hardware in Carpinteria for many years, he also worked nights packaging tortillas at his in-laws’ factory. He and his wife later opened a restaurant, Pepe Delgado’s on State Street in Santa Barbara. They moved to Atascadero in 1994.

Joe is predeceased by his parents and 8 siblings. He is sur vived by his younger sister Rita Ledesma of Oxnard. Rita has fond memories of many family gather ings and enjoying music together. Rita recalls that visitors would come to the house and say they didn’t realize there was already company. Rita says, “we would tell them. ‘Oh no. We don’t have com pany — we all live here!’ ”

Joe loved photography. He told many stories of flying over Carpinteria taking pictures with his cousins. He was almost always behind the camera at family gath erings and on trips. He also loved music and had a large mariachi music collection. An avid gar dener, he could fix anything. If he wasn’t behind the camera, he was taking charge of the barbecue, often with a glass of wine on ice.

join us in celebrating

Pennington Neill at Tuckers’

Park, Area 1, on Sunday

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A rosary and mass will be held on November 5, 2022 starting at 11:30am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church: 1500 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria, CA. A reception will be held at St. Joseph School adja cent to the church immediately following the mass.

Cynthia (Cindy) Schmandt Scannella

everyone who knew her.

Cindy leaves behind her hus band of 36 years, Jim; her son Anthony; her daughter Katie; her parents Rodger and Katie Schmandt; her brothers Greg and Michael; and her sisters Kelly Ferguson and Julie Link. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.

Cindy was born in March of 1961 and passed away on Septem ber 17, 2022. Cindy was raised in Santa Barbara where she attended Cold Springs School and later attended Santa Barbara Junior and Senior High Schools. While at Santa Barbara High she devel oped a passion for running and became a standout track and cross country runner, setting numerous records, some of which are still in place today. Her love of track and cross country blossomed into coaching that started when she coached her long distance team as a senior in high school.

Her achievements in track con tinued at UC as an All-American in the 3000-meter at UC Berkeley. When she was sidelined by injury, Cindy returned to her love of coaching and became the assis tant coach of the Cal track team. After college, she coached at the University of New Mexico and was named Coach of the Year for cross county in 1983. Cindy was inducted into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame and the SBHS Hall of Fame for her outstanding accomplish ments as a coach and athlete.

While attending Berkeley, she met her future husband, Jim. They were married shortly after college. Jim was in the Navy at the time and they lived mostly on the East coast. They eventually settled in South Carolina where they raised their two children Anthony and Katie. No matter where Cindy was, she made an impact, mentoring youth to great personal accomplishments. She was an active college counselor and high school track and field coach. Most recently, she took her talents to Heathwood Hall in Columbia, South Carolina where she coached her teams to State Championships and taught a yearbook class that received numerous awards. The students there have expressed their love for her and their appreciation for the life-changing lessons she taught them.

Above all, Cindy embraced her family and wouldn’t miss any special occasion or chance to get together with everyone. Her smile and robust laugh will be missed by all. She was an inspiration to

Heathwood Hall has posted their Memorial at https://youtu. be/6Z0gAJ8KoYY. Those who wish to honor Cindy may make a donation to the Cindy Scan nella Memorial Fund at www. heathwood.org/donate (fund designation).

Sophie Alexander

8/3/1937 - 10/5/2022

Carroll, and Adam Sanderson. The Trisagion will be Monday, October 17, 7pm at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. Funeral services to be held on Tuesday, October 18, 10am at the Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael A. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund at Children’s Foundation of America (childrensfounda tionofamerica.org), the Concern Foundation for Cancer Research (concernfoundation.org), or St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church (saintbarbara.net).

Bobbie Jo Releford-Boles

held on Saturday October 15th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm at the Ballard Hill Ranch at 3029 Ballard Canyon Road, Los Olives. In lieu of flowers please send donations on behalf of Ms. Releford to Santa Barbara Animal Services.

Jerald Ray Holt

8/8/1945 - 9/22/2022

quiet attention, and all learned the hard way that Papa would find the longest possible way to answer all of their curious questions.

Sophie Alexander was fortu nate enough to be born at home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and pass away at home in Santa Bar bara, California. Her parents, George and Adamandea (Ida) Sefer, were Greek immigrants who built a business and fam ily in the United States. Sophie adored her older brother, Bob, and being a tomboy, followed in his footsteps playing baseball and tennis. Sophie became a steward ess for Northwest Orient Airlines but shortly into her career mar ried Michael in 1959. Mike and Sophie raised three daughters in Milwaukee until 1973 when the family relocated to Santa Barbara. Sophie was devastated to leave her friends and family in Wisconsin, but after two snow free years in Santa Barbara she never wanted to leave. She helped to established and run the Sunday School at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church and was also a member of the Ladies Guild and Assistance League of Santa Barbara. Sophie loved playing bridge with friends, her garden, and had an extensive needlepoint collection much of which she made herself. Her grandchildren were her greatest pride and joy. Sophie was pre ceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her brother. She is survived by her children; Mandee Sanderson and her husband Dan iel, Pam Alexander, Lexy Carroll and her husband John; her grand children Melanie Carroll and fiancé Leo Rofe, Danielle Edwards and her husband David, Whitney Carroll and Tal Quetone, Alex

We recently lost a beautiful soul far too early, Ms. Bobbie Jo Releford-Boles passed away unexpectedly August 28th, 2022. Growing up in Indio, CA Bobbie Jo was the first of seven children adopted through Foster Care. As a result, she and one of her two brothers were able to stay together and join a loving, larger family.

Bobbie Jo met her husband in Indio and was married over 20 years. They had two beautiful children who were also raised in the desert. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, always putting her children first.

There were always animals growing up, dogs, cats, horses, and the proverbial pet fish. So, it was not a surprise when she entered the family pet grooming business. Bobbie Jo was dedicated to taking care of all animals for 22 years. She came to SB in 2014 to join her mother in Angela’s Super Groom. She was loved by her clients, especially the four-legged ones! She took care of all shapes & sizes of dogs from golden doodles to chihuahua (muzzled worked best). Cats were another story…

Bobbie Jo is survived by her children Sebastian Clark Boles, of Desert Hot Springs, Sabrina Murray Boles and Granddaughter, Scarlett Coronado Boles of Sacra mento. Siblings, Donald Releford, Angelo Roldan, Heidi Faulkner, Linda Haggar, Sylvia Alvarez, and Desiree Shad live throughout CA. Her local family, mother, Angela Moritz-Blinkman, Uncle Thomas Moritz (Carla Moritz, Thomas Jr., Zofia), and Grandmother Rita Moritz.

A memorial service will be

Jerry told his last Dad joke on September 22, 2022. After a tense moment in the ICU, he looked around at his wife of 55 years and three adult daughters, drew breath, paused, and quipped, “I’m sure you’re all wondering why I’ve gathered you here today.” We laughed, which was what he wanted.

Born in Kansas City, MO between the two atom bombs, Jerry was only months behind his wild big brother Danny. Baby sisters Linda and Judy soon fol lowed. As the son of a single mother, Jerry watched his mother work hard every day of the week to “cheerfully” support her fam ily. He learned a deep respect for mothers, hard workers, and families that stick together. When Jerry was six, Robert Holt mar ried his mother Betty, and the family was complete. Known to most of his grandchildren only in the memories that lived on in his wife and the four children they loved and raised together, Bob was always with us. He taught our father how to be a father, how to be a husband, and for that legacy we will always be grateful. Intro duced by his sister Judy, Jerry fell in love and proposed to Barbara Hill on her 18th birthday. Exactly six months later they were mar ried and have been happy sweet hearts ever since.

Each of their three daughters–Stacy, Robin, and Heather–spent their childhoods at the bottoms of ladders, dutifully handing up one nail at a time, an immeasur ably important job even though he had a well-used tool belt. As women we watched him bend down again from up high to explain, hold the small hands of our children, and to solve puzzles with the pencil always shining in his breast pocket. He was a quietly proud man who never hesitated to help. To bend. He was tender, attentive, and patient as a father, grandfather, and uncle. Each of his nine grandchildren loved his

Jerry graduated from Santa Barbara High school in 1963 and attended UCSB for three semes ters before taking time off to work and save money for his return to school. When he was drafted in 1966, he chose to serve seven years in the Nuclear Navy where he taught calculus, was known as Univac 2000, and was a plank owner of the USS Pintado. After his years of service, Jerry gradu ated from UCSB with an honors degree in Electrical Engineer ing. His career at Santa Barbara Research Center and later Ray theon made him a rocket scientist to his daughters. They still don’t know much about satellites, the robots on Mars, or infrared light waves, but that is not for lack of trying on Jerry’s part.

The things we did learn from him, he taught by example. He showed gratitude, gave compli ments, put his family first, acted with honor always, never told others what to do, and did the dishes before doing the dishes. He was proud to have his name in the stars, but we believe his great est achievement was the love and trust of his family. He will be with us always.

Ken Sandwall was born in Omaha, Nebraska on 10-19-31. He passed away peacefully at home on September 20, 2022.

He was predeceased by his par ents, Verne C. and Myrna Sand wall and his brother, Verne C. Sandwall Jr. (Margie) of Ventura.

Ken went to LA High School and  to LACC,  getting his associ ates degree. He was a Corporal in the Air Force.

Ken co owned and operated a home improvement and lumber business, with his brother,  for 38 years.  He loved to read and travel.

Ken leaves behind his wife, Janet Sandwall, his children, Mark Sandwall of Laguna Hills, Brenda Caldwell (Steve), of Syl mar, and James Sandwall. Ken also leaves behind a step daughter, Jennifer Poulimenos (Nik) of Breslau, Ontario, Canada. He had many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Ilse Rosenhainer Hance

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It was during that time she met, Tom Harris her husband to be, and father of her future daughter Lynne Harris. They were married in a fun filled ceremony in Bermuda moving immediately back to St, Louis, and then even tually Santa Barbara.

After a brief marriage to Hec tor Rodriquez, a local radiologist, her primary focus became creat ing experiences for her daughter, pursuing her interest in volunteer work, and participating in art, music and social events.

also enjoyed passing down her skills and talent of crochet and knitting to her next of kin.  She had talent in hairdressing as well,  working  as a beautician during her life.

Please join us in a musical celebration of Ilse Hance and her 99 years of life at the Unitarian Church on Sunday, October 30th, at 3 pm. Ilse slipped the bonds of earth August 9, 2022, with her daughter Linda at her side.

Ilse was known for her enthu siasm, her brilliant smile, and her can-do attitude. She was affec tionately called “Frau Hance,” the German teacher, by the very many students she taught for 30 years at San Marcos High School.

She was also an outstanding singer, writer, photographer, and world traveler.

She was born in Neustrelitz, Germany on February 24th, 1923 to Adele and Ernst Rosenhainer. In her youth, she was celebrated by her countrymen as a world class athlete, especially in the jav elin event.

Under Hitler, Ilse was desig nated a “mixed race Jew”—part German, part Jewish. The per secution of her family members was one reason she immigrated immediately after WWII on the Truman Transport for Displaced Persons. She was then 23.

Once here, Ilse accepted a typist job to support herself, but in her words, “cried daily” from tedium. Generously, her boss opened her home to Ilse, so she could both work and study. Ilse then earned both a B.A. from Ohio State University and an M.A. from Northwestern.

In 1957, she married Edwin Hance, whose job with Raytheon brought the couple to Santa Barbara. llse raised her young daughter, Linda, while becoming a beloved teacher, sponsoring a popular German Club with an annual Oktoberfest, and teaching traditional German songs and polka dances.

Eventually Ilse was selected by McGraw-Hill to write a German textbook. Next, she translated her father’s war dairy he kept as a German officer at the Russian front. This historical work was published by White Mane Press in 2001, when Ilse was 77.

A lover of music, Ilse became a soloist and entertainer at many senior residences in her retire ment. She also sang in the local Edelweiss Choir for 50 years and the Unitarian Church choir. Ilse gave her last performance at age 96.

Ilse is survived by her daugh ter, Linda Hance of Santa Barbara; nieces Helen Evans and Florence Hill and nephew Robert Heinrich

Jo Anne Larkin

Eventually she met and mar ried Tony Mulac, a professor at UCSB. Tony, a wonderful, caring man, brought into the marriage his daughter, Sabrina, creating a blended family of four. This was another good chapter in her life that offered much traveling and family experiences.

Barbara Ann is survived by her three children; Mercedes (Mercy) Morelos (Augie); Tony Ybarra; and Cathy Figueroa (Ed).  Grand children; Mark Morelos and Bela Figueroa. Great grandchild; Brook Morelos. Brother; Fred Romero.  Sister; Frances Jaramillo (Art). Nieces; Olivia Jaramillo; Melissa Sandoval (Michael) and Nephew; Joey Jaramillo.

Jo Anne Larkin was an adven ture seeker. She loved nature and the beauty of changing seasons. After facing a challenging expe rience with pancreatic cancer during the last year of her life, she passed away with beauty and grace within a few short days at Santa Barbara’s beautiful Seren ity House on September 20th. Her daughter Lynne was lovingly by her side.

Jo Anne’s sweet kindness as well as her impish and mischie vous grin will both be dearly remembered and sorely missed.

Jo Anne, whose parents pre ceded her death, was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Evelyn and Robert Larkin. She spent the majority of her childhood there.

As a self-assigned leader of the pack, stories of a free-spirited, wild-child prankster filled with laughter, compassion, and joy are shared by many. It was said she was able to organize a neighbor hood posse of children to partici pate in anything that had to do with fun, adventure, and mischief.

Jo Anne attended Mary Insti tute in St. Louis through high school. She remained connected to many people who first entered her life at that time. She then obtained her bachelor of arts degree from Briarcliffe College in New York before continuing her education in Switzerland.

After coming back to the states, she held a position in Washington DC as an assistant to Missouri Senator Stuart Symington who was a vocal critic of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. She shared many stories about that time in her life.

As an adventure seeker, she left Washington for the small com munity of Aspen, Colorado. She loved the Rocky Mountains and spent many hours skiing, hiking, and enjoying every minute of it. There she also participated in creating one of the first local recy cling centers offering many hours

Jo Anne then attended Pacifi cia Graduate Institute to obtain a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology. During this time she participated as a counseling intern at the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center a number of years. She worked relentlessly assisting many clients while supporting the agency in any way she could.

Jo Anne had a beautifully full life. She was greatly well read, carried with her a zest for learn ing, and was knowledgeable in many areas. She especially like T.S. Elliott

“This is one moment, But know that another Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy,”

Jo Anne is survived by her brother Robert (Bob) Larkin and her sister-in-law Amy Collins, her daughter Lynne Harris and her Son-in-law Christian Garfield, her grandchildren Ava, Wyatt and Bowie.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made directly to Serenity House.

Barbara

Services will be held in her honor, Wednesday, October 12th. 9:30am at the Welch-Ryce-Haider downtown chapel. 15 E. Sola st. Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101. Inter ment will follow at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Dr., Santa Barbara, Ca. 93108 at 1:30pm.

Arrangements entrusted to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

Natalie Salter Myerson

3/16/1920 - 9/19/2022

OBITUARY – NATALIE SALTER MYERSON (MRS. RAYMOND KING MYERSON)

Wellesley College. Natalie and Ray mond lived in Brentwood and then Century City in Los Angeles until 1973, when they moved to Santa Barbara. Natalie often remarked on the wonderful gift of being able to live with Raymond in beautiful Santa Barbara, where she resided for 49 years. Always full of energy and possessed of a positive spirit, Natalie was involved in numerous civic and charitable activities and was particularly devoted to her Jew ish faith, and to music, literature, and the arts, throughout her life in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. In Santa Barbara, Natalie served for years on the Santa Barbara Arts Council, she was a founding member of the Santa Barbara Literary Society, she served on the Board of Directors and and numerous board committees of the Santa Barbara Symphony, she served on the Advisory Board of the Hillel Foundation of the University of California, Santa Barbara, she and Raymond were active par ticipants and supporters of Santa Barbara’s Congregation B’nai Brith, the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith and the Santa Bar bara Museum of Natural History. Natalie was frequently honored. She was honored by the National Women’s Committee of Brandeis University, Santa Barbara Chapter, as Woman of the Year in 1998. She and Raymond were honorees at the Anti-Defamation League annual dinner in 2001. Natalie was named a Woman of Valor by the Women’s Division of the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation in 2009. She was the first honoree of the Center for Successful Aging in 2014. She and Raymond (posthumously) were honored at the Leadership Circles Dinner of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in 2019.

Barbara Ann Neseth, 82 years old, died in Bartlett, TN in her home surrounded by loved ones, the morning of September 21, 2022.  Barbara Ann was born in Santa Barbara, Ca. On March 31, 1940 to Gail Bean and Mathew Romero of Santa Barbara.  She graduated Santa Barbara High School and was on the synchro nized swim team during her senior year.  Barbara was proud to be a member of the Crochet and Knitting Club of Santa Barbara, with most of the clubs creations being donated to charity. Barbara

Born Natalie Salter in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on she grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts with her parents and three older brothers. The Salter family often summered at a family home on Cape Cod. Natalie graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland in 1941 as an English major, as she frequently reminded her children. Returning to her parents’ home in Brookline following college, she met a hand some young naval officer, Raymond Myerson, who was in officer train ing school in Boston as part of his naval service in World War II. They married in 1943 and enjoyed 63 years of wonderful marriage until Raymond’s passing in 2006. Follow ing the end of World War II, when Raymond returned from naval ser vice, Natalie and Raymond moved from Boston to Chicago, where Raymond had grown up and his family resided. Living first in Chi cago, where daughter, Bette, and son, Toby, were born, Natalie and Raymond later moved to Highland Park, a northern suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan. There they lived until 1964 when Natalie and Ray mond, along with son, Toby, moved to Brentwood, a suburb of Los Angeles. While Natalie, Raymond and Toby went West to Los Angeles, daughter Bette went East to attend

Natalie was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Raymond, her three brothers, her brother-in-law and three sisters-inlaw. She is survived by her daughter, Bette, son, Toby, and his wife Rosa lind and her grandchildren Mar shall and Marissa, numerous nieces and nephews, one sister-in-law, and 45 “courtesy” daughters and 7 “courtesy” sons (who were her numerous younger friends achiev ing the status of “courtesy” daughter or son), as well as many friends, family and loved ones.

A memorial service will held at Congregation B’nai Brith. In lieu of flowers, Natalie and her family would appreciate donations to any nonprofit organization the donor chooses.

All letters cards and correspon dence to: Bette Myerson, 810 Dillon Lane, Taos NM 87571 – Email correspondence to Bette@taosnet.com; and toby.s.myerson@gmail.com

Natalie Myerson passed away peacefully at her home in Santa Barbara on 19 September 2022. She was 102.

Women, Life,Freedom

The Fight for Liberation by Women in Iran

BY SOHA SAGHAZADEH

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our name will become a sym bol, the epitaph on her grave foretold.

Let us begin with her name then, Mahsa Zhina Amini.

Mahsa Zhina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died on Sep tember 16 in a hospital in Tehran after falling into a coma following her deten tion by the “morality police.” Despite its ambiguous title, the sole role of this unit is to enforce the Islamic Republic of Iran’s compulsory hijab law in public spaces by arresting women with “improper hijab” in the streets. While the Islamic Repub lic denies any wrongdoing, evidence has surfaced that point to brain concussion caused by severe beating and injuries as the cause of Amini’s death. As of October 1, the regime has taken the lives of least 133 individuals in the nationwide uprising that followed her death. But those are the ones whom we know. For many more, we most probably will never know their names. That is why “Mahsa Zhina Amini” is not just a name but a symbol.

The killing of Amini was not an exception. It was the latest manifesto of the Islamic Republic’s deathmaking ethos. The systematic state violence against women has been one of the governing principles of the Islamic Republic as a theocratic-totalitarian regime since its inception after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. For the Islamic Republic, compulsory hijab or head covering is not merely a matter of enforcing Islam but is the most symbolic and sys tematic practice of a gender apartheid that seeks to subjugate women and their bodies.

The Islamic Republic tied compulsory hijab to its ideological existence just a few days after the revolu tion. Thus, it would be naïve to frame the current uprising in Iran as a reactionary response to “moral ity police,” or to understand the act of removing and burning headscarves based on what “hijab” means and stands for in other Muslim communities. As well, this uprising is not the first time women in Iran have opposed compulsory hijab and removed their headscarves in public. Iranian women organized the very first protest after the 1979 Revolution on March 8, International Women’s Day, in opposition to this mandate. Iranian women have incessantly pushed these limits; a comparison between “proper” hijab of the 1980s and hijab today reveals the gradual unveil ing through generations.

Since the revolution, the Iranian Women’s Rights Movement has fought courageously against misogy nist laws and state practices despite facing a totalitar ian regime that has systematically killed, tortured, incarcerated, exiled, and assaulted women’s rights organizers and activists. The battle goes beyond hijab, a battle that is arguably more fundamental but less visible: the everyday battle for life. They have not just survived this battle but thrived, despite the deeply rooted sexism and misogyny of Iran’s patriarchal society and culture. The “morality police” can be understood as the regime’s vicious, yet futile, attempt to uphold gender apartheid, to restrain women’s evergrowing autonomy over their bodies and their rapidly increasing agency in society. Far from the reductive image of women in Iran as voiceless victims, it is the

Iranian women’s fight for equality and liberation for centuries that has brought us to this revolutionary moment.

But if Mahsa Zhina Amini’s name has become the symbol of this uprising, we should not forget that it is not just the name of a woman, but a Kurdish woman the Islamic Republic did not even recog nize her name “Zhina,” forcing her to have “Mahsa” as her official Persian name. If compulsory hijab symbolizes Islamic Republic’s existential misogyny, the suppression of non-Persian languages symbol izes Islamic Republic’s existential racism. Ethnic and racial minorities in Iran, including but not limited to Kurd, Baloch, Arab, and Afghans, most often belonging to religious minorities as well, have been the subjects of the Islamic Republic’s systemic rac ism. Mahsa Zhina Amini’s name reminds us that we have to attend to the deadly intersection of structural discrimination where misogyny and racism meet.

Today’s uprising in Iran has many social, cultural, economic, and political roots. Yet never before have women’s rights galvanized a nationwide uprising. Never before has women’s daring defiance of a law that defines the Islamic Republic gained such sup port not only from women who choose to wear hijab themselves, but also from men who for decades have greatly benefitted from the regime’s gender apartheid. Never before have the voices of ethnic minorities turned into the unified, yet plural, voice of a nation wide movement.

Iranians have found a chant that is the antithesis to the Islamic Republic’s death-making ethos and its existential misogyny and racism. Let us utter “Women, Life, Freedom” in solidarity with those in Iran who are risking their lives to elevate this Kurd ish chant, shouting its Persian translation across the country in a feminist revolution. Let us join the cho rus of “Change for Equality,” Iranian Women’s Rights Movement’s anthem:

I will sprout from the scar on my skin, For my being, for I am a woman, a woman, a woman;

If we join voices, if we take a step together, if you hold our hands,

We will liberate ourselves from tyranny; We will create another world out of equality, In solidarity and sisterhood,

A happier, better world.

Women burn hijab at a protest in Bandar Abbas over the death of Mahsa Amini.

Charting Yºur Jºurney thrºugh Life

Jennifer Freed’s New Book Offers a Map to Your Soul Using Astrology

by Hilary Dole Klein

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The sixth domain in A Map to Your Soul is “Habits of Health.”

Fittingly on topic, Tuesday, October 18, from 2-3 p.m., the Independent is sponsoring an event at the Santa Barbara Dojo (122 E. Gutierrez Street). The Elements of Real Fitness will feature Dr. Jennifer Freed, psychological astrologer, social/emo tional educator, and best-selling author of A Map to Your Soul: Using the Astrology of Fire, Earth, Air and Water to Live Deeply and Fully in conversation with two best-selling authors renowned in the field of physical fitness: Lauren Roxburgh, a wellness educator known as the “Body Whisperer” and author of The Power Source; and Melodee Meyer, Hall of Fame martial artist, nutrition coach, and author of The Clean Food Diet

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social and emotional training to thousands of teens and bringing their programs into Santa Barbara schools. AHA! was named an Independent Local Hero in 2009, and in 2014, it received an award from the Susan Crown Exchange foundation for being one of the top eight social and emotional learning programs in the country.

Recently, Freed was named the International Mental Health Consultant for Nebula Horoscope & Astrology, an international app with 17 million subscribers, which is working to decrease anxiety around the world.

W hen Jennifer Freed asked me how I wanted to celebrate my 70th birthday, I blurted out my fantasy of going to Flor ence to research my memoir. “I can make that happen!” she exclaimed. And she did. She sent out a fundraising letter that was so effective, even people who didn’t know me contributed.

“I can make that happen” might be the magic words behind Freed’s success. Everyone who has known her probably has a story to tell of getting direction or sup port toward a path of greater achievement or less sorrow.

Freed’s own story begins with her growing up in Los Angeles as the child of New York Jewish activists. She was concerned about social justice from a young age, volunteering and attending marches and protests. Her grandmother was a spy for J. Edgar Hoover dur ing WWII and exposed the Nazi movement leader in New York City while posing as his girlfriend. Freed’s

father, Bert Freed, was a character actor who appeared in hundreds of TV shows and movies. She credits her mother, Nancy, for teaching her to love the “beyondhuman world.”

Love also brought Freed to Santa Barbara at age 18 when she followed her boyfriend to UCSB. There she studied psychology and had her first astrological read ing, which changed her life. She went on to get her MFT at Antioch and her PhD at Pacifica and became a psy chotherapist, mediator, and astrologer. She has written 11 books, her most recent being A Map to Your Soul: Using the Astrology of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water to Live Deeply and Fully. It is currently the number-one astrol ogy book not surprising, as she has become an inter nationally acclaimed astrologer.

She and her partner, therapist Rendy Freedman, have been together for more than 20 years. Together, they founded the nonprofit AHA! (ahasb.org), providing

The world may well benefit, but I think few people in Santa Barbara have profoundly affected so many people. The list of Freed-inspired ideas and Freed-generated events, and her remarkable ability to bring them to frui tion, is a long one. Whether one has reached out to her for therapy, had an astrological reading, or enrolled in a workshop transformation follows. AHA! has seen numerous instances of kids coming into the program from dysfunctional homes and hopeless lives and emerging as college students on track to success, even becoming therapists and healers themselves.

With Freedman’s stalwart support to back her up, Freed taps into a treasure trove of ideas to bring fun and joy into the lives of just about everyone she meets. I’ve seen her convince hesitant friends to perform stand-up comedy, persuade artist Hank Pitcher to teach painting to amateurs, and bring her fellow doctoral candidates together for a Wild Mind Writing workshop. Sadly, I missed out on the line-dancing, flash mob, poetry slams, psychic training, aura reading, mindfulness training, chanting, and body intelligence courses, which are only a few of many playful, empowering adventures.

Using the Biggest Little Farm as a model, she and AHA! created the Littlest Little Farm to teach teens about sustainable farming. Teens have also been persuaded to replace their screens with nature and games on digi

Jennifer Freed (right) and Gwyneth Paltrow show off Goop Print’s new book that just reached number one on Amazon’s Best-Selling Astrology Book Chart.

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tal cleanses. Of course, all this happens with lots of people working together, but it is Freed’s optimism and dynamic enthusiasm that turn fantastical ideas into reality.

“She roped me into cold-water swimming at But terfly,” says author and educator Stacy Pulice. “She’s not even afraid of sharks.” Ever since Pulice was a student of Freed’s at Pacifica, she has seen how Freed brings groups of people together who she thinks will ben efit from workshops with spiritual visionaries, such as astrologer Rick Tarnas, Qi Gong teacher and healer Paul Fraser, speaker and author Byron Katie, Jim Peal of Check Your Attitude, and others. “Whenever she finds someone who inspires her, she brings them in and shares them.”

An amazing event in my life took place after Freed met Mick and Tess Pulver, who were bringing their Breakthrough Performance singing workshop to Santa Barbara. Recognizing its potential to release fear and inhibition, Freed filled the workshop with her friends. The program was so successful, it spread through the community. I was not immune to her spirited recruit ment, even though I had long lived in the shadow of ridicule I’d received when attempting a solo in the All Saints-by-the-Sea children’s choir. When Freed roped me into the project, I actually thought I was taking a workshop to bring out my writing voice. The next thing I knew, I was singing “Respect,” backed by a rock ‘n’ roll band in front of a live audience. It was wild, terrifying, exhilarating, and affirming.

Since then, AHA! has evolved Breakthrough into an empowering program called Sing It Out! Every year, high school students, most of whom have never been on a stage, perform before a packed house at the Lobero Theater, singing some of rock’s greatest hits.

Acupuncturist Debbie Gunther, who memorably sang “Rock Me Baby” in Breakthrough, and who has taught teen workshops at AHA!, thinks Freed draws on a resource that is about happiness. “She sees possi bility in others who can’t see it themselves. She literally saves people. For me I’m always looking on the dark side she has the capacity to dispel gloom. She has a well of optimism, enthusiasm, and excitement about life. In fact,” she adds, “I can’t believe she’s Jewish!”

In the last few years, Freed has become good friends with Academy Award–winning actress Gwyneth Pal trow, who now has a home in Montecito. Freed writes on social and emotional education and/or astrology for the Goop Newsletter, and participates in Goop Health conferences, both of which are part of Goop, the 250-million-dollar lifestyle emporium with 70 million followers that Paltrow built out of a newsletter of home spun advice and recipes she was sending to friends. Goop Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is publishing A Map to Your Soul: Using the Astrology of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water to Live Deeply and Fully.

On a beautiful Santa Barbara morning, I sat down with Freed over coffee and a savory black-rice porridge to talk about her new book.

You had your first astrology reading in Goleta as a college student. How was that a lifechanging experience? As soon as I had that reading, I felt like my entire life was revealed to me. I knew this was a calling, and I knew I was going to go deeply into this work, and I’ve never stopped. It was a tremendous experience of being seen and inspired, and it furthered an incredible appetite to learn more.

You are an Aquarian, and Aquarians are deeply interested in causes and humanity. How has integrating astrology with psychol ogy informed you as a therapist? I have long felt that astrology was missing a deeper link to psychol ogy. Astrology helped me understand the different ways that people express their caring for the world, as well as their resistances to caring for the world. So, it helped me have insight and empathy for where people were starting out and where they could go. Psychology helped me develop the tools to help people problemsolve and work through generational trauma and personal difficulties. The two together were always compatible, because one is a map to your soul, which is the name of my book, and one is literally the study of the soul, and how to treat conditions of the soul that people find problematic.

A Map to Your Soul follows your bestselling Use Your Planets Wisely, which came out in 2020. Both books are about astrology. How are they different? Use Your Planets Wisely is a classic text book on how to read your chart to understand yourself and others. A Map to Your Soul takes an entirely differ ent approach. It’s a primer on how to live your life fully. I wanted to have a book that anyone and everyone could access and read, whether they were interested in astrology or not. It’s a distillation of the wisdom I’ve been collecting from my own pain and joy, but also from listening to thousands of people over 40 years.

In each of your 12 chapters, you explore a dif ferent domain of life, which corresponds to one of the 12 houses of the astrological chart. In the way that a map can guide you to a desti nation or convey its geography but you still must get there on your own your book is filled with checklists, inventories, and assess ments for the reader to do, alone or with oth ers. I think the most important thing about the book is you can do one chapter at a time or skip around chapters. It really has very useful activities for self- and social awareness in every single chapter.

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Lessons from Stanley the Cat: Nine Lives of Everyday Wisdom, now in its second edition, was Freed’s compilation of maxims and life lessons from the wisest, wittiest cat in literature.

I also base the core elements of the soul on the four elements, which have been the foundation of healing practices in many cultures for centuries. Fire is dynamism, boldness, pioneering, protection. Earth is practicality, stabil ity, dependability. Air is logic, objectivity, inspiration, visionary. And Water is feeling, compassion, tenderness, mercy, forgiveness. We all have all four, and each sign of the zodiac is aligned with its own element. The book helps us realize where we can develop more of each element in our everyday lives. My deepest desire is that people will do this book in families, in groups, or in couples. I believe if everybody works to develop their gifts, and picks a cause to be part of, we can radically shift the course of this planet.

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow seem to come in for an inordinate amount of mockery and criticism despite their success. What is your take on that? What I find hilarious and unfair is that Gwyneth decided to develop a luxury brand, and she gets crap for it all the time, instead of, “Good for you, business woman; you go there.” There’s nobody constantly taking pot shots at a man who develops a luxury brand.

I agree. No one taunts Roger Federer for his multi-milliondollar luxury-brand sponsorships. And where are the snide or shocked reactions to Tom Ford’s $15,000 “lacquered chrome acrylic anatomical bra” leather-lined, of course. Stephen Col bert had nothing to say about that. I happen to know Gwyneth’s chart: She’s a catalyst for both incredible attraction and promotion. But also, her very essence seems to provoke people into cynicism and criti cism. She’s a Libra, with many planets in Libra. Even though she’s one of our most talented actors, she likes to shine the light on others. In creating Goop, she has been daring in generating innovative content, reaching thousands if not millions. She’s also supported hundreds of women, employing them, training them, and developing their gifts in health, beauty, social justice, and sports. She’s also written seven cookbooks. But she gets more contempt and ridicule than most public figures ever get. And yet she is very gracious about it. She doesn’t behave like an icon. I call her the glamorous goof. “That’s me,” she says, “goof, goof, goof.”

Of course, part of my own chart is, I love controversy. Bring it on. I don’t like hatred and I don’t like meanness ever but I don’t mind if people don’t like astrology, and I don’t mind if people don’t like Goop. You don’t need to do it, just leave it alone.

Your book describes the 11th domain as the Sacred Crew, peo ple who are aligned with your growth and ultimate fulfillment.

Do you have an example of this? Since February of 2020, I’ve been coaching an international group of 10 women, the most committed group of women I’ve ever met. One is a Microsoft executive; one is a healer from Canada; one is a philanthropist; another one is an artist. Each one has taken a step in their lives to commit to creatively express themselves in a meaningful way, and all of them are making strides to make themselves and the world a better place. That’s what my intention always is enough talk; do the walk. And it’s been the greatest honor of my life to work with them. They have become my sacred crew.

AHA! has been going now for 23 years, and you and Rendy Freedman have transitioned to advisors at this point. Executive Director Roxana Petty and Director of Development Molly Green are running AHA! with more than 25 staff. They are a huge reason they

Freed joins teens at an AHA! event designed to promote social and emotional learning, build self-confidence, and defeat bullying.

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and AHA! and all it has done for social-emo tional learning that I was able to write this book. I also want to acknowledge Director of Training Melissa Lowenstein, who helped me craft the book.

One thing I know about this work is that I get the attention, but my partner, Rendy, is the reason I can do it. I want to highlight that there is no person on this planet who is achieving what they’re achieving without someone or some people creating the pos sibility to express themselves. And for me, this is Rendy, Rendy, Rendy. She’s quieter and less outspoken than me, but what she is, is the rock of my heart and soul, and the reason I can get up and take risks which sometimes embarrasses her tremendously.

If you feel safe with your people, then you can take more risks. If you don’t feel safe with your people, the stakes are much higher. I know that when I fall on my face and I do, because I am a risk-taker I will walk around the house and say, “I’m such a loser. I’m such a loser.” And Rendy just laughs. And we play around with it: “I’m the biggest loser.” “Who’s the biggest loser?” “You’re the biggest loser.” And then it’s okay, because she loves me, and I’m good. This really matters, and it doesn’t have to be a couple, but it has to be people who can go, “I’ve got you. You’re good.”

I understand that you are constantly getting offers from people interested in collaborating with you. I get hit up weekly: marijuana … ketamine … dog toys…. And I have to say no, because these are not in alignment with me.

However, I received an impassioned email from a woman in Ukraine, Valeria Salivan chuk, who is the Global Head of Public Rela tions at Nebula Horoscope & Astrology. She asked me to help a campaign the organization is launching to decrease anxiety for Mental Health Week, starting October 10. If anyone knows about anxiety today, it would be the people living in Ukraine. Valeria told me she could have left when the war started, but she said, “I am unsafe in my body in Kyiv, but my soul knows no other place to be,” which I thought was beautiful.

We have been working for months now to create a guide on to how to use astrology to help reduce anxiety, which can be accessed through Nebula [nebulahoroscope.com].

When I asked Valeria, “What can I do to help

you besides this?” she said, “Please tell people never to forget Ukraine. We do not want to be another war zone that they think that this is normal. This is not normal.”

Valeria believes, like I do, that if you feel connected to something greater than yourself something cosmic but practi cal you’re more inspired to do good things in the world. It’s my deepest honor to do what I love the most, which is astrology plus psy chology in an international format.

What have you laughed about recently? Not long ago, the woman doing my PR asked me, “Well, Jennifer, what is your book a bridge to?” And I came home to Rendy and said, “Rendy, what is this a bridge to?” And we laughed and laughed because, honestly, I’ve written 11 books; I’ve helped create AHA!; I’m turning 65. I have no idea what it’s a bridge to. I’m just going to decide what is the best contribution I can make. You and I and everyone else will be surprised to see what’s next, because I have no idea.

I have known you for decades. I’ve had readings with you, taken your workshops, laughed, danced, sung, and swum with you. And I have always been curious about the source of one of your greatest strengths besides your genius for astrology, charismatic empathy, and thrilling eloquence: Where do you get your remarkable energy? No, no, I don’t have that much energy. I have great spurts of energy, but then I crash, so I have to be careful. Rendy gets upset with me when I want go to bed at eight o’clock, and she wants to stay up until ninethirty. So, I have limited energy. I just have a lot of it in the moment.

I also spend at least two hours a day in spiritual exercises. That’s what it takes to run me. There would be no me without a strict, repeating discipline, and I never miss a day.

I couldn’t do this work without it, so I always get it done by nine in the morning daily exercise can happen later in the day. And the other thing: I’ve been in therapy my whole life, and will continue to be coached, because

I don’t accept my flaws as irreversible.

In other words, you follow the map of your book. Yes.

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Freed with partner Rendy Freedman, whom she describes as the rock of her heart. Together they founded AHA!, a program that has spread to schools across California and the country.

The Story Behind the Last Woman Executed in California

Writer Deborah Holt Larkin Takes a Fresh Look at the Case of the Mother-in-Law Who Paid to Have Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law Killed

by Nick Welsh

Deborah

Holt Larkin was an over-anxious 10-year-old living in Ventura in November 1958 when her father, a reporter for the Ven tura County Star Free Press, began covering the story of a pregnant nurse in Santa Barbara named Olga Kupczyk, who had gone mysteriously missing in the middle of the night. Making it all the more ominous, Kupczyk’s purse and wallet were still in her Garden Street apartment, and her soon-to-be baby’s new clothes were folded neatly in plain sight. “It was a pivotal event in my life,” Larkin said during a recent interview.

Larkin and the rest of the world would soon discover that Kupczyk, a Canadian immigrant whose own parents had fled Ukraine during the violent aftermath of World War I, had been kidnapped, murdered, and buried maybe alive, perhaps not in a shallow grave near what was becom ing the Casitas Reservoir just off Casitas Pass Road. She’d been done in by two brutally incompetent first-time hitmen hired by the insanely jealous Elizabeth Duncan, whose son, attorney Frank Duncan, Kupczyk had married just four months before.

Frank and Kupczyk met at St. Francis Hospital after his mother attempted suicide with an overdose of seconals. Kupczyk helped nurse Elizabeth Duncan back to health. Along the way, she and Frank both just shy of 30 con nected, and romance sparked. But Kupczyk’s pregnancy and the ensuing marriage ignited the deadly fury that eventu ally sent Elizabeth Duncan to the gas chamber in the San Quentin penitentiary on August 8, 1962, as the last woman to be executed in California.

Following Duncan to the gas chamber later that same day were her accomplices, Luis Moya and Augustine Baldonado,

two young men with histories of bad luck and even worse choices. Theirs would be the last triple execution in state history as well.

So much for morbid asterisks.

This story imagine filmmaker David Lynch directing a lurid yet hilarious episode of I Love Lucy has been told many times over since. It was a speedy trial by today’s stan dards less than four years from murder to arraignment to trial to multiple appeals to execution. The trial took place in Ventura County, where the killing happened, though the killers and victim were all Santa Barbara residents. What Larkin brings to her book, A Lovely Girl, just released by Pegasus Press after nine years of work, is her uniquely per sonal connection to the case.

Larkin’s father, Bob Holt, began covering the Duncan murder case from the initial booking and arraignments of all three suspects in December 1958. He was there in San Quentin to witness as each of them took their last gasp of cyanide-laced air. The Duncan case was Holt’s biggest story, and he spoke about it often with his daughter, who was also utterly absorbed by the murder. Writing this book was, in part, a way for Larkin to honor her father many years after his death. They shared a love and connection that perme ates the pages.

Larkin uses the Americana she and her family were living pogo sticks, Formica, accordions, Ricky Nelson, Zorro, Sputnik, and the distant yet real specter of nuclear annihilation the Ozzie and Harriet Golden Age of mid dle-class Southern California suburbia as a foil to high light the dark, twisted weirdness of Frank and Elizabeth Duncan’s world.

Even today, 60 years later, Larkin still can’t get over it.

Imagine a 54-year-old Elizabeth Duncan real name Hazel Lucille Sinclaira Nigh walking down State Street with her constant companion Emma Short, an 84-year-old former thrift-store owner and occasional grifter to a dive bar and restaurant on the 400 block. They’re on their way to find someone to “take out” Duncan’s son’s pregnant wife. The owner of the club Esperanza Esquivel was willing to help because Frank Duncan was the lawyer defending her husband, Marciano Esquivel, on a stolen property charge. Esquivel connected Elizabeth Duncan with Moya and Bal donado. Both men had long criminal records, but nothing like murder. On November 13, they agreed to do the job for $6,000.

Four days later, they lured Olga Kupczyk Duncan, who had married Frank in June, from her second-story apart ment to a car below, saying Frank was drunk and needed her help. The plan was to drive her to Mexico and make her disappear. Nothing went according to plan.

Kupczyk was strong and put up a serious fight. Moya and Baldonado pistol-whipped her so many times, the gun broke. The car, which they’d borrowed, had problems too; Mexico was out of the question. Pulling off to the side of the road on the way to Ojai, the two men took turns strangling Kupczyk. When they thought she was dead, they buried her.

It was never remotely a whodunit. Nurses who worked with Kupczyk told police how Elizabeth Duncan constantly threatened and harassed her. Kupczyk’s landlady remem bered how Duncan would bang on Kupczyk’s door and pitch multiple fits. One such episode took place the night Frank and Kupczyk got married. That night, Frank went home with his mother. Most nights, in fact, Frank went home with his mother; he lived with his mother and visited his wife only occasionally.

The case broke wide open when a Santa Barbara detec tive named Charlie Thompson so cocky and confident he used pens to do his crossword puzzles thought to

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Olga Kupczyk was a nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital, where she met Frank Duncan when she was caring for his mother.

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question Emma Short away from Duncan’s controlling presence. Short admitted that Duncan spoke frequently about how she wanted to kill Kupczyk.

Short was not the only one who heard about the mother-in-law’s murderous inten tions. Duncan had asked a carhop at the Blue Onion Drive-In, Barbara Jean Reed, to splash acid in Kupczyk’s face, wrap her up with in blanket doused in chloroform, and then dump her body up in the mountains for $500. Later, in August, she asked a 26-yearold man whom she’d hired to imperson ate Frank for purposes of annulling the marriage under false pretenses if he’d also kill Kupczyk. In September, Duncan asked Diane Romero whose husband Frank Duncan represented on minor dope charges but this time offered $1,500. There were others. Always, there was talk of acid, lye, chloroform, and pushing Kupc zyk’s body off some mountaintop.

Nobody ever told Kupczyk. No one noti fied the police. Only Barbara Jean Reed approached Frank Duncan directly. “Your mother’s crazy,” she told him. But even Reed shied away from telling him what his mother actually said.

“Olga didn’t have to die,” Larkin con cluded. “So many people knew.”

In December, Ventura authorities arrested Moya on charges of a parole viola tion, Baldonado for non-payment of child support, and Duncan for the sham annul ment she’d attempted. On December 21, Bal donado cracked and led authorities to Olga’s body. On Christmas night, Moya confessed the crime to a street preacher. But Duncan would always insist on her innocence.

Larkin speculates that Duncan’s trial might never have stood up to today’s legal standards. District Attorney Roy Gustafson doubtlessly tainted the jury pool by mak ing inflammatory statements before jury selection saying the crime demanded the death penalty. The trial took place before Miranda Rights had been constitutionally enshrined by the Supreme Court. Moya and Baldonado didn’t get attorneys until after they’d already confessed. Without Baldo nado showing the way, the police may never have found Olga’s body.

Then there was the long and highly preju dicial digression Gustafson took exposing the fact that Elizabeth Duncan had been married 11 times, that she was a flim-flam artist and a grifter who wrote bad checks, that she worked in a house of ill repute to

help put her son through law school, and that she lured men into marrying her by explaining that she needed to be married in order to inherit large sums of money. Later, when the men realized there was no inheri tance, she’d try to shake them down for ali mony. One her many ex-husbands testified he’d been warned by a private detective that Duncan had hired him to throw acid in his face. It was all so shocking that the Dun can trial usually got top billing over other historic events during this period, such as when both Alaska and Hawai‘i became states.

It was all also highly prejudicial, utterly irrelevant to whether Duncan orchestrated her daughter-in-law’s murder, and strong grounds for a mistrial. Gustafson, the judge, and the defense team made up of S. Ward Sullivan and Frank Duncan himself all recognized how precarious this left the prosecution’s position. The judge’s solution?

To instruct the jurors to simply disregard everything they’d just heard. Astonishingly, the defense acquiesced in the moment.

Later, Duncan and Sullivan cited this whole sale character assassination in their fruitless efforts to appeal the verdict and the penalty.

Eventually, the case was appealed to Governor Pat Brown for clemency. By then, Brown, who was not supportive of the death penalty, had nevertheless weathered a firestorm of international disapproval for allowing the execution of Caryl Chess man, a man sentenced to death for raping women while pretending to be a police offi cer. When Duncan’s case came up two years later, Brown’s assistant charged with review ing all commutation applications frankly acknowledged there’d been serious irregu larities in the trial. But he also concluded that the evidence was so overwhelming that Duncan acted with malicious preda tory intent, that the verdict would always be the same.

Larkin herself remembers, at the time, wanting Duncan to be executed. Her father, she said, had his mind changed by the expe rience. She recalled him telling her how the warden of San Quentin expressed doubt afterward that the people of California were any safer after Duncan, Moya, and Baldo nado had been executed than they were before. “We do this on behalf of the people of California,” the warden said. “We don’t do it for us. The people of California should do what I just did.”

Luis Moya and Augustine Baldonado had criminal records, but never for murder.

Lobero Theatre Chamber Music Project

Artistic and Music Director, Heiichiro Ohyama

Musical Advisor, Benjamin Beilman

This long-anticipated homecoming concert features local legend Heiichiro Ohyama and three handpicked classical music luminaries – Benjamin Beilman (violin), Lucille Chung (piano), and Edward Arron (cello) – performing selected works by Dvořák and Fauré.

Andrew Duhon

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New Orleans native Andrew Duhon is a singer/ songwriter with an undeniable voice, both weighted and soulful.

brings the craft of a master short story writer to his songs and in doing so creates a series of skillfully rendered vignettes.”

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her expressive, crystalline voice

astounding flat picking guitar skills, Tuttle has made history…”

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Throughout history, musicians and songwriters have been change makers. Their lyrics often carry the intention to educate and inspire. Music is a unifying force, a universal language, that has the ability to stimulate emotion, imagination, and even healing in listeners. Please join us as we experience this communal power.

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THURSDAY

10/15:

S.B.

Harbor & Seafood Festival Meet fishermen and select fresh-caught lobster and sea urchin (uni) and have them prepared on the spot or visit specialty food booths for fish tacos, oysters, mussels, barbequed albacore, fresh crab, clam chowder, and seafood paella (for purchase). 10am-5pm. Santa Barbara Harbor, Harbor Way. Free. harborfestival.org

10/13-10/19:

The Theatre Group at S.B. City College Presents The Play That Goes Wrong This 2017 Tony Award–winning comedy follows the opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, a 1920s whodunit where accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! The play will show through October 29. Thu.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. $10-$18. Call (805) 965-5935 or email sbcctg@sbcc.edu. theatregroupsbcc.com

10/13: Nebula Dance Lab Presents Humanity Experience movement inspired by the short story “A Child’s Story” by Charles Dickens with an exploration of living one’s truth, being present, and celebrating our differences with chore ography by Chloe Roberts. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $26-$56. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@ lobero.com. lobero.org/events/ nebula-dance-lab-humanity

10/13-10/19: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents Carmen Jones This thought-provoking adaptation of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, with new lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is reset in a parachute factory during 1940s World War II and features an African-American cast. Performances go through October 23. Thu., Tue.-Wed: 7:30pm; Fri.-Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2 and 7pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $40-$84. Call (805) 965-5400 or email boxoffice@etcsb.org etcsb.org

FRIDAY 10/14

10/14: UCSB Wildfire Prevention and Policy Lecture Series Join the discussion with guest speaker Park Williams, a hydroclimatologist in the Department of Geography at UCLA, as he discusses why humans have lost control of wildfire in the western United States. A reception with food, drinks, and more

conversation will follow. 4:30-5:30pm. Direct Relief, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd. Free tinyurl.com/PreventionWildfire

10/14: Creating 805: Topa Topa, Jack Dyer Connect and collaborate with local business owners as Jack Dyer of Topa Topa Brewing Co. will lead a conversation around creativity and entrepreneurship. 8:30-10am. The Sandbox Goleta, 69 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. Donations accepted. Email hello@ creating805.com. tinyurl.com/creating805jackdyer

10/14: Happy Hour at MOXI Explore all three floors of exhibits, experience the VR world of Anandala, and play in the arcade without any kids in sight. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase. 5:30-8pm. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Members: $6; GA: $12. Ages 21+. Call (805) 770-5000 or email info@moxi.org. tinyurl.com/HappyHourMoxi

SATURDAY 10/15

10/15: Mesa Harmony Garden Fall Plant Sale Purchase plants from selec tions of succulents, grafted avocado trees, plumeria, deer grass, and more. 9am-noon. Mesa Harmony Garden, 500 Dolores Dr. Free-donations welcome. Call (805) 7089180 or email mesa.harmony@gmail.com. mesaharmonygarden.org

10/15: VSSC Diamond Jubilee Celebration

The Sarada Convent of the Vedanta Society of Southern California will celebrate 75 years of unbro ken worship and service on 45 acres on Ladera Lane, surrounded by the Santa Ynez mountains. 10am-4pm. S.B. Vedanta Temple, 927 Ladera Ln., Montecito. Free. Call (805) 969-2903. tinyurl.com/JubileeVSSC

10/15: Alpha Resource Center Pres ents Déjà Wooo! This show will feature a reprisal of many of the most popular scenes from AlphaFest shows of the past 10 years but with new jokes, as well as skits starring the Tomfoolery Thespians. Proceeds from the raffle will go toward the Alpha Resource Center. 2-4pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free. Call (805) 884-4087. luketheatre.org/event/deja-wooo

SUNDAY 10/16

10/16: S.B. RiteCare Soirée at Sea

Have a drink and listen to the surf rock sound of The Cuddlefish with all proceeds to ben efit the S.B. RiteCare Language Center, which provides free speech and language therapy for area children. Children 12 and under, or adults 21+ welcome. 4-6pm. Condor Express Cruise, 301 W. Cabrillo Blvd. Children (accompanied by an adult): $20; GA: $60. Call (530) 354-4439 or email diana@ pal8media.com. santabarbararitecarecenter .org/events

10/16: Chamber on the Mountain

Presents Anita Graef with Louise Chan Cello soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer Anita Graef will be joined on the piano by solo and chamber musician Louise Chan. Meet the artists after the performance for an outdoor reception. 3pm. Logan House at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, 8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd., Ojai. $30. Call (805) 646-3381 or email chamberonthemountain@gmail.com. chamberonthemountain.com

Shows on Tap

Shows on Tap

10/13, 10/16: Eos Lounge

Thu.: Lubelski, 9pm. $6.18. Sun.:

Baad Sunday, noon. Free. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

10/13-10/14, 10/19: Lost Chord

Guitars Thu: Terry Lawless (of U2), 7:30-9:30pm. Free Fri.: Gandy Dancer & The Salty Suites, 8-11:30pm. $10. Wed.: Cathay Segal-Garcia & Jamie Findlay, 7:30-9:30pm. $10. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

10/13-10/15, 10/17-10/19: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Field Daze, Ray & Paul, Boy Jones, 8pm. $10-$15. Ages 21+. Fri.: Funk It Up with Area 51! 8:30pm. $12. Ages 21+. Sat.: Banda Night, 9pm. $20. Ages 21+. Mon.: Kanekoa, 8pm. $20-$22. Tue.: SingerSongwriter Showcase with S.B. Records, 7pm. $5. Wed.: (((Folkyeah!))) presents Starcrawler, 8pm. $18. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/ events

10/14: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Lady Friend, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

10/14-10/16: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Medicine Hate, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: Adrian Galysh, 1-5pm; 33 Thunder, 8:30-11:30pm. Sun.: About Time Duo, noon-4pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar/

10/14: Uptown Lounge The Trio, 5-7pm; Missbehavin’, 7:30-10:30pm. 3126 State St. Free. Call (805) 845-8800. uptownlounge805.com/events

10/15: Hook’d Bar & Grill Tony Buck and The Cadillac Angels, 4-7pm. 116 Lakeview Dr. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

10/15: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Jupiter, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

10/17: The Red Piano Delta by the Beach, 7:30pm. 519 State Street. Free Ages 21+. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com/schedule

10/19: S.B. Bowl Concert Death Cab for Cutie, 7pm. $41-$66. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com

10/16:

13th Annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival See cultural performances featuring danc ing, drumming, and more and shop local Asian American artisan booths, partici pate in cultural arts and crafts, and learn about S.B.’s Asian American community. Visit the website for the full schedule. 11am-3pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Email sarah@sbthp.org. sbthp.org/aanf

BEN CROP

Justin Davanzo, Han Do, Matthew Tavianini and McKenna Kline

Lubelski

10/17: Delta by the Beach Band

Listen to this three-piece blues band that is dedicated to creating the authentic sound of a Mississippi juke joint right here in California. First come, first served on seats. 7:30pm. The Red Piano, 519 State St. Free. Email colin@theredpiano.com. theredpiano.com

TUESDAY 10/18

10/18: Lobero Live Presents Cham ber Music Project S.B.’s renowned music director/conductor/violist Heiichiro Ohyama will lead an evening of music by an artfully curated chamber ensemble that will feature local legend Maestro Ohyama and three handpicked music luminaries on violin, piano, and cello performing selected works by Dvořák and Fauré. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $20-$55; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@ lobero.org lobero.org/whats-on

WEDNESDAY 10/19

10/19:Free Senior Day at S.B. Botanic Garden Seniors ages 60 and older can enjoy the beautiful garden, docent tours, native plant talks, and more. Reser vations are required. 10am-5pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free. Call (805) 682-4726 x103 or email info@sbbg.com. sbbotanicgarden.org

Movie Screening: La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theater, this 2021 documentary (NR) weaves together the collective memory of one of D.C.’s first barrios and dives into the roots of the ’91 rebellion to protest the police shooting of El Salvadorian Daniel Gomez. Join poet and activist Quique Avilés, poet and artist Sami Miranda, and filmmaker Ellie Walton for a post-screening discussion. 7-9:30pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/ events

THURSDAY

Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm

FRIDAY

Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am

SATURDAY

Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8am-1pm

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-7pm WEDNESDAY

Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. (805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

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FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476. cfsb.info/sat

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10/15-10/16:

displays, and the corn maze (closes daily at 6:30pm). Open through October 31. Weekdays: noon-7pm; weekends: 10am-7pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com

10/13-10/19: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay bales, and the kids’ maze as well as the 140-acre corn maze! Open through October 31. 10am-6pm. Solvang Farmer Pump kin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 350-8335. facebook.com/SolvangFarmerPumkinPatch

10/13-10/19: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed in the Santa Ynez Valley in the four main communities around Solvang (Buellton, Los Alamos, and Los Olivos) in hopes of winning the 2022 Harvest Cup. Visit the website to cast an online vote for the best and view the roster of business participants. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free syvscarecrows.com

10/13-10/19: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around town to check out all the scarecrows humorous, all-natural, and more then vote for your favorite. Visit the website for locations. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free. Email info@losolivosca.com losolivosca.com/syv-scarecrow-fest/

10/13-10/19: Montecito Country Mart Honor System Pumpkin Patch

Celebrate the season by picking out your pumpkin, then place your cash payment (for credit card payment, purchase at the Trading Post). Pumpkin prices range from $5-$20. Open through October 31. 7am-8:30pm. Montecito Country Mart, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito. Free montecitocountrymart.com/events

10/14: Ghost Walk Hear ghost stories about Old Spanish Days and S.B. that are told through the lens of a paranormal investigator as you witness real ghost hunt ing equipment in action. 7-8:30pm. Downtown Post Office, 836 Anacapa

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What Are S.B. Women’s Health Care Needs?

Interest and energy are coalescing around a new organization the Santa Barbara Wom en’s Health Coalition (WHC) after a physi cian independently called for improvements in local women’s health care.

Dr. Katrina Mitchell said she received an outpouring of public support for an op-ed she penned for the Independent in the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision that called on Santa Barbara’s medical establishment to begin prioritizing and coordinating a full continuum of women’s health care, from the gynecological needs of teenage girls to the challenges of menopause. The positive response encouraged her to form WHC, which is hosting a public forum this Saturday in Goleta.

“Our goal is to fact-find and really evaluate what women are experiencing here so that we can identify what works and what gaps exist,” said Mitchell, a breast

one roof. Such an initiative would not only begin the process of providing much-needed coordinated care, Mitchell said, but also “generate awareness to how spe cial women’s health needs really are.”

Ransohoff, however, urged caution over thinking too big too fast. “While we share the vision of adding new investments in programs, technology, or facilities to elevate women’s healthcare experience, we will need to be thoughtful and selective about our financial com mitments in the near term,” he said.

New Group Hosting Public Forum to Solicit Experiences, Identify Gaps in Service

by Tyler Hayden

surgeon, lactation consultant, and perinatal mental health provider. “We want this forum to be a place where we can share our experiences, listen, and validate concerns.” The WHC, Mitchell explained, will then present its findings to Santa Barbara’s healthcare lead ers “with hopes of garnering support and resources to make effective change.”

Leading the discussion itself will be Kathy Kelley, a development director at Montessori Center School who has volunteered to facilitate and organize the coalition’s first steps. Others with connections to Santa Barbara’s well-known women-first organiza tions, including Girls Inc., Planned Parenthood, and the Junior League, have also expressed an interest in attending. State Senator Monique Limón is sending a representative as well.

Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, CEO of Sansum Clinic, said he shared Mitchell’s passion for women’s healthcare and that Sansum is supportive of her efforts to advance dialogue on the subject. “As the biggest provider of OB/GYN care in Santa Barbara, and a main provider of primary care and more than 50-plus different types of specialty care, all which serve women, we are always open to hearing from our patients about what they want and need from their healthcare experience, and from their physicians,” he said.

One potential long-term goal of WHC, Mitchell said, could be the creation of a women’s health care cen ter in Santa Barbara with a whole host of services

like OB/GYN checkups, mammogram appoint ments, midwifery support, high-risk pregnancy scans, pelvic floor therapy, bone density measure ments, mental health care, and so on all under

In the meantime, Erin Foster, a physical therapist and mother of two, said she was happy to offer her gym as a space for WHC’s inaugural meeting and to help kick-start the conversation.

Janet Lengsfelder, a semi-retired registered nurse and one of the founding mothers of the Birth Resource Center, which eventually evolved to be the Santa Barbara Birth Center, said she hopes the city is finally ready to “fill the void” of coor dinated care for women. “Although we have extremely qualified professionals, para-professionals, and lots of experienced mothers who are able and willing to provide education, support, and a wide variety of services for the unique needs of women, they operate as separate entities,” she said, noting that has been the case for decades.

Santa Barbara residents often struggle to navigate the local system, Lengsfelder explained. “No woman here should suffer during critical junctures in her life cycle because she gets mired in the web of confusing treatments, alternatives, and choices,” she said. Now is the time for Santa Barbara to have frank discussions about what services exist, which are lacking, and how to better connect women to the care they need, Lengs felder emphasized. “I know Dr. Mitchell is passionate, and I hope she will be the leader that can make this happen,” she said.

Ransohoff said Sansum looks forward to taking into consideration what it learns from the coalition. “We too are eager to plan for the future of women’s healthcare in Santa Barbara alongside other healthcare organiza tions like Cottage Health, Santa Barbara Neighbor hood Clinics, and Planned Parenthood to ensure women have access to equitable care throughout all ages and stages of life,” he said.

The Santa Barbara Women’s Health Coalition forum will take place at 4 p.m.

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Listen to the Legend of Laird

In the ascending hierarchy of movement, there are athletes. Professional athletes. World-class athletes.

And, finally, there are freaks people who do things beyond the pale of what was previously thought pos sible with a purpose and consistency that transcends. To be clear, Laird Hamilton, coming to Santa Barbara this week as part of UCSB’s Arts and Lectures series, is just such a freak.

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by Ethan A. Stewart

By now, Hamilton’s oceanic feats are the stuff of actual legend. His escapades riding gigantic waves at the turn of this century forever altered what people thought was possible in terms of big-wave surfing. The Hawaiian-raised Hamilton was a pioneer of “strapped” and, soon thereafter, “tow-in” surfing, the former being when a surfer is held to their board by footstraps, thus opening the air above for exploration, and the latter being when a surfer is slingshot into a giant slab of rolling-ocean swell by a Jet Ski or small inflat able boat. He can also rightfully claim pied piper status for derivatives like kite-surfing and foil boarding.

Of course, no discussion of Hamilton’s place in the surf universe is complete without mention of his jawline and pecs, two things that seem better suited for the cover of a romance novel. The blonde-haired and blue-eyed regular foot embodies, even now at the age of 58, an archetypal surfer look, one that appears to be chiseled from granite and preternaturally tanned.

Despite all of this, or perhaps, because of it, a men tion of Hamilton around certain corners of the surf universe is sure to elicit an eye-roll or two. He is too skilled. Too pretty. Too intense. Too driven. And he is often peddling a product. There is Laird Apparel, the clothing line; there is Laird Superfood, the supplement line; there are several American Express ads; two bestselling books; and Extreme Performance Training (XPT), the workout protocol he created with his celebrity/model/former-

pro-volleyballer wife, Gabrielle Reece. And then there is his Hollywood lifestyle with A-lister friends, a house in Malibu, and assorted minor roles on both the big and small screen. It all conspires to pigeonhole Ham ilton as something we should try to tune out rather than tune in to. But it would be a mistake not to listen to Hamilton. A big mistake. After all, there is nobody like him.

“We create all this complication in life that hides our imperfections,” offered Hamilton during a recent interview with the Independent. “That prevents us from achieving the things we want. But the recipe is simple. The needs of the human organism are pretty basic: sunlight, sleep, clean food, clean air. We need a good relationship with nature, and we need com munity…. It’s crazy how out of touch most of us have become with these things.” This answer came as Hamilton was asked about his journey from surf standout from Kauai in the 1980s to a health and well ness magnate nearing 60 years old who still performs athletically at a very high level.

As he sees it, his message for the world these days isn’t as much about his achievements or his actionfigure adventures; it’s more about the values and spiri tual philosophies that he has developed along the way. “Dreaming up and pursuing new ways to ride waves, dealing with failure and loss, getting injured and try ing to come back even stronger these things have all offered important learning,” says Hamilton. “I know in the end, no matter what it looks like or how stressful or difficult, you benefit from the ride.”

For him, sharing these hard-earned insights and wisdom are a natural extension of the aloha spirit that he holds at the center of his life. “Real aloha is about generosity. When you live aloha, you feel useful. You feel helpful…. Everybody wants the rose bush to bloom, but you have to prune it first. You have to put in the work.”

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FOOD & DRINK

Mastering Margerum’s Tiny Kitchen

Afew years back, when Doug Margerum sold his interest in the Wine Cask the Presidio Neigh borhood restaurant, one-time bottle shop, and critical incubator of Central Coast vintners that he’d run since 1981 he never intended to get back in the restaurant business. But upon hiring Carolyn Kope to captain the tiny kitchen inside of the Margerum Wine Company tasting room down on Mason Street in June 2020, he suddenly slipped back into the culinary scene, with their food becoming as much of an attraction as his wines.

Chef Carolyn Kope Turns

Tasting Room into Popular Restaurant

by Matt Kettmann

Using just a panini grill and double-batch TurboChef rapid-cook oven, Kope and Alex Osornio the only other full-time cook are pumping out a full menu of small bites, cheese and charcuterie, salads, pizzas, sand wiches, and desserts every day of the week, from 11 a.m. ’til 9 p.m. Then on special occasions, such as the inti mate Supper Club that they offer monthly to wine club members in their upstairs lounge, Kope, Osornio, and Margerum develop multi-course dinners, paired with recently released and older vintage Margerum wines.

My visit on August 28 began with Marergum’s 2018 Sanford & Benedict viognier and passed appetizers, including a savory duck pate on crostini. Then we sat down for an uni-topped scallop with a dollop of creamy ponzu set upon a paper-thin slice of lemon, served with the 2015 Fonte white blend; a panzanella salad with the fresh ’n’ zesty 2020 cinsault; and two syrahs — the 2007 Colson Canyon and the 2009 Purisima Mountain — with a “kerchief” sheet of pasta folded beneath bolog nese sauce and shaved parmesan.

It was an impressive spread, especially considering that Kope while a veteran of all sorts of hospitality

jobs does not really come from a fancy-food back ground. An Orange County native, she worked a deli job at the Garden Patch Farmers’ Market in high school, then joined her brother at a massive Whole Foods in Tus tin, where he made pizzas and she stacked sandwiches.

“I loved working there,” said Kope. “I thought I was gonna work at Whole Foods for the rest of my life.”

Upon graduating from high school, Kope moved to Santa Barbara to help open the Whole Foods here in September 2009. But she only lasted about a year, as our small store was not quite the buzzing scene she knew from the O.C. Then came “about 20 other jobs,” mostly front-of-house and/or management at Café Luck, Café Zoma, Via Maestra 42, Restaurant Roy, Creekside, and Ty Lounge at the Biltmore, among others.

In between those gigs, Kope studied small busi ness at SBCC and in 2013 became a partner in the Red Sand Market & Deli on West Anapamu Street. But after six months of working 12-hour days making paninis, hamburgers, hot dogs, soups, salads, etc. she sold her interest to the other owners and eventually went back to working elsewhere.

That laundry list of establishments included some time at the Wine Cask, which is where she first met Margerum and his team. When the pandemic hit, Kope was working at the Hotel Californian, which is where the Margerum tasting room is located. The hotel job was “so stressful,” she recalled of those early COVID days when the world reopened for the first time. “Every one was so needy and not understanding that we didn’t have enough staff. Cleaning all the chairs and talking to people in masks was a little overwhelming for me at the time.”

She quit, walked next door to Margerum, saw a man ager she knew from the Wine Cask days, and asked if they were hiring. “When can you start?” came the response. “It was the best day ever,” said Kope of that June 2020 afternoon; she was itching to get back to cooking.

“When I started working here, they didn’t have a

cook,” said Kope. “The sales associates were cooking the food.” But food service was required due to COVID rules, so the kitchen was super busy. “It was literally nonstop for that whole summer,” said Kope, who quickly took control of the kitchen and organized it so that every station was within arm’s reach. “It really comes in handy to have everything right where you need it right when you need it.”

As she got a handle on the flow, Kope began adding menu items, always keeping in mind what worked best with the wines. “By doing our limited menu with a lot of variation, it caters to a lot of people,” said Kope, whose guests range from Hotel Californian tourists to repeat visitors. “We have regulars who come in for lunch every week on the money. You know their name and you know what they’re ordering. It’s really fun to see that.”

The Supper Club idea was something that Margerum wanted to do even before Kope began, and she finally was able to pull the first one off in the summer of 2021. Dishes like fig-glazed duck breast, seared lamb chops, and beef bourguignon take incremental, expertly timed steps in such a small kitchen that never stops serving the usual fare. “Everybody has to be on the same page,” said Kope “The planning takes a couple weeks. But after doing it for a year, we’ve got it dialed in.”

When not at work, Kope doesn’t cook much, instead preferring to crochet, sit on the beach, hit the S.B. Athletic Club, and care for more than 60 fish in her aquarium. “I don’t eat fish for that reason, at least at home,” laughed Kope. “It makes me uncomfortable. It’s a little weird looking a fish in the eye and eating a bite of salmon.”

Luckily, there are no animals on display in the Mar gerum tasting room, where Kope is now even manag ing wedding receptions, corporate parties, and other buy-out gigs. “These are things we never thought we’d be able to do,” said Kope. “We have the right people on board and everyone is passionate and has a good atti tude. Everyone helps make it possible.”

CREATIVE COOKING: Chef Carolyn Kope manages to make

range of dishes inside of Margerum Wine Co.’s tiny kitchen,

TASTING ROOM RESTAURANT: Doug Margerum’s tasting room down on Mason Street is now popular for its food as well as its wine.

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Barbareño Cookbook Captures a Chef’s Journey

You won’t hit a recipe in the just-published Bar bareño: Cuisine of California’s Central Coast until page 27, and at that, it’s just one for Bread and Butter. The author, Julian Martinez, who is the West Canon Perdido Street restaurant’s chef and co-owner (with Jesse Gaddy), has been on quite a journey, and this book is all about his path of discovery.

So prepare for thoughtful consideration of not just why anyone should open a restaurant, but of how one finds oneself in the first place. This impressive book is kind of a memoir shot through with lots of great cooking ideas, plenty of food porn photos (thanks to Carter Hiyama), and, since Martinez has done a lot of reading to develop his thinking, 70 endnotes.

“To have a book as a restaurant is a rite of pas sage you’re here to stay,” claimed Martinez. “I hope people are interested.”

The book is rooted in the writing that Martinez began for the Foodie Award winning restaurant’s original menu concepts in 2014, which he created to prepare the staff. “That’s how I come up with dishes,” he explained. “It always starts with the story, and the components come next. The importance of Barbareño goes beyond the food on the plate. We hopefully want to get people to think a little bit.”

Take the restaurant’s acclaimed app, the Eggamuf fin, created to honor one of America’s most durable breakfast traditions: McDonald’s Egg McMuffin, which was invented in Santa Barbara 51 years ago. Sure, the Barbareño version features buttermilk bli nis, egg yolks cured for two weeks, a mousse whipped from Seascape cheese, and high-quality speck, but it still pays homage to that American original.

“In opening Barbareño, I wanted to hover that lens over the culture I knew,” Martinez writes in the book. “I wanted to create a place that was capable of trans porting people of this culture back to the barbecue tri-tip their fathers would cook on the Santa Maria grill when they were young. Back to Hendry’s Beach, where a young couple, now married, went on their first date. Back to the smoke-filled bedrooms of high school friends, when they first tried weed. I didn’t want to create a menu that looked outward, bringing people to Italy or Japan or Mexico. Instead, I wanted to look inward, to embody the local experience. I wanted to express what makes the people from Santa Barbara Barbareños.”

Restaurant’s Co-Owner Julian Martinez Shares Recipes and Memories

by George Yatchisin

Martinez delved into those original writings in 2018 while taking a break from the restaurant. “At first I was just writing for myself, but then I kept going,” he said, realizing in June of last year that the pages could form a book. “There was an overarching story. The writing made sense together.” Once it all came together, he talked to others who have put out cookbooks, including Acme Hospitality’s owner Sherry Villanueva, and they advised self-publishing, so he could have the most control of the finished product.

Do note that the book isn’t just about what it means to run a restaurant in 2022, or how we might consider living more hopeful, valuable lives. Readers will also learn how to make cracked peach caramel in a smoker or whip up a dish originally created for the sadly gone sister restaurant Venus in Furs: strawberry masala with ricotta dumplings.

The book ends on a high note, considering the Quality Movement and referencing Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and

the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. “My dad said the book started with a quote and a personal message, and it should end on one, too,” Martinez explained about the rousing con clusion. “[The Quality Movement] put the process of crafts manship at the very center of everything, when everything else around us was all about results. It demanded the utmost quality when access to quantity was at an all-time high.”

The past tense in that passage is Martinez admitting that what happens to the restaurant industry in the postCOVID era is anyone’s guess. But that doesn’t mean one still can’t have hope and a love of and care for craft. Let alone finish a dinner at Barbareño with a Baked California, rich with OG Kush meringue, mango zabaglione, and lavender candied pine nuts on a sponge cake rich with weed’s legal cousin hops.

Or, thanks to this book, make one at home.

DISHES & DISCOVERY: Chef Julian Martinez, who co-owns Barberno with Jesse Gaddy, wrote a cookbook that features both recipes for dishes such as Eggamuffins and Baked California as well as tales about what inspires his journey through restaurants.

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Pairing Budwith Beer

FOOD & DRINK

As VP of sales for Pacific Stone, Ted Whitney oversees a lot of cannabis, most of which is grown in the brand’s 1.1 million square foot greenhouse in Carpinteria. But before he entered the weed business, Whitney studied molecular biology at the University of Colorado, worked briefly in wholesale wine, and then spent 15 years building up the craft beer industry.

He finds a lot of parallels between beer and cannabis, from farming protocols to the dank terpene flavors of both to the pas sion shown by aficionados of either, who crave their favorite strains of hops or herb. No wonder he’s a bit of an expert when it comes to pairing bud with beer, and he offers a few of his suggestions for popular Pacific Stone strains below.

Fruit Bubblegum Pre-Roll x Island Brewing Beach Day Session IPA: “The crisp hop profile and light, clean body of this lovely session IPA pairs brilliantly with this lemony, uplifting fruit bubblegum. The effect is just right, too. I get a very relaxing and head-clearing high from this beautiful cannabis strain, and the lower ABV and crisp finish of this session IPA is just what I need to relax while still being ready to get stuff done for the rest of the day!”

Pacific Stone’s Ted Whitney Suggests Brews to Go with Your Cannabis

by Dusk Donahue

Wedding Cake x Figueroa Mountain Lagerville Super Collab: “When it’s time to unwind, I love the spicy camphor and sweet smoke that kick off this supremely relaxing experience. The rich flavor of that can nabis is a perfect complement to this Fig Mountain collab, a beer they brewed together with Enegren and Urban Roots. The dark roasted malt and exceptionally smooth finish plays with Wedding Cake’s rich smoke as I feel all the tension melt out of my body. This pairing with some great jazz in a dimly lit room is a perfect end to any day.” He also likes Wedding Cake with Belgian Wit beers such as Allagash White or Avery’s White Rascal. “The citrus and spice notes in the beer along with the rich, creamy body will be perfect between hits of one of our favorite flowers.”

Blue Dream x Orval Belgian Pale Ale: This strain is one of Pacific Stone’s originals, a cross of DJ Short’s Blueberry and OG Kush. “Its big, fruity nose and powerful effect would pair well with another origi nal, Orval. This Belgian Pale Ale offers earth and fruit on the nose and a funky pallet. It’s an original coming from a Belgian Monas tery, and when you get two uncompromised versions of anything great, you’re going to have a great time.”

Gelato 41 x Russian River Blind Pig: For this strain with hints of lavender, pine, and earth, Whitney goes “old-school” IPA in the form of hardto-find Russian River’s Blind Pig or Fort Point’s Animal. “The bold, citrusy hops are going to complement the earthy, piney smoke, and the potent punch of either beer is going to really enhance the headfixing high this strain offers.”

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Lion’s Den of

t’s a tribute to David Walker’s passion for his project that, as he talks you through the cre ation of Firestone Walker’s (FW) core beer Double-Barrel Ale (DBA), his story makes the beer taste better as you drink it. That’s only fitting, of course, as his rapturous ode to DBA kicked off a Barrelworks Lion’s Den Dinner on September 24 in Buellton. And as you might know, Walker is the Lion at FW, while his partner, Adam Firestone, is the Bear.

Being able to attend this dinner was one of the perks of membership for the Brewmaster’s Col lective, now in its second year. Think beer club

Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks Dinner Is an Inspired Ale Feast

by George Yatchisin

for the nerdiest lovers of dark, deep, and/or sour ales, which, given this dinner was sold out at 66 pleased people, is quite a large group. The people for whom Walker joked, “You got curious and left my DBA behind.”

Leading us through the “curious” beers was Eric Ponce, FW’s barrel-aging production man ager, setting us up for an evening of “the joys of wild yeasts and spontaneous fermentation.” That means a beer like Ferus Fruitaneous, which spellcheck might not like but everyone at the dinner did. Ponce’s take on a lambic, aged on raspberries and guava, was certainly sour but brought back from the vinegary brink by those fruit notes. Plus, it paired well with a non-traditional rotolo, the thick pasta roll rich with lilies (both garlic and fried shallots) and just a hint of truffle.

As the courses (five) and beers (six) rolled out in the atmospheric, oak-scented barrel room, the

long table of partiers grew chummy, even if one exchange, I promise, was about Dungeons & Drag ons, and went as follows: “Have you ever thought about being an Ent? If you decided to branch out.” Dungeony thoughts were particularly easy to consider when sipping an ale like No Ends Only Beginnings, as dark as many of the scenes on Game of Thrones. This imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels, a team effort with L.A.’s beloved Highland Park Brewery, hit with waves of coffee, chicory, and vanilla, and no doubt might frighten a fan of FW’s biggest seller, the easy-to-guzzle blond 805.

So, not an evening for the timid. Walker pointed out the singularity of the brews, claim ing, “These beers are a dying breed.” That’s true partially because they are often one-offs, but also because while the Brewmaster’s Collective craves these nearly chewy beers, consumer trends show beer is losing market share to hard seltzers (white) clawing their way up the sales charts. Not to men tion the top three selling beers in the U.S. for 2021 had “light” or “lite” in their names, and the fourth brand was Corona (insert your favorite Coronaequals-water joke here).

In the meantime, the adventurous and connois seurs can rely on Barrelworks rolling out a thrilling porter like Imperial Walker’s Reserve, not just aged in bourbon barrels for oaky depth but also brewed with a portion of beechwood-smoked malt. It’s like getting to have the contentment of an after-dinner cigar without the unhealthy tobacco part. Plus, as the diners learned, it can pair well with an Earl Grey sugar cake dolloped with gin crème. n

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Firestone Walker cofounder David Walker (above) Lion's Den dinner in Buellton, which paired those ales with food

Kyle’s Taproom Opens in Goleta

Kyle’s Kitchen has announced the opening of its new Taproom, a local craft beer and wine bar, con veniently located inside its 7000 Hollister Avenue location in Goleta, in the former Protein Grill space.

Kyle’s Taproom features 10 craft beers on tap, in addition to a selection of local wine, hard kombucha, mocktails, and more. Local brew standouts include Topa Topa, Figueroa Mountain, Made West, and Captain Fatty’s. A “shareables” menu will reportedly be introduced soon, offering small bites like house-made Fried Pickles and Grilled Buffalo Chicken Skewers. In addition to being able to order food from the full Kyle’s Kitchen menu while at the Taproom, guests will also be able to order drinks from the Taproom from their phone anywhere they sit at Kyle’s Kitchen, including the large pet-friendly patio. Kyle’s is offering a new Order & Pay at Your Table service.

“We’re excited to welcome the commu nity to our new Taproom at Hollister,” said Jay Ferro, founder of Kyle’s Kitchen. “Just like all of the Kyle’s Kitchen locations, the Taproom will be family-friendly and made for good times with friends.”

Highlights at the newly reimagined space include shuffleboard, giant Con nect 4, and ring toss games for both kids and adults. Big-screen TVs are displayed throughout the Taproom and restaurant and will show all the big sporting events such as the NFL, MLB, and the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament. Soon, Kyle’s Taproom will be introducing fun weekly happenings like Trivia Nights, Family Bingo, and more.

As part of the “Kyle’s” brand, the Tap room will also donate a portion of its pro ceeds to the Kyle’s Kitchen Special Needs Giving Back program, in which Kyle has already donated more than $250,000 to date. The one-of-a-kind program helps people with special needs and disabilities reach their potential.

Hours are from 11 a.m.–9 p.m., seven days a week. Happy Hour is set for 3-5 p.m. daily, as well as all day on Saturdays. During Happy Hour, craft beers are $4, wines by the glass are $5, and all shareables are $3 off.

THAI BISTRO OPENS: Reader Brendan says that Thai Bistro has opened at 3130 State Street, the former home of Tap Thai Cuisine, Brummis, El Caballo, and Golden China. I am told that they serve really delicious Thai food, including street-food items you find in Thailand. You may have to wait a while to get your food, upward of 15 min utes. Try the Duck Rolls with dipping sauce and also the Cashew Nut. “Come to our restaurant for a taste of Thailand that you won’t find anywhere else,” says their website

GOLETA GROG: The new Kyle’s Taproom offers food, beer, and wine near Smart & Final in western Goleta.

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LOMPOC FARMERS MARKET CLOSES: The Lom poc Certified Farmers Market, a staple that’s been in Rocket Town for decades, announced its permanent closure on Face book. “We would like to express our deep gratitude to everyone who made the Lom poc Certified Farmers Market the wonder ful staple it was for so many years,” said the organization. “Thank you for your years of dedication to local food and farmers in the Lompoc Valley and Santa Barbara County. We are grateful for your commitment.”

GYRO GRAB N’ GO: This just in from reader Gary H.: “Hi John, Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, organizer of the late, great, much lamented annual Greek Festi val in Oak Park, is holding its Greek Gyro Grab N’ Go event on Halloween Weekend. Anyone missing those amazing gyros can indulge to their heart’s content! Here’s the link: greekgrabgo.com.”

AUGIE’S OPENS: Panera Bread, Left At Albu querque, and Ma Dolce Vita were all once located at 700 State Street. The property has been vacant since July 2015 until this week which saw the opening of Augie’s Tequila, says reader Brendan. Earlier this year Augie’s announced the addition of Chef de Cuisine Eduardo Gonzalez. “You’ll find an amazing selection of agave spirits, modern takes on great cocktails, superb service, and a fun vibe,” says Berkeley Johnson, Augie’s visionary. “We knew we needed a chef that could absolutely wow our guests with fab ulous flavors and presentation. We are so grateful to have found Santa Barbara native Eduardo Gonzalez.” Call (805) 664-0516 or visit augiessb.com.

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MIX OF MEDIA WITH MARSHALL BROWN’S THE ARCHITECTURE OF COLLAGE

and unexpectedly comple mentary. White space and voids are handled with care and complete the pictorial essence of each piece, avoid ing the temptation in the col lage medium of overfilling space.

Paradox comes home to roost at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) this fall with the coolly entrancing Marshall Brown exhibition The Architecture of Collage. In a sense, this art ist is all about architecture, which he also practices and teaches at Princeton. From another angle, architecture is subjected to his crafty collagist’s re-inventive eye. By dwelling on the architectural medium while imposing his cerebral cut-up visions, Brown pays respects with a sly re-thinker’s wit and an exacting X-Acto knife.

SBMA Curator of Contemporary Art James Glisson has pulled together one of the season’s important contemporary art moments in town, enabling Brown’s first museum exhibition, and with a handsome catalog in tow. The show is not an easy read, as exhibitions go, but one whose intricacies and inner beauties are revealed with time spent looking and pondering.

Brown is highly attuned to historical ref erences, however sliced and diced, as well as the cultures of both actual architecture and representations thereof. Thus it makes sense that among works by other artists

are the etching and cartography of Ital ian archeologist-artist-architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) in the gallery devoted to Brown’s Prisoners of Invention and Maps of Berlin series. This gallery showcases the debut of these series of work, including Brown’s collage “The Round Tower,” a contemporary response to Pira nesi’s 1761 etching of the same name in a maze-like design riddle seemingly presag ing M.C. Escher’s design convolutions.

From the 20th century, famed architec tural photographer Julius Shulman’s strik ing image of the Richard Neutra–designed Chuey House feels like a template for some of Brown’s angular compositional imagination.

As the exhibition title suggests, Brown’s art is rooted in both architecture and col lage, and with a keen sensibility of the kind of careful, structural composition and balance germane to the concerns of archi tecture. These collages are well-built and stylish in their postmodernist way.

For Brown, collage is a medium he deftly uses to create alluring new structures and geometries from parts both random

Each piece contains its own identity. “The Grand Piazza” has a lighter palette, aligned to the implied grid of vertical elements, while “A Chance to Do Both” blends fragments in descending blocks, with black-and-white architectural details and a kitschy color ’60s fashion magazine image of a woman lounging. A seamless stitchery of parts coheres into sweeping arc gestures in “Repetition as a Form of Change” and “The Gothic Arch,” and he cross-references architectural icons Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer in his 14-07-27 series.

Meanwhile, over in the Piranesirelated gallery, Brown’s epic redux and deconstruction of Piranesi’s colored map of Berlin becomes an amorphous semiabstraction, a thing of strange wonder and optical delight. The architect, when in col lagist mode, specializes in defying gravity and reshaping design logic, while making observations about the concrete realities and history of architecture. His stuff holds up and invites gawking, on its own cerebral terms. —Josef Woodard

The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown is on view at Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St.) through January 7, 2023. For more information, visit sbma.net/exhibitions/ marshallbrown.

PRIMAL WILD AT SILO118 GALLERY

Activist and international award-winning photographer Patricia Houghton Clarke turns her lens to the nourishing calm, peace, and wonder found in nature in her latest exhibition, Primal Wild, a Redwood Series. Spotlighting her images of the California redwoods, a project she began shooting in 2014, Clarke takes a deep dive into the natural, primal world of these giant trees. The entire show is composed of analog images, taken exclusively with a plastic Holga camera, reflecting a yearning for the quiet and wisdom of our ancient, majestic forests.

Shooting the Primal Wild series offered Clarke a rare moment of calm and peace in contrast to her other work. As an artist working with very heavy issues, the redwoods offer a place of reflection and renewal to fortify her other work. Unfortunately, these ancient forests are under threat from wildfires and drought, and they may become history if we do not fight to save them. Clarke will donate partial proceeds from her book Facing Ourselves: Reckoning to organizations that are doing this important work.

Clarke and Silo118 have collaborated in the past. The gallery supports Clarke’s ongoing work in Facing Ourselves, the project in which she examines the lives of the “other”: migrants, immigrants, people of color, Indigenous people, gender

fluidity and their efforts to assimilate into life in foreign places or places where they are not always welcome. Silo118 supported Clarke’s book Facing Ourselves: Reckoning which covered the Black Lives Matter protests, the pandemic, integration, and compassion.

Believe it or not, it’s the 30th anniversary of Sophie B. Hawkins’s platinum-selling debut album Tongues and Tails the one I personally played over and over and over again which included the hit single “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover.”

Her new single “Love Yourself” came out on October 6 (soundcloud.com/sophie-b-hawkins-official) and like her earlier favorites including the recordbreaking longest-running single in Billboard Adult Contemporary chart history, the number-one hit “As I Lay Me Down” features her captivating vocals and her signature true-to-life storytelling.

Hawkins writes all of her songs, is a multiinstrumentalist, and has been fully involved in every aspect of the production of her records herself. The last three decades have included performances with some of the best-known names in the business, including Judy Collins, who joins her onstage at the Libbey Bowl in Ojai on Sunday.

Collins has been revered since the 1960s for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards as well as her own poetic original compositions. With 55 albums to her credit, and iconic hits like her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, as well as her dreamy version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, which won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards, Collins had never done an album of originals until recently. Earlier this year, she released her first album of original songs, Spellbound, at age 82.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Clarke also has a new series in the works: Facing Ourselves: A Family Story, exploring her complex family history in order to try to understand how we can create loving, compassionate, and accepting communities.

Primal Wild, A Redwood Series is on view at Silo118 (118 Gray St.) from October 14-29, with an opening reception on October 15, 5-7 p.m., and an Artist Talk on October 29, 3 p.m. For more information, visit silo118.com

In addition to the ticketed event on Sunday with these two iconic singers, Santa Barbara’s own Spencer the Gardener performs beforehand on Saturday at a Free Ojai Day Community Concert at the Libbey Bowl (210 S. Signal St.) from 5-6 p.m. —LD

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Sophie B. Hawkins performs at the Libbey Bowl on October 16. Also on the bill is Judy Collins.

“Old Mill #3,” 2016, by Patricia Houghton Clarke

Artist Marshall Brown (left) has his cerebral collection of collage works like “Pantheon,” 2020 (right), collage on archival paper, on view at SBMA through January 7, 2023.

SYMPHONIC/CHORAL SPLENDOR OPENS SYMPHONY SEASON WITH CARMINA BURANA

SYMPHONIC/CHORAL SPLENDOR OPENS SYMPHONY SEASON WITH CARMINA BURANA

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Carl Orff did the classical music’s standard repertory a big favor by creating the unique and artfully noisy work Carmina Burana in 1936. Drawn from an esoteric 11th-century liturgical source discovered in a monastery in the 19th century, the Bavarian composer’s resulting score for orchestra and chorus is by turns lyrical, sub lime, primal, brusquely melodic, and occasionally naughty. In this piece, the sacred meets the profane, and they dance, in a zone somewhere between con trol and abandon.

As such, Carmina is suitable for spicing up any orchestral season or for making an impactful impression as a season opener, its function when the Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) opens its 70th anni versary season this weekend at The Granada Theatre.

SBS is reprising the Carmina Burana opening strategy of its 2015-16 season. Seven years ago, and this weekend, the prevailing idea has been to trans form the concert into a collaborative event, sporting choreography by State Street Ballet’s William Soleau and the gathered choral resources of the S.B. Cho ral Society. Added vocal heft will come from the acclaimed choral group Quire of Voyces and, from the younger contingent of aspiring musicians, the Music Academy’s Sing! children’s chorus.

Last month at the Lobero Theatre, maestro Nir Kabaretti and guests offered up a public season pre view overview. The ongoing tradition is an inviting and culturally affirming event on the Symphony’s calendar and included relevant musical snippets by a string quartet this time out.

Kabaretti announced that he would be talking about the “concept of the season” in this 70th anni versary and would be “talking about our musical DNA. One of the things that’s really important for us is the collaborative efforts in our own community.”

By his rough computation, the combined forces of

musicians young and old and the dancers involved in the performance will add up to about 170 performers onstage. That number would have satisfied the epicminded Orff, who envisioned his most famous piece as a “scenic cantata,” which would include dancers and added sensory input and output.

Kabaretti stressed that the SBS powers wanted to honor “the original intent of the composer, who wrote this is music to be played, sung, and danced.”

The fuller version is, he said, “is not often played, because it’s very complicated to bring the synchro nized dance along with the orchestra. And not every city has a professional dance company, but this is something that we are so thrilled to do, and we are thrilled to have the choreography of Bill Soleau and the State Street Ballet.”

Dancer Leila Drake Fossek joined the stage to speak from the dance perspective and admitted, “It’s the music that drew me to dancing. It’s grounded, earthy, visceral, and contemporary.”

Actually, Soleau is on double duty this weekend, also presenting the world premiere of choreogra phy for the program’s opening piece, Gabriel Faure’s Pavane. Another blast of French music rounds out the program, with Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Baccha nale” from the opera Samson and Delilah

SBS at 70 involves a varied season of nine classical concert programs between now and May, with a spe cial Sinatra evening next June. Among the highlights are world premieres by jazz notable Ted Nash, Cody Westheimer, and a new arrangement of the late film music icon (and Santa Barbaran) Elmer Bernstein’s music by his son Peter, loads of staple repertoire and, for populism’s sake, a multimedia night devoted to Hollywood’s music man John Williams. Orff kicks it all off, with a familiar bang.

—Josef Woodard

JACK JOHNSON SHOWS WE’RE STILL ‘BETTER TOGETHER’ AT BOWL SHOW

JACK JOHNSON SHOWS WE’RE STILL ‘BETTER TOGETHER’ AT BOWL SHOW

Entering the Santa Barbara Bowl on a decidedly darker night than the summer season, I could feel a more hectic energy in the air as crowds darted through in a post-work frenzy. Fortunately, Jack Johnson, who was performing night one of his double-header, is the perfect antidote to the stresses of a busy fall. As soon as I heard his rich vocals and buttery guitar on the opener “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing,” I stopped waiting to be anywhere else and melted into my seat.

Johnson’s generous two-hour-plus set treated fans to all the hits as well as tracks from his excellent new album Meet the Moonlight The hypnotizing beat of “One Step Ahead,” which beckons listeners to “Never mind all the noise going through your head,” transported me further into the present. Johnson is the master of creating a sweet communal vibe, and though he is wildly talented, he never makes the show about him. His banter with multi-instrumentalist Zach Gill felt fun and inclusive of the enamored audience. Gill’s talents were on full display, especially during “Flake,” which turned into a mashup with “In the Summertime.” Gill, a Goleta local, even rocked the melodica, and his solo on “You and Your Heart” left the audience transfixed.

Lighthearted classics like “Upside Down” and “Bubble Toes” kept the mood light, and Johnson’s anecdotes about playing on the streets of Isla Vista and later at local Restaurant Roy lent the show an extra familiarity, intimacy, and connectedness.

Johnson ended his stellar set with the heart-warmer “Better Together,” bringing up everyone who joined him throughout the show, including openers Ron Artis II, Thunderstorm Artis, and friend Paula Fuga. As they sang in tender harmony and the crowd drew closer, he certainly proved the track’s title to be true.

—Rebecca Horrigan

Santa Barbara Symphony kicks off the season with Carmina Burana, a collaborative tour de force featuring State Street Ballet, S.B. Choral Society, Quire of Voyces, and the Music Academy’s Sing! children’s chorus.

Jack Johnson and his band brought the crowd to its “happy place” with last week’s doubleheader at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

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twangy start with Charley Crockett, from Texas, then quickly shifted to the Ukrainian sensation DakhaBrakha. Next up, it’s another concert, and another radical shift, as A&L taps the Los Angeles punk-pop scene by bringing the fast-rising young band The Linda Lindas. Saturday’s concert may possibly bring a punkier sound to Campbell Hall than this room has known since Sonic Youth played there in the ’90s.

Multi-cultural and family-tree-rooted, the group part Asian and part Latinx is made up of two sisters, a cousin, and a best friend, who started out when their age range was between 11 and 17. Mila, Eloise, Lucia, and Bela started out as a cover band from Girlschool L.A., and eventually latched onto the quirky Linda moniker when performing at Save Music in Chinatown benefit events. Formed in 2018, but with its momentum waylaid by the pandemic poltergeist, the group was making the rounds of the L.A. punk circuit, playing alongside such notables as Money Mark, Bleached, Best Coast, Phranc, and others.

After releasing their debut EP in 2020, they landed in Amy Poehler’s film Moxie. For a good taste of what The Linda Lindas are about, check in on their breakout hit “Racist, Sexist Boy,” which was performed at the L.A. Public Library initially but enjoyed a fast-tracking upward mobility thanks to becoming a viral video phenomenon. They struck a mighty and expanding chord with the angry-cheeky anti-racist anthem, written about a classmate whose attitude fits the title. The drummer, dressed in a Bikini Kills T-shirt, explains the background of the song, before the pummel ing, yowling punk song is unleashed.

For telling context, though, the punk angst is delivered by young women in fashions, amid the bookshelves of a library. There’s something semi-innocent beneath the surfaces of their music and collective persona. Comparisons to such acts as Shonen Knife and Riot Grrrl aesthetics, and other feisty female aggregates who have toyed with “girl group” tropes with punk or new-wave tendencies come naturally.

For more recent Lindas content, check in with “Growing Up,” the title track of their new album, after being signed by Epitaph Records. The video features the “Lindas” at home, in PJs and colorful outfits, jamming on its infectious pop-tarty punk energy in the bedroom and the backyard. Cats also appear, ironically or otherwise. Fittingly, the album title and the song tells the tale of this perky-punky unit. The Linda Lindas, four years into their adventure, are growing up in public, expanding their fan base as they go, and rock.

—Josef Woodard

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “Magic Realism Bot” is a Twitter account that generates ideas for new fairy tales. Since you will benefit from imagining your life as a fairy tale in the coming weeks, I’ll offer you a few possibilities. (1) You marry a rainbow. The two of you have children: a daughter who can sing like a river, and a son who is as gleeful as the wind. (2) You make friends with a raven that gives you savvy financial advice. (3) You invent a new kind of danc ing; it involves crying and laughing while making holy prayer gestures toward your favorite star. (4) An angel and a lake monster join forces to help you dream up fun new adventures. (5) You discover a field of enchanted dande lions. They have the power to generate algorithms that reveal secrets about where to find wonders and marvels.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): On February 1, 1976, singer Elvis Presley was partying with buddies at his home in Memphis, Tennes see. As the revelry grew, he got an impetuous longing for an 8,000-calorie sandwich made with French bread, pea nut butter, blueberry preserves, and slabs of bacon. Since this delicacy was only available at a certain restaurant in Denver, Colorado, Elvis and his entourage spontaneously hopped onto his private jet and flew 900 miles to get there. In accordance with astrological omens, Taurus, I encourage you to summon an equally keen determina tion to obtain pleasurable treasures. Hopefully, though, they will be more important than a sandwich. The odds of you procuring necessary luxuries that heal and inspire are much higher than usual.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Gemini writer Nikki Giovanni reminds us, “It cannot be a mistake to have cared. It cannot be an error to have tried. It cannot be incorrect to have loved.” In accordance with astrological omens, I ask you to embody Giovanni’s attitude. Shed any worries that your caring and trying and loving have been blunders. Celebrate them, be proud of them, and promise yourself that you will keep caring and trying and loving. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to renew your commitment to your highest goodness.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): I was born near Amarillo, Texas, where the U.S. Energy Department stores more than 20,000 plutonium cores from old nuclear warheads. Perhaps that explains some of my brain’s mutant qualities. I’m not normal. I’m odd and iconoclastic. On the other hand, I don’t think my peculiarity makes me better than anyone. It’s just who I am. I love millions of people who aren’t as quirky as me, and I enjoy communicating with unweird people as much as I do with weirdos. Everything I just said is a preamble for my main message, Cancerian: The coming weeks will be prime time for you to give extra honor and credit to your personal eccentricities, even if they comprise a minor part of your personality.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Author Jennifer Huang testifies, “Poetry is what helps me remember that even in my fragments, I am whole.” What about you, Leo? What reminds you, even in your fragments, that you are whole? Now is an excel lent time to identify the people, animals, and influences that help you generate a sense of unity and complete ness. Once you’re clear about that, spend quality time doing what you can to nurture those healers. Maybe you can even help them feel more cohesion and harmony in themselves.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo journalist Sydney J. Harris described “the three hardest tasks in the world.” He said they weren’t “physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts.” Here they are: (1) to return love for hate; (2) to include the excluded; (3) to say “I was wrong.” I believe you will have a special talent for all three of these brave actions in the coming weeks, Virgo. Amazingly, you’re also more likely than usual to be on the receiving end of those brave actions. Congratulations in advance!

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When he was young, Libran poet W. S. Merwin had a teacher who advised him, “Don’t lose your arrogance yet. You can do that when you’re older. Lose it too soon, and you may merely replace it with vanity.” I think that counsel is wise for you to meditate on right now. Here’s how I interpret it: Give honor and respect to your fine abilities. Salute and nurture your ripe talents. Talk to yourself realistically about the success you have accomplished. If you build up your appreciation for what is legitimately great about you, you won’t be tempted to resort to false pride or self-absorbed egotism.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his absurdist play Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett offers us two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, who patiently wait for a white-bearded man named Godot. They’re convinced he will provide them with profound help, perhaps even salvation. Alas, although they wait and wait and wait, Godot never arrives. Near the end, when they have abandoned hope, Vladimir says to Estragon, “We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment.” My sense is that you Scor pios, like Vladimir and Estragon, may be close to giving up your own vigils. Please don’t! I believe your personal equivalent to Godot will ultimately appear. Summon more patience.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet Charles Wright has testified, “I admire and revere and am awed by a good many writers. But Emily Dickinson is the only writer I’ve ever read who knows my name, whose work has influenced me at my heart’s core, whose music is the music of songs I’ve listened to and remembered in my very body.” In my astrological reckoning, now is an excellent time for you Sagittarians to identify artists and creators who provide you with similar exaltation. And if there are no Emily Dickinson–type influences in your life, find at least one! You need to be touched and transformed by sublime inspiration.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’ve read and studied poetry for many years but only recently discovered Capricorn poet Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856–1935). How is it pos sible I missed her? Her contemporary, journalist H. L. Mencken, described her work as “one of the imperish able glories of American literature.” She received many other accolades while alive. But today, she is virtually unknown, and many of her books are out of print. In bringing her to your attention, I am announcing my pre diction about you: Anything in your life that resembles Reese’s reputation will change in the next 12 months. If you have until now not gotten the recognition or grati tude you deserve, at least some of it will arrive

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Sophia Dembling defines a friend as a person who consoles you when you’re feeling desperate and with whom you don’t feel alone. A friend is someone whose life is interesting to you and who is interested in your life. Maybe most importantly, a friend must not be boring. What’s your definition, Aquarius? Now is an excellent time to get clear about the qualities you want in a friend. It’s also a favorable phase to seek out vital new friendships as you de-emphasize mediocre and overly demanding alliances.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Do you or do you not wish to capitalize on the boost that’s available? Are you or are you not going to claim and use the challenging gift that would complicate your life but also expedite your growth? Act soon, Pisces! If you don’t, the potential dispensation may disappear. This is an excellent chance to prove you’re not afraid of achieving more success and wielding more power. I hope you will summon the extra courage necessary to triumph over shyness and timidity. Please claim your rightful upgrade!

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The Interpreter/ Translator works between spoken English and American Sign Language and provides communication between UCSB students and faculty, staff, and students for academic classes, various meetings, and social functions related to academic and University sponsored activities. Reqs: RID National Certification. Notes: Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $62.92 ‑ $73.26/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43147

planning, and campus space planning and inventory. The Director’s main responsibilities include managing the campus consultative process for prioritization and approval of capital projects, oversight of major capital improvement initiatives, and review of design development documents to ensure adherence to the capital program’s scope, budget, and schedule. The Director will also oversee matters relating to physical, environmental, and campus community planning. Reqs: 10 or more years of progressive experience in Capital Planning, Physical Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, and /or Architecture with a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Advanced skills and abilities in Project Management, Financial Analysis, Feasibility and Space Planning Analysis, preferably within Higher Education. Certificate to practice in at least one of the following professions: architecture, engineering, urban design, city planning or landscape architecture. Advanced knowledge/ skill in all aspects of managing complex planning operations. Advanced knowledge of planning, design, construction, environmental issues, legal issues, applicable laws and regulations governing planning, and state/federal legislative processes. Advanced organizational, analytical, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including strong negotiating skills and highly developed political acumen Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/19/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 42991

organization and customer service to effectively manage multiple important priorities. Broad knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques, human resources, and risk management planning and /or accounting and payroll. Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence/persuade all levels of staff. Proven ability to organize departmental work functions in an effective and efficient manner. Broad knowledge of common organization specific and other computer

programs. Proven skills to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify multiple options for resolution. Demonstrated management and conflict resolution skills to effectively lead and motivate others. Notes: Must be able to work some evenings and weekends. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $91,300 ‑ $141,500/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

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News Reporter

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CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

STUDENT HEALTH

Provides a full range of social work services, with emphasis on identifying treatment resources and providing psychosocial interventions (individual, group, crisis) not offered by other campus resources, to assure that students receive optimal benefit from medical and/or psychiatric care. The primary client population to be served is students with significant psychosocial stress, acute and chronic mental illnesses and in need of short and long term social services, including long term counseling and case management support. Reqs: Must be currently registered as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California at all times during employment. Master’s degree

DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL AND PHYSICAL PLANNING

OFFICE OF BUDGET & PLANNING

The Director of Capital and Physical Planning is responsible for the planning and development of the University’s capital programs, the physical planning of the campus, and project compliance with the Campus Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Director provides leadership and resolution for the capital improvement program project scope, budget allocation, scheduling, real estate acquisition

DIRECTOR, UCSB

CAMPUS STORE

UNIVERSITY CENTER BOOKSTORE

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor, the UCSB Campus Store Director provides overall leadership to the Campus Store in the accomplishment of its academic and financial missions. Manages and develops a complex retail center responsive to the educational mission of UC Santa Barbara. Oversees an annual sales budget of $10 million, provides leadership and direction to 16 career and 85 student staff, serves as member of the UCen Directors/ Stakeholders team, meeting monthly to discuss building operations and events, and is an ex‑officio member of the UCen Governance Board. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 5‑7 years of retail management experience. Broad knowledge of the organization’s processes, protocols and procedures with a focus on budget, account and fund management and / or personnel management under labor contract(s) and personnel policy. Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and business partners. Strong merchandising skills and proven leader in designing and implementation of traffic driving initiatives. Skills in

The Independent is seeking a news reporter to join the news desk. In addition to reporting and writing, the job involves collaboration with editors on assignments, cultivating sources, and interest in government and civic issues. Candidates will be able to research, analyze, and interpret trends for newsworthiness. Knowledge of Santa Barbara County is preferred. This is a full-time position that requires attention to detail, ability to perform under pressure of deadlines, and strong time management skills. Though specific experience in reporting on Santa Barbara is preferred this is an entry level position and dedicated workers with strong writing skills may apply.

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FINANCE ASSISTANT

PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Processes all financial transactions for Professional and Continuing Education, including accounts receivable and serves as a backup for accounts payable transactions. Generates invoices, track and record payments, make deposits, performs monthly reviews and reconciliation of ledgers, and ensures compliance with University, Federal, and State accounting policies and procedures on all transactions. Reqs: High School Diploma or GED. 1‑3 years administrative work experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$26.32/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled.

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Job # 43421

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Responsible for purchasing, and other financial transactions for the Mechanical Engineering department, including, but not limited to travel reimbursements, entertainment, federal express and memberships. Ensures compliance to UC policies and procedures. Keeps current on related policies. Reqs: High School Diploma or GED. 1‑3 years administrative experience. Must possess excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills including Microsoft and Google applications. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $28.27/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43373

a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $21.33 ‑ $29.89/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43174

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

STUDENT HEALTH

Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses assisting with exams and procedures, taking vitals, checking in/out patients, filling out necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and following directives from the clinicians. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent.

Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/17/22 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43453

employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season.

FINANCIAL ANALYST

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING SERVICES

Supports Transportation & Parking Services by performing investigative research and analysis of cash management practices, training requirements, and reconciliations.

Assures that all PCI‑SS (Payment Card Industry Security Standards) are followed and adhered to for all transactional functions throughout the department in audit and reconciliation processes. Advises TPS management on implementing solutions and performing necessary training on cash management and policies/procedures. Performs research with the goal of identifying training needs for services/systems within the Department including the units of Permit, Event, and TAP Sales as well as Citation payments. Works with the management team to establish appropriate internal financial audit processes and practices. Conducts ad hoc financial analysis and/ or reporting for a wide variety of projects and systems. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience and training. AP/ AR and general ledger experience or equivalent experience and training. Experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and any other related financial software.

Experience reviewing, processing, and approving standardized financial data and transactions. Strong analytical skills with experience in making and communicating data‑driven insights.

Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, effective verbal and written communication skills, sound judgment and decision making. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $26.39 ‑ $28.65/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 42831

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT STUDENT SPECIAL SERVICES

Responsible for all facets of employment and payroll activities. Serves as a liaison with academic departments, the campus accounting office, financial aid, and the Office of International Students and Scholars.

Processes Personnel Payroll System transactions for student and staff employment. Processes biweekly and monthly payroll transactions and processes related leave reporting through the campus systems. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent experience. Payroll experience. Microsoft Office and Google Drive experience. Notes: Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $24.61‑$25.77/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43153

MARKET MANAGER

CAMPUS DINING

LEAD LABORER

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Serves as working lead for team of Sr. Custodians, Sr. Building Maintenance Worker, student employees and seasonal workers, working various assignments. Responsible for work assignment and quality, safety, employee training, building security, oversight of special projects and maintenance tasks, emergency response and customer service. Orders and distributes supplies, and equipment maintenance for building.

Under the general supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. Reqs: Minimum 3 years of custodial or maintenance work experience in an institution and/or commercial setting (college residence hall, hotel, resort, or school).

Some computer experience, including Microsoft Office programs. Ability to motivate staff and maintain positive morale. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team.

Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse work force.

Notes: Two positions available.

Maintain a valid CA driver’s license,

The Market Manager plans, organizes, manages and directs the total day‑to‑day activities, work, customer service and maintenance functions in the Residential Dining Retail facilities (Tenaya Market and Eatery). The Market Manager participates in the planning, development, preparation, and management of unit budgets to ensure proper fiscal controls. The Market Manager also supervises the ordering, receiving, storage and issuing of all assigned products and the planning and service of all assigned menu items. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training. 5 years of management experience in a food service operation and/or retail outlet with education in Food Service Management or Culinary Arts, or equivalent education/experience in restaurant or retail food service operations. Demonstrated experience in planning and management related to convenience stores or other retail operations management within a university environment, including but not limited to financial and labor management, sourcing & procurement, marketing & merchandising, handling and storage, customer service and health & safety. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in food related financial management & reporting, and the ability to prepare short and long‑range financial forecasts. Knowledge in inventory control functions, including experience in physical inventory counts, receiving, and storage of materials. Experience in planning, organizing, and coordinating the work of culinary staff to accomplish daily operational goals in multiple locations and experience in leading a diverse culinary staff in the execution of all menu items. Knowledge of Culinary Production Management, food production, including sanitary and safety standards, cost control and expense analysis, and food selection and ordering. Knowledge of current food trends, experience with food preparation, and skill practicing and in supervising a food production staff in the basic principles of food preparation and handling, including standardized recipes, batch cooking, and proper temperatures for storage and service.Experience within a customer service oriented environment responding to and meeting/exceeding the needs of the customer. Skills in identifying the customer’s perspective and maintaining a commitment to excellence in customer service.

Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $57,800 ‑ $72,000/yr.The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/20/2022. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43792

Certification with one of the following agencies required; American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA), California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CMAA). Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered. Notes: Credentials verification completed and passed before employment and date of hire. Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Satisfactory background check completed and passed before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Office Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patience care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11‑month position with 4 weeks of furlough taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Days and hours are M‑F, 7:45am‑4:30pm (may be required to work TH evenings until 7:00pm). Starting at $23.97/hr or salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 43395

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM

LOC Q

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LIMITED STUDENT HEALTH

Responsible for gathering data, making hypotheses, identifying problems, implementing management plans and evaluation results of interventions both independently and collaboratively. The NP integrates health maintenance, disease prevention, physical diagnosis and treatment of common episodic and chronic problems in primary care with equal emphasis on health teaching and disease management. Reqs: BRN and current RN and Nurse Practitioner license, CA Furnishing license (DEA registration schedules 2‑5). Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirements of Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Must have a BRN and current RN and Nurse Practitioner license, CA Furnishing license and DEA registrations 2‑5 at all times during employment. Any HIPAA or FERPA violations is subject to disciplinary action. This is a limited at 40% position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a rolling one‑year period. Days/Hours may vary but will equate to 16 hours/week. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary commensurate with experience.The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

This in‑person position provides day‑to‑day administrative support. Responsible for coordinating incoming phone calls and email messages and routing them to the appropriate person or department. Coordinates and processes the incoming and outgoing mail. Administers all shipping and receiving processes, including training. Responsible for general office procurement through the use of the UCSB Procurement Gateway and Flexcard systems. Ensures all office equipment is properly maintained. Trains new employees on the use of various pieces of equipment. Processes all incoming checks in preparation for daily deposit. Provides training and troubleshooting involving bank issued equipment and the deposit process. Facilitates UCEAP business cards orders. Assists with the setup and takedown of on‑site events and meetings. Coordinates storage and destruction of off‑site files through the document storage and destruction vendor. Serves as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT). Assists with a variety of special projects. This is an on‑site position, and not not eligible for remote work. Reqs: Working knowledge in administrative procedures and processes, including word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Two years of related administrative and customer service experience, or an equivalent combination of education/training and experience. High School Diploma or GED. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Opportunity to work additional hours as needed for absence coverage. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/24/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43714

Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is a limited at 40% position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a rolling 12‑month period. Days/Hours may vary but will equate to 16 hours/week. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 43450

and written and oral communication skills. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $27.59/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/20/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

43773

RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

COORDINATOR

RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY LIVING

PRODUCTION MANAGER

CAMPUS DINING

Under the general direction of the Director of Retail Dining, the Production Manager is responsible for the commissary kitchen that provides food to 11 dining units on campus with annual sales of $11M. Ensures quality standards for food production, safety, training, and cost controls/budget. Is the lead on developing new products for retail stores. Reqs: Culinary degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 4‑6

Years direct experience working in a kitchen environment with staff supervision. Excellent communication and customer service skills including ability to actively listen and effectively convey information, policy and procedures both orally and in writing.

Ability to effectively work with other managers and full‑time staff as a team. Ability to utilize computers, learn new software and to work with MS Word. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Work hours/days may vary. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Days/hours: Mon‑Fri, 6:00am‑2: 30pm. $57,800.00/yr.‑ $72,000.00/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/20/2022.

PHYSICIAN

ASSISTANT‑LIMITED STUDENT HEALTH

Works in a collaborative and collegial relationship with physicians, nurse practitioners and other clinical staff at UCSB Student Health. Responsibilities include evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries, providing brief mental health interventions, prescribing medications under the legal scope of practice and arranging follow up care. Procedures such as laceration repair, extremity splinting, incision and drainage of abscesses, wound care and management of IV fluids will be performed depending on training, experience and privileging by UCSB Student Health administration.

Reqs:Current Physician Assistant license at all times during employment and DEA registration schedules 2‑5. Must be certified by the State Board of Medical Examiners or the National Board of Medical Examiners. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before

online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Student Life, the Residential Facilities Coordinator is charged with analyzing and resolving cases stemming from the 11,000 residents living in 16 Housing and Residential communities who encounter emergency facility issues; directing the relocation process and reimbursement for the University Housing residents. Serves as an institutional contact and referral point for students, parents and clients who have questions and concerns regarding a facility problem. Advises live‑in professional staff on facility/ resident concerns. Provides training for live‑in staff on resident safety issues. Reqs: 1‑3 years working in a university setting, or equivalent experience / training. Thorough knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Strong knowledge of common University‑specific computer application programs and knowledge of University and departmental principles and procedures involved in risk assessment and evaluating risks as to likelihood and consequences. Thorough knowledge of Student Affairs/ Student Life specialization. Skills in judgment and decision‑making, problem solving, identifying measures of system performance and the actions to improve performance. Abilities in project management, problem identification and reasoning skills. Ability to develop original ideas to solve problems. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $67,000 ‑ $74,300/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANN EGGERS AKA PATRICIA A. EGGERS & P.A. EGGERS. 22PR00505

ELECTRONICALLY FILED, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, DARREL E. PARKER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER 10/4/2022, BY APRIL GARCIA, DEPUTY.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: PATRICIA ANN EGGERS AKA PATRICA A. EGGERS & P.A. EGGERS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Richard Erdmann in the Superior Court of California, County

of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Richard Erdmann be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING ON THE PETITION will be held in this court as follows: 12/08/2022 at 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5

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COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney

knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Barrett P. O’Gorman, O’Gorman & O’Gorman LLP, 5901 Encina Rd., Suite B‑2, Goleta, CA 93117; 805‑967‑1215. Published October 13, 20, 17 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALTON HAYES CASE NO.: 22PR00487 ELECTRONICALLY FILED, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, DARREL E. PARKER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9/30/2022, BY JAZMINE KILLIAN, DEPUTY.

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NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING

Hybrid Public Meeting - Held in Person and via Zoom Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.

General plan conformance determinations regarding the acquisition of an approximately 2-acre sized park within the Heritage Ridge Development (Proposed Lot 3) and PROPOSED RIGHT-of-way exchange along Los Carneros road adjacent to the Heritage ridge development site PURSUANT TO SECTION 65402 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE; APNS 073-060-031- through –043

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a hybrid public hearing to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the above-mentioned General Plan Conformance determinations regarding the acquisition of the approximately 2-acre park and the Right of Way Exchange along Los Carneros Road between Calle Koral and the Railroad/US 101 overcrossing. The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission is as follows:

HEARING DATE/TIME: Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Section 65402(a) of the Government Code requires that no real property shall be acquired by dedication or otherwise for street, square park, or other public purposes, and no real property shall be disposed of, no street shall be vacated or abandoned, and no public building or structures shall be constructed or authorized, until the location, purposes, and extent of such acquisition or disposition, has been submitted to and reported upon by the Planning Commission as to the conformity with the General Plan. The City Council will decide whether to accept the dedication and the vacations as proposed at a future public hearing.

PROJECT LOCATION: The Heritage Ridge Development site is located on the North Side of Camino Vista between S. Los Carneros and Aero Camino Roads (North of Willow Springs II); APNs 073-060-031 through -043. The site, located in the Inland portion of the city, has a Medium-Density Residential (R-MD) with an Affordable Housing Overlay Goleta General Plan land use designation and is subject to Design Residential (DR-20) zone in the former Inland Zoning Ordinance (Article III). The site is current zoning Residential Medium (RM).

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DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Staff reports and related materials for the Planning Commission hearing will also be posted on this website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting on the City’s web site at www.cityofgoleta.org

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Supervising Senior Planner Mary Chang at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta.org For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org.

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Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

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A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Marie Richardson in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Marie Richardson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING ON THE PETITION will be held in this court as follows: 11/14/2022 at 8:30 a.m. Dept: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 312 East Cook Street, Building E, Santa Maria, CA 93454, Cook Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate

assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Jerry J. Howard, Thyne Taylor Fox Howard, LLP, 205 East Carrillo Street, #100, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 805‑963‑9958.

Published October 6, 13, 20, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EUNICE PALACIOS CASE NO.: 22PR00477

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: EUNICE PALACIOS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Mark Watson in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: MARK WATSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING ON THE PETITION will be held in this court as follows: 11/10/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section

58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer

Date: 09/21/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg, Barnes & Barnes, 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published October 6, 13, 20, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CASE J.W. COLIN NO. 22PR00483

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: J. W. COLIN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Jeffrey Wayne Colin in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

The Petition for Probate requests that: JEFFREY WAYNE COLIN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL

(Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom) October 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Public Hearing/Special City Council Meeting

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:// cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding the Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project. The purpose of the public hearing is for the City Council to receive an update on the progress of the subject project, approve a preferred alternative to move forward into final design, and find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code 21080.20.

HEARING DATE/TIME: Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM

PLACE: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda)

The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www. cityofgoleta.org).

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please see the posted agenda, available on Thursday, October 20, 2022, on City of Goleta’s website www.cityofgoleta.org.

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 9617505 or email cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing is required to enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Hybrid Public Meeting - Held in Person and via Zoom Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.

HERITAGE RIDGE 332 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT PROJECT AND FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

CASE NO. 14-049-GPA-VTM-DP

Located on the North Side of Camino Vista Between S. Los Carneros and Aero Camino Roads (North of Willow Springs II); APNs 073-060-031 through -043

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a hybrid public hearing to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the above mentioned Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and development project as described below. The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission is as follows:

HEARING DATE/TIME: Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda)

The Planning Commission will be acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council and will make a recommendation regarding the project components. The City Council will be the decision makers for this project at a public hearing that has not been scheduled yet. Additional public notice will be provided before the City Council hearing in the future

PROJECT LOCATION: The unaddressed site, referred to as APNs 073-060-031 through -043, is located on the North Side of Camino Vista between S. Los Carneros and Aero Camino Roads (North of Willow Springs II); The site, located in the Inland portion of the city, has a Medium-Density Residential (R-MD) with an Affordable Housing Overlay Goleta General Plan land use designation and is subject to Design Residential (DR-20) zone in the former Inland Zoning Ordinance (Article III). The site is current zoning Residential Medium (RM).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicants, FLT Heritage Ridge TG, LLC, GF Frontier, LLC., the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, and The Towbes Group, have requested approval from the City of the Heritage Ridge 332 Residential Rental Unit Project. Specifically, the proposal is for 332 apartment units (104 affordable senior and family units and 228 market rate units), a 2-acre neighborhood public park with 13 parking spaces, a re-subdivision of the site from thirteen (13) lots into four (4) lots, and a General Plan Amendment to Figures 3-5 and 4-1 regarding Environmental Sensitive Habitat designation. The request is also to certify the proposed Final EIR, adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC), pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations § 15090.

The requested approvals include:

1. Certification of the Final EIR, adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC), pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations § 15090.

2. Adoption of a General Plan Amendment to remove an Environmental Sensitive Habitat Area designation on the property as shown in General Plan/Coastal Land Open Space Element Figure 3-5 and General Plan/ Coastal Land Use Plan Conservations Element Figure 4-1 based on several studies conducted for the site.

3. Approval of Vesting Tentative Map to consolidate the 13 existing lots from a previous industrial subdivision into three residential lots and one park lot.

4. Approval to vacate five roadway easements held by the City and acceptance of a new roadway easement (the official vacation of the five roadway easements will be subject to the public process for vacation of a public right-of-way pursuant to the Streets & Highways Code).

5. Approval of a Development Plan to allow the construction of 332 residential units (104 Affordable and 228 Market Rate units); and

6. Approval of Park Fee credit of a 2-acre park proposed to be dedicated to the City.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS: The proposed Final EIR has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines. The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this project.

The Final EIR identifies and discusses potential impacts, mitigation measures, monitoring requirements, and residual impacts for identified subject areas. Significant and unavoidable impacts are identified in the issue areas of cumulative level Cultural Resources, project level short term Noise, and project Level Solid Waste. Potentially significant but mitigable effects on the environment are anticipated in the following areas: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biology, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hydrology, and Transportation/Circulation. To approve the Heritage Ridge project, the City Council would need to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations in accordance with applicable law.

A Preface has been added to the Final EIR that responds to the late comments received after the Notice of Availability of the Final EIR that was released in February 2022 and to summarize project changes that the applicant has proposed in response to comments received at the Planning Commission hearings in early 2022. No other changes were made to the Final EIR, and the conclusions identified remain the same.

CORTESE LIST: The Project site is not listed on the EnviroStor online database of hazardous site records maintained by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control TSC in coordination with the California State Water Resources Control Board consistent with Government Code § 65962.5 (the “Cortese list”).

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the Planning Commission meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to kdominguez@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Staff reports and related materials for the Planning Commission hearing will also be posted on this website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting on the City’s web site at www.cityofgoleta.org

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Supervising Senior Planner Mary Chang at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta.org For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELD IN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: 11/10/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Santa Barbara. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, Date: 09/26/2022

By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Howard M. Simon, Jarvis, Hartloff & Simon, 25 East Anapamu Street, Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 963‑9500.

Published October 13, 20, 27, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CASE RICHARD W. FLORA, ALSO KNOWN AS RICHARD WILLIAM FLORA, CASE NO. 22PR00492

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: RICHARD W. FLORA ALSO KNOWN AS RICHARD WILLIAM FLORA

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Jessie Flora in the Superior

Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

The Petition for Probate requests that: JESSIE FLORA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELD IN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: 12/01/2022 AT 9:00

A.M. DEPT: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Santa Barbara. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file

with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, Date: 09/28/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V. Barnes, 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 687‑6660.

Published October 13, 20, 27, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUNRISE AUTO, 5737 Thornwood Dr., Goleta, CA 93117; Scott Andersson, 945 Ward Dr. 29, Santa Barbara CA 93111. This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY SCOTT ANDERSSON, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 03, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002462. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: STUDIO DDK, 2023 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, Deborah D Karpinski (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. Signed by Deborah D Karpinski, Owner/ Operator. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 15, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002303. Published September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLESSINGS ABOUND, 4598 Camino Molinero, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Laurie Gross (same address); Laurie Gross Studios. This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY LAURIE GROSS, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 8, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it

ORDINANCE NO. 22-13

was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002234. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: JEANNE CERAMICS 1225 W Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Courtney J Reilly (same address); This business is conducted by an individual.

SIGNED BY COURTNEY REILLY. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 19, 2022. 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 E54. FBN Number: 2022‑0002325. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTERLINE COMMUNITY, 710 West Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, CA 93101; Centerline Counseling (same address). This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

SIGNED BY JENNIFER TUCKER, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 6, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002212. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: ROYAL INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, 2363A Thompson Avenue, Santa Maria, CA 93455; Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.1920 Westridge Drive, Irving, TX 75038. This business is conducted by a corporation.

SIGNED BY DAVID T. BRADFORD, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 21, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002346. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCHOOLEY MITCHELL OF SANTA BARBARA

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SETTING THE TERM OF THE FINAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL TO 25 FUTURE PARKING SPACES TO THE TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTING AN EASEMENT FOR 35 PUBLIC PARKING SPACES AT 420, 430, & 490 S. FAIRVIEW AVENUE, CASE NO. 21-0002-ORD

At the meeting of the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) held on September 20, 2022, the City Council considered and conducted the first reading of an ordinance that would approve a Development Agreement (DA) to dedicate 35 parking spaces for public parking in Old Town in exchange for the City to agree to a term of the final Design Review approval of 25 new parking spaces to be the term of the Development Agreement (20 years).

On October 4, 2022, at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, and on the virtual platforms made available on the City’s website and as posted on the City’s agenda for the October 4, 2022 meeting, the City Council conducted the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 22-13 approving a Development Agreement (DA) to dedicate 35 parking spaces for public parking in Old Town in exchange for the City to agree to a term of the final Design Review approval of 25 new parking spaces to be the term of the Development Agreement (20 years).

The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance No. 22-13 at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of October 2022, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MAYOR PEROTTE, COUNCILMEMBERS ACEVES, KYRIACO AND RICHARDS

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KASDIN ABSTENTIONS: NONE

The Ordinance will take effect 30 days following such adoption by the City Council.

Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@ cityofgoleta.org or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505.

Deborah S. Lopez City Clerk

‑ MCCOY, 546 Owen RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Principled Business Solutions, Inc. (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation.

SIGNED BY MITCHELL MCCOY, PRESIDENT. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 20, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002337. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONSOON FLORA, 5393 Agana Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bryce R Augustine (same address). This business is conducted by an individual.

SIGNED BY BRYCE R AUGUSTINE, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 22, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002363. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: ADV COMMUNICATION, 235 Winchester Dr., Goleta, CA 93117; Ammanjah M DeVries (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY AMMANJAH DE VRIES. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 14, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002290. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: MOUSE POUCH, 5055 University Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Purdy Made Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY RYAN PURDY, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 1, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002181. Published: September 29, October 6, October 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LEFT COAST ELECTRIC, 7020 Del Norte Drive, Goleta, CA 93117; Jilco Ventures (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY JILLIAN PROVAN, TREASURER.

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 21, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002353. Published: October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: OMEGA REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS 819 Reddick Street, Suite D, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; California Omega Real Estate LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY JULIAN P MICHALOWSKI, MANAGER.

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 6, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002215. Published: October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: TOWER FINANCIAL SERVICE, 116 College, Suite A, Lompoc, CA 93436; Maralynn Diane Blair (same address). This business is conducted by an individual.

SIGNED BY MARALYNN DIANE BLAIR, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara

County on October 3, 2022. 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 E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0002451. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DE LA VINA LIQUOR, 2735 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; De La Vina Liquor Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY BASSAM ABDULHAI, OWNER.

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 6, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002491. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA STAR BALL, 115 Via Lee, Santa Barbara, CA 7020; Dance Junkie Productions Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation.

SIGNED BY JOHN FISHPAW, VICE PRESIDENT. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002390. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REDWOOD BAKERY, 3009 Paseo Tranquillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Alicia S Preston (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY ALICIA PRESTON, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 4, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002471. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: EXOTIC CAR COLLECTION BY ENTERPRISE 601 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC, 333 City Blvd West, Suite 1000, Orange, CA 92868. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY RICK A. SHORT, PRESIDENT.

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 30, 2022. 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 E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0002434. Published: October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: PG TRUCKING TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL, 300 Storke Rd, Suite B; PG Trucking Inc. 8001 Westfield #115, Bakersfield, CA 93309. This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY KEVIN FROST, VICE PRESIDENT. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 28, 2022. 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002416. Published: October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022.

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MARIA FRANCISCA AMELITA PAZ LANTZ, CASE NUMBER: 22CV03215

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: MARIA FRANCISCA AMELITA PAZ LANTZ

TO: MARIA LANTZ LEVITT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons

interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING OCTOBER 28, 2022, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara 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 9/08/2022, Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published September 22, 29, October 6 13, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. 22CV03343

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara Petition of: Ourania Kalontoros

AKA: Laraine, Kalonturos, Lurania K. Topakas, Ourania, K. Topakas, Ourania K. Topakas, Lurania Topakas, Lurania Kalonturos, Ourania Kalonturos for Change of Name

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Ourania Kalontoros filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Ourania Kalontoros to Ourania Lurania Kalonturos Topakas Ourania Kalontoros, aka, Laraine Kalonturos aka, Lurania K. Topakas aka, Ourania K. Topakas aka, Ourania Topakas aka, Lurania Kalonturos aka, Ourania Kalonturos to Ourania Lurania Kalonturos Topakas

The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing: Date: October 28, 2022, Time: 10:00 am, Dept.: 4 The address of the court is 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Barbara Independent Date: 09/08/2022

Donna D. Geck Judge of the Superior Court BSC222207 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/22 CNS‑3624828#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

EXTRA SPACE Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. October 27, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Gary Beynon

Office equipment, business supplies Mishelle Cooper Household, personal Richard Schroeder personal

on WWW.STORAGETREASURES.

COM. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES

(PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH)

CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 20CV00235

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 931211107 Anacapa Division.

To: Camilla Meldahl, aka Camilla Mehdahl, an individual

Plaintiff: Elinor Fisher, an individual seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows:

1. General Damages, b. Emotional distress $5,000,000.00; 2. Special damages, c. Loss of earnings (to date) $5,000,000.00, d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $5,000,000.00, e. Property Damage $5,000,000.00, i. Other (specify) Lost income, incidental, and consequential damages $5,000,000.00; 3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of (specify) $10,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgement in the suit filed against you.

Date: April 30, 2021, Stephen A. Jamieson

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH)

CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 20CV00235

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 931211107 Anacapa Division.

To: Camilla Meldahl, aka Camilla Mehdahl, an individual Plaintiff: Marshall R. Bernes, an individual seeks damages in the

above‑entitled action, as follows: 1. General Damages, b. Emotional distress $5,000,000.00; 2. Special damages, c. Loss of earnings (to date) $5,000,000.00, d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $5,000,000.00, e. Property Damage $5,000,000.00, i. Other (specify) Lost income, incidental, and consequential damages $5,000,000.00; 3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of (specify) $10,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgement in the suit filed against you.

Date: April 30, 2021, Stephen A. Jamieson

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH)

CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 20CV00235

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 931211107 Anacapa Division.

To: Camilla Meldahl, aka Camilla Mehdahl, an individual

Plaintiff: Marshall R. Bernes, as Trustee of the Marshall R. Bernes Family Trust, seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows: 1. General Damages, b. Emotional distress $5,000,000.00; 2. Special damages, c. Loss of earnings (to date) $5,000,000.00, d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $5,000,000.00, e. Property Damage $5,000,000.00, i. Other (specify) Lost income, incidental, and consequential damages $5,000,000.00; 3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of (specify) $10,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgement in the suit filed against you.

Date: April 30, 2021, Stephen A. Jamieson

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH)

CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 20CV00235

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa

St., Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Anacapa Division.

To: Camilla Meldahl, aka Camilla Mehdahl, an individual

Plaintiff: Judith Dannett, an individual seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows:

1. General Damages, b. Emotional distress $5,000,000.00; 2. Special damages, c. Loss of earnings (to date) $5,000,000.00, d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $5,000,000.00, e. Property Damage $5,000,000.00, i. Other (specify) Lost income, incidental, and consequential damages, $5,000,000.00; 3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of (specify) $10,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgement in the suit filed against you.

Date: April 30, 2021, Stephen A. Jamieson

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 22CVO1717

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): FUNYAS MASIH; NSP TRANSPORTATION INC. (a business entity, form unknown); TORI ANNE THORNBURGH; and DOES 1 AND 25, inclusive

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):

JOYCE DONALDSON

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response

OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE 2023 PRE-QUALIFIED CONSULTANT LIST FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY SERVICES

City of Goleta

Works

of

Firms interested in submitting a SOQ(s) should go to www.cityofgoleta.org/cityhall/public-works/city-bid-opportunities and click on “Request for Qualifications for the 2023 Pre-Qualified Consultant List for Professional Engineering, Environmental, and Right-of-Way Services.”

Please submit any questions regarding this Request for SOQs through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal Online Q&A.

must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion

a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Sue respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no pueda pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia,org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes del California , (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por

imponer un gravamen sobre cual quier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuer o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es); South County Court Division, Santa Barbara Superior Court‑Civil, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Warren B. Treisman, Esq., 7183 Navajo Road, Suite I, San Diego, CA 92119; (619) 583‑1900

DATE: (FECHA) 5/4/2022 Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/Johnny Aviles, Deputy (Adjunto)

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (NAME AND ADDRESS): Warren B. Treisman 7183 Navajo Road. Suite i San Diego, CA 92119

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Plaintiff: Joyce Donaldson

Defendant: Funyas Masih, et al.

Moving Party Plaintiff, Joyce Donaldson filed their application for an order for publication on July 15, 2002. From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50.

IT IS ORDERED that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or other document(s) in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or citee Tori Anne Thornburgh by publication thereof in Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation published at Santa Barbara County, California, and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of (1) the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or other document(s) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for publication. A declaration of this mailing, or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication.

Dated: 7/15/2022

Judge of the Superior Court Thomas P. Anderle

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117 Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 3:00 P.M.

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may only view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing for the projects listed, with the date, time, and location of the DRB public hearing set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review

Humberto Addition 7174 Tuolumne Drive (APN 077-104-022) Case No. 22-0029-LUP

Pacific Oaks Apartment Office Addition 7170 Davenport Road (APN 073-230-050) Case No. 22-0015-DRB

Missel Rear Yard Addition and Modification 30 San Jano Drive (APN 079-412-019) Case No. 22-0002-MOD

El Padre 7-11 Sign 7390 Calle Real (APN 077-490-041) Case No. 22-0021-DRB

Santa Barbara Business Park Paint Alterations 315, 326, 336, 346 Bollay 320 and 340 Storke Road (APNs 073-100-019, 073-100-020, 073-100-021, 073-100022) Case No. 22-0016-DRB/22-0071-ZC

Tech Park @ Hollister Paint Alterations 7414, 7416, 7418 Hollister Avenue (APN 079-210-065) Case No. 22-0085-ZC, 22-0022-DRB

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the DRB meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the DRB Secretary, Mary Chang at mchang@cityofgoleta.org Written comments will be distributed to DRB members and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Mary Chang, at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.