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From my early elementary school days, I have always been passionate about writing, which has led me to actively and wholeheartedly pursue a career in journalism. I love to travel, write, and connect with people, making it my dream to combine all three of these things into my future. I am really excited to be interning for the Independent and cannot wait to continue covering stories in Santa Barbara and beyond. I am involved in organizations at my campus geared toward media, including Her Campus and Women in Media. I also currently serve as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of my sorority.
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Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating bal- ance problems.
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While Lompoc lost one real estate battle, it may have gained a foothold in the war between agricultural lands and housing. The county’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) shot down the city’s request to build on prime farmland along Bailey Avenue, but the commissioners agreed on 4/6 to look into the city’s suggestion to form a new committee to reexamine LAFCO’s policy on converting prime agricultural lands to homes. LAFCO staff will have an outline for such a committee at a future meeting.
by Jean Yamamura“We Hate the Poor; We’re Rotten to the Core!” is a slogan tenants wrote for their landlord, Core Spaces, as they formed a new tenant association to combat the evictions at CBC & The Sweeps in Isla Vista. Though the apartments are several blocks from the University of California, Santa Barbara, they’re not filled with students; rather, many of the residents are lower-income families and tenants who hold Section 8 vouchers.
The tenants got a major victory on April 10 when county supervisors voted in an urgency eviction ordinance. The new “just cause” eviction text states that renovation permits must be in hand before tenants can be evicted for construction or demolition, which is the plan at the Sweeps. The new ordinance also specifically says that it applies to unlawful detainers, a phase of the eviction process that has not yet been served on tenants at the Sweeps.
An association gives the tenants “strength in numbers,” said organizers with the Santa Barbara Tenants Union, which formed in 2020 and has met with Sweeps tenants. “A few people really panicked before we could start the wheel moving of a tenant association,” said Ananya Kepper, who’s lived at the Sweeps for a year and a half. Though Kepper is a grad student in chemistry and materials science at UCSB, she said her neighbors are mostly families. The parents and their children are the ones who are the most affected by the evictions, she said.
“A lot of students weren’t planning to renew and were happy to take the relocation money
and go,” Kepper said. “Kicking out families to start a bed-by-bed rental model that’s a crazy issue for fair housing. It’s discriminating against families with kids,” she said, adding that they felt Supervisor Laura Capps was very much on their side in creating the new ordinance.
After Core Spaces bought CBC & The Sweeps for $91 million in March, it sent 60-day notices that told tenants to leave because “substantial” renovations were going to begin. This follows the company’s business model of buying college housing and converting the units to “luxury” housing.
In Isla Vista, most apartments hold more than one student per room, both because of the expense of the units and also due to an extreme housing crunch. (UCSB was to build housing for 5,000 students and 1,800 faculty and staff before the student population hit 25,000, a number already surpassed, according to lawsuits by both the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Goleta.) The findings in the urgency ordinance put the vacancy rate at less than 2 percent in South County, an area that would lose 2,050 units of its affordable stock within two years: Private equity, or investment companies were buying more and more buildings that would otherwise naturally age into less-expensive apartments, renovating them “into upscale apartments, pushing low-income tenants out.”
The Sweeps houses somewhere around 1,000 people though company spokesperson Katy Darnaby advised their lease agreements total 550 persons who paid market-rate rents, said Kepper. Her one-bed-
Up to three million Californians could lose Medi-Cal coverage, but not because they are no longer eligible.
Many are expected to lose coverage simply because the California Department of Health Care Services cannot reach them.
“The quickest and easiest way to ensure continuous coverage is to visit cencalhealth .org/keep and update your information as
soon as possible,” said Van Do-Reynoso of CenCal, which is Santa Barbara County’s Medi-Cal administrator. The agency estimates that 30,000-60,000 members in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties could lose coverage by the end of the year by not responding to the annual questionnaire.
The pandemic years saw historically high enrollment in Medi-Cal, as the federal government suspended the yearly eligibility
room costs her $2,211 per month. “It was fully renovated when I moved in,” she said. “Wood laminate floors, new carpet, the best water pressure in the building. This shows they can do it one unit at a time.” The former owners had let some units fall into disrepair with visible mold and termite damage, she added.
The conflict between the landlord and tenants seems to be growing. As tenants organized meetings, Core Spaces hired security guards. According to the Core Spaces Tenant Association, the guards peeped through windows, took photos of people’s belongings, and photographed tenants. Kepper said people found it terrifying. One very vocal tenant, she said, suffered a broken window and a nail in a car tire.
Company spokesperson Darnaby stated the security guards were hired because “threatening messages have been sent to our employees and company.” She added that they’d found no evidence of the claims in the Tenant Association letter. The guards would take photographs when residents filed incident reports, she said, but none had been filed regarding unnecessary photography, lurking security guards, or vandalism.
As for the terms of the new ordinance, Kepper echoed Supervisor Das Williams’s observation that it was a “speed bump,” not a solution. “It’ll slow down the process,” she said, “so that Core Spaces isn’t evicting 1,000 people at one time just to increase rents.” As for Core Spaces’ business model of housing college students in luxury: “There are only so many rich people in the world,” Kepper noted, “and they have only so many children.” n
The Santa Barbara City Council appointed two new members to the city’s Single Family Design Board on 4/11. Licensed architects Jennifer Lewis and Dawn Sherry were selected out of a field of six applicants interviewed during the council meeting. The five-person board was created in 2007 and typically oversees smaller projects or single-family residential developments to ensure proposed designs are compatible with surrounding neighborhoods and plans adhere to the city’s guidelines. Lewis was appointed to serve a two-year term with an end date of 12/31/25, while Sherry will serve a one-year term through 2024.
A new bill sponsored by State Senator Monique Limón would pull a percentage from short-term rentals to give local governments funding for lowand middle-income housing across California and provide union jobs. Called the Laborforce Housing Fund, Limón’s bill notes that the “statewide housing crisis is exacerbated by the commercial use of residential homes and apartments for transient occupancies.” Her bill would require vacation rentals to pay into the fund as they have reduced the supply of permanent housing and raised rents for permanent occupants. Full story at independent .com/laborforce.
Concern over a possible cancer cluster at Dos Pueblos High School has been abated after an environmental assessment investigation at the school revealed no health concerns, the S.B. Unified School District said 4/11. Environmental consulting firm Geosyntec tested indoor air and outdoor air samples and soil samples from in and around the campus, as well as for electromagnetic fields and radon throughout the campus. Tests of the samples taken confirmed the preliminary findings released in February that the campus is safe. The California Cancer Registry also confirmed it could not find a common link or cluster of cases among the cancer that staff report.
process in order to keep health care available to as many people as possible. Now, with the pandemic largely in the rearview mirror, CenCal has begun rolling out the annual packages that determine Central Coast residents’ eligibility.
Do-Reynoso, who guided the county through the pandemic as the director of Public Health before joining CenCal, explained that those at highest at risk for
The four men charged in the murder of innocent bystander Robert Dion Gutierrez near Stearns Wharf last December appeared for a preliminary hearing 4/6 in Department 6 of Santa Barbara Superior Court. Judge Harry “Skip” Staley stood in for an absent Judge Pauline Maxwell, and attorneys for the four men asked for a month’s postponement of the scheduled preliminary hearing, which was agreed to be scheduled for 5/4. James Lee Rosborough, who is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, is scheduled for a separate bail hearing for 4/20. Full story at independent.com/ stearns-prelim.
losing coverage are people who’ve moved since the beginning of the pandemic, are not fluent in English, do not have a permanent address, or have never been through the re-evaluation process before.
“We know many of our members have limited English proficiency, and may not understand the requirements of the package,” said Do-Reynoso. “We are also anticipating that those with language barriers may experience gaps in coverage despite still being eligible for it.”
Medi-Cal is only one type of insurance that people could qualify for, said Do-Reynoso. They may be able to enter health-care coverage through an employer or Covered California the state’s adaptation of Obamacare. Undocumented residents, however, would not be included in Covered California.
The Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics provide comprehensive services to community members, regardless of their ability to pay, but most of the doctors and nurses’ insured patients are covered by CenCal. The clinics are expecting immense financial strain if too many of the patients are unable to renew their insurance.
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Further information was released 4/7 in the shooting of a 19-year-old Santa Maria man in Orcutt by an offduty police officer on 3/25. The Sheriff’s Office stated that the young man, Manuel Reyes Rios, was killed at the scene of an altercation involving eight people in the parking lot of the Melody Market, based on the investigation thus far and surveillance camera video. After Rios fired into the group, striking one person, an off-duty police officer drew his firearm and police badge, identified himself as a police officer, and ordered Rios to stop, but Rios shot again at the other group and toward a restaurant, where a patron was allegedly injured by flying debris. The officer then shot Rios, who died at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds and was allegedly found with a ghost gun.
“We will never say no. We are always going to keep seeing patients, but this means we have to eat the cost of those who visit,” said the clinics’ executive director, Mahdi Ashrafian. He acknowledged the barriers his patients face; many simply lack the time and resources to fill out the paperwork and drop it off. But he worried about medical emergencies: “We never know what will happen tomorrow,” Ashrafian said. “We want to make sure we have healthy communities and healthy people.”
Some of the information requested in the Medi-Cal redetermination package are updates about income, disabilities, and family size. Upon receiving the package in the mail, recipients have 60 days to provide the requested information.
The Medi-Cal package goes to the last known address on file. Any recipients whose name, mailing address, phone number, or email address have changed since the beginning of the pandemic are advised to update information. This can be done through the local Department of Social Services, and through CenCal at cencalhealth.org/keep. This process can be done over the phone, online, by fax, or in person. n
The other suspects are said to have fled the scene. Toxicology tests are ongoing, as is the investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.
Last month, Santa Barbara City College announced three finalists in their search for a new superintendentpresident. But by the end of March, the school’s Board of Trustees decided to extend the search process and reopen applications for the position until 4/16. SBCC board president Jonathan Abboud said that while he could not comment on the board’s closed-session deliberations, they extended the process to do their “due diligence.” Abboud said they hope to finish the process and select their new top candidate by the week of 5/15. The tentative start date for the selected appointee is planned for 7/1. n
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Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time, often referred to by colleagues as a “musician’s musician.” He was awarded a Grammy® for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” in 2016 and named Musical America’s 2018 “Instrumentalist of the Year.” Hadelich’s most recent release is a Grammy®-nominated recording of J.S. Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. He plays the “Leduc, ex-Szeryng” violin fashioned by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1744.
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by Nick WelshDeveloper Shaun Gilbert is hoping to build a 250-room hotel on a 4.5-acre chunk of Santa Barbara real estate between the railroad tracks and the freeway, likened by Gilbert’s architect to “a pork chop” or “a lamb chop.” Either way, it’s a prime cut right at the intersection of Garden and Yanonali streets on the outer flanks of the city’s Funk Zone.
Gilbert’s Newport Beach–based outfit is named Dauntless Development. Last Wednesday, Gilbert needed every ounce of dauntlessness that name suggests. That’s when half the city’s Planning Commission and a handful of public commenters made plain their frustration that Gilbert and his real estate partners the Wright Family Trust were proposing a hotel instead of much-needed housing. They didn’t hold back.
“What is the benefit the rest of Santa Barbara will receive because of this project?” demanded Commissioner Devon Wardlow.
“I don’t see it as a community benefit,” declared Commission Chair Roxana Bonderson, as if answering Wardlow’s question. “I see it as a tourist-exclusive benefit. It’s not even open to the locals to step foot on the premises to enjoy a meal.”
When Gilbert explained that a housing proposal for the site zoned to allow both housing and hotels didn’t pencil out financially, Commissioner Lucille Boss shot back, “I don’t understand the definition of ‘pencil out.’ Housing projects ‘pencil out’ lots of other places.”
The ace up Gilbert’s sleeve, however, is the Specific Plan approved by the City Council way back in 1983 giving the late, visionary developer Bill Wright the green light to build a 250-room hotel on the site. Numerous times, Gilbert expressed grave concern he’d “be opening a can of worms” if he strayed from the development rights detailed in that Specific Plan. With the financial world teetering on the brink of a banking crisis and construction
loans equally uncertain, Gilbert told the commissioners, he couldn’t risk anything that might significantly delay the project. Changing the project description would do just that.
When the Environmental Impact Report for the Specific Plan was approved 40 years ago before several of the commissioners had been born the maximum number of housing units envisioned was 56. Under the new laws passed by the state legislature to encourage more and faster housing development in response to California’s housing crisis, it’s not clear just how many units Gilbert and the Wright Family could hope to shoehorn onto the property.
Fifteen years ago, Wright proposed building as many as 91 condominiums on the site. Of those, 20 percent were afford able. That proposal, however, was pulled in 2008 in the wake of the Great Recession. That was also well before Wright partnered with Dauntless Development.
The last time the Planning Commis sion gave the Wright property the onceover was in August 2019. Back then, some commissioners expressed strong interest in housing instead of hotel rooms. Com missioner Bonderson spoke at that meet ing as a member of the public and in her testimony that day stressed the need for housing instead of hotel rooms. Last Wednesday, Bonderson expressed incredu lity that the most recent proposal ignored those concerns.
“What compelled you to come back with a project that didn’t check off any of the boxes that were suggested to you that day?” she demanded.
The reality, of course, is more complex. In the early 1990s, for example, developer Bill Wright would donate the 2.5 acres of land needed by the City of Santa Barbara to extend Garden Street from where it previously dead-ended at Yanonali Street to Cabrillo Boulevard. In 1997, this cre ated for the first time an entryway for development into what had hitherto been an impenetrable hodgepodge of
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The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously approved a new agreement with longtime trash-collection partner MarBorg worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 15 years. According to the new contract, the city will continue to pay MarBorg the flat rate of $18,695,000 over the next two years (with a one-time adjustment for fuel costs in 2025), with the rate gradually increasing from 2026 through the remainder of the agreement, for a total sum of more than $300 million.
After operating in Santa Barbara for more than 80 years, MarBorg took over the local trash-hauling territory in the early 2000s, eventually winning exclusive rights to the entire city in 2009, firmly entrenching itself as Santa Barbara County’s only remaining full-service trash and recycling operation. Last July, the City Council opted not to open up the contract for competitive bids, further cementing the company’s hold on local waste removal services.
After a few months of negotiations, the city returned with the updated contract for council approval on Tuesday. City Environmental Services Manager Lorraine Cruz Carpenter presented the new franchise agreement, which will take the place of the current contract when it expires on June 7.
The new agreement met many of the
city’s objectives, including a more “efficient” curbside cart program, which she explained would apply to residential customers with fewer than four units. Under the new program which she said was a move away from the more “labor-intensive” methods to a new system with “automated and wheeled carts” MarBorg employees will no longer come up driveways onto the property to collect cans.
Instead, customers will have to “opt in” to an extra $90 premium charge to continue on-premise collection (individuals with disabilities or over the age of 80 will be accommodated at no extra cost).
Other changes include “enhanced neighborhood” collection services for bulky items, a 48-hour turnaround for abandoned waste reports, and household hazardous waste collection events at centralized locations. The new agreement is also up to date with new state regulations for compliance and reporting, and outlines a plan to move toward zero-emission vehicles “as they become technologically and economically feasible,” Cruz Carpenter said.
The new agreement will go into place June 8, with new and enhanced services starting this July and the small residential curbside cart collection program starting July 2024. Ryan P. Cruz
and suggested that Gilbert push the commission for a project denial and then appeal the matter to the City Council.
semi-industrial storage yards and warehouses that first gave rise to the term “the Funk Zone.” Wright took it a step further, voluntarily subjecting his extensive Funk Zone holdings to the rigorous design review rules and regulations that govern El Pueblo Viejo. That Garden Street extension, argued Commissioner Lesley Wiscomb, was quite beautiful and of great benefit to the entire community. The only person not to have benefited from it, she added, was the property owner himself.
Coming to Gilbert’s aid last Wednesday was architect Brian Cearnal, a veteran of land-use battles in front of the city’s design review boards. Getting uncharacteristically hot under the collar, Cearnal castigated some of the commissioners’ demands for more information and data as “just nuts”
Ultimately, Gilbert agreed to add an unspecified number of housing units into the project which will increase the project’s elevations to help offset any adverse impact the new hotel might have on the city’s housing supply. He also agreed to donate an equally unspecified amount of money into a new affordable housing trust fund still on the City Council’s drawing boards. He said he’d also reach out to Funk Zone businesses and residents for their input as well as soon-to-be-displaced business tenants who now lease space in Wright’s storage yards.
Gilbert stressed he was “open,” but cautioned against unrealistic expectations. Time was of the essence, he stated. It’s already taken nearly two years, he exclaimed, for City Hall to deem his application “complete.” If City Hall were to tell the developers they had to build housing, he warned, “You won’t get anything built here.” Even so, he repeated, he was open. “Not everyone’s going to get what they want, but
The Planning Commission will deliberate over the matter next on May 11. n
Fears of fish farming in the Santa Barbara Channel brought a dozen community members to the front door of the local office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday, April 5. Surrounded by gravestones reading “RIP humpback whales,” “RIP wild fish,” and “RIP local fisherman,” concerned individuals delivered 2,500 petition signatures calling on the Biden administration to ban fin fish farming.
“The pollution surrounding fish farm sites such as these can create dead zones where there isn’t enough oxygen in the water to support even basic marine life,” said Katie Davis, the chair of the Santa Barbara–Ventura Sierra Club. “These pens can entangle migrating marine mammals, such as humpback whales, and pose a massive risk to native fish populations. Developing fish farms off the coast of Santa Barbara is an ecological disaster just waiting to happen.”
A Trump-era executive order instructed NOAA to identify 10 new sites for aquaculture nationwide, called Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs), and, yes, there are some areas in the Santa Barbara Channel that fit the bill. Last week’s protest was in response to the public scoping report released by the NOAA as part of their Notice of Intent process that identified 19 possible sites for AOAs nationally, eight of which were in the channel. However, NOAA claims it’s not a death sentence for the local environment.
Diane Windham, the Southwest Regional Aquaculture Coordinator for NOAA, said that if done responsibly, seafood farming is one of the most sustainable options for producing food. NOAA is required to complete an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and consider public input in the AOA process.
“The NEPA process is a very robust environmental analysis. You have to weigh the impacts both positive and negative of the proposed action on resources that might be affected,” Windham said. “That includes sociological impacts, economic impacts, natural resources, almost anything you can think of falls into that bucket.”
She said they’ll be publishing the draft environmental impact report in about a year, at which time it will be subject to additional public review.
The AOAs also consider all forms of marine aquaculture, including shellfish and macro algae. Bernard Friedman, the owner of Santa Barbara Mariculture, explained that his California mussel farming opera-
tion in Santa Barbara’s waters “produces less waste than [his] household,” and provides an alternative to importing mussels from out of state.
On Monday, April 10, Friedman and his partners with Holdfast Aquaculture hosted a demonstration of their collaborative effort to procure and grow mussel seeds in the Santa Barbara Channel. In attendance was 1st District Supervisor Das Williams, who told the group he scrapes his own mussels off rocks on the Santa Barbara coast.
“The bottom line is that any meat has an environmental impact,” Williams said. “Shellfish are a highly sustainable protein source because they can be grown without the use of fertilizers or other chemicals. In fact, they actually improve water quality by removing nitrogen from the environment.”
Diane Kim, cofounder of Holdfast Aquaculture, said more opportunities for aquaculture in the U.S. can “pave a path for people who are losing their livelihoods” due to wild stocks of seafood declining. “We are growing as a global population; we’re gonna need to produce more food. This can be a big part of that solution.”
Although Friedman said that he is all for the AOAs, he shares the concerns of Wednesday’s protesters about large aquaculture corporations coming in, taking up space in local waters, and out-competing small local businesses like his.
“I fish out in the channel almost every single day. If these fish farms are built, it would directly affect my job of putting food on Californians’ plates,” said Eric Hodge, a local commercial fisherman, during last week’s protest.
Friedman and Kim also discussed the regulatory hurdles that already exist within the permitting process for seafood farming that favors mega corporations who have the time and money to complete the process.
“NOAA is simply opening up a pathway,” Kim said. “And they’re working with state regulators to help make sure that it is more inclusive, more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses instead of just large corporations. But … NOAA’s job is to figure out where the best place is and help guide the regulatory process and make sure that when things are happening, that it’s not wreaking havoc.”
to siphon off property taxes that would otherwise go elsewhere to invest in blighted areas of town. The definition of “blight” became the stuff of statewide scandal and people like Das had cause for genuine outrage.
SPARE ME: For nine years, I had the dubious good fortune to attend Catholic school. There, I learned how to diagram a sentence, how to absorb punishment, and how to run like crazy from arguments wrapped in highminded moral certainty
My heebie-jeebie response to the latter got trip-wired last week while watching the Santa Barbara County Supervisors struggle to save around 1,000 Isla Vista tenants from what looked like certain eviction. Supervisor Das Williams, a gumbo of suffused born-again fervor mixed with progressive activism, delivered a “Build, baby, build” sermon in favor of more housing construction. In it, he blamed environmentalists for causing the housing crisis. And he said they made the environment worse, not better.
Given that Williams cut his teeth politically campaigning on behalf of candidates who promised to monkey-wrench developers every chance they got, I figured this was his Paul-on-the-Road-to-Damascus moment and we just heard the scales fall from his eyes. He’s entitled. But up to a point. “One of the reasons I’m a bummer to listen to,” Das preached, “is that I believe recognizing our own hypocrisy is the only way to achieve ethical and moral public policy. Right?”
With a rhetorical setup like that, the only way to disagree is to admit you’re a hypocrite. Or that you don’t support ethical or moral policy. Or all of the above. Right?
I get it. Das is all about the VMT. That’s wonk-speak for Vehicle Miles Traveled. Unaffordable housing costs mean more commuting workers, more VMT, more greenhouse gases, more melting glaciers, more sea-level rise. Right? But enviros are solely to blame for housing costs? Wrong.
Joining Das in the build-baby-build chorus was Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, himself a youthful escapee from a Catholic cult, not to mention the Republican Party. But Lavagnino doesn’t cast himself as a historical change agent and he doesn’t shroud himself with any whiff of messianic overtones. Instead, Steve’s a knee-jerk comedian one of the virtues of a Catholic education who goes for the laugh. This time, he played it straight. More housing. Supply and demand. More housing. Build.
That too makes sense.
Up to a point.
Fortunately for me, Supervisor Joan Hartmann tried to insert that point. In fact, she tried twice. For the record, Hartmann left the Lutheran church when she was 11. At the time, her dog had just died, and dogs, she’d been told, don’t go to heaven.
Just because we build it, she cautioned, the people we want housed firefighters, teachers, nurses, and other worthy workers won’t necessarily get the housing. There are new economic forces afoot, she warned; pension funds and hedge funds are investing in rental properties worldwide, gobbling up what had once been workforce housing, upscaling it, and jacking up the rents.
In some places in Santa Barbara, Hartmann noted that 18-23 percent of residential properties sit unoccupied as second homes. Even small 700-square-foot properties billed as “affordable by design” one of the architects’ favorite catchphrases are snatched up as “lovely pieds-à-terre” by well-heeled out-of-towners jazzed to have a snug little Santa Barbara getaway. That doesn’t count all the vacation rentals or fractional ownership deals like Pacaso that likewise take otherwise habitable living space off the market.
Later, Joan would issue a broadside detailing how UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang’s steadfast decision not to build the faculty and student housing called for in multiple and legally binding campus planning documents has contributed to the housing pain.
To Hartmann, I say thanks for the sanity. I’d also point out Pope Francis has also seen fit to let dogs into heaven.
I have witnessed Williams’s self-righteous swagger before. About 10 years ago, Das was in the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown, then facing an immense budget crisis, abolished all 400 redevelopment agencies throughout the State of California. Brown and Williams framed it as a choice between funding public schools and all the poor kids of color who attend them, and funding government agencies described by Das at the time as being “intellectually dishonest” at their core. And he had a point. Redevelopment agencies were created to allow cities
But lost in the deal was the $1 billion a year that these agencies invested in capital-A Affordable housing projects. In the City of Santa Barbara, that translated to about $5 million annually, which in turn translated over time into 3,700 affordable housing units that would not otherwise have gotten built. At the time, Das backed Brown to the hilt. When mayors Helene Schneider and Margaret Connell of Santa Barbara and Goleta, respectively objected, Williams scolded them with finger-wagging vigor, astonished that they would stand on the wrong side of history.
In the years since, no meaningful effort has been made to restore the affordable housing funding streams lost. According to former Santa Barbara City Manager Paul Casey, that amounts to $50 million evaporated over the last 10 years. Given that Santa Barbara’s Housing Authority has a demonstrated track record of leveraging such funds by a factor of 10 to one, that’s $500 million that could have been used to build real affordable housing. Even if Casey were exaggerating by half, that’s $250 million that could have been earmarked. Either way, that’s not nothing. In fact, that’s one fat, chubby baby Das helped chuck out with Jerry Brown’s bathwater.
Did the environmental movement create the housing crisis? To the extent that Das is a card-carrying environmentalist and I know he walks the walk then maybe he can credibly blame the environmental movement for the housing crisis.
I bring up religion here because the faith people in the “Build, baby, build” crowd hold in such pseudo-scientific ephemera as “Supply and Demand” and “The Invisible Hand” is every bit as mystical and magical as the belief millions of Christians have in the Holy Trinity. More so, I’d say. The cruel irony here is that rents and mortgages have reached new stratospheric peaks just as we have witnessed the greatest explosion in new housing product since the end of World War II, or the early 1970s.
In the past few years, the City of Santa Barbara reports an increase in 800 new rental units either built or permitted via the Average Unit Density (AUD) program and
another 700 built or permitted through the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program, more picturesquely known as “granny-flats.” These programs work. The AUD system bribes developers to build rental housing by allowing far greater densities than otherwise would be allowed while cutting parking requirements in half. In exchange, developers agree to set aside 10-15 percent of the units built as affordable. For the rest, the sky’s been the limit. So much for the “trickle down” theory
If Das preached less and listened more, he’d recognize that many of us hypocrites would be happy to accept increased densities skyline views and traffic congestion be damned if we had some assurances the housing built would actually reach people occupying the “missing middle” of the economic spectrum. Or the low end. Feeding the horses to feed the sparrows as trickle-down has been described does not qualify as a “moral or ethical” public policy in my estimation. Or an effective one either.
So what does work? First, stop the bleeding. Don’t allow new hotel development on land zoned for housing, especially when the parcels involved are 4.5 acres. Second, create a new steady, reliable stream of revenue to replace what we lost when redevelopment agencies were killed. I’d suggest a 2-percent
hike on the bed taxes City Hall collects from hotel guests.
We haven’t increased our bed taxes since 2000, and many cities, it turns out, charge more than we do. Hotel and motel owners will understandably squawk, but their nightly room rates have skyrocketed in recent years, and they can share some of that wealth. Yes, this would require a vote of the people, but the people most immediately impacted hotel guests don’t live here. And if we really mean business, we would vote to increase our local sales tax by a half-percent or so. Yes, that would be money coming out of our pocket. But it would be a lot less than what the pension fund real estate investors will take in the form of renovictions and rent gouging.
In the meantime, don’t pit the enviros and affordable housing against each other. It may feel good, but it’s not very effective. Maybe I learned that in Catholic school too.
—Nick Welsh
Iread with interest the story about the embattled vice principal at Santa Ynez high school accused of racism by parents of former and current students. I found it interesting that this former missionary of the Mormon church reasoned that he couldn’t possibly be racist because he had served a mission in Latin America.
“How could a person be racist if they have spent two years in a country at their own expense learning the language they don’t speak, looking different than all ‘those people,’ being of a different religious background than ‘those people.’ ” Wow.
Is it not evident that missionary work in most cases is inherently racist in nature? Missionary work’s primary purpose is to bring the “truth” to people here and in other lands who are not fortunate enough to have heard “the good word.” It basically assumes that the religion or spirituality of “those people” is false and should be swept aside for the truth as you and your religion see it. Forget the fact that the native religion and spirituality may have its roots in antiquity, whereas your religion was conceived a mere 180 years ago.
As a former member of the Mormon church, I would also mention that the reward for a mission for the church is a boost to one’s personal salvation as well as saving “those people” from themselves.
—Lawrence Hickenbotham, S.B.Today we are witnessing the real insurrection. And it is being carried out by the Democrat Party and the left, not Donald Trump. As Mark Levin said on April 4, “It was the first time in our history when the Democrat Party used a Democrat city, with a Democrat grand jury, and a Democrat judge to manufacture a criminal case against the leading GOP candidate running for president.” And then, another radical Democrat DA in Georgia proceeded to go after Trump criminally also.
Wake up, America. If they can do this to a billionaire like Trump, they can do it to anyone, even you. This is the type of thing that happens in communist countries and banana republics.
—Diana Thorn, CarpinteriaWhile it is understandable that SCE needs to have planned outages, scheduling an outage
on the first day of Passover (an important Jewish holiday) is beyond an inconvenience. Similar to an Easter or Christmas dinner, Passover is a time of major food preparation. I brought this to SCE’s attention and received no response. Hopefully, SCE will be more considerate in their future planning.
—Judy Flum, S.B.Through a personal experience, I recently discovered the scope of the extraordinary services offered by the Santa Barbara Public Library.
A friend of mine was frustrated in seeking employment. Someone suggested that she might try the library for assistance. To our great surprise, a very friendly and responsive librarian made us aware of help in preparing a résumé and tips on presenting yourself to advantage in a job interview. The staff couldn’t have been more welcoming and helpful.
I am happy to report that the result was success in attaining the position that my very happy and grateful friend was hoping for. A further benefit of my experience was a discovery of the many other beneficial opportunities that are available at our library everything from helping to prepare your taxes, to English as a second language classes, to preschool story time for kids and moms. The extent of the community benefit of our library was a wonderful surprise.
We are very lucky to have this free resource as just another exceptional aspect of what makes Santa Barbara such a special place to live.
—Art Merovick, S.B.
How can anyone understand present-day America without acknowledging the experience of Black people in the study of American history, especially during this nation’s formative years.
The censorship of inconvenient truths in public education by certain privileged White politicians and media opinion influencers is an insult to the intelligence of American students.
—Guy McCullough, Lompoc
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Army Air Base, and Gardner Army Airfield in Taft), where he learned to fly the Stearman bi-plane and Vultee BT-13; then to advanced flight training at Pecos Army Airfield, TX, where he earned his wings and became a Flight Officer; and finally to Roswell Army Airfield, NM, where he piloted the B-17 Flying Fortress.
local memories, friends, and acquaintances. He especially enjoyed times the two of them spent with Maxine’s children and grandchildren, and the laughter-filled cruises he and Maxine took together with their respective families.
say, “Don’t work too hard out there,” to which his reply was sure to be, “That’s not work!”
In a life so full that even 97 years couldn’t quite contain it, he embodied the greatest virtues of the “Greatest Generation,” at the heart of which were his love of family, country, and the community of Santa Barbara, where his roots reached back 7 generations. He served his country in WWII, returned home to marry a woman he’d admired since junior high, raised five children with her, and taught math and industrial arts to two generations of local students. On what would have been his 98th birthday, we, his children, memorialize and honor the life of George Sargent McKenzie. He was born in Santa Barbara to William and Cora (Sargent) McKenzie. He and his older brother, William Jr., inherited their father’s pride in their local ancestors, who included Jose Francisco de Ortega (the Presidio’s first commander) and William Benjamin Foxen (the English merchant seaman who married Commander Ortega’s granddaughter). George often spoke of happy childhood memories: car trips with his dad inspecting rural lines for the phone company; pets (notably, ducks he raised from eggs, and homing pigeons); Boy Scout Troop 9; SB backcountry trips; fishing from Stearns Wharf; helping boat owners launch and land at the Harbor; tennis with his best friend at Oak Park; and summer labor at San Lucas Ranch to satisfy Coach Schutte’s football conditioning demands.
At Santa Barbara High School, he earned varsity letters as a runner on the track team and kicker on the football team. When WWII erupted, he was determined to serve as soon and well-prepared as possible, so added ROTC to his SBHS classes and, on graduation day, missed commencement exercises to board a troop train in LA. His military training took him first to Missoula, MT; then back to CA (Santa Ana Army Air Base, Rankin Field flight school at Tulare
After the war, he returned home and attended UCSB (Riviera campus). There, he rediscovered Barbara Ann Abbott, whom he’d first met in Harry Chanson’s Accordion Club in junior high. They married in 1948 and, after graduating in 1951, moved to Los Angeles so he could pursue a master’s degree in Education at USC. They settled in Hermosa Beach to start a family, but moved back home to Santa Barbara at the earliest opportunity.
For the next 30 years, George taught math and industrial arts in SB public schools, first as a substitute teacher at SBHS, then full-time at La Cumbre Junior High. When La Colina Junior High opened in 1959, principal Jack Richards invited George to join the faculty; George was delighted to accept, and was a popular and successful teacher there for many years. Then, to help his least senior colleague avoid layoff, George voluntarily transferred to San Marcos HS, where he was honored to serve as the head of the Math Department. After retirement, one of his greatest pleasures around town was when one of his many former students would stop to say hello, and thank him.
After Barbara’s death in 1994, George was re-introduced to their college friend, June York Behrens, who also was recently widowed. It was the beginning of a new life for both, and they seldom were apart until her death more than 16 years later.
June welcomed George into her family, which became practically an extension of his own, and vice versa. Through June, he also gained new friends and interests. One new interest was travel: June was an avid world traveler, and became his guide and companion on wonderful trips throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Europe. He especially enjoyed Cuba, where his discovery of mojitos inspired him to add mint to his backyard gardens.
After June’s death, George was lucky enough to become reacquainted with Maxine Crandall, a sorority sister of his late wife. As two SB natives, he and Maxine shared many
George often reflected on his good luck in life. He thought of it as “luck” because, characteristically, he focused not on what he’d done to deserve it, but on how mystified and grateful he was to have it. Over and over, with family, students, and community, the voice of that gratitude was generosity. He was honored by the Red Cross for his many donations of blood, platelets, and plasma, and he regularly made monetary donations to local charities and nonprofits to support causes that were important to him, particularly education (SBHS Alumni Association; SB Foundation), and preservation/ study of both local nature (SB Museum of Natural History) and history (SB Trust for Historic Preservation).
When he wasn’t thinking about giving others what he had, he often was busy creating something (to give away, most likely). He had such a passion and gift for making and growing things that it was like a second language for communing with his world and the people in it. Useful things, decorative things, playful things— whatever their purpose, his creations came as much from his heart as from his hands and mind. He helped design and build the family home, to which he added masterful custom woodwork. He later added a barn and corral to the property, and horses added further to the population of pets that brought the family much happiness. He built a beautiful fishing boat and welded a trailer to fit it, patiently allowing his excited young son to “help.” Weekend and after-school outings on local waters provided many memorable hours of father-son time, and often a seafood feast for the family. His “green thumb” was legendary, as was his devotion to the backyard fruit trees, vegetables, and flowers on the foothill acre that was his home for his last 50+ years. To young eyes and some older ones, his workshop and yard creations verged on magical, but behind them were innumerable hours of thought, experimentation, and manual labor—all of which he seemed to enjoy as much as the results. As he headed out to do yardwork in his mid-90’s we’d
He fully believed in his own abilities. Limits, even those of old age, he took as challenges. “Don’t tell me what I can’t do” was a phrase he’d be proud to have as an epitaph. When presented with two possible choices, he’d challenge the assumption he was limited to one, reminding us with a smile that he was “Mr. Do Both.”
His natural athleticism was impressive, especially when fueled by his singular determination. When he underwent knee surgery in his 60’s, his orthopedist suggested swimming to strengthen the leg; George’s way of doing that was to become certified as a SCUBA diver. Although he enjoyed many sports, from his early teens his favorite was tennis, which he continued to play two or three days a week until nearly 90. He almost always played with the same group of fellow teachers, and enjoyed their friendship and comradery as much as the tennis. When there was a ping pong table around, he loved to pick up a paddle, and couldn’t suppress a smile when he dumbfounded an opponent with tricks he’d learned from a champion pingponger in his Army unit. As he got older, he also enjoyed Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls, where he made and renewed more valued friendships. Other fun with fellow schoolteachers included fishing trips, poker evenings, and BBQs where he was renowned for his grilled tri-tip and family-recipe Spanish beans
He never lost the love of aviation he’d found in the Air Corps. He earned his private pilot’s license in his 50’s, noting with amusement that his military flight log gave him more air hours than his civilian instructor had. The airport was a happy place for him, whether he was working as a docent at the SB Air Heritage Museum, just watching planes come and go, or—best of all—when time and money allowed him to rent a Cessna and soar over the local territory he knew so well.
He had an affinity for numbers, and relished the daily Sudoku puzzle, which he credited for keeping his mind sharp. The sharp mind and competitive spirit made him a formidable foe in family card and board games—he never “let” his young opponents win, but always was gracious in victory and quick to offer a rematch.
Among the most enduring gifts George gave his children were memorable experiences: trips to Don and Shirley’s Pony Rides (and train-watching with a 10¢ Coke from the machine, with the reminder—from someone who’d learned from the Depression the true value of things—that “those always used to cost a nickel”); Rancho Oso for trail rides; LA for Dodger games and amusement parks; Sierras and SB backcountry for camping/ fishing; Santa Ynez Valley for family history (and, in later years, winetasting); local parks to hunt for mushrooms after rains; La Tolteca to watch that night’s dinner made by hand; and countless other warm memories.
With his family by his side, George completed his long and fruitful life’s journey at SB Cottage Hospital—the same place, as he enjoyed telling amazed staff, where it had begun more than 97 years earlier. He was pre-deceased by his wife Barbara and son Duncan, and is survived by his children Martin, Ellen, Robin, and Anne, son-in-law Mitch, grandson Owen, and extended family.
The family again thanks Complete Care at Home (especially caregivers Leah and Laurie), SB Cancer Center and UCLA Health (especially Dr. Fred Kass and PA Amanda Sweet), SB Cardiovascular Medical Group (especially Dr. Vishal Goyal), Dr. Darol Joseff, Montecito Geriatrics (especially Dr. Todd Fearer and Carrie Rydman), Dr. Eric Wipf and staff, Dr. Timothy Spiegel, Samarkand, Valle Verde, Cottage Hospital, and all the others without whose expert and compassionate care George could not have had such a long, active, and happy life.
Memorial services were private. Anyone wishing to make a donation in George’s memory may do so to their favorite charity or nonprofit, or to a cause George supported, some of which are listed above; remembrances may be left on the Welch-Ryce-Haider webpage (www.wrhsb.com).
In a blue blazer and faded jeans hidden below the anchor desk, King Harris crusaded for great reporting, sensitivity, and authenticity.
King ruled as news director at KEYT from 1984 to 1997 and delivered the reports through a slight center gap in his teeth. Often anchors in fancy big TV markets fixed those gaps with absurd veneers that looked white piano keys crowding their mouths. Not King. He barely combed his hair before going on TV, flipping it back and greeting the viewer seconds later with an earnest delivery.
King waged war with his loafers usually kicked off in the walk-in closet of a newsroom, his golden retriever often nearby. He fought for a legion of his employees to report in their voice, with compassion and limitless creativity. He fought against wafer-thin reporting and dangerous formulaaddled consultants invading broadcast journalism.
King also fought a daily urge to drain a bottle of liquor, and his bravery there deserves more attention: Stay tuned, keep reading.
During his reign, King’s subterranean newsroom budget allowed him to hire youthful and cheap. But the maestro of scouting found raw talent at bargain prices and developed employees already in house.
“A real newsman who loved to mentor young journalists to cover the communities we served with care and commitment,” said Giselle Fernandez, former KEYT reporter and anchor at Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles. “He loved the
superstars for bargain rates: Travis Johnson, Sean Browning, David Cronshaw, Luis Mejia, Dennis Funes, Marvin Stone, and more.
“King allowed us to be creative, with no limits to what we could do,” said Tuyay. “We learned from each other, instilled his ideas to other employees.”
Many of those Tuyay/Harris era videographers became big-city department heads and network photographers.
While King never received a degree in psychology, he taught his employees, without yelling, to look into a mirror framed in his hippie spirit and idealism. He helped us understand when we were being uptight, sanctimonious, or silly.
I began at KEYT in 1985 at $13 an hour, jacked up on adrenalin and motivation. I got mad when Lance Orozco got hired shortly after me at $16 per hour. Not too many days later, I swore and threw a pencil at a newsroom television because my USC Trojans puked up a loss to Baylor.
King looked at me, eyebrows raised, and laughed.
I had an epiphany, giggled with King, and the pencil throwing stopped, the swearing waned.
King used some sort of “Summer of Love” mind tricks to channel my hyperactivity and to stop worrying about football losses and other people’s salaries. He underscored that last point by relaying that, despite being on TV, everyone at KEYT was getting paid excrement.
At times King got annoyed and turned flippant, frequently about consultants or when someone peppered him about where he attended college.
“Stanford,” he told some visiting suit.
“I thought you told me you graduated from Lewis and Clark in Oregon,” I later asked.
tell unvarnished stories of war and rejection after their return home. But the therapeutic class also boosted the Vietnam veterans, eventually giving them a national stage that became a rare double segment report on 60 Minutes
Harris traveled to the then–Soviet Union with Capps and American vets to meet with Afghanistan war soldiers. His documentary Brothers in Arms, about the remarkable meeting, won countless major awards.
A few years ago, King and I agreed we should attend a USC football game together at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. But then King vanished, and I worried about a medical issue perhaps.
I got in touch with his wife, Sarah, King’s dynamic lifelong supporter.
“He won’t be going to any football games right now,” she said and got us in touch.
“I’m just getting out of the jiggle room,” King laughed. “The what?”
“Jiggle room, you know, where you shake, detox,” King clarified.
King was an alcoholic, and that treatment didn’t stick, but King stuck it out.
Beach Boys and everything Santa Barbara, and his casual, cool leadership style was unifying and inspiring.”
Harris regaled us with stories about his drumming in Hollywood, and the history of rock ’n’ roll. His musical insights explored the members of bands, the producers, and songwriters.
Among the journalists who served under King: Fernandez, Kim Insley, David Bolton, Daryn Kagan, Paula Lopez, “Phog Monster” Phil Mann, Dan Caston, Dan Elliot, CJ Ward, Beth Farnsworth, John Palminteri, Edie Lambert, and Tracy Lehr, to name a few while risking infuriating the unnamed.
Kim Insley recalls Harris stressing a work-life balance before that ever became pounded into the modern lexicon.
“I remember we had a softball game and King looked at us all and said, ‘It doesn’t get better than this,’ ” said Insley, a longtime news anchor in Minneapolis and now CEO of her creative communications company. “King was smart, well-read, and funny; he wanted to hire people in that mold.”
King hired Herb Tuyay, a masterstroke because the Filipino kid from San Diego became one the greatest teachers of news editing and videography in the nation.
Herb and King lured to KEYT budding photographer
“Oh, I just tell them Stanford sometimes, you know; let’s move on,” he replied. “Anyway, what does it matter?”
King often outfoxed a passel of outside consultants who swept in, trying to lay down their corporate template on his unconventional newsroom in Santa Barbara. King listened and nodded along with suggestions from the hired guns, who were usually failed journalists turned advisers.
The consultants left, and the newscast continued Harrisstyle, with lots of densely layered pieces and original reporting, from hard-hitting to tender and even funny features.
This reporting focused on a cavalcade of non-stars, just regular folk.
He promoted journalism that uplifted the community, and KEYT News felt very “Santa Barbara” before the pipeline of megabucks transplants flowed more freely. King showed us how to give back and give a hoot about others, leading the way on air during the Christmas Unity telethons.
We knew he taught English as a soldier during the Vietnam War. We learned in detail from King how a generation of Americans came back mentally and physically damaged.
Harris bonded with Walter Capps, the late acclaimed UCSB professor and eventual U.S. congressmember. The pair educated students by bringing in the Vietnam vets to
He later entered “The Rock” with its stony facade, the treatment facility on the Veterans Administration campus in West Los Angeles. King said he lived with other veterans, got counseled by hardcore veterans, and got sober.
A few times in the last 10 years, we sat at a coffee shop in Pismo Beach and talked about “The Rock” and marvelous times at KEYT and the irony of me serving as news director from 2003 to 2006.
I again witnessed King’s greatness during our last inperson visit, December 2021.
I thanked him for his mentorship and his friendship, and updated him on where many of his former employees now excelled.
I told him how Giselle Fernandez became the face of thriving Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles, with its reputation for less car chases and more personal, impactful stories. King and I transitioned, discussing the Beach Boys rift and how Carole King wrote so many hits for others.
Then his phone rang.
King looked at the caller ID on the screen and knew one of the people he sponsored through Alcoholics Anonymous needed to talk at that moment.
Harris, who died sober, smiled.
“I have to take this.”
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It is with sadness we share the passing of Donald and Marina Ziemer in the first half of 2022. Donald passed away on March 10th after a brief illness, his wife, Marina passed suddenly on April 8th.
Donald was the youngest of three sons born on October 9, 1933 to Fred and Mary Ziemer who ran a successful upholstery shop on Carrillo Street. Don, as he was known to friends and family, attended Dolores School, La Cumbre Jr. High and Santa Barbara High School. Upon graduating from high school, Don joined his eldest brother David at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he earned a BS in Architectural Engineering in 1955 prior to attending Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, he was deployed to Honolulu, Hawaii where he served in the navy as a cartographer before returning to Santa Barbara.
Marina Ziemer (nee Costas) was born on July 7, 1938 to Peter and Meronie Costas in the San Roque neighborhood where the family was soon joined by brother Arthur (Artie) Costas. Marina attended Peabody Elementary, La Cumbre Jr. High and Santa Barbara High School. She participated in many musicals and choral performances including the part of Aline in Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Sorcerer” and Ellie in “Showboat” for the Santa Barbara Civic Opera Association and Madge in “Picnic” for the Santa Barbara Repertory Theater.
Marina held fond memories of the times spent at her parent’s restaurant, Pete’s Café on State Street next door to the Granada Theater. After attending San Mateo College to study music, Marina returned to Santa Barbara where she soon met Donald at East Beach shortly prior to his deployment. A courtship ensued with weekly letters exchanged across the Pacific Ocean leading to their marriage in 1959 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Daughter Dawn was soon wel-
As did many local architects of that generation, Don began his career at Arendt, Mosher and Grant Architects, working his way up to Project Architect before joining the firm Kruger Bensen to eventually form Kruger Bensen Ziemer (KBZ), an architectural firm that continues today following in the footsteps of its founders. Don Bensen, the sole surviving founding architect was not only a business partner but was a close friend of Donald’s taking weekly lunches at Joe’s Café. Donald’s long career focused mainly on public sector projects including schools, churches, synagogues, banks and fire stations. He enjoyed working on numerous projects for Santa Barbara City College during a period of growth for the campus.
Marina created a warm and loving household cooking delicious Greek dishes handed down from her mother and Nouna (Godmother).
Throughout her life, Marina continued to sing, filling the house with her beautiful soprano voice while either playing the piano or guitar imparting a love of music to her children. Donald and Marina shared a love of dogs that led to the adoption of a cute, scruffy terrier from the Santa Barbara Humane Society they named “Mr. Chips” or Chipper as he became to be known.
Sports was an important part of Donald and Marina’s life. Donald played team sports in both basketball and tennis; Marina’s father Pete was a basketball coach and avid sports enthusiast. Donald took up racquetball in the 70’s and competed in several tournaments including the nationals before returning to tennis. Marina took up tennis in her 40’s and while the couple rarely played together, they each individually enjoyed both the social and physical benefits the game had to offer.
Donald and Marina loved to travel both domestically and abroad visiting most if not every Presidential library and national park. Their trips to Europe, Mexico and Canada were typically accompanied by friends or family with a trip to Greece with Marina’s brother Artie, wife Berit and Don and Vera Bensen as a high point. The group visited Marina and Artie’s grandmother’s village and Marina was able to utilize her second language much to
As much as Donald and Marina liked to travel, they always loved to return to their beautiful hilltop home designed by Donald with a city view facing their beloved Santa Ynez Mountains. Their love for Santa Barbara will live on in the legacy of Donald’s buildings and their combined commitment to public education and the performing arts. They are survived by their three children; Dawn (Brett Larsen), Stephanie and John, Marina’s brother Arthur Costas and his wife Berit.
Donald and Marina were dearly loved by their family and friends and are missed immensely. If you would like to honor their memory, please consider a donation to the SBCC Foundation, Santa Barbara Education Foundation, Santa Barbara Opera or a local animal rescue.
James Dale Cogan
7/4/1933 - 4/1/2023
We will miss his stories of growing up in Santa Barbara carousing around town causing trouble with his friends.
A private service will be held for family at a later date.
of the Santa Barbara Sportsman Association, Jake loved to travel all over California and the western US to camp, hike, hunt, fish, and motocross with friends & family. He always had his beloved Chesapeake Bay Retriever with him and even until his death, his loyal Chessie was right by his side. Jake is remembered for representing a generation that valued hard work, pride of our country, love of his family, love of God and the beautiful outdoors he created that Jake so thoroughly enjoyed.
Memorial services will be announced this spring.
James Cogan passed away in Buellton, Ca. on April 1, 2023 at 89 years old, where he lived with his wife Marcia.
He was born on July 4, 1933 in Culver City California. He always enjoyed telling people that the whole country celebrated his birthday. When he was about 7 years old, he moved to Santa Barbara where he lived with his father Patrick Cogan.
He is preceded in death by his first wife Maryann Cogan (Guevara), his son William (Billy) Cogan and his brother Dennis Cogan. He is survived by his wife Marcia Cogan (Hoff) and his children James, Allen, Michael, Jeannie (Jones) and Brian, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Jim worked for GTE and Verizon from 1962 to 1996 when he retired to become a man of leisure. He loved working on his 1936 Ford, spending many hours on restoring the car he found in the middle of a pile of old cars. He and Marcia also enjoyed traveling in their 5th wheel RV exploring and looking for treasures in antique stores and flea markets along
Jack ‘Jake’ Webster Lockerbie, 96, of Goleta, CA died March 2, 2023. Jake is survived by his wife Rosie Nobs Lockerbie and two daughters Chris Lockerbie and Char Lockerbie Harris. He is also survived by his two granddaughters Sunny Harris Bandy and Lindsay Harris Cooney, and five great-grandchildren.
Jake was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and attended Van Nuys High School with many memories of Los Angeles with miles of orchards, playing on the sets at movie studios, and escaping the valley heat to Big Bear, Santa Monica pier or Catalina Island. Growing up during the Depression, his family was grateful his father was employed by Warner Bros Studios and Jake enjoyed helping his dad design movie sets in high school. During WWII Jake joined the California State Guard and in 1945 was drafted into the Army in the 11th Airborne Division Band which included jump school and earning his wings. After the war, he married into a large family with Rosie being one of six girls so instantly his family grew, eventually having his own two girls and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. This made for lots of fun family camping, hiking, and ski trips together over the years.
Jake retired from Delco in 1988. A quintessential ‘California outdoorsman’ and member
A lifelong Santa Barbaran, Ann died peacefully at home on December 27, 2022, at the age of 93. Born in 1929 to Katherine MacDonald and Christian R. Holmes, she married Edward R. Spaulding in 1947, and together they had six children: Sam Spaulding, Kathy Edelman (David), Ruth Campbell, Bruce Spaulding, Roger Spaulding, and Blair Spaulding (Kelly).
Ann is survived by her six children as well as twelve grandchildren: Sam Edelman (Tera), Ann Edelman, Craig Edelman (Dania), Katie Sorensen, Molly Sorensen, Claire Anderson (Chris), Amanda Spaulding (Louie), Brandon Spaulding, Aimee Borneman, Megan Peterson (Catlin), Bart Spaulding, and Sierra Spaulding; she is also survived by eleven greatgrandchildren: Nolan and Bowie Edelman, Elio and Coda Edelman, Hayden and Ella Anderson, Tatum and Rylen Borneman, Kyla and Kaylen Peterson, and Aurora Spaulding.
Ann’s family would also like to recognize and share their appreciation for all those who assisted with her care: Assisted Home Health and Hospice, Susan Dickinson of Age in Place, Kira Friedmann of Therapeutic Massage, and Santiago and Suzanna Lazaro… thank you!
4/7/1944 - 2/29/2023
Peggy Sue Kissner, known to many as Neritti, was born April 7, 1944 to Eleanor (Kissner) and Sydney Hunt in Cleveland, OH. For the past five years she lived at Friendship Manor in Isla Vista, where she continued her healing arts and extensive writing. She died on February 9, 2023, after spending many weeks receiving exceptional compassionate care at Serenity House with her family continuously at her side. She is survived by her daughter Christy, son-in-law Chris, and her three granddaughters Shaunessy, Kaylia and McKenna Grant.
4/25/1936 - 4/8/2023
Ralph Lanier Green, age 86, passed away on April 8, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Born in Albany, California to William and Ruby Green (née Lanier) on April 25, 1936, Ralph studied foreign languages and pre-medicine at the University of California at Berkeley and went on to graduate with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of California at San Francisco. Following graduation, Ralph served his country with honor as an Army medical doctor in the European theater at the rank of Captain. Ralph enjoyed success as one of the first private practice OB-GYNs in Santa Barbara, delivering thousands of babies during his career that spanned fifty years. Before all else, Ralph was a man of faith serving as an Elder in the Turnpike Road Church of Christ. He loved singing and showed his faith through action, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. Ralph is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Barbara; children, Jonathan, Stephen, and Benjamin; six grandchildren, Donovan, Broderick, Emma, Kai, Amelie, and Abbey; and sister Carolyn. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service in Ralph’s honor will be held on Saturday, April 15 at 1:00 – 2:00 pm at Turnpike Road Church of Christ in Santa Barbara. Ralph is already deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him. We are grateful for the time we had with Ralph and for the love and support of those around us at this difficult time.
3/28/1932 - 2/11/2023
Taylor, Krista, Matt, Molly, Patrick, Thomas and Toby; as well as the children of his brother Lee Thomas and sister-in-law Joann Thomas: Andrea, Colin and Christopher. And he was the favorite uncle to all.
Celebrating the Life of Shirley Ann Hopper
Services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 12pm, Celebration 1pm-3pm Church Hall
St. Raphael’s Catholic Church 5444 Hollister Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Please join us in celebrating our Mothers life.
RSVP DeeDee (805) 967-7596
Bruce Thomas 12/19/1969 - 3/30/2023
With loving care Bruce’s sister, Janet and niece, Jennifer, arranged his transfer from Scripps Hospital in San Diego to Hospice Care in Borrego Springs where he bravely met the challenge of his impending death in the comfort of his home he so loved and to be reunited with his beloved dogs, Spot and Chelsea.
A private celebration of life has been scheduled. Rest in Peace Bruce.
Joyce
12/14/1930 - 3/6/2023
husband, William E. Metz, and brother Donald Lauster. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lyons Public Library, 122 Broad Street, Lyons NY 14489 (LyonsLibraryDirector@owwl.org) or Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 North La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara CA 93110 (office@telcsb.org).
the couch or a snack from the fridge. Family BBQs, grandkids and a big, loud family was Carolyn’s normal.
It is with great sadness we announce the premature passing on March 30, 2023, at age 62, of Bruce Thomas as a result of an aggressive metastatic cancer. Although that sadness is far outweighed by the joy he brought his family and friends during his lifetime. His cheerful personality, wit, sense of humor and generosity of spirit were legendary to all.
Bruce moved to Carpinteria in 1978 and it is there he established lifelong friendships with so many.
Later, Bruce moved to San Diego and developed a successful business, Thomas Industrial Water, Inc. He operated the business until the day he died.
In the early 2000’s Bruce bought 2+ acres of undeveloped land in Borrego Springs and in 2005 he oversaw the construction of his “dream” home. He was rightly proud of this home with backyard swimming pool and jacuzzi, and the majestic views of the surrounding mountains and desert. And the doors were always open for family and friends.
He was UNCLE BRUCE to the children of his sister, Janet Minehan and brother-in-law Tom Minehan: Jennifer, Seth,
Santa Barbara, CA – Joyce L. Metz, 92, a resident of Valle Verde retirement community, died peaceably in her residence on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Joyce was born December 14, 1930, in Lyons New York to Harold (Butch) and Florence Lauster. She was a graduate of Lyons High School (1948) and a graduate of Keuka College (1950). She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Santa Barbara.
She married William E. Metz in 1950 and they raised two children; Holly (1954) and William (1956). Joyce worked at the Lyons Public Library for 26-years as Assistant to the Librarian.
In 1996, she moved from Lyons NY to Santa Barbara CA to be closer to her children. She was an avid book reader and prolific writer of short stories. Joyce enjoyed decades as a golfer and enthusiast of all things art. Throughout her adult life in upstate New York she was an indefatigable volunteer advocating change to end discrimination in her home town.
She is survived by her daughter, Holly (Edward) Bennett of Santa Barbara CA, her son William (Jasmin) Metz of San Diego CA, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and her brother David Lauster of Lyons NY.
She was predeceased by her
7/14/1931 - 11/30/2022
Born on July 14,1931, Carolyn was a 2nd generation Santa Barbarian. She grew up on the westside with her brother, sister, and parents. As a teenager, she packed lemons in Goleta, accompanied her father delivering vegetables as far north as Santa Maria, and enjoyed fishing with him off Stearns Wharf. She graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1949 and on Jan 1st, 1950, married Calvin Perry (CP) Brooks from Oklahoma. Carolyn and Perry had three children: Karen, Robin (Robbie), and Brett Brooks. They divorced in 1968. For 25 years, she worked at JC Penny’s on State Street in the lingerie department and could tell just by looking at you what size undergarments you wore. Carolyn loved playing poker with friends until the wee hours of the night. She also had a love for BINGO and would play with her friends, Mary Lou & Duann. She outlived most of her friends and missed them dearly. Her real passion was being a mom and a grandma. Many knew her as “Grandma” and knew her for her warm & welcoming home. She lived a lifetime of loved ones stopping by her home on Santa Catalina for a nap on
Living so close to Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline Park made her home the perfect place to park for the summertime days at the beach, which always ended with a BBQ in her backyard. She always had a fridge full of favorites and her family joked that it was automatic to go straight to the fridge when they got to Grandma’s house. She doted on her 6 grandkids, who spent many school breaks and overnights at “camp grandma.” Carolyn loved the Lakers and Kobe Bryant, and was a dedicated fan watching all their games and coaching (yelling) at the TV from her living room. While her love of Kobe was one of her biggest, Elvis Presley was her true love. She couldn’t help but dance the second Elvis came on. Even in her final days, we could still get a toe tap or some jazz hands by playing Elvis. She loved a glass of wine in the evening, while watching game shows or Forrest Gump, with her faithful dog Kalani by her side. Kalani was the best at keeping the “boogie man away.” Carolyn was so proud of her home on Santa Catalina, which she bought in 1950. She moved to Casa Linda in December of 2019 where she lived until her final weeks. She spent her final days back on “the Mesa” in her son’s home, surrounded by family. Preceded in death by her parents, Angela Ronconi & Manuel Elizalde, siblings Freddie Elizalde & Louise Butterfield and her daughter Karen Beaudette. Grandma you are deeply missed and remembered by her sons Robbie (Scotti) & Brett (Shannon), grandchildren, great-grandchildren & many more. A celebration of Carolyn’s life will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2023. For more information, please contact and RSVP cheybrooks05@ gmail.com or (805) 729-2732.
Leona passed away peacefully in Sarah House of Santa Barbara in the loving presence of family and friends.
Her younger brother recalls his childhood with his inquisitive and supportive sister, exploring the outdoors and developing a life-long interest in nature and adventure. Throughout her life she demonstrated this by attempting one new thing per month.
She set out in her life with two goals, get a good education and see the world. This was Leona’s passion and love. She earned her PHD in Philosophy from Pacifica Graduate Institute and definitely saw the world. She was a woman of adventure and often would tell tales of her many international journeys. Whether meeting face to face with a penguin in Antarctica, walking the jungles of Africa, working on a Russian research vessel in the Arctic Circle or riding in a bi-plane over Santa Barbara, she was always eager to share her experiences to the delight of her many friends. .
Leona appreciated her community and volunteered whenever possible. She was a docent of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Ty Warner’s Sea Center, Carpinteria Bluffs Sea Lions Nursery and the Marjorie Luke Theater. She also loved music and was a member of Mama Pat’s Inner Light Community Gospel Choir and Paradise Singers. When she wasn’t singing she was supporting the various musical venues and theaters around Santa Barbara. Further, her sense of service led to her career as a social worker in Santa Barbara County (child adoptions) as well volunteering in the U. S. Navy.
Leona loved people, nature, music and theater. She made friends easily and will be truly missed by many whose lives she touched over the years. She was preceded in death by her parents and her son Cory. She is survived by her brother Don Pendleton (& Wife Kathy). There will no services, however we ask that you remember her by walking one of her favorite trails or taking an adventure you have never done before.
Mollycalm as the stunning sunset over field 1.
Molly grew up in Seattle, and was part of a horse community, competing in horse shows from coast to coast, as well as internationally. We will miss her kind heart, her love of life, her passion for what was important to her, putting others before self, and her beautiful smile.
Survived by her husband Diego, who loved her completely, and she him, her proud mom and dad who will be forever changed at her passing, her brothers Patrick and Dylan who loved her to the moon and back, her grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins, who loved her endlessly, and also the family she “chose.”
Loved by so many, a day won’t go by that we will wake up wishing she were here to love on, laugh with, and wrap our arms around.
Zachary, Sara, Beatrice and her husband Dalton, Dashiell, and Josephine.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Bobbie can be made to Sansum Speaks, the educational lecture series presented by the Women’s Council of Sansum Clinic. Sansum Clinic, PO Box 1200, Santa Barbara, CA 93102. ATTN: Philanthropy Department. Or go to sansumclinic.org/donatenow or call 805-681-7726.
Marjorie Goodwin Shore
5/17/1923 - 3/27/2023
1986 when she was temporarily disabled, had back surgery, and moved to Santa Barbara.
Marjorie was a member of Westgard Coop at UCLA. She was a Work Scholar at Esalen Institute at Big Sur, spent three years working at Koloa School in Kauai, and has been active in the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara since 1987. She became a resident at Garden Court on De La Vina in 2010 where she completed a memoir for her family.
Molly was called home on March 9th after a fall that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. She joined the Staff at the Santa Barbara Polo Club in July of 2016. Her dedication, loyalty, vision, passion, and warm heart continued to shine in everything she touched. Not only her team, but the entire club staff and vendors and members all gravitated toward her special touch. She fed and took care of thousands of members and non-members alike throughout the years, each receiving a sliver of her beautiful light. She quickly became an integral part of both the club and its horse community, calling both Santa Barbara and the club home. Her extended family became those she supported throughout the years, the Walker family, the Landes, Paco DeNervaez, and Katie Graham, to name a few. She was a true professional, known for creating classic private polo parties, backyard BBQs, and a fun “throw down”. She knew how to have fun and make others feel included and supported with her vibrantly large warm heart. Looking back, she planned some of our most memorable events.
Molly’s favorite hour at the club was when the days became
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Santa Barbara Polo Club on April 20th from 4-6pm.
12/14/1935 - 3/31/2023
Bobbie passed away peacefully at home in Santa Barbara being held by the love of her life.
She was a wonderful woman full of love and positive energy. Music was a huge part of her life and she continued going to rock concerts into her 80’s. She loved the arts and traveling around the world with her husband, family, and friends. She was a philanthropist focusing on the Santa Barbara Ridley Tree Cancer Center, the Sansum Clinic, Visiting Nurses, Santa Barbara City College and other local Santa Barbara charities. Most of all, she relished in being a loving wife, and a supportive mother, and caring grandmother. She was beloved by her family and friends, she will be missed.
Bobbie is survived by her husband of 68 years Eddie; her sister Dorothy Anderson; her children: Michael and his wife Carla, Steve and his wife Kathy Jo, Peter, and Gretchen; and her grandchildren: Rachel,
Marjorie Goodwin Shore passed peacefully from this world on March 27, 2023 after a full and rewarding life. She was equally at home in her active world and in the serenity she sought in Nature. She found the perfect place to spend her later years when she moved to Santa Barbara in 1986.
Marjorie was born on May 17, 1923 in Hiawatha, Utah and was brought to California at age two. She attended Whittier High School, Whittier College, University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1951 and M.LS., 1963). She married James Nofziger in 1943 and had one daughter, Margaret Lynn. In 1951, she married Nomie Shore and had two sons, Daniel and Steven, becoming a single parent in 1969.
Marjorie was employed at Hughes Aircraft as a Technical Writer and Editor, as a Librarian at the UCLA Research Library, University Elementary School at UCLA, Hawthorne School Library in Beverly Hills, and Beverly Hills High School Library.
She joined an ecological community in Oregon for two years, worked at Koloa School Library in Kauai, HI; and later was Head Librarian at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena until
Marjorie is survived by three children: Margaret Dotzler of Alabama, Daniel Shore of Illinois, and Steven Shore of Southern California, and three grandchildren: Asa Dotzler of Silicon Valley; Elizabeth Dotzler of Alabama, and Mark DiRenzo of Colorado; as well as three great grandsons: Payton and David DiRenzo, and Bowie Dunkin. She is also survived by her extended family: Jill Smith of Laguna, CA; members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, and her Woman’s Group-Patricia Reilly Stark and Gail Fairburn.
Preferred remembrances: Garden Court on De La Vina in Santa Barbara; VNA Health; and the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.
A memorial celebration of Marjorie’s life will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara Street.
7/25/1923 - 12/31/2022
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 25 at 2:00PM at All Saints Episcopal Church, 83 Eucalyptus Lane, SANTA BARBARA, CA. A Celebration of Life will be held on the patio following the service.
SPEAKER: LAURA KURGAN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
THURSDAY, APRIL 20 | 4:00 PM
BY TERESA PATIÑOIn recent years, and in direct response to the rising costs of housing across California, there have been calls to pass legislation intended to improve access to affordable housing across the state. Here in Santa Barbara, these efforts have been galvanized by highly publicized mass evictions of working-class families forced out so that the buildings they were living in could be converted to luxury apartments, condominiums, and similar housing. Often, these evictions were performed by large out-of-town property management corporations who seemed to have little if any interest in the long-term welfare of our city.
Marginalized in this debate about property rights are the voices of small “mom and pop” landlords owners and property managers who live in Santa Barbara and manage 10 or fewer properties in the area. These landlords are the ones often caught in the crossfire between efforts to regulate the more callous actions of the large corporate property managers, and the righteous outrage of the tenant activist groups seeking to protect renters through the passage of just-cause eviction rules, rent control, and similar tenant-focused legislation.
While these new regulations are intended to protect tenants and to prevent the excesses of unscrupulous corporate property managers, there is deep and growing concern among mom-and-pop landlords that these regulations will themselves be counterproductive toward their stated goal of ensuring access to affordable housing. They foresee that these regulations will increase costs, reduce the agency of landlords in selecting tenants, and put a hard cap on rental incomes.
Together, the net result of these proposed regulations will be lower, and perhaps unsustainable, rates of return for mom-andpop landlords. That in turn could result in more of the units owned by mom-andpop landlords either being sold or handed over for management by third-party firms.
Ultimately, there is a fear of greater consolidation of Santa Barbara rental inventory under the control of the very same outof-town corporations whose actions led to calls for greater tenant protections.
Mom-and-pop landlords’ retirements are usually directly tied up in the equity of our properties, and hence subject to the vagaries of the real estate market and the laws that regulate it. While we, of course, understand that these are the risks we take by owning property, it must be noted that, should net income fall due to a combination of rising expenses driven by inflation, the implementation of limits on rental increases due to new regulations, and similar issues then we and many other mom-and-pop landlords could find ourselves being forced to consider selling our rental, as we might not be able to afford to own it any longer.
Should mom-and-pop landlords find they must sell, any new landlords taking over those properties will likely tend to be big investors with the money and business acumen to minimize their expenses and maximize their profits. The obvious fear is that their treatment of tenants as exhibited by the ugly mass evictions of the recent past at the hands of out-of-town investment companies may be very different from the more personal, hands-on approach of the local mom-and-pop landlords. We believe that such a turn of events would not be in the best interest of tenants nor the Santa Barbara rental market as a whole.
I am explaining the business aspects of being a Santa Barbara landlord and not looking for sympathy. People think landlords are very wealthy and are raising rents out of greed, but it’s not that way at all. We have to be smart to anticipate future expenses, protect our investment, and do the best we can to provide decent, livable housing to the people of Santa Barbara. We would like to continue to do so, but we fear impending regulation may make that goal impossible.
Registration required: bit.ly/Kurgan-IHC
A free online talk on network science, urban theory, and the ethics and politics of digital mapping
Environmental Hero Awards
SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2:00-3:00PM
Earth Day Main Stage
Nalleli Cobo
Climate activist who led a coalition to permanently shut down a toxic oil-drilling site in her community.
Cesar Aguirre
Oil and Gas Director for the Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN).
Live Music & Eco-Savvy
Speakers on Multiple Stages
Enjoy great jams with Cornerstone, Spencer the Gardener, The Last Decade, and more.
Savor local plantforward eats at the Food Court.
Homegrown Roots Zone
Connect with and learn from farmers, ranchers, food producers, and organizations who are working to create a more regenerative food system along the Central Coast.
SBEarthDay.org
Kids Zone
LAST WEEKEND IN APRIL
Something for kids of all ages: arts & crafts, musical performances, storytelling, face painting, and eco-activities, along with a Family Passport that promotes kid-friendly activities throughout the park.
Green Car Show
You'll get a first-hand feel for the latest electric vehicles and bikes when you stop by the free Ride & Drive experience — open throughout the entire festival.
Commit to Personal Climate Action ALL WEEKEND LONG
The Community Environmental Council invites you to connect with our long history of environmental change and climate action. Stop by the CEC booth where you can enter our prize drawing.
Volunteer!
Join 300 of your fellow eco-warriors for a fun 3-hour shift. Insider action, t-shirt, and tasty snacks! Feel good about making a difference!
Never run with a kite. Instead, for a smooth takeoff, have someone stand several yards downwind, hold your kite above their head, and release. Then slowly step back, letting out more line as you go.
And for God’s sake, if it doesn’t already have one, don’t ever add a tail. It’ll just weigh the kite down. Think Charlie Brown.
Those are the two pieces of advice you’ll get from Santa Barbara’s resident kite master, Rakesh Bahadur, when you pick his brain about the best way to fly. He admits it’s hard to put into words the thing he’s been doing since he was little.
Bahadur instead demonstrated his technique on a recent morning at the end of the Santa Barbara Harbor breakwater, first with a zippy teal fighter, then with a big white number stitched with a rainbow unicorn. Every passing person looked up and smiled. Some stopped to chat. “I’ve met so many people flying kites,” Bahadur said, including his wife.
This Sunday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bahadur and longtime event organizer David Hefferman will host the 37th year of the Santa Barbara Kite Festival on the west campus lawn of Santa Barbara City College. It’s free, there’s parking nearby, and there will be food and plenty of kites for purchase.
“It’s always amazing to us how many colors are added to the sky by entire families of kite flyers,” said Hefferman. “Everyone is welcome.” By the end of the day, Hefferman will crown, among others, the most beautiful, most unique, and most un-flyable kites. “A rock on a string doesn’t count,” he said.
But the main event is the tail chase, where groups of kids run and grab for a kite flown by the master himself, who steers with such precision that he could knock your hat off your head from 100 yards away. Bahadur’s four grandchildren will also join the fun.
At 75 years old, Bahadur doesn’t know how many more festivals he has in him. “But I’ll keep doing it until the day I die,” he promised, because kites are all he’s ever known, from his days in India where he sparred with other young flyers to the chain of U.S. kite stores he ran with his brother to career highlights like putting on a Super Bowl halftime show.
“People have always wanted to fly,” Bahadur said, “and when you’re flying a kite, you’re up there with it. It’s an extension of yourself.”
Bahadur grew up in Rampur, India, which is known as “The City of Kites.” Most of the population there earns a living making or selling them. His grandfather was prime minister to the king of Rampur, back when it was an independent state, so the family was well-off, living in a three-story home with a wide rooftop.
Children have the run of Indian roofs the way American kids do their backyards, Bahadur explained, and while he doesn’t remember hoisting his first kite “Do you remember watching your first cartoon?” he asked he does recall countless hours of flying and fighting up there.
As central as kites are to Indian culture they practically block out the sun during the country’s many yearly festivals so is the practice of fighting them, Bahadur went on. It’s like fencing in the air. Competitors coat their string with a paste of a glass powder, starch, and glue and try to cut their opponent’s line, encircle their kite, and bring it down as a
trophy. Their hands move at lightning speed as they yank and pull the line, or suddenly give it more slack. A partner standing behind them keeps their spool taught and tangle-free. Matches can last for hours.
The small, diamond-shaped kites that fighters use, typically made of tissue paper stretched over bamboo dowels, are difficult to control but incredibly maneuverable. The best of the best compete at a national level, and the glory and prizes they can earn are substantial. When they’re not busy trying to take each other down, boys use their kites to deliver secret messages to girls, a theme often depicted in Indian art.
Along with his eight brothers and sisters, Bahadur was schooled at home. But his teacher quickly discovered Bahadur would focus more on the kites over his head than on the book in his lap. So the teacher started coming in the evening after the sun went down. Bahadur went on to earn a master’s
‘When you’re flying a kite, you’re up there with it. It’s an extension of yourself.’ —Rakesh Bahadur
Paris Sessions Trio & Celebrating 30 years of The Tierney Sutton Band
“A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level”
MAY 12
Music Director
Artfully curated performances featuring eight classical music luminaries from around the world. The ensemble includes Heiichiro Ohyama (violin), Benjamin Beilman (violin), Lucille Chung (piano), Erin Keefe (violin), Masumi Per Rostad (viola), Robert deMaine (cello), Mayuko Ishigami (violin) and Christine J. Lee (cello).
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THURSDAY 4/13
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
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4/13-4/16, 4/19: Lost Chord Guitars
Thu.: Christie Huff, 8-10pm. $11. Fri.: Dirk & Amelia Powell, Appalachian Cajun Americana, 8-11:30pm. $13. Sat.: Cary Morin, 8-11:30pm. $16. Sun.: Astra Kelly, 7-10:30pm. $11. Wed.: Spontaneous Musical Magic, 7-10:30pm. Free. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com
Sun.: About Time, noon-4pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar
4/14: Uptown Lounge The Trio, 5-7pm. 3126 State St. Call (805) 845-8800. uptownlounge805.com/events
4/13:
Book to Action Film Screening: The Public This 2018 film starring, written by, and directed by Emilio Estevez is about a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the cold. Library staff will offer a brief discussion of how the S.B. Public Library is serving our houseless neighbors and programs and policies to address this complicated issue. 6pm. S.B. Central Library, 40 E Anapamu St. Free Rated PG-13. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/ThePublic-Screening
4/13-4/15: UCSB Theater/Dance
Presents Spring Dance Concert: Vitality Under the direction of Christina McCarthy, senior BFA candidates will present their new original degree capstone projects. 7:30pm. Hatlen Theater, UCSB. $13-19. Call (805) 893-2064. theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news
4/13: Lobero Live Presents: An Evening with John Oates The other half of best-selling duo Hall & Oates John Oates will share his pop/R&B/soft soul, solo side with S.B. along with special guest Steve Postell to open the show. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $45-$55; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@lobero.com lobero.org
4/13: Curated Collective Presents
Pop Up Night Market Shop local small businesses, listen to live music, and enjoy Mediterranean food for purchase by Aegean Neotaverna. 5pm. Stik N Stuk Creative Studios, 118 Gray Ave. Free. Email hello@curatedcollectivesb.com stiknstuk.com
4/13: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents the Danish String Quartet The Quartet will return with the third concert in its Doppelgänger Project, pairing Schubert’s “Rosamunde” Quartet with a newly commissioned work by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdóttir. 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Student: $15; GA: $30-$45. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events
4/13-4/16: Titanic Day Receive a boarding pass as one of the passengers, then walk through the museum to see the sizes of lifeboats and documents pertaining to specific details of that fateful night. At the end of the tour, you will receive an obituary or a news article that gives details of your passenger’s fate. 10am-4pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-5322. tinyurl.com/TitanicDays
4/14: MOXI Spring Happy Hour Enjoy beer, wine, and nonalcoholic drinks while you explore all three floors of exhibits, including the rooftop Sky Garden with panoramic views. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Free-$14. Ages 21+. Call (805) 770-5000. tinyurl.com/Moxi-HappyHour
4/14-4/19: Artist Reception: SBVA
Featured Artists Exhibition 2nd Fridays Art Meet the S.B. Visual Artists Lynn Altschul, Jan Baker, Barbara Cronin Hershberg, Karen Frishman, and Dee Faia Parkins whose work will be featured through May 30. Fri.:
4:30-6pm; Sat.-Thu.: 10am-6pm. S.B. Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Rd. Free. Call (805) 6824722. santabarbaratennisclub.com/art
4/14: The Pearl Chase Society Kellam de Forest Speaker Series: Rick Closson
Local historian Rick Closson will discuss the life and legacy of S.B.’s best-loved resident and important preservationist, Kellam de Forest. RSVP is required. 6pm. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. Free. Call (805) 403-7053. tinyurl.com/Apr14-PearlChase
WEDNESDAY Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. (805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org
4/13-4/19: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Pocket Fox, 8:30pm. $15-20. Ages 21+. Fri.:
and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm
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
4/14, 4/16:
UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Tres Souls ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! will welcome the L.A.-based modern trio romántico Tres Souls, known for reviving the nostalgic boleros of the 1940s-1960s, stylized during the Golden Era of Mexican cinema. Fri.: Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Rd., Goleta; Sun.: The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. 7pm. Free. Call (805) 893-3535 or email info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu tinyurl.com/TresSouls
4/14: Roy Orbison Returns Tribute Concert This multimedia concert will feature Wiley Ray & The Big O Band singing the hit songs of Roy Orbison such as “Crying,”“Pretty Woman,” “Only the Lonely,” and more with 30-plus years of real-life moments and career achievement highlights shown on the screen. 7:30pm. Lobero
Women Who Rock: Leslie Lembo, Miriam Dance, Jamie Green, 8pm. $15. Ages 21+. Sat.: Shaband Presents: Battle of the Bands, 8:30pm. $15. Ages 21+. Sun.:
S.B. Jazz Society, James Arnold, 1pm, $10-$25. Marley’s Ghost, 7:30pm, $25$70. Mon.: The Brother Brothers, 7:30pm. $15-$18. Tue.: Arden Jones, 8pm. $15-18. Ages 18+. Wed.: Los Bitchos, JjuuJjuu, 8pm. $20. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com
4/14, 4/15: M.Special Brewing Co.
(Goleta) Fri.: Mind Funk, 6-8pm. Sat.: Farmer Dave & the Wizards of the West, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com
4/14, 4/15: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Lemon Generation, 8-10pm. Sat.: Rent Party Band, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free. 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com
4/14-4/16: Maverick Saloon Fri.: 82 Deluxe, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: McGuire Moffett, 1-5pm. 33 Thunder, 8:30-11:30pm.
Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $36-$56. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/events
4/15-4/16: 26th Annual Fish Derby There are so many ways to win at the Fish Derby, with awards including a $5,000 cash prize for anglers of all ages for different types of fish. Other activities include the Neal Taylor Nature Center, children’s activities, the Books & Treasures sale, an awards program, and a raffle. Funds raised will benefit the Neal Taylor Nature Center. Sat., 6am to Sun., noon. Cachuma Lake, 2265 Hwy 154. $10-$45. Call (805) 693-8381 or email FishDerby@clnaturecenter. org troutderby.org tinyurl.com/DerbyDetails-Apr16
4/15-4/16: Beethoven Dreams This all-Beethoven and Beethoven-influenced
EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR POSTPONED. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
4/15, 4/16: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Jim Rankin, 1:30-4:30pm. Stray Herd, 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com
4/14-4/16: Hook’d Bar and Grill Fri.: Nate Latta and the CA Stars, 4-7pm. Sat.: Soul Kool, 4-7 pm. Sun.: Jeff Pine, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr. Call. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/ music-on-the-water
4/16, 4/19: S.B. Bowl Sun: The Chemical Brothers, Overmono (Deejay Set), 6:30pm. $55-$95. Wed.: FKJ, 7pm. $41.50$71.50. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com
4/17: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Shawn Jones Trio, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com
program highlights the collaborative relationship with Ensemble Theatre Company Artistic Director Jonathan Fox, who will direct the West Coast premiere of Ella MilchSheriff’s staged monodrama, The Eternal Stranger (based on a dream by Beethoven). Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $35-175. Call (805) 899-2222 or email boxoffice@granadasb.org ticketing.granadasb.org
4/15: S.B. Music Club Free Concert: Music for Brass from UCSB This concert of delightful works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, and more will feature Steven Gross (French horn) and Pascal Salomon (piano), as well as the Maurice Faulkner Brass Trio, Horn Ensemble, trumpet, and trombone. 3pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Email concerts@sbmusicclub.org. sbmusicclub.org
“I desire that this image be displayed in public on the first Sunday after Easter.
Diary of St. Faustina (88)
Come Celebrate...
Feast of Divine Mercy at Holy Cross Church
Sunday, April 16th, 2023
3pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy
“At 3:00 implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My passion.”
Diary of St. Faustina (1320)
“On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all soulsno one have I excluded!”
Diary of St. Faustina (33)
Holy Cross Church is located at 1740 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara
That Sunday is the Feast of Mercy. Through the Word Incarnate, I make known the bottomless depth of My Mercy.”
songs. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15$18. (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com
TUESDAY
4/18:
Paint
Nite:
4/15: Santa Ynez Chumash Earth Day
2023
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Environmental Department will host this zero-waste event that will feature family-fun activities for all ages, including arts and crafts, a raffle, special appearances by Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear, and food for purchase. Various organizations such as the Friends of the California Condors Wild & Free; the U.S. Forest Service; the tribe’s culture, education, and health departments; and more will be in attendance. Park at Tribal Hall for shuttle service to the park. The first 150 people will receive a swag bag. 10am-2pm. Kitiyepumu’ Park, 100 Via Juana Rd., Santa Ynez. Free facebook.com/ chumashenvironmentaloffice
4/15: Trail Volunteer Day: Front Country Trails
The City of S.B. Parks and Recreation Departments invite all experienced-level volunteers to attend a safety orientation before working on the trails. Tools will be provided. RSVP is required. There will be a BBQ picnic with giveaways at 1pm. 8:30am-2pm. Skofield Park. 1783 Las Canoas Rd. Free. Call (805) 564-5439 or email SBiddle@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/TrailWork
SUNDAY 4/16
Beach Dreams Learn how to paint a beautiful beach sunset on a canvas while sipping on your favorite beer (ages 21+). You will be guided through each step of the process. Supplies will be provided. 6-8pm. Island Brewing Company, 5049 6th St., Carpinteria. $35. Ages: teens and up. tinyurl.com/BeachPaintNite
WEDNESDAY
4/19: 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. Use the discount code “SFD2023.” 10am5pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free Call (805) 682-4726 x138 or email info@sbbg.com. sbbotanicgarden.org COURTESY
Wade Clark Roof Lecture on Human Rights
Challenging Hate: How to Stop
Anti-AAPI Violence and Bias
4/19: UCSB Presents Nicholas Galanin: Let Them Enter Dancing and Showing Their Faces In this illustrated presentation, Nicholas Galanin, who is of Tlingit and Unangax̂ descent and a citizen of Alaska’s Sitka Tribe, will explain how he employs materials and processes in his sculptures and multimedia installations that expand dialogue on Indigenous artistic production. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-3535 or email info@ artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events
Manjusha Kulkarni
Co-Founder/Co-Director, Stop AAPI Hate; Executive Director, AAPI Equity Alliance
Wade Clark Roof Lecture on Human Rights
5:00-6:30pm, MCC Theater, UCSB
Challenging Hate: How to Stop Anti-AAPI Violence and Bias
Asian American Activism: Drawing on History, Inspiring the Future
4/16:
The 37th Annual S.B. Kite Festival Participate in or just watch the family-friendly kite contests, including the most beautiful handmade and commercial, highest-flying, largest and smallest, funniest, most un-flyable, and more. Kids can try to capture the tail of an expertly flown kite. Kites, food, and beverages will be available for purchase. 11am-4pm. Great Meadow, SBCC West Campus, 973 Cliff Dr. Read more on pg.25 sbkitefest.net
4/16: Opening Exhibit Reception: Elemental Join Ojai artists Carlos Grasso, Ingrid Boulting, Gretchen Greenberg, Susan Griffin, Mariana Peirano, and Thomas Hardcastle for a visual exploration in diverse media of the four elements. The exhibit shows through April 30. 3-5pm. Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. Free. Email hardcastleltd@aol.com ojaiartcenter.org/art
4/17: The Brother Brothers Adam and David Moss, whose 2022 album, Cover to Cover, featured songs by Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Tom Waits, and more, will also bring their bits of Appalachian, traditional folk, and bluegrass sound with original
4/19: State Street Job Fair The city invites job seekers to connect with more than 100 employers with immediate openings in the S.B. area who will be available to discuss opportunities. Additional hiring businesses within the downtown area will be noted by balloons in their storefront window. Food and drinks will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. 3-5pm. 700-800 blocks of State St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653 or email ARodriguezMartinez@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov tinyurl.com/JobFair-SB
Manjusha Kulkarni
Co-Founder/Co-Director, Stop AAPI Hate; Executive Director, AAPI Equity Alliance 5:00-6:30pm, MCC Theater, UCSB
Panel: national + local AAPI activists
Manjusha Kulkarni, Melissa Borja, Diane C. Fujino, Artnelson Concordia, Naomi Joseph 3:00-4:30pm, MCC Theater, UCSB
4/19: S.B. Foundation Presents 80th Person of the Year Awards Luncheon Join this gourmet lunch to celebrate two of S.B. County’s most energetic and effective community volunteers Elisabeth Fowler and Joe Howell, who have shown the spirit of volunteerism through acts of service. 11am. Hilton S.B. Beachfront Rotunda, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. $80. Call (805) 963-1873. sbfoundation.org/pytickets
Asian American Activism: Drawing on History, Inspiring the Future
Panel: national + local AAPI activists
Manjusha Kulkarni, Melissa Borja, Diane C. Fujino, Artnelson Concordia, Naomi Joseph 3:00-4:30pm, MCC Theater, UCSB
Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the U.S. have been subjected to increased incidents of bias, harassment, and violence. Stop AAPI Hate is the leading organization tracking and responding to such incidents. The Walter H.Capps Center is proud to partner with Stop AAPI Hate to present these events. Please join us!
4/19: Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry The ninth annual edition of this deliciously fun event will feature readings by a group of invited poets (Christopher Buckley, Michelle Detorie, Independent Contributor Rebecca Horrigan, Diana Raab, Linda Saccoccio, David Starkey (Santa Barbara Poet Laureate III), Emma Trelles (Santa Barbara Poet Laureate IX), Jace Turner, and Chryss Yost (Santa Barbara Poet Laureate V), who will read their work and the work of others about libations of all sorts. 5:30-6:30pm. The Good Lion, 1212 State St. Free tinyurl.com/SpiritsInTheAir2023
Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the U.S. have been subjected to increased incidents of bias, harassment, and violence. Stop AAPI Hate is the leading organization tracking and responding to such incidents. The Walter H.Capps Center is proud to partner with Stop AAPI Hate to present these events. Please join us!
Both events are FREE and in person at the UCSB Multicultural Center & livestreamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@cappscenterucsb/streams
Both events are FREE and in person at the UCSB Multicultural Center & livestreamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@cappscenterucsb/streams
For more information, visit our website: https://www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu/
For more information, visit our website: https://www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu/
Return to UC Santa Barbara’s stunning campus by the sea to celebrate your Gaucho Pride.
Enjoy emerging artists, lightning lectures from our talented professors, smooth jazz, and some of your favorite local wineries and breweries while reconnecting with your friends.
April 27 - April 30
Alumni, community members, and current students are welcome!
FEATURING
Prof Slam
UCSB Arts Walk
Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse
Taste of UCSB
(presented by the Santa Barbara Independent) local brewers, vintners, local’s favorite Queentide, and more….
Full schedule: alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion/schedule
intensive weight training with free weights up to 50 pounds, cardio on the stair climber or rower, boxing drills with the heavy bag, myofascial release with a foam roller, and some retro ab work with a hula hoop to name just a few possibilities.
I especially enjoyed getting to try equipment that I hadn’t found at other gyms. Never much of a downhill skier, I laughed at my technique on the Skier’s Edge ski simulator (complete with poles), but Huang assured me, “Skiers have the most trouble with this machine.” She put me through my paces on the Surfset, a small surfboard mounted on three Bosu balls standing sideways, like a surfer, for a balance and core challenge; facing forward, paddleboard-style, to do squats; and using the resistance bands clipped to the front for lateral raises, bicep curls, and tricep presses.
WAC also offers personal training and a small number of group fitness classes. I got a taste of Huang’s personal training style when she coached me through a chest fly set, instructing me to slow down and challenging me to increase my weight; my pecs were sore the next day. The dance class I tried had friendly people and great music (Earth, Wind & Fire) but elevated my mood more than my heart rate. I had better luck with Huang’s circuit training class, which had us throwing weighted slam balls to the ground, hula hooping, doing pushups on the Surfset, pushing and pulling the sled, and waving battle ropes.
prevent the club from getting too crowded, which she says is a major turnoff for would-be gym goers. Because WAC is a key club, members can access it 24 hours a day. Huang cites one member who suffered from migraines and worked out in the blissful silence of the wee hours.
Having only women members creates a supportive, rather than competitive, environment, Huang says. She points out that some of her members quit coed gyms because they were tired of being hit on, condescended to, and even followed by male members. Huang was once threatened with a lawsuit about the gender restriction, but it was dropped and she’s confident she’s on solid legal ground. Gender restriction aside, Huang takes pride in the diversity of the club’s clientele, with members ranging in age from 13 to 85, and cis- as well as transgender women.
The walls may be painted in sherbet tones, but the Women’s Athletic Club (WAC) is no pastel palace for conventionally feminine fitness. When I arrived for my first workout, a whiteboard behind the front desk exhorted, “You made it!! WAC is so happy you are here! Now … go kick ass!!”
If that doesn’t sound very ladylike, that’s kind of the point. Owner Alice Huang had worked in other women’s gyms and wasn’t necessarily a fan of the category, noting that many women’s gyms are owned by men. She founded WAC in 2007 with her own vision for women’s fitness and an emphasis on great customer service.
That means you will find a push sled at WAC (something I’d previously only ever seen football players use). What you won’t find is body fat testing, which Huang notes is not reliable, depending on the method used, and also not a great predictor of fitness. She went so far as to cover up the display on one piece of equipment that purports to show the user’s body fat percentage.
To keep the focus where she wants it, Huang stocks the 3,500-square-foot space with state-of-the-art equipment, taking her cues from industry trends and sometimes from members themselves. She acquired a hip thrust (a k a glute drive) machine when she noticed members improvising the exercise using several pieces of equipment.
With the variety of equipment WAC features, an exerciser can design workouts to suit a wide range of goals and tastes:
Of course, equipment and classes are only part of the story. Ask Huang what sets her facility apart, and she’ll name several factors. She caps her membership at 200 in order to
But the true distinction of WAC may be Huang herself, who jokes that it took her a decade to realize that she had “created a gym just for me” an environment that wouldn’t generate the anxiety that other gyms can induce. Her touches are everywhere, from the design of the rooms to the ubiquitous notes with safety and operating tips for the equipment to the posting of the 988 hotline number. Seven-year member Kristen appreciates the atmosphere Huang creates. “Alice is so warm and welcoming and is constantly introducing everyone to each other. It’s kind of like Cheers in that way,” she says. Fran, a member in her seventies who’s been there since the beginning, says, “WAC is beautifully organized and clean, and Alice is a superlative trainer. Being a member here has been a huge gift in my life.” n
Our wintering songbirds will soon depart for parts up north; one morning, we’ll wake up and they’ll be gone, having flown hundreds of miles through the night while we slept. It’s not until relatively recently that we’ve begun to understand the mysteries of migration. In the 17th century, one outlandish theory that held currency was that the birds flew to the moon for the winter. Aristotle thought that swallows spent the winter buried in mud.
I recently spoke with Rebecca Heisman author of the new book Flight Paths, about bird migration and the scientists who figured out some of what really goes on who will be in town on April 19 for a free talk sponsored by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Public Library.
by Hugh Ranson, Member of the
Audubon Society
Just how do nocturnal migrants navigate? Birds actually have a number of different ways to navigate, so that if one isn’t feasible on a certain day, they can use other ones. There were really cool experiments done decades ago, where they put birds under planetariums [and] projected the night sky, which could be rotated in different ways. They showed that birds can orient themselves using the stars in the night sky. They can orient themselves using the position of the sun as well, using sunrise and sunset. Some birds have been shown to be able to use the appearance of landmarks on the ground below. And then birds can also sense Earth’s magnetic field: They have sort of an internal compass where they can sense magnetic north, so they have a lot of different ways that they can use to figure out where they’re going.
In your book, you clearly lay out the advances in our understanding of bird migration over time, from the results of bird banding all the way to analyzing stable isotopes in bird feathers. Of all the discoveries, which do you think has had the most profound effect on furthering our knowledge of migration? It’s really hard to pick because different ones have helped in different ways. For example, weather radar lets us look at large-scale migration patterns across the continent that aren’t species-specific but just lets us see what are the really big patterns in terms of migratory movements. And then these tracking devices like GPS and geo-locators help us on the other
end of the spectrum to follow the movements of individual birds in great detail.
One of the new things I learned from your book, and which I find fascinating, is that some widespread breeding species in North America, such as the yellow warbler, have distinct geographical populations with particular habitat needs. For example, a warbler nesting in an arid area will migrate south to their wintering grounds in Central or South America and seek out similar habitats. Could you talk about how this was discovered and the implications that this has for bird conservation? That is one of the things that’s grown out of the Bird Genoscape Project, which is where they are analyzing the genetic differences between populations within a single species, kind of like 23andMe. For birds, just like with humans, there are genetic differences between populations that can tell you something about where their ancestors came from. This is what lets scientists get down to these fine-scale differences and discover how different populations within a species are genetically adapted to make use of different habitats. The reason why this matters is because it has implications for how well these birds will be able to adapt to habitat changes with climate change. We need to understand their habitat needs at both ends of their annual cycle.
I have a sense that in your book, you’re as interested in the people as in the birds. Your book is populated with an array of characters, perhaps none as important as Bill Cochran. Can you talk about his contributions to migration study? He definitely pops up in more chapters than any other one person. Bill Cochran was basically the father of wildlife telemetry, not just for birds, but for all animals. So when they put radio transmitters on animals to follow their movements, he was the first person that figured out how to do that in a way that was practical. This work got started back in the ’60s and was related to the launch of Sputnik. If you’re going to put a radio transmitter on a bird, one transmitter only has a range of a few miles. So if you want to be able to follow a bird that’s migrating long distances using one of these transmitters, you have to follow the bird to stay within range. So he would use small planes to follow birds, and also station wagons with radio receivers sticking out of a hole in the roof, to follow crosscountry for long distances, and he had some really amazing adventures.
Do you think methods of figuring out the mysteries of bird migrations have gone as far as they can go, or can you foresee something new coming along in the future? Certainly the genetic methods are
getting better and better all the time. The transmitters are getting better. They’re always building smaller and lighter ones with longer battery life. The cutting edge of migration research right now is called migratory connectivity, which is getting down to this really fine scale with specific populations within a species. Do they take different migratory routes? Do they use different stopovers? Do they use different wintering grounds? Because we really, really need to get down to that really fine level of detail to be able to pinpoint where the problems are that are causing migratory species to decline and figure out how to ensure that conservation efforts are actually effective.
Do you hold out much hope that this work can reverse bird loss? If you look at the data out there, the prospects are not great. We know that there are about three billion fewer birds in North America now than there were in 1970, which is almost a 30 percent decline, which is just staggering. And so it’s definitely hard to feel optimistic sometimes. But I was a little bit surprised that when I went to the conclusion of my book, I called two people who were leading large migratory bird conservation efforts, and they both really insisted that they do feel hopeful. It sounded a little bit like that was a willful choice, like they were choosing to feel hopeful, because otherwise, how would you be able to get up and go to work every day if that was your job? But I think you can look at large-scale environmental problems that we’ve come together to maybe not completely solve, but mitigate quite a bit in the past, like the hole in the ozone layer. Acid rain is something that you heard a lot about a while ago, and you don’t hear about that problem as much now. That’s because these problems have actually gotten better. And so I think that there is still hope that we’ll be able to maybe not completely reverse some of these declines, but at least help them as we get this better data to better figure out where exactly the problems are that we need to fix.
Pickleball seems to be everywhere. A kind of tennis meets badminton meets ping-pong hybrid, it’s been described as the “fastest-growing sport in the United States.”
Relatively easy to play with a paddle, a lightweight perforated ball, and a 36-inchhigh net, the sport has been around since the mid-1960s, but over the past few years and particularly during the pandemic, there has been an explosion of interest all across the nation.
Hoping to tap into this zeitgeist are Santa Barbara Pickleball Shop founders Carlos Ruiz, Mark Cardona, and Erik Villagomez.
“I got introduced to pickleball about two years ago by my friend and now partner in this business Mark Cardona,” said Ruiz. “Mark was an early adopter of pickleball, and he just went all in. I started going down the same path, playing three, four, five times a week, gradually getting better, and I knew during the summer of 2022 that I wanted to be involved in this space.”
Ruiz reached out to his cousin Erik Villagomez, who was the CEO of Aggressive Soccer Shop on Milpas Street, and after discussing the idea with Cardona, the trio founded the Santa Barbara Pickleball Shop.
The shop carries all major pickleball brands such as Selkirk, JOOLA, and Onix, as well as court shoes, balls, men’s and women’s clothing, and everything needed to start your pickleball journey. The floor of the store is like that of a pickleball court, and there’s even an area for you to try out different paddles and balls before buying.
“We carry something for everybody. If
you’re a beginner, we have starter packs that include two paddles and balls so that you can take a friend and go learn with them. That starts at around $50, and we have everything in between up to the professional performance paddles that range from about $250-plus,” Ruiz said.
As pickleball is typically a sport played by a more senior crowd, the shop owners see that trend changing and are eying an opportunity to attract a younger audience.
“The game definitely skewed older and has been moving younger. There’s a really big gap in our view of kids playing. We’ve reached out to schools and linked up with some of the elementary schools in getting them paddles and balls so that they can start their own programs, and our idea is to get more kids playing and developing the sport here locally,” Cardona said.
As a game for almost everyone from young children to folks in their nineties that can be played indoors or out and that can be learned quickly with a relatively low-cost entry point, pickleball may well be the perfect community sport.
With 12 dedicated municipal courts not far from the pickleball shop and with other courts in Goleta and scattered across parks all over the county, there’s never been a better time to give the sport a try. It may even have positive effects on your life you never expected.
“It’s changed my relationship with my wife in such a positive way,” Ruiz said. “She’s not super athletic, but it’s a game we can go out together as a family and play and enjoy and laugh for an hour. For a game, for a point, you’re so involved that nothing else matters. I’m super grateful for pickleball, and I know there are a lot of cool stories about how pickleball changes people’s lives. It’s not just a sport; it’s an experience.”
Ama are Japanese divers, mainly women, who are famous for collecting fresh seafood and pearls from the depths of the sea. AMA Sushi, the Rosewood Miramar Beach’s latest fine dining restaurant, pays homage to these women and this century-old practice from Tokyo. With a Michelin mention already under its belt, AMA is adding an elevated Santa Barbara shine to a refreshingly traditional experience and creating magic with every perfectly crafted bite.
Entering this enclave of seafood dreams, diners are greeted by an intimate U-shaped bar where the humble Executive Chef Kentaro “Ken” Ikuta creates a dazzling display of what magic can happen when quality ingredients and focused intention are infused into every dish. Chef Ikuta began his culinary career in Osaka before moving to California, where he’s spent the last 13 years at Michelin-starred omakase concepts. He is joined by Chef de Cuisine Scott Yonamine, who was most recently in Tokyo at Musashi Sushi, and Sushi Chef Wendy Ramos from Nobu Malibu.
“AMA is a small Tokyo home where guests are invited to experience the intimacy and tradition of an ancient Edomae-style sushi. They can choose a prix-fixe dinner in the dining room or the more personal experience in the omakase bar,” said Massimo Falsini, director of culinary operations for the resort. “In many ways, our omakase is a spiritual companion and counterpoint to kaiseki, an elaborate multi-course meal built around seasonality, quality ingredients, and simple preparation.”
We started our omakase experience with a welcome cocktail called the boketto. Each cocktail is inspired by Japanese concepts, philosophies, and feelings.
According to the menu, the boketto should ignite the “feeling of waking up after gazing vacantly into the distance without a thought.” A delightful mix of Roku Japanese gin, Sakura vermouth, verjus, elderflower liqueur, and Sakura fizz, this tiny sipper certainly oriented my mind and taste buds toward the delights to come.
“Inspired by the art of Japanese minimalism, our signature cocktails at AMA Sushi are clean and powerful in their simplicity, and captivating in their elegance,” said Falsini.
The zensai appetizer trio served in a small wooden box was a showstopper and the tasting adventure had just begun. It included a bite of fish eggs with seaweed, an omelet filled with eel, and a decadent Komochi Kombu. We marveled at the range of flavors and textures that teased our palates. For a fun complementary experience, you can pair each course of the menu with a wide selection of highly prized premium sake sourced from
prefectures throughout Japan. However, I was distracted by their lovely wine options curated by the Rosewood’s Director of Wine, Daniel Fish, and went with a beautiful Italian rosé of sangiovese.
From there, we traveled through a sophisticated adventure of sashimi; fried “agemono,” including an incredible lobster tempura; sunomono; sushi; miso soup; and dessert. Highlights from their sushi section included an unbelievably buttery toro and, of course, the crowdpleaser of Wagyu, which sparkled with a shave of truffle on top. As a condiment lover, I was amazed by just how satisfied I was by each delicate preparation of fish. With quality sustainable seafood sourced from local purveyors such as Sea Stephanie Fish, and a few from Japan, each bite didn’t need a smattering of sauce to shine. Under Chef Ikuta’s watchful hand, the dish’s delectable essence was highlighted rather than disguised.
We truly could not be in better hands than Ikuta’s. His attention to detail, including the plating, truly sang, and it was a joy to watch him slice, blowtorch, and serve with precision and care. As he placed each edible gift in front of us with a “Thank you,” I thought, “Wait a minute who should be thanking who here?” But his traditional politeness was just as unflappable as his culinary skills.
AMA will stand apart from other omakase experiences I’ve had with its ability to truly satisfy in mind, body, and spirit especially in body. While other sushi meals have left me with an itch for French fries afterward, this dinner left me delightfully sated. The two generous desserts a beautiful black sesame cheesecake and a creamy yuzu posset with bright citrus notes were the ideal final flavors to invigorate our journey home. However, after the warm service, unbelievable food, and exceptional experience, I didn’t want to leave our Tokyomeets-Riviera oasis.
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While the natural wine scene was in full swing when Drew Cuddy opened Satellite S.B. on State Street in 2017, the practices of so many vintners aligned with the sustainably minded, vineyardfirst, low-intervention winemaking movement are now much more on par with their passions.
“The amount of comfort that I have in pouring natural wines by the glass has grown so much over the last five years,” said Cuddy, who’s watched quality steadily increase from earlier days of occasionally flawed wines. “We’re in a new era for this type of wine. Cleanliness is increasing in huge ways, and that’s only accelerating people’s understanding and interest. Natural wine is blending into the quality wine world in interesting ways.”
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So much so, in fact, that Cuddy and his longtime colleague Lindsey Reed are hosting nearly 50 like-minded wineries at the inaugural Natural Coast Wine Festival on April 22, when attendees will also get the first peek at Satellite’s brand-new event space on East Haley Street. Participants include Santa Ynez Valley stalwarts such as Ampelos, Lo-Fi, Solminer, and Santa Barbara’s Whitcraft as well as an eclectic, underthe-radar array from across the Central Coast and beyond, such as Madson from Santa Cruz, Lone Madrone from Paso Robles, Doctor’s Orders from Ojai, and Ashkahn from Los Angeles.
“This really puts a spotlight on all of the people we work with the most that really fit our buying ethic,” said Cuddy, who credits Reed for the idea. “We feel like such a messenger for the region, which has been a surprise pleasure for me personally. Even though the Santa Ynez Valley and the Central Coast are just north of us, there’s not so much exposure in Santa Barbara. Other regions and countries still have a lot of play for the average wine drinker, so we want to showcase the people we love and respect.”
Defining natural wine remains a controversial and complicated topic in some circles, so Cuddy made very clear guidelines on which wineries qualify. Grapes must be farmed organically, fermented with native yeasts, and not filtered or fined. No additives are allowed whatsoever except for sulfur dioxide below 70 parts per million, and no “techno-wizard winemaking tricks” like reverse osmosis or cryo-extraction are welcome either. Break the rules and get banned for three years.
“The idea is just pure winemaking,” said Cuddy, who borrowed most of those rules from the Raw Wine organization that’s fostered natural wine globally through advocacy and festivals since 2012. “They’ve done a great job building a lot more consumer involvement and understanding.”
Coincidentally, Cuddy was able to attract so many participants to an inaugural event because Natural Coast is just before the Raw Wine Los Angeles on April 23 and 24. “In a way, we’re catching Central Coast producers who are on the festival circuit and on their way through town anyway,” he said. “So it was convenient timing.” He’s also not charging participants to pour, a rarity for festival formulas. Instead, Satellite is taking a cut from on-site bottle sales, an option usually not available at events like this. “The point is to not just showcase wines, but to interact with the producers and take home the wines you like,” he said.
The second headline to this, of course, is that Satellite is doing so well that the wine bar is expanding to a second, much larger location with commissary kitchen and extensive outdoor space at 616 East Haley Street, sharing walls with Duo Catering. “Our kitchen right now on State Street is going to be smaller than our walk-in refrigerator,” laughed Cuddy of the locale where his business partner Emma West turns vegetarian ingredients into mouth-watering bites without fail. They’re planning to host events at the new spot, from their own pop-ups to weddings and company parties.
What could be a more appropriate comingout party than the Natural Coast Wine Festival?
“There hasn’t been a definitive Central Coast show for natural wine,” said Cuddy, who’s excited to get these winemakers together in one place to share sips and ideas. “There is going to be a ton of diversity to taste and exposure to the wines that we get really hyped about at Satellite, but not everybody gets to try it.”
The Natural Coast Wine Festival will be held April 22, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., at 616 East Haley Street. See natural coastwinefest.com for details and tickets.
After intense concentration and a wave of my hand over the crystal ball, my eatery oracle has revealed a list of food and drink locations appearing in your future:
• Azul Cocina, 7 E. Anapamu St. (formerly Arts & Letters Café)
• Belching Dragon Tavern, 800 State St. (formerly Starbucks)
• Chick-fil-A, 4765 Calle Real, Goleta (formerly IHOP)
• East Valley Kitchen, 516 San Ysidro Rd. (formerly Montecito Wine Bistro)
• The Ellwood, 5905 Sandspit Rd., Goleta (formerly Beachside Bar-Café)
• Everytable, 1001 State St. (formerly Saks Fifth Avenue)
• Kin Bakeshop, Turnpike Center
• The Landing, 5690 Calle Real, Goleta (formerly Outback Steakhouse)
• Lilac Pâtisserie, 1209 Coast Village Rd. (formerly Mesa Burger)
• Little Alex’s, 3987-B State St. (formerly Fresco)
• Los Altos, 5892 Hollister Ave. (formerly Mariscos)
• Luna Grill, Isla Vista, Montecito
• Pavilions, 1040 Coast Village Rd., Montecito (changing from Vons)
• Restoration Hardware dining room, 1486 E. Valley Rd., Montecito (old firehouse)
• Santa Barbara Fish Market, 7127 Hollister Ave., Ste. 18, Goleta (near DMV)
• Shalhoob’s, 5112 Hollister Ave., Goleta (formerly Woody’s BBQ)
• Silvers Omakase, 224 Helena Ave. (formerly Seven Bar & Kitchen)
• SocialEats, 6521 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista (formerly South Coast Deli)
• Tacos Roma, 1024 Coast Village Rd. (formerly Little Alex’s)
• Teddy’s on State, 3102 State St. (formerly Yanni’s Greek Deli)
• Terra, 5490 Hollister Ave. (inside upcoming Marriott Hotel)
• Trattoria Del Sole, 1027 State St. (formerly Tamira)
• Unnamed cantina, Turnpike Center
• Unnamed Italian, Shepherd’s Place, Carpinteria (a Mollie Ahlstrand eatery)
• Unnamed seafood, 703 Anacapa St.
• Unnamed, 1212 Coast Village Rd. (formerly Cava)
• Unnamed, 28 E. Ortega St. (formerly Black Sheep)
• Unnamed, 1800 E. Cabrillo (near Bird Refuge)
SWEET REEF BOBA OPENS DOWNTOWN: Jared Squire and his wife, Patricia Squire, have opened Sweet Reef Boba at 620 State Street. “We have opened our second location in Santa Barbara at the previous frozen yogurt shop ‘Rockin’ Yogurt’ next to the movie theater on State Street,” says Jared Squire. “We started our shop in Morro Bay with a focus on making boba tea with fresh ingredients creating natural, healthy flavors that you can taste the difference. We are a fresh alternative to traditional boba, making our drinks with real fruit, dairy and non-dairy and freshly brewed teas! We are excited!”
BEAST TAQUERIA OPENS INSIDE M. SPECIAL: Last December, while talking with Project Manager Andres Velasco at the new downtown eatery Corazón Comedor, which is one of a series of restaurants being opened by Corazón Cocina founder Ramon Velazquez, I learned that they were planning to open Beast Taqueria inside M. Special Brewing Company at 634 State Street. The restaurant finally opened this week though the brewery will continue to be the star of the show. Since M. Special opened downtown in September 2020, their food service had been called “M. Kitchen” and was run by Chris Chiarappa, co-founder of Mesa Burger.
THREE PICKLES OPENS ON CHAPALA: Reader Primetime broke the news that Three Pickles Subs & Sandwiches has opened at 1436 Chapala Street, the former home of South Coast Deli. Three Pickles got its start in Santa Barbara in 2006 with its first location on 128 East Canon Perdido (the current site of Handlebar Coffee) before opening a second shop in Goleta in 2009. Three Pickles then moved their flagship location across the alley to 126 East Canon Perdido shortly after. Plans for the new location include offering breakfast options, such as breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches, in addition to their classic lunchtime deli menu.
LOS ALTOS TO OPEN THIS MONTH: Last month, I reported that Los Altos Mexican restaurant at 318 North Milpas Street is opening a second location at 5892 Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta, the former home of Mariscos Santa Barbara, Wingman Rodeo, Gimeal Café, and The Natural Café. I stopped by and was told that they plan to open on April 30.
Catching up with the United States Poet Laureate during National Poetry Month is a challenge, as you might imagine. But Independent writer David Starkey (Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2009-2011) spoke to Ada Limón, the current (24th) U.S. Poet Laureate on Zoom ahead of her appearance at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. A native of Sonoma who currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, Limón has penned many books of poetry, including Bright Dead Things, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Carrying, winner of National Book Critics Circle Award; and, most recently, The Hurting Kind. This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
I think you’re really one of the best poets writing about the natural world right now, so it’s no surprise that your latest book, The Hurting Kind, is divided into four sections, each corresponding with one of the four seasons. Could you talk about why the flora and fauna around you are so important as subject matter for your poetry?
I’m always looking at what connects us, and what binds us to the world. I feel like every time I’m feeling untethered, or like I’m somehow isolated, and I’m floating out into space, the thing that brings me back, always, is the natural world. It’s that feeling that, “Oh, right, I am not alone.” As chaotic and sometimes terrifying as humans can be, it’s also nice to be able to return to that connection when you’re feeling in fear of humanity.
Which happens all too often! Some of your nature poems remind me of those by A.R. Ammons and Charles Wright, where your backyard is like this whole world. It’s very easy for all of us to think of the natural world as intentional visits to national parks, or pocket parks, or whatever it is, when in reality, even in urban settings, nature is all around us. I remember very clearly living in New York City and running my fingers along this grass that was in a raised pot on my way to a temp job, and I kept thinking, “If this grass can come up and live inside this city, maybe I can, too.” So really focusing on the nature that’s around us, I think that’s super important: It helps us notice not only our connection to nature, but the fact that it’s connected
to us. And it can be as simple as the weeds growing in your backyard, or the storms coming.
I recently taught a poetry workshop at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and it struck me how difficult it is to write about flora, rather than fauna. Yet you do such a superb job of that in a poem like “Instructions on Not Giving Up,” or, in The Hurting Kind, in poems like “Invasive” and “In the Shadow.” Could you talk about your approach to writing about plant life? I think there’s a couple of things. One of them is to start with wonder and curiosity. It’s important to notice how the deep-looking and attention can shift the thing that you’re looking at. But I’m also very curious about the history of plants. If I can find that information and look it up, I love to do that. Of course, I always laugh that the poet’s research can take away from the poem itself because we can spend three hours finding out the history of magnolia trees, instead of writing our poem. But I love to find out why a plant was named, whether it’s a native species or invasive, and that kind of helps me have a better understanding not just of the plants in my own backyard, but how plants work together on a larger scale. We poets love the language of science and the language of biology, and sometimes it’s easy to lean into that and let that solely be our musicality. It’s striking that balance between the wonder and the facts themselves about the plants.
I wanted to ask you briefly about your formal education as a poet at NYU. You worked with a lot of poetic luminaries in your MFA program. I had a really wonderful time
at NYU. It was very seminal to my life as a poet and an artist. I think often of how much I learned from poets like Philip Levine, Sharon Olds, Galway Kinnell, Mark Doty, Marie Howe. Of course, it was about having marvelous teachers and mentors, but it was also about creating the community, and I’m still friends with a lot of the people that I went to school with, and we grew up together in the poetry world, and now when we see each other, it feels like we’re still connected. It was not only the teaching by true masters, but the ability to laugh and feel very at sea with other poets that are trying to make poems and bring them into our heroes.
I can remember from my own MFA experience, that feeling of being able to be lost. And kind of admit, “I don’t know what’s happening.” You think you go into an MFA knowing how to write a poem, and you leave thinking you don’t know how to write a poem. There’s a lot of learning and unlearning at the same time.
I was really struck by your poem “Joint Custody” in The Hurting Kind, where you talk about the benefits of having two families and being raised in two households. What other experiences do you feel have shaped your journey as a poet? I mean, the really crucial experiences? That’s a tough question because it’s kind of like, “How are you who you are?” But I want to try and be as truthful as possible. A lot of it, for me, is that I have always felt a little like a person who lives on the edges. Even though I was in theater, and even though I’m on stage a lot, and behind a podium, I have felt a sense of otherness
In our ongoing effort to expand social media and multimedia dimensions, the Independent is proudly launching a new series of short video profiles. Each month, Transmissions will showcase people, places, and ideas of interest in the 805, starting with Lighthouse Skate Shop this week (see video at independent.com/transmissions-episode-1).
At the helm of the project is filmmaker and admitted film geek Kevin Tran, who made his first feature in 2020, the delectable indie film The Dark Side of the Street (see review at Independent.com/darkendofthestreet).
Tran was born and raised in S.B., spent a decade studying at NYU, and then worked in film for a decade back east, until he returned to his hometown during the pandemic with his wife, Samantha Hubball, and baby son, Miles, in tow. We checked in with Tran to learn more about Transmissions.
What is your vision for the new series? While I was in New York, a friend and I started making short documentaries called Longview about artists and people we thought were doing cool things. … I’m interested in how artists live. How did they get into what they’re good at? Where do they look for inspiration? How do they manage to pay the rent? I think it helps me process these questions for myself when I see how other artists do it.
Moving back to Santa Barbara in 2021 after being away for nearly a decade, I noticed that there were a lot of cool changes happening. Mainly, people my age starting their own businesses, forming new communities, and creating their own art. Things I wish existed back when I was growing up here. All of the subjects I’m doing this new series on are all pretty different, but they all make Santa Barbara a more unique, vibrant, and interesting place. I think when people picture this town, they imagine huge mansions and luxury yachts, and that’s definitely around here, but there’s a lot more beyond that. I’m hoping to show this other side.
Is this new video series partly a way of checking out what’s interesting about where we live? We’re lucky to have been able to move back and to give our son a similar childhood [to what] I had. I feel very fortunate, but it’s a bit surreal too. A teenage version of myself definitely felt like everything was happening somewhere else, which is probably why I left. That’s how it felt for me anyway. I took this place for granted. I didn’t grow up going to the beach or hiking much, but I love doing those things now, especially with my wife and son.
For me, the new video series is a reminder that you can pick up a camera and make a movie about anything that interests you. There’s so much cool stuff out there if you’re engaged and are looking in the right places.
It’s a bit isolating being a film editor. You’re just alone in a room, staring at the screen, looking at the same images. Making these videos has been a nice way to get out of the house and meet people I’ve long admired and respected. They’re all doing really unique and different things, so it’s been rewarding to hear their stories and film their process. I’m excited to share them with the Independent readers. —Josef Woodard
Read a longer version of this interview at Independent.com.
in me. And it’s allowed me sometimes to be a watcher, a noticer. I think that’s essential to making art because you go on stage as the performer, but then you are also the maker, and the receiver. It’s really important to honor the artist in myself, and I think that comes from just living on the edges a little bit life is tremendously weird for me.
What do you think accounts for that feeling of otherness? I was always aware that I was someone who noticed almost too much. If someone said, “Oh, we went on a walk and it was fine,” I would say, “Well, at the beginning of the walk there were three manzanita trees….” So I know that I am a noticer, and I have a very good memory. Sometimes my dear friends and loved ones can be a little scared by my memory, but I’m a recorder. I can’t help it. I’ve always felt a deep attachment to the world. Because of that, sometimes you have to go, “Okay, I can’t weigh everything the same way.” But I can get very lost in my own memories as well as my own imagination. And I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Even as a kid, I could sit for a very long time and not be bored. Looking at trees and looking up at the sky felt just as interesting to me as doing other things.
I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a number of other U.S. Poets Laureate over the years, and I love hearing their stories about connecting with communities that they didn’t think would be interested in poetry. Do you have any stories like that? I’m always so excited when it’s someone’s first poetry reading. I really want to be a caretaker of that experience, so that they feel the impulse to go to more poetry readings. And then, it’s almost the opposite of your question, but I’m surprised that people don’t know how many people are reading and writing poetry out there. It’s almost shocking that people don’t know poetry is very alive and vibrant. It feels like there’s been a whole resurgence, and no matter where I’m traveling, people are coming out.
Another thing I’ve heard from talking to U.S. Poets Laureate is that it’s sometimes hard to do your own writing when you suddenly have so many other responsibilities. Has that been an issue for you? If I’m totally honest, I have to write to feel okay. They’re just drafts, so it’s maybe harder to polish. But writing is such a big way of living for me that I have to do it.
For your reading in Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 25, what can people expect when they come to Campbell Hall to hear you read? Hopefully people can come and realize that a poetry reading can be both serious and joyful, and that there’s humor, as well as the deep work of grief. That all of those things can exist in a poetry reading. And then I also hope that some of my poems will inspire them to write their own poems, and maybe to read more poems, and maybe to write a poem about the natural world.
The last question I have for you is this: Is there any question interviewers never ask you that you wish they would? I don’t hear a lot about the public self and the private self. That’s so interesting to me as someone new to the role now it’s been like seven months trying to understand the bifurcation of the public performing self and the private, tender artist that wants to be home writing poems, but that also loves doing the performing. I’m really interested in how to bring those two roles together, how they can feel at ease with each other. I step off the plane and into the home, and how do I then become the artist again, and how do I go forward? That’s a really unusual transformation that a lot of artists have to do.
There are many bird people among us, especially in a region as rich in aviary splendor and diversity as Santa Barbara County. The birders know who they are. Others may not have yet realized they are birders in training. All of which is to hover around the notion that the current bird-minded exhibition at Solvang’s Wildling Museum of Art & Nature will appeal to die-hard birders, dabblers, and, perhaps most importantly, those with an interest in genuinely creative aesthetic expressions based on specific themes.
There are no standard-brand bird paintings in the show Bird’s Eye View: Four Perspectives, curated by Stacey Otte-Demangate and Lauren Sharp. Each of the artists differs from the others in methodologies, aims, and materials, but they are bound by a common passion for bird love and lore. An additional component is the short bird-related films by Santa Barbara filmmaker Michael Love, sponsored by the Audubon Society, celebrating local birding and environmental importance of our feathered friends.
Officially, the show consists of work by Chris Maynard, David Tomb, Shae Warnick, and Chester Wilcox. Unofficially, the “fifth Beatle” addendum at the entrance comes courtesy of the late, much-loved Santa Barbara artist Keith Puccinelli. His 2008 funk sculpture “Vultures II” is a massive construction made from trash, house paint, and other humble materials, asserting an implicitly ecological cautionary tale, an ulterior motive buzzing throughout the gallery.
exhibition, it brings together aspects of bird and tidal life in what Tomb calls a “handmade natural history diorama.” He writes, “I have been a fan of dioramas since I was a kid.”
Fittingly, the piece itself hums with a palpable sense of childlike wonder and an unfussy convergence of modest materials to organic ends. We get the sense of art tapping into the innocent appreciation of natural wonders, as experienced through a child’s eyes, along with birds’ eyes.
Youthful vision also comes into play with Warnick’s “bird dolls,” lined up in a profuse parade of varied species on a shelf along one gallery wall. Warnick’s toy-like examples of her interest in anthropomorphic objects embody a paradox, in the form of both alluding to the imagination-spurring value of animal-based toys and questioning our desire to anthropomorphize and otherwise corral and project our human values upon animal, aviary, and natural life.
This leads us fluidly into the gallery’s center, where Maynard’s remarkably delicate, inventive assemblages behind glass both literally and symbolically use bird feathers as essential materials. With exacting X-Acto knife virtuosity, he explores bird life from the feathery source, as in “Goldfisher,” a tableau with images of a hungry, plunging bird and fish/dinner below, all precision-cut from a single great argus wing feather.
Maynard’s “Rattle the Cage” depicts caged birds, presumably singing and/or parroting their owner’s prattling voices, behind a bar and all fashioned from blue-and-gold macaw feathers. Maynard’s largest work, “Wavelines,” is a long and carefully X-Actoknifed wonder made from a large great argus tail feather, a scene with birds in flight above and grounded specimens below. A sense of visual rhythm, motion, and compositional balance is in check, with the bonus attraction of a certain “How did he do that?” wonderment from the viewer.
—David StarkeyYou’re like a rock star when you’re out there in the public eye. There’s lots of cameras, and there’s lots of interviews, but then you’re home, and you’re like, “I just write poems. I just look at trees.”
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Ada Limón: Why We Need Poetry on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
In some way, the “straightest” artist in this flock is Wilcox, who meticulously creates hand-carved and -painted bird replicas in wood, extending the tradition of decoy ducks but with no hunter’s ploy endgame attached. Wilcox’s corner of the gallery features quite stunning, detailed, and ultimately empathetic odes to birds, with highlights showcasing the peregrine falcon, the northern shoveler, an acorn woodpecker family, and a natural scenario dubbed “Springtime Marsh Symphony.”
A logical segue leads us from said “Symphony” to the adjacent installation from Tomb: “King Tides and Elusive Rails,” depicting a brackish California wetland terrain during a king tide event. Originally created for the Palo Alto Art Center and adapted for this
In short, birds rule at the Wildling, as an artistic subject and as a source of awe for those who bother to notice. —Josef
Woodard
The Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) season which has admirably covered many diverse subjects comes home to Beethoven April 15-16 at The Granada Theatre. The master German composer retains power as an anchor of western classical enterprise, always worth a return visit, even after his 250th birthday in 2020 brought on a friendly global storm of Beethoven programming. (Though much of that Beethoven season was postponed by the COVID clampdown.)
With Beethoven Dreams, maestro Nir Kabaretti will lead a concert by and about Beethoven. From the symphonic canon comes a refreshingly less-performed model, the Symphony No. 4, to close a concert also including the Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, with Ukrainian-born American pianist Inna Faliks as soloist. But the odd work out comes in the West Coast premiere of the opening piece, The Eternal Stranger, by Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff, written for Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The composer’s poembased monodrama for actor and orchestra takes as its centerpiece a letter Beethoven wrote to his publisher, recounting a vivid dream that took him on an odyssey winding up in Jerusalem.
Enter Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC), whose director Jonathan Fox has created a dramatic setting for the piece for the fifth Symphony-ETC collaboration.
Of The Eternal Stranger, at the SBS season preview last fall, Fox noted, “I’m a first-generation American my mother and grandparents were refugees.
I was working in Germany when the Syrian refugee crisis hit Europe. And of course we are dealing with the crisis at our borders. That would be the first approach to looking at this particular poem about a man who is in a strange land.” He added, “Beethoven, who was going deaf … was a stranger in his own land. I think a lot of us sometimes feel like that, too. The poem started to make more sense to me, when I thought of it in terms of that way of being a stranger.”
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Following the idea that an opera company can’t say it has truly arrived until it takes on the challenge of Wagner and particularly Wagner’s daunting Ring cycle Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) is “arriving,” by practical and doable degrees. When OSB presents The Valkyrie (Die Walküre), at the Lobero Theatre for a single afternoon performance on Sunday, April 23, it will be two years after the company’s first step into the Ring, with Das Rheingold in the still-COVID era of June 2021.
The Ring of the Nibelung can present a formidable task for companies and audiences, as a definitively epic peak in opera history with shades of controversy attached. By contrast, OSB’s Ring of choice is the more accessible abridged version created by British composer Jonathan Dove. The “Dove Ring” premiered in 1990 and has since grown wings globally, been produced widely, and now stretches into the 805. This Ring chapter turns out to be more naturally popular than others in the cycle, partly due to a certain “greatest hit” contained in its score/story: The driving “Ride of the Valkyries” is a public earworm thanks to use in Apocalypse Now and Bugs Bunny. The opera also introduces the heroic and mythical character of Brünnhilde (soprano Alexandra Loutsion), daughter of god Wotan (baritone Wayne Tigges). Tenor Robert Stahley and soprano Julie Davies appear as lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde.
—Josef WoodardDrawing on resourceful means, LED lights, and generally sensory-engaging goals, Crystal Manich returns in the directorial role she began with the 2021 Das Rheingold, and intrepid OSB head Kostis Protopapas conducts a chamber-like 20-piece orchestra for this production.
Protopapas has described this slenderer Valkyrie as “two hours of Wagner’s richest and most accessible music, and we have a dream cast. Whether you’re a lifelong Wagner fan, or this is your first Wagner opera, you will be moved by the story and transported by the music.”
—Josef Woodard
(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): I hope that in the coming weeks, you will keep your mind bubbling with zesty mysteries. I hope you’ll exult in the thrill of riddles that are beyond your current power to solve. If you cultivate an appreciation of uncanny uncertainties, life will soon begin bringing you uncanny certainties. Do you understand the connection between open-hearted curiosity and fertile rewards? Don’t merely tolerate the enigmas you are immersed in love them!
(Apr. 20-May 20): An old sadness is ripening into practical wisdom. A confusing loss is about to yield a clear revelation you can use to improve your life. In mysterious ways, a broken heart you suffered in the past may become a wild card that inspires you to deepen and expand your love. Wow and hallelujah, Taurus! I’m amazed at the turnarounds that are in the works for you. Sometime in the coming weeks, what wounded you once upon a time will lead to a vibrant healing. Wonderful surprise!
(May 21-June 20): What is the true and proper symbol for your sign, Gemini? Twins standing shoulder to shoulder as they gaze out on the world with curiosity? Or two lovers embracing each other with mischievous adoration in their eyes? Both scenarios can accurately represent your energy, depending on your mood and the phase you’re in. In the coming weeks, I advise you to draw on the potency of both. You will be wise to coordinate the different sides of your personality in pursuit of a goal that interests them all. And you will also place yourself in harmonious alignment with cosmic rhythms as you harness your passionate urge to merge in a good cause.
(June 21-July 22): Some scientists speculate that more people suffer from allergies than ever before because civilization has over-sanitized the world. The fetish for scouring away germs and dirt means that our immune systems don’t get enough practice in fending off interlopers. In a sense, they are “bored” because they have too little to do. That’s why they fight stuff that’s not a threat, like tree pollens and animal dander. Hence, we develop allergies to harmless substances. I hope you will apply this lesson as a metaphor in the coming weeks, fellow Cancerian. Be sure the psychological component of your immune system isn’t warding off the wrong people and things. It’s healthy for you to be protective, but not hyper-over-protective in ways that shut out useful influences.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22): One night in 1989, Leo evolutionary biologist Margie Profet went to sleep and had a dream that revealed to her new information about the nature of menstruation. The dream scene was a cartoon of a woman’s reproductive system. It showed little triangles being carried away by the shed menstrual blood. Eureka! As Profet lay in bed in the dark, she intuited a theory that no scientist had ever guessed: that the sloughed-off uterine lining had the key function of eliminating pathogens, represented by the triangles. In subsequent years, she did research to test her idea, supported by studies with electron microscopes. Now her theory is regarded as fact. I predict that many of you Leos will soon receive comparable benefits. Practical guidance will be available in your dreams and twilight awareness and altered states. Pay close attention!
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You don’t know what is invisible to you. The truths that are out of your reach may as well be hiding. The secret agendas you are not aware of are indeed secret. That’s the not-so-good news, Virgo. The excellent news is that you now have the power to uncover the rest of the story, at least some of it. You will be able to penetrate below the surface and find buried riches. You will dig up missing information whose absence has prevented you from understanding what has been transpiring. There may be a surprise or two ahead, but they will ultimately be agents of healing.
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Visionary philosopher Buckminster Fuller referred to pollution as a potential resource we have not yet figured out how to harvest. A company called Algae Systems does exactly that. It uses wastewater to grow algae that scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and yield carbon-negative biofuels. Can we invoke this approach as a metaphor that’s useful to you? Let’s dream up examples. Suppose you’re a creative artist. You could be inspired by your difficult emotions to compose a great song, story, painting, or dance. Or if you’re a lover who is in pain, you could harness your suffering to free yourself of a bad old habit or ensure that an unpleasant history doesn’t repeat itself. Your homework, Libra, is to figure out how to take advantage of a “pollutant” or two in your world.
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Soon you will graduate from your bumpy lessons and enter a smoother, silkier phase. You will find refuge from the naysayers as you create a liberated new power spot for yourself. In anticipation of this welcome transition, I offer this motivational exhortation from poet Gwendolyn Brooks: “Say to them, say to the downkeepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmonyhushers, ‘Even if you are not ready for day, it cannot always be night.’ ” I believe you are finished with your worthwhile but ponderous struggles, Scorpio. Get ready for an excursion toward luminous grace.
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I periodically seek the counsel of a Sagittarian psychic. She’s half-feral and sometimes speaks in riddles. She tells me she occasionally converses by phone with a person she calls “the ex–Prime Minister of Narnia.” I confided in her that lately it has been a challenge for me to keep up with you Sagittarians because you have been expanding beyond the reach of my concepts. She gave me a pronouncement that felt vaguely helpful, though it was also a bit over my head: “The Archer may be quite luxuriously curious and furiously hilarious; studiously lascivious and victoriously delirious; salubriously industrious but never lugubriously laborious.” Here’s how I interpret that: Right now, pretty much anything is possible if you embrace unpredictability.
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I’m not insane,” says Capricorn actor Jared Leto. “I’m voluntarily indifferent to conventional rationality.” That attitude might serve you well in the coming weeks. You could wield it to break open opportunities that were previously closed due to excess caution. I suspect you’re beginning a fun phase of self-discovery when you will learn a lot about yourself. As you do, I hope you will experiment with being at least somewhat indifferent to conventional rationality. Be willing to be surprised. Be receptive to changing your mind about yourself.
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): People of all genders feel urges to embellish their native beauty with cosmetic enhancements. I myself haven’t done so, but I cheer on those who use their flesh for artistic experiments. At the same time, I am also a big fan of us loving ourselves exactly as we are. And I’m hoping that in the coming weeks, you will emphasize the latter over the former. I urge you to indulge in an intense period of maximum self-appreciation. Tell yourself daily how gorgeous and brilliant you are. Tell others, too! Cultivate a glowing pride in the gifts you offer the world. If anyone complains, tell them you’re doing the homework your astrologer gave you.
(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I encourage you to amplify the message you have been trying to deliver. If there has been any shyness or timidity in your demeanor, purge it. If you have been less than forthright in speaking the whole truth and nothing but the truth, boost your clarity and frankness. Is there anything you could do to help your audience be more receptive? Any tenderness you could express to stimulate their willingness and ability to see you truly?
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Serves students, staff, faculty and requires analysis of individual cases to determine appropriate actions. Identifies and resolves administrative problems, supports the staff in the areas of scheduling, program presentations, data reports, outreach materials, and program development. Administers the logistics of the Alcohol and Drug program, including the scheduling of appointments, coordinating meetings, handling all purchasing and procurement, travel and conference related logistics, data and financial reports. Participates in administration of Peer Education programs including onboarding and timekeeping. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent experience. Experience in relevant administrative work. Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suites applications.
area and/or equivalent experience/ training. 5+ years experience in administration management including supervision of staff, budget and financial management, and strong communication and interpersonal skills. 5+ years experience in higher education administration. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range:$91,300 ‑ $191,700/yr. The budgeted salary range: $100,000 ‑ $115,000/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 4/18/2023. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu
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BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
The Accounting Specialist position involves accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, preparing and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial and other statistical data to control operations. Also may involve preparation of financial reports to meet internal and external reporting requirements. May include activities relating to developing, implementing and monitoring accounting systems, policies and procedures. Reqs: Associate degree or Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years experience in AP, AR, billing and collections, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. This is a 2 year contract position, with the possibility of extension. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $26.39/hr. ‑$30.00/ hr. Full Salary Range: $26.39/ hr. ‑$44.78/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
Notes: Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $27.32/hour–$29.25/ hour. Full Salary Range: $26.09 /hour–$37.40/hour. Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check 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. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. 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 4/17/23. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #51311
COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES
The Assistant Dean is the chief financial and operations officer for the College of Creative Studies. Assumes direct responsibility for management and administrative leadership and provides recommendations on a wide variety of issues. Management responsibilities encompass academic administration, academic support services, gift administration, purchasing and financial management, payroll, staff and academic personnel, space management, and safety programs. Interprets policy for the Dean and serves as liaison to other academic and administrative units.
Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree In related
Responsible for overseeing the planning, funding, and approvals for all capital development projects including State and non‑State major projects, minor projects, and deferred maintenance. Activities include pre‑design facility planning and programming and delivery of Detailed Project Programs (DPP) and feasibility studies for projects with budgets ranging from $1 million up to $200 million. Duties include drafting solicitations for professional services, engaging and directing consultants, and preparing and processing approval documents for capital projects, such as Project Planning Guides (PPG), Regents Items, and Chancellor’s Delegated Authority approvals. Provides support and leadership in preparing the campus’s annual Capital Financial Plan. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
Expert knowledge / skills in all aspects of city planning, architecture, or other planning‑related fields, including knowledge / skills in large‑scale site planning. Expert written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including expert level political acumen and negotiation skills.
Expert skills in building, maintaining and nurturing strong professional relationships to achieve short and long range organizational development goals. Expert analytical and project management skills. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program.
Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests Filer. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $120,000‑$160,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $102,000‑$214,800/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. Open until filled.
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Job # 50549
Acts as a clinical nurse; obtaining history and appropriate medical information in person, online or over the phone in order to assess the student, determining if, when and where a student should be seen. Provides pertinent patient education and/or makes an appropriate appointment utilizing the computerized appointment system. Provides patient education on topics including, but not limited to, safe sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections. Refers and consults as appropriate using Student Health, campus and community resources. Reqs: Must be licensed by the State Board of Registered Nursing at all times during employment. Must be BLS certified. Notes:Student Health requires all clinical staff successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the employment start date. Licensing and credentialing must be kept current and complete at all times during employment. 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. Any HIPAA/FERPA violations may result in disciplinary action. $44.64/hr ‑ $65.25/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 #50545
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
You will provide technical oversight and supervision to the Data Warehouse unit, mentor technical staff, and contribute to key project work. We are seeking a technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the database development field and expertise in data warehousing and analytics areas. In this role you will work with stakeholders and developers to guide them and implement business intelligence solutions, database repositories and data interfaces. You will bring between 7‑9 years of experience/training with an emphasis in computer science, data processing, computer information systems, or in a related field using SQL Server technologies, or comparable database management systems as well as experience designing, developing, documenting, and testing (including unit testing and test plan creation) information systems. Experience with Financial Data Warehouse solutions, Experience with AWS data lake, Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks or other similar technologies, and with Data Catalog tools preferred. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
7‑9 years experience designing,
developing, documenting, and testing (including unit testing and test plan creation) data warehouse. 7‑9 years experience analyzing business processes and information systems to ensure systems meet the business needs, and identifying opportunities for system improvement to better align with the business needs. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The full salary range is $91,300 ‑ $191,700/yr. The budgeted salary range: $121,400 ‑ $141,500/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
4/24/23. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 51647
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Development Assistant, Humanities & Fine Arts serves as the primary initial contact for three Directors of Development in the Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) team to provide essential administrative and financial support critical to the successful operation of a complex fund‑raising program. The position will manage
online calendars, screen incoming calls, make travel and entertainment arrangements, and complete all necessary paperwork in compliance with policies and procedures. Additionally, this position will compile and analyze data and information from various sources including Advance database and assist all aspects of planning, analysis and implementation strategies to secure financial support to the team; requires high degree of independence, initiative, professionalism, confidentiality, sound judgment and discretion, and strong analytical and technical skills. Uses a developed knowledge of current fundraising activity to maximize the effectiveness and success of all donor stewardship efforts and perform all duties with excellent standards of accountability, follow‑through, and a
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COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
We are seeking an experienced leader who will engineer new service installation and support solutions, while acting as custodian of the UCSB campus communications cable plant/infrastructure to ensure quality. You will be responsible for the modification, maintenance, and oversight of existing communications infrastructure. You should be comfortable providing consultative services directly to campus clients and providing technical assistance to other IT units on existing network infrastructure and services. In addition, you will independently conduct communications service needs assessments, survey existing facilities, diagnose, analyze and maintain complex communications infrastructure. In this role, you will assign communications infrastructure resources; prepare estimates for telecommunications and communications networking projects.
Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience and/ or training. BICSI RCDD certification or equivalent telecommunications industry certification. 7‑9 years designing telecommunications infrastructure, both copper and fiber. 7‑9 years managing small teams and projects to meet established deadlines and objectives. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a conviction history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Possess a current Registered Communications Distribution Design Consultant certificate. Knowledge of EIA/TIA national fire protection code, including NEC and standard industry best practices for maintenance of outside plant facilities. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for the position is $91,300 to $191,700/yr. The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $110,000 to $125,000/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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 50658
Conducts a variety of duties involving the processing of financial transactions for HDAE (Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises). Assist with billings, recharge, gaucho buck refunds and printing of the Campus ID card. Helps troubleshoot Campus ID card related problems. Assist HDAE Vault Cashier with vault room processes and provides backup for Vault Cashier as needed. Processes reimbursements and check requests as needed. Reqs: Ability to interact with integrity and professionalism with customers and team members. Solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff verbally and in writing. Ability to function effectively as a member of a team. Ability to follow policies, procedures, and regulations. Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns. Well‑organized and able to prioritize in a fast‑paced environment. Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to use standard computer systems including email, Microsoft Word, and Excel. Cash handling and customer service experience preferred. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary or hourly range: $26.09‑$27.90/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 4/24/23 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 51780
MATERIALS DEPARTMENT
Supports a highly diverse user community across the UC Santa Barbara campus. Works with a faculty advisory committee and engineering colleagues to oversee operations and user training on the following equipment: Cameca Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (dynamic SIMS), and FEI X‑ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS), several atomic force microscopes, and scanning electron microscopes. The facility aims to help users achieve accurate and sensitive analyses of the chemistry of the surface and near surface regions of materials, ranging from compound semiconductors and heterostructures to ceramic/ metal interfaces to mesoscopic block co‑polymer thin films. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree with education inclusive of at least one semester each of organic and inorganic chemistry or equivalent experience and/or training. Strong Project management experience to assume responsibility for the accomplishment of research objectives. Advanced microscopy experience working with SIMS and XPS microscopy equipment.
Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $91,300 to $191,700/yr. The budgeted salary range: $91,300 to $140,000/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
The Residence Hall Manager provides leadership and supervision for all custodial and maintenance work in a Residence Hall setting of approximately 3000 students, interacting effectively as a team member with sensitivity toward a multicultural work and living environment. Professional Expectation/Attitude Standard/ Customer Service Promotes Customer service programs in the custodial services unit to residents/clients.
Assists with the development and maintenance of a work environment that is conducive to meeting the mission of the organization. Reqs: High School Diploma. 4‑6 years minimum of five years supervisory experience in a leadership position in the custodial, maintenance or service industry fields, with demonstrated experience in housekeeping and/or performance of light maintenance of buildings. Must have experience in the customer service industry, specifically in a University residential setting or equivalent, with demonstrated experience managing multiple areas of responsibility. Must display effective communication, written, verbal, organizational, and computer skills. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse student body and staff and serve as an effective team member. Must comply with University and department safety guidelines. Notes: Able to work shifts other than Monday thru Friday to meet the operational needs of the department. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
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Under the 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. May be required to work schedules other than Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm to meet the operational needs of the unit and to cover seven day service. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. The Sr. Custodian promotes a customer service environment to residents and clients.
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Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 27, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number:
2023‑0000822. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TENDREL
111 Santa Barbara St, Unit B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tendrel Supply LLC (same address).This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY PARKER
SIMON, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000858. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TIDY SEAS
7407 San Carpino Drive, Goleta, CA 93117; Ryan J Wong (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY RYAN
WONG, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 27, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000823. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIGUEROA
MOUNTAIN BREWING, 45 Industrial Way, Buellton, CA 93427; Creekstone Mountain LLC (same address); This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY KENNETH HART, MEMBER.
Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 21, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000756. E47. Published April
6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: CANET WINE COMPANY, 2240 Santa Rosa RD, Lompoc, CA 93436; Cool Hand Vineyards, LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY ARMAND DE MAIGRET,MANAGER OF COOL HAND VINEYARDS, LLC.
Filed in the County Clerk’s Office, County of Santa Barbara on March 27, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL).
FBN Number: 2023‑0000826. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA YOUTH THERAPY, 3345 State St, #31242, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jaime L Bregante (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY JAIME
BREGANTE. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 22, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000779. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: LAW
OFFICE OF MARC CHYTILO 1505 Mission Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Law Office of Marc Chytilo, a Professional Corporation (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY MARC CHYTILO, PRESIDENT.
Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 15, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000709. E30. Published April 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/are doing business as:
MCQUARRY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC 605 San Ricardo Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; McQuarry Construction Services, Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY PETER
MCQUARRY, CEO. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 17, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000736. E30. Published April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person (s) is/are doing business as: TOMI
CELLARS LLC 140 Industrial Way, D1, Buellton, CA 93427; Tomi Cellars, LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a limited liability company. SIGNED BY BOYD
HOWARD SHERMIS, MANAGER.
Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 6, 2023.
This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000925. E30. Published April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FALCON
NOTARY 2300 De La Vina St, Apt 1, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Davina S Wong (same address).
This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY DAVINA WONG. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 5, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL).
FBN Number: 2023‑0000912. E30. Published April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person
(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FUNDAMENTAL
FIREARMS TRAINING, 3905 State ST, Suite 7346, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; David S Humphrey, 5631 Via Messina, Goleta, CA 93117‑1805; Nicole M Elliott (same adddress); Ryder S Humphrey (same address); Kaiden D Humphrey (same address). This business is conducted by a general partnership. SIGNED BY DAVID HUMPHREY, GENERAL PARTNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 6, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000921. E30. Published April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: MILPAS PARKING CORPORATION 4445 La Palmoa Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Milpas Parking Corporation (same address). This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY JAMES E MERRITT, DIRECTOR. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 7, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0000931. E30. Published April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023.
NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF
NAME: DOROTHEA BRADFORD AMEZAGA
CASE NUMBER: 23CV0951
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)
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
MAY 12, 2023, TIME: 10 A.M.
DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. 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: March 21, 2023, Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SANDY
MARGOT CORNEJO, CASE NUMBER: 23CVOO778
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: SANDY
MARGOT CORNEJO TO: SANDRA
MARGARITA CORNEJO. 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 MAY 3, 2023, TIME: 10 A.M.
DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. 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: March 18, 2023, Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: LIDIA
MIKHAYLOVNA KOVALENKO
CASE NUMBER: 23CV00860
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: LIDIA
MIKHAYLOVNA KOVALENKO TO:
LIDIA SOFIA KOVALENKO
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 MAY 8, 2023, TIME:
10 A.M. DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA
SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. 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: March 23, 2023, Colleen K
Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Published March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:
MINGNAN DYLAN ZHANG 23CV00638
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: MINGNAN DYLAN ZHANG
TO: PATRICK MINGNAN ZHANG
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: MAY 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT: 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division.
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.
FILED 3/8/23 in Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk.
3/8/23 BY COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. PUBLISHED APRIL 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KAREN
LISETTE BERGERON
CASE NUMBER: 23CV00798
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: KAREN LISETTE BERGERON
TO: BETTIE FATIMA BERGERON
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: MAY 3, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT:
3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division.
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.
FILED 3/22/23 in Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Vega, Jessica, Deputy Clerk. 3/22/23 BY THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. PUBLISHED APRIL 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: PETER
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Harry’s House/ Santa Ynez Valley
The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara will be accepting Pre-applications for Harry’s House Development to establish a waiting list. The waiting list will close May 17, 2023 at 4:30 pm. This is an affordable senior development for 62 years and older, consisting of 59 studio apartments with limited kitchen facilities. Limited parking, on-site parking not guaranteed. A comprehensive service package is available with an optional meal plan. Preferences available will be County Resident, Veteran, Homeless, at Risk of Homelessness due to a Medical Reason. Pre- Applications will be available and accepted at www.hasbarco.org/Applicants/Apply Online - Applicant Portal, or you may call (805) 329-4666 for an application to be mailed to you, or you may pick up a paper application at one of the following offices:
NOTIFICATION IS HEREBY GIVEN that EFFECTIVE April 18, 2023 at 10:00 am
Santa Maria Housing Office – 200 West Williams, Santa Maria, CA 93454 – Monday-Thurs 10 am – 4 pm
Lompoc Housing Office – 817 West Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436 – Monday-Thurs 10 am – 4 pm
Goleta Housing Office – 5575 Armitos, Goleta, CA 93117 – Monday-Thurs 10 am – 4pm
Golden Inn & Village – Senior Complex - 890 North Refugio Drive, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 – Monday-Thursday 10 am to 4pm. Staff will be available at the Golden Inn & Village site Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 2pm to assist.
You can return completed Pre-Applications to any of the above-mentioned locations (during normal business hours) by mail or fax (805) 735-7672.
This is NOT an assisted living development.
This Public Notice is being published to ensure that individuals and interested groups are fully aware of this action.
The Housing Authority will accept applications for this program regardless of race, color, creed, sex, familial status, national origin, age, handicap or other protected groups under State, Federal or local equal opportunity laws.
Casa de Harry (Harry’s House) / Valle de Santa Ynez
POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que VIGENTE el 18 de Abril de 2023 a las 10:00 am la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara aceptará solicitudes previas para el Desarrollo de Harry’s House para establecer una lista de espera. La lista de espera se cerrará el 17 de mayo de 2023 a las 4:30pm. Este es un desarrollo asequible para adultos mayores de 62 años, que consta de 59 apartamentos tipo estudio con instalaciones de cocina limitadas. Estacionamiento limitado, estacionamiento en el lugar no garantizado. Un paquete completo de servicios está disponible con un plan de comidas opcional. Las preferencias disponibles serán residentes del condado, veteranos, personas sin hogar, en riesgo de quedarse sin hogar debido a una razón médica. Las solicitudes previas estarán disponibles y se aceptarán en www.hasbarco.org/Applicants/Apply Online - Applicant Portal, o puede llamar al (805) 329-4666 para que le envíen una solicitud por correo, o puede recoger una solicitud impresa en una de las siguientes oficinas:
Oficina de Vivienda de Santa Maria– 200 West Williams, Santa Maria, CA 93454 – Lunes a Jueves 10 am – 4 pm Oficina de Vivienda de Lompoc– 817 West Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436 – Lunes a Jueves 10 am – 4 pm
Oficina de Vivienda de Goleta– 5575 Armitos, Goleta, CA 93117 – Lunes a Jueves 10 am – 4pm
Golden Inn & Village – Complejo para personas mayores - 890 North Refugio Drive, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
– Lunes a Jueves 10 am to 4pm. El personal estará disponible en el sitio de Golden Inn & Village los Lunes, Martes y Jueves de 10 am a 2 pm para ayudar.
Puede devolver las solicitudes previas completas a cualquiera de las ubicaciones mencionadas anteriormente (durante el horario comercial normal) por correo o fax (805) 735-7672.
Este NO es un desarrollo de vida asistida.
Este Aviso público se publica para garantizar que las personas y los grupos interesados estén plenamente informados sobre esta acción.
La Autoridad de Vivienda aceptará solicitudes para este programa independientemente de la raza, el color, el credo, el sexo, el estado familiar, el origen nacional, la edad, la discapacidad u otros grupos protegidos por las leyes estatales, federales o locales de igualdad de oportunidades.
JOHN DAVIS 23CV00799
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: PETER JOHN DAVIS
TO: JIM TROTTA DAVIS
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: MAY 5, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT:
4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division.
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.
FILED 3/22/23 in Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk. 3/22/23 BY DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.
PUBLISHED APRIL 6,13, 20, 27, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KRISTEN MARIE CORTEZ 23CV00764 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom April 24, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.
Title 17 (Zoning) Amendments (Case No. 23-0001-ORD)
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 www. cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider recommending to City Council adoption of an Ordinance to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) related to various topics areas. The City Council will consider any recommendation at a later hearing to adopt amendments to Title 17. The date, time, and location of the Planning Commission public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).
HEARING DATE/TIME: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.
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).
PROJECT LOCATION: The amended regulations would apply citywide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed amendments to Title 17 of the GMC address State law consistency, implement the Housing Element 2023-2031, remedy issues identified during implementation, and provide clarity to the regulations adopted. The topics for these amendments include:
• State law consistency related to Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations, Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Solar Energy Systems, and No Net Loss of Housing.
• Housing Element Implementation related to Density Calculation Methodology, Replacement of Units Lost in Redevelopment, Sites Identified for Lower-Income Housing in a Prior Housing Element(s), Live/Work Uses, Emergency Shelters, Low Barrier Navigation Centers, Supportive Housing, Large Residential Care Facilities, and Requests for Reasonable Accommodation.
• Minor Revisions related to Lot Coverage Methodology, Maximum Floor Area in the RS District, Bus Stops in Setbacks, Grading and Grubbing, Notification of Enlarged Streamside Protection Areas, Storypoles, Development Thresholds for Substantial Conformity Determinations, and Single-Unit Dwelling Lots and Development Plans.
• Other Clarifying Revisions.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The Ordinance is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. In addition, the Ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning).
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.
FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Andy Newkirk, Senior Planner, at (805) 961-7544 or anewkirk@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.
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION. If you require interpretation services for the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 961-7505 or via email to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Please specify the language for which you require interpretation. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the hearing.
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 at or before the public 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) 9617505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.
Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, April 13, 2023
of name(s)
FROM: KRISTEN MARIE CORTEZ
TO: KRISTEN MARIE
CORTEZ‑KAUFMAN 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:
MAY 22, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT:
5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. 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. FILED 4/7/23 in Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk.
4/7/23 BY COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.
PUBLISHED APRIL 13, 20, 27, MAY
4, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:
GRISELDA GALLEGOS
23CV01073
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: SAVANNAH MICAELA HERRERA
TO: SAVANNAH MICAELA
GALLEGOS
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: MAY 24, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. 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. FILED 3/22/23 in Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk. 3/22/23 BY THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.
PUBLISHED APRIL 13, 20, 27, MAY
4, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JOSHUA
CHRISTOPHER MALOUF
CASE NUMBER : 23CV00900
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: JOSHUA CHRISTOPHER
MALOUF TO: JOSHUA
CHRISTOPHER TIMPE
FROM: JACLYNN ROSE LUDFORD
TO: JACLYNN ROSE TIMPE
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: MAY 12, 2023, 10:00 AM DEPT: 4 SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE
1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division.
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.
FILED 3/21/23 in Superior Court of
California County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk. 3/21/23 BY DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT PUBLISHED APRIL 13, 20, 27, MAY 4, 2023.
SUMMONS
FILED
Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara 3/22/2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. BY Baksh, Narzalli Deputy Clerk.
NORDSTRANDBLACK PC
Renee J. Nordstrand, Bar No.139412 Douglas M. Black, Bar No. 295556 Matthew M. Morrison Bar 280825 33 W. Mission Street, Suite 206 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962‑2022 Attorney for Plaintiff
Rogelio Julian SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ROGELIO JULIAN, PLAINTIFF. JOHN L. BUNCE, ELIZABETH N. BUNCE, GIFFIN & CRANE CONTRACTORS, LLC, ANCHOR HEATING AND AIR and DOES 1‑40, DEFENDANTS. AND RELATED CROSS‑ACTION.
Case No. 22CV04181
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CONCERNING DEFENDANT
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, April 25, 2023, at 3:00 P.M.
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://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
Buena Tierra Signs and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption
6021 Hollister Ave. (APN 073-080-028)
Case No. 23-0015-ZC/23-0011-DRB
Ellwood Station Sign replacement and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption
7368 Hollister Ave. (APN 073-020-001)
Case No. 23-0012-ZC/23-0010-DRB
Residential Addition and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption
7115 Madera (APN 077-114-004)
Case No. 22-0068-LUP/22-0035-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.
In accordance with Gov. Code Section 65103.5, only non-copyrighted plans or plans that the designer has given permission have been published on the City’s website. The full set of plans is available for review at the Planning Counter during counter hours or by contacting the staff member listed for the item 805-961-7543.
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.
Publish: Santa Barbara Independent 4/13/23
JOHN L. BUNCE
Department 3
Judge: Hon. Thomas Anderle
Under consideration of Plaintiff’s Application for Service by Publication of Summons and Complaint concerning defendant John L. Bunce to be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, the Court hereby GRANTS the Application.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
3/22/2023
by: The Honorable Thomas Anderle published April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
FILED Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara
3/22/2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. BY Baksh, Narzalli Deputy Clerk.
NORDSTRANDBLACK PC
Renee J. Nordstrand, Bar No.139412
Douglas M. Black, Bar No. 295556
Matthew M. Morrison Bar 280825 33 W. Mission Street, Suite 206 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962‑2022
Attorney for Plaintiff
Rogelio Julian
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
ROGELIO JULIAN, PLAINTIFF. JOHN L. BUNCE, ELIZABETH N. BUNCE, GIFFIN & CRANE CONTRACTORS, LLC, ANCHOR HEATING AND AIR and DOES 1‑40, DEFENDANTS. AND RELATED CROSS‑ACTION.
Case No. 22CV04181 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CONCERNING DEFENDANT ELIZABETH N. BUNCE
Department 3
Judge: Hon. Thomas Anderle
Under consideration of Plaintiff’s Application for Service by Publication of Summons and Complaint concerning defendant Elizabeth N. Bunce to be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, the Court hereby GRANTS the Application.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
3/22/2023
by: The Honorable Thomas Anderle
Published: April 6,13, 20, 27, 2023
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF COWLITZ NO. 23 3 00043 08
ORDINANCE NO. 23-02
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: OBIFER DEDIOS Petitioner
And ADELFA MANALO DEDIOS Respondent.
The State of Washington to the aid Respondent, ADELFA MANALO DEDIOS:
You are here by summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this Summons to wit, within 60 days after the 6th day of April, 2023 and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court and respond to the Petition of the Petitioner, OBIFER DEDIOS, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned Attorney for Petitioner, OBIFER DEDIOS at their office, below stated, and in case of your Failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Petition, which has been filed with the clerk of said court, which is a Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.
LAW OFFICE OF HEATHER HOKE
1010 ESTHER ST VANCOUVER, WA 98660 HOKELAW1010@GMAIL.COM
Published: April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2221 AND SENATE BILL 897 AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CASE NO. 22-0005-ORD
At the meeting of the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) held on March 21, 2023 the City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
The City Council of the City of Goleta conducted the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 23-02 at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of April, 2023 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE RICHARDS, COUNCILMEMBERS KASDIN, KYRIACO AND REYES-MARTIN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTENTIONS: NONE
The Ordinance will take effect 31 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
Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, April 13, 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 23-XX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.19 (PROHIBITION OF FUEL GAS PLUMBING INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS) TO TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
On April 18, 2023 at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) will consider the first reading and possible adoption of a proposed ordinance that would amend Title 8 (Health and Safety) to prohibit the installation of fuel gas infrastructure in newly constructed buildings. This ordinance would support the electrification of new construction, improving the indoor air quality and efficiency of buildings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the community. Amendments to the Goleta Municipal Code include:
• A prohibition on the installation of fuel gas infrastructure in newly constructed buildings, as well as significant additions and alterations.
• Periodic review and refining of the ordinance and proposed chapter to improve implementation and match best practices across the state for building electrification.
• Required electric readiness for any projects exempted by the City under the proposed chapter.
If adopted, the Ordinance will take effect October 1, 2023 following 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 ClerkPublish: Santa Barbara Independent, April 13, 2023
NOTICE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING
Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 2:00PM
New Single-Family Dwelling and Rear Yard Setback Modification with California Environmental Quality Act
Notice of Exemption
225 Ravenscroft Road
APN 077-183-010
Case Nos. 22-0001-MOD, 21-0002-DRB, 20-0020-LUP
New Single-Family Dwelling and Rear Yard Setback Modification with California Environmental Quality Act
Notice of Exemption
245 Ravenscroft Road
APN 077-183-012
Case Nos. 22-0002-MOD, 21-0003-DRB, 20-0021-LUP
ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting online at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Administrator of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing on the merits of the proposed Modification (MOD) and Land Use Permit (LUP) at 225 and 245 Ravenscroft. The date and time of the Zoning Administrator hearing is:
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers (In Person and via Zoom) 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117
PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR 225 RAVENSCROFT: Applicant requests approval of the following:
1. A Modification (MOD) to allow 200.3 square feet of the 2,888 square foot proposed dwelling to encroach 10’ into the required 25’ rear yard setback on a 7,356 square-foot vacant lot. The proposed setback area would be reduced 200.3 square feet from the 2,202.04 required rear setback area to 2,001.74 square feet;
2. Approval of a Land Use Permit (LUP) to construct a new 2,888 gross/2,689 net square foot two-story dwelling, which includes an attached 457 gross/417 net square foot two-car garage and a 417 square-foot deck situated above the garage on a 7,356 square-foot lot; and
3. Approval of the design of a proposed new single-family dwelling and MOD, as recommended for approval by the Design Review Board (DRB).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR 245 RAVENSCROFT: Applicant requests approval of the following:
1. A Modification (MOD) to allow 134.67 square feet of the 3,116 square foot proposed dwelling to encroach 10’ into the required 25’ rear yard setback on a 7,886 square-foot vacant lot. The proposed setback area would be reduced 134.67 square feet from the 1,961.31 required rear setback area to 1826.64 square feet;
2. Approval of a Land Use Permit (LUP) to construct a new 3,116 gross/2,913 net square foot two-story dwelling, which includes an attached 436 gross/415 net square foot two-car garage and a 338 square-foot deck situated above the garage on a 7,886 square-foot lot; and
3. Approval of the design of a proposed new single-family dwelling and MOD, as recommended for approval by the Design Review Board (DRB).
The Zoning Administrator will be the decision maker for each project unless its decision is appealed to the City Council.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS: Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000, et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines, the project has been found to be exempt from CEQA and a Notice of Exemption is proposed (Attachment A). The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this project.
The project has been found to be exempt from CEQA Guidelines per Sections 15303 (a) (New Construction) and 15305 (a) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) because the project is requesting a rear setback Modification to construct a new two-story dwelling on a vacant lot with a slope less than 20% that will not result in the creation of a new parcel.
CORTESE LIST: The Project sites are 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”).
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The hearing documents and all documents referenced therein may be obtained by contacting the Planner listed below (see the “For Further Information” section). Staff reports, project plans and related materials for the Zoning Administrator hearing will be posted on the City’s website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT: All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing and to present written and/or oral comments. All letters should be addressed to Kim Dominguez, Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117 or kdominguez@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received by Kim Dominguez by 9:00 A.M. the day of the hearing for consideration.
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Please register for Zoning Administrator Hearing on April 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82883620664?pwd=S3lONlhOMGdTQmFCa0RXUER1ZUZiQT09 Webinar ID: 828 8362 0664 Passcode: 177811
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. You can also select the option to use your telephone, but you must use the Zoom software to interact with the meeting. Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar to use your telephone. Oral comments during a meeting may be made by electronic participation only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information including the application and project file can be viewed by contacting Travis Lee, Associate Planner at 805-562-5528 or tlee@cityofgoleta.org.
REVIEW PROCESS: The project is subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator (ZA). The next steps include: (1) a public hearing by the ZA on April 24, 2023, to consider the projects, (2) a 10-day appeal period following the ZA’s decision, (3) Final Design Review Board Approval, and (3) associated Land Use Permits.
APPEALS: The Zoning Administrator’s decision may be appealed by an applicant or an aggrieved party, pursuant to Goleta Municipal Code Section 17.52.120, as part of an appeal of the Review Authority’s action on the entire project. Appeals must be filed, and associated fees must be paid, within 10 calendar days of the appealable decision.
Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact Deborah Lopez, City Clerk, at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.
Note: If you challenge the City’s final action on this Project in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised in written or oral testimony and/or evidence provided to the City on or before the date of the public hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b) [2]).
Publish: Santa Barbara Independent on April 13, 2023