Santa Barbara Independent 7/20/23

IF THE SHRAPNEL IN THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Are the Remnants of a 1942 Japanese Submarine Attack Lodged in a Goleta Restaurant?

by Alex Scordelis

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If the Shrapnel in These Walls Could Talk

Are the Remnants of a 1942 Japanese Submarine Attack Lodged in a Goleta Restaurant? by Alex Scordelis

This week, we get to reconnect with a previous Indy intern: Alex Scordelis! He has achieved great success in Los Angeles and New York as an acclaimed writer and journalist.

What was it like during your time here at the Indy? I was an intern for almost a full year while I was a senior at UCSB spring ’03 to spring ’04. I sat in the news bullpen next to future Indy senior writer Matt Kettmann and future Santa Barbara mayor Cathy Murillo (who were both reporters then). It was an amazing experience. Learning from Kettmann and Murillo was basically my journalism school. I wrote news briefs, the calendar, and Close-Ups (which were mini-profiles of notable Santa Barbarans). I got sent into the field pretty regularly and covered the Iraq War protests, which were heating up at the time.

Where did you go after?

Are there any projects coming up? After working at the Indy, I graduated from UCSB and moved to New York, where I worked in publishing for a decade. I was an editor at Paper magazine, and wrote for New York magazine, Vice, Rolling Stone, the Believer, Playboy, and Esquire. After publishing, I pivoted to writing for television and film, and wrote for a show called Billy on the Street and for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s election specials on Hulu, among others. In terms of future projects, right now it’s just more essays and supporting the WGA’s writers’ strike.

What was the most memorable part of working on “If the Shrapnel in These Walls Could Talk” for you? I keep a Google doc of essay ideas, and writing something about the attack on Goleta has been sitting in that doc for almost eight years. It was satisfying to find an angle and finally tackle the story. But the most memorable part was getting to talk to Bob Gale, Neal Graffy, and Kim Stabile. I took the train up from L.A. on weekends to conduct the interviews, and enjoyed speaking with each of them.

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Grand Jury Blisters State of MentalHealth Care in County Jail

No Training, No Night Counseling, No Statistics

September 9, she was found dead of a fentanyl overdose in her cell.

In the second half of 2022, Santa Barbara County referred 77 inmates to state mental hospitals on the grounds they were incompetent to stand trial. That, the Grand Jury reported, is one of the highest rates in the state. In July 2019, there were 13 felony IST inmates in the jail. As of June 2023, there were 52. That jump reflects the growth in jail population after COVID’s restrictions were lifted. But it also reflects the intensity of the mental-health challenges facing inmates and custody officers in the county jail.

TRANSPORTATION

by Nick Welsh

This was a confounding week for those who grapple with the many-headed hydra of Santa Barbara’s criminal justice system and the many people suffering from mental illness who are thrown in jail instead of receiving treatment. On that subject, there was some good news and some very bad news.

The encouraging news took place in front of the county supervisors this Tuesday, when two department heads presented possible solutions for diverting mentally ill prisoners from jail to facilities that can provide effective treatment. Such efforts, they said, would make the community safer, reduce recidivism rates, cut costs, address racial sentencing disparities, and be more humane. “That’s the big hypothesis,” exclaimed Supervisor Joan Hartmann.

Though both reports laid out clear and detailed road maps for achieving these ends, the plans assumed such treatment programs would be funded and have sufficient staffing available. “We must try to do something different,” exclaimed Supervisor Steve Lavagnino. “The alternative is what we’ve been doing for the past 20 to 30 years,” he said, adding, “I think we can all agree the system isn’t working.”

A grim description of that current system came from this year’s Grand Jury. Four reports laid out in painful detail how systemic gaps in the current system led to the

deaths of five County Jail inmates last year. All were repeat offenders and all had long histories of severe mental-health and substance-abuse challenges.

The centerpiece of the Grand Jury’s work was a report titled “A Vicious Cycle,” describing the fentanyl-related deaths of two inmates with extensive rap sheets and severe behavioral problems. One, a 34-year-old woman busted for burglary in Isla Vista, had been arrested more than a dozen times. At the time of her last arrest in March 2022, she could not stand still, was talking to people who were not there, and had been placed into restrictive housing because she couldn’t “program

Among the many shortcomings identified by the report was the lack of solid statistical information on the incidence and severity of mental illness in the county jail. When the jury asked the Sheriff’s Office what percentage of the jail population suffered from mental illness, it was told that such statistics do not exist. The report concluded that had this 34-year-old woman and another inmate who also died of a fentanyl overdose gotten mentalhealth treatment earlier on, the outcome could have been much better, their number of repeat offenses much fewer, and their cost to the community lower.

Not mentioned in the report but brought up at the supervisors’ meeting was that five years ago, a report commissioned by the county Probation Department concluded that it cost $92,000 more per year to jail someone rather than to provide services.

A downtown trolley is running again in Santa Barbara, making stops every half-hour or so at the Hotel Californian, Chapala Street at Paseo Nuevo, the County Courthouse on Anacapa Street, and Anacapa and Ortega streets. The trolley costs $1 to ride, and operates Friday-Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., now through September. The public dialogue about State Street’s Promenade has occasionally included bringing back MTD’s electric trolleys to the city’s main thoroughfare. But for this summer project, the Chamber of Commerce has chartered a gas-powered one from Santa Barbara Trolley, which runs up State Street only as far as Gutierrez Street before circling the promenade along Chapala, Anacapa, and Garden streets.

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with other inmates.” She was ordered to a state mental hospital after she’d been declared incompetent to stand trial (IST), but the waiting list for such placements was so long that it would be more than eight months. When the Grand Jury asked what programs were available to her in the jail, the answer was, “Coloring books were used to occupy her mind.” Mostly she was kept in isolation because she was rude and disruptive. On

Dramatically, the Grand Jury detailed the case of a 320-pound Santa Maria man arrested on January 11, 2022, for nonviolent spousal abuse and kidnapping charges. Twenty minutes after being booked, he was dead of a heart attack. Following safety procedure, deputies started to undress him as he was being placed in a protective cell. When he resisted, five custody deputies placed him facedown, naked, in a prone restraint. The County Coroner’s Office had found five factors that contributed to the heart attack three of them being an enlarged heart, the presence of methamphetamine in his system, and obesity and ruled his death accidental.

The Grand Jury consulted with two out-of-county forensic medical professionals who concluded the heart attack would not

A small, vacant lot at the Calle Real and Los Carneros roundabout in Goleta may soon hold 14 one-bedroom rentals two of which are to be for low-income residents in a project submitted by RRM Design Group under a pair of state Housing Accountability Act provisions. The mixed-use proposal for 6491 Calle Real sits at the southeast corner of the intersection and will also hold 585 square feet of commercial space. The project gets its first vetting from city officials at a Design Review Committee meeting on 7/25.

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A fatal collision in North County on 7/13 resulted in the death of one individual while two more were transported to the hospital with moderate and major injuries. Officers responded to the scene on Highway 101 northbound, just south of the Jonata Park Road in Buellton, shortly before 4 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, an unidentified male driver traveling northbound in a silver 2007 Honda minivan collided into the rear of two stationary vehicles. “Alcohol and/or drugs do not appear a factor in this crash,” according to the CHP, which is investigating the incident.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

VICIOUS CYCLE: The centerpiece of the Grand Jury’s work was a report titled “A Vicious Cycle,” describing the deaths last year of two inmates with extensive rap sheets and severe behavioral problems, including a 34-year-old woman found dead of a fentanyl overdose in her cell at the Northern Branch Jail.

“ Ithinkwecanallagreethe systemisn’tworking. SupervisorSteveLavagnino

New Year’s Eve Noise Ordinance Extended

New Year’s Eve is typically one of the biggest party nights of the year, and now the party can go a little longer, with Santa Barbara making a small change to its noise ordinance that would allow amplified music until 1:30 on New Year’s morning.

The amendment was suggested by the City Council as a way to make it easier to handle the flood of permits each New Year and to more efficiently use law enforcement for more serious calls.

Assistant City Attorney John Doimas said during Tuesday’s council meeting that it was a “generally accepted custom to celebrate New Year’s late,” and that the idea was to make “less work” for the city’s emergency agencies who are working the busiest night of the year.

The city’s current noise ordinance says there can be no excessive or unreasonable noise loudspeakers, amplified music, bands, or deejays that can be heard across property lines from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

City staff acknowledged that events on New Year’s often extended past midnight, and according to the staff report, the change will allow for these events to continue “without technically being in violation of the law.”

Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez recounted his experience riding along with law enforcement on two past New Year’s

GRAND JURY

nights, and said that his unit received calls “every couple minutes” regarding noise complaints, which diverted resources from other important emergencies.

“I can tell you,” Gutierrez said, “the amount of noise violation calls that they got took them away from more important things that were happening. If we extend the time, they are more likely to show up to a more serious call.”

Earlier versions of the amendment would have extended the window until 1 a.m., but Gutierez, who also sits on the city’s curfew committee, suggested at an earlier hearing that they consider changing the time to 1:30 a.m. to keep in line with the accepted time for “last call” at all downtown bars.

The amendment was approved 6-1, with councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez voting in opposition, saying she was worried that allowing loud music later might bring unintended consequences that could overwhelm the already short-staffed emergency service agencies.

“Those conditions are going to exist,” said Mayor Randy Rowse, who voted in support of the change, “so I think by doing this we’ve saved ourselves some work, and maybe some angst for the enforcement agencies.” Ryan P. Cruz

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have occurred but for the deputies’ insistence that the man enter the safety cell. The report from the experts stated that the death was caused by “cardiac arrest caused by the on-stomach prone restraint hold, including knees on his back and shoulder near his neck and his vigorous resistance to it.” The death, the experts concluded, “would more accurately be labeled as a homicide on the death certificate.” The Grand Jury suggested the Coroner’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office which investigated the death and found no foul play might be susceptible to “confirmation bias” and recommended that the state attorney general step in to investigate the death.

The real problem, the Grand Jury found, was that the arresting police officers never told doctors in the emergency room that

the prisoner had behaved so bizarrely that they gave him a helmet to wear for his own protection. Although the man disclosed his significant mental-health challenges upon being booked into the jail, Wellpath the private company providing health care to jail inmates does not have a mental health professional at the jail around the clock. Wellpath’s contract only requires the company to provide mental health professionals during regular business hours.

The Grand Jury recommended that all custody officers receive 40 hours of mental health training, that mental health professionals be on staff at all times, and that the Sheriff’s Office compile more comprehensive statistics on the scope and intensity of mental illness among inmates at the county jail.

Evictions Reach Every Corner of Community

From Longtime Residents to Multimillionaires, People in South County Are Being Forced Out

by Ryan P. Cruz

For the past several years, rent prices in Santa Barbara’s South County have skyrocketed. As they continue to rise, tenants are being displaced for a myriad of reasons whether it be properties being sold, zoning issues, or marital conflicts with limited options due to a dwindling supply of rentals.

With the pandemic-era statewide eviction moratorium ended, the backlog of evictions is now moving its way through the courts. In Santa Barbara, this displacement is affecting every corner of the community, and this week, the Independent brings you three different stories of tenants being asked to leave their properties this month.

Out with the Old, in with the New

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Thea Altman had lived in the same blue clapboard house on Castillo Street, raising her children, tending a lush garden, and renting from the same property owner. But when the owner of the home passed away just over a year ago, he split his properties among his children.

When the property changed hands, Altman, now in her eighties, began to worry about her future. For 34 years, she had existed on a month-to-month lease. The new Chico-based property owner, Richard Scott, was unreachable, she said, and instead she had to run everything through his brother, who lived in Santa Barbara and acted as the property manager.

She asked for a one-year lease but said that all requests went unanswered. Then, at the end of May, she received a message from the property manager that a “man from the bank” would be coming by the property. The owner, she said, explained that he was seeking a loan out on the home, but gave no indication that he was looking to sell the property.

But a few days later, Altman says she was blindsided by a group of people who came by the open house, led by a man who gave a full tour of the home. In the following weeks, the

property manager messaged that more peo ple a plumber, a pest inspector would be coming by the house. Each time, Altman said, she was made to believe they were helping fix up the property.

By mid-June, she began to suspect that the house was up for sale, and a young couple who’d visited on several occasions finally broke the news to her that they were the new buyers.

At this point, Altman didn’t know her options and felt rushed. The couple asked if she would be able to leave by July 1. To gain a bit more time, she says she negotiated with them and unknowingly signed away her right for a one-year lease by agreeing to accept a $10,000 relocation allowance to vacate by July 31.

After signing the agreement, she began to contact legal assistance and enlist the help of her daughter, who was still living in town. But by that point, she was told, she had no option but to honor the agreement.

“I was beside myself. I couldn’t think; I couldn’t sleep,” Altman told the Independent “I signed stuff I wished I wouldn’t have. I couldn’t make sense of it.”

With her budget close to $1,500 a month, Altman said she’s struggling to find another place and has expanded her search to Carpinteria, Goleta, and beyond.

“It’s really sad,” Altman said. “I just want to say to people: call rental housing mediation before you sign anything.”

No Place for the Youth

In a social media post, Five Directions Community Boxing Club manager Jairo Gonzalez announced that the gym would no longer be operating out of their space on Aero Camino in Goleta. As of July 10, he explained, they would be forced to vacate in compliance with an eviction order signed by Sheriff Bill Brown. In the video, Gonzales shows the once-bustling gym now empty, equipment lined along the walls outside.

Since opening during the pandemic, the gym has offered free classes to the youth and

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OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM: Five Directions boxing gym was forced to vacate its Goleta space earlier this month due to zoning issues, while Christine Baumgartner has been evicted from the $145 million Carpinteria home owned by her estranged husband, Kevin Costner.

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existed through community donations, renting the same space just off Hollister near the airport. In just under two years, the program has already built a strong youth boxing team, including the best 8-year-old boxer in the country.

But a few months ago, Gonzalez said, the City of Goleta received complaints about the gym, and soon he got a call from a code compliance officer informing him that the space was not zoned properly for a community boxing gym. He said the city was helpful at first, giving them until the end of July to find a new place.

But, as with Altman’s situation, Gonzalez said that there was a lack of communication with the property owner as the process accelerated, and on June 12, the gym was served with an unlawful detainer, notifying them that the owner would be reclaiming the property.

On the document, which Gonzalez shared via social media, no reasons were specified for the eviction nor was there any mention of a court date. Gonzalez later found out, when he received the order to vacate, that there was a court date scheduled for June 29 that they had missed, meaning they’d lost the case by default.

Gonzalez and his wife are currently looking for a space to continue the gym, but he said that the process was discouraging, and it was disappointing that they

NEWS BRIEFS CONT’D FROM P. 7

PUBLIC SAFETY

In response to requests for stricter gun-safety policies by the city’s Moms Demand Action chapter, Carpinteria City Council unanimously voted 7/10 to draft a secure gun ordinance, start a public information campaign on gun safety, and host a citywide gun buyback event. The ordinance will require all city residents to “store their firearms in residences, with specified exemptions, using Department of Justice–approved lock boxes or trigger locks.” The public information campaign will be run in partnership with Moms Demand Action and focus on “effectively communicating a clear and concise message to community members and gun owners regarding the significance of secure gun storage.”

S.B. man Roberto De la Cruz, 22, died of an apparent drowning at the Red Rock swimming holes along the Santa Ynez River on 7/12. County Fire Captain Scott Safechuck said De la Cruz was with a group of friends, who realized he was missing and went searching for him. After discovering him unresponsive at the

were never offered a chance to sign a oneyear lease or given a written copy of their original rental contract.

He said that they “hope to find a new place soon,” but all classes are canceled until further notice.

Even Millionaires Can’t Find a Home

On the opposite end of the spectrum, a Santa Barbara County judge ordered movie star Kevin Costner’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, to vacate the Field of Dreams star’s $145 million compound by the end of the month, denying her request for an extension through August.

The sprawling property, which spans 10 acres of beachside in Carpinteria and includes a full baseball field, has been at the center of the couple’s messy divorce proceedings.

But even the stay-at-home mom, who claims in court documents that she needs $248,000 a month to help support her and their children’s lifestyle (Costner’s lawyer countered with $30,000 a month), still has trouble finding a place to live in Santa Barbara.

In the proceedings, her attorneys argued that the judge should give her more time because of the over-saturated rental market and the “extreme disparity” in the child support amount offered by Costner. n

second crossing of the river road 45 minutes later, they called 9-1-1 and worked to revive him, as did county firefighters responding to the scene, but he did not respond. The final cause and manner of death are pending.

COURTS & CRIME

Retired county deputy probation officer Manuel Edward “Ed” Torres, 67, was sentenced this month to 11 years in state prison and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution for his role in a massive embezzlement scheme spanning just over a decade. According to DA John Savrnoch, Torres pleaded guilty on 4/27 to felony embezzlement for stealing $653,000 of public funds from the S.B. County Probation Peace Officer Association between January 1, 2009, and June 30, 2019. Torres was the president of the probation officers union for more than 20 years while working as a probation officer for the county.

COMMUNITY

Ten men and women celebrated their graduation from Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s 12-month rehabilitation program during a special ceremony at South Coast Church in Goleta on 7/15. Each year, the Rescue Mission celebrates graduating classes of 10 to more than 30 people who successfully complete their residential recovery program. All graduates this year will now begin their transition into the community, requiring full-time employment or continued education. During this fourth phase, they will continue residency in the program and receive support from Mission staff. Read more at Independent .com. n

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Craig Case Charged with Stealing $700K

Private Eye, TV Personality Faces 53 Criminal Counts of Conspiracy, Fraud, and Money Laundering

by Tyler Hayden

Craig A. Case, Santa Barbara’s most recognizable private investigator and the host of a local food and wine program, sits behind bars after he was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft and fraud.

Prosecutors allege Case stole nearly $700,000 from 94-year-old Constance McCormick Fearing, a member of the storied McCormick family who resided on an 11-acre estate in Montecito until her death last year. The criminal accusations mirror those laid out in a civil lawsuit previously filed by Fearing’s trust.

Authorities say Case gained indirect access to the heiress’s fortune through Nancy Coglizer, who possessed power of attorney over her affairs and secretly signed over dozens of checks to Case between 2018 and 2021 that Coglizer believed were short-term loans. Case, however, never paid the money back, and Coglizer faces her own charges of embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duty.

Sources with knowledge of their affair say Case had seduced and manipulated Coglizer, who recently lost a family member and was struggling with severe alcoholism, into siphoning him the funds in $5,000 and $10,000 increments, even on occasion visiting her at a Malibu rehabilitation center to solicit more money. Coglizer has since cooperated with investigators and filed her own lawsuit against Case. Her attorneys emphasize she never received any of the stolen funds herself.

Neither Case nor his private security company, Case Detective Agency, which he has operated since 1979, responded to requests for comment. Among the charges against Case is financial elder abuse, a crime his company says it specializes in investigating. Case’s attorney, Josh Lynn, also declined to comment.

The arrest last week took place outside the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, where Case was answering to other felony charges in an unrelated matter. Case is accused of falsifying the concealed carry permit he possessed for a loaded handgun that was found in his car during a traffic stop. Prosecutors claim he had forged the signature of Sheriff Bill Brown on the expired permit, and a judge agreed Wednesday with a request from the state Attorney General’s Office to freeze Case’s private investigator license until the issue is resolved. Authorities said Case was strategically taken into custody at the Courthouse, where visitors are required to pass through a metal detector, to be sure he was not armed.

For decades, Case was an active and visible member of local civic life, serving on a number of boards and commissions, including at Santa Barbara City College, the United Boys & Girls Club, and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. Most notably, he sat on the Santa Barbara Police Foundation’s board of directors until 2021 and would regularly appear before the City Council to announce new donations of equipment to the force. He also self-produced and hosted a food and wine show on KEYT called The Inn Crowd.

But the Fearing matter has since uncovered a long history of legal troubles for Case, dating all the way back to 1990 when he was at the center of an investment controversy that led to the demise of Santa Barbara’s former semi-professional basketball team, the Islanders.

In more recent years, Case has been sued by multiple clients who contracted him for private investigations that were never performed. In 2016, he was forced by a classaction lawsuit to pay $80,000 to two dozen former employees. He’d violated state and federal labor laws by denying them breaks, not paying overtime, and not reimbursing them for business expenses, court documents show.

Legal records also reveal Case borrowed $50,000 from well-known winemaker Roger Bower in 2019 and again found himself on the court docket when the loan was not repaid. Separately, a source with knowledge of the incident said the late wine aficionado Archie McLaren lent Case $40,000 that was never paid back. The issue was still unresolved when McLaren died in 2018, the source said.

Case’s bail in the Fearing matter is set at $250,000. Should he attempt to post bail, a judge will be required to verify the source of the money. n

Craig Case

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

OH, HENRY: It was while careening drunkenly down the mean streets of Goleta back in the ’70s that Henry Ford II otherwise known as “Deuce” was pulled over by the CHP and booked into the county jail. While there, the not-so-young-anymore heir to his family’s Ford auto empire spent a couple of hours behind bars, presumably to reflect on the error of his ways.

By then, Ford had given America the Mustang, once a great car, but today a caricature of its former self. It was during this time that Ford who regularly told himself “The king can do no wrong” while staring into the mirror came up with the ultimate quote embraced by wannabe bad boys everywhere.

“Never complain,” the Deuce reportedly said.

“Never explain.”

The quote’s real inspiration, it turns out, was the presence of a much-younger woman, a former fashion model, in the car with Ford when the Deuce got his deuce. Ford was practicing what he’d say to his wife at the time, though it turned out —she wouldn’t be for much longer.

I dredge all this up because Goleta’s secondmost-famous Henry UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang has clearly embraced this pithy aphorism as the guiding principal for political conduct during his 29 years at the helm. Now 82, Yang is just a few months shy of being the longest-serving chancellor in the history of the UC system. Currently, he’s in second place, which means he has to try harder.

During Yang’s reign, he’s recoiled from Santa

Barking Dogs Do Bite

Barbara’s culture of interminable public meetings and stakeholder gatherings. Instead, he’s favored a more imperial, talk-to-the-hand variant when dealing with the community at large. When a 19-year-old UCSB student accused Yang last year of knocking him off his skateboard during an automotive bump-and-gun, the chancellor declined upon the advice of counsel to be interviewed by local cops or by the Highway Patrol. At the same time, Yang insisted, via the most minimalist of press releases, that he was fully cooperating with the investigation. While denying there ever was an incident to deny, Hit ’n’ Run Henry also acknowledged via the same sublimely cryptic press release the possibility that other perceived realities might exist. “The Chancellor wants to respect the skateboarder’s report of what they believe occurred.”

What?

Never complain, never explain.

Same thing for the $128,000 raise Yang agreed to accept a year ago, bringing his total yearly salary to $579,750. You can be sure that grotesque largesse was a chicken bone in the throat of campus Teaching Assistants (TAs) when they went on strike earlier this year. UCSB TAs, it turns out, were among the most militantly opposed to the strike’s eventual settlement. That’s because Santa Barbara’s housing prices are among the worst. And for this, Yang bears significant responsibility. When Yang showed up on campus in 1994, there were no Nobel Laureates resting on their laurels. Today, there are six. When Yang showed up, there were 16,581 students enrolled; today, the

number is more than 26,000

What has Henry done about this? From a political, legal, and even moral standpoint, he’s been a day late and a dollar short. Relentlessly, consistently, and in the first degree. No wonder the City of Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara sued him

By the time the campus hit the enrollment mark of 25,000 students, Yang was legally obligated by a 2010 planning document to have built 5,000 units of undergrad housing and nearly 2,000 for faculty and staff. Instead of building the host of smaller housing projects already on the campus drawing board, Yang went for an 11-story so-called windowless dorm, dubbed “Dormzilla” by the Independent’s Tyler Hayden Designed to accommodate 4,500 students, the building plans hatched in secret with gazillionaire Charlie Munger, who promised to donate $150 million of the $1.5 billion it would cost to build were the subject of hushed rumor only.

Yang and his administration did nothing to prepare the community and even less to build support. When the proposal’s gargantuan enormity finally leaked out, mass apoplexy inevitably ensued. It smacked of a social engineering experiment only partially paid for by an aging billionaire blinded by his undeniable brilliance. Last year, the faculty senate to which Yang has been exceptionally attentive over the years issued a blistering 200-page dissection of the proposal, finding it unsafe at almost any size for its inhabitants.

This week, I heard the project is dead. And from all the usual multiple unnamed sources, none of whom was willing to go on the record. Was Yang available to talk about it? After 29 years, why even ask? Instead, Kiki Reyes, former KEYT news reporter and current campus media relations manager, wrote, “With regard to student housing and Munger Hall, the University has continued to work on the planning and consultation process with all the stakeholders.” When you figure out what that means, please let me know.

More immediately, the private development group Greystar approved by the Regents last year to begin construction as soon as this summer on UCSB’s 540-unit housing project for faculty and employees known as the Ocean Road project has pulled out. At this point, the campus has no developer willing to fill the breach, raising the question: Why doesn’t UCSB simply build the housing itself, much as UC Irvine does? Again, Henry’s talk-to-the-hand communication strategy only delivers a deafening silence. Speculation abounds as to why Greystar pulled out, much having to do with affordability requirements that housing advocates decried as too little and the developer as too much. Either way, that’s a lot of housing. Is there a moral to this story? While Henry fiddled chasing fantastical phantoms at the expense of housing that could actually have been built our housing market has burned Never complain. Never explain.

—Nick Welsh

Help Raise the Roof

Recently, our congregation learned about some across-town neighbors, neighbors of significant historical significance since 1902: St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church.

In recent years, the congregation has decreased in membership, but not in enthusiasm; they also have a major repair/renovation project underway and would appreciate support from the wider community. Pastor Elbert Sherrod did not put me up to this; I’m just being neighborly.

Look at their website; think about it; assist if you can.

Thanks for all of us who are trying to be about justice in our time.

—Dennis Alger, Pastor, First Congregational Church

Bring It Back

The City Council’s decision to prolong the utter disaster that is the State Street “promenade” for three more years reflects their incompetence, lack of professionalism, and lack of fitness for office.

This was not an inconsequential decision. It was one that will affect our local economy, the safety of our citizens, and the condition of our historic downtown for many years to come.

Most striking to many observers has been the basis upon which this decision was made highly flawed polling data, emotional pleas from one sector of the downtown economy, and zero viable evidence.

The citizens of Santa Barbara are paying attention. Our patience with the lack of civic responsibilitytaking, a dearth of evidence-based decision-making, and, yes, abject laziness of our City Council is wearing thin.

Kudos to Mayor Randy Rowse for standing up for sanity.

Fix State Street now, City Council. That is your mandate. Anything less disqualifies you from office.

—Carole Eichler, S.B.

Open, Not Closed

Language is powerful. It shapes the parameters of our thoughts, which guide our actions in the world. I have found it strange, in the debates swirling around the future of State Street, that it is so often discussed in the negative sense, as “closed.”

Why are we framing the debate in reference to cars instead of in reference to people?

If State Street has closed to anything in the past few years, it has closed to congestion, carbon pollution, and cacophony. But it has “opened” to the

things that matter, those that nurture the health of our community: space for music and dance, for strolls, for intimate conversations unimpeded by engines and horns, and for all the subtle joys and chance encounters that spring from public areas. State Street is open, not closed. Let’s shift our language, and our ambitions. Let’s talk about opening up the rest of Santa Barbara.

—Jordan Thomas, Goleta

Homes and Reuse

Ihad a tough time finding affordable housing but eventually did, residing in a faith-based nonprofit foundation. But I am torn because I love our protected lands in Goleta, Carp, S.B., and north.

I have lived in a lot of places where there is absolutely no foliage, no open land, no woods, and a building on every inch of land!

It’s stifling!

Why can’t we start with existing buildings, such as the recent development on Fairview or existing unused office space? Or the tons of empty spaces on State Street?

—CC Barnes, S.B.

Downtown Dead Zones

My wife and I were biking up State Street the other day. We wanted to “grab a quick bite” to eat. There was no place to do so.

Most cities have food trucks and street food vendors in their city centers. We do not. My wife ended up getting a hot dog from 7-Eleven. Pretty weak, Santa Barbara. We can do better. It feels like we discourage the presence of food trucks around town. How about including this fun, quick food option in the eventual downtown plan and remodel? Or have food trucks gather around De la Guerra Plaza one evening a week. It would a great place to stroll, to eat, to meet friends.

We need to liven up some of these downtown dead zones and fast.

—Michael Tantleff, S.B.

For the Record

¶ The news story on July 6 regarding a Medi-Cal settlement should have stated the county’s portion came from its general fund and litigation reserve, not federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars.

Al Harris

2/6/1927 - 5/27/2023

John R. Duddy

11/20/1947 - 6/28/2023

Al Harris left this earth to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 at the age of 96. He was born in Seattle, Wa. on February 6,1927. Shortly after, his Mother and Father moved to Juno, Alaska where his father pursued work as a Gold Miner. He later moved to Cove, Oregon where he spent his growing up years having been adopted by his grandparents and raised on a farm. What a wonderful memorable time that was for him! There he learned to work hard and hard he did work! His grandfather was the first blacksmith in Cove, Oregon.

In 1943 Al joined the Navy where he served in a combat aircraft service unit. There he became an Electrician’s Mate after studying electrical theory. He served in Okinawa in 1945 on the Navy’s version of the B-24. After the Navy he attended La Grande Oregon Jr. College and went on to earn his Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Washington in Business Administration.

After moving to Santa Barbara, California in 1964 he went on to work for many years as Business Manager of Washburn Chevrolet, C&H Chevrolet and later Gregg Motors of Santa Barbara. He lived a beautiful life in Santa Barbara Ca. for 56 years. He enjoyed walking Shoreline Park each morning to catch the sunrise and greet fellow park strollers. The highlight was in meeting familiar dogs where he would go “nose to nose” in admiration for the furry creatures. Al loved dogs and cats and had a tender spot for all animals. He was able to see the beauty in the little things and taught his children to do the same. It was in beautiful Santa Barbara that he raised his daughters Debbie, Yvonne (Vonnie) and Diane.

Al is survived by his daughters Yvonne Davis (Gary), Diane Harris, Vicky Doerr along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Al was preceded in death by his daughter, Debbie Harris and brother, Harry Harris and sister, Helen Johnson.

John R. Duddy was born in Pasadena, California. He died in Santa Rosa, California of natural causes at the age of 75. He also called the cities of Santa Barbara and San Fransico his home. He spent his last 10 years working for Bella Wineries where he spent his days doing what he did best, bringing others joy and loving every minute of it. He is dearly missed by his family and friends.

Tina Marie Palmisano

1/16/1956 - 6/20/2023

Tina was born in Greeley Colorado in 1956, the fourth of 5 children born to Norman and Rose Mary Hipskind. The family moved to Ventura when Tina was 5 yrs old where she grew up through high school. She then moved to Santa Barbara where she earned a degree in nursing from SBCC in 1982 and served as a registered nurse at Cottage Hospital until she retired in 2018.

She married Bill Palmisano in 1986 and had 2 children; Ariana Rose born in 1988, and Julian Amory born in 1992. (All pictured out walking for her birthday this year). Tina loved cats and always had at least one to snuggle with. She also liked the Grateful Dead and attended over 200 of their shows.

After retiring Tina spent her time crafting, caring for her friends and family, and learning more about herself and the world she lived in. The many people whose lives she touched, are better for having known her. Her life ended peacefully at home with her husband, family, and close friends caring for her, sooner than anybody expected, after a brave effort toward overcoming a debilitating bout with sarcoma. Tina is survived by her sisters, Rose Ann Bonar and Louette Bond, her brothers James Hipskind and Carl Hipskind and numerous nieces and nephews.

Anyone who held Tina close to their heart is encouraged to join us on August 6th for a memorial service, for information email tmpcats@gmail.com or call Julian at 805-570-1051

Roberta Lee Kroot, known to all as Bobbi, was born June 17, 1945 and died July 12, 2023. Some say she was a bright light; to most people she was known as a forcefield. Growing up as the middle daughter in a blissfully happy home in Los Angeles she was known early on for her sense of style. Her first job was at Bullocks Wilshire where she was known for her beauty and good taste. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she attended USC where she received a Masters Degree in special education. She also attended the John Tracy Clinic for further study in deaf education. She taught deaf children for the LA.School District. In 1964, at age 19, Bobbi met her future husband, Art Kroot at Brandeis Camp in Simi Valley, CA. Art, whose family hailed from Columbus, Indiana, wooed and won Bobbi’s love and she moved with him to Columbus in 1969. The next 54 years became a tale of two cities with the couple splitting their time between Columbus and their home in Montecito. Bobbi, who missed her Jewish roots in Columbus, helped found the Center for Jewish Studies at Indiana University. For her contributions to her hometown she was named Woman of the Year in Columbus. Bobbi also became very active in Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara. She was the longest-serving president of Sisterhood. Bobbi helped found and nurture the Center for Successful Ageing and both she and Art were active in the Jewish Federation. Her extraordinary gifts for organization, her tenacity and her natural ability to make and keep deep friendships made her special to all who knew her and a gift to every group to whom she gave her time and energy.

Bobbi was preceded in death by her much loved parents Ella and Bob Barnes. Bobbi leaves behind her devoted husband, Art Kroot as well as her son, Josh (Rachel) and daughter Robin. She was a wonderful grandmother to Michelle,

Brandon and Aaron. Middle of the trio of “The Barnes Girls” she was adored by her older sister, Sandy Singer (Fred) and her younger sister, Phyllis Margolis (Paul) as well as nieces and nephews Stefanie and Jeff Singer, Jennifer Weeks and David Margolis. Special thanks to Dr. Michael Bordofsky, Jeremy Bordofsky and caregiver Maya Vargas.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to Congregation B’nai Brith 1000 San Antonio Creek Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111. No services are planned at this time.

Priscilla Ann Susman

2/27/1956 - 7/1/2022

Laurie Anne Riley (Orthodox baptismal name Anastasia) passed away peacefully at home in Camarillo, CA on June 30, 2023. Born the eldest of two daughters in the summer of 1947 in Denver, CO., her family moved to Carpinteria, CA in the early 1950s where she attended Carpinteria High School. She moved to Santa Barbara, CA in the early 1970s where she spent most of her life raising her family and working various jobs as an Executive Secretary. In 2022 she moved to Camarillo, CA to live with her youngest daughter and two youngest granddaughters.

It has been a year since our sweet sister, Priscilla Ann Susman, peacefully left this world, with us by her side. Priscilla was 66 years old and had been the recipient of a single lung transplant in 2019. Because her immune system was so compromised by the anti-rejection medications she had to take, a virulent infection took over her body and, in the end, she was not able to fight it. Priscilla died at UCLA Hospital on July 1, 2022.

Priscilla was many things in her life. A daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a wife, a colleague, an office engineer, a store owner, an animal lover, a beach goer (there was always a beach chair in the back of her car) a plant enthusiast and a voracious reader (she never went anywhere without a book). Priscilla was kind with a tender heart. She was a great listener with a great laugh and a free spirit with many dreams and wishes. Priscilla was resilient and overcame many hurdles in her life, which made her both strong and vulnerable. If you knew Priscilla, you knew this to be true. Our dear sister died too young, and we miss her every day.

We are planning to have a memorial gathering for Priscilla. If you would like to attend, please contact Laura Susman Armor by phone or text @ 415258-9484 to let us know.

She loved animals and had many dogs, cats, and even a few birds and rabbits over the course of her life. Most recently, she had her long-haired Dachshund, Sadie, whom she adored. She had an extraordinary aesthetic sense and her home always looked like it had been decorated by a professional interior designer. She loved gardening and floral arranging and spent a lot of time designing, digging, and planting. She also enjoyed shopping, dining out, and reading.

Laurie was preceded in death by her parents Larry and Ruby, her younger sister Laura, and her husband, Joseph Riley. She is survived by her daughter Victoria, son Todd, daughter Elaina, and three granddaughters, Malena, Briseis, and Athena.

Laurie was loved very much by her family and friends and will be greatly missed. May her memory be eternal. A private memorial service honoring Laurie’s life will be held.

I’m lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Camarillo, St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox monastery in Florence, Arizona and/or St. Jude’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

Roberta Lee Kroot 6/17/1945 - 7/12/2023

Laurie Anne Riley 7/15/1947 - 6/30/2023

Barbara Ann Nowlin Billings

12/29/1950 - 7/4/2023

Barbara Ann Nowlin Billings of Santa Barbara, California passed away July 4, 2023 after a short illness. Barbara was born December 29, 1950 to Robert and Elizabeth (Betty) Nowlin and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. She worked for Raytheon Technologies as an Executive Assistant and retired in 2012. She loved her family, animals and the Kansas City Chiefs. Barb spent her retirement days caring for pets. She is survived by her son, Travis Jason Senogles and wife Valarie,  grand children, Ayden and Julian Senogles, sister, Nancy and husband Dan Love of Athens, Texas. Barbara wished to be cremated. A memorial service is pending.

DeJesus Leyva

12/17/1964 - 7/10/2023

Memorial service to be held at Calvary Cemetary 199 Hope Ave, Santa Barbara, California on July 25th at 10:00 am.

Maria DeJesus Leyva, passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2023 in Goleta, California.

Maria was born in Santa Barbara, California on December 17, 1964, and attended local schools. Maria led a colorful exciting life everyone she came into contact with adored her. To say that she will not be sadly missed is an understatement.

Maria is survived by her mother Theresa (Terri) Williford of Phoenix, Arizona, her sisters Cecelia Ornelas, and Toni Leyva both of Goleta, California, her brother Dean Leyva, and sister Rosemarie Taylor both of Phoenix, Arizona, Her son Justin Melcher, Stepbrother and sister in-law Mike & Monica Williford of Cave Creek, Arizona, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Maria was preceded in death by her father Joseph C, Leyva Sr, and her brother Joseph C. Leyva Jr, Lulu, (as she was Affectionally known to her immediate family.)

We know that you are reunited with Dad your BFF. Forever In Our Hearts Rest In Peace.

Gordon passed away at the age of 74 after a brave battle with cancer for the last two years. Men get your yearly check-ups!

He was born in Long Beach and graduated from Long Beach State. Gordon was a worker and worked many jobs including mowing lawns and at a hardware store as a teenager.

He worked at K-Mart in Lancaster, Robinson’s Dept store in Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara City College. Gordon worked 27 years for the Sheriff’s Dept. as a Sergeant at the Santa Barbara Co Jail, also Dos Pueblos and Santa Ynez Valley High Schools, the Santa Ynez Feed Store, and Albertson’s.

He is survived by wife Marian, Son, Brandon Whyte, daughter in law Teresa Zalewski-Whyte, grandson Sam, cats Foxy, Casey, his beloved ‘Baby’, and parrot ‘Toto’. Foxy passed 10 days after Gordon.

Donations to Ridley-Tree Cancer center in Solvang.

Gordon loved sailing so here’s hoping he has plenty of time to sail after all that hard work.

Sail on Gordon!

Loper Funeral Chapel, Directors

10/15/1959 - 7/8/2023

importance of hard work and giving our best effort, into all of us, his children.

Bob’s greatest accomplishment and pride was in his ability to help others and his family.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Duley, his sister, Pat Garr, his longtime partner, Jackie Girard, his four children, Shivaun Carter, Brendan Duley, Kevin Duley and Colleen Duley, two grandchildren, Jackson and Clayton Carter.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 21 at 3:00pm at McDermott-Crockett Mortuary Chapel at 2020 Chapala St. in Santa Barbara. Reception to follow. All are welcome to attend.

Kathleen Dorothy

Tuomi

12/15/1955 - 1/24/2023

Margery June Weller 6/1/1928 - 7/7/2023

After Steve passed away in 2010, Marge initiated many family trips and birthday celebrations. Family was able to come and go, and she loved having them around, following everyone’s progress.

Robert (Bob) Stephen Duley, from Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, at his home in Santa Barbara, CA, at the age of 63.

Bob, our dad could light up any room with his loud, joyful and in-charge personality. He could start up a conversation with literally anyone and bring a smile to their face in moments.

Bob was a self-made man, one of the hardest workers we know, and he instilled the

Kathleen Dorothy Tuomi, also known as Weanie, (since some of her nieces, nephews & grandchildren couldn’t pronounce Kathleen) died on January 24, 2023 at 67 years of age in Hillsboro, Oregon. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by loving family & friends.

Kathleen was born in New York and came to California in 1958 with the rest of the family to visit our dad’s parents. We never returned to New York and Kathleen grew up on the other side of San Marcos Pass (Paradise), Santa Barbara and Lompoc.

She moved to Albany, Oregon to be near her son Mathew. Her daughter Amanda (aka: Mandi) joined them a couple of years later. Above all else she enjoyed being with her family.

Kathleen is preceded in death by her parents, Walter & Irene Tuomi, her sister Irene Wheeler, her nephew Michael Spradling.

Kathleen is survived by her daughter Amanda (Derek Garafallou), son Mathew, sisters – Linda Tuomi, Christine (aka: Tina) Tuomi & Laurie Tuomi, brothers, Walter Tuomi (Olivia) & Kevin Tuomi (Tammy). Along with numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousins & friends.

She is dearly missed.

Margery Miller Weller passed away peacefully at home in San Rafael, California on July 7, 2023. She was born in San Jose, California to Evadne Mable Knowles Miller and Jacob Lester Miller. She and her sister, Virginia Miller Hartinger, played among the orchards and ranches in the Santa Clara Valley.

She graduated from The University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Political Science in 1948. She married Stevens Weller, Jr. of Pasadena California, on April 21, 1950. The couple settled in Pasadena, where they raised their four children.

Marge was an active participant in local politics and causes, and along with neighbors, cofounded the West Pasadena Residents’ Association in 1958 to combat the US Government’s intention to turn the historic Vista Del Arroyo Hotel, across the street from her home, into a military induction center. The project threatened to destroy the close-knit residential community.. Their successful efforts led to many more projects aimed at protecting the unique flavor and quality of life in the community. She considered this work to be the most rewarding of her life. She served on many local charity boards and was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church.

In addition, the family had many wonderful times aboard their sloop, the Bearflag, sailing to the Channel Islands and Baja. She was never seasick, even in the most inclement conditions, and would be happily reading a book below deck while the rest of us braved the elements.

In 1986 Marge and Steve moved to Montecito, California to enjoy retirement. Marge was an avid golfer at the Valley Club, and a devoted bridge player. She enjoyed learning French, and she and Steve made many wonderful memories traveling the world. She read voraciously, and was a serious student of history.

In 2003 she and Steve moved to Marin County, California, to be closer to their daughter, Sarah Weller King. It was a fortuitous arrangement, enabling them to be an active part of family events and milestones.

She celebrated her 95th birthday June 1, 2023, with all her children and assorted grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister, Virgina Miller Hartinger, and husband Stevens Weller, Jr. She is survived by her children, Sandra Knowles Weller, Sarah Weller King, Stevens Weller III, and William Bradford Weller. Grandchildren include William Van Beckum, James Van Beckum, Tyler King, Lucille King, John (Jack) Weller, Kristen Weller, and great-grand daughters Cora Van Beckum and Amelia Van Beckum. Marge, go lightly. You were an extraordinary woman of keen intelligence and humor, and you will be greatly missed.

Irene Wheeler

10/7/1950 - 1/2/2023

Irene (Tuomi) Wheeler died while in Hospice Care in Maui, Hawaii on January 2, 2023. Irene grew up in Santa Barbara, CA, attending La Colina Jr. High & Santa Barbara High School. She moved to Boulder Creek, CA and married Charlie Wheeler. After retiring, Irene split her time between Boulder Creek & Maui. She loved the sunsets and the ocean.

Irene had many family & friends that will miss her dearly. She is survived by her daughter Jennifer Wells (Corey Wells), her sisters, Linda Tuomi, Christine (Tina) Tuomi, Laurie Tuomi, her brothers, Walter Tuomi (Olivia) & Kevin Tuomi (Tammy). Her sister Kathleen Tuomi died on January 24, 2023.She is also survived by many nieces & nephews, great, & great great nieces & nephews, cousins & friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband Charlie, her parents Walter & Irene Tuomi & her nephew Michael Spradling. Her ashes were released in the ocean on April 14,2023 and a Celebration of Life took place on April 15, 2023 at Scopazzi’s Steak House in Boulder Creek, CA, where her family and friends remembered Irene for the kind hearted, fun, generous, caring person she was. She is missed.

Gordon T. Whyte 2/5/1949 - 6/24/2023

Robert Stephen Duley

Dorothy Churchill-Johnson

1942-2023

Fine Artist Extraordinaire

BY LYNN M. HOLLEY

Paying homage to a painter and their work is a humbling task, especially when the artist is Dorothy Churchill-Johnson, who recently passed away in Santa Barbara, her home and artist studio for nearly 50 years. She held not only a special place of honor in the national landscape of American painters, but also in the hearts of the creative community in which she worked. Everyone who knew or admired her or collected her work will miss her talent, dedication to the arts, and her vibrant intellect. She carved out a style of painting that is challenging to label or artistically to match.

The only way to describe her paintings is to imagine what you might see if you tripped and fell flat on a sidewalk and opened your eyes and saw a tiny pebble, a bug, and a blade of grass resting in a crack. At eye level, the objects seem larger than you ever imagine them upright, and more important to the pavement below that held your steps before you fell. How interesting. Or perhaps you buy a tweed jacket and find one tiny thread dangling. As you try to put it back in place, you notice thousands of threads that create a pattern. The jacket becomes more meaningful in its detail than the person who might wear it. Hence, Dorothy’s headless, neo-pop men’s-suit series, which, like all of her work, attracts international attention from gallerists and collectors. Taking this imagery one step further, if you have had the good fortune to stand beside one of her giant 5' x 6' canvases of the inner images in a kaleidoscope, you will not only feel very small, but you might also experience what it feels like to be part of the light reflections on colorful stones and gems.

Dorothy’s paintings help us understand the details and patterns of our environment, the close-up views we might take for granted the moth in the leaves, the flower’s petal, or the thread in the tweed. “Through observation, I hope to elevate the mundane to the extraordinary,” she indicated in an interview. Dorothy elevated what the pedestrian eye might miss when focusing only on the whole. All details mattered. Dorothy took nothing for granted in creating her art or her life.

Dorothy was influenced by and respected many styles. She verged on the hyper-reality of surrealism, pop art, and a type of abstraction of the real world

that is still recognizable to its original make-up. Her unique approach was, and still is, of significant interest to many corporations, hotels, institutions, and individual collectors who acquired her work.

In 2021, the Butler Institute of American Art, the first museum dedicated exclusively to American art, flew Dorothy to Youngstown, Ohio, to unveil her painting, “Wind at the Door,” which the Butler had just acquired. Before 700 attendees at their annual Founders Dinner, Dorothy spoke about art and her unique style of painting. The Butler was established 100 years ago as part of a network of lending museums valuable works of American art for exhibitions. Being selected for this august museum, Dorothy’s work will be able to tour and be viewed by thousands of visitors to many museums in perpetuity.

Dorothy was more than her artistry. As a woman, friend, colleague, and a socially conscious and responsible citizen, she could converse on multiple subjects with a stunning intellect, wit, and humor. She loved to read an array of books, not just ones on the arts. Her weekly staple was The New Yorker magazine read cover to detailed cover. After all, she was born, raised, and educated on the East Coast. She had a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts. Yet, Santa Barbara was the place she loved and called home.

As a leading part of the Santa Barbara arts community, Dorothy was a founding board member and president emeritus of Santa Barbara Studio Artists. Most recently she helped to form WE, a collective of established women artists on the Western Edge of America Santa Barbara. This group includes her friends and colleagues Pamela Hill Enticknap, Nancy Gifford, Ruth Ellen Hoag, Cynthia James, RT Livingston, Cynthia Martin, Joan Rosenberg-Dent, Kerrie Smith, Marlene Struss, Susan Tibbles, and Veronica Walmsley. Dorothy added her talent to this powerhouse collective, yet like her approach to painting, each member artist was as important and significant to her as the whole group together.

Dorothy died of a progressive illness. She leaves an extended family of close friends and two nieces. A tree at the northeast point of Mission and Santa Barbara streets has been chosen by Santa Barbara Beautiful to honor Dorothy as one of Santa Barbara’s most prominent artists.

Dorothy Churchill-Johnson and her Kaleidoscope piece “Country Meets Mid-Century Modern”

IF THE SHRAPNEL IN THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Are the Remnants of a 1942 Japanese Submarine Attack Lodged in a Goleta Restaurant?

by Alex Scordelis

You never plan on getting tangled up in a mystery involving a Japanese submarine attack, a Goleta barbecue joint, a legendary Hollywood screenwriter, a golf-course cactus, and a UCSB physicist. But here we are. I’ll start from the beginning.

STUMBLING ONTO A STORY

Several years ago, my wife traveled to Goleta for a work trip. We live in Los Angeles, and I courageously agreed to tag along for a two-night oceanside getaway. While she attended meetings one afternoon, I took a stroll along Haskell’s Beach. It’s a stretch of the coast I know well. As a student at UCSB, I’d often jog at Haskell’s to burn off calories acquired from a steady diet of Woodstock’s Pizza and foamy keg beer. On this particular walk, something caught my eye that I’d never seen before: a sign, partially obscured by a thicket of chaparral and coastal sage, that said “JAPANESE ATTACK” in bold capital letters. Alarming message aside, it looked like the kind of historical marker you’d see outside a New England inn, noting that George Washington once stopped there for clam chowder. Below the eye-grabbing headline was this:

On February 23, 1942, at 7 p.m., during one of President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats, the Japanese Submarine I-17 shelled this Richfield Oil Field facility at this site with 25 5-inch rounds. Not since the War of 1812 had the U.S. mainland been attacked by a foreign power.

I was dumbstruck. The Santa Barbara coast had been attacked by the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942? In all the history courses I took in high school and college, no teacher had mentioned this. As a reporter for UCSB’s Daily Nexus

(and as an Indy intern), I had immersed myself in the history and inner workings of Santa Barbara, but no word of this incident had ever crossed my desk.

I phoned my friend Brian, who lives near the site of the attack in Ellwood the small section of Goleta just west of Costco, known for its monarch butterfly grove and 7-Eleven.

“How did you never learn about that?” Brian said, astonished at my ignorance. “Other than the War of 1812 and 9/11, it’s the only time the U.S. mainland has been attacked. You know the old Timbers restaurant off the 101? It’s built out of wood from a pier that was destroyed by that attack. It just reopened as a barbecue joint.” The 1942 incident caught my interest for being so strange, but throw a barbecue restaurant into the mix and you have my full, undivided attention.

As soon as I returned home, I searched for a book that might shed some light on the attack. The only one I could find was It Happened in Old Santa Barbara by Walker A. Tompkins. It was published by Santa Barbara National Bank, and bears no publication date.

I ordered a tattered copy on eBay, and when it arrived, I was surprised all over again. Tompkins writes that Kozo

Nishino, the captain of the submarine that shelled Ellwood, was a well-known commander of a Japanese oil tanker before the war. In the 1930s, Tompkins writes, Nishino “suffered a humiliating loss of face” when, on a trip to the oil fields in Santa Barbara, he “stumbled into a patch of prickly-pear cactus.” That clump of cactus, Tompkins adds, is now where the 11th green sits at the Sandpiper Golf Club. When Nishino allegedly fell into the cactus, a group of American oil workers laughed at him. The indignity he suffered stung worse than the cactus, and he swore to get revenge. Hence, his stealthy but ineffective submarine attack.

The story was so silly, it jumped off the page: A humiliated sea captain pilots a submarine from Japan all the way to Goleta, does approximately $500 of damage, and injures no one before making the 5,388mile trip home. And the only remnant of the attack is the Timbers, a restaurant off the freeway.

It seemed like a comedy I would want to write, but then I realized someone already had. In 1979, Steven Spielberg directed 1941, an ensemble action comedy starring John Belushi, John Candy, Mickey Rourke, and Dan Aykroyd. The movie begins with a Japanese submarine surfacing off the coast of Southern California. It seems to be directly inspired by the attack in Goleta so I reached out to Bob Gale, co-writer of the screenplay, to learn more.

BURGERS, BEER, AND BACK TO THE FUTURE

I met Gale for hamburgers and beers on State Street, across from the art museum. In addition to 1941, which came out when he was still in his twenties, the part-time Santa Barbara resident co-wrote the Back to the Future trilogy with his creative partner Robert Zemeckis. Gale, 72, whose closecropped hair matched his gray shawl-collared sweater, held court with a professorial air. As he sat down, he removed a black baseball cap that said “Doc Brown University,” a

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The Goleta Historical Marker of the Japanese attack on Goleta

reference to the Back to the Future character. I asked if the hat was publicly available merchandise. He shook his head. “These hats were a gift to the cast of the Back to the Future musical in London.” Gale wrote the book for the stage show, which opened on Broadway this summer.

When I reached out to Gale and told him that I wanted to talk about 1941, he seemed amused. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had a request about 1941,” he said. Before it even arrived in theaters, Spielberg distanced himself from 1941, sensing that broad comedy might not be his forte. But a funny thing happened: The WWII farce found an audience of cable-watching latchkey kids in the 1980s. “Steven kind of disowned 1941 when it got lambasted by the critics,” Gale said. “But there are movies that a generation of kids grew up watching. Now they’re adults and they’re in charge of society, so to speak. And they love it 1941 is one of those types of movies.”

I could’ve listened to Gale spin yarns about being on set with Belushi and Spielberg, not to mention his Back to the Future stories, but I was there with a purpose: I needed to know how and why he was inspired to turn the Japanese submarine attack on Goleta into big-screen fare.

“I learned about it, as it often happens, when I was researching something else,” he said. “And I don’t even remember what I was researching originally, but I came across this story about this falsealarm air raid in L.A. in 1942, now called the Battle of Los Angeles. And I said, ‘This is great material for a comedy.’ So I told Zemeckis about it. He totally agreed.”

Zemeckis and Gale took their idea to their friend John Milius, the screenwriter and director who, among many other cinematic achievements, co-wrote Apocalypse Now with Francis Ford Coppola.

“John had written [an unproduced] film biography of General Joseph Stilwell,” Gale said of the hardcharging military honcho, nicknamed “Vinegar Joe,”

who is played by Robert Stack in 1941.

“[Milius] knew that Stilwell had been stationed in California in the opening weeks of World War II. John said, ‘Well, we can move it to 1941 and then we can put Stilwell in it.’ So John kind of turned us loose and we started doing our homework. That’s when we learned that the event that precipitated the air raid was this submarine attack in Goleta.”

When I stumbled upon the historical marker on Haskell’s Beach, the story of the attack immediately struck me as comical, just as it did to Gale. I was curious about why he thought the submarine attack was funny.

“It wouldn’t be that funny if it had been more destructive,” Gale said. “But the thing about it, the reason that it rings true, is that if the submarine had aimed two degrees over, it could have done some real damage. And it’s hard to believe that they couldn’t have figured that out.”

While the attack on Goleta seems somewhat lost in the dustbin of history, Gale noted that the city of San Pedro hosts an annual re-creation of the air raid that took place over their city the day after the I-17 submarine shelled Ellwood. I asked him why he thought Santa Barbara had never hosted such an event. He shrugged and said, “Because it’s a footnote.”

As he picked up the check (I tried to pay, but he insisted), Gale revealed that, like me, he’s somewhat of a hamburger aficionado that he and his wife seek out burger dives. I told him about the Timbers, the barbecue joint with Nishino’s shrapnel in the walls. He hadn’t heard of it.

“That’s cool,” he said. “Even if it’s not true, it ought to be true.”

A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT IN THE WOOD

The Timbers Roadhouse, built in 1952, reopened in October 2021, after a 15-year hiatus. As soon as I got there, I asked a server, a young, clean-cut man, about the attack and the shrapnel-studded beams. “You’re talking about the Japanese I-17 sub that attacked on February 23, 1942,” he replied. “Captained by Kozo Nishino. It unloaded 25 five-inch rounds. And yes, some of the shrapnel is still lodged in the walls of this restaurant.”

This server was like a human Trivial Pursuit card. I asked him if he was a student of history. “No,” he said. “I learned all that stuff on my first day on the job.” He took me into the dining room and pointed at an overhead beam. “You can see the shrapnel up there,” he said. I squinted and saw a sliver of metal.

I asked if he’d talk to me on the record. “I better go get my manager,” he said, and disappeared to a back room. He returned with Kim Stabile, co-owner of the Timbers.

Stabile, a native of Santa Barbara, had learned the story of the I-17’s attack as a child. She gave me a tour of

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shelled by the Japanese sub. “Tex Blankenship was an incredible scrapper,” Graffy said. “He picked up all the lumber and built this huge restaurant out of it. I don’t know where the story first came from that the lumber contained shrapnel from the shelling.”

Graffy made a good point. Wouldn’t shrapnel destroy the wood, not go in cleanly? I needed to verify this, so I reached out to Ian Banta, a physics teaching associate at UCSB’s College of Creative Studies.

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It’s a pretty amazing story, I said. Graffy shook his head. “When the restaurant was cleaned up about eight years ago, 10 years ago,” he said, “a guy went in there to steam-clean the entire interior, which was blackened from years of cigarette smoke. And there was absolutely nothing that they could find that looked like shells. And in talking to some of the old-timers that had built the Timbers, I said, ‘Did you ever see anything with shells?’ And they said, ‘Nah.’ ”

THE PLOT THICKENS

Now I had a Columbo-worthy mystery on my hands: Is shrapnel from the 1942 attack actually lodged in the walls of the Timbers Roadhouse? Or is that just a tall tale? I went back to the Timbers for a closer inspection (and to eat more barbecue). As I tucked into a tri-tip sandwich, Kim Stabile came out to talk to me. I told her about this discrepancy. “I need to know,” I said, “Is there really shrapnel in the walls?”

“There’s no reason why the shrapnel couldn’t have gotten lodged in the wood,” Banta said. “One can find many examples of bullets lodged in trees, and this would be similar. If the velocity is high enough, but the shrapnel is still small relative to the wood, then it would go through rather than destroying the wood. To destroy the wood itself, the shrapnel would either need to be comparable in size to the piece of wood or have something like an explosive that is triggered when it’s in the wood.”

The shrapnel in the walls appeared to be exactly the size Graffy said shrapnel should be. That, combined with Banta’s scientific explanation, leads to only one conclusion: That’s not any old metal in the walls of the Timbers. It’s shrapnel from a World War II attack on Goleta. The legend is real.

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“There’s some right there,” she said, pointing to a piece of metal in the wall about 10 feet away from us, below a TV playing SportsCenter. The metal was snugly wedged in the wood. It looked like shrapnel to my untrained eye. I went home and emailed Graffy.

“The pieces of shrapnel I’ve seen are large, not small slivers as I had imagined them to be,” he replied. “They were about two-and-a-half to three inches wide and about a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch thick. In the photos showing where shells hit the piers, the wood is torn up and splintered. I’m sure any damaged planking was replaced.”

In February, the last two oil piers at Haskell’s Beach were removed. They had stood there since the 1920s. Graffy was disappointed that there was no

Display from the “Avenge Ellwood!”: The Japanese Attack on California exhibit at the Goleta Valley Historical Society in 2012

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historical marker noting that those two remaining piers were shelled in 1942. Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte said in a statement, “This is a significant accomplishment. Indeed, old oil and gas infrastructure, piers, and wells are leaving our coastal waters for good.” She made no mention of the attack.

Like yellowed newsprint or Marty McFly in that photo from Back to the Future, history fades with time. But stories and artifacts of the submarine attack on Goleta haven’t vanished just yet. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has a section devoted to the incident tucked away on the second floor. And the Sandpiper Golf Club, where Captain Nishino allegedly fell into a patch of cactus, boasts a monument. I asked a clubhouse attendant if he knew where I could find it. “Of course,” he said. “It’s right out there.” He pointed to a large rock bearing a plaque just outside the pro shop. “It’s a popular item on scavenger hunts,” the attendant said.

I thought about the potential consequences of the attack. Did it lead to the concentration camps where Japanese Americans were relocated? I reached out to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, and a curator said that the executive order opening the camps was signed on February 19, 1942 four days before the I-17 submarine shelled the coast. There was no connection. In that regard, like Gale said, the attack is just a footnote. And yet it still captured his imagination, and mine, and maybe yours.

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THURSDAY 7/20

7/20-7/23: The Theatre Group at S.B. City College Presents Guys and Dolls This Tony Award–winning rom-com musical, first on Broadway in 1950, follows the story of a high-rolling gambler and a strait-laced puritanical missionary and a showgirl dreaming of settling down with a crap game manager set in 1950s New York. Songs include “Luck Be a Lady,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” and more. The musical goes through July 29. Thu.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call (805) 965-5935 or email sbcctg@sbcc.edu. theatregroupsbcc.com

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THURSDAY

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

FRIDAY

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

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

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

WEDNESDAY Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm (805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

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

FRIDAY 7/21

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7/20-7/23: Maverick Saloon Thu.: Indigenous, 8-11pm. $35. Fri.: Rent Party, 8:30-11:30pm. Free. Sat.: Stray Herd, 8:30-11:30pm. Free Sun.: The Rondales, noon-4pm. Free. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

7/20, 7/26: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Leslie Mendelson, 8pm. $22. Wed.: Tim Flannery & Jeff Berkeley, 7pm. Free. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

7/20: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6-8pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 3643043. satellitesb.com

7/20-7/24, 7/26: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Shane Tyler, Alex Siegel, Alexandra Riorden, 8:30pm. $15-$18.

Ages 21+. Fri.: Send Medicine, Farmer Dave & the Wizards of the West, Killer Kaya, 8:30pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sat.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm. $15. Ages 21+. Sun.: Miriam

Dance presents: Gospel Brunch, noon. $45. Ages 18+; Flamenco S.B. presents:

Tablao SOhO, 7:30pm. $25-$35. Mon.: Nate Birkey Quintet, 7:30pm. $15-$18. Wed.: Glen Phillips Band, Shhhhh, 7:30pm.

$20-$25. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

7/21: Uptown Lounge Mark Alvarado, The Trio, 6-8pm. Missbehavin’, 9-11pm. 3126 State St. Call (805) 845-8800. uptownlounge805.com/events

7/21: S.B. Bowl Jason Mraz and His SuperBand, Celisse. 7pm. $46.50-$156.50. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com

7/22-7/23: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Sat.: Brian Black, 7-10pm. Sun.: Ian O’Neil, 5-7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com. arrowsmithwine.com/events

7/22-7/23: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Salt Martians, 1:30-4:30pm. Pick Up 6, 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

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Concerts in the Park Bring a picnic, blankets, and chairs (no alcohol, pets, or smoking) and listen to your favorite ’50s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll hits, played by Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries. 6pm. 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call (805) 564-5418. sbparksandrec.santabarbaraca.gov/activities

7/20: French Wave Film Festival Take one last cinematic trip to France and watch Pacifiction at 2pm, The Young Imam at 5:15pm, and The Night of the 12th at 7:30pm. SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. Individual movies: $7-$12. Call (805) 963-0023 or email help@sbiff.org sbiffriviera.com/wave

7/20: The Jerry Douglas Band The 14-time Grammy Award–winning artist Jerry Douglas and his band will bring their bluegrass, folk, and jazz to S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St. GA: $35-$45; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

7/20: A Lecture with Patrick Moser Author and professor Patrick Moser will be giving a lecture titled Southern California Beach Culture from George Freeth to World War II that will incorporate a reading of stories from his book Surf & Rescue and original photographs. 7pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy., Ste. 190. $20. Call (805) 962-8404. sbmm.org

7/20, 7/26: Metro Summer Kids’ Movies See the perfect summer movie. Thu.: Madagascar (2005, PG), Camino Real Cinema, 7040 Marketplace Dr., Goleta; Wed.: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022, PG), Fiesta 5, 916 State St.; $2. metrotheatres.com

7/20-7/23: PPCCC Pink Week Planned Parenthood California Central Coast’s (PPCCC) Young Advocates will host this fundraiser known as Pink Week, where local businesses donate a portion of the proceeds from a pink item of their choosing to Planned Parenthood. Visit the website for participating businesses. Email development@ppcentralcoast.org tinyurl.com/Pink-Week

7/21: Asian American Film Series: The Donut King Watch the 2020 documentary The Donut King, about the life of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who arrived in America in 1975 and then built a multimillion-dollar empire through making donuts. The screening will be followed by a Q&A. 6pm. Alhecama Theatre, 215A E. Canon Perdido St. Free-$5 suggested donation. Call (805) 965-0093. sbthp.org/aafs

7/21: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Out of This World: Mars Attacks! Watch 1996’s Mars Attacks! (rated PG-13), directed by Tim Burton, an all-star sci-fi spoof about invaders from outer space. DJ Darla Bea will spin an "Out of this World" music mix before the

7/21-7/22: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Art of Funk, 6-8pm. Sat.: RockUs, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

7/21: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Budunkafunk, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

7/21, 7/23: S.B. Sailing Center Fri.: Catalina Esteves. Sun.: Ross Harper. 6:30pm. $85. S.B. Sailing Center, 302 W. Cabrillo Blvd. Call (805) 962-2826 or email anchor@sbsail. com tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheWater

7/22-7/23: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Jesse Pappas, 1:30-3pm. Tony Buck and the Cadillac Angels, 4-7 pm. Sun.: Whosehouseisthis?, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/ music-on-the-water

7/23: Zaca Mesa Winery Adrian Galysh, noon-3pm. 6905 Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 688-9339 or email info@zacamesa.com zacamesa.com/upcoming-events

7/24: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Carvin Jones, 7:30pm. $30-$75. 519 State St. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

7/26: Carr Winery Kinsella Brothers, 5:30-7:30pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@ carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event

screening. Bring breathable blankets, low chairs, and a picnic! 8:30pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

7/21: Pali Wine Night Market Take in fine wines and shop from more than 20 vendors in the Funk Zone. 5-9pm. Pali Wine, 205 Anacapa St. Free. Email kayla@meetmeatthe.market tinyurl.com/PaliNightMarket

7/21: An Evening with the Cowboy Junkies Canadian band Cowboy Junkies, out with their latest album, Such Ferocious Beauty, will bring their trademark alt-rock sound to S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $55-$65; VIP: $106. Call (805) 9630761. lobero.org

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7/21: Summer Nights: Free Teen Program S.B. Parks & Rec, S.B. Unified School District, and the United Boys and Girls Clubs of S.B. invite teens of all backgrounds for a screening of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (rated PG), a pizza party, simple bike repairs and safety checks for your bike, pool tables, dodgeball and more. 5-8pm. Downtown Boys and Girls Club, 632 E. Canon Perdido St. Free tinyurl.com/TeenSummerNights

SATURDAY 7/22

7/22: Alma Rosa Winery’s 4th Annual Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction S.B.’s Mental Wellness Center and One Mind invite you to walk 10,000 steps (4.5 miles) to raise funds for community services, research, and treatment for anxiety and depression. 9am-noon. Alma Rosa Winery Estate, 7250 Santa Rosa Rd., Buellton. $55. Call (707) 227-8503 or email walk@almarosawinery.com. tinyurl.com/PeaceOf-Mind

SUNDAY 7/23

7/23: Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Create a Wikipedia editor account and become a Wikipedian, then select a notable S.B. resident from a compiled list, research and draft a Wikipedia article, and learn about library resources. This two-day event ends on Sunday, July 30. Register online. 10am-noon. S.B. Central Library, 40 E Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/WikipediaEvent

MONDAY 7/24

7/22: High Tea Tribute: Celebrating Charles James’s Birthday and the Kickoff of the Upcoming Fashion & Culture Exhibition

Join for a conversation and to commemorate the birth anniversary and the upcoming exhibition of designer (and inspiration to Dior) Charles James. Enjoy fine teas, sandwiches, scones, pastries, fruit, champagne, and more.

2-4pm. Andersen’s Danish Bakery & Restaurant, 1106 State St. $75. Call (805) 303-4775 or email contact@couturepatternmuseum.com. couturepatternmuseum.com/events

7/22: The City of Goleta’s Beautify Goleta Event “Put a Smile on Your Place” and register for a day of litter-picking in the Winchester Canyon and Brandon neighborhood areas with a focus on Calle Real. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt and be entered into a prize giveaway to win waste-reductionthemed items. There will also be a free bulky item drop. Community cleanup: 9am-11am, Winchester II Open Space (Calle Real and Jenna Dr.); Bulky item drop: 9am1pm. Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Dr., Goleta. Free tinyurl.com/Beautify-Goleta

7/22: An Evening with Fleetwood Mask This tribute band, endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founder Mick Fleetwood, will be playing Fleetwood Mac’s most illustrious songs, both fan-favorites and deep cuts such as “Go Your Own Way,”“You Make Loving Fun,”“Landslide,” and more. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $55-$75. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

7/22: Music Academy’s Cello Fest This unique concert will feature a talented choir of cellists performing the works of Haydn, Bartók, Casals, and more.

7:30pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy, 1070 Fairway Rd. Free-$40. Call (805) 969-8787 or email tickets@musicacademy.org musicacademy.org/big-shows

7/22-7/23: I Can Hear You, Damn It! This witty dramedy written by Claudia Hoag McGarry and directed by Jordana Lawrence follows a coma patient who everyone believes cannot hear but can hear every word.

Sat.: 2 and 7pm, Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $20-$25. Email claudiahoagmcgarry@ gmail.com centerstagetheater.org

7/24:

Nate Birkey S.B. resident and current N.Y.C.based jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Nate Birkey will be joined by his West Coast quintet featuring saxophonist Tom Buckner, Los Angeles pianist Jamieson Trotter, bassist Jim Connolly, and L.A. drummer Peter Buck.7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$18. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

TUESDAY 7/25

7/25: Rancho La Patera & Stow House: Music at the Ranch Take in the Latin jazz sounds of Tony Ybarra outdoors with Elubia’s Food Truck with food for purchase. 5:30-7:30pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 6817216 or email info@goletahistory.org goletahistory.org/music-at-the-ranch

WEDNESDAY 7/26

Game Night on State Street Join S.B. Public Library, Game Seeker, Metro Comics Entertainment, and The Crafter’s Library for an evening of board games, puzzles, tabletop games, and fun. Tables and chairs will be set up. 5-8pm. 1100 State St. Free. Ages teen-adult. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers .com tinyurl.com/GameNight-Jul26

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FOODBANK PICNIC IN THE PARK (PIP) 2023

The Foodbank will offer free, nutritious meals, activities, and enrichment opportunities to all children ages 1-18 in our county, Monday-Friday, June 12-August 18 unless otherwise stated. Visit the website for more North County locations. Call (805) 967-5741. tinyurl.com/FoodbankSummerFood

FOODBANK PICNIC EN EL PARQUE 2022

El Foodbank ofrecerá comidas nutritivas gratuitas, actividades, y oportunidades de enriquecimiento para todos los niños de 1 a 18 años en nuestro condado, del 12 de junio al 18 de agosto, de lunes a viernes si no se indique lo contrario. Visite el sitio web por las ubicaciones más lugares del North County. Llame al (805) 9675741. tinyurl.com/FoodbankSummerFood

South County:

GOLETA VALLEY COMMUNITY CTR.

(JUNE 12-AUG.18)

Goleta: 5679 Hollister Ave. 11:15am12:15pm.

CASA DE LA RAZA (JUNE 12-AUG. 18)

Santa Barbara: 602 E. Montecito St. 12:30-1:30pm.

SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY

(Tue.-Fri., JUNE 12- AUG. 18)

Santa Barbara: 40 E. Anapamu St. 11:30am-12:30pm.

North County:

SANTA YNEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

(JUNE 12-AUG. 11)

Santa Ynez: 3325 Pine St., Santa Ynez. 11:30am–12:30pm.

THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FREE SUMMER MEALS

Breakfast, 8:30-9:30am and lunch, 12:30-1pm will be provided to all youth ages 18 and younger. Call (805) 729-7623 or email amonzon@unitedbg.org.

THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB COMIDAS DE VERANO GRATUITAS

Se ofrecerá desayuno, de 8:30 a 9:30, y comida, de 12:30 a 13:00, a todos los jóvenes de 18 años o menos. Llame al (805) 729-7623 o envíe un correo electrónico a amonzon@unitedbg.org.

DOWNTOWN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

(JUNE 12-AUG. 16)

632 E. Canon Perdido St.

WESTSIDE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

(JUNE 12-AUG. 16)

602 W. Anapamu St.

S.B. UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FREE MEALS

Free breakfast and lunch will be provided to all S.B. Unified Students, including those on independent study beginning June 12. For any information about the delicious and nutritious meal service and locations, call (805) 963-4338 x6385, text “food” to 304-304, or download the CA Meals for Kids App. sbunified.org/support/foodservices

DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNFICADO DE S.B. COMIDAS GRATIS

A partir del 12 de junio se ofrecerá desayuno y almuerzo gratis a todos los estudiantes del Distrito Escolar Unificado de SB, incluyendo a los que están en estudio independiente. Para cualquier información sobre el delicioso y nutritivo servicio de comidas y lugares, llame al (805) 963-4338 x6385, texto “food” a 304-304, o descargar el CA Meals for Kids App. sbunified.org/support/foodservices

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY USDA SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

Children and teens in grades 0-12 can pick up a free, nutritious meal (firstcome, first-serve) on Tuesday-Friday, June 13-August 18, 11:30am-12:30pm and stay for hands-on science activities and games. S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/Lunch-Library

ALMUERZO EN LA BIBLIOTECA PROGRAMA DE SERVICIO DE ALIMENTOS DE VERANO DEL USDA

Los niños y adolescentes en grados 0 a 12 años pueden recoger un almuerzo nutritivo gratuito (por orden de llegada) de martes a viernes, del 13 de junio al 18 de agosto, de 11:30 a.m. a 12:30 p.m. y quedarse para participar en actividades y juegos científicos. Biblioteca Central de S.B., 40 E. Anapamu St. Llame al (805) 962-7653 o envíe un correo electrónico a info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/Lunch-Library

LIVING

Animals

Island Foxes Are Back at the Channel Islands

in the captive breeding program were also taken as evidence that they’re not suffering from inbreeding depression. Our study looked at samples both before and after the population crashes. We found very low diversity before the crashes, confirming prior studies. What’s new about our work is that despite the rapid recovery of population numbers, genetic diversity has declined further.”

The silver lining in all this came from the same study. It revealed the island foxes’ gut microbiome was welldiversified, potentially strengthening their immunities and prosperity, thus thwarting any future threats. Island fox populations are genetically different on each island, so each island possesses its own endemic subspecies.

The four-pound island fox is omnivorous and the smallest fox species in North America. It feasts on mice, lizards, snakes, birds, berries, Jerusalem crickets, and island flora. They also forage along the cobbled shores for invertebrates and scavenge washed-up seabirds, and on Santa Cruz Island they’ve been observed eating the island spotted skunk. What remains in their scat gives researchers a better idea of what the top land predator on the Channel Islands likes to eat.

“In general, we found lower microbiome diversity on the northern islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz) where foxes tend to have a more protein-rich diet,” said Edmands. “Microbiome diversity, though, certainly helps.”

As the island fox nimbly clambered up a lush island cherry tree in Scorpion Canyon on the southeast end of Santa Cruz Island, the cinnamon-colored canid gobbled up the seasonal fruit.

Twenty feet above the canyon floor, the fox counterbalanced with its bushy tail, and after enjoying its fill of cherries, it quickly thrashed downward to the ground. A few steps farther, and it dropped some scat, adding to what was already a healthy pile of poop, a territorial mark but also revealing a diversified diet delivered by the island biome.

Flora and Fauna Work Together to Help Restore Population

After photographing and writing about island fox experiences and their near-extinction over the past 20-plus years, I must admit I never paid close attention to their scat. They resemble miniature power bars embedded in those Tootsie Roll–shaped droppings are various seeds, fur, tiny bones, and plant matter.

However, after recently reading a story by Ileana Wachtel for News Science and Technology about island foxes and a possible new threat to their survival, I’ll pay more attention to their varied diet that may give the largest land mammal on the chain a leg up on any potential threats into the future.

In her story about the lack of genetic diversity found within island fox populations across six of the eight California Channel Islands, Wachtel interviewed Professor Suzanne Edmands at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. Following her study on the decrease in genetic diversity of one of the rarest foxes in the world, Edmands discovered there is a lack of diversity that could potentially expose island foxes to an array of possible threats brought on by climate change and introduced pathogens.

The plight of the endemic island fox has been welldocumented at the Channel Islands National Park. Due to ranching, the pesticide DDT, feral pigs, and golden eagles, island foxes nearly went extinct on Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel islands. They were placed on the Endangered Species List in 2002, but following aggressive captive breeding and the removal of all stressors from the northern chain, island foxes were delisted in 2016. It was the swiftest recovery of a terrestrial mammal in the history of the Endangered Species Act.

Today, island fox business is booming. The most recent population totals from May 2023 were an astonishing 2,905 foxes on Santa Cruz, 2,665 on Santa Rosa, and 363 on San Miguel. That’s a far cry from roughly 23 years ago when 100 or less remained on Santa Cruz, and only 15 each survived on Santa Rosa and San Miguel before captive breeding commenced on each isle.

Still, Edmands’s study revealed there was less genetic diversity now than when populations plummeted in the late 1990s. The good news was there have been no signs of inbreeding.

“Previous genetic studies of foxes have shown extremely low levels of genetic diversity even before the population crashes and captive breeding programs,” said Edmands, a professor of biological sciences. “However, prominent researchers have argued that despite this low level of genetic diversity, the foxes show no clear signs of inbreeding depression, such as skeletal deformities. The high reproductive rates

Visitors to the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens can see examples of island foxes’ gut microbiomes, and the recovery of the island mallow in a new exhibit titled At the Edge at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery. It’s open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July 30.

One of the largest, longest restoration projects across the chain is the recovery of native plants, and the eradication of

non-native flora. The current exhibit at the Botanic Gardens focuses specifically on the restoration of the beautiful island mallow.

Island flora not only provides food for the island fox, such as lemonade berry, manzanita, and island cherry, but also places for them to rest and den. In turn, island foxes help spread seeds through their scat piles. It’s a unique partnership of flora and fauna working together, each species having a role in the island ecosystem. n

Story and photos by Chuck Graham

Island fox

Island fox at Scorpion Canyon

Yoga Soup for the Soul

My favorite yoga class at my regular gym didn’t survive the pandemic, so I was excited to try the offerings at Yoga Soup, the treasured Santa Barbara studio founded by Eddie Ellner in 2006. I was looking forward to increasing my flexibility and relieving muscle tension. What I found was a space that offered a class for nearly every mood and physical circumstance.

Studio Offers Many Kinds of Nourishment

by Amy R. Ramos |

I started with a Strong Flow Level 2/3 class on a weekday evening. Instructor Lauren Hopper led the packed class through a series of asanas, including chair pose and fallen angel. As she challenged our balance with a transition from twisted chair to twisted crescent, Hopper shared a quote from Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön: “Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” Or, as my friend who’s a regular put it: “This class is brutal, but it’s good for me.”

For those who may still not be comfortable exercising in a large room in close proximity to strangers (especially when you’re all being exhorted to exhale through your mouth), Yoga Soup offers online and outdoor options as well.

In the Active Beginners Level 1/2 that I took by Zoom, instructor Heather Tiddens emphasized form and breath, and offered modifications depending on flexibility, making it a good choice for someone new to a yoga practice. The 12:15 p.m. time slot also makes it a perfect lunch break for someone who works from home.

On the first sunny day in weeks, I pedaled my bike to Shoreline Park for an Outdoor Energy Flow class. As Sepideh Taheri led us through what else sun salutations, I could hear the waves lapping at the shore below us and smell the grass we’d set our mats on. When I got sweaty, it was from the sun shining down on us, not from being in a room full of people.

The outdoor setting was a bit distracting I could hear the slap-slap-slap of a man hitting boxing pads nearby, found myself admiring a Chihuahua mix that looked like a tiny German shepherd, and couldn’t help eavesdropping on

power walkers discussing couples therapy. But the main location is not completely free of distractions either: Depending on the studio, you may hear the exhortations of the instructors from the neighboring Pilates studio, the trash truck on its weekly rounds, or the whistle of the Pacific Surfliner as it chugs through downtown.

After suffering a muscle spasm in my back one morning, I decided Carone Scott’s Gentle & Healing Flow was in order. Most of the poses were done while sitting or lying on our mats, and Scott had us use blocks and bolsters for support in various poses, which did make for a gentler practice. I wound down a weekend with Cristy Candler’s Sunday Slow Flow. Although Candler led us through a challenging series of asanas, she claimed that some people take a nap during her class, just coming “for the vibe.” While we were in savasana, she used singing bowls and Koshi chimes for sound healing during the final meditation. I found myself breathing deeply, my mind calm the Sunday scaries fended off.

No trial membership of Yoga Soup would be complete without taking a class taught by Ellner himself. One feature that sets Ellner’s class apart is the playfulness he brings to the practice the moments between tree pose and half-moon when he urges the class to do freestyle movement, hop on one leg, or dance with a partner. The running theme of Ellner’s class is the encouragement to love ourselves, to let go of the stories we’re telling ourselves about our bodies about their inadequacies and even their perfections and simply experience being in our bodies, rather than constantly struggling to make them assume a different shape.

Easier said than done. Ellner, a former creative director and screenwriter who’s been teaching yoga for more than 25 years, acknowledged, “You can’t eliminate vanity, because we are quite addicted to appearance.” His job, he said, “isn’t to change people or reform them.” Instead, he tries to establish a different context for them. In his class, he sometimes has everyone flex their biceps like bodybuilders, then let their arms go slack so the triceps flaps around and consider the question, “Which one am I?” The answer, of course, is that we all contain multitudes.

That’s true of Yoga Soup as well, which combines elements of a bookstore and boutique and where you might snack on one of Ellner’s legendary roasted sweet potatoes after class.

Ellner’s focus is on creating an environment where people feel safe, accepted, and at home, and explore, as he puts it, “being in the truth of a body.”

Perhaps my quintessential Yoga Soup experience occurred when I took Hattie Bluestone’s Saturday morning Yoga + Weights class. The relentlessly cheerful Bluestone encouraged us to set our intention before leading us through what was fundamentally a circuit-training class. There were moves that were familiar from the gym (squats), others that tested balance (lunges with bicep curls), and some that got our heart rates up (alternating lunges and kicks), along with traditional yoga asanas like chaturanga, cobra, and pigeon. There were no impact moves and, refreshingly, nothing that felt unsafe, unlike some circuit-training classes I’ve been to.

Afterward, sweaty and spent, I helped myself to some hearty vegetable soup from Organic Soup Kitchen and bread from Oat Bakery, which are always available in a corner of the Yoga Soup shop. For dessert, there were strawberries and organic whipped cream set out by Ellner himself. As I enjoyed this humble feast (for which I left a donation in the jar), a woman sitting on the sofa adjacent to mine strummed a guitar. It was a sublimely peaceful interlude before a return to the usual Saturday rush of errands, and it helped me understand something Ellner had told me: “It is kind of a miracle that this place exists.”

Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

Founder Eddie Ellner’s class at Yoga Soup

Our columnist, Amy Ramos, checks out Yoga Soup.

4·1·1 Located at 28 Parker Way, Santa Barbara. Some classes are offered online and outdoors. Classes in various yoga disciplines (no hot yoga), memberships, class packs, and drop-ins available. Online reservations with drop-ins permitted if space allows. Cubbies and shelves provided for storing personal items; members can store mats on-site. There are bathrooms but no showers. Parking on street and in city lot #12. Mats, blocks, blankets, bolsters, and other props are provided, including spray bottles and clean rags for cleaning mats. See yogasoup.com.

FOOD & DRINK

Twenty-Five Years of Liquid Gold

Twenty-Five Years of Liquid Gold

Twenty-five years since beginning Global Gardens, Theo Stephan is no less passionate about her mission to preach the glories of good olive oil. With all of her business the crucial club membership work, retail, product development, tastings, cooking classes unified under one roof in a bright Santa Ynez cottage, Stephan seems pleased. Ever an educator, she says she’s achieved her goal “when people taste real food and realize how

enjoy the fruits of their labors afterward. All the recipes feature Global Gardens products, of course, especially the olive oil. “Olive oil brings out the flavor of what you’re making,” Stephan says. “I love butter, but it masks whatever it’s on. Sure it’s delicious, but....”

To make clear all olive oil has to offer, Global Gardens has revamped its tastings, too. As one of only 300 certified olive oil sommeliers in the world, Stephan has trained all of her staff on how to take visitors through the range of oils they offer, some big and fruity like the Nocellara del Belice “GaGa,” others mild and grassy like the Arbequina. She says, “We really want to educate people on regional terroir in olive oil.”

simple and easy it is, especially where we are in California. It’s far-reaching the story of olive oil goes back; you can see olive leaves pressed in Paleolithic stones.”

That doesn’t mean her work has always been a piece of delicious olive-oil cake. “While our 25th anniversary of being Santa Barbara County’s first and most awarded olive oil producer is a really big deal to me,” she also points out the tougher side of a business, “Twenty-five years of climate change trust me, it’s an issue! and perseverance as a single mom, with red tape all over the place.”

Those following the locations of her physical business have had to keep on their toes. In 2003, there was a tasting counter at Buttonwood Farm in Solvang; in 2006, she had her first brick-and-mortar spot on Alamo Pintado in Los Olivos, “but that got out of sight,” she recalls about the rent. Next up was a temporary café in Los Alamos (now Babi’s Beer Emporium) until 2014, when her family farm stand on the outskirts of Los Olivos became the spot. When that grew too popular for its parking spaces, she looked elsewhere, and the Santa Ynez location opened up. “To land here has been a gift; we love Santa Ynez,” she says.

Among the exciting new offerings are hands-on cooking classes where participants, under Stephan’s watchful eye, do everything from build and bake spanakopita to toss-together terrific tzatziki. And even better, they get to

Nodding to her Greek heritage, Stephan has coined and trademarked the term “Caliterranean” for the food she favors. “California is such a big state, and we do have our own food culture,” she insists. “So this term also is an acknowledgement of the Mediterranean influence on our chefs.” She does admit that people, including the hosts of Hallmark’s Home & Family Show when she did a cooking demo back in 2013, stumble over pronouncing the word a bit. She jokes, “Maybe the term will be my headstone epitaph.”

But that grave is a long way away. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration, Global Gardens has a series of pop-up guest chef appearances planned, from an upcoming Greek taverna night with a visiting chef from Los Angeles to last month’s visit from Food Network celebrity Evanice Holz, who brought her Cuban vegan Señoreata experience to Santa Ynez. Stephan is quick to point out that Holz’s food is not only delicious but, “She’s been a longtime club member, so that’s why we hosted her.”

Stephan also has plenty of local connections: A September event will take place at the new Mattei’s Tavern, where Chef Rhoda Magbitang will create a multi-course dinner using Global Gardens oils and vinegars.

Stephan is as big a booster for vinegars as olive oils her first cookbook was titled Olive Oil and Vinegar for Life, after all. Currently she’s working on a third cookbook, which she plans to call Acid Parties. “We have

way too much sugar on our palates, masking our palates,” she asserts. Having a group of co-managers has given her more time to develop the project, penciled in for a fall 2024 release. “This will be my most varied cookbook to date,” she says. “There might be some food poetry in there, too!” (Poetry is one of her non-work loves; she even read at the 2016 Spirits in the Air annual poetry gathering.)

The cookbook is just one part of Global Gardens’ growth, as its product line continues to expand beyond its 40 current items, ranging from lavender massage oil to Wonder Walnuts. That was part of the impetus for Stephan to bring full-time chef Lisa Thompson on board. “She probably knows the product line better than I do at this point,” says Stephan of her resident chef. Global Gardens gets to run test batches of products by club members first, the latest being olive oil crackers. One way to sustain a business for so long is keeping loyal customers, and Stephan appreciates that: “The club customers are our core, and we don’t have a lot of attrition with them.”

Admitting that over two decades in business, including weathering a global pandemic, has meant Global Gardens “has been caught in entrepreneurial whirlwinds and vortexes.” Stephan also claims, “The most important thing, as corny as it sounds, is really centering on the present.” Praising her long-term staff for keeping the business pleasantly afloat, Stephan sums up, “We have been able to be philosophical about our mistakes. It’s that old cliché of jumping into the horsey poo and coming out smelling like olive oil.”

Global Gardens Tastings & Provisions Shop, 3570 Madera St., Santa Ynez. Open 10 a.m. -5 p.m. daily. See globalgardensonline.com.

Theo Stephan’s Global Gardens Food Empire

by George Yatchisin

DEBORAH CHADSEY PHOTOS

Global Gardens Olive Oil Tasting & Provisions Store, Santa Ynez

Theo Stephan making her favorite recipe, spanakopita made with olive oil instead of butter

olive love

Chef Thomas Keller Joins Coral Casino

Ty Warner has announced a new partnership with seven-Michelin-star chef and restauranteur Thomas Keller to oversee all food and beverage operations at the Coral Casino in Montecito. Best known for his flagship Yountville, California restaurant The French Laundry, New York City’s Per Se, and The Surf Club Restaurant in Surfside, Florida, Keller says he is excited to create this new chapter in the Coral Casino’s history.

“I’m excited to be part of the Coral Casino story,” Keller says. “It’s an honor to be invited to join this legendary California destination with its rich history. We look forward to introducing our cuisine to the community and make great memories for them.”

As reported earlier this year, Tydes will open to the public so that everyone may enjoy Keller’s Continental Cuisine menu. He is the first and only American-born chef to hold multiple three-star ratings for The French Laundry and Per Se from the Michelin Guide. With an additional star for The Surf Club Restaurant, he is Michelin’s most honored American chef. Keller is also the first male American chef to be designated a Chevalier of The French Legion of Honor. In 2017, he led a team from the U.S. to win its first-ever gold medal in the Bocuse d’Or, a biannual competition that is regarded as the Olympics of the culinary world.

MISTER SOFTEE COMING TO STATE STREET: Reader Cris S. tells me that Mister Softee in Ventura County plans to open up a location at 935 State Street, the former home of Creamistry. “It’s official, the lease is signed,” says the Hiller family, owners of Mister Softee of Southern California. “We hope to be open early 2024. This location will be separately owned and operated by two of our current Camarillo store employees.” The eatery offers softserve ice cream in cones or cups in addition to sundaes, milkshakes, and coffee.

Mister Softee was founded in 1956 by the Conway brothers in Philadelphia and has more than

350 franchisees with more than 600 ice cream trucks on the road. A major part of their business is fundraising with schools and other local organizations by selling ice cream and donating a portion of sales back. Visit mistersofteesocal.com

“THE KITCHEN” OPENS AT CALVARY CHAPEL: In January 2022, I announced that a full-service restaurant is coming to 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 21, the home of Calvary Chapel. Reader HB tells me that the eatery, named The Kitchen, has opened. “The Kitchen enables outreach by invitation and connection with our neighbors and the surrounding community,” says their website, calvarysb .com/the-kitchen. “The Kitchen enables in-reach by fostering continued fellowship with our church family beyond our worship service times. The Kitchen enables discipleship by raising up workers and leaders within our community.” The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads, sides, and a variety of beverages. Prices range from $5-$8. Hours are Sundays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesdays 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Fridays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

BOUCHON CELEBRATES 25 YEARS: bouchon, one of Santa Barbara’s iconic culinary landmarks, celebrated its 25th anniversary last weekend and will continue celebrations through the end of July. “It is an honor and truly rewarding to celebrate 25 years of bouchon,” shared owner and founder Mitchell Sjerven. “Our journey is also a story of enduring relationships. From working side-by-side with my wife, Amy, to having both of my daughters, Madeline and Caroline, as part of the restaurant’s team, I cherish these familial ties. Notably, Roberto Miguel, a loyal employee since the restaurant’s inception, stands as a testament to our close-knit bouchon community. We are also grateful to have celebrated countless memorable moments with our patrons from birthdays to anniversaries to weddings making the restaurant more than just a dining place, but a treasured place in so many people’s hearts and memories.”

As the August sun slowly sets behind the “Queen of the Missions”, experience the Franciscans hospitality as they welcome all to enjoy the official opening of Old Spanish Days Fiesta as they have for almost 100 years. La Fiesta Pequeña is a family-friendly colorful program that includes traditional songs and dance, fiery flamenco and lively folklorico dance performances.

ACCOLADES: Internationally celebrated Thomas Keller will oversee all food and beverage operations at the Coral Casino in Montecito.

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MUSIC ACADEMY’S JOINT EFFORT WITH YPC

MacArthur Award winner, composer, and conductor Francisco J. Núñez and acclaimed composer and 2019 Miss America Nia Imani Franklin are in town this week to lead a residency program at the Music Academy for choir conductors and enthusiastic singers in grades 6-12. The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) National Lab and Studio Summer Program brings artistic faculty together with conductors, teachers, and students including children in the Music Academy’s Sing! Program, a free, afterschool choral initiative open to students in Santa Barbara County in 1st through 6th grade for a week of musical training and instruction.

“The Sing! children are abuzz with excitement,” said Director Erin McKibben, adding that about 70 of them will be represented at the final performance.

The culmination of the program is the world premiere of “Tides,” at the Lobero Theatre Sunday, July 23. A specially commissioned composition by Franklin, “The piece is about really celebrating the earth and showing gratitude and bringing awareness to it,” she said in a phone interview. “Being that I’m working with kids on this piece, it’s all about the next generation and our future. So who better to sing this song than the kids from the Young People’s Chorus?”

This is the second summer that the Music Academy has collaborated with Young People’s Chorus of N.Y.C., a group that has been inspiring choirs around the country and

around the world for 36 seasons. Núñez was at the World Choir Games in Gangneung, Republic of Korea, when we spoke on the phone last week, leading the Young People’s Chorus of New York City to five gold medals in what is the equivalent of the Olympics of choir competition.

Sing! loves working with the YPC team, said McKibben. “YPC inspires our young singers by embodying what is musically possible for them. They experience through mentorships with the high-schoolaged singers of YPC that they are capable of creating beauty and contributing their voice to something larger than themselves.”

Last summer, YPC, Núñez, and Franklin worked with the Music Academy on a commission celebrating Juneteenth becoming a national holiday.

“The YPC National Studio is an opportunity to strengthen conducting mechanics and discuss choral philosophy with likeminded conductors from across the country, which is also wonderful exposure for our young artists,” said McKibben. “In addition to learning varied repertoire from around the world, they will get the chance to breathe life into a newly composed piece of music by Nia Imani Franklin, again empowering them to dream and create for themselves.”

Added Núñez, “We need to understand the most important, the most valuable asset we have are our children. And who is seeing them eight hours a day, every day, for 180 days a year are these teachers. We need to prepare our future through our young people and our teachers. The YPC National is trying to inspire them and help them see the beauty and how music can be a universal language and bring it all together and help them all be inspired.”

Leslie Dinaberg

Music Academy presents Young People’s Chorus of New York City & Sing! on Sunday, July 23, at 3 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.). See lobero.org/events.

LAUREL CANYON BY WAY OF MONTECITO

Hahn Hall will be transformed into an alternative cabaret mode once again on Thursday, July 27, and Sunday, July 29, with the arrival of the James Darrah–directed Cabaret: 1979

Last summer’s edition of the Music Academy season, looking inward in its 75th anniversary festival, lightened the serious music mode with a little retro cabaret action in Hahn Hall. The occasion was the popular evening of song and shtick organized by noted stage/opera director and Academy faculty member Darrah, and was cheekily dubbed Hahn Hall 1922-2022, in reference to the song list’s earliest reference and an in-house nod to the Academy’s principal venue.

This time out, the historic reference point is the end of the epochal ’70s and the cultural topography of Los Angeles’ legendary Laurel Canyon. That hotbed for singersongwriters Joni Mitchell, and Santa Barbara–bound artists David Crosby and Jackson Browne among them has been a point of obsession for baby boomers and

everyday rock historians, funneled recently through documentaries and other forums.

Enter the Music Academy’s smartly voiced tribute energies on the subject. Don’t expect much Cole Porter in the mix.

As Darrah said of his summering educational home base, “All of the musical and atmospheric elements involved here make for a perfect summer of exploration, musical invention, and performance.”

Darrah’s recent spate of notable moves in an upwardly mobile operatic career included his taking the reins as head of the Long Beach Opera, a respected source of innovation and chance-taking in the opera world. Next week, he takes a break from headier matters, in the cultural landscape of Laurel Canyon, by way of Montecito.

Josef Woodard

See musicacademy.org.

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON … HONORING THE LATE DAVID CROSBY

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON … HONORING THE LATE DAVID CROSBY

If you’ve got to get scooped, it may as well be by Rolling Stone! Apparently one of the artists involved in the upcoming David Crosby tribute concert was so excited about the August 20 show that they gave the information to the venerable magazine before the Lobero even had the chance to make the announcement that tickets were going on sale.

Crosby, who died in January, was scheduled to perform as part of the Lobero’s 150th Anniversary Ovation Celebration in February, and had put together a group of superb musicians for the band. That group, using the name Stand and Be Counted (after the classic Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song) will even perform the set list Crosby had crafted especially for the Lobero (a venue so special that Architectural Digest named it one of the “11 Most Beautiful Theaters in the World” last week).

Along with special guest Shawn Colvin, the performers include an impressive list of session and touring players: Stevie DiStanislao, a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Kenny Loggins band vet, on drums/ vocals; Andrew Ford, from Crosby, Pevar & Raymond (CPR), Whitney Houston, and Chaka Khan, on bass; Lara Johnston, of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Doobie Brothers fame, on vocals; Dean Parks, who’s played with Crosby/ Nash, James Taylor, and Lyle Lovett, on guitar; Steve Postell, whom we saw at the Lobero last fall with the Immediate Family and who also played with David Crosby and with John Oates, on guitar/vocals; James Raymond; Crosby, Stills & Nash, CPR, Oleta Adams, and the Spice Girls, on keyboard/vocals; Chris Stills, who’s played with his father, Stephen Stills, as well as Ryan Adams, on guitar/vocals; and vocalist Ken Stacey, who’s played with Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, and Elton John.

Tickets to this star-studded and sure-to-besentimental night are obviously moving fast. There are also limited spots available for a VIP post-show artist reception to the event on Sunday, August 20.

See lobero.org.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Your deep psyche will soon well up with extra creativity and fertility. I hope you will eagerly tap into these gifts. You should assume that you will be more imaginative and ingenious than usual. You will have an enhanced ability to solve problems with vigor and flair. In what areas of your life would you love to gently erupt with a burst of reinvention? Which of your habits might benefit from being cheerfully disrupted? Give yourself permission to change whatever bores you.

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(May 21-June 20): Because I enjoy joking with you, I am slightly tempted right now to give you one of the following nicknames: Fidgety, Twitch, Jittery, Quivers, or Shakes. But I will take a more serious tack. Let’s instead see if we can influence you to slow down, stabilize your rhythm, get really steady and secure, and stand strong in your foundational power spot. Would you consider adopting any of the following nicknames? Anchor, Unshakeable, Sturdy, Rock-Solid, Staunch, Steadfast, Resolute.

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(June 21-July 22): The sometimes overly clever author Oscar Wilde said, “When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.” I reject that warped view of reality and assure you it will have no bearing on your life in the coming weeks. If you formulate your prayers with care and discernment, they will lead you to rewards, not problems. Maybe not the exact rewards you imagined, but still close to your hopes and helpful in the next chapter of your life story. (PS: No sloppy, lazy, careless prayers, please. Be precise and clear.)

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(July 23-Aug. 22): Leo theologian Bernard McGinn defines mysticism as “the consciousness of the immediate presence of God.” In other words, people having a mystic experience are filled with a visceral sensation of the divine intelligence. It’s not just an idea or concept; it’s a deeply felt communion infused with intimate tenderness. You Leos will be more likely than usual to have such contact in the coming weeks — if you want it. If you don’t want it, or don’t believe it’s real, or don’t think it’s possible, well, then, you can of course resist it. But why not give it a whirl? There’s nothing to lose, and it could be fun.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here’s a parable for you. Once upon a time, there was a woman who could read the future in the night sky. She regarded the planets and stars as her divine informants. On one moonless evening, she took a walk down a dirt road near her home. It was so dark she could barely see two feet ahead of her. Oops! She should have brought a flashlight. Lost in wonder, she gazed up at the heavenly bodies, watching and listening for revelations they might have for her. Then one of the lights, the planet Saturn, whispered, “Stop and look down, friend.” The woman turned her eyes from the sky to the ground just in time to find she was two strides away from stepping into a deep, muddy hole. What’s the moral of the tale? Here are some possibilities. (1) Sometimes the heights provide useful information about the depths. (2) Soaring visions may help you tune in to practical details. (3) To become aware of important facts you’ve overlooked in your daily rhythm, consult your higher mind.

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SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The cartoon character Bart Simpson is one of the stars of The Simpsons animated TV show. According to him, “Life is a paradox. You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” While that principle may sometimes be true, I believe you will be exempt from it in the coming weeks. In fact, I suspect you will be as free as it’s possible for a human to be of grueling contradictions, frustrating oppositions, clashing truths, and paralyzing contraries. There’s a good chance you will also outwit and avoid annoying incongruities and silly arguments. Congratulations in advance, Scorpio! Take full advantage of this phase of simple clarity.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The dragon has appeared in the myths and legends of many cultures. Europe, China, and Mesoamerica are just a few places where the fire-breathing, flying reptiles have fascinated the human imagination. In some traditions, they are dangerous and predatory. In China, though, they have been harbingers of good fortune and symbols of great power. Emperors claimed the dragon as their special emblem. In assigning the dragon to be your soul creature, Sagittarius, I am drawing from Chinese lore. What would you like to accomplish that would benefit from you having access to fierce, dynamic, indomitable energy? Call on the dragon for help and power.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “There is a world of people who will love you for who you are,” writes author Cheryl Strayed. “A whole, vibrant, fucked-up, happy, conflicted, joyous, and depressed mass of people.” In the coming months, one of your prime tasks is to specialize in communing with these folks. Make it your intention to surround yourself more and more with interesting, imperfect, ever-changing life-lovers who appreciate you for exactly who you are — and who inspire you to grow more and more into the full idiosyncratic glory of your authentic self.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What psychic or prophet is most popular with A-list celebrities? I can assure you it’s not me. Few of my millions of readers are world-famous. What about the planet’s most scientifically accurate astrologer? Who might that be? It ain’t me. I don’t regard astrology as a science, and I mistrust those who say it is. In my view, astrology is a mythopoetic language and psycho-spiritual system that nurtures our souls and helps liberate us from our conditioning. We shouldn’t try to get “scientifically accurate” information from it. Now I encourage you to do what I just did, Aquarius. Have fun telling people who you are not, what you don’t believe in, and which goals you aren’t interested in pursuing.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): To come up with your astrological reports, I study the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in relation to your sign. That’s the technical part of the work, the framework within which I unleash my intuition and imagination. To augment this work, I meditate and pray, asking higher powers to guide me in providing useful information for you. I often consult books written by my favorite astrology writers. (Currently reading Steven Forrest’s The Elements series.) I also ask my deep mind to slip me info that might not be accounted for by traditional factors. How about you, Pisces? How do you do the work that you love and care about? Now is a good time to take inventory and make necessary adjustments.

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OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT

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8. Radio and podcast streaming platform, for short

14. Mediocre

16. What a suspect might enter

17. Guessing game with yes/ no answers

19. Put on a patch, maybe

20. Unnatural raspberry color/”flavor”

21. “Tik ___” (Ke$ha hit)

22. “It ___, Captain Vegetable / With my carrot, and my celery” (early 1980s Sesame Street song)

25. Surname of fictional siblings Shiv and Roman

27. Big ceramic pot (or a French-sounding greeting backwards)

29. Way of obscuring messages practiced by Leonardo da Vinci

33. Sunburn-soothing substance

34. “His Master’s Voice” initials

35. “Downton Abbey” title

37. When a second-shift worker might return to the office

42. Asuncion assent

43. Ritter of country music

44. ___ speak (as it were)

45. Ancient chariot-racing venue

49. Present day, for short?

50. Actress Thurman of “Gattaca”

51. 157.5 deg. from N

52. Recede, at the beach

55. Devilish creatures

57. Participial suffix

59. What the first words of the theme answers (including this one) might represent when repeated

65. Let out fishing line

66. Post-accident inquiry

67. Light touch

68. Enter the auction

69. “Girls” creator Dunham

Down

1. Doc seen for head colds

2. Solemn oath

3. It’s way past April in Paris

4. Nine-digit IDs

5. Fret-free query

6. ___ au vin

7. Ticket leftover

8. Rude remark

9. Hilton, for one

10. Center intro

11. Bunches

12. Spot near Lake Tahoe

13. To-do list entry

15. Alamogordo’s county

18. “The Time Machine” humanoid

22. Muslim religious leader

23. Grain holders

24. Like some unexpected endings

26. Org. for women since the 1850s

28. Trickster god of African folklore

30. Call sign that dates back to the original Star Wars movie

31. Whitewater rides

32. Some wedding cake figurines

36. “The White ___”

38. Flight awards

39. Chinese e-commerce company that went live in the U.S. in late 2022

40. Studied closely

41. Wine’s bouquet

46. Animals in a 2022 World Cup-adjacent beauty contest

47. Stamp-issuing org.

48. Common graph axes

52. Cabinet dept. concerned with schools

53. ___ fides (credentials)

54. Comedian Bill

56. Clumsy attempt

58. London lockup

60. “Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling ___” (actual 2023 New Zealand comedy show)

61. “All Things Considered” host Shapiro

62. Wish to take back

63. Longtime Mad Magazine cartoonist Martin 64. The Specials genre

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

individual, corporate, and foundation donors toward significant philanthropic outcomes. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The budgeted annual salary range is $115,000‑$140,000. 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 7/26/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 55980

FINANCIAL AND ACADEMIC PERSONNEL MANAGER

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

PHELPS

CENTER

Responsible for providing the full range of administrative management functions and services for the Departments of French and Italian, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Programs in Comparative Literature and Latin American and Iberian Studies, as well as a number of centers and labs. PASC financial team manages a budget with annual expenditures of over $12 million. The management team consists of a director and two managers. Oversees all academic personnel transactions for ladder and temporary faculty recruitments, appointments, reviews, and leaves, using in‑depth knowledge of academic personnel policies to guide faculty and support staff. Financial responsibilities include overseeing all accounts within PASC, ensuring monthly review and reconciliation of ledgers, providing timely reporting, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with University, Federal, and State accounting policies and procedures on all transactions. Establishes best‑practices for procurement, payroll, and accounts payable functions. Funds managed include a variety of state operating funds, gifts, endowments, fellowships, and grants. Supervises four support staff, and serves as back‑up to each of them as needed. Develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they relate to the overall departmental goals and objectives, interprets policy for the chairs of the departments supported by PASC, and serves as departmental liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and / or training. Understanding of accounting principles. Experience supervising employees responsible for financial reporting. Budgeted/Hiring Pay rate/ range $62,300 ‑ $75,000/yr. Full Title Code Pay Range $62,300 ‑ $117,500/ yr. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. 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 # 44341

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT (50% FTE)

FEMINIST STUDIES

The Financial Assistant provides financial support to the Department of Feminist Studies. Duties include assisting with and monitoring internal financial controls; processing invoices, purchase orders and all departmental travel and entertainment. Provides administrative support to the Business Officer on

various special and ongoing projects, which require strong knowledge of budgeting, planning and coordination, and implementing objectives, policies, and procedures. For the Department of Feminist Studies, the Financial Assistant serves as the backup UCPath Preparer; prepares forms and processes all on‑line transactions for payroll, expense transfers, late payments and overpayments. Reqs: High School Diploma or GED. 1‑3 years of office experience working in a college or university setting. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check Position is 50% FTE M‑F 8am‑12pm or 1pm‑5pm. The full salary range for this position is $27.29 to $39.12/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $27.29 to $28.58/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 7/26/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 55979

LAB ASSISTANT 2 NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NRI)

General duties include independently preparing, packing and sorting large quantities of fly food for five research labs. Preparation of the fly food entails: following a standard recipe for fly food, learning how to identify cooked food, quickly dispensing of fly food into hundreds of vials and bottles, being able to identify any issues with the food and make appropriate changes to address any of these issues which may require editing recipe based on the season as the temperature and humidity may affect texture and quality of food. Lab assistant will be responsible for independently taking inventory of fly food supplies to ensure that there is no disruption in the fly food availability. Lab assistant will also provide proper maintenance of the cooking equipment (e.g.: kettle, bottle dispenser, etc.). Will help other lab members with maintaining fly lines for both Craig and Denise Montell labs which entails having a thorough understanding of the fly life cycle and a general understanding of fly genetics. Maintenance of fly stocks will require assistants to be careful to prevent contamination and use a dissecting microscope. Help Craig and Denise Montell lab managers with administrative duties including but not limited to: taking inventory for common lab supplies and ordering when supply is low. Autoclave waste and glassware for Denise and Craig Montell. Will oversee the undergraduate lab assistants while making the fly food.

Reqs: 1‑3 years Prior professional work experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The budgeted hourly range is $21.47/ 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 7/31/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 56240

LEAD END USER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

ADMINISTRATIVE & RESIDENTIAL IT

Delivers end user services to all users in the Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises organizations. Provides technical leadership in windows system administration and support, information system implementation and support, systems analysis, network management, programming,

report creation and generation, and troubleshooting. Scope of support includes all areas of Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises organizations. Related duties include request management, resolution, and escalation of customer requests through completion. This includes installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of local network connections, desktop computers, thin client devices, printers, desktop software and line of business systems. The Lead End User Support Technician provides strategic input to management in the areas of end user support technologies. Serves as backup for other members of the Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises IT support team. Maintains an advanced technical understanding of current Windows operating system, office productivity software, and standardized workstation to provide tier two support to Admin Services IT technical staff. The End User Support Group provides support for standardized desktops, administrative information systems, database systems, and software applications utilized by UCSB Division of Administrative Services, with a focus on aligning IT services with the needs of business based upon an understanding of ITIL practices. Reqs: BS/BA degree or equivalent combination of experience and training. 4‑6 years experience providing technical leadership n windows system administration and support, information system implementation and support, systems analysis, network management, patch management, and troubleshooting.

ITIL Foundations Certification within 90 Days. Note: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $90,515 ‑ $120,315/yr. Full Salary Range: $74,872 ‑ $126,159/ 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 7/28/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 56217

Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Full Salary Range: $21.97 ‑ $30.79/ 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 7/26/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 55930

PAYROLL ANALYST

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES

1 ‑ 3 years of relevant administrative work experience. Basic Life Support (BLS). Experience using applications, such as Word and Excel.Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking, multi‑tasking and time management skills. Notes: Must successfully complete and pass a 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. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay

LEAD LABORER RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

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

Primarily responsible for care and maintenance of various floor surfaces, walls, windows, bathroom fixtures, outside patio surfaces and other duties as assigned. Performs custodial duties as required to maintain the University Center and AS Building. Trains full and/or part‑time personnel. Under the general supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction. Reqs: Minimum of 3 years of custodial or maintenance work experience in an institution and/or commercial setting. Example: College residence hall, hotel, resort, or school. Some computer experience, including Microsoft office programs.

Ability to motivate staff and maintain positive morale. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse work force. Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff and others such as employees from other departments, students, parents, project managers, conference organizers, etc. Organizational experience. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer

Uses critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills to research, analyze and develop solutions to a wide range of complex campus payroll and general ledger questions, issues, and concerns. Researches and troubleshoots business processes and system issues and demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining resolution within tight deadlines. Uses critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills to administer the campus wide work authorization program and processes required by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Reviews and analyzes all documents submitted by employees to support their citizenship status and makes decisions on the acceptability and validity of the documents in accordance with guidelines set forth by USCIS. Timing is essential and the Analyst must work closely with campus departments to track and ensure employees complete work authorization documentation by strict deadlines. Consequences of error or non‑compliance could result in civil fines and/or criminal penalties and/ or debarment from government contracts. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years of experience in payroll and/or finance including experience processing payroll for a small to medium size business. 1‑3 years of experience processing and responding to basic inquiries regarding payroll. 1‑3 years Considerable initiative, independence, good judgment, and problem‑solving abilities. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The budgeted salary or hourly range is $26.39 ‑ $30.00/hr. Full Salary Range: $26.39 ‑$44.78/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 53839

PRIMARY CARE OFFICE MANAGER

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

Acts with a high degree of independent judgment and works in coordination with the Medical Director on management goals and objectives to increase standardization and efficiencies in Student Health primary care and nursing care delivery. Project management will involve responding to requests or situations that are sensitive and confidential in nature and need to be addressed timely with utmost discretion and following UC and departmental policies and procedures. Stays abreast of all issues facing the Medical Director. Draws upon a thorough understanding of UC and departmental policies and procedures as well as Student Health mission to serve the students and community. Provides agenda development, record and tracks action items for various committee needs of the Medical Director. Reqs: High school diploma.

Rate/Range*: $27.29 ‑ $31.35/hr. Full Salary Range: $27.29 ‑ $39.12/hr of full salary range].. Affirmative Action Employers 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 7/28/23 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 55963

SENIOR COLLECTIONS

REPRESENTATIVE

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Responsible for the management of student loan portfolios and sundry debts as assigned. Maintains knowledge of Federal, State and University policies and procedures. Maintains standards in accordance with the departmental Mission Statement and Customer Service program. Participates in the Employee Partnership program and trains Collection Unit team members on areas of expertise. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics or business, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven excellent financial and analytical skills and experience working on an inclusive, effective, service‑oriented team. Excellent communication, analytical, and technical skills. Ability to work with minimal direction to coordinate and execute numerous tasks simultaneously. Requires demonstrated ability to effectively apply analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills to interpret Federal student loan regulations and strong interpersonal skills to communicate those regulations and to UCSB Alumni. Must be able to maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgment, logic, tact, and diplomacy while performing the critical duties of the position. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $28.36 ‑$30.43/hr. Full Salary Range: $28.36 ‑ $40.71/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 53438

agencies and companies. Requires expert knowledge of University policies regarding materiel and risk management, as well as Public Contract Codes, Federal procurement regulations, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Requires self‑motivation with the ability to work proactively and positively in an organization experiencing significant change while maintaining a high level of service. Demonstrates exceptional inter‑personal and communication skills to provide customer service in a fast‑paced, high‑volume dynamic and intellectually challenging work environment. Performs with prioritizing diverse projects and exceptional time management. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Significant experience negotiating and drafting contracts. Requires excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills, strong organizational and training skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks under pressure of deadlines and frequent interruptions. Must be detail‑oriented with a high degree of accuracy, and demonstrate good judgment, assertiveness balanced with diplomacy, and discretion regarding confidential matters. Excellent written skills including the ability to construct grammatically correct, concise and accurate legal documents. Must have excellent customer‑service skills, ability to work in a team environment, and to foster cooperation. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $83,100 ‑ $97,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $83,100 ‑ $169,500/ 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DARCY DIANNE STEPKA CASE NO.: 23PR00327

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DARCY DIANNE STEPKA

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JOSEPH ALLEN STEPKA in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: JOSEPH ALLEN STEPKA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/17/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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

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

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

Robert B. Locke 5290 Overpass Rd. Suite 204, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; (805) 683‑1459

Published July 6, 13, 20 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

GEORGE EDWARD LINDELOF III

NO: 23PR00322

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

EDWARD LINDELOF III a.k.a.

GEORGE EDWARD LINDELOF a.k.a.

GEORGE E. LINDELOF a.k.a. GEORGE

LINDELOF

A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: VICTORIA ANN LINDELOF in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): VICTORIA ANN

LINDELOF be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 08/10/2023

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: BRADLEY C. HOLLISTER, 228 West Carrillo Street, Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 284‑0711.

Published July 13, 20, 27. 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

JILL R. DUNCAN

NO: 23PR00321

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JILL R. DUNCAN a.k.a. JILL DUNCAN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: ROGER PHILLIP DUNCAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): ROGER PHILLIP DUNCAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 08/3/2023

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the

of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: BRADLEY C. HOLLISTER, 228 West Carrillo Street, Suite D Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 284‑0711.

Published July 13, 20, 27. 2023.

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

BARBARA ECHEMANN NO: 23PR00300

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

ECHEMANN

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): MICHAEL E. GUTMANN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 08/31/2023

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: JULIANNA

MALIS, 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite

A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 946‑1550.

Published July 20, 27. Aug 3 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SARAH FRASCELLA CASE NO.: 23PR00307

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of SARAH FRASCELLA

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: WILLIAM J. FRASCELLA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/21/2023

AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: SB5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: April M. Lavigne (283372) 5290 7 W. Figueroa, Ste, 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 683‑1459

Published July 20, 27. Aug 3 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STANTON

L. SAVINO (also known as STANTON LOUIS SAVINO) CASE NO.: 23PR00351

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

L. SAVINO aka STANTON LOUIS

SAVINO

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: LAUREL A. SAVINO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent Administration authority

will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/31/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Dana F. Longo, Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray LLP 820 State Street 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑7000

Published July 20, 27. Aug 3 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: BLUE MAGNOLIA, BLUE MAGNOLIA EVENTS, SANTA BARBARA MAKERS, SB FLOWER CULT, SANTA BARBARA FLOWER CULT, SB MAKERS at 282 Pebble Hill Place Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Kerstin O Horneman (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: KERSTIN

O HORNEMAN, OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 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: 2023‑0001452. E30.

Published: June 29. July 6, 13, 20 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person

(s) is/are doing business as: SURFS UP LIMOS, AT YOUR SERVICE ENTERPRISES, AT YOUR SERVICE TRANSPORTATION at 4025 State St, Space #10 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Jeff L Azevedo (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual.

SIGNED BY:JEFF AZEVEDO, OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 26, 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: 2023‑0001353. E47. Published: June 29. July 6, 13, 20 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANSELYN’S DAYDREAM RECORDS at 2536 Elk Grove Road Solvang, CA 93463; Michelle K Gysan 606 Alamo Pintado 3‑270 Solvang, CA 93463 This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: MICHELLE GYSAN, OWNER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 14, 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: 2023‑0001515. E30. Published: June 29. July 6, 13, 20 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: PHILIP BOISE, OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 12, 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: 2023‑0001485. E30. Published: July 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARCHISCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY at 5205 Calle Morelia Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Craig D Richter (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: CRAIG RICHTER, INDIVIDUAL Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 13, 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: 2023‑0001498. E47. Published: July 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE BLOOMING IDEA at 975 Knollwood Dr. Montecito, CA 93108; Susan Bunkers (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: SUSAN BUNKERS, OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 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: 2023‑0001557. E30.

Published: June 29. July 6, 13, 20 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA

BARBARA BONE AND JOINT CLINIC at 5333 Hollister Ave, Suite 160 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Mathew J. Harrison 5689 Berkeley Road Goleta, CA 93117; Steven W Pearson 1128 Nirvana Road Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by An General Partnership.

SIGNED BY: MATHEW HARRISON, GENERAL PARTNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 29, 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: 2023‑0001624. E40.

Published: July 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: URBAN AG ECOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES at 41 Hollister Ranch Rd. Gaviota, CA 93117; Philip T Boise (same address)

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST REALTY TEAM at 480 Oak Hill Drive Lompoc, CA 93436; Michaela Dalcerri (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: MICHAELA DALCERRI, BROKER/ OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 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: 2023‑0001427. E30. Published: July 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ADVANCED CABLE SYSTEMS at 3024 De La Vina St, Ste C Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Loepkey Wentling Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by An Copartners. SIGNED BY: DOUGLAS WOODRUFF, PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 26, 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: 2023‑0001596. E30. Published: July 6, 13, 20, 27 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SMITH & MURPHY EVENTS AND DESIGN HOUSE at 2828 Ben Lomond Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Krystle N Levin (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: KRYSTLE LEVIN, OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 27, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland,

------------ Public Notice ------------

Summerland Well Re-Abandonments

The California State Lands Commission and its consultant, 2HOffshore (Previously InterAct), will reseal the legacy wells known as Treadwell 1 & Treadwell 5.

Temporary Parking Lot Closure at Lookout Park

Work will begin on: August 13, 2023 & conclude on August 26, 2023

Treadwell 1 and Treadwell 5 are over 100 years old and are a source of minor, ongoing oil seepage. The Commission is working to stop the seepage and to seal the wells completely. The project is expected to take 14 days to complete. For public safety reasons, the Lookout Park parking lot will be temporarily closed to the public as work is performed.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

If you have questions, please contact Sheri Pemberton, Chief, External Affairs for the California State Lands Commission Sheri.Pemberton@slc.ca.gov | (916) 477-0691

Steve Curran, Sr. Petroleum Engineer Steve.Curran@slc.ca.gov | (714) 814-3814

LEGALS (CONT.)

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 JUNE 27, 2023,COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published July 20, 27. Aug 3, 10 2023.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BERNARD FRIEDMAN

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

In re the matter of:

Bernard Friedman Revocable Trust

Created March 26, 1993, as restated

By Bernard Friedman, Deceased.

Case No. 23PR00250

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above‑ named decedent, that all persons’having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, and whose mailing address is P.O. Box 21107, Santa Barbara, California 93121‑1107, and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Thomas J. Dietsch, as successor trustee of the trust dated March 26, 1993 as restated, wherein the decedent was the settlor, whose mailing address is 924 Anacapa Street, Suite 1‑T, Santa Barbara, California 93101, within the later of four months after July 6, 2023 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

Thomas J. Dietsch, Successor Trustee of the Bernard Friedman Revocable Trust dated March 26, 1993 as restated.

Published July 6, 13, 20 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICES

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT

ATTORNEY Name, John A. Berryhill (State Bar # 042707) Miller & Berryhill LLP 1505 East Valley Road, Ste, B Santa Barbara, CA 93108

TELEPHONE NO: (805) 969‑4451 Fax NO. (Voice): (805) 969‑6491 EMAIL

ADDRESS (Optional) Charlotte Hansen and Kevin Hansen, Administrators

Filed Darrel E. Parker, Executive Office

7/7/2023 By: April Garcia , Deputy

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

ADDRESS: 1100 Anacapa Street

MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP

CODE: Santa Barbara 93101 BRANCH

NAME Anacapa al ESTATE (Name):

INGRID ANNA SCHERBARTH REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF

REAL PROPERTY CASE NUMBER:

22PR00494 HEARING DATE AND TIME

8/17/2023 9:00 am Dept.: Five

1. Petitioner (name of each): Kevin Hansen and Charlotte Hansen

Is the personal representative of the estate of the decedent, conservatee, or minor and requests a court order for (check all that apply): c. approval of commission of (specify): 5 % of the amount of $2,050,000.00 d. additional bond is fixed at: $2,050,000.00

2. Description of property sold Interest sold: 100% b. Improved d. Street address and location (specify): 1511 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Barbara, C.A. 93109

e. Legal description is affixed as Attachment 2e.

3. Appraisal a. Date of death of decedent or appointment of conservator or guardian (specify): February 4, 2022.

b. Appraised value at above date: $ 1,900,000.00 c. Reappraised value within one year before the hearing: $2,050,000.00 I (if more than one year has elapsed from the date in item 3a to the date of the hearing, reappraisal is required.) d. Appraisal or reappraisal by probate referee has been filed 4. Manner and terms of sale a, Name

of purchaser and manner of vesting title (specify): Sachin Gupta and Panchali Khanna c. Sale was private (date): 8/17/2023

to be divided as follows: 2.5% Village Properties 2.5% Village Properties

none.

6. Bond a. Amount before sale: $ 892,588.00 b. Additional amount needed: $1,900,000.00 .

7. Notice of sale a, Published

8. Notice of hearing a. Special devisee: (1) None, b. Special notice: be

9. Reason for sale (need net complete if item a. E Necessary to pay devise (4)

El expenses of administration & The sale is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the interested persons.

c. Personal representative, conservator of the estate, or guardian of the estate:

(1) Petitioner (consent or notice not required).

23CV02107

Amount before sale: $892,588.00 b. Additional amount needed: $2,050,000.00 none.

7. Notice of sale a, Published

8. Notice of hearing a. Special devisee: (1) None, b. Special notice: be 9. Reason for sale (need net complete if item a. E Necessary to pay devise (4) El expenses of administration & The sale is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the interested persons.

c. Personal representative, conservator of the estate, or guardian of the estate: (1) Petitioner (consent or notice not required).

10. Formula for overbids a. original bid: $ 2,050,000.00 b. 10% of first $10,000 of original bid: $ 1,000.00 c.

5% of (original bid minus $10,000): $102,000.00 d. Minimum overbid (a + b c): $ 2,153,00.00

11. Overbid. Required amount of first overbid (see item 10): $2,153,000.00

12. Petitioner’s efforts to Obtain the highest and best price reasonably attainable for the property were as follows (specify activities taken to expose the property to the market, e.g., multiple listings, advertising, open houses, eta): Property was listed in Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service, open houses were held, and signs were placed on property, Property is still being actively marketed.

Published July 13, 20, 27 2023.

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY Name, John A. Berryhill (State Bar # 042707) Miller & Berryhill LLP 1505 East Valley Road, Ste, B Santa Barbara, CA 93108 TELEPHONE NO: (805) 969‑4451 Fax NO. (Voice): (805) 969‑6491 EMAIL ADDRESS (Optional) Charlotte Hansen and Kevin Hansen, Administrators. Filed Darrel E. Parker, Executive Office 7/7/2023 By: April Garcia , Deputy SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ADDRESS: 1100 Anacapa Street MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: Santa Barbara 93101 Anacapa

(Name): INGRID ANNA SCHERBARTH REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CASE NUMBER: 22PR00494 HEARING DATE AND TIME 8/17/2023 9:00 am Dept.: Five

1. Petitioner (name of each): Kevin Hansen and Charlotte Hansen Is the personal representative guardian of the estate of the decedent, conservatee, or minor and requests a court order for (check all that apply): c. approval of commission of (specify): 5 % of the amount of $1,900,000.00 d. additional bond is fixed at: $1,900,000.00

2.Description of property sold Interest sold: 100% b. Improved d. Street address and location (specify): 238 San Rafael Ave. Santa Barbara, C.A. 93109

3. Appraisal a. Date of death of decedent or appointment of conservator or guardian (specify): February 4, 2022.

b. Appraised value at above date: $ 1,950,000.00 c. Reappraised value within one year before the hearing: $1,900,000.00 has been filed

4.Manner and terms of sale a, Scott M. Porter and Pamela E. Porter, Trustees of the Porter Family Trust dated February 5, 2018, c. Sale was private (date): 8/17/2023. Amount bid: $ 1,900,000.00 Deposit: $ 190,000.00 Payment Cash CASE NUMBER: 22PR00494

5. Commission a. A written, exclusive contract for commission was entered into with (name): Village Properties, by Natalie Grubb, Purchaser was procured by:Village Properties, by Brian Campbell a licensed real estate broker who is not buying for his or her account. Commission is

10. Formula for overbids a. original bid: $ 1,900,000.00 b. 10% of first $10,000 of original bid: $ 1,000.00 c.

5% of (original bid minus $10,000): $94,500.00 d. Minimum overbid (a + b

c): $ 1,995,500.00

11. Overbid. Required amount of first overbid (see item 10): $1,995,500.00

12. Petitioner’s efforts to Obtain the highest and best price reasonably attainable for the property were as follows (specify activities taken to expose the property to the market, e.g., multiple listings, advertising, open houses, eta): Property was listed in Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service, open houses were held, and signs were placed on property, Property is still being actively marketed.

Publhised July 13, 20, 27 2023.

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): CHRISTINE KRIEG, in her individual capacity and as trustee of the CHRISTINE A KRIEG & DAVID C SHULZE Family Trust; David C. Schulze, Jr. in his individual capacity and as trustee of the Christine A Krieg & David C Schulze Family Trust, and Does 1‑10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LUCY EDELMIRE

REYES SURA

NOTICE!

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

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

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

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al

demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (wwwlawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el graveman de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NO: (Numero del Caso):

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SANTA BARBARA COURTHOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

The name, address, and telephone

CA 91105

DATE

An Ordinance Amending Chapter 44, Residential PropertyLandlords and Tenants Rights and Duties, of the Santa Barbara County Code to Amend Article IV, Just Cause for Residential Evictions, and Add Article V, Mandatory Right of First Refusal and Mandatory Offer of Residential Lease.

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 11th day of July 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Supervisors Williams, Capps and Hartmann

Noes: Supervisors Nelson and Lavagnino

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinances No.5186 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

PUBLIC NOTICE

County of Santa Barbara Public Hearing on Proposed 2022 and 2023 Substantial Action Plan Amendments

The County of Santa Barbara Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) invites public comments on Substantial Action Plan Amendments to the FY 2022 and FY 2023 Action Plans. The Amendments relate to funds allocated from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Santa Barbara CDBG Urban County which includes the County and the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, and Solvang. In accordance with the Santa Barbara County 2020 Citizen Participation Plan, notice is hereby given for the recommended Action Plan Amendments.

The 2022 Action Plan currently includes an award of $280,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Bridge House Utility Extension project, and the 2023 Action Plan currently includes an award of $300,000 in CDBG funds to the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Kitchen Rehabilitation project. The purpose of the proposed Substantial Amendments is to move the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Kitchen Rehabilitation project from the 2023 Action Plan to the 2022 Action Plan, and to move the Bridge House Utility Extension project from the 2022 Action Plan to the 2023 Action Plan. The funding amount and scope of work of each project will remain unchanged. The Amendments being considered meet the County’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan priorities, and one or more of HUD’s National Objectives.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires jurisdictions to publish Amendments to a previously-submitted Annual Action Plan and provide a 30-day public comment period. The comment period for these Action Plan Amendments will run from July 23, 2023 through the end of the Board of Supervisors’ public hearing for this item, scheduled for August 22, 2023.

The public is invited to provide comments at an Administrative Public Hearing regarding the County’s draft FY 2022 and 2023 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments on Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 4:00 to 4:30 pm via videoconference/teleconference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87326611555?pwd=emFSSnRKc0VZRn JiZXpmdWxFRTVKdz09, or join by phone at 1 (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 873 2661 1555, Passcode: 382956. Public comments also may be submitted prior to or heard at the Board of Supervisors’ August 22, 2023 hearing at 9:00 am at 105 E Anapamu St, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA when the Action Plan Amendments will be considered for approval. To present comments at the hearing, follow the directions posted at https://www. countyofsb.org/ceo/cob.sbc

The Substantial Amendments are posted on the HCD website at https://www.countyofsb.org/494/HousingCommunity-Development Written comments may be submitted to County HCD, 123 E Anapamu St, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, via facsimile at (805) 560-1091, or e-mailed to HCD@co.santa-barbara.ca.us

If you need additional information, have questions, or require special accommodations, such as a language interpreter or hearing devices, call (805) 568-3520.