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Our Senior Editor Tyler Hayden has been with the Independent since he interned here in 2009. Since then, he’s spent his days editing and writing stories, wrangling interns, and helping manage Independent.com.

What is one of your favorite memories from your time here at the Independent? After 13 years here, it’s too hard to pick one, so here are a few: flying in a helicopter over the Channel Islands, flying in a helicopter over Neverland Ranch, meeting a Mars rover at Vandenberg, meeting condors at the zoo, meeting my wife at the office, going on national TV, interviewing Local Heroes, using the police department’s gun range, fishing off the breakwater, eating at San Ysidro Ranch, judging our cocktail contest, and smelling the world’s stinkiest flower.

You’ve been working on Active Aging and Indy Parenting; what are the insights you’ve gotten in both areas? I’m learning that Santa Barbara is rich in resources for families and seniors, but that finding them isn’t always easy. That’s where we come in to help connect people. Our Active Aging issue has been doing that for the past five years, and this issue will do the same. We just launched Indy Parenting, but we’re already getting a lot of positive response.

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Spirits Bright on Rainy First Day of School

in front of the library at Roosevelt Elementary. Maldonado, whose contract with the district was just extended through 2026, emphasized the “B” for belonging, including knowing each student’s name, face, and story to create a supportive learning environment. Students and families have, in the past, reported that they don’t feel a sense of belonging in the district. In response, teachers are actively working to build relationships with their students and foster a sense of community.

CITY

City Administrator Rebecca Bjork announced on 8/17 that she is retiring at the end of the year. Bjork was first appointed to the position of City Administrator on an interim basis after replacing longtime administrator Paul Casey when he retired in September 2021, and she officially took the position in February 2022. Bjork said that the decision was “absolutely at her own discretion,” and that she was very fond of all the employees she had worked with over the past 37 years in the city. The City Council will discuss the recruitment process soon.

It was a rainy first day of school for the thousands of students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District on Monday thanks to Tropical Storm Hilary, which brought some rare August rain to the region as it passed to the east. As kids returned to the classroom or arrived for the first time, teachers and administrators around the district began this school year

by diving in headfirst with new approaches and perspectives on learning, including a focus on their ABCs: academics, arts, athletics, belonging, community, and collaboration, which were taught through professional development training over the summer.

“It’s been a great first day,” said Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado, standing

Roosevelt Principal Valerie Galindo (pictured) greeted students by name as they shuffled past her in single-file lines. Among her students was Arline Garcia-Martinez, who’s starting 4th grade. She said her 3rd-grade math class helped prepare her for this year, and she’s most excited to learn about the history of the California Gold Rush. She packed a PB&J for lunch. “It has been such a good day,” she said.

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Pipeline Request Ends in Tie Vote

Supervisors Deadlock 2:2; ExxonMobil Allowed to Reapply for Safety Valves on Refugio Pipeline

by Jean Yamamura

Requests to vote down Exxon’s attempt to add safety valves to its Line 901 the pipeline that busted apart on May 19, 2015, spilling crude oil onto Refugio Beach and into the Pacific Ocean came before the five Santa Barbara County supervisors from the usual suspects of antioil organizations, but also from unexpected groups like the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Goleta, the Santa Maria–Lompoc branch of the NAACP, and nearly 300 Santa Barbara County residents, who’d emailed letters that were largely boilerplate in their similar language. Perhaps a dozen letters also came from supporters of the project, emphasizing that the Board of Supervisors had a duty to remain consistent with the permits and regulatory processes that Exxon had already invested in, because otherwise, what message did this send to businesses that also had to obey county rules?

When Supervisor Joan Hartmann recused herself from the vote, explaining that the pipeline runs “adjacent to the northeast

corner of my property,” four supervisors remained two representing the historically oil-patch North County and two from South County, which had suffered both the 1969 and 2015 oil spills. A tie vote was expected and was, indeed, the outcome. But not before some vehement rhetoric was heard, not just from the attorneys but from the many in attendance.

Everyone’s mode of transportation became a talking point after Supervisor Steve Lavagnino of Santa Maria challenged Barry Cappello, the attorney representing 133 landowners in litigation over pipeline access, to state how he got to the hearing today. Cappello finally admitted he had driven a car, but many of the 40 speakers who followed said they had arrived by electric vehicle or carpool or both.

The first to make a presentation, however, was Jim Hosler with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is the sole regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the pipeline’s safety and operation. With him was Josh Cleaver, an attorney with the fire marshal’s office. Both men said they believed safety

valves were necessary. An application did not guarantee success, they said, nor had Exxon filed for a restart, and before any restart, “the applicant must prove they can operate the pipeline safely to us,” said Cleaver. Among those proofs was that the pipeline could hold liquid and “meet and pass additional safety measures including that the best available technology has been applied,” said Hosler.

The term “best available technology” comes from Assembly Bill 864, which Supervisor Das Williams wrote after the Refugio spill when he was an assemblymember in 2015. His presence chairing the meeting did not go unexploited by Exxon’s attorney, Dawn Sestito, who mentioned no less than a half-dozen times that Willliams had written the very rule up on appeal today the requirement for safety valves on pipelines in environmentally sensitive coastal areas.

Sestito echoed Hosler’s statements that with or without safety valves, the pipeline operator ExxonMobil could apply to restart the pipeline under other criteria that met the conditions established in a settlement agreement. Exxon’s appeal further

The Parks and Recreation Community Foundation President Mark Whitehurst, Parks and Recreation Director Jill Zachary, Mayor Randy Rowse, and City Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez celebrated the groundbreaking for the Plaza del Mar Band Shell renovation on 8/16. The project has been in the works since the stage was closed off in 2020, but Zachary said the band shell has needed an update for decades. The renovation will include structural repairs to its frame, replacement of the roof and wood stage, electrical upgrades to allow for amplified music, restoration of the original stage lighting, and construction of an accessible path and ramp up to the band shell. Construction will likely carry through the end of the year, but Zachary said she hopes the city will be ready to host a ribboncutting sometime in early 2024.

DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Small Business Administration sent a notice of new low-interest loans made available to individuals and businesses suffering damage from the storms spanning February through July 2023. The help comes from the Rural Communities Act signed by President Biden in December 2022 and offers assistance to homes, small businesses, private nonprofits, and small agricultural cooperatives with significant, uninsured damages from the past winter’s storms. Information on qualifying for the disaster assistance is available by email and telephone: disastercustomerservice@sba .gov or (800) 659-2955. More can be found at disasterloanassistance.sba.gov and more resources are at readysbc.org.

PUBLIC SAFETY

The Coroner’s Bureau identified the man who died in the two-car collision on Highway 154 early 8/19 as Robert Michaelius Brown, 22, of South Jacksonville, Florida. According to California Highway Patrol, Brown was traveling alone in his Nissan Altima westbound “at an undetermined speed” when it traveled “across the double yellow lines and into the eastbound lane, directly into the path of the Infiniti” SUV. Brown died at the scene, and the SUV’s five occupants, Oxnard residents ranging in age from 53 to 75, were hospitalized with moderate to major injuries, according to CHP, which is investigating the crash.

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‘Hurriquake’ and Wildfire Make for Eventful Weekend

Southern California was mostly ready when Tropical Storm Hilary arrived on Saturday, with warnings of high winds and heavy rain coming from the National Weather Service for close to a week in advance. Baja California and SoCal’s desert areas suffered torrential rain and flooding, but Santa Barbara County, to the west of the center of the storm, received light rain and “routine” impacts, county Public Works Director Scott McGolpin said. Flood control systems were already cleaned out and ready by the time rain began to fall Saturday afternoon. Coastal areas got a few tenths of an inch, and the mountains at the San Luis Obispo County border closer to an inch, with few to no consequences.

Not so for two North County fires on Saturday or the earthquakes that shook Ventura. First, around 12:30 p.m., the Hapgood

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COMMUNITY

Goleta held its annual Dam Dinner despite the storm warnings on what turned out to be a beautiful Saturday afternoon. “We encouraged people to get prepared for the storm and then to come enjoy the Dam Dinner,” said city spokesperson Kelly Hoover of the annual picnic dinner held atop the earthworks that hold Lake Los Carneros. Four hundred people sat down to the long community table this year, including city, county, and state officials. “I think all that attended would agree that we had a dam good time!” said Mayor Paula Perotte.

COURTS & CRIME

San Diego Police reported that German Armando Luna Salazar, 44, was taken into custody 8/19 along the United States–Mexico border in connection with the murder of his ex-wife, Leyva Elizabeth Oregel of Guadalupe. Oregel, 33, was found dead in a car in San Diego on 7/4 after being reported missing by her family when she and Salazar disappeared on 7/1 after last being seen together leaving to clean offices in Paso Robles. Salazar has been booked in the San Diego County Jail and was to be arraigned on 8/23, after press time.

Fire near Buellton consumed about an acre and was nearly surrounded by a bulldozer line when the call came for a large fire near New Cuyama. Burning across the hilly terrain of State Route 166, the Plant Fire grew from 300 to nearly 5,500 acres as it was driven by erratic winds from the approaching storm. Residents were evacuated, and SR 166 was shut down overnight before firefighters gained control of the fire with the help of the rain, allowing residents to return to their homes late Sunday afternoon. About 636 personnel were assigned to ground crews, 19 hand crews, and 58 engine crews. The fire, which destroyed eight outbuildings, was fully contained by Tuesday night.

At 2:41 p.m. on Sunday, a 5.1 earthquake registered on U.S. Geologic Survey seismographs 4.3 miles southeast of Ojai and was felt from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. Dozens of aftershocks three of them 3.9 in magnitude were recorded as of Tuesday. The initial quake shook bottles from shelves in Ojai itself, though no damage was reported in Carpinteria, just across the county line.

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Dentist Ranjan Rajbanshi, 46, pleaded guilty on 8/21, to stealing half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief money intended for struggling businesses, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney’s Office. Rajbanshi ran Star Dental Group, a dental practice in Santa Barbara and Bakersfield, and received a total of $850,000 in relief money. Of that, he used $500,000 for what the U.S. Attorney’s Office described as “improper personal expenditures such as investments.” Rajbanshi has agreed to pay the stolen sum back before his 12/4 sentencing, when he faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and fine of $250,000.

The Buellton office of the California Highway Patrol announced on its Facebook page 8/16 it had busted a number of “high-end vehicles traveling at high speeds” through the area. Accompanying the post was a photo of a traffic stop on Highway 101 involving a Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini, all painted white. The CHP also reported other sports cars making illegal passes and driving recklessly on Highway 154. With the assistance of an air support unit, “we were able to take the appropriate enforcement actions and slow several of these drivers down,” the CHP said. The Buellton office had received a tip that groups of fast-moving vehicles were heading their way, and officers issued seven total tickets, the department said. n

EARTHQUAKE, WIND, AND FIRE: From left, the nearly 5,500-acre Plant Fire near New Cuyama, Tropical Storm Hilary, and a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Ojai rattled the region.

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S.B., Goleta Vow to Address Airport Noise

flights in lesser-used flight paths over the open spaces of Ellwood-Devereux and More Mesa; aligning with the National Business Aircraft Association’s noise-abatement program; exploring a “voluntary noise curfew”; and amending the airport’s Commission Charter to give a Goleta representative a permanent seat in airport decisions.

Followinga long history of noise complaints from residents living directly under the flight paths to and from the Santa Barbara Airport, the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved its response to the City of Goleta’s letter calling on S.B. to support an “airport noise action plan.”

The airport, which borders Goleta but was annexed as Santa Barbara municipal property in the late 1950s, has gotten busier each year, growing to more than a million passengers per year. Now with plans to increase the number of flights, the residents on either side of the runways are making some noise themselves to get the city governments to help.

In the January letter to the City of S.B., Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and the Goleta council suggest 13 different strategies to address the noise. Some include increasing

STATE STREET

In S.B.’s response approved on Tuesday, Mayor Randy Rowse writes that the City of Santa Barbara “fully supports the implementation of an aircraft noise action plan.” The letter breaks down the 13 proposed strategies into three sections those that can be addressed through a $1.2 million planning study on airport noise; those that can be addressed by a working group focused on airport noise; and those that don’t fall under the purview of either a study or a work group.

But, Rowse writes in the response, “Many of these decisions fall under the jurisdiction of federal regulations and the FAA” and are out of the city’s hands.

Despite those limitations, Rowse says they “remain optimistic about the positive impact we can achieve through collaborative efforts” and look forward to “working together on addressing noise concerns through the strategies discussed above.”

Ryan P. Cruz

Council Wrestles with Promenade Plans

The future of State Street will be decided out in the open, as the Santa Barbara City Council decided Tuesday to conduct hearings about the promenade each month during regular council meetings. The decision was unexpected but unanimous, and it seemed that the council had finally found a comfortable path down what Mayor Randy Rowse called “a long and contentious road.”

The idea heading into Tuesday’s meeting was to create a more transparent committee in an attempt to get the ball rolling on reshaping State Street. Technically, the current “State Street Interim Operations Ad Hoc Council Committee” with just three councilmembers would be replaced by the more formal “State Street Pilot Programs Committee.”

But several councilmembers argued the goal of holding more transparent meetings to allow for public input could and should be done much more simply, by just doing away with the subcommittee idea altogether and bringing the business in front of the full council during its regular meetings.

Councilmember Meagan Harmon pointed out that the only selling points of

the subcommittee would be that it was theoretically faster and more financially efficient to have specific issues decided by a small group than brought back to the council for approval. To expand the committee and give it the full Brown Act treatment would defeat the purpose, making it more costly, when it could just be done on council time.

It was unplanned, but almost in unison all six councilmembers and Mayor Rowse agreed that the same process could be taken to full council, in what was a rare moment of council agreement during the normally contentious discussions regarding the State Street promenade.

Rowse said he was “pleased with the flexibility” that the council showed, and that the city could “move forward and have these discussions as a body out in the open.”

The council voted unanimously to agendize an item each month to allow the council to discuss and take action on the interim plans for the State Street promenade, and to officially disband the State Street Interim Operations Ad Hoc Council Committee. RPC

FLYBY: A United jet flies over Ward Drive on a low approach.

Grand Jury Probes Myriad Problems Around County

Every year, the county’s Civil Grand Jury releases its final reports to the public, with evaluations and recommendations for several county agencies stemming from investigations over the previous year. In 2023, these reports included investigations into deaths and problems with mental-health

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argued that the question of safety valves was for the state fire marshal to decide, not the county; that the county could not use Coastal Zone rules in interior areas where the pipeline runs; that there were few to no visual impacts; and that a new environmental report was not required because the new valves spanned less than eight miles, which is a CEQA exception.

Whether conditions had changed since the environmental report was approved in 1985 was a pivotal issue for both the Planning Commission and supervisors Williams and Laura Capps, who voted against the project. Conditions had indeed changed, indicated speaker Larry Bishop, who’d been a staffer on the county’s hazardous materials team before he retired. In fact, ExxonMobil knew in the 1970s that burning fossil fuels would cause worldwide climate damage, Bishop said. As has been well-documented, Exxon spent 27 years hiding the fact.

Longtime climate activist Katie Davis spoke, reminding the supervisors that the changes included offshore platforms running 25 years past their shelf life. The county itself had argued during the Plains All American Pipeline criminal trial that the line should be abandoned and never restarted as a condition of parole, she said, only, the judge replied, there was no way to jail a corporation and enforce that provision.

“Exxon knew that pipeline was unsafe,” Davis asserted. “That’s why they applied to truck the oil, build a new pipeline, and have a new, other limited-liability blank-check company to actually run it because they

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know it’s unsafe.”

As for the “blank check” company, Cappello had previously made the argument that Exxon fully intended to sell the company at a $2 billion loss to Sable Offshore Corporation. As well, Plains had paid more than a billion dollars to clean up after the oil spill and $236 million to fishermen and property owners for their losses, he stated, but Exxon was only guaranteeing the new operator Pacific Pipeline Company, an Exxon subsidiary $100 million. “That sounds like a lot of money,” Cappello said, flapping a white sheet back and forth. “But this is what it’s worth: a piece of paper.”

Williams asserted it wasn’t a certainty that Exxon would achieve a restart permit through the State Fire Marshal without shutoff valves. Like many attending the hearing, Williams drives an electric car, and he acknowledged that achieving the county’s emissions goal by adding 100,000 electric vehicles in the next six years was “intimidating.” They were clearly dealing with “changed circumstances,” he believed. “I cannot remove this decision from the context of the damage being made to the world that is as clear as the color of the sky nor the damage being made to our community.”

The 2:2 tie is essentially no action, said County Counsel Rachel Van Mullem at the end of the hearing. The Planning Commission’s denial of the project remains in place, and the ball is back in Exxon’s court as the company is allowed to reapply for the safety valves.

Paralyzed Surfer on Road to Recovery

He is described by his friends as “one of the happiest, most uplifting kids out there,” and despite the uphill battle he faces, he is determined to get back in the water and surf with his loved ones again.

On April 8, Santa Barbara–born Collin Bosse, a 23-year-old who had recently graduated from San Diego State, was swimming with friends at Mission Bay when he dove into unexpectedly shallow water and suffered a traumatic injury that instantly left him paralyzed from the chest down.

Bosse’s friends, who were on the beach at the time, immediately jumped into action to recover Bosse from the water and call emergency services. Thanks to their quick actions, he was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he underwent emergency surgery.

Bosse is a graduate of San Marcos High School, where he was a member of the water polo and surf teams, and he has been surfing all his life. He spent his entire childhood in Santa Barbara, where he volunteered as a surf instructor for young kids and worked for Kids Helping Kids, a nonprofit organization in Santa Barbara.

Encouraged by Bosse’s best friends, his family started a GoFundMe campaign (gofundme .com/f/collin-bosse) to fundraise for Bosse’s medical care and rehabilitation services not covered by insurance. His family wrote on the page that this was “something we never even imagined would be necessary,” and that the fundraising campaign will help provide the Bosse family support to get Collin the care he needs to get back in the water. As of press time, the GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $191,000 toward its $300,000 goal.

“I don’t know if I will get as close to where I was before the accident in terms of surfing.” Bosse said. “But I will 100 percent surf again. There’s no doubt in my mind.”

In an Instagram post shared in July, Bosse described in his own words the outpouring of support he has received: “On April 8, 2023, I started my new life,” he wrote. “The people I’ve met along the way and the overwhelming support I’ve received has left me speechless. Thank you to everyone who has donated, reached out, or even thought of me during this time, you will never understand how grateful I am for every single one of you.”

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Proposed 66-Room Hotel Sparks Debate

Aproposed four-story, 66-room hotel that would take the place of longtime downtown hangout The Press Room off State Street on East Ortega Street sparked a heated debate last week at the Planning Commission. The hotel, which is on property owned by SIMA and designed by architect Kevin Moore, was originally proposed with housing in 2020, but since then the developers pivoted to a hotel project, citing higher costs for construction that would make building housing financially unfeasible.

Community members flooded the city with public comments after hearing The Press Room would be demolished, and the fact that the city has been prioritizing housing has earned the project a “significant outpour of opposition,” according to Commissioner Devon Wardlow.

Wardlow expressed concerns over the housing crisis and was especially disappointed in applicants for their lack of engagement with the community and with the owners of The Press Room, saying that there was “no engagement” and that the developers planned on doing outreach after the project was approved.

“There’s two issues right there: This does not create housing, and this displaces

a tenant that has overwhelming support from our community,” Wardlow said.

Vice Chair John Baucke agreed, even taking it a step further and suggesting the city reconsider bringing back the hotel moratorium or require all new hotels to get a conditional-use permit rather than allowing them by right.

But Commissioners Sheila Lodge and Lesley Wiscomb were in favor of moving the project ahead more quickly, fearing that the commission was forcing applicants to return for reviews, at their cost, far too often.

Wiscomb said she didn’t want it to be “all about The Press Room,” whose owners had signed an agreement to relocate, and that the city “won’t get any affordable housing” at that location.

“What’s done with The Press Room is done, and that’s a private agreement,” she said.

After a split vote on a motion that would have required the applicants to come back after “significant public outreach,” the commissioner agreed in a 5-1 vote, with Wiscomb opposed, to return to a later date with a full commission of seven members.

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San Marcos grad Collin Bosse with his family

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July 2023 - The City will resume assessing late fees for past due water sewer and trash bills

September 2023 - Utility bills that are 60 days overdue will be subject to service disconnection

Our customer-focused Utility Billing team is here to assist during this transition and will make every effort to work with customers to avoid disconnection We can set up customers with payment plans or assist those who qualify with registering for the Low-Income

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A Look Inside the Electric Bike Craze in Santa Barbara

As E-Bikes Gain Popularity, City Leadership Explores How to Make the Roads Safer for Everybody

by Jack Magargee

In Santa Barbara, electric bikes are impossible to miss. Buzzing around downtown, zipping up State Street, there are commuters on their way to and from work, teens riding in twos, and tourists on the popular white BCycle rentals for daily rides.

To the riders themselves, e-bikes offer a departure from daily car use, making urban commutes more efficient and providing versatile transportation that can be charged at home. But to pedestrians, motor-vehicle drivers, city planners, or people tired of dodging the daredevil teenagers swerving around, the popularity and prevalence of these e-bikes poses new challenges that need to be addressed before it’s too late.

In other California cities, the same e-bikes often made by companies such as RAD Power Bikes or Aventon — have taken hold with junior high– and high school–age students, but as laws surrounding e-bikes lag behind their popularity, the debate arises over what local governments could do, and whether they should step in to create stricter guidelines for e-bike use.

BAD ACTORS ON BIKES

Santa Barbara City Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez, who himself is an avid e-bike rider, believes there should be a balanced approach between villainizing bicyclists and holding them accountable for reckless riding.

He says that he “wholeheartedly believes” that the majority of the people using e-bikes in town are “law abiding, responsible, and considerate,” though he described his own personal interactions with young riders who have been “bad actors on their bikes.”

“They’re making all of us look bad, because I myself have an e-bike,” Gutierrez told the

Regarding possible political or legal measures, Gutierrez said he doesn’t think banning e-bikes outright, like some communities have done, would be the way to handle the problem. “But we can regulate it,” he said. “We can enforce it.” Specifically, Gutierrez said he would be in favor of supporting local regulations that require e-bike riders to have a license and be older than 16, or levying fines and penalties “in the thousands” for offenses. “I don’t want these bad actors to ruin it for me and for the other law-abiding people that are using this technology.”

Councilmember Gutierrez has brought up the issue of electric bike regulations to the Santa Barbara City Council “several times,” he said, and while there is support, the city is still working out the specifics on “the legal front.”

Enforcement of such laws poses challenges too, since the onus of responsibility would fall on the police department, which, as Gutierrez pointed out, is understaffed and trying to focus on major crimes. “They don’t want to be stopping kids on bikes for not having their helmets on,” he said.

But Gutierrez admitted that it is “getting to the point where we do have to do something sure” before there is a major catastrophe. “Because we don’t want kids getting hurt,” he said. “We don’t want elderly getting hurt. We don’t want anyone getting hurt. So this is a public safety issue, and that is one of our major priorities.”

RISKY RIDING

The popularity of electric bikes skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated by the demand for alternatives to public transportation, especially in urban areas, and a desire to spend more time outdoors. Even while the global market for non-motorized bikes has taken signifi-

cant hits over the years, electric bike ownership and app-based rental services such as Citi Bike and BCycle have witnessed a surge in domestic popularity.

Consistent with an uptick in e-bike usage has been an increase of e-bike accidents nationally, up 70 percent from 2017 to 2020. Safety concerns are especially being raised for teens after stories of fatal and non-fatal crashes involving teens sprouted up around the country.

On August 2, two young girls riding in downtown Santa Barbara were injured and one suffered a leg injury while riding tandem on an electric bike on State Street and Canon Perdido. The incident was one of the first times a teenager was reported injured riding e-bikes in the city, though there have been several reports of smaller crashes between e-bikers and pedestrians with no injuries reported.

In Encinitas, 15-year-old Brodee Champlain-Kingman was killed while riding his electric bike, prompting the city council to declare a local emergency and to allow the city to more quickly put new safety measures in place. In January 2021, 12-year-old Molly Steinsapir crashed while riding on the back of a Rad Power electric bike in Los Angeles County while her friend, an 11-year-old, drove. Steinsapir passed away from her injuries two weeks later.

A state bill proposed by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner who represents North San Diego County, where e-bike accidents involving teens have surged in recent years would prohibit anybody under 12 from operating any type of e-bike and “create an e-bike license program with an online written test and a state-issued photo identification for those persons without a valid driver’s license.”

HOW TO COEXIST

Attorney Jessica Phillips, a partner at the Law Offices of Maho and Prentice, a personal injury firm based in Santa Barbara, sat down with the Independent to help give a broader perspective of the impact electric bikes have had on the Santa Barbara area, and the legal ramifications driven by accidents and injuries,

Regarding the typical age demographics of the clients she represents in cases of injuries stemming from bicycle collisions, Phillips said her firm represents individuals of all ages, not just the kids.

Out of the clients they’ve represented and cases they have looked at, Phillips said there is no consistent party at fault either, whether that is motorists, e-bike riders, or pedestrians. However, she did note that a surprising amount of people don’t wear helmets while riding, which has led to critical trauma in cases.

“Things like wearing a helmet and the rider being responsible could help prevent really significant and catastrophic injuries,” Phillips said. “Just from a human perspective, I think it’s the safe and prudent thing to wear a helmet on a regular bike or an e-bike.”

Phillips noted that State Street and near Stearns Wharf were places with most frequent accidents, a fact that is consistent with bike collision data released by the City of Santa Barbara Police Department.

From 2020 to 2022, police reported more 200 accidents involving electric or non-motorized bikes in the City of Santa Barbara. The reports showed that more than 15 percent of these accidents occurred on State Street, while Cabrillo Boulevard, Castillo Street, and Carrillo Street constituted around 7 percent each. In those three years (when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered higher bike usage), more than a third of all bike accidents in Santa Barbara happened in high-traffic and pedestrian areas.

Phillips admitted that navigating how to share those more popular streets is confusing for everyone right now.

“There have been so many changes on State Street recently,” she said. “There are parklets, which now some of the parklets are gone. And it’s clearly marked sometimes in the middle of State Street that this is a bike lane, but it doesn’t say ‘No pedestrians.’ Maybe if that was more clear, that could increase safety as well, because right now you can walk anywhere, and you can ride your bike anywhere.”

Phillips finished by saying that e-bike safety is about finding balance between maintaining fun and creating a safe environment for everyone in the community, even if that means instituting more formal ordinances.

For the foreseeable future, e-bikes will continue to be a prevalent or (depending on your perspective) pervasive element of the Santa Barbara area roads, and while the impact of technology has vastly altered how bikes have looked and operated from 1898 to 2023, at their core, bicycles motorized or not offer a way to navigate the beautiful town around us.

The introduction of electric bikes may take some getting used to by society, just as previous innovative means of transportation required a period of adaptation, but eventually, like with planes, trains, and automobiles, e-bikes will be seen as a normal characteristic of our daily life it’s only a matter of time before public safety measures and regulations catch up with their popularity.

And after all, these two-wheeled machines have long been at the center of Santa Barbara’s spirit, as Councilmember Gutierrez pointed out when showing one of the earliest maps displayed in City Hall: “Whoever came up with this map decided to highlight different buildings that were really popular in that era,” he said pointing to the top right corner. “If you see here, it says ‘Short’s Bicycle Store.’

“At the point when they drew this map, these buildings were all really popular to the community, including the bike store,” he continued. “Bicycles have been a part of Santa Barbara and its culture for well over 100 years to the point where it was documented. They wanted people to know bikes are part of our culture, a part of our identity.”

Payback’s a Female Dog Opinions

SMOKE SIGNALS: Once a year, around Christmas, my father and I would huddle under the eaves of the garage to smoke a ceremonial cigar. As rituals went, it was sweet but awkward. My father having played a significant role in bringing nine children into the world was not merely comfortable with long silences; he relished them. So mostly we just smoked. And also spat. Quite a bit. By then, my father had reached the age of acceptance when it came to farts that happened to sneak out. After one such escape, he broke his customary silence to explain how the phrase “to be hoisted by one’s petard” literally meant to be knocked off one’s feet by the force of one’s flatulence. A devout Catholic, my father knew his Latin. The word “petard,” he explained, meant “fart” back around the year 900 and shares the same root meaning as the word “petroleum.”

Watching Exxon and the enviros duking it out this Tuesday in front of the county supervisors, I found myself squinting at remembrances of cigar smoke puffed with my father some 30 years ago.

Spoiler alert: Santa Barbara enviros won and Exxon lost in a tie vote. With Supervisor Joan Hartmann having to recuse herself because of a conflict of interest, the remaining supes found themselves terminally deadlocked. Technically, that means no action got taken. Practically speaking, it meant no dice for Exxon, at least for the time being.

To the extent anyone can feel sorry for Exxon, I almost did. After all, the oil giant was seeking permits to install much-needed safety devices automatic shutoff valves on a stretch of pipeline near Gaviota that eight years ago sprang a 450,000-gallon leak almost one gallon for every county resident that spread out 150 miles once it hit the ocean. Had Exxon’s predecessor Plains All American Pipeline installed those devices, everyone agrees that that 2015 spill for which Plains would be found guilty of criminal neglect and pay out hundreds of millions in damages and penalties would not have inflicted nearly as much damage.

Back then, Supervisor Das Williams who now serves as chair for the county Board of Supervisors was a member of the state legislature where he went into overdrive writing and winning passage of a bill that made installation of such safety valves all but mandatory for state oil pipelines. Exxon’s attorney, Dawn Sestito redoubtable, formidable, and very impressive challenged Williams to have the courage to stand up for the law he wrote. “It’s your law,” Sestito reminded Williams multiple times. “I hope you will stand up for it.” Williams squirmed acknowledging he felt like “a bug or a butterfly being pinned to the wall of my legislation” but only a little. Without the valves, Exxon or whatever entity Exxon chooses to sell to can’t resume oil production off the coast.

In the past eight years, climate change has

morphed from the slow-moving zombies in 1940s horror movies to the cranked-out zombies of today, all of whom could play middle linebacker in the NFL. Each of the last nine years has been the hottest year in recorded history. To state the obvious, that includes the past eight years

During that time, we learned that oceans once regarded as a vast repository for much of the carbon dioxide spewed by Homo sapiens have reached their saturation point and can no longer absorb carbon at the same rate. Bad news.

A thousand people are now presumed dead in Maui. Tens of thousands of fire refugees are fleeing for their lives in Canada. You do the math. Little wonder fire scientists have just coined a new term for the times we live in: They’re calling it the Pyrocene Age

Getting back to cigars, farts, and the oil industry knocking itself on its own ass in Santa Barbara County, it’s worth belaboring a few obvious points: In the 1980s, it was Celeron and the All American Pipeline Company the two companies who originally secured permits for the now-failed pipeline who bitterly fought the county’s efforts to require automatic shutoff valves. These companies sued the county and won, arguing that because the pipeline crossed into other states, Santa Barbara lacked the jurisdiction to impose such requirements. All other pipeline operators, by the way, agreed to these terms.

Because of this ruling, Santa Barbara

County energy officials still cannot see the recent studies showing how much corrosion there is in the failed lines and how extensive that corrosion is both inside and outside the pipes. Exxon will tell you that they’ve injected inert gases into the pipeline and there’s absolutely no leakage.

That’s nice. It’s worth noting that the gas has been injected at 30 pounds of pressure per square inch, about one-third of what’s required for a bicycle tire. With oil in the pipe, the pressures achieved are closer to 600 pounds per square inch.

“Trust us”? I don’t think so.

Eight years ago, Exxon, Freeport-McMoRan, and Venoco were all pumping away offshore. At their peak, they hit 35,000 barrels a day. The Pipeline spill caused by a pipeline company put all three out of business Venoco went bankrupt.

In the past eight years, we also learned just how accurately Exxon scientists beginning in the 1970s predicted the devastation caused by climate change. Yet the same company spent millions think full-page ads in the New York Times denying the validity of the very science it had pioneered. At some point, criminal charges will stick.

I admit I have doubts that the supervisors’ vote is legally defensible. But when it comes to simple justice, Exxon got what it had coming. We’ve been getting on the company’s petard for at least 50 years now. Personally, I prefer the smell of cigar smoke. —Nick Welsh

Install a Guardrail, Now

Iam writing to implore the powers that be to add a guardrail along the right lane of southbound Highway 101 for approximately one-eighth of a mile north of the Olive Mill Road exit in Montecito.

A guardrail is necessary, as we were made aware on Sunday morning, August 13, at approximately 3 a.m. when a violent vehicle crash was caused by a Toyota Camry sedan slamming into an SUV carrying two people. The driver of the Toyota was charged with DUI, according to the police report. The crash resulted in the SUV going down the embankment through brush, s hearing off part of a large pine tree and decimating a new chain-link fence, striking and coming to rest within inches of the patio wall of one of the condominium units. Sadly, the passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. The driver was badly injured.

In the last 10 years, four vehicles have careened off the freeway at this location. The most recent prior to Sunday’s calamity occurred on January 7, 2021, when a loaded cement truck overturned, destroying an old eucalyptus tree that had provided privacy to residents from the freeway traffic.

It is sad that most family recreation options that used to be in town are now gone miniature golf on Calle Real, roller-skating on Gutierrez, etc. The options that do come around have become so expensive and restrictive that it leaves many unable to attend. Granted, the rodeo appeared to be mostly sold-out, but what clientele, and at what cost?

Being a multi-generational local, I felt that I needed to speak up, even though it will likely not have any effect on things. Unfortunately, these days, everything is about how much profit you can make, not the people you serve.

—Scott Missman, Goleta

Noise, Noise, Noise

Thank you, Nick Welsh, for noting a problem in the “Barbecue” that keeps me, and probably a number of seniors, from eating out: restaurant acoustics.

Restaurants are much too noisy for persons with hearing loss. Even with hearing aids, background noise from loud music, clatter caused by tile floors, and patrons trying to be heard above all that makes most all restaurants unpleasant.

I rarely eat out anymore. I fantasize about a restaurant with padded booths, no music, quiet floors, and perhaps a separate room for patrons with small children.

—K. Kirkman, Montecito

Safety is the most important factor here, for vehicle occupants and residents. Four similar accidents in the same spot are too many, and now sadly someone has lost a life. Immediately is the time to act to safeguard against further deaths, injuries, and property damage.

Fiesta Rodeo Shocker

My family has been attending the Fiesta rodeo for decades. Like many, we missed some during the COVID pandemic. Maybe that is when so much change has happened.

The rodeo used to be an affordable, fun event for the whole family. In the old days, you could bring your own snacks to keep the kids satisfied and save yourself some money. You could go into the event early to let the kids watch the crew prepare the arena.

Those days are long gone. I didn’t think the cost of the tickets was too unreasonable $20-$30. However, everything else was a shocker! Parking was $20 wow! I had hoped to bring in some unopened bottles of water for the kids, but no, not allowed. No snacks for the kids, not even water. Instead, the only option was to pay $4.50 for a small bottle of water or $9.50 for a large one. Of course, food was no deal either: $20 for a sandwich.

I think that a survey of locals might alert a prospective restaurant owner to the advantage of creating a restaurant targeting patrons wanting good food and wines (and a bar) in a quiet environment in which to actually talk to friends over dinner. Let’s call it P&Q’s. —Betsy Gallery, S.B.

For the Record

¶ Contrary to last week’s cover story, the location of the federal Bankruptcy Court is State and Sola streets, not State and Micheltorena.

¶ Also, in last week’s In Memoriam, the photograph of Craig Gilbert was taken by Clare Overnack.

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William (Bill) Lang- don Proctor 7/1/1944 - 7/12/2023

Bill’s Celebration of Life will take place September 3, from 12 noon – 3:00 pm at Leadbetter Beach Picnic Area, 801 Shoreline Drive in SB. Bring a snack, a beach chair, and memories to share.

In memory of Bill, contributions can be made to Good Days at https://www. mygooddays.org/donate

John Earl Booth Jr

8/25/1956 - 6/5/2023

Bill Proctor passed away unexpectedly on July 12, 2023, at the Santa Barbara Harbor. Bill was born in Shenandoah, Iowa, where his mother, actress Kay Stewart, was staying with her family in the absence of Bill’s father, Langdon Proctor, who was on active duty with the US Army during WW II. Bill grew up in the suburbs of West Los Aneles and graduated from University High School. He then completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he continued on to earn a Master’s Degree and Doctorate in Computer Engineering.

He lived the remainder of his life in the Santa Barbara area and worked at various times for Wyatt Technologies and aboard ships servicing marine oil rigs. He sailed or crewed on boats along much of the California coast and participated in many regattas for classic wooden-hulled sailboats. Bill was self-taught when it came to complex skills such as celestial navigation and using a sextant. His inquisitive nature was never at rest.

He married Jill Richards in 2005. For many years, visitors from far and wide were taken sailing on his beloved sloop S/V Savannah, and he was a fixture at the Santa Barbara Harbor, where he often serenaded passers-by with his guitar. In addition to his skills as a sailor, Bill was a talented artist who produced hundreds of illustrations and drawings that have adorned the homes of people all across the country. He also wrote and illustrated books on Semiconductor Theory and Electromagnetic Fields.

Bill leaves behind his wife, Jill, his brother, Stewart, his sister-in-law Sherry, nephews Jeremy and Eliot, and niece Emily.

sisters Paula Babcock (Mark Babcock) Madison and Zachary Babcock, Christine Proctor (Ken Proctor) Joshua, Daniel and Matthew Proctor. Some of you will remember John Booth as John Boy, JB, Booty or Negro. Let’s celebrate his life with music and laughs. Please Join us at McDermott and Crockett on August 25th at 2pm. 2020 Chapala st. Santa Barbara Moose lodge will follow after service.

Barbara Cottage Hospital would proudly honor her as a 46-year employee. Naturally, many friendships blossomed along Cindy’s nursing path.

After volunteering, she became a Certified Nursing Assistant and soon moved on to taking care of outpatient surgical patients as an Operating Room Technician. Her dream was realized in 2001 when she graduated from Santa Barbara City College as a Registered Nurse.

adventurous journeys both in the States and abroad. As a couple they enjoyed hiking, roaming the local beaches, visiting friends while walking their dogs, and decorating and caring for their home and garden. Cindy shared a close rapport with her neighbors and is remembered as “the glue of our neighborhood.”

John Booth passed away June 5,2023. John was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. He attended Wilson Elementary school, La Cumbre Jr High. John was introduced to surfing this would quickly interfere with his high school education. John became a delinquent and he was sent to Los Prietos Boys camp. When he returned home, he would have to work to help his mom. His uncle Al took him on his first job site where he learned many things. John took an interest in cement. He later would get a job and work for the City of Santa Barbara where he would retire after 33 years. John was a loving man he took care of his people and didn’t expect anything in return. John had a contagious smile and a laugh that would carry throughout a room. He had jokes that would make you laugh for days. John Loved music and dancing, one of John’s signature moves was snapping his fingers and sliding his feet across the floor. John was dedicated and loving son, father, papa, brother, uncle and cousin. John is proceeded in death by his mother

Victoria Jacinto Valencia, Manny Valencia (stepfather) brother Don Booth and father John Booth Sr. John is survived by his three children; Denisha Booth, LeShawn Booth and Delaina Mendoza, three grandchildren; Jordyn Gutierrez, Mitchell Gutierrez and Mariah Chavez, two

It is with heavy hearts that so many of us are trying to understand the rapid decline and death of Cindy Ingham. She fought melanoma cancer head-on for over 2 years, but it was insidious and took her body quickly in the end. Cindy is missed by so many people who were touched by her and lucky enough to have her impact their lives.

Cindy was born in Montana to Irene and William Ingham. Her family moved to Goleta, California when her father took a job at Raytheon. Cindy was only 2 and was a Southern California girl from then on. She attended La Colina Jr. High School and graduated from Dos Pueblos High School.

Cindy became a Candy Striper right out of high school in 1976. Always thinking of others first, she was a natural born nurturer. Her professional choice was clear to her, and she would later declare, “I wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a little girl.” And so it came to be that Santa

Although she considered herself “the worst test taker in the world,” Cindy was always eager to learn, especially through observation and hands-on learning. Cindy gained experience on the Medical-Surgical floor and transferred to the Emergency Department a few years later. She was comfortable in the fast-paced ER world and before long was known as the great organizer and educator of cleanliness in the Department. At the start of her shift, staff would see her stocking and readying patient rooms and the Nursing Station. She led by example, never complaining.

Cindy practiced Emergency Nursing tirelessly, and all her patients benefited from her full nursing expertise and thoughtful, meticulous, personal attention. She educated patients and “told it like it was” to those patients who needed a boost in their own self-care of body and mind.

In the middle of her medical career, Cindy developed a desire to be in Law Enforcement. She became a Santa Barbara Police Reserve Officer and served 15 years, during which she was involved in many risky cases. She was a great asset to Santa Barbara PD and our community. Cindy continued to keep many friends close from this time of her life that she referred to as “my danger days.”

Cindy met Mike Schwab during a Santa Barbara Police function in 2000. His eyes fell on her immediately and he asked her out the next day. Cindy and Mike dated, fell in love, and married in a private ceremony on a Maui hilltop in 2002. Together they shared a wonderful life full of

Cindy’s childhood love of “Lassie dogs,” Rough Collies, easily wrapped itself around Mike. Her life always included raising and caring for Collies. She leaves behind her 2 beloved dogs, Flirt and Lucy. Mike will remain tirelessly dedicated to them.

A particular fondness of Cindy’s was shopping, traveling with friends just for fun and attending Nursing conferences both internationally and in the U.S. Whether shopping for herself, Mike or their home, she loved vintage, antique, and repurposed goods, as well as keeping up with the newest fashion. Close friends would happily say “yes” to a Spa Day and shopping adventure with her.

Cindy died in her home with Mike at her side. She met her death as she lived –independently, with a sense of humor, determined not to make a fuss, privately, with dignity, and accompanied by love.

A Celebration of Life for Cindy is to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, please volunteer or make a donation to Santa Barbara Humane Society, sbhumane.org, in memory of Cindy Ingham.

Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Ingham 10/20/1957 - 8/12/2023

William Goodman(Bill)

8/2/1934

- 5/26/2023

William (Bill) Goodman passed away on May 26, 2023 at the age of 88. He was born to James and Dorothy Goodman in Tekamah, Nebraska on August 2, 1934. Bill graduated from Tekamah High School in 1952 and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for 2 years majoring in Engineering. He joined the Navy in 1954 to become a pilot, passed all the tests but his eyesight kept him from achieving pilot status. He was also in the Air National Guard for two years. He worked at the Lawrence Livermore Lab in Mechanical Engineering for 30 years and retired in 1999.

Bill was very active in sports in Livermore, as well as coached CYO basketball for St. Michaels, Little League Minor, Majors & Big League where they won the District Championship. He also made two half-court shots on separate nights at the Livermore High Gym, making money for the Boosters Club. Soon after joining Lawrence Livermore Lab in 1963, Bill joined a lobball softball team at the lab, there were ten men’s lobball teams in the league. He soon entered the lobball player/ manager ranks and grew the program to 55 men’s and coed teams and over a thousand participants serving as the Chairman of the LLLRA Lobball leagues since 1972 and the LLLRA Lobball Advisory Committee since its inception in 1984. Bill received a Volunteer Award from the Associate Director and President of LLLRA Board of Directors in 1990 along with a proclamation acknowledging his unofficial title as ‘The Father of LLLRA Lobball’.

Bill is survived by his wife, Judy of 64 years and their four children: Susan Goodman (Alan), Jamie Schlieper, Kent Goodman (Carley) and Kimberly Head (Brad). He is also survived by his six grandchildren: Devon

Schlieper, Lexi Schlieper, Samantha Goodman, Michael Goodman, Scott Goodman and Kassidy Head.

He was proceeded in death by his sister, Shirley Cutler (Jack).

Bill adored his family and lifelong friends and he and his wife were blessed to still belong to the same card party group from Livermore for over fifty years.

The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra at disabledsportseasternsierra.org.

Julie Campbell

9/7/1932 - 7/22/2023

stewardess, flying around the Middle East and East Africa, and continued throughout her life only slowing when she settled in the US with her first husband, Bill Lang, and raising her two daughters, Suzette and Yvette.

Life as an expat in Indonesia with her second husband, Mal Campbell, rekindled the travel flame. And did they ever explore! immersing themselves in multicultural lives of people throughout Indonesia, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and further afield to South America.

Those who knew her and wish to celebrate her life may contact suzette_lang@hotmail.com.

Elizabeth HG Meinzer

10/4/1933 - 8/5/2023

offered a job, in what they called a beautiful small city near the Pacific ocean that reminded them of Spain. Ted went from painting pictures in art school to painting houses in the quickly growing town of Santa Barbara, while Liz was busy with their two young children. Their third child Stephanie, who was born in Santa Barbara, came a short few years later.

After an intriguing, fascinating, and adventurous life, Julie Campbell unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, July 22nd.

Julie lived life to the full, boundless energy, seemingly indestructible through near death encounters with Dengue, septicaemia, hit by a motorcycle at 85 while cycling solo through Laos, among other misses. A woman with diverse talents; keen photographer, published writer, lecturer, Reiki healer, superb cook and hostess, always in front to lead the walkers, kayaker and gardener. Forever inquisitive, widely read and creative, she was interested in people, learning new things and conversing on a broad range of topics. Julie loved to be involved, always ready to help and gave so much time volunteering; cooking at the homeless shelter, gardening at the Botanical Gardens, and at 90 serving at the Monday lunch for “senior” people, and more.

Born in England, her love for travel started early when she devoured the encyclopaedias her “Aunt” kept hidden in boxes showing her a world of adventure. She vowed that she would travel the globe, learning about different people and their cultures; promising herself the adventures she knew she would take. Her desire became a reality in her 20’s becoming a

She was known for her expertise on Irian Jaya; first visiting in 1985 and 25 subsequent trips often for extended periods, living with the Dani and other tribes, frequently in areas closed to the outside world.  She was a lecturer, guide, translator for various international groups visiting Irian, and a cultural and social advisor for major mining and oil companies. Her own photography book, Irian Jaya, the Timeliness Domain, was extremely well received.

After Mal’s retirement, they returned to North America first to Quadra Island, BC, Hawaii and then Santa Barbara where they joined the newcomers group, getting involved in a multitude of activities and making many new friends.

Julie continued to travel extensively after Mal’s demise with Santa Barbara as her base and Quadra as her second and spiritual home. Through Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, heading to outlying areas where most foreigners still do not go, Julie was learning, absorbing and photographing the everwelcoming people, never a stranger in their midst.

Even at 90, adventures did not stop as she scrambled, balanced and bobbed in a small Zodiac for a late-night June picnic on the water to watch the “super moon”, burning from strawberry red to a brilliant orange, rise above the Isle of Wight into the sky.

Her motto true to that day and her life, never too old and ever ready for adventure. Goodbye Julie. You will be hugely missed by Suzette and Yvette, their husbands, Simon and Steve; friends and many more. Thank you for being extraordinary and bringing such energy, passion, joy and wonder to our lives.

Elizabeth Meinzer passed away at Cottage Hospital at the age of 89 on 8/05/2023. Liz was an amazing woman with an adventurous spirit. She was born in 1933 and spent her childhood in a small town near Stuttgart Germany. She spent her childhood working in the family restaurant business in her small town and experienced growing up in war torn Germany during WW2. Liz told amazing stories of growing up with bombs dropping on her town and American fighters flying overhead as she rode her bike to school. After the war, Liz, the teenager, was hungry to see the world and was ready to experience what it had to offer.

Liz decided to immigrate to Canada to work as an au pair girl for a couple to help raise their children. She ultimately landed a job at the German consulate in Alberta Canada, as her elegant demeanor, and her rapid fire typing skills landed her the job. In Alberta, she met a handsome young ambitious German by the name of Ted Meinzer, who came from a small town only a half hour from her own.

They had a simple marriage in Las Vegas and had their first daughter Ellen in Alberta Canada. The couple decided to move back to her husband's home town, so Ted could attend art school. It was in Germany that their son Mark was born. This was now the early 1960's when the world was enchanted by John and Jackie Kennedy's Camelot. Both Ted and Liz were inspired by the leadership of John F Kennedy and the promises of freedom in the US.

With $1000 dollars in the bank and two young children in tow, Ted and Liz moved to Santa Barbara in the early 1960s, where a good friend

Liz acquired her Real Estate License to support her husband and to help build the family's real estate business in the 1970s. Ted and Liz worked hard to help buy and sell houses for the young families moving to Santa Barbara in the 1970s and 1980s.

After raising their three children, sadly Ted, passed away at the early ago of 58. Liz was quick to stand on her own two feet and confidently took over the real estate business they had built together. She also was able to enjoyed her close friends and to travel in her later years. She took great joy in her growing family, as her children had children of their own. Liz's greatest joy was her German family, her grand kids and great grand kids.

Liz's life did slow down, as age took its toll on Liz's mobility and health. She was well cared for by her caretakers in her home in Santa Barbara, and passed away last Saturday August 5th at Cottage Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband Ted, and her daughter Stephanie. She is survived by her daughter Ellen Simonson and her son Mark Meinzer along with his wife Michelle and her grandchildren Andrea Gardner, Jennifer Simonson, Nathan Meinzer, Gracie Meinzer , Lizzy Gardner, and Ashley Gardner. She is also survived by her sister Ursula and her niece and nephew in Germany. In lieu of flowers please support Ridley Tree Cancer Center, Serenity House, or ASAP Cats. She will be buried at SB Cemetery in a small private burial with a memorial to follow in October.

Paule McPherson

war. She never forgot the sound of buzz bombs overhead, one of which killed the candy-store owner down the street. Paule attributed her preference for mountains of butter on toast “Nana butter,” her grandchildren later called it to the sparse war rations of her youth.

Her father was a driver for Sir Roderick Jones, a journalist at Reuters. Later, her parents became publicans, running a bar called The Tabard, which still stands today as a pub and small theater. Paule shared stories about family life as publicans, including her big birthday bash there, which featured a band member later affiliated with The Goon Show

Lafond, Paule charmed audiences with her culinary creations, infusing each dish with her unique flair. Her infectious enthusiasm inspired both novice and seasoned cooks alike, and her dedication to her craft shone through every recipe she created and shared.

One of the highlights of her professional life was cooking for Julia Child and her crew during the production of Julia’s video series The Way to Cook. That experience earned her an acknowledgement in Julia’s book of the same name.

Paule’s name, and that of her friend Jane HollanderBonifazzi, is engraved on a tile set on the walls of the Schott Center that reads “35 years of culinary genius.” Known to their Saturday workshop students as the Spice Girls, the two had the honor of assisting Jacques Pépin during his guest cooking class in Santa Barbara. Not normally one to relinquish the spotlight in the kitchen, Paule supported the iconic chef while dueling for friendly dominance behind the scenes with Jane.

Anew student entering Paule McPherson’s cooking classes in the late ’70s through the ’90s at Santa Barbara Adult Education might have worried they were in the wrong place a party rather than a culinary lesson. The room was packed and the clink of coffee cups containing hidden beverages blended with a dozen conversations. One attendee mingled by giving shoulder massages.

Finally, students would turn their attention to the instructor, usually because she would call out above the din with a booming English accent “Quiet down, you lot!” or loudly ring a bell.

Paule’s daytime classes dubbed themselves Ladies Who Lunch, despite the occasional gentleman. The nighttime students were known as the Vortex. To this day, the two groups are friends and remain fans of their beloved cooking instructor.

Usually wrapped in an apron, Paule was well-known in Santa Barbara as a caterer and teacher. Her natural skill and drive were further developed during her chef training at Le Cordon Bleu. People flocked to her classes and food preparation demonstrations for not only a top-notch education in cooking but also her fascinating stories and commentary about the history of food and language. Students loved and respected her, and most would enthusiastically raise their hands to volunteer to assist her.

Pauline was born in London in 1935, the only child in a poor family living in a cold-water workman’s cottage. Her teenage nickname stuck. “It’s ‘Paule’ with an ‘e’ the French version of Paula,” she would explain.

Her mother sought to rise above her station, so the family spoke the Queen’s English and her mother designed clothing that mirrored Vogue magazine photos. “Mum shaved my head when I was 3, hoping it would grow back curly, which didn’t work, of course,” Paule said.

She was sent away to a country boarding school during World War II but had already experienced the trauma of

As a young woman, Paule’s passion for artistic expression led her to the renowned Slade School of Art at London University. Immersed in such creative surroundings, she honed her talents and explored sculpture and drawing. She modeled for drawing classes, which she insisted was an underrated workout, sitting in one uncomfortable pose for hours on end.

She lived for a time with the renowned sculptor Lynn Chadwick at his Lypiatt estate in Gloucestershire, the site of her first cooking-related snafu. She prepared a massive salad for a group of visitors and poured the dressing on hours before the dinner. “The salad was the consistency of soup by the time we sat down,” she would reminisce years later. “It was humiliating! But I learned my first catering lesson of many.”

Paule’s lifelong friend, Eileen Clark, asked her to visit her in Santa Barbara. Little did she know she would spend the rest of her life there.

It was the 1960s, and Paule found herself in the Bohemian community of Mountain Drive, where she met her future husband, Duke McPherson. She knew the relationship was fated when she discovered Duke had the same volume of poetry by TS Eliot.

In the vibrant atmosphere of hot tubs, wine stomps, and endless parties, she found herself in a world that embraced unconventional lifestyles and free-spirited creativity. While she may not have fully immersed herself in the community’s lifestyle it wasn’t her fate to be a Mountain Drive Wine Stomp Queen of the Year Paule’s warmth, authenticity, and culinary prowess endeared her to the hearts of her neighbors.

Paule soon discovered the professional path that merged her creativity with her love for all things gastronomic. Embracing her role as a creative professional at Pierre Lafond in Montecito, Paule designed Pierre’s fabric signage and created pillow-shaped dolls and other artistic delights for the store. While she was a gifted seamstress who designed and created her own clothing, Paule’s true passion was for cooking. Her love for flavors, textures, and the communal experience of sharing a meal fueled her desire to connect with others through food.

As a cooking demonstrator at Robinson’s and Pierre

Paule’s life journey came to a close on May 31, 2023, after enjoying more than five decades of marriage to Duke, raising two beloved children, delighting in three grandchildren, loving hundreds of friends far and wide, and teaching thousands of cooking students. If you’re inspired to try her recipes, please make a meal for your loved ones in her honor. She would be delighted to know the party continues.

Pork and Nopalitos

Paule often traveled back to England, once leaving behind a massive pot of Pork and Nopalitos to tide the family over until her return. Even the youngest found it delicious enough to eat for the entire two weeks.

•  3 tbsp oil

•  2 large onions

•  4 cloves garlic

•  3 lbs pork, cut into cubes

•  1 large can tomatoes

•  1 small can tomato paste

•  1 large jar cactus leaves, cut and drained

•  Pinch of sugar

•  1 cup cilantro, chopped

•  Salt and pepper

•  2 or 3 jalapeño chiles

Sauté onions and garlic in hot oil. Add pork pieces, cook. Add rest of ingredients, reserving half of cilantro to add just before serving. Cook until pork is tender, about 1 hour. Can be reheated after refrigerating overnight. Add more or less of each ingredient according to taste.

Chocolate Mousse

• 6 oz semisweet chocolate

• 5 tbsp boiling coffee

• 4 eggs, separated

• 2 tbsp rum or Grand Marnier

Melt chocolate in top of double boiler with coffee. Off the heat, stir in the yolks and liqueur, mixing well. Beat the whites until they hold stiff peaks but are not too dry. Carefully fold in the chocolate mixture.

Food processor: Chop the chocolate until it is very fine, then add boiling coffee with the machine on. Add egg yolks and liqueur and continue as above.

You can use any chocolate you like. Chips work well. If you like an intense taste, substitute part of the semisweet with bittersweet or unsweetened chocolate.

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Welcome to the Eighties! So Glad You Made It

BY JEAN JOHNS

It has come to my attention recently that I have entered a marginalized social structure as a woman in her eighties.

No longer do I qualify for pap smears, mammograms, or colonoscopies under the government, or Medicare, coverages.

I just paid $350 for a complete dental check-up, of course not covered by Medicare. My dentist thinks it is valuable to ensure my teeth are in good condition. My teeth are important to me; however, so are my female organs, my colon, and my breasts.

I have outlived my husbands and my doctors, and I am now faced with a younger generation of people in the medical profession operating out of government mandates with little or no regard for individuation. Who I am as a person does not fit into old people’s questionnaires. I think these government forms are designed for convenience’s sake so we older people fit into one category. Much easier to deal with.

I held up my hand during my recent routine “Wellness Check” by my new doctor and insisted that she listen to me for one minute.

“I don’t fit into the category you are trying to fit me into. I am not retired; I work in the field of addiction and mental health as a counselor. I facilitate groups with sometimes as many as 12 people at a time in one group. The people I work with are aged from 18 to 35. Not only do I remember their names, I remember their stories.”

She, of course, listened then immediately returned to her clipboard and my Cognitive Test results.

“Well, I’m sorry, but you have failed the test, so let’s move on to the next question.”

FYI, I failed the test because I transposed the O and the R while spelling WORLD backward. Yes, spelling WORLD backward is another mandated requirement by the government for cognitive capabilities.

My job tells me more about my cognitive abilities than a government-mandated test. It seems to me this culture is clearly convinced that a woman in her eighties is pretty much finished.

In 2015, I entered college at the age of 80 to do the work I am doing now. I graduated at age 83, and as of 2018, I hold the record as the oldest person to ever graduate from Santa Barbara City College.

I guess the purpose of this writing is to encourage every woman entering later life not to give into a system designed to discount us.

And I am here to tell you, “I will not be discounted.”

Jean Johns is a counselor in Santa Barbara who specializes in addiction, depression, and anxiety through a writing-based therapeutic approach. She has more than 40 years of personal recovery.

ACTIVE AGING

GUIDE

2023 Edition

Santa Barbarans Stare Down Father Time and Live Their Lives to the Fullest

by Tyler Hayden and Indy Staff

There’s nothing “senior” about older folks who fill the following pages, except maybe their hair color. They’re working out and learning how to play in a band. They’re devouring new knowledge and freeing themselves of household stuff. They’re staring down Father

Time and looking for the next adventure. Read on for the 2023 edition of our Active Aging Guide, and visit Independent.com for an introduction to UCSB’s new Center for Aging and Longevity Studies, a world-class institute whose director believes we will soon live to 150, and beyond.

Dust Off That Trumpet and Kick Up Your Heels

Santa Barbara’s Prime Time Band Reignites Old Passions, Keeps Minds and Fingers Nimble

by Tyler Hayden | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

It had been 40 years since Barb Nagle Statler touched a trombone. She started playing in 5th grade it was the only instrument her orthodontist would approve and nurtured a budding love of music through high school.

After successfully auditioning by audio tape, Statler was all set to join a university marching band, but when the Midwest college discovered she was female, it rescinded the invitation. That took the wind out of her sails. She quit soon after.

Fast-forward to 2015 and a friend rented Statler a trombone for her birthday. With a little encouragement, she sat for a rehearsal of Santa Barbara’s Prime Time Band, a lively group of five dozen older musicians who put on free shows around town. Many of its members had also not played since high school, or they had picked up an instrument for the first time in their golden years.

Statler’s dormant passion was quickly and “wonderfully resurrected,” she said. “It was such fun. I’d forgotten the joy of making music with an ensemble, and just how rich that is for the soul.” And the timing, she said, was “providential.” Statler’s career in consumer market research was winding down and she was looking for a new way to reinvest her energy. “It certainly helped ease the transition to retirement,” she said.

Part of the New Horizons International Music Association, the Prime Time Band formed in 1995 under the leadership of longtime La Colina Junior High School teacher Van Vander Ark and with support from Nick Rail Music. The venerable music store still rents instruments to new members, and some of Vander Ark’s former students are now among the ensemble.

A classic concert band comprising brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments, the group whose members range in age from 40 to 90, with most toward the upper end of the spectrum practices every Tuesday evening and performs three main concerts a year. Their July 4 show last month at the Sunken Gardens drew more than 2,000 attendees. They also play at the Stow House, for civic events and retirement communities, and aboard a trolley in parades.

Statler said the time commitment to the band depends on the player, with some practicing diligently every day and others treating their weekly rehearsals like bowling night. Regardless, the camaraderie among them is incredibly strong, she said, with director Paul Mori lending his energy and expertise to all their efforts. “Paul is such an inspiring director,” Statler said. “Our level of performance has improved under him as well as our zeal and excitement to

try more challenging pieces.”

Mori, a native Santa Barbaran and bassoonist who teaches at Westmont College, said playing in the Prime Time Band not only offers its older members a venue to connect and socialize but also an opportunity to exercise their brain muscles in very specific and very valuable ways. As a graduate of the Peabody Institute a conservatory under the umbrella of Johns Hopkins University and its medical school Mori is intimately familiar with the neural benefits of making music. “It’s beneficial in so many ways,” he said.

Studies have shown that playing an instrument improves memory and cognition, Mori explained, and has a net positive effect on a person’s mental health, regardless of their ability level. Active participation in music, as opposed to simply listening to it, also counteracts hearing difficulties by keeping ears young, he said. As well, Mori pointed to research on how music can stimulate memories for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, and how its rhythmic cues help retrain the brain after a stroke.

Mori has manned the Prime Time podium for just two years, but even in that short amount of time, he’s seen the band impact lives the former aerospace industry executive who took trumpet lessons during COVID and is now an unstoppable force in the ensemble; the retired veterinarian who played on the same Music Academy of the West stage where he’d seen and admired the pros perform; the widower who was drinking himself into a grave until he joined the group and found a new reason to go on.

“These are people who are in a season of their lives where death is not a stranger,” Mori said. “But they’re not ready to give up. They want to breathe as much life into their time as they can.” It’s been a humbling and inspiring experience for Mori, who has spent much of his career working with young people. “This is healthy for me too,” he said. He chooses their set lists from music “that both brings back people’s younger lives but also adds some novel things,” Mori explained, meaning audiences may hear anything from Glenn Miller to American classics to ’80s flashbacks.

It was a chance encounter last year between Mori and Sky Bergman, a photographer and filmmaker based in San Luis Obispo, that kickstarted a new documentary project about the Prime Time Band. Bergman had just screened her latest film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) about the Japanese tradition of preparing mochi to celebrate the New Year when she met Mori, who was in the audience and had made mochi as a boy. Bergman, it turned out, had played bassoon as a girl.

Bergman had also previously made a documentary called Lives Well Lived about the wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old. She interviewed 40 people with more than 3,000 combined years of lived experience, and the film aired on PBS to great success. “In our society, we don’t pay enough attention to older adults,” said Bergman, who grew up in a four-generation household and was especially close with her grandmother.

Bergman was immediately drawn to the Prime Time ensemble and wanted to learn more about its members. “The serendipity of it was just amazing,” she said. She’s still conducting interviews and plans on speaking with a neuroscientist who can further illuminate the far-reaching impacts of music on the aging brain. Bergman hopes to have the film completed in the next year. Ideally, she said, it will premiere at an upcoming SBIFF.

“What fascinates me is the idea of individuals rediscovering or embarking on their musical journeys later in life, and the profound sense of purpose it brings them,” Bergman said. “Through this film, I hope to showcase the beauty of individuals from various walks of life, united by their shared passion for creating harmonious melodies and playing together.”

The Prime Time Band’s next performance takes place Sunday, September 10, at 2 p.m. at the Stow House in Goleta. Like all of their shows, it is free. See ptband.org for more information on the band and how to join.

Paul Mori

Paul Mori and members of the Prime Time Band

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‘Use It or Lose It’

Flex Your Brain and Exercise Your Curiosity with Vistas Lifelong Learning

by Callie Fausey

In a Tennessean accent he thought he’d lost but that came through the phone clear as day, Robert Benham explained how he “stumbled” upon Santa Barbara. Benham, president of Vistas Lifelong Learning, toured a property with his wife right above the Santa Barbara Bowl and “accidentally” bought the house.

“That is not characteristic of me, because I’ve got two vehicles one’s 19 years old and the other’s 22 years old so I don’t make decisions in a hurry,” he said. “But when I walked out on the deck, I just turned to my wife and said, ‘This is where I want to spend the rest of my life.’ ”

Soon after moving to Santa Barbara, Benham discovered Vistas, a continuing education nonprofit now celebrating its 24th year. Benham, like a majority of its 350-plus members, is a retiree. The program, he explained, is designed for those who want to continue seeking knowledge and learning new things in their later years. It’s self-governing, peer-led, and one of the few unaffiliated lifelong learning organizations in the United States.

Many students in the program are former physicians, college professors, and lawyers. Benham himself practiced law and was a trial judge for 15 years. He grew up in Chattanooga, where he learned how to read thanks to the Chattanooga Times.

“By the time I was in 1st grade, I knew how to read mainly because during World War II I’m very old, as my grandson says my mother would sit and read the newspaper to me and I kind of followed along about what was going on in the war,” he said.

Through his 10 years with Vistas, Benham learned more about the history that was unfolding around him as he came of age and began his career. The courses are taught by quality educators who come from the likes of Princeton and Harvard and have decades of experience in the topics they cover from the foods of Italy and France to the science behind the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

After being invited to Vistas by friends they’d met while still newcomers to the city, Benham and his wife enrolled in their first class, taught by a retired ophthalmologist. Since then, he’s taken classes on a wide range of topics, including the worldwide eradication of smallpox, and two years ago, he took six sessions on civil rights, starting with Emmett Till and ending with Martin Luther King Jr.

“I was going to school in Nashville and was a witness to the early sit-ins, as well as the demonstrations of John Lewis and others in peaceful protest,” Benham shared. “And that’s something that’s always been of interest to me.”

Sadly, Benham’s wife, Ann, passed away in February. He described her as beautiful, kind, warm, “extremely well-qualified in a whole lot of different areas,” and a wonderful teacher. She was a Vistas lecturer, alongside her son. “Her real cup of tea was early childhood education,” Benham said, adding that her courses were popular with the many grandparents

in the program.

In the years he’s been involved with the program, Benham has seen very few courses repeated. It’s always something new, he said. One exception, however, are the classes on end-of-life decisions.

“It’s a very important thing to be educated on,” Benham said. They bring in professionals from Cottage Hospital and doctors who specialize in elder care to inform students about essential aspects of end-oflife preparations, such as the necessary paperwork and what to discuss with a physician.

Their calendar for fall courses comes out soon, which will feature more than 15 classes in a diverse range of topics, including one on the 35-year career of a female general in the CIA and another on pirates. Membership fees are nominal, Benham said, and pay-by-course options are offered, ranging from $20 to $50 depending on the number of sessions and membership status. Classes typically run for two to six weeks and take up about two-and-a-half hours per week.

In addition, Vistas offers scholarships. Benham said they can make arrangements for financial aid so anyone can attend, no matter their circumstances. He suggests those who may be interested in enrolling but have hesitated due to the cost should reach out to him directly at (805) 967-6030 or vistas@vistaslife longlearning.org. All requests remain confidential.

“I think Vistas plays an important role in the community, and we’ve got a huge number of retired people here in Santa Barbara,” Benham said. “You either use it or you lose it this gives you an outlet to keep acquiring additional knowledge and keep being informed.”

Learn more at vistaslifelonglearning.org or attend their informational fall picnic on Saturday, September 9, from 12:30-3 p.m. at the Kiwanis Meadows in Tucker’s Grove Park.

Robert Benham

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Hospice May Be Available Months, Not Just Days, Before the End

VNA Health Encourages S.B. Residents to Explore Their Options

by Tyler Hayden

It’s a common misconception that hospice care is meant only for those with days left in their lives. President Jimmy Carter who announced in February he was entering hospice, where he remains months later, eating ice cream and keeping up with the Carter Center is shifting the conversation around end-of-life options at a national level.

Here in Santa Barbara with stories like Ray West’s, VNA Health is driving home the point that Medicare and other insurance providers may begin covering hospice services as many as six months out from a terminal diagnosis, and that it does no good to wait.

“This is one of our prime missions in the community to help people understand what end-of-life care can be,” said VNA President and CEO Kieran Shah, whose own experience with a dying family member steered him toward his career.

“How do you want to spend your final days?” Shah asked. “In a sterile environment at a hospital attached to machines, or at home with your loved ones? That’s what we’re talking about.” VNA’s average hospice patient is enrolled in their program for only 18 days, he said. The century-old nonprofit he runs can offer much more.

West, a World War II veteran who won an Academy Award for sound editing Star Wars, was living in the Samarkand retirement community when he and Jean, his wife of 65 years, received the news he had an illness he wouldn’t come back from.

After several trips to the hospital, the couple decided to sign Ray up for hospice through VNA Health, Santa Barbara’s main provider of such medical services at people’s homes, in their assisted-living communities, or through Serenity House, their in-patient option.

“We needed more help,” Jean said at the time. “Our friends thought we were crazy for putting Ray on hospice when we did, but they didn’t understand what is available.”

Ray received weekly visits from his VNA

nurse and social worker, and a home health aide stopped by every other day to assist with showers and reflexology on his feet. He was a lifelong photographer, capturing hummingbirds and geraniums on his final rolls. A VNA volunteer and fellow veteran lent Ray a hand in mounting and framing some of his favorite shots, which hung in Samarkand’s Life Center as a solo art show.

Before he died, Ray got his dream trip to Yosemite National Park, camera in tow. “I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t embrace this program as soon as they need help,” said Jean, who bought Ray his first camera, a Rolleicord, as a wedding present. “Don’t wait too long to start.” VNA also offers pet therapy, spiritual support, and grief counseling, before and after a death.

Just as much as it provides to Santa Barbara, VNA depends on community support, said Shah. The organization spends $2.7 million a year on local programs for which it receives no reimbursement from either the government or private insurers. Those services include Serenity House, the Loan Closet which lends out walkers, canes, and other mobility equipment and charity work.

“We’ll care for any patient and any family, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Shah. “But it’s very, very challenging to commit to the level of care we do with the reimbursement we get.”

To learn more about VNA Health and their 115 years of hospice services in Santa Barbara, visit vna.health.

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Downsizing Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard

Moving Expert Gives Advice on Tricky Transition from Family Home to Smaller Senior Living

by Tyler Hayden

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No matter how you slice it, moving is a pain. Throw in the need to dramatically downsize, and an already-intimidating process becomes all the more daunting.

That’s where people like Glenn Novack come in, a certified Senior Move Manager who helps older people transition from their longtime homes to the smaller living spaces of retirement communities. “Dismantling a house that took 50 years to fill is difficult,” he said, “physically and emotionally.”

Novack and his Santa Barbara company, Moving Miss Daisy, offer a full range of services, from the packing and hauling of furniture and belongings to the consignment or auction of items his clients let go. “I always try to get them the most money I can,” he said. He’s one of a few such relocation experts in town and operates out of the first floor of the former Sears building in La Cumbre Plaza.

After nearly a decade in the business which he entered after careers in event planning and antique dealing, while also caring full-time for his mother Novack is brimming with helpful advice for seniors and their families. Here are his top suggestions for making the downsizing process as smooth as possible.

Start Planning Now

Don’t wait until circumstances suddenly force you out of your home, like in the case of a new health or mobility issue, or the death of a spouse. Instead, start thinking about the big move now to avoid added tumult later on. Plus, last-minute relocations cost more because companies charge a premium for the

quick turnaround.

“Pre-planning is key,” Novack explained. “When people can do this on their own time, they can do it properly.” Even if you’re in your sixties, Novack continued, it’s not a bad idea to start lightning up now in anticipation of your eighties. “The inevitability of aging is going to happen, whether we want it to or not,” he said.

Excavate In Layers

As you begin sifting through your possessions to decide what you want to keep and what you can part with, try thinking in layers. “That makes it so much more digestible,” said Novack. First, get rid of the junk, the stuff that’s no good to anyone. Then, determine what items you can give away to friends or family. After that, designate everything that can be donated or sold through consignment or auction. These are all steps a move manager will help you with.

One of the best places to clear out first is the garage, which can then serve as a staging area for the rest of the clear-out process. Trucks have easy access, too. By the end, only the belongings a client is taking with them to their new home should remain in the house. “That’s the goal,” said Novack. He likes his clients to have one last night in their house before they move the next day and sleep in their new space surrounded by familiar things.

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It may seem like a minor consideration, but

Did you know, 70% of the adult population doesn’t have a will. If you die without a will, your wishes may not be followed. Everyone, whether you are 18 or 80, can make a will. You can use a service like Free Will, which is free and allows you to name beneficiaries including your favorite charities.

When you let the Museum know you have named the Museum as a beneficiary you become a member of the Mission Creek Legacy Society and you will enjoy special benefits like:

•Recognition at the annual dinner

•Invites to exclusive exhibit openings

• The opportunity to make a deeper connection with the programs you care about and that your future gift will be supporting!

Contact Andrea McFarling in the Museum’s Development Office for more information at 805–682–4711 ext. 179 or amcfarling@sbnature2.org.

Glenn Novack

using clearly designated tags as opposed to colored dots or other labeling system can make all the difference in ensuring items wind up where they belong. Especially when multiple packers and movers are involved.

Novack also recommends getting a dumpster, which MarBorg can deliver and haul away for surprisingly cheap. “It’s one of the lowestcost investments people can make, and it’s incredibly helpful,” he said.

And should a client remain on the fence about certain objects as moving day approaches, there’s no shame in putting them in a storage locker and deciding later. “This is a huge life change, and sometimes people need more time to sit with it,” said Novack.

Map the Layout First

Before any furniture crosses the threshold of your new living space, first make sure it will fit inside. Retirement communities often provide the floorplans of their units, and mocking up a layout is a smart way to avoid headaches later on. “We design the whole place ahead of time,” said Novack, explaining that it’s particularly important to account for the clearance for walkers and wheelchairs.

Sometimes, a particular sofa or coffee table just can’t be squeezed in, and Novack will help a client pick a new one. He’ll also advise on

replacing rugs that may become tripping hazards and where to hang artwork where it will get the best light.

Hire Someone You Trust and Like

Novack suggests meeting with a few different Senior Move Managers before committing to one. Though the reputable ones are all licensed, bonded, and insured in addition to Moving Miss Daisy, he recommends Curated Transitions, The Clearing House, and S.B. SOS they each have their own approach and style. “This is such a personal thing, and you want to be comfortable,” he said. Their prices vary, as well.

“Some people have extraordinarily valuable things in their homes,” Novack said, even if they don’t realize it. He’s come across midcentury Danish furniture signed by the maker and worth a bundle and a first-pressing Jimi Hendrix vinyl that almost went for $5 and instead fetched $1,200. He’s also found forgotten treasures. “One of the greatest joys for me and my team is discovering money, jewelry, or gold and turning it over to the homeowner,” he said. “It’s all about being fair.”

See movingmissdaisy.com.

Ageless Fitness Goes National

Senior Workout Studio Fills Need for One-onOne Attention

by Tyler Hayden

Cofounders Emmanuel Verduzco and Julie Pollard didn’t create the Ageless Fitness model intending to franchise it. But after five years of successfully serving Santa Barbara’s seniors and with a new studio opening on Micheltorena Street that’s exactly where they find themselves: They just cut the ribbon on a second location in Florida with yet another Sunshine State studio on the way.

“We didn’t expect it, but we’re grateful,” said Verduzco of Ageless Fitness’s fast growth. “We saw the benefit to our clients locally and knew we wanted to reach older adults elsewhere.”

Their unique approach is filling a void in care, Verduzco explained, as it caters specifically to the physical abilities of seniors, as well as the individual needs of each client. General exercise classes for older people exist, he said, but they rarely address a person’s particular injury or health concern, which can put them at risk for further problems. “One-on-one fitness for older adults is really a scarce resource,” he said.

Some of Ageless Fitness’s clients are in their sixties and seventies and come to them with a physician’s referral after surgery, said Verduzco, a former social worker and medical transportation provider. They’re looking to get back to a comfortable baseline of physical activity, or perhaps recover their golf swing. Others in their eighties and nineties may need a little extra help from trainers staying limber and balanced so they can reach luggage overhead and grandkids down below.

“Our goal is to empower seniors to maintain an active lifestyle and enhance their overall well-being,” said Pollard. Lately, she’s seen an

increase in clients looking to break the sedentary habits they adopted during the pandemic, as well as the social isolation it created. The enjoyment of face-to-face interactions with trainers goes both ways, she said. “We love chatting with people, hearing about their lives,” she said. “We want this to be something they look forward to doing.”

The company’s studios are designed with comfort and accessibility in mind, explained Pollard, who studied kinesiology as an undergrad at Cal Poly and got her master’s in gerontology and longevity sciences from USC. You won’t find any big weight-lifting machines

in them. In fact, they feel more like a home than a gym, with pleasant workout spaces and approachable equipment. “We like our clients to exercise in here so they can move out there,” said Pollard. “That’s our purpose.”

While most of their work is done oneon-one during 45- and 60-minute sessions, Pollard said, Ageless Fitness does offer small group classes as well as a Mom and Me program that invites family members to join. While their services were created for seniors, they’re perfect for everyone, she said. Learn more at agelessfitness.us.

For Boomers and Beyond Seminar Series Tackles Important Topics Like Trusts,

Nutrition, and More

by Ryan P. Cruz

As real estate professionals who specialize in working with Santa Barbara’s seniors, Rachel Quittner and Nancy Newquist-Nolan of Your S.B. Team wanted a way to give back and help people face the unique problems that come with older age. Together, the pair started organizing teaching events to tackle topics from “The Importance of Having Your Affairs in Order” to “Overcoming Resistance to Change and Managing Stress.”

“Nancy and I love working with seniors, so we started these educational seminars,” Quittner said. “It’s about empowering them and helping them make decisions, and giving them the tools to make the next choices in life.”

The events are held the first Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at the University Club in downtown Santa Barbara, with guest speakers who are handpicked to explore complex issues and, as NewquistNolan says, have fun and make connections.

“Many seniors are lonely, so having a community and reaching out is important,” she said.

Newquist-Nolan said topics like putting your trust in order or selling your home can be overwhelming, so having a group of experts who listen and advise is an essential resource. “I’m 66, so I need to know these things,” Newquist-Nolan said.

But it’s not just about learning new skills. Quittner and Newquist-Nolan are all about being active in the community, whether it be participating in the Solstice Parade with the Grace Fisher Foundation, putting a team together for the annual Alzheimer’s Walk, running a yearly Community Yard Sale, or hosting a photo booth at the Senior Expo at Earl Warren Showgrounds.

The next Senior Seminar will be “Healthy Habits: Fitness and Nutrition at 60 and Beyond,” featuring guest speaker Rachel McDonald, a personal trainer with expertise in senior fitness and nutrition. Each seminar concludes with a raffle with gifts ranging from a basket of goodies to tickets to local museums.

For more information and a full schedule of Senior Seminars through the rest of the year, visit yoursbteam.com.

Nancy Newquist-Nolan (left) and Rachel Quittner

Why We’re Rah-Rah for Buellton’s Na Na Thai

In a land where the culinary pulse went from mere murmurs to visible thumping in the span of a decade, Santa Barbara County’s raciest restaurant right now is located in what would usually be described as a strip-mall hole-in-thewall just off 101. By turning that hole into a vividly decorated hotbed of heartfelt food and even friendlier cheer, the couple behind Na Na Thai is bringing authentic Bangkok to Buellton, and making the sleepy Santa Ynez Valley town a must-stop for Southeast Asian street-food fanatics.

Just a year ago, no one could have predicted this outcome. That’s when Ashley and Nik Ramirez started their Na Na pop-up aside Bar Le Côte on Tuesday nights when the Los Olivos seafood tavern owned by the Michelin-star-snagging Bell’s in Los Alamos was otherwise closed. But how these Thousand Oaks– and Maui-raised fine-dining veterans became moo dad dang and som tum specialists is a story that starts long before in a faraway place on a soccer pitch in Romania, to be exact.

during college. She quickly tired of her vision to be a teacher, so she went back to SBCC for the culinary program, where she caught the wine bug. That led her to the Wine Cask, where she’d been working less than a year when her brand-new boyfriend got a call from Thailand.

Ashley and Nik Ramirez’s Globe-Trotting Journey from Fine Dining to Southeast Asian Street Food

Through an El Encanto connection both of their work histories are too complex to fully detail Nik was invited to prepare a 12-course menu to win a prestigious executive chef job at a Bangkok hotel. He only had a week to develop and source the menu from afar, but he got the gig. Ashley called her mom, wondering whether to ditch everything and move across the world with this man she barely knew, and her mom asked how she would feel if he didn’t invite her. “I’d be devastated,” Ashley replied. The answer was obvious.

That’s where Nik, who grew up in Makawao and came to Santa Barbara City College for soccer, was playing professionally for FC Petrolul Ploiești, which served the team the same rotating lineup of weekly dishes. “I was so tired of eating the same thing every day,” he recalled. “I bought a burner and a sauté pan and tried to cook for myself.”

He quit pro soccer, returned to Santa Barbara, enrolled in SBCC’s culinary program, and, just before graduating in 2008, was hired as a line cook at Wine Cask. He worked his way through other kitchen jobs before returning to Wine Cask, which is where he met Ashley in 2014.

She started working in Conejo Valley restaurants as a teenager and clocked more than eight years at Brophy Brothers

Two months later, they were living in the fast-paced, chaotic capital of Thailand, and these two small-towners got hooked. “I am almost scared of big cities, but we’d come back to California and I couldn’t wait to get back to Bangkok,” said Nik. “You live like a king there.”

Residing in an apartment on a street nicknamed Na Na, the couple became fascinated with the city’s street-food scene, led to secret stalls by their Thai colleagues. “We would have never found them otherwise,” said Ashley. “Sometimes it was terrifying trying to get there you’d have to go down dark alleys.”

But then they’d discover whole fried fish plucked right out of tanks before your eyes (on the Na Na menu as pla tod), or gai tod (fried chicken in nam jim jaew), or that addictive moo dad dang, which are pork niblets dried in the sun and

served with chili sauce. “They put their lives into the one dish and they just make that,” said Nik of these sidewalk cooks, who rolled out their carts to prepare their specialty every day. “There’s something very different about that.”

by Matt Kettmann

TEAM NA NA: Owners Ashley and Nik Ramirez are flocked by their staff members Tahmara, Gabby, Sergio, Conejo, Eddie, Max, Felicity, and Carmen.

FISH SAUCE FIEND: Ashley Ramirez

Back from Bangkok

Four years later we’ll skip over a couple of moves and job changes, except the one about Nik staging at a Noma (one of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants) concept in Copenhagen but turning down the barely paid work offer they had two children and were still living the expat dream, getting paid high salaries in a cheap economy. “We would have probably stayed there, but the pollution in Bangkok is really bad,” said Ashley, who had air purifiers in every room and made the kids wear masks. Plus, private school, which is the only real option for expats, is extremely expensive, and the kids were reaching that age.

They finally married in September 2019 and returned to Santa Barbara that December, both working for Acme Hospitality; she managed the transition of Paradise Café to La Paloma, and he worked at Tyger Tyger and then Loquita. But they were commuting from a condo they bought in Buellton, and restauranting through the pandemic sucked.

Their job-jumping gets complicated again at this point. “There were so many job changes, it was exhausting,” admitted Ashley. The critical parts are that winemaker Drake Whitcraft introduced them to Bells/Bar Le Côte/Companion Hospitality owner-operators Greg and Daisy Ryan, who became their mentors/guardian angels, and that they started a work-equity deal to take over Succulent Café, where Nik wanted to serve high-end, new Nordic cuisine à la Noma to Solvang. “We wanted more skin in the game,” he explained.

Months later, that dream was dead, leaving them devastated, so much that Ashley nearly took a job in Napa. But the Ryans didn’t want them to leave, so they created a concierge-like job for her at Bell’s. Then another one of Nik’s jobs fell through, leaving Ashley in tears during a work meeting, at which time Greg Ryan took her by the arm and said, “Squeeze my hand. It’s gonna be fine. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but we care about the four of you and you’re going to stay.”

Nik did a brief tour as a stay-at-home dad “I loved it,” he said, to which Ashley said, “You did it like two weeks” until the Ryans suggested they do a pop-up at Bar Le Côte on Tuesdays. “I thought açaí bowls was the best idea,” laughed Ashley. “I was so stupid.” Greg knew better, telling them, “You have to do Thai.”

The pop-ups started in June 2022 and ran for nine months, usually selling out in 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Greg was Mr. Miyagi–ing them into being restaurateurs and finding them a permanent location. He sent Ashley a picture of the keys to what’s now Na Na Thai in February she didn’t know what

they were at first and Companion Hospitality became a partner in the project.

“We give them the support and net that a lot of first-time restaurant owners need it’s a beast,” Greg texted me after my first visit in early July. “You need so much infrastructure. It’s hard on a small scale, but we believe in their hard work and the food and hospitality. If we can help eliminate the ‘slog’ stuff and be able to give folks some of the tools, it’s cool to see what people can do when you offer an opportunity.”

Street Food Style

Na Na Thai’s menu is stacked with Thai words that are new for most Californians, even those of us who search out unique Asian dishes like we’re collecting baseball cards: moo pad grapao (minced pork, chile, egg on rice), sau ua (Chaing Mai–style sausage), gai pad med mamuang himmapan (cashew chicken), and so forth.

“The restaurant is essentially a collection of all of our favorite street food vendors,” said Ashley, which created its

own logistical issues. “They’re not posting these recipes on the internet.”

Nik had to follow his palate. “I know what they’re supposed to taste like, but how do I get from A to B?” he wondered, and then reached out to his Thai friends for insight. He also leaned into technique, doing everything by hand with a clay mortar and pestle in an ancient process called tam, which means “to pound.”

“I made a promise not to Westernize it,” said Nik, who understood from his Bangkok days that much of American Thai cuisine had the spicy spices, searing acid, and fish-sauce funk dumbed down to appease unfamiliar palates. “If I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna make the dishes as respectful to the traditions as I can. We will take it the hard way.” The curry pastes are pounded by hand, and even the pad thai, a dish every proud noodle fanatic knows well, is made to order.

In a refreshingly direct manner, substitutions are not allowed despite the vegetarian stereotype, most authentic Bangkok food is cooked in lard and uses fish or oyster sauce but you can request it hotter. “You can amp it up,” said Ashley, “but we won’t take it out.” They’re not just being purists: To take nuts or fish out of a dish would require an entire rewash of that mortar and all of the associated tools, which is just not practical in a small, fast-moving kitchen. (It’s probably not happening at your regular eatery either, by the way.)

As such, the dishes, about a third of which change weekly depending on sources, are aggressively pronounced and pungent. But there’s plenty for all to enjoy, including kids, who can choose from butter noodles, chicken tenders, or sticky rice with cucumber.

Street food is a departure from the couple’s fine-dining ways, and that makes Ashley proud. “We want to create a place where you can go at least once a week,” she explained, noting that’s already happening with locals, while the Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo crowds continue to come as well, lured by colorful social media posts. “We didn’t want a special-occasion restaurant.”

Nik, however, still has that itch to scratch, so the bar may evolve into a tasting menu experience down the road. But he’s not complaining.

“I wouldn’t be anywhere without her,” he said in a sweet moment, referring to their children, home, and career. Ashley respects the praise, but sees him leading that hot kitchen every day, confirming that street food is just as challenging as any tweezer-requiring cuisine: “He said that this is the hardest station he’s ever worked.”

225 McMurray Rd., Ste. E, Buellton; nanathaisyv.com

BRYAN SPARKS

TALIA HELVEY

YUM: Just a few of the dishes available at Na Na Thai

CHEF WALKS INTO A BAR: Belly up at Na Na Thai.

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THURSDAY 8/24

8/24: Therapy Dogs of S.B. “Yappy”

Hour Mixer Enjoy beer and wine (for purchase), meet some furry friends, and learn about programs and volunteer opportunities from Therapy Dogs of S.B., whose mission is to empower people to live more fulfilling lives through the human-animal bond.

5pm. Fox Wine Co, 120 Santa Barbara St. Free. Call (805) 699-6329 or email info@therapydogssb.org tinyurl.com/ YappyHourAug24

8/24-8/27: PCPA Presents American Mariachi American Mariachi, about an all-girl mariachi band in the ’70s, is an uplifting comedy about family, the freedom to go after your dreams, and the music that unites us — played live on stage! Best enjoyed by audiences ages 12+. American Mariachi, sobre una banda de mariachis de chicas en los años 70, es una comedia conmovedora sobre la familia, la libertad de perseguir tus sueños y la música que nos une, ¡con música en vivo durante el espectáculo! Mejor disfrutado por audiencias mayores de 12 años. 8pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St, Solvang. $25-$59. Suggested for ages 12+. Call (805) 922-8313 or email boxoffice@pcpa.org pcpa.org/events

8/24: The Granada Theatre and The Good Lion Present Roar & Pour Join on State Street for delectable libations from The Good Lion and a concert from Americana/ rock band the Doublewide Kings. 6pm. 1214 State St. Free. Email info@granadasb.org granadasb.org/roar-and-pour

FRIDAY 8/25

8/25: Epilepsy Community Awareness Day This event will bring awareness to those living with epilepsy in S.B. and highlight the leading epilepsy care providers from Cottage Hospital as well as Bernice “Bee” Martin Lee, CEO of Epilepsy Foundation of America. 8:30am. Loma Pelona Center, UCSB. Free. Call (301) 364-1527 or email jgarcia@efa.org e.givesmart.com/events/xHS

8/25: David Benoit

Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer of soundtracks for the Peanuts T.V. movies David Benoit will bring his contemporary jazz sound to S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $42.50-$67.50. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

8/25-8/27 The Ojai Performing Arts

Theater Presents The Fantasticks

Enjoy the whimsical and romantic story that follows two young lovers, their meddling fathers, and the journey through passion, betrayal, heartbreak, and the discovery of how to truly love. The musical shows through September 3. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30; Sun.: 2pm. Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd., Ojai. $35-$40; VIP: $125 (opening night). Call (805) 551-5121. ojaitheater.org

SATURDAY 8/26

8/26: Santa Ynez Valley (S.Y.V.) Summer Saturday Movie Nights: Seed: The Untold Story This 2016 documentary investigates why 94 percent of the planet’s seed diversity has disappeared. Picnic boxes from Clean Slate Wine Bar ($20) and wine from Final Girl Wines ($30/bottle) will be available for purchase. Wine tasting: 7pm; movie: 8pm. Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. $25. Call (805) 245-5603. tinyurl.com/SYVmovieNight

8/26: 3rd Annual Roblar Farm HoeDown Enjoy a delicious BBQ-style meal with a glass of wine (with additional wine available for purchase), music from Teddy Spanke & the Tex Pistols, line-dancing instruction, and dancing! 5:30-9:30pm. Roblar Farm & Winery, 2121 Hwy. 154, Santa Ynez. $70-$85. Call (805) 686-2603 or email cyndy@roblarwinery.com roblarwinery.com/events

8/26: Santa Barbara Indie Film Fest Watch long and short films, documentaries, and animated shorts along with inspiring conversations from local and worldwide filmmakers. Visit the website for the schedule. Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St. GA: $15; passes: $30-$100. sbindiefilmfest.com

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

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

Shows on Tap Shows on Tap

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

8/24: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 3643043. satellitesb.com

8/24-8/27, 8/30: The Blue Owl

Thu.: Natalie Espinoza, 6pm. Fri.: Lenny Kerley and The Blues Priority, 7pm; Will Stephens Band, 11pm. Sat.: Funklectic, 7pm. Brandon Kinalele, Miles Burnham, 11pm. Sun.: Nicole Sophia, 6pm. Wed.: Rat Pack Showcase and Open Mic, 6pm. 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Contact venue for price. Ages 21+. Call (805) 705-0991. theblueowlsb.com/events/

8/24: Eos Lounge Iv’Iza Island w/ Ellie Myer, Huntrillin, and Claire Z, 9pm. 500 Anacapa St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

8/24-8/28: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Sa-Roc, Bishop Lamont, 9pm. $20-$25. Ages 21+. Fri.: Area 51, Raw Silk, 8:30pm. $18. Ages 21+. Sat.:. Jason Libs & The Congregation, 9pm. $12-$15.

Ages 21+. Sun.: Sandy Cummings & Jazz du Jour, 12:30pm, $10; The Idiomatiques, 7:30pm, $20-$25. Mon.: Mari Martin Band, 7:30pm. $15. 1221 State St. Call (805) 9627776. sohosb.com

8/24-8/26: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Dave Tate, 7:30pm. $11 suggested donation. Fri.: Bug Guts, 7pm. $11. Sat.: Whole Hog, 8pm. $10 suggested donation.1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

8/24-8/26: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Thu.: Golden Boy, 4pm. Fri.: Sticky Tables, 6pm. Sat.: Nombres, 6pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

8/26, 8/29: Pearl Social Sat.: PTRK LMR deejay set, 8pm. Tue.: Will Breman, 6pm. 131 Anacapa St., Ste. B. Free. Call (805) 284-0380. pearlsocialsb.com/ happenings/

8/26: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) The Last Decade, 9pm. 634 State St. Free 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

8/26: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Jacob Cole, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@ arrowsmithwine.com arrowsmithwine.com/events

8/26-8/27: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: The Winetones, 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

8/26: S.B. Wine Collective Brandon Kinalele, 2:30pm. 131 Anacapa St., Ste. C. Free. Call (805) 456-2700. santa barbarawinecollective.com/events/

8/26-8/27: Hook’d Bar and Grill

Sat.: The New Vibe, 4pm. Sun.: Tony Buck and the Cadillac Angels, 1pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 3508351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

8/27: Zaca Mesa Winery Natalie Espinoza, 1-3pm. 6905 Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 688-9339 or email info@zacamesa.com zacamesa.com/upcoming-events

8/26: Multicultural Dance Show: Colors of Love This celebration of women’s empowerment, love, cultural diversity, and unity will feature dances and songs in genres of Latin, samba, belly dance, Argentine tango, flamenco, and more.

8pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $25-$40. Call (805) 963-0408 or email cstheater@sbcoxmail.com. centerstagetheater.org

8/26: Lobero Live Presents Yesterday: A Tribute to The Beatles This acclaimed tribute band, endorsed by Sir Paul McCartney, has been performing the Beatles for 22 years and will create a memorable evening of the music you love. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $30-$40; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@lobero.com lobero.org/events/yesterday

8/25: S.B. Sailing Center Music on the Water Ross Harper, 6:30pm. S.B. Sailing Center, 302 W. Cabrillo Blvd. $85. Call (805) 962-2826 or email anchor@ sbsail.com tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheWater

8/25-8/26: Uptown Lounge Fri.: Mark Alvarado, The Trio, 6pm. Nicole Sofia, 9pm. Sat.: Will Steven and the Essentials, 9pm. 3126 State St. Free. Call (805) 845-8800. uptownlounge805 .com/events

8/25-8/27: Maverick Saloon Fri.: 82 Deluxe, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: The Juke Joint Jammers Trio, 1-5pm. Carmen and the Renegade Vigilantes, 8:30-11:30pm. Sun.: Adrian Galysh, noon-4pm. 3687 Sagunto St.,

EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR POSTPONED. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.

8/27: Au Bon Climat Tasting Room

Live Music Sundays: Joe Barbosa, 3-5pm. 813 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 963-7999. aubonclimat.com/events

8/28: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 3581439. theredpiano.com

Darryl Carriere, Celso Salim

SUNDAY 8/27

8/27: Pint Lizards Presents Staged Reading: The Breakfast Club Enjoy food and drinks paired with a staged reading of the 1985 Brat Pack cult classic The Breakfast Club. 7pm. The Blue Owl, 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 705-0991 or email nadia@theblueowlsb.com. Read more on pg. 49 tinyurl.com/BlueOwlStagedReading

8/30:

Luna Hart Wine-Pairing Dining

8/27:

Dance Performance: Dancing

Out Loud Award-winning dancer, choreographer, and deaf artist and advocate Antoine Hunter will be joined by members of his Urban Jazz Dance Company in a performance to accompany the current exhibition The Private Universe of James Castle. There will be ASL interpretation. 5 and 5:30pm. Front Terrace, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364 or email info@sbma.net sbma.net/events

8/27: Compline with Story & Sound Compline (a service of evening prayers) will be led by Rev. Sarah Thomas with synthesized sound by deejay artist Andrew Elia followed by tea and the sharing of personal stories. 7pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. $15. Call (805) 965-7419 or email dsmall@trinitysb.org trinitysb.org/compline-1

8/27: Healing Justice S.B. Back 2 School Black Family Cookout Enjoy a great time for the community to come together, laugh, educate, and create meaningful memories. There will be BBQ food, music, family activities, a kids’ play area, and resources and free school supplies. Noon-4pm. Franklin Elementary School, 1111 E. Mason St. Free. Email info@hjsb.org tinyurl.com/Back2SchoolCookout

MONDAY 8/28

8/28: Public Workshop: Input on Faulkner Galleries

Members of the artistic community interested in exhibiting their artwork in the Faulkner Galleries are invited to participate in a workshop with staff to explore priorities and ideas for upgrades to the space as part of a planned renovation. 5-6pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/FaulknerGallery

8/28: Soul Bites Monday Night Swing Calling all dancers to an optional swing lesson before a night of invigorating social dancing, featuring the East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, and Balboa. 6:45pm. Soul Bites, 423 State St. $8-$15. Call (805) 869-2198. Read more on pg. 45. soulbitesrestaurants.com

TUESDAY 8/29

8/29: Lunch: Black and White Film Photography Take in a stunning collection of black-and-white photographs by Southern California photographers Nick Bodden, Max Callas, and Carl Perry, with food and wine and live jazz from the Matt Perko Quartet. Blackand-white attire is strongly encouraged. 6-10pm. S.B. Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. $25. Call (805) 324-7443. Read more on pg. 52 sbcaw.org/upcoming

WEDNESDAY 8/30

8/30: Nite Moves Choose to participate in a 5K Fun Run, aquathlon distance races, a 1K swim and 3.5-mile run, or the new beginner’s 500-meter swim and one-mile run with a kids’ mile and soft sand sprint for the younger racers. Stay afterward for music from the Mustangs, food samples, and drinks. Registration: 5pm Visit the website for race schedule. Leadbetter Beach, 801 Shoreline Dr. Free. Email nitemovessb@gmail.com runsantabarbara.com/nite-moves

Experience Join winemaker and creator Gretchen Voelcker of Luna Hart and Piazza Family wines for a four-course experience, paired with biodynamically farmed wines. 6pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $125. Call (805) 845-5800 or email concierge.ele@belmond.com. tinyurl.com/LunaHartDinner

Pacific Pride Festival

This year’s festival will offer a fun, safe, and joyous space for this amazing community and their allies. The festival grounds will feature on-site security as well as safe spaces for folx to enjoy themselves in areas dedicated to arts, outdoors, health,

8/24: Clack Fans, Cocktails and Karaoke Design your own clack fan as you enjoy a beverage from the cash bar. 5:30-8pm. The Crafter’s Library, 9 E. Figueroa St. $30. Call (805) 770-3566. Ages 21+. thecrafterslibrary.com/calendar

8/25: Sunset at the Canary Join on the rooftop to celebrate Pride at this lively mixer with cocktails and the perfect music set provided by award-winning DJ Darla Bea. 6-8:30pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel Rooftop, 31 W. Carrillo St. Free Email hello@pacificpridefoundation.org pacificpridefoundation.org/summer-of-pride

8/26: Pacific Pride Festival Don’t miss headliner Calypso Jetè Balmain, a trans activist and showgirl, as well as the Vivian Storm Experience, Brunch Divas, S.B. Gay Men’s Chorus, Kao Wonder, Miriam Dance, Nicole Sophia, DJ Darla Bea, and more. Shop the Health Hub, and visit the Justice Action Center, while the little ones enjoy a bounce house, face-painting, games, and crafts. There will be a beer and wine garden with 11 food trucks with items for purchase and Sparkletown, a sober space, will feature a mechanical bull and a silent disco. 11am-7pm. Chase Palm Park Field, 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call (805) 963-3636. tinyurl.com/PrideFestivalEvents

8/26: Official Pride After-Party Close out the Pride celebration with music, dance, adult beverages, and community. 8pm1:30am. Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St. $15-$20. Ages 21+. tinyurl.com/PrideFestivalEvents

LIVING

Cigar Connoisseurs Have a New Place to Lounge

Talk about a breath of fresh air! One look around the ocean-view patio, the sparkling blue-glass-filled fire pits, and the comfy outdoor furniture and it’s clear that this is not your grandfather’s cigar lounge. This al fresco terrace setting has lovely hand-painted murals and overlooks the resort’s spa pool, allowing for gentle breezes and a much more welcoming atmosphere for those who aren’t indulging in cigars.

Cohiba Experience at the Bacara Is First Al Fresco Cigar Lounge of Its Kind

Which is not to say that traditionalists won’t find plenty to appreciate at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara’s new Cohiba Experience, which opened to the public this week.

As one might imagine, the first permanent Cohiba Cigar Lounge in the U.S. does have a stunning cedar-lined, walk-in humidor, dominated by Cohiba’s famous logo the most recognizable cigar name in the world, it was once Fidel Castro’s private label brand and in the same kind of luxury category as Dom Pérignon Champagne and Rolls-Royce and an assortment of selections from the storied brand such as the Red Dot (Dominican Republic), Cohiba Blue (Honduras), and the Royale (Nicaragua).

It’s also stocked with an ogle-worthy assortment of fine spirits, such as Louis XIII Cognac by Rémy Martin and high-end whiskies such as Van Winkle Special Reserve and Talisker 18-year. “We’ll cut and light everything tableside, as well as serve the spirits,” said Brittany, a Bacara server who explained she received extensive training on cigars and the selection, aging, and blending of tobacco in preparation for the opening.

Also on tap in the new cigar lounge are two specially crafted cocktails from the Good Lion Hospitality Group. Mixologists from their popular downtown and Funk Zone bars were on hand to pour their special creations that will

be on the Cohiba Experience menu the Shaker Mill OldFashioned and the Loose Cannon both of which I had to sample, along with, of course, a few puffs on a Cohiba.

Victoria McKee Jaworski, the PR lead at Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which owns the Cohiba brand in the U.S., has been in the business for more than 20 years, traveling all over the world telling the stories of the cigar’s mystique. She told me a bit about how unique the Ritz-Carlton partnership is, “as the first of its kind permanent (not just a pop-up) cigar lounge in the U.S.”

After cutting the ribbon on the new cigar lounge, alongside Steven Janicek, GM of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Cohiba Lead Blender and Brand Ambassador Sean Williams also had a wealth of knowledge to share. Originally the founder of his own artisanal brand cigar company, El Primer Mundo, Williams joined the international tobacco company six years

ago, in part, he explained, to be able to make an impact on a large scale with partnerships like this one.

While most of the cigar tobacco is produced outside of the U.S., the Connecticut River Valley has been continuously farming tobacco since 1646, said Williams. Connecticut Shade Tobacco is still used by premium brands like Cohiba, whose distinctive white-and-gold-foil Connecticut label, with an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, is on display in the humidor at the Bacara.

Williams will be back in town and appearing at the Cohiba Experience at the Bacara October 20-22. It’s a uniquely cool space, and he’s a great storyteller I recommend you stay tuned for more details as plans develop. He plans to be in town on a regular basis for things such as cigar pairings, handmade cigar seminars, exclusive cigar release parties, and other special events. Meanwhile, the Cohiba Experience at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara is now open to the public (age 21 and older), Wednesday through Sunday from 6-10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged.

See sevenrooms.com/reservations/cigarloungesbarz/sbarz-cigarlounge-marriott-com.

by Leslie Dinaberg

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Inside the humidor at the Cohiba Experience at the Bacara

Ritz-Carlton Bacara GM Steven Janicek (left) and Cohiba Lead Blender and Brand Ambassador Sean Williams

Outdoor fireplaces at the Cohiba Experience at the Bacara

A Mega-Rarity Appears in Goleta

S.B. Birding

There are certain bird sightings that are so outstanding that they will be talked about and relived for years to come. On July 19, local birder Eunice Schroeder was checking out the resting gulls on the slough at Goleta Beach County Park, and among the western and California gulls, she noticed one that looked quite different. It had a dark hood and a bright red ring around its eye. She took a few photos and consulted her app field guides. There was no match.

All Gulls Are Not Created Equal

Puzzled, she went home, looked at her bird books without finding a likeness to the mystery bird, then uploaded her photos. She decided to enlist the help of others, so she put a picture on the local birding Slack channel. Within minutes, Alex Castelein responded that the bird was a swallow-tailed gull.

Mayhem ensued. Those who could dropped what they were doing and made a beeline for Goleta Beach.

“What’s so special about a gull?” I hear you ask. “Aren’t gulls scavengers, the rats of the bird world?” Not all gulls are created equal. First, there’s the swallow-tailed gulls’ incredible rarity. Schroeder had happened upon only the sixth record of the swallow-tailed gull for all of North America. The stronghold of the species is in the Galapagos Islands, with a few breeding on islands off the coast of Columbia. Then there are the bird’s habits. The swallow-tailed gull is the only nocturnal

gull species in the world; it rests during the day, then heads out to sea at night to feed on the squid that come up from the depths to feed at the surface.

But above all, and most birders would agree, the bird’s elegance is second to none. Because of its nocturnal habits, the red-rimmed eye is quite large, giving the bird a gentle expression. The pale-tipped bill is long and drooping, and the short legs are bubblegum pink. The wings are long and the tail forked, hence the bird’s name.

What would a bird usually found at the equator be doing in Goleta? The answer has probably to do with the strong El Niño that is brewing in equatorial waters. Cooler waters tend to be the most nutrient-rich; the warmer the water, the less food there is. So it makes sense that equatorial birds would be driven to the north or south to find rich feeding grounds. The Goleta bird had wandered 3,000 miles.

It was around lunchtime when I caught wind of the bird. My wife, Trisa, and I were about to head over to Third Window for a burger and a pint when my phone buzzed with the news. Trisa was understanding and gave her blessing, and I was out of the door. Third Window would still be there tomorrow, but the gull might not.

I arrived at Goleta Beach within 15 minutes to find lots of wild-eyed birders but zero gulls. We had quick conversations about where the gull might have gone, and then we spread out to search the coastline. I volunteered to walk from Goleta Beach to More Mesa. Others checked the Santa Barbara Harbor area, the beaches at UCSB and Devereux, and Haskell’s Beach, and one intrepid

birder even went to the Santa Ynez River mouth near Lompoc. There were quite a few gulls around, but none with a dark hood and forked tail. Hours passed and hopes faded.

Then I received a phone call from a birder who’d seen an unfamiliar dark-headed gull at the mouth of Devereux Slough some hours before. It had to be the bird! I spread the word, and several birders, including myself, converged on Sands Beach. There was a good selection of gulls loafing above the tide line, but not The One. Where on earth had it gone? I went back to Goleta Beach in the hope that it had returned to its original spot. No joy.

It was nearly 4 p.m., my phone told me I’d walked more than 20,000 steps, my feet were weary, and I had to go home. I’d given up. I was waiting for the light to change at the Mission Street off-ramp when I felt my phone buzz. The gull was back! It had turned up again at Sands Beach. So back I raced.

After parking the car, it was another half-mile to where the gull was being seen, and I began to run, forgetting about the hamstring pull I’d picked up playing soccer the previous weekend. Mistake. I hobbled in pain down the beach toward the distant assembled group of 30 birders, hoping beyond hope that the bird would stay put until I arrived. It did.

And what a bird! It sat dozing at the front of a group of ordinary gulls, occasionally opening its eyes and stretching its neck. There was a festive mood among those gathered we knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Even beachgoers wandering by were caught up in the excitement, taking a look at the celebrity through powerful scopes.

More birders arrived some had come from as far as Riverside to the south and San Luis Obispo to the north. I saw birders I hadn’t seen in years. Some stayed until dusk to see the swallow-tailed gull take flight with other gulls and disappear up the coast to the west, never to be seen again, frustrating the crowds who came to see it the following day.

That night, I awoke in the early morning hours, and my mind turned to the swallow-tailed gull. I imagined the bird, alone, a pale figure hovering over wine-dark seas, swooping down to pluck a squid from the surface, and then moving on to who knows where.

Hugh Ranson is a member of Santa Barbara Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization that protects area birdlife and habitat and connects people with birds through education, conservation, and science. For more information, see SantaBarbaraAudubon.org.

Story and Photos by Hugh Ranson, Member of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society

A few of the birders at Sands Beach who managed to see the gull during its short stay

Here you can see the forked tail that gives the bird its name.

The star bird flanked by a California gull and a western gull

The swallow-tailed gull in flight — what a sight!

From Crashing to Coasting in Five Weeks in Santa Barbara

In my quest to understand the Santa Barbara lifestyle throughout my internship at the Independent, I took on my greatest challenge yet learning to surf. Luckily, UCSB Recreation was here to help. Their Intro to Surfing class equipped me with the instruction, surfboard, wetsuit, and inspiration to build my surfing abilities.

Surf’s Up with UCSB Rec

Every Sunday at 8 a.m., I tested the limits of my brother’s no-brakes, no-gears road bike as I made my way from Isla Vista on the trails to Campus Point Beach. On the first day, some pretty tame zero-toone-foot waves awaited my classmates and me. We circled up for a quick lesson about wave anatomy, tides, and pop-up practice. Our instructor Sophia shared that she fell in love with surfing by heading out on the water every day during her time at UCSB. For her, that feeling of moving in harmony with mother nature with the push of the waves is truly unbeatable.

Though I mostly caught the waves while kneeling or lying down at first, I still experienced that harmonious feeling. The routine of surfing becomes almost meditative. Paddle out. Get pushed by a wave. Stand up. Fall off. Do it again. The salt water shot up my nose and the overcast skies didn’t exactly match my romanticized view of Southern California surfing, but I kept chasing that feeling.

Along with the five group classes, each student gets one free board and wetsuit rental per week at Campus Point Beach. I

trekked out weekly with a new friend from class to use the rental and try to catch waves without an instructor’s help. It was a challenge, but a necessary one. If I was going to be able to reach my goal of “holding my own” among more experienced surfers, I had to practice my timing and build up speed before the waves caught up to me.

My progress wasn’t linear and certainly wasn’t fast. But after a few weeks, I began to feel more confident. I tried the deeper and more powerful waves by the point. I spent about half the time getting smacked off my board, a quarter getting smacked in the face as I paddled directly back out (I now know to go around), and another quarter actually catching waves.

After five classes and five solo sessions, I can now stand up consistently with smaller waves but I still struggle when bigger sets roll through. Though this milestone could probably be achieved without the formal class structure, it’s definitely helpful to have an instructor to get started instead of diving in headfirst. UCSB Rec’s instructors are incredibly knowledgeable, but you have to be willing to ask questions. I appreciated the flexibility I could get a push before and a tip after every wave or tackle them myself, depending on how I was feeling.

I’m not a pro by any means, but I do think I’ve achieved my goal of holding my own out in the waves. Now, I just need to develop a 24/7 desire to blast the Flume remix of “You & Me” to truly fit in with the UCSB crowd.

Our writer Hannah Weaver checks out the surf. UCSB Recreation offers surfing classes and rentals at Campus Point Beach.

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FOOD & DRINK

Community KitChen

Soul Food Finds a Home in Santa Barbara

The iconic venue that once hosted performances by music legends such as Kendrick Lamar and the Foo Fighters at Velvet Jones is now home to Soul Bites, Santa Barbara’s only Black-owned café and music lounge. Soul Bites invites locals and visitors alike to experience the heart and soul of Black American–style soul food and hosts events that transcend the conventional dining experience, merging Southern cookout flavors of fried chicken and collard greens with the rhythms of jazz, blues, and more.

biscuits on the road.”

The Soul Bites menu is truly a representation of NixBradley’s childhood. Some dishes are a direct copy of his childhood family recipes, while others are elevated with the guidance of Chef John Cleveland from Post & Beam in Baldwin Hills, as well as from Nix-Bradley’s wife, Rose. “Chef Cleveland helped design the menu and gave us structure on some of our staple ingredients like our chicken brine. There are nearly 50 ingredients in there, some of them I would have never thought to use. The black-eyed peas, collard greens, and the banana pudding are family recipes with little twists for example, we decided on making the collard greens vegan, opting not to use pork in the recipe.”

Vegan menu items are not limited to side dishes; their Soul Sandwich with portobello, black-eyed pea hummus, and greens or their vegan crab cakes with remoulade becomes a perfect companion for their POC-centered list of beers and wines.

as well. Don’t Tell Comedy collaborates with the café for regular comedic performances on the third Saturday of each month and has featured standout performers such as Kimmie Dee and Alonzo Bodden (grand prize winner of NBC’s hit comedy series Last Comic Standing in 2004).

Art enthusiasts, too, have a place at Soul Bites. The monthly Paint and Sip event, guided by the talented tattoo artist Marylee Guerrero, is an intentionally affordable art class ($20) happening monthly, where attendees can express their creativity while enjoying wine and beer from the bar.

Owner Stirling Nix-Bradley, who cut his teeth working in hospitality positions in restaurants under chefs such as Wolfgang Puck and Michael Voltaggio, attributes his love for Southern soul food to his adoptive parents. Settling in Oxnard, Nix-Bradley’s parents became very involved in the Trinity Baptist Church, where his adoptive father was a deacon, and that’s where Nix-Bradley says he developed his love for community cooking.

“Everyone would potluck after Sunday service, and the menu was always the same: fried chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and potato salad,” he said, reminiscing on his childhood. Summers spent in Taylor, Texas, emphasized his love for the comfort classics. “I spent all my summers as a kid eating soul food while driving to and from southern Texas, where my parents are from. They learned through their experiences growing up Black in the ‘50s and ‘60s that you didn’t pull over to eat just anywhere —as racism along that route played an imminent threat to safety. We always packed our food, so what I know is eating cold fried chicken and

Soul Bites is not just a place to find and enjoy authentic Southern soul food as Nix-Bradley originally intended. A few months after their opening, The Music Alley, a venue that worked alongside Soul Bites, abruptly departed, leaving the space behind the café empty, and prompting Nix-Bradley to begin creating a network of Santa Barbara small businesses, musicians, and performers. Over the last year, Soul Bites went from a small soul food café to a vibrant hub for fostering connections, celebrating diversity, and embracing the joy of communal gatherings. Truly embodying the spirit of the Black family cookouts he grew up with, Nix-Bradley’s aim quickly evolved as the opportunity arose to create a community through culinary fusion with ingredients that are both edible and experiential, including elements like music and dance.

The building blocks of his mission are a series of diverse community events that add life to the café’s casual dining atmosphere. Swing lessons take center stage on Monday nights at 6:45 p.m., led by professional dancer Jay Byam, who alternates weekly between teaching East and West Coast swing styles.

Comedy aficionados will find their home at Soul Bites

But the festivities don’t stop there. Soul Bites takes pride in offering a wide array of event nights to truly cater to the diverse community it serves. Sober Love Tuesdays is a weekly event in collaboration with Game Seeker in Santa Barbara that stands out as a beacon for those seeking a safe and inclusive space to socialize without the influence of alcohol. And the evening is not just limited to traditional board games; recent activities included Sober Love drag bingo.

Beyond the food, the core of Soul Bites’ identity is the music, and the calendar is brimming with acts that cater to all musical tastes. The upcoming performance by The Busboys, an all-Black rock band, promises an evening that encapsulates the fusion of culture, talent, and passion that Soul Bites embodies. Another example is a recent partnership with Andy Gálvez, winner of one of this year’s Latino Business Awards, which brought norteño, banda, and mariachi to the venue with a promise of monthly performances to continue.

Soul Bites is a testament to the power food, art, and community have in bringing people together. With its welcoming atmosphere, soulful comfort food, and events calendar reflecting a rich and savory melting pot of human experiences, whether you’re indulging in delicious soul food or dancing the night away, you can find a warm welcome and a sense of belonging at Soul Bites. As Nix-Bradley says, “When you are here, you are home.” 423

Affair Full of SouthernStyle Food, Music, Laughter, and Inclusivity at Soul Bites

by Vanessa Vin | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

Southern soul food, such as maple-brined fried chicken with an assortment of sides, flavors the menu at Soul Bites.

Stirling Nix-Bradley

Cuisine and Culture Converge in TheJoyofOysters

Despite true tales of shell mounds once overwhelming the streets of New York City, never before has oyster culture so enveloped the entire United States, where the briny bivalves can be enjoyed at restaurants both fancy and casual from coast to coast. Into this maritime milieu comes The Joy of Oysters: A Complete Guide to Sourcing, Shucking, Grilling, Broiling, and Frying, an engaging, colorful 200-page cookbook full of recipes but also vignettes on the history, science, customs, and personalities connected to the globe-spanning shellfish.

Nils Bernstein’s Colorful New Book Pairs Shellfish Recipes with History, Science, and More

by Matt Kettmann

“There are a handful of oyster books and they’re all really good, but they tend to be a bit more academic or focused on a specific region,” explains author Nils Bernstein, a longtime music industry executive who shifted into food and drink journalism about a decade ago. “A lot of the literature around oysters makes them more intimidating, so I thought that there was room for something that, whether you’re an expert or a novice, you could just be motivated to enjoy them, to shuck them, to cook them, to learn about them, and to take all that intimidation factor away.”

Originally from Seattle, where personal connections to the emerging grunge music scene led to jobs at Sub Pop and Matador Records, Bernstein got into food writing while splitting his time in New York City and Mexico City, which became his primary residence during the pandemic. “I always worked in music, but my passion was food and drink,” said Bernstein, who is the food editor for Wine Enthusiast, where we met as colleagues a decade ago. “As I aged out of the music industry, I shifted over to food and drink as work, with music as my passion.”

He is good friends with the Vapnek family of Santa Barbara, and visits here frequently, cooking an extensive menu of Mexican cuisine for a Fiesta party every August. “It’s always been somewhere I associate with really good seafood and food and drink in general,” said Bernstein. “It’s one of my favorite places to eat and drink in the country.”

Not exactly an oyster expert before doing the book, Bernstein knew enough to get the ball rolling. “Coming from Seattle, seafood is in my blood I grew up plucking oysters off the beach because they were free,” said

Bernstein, “But it’s not like I spent the last five years embedding myself in oyster farming. They are the real experts. I want to be more of a cheerleader than an expert.”

He credits the relative recent rise of those shellfish operations for the quality and quantity of oysters available today. “The fact that now you can be in Madison, Wisconsin, and go to a casual place and have your picks of eight different oysters overnighted from around the country? It’s an incredible luxury, the selection and the quality we have now,” said Bernstein. “It’s really the result of oyster farming.”

Unlike other types of aquaculture or even agriculture, which tend to have negative impacts depending on which resources they use, the growing of oysters is a winning formula on every front they don’t require feeding, they clean up waterways, they don’t need much space, they’re loaded with minerals, and so forth. “With oyster farming, there isn’t a tradeoff,” said Bernstein. “It’s a net positive. It goes beyond sustainability and into restoration. It’s actually healing. On top of those benefits, you also have oyster farmers monitoring the quality of the size, the taste, and the texture. It’s great for the consumer.”

He was interested to discover that people used to enjoy much larger oysters than today. “Historically, people didn’t eat tiny oysters on the half shell they were cooking them,” said Bernstein. “Palm-sized oysters used to be the norm.”

He wishes larger oysters were available, even though he knows the market prices are better for small ones. “I understand all the reasons why the farmers don’t want to spend more time growing oysters that are less valuable than pretty small ones, but I just really like larger oysters and would like to see them be more common,” he said.

With nearly four dozen recipes from oysters Rockefeller and po’boys to Korean oyster pancakes and Irish beef and oyster pie The Joy of Oysters directly challenges readers to go beyond the half-shell. Bernstein suggested ordering freshly shucked oysters, packaged in their own liquor, and sent to your door overnight, which many oyster operations do. “If you order shucked oysters from a farm, it’s an incredible product that is fresh and ready to go,” he said. “They’re much easier than peeling and deveining shrimp. They’ve done the work for you. Just dredge it and fry it.”

See linkin.bio/nilsbernstein and follow @nilsbernstein on Instagram.

Nils Bernstein

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Nick the Greek Coming to State

Nick the Greek restaurant, offering “authentic Greek street food,” is coming to 508 State Street, the former home of Natural Café. Opening is scheduled for early next year. The eatery is mostly located in Northern California with additional outlets in Southern California, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. Franchisee Anton Van Happen said he is developing locations in areas between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, opening two locations so far in Ventura and Westwood Village. Visit nickthegreek.com. Thanks to reader GarlicFries for the tip.

ETTY’S JEWISH DELI & BAKERY COMING TO CHAPALA: The Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara is gearing up for a grand opening of Etty’s Jewish Delicatessen and Bakery this January at 524 Chapala Street. “It is often said that the heart of the home is the kitchen,” says the organization. “Investing in the Jewish Federation Kitchen is investing in the heart of our organization. Feeding those in need of nourishment, being a place to grab a healthy meal while meeting new friends, is at the core of our mission. Helping the Federation elevate its kitchen to professional standards will allow us to expand our menu offerings to provide a wide array of Jewish food experiences to the public. Our vision is a kosher-style Jewish deli that will provide a sorely missing element in Santa Barbara’s food scene.” Thanks to reader SBres for the tip.

S.B. SUNSHINE CAF É COMING TO GOLETA: Reader Brendan tells me that S.B. Sunshine Café at 3514 State Street will be opening a second location at 5711 Calle Real in Goleta, the former home of Chicken in a Barrel BBQ (2018–2020), Petrini’s (2011–2016), and Luigi’s Pizza & Pasta (?–2010). I don’t yet have an ETA.

ASIA 101

Reader Brendan sends word that Asia 101 at 903 Embarcadero Del Norte in Isla Vista has opened. Hours are 3-9 p.m. The address was the longtime home of Pho Bistro, which opened in May 2007 and closed this summer. Pho Bistro holds the Restaurant Guy record for “Longest Appearance of a Grand Opening Sign,” which stayed in place for nearly five years. I doubt this record will ever be broken because restaurants usually don’t even last that long, let alone party that long. Those were good times.

OPPI’Z CLOSES: Reader Primetime let me know that OPPI’Z Bistro and Natural Pizza at 1026 State Street, which opened in July 2019 (replacing Palazzio), has closed permanently. Here is a message to you from owner Guido Oppizzi: “Dear all, as I am sure you are all quite aware, the last months have been extremely challenging for the restaurant business. For my part, I have made every effort to try and make OPPI’Z a success story. However, due to the pandemic, skyrocketing inflation, abysmal winter season, and all the other adverse situations we have encountered, I am unable to make OPPI’Z as successful as I had wished. Therefore, it is with great regret I must inform all of you that OPPI’Z will be closed permanently.

“Since we opened our doors on July 19, 2019, it has been a pleasure to serve the beautiful Santa Barbara community and its visitors from around the world. I will miss chatting with you and our most loyal customers with who we have built up authentic relationships over the years. Obviously, I would be remiss if I did not mention all of the dogs who brightened each of my days with their joyful greetings. You will be missed too! I would, thus, like to say: A big ‘Thank You’ to all of you for giving me the honor to serve you these past four years. With much appreciation and gratitude, Guido.”

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GYRO HERO: A new restaurant named Nick the Greek is filling a downtown space recently vacated by Natural Café.

John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.

JOHN DICKSON

BY THE SEA, OUT OF MIND

PAINTER NICOLE STRASBURG EXPLORES BLEND OF SEASCAPE REALISM

PINT LIZARDS PRESENT THEBREAKFASTCLUB

Making my way in to see Nicole Strasburg’s new Sullivan Goss exhibition Surfacing, diverse enticements were there to behold in this spatially generous, three-gallery-deep art space. This summer’s triple play of shows includes Holli Harmon’s intriguingly multifaceted To Feast on Clouds and the seasonal group show spritzer dubbed Summer Fling in the large middle space, including colorful, eye-buzzing works by Penelope Gottlieb, Robert Townsend, and one of Hank Pitcher’s fetching surfboard “portraits.”

By association, Strasburg’s conceptually elastic variations on seascape paintings should also qualify as summery fare. And yet these seaside scenarios, taken individually and as a variegated and integrated ensemble, can take on introspective and artistically adventurous sub-turns, far from the realm of idle beachgoer’s escapism.

It has been fascinating to observe veteran outdoors/plein air/seascape painter Stras-

burg’s growth and gradual evolution over the years. Whereas many landscape and seascape artists might settle into a cozy and sometimes lucrative groove, Strasburg seems the more restlessly questioning sort, finding new expressive avenues without ever leaving the foundation of her nature-oriented iconography.

As an instructive introduction to the exhibition, which extends and deepens the interests explored during the COVID lockdown and publicly unveiled in her 2021 exhibition Sea Change, a wall facing the entrance to the back gallery belongs to the triptych “Pulchra Mysterium (Beautiful Mystery).” Here, layers of deep colors, extracted from natural, seaside, and twilight sources seen elsewhere in the show, have turned inward and abstract, transforming into a transcendental spectral matrix.

Walk into the gallery proper to find the fuller range of ideas and variations on her sea theme and “change” theme via a series of paintings that are diverse in scale and intention. Following up on past strategies, Strasburg includes square-formatted multiples, with 14-inch square paintings nestled into a larger suite of 16 images, following a relatively “straight” approach to seascape representations, with subtle twists.

One of the most intriguing images here touches on her increasing interest in blending nature with geometric and abstract order: “Water Lines” balances the subjects implied

in the title, with linear grids in the composition’s bottom half cryptically contrasting the clouded sea/sky above. In a sense, this and paintings such as the small “A Bit of Perspective” and the tall “Swash Bar” echo a stylistic trajectory reminiscent of Richard Diebenkorn’s slide into his signature “Ocean Park” abstractionism, with nature and geometry in the margins.

Nocturnal subjects make their way into the mix, including the almost psychedelic fantasia of “Celestial Sea,” with tidy horizontal bands of color offset by dramatic, screaming yellow arabesques of cloud-play. From a more realistic and environmentalist angle, the night skyscape of “Twinkle Twinkle” has as its twin twinkle factors faint stars above and, as sentry marching across the pictorial mid-section, a convoy of twinkly oil rigs on the horizon, a reminder of eco-dread.

And from a different attitude of light and color entirely comes “Channel Surf,” a lovely view of gentle waves/coastline, but with a visual scheme almost over-exposed and washed out and blissed out?

The Venn diagram that best describes the Pint Lizards performance group is equally overlapping circles of acting, drinking, and nostalgia. In practice, that translates to performing popular movie scripts for a pub audience. What began as a pandemic project for head lizard Richard Croy and his theater-folk friends has turned into a continuing series of readings in local watering holes, treating audiences to live renditions of their favorite classic films.

“We love movies; we love drinking,” says Mark Johnson. “Could we make performing a reading of a beloved movie into a drinking game?” Absolutely! Think an actor deserves a tip? Drop a dollar in the pint glass in front of them and they’ll respond with a “bottoms up!” on their beer.

Woodard

Maybe Strasburg’s Surfacing collection is more summery than initial impressions suggest. Consider it a perspective from a summer of cautious contentment and the meditative hum of inquiry. —Josef

Nicole Strasburg: Surfacing is on view at Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery (11 E. Anapamu St.) through September 25. See sullivangoss.com.

POP QUEEN DIONNE IN OJAI’S AL FRESCO HOUSE

When Dionne Warwick last graced a stage in the 805, it was virtually on-screen at the Arlington Theatre, where the Dave Wooley–directed documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over had its premiere in the closing-night slot of the 2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The pop royal and activist didn’t show up that night, but her remarkable story and presence via the affectionate doc made her a palpable heroine in the house.

For the real thing in real time, head over to Ojai’s Libbey Bowl next Friday, September 1, when Warwick makes a rare local-ish appearance as part of a rich roster of shows in the outdoor splendor of the Libbey Bowl.

Warwick’s collection of accolades and awards includes multiple Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award) and Kennedy Center Honors just this year. But the proof of her indelible stamp on American musical culture is in the hearing. Crank her up on Spotify, actual vinyl, CDs, or your portal of choice, and the flow of hits over

decades by the dozens and we sink into a Warwick reverie.

Although the New Jersey native, born in 1940, grew up in a gospel music family, Warwick’s stylistic path was less about the natural transition from gospel to R&B than a pathway through pop and soul-tinged pop. Of her later work, her 1985 song “That’s What Friends Are For” turned into an all-star anthem and a rallying call for AIDS activism.

But it was her ’60s legacy as the signature voice and muse for Burt Bacharach and Hal David that runs deeper in the annals of pop culture. Before their relationship succumbed to legal and professional conflict, the triumvirate managed to repeatedly court pop-charting stardust, with touches of musical sophistication tucked into the hooks, a hit list including “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “What the World Needs Now,” “The Look of Love,” and a personal favorite, “Anyone Who Had a Heart.”

The Pint Lizards began their readings with Beetlejuice in 2021 and have performed a script a season since then. “As starving theater people,” says Karen Baltzley, “we wanted to find a way to perform in Santa Barbara without paying an arm and a leg to use a space. We proposed to our favorite bar to let us perform something on their slowest night … now we’re two years in!” The upcoming show, John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club, will be performed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, at Blue Owl downtown (which offers a vegan-friendly menu, beverages including wine and beer, and a full calendar of live events).

These readings are not demure performances by pretentious actors — it’s more akin to a cover band of all your friends playing your favorite songs. “I think the draw is nostalgia,” says Rich Lashua. “We’re taking stuff that already has a place in pop culture, and … bringing it to life for an hour or two. Free admission! Grab a beverage or a meal, and if you like it, we’re always welcoming suggestions for the next round. We might do your favorite next!” —Maggie Yates

See libbeybowl.org.

—J W

A chance to be granted a close-up musical audience with Warwick is well worth a trip to Ojai.

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Dionne Warwick

“Celestial Sea” by Nicole Strasburg

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When filmmaker Dale Griffiths Stamos was in college, it was not uncommon to come across or be involved in a professor/student relationship. She’s noticed, however, that in the wake of Title IX and the #MeToo movement, these relationships have become increasingly taboo. Griffiths Stamos is a selfdescribed feminist and Title IX supporter but the Santa Barbara–based writer also likes to push the envelope. So her upcoming feature film Imbalance tackles this issue head-on, featuring an ethically ambiguous relationship between a professor and a graduate student.

Imbalance, which is currently in the pre-production stage, follows 50-year-old philosophy professor Elizabeth’s dilemma when she and her 38-year-old teacher’s assistant develop feelings for one another. The film asks the questions: “Even when consensual, does the power imbalance taint any such relationship? Are the tightening rules necessary to protect everyone? Or do those rules go too far?”

Griffiths Stamos isn’t intent on providing absolute answers to those questions, as she doesn’t see the issue as black-and-white. Rather, she hopes the film will spark discussion about power imbalance in relationships, especially within the ivory tower.

“The older generation of academia is going to look at this one way; the younger might look at it a different way,” she said. “I hope that I’ve shown enough sides of all of this, that at least professors watching this will go, ‘Yeah, I recognize these aspects. I may not agree with where the writer came down,’ or ‘Yes, I do agree with where the writer’s at with this. But I recognize that these are indeed the gray zones of this area.’ ”

In an effort to create a nuanced story and multidimensional characters, Griffiths Stamos looked to her own experiences for inspiration. “I feel like I’m in all my characters,” she said. But in this story of passion versus reason, she especially resonates with the character of Elizabeth. Both she and the character were raised by an intellectual father who instilled within them the value of reason. Then the rest of the storytelling becomes a matter of “throwing rocks” at the characters.

“I find myself wondering, you know, what happens to someone whom I relate to so deeply when I put her in that situation,” she said. “It’s almost like you’re trying to put your characters in the most difficult thing that could happen to them. That’s what you do as a writer; that’s your job.”

Imbalance will be Griffiths Stamos’s first feature film, which “seemed like the natural evolution” after creating six award-winning short films. In her decades-long career, she’s also been nominated for a writing Emmy for a CBS Schoolbreak Special, received rave reviews for her plays, and taught story structure workshops. “Live enough years, and you can get a lot done,” she said.

Of course, making a feature film is no simple task. Imbalance will be roughly eight times as long as her typical short films and will require even more money to produce.

“It’s very daunting; the most daunting part is raising money,” she said. “It’s a whole other game. It involves a lot more advanced work. It involves a lot more stamina. You know, doing a three-day shoot, versus a 21-day shoot, you really have to keep up your energy. You have to keep up good feelings on set.”

Griffiths Stamos plans to shoot the majority of scenes in Santa Barbara this coming February and March. Right now, she and her team are searching for local places that can serve as coffee shop and office locations, as well as catering and snack donations. They also hope to accrue a mostly Santa Barbara–based crew, with spots for a script supervisor and assistant director currently available.

—Hannah Weaver

Monetary donations will help pay the cast and crew, along with many technical expenses. For more information about the project, including opportunities to get involved, see tinyurl.com/ imbalancefilm.

Dale Griffiths Stamos is a director, producer, writer, playwright, and poet based in Santa Barbara.

Imbalance follows the challenges created by a budding relationship between a professor and grad student TA as they grapple with passion versus reason.

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RONALD REAGAN COMES TO CENTER STAGE THEATER TO SAVE THE WORLD

NEW WORK HAS WORLD PREMIERE

Terry Phillips’s new play, Ronald Reagan Saves the World (running at Center Stage Theater September 1-10), brings the life of this polarizing former president to the stage. In this one-person show, performed and directed by Paul Messinger, Reagan considers his life, his various roles in the public eye, and the privilege of power. “It’s meant to be entertaining, and it’s meant to be informative,” says Phillips. “It’s meant to bring us a little closer together in this crazy, divided world of ours.”

From Reagan’s birth during the Depression to Vietnam War protests to Iran–Contra, Ronald Reagan Saves the World covers a lot of historical ground. “If you lived through that history, there’s a lot you’ll remember,” says Messinger. “If you didn’t, hopefully it’ll make you look it up!” Messinger, who has a successful television career, often plays amiable father figures. “I began to see Reagan as a kind-hearted dad,” he says. “He was trying to look after the country the best he could. I think he had some really bad ideas, but I do think his heart was in the right place, so I’m coming from it from that angle doing the best I can to take care of the most people.”

While this production has been in the works for a long time, the Center Stage run will be the play’s first time on its feet in front of an audience. “I’ve got a tremendous collaborator in Paul,” says Phillips. “And we’ll keep doing this as we get in front of audiences and see how people react. As is the case with most forms of art, it’s a living thing, so I expect to see it evolve.” In honor of Reagan, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, a portion of each night’s proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

—Maggie Yates

For additional information and to purchase tickets, see centerstagetheater.org.

Paul Messinger stars in and directs Ronald Reagan Saves the World.

Ronald Reagan Saves the World writer Terry Phillips

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Ronald Reagan Saves the World has its world premiere run at the Center Stage Theater September 1-10.

PICTURES AND RIFFS TELLING STORIES

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIVE JAZZ LAND AT CAW POP-UP

Art and jazz have had a strong symbiotic relationship, historically, as twin forms of free-minded expression sharing cultural spaces and events. For a prime local example of this continuing cultural bond, head over to the Community Arts Workshop (CAW) for a special pop-up event, called LUNCH: Black and White Film Photography, on Tuesday, August 29, from 6-10 p.m. Add food and libations to the occasion wine from Satellite and a Dang Burger popup and call it a happening.

What to expect: fine art photography using actual film by Carl Perry, Nick Bodden, and Max Callas. From the aural plane comes live jazz courtesy of drummer (and also photographer) Matt Perko and band, who have been proving their ear-worthiness with hot shows at Revolver Pizza on the Westside of S.B. (Insider’s note: Both Perry and Perko are contributors to the Independent, usually via their impressive concert imagery). LUNCH came together through the organizing will and energy of Perry, who had been itching to create an art/music/food event, and he settled on CAW as the perfect spot. “I reached out to Nick and Max and they were on board right away,” Perry recalls. “I wanted this to be a proper social event, a night that celebrates 35mm, local wines, good food, and excellent local music. Many phone calls and emails later, all those pieces fell into place, and I think we achieved what we set out to do.”

As Perry explained, the title LUNCH came to him while on a job at the Bacara, where a lone “LUNCH” sign lurked amid a med-tech gathering. “In my mind,” he says, “it made it seem like this room is where you came to observe and ingest information from your surroundings in lieu of actual food, which I thought was strangely inspiring.”

Art-wise, the temporary exhibition will feature images from Callas’s 2018 streetwise series Suspension, while Bodden “is going the abstract route with a mixedmedia series of prints that he’s going to illustrate over with oil pen.” In a new series. Perry’s work will include images from a pandemic-era series he calls Isolated, along with documentary, interactive pieces.

From the musical corner, Perry comments, “Matt

Perko was an ideal fit. I had known of him within the ether of local photogs, as one of the other guys that covered the Bowl shows, until I met him at one of Revolver’s jazz nights. He’s a brilliant player and an excellent photographer, so he was a natural fit for this event.”

And of the mediumistic intertwining at the root of LUNCH, Perry observes, “I think black-and-white photos and jazz exist on the same artistic plane. A good photograph is like jazz. Shapes, patterns, symmetry, tones.

“They draw a lot of parallels to each other. Having live jazz while showing photographs is a perfect sensory experience, which is one of the core concepts for this show.” —Josef Woodard

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HAPPINESS HAPPENS

A POETIC REFLECTION ON SAVORING THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS OF JOY

One day 60 years ago in a bedroom of an East Coast house that is no longer standing, my sister woke up giggling. She had dreamed about an orange, she said, and the color made her glad. My sister was like that. A note of music, a lick of lemon ice, a glint of fireflies in the park these were just fleeting things within a troubling and complex picture, but she let them wash over her, she let them make her smile. She and I had our own invented words that we simply liked the sound of, and we spoke them like a chant and laughed. When our father took us for a twilight drive, we leaned back in the car, watching a stream of treetops and streetlights gliding by in the sky, enjoying the procession, feeling safe. And if necessary, my sister had the power to summon up orange, that silly bright color, and be happy.

I have a spark of power too. Yesterday I stood outside a bus station as we waited for a friend who was returning from the airport, and I noticed a fringe of grass along a curb, trembling in the wind, and I keyed into it. A small detail, but it was like hearing one’s native language in a foreign city, familiar and reassuring. I watched, feeling grounded, feeling pleased. It’s just a knack I have, or a default inclination, but it helps.

Earlier, I’d met a neighbor in the canyon pedaling his bicycle, exhilarated and sweaty. (It’s hard riding; I remember it well.) But he told me he had glimpsed a pair of falcons and heard them screeching, and that the world was alive and astonishing, and how good it felt to make his way through the narrow winding corridor between tall grass. He was giddy. I recognized the state he was in.

Oblivious to relevance or chronology, another ancient memory landed in my head. Once upon a time, in the days when New York City still had vacant lots, I peered through a hole in a wooden fence and saw a scruffy abandoned yard where a bird perched on the branch of a small, gnarled tree. Nothing more, nothing less, just a glimpse of an elsewhere happening concurrently but somehow also timeless and within its own parameters, separate from the quotidian urban hubbub. I was a little girl in a big city, but I felt a sense of discovery and delight.

Here in Gaviota land, it may be a fragrance that trips me into the zone. Often, it is simply the light. These little spells come over me many times each day, and I’m stoned for an instant, grateful just to be here. And I pause, as William Stafford would:

Next time what I’d do is look at the earth before saying anything. I’d stop just beforegoing into a house and be an emperor for a minute and listen better to the wind or to the air being still.

My reign is brief, but I am emperor of morning. Happiness happens. It comes in small deliveries, out of context, floating away even in the moment of its appearance. Stand still. Don’t question it. Don’t ask more of it.

—Cynthia Carbone Ward

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): None of the books I’ve written has appeared on the New York Times best-seller list. Even if my future books do well, I will never catch up with Aries writer James Patterson, who has had 260 books on the prestigious list. My sales will never rival his, either. He has earned more than $800 million from the 425 million copies his readers have bought. While I don’t expect you Rams to ever boost your income to Patterson’s level, either, I suspect the next nine months will bring you unprecedented opportunities to improve your financial situation. For best results, edge your way toward doing more of what you love to do.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Addressing a lover, DH Lawrence said that “having you near me” meant that he would “never cease to be filled with newness.” That is a sensational compliment! I wish all of us could have such an influence in our lives: a prod that helps arouse endless novelty. Here’s the good news, Taurus: I suspect you may soon be blessed with a lively source of such stimulation, at least temporarily. Are you ready and eager to welcome an influx of freshness?

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Humans have been drinking beer for at least 13,000 years and eating bread for 14,500. We’ve enjoyed cheese for 7,500 years and popcorn for 6,500. Chances are good that at least some of these four are comfort foods for you. In the coming weeks, I suggest you get an ample share of them or any other delicious nourishments that make you feel well-grounded and deep-rooted. You need to give extra care to stabilizing your foundations. You have a mandate to cultivate security, stability, and constancy. Here’s your homework: Identify three things you can do to make you feel utterly at home in the world.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): On Instagram, I posted a favorite quote from poet Muriel Rukeyser: “The world is made of stories, not atoms.” I added my own thought: “You are made of stories, too.” A reader didn’t like this meme. He said it was “a nightmare for us anti-social people.” I asked him why. He said, “Because stories only happen in a social setting. To tell or hear a story is to be in a social interaction. If you’re not inclined toward such activities, it’s oppressive.” Here’s how I replied: “That’s not true for me. Many of my stories happen while I’m alone with my inner world. My nightly dreams are some of my favorite stories.” Anyway, Cancerian, I’m offering this exchange to you now because you are in a story-rich phase of your life. The tales coming your way, whether they occur in social settings or in the privacy of your own fantasies, will be extra interesting, educational, and motivational. Gather them in with gusto! Celebrate them!

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Author Arthur Conan Doyle said, “It has long been my axiom that the little things are infinitely the most important.” Spiritual teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn muses, “The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” Here’s author Robert Brault’s advice: “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Ancient Chinese sage Lao Tzu provides a further nuance: “To know you have enough is to be rich.” Let’s add one more clue, from author Alice Walker: “I try to teach my heart to want nothing it can’t have.”

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I don’t believe that in order to be interesting or meaningful, a relationship has to work out in fiction or in real life.” So says Virgo novelist Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld, and I agree. Just because a romantic bond didn’t last forever doesn’t mean it was a waste of energy. An intimate connection you once enjoyed but then broke off might have taught you lessons that are crucial to your destiny. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to acknowledge and celebrate these past experiences of togetherness. Interpret them not as failures but as gifts.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The amount of rubbish produced by the modern world is staggering: more than 2 billion tons per year. To get a sense of how much that is, imagine a convoy of fully loaded garbage trucks circling the earth 24 times. You and I can diminish our contributions to this mess, though we must overcome the temptation to think our personal efforts will be futile. Can we really help save the world by buying secondhand goods, shopping at farmers’ markets, and curbing our use of paper? Maybe a little. And here’s the bonus: We enhance our mental health by reducing the waste we engender. Doing so gives us a more graceful and congenial relationship with life. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to meditate and act on this beautiful truth.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope that in the coming weeks, you will wash more dishes, do more laundry, and scrub more floors than you ever have before. Clean the bathrooms with extra fervor, too. Scour the oven and refrigerator. Make your bed with extreme precision. Got all that, Scorpio? JUST KIDDING! Everything I just said was a lie. Now here’s my authentic message: Avoid grunt work. Be as loose and playful and spontaneous as you have ever been. Seek record-breaking levels of fun and amusement. Experiment with the high arts of brilliant joy and profound pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Dear Sagittarius the Archer: To be successful in the coming weeks, you don’t have to hit the exact center of the bull’s-eye every time or even anytime. Merely shooting your arrows so they land somewhere inside the fourth or third concentric rings will be a very positive development. Same is true if you are engaged in a situation with metaphorical resemblances to a game of horseshoes. Even if you don’t throw any ringers at all, just getting close could be enough to win the match. This is one time in your life when perfection isn’t necessary to win.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I suspect you are about to escape the stuffy labyrinth. There may be a short adjustment period, but soon you will be running half-wild in a liberated zone where you won’t have to dilute and censor yourself. I am not implying that your exile in the enclosed space was purely oppressive. Not at all. You learned some cool magic in there, and it will serve you well in your expansive new setting. Here’s your homework assignment: Identify three ways you will take advantage of your additional freedom.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Though my mother is a practical, sensible person with few mystical propensities, she sometimes talks about a supernatural vision she had. Her mother, my grandmother, had been disabled by a massive stroke. It left her barely able to do more than laugh and move her left arm. But months later, on the morning after grandma died, her spirit showed up in a pink ballerina dress doing ecstatic pirouettes next to my mother’s bed. My mom saw it as a communication about how joyful she was to be free of her wounded body. I mention this gift of grace because I suspect you will have at least one comparable experience in the coming weeks. Be alert for messages from your departed ancestors.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): “Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it,” said the ancient Chinese sage Confucius. Amen! Seeking to understand reality with cold, unfeeling rationality is at best boring and at worst destructive. I go so far as to say that it’s impossible to deeply comprehend anything or anyone unless we love them. Really! I’m not exaggerating or being poetical. In my philosophy, our quest to be awake and see truly requires us to summon an abundance of affectionate attention. I nominate you to be the champion practitioner of this approach to intelligence, Pisces. It’s your birthright! And I hope you turn it up full blast in the coming weeks.

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Directly manages communication flow in support of this operational partnership within UCEAP’s global network. Works with parties to develop a shared understanding of operational needs and best practices across the SC operations. Collaborates with other Associate Program Directors and SC staff to support student pre departure preparations, provide comprehensive students services and protocols onsite, and collaborate with health and safety team to organize regular trainings. Analyzes current policies, procedures, guidelines, systems, and data for Study Center operations. Recommends and facilitates improvements ensuring alignment with SO strategy. Works on issues that are diverse in scope, where analysis of situations requires evaluation of various factors. Responsible for planning, researching, and resolving organizational effectiveness issues, with specific and/ or general instructions and guidance provided on new assignments and/ or unique situations. Reqs: Master’s degree in related area or equivalent experience and/or training. 3+ years of intermediate to senior administrative and/or program management experience in international higher education. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check

The UCEAP Systemwide Office is located off‑campus in Goleta, CA (near UCSB). Position requires occasional travel to UC campuses and program sites abroad; must be available to assist with or serve as a back‑up contact for occasional student emergencies, which may occur outside of regular business hours. May require presence at UCEAP Systemwide Office for occasions such as leadership meetings, foreign delegation visits, training, study abroad fairs, etc. The University will not pay for or reimburse expenses prohibited by University policy, including travel expenses associated with commuting to the designated office. The full salary range is $82,300 to $151,700/ yr. The budgeted salary is $82,300 to $105,300/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive

Reqs: Master’s degree or equivalent experience and/or training. 3+ years of intermediate to senior administrative and/or program management experience in international, higher education; or, equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check The UCEAP Systemwide Office is located off‑campus in Goleta, CA (near UCSB). Position requires occasional travel to UC campuses and program sites abroad; must be available to assist with or serve as a back‑up contact for occasional student emergencies, which may occur outside of regular business hours. May require presence at UCEAP Systemwide Office for occasions such as leadership meetings, foreign delegation visits, training, study abroad fairs, etc. The University will not pay for or reimburse expenses prohibited by University policy, including travel expenses associated with commuting to the designated office. The full salary range is $82,300 to $151,700/yr. The budgeted salary range is $82,300 to $105,300/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/29/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 57685

CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS

ARTS & LECTURES

Has full functional responsibility for all financial, personnel and administrative operations of the Arts & Lectures unit. Serves as an advisor

to the Executive Director and Associate Director on high‑level matters of critical importance, creating and implementing short and long‑range strategic financial, personnel, and operation plans and goals. Directs contractors, vendors and departmental staff at select A&L events and has the autonomy and authority to represent the organization at high level meetings and events. Serves as a senior point of contact in the absence of the Executive and Associate Director. Responsibilities include management of all Arts & Lectures finances, including complex income accounts exceeding $10 million annually, as well as management at the department level of the Arts & Lectures $30 million endowment campaign funds. Has delegated signature authority for all Arts & Lectures funds. Additionally, the A&L unit is granted procurement authority to execute contracts for professional services in excess of $3 million annually; the CFO/ COO establishes structures, policy and procedure to ensure success in delegation and auditability of all department transactions. Handles high level contractual negotiation with agents/artists/managers. Responsible for complex financial reporting, including economic forecasting and modeling, projections on investment income, and advising the Executive Director on financial strategies and risks. Prepares reports and presents on financial performance and projections to the Arts & Lectures Finance Council. Responsible for directing the administrative operations on a day‑to‑day basis with broad impact, autonomy and authority to act, including managing the needs of all personnel and managing all space and facility needs for A&L. Exercises a high degree of autonomy in addressing departmental issues and creating departmental policy. Independently identifies issues, initiates research, interprets information, and acts on issues regarding personnel, space and facilities management, grants

management, accounting, travel, payroll, procurement, contracting, and business services. Req: Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent training and/or experience. 4‑6 years’ experience managing the operations of a complex, multi‑faceted, and deadline‑driven organization. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Willingness to work occasional evening and weekend hours.The full salary range is $101,100 to $192,300/yr. The budgeted salary range is $101,100 ‑ $150,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 57439

CITATIONS & ADJUDICATION SUPERVISOR

PARKING SERVICES

Oversees and administers the Citation and Adjudication Operation in Transportation & Parking Services (TPS). Responsible for over $1 million collected annually into the Fines and Forfeitures account. Oversees Citations and Adjudication unit in the performance of their daily duties. Ensures high level customer support and problem solving. Responsible for coordination and integration of databases for numerous vendors as well as on campus systems such as T2, Iris, ParkMobile, UCPath, BARC, Mercury, and Gold. Acts as liaison between Parking Services, other

campus departments and the public. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of citation processing including citation appeals, Administrative Hearings, DMV interface, and preparation of letters for mailing as well as routine or complex correspondence. In compliance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC), uses independent judgment in the adjudication of citation appeals. Addresses customer problems and complaints. Interacts with a highly diverse campus population in dealing with complex issues of campus access and parking at UCSB, by exercising diplomacy and tact even in the face of adversity. Reqs: High School Diploma. 1‑3 years experience with parking operations; policies and procedures. Demonstrated communication skills to build alliances and partnerships. Working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, codes and ordinances related to parking management. Proficient in operation of web‑based parking related systems and office software. Demonstrated ability to confront and clarify issues. Strong organizational and time management skills. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $33.52/hr.‑ $36.88/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 #57213

EMPLOYMENT (CONT.)

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 2 (OR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 3)

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

CSW on the UCSB Community Safety Response Team (CSRT) provides mobile response for those experiencing a mental health crisis on UCSB Campus. The co‑response crisis team and collaborative approach is designed to implement a vision for campus safety response that is led by trained mental health and wellness professionals.

As a member of this team, will provide multiculturally informed screening/evaluation, wellness checks, de‑escalation, follow‑up, care coordination, and outreach based on the severity and complexity of the need. Reports to the Director of Social Work in UCSB Student Health with strong functional and working relationships with other members of the team in CAPS and UCPD. The CSW 2 will perform their duties under the formal clinical supervision of the Social Work Director following the guidelines established by the California BBS. The CSW 3 will perform their duties independently under their full licensure. Reqs: Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program is required at both the CSW 2 and CSW 3 level. Certified in CPR for healthcare professionals or able to obtain certification within 90 days of hire is required at both the CSW 2 and CSW 3 level. CSW

2: California Associate Clinical Social Worker registration. In addition to the required qualifications above the CSW 3 will need the following: 3 years of post‑Masters experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. California Licensed Clinical Social Worker license (or LMFT, LPCC). Notes: Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the fingerprint background check and credentialing process before the start date. 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. Shift: Days/Evenings/Swing Shift/ Weekends.

Days: Wed.‑Sun. or Sun.‑Wed.

Hours: 10‑hour shifts, generally 2:00 pm‑12:00am. Must be able to work a variable schedule and work on‑call. Must be willing to become certified for 5150/involuntary hospitalization. Must successfully complete and pass the background check before employment and date of hire. 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 Rate/Range: CSW 2: $39.70 ‑ $42.11/hr / CSW 3: $40.73 ‑ $42.40/ hr. Full Title Code Pay Range: CSW 2: $34.56 ‑ $48.38/hr / CSW 3: $38.40 ‑ $53.75/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 # 56919

methods; taking actor/dancer measurements, cutting, fitting, alterations, construction, stitching; also supervising/teaching student stitchers and crew. Secondary duties include: dyeing and craft work; maintaining stock organization (requires lifting and stairs). Duties also include general maintenance of shop, machines, stock, and inventory. Reqs: 1‑3 years of demonstrated costume building competence with pattern‑making, sewing, cutting, fitting, alteration, construction, and stitching. 1‑3 years of experience assisting in organization and maintenance of costume shop and stock inventory.

1‑3 years of supervision of costume assistants. 1‑3 years of participation in costume design collaboration.

Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check 10‑month per year position; furloughed July and August. Some evening and weekend hours are required. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. The full salary range for this position is $26.04 to $31.14/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $26.04 to $27.19/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 8/30/23. Apply online at www. jobs.ucsb.edu. Job # 57790

DINING ROOM & CATERING EVENT SUPERVISOR

CAMPUS DINING

Oversees activities in the dining room meal services providing excellent customer service. This position is responsible for event execution, and supervision. Acts as the onsite manager at catering events throughout the year which can include lead oversight on evenings and weekends. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years demonstrated ability to organize and manage a restaurant service and variety of events while maintaining a high standard of excellence or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years proven ability to train, schedule and supervise student staff or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. ServSafe certification, or equivalent certification within 90 days of hire. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Work hours/days will vary, and may include weekends and holidays. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for up to 8 hours a day. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $47,800‑$54,866/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 57449

CUTTER/DRAPER/ SHOP ASSISTANT

THEATER AND DANCE

Serves as a Cutter/Draper/Shop

Assistant in the costume shop, which provides yearly support for the department’s season presentations, including both dance and theater productions. The costume shop also provides limited support to numerous student/classroom projects. Primary duties include pattern‑making by draping, drafting, or flat patterning

planning activities. The Director assures the incorporation of facilities management requirements, as well as cost accounting principles and campus and University policy compliance into real estate transactions. Responsible for evaluating and recommending to management the appropriate financial and property management actions for projects involving the development of campus lands, agreements for lease or use of campus lands or buildings by non‑university tenants, or the lease or use of non‑University real property by UCSB tenants. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and or equivalent experience/training, 4‑6 years of experience with complex real estate transactions with an emphasis in commercial real estate practices and lease contract development.

Experience writing, reviewing, and negotiating contracts related to real property, lease agreements, licensing, and other agreements that require approval. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to compile complex data and information, and draft formal documents and produce comprehensive reports. Ability to draft accurate and complex correspondence based upon negotiations and or conversations, and the ability to keep accurate notes regarding transactions.

Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check, must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program, UCSB is a Tobacco‑Free environment. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $101,100 ‑ $146,700/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 9/1/23. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu.

Job # 57876

FINANCIAL COORDINATOR

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Provides support for financial functions in Residential Operations.

Responsible for Accounts Payable, resident damage billing and recharge. Reconciles the general ledger accounts. Utilizes a procurement/Accounts Payable system. Performs a wide scope of transactions including, but not limited to: processing invoices, vendor blankets, Flexcard purchases, personal services agreements and contracts, and records maintenance in accordance with Departmental, UC, and State policies and procedures.

Knowledgeable of UC policies and procedures. Serves as a Liaison for the campus Procurement department and vendors to assure adherence to UCSB procurement procedures. Maintains moderately complex technical knowledge of goods, equipment, insurance, and services necessary to conduct business. Daily activities vary as there are no set assumptions for the operations business; we are a client/ customer service and business needs change on a day‑to‑day basis. Reqs:

Work experience demonstrating at least three years of customer service experience. Demonstrated budgetary and fiscal management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google suite. Knowledgeable of the appropriate procedures to ensure accurate and efficient processing of paperwork.

course of daily business. Ability to establish and maintain job priorities when there are changes in workload and competing deadlines. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted

Salary or Hourly Range: $27.29 ‑

$33.49/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 # 57647

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYST

STUDENT HEALTH

Plays a key role in ensuring effective and efficient financial and business functions for Student Health. Incumbent performs responsible and complex professional financial analysis and processing. Provides policy information to staff and handles multiple complex and confidential projects that require strong analytical and organizational skills, and accurate interpretation of policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.Proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft Office software, such as Word, Excel, etc. Ability to communicate effectively and work with a diverse clientele and work group. Ability to work effectively in a service‑oriented environment subject to frequently changing priorities. Notes: Mandated reporter for requirements of child and adult dependent abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $29.03/hr ‑ $30.99/ 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 #56496

DIRECTOR, REAL ESTATE SERVICES

OFFICE OF BUDGET & PLANNING

Responsible for the strategic planning and management of transactions involving acquisition, disposition and leasing of real property. This includes the coordination with multiple organizational units and programs, as well as the development and implementation of policies integrating real estate services with academic, financial, budgetary and capital

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER

THE CLUB & GUEST HOUSE

and execution, and directly supervises the Chef, Events & Catering Sales Manager, Dining Room & Catering Supervisor, and all service staff. Reqs: 4‑6 years of progressive experience in collegiate or high volume, full service food operations, hotel/restaurant management. Thorough knowledge in food service operations and sanitation regulations. Demonstrated leadership abilities, customer service and communication skills, interpersonal savvy, strategic and organizational agility, managing vision and purpose, innovation management, and business accumen. Intermediate computer application skills to include food service applications for point of sale and inventory control software. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Range: $67,200/yr. ‑ $85,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 57650

HEALTH INFORMATION AND PRIVACY OFFICER

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $31.76 ‑ $33.25/hr.

Full Title Code Pay Range: $31.76/hr. ‑ $45.52/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 8/30/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57553

protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 57546

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

Experience demonstrating the ability to analyze and research products, vendors, parts or equipment relating to facilities maintenance environment. Ability to work independently to perform detailed and accurate work while meeting critical deadlines.

Ability to apply a high level of sound, independent judgment, tact, ingenuity, and resourcefulness in overseeing assigned areas, including working with managers and customers, and solving problems during the

The Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for the overall foodservice of The Club & Guest house, a 150‑seat dining facility with an event space, located within a hotel setting. The Food & Beverage Manager reports to the Executive Director of Campus Dining and will oversee all food and beverage service functions of The Club & Guest House. This role is crucial to ensuring The Club & Guest House is represented to both the campus and the surrounding community as an organization that provides the highest degree of customer satisfaction and standards of excellence in all aspects of guest services. The Food & beverage Manager will be responsible for the day‑to‑day food & beverage operations, event services planning

LEAD LABORER RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Serves as working lead for team of Sr. Custodians, Sr. Building Maintenance

The Health Information and Privacy Officer is responsible for receiving confidential medical and personnel information from both within SHS and outside of the organization. This position is responsible for receiving and responding to incoming medical records and processing release of information requests in a timely and efficient manner ensuring accuracy and providing customers with the highest quality product and customer service. This position is responsible for maintaining the privacy of patients records and coordination to ensure at all times safeguards are in place to maintain this privacy. This position protects the patient’s right to privacy by ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to the patient’s medical information and that all releases of information are in compliance with the policy set forth in HIPAA, CMIA, FERPA regulations, and Student Health Service policies. This position is responsible for coordinating process improvement projects and implementing change management measures. This position is responsible for the oversight of the electronic feedback management system and is the key stakeholder in gathering information regarding events that are reported in the electronic feedback management system. This position is responsible for coordinating with UC system wide as well as UCSB campus risk management to ensure that risks are mitigated and appropriately managed. This position requires confidentiality and attention to detail. This position is also responsible for providing technical and analytical support to the Executive Director as well as senior leadership within Student Health Service on special projects.

Reqs: High school diploma. Associate’s degree. 1‑3 years customer service support. Confidentiality in all aspects of work. Prefs: 1‑3 years experience supporting medical records systems.

Notest: To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health. Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask. while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Must successfully complete and pass the background check before employment and date of hire. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health

Worker, student employees and seasonal workers, working various assignments. Responsible for work assignment and quality, safety, employee training, building security, oversight of special projects and maintenance tasks, emergency response and customer service. Orders and distributes supplies, and equipment maintenance for building. Under the general supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Reqs: Minimum 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 others as a team. Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate 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 Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $21.97 ‑ $30.79/hr. he 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 # 57073

LOBBY CHECKER

CAMPUS DINING

The Lobby Checker performs various duties that develop a polite, consistent, and positive interaction with the customers. Lobby Checker monitors mobile credentials and Access cards for entry to dine the dining commons.

Fills out receipts accurately at the time of any BARC and/or ACCESS sale. Helps clean tables and dining room during and after meals. Reqs: Ability to organize the front of the house lobby areas. Excellent customer service with the ability to train others.

Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $18.96/hr. ‑ $20.12/ 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

Come join UCSB Student Health’s dynamic team! Our MAs prepare patients for their visit by checking vital signs, assisting with procedures, completing insurance referrals, scheduling patients, answering patient questions, and ensuring the clinic is properly stocked. We provide a comprehensive orientation to clinic routines and the electronic medical record. You will work hand‑in‑hand with Physicians, PAs, NPs, RNs, & LVNs in caring for the student population at UCSB. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Licenses/Certifications: Certification with one of the following agencies*: American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CCBMA), Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA), Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

Note: Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered.

Notes: Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. 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. Scheduling will be reviewed annually and set for the upcoming fiscal year. Weekly schedule may include Thursday evening hours if need arises. 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

Rate/Range: $24.69/hr. ‑ $29.50/hr.

Full Title Code Pay Range: $24.69/hr. ‑ $30.68/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 # 57062

PERSONNEL ASSISTANT

CAMPUS DINING

Performs all student functions related to hiring, payroll, and personnel actions for over 400 student employees. Duties include processing bi‑weekly payroll, corrections and changes to payroll, and separations in the payroll system (UCPath). Utilizes the timekeeping system (Kronos) to review, maintain, and troubleshoot timecard issues for payroll processing. Provides administrative support as needed to the Supervisor. Reqs: High School Diploma required/or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years Experience working in an office environment and knowledge in using Word and Excel or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range:$23.60/hr. ‑ $28.02/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 Continued

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24. <---

32. Loser to Bjorn in the 1976 Wimbledon final

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34. Angiogram image

36. Dallas basketball player, for short

37. Mythological Theban with a chemical element named after her

39. Exclude

40. Rhode Island-based auto insurance company

43. Crust deposits

44. River deposit

45. <---

48. Massachusetts Cape

49. Greek vowel

59. Jacob’s biblical twin

By Matt Jones

60. Wilson who says “Wow”

61. Gut trouble

62. Flippant

63. Format for old ringtones

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67. Angioplasty device

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31. In any way

35. Pot starter

38. Serpentine symbols

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42. Admit freely

44. React harshly toward, like a dog

46. Everyday expressions

47. Tech bros?

50. Asks for table scraps

51. Spot in the ocean

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53. Knucklehead

54. Actress/inventor Lamarr

55. Alternative to DOS or Windows

56. Dull pain

57. Inert element used in lights

58. Moderate horse gait

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EMPLOYMENT (CONT.)

begins 9/5/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu

Job #57977

POLICE OFFICER POLICE DEPARTMENT

The University of California Police Officers deliver police services to the University and local community. Officers patrol on foot, bicycle and in vehicles; respond to crimes; investigate complaints; arrest offenders; appear in court; respond to medical, fires and other emergencies; control traffic; provide law enforcement and security at major events or assemblies; engage in crime prevention; participate in community liaison meetings; safeguard the custody and disposal of found property and evidence. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent certification. Completed the Law Enforcement Academy. Knowledge of State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations as applicable to the police. Competent in defensive tactics and arrest and control techniques. Shows sound judgment and the ability to process information quickly and thoroughly, while making effective and ethical decisions that are trustworthy and in keeping with the highest standards of conduct. Skilled in the operation of a motor vehicle under emergency and other police‑related driving conditions. Skill and knowledge in the use and care of all firearms, impact weapons, chemical agents, restraint devices, ECDs, and other safety equipment issued by the Police Department. Ability and experience in using computers, including Microsoft Office applications, and law enforcement databases. Ability and experience serving and working well with the public as a solo officer as well as an effective member of a team. Accurate report writing skills including the proper use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling, as well as the cohesive organization of facts and information. Experience communicating in various forums: one‑on‑one, in groups, in stressful situations, in writing, as well as the ability to communicate using a police radio while keeping transmissions brief and clear. Notes: Please see job posting at https://jobs.ucsb.edu for detailed information on the special conditions of employment. Full Salary Range: $44.19/hr. ‑ $55.57/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 # 57510

PROSPECT MANAGEMENT & DONOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST, ENGINEERING & THE SCIENCES

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT

Under the general direction of the Assistant Dean for Development or designate, the Prospect Management and Donor Research Specialist serves as a key analyst for the Engineering and Sciences Development Office supporting a complex and multifaceted fundraising program covering all departments, institutes, and centers within the College of Engineering and the Division of Math, Life and Physical Sciences. The Specialist will work very closely with the Asst. Dean, as well as Development Directors, to track donor “moves” management, research individual and corporate prospects, make portfolio recommendations, and analyze stewardship moves and opportunities. Responsible for a high level of prospect and gift analysis, providing analytical reporting to the

Asst. Dean and Directors. Proactively and with minimal prodding identifies issues and solutions, and makes recommendations to the Manager and Directors. Must be able to work under pressure of frequently shifting priorities and deadlines. Position must have a strong understanding of goals and programs within the College of Engineering and the Division of Math, Life, and Physical Sciences, and assist the Asst. Dean and Directors in long‑range planning for fundraising, portfolio development, and good stewardship movement. Must be able to prioritize workload related to additional project management and analysis in the areas of fundraising. Supervises one or more student employees. The Privy to sensitive materials, information, and planning; requires the utmost degree of confidentiality. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training;

1‑3 yrs working with donor database or CRM software (e.g. Advance, Raiser’s Edge, Blackbaud); 1‑3 yrs exp with prospect research concepts to perform essential functions efficiently and effectively; 1‑3 yrs solid verbal and written communication skills to explain common development and research concepts. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Occasional evenings and weekends at events or to meet critical deadlines.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $29.55‑$31.00/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 9/1/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job #57950

RESOURCE ACQUISITION ASSISTANT

LIBRARY

The Resource Acquisition Unit is responsible for the acquisition and receipt of the general research collections in all formats, including ordering, invoicing, renewals, cancellations, receipt, import profiles, electronic activation, metadata management, electronic resource management, and ReADS department analytics. The unit also supports unique acquisitions for Special Research Collections and General Collections. Under the general supervision of the Resource Acquisitions Unit Head, using a high degree of competency with complex serial records, and following Library policies and procedures: handles the receiving of print continuation materials, provides order creation and maintenance for all formats, processes renewals and cancellations in all formats.

Supervises student assistants in Unit tasks. Reqs: High School Diploma or GED. Ability to interpret and apply complex description, filing, and data entry procedures. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check

The full salary range is $27.88 to $41.19/hr. The hourly range is $27.88 to $29.89/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oopen until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.

ucsb.edu Job # 57325

SENIOR FACILITIES ANALYST CAPITAL AND PHYSICAL PLANNING

Reporting to the Director of Capital & Physical Planning, the Senior Facilities Requirements Analyst is responsible for management of the campus space inventory, including a wide variety of data concerning how the campus plans, develops, funds, manages and tracks the use of academic and supporting facilities. Representative tasks include data analysis and preparation of space utilization reports in support of short‑ and long‑range capital planning, managing the campus Facilities Link database and providing training to administrative personnel and other campus units, and managing the approval process for minor capital projects. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Business Administration, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Computer Science or similar and/or equivalent experience or training. Strong analytical, written, verbal, organization, and interpersonal communication skills. Working experience with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and demonstrated strong writing and communication skills. Preferred Quals: Familiarity with or ability to learn AutoCAD to input and update facility floor plans. Specialized expertise and experience in drawing or rendering, geographic information systems, urban design presentation, graphics (Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, etc.) or other planning related field or technique. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $82,300/yr ‑ $100,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $82,300/yr. ‑ $151,700/ 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 8/25/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57196

SENIOR PLANNER

CAMPUS PLANNING & DESIGN

The University is seeking a Senior Planner with strong writing and analytical skills to analyze project impacts and prepare, or supervise the preparation of, appropriate CEQA and Coastal Act documentation supporting campus development projects. The Senior Planner, in collaboration with, and in support of others, implements the Regents’ certified campus Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) to approve, permit, and gain entitlements for all campus capital development projects. Qualified candidates must possess knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Coastal Act, and must have experience with other regulatory agencies such as the Army Corps of Engineers, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Regional Water Quality Control Board. Reqs: Graduation from college with major work in environmental studies or sciences and/or city and environmental planning, and 4‑6 years of professional experience in planning. A Master’s degree in city or environmental planning at a recognized planning school is highly desired. Strong, analytical, written, verbal, organization, and interpersonal communication skills and working experience with MS Office are required. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record, and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program; Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $90,000 ‑ $112,700/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 8/30/23. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57462

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR

COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES (CCS)

CCS seeks staff undergraduate advisor to serve as initial source of academic advising and general information related to the college for prospective and enrolled students. Duties include, advising students regarding university and CCS requirements across nine majors. Facilitating application/admissions processes and advising regarding application requirements. Providing regular academic programmatic support to faculty, students, and administrators. Facilitating annual recruitment and student events, including orientations. Providing administrative support to college personnel, requiring initiative and a high level of accountability and professionalism. Reqs: 1‑3 years administrative work experience. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check CANRA (U13): Mandated Child Abuse Reporter. The full salary range is $24.95 to $42.10/ hr. The hourly range is $24.95 to $27.45/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

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STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TC ELECTRIC at 2529 Treasure Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nicholas Tyler Custodio (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: NICHOLAS TYLER CUSTODIO/ OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2023‑0001737. E40.

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Captain Black Trading, LLC., 5095 Michael St., Santa Maria CA 93455; CA

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Garrett McLean, Managing Member

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CNS‑3722362# SANTA BARBARA

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Alexander B. Suy, 903 State St., Ste 206, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

This business is conducted by An Individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Alexander B. Suy, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2023

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

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CNS‑3721578# SANTA BARBARA

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Jonathan Wane Thompson II, 1187 Coast Village Rd Suite 1‑720, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

This business is conducted by An Individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Jonathan Wane Thompson II, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2023

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/23

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of Santa Barbara

Susan Caine, 1482 East Valley Road #102, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

This business is conducted by An Individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Susan Caine, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2023

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

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This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/12/1994.

ISLANDS RESTAURANTS, LLC

S/ MICHAEL WONG, CHIEF

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CNS‑3722169# SANTA BARBARA

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Bryce Rosenthal, 39 San Marcos

Trout Clb., 39 San Marcos Trout Clb., Santa Barbara, CA 93105

This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Bryce Rosenthal, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2023

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File No. FBN 2023‑0001771

The following person(s) is doing business as:

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Kendra Johnson, 1545 Marquard Ter, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable

/s/ Kendra Johnson, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/17/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

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The following person(s) is doing business as:

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This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/27/2023

/s/ Terrance Brown, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/17/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/23

CNS‑3723595# SANTA BARBARA

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STATEMENT The following person

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This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: DANIEL

GOMEZ, PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 25, 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: 2023‑0001838.

E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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A Torgeson (same address) John E Torgeson 319 Coleman Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sarah B Torgeson 1520 Portesuello Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by An General Partnership. SIGNED BY:

KRISTINE A TORGESON/PARTNER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 11, 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: 2023‑0001723. E30. Published: Aug

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Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 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: 2023‑0001799. E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

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MIRANDA.OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2023‑0001843. E57. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

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Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 3, 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: 2023‑0001649. E58. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

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Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 11, 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: 2023‑0001720. E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

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This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: MICHIEL DE BRUIN/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 28, 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: 2023‑0001868. E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OAK AND

FIRE at 4 La Flecha Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Oak And Fire LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company.

SIGNED BY: BRIAN LONG/MR

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 31, 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: 2023‑0001873. E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WARREN & SELBERT, LLC, WARREN & SELBERT, ACCUFY ANALYTICS at 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 310 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Accufy Analytics, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY: ERIC C. SEALE/MANAGER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 28, 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: 2023‑0001870.

E30. Published: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CANYON COLLECTIVE STUDIO at 820 Cheltenham Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gale Design Studio LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED

BY: JILLIAN GOULD/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 1, 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: 2023‑0001884. E47. Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0001774

The following person(s) is doing

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS

business as: Diselo Media Internet Marketing, 4710 8th St #A, Carpinteria CA 93013, County of Santa Barbara. Pedro Orozco, 4710 8th St #A, Carpinteria CA 93013

This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/06/2023

/s/ Pedro Orozco, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Santa Barbara. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/23

CNS‑3725057#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: WALL TEXTS at 312 Rancheria Street, Unit E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The Mission Collective LLC (same address)

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for a bid opening by the Board of Education of the Santa Barbara Unified School District at the Administration Office, 724 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101 not later than:

Bid opening will be held on October 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. for the Santa Barbara High School Baseball Site Improvements Project (“Project”).

A mandatory job walk and pre-bid conference will be conducted on September 5, 2023 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Meet at Santa Barbara High School Baseball field bleachers seating at the Canon Perdido Street entrance. Bids will not be accepted from contractors not attending the mandatory job walk and pre-bid conference. Prospective Bidders arriving after the above-designated starting time for a mandatory job walk and pre-bid conference shall be disqualified from submitting a bid for this project.

Plans and specifications will be on file and available to view and purchase on or as soon as possible after the mandatory job walk and pre-bid conference through Cybercopy at https://www.cybercopyusa.com/

The deadline for pre-bid questions or clarification requests is September 25, 2023 All questions are to be in writing and directed to the Project Architect/Engineer, Monisha Adnani, 19six at madnani@19six.com

CLEARLY MARK BID RESPONSE ENVELOPE WITH TIME/DATE OF BID OPENING AND PROJECT NAME. Bids so received shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the Santa Barbara Unified School District Administration Office, 720 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101. All bids shall be made on the forms provided in the specifications and each bid must conform to the Contract Documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by the bid security specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Project description: Site improvements for accessibility include paths of travel, seating locations for owner supplied bleachers, improvements for dugout areas, parking and the demolition of existing structure and installation of drinking fountain.

Contractor License required: B

Prequalification of Bidders and E/M/P subcontractors: As a condition of bidding on this Project, and in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code section 20111.5 and 20111.6 all Bidders and all electrical, mechanical and plumbing subcontractors listed in the Bidder’s proposal must either be pre-qualified for at least five business days before the date of the opening of the bids or must submit a completed prequalification package by the deadline stated below. Bids not conforming to this requirement will not be accepted.

Prequalification packages are available through Cybercopy at http://www.cybercopyplanroom.com. Prequalification questions must be directed to L.M. Sweaney at lynns11s@aol.com or leave a voice message at (909) 377-8302.

Prequalification packages must be submitted to L.M. Sweaney & Associates, P.O. Box 3187, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (U.S. MAIL ONLY) (Voice Message: 909-336-2771) no later than, September 21, 2023. [Note: Per PCC 2011.6 – must have submitted package at least 10 business days before bid opening, can specify earlier date]. FAXED PRE-QUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773 and 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the District has obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract which is available for review at http://www.dir. ca.gov/dlsr/statistics_research.html During the Work, the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) will monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor’s prevailing wage rate obligations, with a copy of the same being on file with the clerk of the District’s governing board. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the contract, and to comply with all prevailing wage requirements set forth in the Labor Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1771.1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid or engage in the performance of any contract for this project unless; (1) currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5; or (2) expressly authorized to submit a bid by Section 1771.1 and provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The successful Bidder will be required to post all job-site notices required by DIR regulations and other applicable law. The successful bidder and its subcontractors will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the General Conditions.

The District will be participating in the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) Participation Goal Program pursuant to Education Code section 17076.11 and Public Contract Code section 10115.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the bid opening. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive irregularities in any bid.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

By: Marina Verdian, Director of Facilities and Modernization

LEGALS (CONT.)

This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY: AARYN ANDERSON/MANAGER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 17, 2023.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0001778. E30. Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COVE,COVE

ECO, COVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY at 4063 Via Zorro Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Scalable Business Hub Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation.

SIGNED BY: ALEXANDRA LOOS/

PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2023‑0001732. E30.

Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

GARDEN’S FRIEND at 810 San Roque Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bryn T Barker (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual.

SIGNED BY: BRYN BARKER/OWNER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 03, 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: 2023‑0001653. E47. Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRESCENT MOON MASSAGE THERAPY at 1907 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Andrea L Minshull 507 Del La Vista Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: ANDREA LEE MINSHULL Filed with the County

Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 31, 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: 2023‑0001872. E58.

Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CANDELA’S

BAKERY at 812 E. Figueroa St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Mauro B Lanza Perez (same address) Candelaria K Azenas (same address) This business is conducted by An Married Couple.

SIGNED BY: MAURO LANZA/ OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2023‑0001842. E49.

Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE LITTLE

WAX ROOM at 3455 State Street Suite 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nayelli Villafana 215 Bath St A5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: NAYELLI VILLAFANA Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0001682. E30. Published: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OUTCOMES: RESEARCH & CONSULTING at 6291 Marlborough Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Outcomes: Research & Consulting (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY: ANDREW HUSON/FOUNDER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 2, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it

Notice Inviting Bids

Notice Inviting Bids

was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0001898. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIMINAL MEDIA at 6745 Trigo Rd, Unit A Goleta, CA 93117; Stephen A Rasmus (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: STEPHEN RASMUS Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 9, 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: 2023‑0001960. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVOLUTION 805 PAINTING at 3458 Richland Dr. Apt 10 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Felix Nava Manzanarez (same address)

This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: FELIX NAVA MANZANAREZ/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 9, 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: 2023‑0001959. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA MOTORCYCLE CLUB at 7304 Elm Hurst Place Goleta, CA 93117; Donald Scott Peterson (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: DONALD SCOTT PETERSON/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2023‑0001999. E30. Published: Aug

17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0001887

The following person(s) is doing business as: Blue Heron Carpinteria, 4455 Carpinteria Ave., Apt G, Carpinteria, CA 93013, County of Santa Barbara.

Karen Kester, 4455 Carpinteria Ave., Apt G, Carpinteria, CA 93013

This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Karen Kester, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/01/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7/23

CNS‑3728858#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

Sewer Main Extension & Septic Tank Abandonment Project Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC)

Sewer Main Extension & Septic Tank Abandonment Project Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC)

1. Bid Submission. Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) will accept electronic bids for its Sewer Main Extension and Septic Tank Abandonment Project (“Project”), by 2:00 PM on September 18, 2023, unless extended by addendum. The bidding is being hosted by Trico Reproductions and can be found on the following website: https://www.tricoblue.com/jobs/2649/details/sewer-main-extension-septic-tankabandonment-project.. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by Trico prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving time on the Trico server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

1. Bid Submission. Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) will accept electronic bids for its Sewer Main Extension and Septic Tank Abandonment Project (“Project”), by 2:00 PM on September 18, 2023, unless extended by addendum. The bidding is being hosted by Trico Reproductions and can be found on the following website: https://www.tricoblue.com/jobs/2649/details/sewer-main-extension-septic-tankabandonment-project.. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by Trico prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving time on the Trico server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Bid results and awards will be available on Trico Reproduction.

Bid results and awards will be available on Trico Reproduction.

2. Project Information.

2. Project Information.

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: RED HAWK HOMES, RED HAWK DESIGN at 1685 Fernald Point Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Red Hawk Capital, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY:

ARTHUR KALAYJIAN/MANAGER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2023‑0001977. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 5580 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93111, and is described as follows: Extend existing sewer main per plans and specifications. Install sewer lateral and connect to the building sewer. Abandon existing septic system per City requirements. Install new 2” water supply line and connect to existing service line.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 5580 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93111, and is described as follows: Extend existing sewer main per plans and specifications. Install sewer lateral and connect to the building sewer. Abandon existing septic system per City requirements. Install new 2” water supply line and connect to existing service line.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0001905

2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. SBNC anticipates that the Work will begin on or about October 31, 2023, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. SBNC anticipates that the Work will begin on or about October 31, 2023, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $400,000.

3. License and Registration Requirements.

This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A, or C-34.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A, or C-34.

The following person(s) is doing business as:

TOWN & COUNTRY TRAILER

SALES, 1650 E CLARK AVE, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA CHELSEA V SALSEDO, 4120 DOUGLAS BLVD #306‑377, GRANITE BAY, CA 95746

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL

3.2 DIR Registration. SBNC may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

SBNC may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal

The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may

4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from the Trico Reproduction website.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/30/2018

/s/ CHELSEA V SALSEDO

The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 5% of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to SBNC, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after SBNC issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents

5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 5% of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to SBNC, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after SBNC issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.

6. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/03/2023

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7/23 CNS‑3727712#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. The project is being funded by a Federal Grant through the Community Development Block Grant program. Requirements for labor rates are further discussed in Article 9 of these Special Provisions.

Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. The project is being funded by a Federal Grant through the Community Development Block Grant program. Requirements for labor rates are further discussed in Article 9 of these Special Provisions.

. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. The project is also subject to the Davis Bacon federal

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with SBNC and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. The project is also subject to the Davis Bacon federal wage rate determinations. See Article 9 in this document.

The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

PHARMACY #2101 at 1046 Coast Village Rd. Suite B Montecito, CA 93108; The Vons Companies, Inc. 11555 Dublin Canyon Rd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: BRADLEY BECKSTROM/SECRETARY

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 3, 2023.

7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract

8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code§ 22300.

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: 2023‑0001912. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

9. Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1 % of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1 % of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: PLANTY RECORDS at 322 W. Sola St B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Spencer J Moore (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: SPENCER MOORE/OWNER

10. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 8, 2023. This statement expires five years from

A bidders’ conference will be held on August 29, 2023 at 1 0 AM, at the following location: 5580 Calle Real, Goleta CA 93117 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is not manditory to attend.

11. Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on August 29, 2023 at 1 0 AM, at the following location: 5580 Calle Real, Goleta CA 93117 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is not manditory to attend.

LEGALS (CONT.)

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING SEALED BIDS

FOR THE EKWILL STREET AND FOWLER ROAD EXTENSIONS PROJECT (INCLUDES THE HOLLISTER AVENUE/ROUTE 217 UNDERCROSSING PROJECT) AND HOLLISTER AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

City Project Number: 9002 & 9033

Federal Project Number: BRLS-5481 (013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta (“CITY”), invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids via electronic transmission on the City of Goleta Planet Bids portal site until Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 3:00 P.M and will be publicly opened at City of Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117 and posted promptly thereafter. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Planet Bids Website: https://pbsystem.planetbids.com

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct roadway modifications/extensions at three separate locations, including a bridge replacement project per the project plans and specifications on Hollister Avenue within the City of Goleta, CA.

This project combines two projects that have been developed and financed separately as 1) the Ekwill Street and Fowler Road Extensions project and 2) the Hollister Avenue Bridge Replacement project. Because the Hollister Avenue Bridge Replacement project is embedded entirely within the limits of the Ekwill-Fowler project, and must be constructed concurrently with the roadway project, the two projects are combined into one construction contract. The project will be awarded based on the total bid.

All communications relative to this project shall be conducted through PlanetBids. Questions about alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be asked before bid opening. After bid opening, the CITY does not consider these questions as bid protests.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the following location: City of Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117. Interested bidders are required to attend and will be held responsible for all information presented. It is required that the Bidders have fully inspected the Project site in all particulars and become thoroughly familiar with the terms and conditions of the Bid Plans and Special Provisions and local conditions affecting the performance and costs of the Work prior to bidding and it is recommended that this be done prior to attending this meeting.

Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the City of Goleta is implementing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements. Section 2, “Bidding,” under subsection title “Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)” and Section 5, “General,” under subsection titled “Performance of Subcontractors” of the Special Provisions cover the DBE requirements.

The DBE contract goal for this project is: 21%.

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE “BUY AMERICA” PROVISIONS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1982 AS AMENDED BY THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED BY TITLE IX oF THE Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (“Build America, Buy America Act”). Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1773, the City has ascertained the General Prevailing Rate of Wages in the County in which the work is to be done to be as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California. Contractor is hereby made aware that information regarding prevailing wage rates may be obtained from the State Department of Industrial Relations and/or the following website address: https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/2022-2/PWD/Southern.html The Contractor is required to post a copy of the applicable wage rates at the job site. Attention is directed to Section 7 “Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public” of the Standard Construction Specifications.

The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the Contract Documents and in copies of this book that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the Contract Documents. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced by not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the Contract Documents. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less that the higher wage rate. The City of Goleta will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Bidders must be registered on the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit the bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a money order, a certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety, made payable to CITY. The bid security shall be an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total annual bid amount included with their proposals as required by California law.

Note: All bids must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. The original security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or submitted to the office of the City Clerk at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117, in a sealed envelope and be received or postmarked within three (3) City business days after the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. The sealed envelope should be plainly marked on the outside, “SEALED BID SECURITY FOR EKWILL STREET AND FOWLER ROAD EXTENSIONS

PROJECT (INCLUDES THE HOLLISTER AVENUE/ROUTE 217 UNDERCROSSING PROJECT) AND HOLLISTER AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

PROJECT.”

The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) per California Labor Code Section 1771.4, including prevailing wage rates and apprenticeship employment standards. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The CITY hereby affirmatively ensures that all business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

In accordance with the California Public Contract Code 20103.5 when federal funds are involved in local agency contracts, no bid shall be invalidated by the failure of the bidder to be licensed in California at the time of bid opening. However, at the time of award, the selected contractor shall be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of the State and the City of Goleta. Contractor shall possess a valid Class A - General Engineering Contractor license prior to award of Contract. Said license shall be maintained during the contract period. It is the Bidder’s and Contractor’s responsibility to obtain the correct Contractor’s licenses. Bidders shall be skilled and regularly engage in the general class or type of work called for under this contract.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the DIR. No Bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project. Failure to provide proof of the contractor’s current registration pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive.

The Contractor Company, including the Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) for the Contractor Company, shall demonstrate a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience successfully performing projects of substantially similar type, magnitude, and character of the work bid. The CITY reserves the right to reject all bids, reject any bid that is not responsive to the invitation, or to waive any minor irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a period of up to ninety (90) days. Failure to provide proof of the Contractor’s current registration pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive. Failure to comply with enforcement provisions pursuant to Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code may result in a determination that the Bidder is not responsible.

Bids shall remain open and valid for a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by CITY to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the CITY to make payment of retention to an escrow agent.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially, and caller anonymity will be respected.

Any protest to an intended award of this contract shall be made in writing addressed to the City Clerk prior to the award. Any protest may be considered and acted on by the City Council at the time noticed for award of the contract. To request a copy of the notice of agenda for award, please contact the City Clerk cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or register on the CITY’s website (www. cityofgoleta.org).

All questions about this project and bidding requirements must be submitted in writing through PlanetBids.

CITY OF GOLETA

Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk

Published: Santa Barbara Independent: August 17, 2023, and August 24, 2023

LEGALS (CONT.)

is conducted by An Corporation.

SIGNED BY: ROBERT BEN SCOTT/

VICE PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2023‑0001743. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0001900

The following person(s) is doing business as:

Sit N Sleep Baby, 913 W Fir Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436, County of Santa Barbara. Left Coast Inspections LLC, 913 West Fir Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436; CA

listed above on Not applicable

/s/ Darrell W. Clegg, Managing Member

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/02/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7/23

CNS‑3729538#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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

ART at 215 Deming Way Buellton, CA 93427; Jorge H Hernandez (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: JORGE HERNANDEZ/OWNER

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 9, 2023.

7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: YOUR GRAY MATTER at 1308 East Olive Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Kailey N Stevens (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual.

SIGNED BY: KAILEY STEVENS Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2023‑0001967. E30.

Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep

7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY: WENDY FEARN/CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 31, 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: 2023‑0001880. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL).

FBN Number: 2023‑0001922. E30.

Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person

(s) is/are doing business as: HAPPY

File No. FBN2023‑0001925

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAIA LTL FREIGHT, 850 Stowell Road, Suite B, Santa Maria, CA 93454 County of SANTA BARBARA

Mailing Address: 11465 Johns Creek Pkwy., STE. 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097

COASTAL

CONCIERGE at 2817 Verde Vista Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Battmen Inc. 27 W. Anapamu #122 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business

This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

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: 2023‑0001962. E30.

Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep

NOTICE

OF

PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL

Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:30 pm

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)

2022-2023 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation

Report

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Goleta will conduct a hybrid public hearing on the date and time set forth below to consider the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The date and time of the City Council meeting is:

MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM

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

Pursuant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, the City of Goleta has prepared the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The CAPER provides an assessment of the City’s performance in meeting Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 housing and community development goals as outlined in the previously adopted 2022-2023 Action Plan.

The City of Goleta encourages participation in the CDBG process. A copy of the CAPER is required to be made available to the public for review and comment for a fifteen (15) day period. The CAPER draft will be available for public review from August 24, 2023 to September 8, 2023. The Draft CAPER will be posted on the City’s website at Grants | Goleta, CA (cityofgoleta.org) and copies will be available for review at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta. All interested citizens and agencies are invited to attend the public hearing and/or submit comments on the draft CAPER.

Comments should be submitted to: City of Goleta, Neighborhood Services Department, Attn: Shanna Dawson, 130 Cremona Drive Goleta, CA 93117 or emailed to sdawson@cityofgoleta.org by Noon on September 8, 2023.

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

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the CAPER or CDBG program, contact Shanna Dawson, Management Analyst at (805) 690-5126 or sdawson@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Jaime Valdez at (805) 961-7568 or jvaldez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.

Note: If you challenge the City’s final action on this Project in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised in written or oral testimony and/or evidence provided to the City on or before the date of the public hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b) [2]).

Note:In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, at (805) 9617505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. If you need special assistance to contact City staff, please call 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) for hearing impaired TTY/TDD

Date of Publication: August 24, 2023 (Santa Barbara Independent

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SQUASH‑IT at 3649 Eileen Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Christopher L Bender (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: CHRISTOPHER BENDER/ PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2023‑0001972. E57. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: BEER DROP at 5330 Debbie Road, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Funk Zone Wines LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: THE WINE OF THE MONTH CLUB at 5330 Debbie Road, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Gold Medal Wine Club (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY: WENDY FEARN/CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 31, 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: 2023‑0001879. E30. Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ESTHETICALLY YOURS SKIN AND BEAUTY at 121 S Hope Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Valarie M Mendoza 4224 Pozzo Circle Apt D Santa Barbara, CA 93111

This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: VALARIE MENDOZA/ESTHETICIAN Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 4, 2023. This statement expires five years

HOUSE CLEANERS at 1319 Bath St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ingrid M Rosales (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual.

SIGNED BY: INGRID MELISSA

ROSALES Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 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: 2023‑0001802. E62.

Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

WIFI NETWORKS at 3581 Baseline Ave. Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Daniel J Luna (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: DANIEL LUNA/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2023‑0001933. E30.

Published: Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC, 11465 Johns Creek Pkwy., STE. 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC S/ Kelly Benton, Vice President, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/07/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7/23

CNS‑3716706#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0001927

The following person(s) is doing business as: Adizes Research Fund, 1212 Mark Ave., Carpinteria, California 93013, County of Santa Barbara. ICHAK ADIZES, LLC, 1212 Mark Ave., Carpinteria, California 93013; California

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to

LEGALS (CONT.)

transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

/s/ Ichak Adizes, Member

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/07/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/24, 8/31, 9/7, 9/14/23

CNS‑3726468# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JAYA at 596 Vereda Parque Goleta, CA 93117; John J Birchim (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: JOHN

BIRCHIM/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2023­0002044. E40. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

IN PARADISE at 2001 Alameda Padre Serra, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Julie L. Deangelis (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: JULIE

DEANGELIS/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 8, 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: 2023­0001939. E49. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

BARBARA BARRISTERS at 820 State Street, 4th Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The Barristers Club of Santa Barbara (same address)

This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: OLIVIA

P. YOUNG/SECRETARY Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2023­0001978. E30. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable

/s/ Monica Quintanilla Goldstein, President

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara

County on 08/02/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

8/24, 8/31, 9/7, 9/14/23

CNS‑3729230# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023­0001889

The following person(s) is doing business as: Marlin Jockey, 139 W Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara. Offshore Consulting LLC, 139 W Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Apr 06, 2023

/s/ Mallery Mellinger, Managing Member

Fuel Depot Development Plan Amendment (DPAM) and Front Yard Setback Modification (MOD) with California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 180 N Fairview Avenue; APN 069-110-054 Case Nos. 22-0006-DPAM; 22-0004-MOD; & 23-0025-DRB.

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/01/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/24, 8/31, 9/7, 9/14/23

CNS‑3728846#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRIEND OF THE TEAM at 121 Juana Maria Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Douglas W Madey (same address)

This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: DOUGLAS

NOTICE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom

September 7, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Administrator of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing on the merits of the proposed Development Plan Amendment (DPAM) and Modification (MOD) at 180 North Fairview Avenue. The date, time, and location of the public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the Zoning Administrator page of the City website https://www.cityofgoleta.org/your-city/planning-and-environmental-review/zoningadministrator-hearings

HEARING DATE/TIME: September 7, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

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

Project Location: 180 N Fairview Avenue (APN 069-110-054)

Project Name: Fuel Depot convenience store addition, three new parking spaces, and associated site improvements

Case Nos.: 22-0006-DPAM, 22-0004-MOD, & 23-0025-DRB

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This is a request for approval for an 839 square foot addition and conversion of an existing service bay to a larger convenience market which would result in a 2,458 square foot establishment called “The Point Market”. The proposal includes three additional parking spaces, one of which is accessible. The proposed renovation includes new roofing, windows, doors, and exterior finishes as well as a new 119 square foot trash enclosure. The Project requires a Development Plan Amendment to the original Development Plan and a setback Modification to allow the ADA parking space to be located within 10 feet of the public right of way. The existing site is developed with a fuel station, canopy, a convenience market, and auto service bays. No changes to the fuel pumps or canopy are proposed.

The Zoning Administrator will be the decision-maker for the project unless its decision is appealed to the City Council.

The project was filed by agent Gelare Macon of Flowers and Associates on behalf of Jorja Encina, LP, c/o John Price property owner.

Environmental Review:

Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000, et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines, the project has been found to be exempt from CEQA and a Notice of Exemption is proposed. The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this project. The addition portion of the project has been found to be exempt from CEQA, as identified below:

15301(e)(1). Existing Facilities

Consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Examples include but are not limited to: (e) Additions to existing structures provided that the addition will not result in an increase of more than:

1) 50 percent of the floor area of the structures before the addition, or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less.

15305 Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations

Consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or density, including but not limited to:

(a) Minor lot line adjustments, side yard, and setback variances not resulting in the creation of any new parcel; (b) Issuance of minor encroachment permits; (c) Reversion to acreage in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.

STATEMENT

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

SIGHT PROVISIONS at 7083

Del Norte Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Nathan D Vanetten (same address)

This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: NATHAN

D VANETTEN/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2023­0001928. E49. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MIA’S COLIBRI at 3838 Sunset Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Julia Juarez (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: JULIA JUAREZ ORTEGA/ OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 16, 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: 2023­0002020. E47. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023­0001901

The following person(s) is doing business as: Adira Ergonomics Safety and Workplace Rehab, 27 W Anapamu St #175, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara.

Adira Occupational Therapy Corp., 27 W Anapamu St. #175, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

CORTESE LIST: The Project site is listed on the EnviroStor online database of hazardous site records maintained by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control TSC in coordination with the California State Water Resources Control Board consistent with Government Code § 65962.5 (the “Cortese list”). The Project site has been cleaned up with CSWRCB case completed/closed out dates 7/25/1990 and 8/4/2017.

Next Steps:

If the Zoning Administrator grants the applicant’s request, the next steps include: (1) 10-day appeal period; (2) Final DRB Review; (3) issuance of a Zoning Clearance and Building Permits; and (4) Building construction and inspections.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The hearing documents and all documents referenced therein may be obtained by contacting the Planner listed below (see the “For Project Information” section). Staff reports, project plans, and related materials for the Zoning Administrator hearing will be posted on the City’s website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

In accordance with Gov. Code Section 65103.5, only non-copyrighted plans or plans that the designer has given permission have been published on the City’s website. The full set of plans is available for review at the Planning Counter during counter hours or by contacting the staff member listed for the item 805-961-7543.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the Zoning Administrator meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing Mary Ternovskaya, PER Commission Clerk at mternovskaya@cityofgoleta.org, or mail to City of Goleta Attn: ZA Administrator 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117. Public comments received will be posted on the Zoning Administrator webpage.

ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Please register for Zoning Administrator Hearing on September 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2Z08EEGYQHSQ81ohhfrt2A

Webinar ID: 832 3393 4190

Passcode:  965100

Or Join Via Audio:

US: +14086380968,,83233934190#,,,,*965100# or +16694449171,,83233934190#,,,,*965100#

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. You can also select the option to use your telephone, but you must use the Zoom software to interact with the meeting. Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar to use your telephone. Oral comments during a meeting may be made by electronic participation only.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Travis Lee, Associate Planner, at (805) 562-5528 or TLee@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org

APPEALS: The Zoning Administrator’s decision may be appealed by an applicant or an aggrieved party, pursuant to Goleta Municipal Code Section 17.52.120, as part of an appeal of the Review Authority’s action on the entire project. Appeals must be filed, and associated fees must be paid, within 10 calendar days of the appealable decision.

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

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

LEGALS (CONT.)

MADEY/FOUNDER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: 2023‑0001815. E40. Published: Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE and SANDY DELBIANCO

CASE NUMBER: 23CV02838

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change of name(s)

FROM: AZIEL ASHER DELBIANCO

TO: AZIEL ASHER DELBIANCO

BLAKE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in

the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED JULY 13, 2023,DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ALEC

CHARLES KATZMAN

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03117

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change of name(s)

FROM: ALEC CHARLES KATZMAN

TO: ALEXANDRE MILTON

CHARLES, JR.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE 2023 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT

The City of Goleta Public Works Department invites you to submit a proposal to become eligible for the construction management of the 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Project.

Proposals must meet the requirements and descriptions outlined in the RFP, available through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 p.m., September 7, 2023.

Firms interested in submitting a proposal may do so through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/45299/bo/ bo-search

Please submit any questions regarding this Request for Proposals through the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal Online Q&A no later than 3:00 p.m. on August 31, 2023.

Published: Santa Barbara Independent August 17, 2023 & August 24, 2023

ORDINANCE NO. 23-__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 9.02 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED BINGO REGULATIONS

On September 5, 2023, at 5:30 pm at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) will consider the second reading and possible adoption of a proposed Ordinance that would allow bingo to be operated by qualifying organizations in compliance with Penal Code 326.5. In 2010, as part of an overhaul of the Goleta Municipal Code, the City inadvertently omitted the prior regulations authorizing bingo games by qualifying organizations. If adopted, the proposed Ordinance will restore those organizations’ ability to operate bingo games, subject to state regulations.

If adopted, the Ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption.

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

Deborah Lopez City Clerk

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, August 24, 2023

ORDINANCE

NO. 23-__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 9.09 OF TITLE 9 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING RESTRICTED NOISES

On September 5, 2023 at 5:30pm at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) will consider the second reading and possible adoption of a proposed Ordinance that would amend its noise restrictions. The proposed ordinance does not change the general noise standard for noise complaints. The proposed ordinance (1) changes curfew hours applicable to certain noises from 12am-7am to 10pm-7am; (2) adds a list of specifically prohibited noises; (3) amends the list of exempt noises; and (4) cleans up ambiguous language and reorganizes sections for better flow.

If adopted, the Ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505.

Deborah Lopez City Clerk

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, August 24, 2023

the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED AUGUST 01, 2023,DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published AuG 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SARAH MARIE LINDE‑GOODFELLOW CASE NUMBER: 23CV03250 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change of name(s)

FROM: SARAH MARIE LINDE‑GOODFELLOW

TO: SUKARI MARIE LINDE‑GOODFELLOW THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING SEPTEMBER 18, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE

1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED AUGUST 2, 2023, COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Aug 17, 24, 31. Sep 7 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JOSEPH ALEXANDER

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03048

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change of name(s)

FROM: JOSEPH ALEXANDER

TO: JESUS CHRIST

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING OCTOBER 3, 2023, 8:30 AM, SM TWO, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 312 East Cook Street Building E Santa Maria, CA 93456‑5369, Santa Maria Cook 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 JULY 28, 2023, JAMES F. RIGALI, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Aug 24, 31. Sep 7, 14 2023.

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) PLAINTIFF: ROGELLO JULIAN, Case number: 22CV04181. DEFENDANT: JOHN L. BUNCE, ELIZABETH N. BUNCE, ET AL.

To: Defendant: ELIZABETH N. BUNCE, Plaintiff: ROGELIO JULIAN, seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows:

1.General Damages a. Pain, suffering and inconvenience

$1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress

$1,000,000.00

2. Special damages

a. Medical expences $62,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $250,000.00 c. Loss of earnings (to date) $80,500.00 d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $432,000.00 Date: July 25, 2021. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 9321‑1107

Anacapa Division.

Published Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES

(Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) PLAINTIFF: ROGELLO JULIAN, Case number: 22CV04181. DEFENDANT: JOHN

L. BUNCE, ELIZABETH N. BUNCE, ET AL.

To: Defendant: JOHN L. BUNCE

Plaintiff: ROGELIO JULIAN, seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows:

1.General Damages a. Pain, suffering and inconvenience

$1,000,000,00 b. Emotional distress $1,000,000.00 2. Special damages a. Medical expences $62,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $250,000.00 c. Loss of earnings (to date) $80,500.00 d. Loss of future earning capacity (present value) $432,000.00 Date: July 25, 2021. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 9321‑1107 Anacapa Division. Published Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 2023.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): WENDELL WARREN BECK; THE TESTATE AND INTESTATE SUCCESSORS OF WENDELL WARREN BECK; and All Other Persons Unknown Claiming Any Right, Title, Estate, Lien or Interest in the Real Property Described in the Complaint, Adverse to Plaintiff’s Claim of Ownership or Any Cloud upon Plaintiff’s Title Thereto and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CHARRON O’NEILL and MARK WOOLPERT, Trustees, CHARRON O’NEILL AND MARK WOOLPERT, TRUSTEES OF THE WOOLPERT TRUST FBO CHARRON O’NEILL DATED OCTOBER 5, 1989; CHARRON O’NEILL AND MARK WOOLPERT, TRUSTEES OF THE WOOLPERT TRUST FBO REEVE WOOLPERT DATED OCTOBER 5, 1989; CHARRON O’NEILL AND MARK WOOLPERT, TRUSTEES OF THE WOOLPERT TRUST FBO MARK WOOLPERT DATED OCTOBER 5, 1989; and GEORGE B. O’NEILL and CHARRON O’NEILL, Trustees OF THE GEORGE B. O’NEILL FAMILY TRUST DATED MAY 10, 1995, 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 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 Website (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 versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS 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 el 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 más 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 más 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 más 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 recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NO: (Número del Caso 23CV02642

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA (ANACAPA DIVISION), 1100 Anacapa Street St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The name, address, and

telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Ann Bell Wilson (Bar# 107424) Carmel & Naccasha, LLP, 694 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 546‑8785 DATE 06/20/2023 Deputy Clerk; Preston Frye (El nombre, la dirección y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Published. Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): All persons

Unknown claiming legal or equitable right, title estate, lien, or interest in the real property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s title or interest; and DOES 1‑50, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF SANTA BARBARA (AKA THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF SANTA BARBARA), a California non‑profit religious corporation 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 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 papa 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 cuotasy los costos esentos 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 23CV02885

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT (ANACAPA DIVISION),

1100 Anacapa Street St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Wiley G.

Uretz, Reetz, Fox & Bartlett LLP, 116 East Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965‑0523 DATE

07/06/2023 Deputy Clerk; Sarah

Sisto (El nombre, la dirección y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):

Published. Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 2023.

TRUSTEE NOTICE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE T.S. No. 20‑20162‑SP‑

CA Title No. 200063140‑CA‑

VOI A.P.N. 069‑760‑041 YOU

ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/24/2007. UNLESS YOU

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.

IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter

described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Pierce O’Donnell and Dawn O’Donnell, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship Duly

Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation

Recorded 05/03/2007 as Instrument No. 2007‑0032934

(or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Santa Barbara County, California. Date of Sale: 09/13/2023 at 10:00 AM

Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance to the County Courthouse of Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $408,837.72 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 231 Moreton Bay Lane #2, Goleta, CA 93117

A.P.N.: 069‑760‑041 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior

lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO

PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800‑ 280‑2832 or visit this internet website www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 20‑20162‑SP‑CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT*: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” you may be able to purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 888‑264‑4010, or visit this internet website www.ndscorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20‑20162‑SP‑CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee

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receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” or “eligible bidders” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. *Pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code, the potential rights described herein shall apply only to public auctions taking place on or after January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, unless later extended. Date:

08/01/2023 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888‑ 264‑4010 Sales Line 800‑280‑ 2832; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com Connie Hernandez, Trustee Sales Representative A‑4792427 08/17/2023, 08/24/2023, 08/31/2023

------------ 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 of External Affairs for the California State Lands Commission

Sheri.Pemberton@slc.ca.gov (916) 477-0691

Walter Scott Petroleum Engineer

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 5:30 P.M. GOLETA GARDENS LLC (SYWEST) DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT

907 S KELLOGG AVENUE; APN 071-190-035

CASE NO. 23-0002-ORD

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta City Council will conduct a hybrid public hearing to consider a Development Agreement Second Amendment between Goleta Gardens LLC (SyWest) and the City of Goleta. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 5:30 P.M.

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

The City Council is the final decisionmaker for this project. On July 24, 2023, the Planning Commission held a publicly noticed hearing to consider the Development Agreement Second Amendment and recommended the City Council adopt the Development Agreement Second Amendment.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION: The subject property (APN 071-190-035) is an 11.71 acre parcel located at the south terminus of Kellogg Avenue at 907 S. Kellogg Avenue, within the California Coastal Zone. The site was formerly operating as the Westwind Drive-In Theater and Public Market. The property is zoned Service Industrial (I-S) and the land use designation is Service Industrial (I-S). The applicant proposes a second amendment to a DA that grants a license to the City of Goleta to use a private access road to the San Jose Creek Channel in exchange for an extension of the deadline to use the City’s former zoning ordinance (Article 35 Coastal Zoning Ordinance) to December 31, 2024, for review of applicant’s pending development proposal (Case No 17-121-DP-DRB). The first amendment to the DA changed the original timing of the DA to either the adoption date of the City’s Local Coastal Program or December 31, 2023, whichever occurred first. The project was filed by Robert Atkinson of SyWest Development on behalf of Goleta Gardens, LLC.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS

A Notice of Exemption (NOE) has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., CEQA), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations, §§ 15000, et seq., CEQA Guidelines), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines. The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency. The NOE is appropriate pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15061.b.3 because the act of approving a Development Agreement Second Amendment will not cause development of the project site itself but will change the extension timing to use the City’s former zoning ordinance to either the certification date of the City’s Local Coastal Program or December 31, 2024, whichever occurs first.

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

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

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

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Kathy Allen, Supervising Senior Planner at (805) 961-7545 or Kallen@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or Mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org.

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

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

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent August 24, 2023