Santa Barbara Independent 10/05/23

by Matt Kettmann

Americana Royalty Nickel Creek with special guest Hawktail

Sun, Oct 8 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre

“Nickel Creek made Americana the new Indie Rock.” NPR

Featuring Chris Thile and siblings Sean and Sara Watkins, revolutionary roots trio Nickel Creek returns to Santa Barbara with an ambitious album’s worth of dazzling new music.

Superstar Trio’s U.S. Debut

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Gautier Capuçon, cello

Tue, Oct 10 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre

“When you have the possibility to play incredible music with great friends onstage, this is just pure luxury. There is nothing better than that.” – Gautier Capuçon

In this evening of chamber music at the highest level, three friends and exquisitely talented artists join forces for a captivating program of piano trios by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn.

West Coast Premiere Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends

Featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, Alonzo King and William Forsythe

Wed, Oct 25 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre

Award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck embraces the role of director with an innovative, handpicked repertoire by some of today’s most exciting talent.

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BIRTH BUDDIES!

NAME:

Calico & Silver (Dwarf Nigerian Goats)

BIRTHDAY:

BIRTHPLACE:

These

July 27, 2023

SEX: MALE FEMALE

X Santa Barbara Zoo

WEIGHT:

NOTES:

NAME:

SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL BABIES

Baby Girls

Goleta

Hazel Joy Butler-Martin, 8/9/2023

Lompoc

Stephanie Torres, 2/5/2022

Munroe Jordan House, 8/24/2023

Santa Barbara

LENGTH:

Calico: 2.9 lbs Calico: 11.6 in Silver: 3.6 lbs Silver: 12.3 in

- Eyes open at birth

- Stand and walk within 60 minutes of being born; climb and play day of birth

Lyon Dane & Bodhi Dane

BIRTHDAY:

BIRTHPLACE:

August 9, 2023

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

SEX: MALE FEMALE

Montserrat Anabel Vico Bello, 8/16/2023

Devon Elizabeth Reed, 8/23/2023

Lacey Jade Maldonado, 8/27/2023

Carlotta Marie Wurm, 8/29/2023

Baby Boys

Buellton

Eli Paul Satterblom, 8/29/2023

Goleta

Zachary Wang, 7/28/2023

Santa Barbara

William Christopher Cochran, 8/7/2023

WEIGHT: LENGTH:

NOTES:

Lyon: 6 lbs, 1 oz

XLyon: 19.5 in Bodhi: 6 lbs, 11 oz Bodhi: 19.5 in

- Eyes can fully open in utero

- Will walk between 10-18 months

Sage Rowan McGrath, 8/7/2023

Rafael Velazquez, 8/12/2023

Lucas Flores-Melchor, 8/13/2023

Marcos Alonso Ibarra-Cruz, 8/17/2023

Ezra Nuñez Aviles, 8/18/2023

Finley David Tuli Culler, 8/20/2023

Miles James Bolek, 8/22/2023

Santa Maria

Dawson Cunha, 7/14/2023

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Celebrated author, Guggenheim Fellow, and UCSB professor Yunte Huang reads from his latest book, Daughter of the Dragon, an in depth exploration of Ana May Wong, the first Chinese American film star who both encouraged and defied the Hollywood industry’s efforts to categorize her. Huang is interviewed by Celine Parreñas Shimizu, film scholar, filmmaker, and Dean of the Division of the Arts and Distinguished Professor of Film and Media at UC Santa Cruz. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Inside/Outside, on view through February 18, 2024.

Matt Kettmann’s cover profile of Elizabeth Poett includes a mention of this old grocery list that hangs on the kitchen wall of “The Casa,” the home at the historic heart

ON THE COVER: Elizabeth Poett. Photo by BJ Goldnick. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

of Rancho San Julian. Dated July 13, 1896, the order from Haas Brothers in San Francisco by Poett’s ancestor “Mrs. F. de la G. Diblee” requests a wide range of foods, from vermicelli and molasses to jumbo shrimp, oysters, and Baker’s eagle chocolate. The total amount owed appears to be $105.34, and the delivery date via boat to Gaviota is merely “TBD.”

by Leslie Dinaberg

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by RYAN P.

Chumash Intertribal Powwow Draws Hundreds

NEWS BRIEFS

COMMUNITY

In the first Kids at the Bowl event since 2019, 2,500 enthusiastic students from 28 Santa Barbara County schools watched the band LADAMA give a lively performance of Pan-American music at the S.B. Bowl on 10/3. Students from North County schools arrived in 14 buses, while 700 students from nearby schools walked to the Bowl for the free event. The young audience ranged from 4th graders to high school students. After the performance, 50 students from La Colina and Santa Barbara Junior High attended a workshop led by LADAMA band members in Afro-Colombian drumming.

POLITICS

Sutter’s Way

Sansum Fuses with Sutter Health in Gentle Takeover

by Nick Welsh

The teal and white balloons said it all. At last Friday’s high-octane ribbon cutting ceremony to announce a new “strategic partnership” between Santa Barbara’s long-struggling Sansum Clinic and Sutter Health the largest health-care provider in Northern California all the decorative balloons were teal and white, Sutter’s corporate colors. Notably missing were Sansum’s hallmark green and blue.

The event marked what for many was a bittersweet, albeit economically necessary, moment. After 102 years, Sansum Clinic whose doctors deliver 70 percent of all babies born in Santa Barbara County was being subsumed by its much bigger neighbor to the north, Sutter Health.

Sansum CEO Dr. Kurt Ransohoff who still sees primary care patients was his humorous, charming self, telling a story about Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry finally managing to hit his first home run just 30 minutes after men first walked on the moon in July 1969. Before then, Perry’s manager had loudly dismissed Perry by saying, “A man will walk on the moon before Gaylord hits a home run.”

Ransohoff didn’t connect the dots, but in this tale, it would appear he’s Gaylord Perry. He praised the deal as the best way two likeminded medical nonprofits could ensure Santa Barbarans would have access to the quality health care they need, but that Sansum can no longer afford to provide.

Fifteen years ago, Ransohoff said, Sansum first approached Sutter for a possible merger. But the Great Recession hit and the deal was off. Then, Sansum and Cottage sought to merge, but that proposal, agreed upon by both parties, was shot down by California’s then–Attorney General Kamala Harris, who objected that the new monopoly would drive up prices. But when Sansum, like many health-care providers, took a beating during COVID, Sansum and Sutter rekindled relations.

It didn’t help that UCLA opened several specialty clinics in town, most noticeably heart and cancer care facilities. The revenues generated by these higher-paying specialties had helped underwrite Sansum’s primary care and other less-remunerative practices. With 40 percent of its patients on Medicare, Sansum had limited ability to recoup their costs given the federal government’s stringent reimbursement plans.

And finally, Santa Barbara’s notoriously high cost of housing made recruitment and retention of skilled medical personnel a recurring nightmare.

By contrast, Sutter is a bona-fide King Kong. Where Sansum has 250 physicians, Sutter with 24 hospitals, 200 clinics, and 33 surgical centers has 12,000. Where Sansum has 1,200 staff members, Sutter has 55,000. Currently, Sutter launched an $800 million campaign to expand its future operations. Ransohoff explained that Sutter is much betterequipped to recruit young doctors to Santa Barbara and, more immediately, could accelerate the expansion of its surgical center from four ambulatory operating rooms to seven and buy women’s health imaging equipment.

Sutter’s undeniable success has generated significant backlash along the way. Five years ago, Sutter settled an anti-trust action filed by the California Attorney General for $575 million on the eve of trial. Padilla alleged the price of having a baby was twice as high in northern California than it was in the south and that the price of an average procedure was 70 percent higher because Sutter had so abused its market dominance. However, a similar complaint filed by the federal government, for $400 million, was dismissed out of hand by a jury. But a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge has indicated interest in reopening that case. Referring to the $575 million settlement, Sutter spokesperson Angeline

“We settled this case and did

Carpinteria restaurant owner and two-term city councilmember Roy Lee announced he will be running against Das Williams for 1st Supervisorial District on the County Board of Supervisors. Lee, a registered Democrat, is regarded as a moderate and business-minded voice on the Carpinteria council. Lee said he is committed “to bring a fresh perspective rooted in the values of honesty, integrity, and service.” The district which includes Carpinteria, Cuyama, Montecito, and parts of Santa Barbara is now represented by Williams, who was first sworn in as supervisor in 2017. The primary election is 3/5/24.

ENERGY

Strauss Wind Energy Project’s turbines and blades will finally begin to spin this month, according to the CEO of the current operator BayWa at the Board of Supervisors meeting on 10/3. The fits and starts for the wind energy project in the hills southwest of Lompoc in the works since 2001 arrived at an unexpected finish line when BayWa obtained a letter from U.S. Fish & Wildlife on 9/25 stating that the agency expected to issue a golden eagle take authorization by next March. The turbines are expected to produce 98 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 43,000 homes.

PUBLIC SAFETY

A woman fell to her death from a cliff at Douglas Family Preserve onto Hendry’s Beach on 10/3. At 6:52 p.m., Santa Barbara Police Department, City Fire, and Harbor Patrol responded to a report of an adult woman who had fallen from a cliff onto the beach, according to police spokesperson Ethan Ragsdale. When medical professionals arrived, they pronounced the woman deceased at the scene. The case is under investigation, though no suspicious activity is suspected in the incident, Ragsdale said. The woman’s name is being withheld pending notification of her family.

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Sheets stated,

Native American tribes from throughout North America gathered over the weekend for the 26th annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow, a two-day gathering that drew hundreds for dancing, singing, and drumming competitions set against the lush backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains. For more about the event, read Callie Fausey’s full story on page 37.

GLOBAL HARMONY / VIRTUOSOS AND VISIONARIES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023, 7:30PM

AVI

AVITAL , mandolin

HANZHI

WANG, accordion

A passionate and charismatic performer, mandolinist Avi Avital’s two past performances for CAMA with the LA Chamber Orchestra (2018) and Les Violons du Roy (2021) confirmed that he is “a musician who recognizes no boundaries except those of good taste, and who has the artistry to persuade listeners to follow him anywhere” (New York Times). Acclaimed for her staggering virtuosity, Chinese-born Hanzhi Wang is the only accordionist ever to win a place on the roster of Young Concert Artists in its 60-year history and to be named Musical America’s “New Artist of the Month.”

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023, 7:30PM

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PHILHARMONIC

Zubin Mehta, Conductor Emeritus

Seong-Jin Cho, piano

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024, 7:30PM

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Vasily Petrenko, Music Director

Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024, 7:30PM

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director

Haochen Zhang, piano

Exxon Loses Bid to Truck Oil

Federal District Judge Dolly Gee ruled last week that the Santa Barbara County supervisors did not abuse their discretion in denying ExxonMobil’s request to truck oil from its Santa Ynez Unit processing plant to a refinery in Kern County, as ExxonMobil charged.

She also found the supervisors had been presented with evidence which she described alternately as “substantial” and “voluminous” that the 70 truck trips a day the company requested posed a significant safety risk of accidental spillage along Highway 166, much of which runs along the Cuyama River. Moreover, Gee ruled that ExxonMobil had no vested rights to truck its oil under the permits the company originally secured in 1987; the supervisors, Gee ruled, had the discretion to grant trucking permits to ExxonMobil, but it was a matter of “may” rather than “shall.”

The supervisors voted 3-2 to deny ExxonMobil’s request last March, citing the unmitigable risk according to the environmental report posed by an accident along Highway 166’s steep inclines and hairpin curves. The judge noted that trucking opponents unearthed newer and fresher evidence that had not been included in the environmental impact report’s traffic analysis. That analysis, the judge found, relied on “statistical probabilities,” while the supervisors considered the “actual history,” which involved “14 tanker truck accidents in 15 years, eight of which occurred along the planned route.” Judge Gee also noted how the driver of an oil tanker lost control of his vehicle in September 2020, spilling 4,500 gallons of oil into the Cuyama River.

After last March’s vote, ExxonMobil wasted little time making good on its promise to sue, filing suit in May 2022. The company charged that the supervisors gave undue weight to anecdotal accounts of hazardous road conditions by anti-oil activists in furtherance of the three supervisors’ own anti-oil politics while ignoring the conclusions rendered by professional transportation analysts who found the additional truck traffic posed only a slightly elevated risk.

“There is no evidence of any Board member improperly ‘bowing to political pressures over their better judgement,’ ” Gee ruled, “since each one expressed rational reasons supported by the evidence to justify their exercise of discretion on this vote.”

ExxonMobil spokesperson Michelle Gray issued the company’s response. “We are reviewing the Court’s ruling, its recognition that we have a right to operate our existing facilities and affiliated pipelines in the county, and will evaluate next steps.” Gray added that ExxonMobil proposed the trucking plan only as a “temporary solution” until a pipeline is reopened. The pipelines upon which ExxonMobil relied was rendered inoperable in 2015 by the rupture of the Plains All American Pipeline Company’s pipeline that effectively shut down all offshore production in Santa Barbara County.

Gee’s ruling hardly settles the matter. ExxonMobil also sued the supervisors on multiple constitutional grounds, including unlawful taking. Those matters will be next addressed in court on October 27.

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Two cellmates were brought back from the brink after apparently overdosing on opioids at the Northern Branch Jail on 9/30. At around 4:56 p.m., custody staff found an unresponsive female inmate with blue lips lying on her cell floor. Two doses of Narcan were administered to the inmate, who regained consciousness and was transported to the hospital. While the first inmate was being transported, custody deputies noticed her cellmate was also showing signs of an apparent overdose. Deputies called for a second ambulance and administered Narcan to the second inmate, who also regained consciousness and was hospitalized.

BUSINESS

It’s cruise ship season in S.B., with the Celebrity Eclipse (above) showing up 10/2, the MS Regatta on

10/3, and the Seaborn Venture on 10/4. By fall’s end, there will have been 13, bringing the year’s total to 23. Simmering behind the scenes is growing concern about the greenhouse-gas emissions generated by cruise ships — one cruise ship’s emissions are equivalent to those produced by 1,325 cars driving the 200 miles to and from L.A. — and a coalition of environmental organizations are preparing to take their case to the Harbor Commission sometime this fall. Cruise ships generated an additional $2.4 million in 2013 and $3.9 million in 2016 in S.B. The Waterfront Department collects $500,000 annually in fees collected directly from the cruise ships.

COURTS & CRIME

Sheriff’s Office detectives say that the Lompoc woman found dead north off the 4700 block of Harris Grade Road on 9/26 died under suspicious circumstances. The Coroner’s Bureau has since identified the victim as Jazmine Diane Montague, 32, “a devoted daughter, granddaughter, sister & mother who tragically left behind three beautiful children,” according to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up for her family. Anyone with information in the case can call (805) 681-4150 or leave an anonymous tip at (805) 681-4171 or sbsheriff.org/home/ anonymous-tip/.

By this time next year, work should begin on an in-between portion of a Class 1 pathway for bicyclists and pedestrians along Modoc Road, which will connect a

Unraveling Outdoor Dining Policies

During the pandemic, Santa Barbara city government scrambled to rescue the abandoned downtown by passing emergency codes allowing restaurants to expand to relatively healthier, less confined outdoor spaces into the empty streets and onto unused private properties, even parking lots.

Perhaps not surprisingly, this helped revitalize Santa Barbara’s restaurant scene. Diners grew to enjoy eating al fresco, even preferring it, while the restauranteurs loved the increased revenue.

But the city’s temporary ordinance that allowed this expansion is scheduled to expire at the end of the year, and it seems that the outdoor dining bubble may be about to burst at least for some restaurants.

Many of the underutilized spaces that worked so well for diners and restauranteurs alike, it now turns out, may be out of compliance with state regulations.

This week, Santa Barbara City Council heard State Street Master Planner Tess Harris give an update on the permitting process for outdoor dining on private property (not to be confused with streetside parklets). A new “pre-application” process has been designed to help applicants determine what changes would be needed to fit the state code. Some of the more expensive requirements could be building additional bathrooms to accommodate the extra dining areas.

Applicants could then decide whether they wanted to continue through the entire permitting process, which includes a design review and building permit application costing thousands of dollars.

“I’m disappointed today,” said Councilmember Mike Jordan. “It’s like waking up from a good dream and entering real life

again.” He thought this was a convoluted permitting process, and said he wished there had been some way to find a “templatebased, over-the-counter method” that would encourage more business owners to apply.

“I think we are going backward,” Jordan said, adding that he is worried that only the “biggest and most successful” businesses will be able to navigate the permit process, and others “are just going to run up against a wall and give up.”

He noted that the reality of building codes and regulations over bathrooms and parking spaces are taking away from what he said “seems to be a valiant effort” to reimagine spaces. “Optimism gets lost when you start talking about details and limitations,” he said.

One change that was approved by the council Tuesday was to cut the cost of the Coastal Development Permit in half for those applying in the coastal zone. Previously, the permit would cost more than $11,000, but the council unanimously voted to introduce a permit specific to outdoor dining that would cost $5,535.

Businesses that wish to apply to keep their outdoor dining on private property must submit a pre-application by December 20, 2023 before the winter break in order to be in compliance. “As long as they are showing good faith effort and going through the permitting process, they would be allowed to maintain their facility as they go through the permit process,” Harris said.

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not admit to any wrongdoing. As part of the settlement, we agreed to an injunction and are in full compliance with the injunction.” As for the appeal of the federal lawsuit, Sheets said, “The court has not yet issued a decision.” More recently, Sutter was named in a complaint alleging discriminatory practices by a Black physician. Sheets said Sutter has fasttracked a nationwide search for a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and that the health care provider is “accelerating efforts to infuse” diversity, equity, and inclusion “into all aspects of the organization.”

However, a similar complaint filed by the federal government for $400 million was dismissed out of hand by a jury. But a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge has indicated interest in reopening that case.

More recently, Sutter was named in a class-action lawsuit by 12 Black physicians who alleged discriminatory practices. Sutter CEO Warner Thomas then just a few months on the job vowed to take aggressive steps to root out such behavior.

Neither Ransohoff nor Thomas would say what the precise terms of the transaction were. Technically, the deal is known as

City staff expect to receive anywhere from 20 to 35 applications, depending on how many businesses would like to keep their existing facilities and how many would like to apply for a new space.

Ryan P. Cruz

a member replacement, with Sutter replacing all the members of the Sansum board. Warner said he might consider inviting one or two of Sansum’s boardmembers to join the new board.

At Friday’s festivities, Supervisor Das Williams said, “We’re kind of a parochial community here in Santa Barbara. We generally don’t like folks from out of town.” But he acknowledged Santa Barbara and Sansum needed all the help they could get and were happy to have it. Ransohoff added, “Sansum will be enhanced, not erased.” When asked what he would be doing in the new regime, Ransohoff said, “I’ll still be here,” and with a sigh and a chuckle, he added, “I’ll sleep better at night.”

From left: Sutter CEO Warner Thomas, Supervisors Gregg Hart and Joan Hartmann, Sansum CEO Kurt Ransohoff, and Supervisor Das Williams

$160M Worth of City Projects in Works

The City of Santa Barbara is banking on some big infrastructural improvements going forward from smaller upgrades to long-awaited projects such as the new police station and De la Guerra Plaza revitalization and according to the most recent report on Capital Improvement Projects in the city, there are a total of 59 projects either recently completed, currently under construction, or in the design phase with a total cost of more than $160 million.

On Tuesday the City Council received an update on these projects and the Capital Improvement Program, which continues to expand as Measure C and federal fundings allow the city to tackle larger-scale projects.

According to the latest report shared by Public Works Director Cliff Maurer, the city completed 11 projects in 2023 with a total cost of about $15 million. Going forward, there are 17 capital projects currently under construction with a projected cost of $39.3 million combined, and 31 projects in the design phase that will cost an estimated $107 million.

Altogether, the city is expected to spend $1.58 billion in Capital Improvement Projects over the next five years.

With the additional funding, the city also expanded the Capital Improvement Program with a dedicated position for a Principal Architect to help with the techni-

BRIEFS CONT’D FROM P. 8

sequestered bike path from Goleta, UCSB, and Isla Vista to Santa Barbara’s Cliff Drive. A few hurdles remain in large part, a negotiation with the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County to use part of the Modoc Preserve it controls but a lawsuit was recently settled with neighbors concerned about the 1,600-foot segment of the path that will run along the preserve. The public will have a chance to view the current plans and give feedback during a Town Hall on 10/26, 6-8 p.m., at Vieja Valley School.

Environmental defenders of the federally endangered steelhead trout are hailing as a major victory the Supreme Court’s decision this week not to hear an appeal filed by Twitchell Reservoir operators who argued they are not legally authorized to release water for steelhead recovery. Operators of Twitchell Dam located on the Cuyama River and which serves residents of the Santa Maria Valley had argued that the congressional language authorizing the con -

cal aspects of design and construction for the upcoming projects. The new position will specifically help guide the projects at the airport and waterfront, library, police station, and parks.

The projects that were recently completed in 2023 include the Thousand Steps improvements ($603,675); Andrée Clark Bird Refuge restoration project ($2,017,028); De la Vina and Sola Corridor lighting upgrades ($164,532); harbor and wharf repairs totaling $750,000; and several pavement maintenance projects costing a combined $9.7 million.

Upgrades currently under construction include the Airport’s Southfield Redevelopment Project; Central Library Renovation Project; Plaza del Mar Band Shell; Modoc Multi-Use Path; upgrades to city water resources; and the restoration of an historic firehouse dating back to 1929.

But the big-ticket items are coming further down the road, such as the airport terminal expansion; Dwight Murphy and Ortega Park revitalization projects; De la Guerra Plaza; and the most expensive project the city has attempted to date: the new $92 million police headquarters.

—Ryan P. Cruz

For a more detailed list of Capital Improvement Projects, continue reading at independent.com/ city-projects-2023.

struction of the dam 70 years ago did not specify that the water could be used to comply with the Endangered Species Act

EDUCATION

Students are disappearing districtwide in S.B., as evidenced by steadily declining enrollment a loss of more than 2,000 students over the past decade and increased absenteeism. In the S.B. Unified School District, chronic absenteeism when students miss 10 percent or more of expected school days has increased from 11 percent in 2018-19 to 25 percent in 2021-22. Statewide, chronic absenteeism has surged from 12 percent before the pandemic to 30 percent in 2021-22. McKinley Elementary had the worst absenteeism rate in the district, going from 8 percent in 201819 to 40.1 percent in 2021-22. The most concerning absenteeism rates are among Black, Latino, and low-income students, with Black and Latino students at 29 percent, compared to 18 percent for white students districtwide. Low-income student absenteeism rates were above the district average, at 31.4 percent. n

STEP BY STEP: The projects that were recently completed in 2023 include the Thousand Steps improvements, which cost $603,675.

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Hammond’s Meadow Being Done Dirty?

To many who live near Shalawa Meadow (a k a Hammond’s Meadow) in Montecito, the once-lush meadow and protected Chumash ceremonial site has turned into an eyesore. But for those who reduced the two-acre parcel to a desolate patch of dirt, it’s just step one. Overrun by non-native weeds, the meadow was the 13-year focus of Channel Islands Restoration’s (CIR) efforts to combat invasives and reduce wildfire risks on behalf of S.B. County.

Out of respect for the Chumash land, CIR’s only available tools were weed-whackers and a smelly organic herbicide. But with $750,000 raised in collaboration with the S.B. Botanic Garden and with the permission of the Barbareño Band of Chumash Indians, they’ll be starting from scratch.

After eradicating non-native plants, they’ll cover the area with nonbiodegradable fabric to protect the sacred ground underneath and lay on 10 inches of recovered soil upon which a new, native garden can sprout. They’re just waiting on a grading permit to get started.

Patricia Morello, founder of the Barbareño Band of Chumash Indians council, initially had reservations about the process potentially disturbing the fragile land where she and her father once prayed. However, after consulting CIR and the Botanic

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Garden, she was “all for” the meadow being “protected and preserved.”

The idea is to reduce fire risk, improve wildlife habitat, and safeguard the sacred site from non-native intruders, vandals, looters, and erosion. But the initial phase of the project left behind a barren landscape that hardly resembles a meadow.

Many meadow regulars, including some Chumash who hold ceremonies there, oppose what they view as an invasive, excessive, and nontransparent process that disrupts the meadow’s natural beauty, covers it in plastic, and pollutes it with soil from the highway.

They are also not too keen on the prospect of the numerous gophers that inhabit the meadow being gassed with carbon monoxide, which CIR describes as an ethical alternative to trapping them under the geotextile layer.

CIR Executive Director Ken Owen admitted it is a drastic measure. But with the tenacity of the weeds, and without the ability to mow or uproot the ground out of respect for the Chumash, controlling the invasives using organic herbicides and weed-whacking no longer seemed practical Callie Fausey

Read the full story at independent.com/hammonds.

I.V. Cliff Death Sparks Safety Plan

Since 19-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Benjamin “Benny” Schurmer fell to his death from a cliff in Isla Vista on September 2, friends and family of Schurmer and past victims have been working alongside community organizations and government officials to address the situation on the bluffs. On September 28, local officials gathered in a seaside park in Isla Vista, where Supervisor Laura Capps revealed an eightpoint safety plan for the bluffs, starting with new, higher fencing along the cliffside. An amendment to the county code would require a minimum fence height of six feet along the cliffs, increasing the current minimum by two feet, and Capps is planning on putting the new height limit before the Board of Supervisors for approval before November 7. These changes would apply to both county and private property along the bluffs, and Capps said that the county would try to streamline the process for the 70 private property owners within the area.

The eight-point plan introduced by Capps addresses all three of the requests made in a recent petition made by Schurmer’s close friends and includes several more measures requested by community organizations, such as increasing lighting, replacing warning signs often stolen as souvenirs, and installing prickly shrubbery along the cliffs. The plan also addresses the need for education and enforcement for partygoers along Del Playa, a notorious hotspot for drug and alcohol use.

One major component to Capps’s plan is the suggestion that the community build a memorial for the 13 victims who have lost their lives in Isla Vista cliff falls since 1994. But, as County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig pointed out, the 13 deaths represent only a fraction of cliff falls in the county.

“This coastline, from Gaviota to Carpinteria, is just as dangerous as it is beautiful,” he said. —Ryan P. Cruz

The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara (BCRC) is committed to serve as a community resource center that empowers women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to advocate for themselves and make informed decisions regarding breast health.

“A breast cancer diagnosis and the medical journey that follows is an overwhelming process and one where a woman has little control over the disease itself. I know this firsthand when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and relied on BCRC’s staff and support services to help navigate through it.

This is where I see the strength of the BCRC—putting control back into the hands of their clients by empowering and fostering hope. It’s so important that our community support BCRC to ensure that its doors remain open for every individual in need of its vital services.”

Breast Cancer Resource Center 55 Hitchcock Way, Ste 101 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 569-9693 info@bcrcsb.org bcrcsb.org

BEFORE AND AFTER: The meadow before the removal of all invasive weeds (left) shows a much greener landscape than the meadow after (right). Native jimsonweed is one of the few protected plants remaining on the bleak landscape.

Everyone’s breast cancer journey is unique. We offer a hand to grasp as clients stare down an unimaginable path. We listen and provide practical support, guidance, and resources so women can move from surviving to thriving.

CHRISTINE, BCRC CLIENT

Dogs Running with Scissors

incarceration of people of color he became the co-chair of the Three Strikes campaign committee, to which he donated $300,000. Three Strikes has since been modified several times, but it’s inflicted lasting damage, and California has been paying the price ever since. Feinstein never a softy on law-andorder issues and a supporter of the death penalty opposed Three Strikes.

On immigration “They’re here!” thenGovernor Pete Wilson would hysterically warn Huffington eagerly pimped the hate. He infamously endorsed a widely popular measure Prop. 184 that would deny publicly funded services to immigrants in the county illegally. That meant no schools, no access to public health the whole ball of wax of “No.” That endorsement came on October 21, only two weeks away from the election, when he was polling just three percentage points behind Feinstein.

Nevertheless, the next day, Feinstein came out against the measure. She was scared to death, and for good reason. Prop. 184 won overwhelmingly with 71 percent of the votes

hypocrisy, the shit hit the fan. Huffington’s numbers dropped. His campaign sought to deflect attention by accusing me of trying to bribe the nanny. But for Huffington, it did little to limit the damage. Huffington would hold a subsequent press conference gallantly accepting responsibility for the nanny, but steadfastly blaming his glitz-and-glam wife, Arianna, for the mess.

The 1990s, it turns out, were more innocent time. Hypocrisy still had the capacity to offend.

THANKS, DIANE: I never met Senator Dianne Feinstein, but she and her office provided critical assistance to my sister-in-law Nancy Horn about five years ago, then caught in one of those self-inflicted crises to which we all fall prey. Nancy was scheduled to fly to Poland her family’s home country with her sister. But the night before departure, Nancy took a pair of scissors and rounded off the edges of her passport. It would fit better in her fanny pack. It’s possible alcohol was involved. But when I took Nancy to the airport, security wouldn’t let her pass. They took desecration of federal documents seriously. If she wanted to fly, she’d need a new passport.

But immediately. If Nancy didn’t get on a flight to Poland, her sister and maybe her whole Polish clan would never talk to her again. Diplomatic relations would be abrogated through the end of infinity.

A key detail: Nancy lived in a small town on the Eastern Slope in Colorado up above the tree line. There were no passport offices within shooting distance. None in her area code.

I called the offices of Nancy’s Congressmember. His people had no ideas and were less than interested in figuring out what any might be. In desperation, I called Feinstein’s office in D.C. Our best and only hope, Feinstein’s people told us, was an office in Denver, a five-hour drive away; it closed in six. They called the office and notified them Nancy was coming.

The punchline? Nancy and her sister made it to Poland; a great time was had by all; diplomatic relations were not severed.

The other punchline? Constituent services matter. It’s the first, second, and third thing elected officials are supposed to do.

And Nancy wasn’t remotely Feinstein’s constituent

I mention this because Feinstein died just last week after a staggeringly accomplished career, with 30 years in the Senate and 60 years in politics

Mysteriously missing in all the hosannas has been a single mention that Feinstein came

within a micron of getting her clock cleaned in 1994 by Santa Barbara’s then pseudo-congressmember, a Republican oilionaire and carpet-bagger extraordinaire named Michael Huffington. In an odd way, however, this omission makes complete sense. Michael Huffington was never really there. He was never more than a figment of his money’s imagination

But he had a whole lot of money.

Before we talk about the $34 million Huffington spent trying to plug his insatiable existential crisis he spent $28 million against Feinstein in 1994 and $6 million to buy Santa Barbara’s congressional seat in 1992 let’s go back to the matter of constituent services.

Huffington didn’t believe in them. He conflated them with corruption. A moral germaphobe and inveterate handwasher, Huffington during his two years representing Santa Barbara refused to meet with constituents, refused to talk to reporters, and refused to tell his own staff where he was. He instructed his chief of staff to shred his voting record. It was more than a little bit peculiar. Years later, when Huffington announced he had been bisexual all these years, this inexplicable insistence on privacy finally made sense.

Rather than get out of politics not a great place for a ferociously closeted person to hide Huffington chose to double down Quickly concluding the House of Representatives was beneath him, Huffington decided to run for Senate in 1994 and targeted Feinstein with an unending torrent of television hit pieces. They started in February about six months before most voters are typically paying attention.

As a human being, Huffington wasn’t a bad guy. As a politician, however, he gave cynicism, opportunism, and the empty pursuit of power a bad name. On the hotbutton issue of crime, Huffington didn’t merely champion the Three Strike ballot initiative a lock-’em-up-and-throwaway-the-key law that sparked a population explosion in state prisons and the mass

The L.A. Times and the Independent then reported what everyone in Santa Barbara already knew that the nanny employed by the Huffingtons for the last four years was herself an “illegal” immigrant

But Huffington had also co-sponsored a House bill making it a federal crime to transport illegal immigrants across state lines for purposes of employment. It turns out his own nanny had been transported across state lines on many occasions. Maybe Huffington was smart to order his voting record shredded

I learned of the nanny while covering a fundraiser for advocates helping foster kids held at the Huffington’s Montecito mansion. A few days later, I knocked on the door of the nanny’s home. She wasn’t there, so I spoke with her husband instead. He spoke little English; I spoke little Spanish. But we understood one another.

When the stories broke about Huffington’s

Huffington would lose that race, though by just a few points. It was so nail-bitingly close, Feinstein waited a couple of weeks before claiming victory. Huffington never conceded defeat; instead our “alleged congressman” as the Independent called him blamed alleged illegal votes cast by alleged illegal immigrants out to defeat Prop. 184 for Feinstein’s apparent margin of victory. He vowed to conduct a door-to-door investigation to prove these alleged allegations. Like more recent such claims, no evidence nor proof was ever offered. Huffington, to his credit, disappeared gracefully into the ether of history.

As for Feinstein, she got an assault weapons ban passed the only senator to ever succeed at this albeit a temporary one. She secured protections for nearly 10 million acres of California’s desert wilderness, again the only senator to succeed at this.

Yes, she voted to give George W. Bush a blank check to wage war in Iraq despite this being both then and in hindsight obviously the wrong decision. But she atoned by making public despite strenuous opposition by President Obama and the entire intelligence community the report exposing the CIA’s long, inglorious, and ineffective history at using torture to extract information in the war against terror.

And then, most importantly, she got my sister-in-law Nancy on the plane to Poland.

—Nick Welsh

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Dianne Feinstein grew up the daughter of an alcoholic mother who once lunged at Feinstein with a knife and who previously tried to strangle Feinstein’s younger sister in the bathtub. Perhaps this background is what’s required to succeed in Washington these days. Either way, Feinstein amassed legislative accomplishment in her time there that won’t be equaled any time soon.

Michael Huffington holds up one dollar of the $28 million of his own money he spent on the most expensive vanity campaign in American political history up to that time, trying to beat Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein managed to squeak out the narrowest of victories thanks to unforced errors by Huffington coupled with his blatant hypocrisy.

KIM REIERSON

Underdogs

Not since before the COVID pandemic have I been able to laugh out loud so much as while reading the witty insightful piece by Rick Doehring, “Dog Days in Santa Barbara.”

I could have added a few other fun attributes of how those of us obsessed with our rescue pets come up with a story of our dog’s previous life, which we discern through observation and intuition. Many of us rescuers take on the challenges of bettering their lives.

Thank you for letting us laugh at ourselves in the best of ways and loving our rescues!

Bonnie Freeman, S.B

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Planting the Seeds of Goleta Planting the Seeds of Goleta

It is always a joy to see my mother, Delia Ruan de Campos, on the cover of the Independent. The picture used to illustrate your Lemon Festival issue is most likely from 1947, probably about a year before I was born. It is such an iconic photo, and it has a good backstory to boot.

My mother would recall that day as one of the worst of her life. She had just arrived from Mexico and could not speak a word of English. The photographer and his crew were busy shouting instructions to her, which she could not understand. They became frustrated with her until someone informed them she could only speak Spanish. Resolving that issue, the photo shoot proceeded with many photos taken.

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Apparently, the photos showed her going through the process of measuring, washing, and wrapping lemons in tissue. The photos, as she understood it, would appear in an agricultural trade magazine. Only the one photo kept at Stow House is presumed to have survived. Jim Campos, Carpinteria

Too Few, Too Little

OnSeptember 12, Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) announced the names of members on the oversight committee for addressing anti-bias and anti-Blackness. The process of creating this committee lacked transparency. The community was told after the fact what process was used and that a rubric was created for the selection committee. No information was given on the selection committee members.

Our concern continues to be the lack of openness. This committee, which is not official, should have included twice as many parents of Black students. It should have included more members of the previous anti-Blackness working group. The committee also includes district employees whose livelihood is connected to the district — we question how forthcoming they can be. The actual committee makeup is more non-Black parents and staff than Black/African American parents.

We do not doubt the sincerity of those willing to serve, but you cannot create anti-Blackness on the way to addressing anti-Blackness. After nearly two years, this pattern from SBUSD makes it difficult to believe we will see any progress.

Our call for change has remained the same, including protocols and training for teachers and staff to deal with racial incidents. We continue to call for a district-wide position to respond to the needs of the parents of Black students and the students. We continue to call for clear consequences and options for restorative practices for racist behavior and incidents.

Connie Alexander, President, Santa Barbara NAACP

For the Record

¶ The “Leaks or Seeps?” news story in the September 21 issue should have said it is the State Lands Commission, not Heal the Ocean, that is undertaking the capping of the Summerland offshore wellheads.

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The GHGs of War

Resilience Roadmap or Collision Course?

BY MARCY WINOGRAD

With the World Bank estimating 216 million climate refugees by 2050, one would think fossil-fuel-burning industries, such as the military and space travel, would not top the list of priorities for regional economic development on the Central Coast.

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In anticipation of the closure of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant by 2030, the counties of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo are hoping to receive millions of dollars in federal grants earmarked for regions facing nuclear plant closures and revenue loss.

In order to receive those grants, however, the counties may need a Comprehensive Economic Development (or CEDS) plan.

Enter TIP Strategies, the Austin-based think tank that produced the Central Coast region’s Resilience Roadmap, an annual breakdown of the first five years of Reach 2030, a 10-year plan to transform the quality of life on the Central Coast.

This roadmap for future economic development was co-sponsored by Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, along with Bank of America, in a public-private partnership involving a “30-person cross-sector Strategy Committee and input from more than 400 stakeholders.”

The Resilience Roadmap for the Central Coast prioritizes two industries at cross purposes for expansion: clean tech (offshore wind, solar, geothermal) and aerospace (missiles and space tourism).

First, clean tech.

Makes sense.

The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports three companies are expected to build massive floating wind energy developments 20 miles off the shores of San Luis Obispo County.

In Santa Barbara, the sun is shining on SunHydrogen Inc., developer of renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, and Next Energy Technologies, provider of photovoltaic (PV) coating that transforms commercial windows into energy-producers.

In 2019, Santa Barbara County developed a strategic energy plan that identified potential renewables for development: solar, biomass, wind, hydro, and geothermal, and included specific policy recommendations.

For the Resilience Roadmap to identify clean tech and aerospace as priorities, however, sets us on a collision course.

The Pentagon is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels and emitter of greenhouse gases. Brown University’s Cost of War Project reports the Pentagon’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) exceed those of Denmark, Sweden, and Portugal. Since the “war on terror,” the military has emitted 1.2 billion metric tons of GHGs.

The Resilience Roadmap naturally looks to aerospace as an economic driver because Santa Barbara County is home to the sprawling 99,000-acre Vandenberg Space Force Base.

This is where the Department of Defense conducts space and missile testing, placing satellites into orbit using throw-away boosters, and where the Pentagon conducts four practice test launches of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, a nuclear weapon that dwarfs the atomic bomb.

So what, say aerospace defenders. The country needs a strong defense system. Why not profit off it? Because our near-trillion-dollar military budget funds 750 bases overseas for an empire responsible for the deaths of 4.5 million people in the “war on terror,” according to Brown University’s Cost of War Project. Plus, war and war preparation are not green; their contamination of land, air, and water undermines the Reach 2030 nod to environmental sustainability. Vandenberg Space Force Base is also slated for space tourism, where billionaires can rocket to the International Space Station for a mere $150 million. Scientists say the rockets’ black soot is “500 times more efficient at warming the atmosphere than all other sources of soot combined.”

Cheerleaders for space tourism argue space cruises for the moneyed class have the potential to discover new frontiers for living once we lay waste to Planet Earth. Anything is possible, but this is a cynical approach to the climate crisis.

A real roadmap to resilience would offer us a Green New Deal to transition Central Coast workers in the war industry to a peace economy that embraces not only innovation in renewables but also health care, education, theater, arts, housing, and media.

Public comment on the “Reach 2030–Roadmap to Resilience” opened on September 12 and remains open for 30 days.

To submit a comment on the Resilience Roadmap, email cedscomment@reachcentralcoast.org.

To learn more about the Resilience Roadmap and Reach 2030, visit reachcentralcoast.org

Marcy Winograd is the coordinator of the Central Coast AntiWar Coalition, co-chair of the Peace in Ukraine Coalition and co-producer of CODEPINK Radio.

The enemy of a habitable planet is climate-changing greenhouse gases, including those from the military and space tourism, the Central Coast Anti-War Coalition argues.

Rita Rivest

BY A.L. BARDACH

Rita Rivest’s life was about rescuing people, beginning with herself. Before the term was ever coined, Rita was a coach. Actually, she was something closer to a life-support whisperer, a deep listener with a big laugh. Whatever she did, she was all in.

Having fallen hard for Santa Barbara some 20-plus years ago, she set up housekeeping in the hills about Montecito. Even after her Toro Canyon home and all she owned burned to the ground, she didn’t leave. She moved next door.

If she approached you after a cautious appraisal she was on a mission. Usually, there were a few pointed questions, Rita listening with every fiber of her 110 pounds. “I know you,” she would say. “I get who you are!”

And she did.

Rita was particularly skilled at helping women many of whom had scaled the summits of their professions but who were crumbling within. “I will always think of her leading an army of strong, smart, successful women,” said her friend Luis Mora, who first met Rita in Milwaukee in the early 1980s when she ran a popular exercise studio called Stretch.

Not long after, Rita headed to Manhattan, where she built up a successful private practice while working in publicity. “When I met her, she more or less ran Susan Blond’s PR business,” recalled a friend, music manager and producer Fred Heller, who noted it was a place where one would meet the A-list of the music business.

Rita segued into working with private clients as a personal trainer mostly women then she started a downtown center on Grand Street devoted to issues of women and aging.

In the late ’90s, Rita established the Ojai retreat Sage Hill a Magic Mountain mecca of sorts for physical and spiritual health. “You don’t waste time with Rita,” wrote the playwright/journalist Jonathan Reynolds, “and she will demand much of you.”

In her off hours, Rita huddled exhaustively with scores of addicts and alcoholics whom she met in recovery rooms throughout the U.S. Friends, clients, and addicts confided all to Rita, knowing her to be a tomb of discretion.

Many got to know parts of Rita but few, if any, knew the whole Rita. She was forthcoming, even fearless, speaking about her phoenix-like survival from a searing, abusive childhood, and her recovery but not the specifics of her life. The full arc of her life story was a mystery.

“She was secretive in a way,” said her close friend of many years, publisher Joni Evans. “She siloed parts of her life to different people.”

That said, a little Rita went a long way.

Apassport tells us that Rita Camille Rivest was born in the logging town of Mission in British Columbia. Her family was FrenchCanadian with indigenous ancestry.

Alcoholism and abuse raged through the generations. In her adolescence, Rita’s mother dispatched her to a foster home, where she dreamed and schemed of escape. At 15, she took off with a boyfriend. She never looked back.

She beelined to the big cities Toronto and a long stint in Montreal before settling in the States. A striking-looking, athletic woman, she was a quick learner of unusual discipline and grit. Having shut

the door on her family of origin, she set about creating a new family.

There was plenty of travel, partying, and her own boozy trips to Mexico. By 1980, she hit her own bottom and found her way to an iconic recovery clubhouse in Chicago, where she met the woman she called her “adopted mother.” She never drank again and declined pain medication even during a painful struggle with cancer in her last year.

Sober and sane, Rita threw herself into recovery and wellness with the same zeal that fueled her teenage escape. “Rita saved lives,” said her friend Claudia Albetta. “She was a wounded empath who became a spiritual warrior.” Suffused within her resurrected self was a raw vulnerability that beckoned to other grieving souls.

She found a career mentor in Deborah Szekely, a k a “the Godmother of Wellness,” who had founded the Baja retreat Rancho La Puerta in the ’50s and later the posh Golden Door. Szekely hired Rita to create her exercise programs, launching her as the go-to personal trainer/lifestyle coach for celebrities and go-getters in New York and California.

Several of Rita’s friends recall a long early relationship to an older Israeli businessman. She raised his sons, and he helped fund her early ventures. In the late ’80s, she was briefly married to musician/composer Elliott Murphy.

In 1991, she formally converted to Judaism, said Heller, likely stemming from her many friends and beaus who were Jewish. She attended services at New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue, where she had studied for conversion.

Later in life, she would slip into Buddhism and loved visiting the Vedanta Temple down the road from her last home, an immaculately appointed redoubt in the hills of Montecito.

Her appetites were robust for hiking, the natural world, friendship, and romance. She was a guymagnet with no shortage of suitors. “She loved men!” said a close friend.

“In a sense, she was always that girl who got out of B.C.,” said Mora. “Ultimately, she did it all herself.” She was entirely self-created.

Early on, Rita had made the discovery that by loving others, she could feel love herself. “What she cared was about helping people,” said her friend Arno Jaffe. “She loved life.”

She loved it all.

The Indy, Ep. 88: Renovictions – The New Reality of Santa Barbara

In this week’s podcast, host, Rebecca Fairweather, speaks with Santa Barbara Tenants Union volunteer Stanley Tzankov to discuss the ongoing housing crisis impacting the southern coast. Tzankov is one of the volunteers working on educating and advocating for residents.

Rita Rivest

3/6/1948 - 9/7/2023

James Hill 4/17/1953 - 9/15/2023

of Santa Barbara, step-children Messina DeRose and Dante DeRose both of Santa Barbara, sister Susan (Andy) Andre of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, niece Sara (Brett) Taylor of Sandpoint, ID, nephew Brian (Dana) Collins of Bardstown KY, and five grand nieces and nephews.

Madelyn Townley

Foster

1950 - 2023

with their many friends. She and Gregg played golf all over the world.

computers.

Rita Rivest, a great, iconic soul who rescued herself and many others, passed away from complications of pancreatic cancer.

She was beloved by legions – friends and clients in Santa Barbara, New York, Chicago and wherever she alighted. She will be remembered forever. Contributions in her memory can be made to Casa Serena at 1900 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 or the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, 4554 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Scott Toku Yamahata

9/16/1959 - 9/11/2023

James F. Hill passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2023 at the age of 70 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Jimmy was born in Wichita, Kansas on April 17, 1953 to James and Marion Cross Hill. His family moved to Grand Lake, Colorado in 1958 where Jimmy developed a passion for nature, hiking, hunting, horseback riding, fishing, and boating. After graduating from Middle Park High School in Granby, CO, Jimmy received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Madelyn made friends easily and everywhere. And she kept them forever. Her unfailing optimism and enthusiasm for life were infectious. Her smile was the warmest and she was someone who woke up every morning and couldn’t wait for the day to begin. Anyone who spent time with her invariably came away happy. Her legacy was her constant smile.

The family moved to Southern California in 1959 and Doug worked as a computer programmer with Hughes Aircraft and for the then-fledgling Computer Sciences Corporation in Palos Verdes, California.

Scott Toku Yamahata, 63, passed away on September 11, 2023 in Los Angeles after a long illness. Scott was born in Torrance to Ross and Ruby Yamahata, graduated from Torrance High School, Cal State Long Beach and USC earning degrees in Creative Writing, Technology, Business and teaching. Scott opened one of the first internet service providers in southern California, and spent 30 years in secondary education, including 15 years in Santa Barbara, earning awards for his work with students in Career Technical Education. He attended Montecito Covenant Church, and enjoyed the Clippers, Marvel Comics and boxing. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Joyce, step-children Hilary Walters (Tad), Greg Pierce (Jenn), Luke Pierce (Gizelle), sister Lisa Handelman (Garry), niece Ella, and grandchildren Ethan and Eithne Walters, and Shealin, Ciaran and Delanie Pierce. He is preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Kevin.

In 1983, Jimmy moved to Santa Barbara, and not long after, began his career in the software industry joining Wavefront Technologies as Director of Support and Quality Assurance. He then joined Openwave Systems (Software.com) holding positions of Director of Quality Assurance and Senior Solutions Architect, and later Catalyst Mobile as a Director of Quality Assurance. Later in his career, Jimmy was a leading principal of two start-up companies and at the time of his death was SVP, Software Engineering at ZevX (Zero –Electric Vehicles, Inc.)

Through the help of a mutual friend, Jimmy met his future wife, Louise Sorce, in 2000. With Jimmy’s enthusiastic love for life, his nurturing nature, and jolly humor, they instantly connected and in 2004 were married at the Music Academy in Santa Barbara.

Jimmy’s generosity of spirit, energy and excitement for life and his work were infectious. He was a loving husband, step-father, brother, uncle and friend, a tenacious leader and mentor to many. In his spare time, Jimmy enjoyed tending to his beautiful home and gardens with his wife, traveling to Italy, and spending time with his cats, Notte, Joey and Sistina. He devoted his life to graciously and generously helping his family, dear friends, and work partners.

Jimmy is survived by his adoring wife, Louise Sorce Hill

Madelyn Townley Foster was born in Red Bluff, California in 1950 to Frank and Martha Townley,

She grew up in Corning California with her parents and four brothers and graduated from Corning High School in 1968. Madelyn was a cheerleader and participated in many other activities while at Corning High. Following college, Madelyn trained as a radiology technician. She was a lifelong student of healthcare and medicine and managed a diagnostic radiology clinic in San Francisco for 14 years.

Madelyn was an accomplished athlete. She was an expert skier, and an Advanced Underwater Dive Instructor and an excellent golfer, which was her first love in sports. Golf took her all over the world. Madelyn had four holes-in-one and was club champion at four different clubs. She was a member of Westwood Country Club, The Club at 3 Creek Ranch, Birnam Wood Golf Club, The Valley Club of Montecito, Quail West Golf & Country Club and Tara Iti in New Zealand.

Madelyn was also a motor racing enthusiast and an expert driver of vintage racecars. She drove competitively for 14 years on many road tracks in Australia, Scotland, the United States and completed the Mille Miglia in Italy. Her knowledge of motor racing was deep, and she often introduced friends to the history of various races, cars, and drivers of the past.

In 1997, she met and married the love of her life, Gregg Foster. For 24 years, they enjoyed homes in Rocky River (Ohio), Montecito (California, Jackson Hole (Wyoming) and Naples (Florida). They traveled extensively, visiting every continent

She is survived by her husband Gregg, her brother Tim and sister-in-law Hayley, brother Joe and sister-in-law Chris, and twin brother Donald and sister-in-law Lisa. Her oldest brother Frank Townley preceded her in 2014. She is loved by 8 nephews, a niece and 7 grandchildren.

Please visit www.grandtetonfuneralhomejackson.com for details of her Celebrations of life in Montecito, California and Naples Florida.

In Madelyn’s honor, the family suggests that donations be made to St. John’s Health Hospital Hospice care in Jackson Wyoming, and Vitas Hospice care in Naples Florida

Douglas Robert Ward 11/28/1928 - 8/28/2023

The Wards settled in Santa Barbara in 1966, now with three children. Following a long-held dream, Doug worked as a stockbroker for EF Hutton for many years. Doug gave the daily stock market report on radio station KTMS, giving voice to the slogan “When EF Hutton Talks, People Listen”.  As empty nesters, Doug and Joyce enjoyed living in Ormond Beach, Florida; Carmel, California;  Medford, Oregon; and Grover Beach, California. Doug retired from his career as a stockbroker with AG Edwards in 1994.  He then embarked on a second career in art, painting landscapes and abstracts in acrylics, and also enjoying listening to jazz and playing golf. Doug and Joyce moved to Ventura County in their later years to be near family.

A wonderful father with a great sense of humor, Doug helped with homework, encouraging academics and attended all his children’s sports and music events. He played catch, ping pong, tennis, and showed his kids how to body surf in the ocean and discover the wonders of nature along the California coastline.

Doug was born November 28, 1928, to Robert and Grace Simmons Ward, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On graduation from Orwigsburg High School, Doug joined the US Army and served in Korea with the 31st Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry division. Military duties included playing baseball to entertain the troops! Doug graduated from Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) with a BS in Business Administration in 1953. A pitcher on the varsity baseball team, he even had a tryout for the major leagues.

In 1954 Doug married Joyce Elon Lynch, settling in Philadelphia. First working at Breyers Ice Cream Company, Doug then created and managed the pre-computer “Business Machines Department” for the Philadelphia United Fund. He Joined RCA and was among the first to be trained in the use of

Doug always found time for charitable causes and youth groups: Santa Barbara Little League, Indian Guides, SMART (Start Making a Reader Today), Pismo Beach Jazz Festival, and Meals on Wheels.  Raised in the Episcopal Church, in later years Doug followed Buddhism and its teachings of peace.

Doug is survived by his wife of 69 years, Joyce Ward, Ventura California; children JillAnne Ward McCarty MD, PhD (Scott), Robert Eugene Ward (Jenilee) of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania; Beth Leone Walsh (Casey) of Carlsbad, California, Grandchildren Connor, Kyle, Kienan, and Colin McCarty; Skyler, Alex, and Devin Walsh;  Zachary and Jessica Ward; Great-grandchildren Cameron and Ryan McCarty; and his brother Ronnie Ward of Cape May Court House, New Jersey. Doug was preceded in death by his parents and sister Muriel Wenker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A private memorial service will take place with interment at Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California.

Mary Blanche Hunt Shambra

3/8/1948 - 8/7/2023

upright posture illuminated the surroundings. She was adored and admired by all who had the privilege of knowing her.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Sinclair Hunt and is survived by her niece, Laura Ludlam. She was like a mother to many dear friends: Cindy, Kate, Jasmine, Carolina, Karley, Tunicia, and Darrah.

Kevin Michael Naretto

4/12/1962 - 9/20/2023

he touched. He will be remembered for his devotion to family, kindness, playful nature, deep friendships and warm heart. We will miss him forever.

Lillian O’Reilly

10/16/1925

- 10/6/2022

Lillian was blessed with a warm, colorful spirit and great sense of humor. She loved her family and close friends all of whom admired her and greatly miss her.

There is a lovely poem that is so fitting for our Mom titled: “I Thought Of You With Love Today” by Leo Marks

“I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

He went to elementary school and high school there. After high school, he enrolled into El Camino Jr. College. He joined Sigma Phi Kappa Fraternity and became president of it. His major was Pre Engineering.

Mary Blanche Hunt Shambra was born on March 8, 1948, in Morristown, Tennessee, to Mary Caroline Mock and Albert “Buddy” Frank Hunt. She loved her parents, sister, and 2 cousins growing up and was indeed shaped by her roots.The towns of Asheville, North Carolina and San Diego, California left an impression and inspired her to live a vibrant life, surrounded by beauty and friends. After pursuing a degree in literature at the University of Redlands, she excelled in her career as an educator, principal, and finally as an educational consultant. At each step, she transformed the students and schools she worked with, changing their trajectory for the better. She married the love of her life, John M Shambra, May 17th, 1985. Together they enjoyed time spent cooking, touring Europe, and investing in real estate. They had many dear friends and supported their church and the performing arts.

Mary was a cherished member of the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara, passionately dedicated to nurturing our local arts scene. Whenever she attended a show she adored, she generously shared her tickets, seeking to spread the joy she found in them. Among her treasured possessions is the Steinway piano once owned by her late husband, John Shambra, which was lovingly tuned by her kind neighbor, Peter. The echoes of evenings gathered around, listening to John’s melodies, will forever hold a special place in her heart.

Known for her exceptional hosting skills, Mary possessed a remarkable talent for orchestrating gatherings, personally preparing every dish with care. Despite not owning a boat of her own, save for the skiff she acquired and sold on behalf of John, Mary was a dedicated member of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. Her presence there was so regular that many assumed she was a boat owner, and she easily found sponsorship without hesitation.

Wherever Mary went in Santa Barbara, Dallas, or even across seas her infectious smile and

Kevin Michael Naretto of Goleta, CA passed away on September 20, 2023. He died peacefully at home.

Kevin was born in Santa Barbara, CA on April 12, 1962 to Domenic “Donnie” and Marian Naretto. He moved around as a child and split his time between Haleiwa, HI with his mother and Santa Barbara, CA with his father. Kevin graduated from San Marcos High School in Goleta, CA in 1980 and went on to attend UCSB, graduating in 1988.

Kevin spent his career building Nargan Fire & Safety in Goleta with his father Donnie, brother Matt and long-time partner Bill Cottriel. The family would like to recognize and thank the many Nargan employees who have become family over the years. Kevin was an avid surfer and mountain biker and he enjoyed playing guitar. But mostly he was known for being a beloved father and family man.

Kevin is survived by his wife of 22 years, Nancy, two daughters Katie and Sarah, mother Marian Naretto and father-inlaw John Sowden, step-mother Margaret Naretto, brother Matthew Naretto, sister-in-law Blair Naretto, sister Claire Kramer, brother-in-law Neil Kramer and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Domenic Naretto.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Stow Grove Park in Goleta (Area 1). Hawaiian shirts and casual, colorful attire encouraged. Parking is limited, carpooling is suggested. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to: Camp del Corazon (www.campdelcorazon. org)

Kevin’s legacy lives in the memories of those whose lives

In loving memory of our Mother, Lillian O’Reilly, who passed away just days prior to her 97th birthday.

She passed away on October 6, 2022, in Santa Barbara California. She lived a long, fullfilled life. Lillian was the Heart of our big extended family.

Lillian O’Reilly was born on October 16, 1925 in Astoria, New York to Julius and Lillian Scheideler. She was the youngest in her family which included her sister Kathryn and brother Stan. Lillian grew up on Long Island, New York and finished school at Huntington High School in 1942. After living and working in New York City for a short time she returned home to Huntington, New York to work as a Dental Assistant.

Summer weekends were often spent at the beach or taking trips to Shelter Island to relax. In 1948 she met Shelter Island native Thomas Bronson O’Reilly who was helping a friend tend bar at the hotel where Lillian and her friends would stay when visiting. After a 6 month courtship, Lillian and Brons (the name his family called him) married on February 27, 1949, at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church Rectory in Huntington New York.

Shortly after their wedding, they left on their honeymoon to Santa Barbara and a move to California.

During the first 10 years of their marriage they would move many times for Brons’ business and political aspirations. They lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Virginia, Washington DC, Massachusetts and Washington state. They had eight children during this time. The first five children were born on the East Coast and the last three children were born in Seattle Washington.

In February 1964, the family made their final move to Santa Barbara. They moved into a home near the Old Mission where they became members of the parish. They also were very involved in the local community.

I think of you in silence I often speak your name.

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping I have you in my heart.”

Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas O’Reilly, her sister Kathryn O’Riordan and great grandson Dominic. She is survived by her older brother Stan, her children Kevin (Jean), Maureen (Murray), Colleen, Shannon (Ninoska), Rory (Laura), Tara (Larry), Siobhan (Ron), and Cathlin (Peter), her 20 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Lillian also leaves behind her very dear friends who were like family to her.

In Lillian’s memory, donations can be made to Direct Relief.

https://www.directrelief.org

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Herman Armond De Nunzio (Herm)

1/7/1937 - 9/23/2023

Herm was into cars and racing from the very start. He had a 40 Ford Convertible at 15, and by the time he was 16, he was drag racing it on side streets on the way to school. After high school, he built his first dragster…a 1931 Ford Business Coupe. After some major modifications, he turned 99.9 in 12.9 at San Fernando Drag Strip.

Then, one day he met the love of his life, Vivi, who happened to be a bridesmaid at his cousins wedding. “He followed me around like a puppy dog all night,” I once heard her say. They started dating right away and got married. They wanted to buy a house, so Herm had to sell the dragster. He got $750.00 for it, which was enough down payment for the house they wanted. He worked at National Cash Register and Auto Scan developing computers. Later, he accepted a job offer at Info-Mag in Goleta and moved the family here.

Three years later, he left that business completely, and became a general contractor, building spec houses. He also started up Goleta Speed & Marine and De Nunzio Racing Products, which sold off road racing parts.

Herm also spent some time drag racing boats, but ultimately, the off road racing really ended up being his passion. He spent much of his time building off road racing vehicles in his shop. Anyone was welcome to come and help, which many did and also worked on their own vehicles. His shop was an open door.

Herman De Nunzio, 86, passed away peacefully at UCLA Medical Center on Saturday, September 23, 2023, after a brief battle with a cancerous tumor in his jaw, with his wife and many family members by his side.

Herman was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Tina, who died tragically at the age of 18.

Herman is survived by his wife Vivi of 63 years; his brother Joe; his five boys…Tony, Michael, Mark, Dino & AJ and six grandchildren… Tianna, Ava, Antonio, Brando, Nico & Maddox.

Herman was born January 7,1937 in Hawthorn, CA, to Herman, Sr. and Mary De Nunzio.

If he wasn’t happy with a part, he would just go ahead and design a better one, machine it, and use it on the truck. That truck won 1st place in the first race. Herm went on to enjoy a long and fulfilling life with his wife, children and grandchildren. He was always ready with a joke. Herm loved life, family, being around people and making people laugh.

He will the greatly missed.

A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29th at Welch-RyceHaider in Goleta, 450 Ward Dr. Funeral service will be held at 10;00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at St. Raphael’s Church in Goleta, 5444 Hollister Ave.

Graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery

In Santa Barbara, 199 N. Hope Ave.

A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Timbers Roadhouse in Goleta, 10 Winchester Canyon Rd.

GLORIA DIANE ADRIAN BLAKEMORE WITHERELL

07/23/31-09/27/23

On July 23 1931 The fight for freedom from the womb and dependence on the umbilical cord was cut, thus completing the transition from the formless to form, to the delight of her mother and father, Gerald and Hazel Adrian. They named her Gloria Diane. The independent personal life of a divine soul took shape and thus began a 92 year journey.

She had a typical childhood in Santa Barbara including riding her horse, Conejo, in the Fiesta Parade. In 1951 she lost her beloved father to a plane accident in the SB channel. The disappearance of the plane meant waiting at the airport with her mother for a week before the search was called off. A year later a wheel and tire washed onto Malibu beach to give final confirmation. This experience was a major factor in Gloria’s deepening of the meaning of loss and the very temporary nature of life. This was the foundation for her tremendous strength and power she developed. This power was based in a “knowing” and manifested as; grace, poise, patience, forgiveness, and an ability to love deeply. The one thing she couldn’t hide was her magnificent smile. It always gave away here underlying happiness throughout most of her life. As a professional she helped

create the Education Abroad Program in 1964 for the UC system, statewide. As the senior administrator she deftly handled the delicate egos of academicians with such skill that she was truly beloved and she made everyones life a little easier, never taking or needing any credit. She “retired” from her position 3 times and each time she was wooed back for “special projects” which she always happily took on for the benefit of the greater good. From her travels around the world for her work at UC she gained insight into the true benefits of knowing other cultures and beliefs. With a broadening understanding of the world came a broader acceptance and a strong sense of the value of inclusion. In between her time at UC she took on the roll of managing partner for the Upham Hotel which she, her husband, and his business partner owned and operated at the time. She began the long process of renovating the 100 yr old hotel.

In 1971 her strength and sureness led her to begin a relationship that can only be described as an “unlikely love story”. An exploration of love and devotion that lasted to her death.

In 1978, while in her late forties, she became a pilot flying her plane throughout the West.

She had a beautifully soft touch on the controls, never reacting, rather, seeing forward and anticipating what was needed next. Her Political Science degree from UCSB was passion based, as she always understood the need for justice and fairness. She built on this belief throughout her life. She was always a fierce fighter for those who were deserving yet denied. Later in life she understood and practiced the belief in “who am I to judge”. This, she felt, was a necessary ingredient to love without condition. When Krishnprana (a Vedanta Nun) was asked if she would be willing to conduct the service for Gloria’s memorial she eagerly accepted. Gloria loved all the nuns at the Vedanta Temple, and they her, but was never a Vedantist, or for that matter a member of any structured practice or belief. Krishnaprana explained that “she didn’t need any of that” to live a life of knowing, transparency, morality, devotion, understanding, and love. As her life in form was concluding, it was evident to all that she was fighting for her freedom. She was not fighting to stay, she was fighting to go. She lingered long enough for her family

and loved ones to come to the hospital and witness her peaceful “exit plan” in progress. That was successfully completed at 9:05 PM on September 27, 2023. The Mermaid of Lake Tenaya is now a formless mermaid in the vast ocean of formless love and bliss. Way to go Gloria. This ocean that surrounds us all if we can only quiet our mind enough to see it. In the words of our beloved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, THANK GOD ALMIGHTY..” SHE IS... “FREE AT LAST” Her husband, family, and friends will always be grateful for her continuing and eternal love.

ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM MERRILY MERRILY MERRILY LIFE IS BUT A DREAM

A very special thanks with the deepest appreciation for all the beautiful, loving staff at Cottage Hospital that helped in Gloria’s liberation. Without the wisdom and love of the palliative care team, especially Lori Mendez, this journey would have been much different. Instead it was PERFECT.

A memorial service celebrating Gloria and all she is will be held at the Vedanta Temple 927 Ladera Ln. off East Valley Rd. on Thursday, October 12 at 12:00.

THE MERMAID OF LAKE TENAYA

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Richard Lewis Hunt

8/18/1943 - 1/25/2023

school and sports activities.

Richard’s passion for scuba diving began in his 50s and continued to his mid-70s.

During the 55 years of their marriage, he and Nina trav eled to six continents, and Richard looked forward to diving on these trips. In later years, Richard enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, who were a good reminder that life isn’t always that serious.

that you please make a donation to the Gaviota Coast Conservancy at https://www. gaviotacoastconservancy.org/ donate/.

constantly engaged in home projects. He and Nancy built a house in Prunedale, CA and meticulously landscaped more than an acre of the property. Nancy recalls that he came home from work one Friday, with his pickup full of material and built the greenhouse of her dreams, with pure love. It was exactly what she would have designed had she ever thought of asking for a greenhouse.

Richard Lewis Hunt, CPA of Santa Barbara, California, died on January 25th, 2023, at 79 years of age, after 17 years battling prostate cancer. Richard was born in New Jersey on August 18th, 1943 to J. Lewis Hunt and Doris Rita Hunt and moved to North Hollywood, California in 1946. Richard was the second in line of 10 siblings in a large Catholic family and attended Loyola High School and Loyola University in Los Angeles. Although it might surprise some of his tax clients, as a young man Richard built his own hot rod from a Model T and enjoyed riding street legal and offroad motorcycles. His annual family camping and fishing trips instilled in him a love of the outdoors and an appreciation for the natural world that endured throughout his life. As a young man and student, Richard kept busy delivering newspapers, working at a gas station, in a laboratory, at a plant nursery and helping his father add a room to the house in North Hollywood. In 1965, RIchard met the love of his life, Nina Lázaro, after being set up on a blind date by a roommate. They were married in 1967, and together raised four children, Carlos, Alexander, Jeremy and Jessica. He served in the Army Reserve from 19681972. In 1972, Richard and Nina moved their family to Santa Barbara to escape the LA smog.

Richard’s professional career as an accountant spanned 56 years, working with Jarabin, Gaggs and Hunt and in later years Macfarlane, Faletti & Co. LLC. His honesty, reliability, and dedication to others meant that many of his clients and colleagues became lifelong friends. Even though Richard was always the last to leave the office, he found time to have dinner every night with his family during tax season, and to attend his children’s

Richard enjoyed his work as an accountant and used his skills and knowledge to help his community and the environment. He volunteered as the treasurer for the Los Padres Chapter of the Sierra Club for 45 years and served as treasurer for the Gaviota Coast Conservancy for 15 years. Richard’s financial expertise with these organizations helped preserve land in the public trust, though he also didn’t mind getting his hands dirty and continued doing highway and beach cleanups until recently. Richard volunteered for Planned Parenthood for many years, serving on the Board of Directors as well as on the Finance Committee. He was also on the Board of Directors of the Arloma Foundation, which is known for providing full scholarships for nurses aides for all the junior colleges in California.

Richard is survived by his wife Nina Hunt; son Alexander Hunt (Danielle) of Oakland, CA; son Jeremy Hunt of Marietta, OH; daughter Jessica Dominguez of Santa Barbara, CA; grandchildren Anders, Marlena and Silvia Hunt, Malcolm Hunt, and Angelica, Tristan and Ethan Dominguez and his siblings Judi, Mary, Rosalie, Virginia, Kathy, Patricia, and Tom; countless nieces and nephews and many friends and colleagues. He was predeceased by his siblings Joan and Bob, and his son Carlos, who passed in 2014. Richard was a rock of stability, calm and kindness for those that knew him, and he will be sorely missed. His dry sense of humor will also be missed.

A celebration of Richard’s life will be held on March 25 at 11:00 a.m. at the MacKenzie Center in MacKenzie Park in Santa Barbara. For more information, please contact Alexander Hunt via email at alexanderhunt@ yahoo.com. In lieu of flowers, Richard’s family requests

James Bruce Dorey was born in Carmel, CA, on October 6, 1952, the third son of Glen and Thelma Dorey. He was mostly known as Jim but was called ‘The Boater’ by family and some close friends. He is survived by his wife Nancy, their son Scott and his two brothers, Bill and John.

When Jim was four, his family moved from Monterey to Watsonville, CA. He graduated from Watsonville High School and attended community college. Jim met Nancy Lauer on a trip to Santa Barbara on August 6,1976, and they were married on July 1, 1978. They made Santa Barbara their home in 1985. Their son, Scott, was born in 1988.

Jim’s childhood included fishing and hunting and getting into mischief with his best friend to this day, Antone Cernokus. He was always very clever. At 14, Jim converted the family lawn mower into a go-cart to race around the neighborhood. When his mother said she needed more storage, Jim built her cabinets on three walls of the family garage. At age 18, Jim moved into a quaint house on nearby Kelly Lake where he salvaged an old boat hull. He bought fiberglass fabric and restored the boat for water skiing. Unfortunately, the old hull was not as strong as he anticipated, and upon crossing over a wake on its initial voyage, the boat hull cracked and sank to the bottom of the lake. Hence, his nickname became, ‘The Boater’. Jim continued to water ski behind more seaworthy Boston Whalers. He was also an excellent snow skier, and taught his wife, son, nieces, friends and friend’s children, to water and snow ski. Jim was very industrious,

Jim loved to tinker, working in his shop in the evenings to decompress from the day’s work. He saw a junked brand new Toyota Land Cruiser that had rolled, and bought it. The top was totaled, but the rest of the car not in bad shape. He turned it into a custom convertible with a fancy roll bar wrapped with rope. He painted it bright yellow and named it the ‘Hula Cruiser’. It became a perfect weekend cruiser. The amazing thing about his projects is he would get an idea, get what he needed, and complete the project in less time than the normal person would spend researching how to go about doing such a task.

He was a caring and attentive father, raising his son to adopt the morals and values he was raised with and teaching many lessons along the way a firm hand shake, honesty, tenacity, respect, and to “never lose your golden ball,” a euphemism for staying young at heart and to enjoy the time you have. Enjoy he did. As an avid outdoorsman he took his son on countless trips up and down California and beyond, instilling a love for the outdoors and exploration that will remain with Scott forever. When Scott was in preschool, Jim took his little bike and put a 3-speed hub on it, so he could keep up with his mom and dad on bike rides. He guided his son to build his own pinewood derby race car for Cub Scouts. It was not the best looking, but it was the fastest! On a camping trip to Morro Bay during Easter vacation, Jim brought 2 big bags of candy, hid it all around their campsite, and invited all the kids in the campground to come for an Easter egg hunt. He was full of compassion until the very end, ensuring that he provided for his family and always reminding his son that “Mom and Dad are

always here, to love and support you.”

Besides home and car projects, Jim loved the outdoors. He liked camping, bicycling and road trips to national parks and other special destinations. His travels took him to Tahiti, Patagonia, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and many US states. He liked to fish, especially fly fishing, and was always thoroughly prepared. If a traveling companion forgot something, Jim had a spare. If the weather changed or different fish were biting, Jim always had what was necessary. He may not have been a world class angler, but he had great fish stories –most of them true! There are more than one witness to the time he cast out a line with a few hooks with worms, snagged another line, which had snagged a third line, yielding thirteen trout in one cast. Years later, when rafting down the Truckee River, he saw a large fish. He leaned out of the boat and caught the eighteen-inch trout with his bare hands! Life was fun with Jim around. His wonderful sense of humor and funny stories will be missed by all who knew him.

For a profession Jim was an estimator & project manager, building driveways for the rich and famous, and other custom work for wellknown residents in Montecito, Hope Ranch, and the Santa Ynez Valley. He sought out samples of what he called ‘Exotic Rock’ and would educate owners and landscape architects on how the different rocks would compact and drain, and match the color scheme and project design. His clients wanted perfection and he delivered perfection, developing many loyal customers who would recommend Jim to their friends. He earned a reputation that led to jobs as far south as the Western White House in San Clemente.

With courage, grace and dignity, Jim slowly declined from a rare autoimmune disease, and after a long battle, passed away on September 27th.

Donations can be made in Jim’s honor, to the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance, Alzheimer’s Association, or the Parkinson’s Association. Jim’s family will host a Celebration of Life in Jim’s honor at a time and place to be announced later.

e are living through the eye of a zeitgeist. You know the way that, for years, maybe even decades by now, you’ve been shopping at farmers’ markets, getting to know the folks who grow the food you eat and the wine you drink, and dining at restaurants whose menus revolve around what’s most fresh, flavorful, and grown just miles away?

Our shared Central Coast lifestyle is suddenly or is it finally? or has it always quietly been? an envious existence for much of the world. We’re on the cover of national magazines. We’re touted on menus from Kyoto to Copenhagen. We’re the focus of cookbooks. We’re the subject of TV series and documentaries.

No longer is Santa Barbara the isn’t-it-charming, worth-aweekend-visit capital of mostly rural backwater that extends north through row crops and ranchlands to the shores of the Monterey Bay. No longer do Los Angeles and San Francisco and even New York City merely acknowledge that their fancy foods are grown somewhere to the north or south or west. Today, whether we love or hate that the secret’s out, California’s Central Coast is a darling of the international food, drink, and farming scene.

Into this milieu comes Elizabeth Poett, a happy, humble, and achingly authentic hometown host who deftly conveys, with charm and circumstance, the real reasons that this region is unique and special.

Two summers ago, the rancher, mother, home cook, and seventh-generation descendent of Santa Barbara’s “El Gran

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Capitán” José de la Guerra debuted as the star of her own cooking show on the Magnolia Network, which premiered the fourth season of her popular Ranch to Table series last weekend. On Monday, in the culmination of a project that actually began before the show was even conceived, Poett published her first cookbook, The Ranch Table, and, just this morning, was beamed onto breakfast tables and coffee shops across the country as a guest on The Today Show

Featuring a year’s worth of seasonal recipes set amid the typical range of gatherings and outings her family experiences throughout the calendar, the nearly 300-page, intimately photographed book simultaneously delivers a legacy’s worth of stories about Rancho San Julian, the 14,000-acre ranch that spreads along Highway 1 from 101 to Lompoc where Poett’s ancestors have raised beef since 1837.

“My hope is that the book really introduces people to what ranch life is like over the course of a year,” Poett told me during one of our many talks. “I want people to write notes in the book and underline things in the book and have flour get stuck in the book. I love cookbooks that you can tell have been used and loved. Those are my favorites.”

AUTHENTIC ELIZABETH

Unlike many of the fabricated faces that dominate our screens these days, there’s nothing fake about the way that Elizabeth Poett is portrayed in the scenes of Ranch to Table or on the pages of The Ranch Table

She’s really in that kitchen every day, preparing food for her family, friends, and neighbors. The dishes are truly based on recipes or techniques that have passed down through the ages, truly reliant on ingredients that she hand-harvests from the yard. She knows how to weld fences and maneuver a tractor to dig pits for cattle guards. She spends most of her days cruising around the ranch on an ATV or horseback, checking on pregnant cows, errant steer, and burly bulls. And when she does, Elizabeth wears the same blue jeans and that same style of flat-billed, palm-straw cowboy hat that she sports on the cover of her book.

“I never wanted it to be hokey or like a country show where I talk with a twang,” said Elizabeth of the series, which debuted

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in August 2021. “They’ve done a beautiful job of capturing the essence of a California ranch, and I’m super proud of it. But my main goal is for people to find joy in cooking.”

Even her sunny personality beams through the lens crystal-clear: unpretentious and funny, warm-hearted and welcoming, conscious of her roots yet caring about the future. It’s all authentically Elizabeth, and I can confidently claim as much because I’ve known her for most of both our lives.

Her mom, Marianne Partridge, hired me straight out of college almost 25 years ago as a proofreader for this newspaper, and Elizabeth, then just graduating high school, was a familiar face in the halls of our second-floor office at 1221 State Street. Marianne became my mentor, opening doors to the blessed-if-stressed life of journalism, and I followed Elizabeth’s movements like I would a cousin’s: college in Ohio, work in New York and Los Angeles, and an eventual return to the ranch about 15 years ago, when her dream to build an organic beef company intersected with my increasing interest in writing about farming and food.

On a recent Monday, I myself returned to Rancho San Julian, where I’ve been countless times over the past three decades. Elizabeth invited me up for lunch with her mom, who’s still my boss; as well as her dad, Jim Poett; and husband, Austin Campbell, both of whom have become friends of mine over the years. I brought figs and caviar limes from my backyard neither of those men knew how to eat them, to our collective amusement and I’d later leave with Marianne’s lavender hydrosol for my wife, who’s been spraying that stuff everywhere since before we were married.

Austin answered my random questions about hay as he led me toward their house, which I’d only seen from afar a couple times. Inside was the kitchen that’s center stage in Ranch to Table, fresh in my mind from the four episodes I had binge-watched that morning. As Elizabeth finished her onion-braised beef sandwiches with slaw (recipe on page 15) and Marianne tended to the tomatoes and mozzarella in pesto dressing (page 156), they explained how exhausting the multi-week TV shoots could be, how many hours of footage are cut to hone the half-hour episodes, and how much their kitchen was enhanced to work for the small screen.

The rather tall ceilings are much more spacious

A very young Elizabeth hangs out with her relatives (including her mom, Marianne, standing in the back) as they press apples to make cider, just one of the many culinary lessons of her youth.

than the low-slung kitchen where Elizabeth learned to cook from Marianne, whose home is just a fiveminute walk down the hill and through a sycamorepocked meadow. “Elizabeth is a great cook,” Marianne told me over the phone a few days before my visit, reminding me that her daughter never attended culinary school. “I noticed it many years ago when I was sick and she came in and made dinner. I thought, ‘This is better than I make it.’ ”

At a picnic bench on the patio, under the ancient oaks that shade the entire ranch, our table talk jumped from outdoor kitchens and too many tools in the wrong places to missing pets and wild animals, like sheep and bobcats in the field over yonder and pigs and turkeys that have been showing up as of late outside of their homes. The adjacent living arrangements must feel cramped at times, even on such a big ranch, but the couples seem to relish living so near each other, if only because Elizabeth and Austin’s young sons, Hank and Jack, get to see their grandparents on a daily basis.

They’re closely tied to the rest of their extended family, many of whom are co-owners and residents of the ranch. She checked with them all before agreeing to do the show. “The family said, ‘Yes, sure, you can do it,’ ” explained Jim, “ ‘and we’re 100 percent behind you.’ ”

Like Elizabeth herself, Jack and Hank are close friends with their second and even third cousins, thanks in part to family reunions that Marianne helped revive. Such ties provide a strong fabric to support their intertwined destinies.

“We all have the same love for this ranch,” said Elizabeth, who’s witnessed other family ranches fall to subdivisions and development, like her father did in his generation. “It’s a special place, not only because the place is special, but because it’s been in our family for so long. I’ve seen how changes are made and how the family works together. I feel lucky that my family believes in the same values.”

MAKING THE ROUNDS

After lunch, Elizabeth took me on her usual rounds, stopping first by Jim’s vineyard up the hill, where pinot noir and chardonnay are being harvested for the first time this year, quite possibly as you read this. It’s the latest commercial enterprise for Rancho San

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something as simple as plumbing. We can’t call a plumber. We have to fix it ourselves. Not only do they not understand our plumbing system, but we can’t afford to call a plumber every time we have issues. We’d be bankrupt in a heartbeat.”

Her parents’ notion of giving their daughter a better, or at least easier, life is probably why she wasn’t raised to inherit the business. “My parents never put that pressure on me,” she said. “If anything, it was quite the opposite. They’re smart, and the cattle industry is tough.”

Not everything was so laissez-faire. “I wanted to dance ballet,” recalled Elizabeth, “but my mom said, ‘You’re gonna dance flamenco. That’s your heritage, and it will give you the attitude you need in life, which is: Pucker up, you’re on your own, and keep going.’ ”

In the back of her mind, Elizabeth knew that she’d return to the ranch one day, which is what set her free to go to Kenyon College in Ohio, study in Spain, and work in New York City. That’s where she was living in 2006, sharing a tiny second-floor apartment right above the dumpster. “You’d look outside, see a wall, and then you’d see trash coming down,” she remembered, not fondly. She fled that winter’s freezing cold to visit her parents one weekend, and she had an epiphany while riding horses with her dad in the setting sun. “It was one of those moments that was just like, ‘Ohhh, what am I doing? I need to come home,’ ” she remembered, more fondly. “It was really a realization.” She left Manhattan about a

month later.

Elizabeth couldn’t just come home and work as a cowgirl for her dad. “I wasn’t sure where I fit in on the ranch. I wanted to make my own place here,” she explained. “How can I make my own living and also make the ranch money? To preserve this ranch and make it better for the next generation that’s my job.”

After some time in Santa Monica and Santa Barbara, where a course with Women’s Economic Ventures helped her write a business plan, Elizabeth launched the Rancho San Julian brand as an organic beef company in 2007. She bought her own steer, navigated the confusing regulations required to process the meat, and started selling it at farmers’ markets near and far.

“It was a much bigger project than I thought,” said Elizabeth. She still sells beef under the label but steadily pulled back in recent years to focus on raising her kids and explore these other enterprises.

She met Austin in those fledgling beefbusiness days, which is what her dad believes convinced Elizabeth to make the ranch her home. “I think what stuck it was Austin,” said Jim. “They met at a branding, and it went reasonably quick after that.”

In 2017, as the drought decimated her beef business, Elizabeth created The Ranch Table as an events and digital media company, becoming a connective tissue and occasional venue for many of Santa Barbara County’s small farmers. That caught the attention of the Magnolia Network, which filmed the pilot episode in the depths

FAMILY AFFAIR: Elizabeth’s husband, Austin Campbell, and their two sons, Jack and Hank, are all involved in managing the ranch.

of COVID, their crews the first people to enter the Poetts’ home in six months. The show was an immediate hit, leading to two follow-up seasons and now the fourth, which debuted on October 1.

Almost unbeknownst to them who watches what these days is almost impossible to know Jim and Marianne had a famous daughter, and they were being stopped by grocery store clerks who wanted to know if they were related to Elizabeth. One nurse saw her own upbringing and lifestyle in the scenes of Ranch to Table. “It’s nice to see us shown,” she told Marianne, who explained, “It’s not in a glitzy way, but it’s just people saying, ‘Hey, that’s our life.’ That has been good.”

Not the most talkative man to begin with, Jim is probably the least enthused about having camera crews roll through his backyard and barns. He quickly learned to swear a lot when the cameras were rolling to ensure his scenes were left on the cutting-room floor. “To be thumbing through what you can watch and see my daughter’s face come up?” he laughed. “It’s horrifying!”

But of course he’s proud. “She’s putting real life to what is often seen as kind of alien,” he said of the cowboy way, which he adopted more than 40 years ago upon ditching his New York City journalism career (where he met Marianne) to take over his family’s cattle operations the year Elizabeth was born. Marianne agreed, explaining, “The people who are actually in agriculture, primarily these old ranchers, are really thrilled to see ranching life shown to not be some anachronism or cutesy thing, but as lots of hard-working, skilled people.”

No one appreciates that more than Jim. “It’s hard work, and she’s doing it well,” muttered the veteran rancher–slash–neophyte vintner. “I do wish she’d mention the grapes.”

INSPIRING TOMORROW’S RANCHERS

The Ranch Table as a cookbook was an idea that Elizabeth started working on long before Magnolia’s camera crews showed up. But when the show proved popular, the cookbook got serious, with an imprint of HarperCollins coming on as publisher. She enlisted lifelong friend and cookbook author Georgia Freedman to help her craft the words and asked the TV show’s director of photography BJ Golnick to handle the imagery. “He understood what my vision and my look was,” she said. “I wanted it to be colorful and be true to my cooking, to feel very much like who I am.”

The resulting 292 pages and 120 recipes mostly unfussy dishes based on fresh ingredients, often involving live fire and Spanish-Mexican-Californio influences are spread over four seasons and more than a dozen settings, such as “Breakfast After a Hunt,” “Cider Press Potluck,” and “Fiesta Family Reunion.” Interspersed between the recipes are Elizabeth’s essays about her family’s history, life on the ranch, and her thoughts on tools, entertaining, and cooking, all told in personal, engaging prose.

If The Ranch Table is received as well as the show odds are good; her Today Show appearance is being followed by book-signings in Brooklyn, Hollywood, San Francisco, Waco, Dallas, and Chicago Elizabeth can expect similar support as she receives from fans of Ranch to Table. “I have gotten letters from kids all across America saying how much they love the show and that they want to cook and be ranchers when they grow up,” she said. “I hang them up on my wall because it’s so touching. The whole reason I wanted to do the show was to be able to share my voice about ranching and agriculture and food.”

Her increasingly amplified message about the glories of Central Coast life is clearly being heard, and she’s not planning to turn the volume down anytime soon. Also hanging on her wall, just outside of that famous kitchen, is a shower of index cards with names of dishes that aren’t in The Ranch Table

“Oh,” she smiled when I pointed them out, “those are for the second book.” n

FIRST CAKE: Seen here putting the finishing touches on an early creation, Elizabeth became interested in cooking at a young age.

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A New Face for the Wild Kingdom

A New Face for the Wild Kingdom

Wild Kingdom is set to roar again, 60 years after its original debut, with UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management researcher and wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant hosting the OG animal adventure series this time around!

Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild premieres on NBC on Saturday, October 7, and it’s still sponsored by Mutual of Omaha, the historic Fortune 500 company that has been supporting the show since it pioneered the nature-adventure genre when it premiered back in 1963. Wynn-Grant co-hosts the new show with veteran wildlife expert and former host of the original Wild Kingdom series Peter Gros. The core of the program remains the same, as Gros states, “We’re continuing to inspire a generation of people to commit to helping protect the natural world.”

A native of California who resides in Santa Barbara with her husband and two young daughters when she’s not traveling around the world her research on how human activity influences the behavior of wild animals and media work have taken her to six of seven continents and more than 25 countries Wynn-Grant is also passionate about science communication and using her media exposure to increase representation of Black scientists and explorers.

The creator and host of award-winning PBS podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, as well as a research fellow with the National Geographic Society, Wynn-Grant attributes her interest in wildlife and conservation to the nature shows she watched on television as a child, including Wild Kingdom She graciously took time out of her incredibly busy schedule to tell us a bit about her passions and pursuits.

It must be very hectic right now trying to get all the publicity done at the same time you’re shooting Wild Kingdom. Oh my goodness, it is. But it’s been really fun and kind of mind-blowing with how much I’ve learned, even scientifically…. And it has been so busy. I landed at the airport at 2:15 a.m., so it’s been a wild ride or wild kingdom. But I’m really grateful to be speaking with you. I’m sitting in my office at the Bren School at UCSB; it’s actually kind of perfect.

Where have you been; have you been traveling all over the place? How does it work with filming a show like this? Every episode is in the wilderness in some interesting location. We started filming in June, so it’s been a summer of filming. We’ve done several places in California, from the Mojave Desert to the Channel Islands to Fort Bragg up in Northern California, [and] kelp forests. We’ve been to Texas and Missouri and Maine. We’re headed to Florida and Montana; we were in the San Juan Islands … everywhere you can imagine; we’re heading to Alaska. We are hitting hotspots of biodiversity with incredible stories of wildlife conservation all over the world. I think season one will probably take through the spring to film. As the show is airing, we’ll be building more.

by Leslie Dinaberg

I take it you like to travel? I do. I don’t know if I’ve been asked that question…. I travel so much for work. And I always have even before I started hosting the show; I’ve always been a fairly urban person who studies wildlife and some of the deepest parts of the wilderness. There was about a decade where my research was in East Central Africa, so travel was essential, even though I lived in New York City. It’s always been a consistent part of my work.

UCSB Researcher Dr. Rae WynnGrant Brings a Passion for Animal Conservation to Classic TV Show Reboot

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

How long are you in Santa Barbara this time around? I think it will be here for about four days. I have children, and the first day of school for my oldest is on Tuesday. One of my priorities was making sure the schedule worked around the first day of school. I have two daughters: an 8-year-old daughter and an almost-3-year-old daughter.

You’re very busy. Very busy. I would argue that my husband is even busier. He’s a stay-at-home dad. He’s a consistent parent, and that allows me to be super inconsistent. He definitely has his hands full, especially this summer.

I know you grew up watching the show, but do your daughters have any idea about what Wild Kingdom is and what’s going to happen when people see it? My youngest definitely doesn’t. She understands that Mommy travels for work. She’s developing this understanding that when Mommy has to work, she usually flies away. But she doesn’t really know that I work with wild animals and that kind of thing. Whereas my 8-year-old is certainly old enough now to understand what I do, and she is wrapping her head around the fact that it’s a TV show now.

It’s been 20 years now that I’ve been a wildlife ecologist in some capacity, as a student, if not a practitioner. So her whole life, I have traveled, mostly to Africa, but different parts of the world to study wild animals. So that’s normalized for her.

I really am excited that Wild Kingdom is a family show. There might be some content that’s a little advanced for kids that young, because it’s scientific concepts, but it should be accessible. So that makes me feel really, really fortunate that I am in that age of parenting where the content that I’m a part of making is relevant.

When I was a kid, I used to say, “I want to be a nature show host when I grow up.”

Really? Wow. That’s what I wanted. I didn’t realize there was a science behind what the nature shows were showing, I just thought, “Wow, this is the best thing I’ve ever seen. These people are living the dream.” And that’s what I want to do.

When I got to college, my freshman year, first week of school, my advisor asked, “What would you like to be? What do you want to major in?” and I said, “Whatever major can help me be a nature show host is what I want to do.”

And that’s how you got to environmental science. I’d never heard of it, and that was when I realized there’s a science to learning about wild animals and protecting wild animals. When I learned that there’s a science to it, it became even more purposeful. For a while, I was like, “Oh, well, I may never be a nature show host, but I can do everything that nature show hosts do, just without the cameras there. I can be in the wild. I can learn about these animals. I can do the science to figure out how to protect them and to keep them alive. And that’s what I’ve been doing for 20 years, until this summer, my childhood dream came true. And I’ve had the opportunity to host the nature show that inspired all of us. It’s really incredible.

I am not a very religious person at all. But this experience has really been so profound. And kind of surreal. In particular, for someone who’s so non-traditional in this space, sometimes I really can’t believe it.

There are not that many women, still, that are super visible in science, and certainly not that many Black women. Do you feel added pressure? Is that part of your thinking at all? Oh, absolutely. In very positive, motivating ways. And then also in fairly crushing ways. There are low numbers of Black women in science. There are low numbers of women in science overall, but pretty good in leadership positions. So I feel very grateful to have the opportunity to be a public figure so that the representation is visible.

When you can see someone thriving in that environment, who is non-traditional in that space, representation can go very, very far. I remember having feelings as a kid that, although I wanted to be a nature show host, obviously, I never will be because there’s only one person who’s a nature show host. And that’s like a British or Australian white guy. And that’s not fair.

I don’t want anyone else to ever have those thoughts about anything.

In a lot of ways, knowing that there are so many barriers for all kinds of people, but in particular people from my demographic and young Black women to be powerful and influential in the environmental space, it motivates me to keep doing science media, so that at a minimum, it can be visible.

That’s not the end; you can’t have a Black woman in a major show and say, “Okay, the work is done.” But it is really, really important, and then at the same time, it makes my work very, very hard. Being a Black woman in general, just existing as a Black woman, can be exhausting and crushing and a constant fight combine that with a professional field that is also a constant fight, that is also in crisis, that is also facing a lot of resistance, and is also at this kind of critical, kind of terrifying moment is a double whammy.

So to be fighting for the science to move forward, at the same time as fighting for my community to be protected, it can often feel like far too much. And a lot of my colleagues don’t have that experience they don’t worry about getting shot on the way home after work, they don’t worry about their children being bullied in certain environments, and that kind of thing. So, there is an isolation, there is a difficulty, and sometimes it gets the best of me.

Most of the time, I’m able to really use that energy to turn it back on my science community To fight for the environment also means to fight for humans and human wellness, because if we want a healthy, thriving planet, that means we need all kinds of people to participate in coming up with a solution and to be

In a lot of ways, knowing that there are so many barriers for all kinds of people, but in particular people from my demographic and young Black women to be powerful and influential in the environmental space, it motivates me to keep doing science media, so that at a minimum, it can be visible.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

helping the environment. And it’s impossible for all kinds of people to help the environment if they’re dealing with oppression in their own communities.

So if we want the planet to be healthy and thriving, that means we have to make sure that every community, every demographic of people, whether it’s class, or females, or immigrants, or religious minorities, whatever it is, that they are safe, and they have resources, and they are well, and then we’ll get the best, brightest thinkers working together.

When you work for the environment, when you work for the planet, when Mother Nature is your boss, even if it’s in the context of media, there is this gift of having the view that the planet is everything and everyone, right, and nature is everything and everyone and we can’t compartmentalize nature protecting nature. We are nature, we are part of this, we’re part of the problems and the solutions, and, you know, balance is actually something that every single aspect of this planet is looking for.

Can you give us a little bit of a teaser on what some of the animals are that we’re gonna see on Wild Kingdom? I will let your imagination run wild. You will see whales; you will see sea turtles; you will see bears; you’ll see mountain lions. And you’ll also see a giant salamander, and you’ll see really cool insects and some marine invertebrates that you never would have dreamed are as cool as they are. So it is such a diverse group of wildlife that we’re working with. And that is another blessing, that the show has offered me to do a deep dive into opening up a world of biodiversity to me, that it’s just been fascinating.

How does your work at the Bren School fit in with this? I appreciate you asking. I am trying to figure it out. I will say, working on this show is not full-time. This summer, it has certainly been even more than beyond full-time. But in general, I’m probably filming about half of the time. I have two full-time jobs. One is hosting Wild Kingdom and the other is being a research faculty member at the Bren School. I’m on a mountain lion project at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. And actually, the Santa Barbara Independent did a great cover story of our work last year. So I am just very, very fortunate to do the mountain lion work there. And I work with graduate students from UCSB and different faculty members here, and we’re collecting really novel, fascinating data on what mountain lions are doing up there.

So the simplest way I can say it is that when I’m not filming, I’m right here in my office at UCSB, or I’m at my field site at the Dangermond or working with my team, trying to make some really cool discoveries about what’s going on with wild animals locally here in Santa Barbara County.

For more information about Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and her work, see raewynngrant .com. For more information on how to watch Wild Kingdom, see mutualofomaha .com/wild-kingdom/new-episodes.

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THURSDAY 10/5

10/5-10/8, 10/10-10/11:

Ensemble Theatre Company Presents The Thanksgiving Play Larissa FastHorse’s satirical play details the comical story of a troupe of terminally “woke” artists as they scramble to create a pageant celebrating both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. Recommended for ages 13+. The play runs through October 22. Thu., Tue.-Wed.: 7:30pm, Fri.-Sat.: 8pm, Sun.: 2 and 7pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. Students: $25; GA: $35-$86. Call (805) 965-5400. Read more on p. 45. etcsb.org

10/6-10/8: 5th Annual NatureTrack Film Festival This three-day celebration of nature and outdoor adventure through film will feature an opening-night film and party, a highlight wrap-up, and screenings of nature-oriented, feature-length and short films in a wide variety of genres. Visit the website for the full schedule. $12-$75; VIP pass: $200. Call (805) 886-2047 or email info@naturetrack.org naturetrackfilmfestival.org/tickets

10/5: Screening and Discussion: Ixiles: Voices from the Shadows of Time Watch a screening of this video essay and collaborative visual ethnography that critically examines the history of Indigenous resistance in the Ixil region of Guatemala, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Alejandro M. Flores Aguilar. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock/upcoming

10/5: Book Talk and Signing: Max Talley Author Max Talley will talk about and sign copies of When The Night Breathes Electric, which features 18 stories that range from the fantastical to crime fiction, haunted fables, and science fiction. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/event

FRIDAY 10/6

37th Annual California Avocado Festival Visit Carpinteria’s largest free festival presented with food vendors, arts, live music from more than 60 music acts, contests, and more. Fri.: 1-10pm; Sat.: 10am-10pm; Sun.: 10am-6pm. Downtown Carpinteria. Call (805) 684-0038 or email info@avofest.com. avofest.org

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THURSDAY

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

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

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

SUNDAY Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

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WEDNESDAY Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm

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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

10/6, 10/8: The Ojai Art Center Theater Presents: Rope This play, thought to be inspired by real-life 1924 murderers, follows two university students who murder and then hide the body of a fellow student in their London home, then invite friends and family of the deceased to a party. Find out if their nefarious act will be exposed. The play shows through October 22. Fri.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $22-$24. Call (805) 640-8797. ojaiact.org

10/6: Charley Crockett Singer/songwriter and guitarist Charley Crockett will bring his mix of country, blues, soul, Cajun, R&B, and more to S.B. 8pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $35$81. Call (805) 963-9580. arlingtontheatresb.com\

10/6: Virtual Astronomy Talk: Where in the Universe? Astronomer, author, and science popularizer Bob Berman will bring his near-encyclopedic knowledge to this virtual lecture to discuss changes and discoveries from the past 25 years to an in-person audience. 7:30pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free. Call (805) 682-4711. sbnature.org/visit/calendar

10/6: Goldenvoice Presents Valerie June, Caitlin Jemma Grammy-nominated musician, artist, and best-selling author Valerie June will perform her distinctive blend of folk, blues, soul, and more. Indie musician and singer-songwriter Caitlin Jemma will open the show. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $37. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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10/5: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 364-3043. satellitesb.com

10/5-10/7: The Blue Owl Thu.: Tony Ybarra, 6pm. Fri.: The Genuine Article, 7pm. Sat.: Bradberri, 6pm. Brandon Kinalele and Friends, 11pm. 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Contact venue for price. Ages 21+. Call (805) 7050991. theblueowlsb.com/events

Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

10/6: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Soul Majestic Acoustic, 6pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

10/6: S.B. Sailing Center Music on the Water Gavin Roy, 6:30pm. S.B. Sailing Center, 302 W. Cabrillo Blvd. $85. Call (805) 962-2826 or email anchor@sbsail .com tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheWater

10/6: Brass Bear Uptown The Genuine Article, 5pm. 3302 McCaw Ave. Free Call (805) 869-4014. tinyurl.com/brass-bear

10/5-10/11: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Diggin’ Dirt with special guests, 8:30pm. $18-$20. Ages 21+.

Fri.: Luna Luna, Michael Seyer, Pincey Reyes, 9pm. $18. Ages 21+. Sat.: Me Sabor

Presents: Salsa Night, 10pm. $18-$25. Ages 21+. Sun.: MOB Jazz Quintet, 7:30pm. $15.

Mon.: Antonio Artese’s West Coast Trio, 7:30pm. $18-$20. Tue.: Ballyhoo! Shellshock

Tour, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, 8pm. $20. Ages 18+. Wed.: Zella Day & Jesse Woods (Chaparelle), Doc Backer, 8pm. $18. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

10/5-10/6, 10/11: Lost Chord Guitars

Thu.: Molly Miller, 8pm. $21. Fri.: Aaron Goodvin, 8pm. $15-$21. Wed.: Lois Mahalia, 8pm. $16. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang.

10/6-10/8: Maverick Saloon Fri.: The Robert Heft Band, 8:30pm. Sat.: The Genuine Article, 1pm. Pull the Trigger, 8:30pm. Sun.: Adrian Galysh, noon. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

10/7: Hook’d Bar and Grill Marika and the Ohms, 4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

10/8: Au Bon Climat Tasting Room Live Music Sundays: Will Breman, 3pm. 813 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 963-7999. aubonclimat.com/events

10/9: The Red Piano Church on Monday: Debbie Davies, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

SATURDAY 10/7

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

10/7:

Chaucer’s Presents Elizabeth Poett in Conversation with Matt Kettmann Author Elizabeth Poett will be discussing her latest publication, The Ranch Table cookbook, with Matt Kettmann, senior editor at the Santa Barbara Independent. The book features Poett’s take on simple recipes inspired by her time living on her family-owned coastal ranch, Rancho San Julian. Co-author Georgia Freedman and photographer BJ Golnick will join for a book-signing, live music, and delicious food and drinks. 5:30pm. 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. Read more on p. 23. sbthp.org/lectures

ZACK MENDEZ COURTESY

Zella Day & Jesse Woods (Chaparelle)

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10/7: Film Screening

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Q&A:

Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist See this 2023 documentary that depicts the life of Kasturba Gandhi (wife of Mahatma Gandhi), who is often credited with “accidentally” becoming one of the first female activists in modern history. A Q&A with director/producer Cynthia Lukas will follow. 7-9pm. Unity Church of S.B., 227 E. Arrellaga St. Free. Email dlmooresb@gmail.com worldculture.org

10/7: The 51st Annual S.B. Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival Join the Goleta Valley Historical Society for all-day entertainment from some of the best old-time bands in the world. Enjoy free banjo and yodeling workshops, jam with musicians, participate in a contest, and try out banjos and fiddles and other old-time instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo. 10am-5pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free-$25. Call (805) 6817216. fiddlersfestival.org

10/7: Teo Gonzales Únase a Teo González, uno de los nombres más importantes de la comedia latina y conocido como “¡El comediante de la coleta!” en su gira de comedia del 40 aniversario (interpretada en español). Join Teo Gonzalez, one of the biggest names in Latin comedy and known as “The Ponytail Comedian!” for his 40th Anniversary Comedy Tour (performed in Spanish). 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $44-$119. Call (805) 899-2222. granadasb.org

10/7: S.B. Music Club Season-Opening Concert: La Belle Époque: Late Romantic Music by Eastern European Composers Violinist Chavdar Parashkevov and pianist Natasha Kislenko will perform uncommon, lesser-known works for violin and piano by composers such as Enescu, Dohnányi, Suk, and Rachmaninoff to kick off this concert season. 3-4:30pm. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. Free. Email info@sbmusicclub.org sbmusicclub.org

10/7: 39th Annual Sips & Ships The S.B. Sea Shell Association invites you to tour yachts, taste local wines and beers, enjoy unique food pairings, and bid in a silent auction that will raise money to maintain the fleet and provide sailing education for youth at an affordable price for all families. 4pm. S.B. Harbor, 132-A Harbor Wy. $75-$90. Call (805) 886-6014 or email winetasting@sbssa.org sbssa.org/info/events

10/7: Montecito Estate Sale Benefiting Casa del Herrero Peruse fine furniture, exquisite artwork, timeless jewelry, decorative pieces, and many other treasures all to raise funds to preserve the house museum, workshop, and gardens. 5pm. 476 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA. $200. Call (805) 565-5653 or email casa@casadelherrero.com montecitoestatesale.com

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10/7: Spectrum of Sounds Enjoy music performed by talented artists who are blind or have low vision to help raise awareness for this extraordinary community. 2-4pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. GA suggested donation: $20 VIP: $100. Call (805) 697-2244. blindfitness.org

10/7: Annual Viking Charities Classic Car Show This celebration will feature more than 200 pre-1990 impeccably restored, stock, and customized vehicles of every make, model, and type, as well as music, a beer and wine garden, a Viking

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burger bar, and the famous Vikings of Solvang parade longboat for inspection and tour. Funds raised will go toward the Vikings of Solvang Endowment Fund assisting those with medically related needs.10am-5pm. Downtown Solvang. Free. Email info@ vikingcharitiesinc.com vikingsofsolvang.org/carshow

SUNDAY 10/8

10/8: Blessing of the Animals You are invited to bring your leashed and crated animals for a special blessing in their honor. 3pm. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. Free. Call (805) 396-6327 or email office@standrewspcusa.org tinyurl.com/Animal-Blessing

10/8: Talk with James Yee: Excursions in ‘Alapkaswa’ James Yee —esteemed academic, descendent from a long line of Native American Chumash ancestors from the S.B. area, and former chair of the Barbareño Band of Chumash Indians will deliver a fascinating talk on the ancient language of Alapkaswa. 3pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. Free. Call (805) 681-7216. goletahistory.org/speakers

10/8: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Nickel Creek, Hawktail This Grammy Award–winning trio composed of mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins, and guitarist Sean Watkins, out with their new album (Celebrants) after a nine-year break, will bring their folk and roots sound to S.B. with acoustic quartet Hawktail to open the show. 7pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Students: $20, GA: $41-$106. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

10/8: Fund for S.B. 30th Annual Bread & Roses

Celebrate the work of the Central Coast’s progressive community that fights for economic, environmental, political, racial, and social justice in honor of the living wage and workers’ desire for dignity and respect that began in 1912 when 25,000 textile workers won a three-month strike. 1pm. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. $100. Call (805) 962-9164 or email development@fundforsanta barbara.org fundforsantabarbara.org/bread-roses

MONDAY 10/9

10/9: S.B. Event Horizon Presents: Swing Night Calling all dancers to an optional swing lesson before a night of invigorating social dancing, featuring the East Coast swing, jive, Balboa, and Lindy. 6:30pm. Soul Bites, 423 State St. $10. Call (805) 405-2946. tinyurl.com/SoulBiteSwing

10/9: Science Pub: Halibut Hooks of the Northwest Coast Anthropology PhD candidate Jonathan Malindine will talk about the traditional carved Northwest Coast halibut hook, a technology that holds deep meaning for indigenous Alaska Native and First Nations peoples. 6:30pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call (805) 682-4711 or email jprichard@sbnature2 .org sbnature.org/visit/calendar

10/10: A Fabulous

Oct. 5-11

10/10: Film Screening: Black Hollywood: They Cloned Tyrone Watch this 2023 sci-fi mystery caper (rated R) about a drug dealer (John Boyega) who stumbles upon a government conspiracy after meeting a flamboyant pimp (Jamie Foxx). There will be a post-screening discussion with director Juel Taylor. 7-9:50pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu

10/10: UCSB Arts and Lectures Presents Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili & Gautier Capuçon Enjoy a stunning evening of chamber music performed by award-winning classical musicians and friends Gautier Capuçon on cello, Lisa Batiashvili on violin, and Jean-Yves Thibaude on piano in a program of masterpieces. 7pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Students: $20, GA: $46-$131. granadasb.org

WEDNESDAY 10/11

10/11: The Theater Group at S.B. City College Presents: Emma Enjoy Kate Hamill’s theater adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, detailing the story of an independent young woman in the 19th century who plays matchmaker for members of her community and discovers more about herself in the process. The play runs through October 28. 7:30pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. $10-$18. Call (805) 965-5935 or email sbcctg@sbcc.edu theatregroupsbcc.com/current-season

10/11: The Association for Women in Communications Panel Discussion: The 411 on AI AWC S.B. President Hilary Lyn will moderate a panel that includes Christen Beck (LinkedIn Learning) and Rita Raley (UCSB professor of English) to discuss recent developments in artificial intelligence. 5:30pm. Workzones, 351 Paseo Nuevo. Member: free; non-member: $25. Email news@awcsb.org awcsb.org/the-411-on-ai

Fall Happenings

10/5-10/11:

Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay bales, the kids’ maze, and the 14-acre corn maze! Open through October 31. 10am-6pm. Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang. Free. Call (805) 331-1948. tinyurl.com/Solvang-PumpkinPatch

10/5-10/11: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around town to see all the scarecrows humorous, allnatural, and more and then vote for your favorite. Visit the website for locations. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free losolivosca.com/ syv-scarecrow-fest

10/5-10/11: Lane Farms Pumpkin

Patch Pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy hay rides, farm animals, tractors, educational displays, and the corn maze (closes daily at 6:45pm). Open through October 31. Thu.-Fri., Mon.-Wed.: noon-7pm; Sat.-Sun.: 10am-7pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com

10/5-10/11: Big Wave Dave’s Pumpkin Patch Enjoy kids’ activities and photo ops as you find the perfect pumpkin, from mini to giant. Open through October 31. 10am-9pm. La Cumbre Plaza (Macy’s parking lot), 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282. bigwavedaveschristmastrees.com

10/5-10/11: Santa Ynez Valley

Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed around the six townships of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang with one community to win the Annual Harvest Cup. Visit the website for locations and to cast your vote. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free syvscarecrows.com

10/5-10/8: Old Solvang Real Ghost Hunting Tour: The Haunt This haunt will combine authentic ghost hunting of the town’s haunted architecture with engrossing storytelling steeped in eerie tales of their phantom residents. Tours go through October 31. 8pm. The Haunt Ghost Tours, Solvang City Center, 1635 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. The Skeptic: $49; Ghost Hunter: $55. Call (415) 446-1580 or email info@thehauntghosttours.com thehauntghosttours.com/tours/ solvang

10/6: Isla Vista Recreation & Park District Presents Movies in the Park: Hocus Pocus Watch 1993’s iconic movie starring Bette Midler that follows three unconventional witches who haunt a Salem town. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided while supplies last. 7:30pm. Anisq’Oyo’ Park Amphitheater, 950 Embarcadero Del Mar, Isla Vista. Free

Rated PG. Call (805) 968-2017. independent.com/events/movies-inthe-park-8

OCT 10

A Fabulous Failure

The Clinton Presidency, the Transformation of American Capitalism, and American Labor Today

Nelson Lichtenstein

Professor of History, UCSB

Free and open to the public. RSVP: www.library.ucsb.edu/FabulousFailure

4:00 PM Tuesday, October 10

UCSB Library, Pacific View Room

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During the Age of Sail, Europe’s most influential science museums built their collections with specimens from around the world. In this captivating exhibit, view rare original illustrations from published reports of early expeditions.

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Gatherings

Chumash Powwow Draws Performers from Across America

TRADITIONAL DANCES: The Chumash Intertribal Powwow attracted dancers from all over the country, including performances of the buckskin dance (top right) and others.

Native American tribes from throughout North America gathered over the weekend for the 26th annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow, a two-day gathering of dancing, singing, and drumming competitions set against the lush backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Hosted by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the powwow drew hundreds of members from tribal nations across the U.S. and Canada for its second year in the town of Santa Ynez, following more than two decades of holding the powwow at Live Oak Camp along Highway 154.

The event space along Highway 246 buzzed with the scent of hay, funnel cake, and burning incense from vendors offering native food, regalia, jewelry, and art. The theme, “We Honor the Children,” welcomed participants of all ages, and birds could be heard singing in the trees above families chatting around the bright-green, grassy dance floor.

This chicken dance is not the same as its 1950s, flappyarmed, overdramatized counterpart that accompanies that one annoying song. The Native American chicken dance is a vibrant spectacle, with dancers mimicking flamboyant prairie chickens in colorful regalia featuring elaborate feather arrangements and bells around their ankles.

As said by the master of ceremonies, Terry Fiddler of the Lakota tribe, they had “some of the best roosters in the country” there.

Annual Two-Day Gathering of Dancing, Singing, and Drumming Competitions

Amplified melodies of the northern drum, the Ironswing Singers from Canada, and the southern drum, Blazing Bear from Oklahoma, provided a heartbeat for the competing dancers. Dance styles included traditional, straight, fancy, grass, jingle dress, buckskin, cloth, and chicken.

Participants competed for more than $120,000 in cash prizes, yet there was no trace of jealousy or competitiveness. The event carried a familial atmosphere on Sunday, the responsibility of judging the chicken dance was entrusted to a few young siblings.

by Callie Fausey

The dancers bend their arms and stomp their feet in a similar manner to a chicken grazing on grassland. Hopping between one foot and the other, the dancers on Sunday did their best to keep in time with the progressively quickening beat of the drum across three songs.

Some dances were highly energetic and flashy, like the chicken and fancy dances, and others were elegant, slow, and graceful, like buckskin. But no matter what dance was being performed, the participants seemed fully immersed in the experience and moved in an expertly controlled manner, the wind adding vitality to their flowing attire.

Children in jingle dresses, originating from Ojibwe healing rituals, moved through the crowd in between dances, creating a gentle, twinkling sound reminiscent of wind chimes.

Each day, the powwow began with gourd dances at noon, followed by a 1 p.m. grand entry of dancers led into the arena by a color guard of Native American military veterans. Toward the day’s end, attendees joined in a joyful “round dance,” with dancers and spectators of different ages and backgrounds linking hands to form a circle and moving together for a few moments.

The powwow is organized annually by Chumash tribal volunteers, aiming to provide educational and cultural experiences while fostering and promoting Native American selfreliance and pride through music, arts, and customs.

“Our tribe is proud to host this popular event, which is an opportunity for tribes to come together and celebrate our Native American heritage,” said Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chair for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. “We have thousands of visitors to our powwow each year who enjoy the experience while they learn more about our culture and traditions.”

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Investigative Journalist and Bestselling Author Jeff Goodell

Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

Tue, Oct 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / FREE for UCSB students

Part of the Earth, Air, Fire, Water series.

Buy the series and get a copy of Goodell’s new book. (pick up at event)

Probing archaeology, science, history, current events and more, Goodell presents a completely new understanding of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and our planet.

Earth, Air, Fire, Water Series Sponsors: Patricia & Paul Bragg Foundation, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation, and Sara Miller McCune

Award-winning Historian Jill

Lepore

Amend: Rewriting the Constitution

Tue, Oct 24 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)

“Jill Lepore is a national treasure.”

– Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains

Historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jill Lepore brings her wisdom, empathy and razor-sharp insight to a discussion of the Supreme Court and the looming crisis of the U.S. Constitution’s unamendability.

Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer’s

Major Sponsor: Sara Miller McCune

Walter Isaacson in Conversation with Pico Iyer

Thu, Oct 26 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $30 / $10 UCSB students

Includes a copy of Isaacson’s new book, Elon Musk (pick up at event)

A former chairman of CNN and editor of Time magazine, Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo DaVinci, CRISPR’s Jennifer Doudna, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.

Event Sponsor: Crystal & Clifford Wyatt

Speaking with Pico Series Sponsors: Martha Gabbert, Siri & Bob Marshall, and Laura & Kevin O’Connor

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The Impact of COVID on Prep Sports The Impact of COVID on Prep Sports

It has been more than three years since COVID-19 first emerged and changed the course of human history. Although public life has slowly returned to some semblance of normalcy, the specter of this elusive illness still affects everyday life, including on the playing field. For athletes at all levels, remaining healthy and in peak physical condition is a priority. The effects of COVID on an individual athlete can be a major setback, and a string of COVID cases on a team can derail a season.

“In some sports, we can make things up or reschedule. Football is an anomaly where that is not ideal and not going to happen,” said Santa Barbara High School Athletic Director Todd Heil. “You are seeing coaches and athletes be responsible in the aspect of making sure they do test and make sure they are negative if there are any signs or symptoms.”

There have already been a few games canceled due to COVID in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties this season, including a matchup between the Santa Barbara High and Carpinteria water polo teams. That particular game was canceled out of an abundance of caution and subsequently made up.

Cancelations due to illnesses is something that is new to high school and college sports. The CIF allows for any cancelations that are attributed to COVID-19 to be considered a “no contest.” At this time, cancelations that are caused by other illnesses or extenuating circumstances will be forfeits.

Dr. Daniel Brennan of Sansum Clinic offered some guidance on how to decrease the chances of spreading COVID-19.

There have already been a few games canceled in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties this fall. What are practical steps players, coaches, and administrators can take to decrease the chances of spreading COVID-19 and other illnesses in a team setting? We have a shared goal of keeping our student-athletes as healthy as possible. This is important not only for our individual student-athletes but will help teams continue to compete at the highest level without interruption to the season.

Here are some suggestions:

Players: To protect yourself from COVID and other infections, I recommend that athletes do their best to eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, and get good restorative sleep every night. It is also critical to maintain high levels of hygiene, including good hand washing, not sharing team water bottles, and staying up-to-date on vaccines.

Dr. Daniel

If a player tests positive for COVID, then I recommend reaching out to your doctor for advice on when to return to the team and when it is advised to resume playing. One’s personal health risk factors and the severity of illness may determine how fast they can safely return to competition.

Offers

Some Guidance for Minimizing the Effects of COVID on Teams

by Victor Bryant

If a player starts to feel sick (including nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or fatigue), I recommend that the player notify the coach, take it easy, temporarily isolate from the team, and test for COVID. This strategy not only helps to protect the player, but potentially shields teammates from also getting sick.

Coaches and administrators: My recommendation for coaches and administrators is to have open lines of communication and to communicate health policies clearly with players and families.

What role should vaccination and boosters play in stopping the spread of COVID-19 currently? The medical community is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newest COVID booster. A person who gets the booster should enjoy enhanced personal immunity, a reduced chance of catching COVID, and a significantly reduced risk of severe COVID infection, hospitalization, “long” COVID, and death.

If a team was interested in collectively trying to get through the season without having COVID interfere, one strategy might be to encourage as many teammates as possible to get boosted. I have seen this collective team strategy work for many high school teams with previous

versions of COVID boosters.

What is the best way to approach scattered cases of COVID-19 within athletic programs? I have had several coaches reach out to me about how best to protect the rest of the team when there is a team member who tests positive for COVID.

If a player on the team tests positive for COVID and a coach is looking to reduce the chances of COVID spreading to other teammates, I would recommend that the sick player not return to the team until he or she is no longer contagious. There are differing points of view on this, but generally accepted endpoints include resolution of symptoms, waiting 10 days from the start of infection, and/or having two negative at-home tests 24 hours apart. One’s personal physician should be able to help with this determination.

Another way that a team can minimize the spread of COVID when one team member tests positive is to have exposed players test a couple of times following exposure, wear a well-fitting, high-filtration mask (when indoors or riding on the team bus), and isolate right away if they test positive or develop symptoms.

I recognize that some of these recommendations may exceed the current minimum requirements for students to return to school, but if the goal is to help prevent COVID from spreading within a team, leading to a shutdown of competitive play, then an extra ounce of prevention might be worth considering. n

Brennan

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FOOD & DRINK

Kitchenette Makes Dinner Easy

Like so many food companies conceived during the pandemic, the frozen-dinner delivery service Kitchenette blends convenience with quality, preparing family-sized, one-pan meals of fresh, healthy ingredients that customers merely heat up in their ovens. Since launching last April, Kitchenette added smaller portions aimed at busy couples or single professionals without much time to cook, as well as separately packaged side dishes and desserts. And just last week, the company announced a partnership with Montecito’s popular Bettina Pizzeria, whose margherita and white pies can now go straight from your freezer to your oven to your tummy.

of waste that the food industry creates.

“I started freezing a lot of simple meals during the pandemic,” explained McNally, who moved to town in the summer of 2021. “That’s what really got me thinking about frozen food for families.”

Frozen Meal Maker Now Offers Bettina Pies

“Kitchenette started as a way to meet my own needs,” said founder Sophie McNally, the daughter of the famed restaurateur behind New York City hotspots Pastis and Balthazar. “I love to cook, but it’s a whole different ballgame once you have kids. I felt like there wasn’t a great option for the nights when I was in a pinch and wanted to have a family dinner.”

She was not a fan of the many meal-kit subscription services that kicked off during COVID, finding it stressful to stay on top of the scheduled shipments. She couldn’t find healthy options in the frozen-food aisles of grocery stores, and if she did, they tended to be made for individuals rather than families, and she cherishes sitting down and eating together. “I can’t think of anything more depressing than sitting down and each unpacking our own meals,” said McNally, who also became concerned about the astonishing amount

She is battling the stigma that surrounds frozen food in the United States. “My impression is that it comes from the association with TV dinners from the 1950s,” explained McNally. “Just because those were mass-marketed and poor-quality doesn’t mean that you can’t have things frozen that are really good quality. The freshest peak flavor and nutrition is preserved when you freeze something, and it’s often better than if you went through the typical supply chain.”

She recognized the success of the frozenfood store Picard in France, where nearly 1,000 stores sell these sorts of dishes all across the country. “If it’s good enough for the French people, frozen food could be good enough for Americans, even those with discerning palates,” she believes.

My family tried three of the $48 meals: the 100 percent plant-based Buddha Bowl, whose coconutspinach chickpeas, maple-roasted sweet potatoes, and beluga lentils are topped in avocado tahini dressing and roasted almonds; the Harvest Lasagna, whose “cheesy goodness” soaks into the butternut squash and glutenfree brown-rice pasta, with parsley walnut pesto and roasted leeks on the side; and the Santa Maria BBQ chicken, which is tangy in sauce and served atop ranchero beans, corn-pea succotash, and buttered broccoli.

With our own homemade salad on the side, the dishes easily fed the four of us, and I even had some

leftovers from all of them. The heating process is about as simple as it gets: Just plop it in at the designated temperature and wait. My sense is that it’s almost impossible to overcook the meals, so there’s not even much stress when it comes to the simple act of watching the cooking time. And since it is not subscriptionbased that’s a new option, though you needn’t fret to stay on schedule. You just order meals to be delivered on Wednesdays and Saturdays when McNally and team run their routes from Goleta to Summerland.

I’ve yet to try the Bettina pies, but that collaboration with Rachel Greenspan and Brendan Smith’s beloved eatery is sure to amplify the young Kitchenette, which is just growing by word-of-mouth right now. The blastfrozen margherita ($20) features tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and salt on Betttina’s homemade dough, while the white pie ($23) pairs mozzarella, fontina, cherry tomatoes, basil, and house-made pork sausage on the same crust.

“On busy nights at the restaurant, quote times for pizzas can get up to two to three hours, or we aren’t able to accommodate every order,” said Greenspan. “We’re hoping that this is an easy way for our regulars and patrons to get better access to our pizza to enjoy at home.”

The meals can stay in the freezer for at least three months “Most of the food industry says they last a year, but we’re being conservative,” said McNally serving as an “emergency plan” for those days when you’re too tired to cook but hungry enough to eat a full meal.

And every one of the meals, which change a bit seasonally, is run through the judging panel of McNally’s own children. “I made my kids taste-test everything,” she said. “We’ve tried to make meals that both kids and parents can enjoy.”

See getkitchenette.com.

by Matt Kettmann

CONVENIENT QUALITY: Launched as a family meal solution in April 2023 by Sophie McNally, Kitchenette just added Bettina pizzas to its menu of frozen foods that are delivered to doorsteps from Goleta to Summerland every Wednesday and Saturday.

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage at Sabor del Valle Festival

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Solvang may be the “Danish Capital of America,” but it’s throwing a serious, Old Spanish Days–style fiesta this weekend, complete with mariachis, Mexican cuisine, and some of the country’s finest fermented grape juice. The inaugural Sabor del Valle Latino Food & Wine Festival goes down this Saturday, just in time to celebrate the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is what inspired the event.

“I’m looking forward to bringing our Santa Ynez Valley Latino wine and culinary industries together for a night

Today, Flores, who makes Esfuerzo as well as Area 5.1 and Orgullo wines, is one of several vineyard-workers-turnedwinemakers who will be pouring at the festival. Also pouring will be Ruben and Maria Solorzano, the longtime vineyard managers who were given four acres by the Stolpman family, where they planted grenache, syrah, and mourvèdre that goes into those Para Maria red and rosé bottlings. Feliz Noche Cellars founder Felipe Hernandez arrived in the Santa Ynez Valley from Jalisco, Mexico, in 1972 and worked for the Firestones for decades before launching his own label.

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everyone can enjoy,” said cofounder Israel Villegas, whose Lucha Media is an advertising agency aimed at the Hispanic market.

From Los Angeles with Mexican and Guatemalan roots, Villegas is no stranger to the immigrant story of achieving the American Dream. He met Sabor’s other cofounder, third-generation vintner Fidencio Flores, when Flores enlisted Villegas to market his Esfuerzo Wines seven years ago. The pair have been inseparable ever since.

“There are so many Latino makers here in town; it’s amazing, and I can’t wait to share their story and wines with the public that has supported my business,” said Flores, who grew up at Buttonwood Farm, where his dad and grandfather both worked for decades.

“Juntos somons mas fuertes together, we are stronger.”

Among the other dozen or so wineries are Story of Soil, Camins 2 Dreams, Final Girl, and, from Paso Robles, Bodega de Edgar. Wines will be paired with bites from Birria Boys, Casa Comal, Tacos y Mariscos El Partner, and many more.

“Our goal is to invite everyone to join us for a toast in celebration of the hardworking Latino community in the Santa Ynez Valley and surrounding areas that have dedicated their time to cultivating a wine and culinary culture,” said Villegas. “Our communities are a vital part to the heartbeat of these industries, so we want to create awareness and representation. What better way to do that than by bringing everyone together for a night out in the heart of Solvang to enjoy the fruits of our labor.”

The Sabor del Valle Latino Food & Wine Festival is Saturday, October 7, 4-8 p.m. at Solvang Theaterfest. Tickets are $55. See sabordelvalle solvang.com or follow @SaborDelValleSolvang on Instagram.

LATINO WINE: Sabor del Valle was founded by Israel Villegas (left) and Fidencio Flores (right), whose dad (Guadalupe Flores, center) and grandfather also work in the wine industry.

Padaro Beach Grill Launches Happy Hour

Starting this week, Padaro Beach Grill at 3765 Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria will be hosting a happy hour 3-6 p.m. MondayThursday. The specials include $7 margaritas, $6 mimosas, $5 16oz drafts on selected beers (Pacifico, Ventura hazy IPA, 805 Honey Blonde, Rincon Indicator IPA, Island Blonde, and M. Special Tangerine Ale), free chips and salsa with the purchase of any pitcher, $10 nachos, $8 quesadillas, and $5 shrimp and fish tacos. Padaro Beach Grill has also started an after-school children’s special 2:30-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday for kids 10 years of age and under. The specials include $2 soft-serve ice cream cones and $6 kid’s meals. Parents can bring their children down for an after-school treat or snack.

RESTAURANT SNEAK PEEKS: This is the second in a series about my visits to up-and-coming restaurants across the South Coast that are in various stages of construction to see when they might open. Here are some things that I noticed:

LIGHTHOUSE COFFEE: Outback Steakhouse at 5690 Calle Real in Goleta closed their doors in November 2017, and the building remained in suspended animation until September 2021, when renovations began. The former space from Down Under was divided into two addresses with left side occupying onethird and the right space taking the rest. Both interiors were completed but remained empty shells until 2023, when construction began on the smaller spot to become the future home of the popular Lighthouse Coffee chain. Work continues at a good clip, and interior framing is underway. Expect to see a grand opening announced here early next year.

BREWHAUS: While at the future Lighthouse Coffee site, I glanced at the space next door to see the status of a future eatery that official Calle Real Center documents once referred to as “Brewhaus.” The inside is an empty shell ready

for action, while the rear of the property has active construction going on. Workers told me they are installing a grease trap that will be shared by a “microbrewery” that is coming to the space and Lighthouse Coffee. I have also heard the space was recently made available for lease, so the jury is still out on this one.

RESTORATION HARDWARE: Last April, I wrote that a Restoration Hardware showroom along with a restaurant is coming to the Old Firehouse in the Montecito Upper Village at 1486 East Valley Road. I paid them a visit and saw that no construction has started, but there is a sign posted that says the space will include a 740-square-foot café and a 612-square-foot dining patio.

S.B. SUNSHINE CAFÉ: Last August, I broke the news that Santa Barbara 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 stopped by and took a sneak peek and noticed that construction has started on the floor, which is typically where most major renovations begin. The cement has some channels carved in it for new pipes, but no wall work or framing has begun. Expect an opening next spring or summer.

ALMA FONDA FINA: Alma Fonda Fina restaurant is coming to 1024 Coast Village Road, the former home of Little Alex’s, which is moving to Five Points Shopping Center. I stopped by to see if any progress was visible, and I noticed that papered windows made sneak peeks impossible. So, I asked employees at nearby businesses what they have seen, and I was informed that construction was relentless during the summer, “24/7,” I am told, until a stop-work order was placed on the front door of the business. I hear there has been no activity since then.

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

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LIFE’S A BEACH: Padaro Beach Grill in Carpinteria has launched a happy hour and some after-school children’s specials.

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CAMERON PATRICIA DOWNEY SHOW BRINGS DUCHAMPIAN STREET CRED AT MCASB

Duchampian spirit is alive and well at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), with a few critical differences of contexts and endgames. With their delicious and senses-altering exhibition Orchid Blues, the emerging North Minneapolis–based artist Cameron Patricia Downey slyly taps into the dry audacity of pioneering modernist/Dadaist Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) while keeping their art relevant to the perspective of a young, socially engaged Black artist in 2023.

They often use found objects, retooled, and Downey even titles one sculpture with an upended glass coffee table “Auntie Readymade,” a homey nod to such Duchamp’s legendary “readymade” works as his “Fountain” (1917), a humble urinal presented as art. He was interested in striking blows against the empire of accepted artworld wisdom of the day, blurring the line between fine art finery and functional objects around the house/outside world.

A century-plus later, the aesthetic of Downey who graduated from Columbia University in 2021 is one still willfully in progress and is naturally more complex and layered. Calling themself an “anti-disciplinary” artist, in contrast to the more common “multi-disciplinary” description, Downey sets up a certain persona and set of expectations, fulfilled by art that is subversive yet somehow lyrical and surreal yet somehow grounded in palpable realities streetwise and otherwise. Downey’s art celebrates the profundity of ostensibly mundane objects, reframed and reoriented through a process of disorientation.

The sum, and blurry, effect of Downey’s art could be described in terms of a “dissociative fugue,” with the commonplace materials and objects turned asunder and leading us to

some uncommon and irrational place. Even so, their instincts for contemporary realities and social issues transcends the absurdist reflexes of Dada. Meaning and light-bulb realizations sneak in various side portals of our art observer’s mind.

Aspects of distorted memory and emblems of the everyday are involved in that disorientation process, which blends objects, photography, sculpture, video, and printing on unconventional surfaces as in “Jackie on the Floor,” an enlarged photograph inkjet-printed on linoleum. More dramatically, a literal centerpiece in the exhibition is “Player’s Gate,” a large arc of a sculpture, composed of stacked and balanced ironing boards. Hints of nostalgic domesticity also waft in, vaguely, with “Unctie Relaxation,” a mutant furniture piece made from separate hutches turned on their sides lovely to behold, but rendered functionally useless, like some memories.

Some works are edgier than others, as seen with a central set of pieces, the “Mailbox Solutions,” featured as an introduction in the “window box” display case outside the museum and in three examples inside. Elegantly composed aggregations of scorched planks, resin, and steel take on much deeper meaning when we learn the materials were gathered from a building in the artist’s Minneapolis neighborhood, burned during the uprising after George Floyd’s brutal murder and the incendiary response around the country and the world.

“Orchid Blues” itself is a weirdly figurative/ floral concoction of a wall-hanging sculpture, a design made from dark blue hoodies. A

slightly menacing air is offset by a cozy, warm lighting fixture below.

That woozy admix of the unsettling and the soothing also figures into the video/ sculptural piece in the small side gallery, “Kanekalon LCD,” the burbling dialogue sound of which provides a strange soundtrack in the museum proper. As we watch a closely cropped video shot of a Black woman with ultra-long kanekalon red braids (and with lengths of actual braids dangling before the screen), a mysterious and seemingly “found” conversation loosely describes a narrative and the real-world struggles of the on-screen figure.

But we’re not clued in, completely, to the details. Similarly, we’re left to speculate on the fragments of narratives which meander and intrigue us throughout the exhibition, proper. It’s a wonder-based conundrum.

—Josef Woodard

Cameron Patricia Downey: Orchid Blues is on view at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara through December 23. For more information, see mcasantabarbara.org.

TheThanksgivingPlay Kicks Off Ensemble Theatre’s Season

Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse was struggling to get her work (about the Native American experience in America) produced due to the lack of Native American actors appropriate for the roles. Committed to telling the stories of her ancestral culture, FastHorse found a loophole and wrote a play about stressed-out white people who are clumsily trying, in the face of an ugly historical legacy, to be “better.” The resulting comedy, The Thanksgiving Play, is the first production of Ensemble Theatre Company’s 2023-2024 season.

Logan (Devin Sidell) is a high school drama teacher in hot water for producing theatrical material inappropriate for the maturity level of her teenage students. The parents have signed a petition to have her removed, but she has one last chance with a project with the potential to save her job and overhaul her reputation: a Thanksgiving pageant written and performed for local elementary school children. “She’s an artist,” says Sidell. “She loves to create

pieces that have an impact. She has a lot at stake, trying to keep her job and create a piece of art that’s appropriate for the time we’re in, that will make the audience think and feel something.”

Logan enlists her boyfriend and a school colleague to help her write and produce her Thanksgiving masterpiece, and these thoughtful, overcompensating, “woke” artists face the challenges of creating a Thanksgiving play that simultaneously honors historical accuracy and pays tribute to Native American Heritage Month. “Hilarity and chaos ensue,” says director Brian McDonald. “These are good, well-meaning people making themselves crazy by trying to be incredibly sensitive and woke and PC. That’s what’s so enjoyable about it. Fun characters that are very likeable. I think anyone who desires to be a better human being in this world is going to recognize that struggle within themselves.”

—Maggie Yates

FIELDS OF FUNK RETURNS TO SANTA BARBARA’S ELINGS PARK

FIELDS OF FUNK RETURNS TO SANTA BARBARA’S ELINGS PARK

Funk is coming to Santa Barbara this October. No, I’m not talking about the Funk Zone. It’s more like a zone of funk, and it’s in Elings Park. Fields of Funk, to be precise.

The age-21-and-up music festival is returning for its third year on October 28, with two stages, food trucks, a retail market hosted by Baad Sunday, a full bar sponsored by Red Bull and Black Market Spirits, and a silent disco.

It’s an entire day filled with art and “electronic disco funky stuff,” as organizer Logan Goldberg put it.

They look for musicians right on the brink of making it big. “We like to think of Fields of Funk as a place where we can curate those artists to make a mark on Santa Barbara,” Goldberg said.

Artists include Boombox, a rock and electronic duo who recently opened for Phil Lesh at Ventura-based festival Skull & Roses, as well as Strfkr, an Oregon-born indie rock group that’s been around since 2007. Also on the bill is Fleetmac Wood, which revamps classic Fleetwood Mac songs in an up-tempo, funky kind of way, accompanied by an LED-powered visual experience of archived video footage of the classic rock band’s live performances.

Central Coast bands and deejays are now competing to be a part of the festival, and the winners will get to open up their respective stages. The second stage will be dedicated to deejays this year, with electronic duo Walker & Royce headlining.

Goldberg is trying to incorporate as many regional food and retail vendors as possible, and is working with the Arts Fund to raise money for Santa Barbara arts programs. “We really wanted to start this festival to highlight Santa Barbara,” said Goldberg, who encouraged attendees to bring lawn chairs and blankets and dress up in costumes to celebrate the Halloween weekend. —Callie Fausey

Fields of Funk is Saturday, October 28, noon-10 p.m. Tickets and details at fieldsoffunk.ticket sauce.com.

Devin Sidell and Adam Hagenbuch star in the Ensemble Theatre Company production of The Thanksgiving Play

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Cameron Patricia Downey with Mailbox Solutions series

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STATE STREET BALLET GALA HONORS RODNEY GUSTAFSON

An elegant evening featuring Mendeleyev, dance vignettes, and tasty delicacies, the State Street Ballet Honors Gala on September 23 celebrated founding artistic director Rodney Gustafson, the visionary force behind the ballet company and a well-regarded member of the Southern California ballet community. The atmosphere effused warmth and enthusiasm as the dance community and its patrons came together to toast Gustafson, who has sculpted the ballet landscape for nearly three decades.

The evening was peppered with performances by State Street Ballet dancers, including an excerpt of the upcoming Giselle production that will take place at The Granada Theatre in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Symphony, as well as works by Cecily MacDougall, who will take the reins from Gustafson as executive director in January 2024.

These vignettes highlight the collaborative and dynamic nature of the company under the bi-coastal artistic direction of Gustafson and William Soleau, who have brought State Street Ballet international acclaim due to their approach to new and innovative artistic opportunities that serve a broad audience. Under Gustafson’s direction, State Street Ballet has performed all over the world, with the company’s recent tour to Japan a shining example of that artistic and directorial brilliance.

Heartfelt speeches by Megan Philipp, who took the helm of the artistic direction of the company this fall, and MacDougall underscored Gustafson’s dedication, innovation, and profound impact on dancers and audiences alike. The gala also served as a poignant passing of the torch, presenting Philipp and MacDougall as the new leadership team who will carry on Gustafson’s legacy and continue to push State Street Ballet toward greater excellence.

The gala, also in celebration of the Gail Towbes Center for Dance, honored Towbes’s legacy and contributions to the fabric of the Santa Barbara arts scene, of which State Street Ballet plays a central part. The end of the evening held hope for the future of the company, led by Philipp and MacDougall.

The gala was a fitting tribute to a visionary whose passion has left an indelible mark on the hearts of all who have been touched by State Street Ballet, one of the gems of the Santa Barbara arts and cultures scene.

—Meredith Cabaniss Ventura

AT HOME WITH NATURE UCSB’S AD&A MUSEUM HOSTS FROM WITHIN: THE ARCHITECTURE OF HELENA ARAHUETE

In launching its fall academic season, UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum turns a respectful and propitious spotlight on the third medium in the AD&A equation. The attention, built around the fascinating new exhibit From Within: The Architecture of Helena Arahuete, also reflects the 60th anniversary of the university’s widely acclaimed Architecture and Design Collection, founded by the late architectural historian of note David Gebhard. It was the richness and depth of that collection that led to the museum’s institutional identity and title switch many years ago, expanding beyond the realm of just fine art.

Other factors give the new show added significance, not the least of which is the fact that it’s the first retrospective of the Belgian-born and Los Angeles–based Arahuete, a rare woman working diligently and creatively in a field that is still male-dominated. Silvia Perea, curator of the collection, has assembled a portrait of the architect via models, her elaborate drawings, photography, and other artifacts, cleverly laid out in a main gallery partitioned with wood frames into airy “rooms.”

The sum effect of the exhibit nicely relays the story of a free-thinking proponent of “organic architecture,” who was an assistant to famed John Lautner for 23 years before breaking out on her own in 1994. While Arahuete is a modernist by nature and impulse, rather than adhering to specific styles or “-isms” within architecture, she has clung to processes and philosophies concerning a more “organic” approach to the practice.

Strongly influenced early on by the Italian architect/historian Bruno Zevi’s classic book Towards an Organic Architecture mostly dealing with Frank Lloyd Wright’s work and thinking — as well as Lautner’s work, Arahuete has sought to find means of harmonizing elements of nature and architecture. Natural forms and integrative environments play directly into her solutions to each assignment, which can take on fantastical properties even when the designs never ultimately result in finished, manifested structures.

We can see how Lautner’s much-lauded weekend house in Acapulco, the “Marbrisa” house, serves as a departure point for Arahuete’s own imaginative design

leaps. With its extreme cantilevered and asymmetrical, leafy-shaped slabs of concrete, integrated with its high waterfront position, the Lautner Acapulco house resembles such later Arahuete designs as her Palm Desert house and Magee House, with its organic forms folded into the hosting landscape.

Water plays a strong part in Arahuete’s designs, as a resource crossing over into human uses and feng shui, as well as a literal force of the kind of fluidity embedded in her concepts. Her Anchorage house with views of the nearby Denali keenly capitalized upon in the design, a miniature waterfall cascading from a perch in the twostory house structure recalls Wright’s famed riverside Fallingwater house outside of Pittsburgh. Her Palm Desert design features a rooftop infinity-edged pool and an appearance of large, oblong slabs seemingly elevated from the ground itself, to accommodate the groundhugging residence component below.

As with many architectural projects and plans, especially of a challenging technical or radical aesthetic bearing, many of Arahuete’s idealistic projects went unmade, for various reasons. But one masterful design, the Roscoe House in Solano Valley, did exist in the material world. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the 2017 Atlas Fire, but photographic documentation, alongside a model and drawings, capture the awe and inventiveness of the magical hilltop project, with wraparound views of Northern California and the Golden Gate Bridge far below. Panoramic scenery effectively enters the interior via extensive glass windows that morph into walls. Voilà, an interior/exterior duality is resourcefully achieved.

Water again plays a central role in her thinking here. The structure’s irregular pentagon surrounds an interior pool, while a long outdoor pool yearns toward the horizon. It is (and now regrettably was) a thing of wonder. From Within chronicles an architect with her own inner sense of wonder and vision for a new paradigm of what architecture can be and what it can stand for in the world.

—Josef Woodard

From Within: The Architecture of Helena Arahuete shows through December 17 at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum. For more information, see museum.ucsb.edu.

New leadership team Cecily MacDougall (left) and Megan Philipp with State Street Ballet Founding Director Rodney Gustafson

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BURT HOROWITZ’S REALITY-DISTORTING POTTERY

BEAUTY IS IN THE BAG

The boutique hotel El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara sees luggage of every conceivable shape and size, from the smallest handbag to the heaviest suitcase. However, when pottery artist Burt Horowitz checks into El Encanto, he brings luggage the likes of which no employee or, for that matter, no guest has seen before. Though appearing to be normal leather bags, upon closer inspection, Horowitz’s bags reveal their stony secret: they are made entirely of ceramic clay.

When I met Horowitz at El Encanto, where he regularly exhibits his pottery, he quickly made me feel at ease in the upscale venue. After shaking my hand and exchanging introductions, he led me with authority (standing nearly a head taller than me) to a side table, and we began discussing his work. He began by excavating his relationship with the material itself, telling me, “I love the expression of clay, because clay is just dirt. I mean, it is a primal material; it comes out of the ground.” Illustrating the relationship between humans and clay, pottery connects Horowitz to a prehistoric process. He went on, saying, “For me, working with clay is the essence of life.”

In his current practice, Horowitz tends toward unconventional works of pottery, creating pieces that serve to incite an emotional response. However, that wasn’t always the case. He began working in pottery in at Drake University as a break from his classwork as an economics major. After a career as a business owner and salesman, Horowitz found creative expression in the primal nature of clay, something that he has continued into his retirement in Santa Barbara. Born and raised in Chicago, all of his children moved to California, as well as a grandchild, and now “here we are and absolutely loving it,” said Horowitz.

In search of a more unconventional artistic pursuit, he

began thinking outside the box with his pottery. “I’ve always just done vases and bowls,” he said. “Finally, after I retired and kept doing vases and bowls, I just got tired of it.”

An urge to break from convention is present in much of Horowitz’s work. His luggage series perfectly demonstrates his desire to resist conforming to expectations of form and material, creating a work of pottery that surprises and deceives. “I saw this bag sitting on a counter,” he told me, showing me a picture of a perfectly ordinary leather bag. “Look at the way the fabric just naturally falls and just makes you want to pick it up, or touch it, or get closer to it.” Upon closer inspection, however, these moments of sculptural beauty vanish in the flexibility of leather. By hand-building the bags with detailed surface texture, Horowitz preserves the transient beauty of leather in stone, a process he deems “interpreting” rather than sculpting. This interpretive illusion is only broken by its own captivation. “When you clink it with your finger?” said Horowitz, “ ‘Oh, this is made out of ceramic.’ ”

This interactive element is what Horowitz searches for in his pottery, seeking to create a reaction from the viewer. “Most people are not going to have too much to say about an object that looks exactly the way it’s supposed to look,” he told me. “You’re not going to pick up a cereal bowl and inspect all the sides of it.” But while his leather series provokes surprise and curiosity, more recently, Horowitz has attempted to provoke deeper feelings, creating a series of pieces titled War and Peace in reaction to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

After communicating with a Ukrainian potter friend living in Kyiv and hearing a firsthand account of the destruction, Horowitz began to understand the urgency of the conflict. “She would have to run in the evening with her husband into the forest because of the rocket mortars hitting Kyiv,” he

said. “In that communication, I realized how she was really hurting.”

The series, which exhibited with Rich Wilkie’s fundraiser Eyes of War Eyes of Hope at the Community Arts Workshop in August, sees a layer of darkness applied to Horowitz’s unconventional style. Maintaining an interest in materials such as metal and fabric, objects of warfare are distorted, bent, and disfigured. In one, which he calls the “GQ Fashion Warrior,” a life-size military jacket is decorated with the regalia of warfare, including a pistol, knife, and magazines of ammo. “We have a tendency to take violence and make it one of our primary forms of entertainment,” said Horowitz, saying that his intention is to remind the audience: “These are all implements of death.”

“I like the idea that when you throw clay on a wheel, the first thing you have to do with it is center it,” Horowitz said. He appears to inhabit this philosophy himself, approaching his work with a relaxed and centered demeanor. When describing audience reactions to his work, he said calmly, “They either really like it, or they really don’t. And that’s exactly what I want.” Ultimately, Burt Horowitz most wants his works to provoke thought, conversation, or feeling. In doing so, he hopes to inspire change in the world, saying, “That’s a beautiful thing. That’s the whole point.” —Josh

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Burt Horowitz exhibits his pottery on Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. at El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel (800 Alvarado Pl.), and online on Instagram @burtwarepottery.

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Ceramic Artist Burt Horowitz with work from his luggage series

Is it leather or is it clay? These ceramic works of art from Burt Horowitz capture the transient beauty of leather in stone.

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WEEK OF OCTOBER 5

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): I’ve been doing interviews in support of my new book, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle. Now and then, I’m asked this question: “Do you actually believe all that mystical woo-woo you write about?” I respond diplomatically, though inwardly I’m screaming, “How profoundly hypocritical I would be if I did not believe in the ‘mystical woo-woo’ I have spent my adult studying and teaching!” But here’s my polite answer: I love and revere the venerable spiritual philosophies that some demean as “mystical woo-woo.” I see it as my job to translate those subtle ideas into well-grounded, practical suggestions that my readers can use to enhance their lives. Everything I just said is the prelude for your assignment, Aries: Work with extra focus to actuate your high ideals and deep values in the ordinary events of your daily life. As the American idioms advise: Walk your talk and practice what you preach.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): I’m happy to see the expanding use of service animals. Initially, there were guide dogs to assist humans with imperfect vision. Later, there came mobility animals for those who need aid in moving around and hearing animals for those who can’t detect ringing doorbells. In recent years, emotional support animals have provided comfort for people who benefit from mental health assistance. I foresee a future in which all of us feel free and eager to call on the nurturing of companion animals. You may already have such friends, Taurus. If so, I urge you to express extra appreciation for them in the coming weeks. Ripen your relationship. And if not, now is an excellent time to explore the boost you can get from loving animals.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Gemini author Chuck Klosterman jokes, “I eat sugared cereal almost exclusively. This is because I’m the opposite of a ‘no-nonsense’ guy. I’m an ‘all-nonsense’ guy.” The coming weeks will be a constructive and liberating time for you to experiment with being an all-nonsense person, dear Gemini. How? Start by temporarily suspending any deep attachment you have to being a serious, hyper-rational adult doing staid, weighty adult things. Be mischievously committed to playing a lot and having maximum fun. Dancing sex! Ice cream uproars! Renegade fantasies! Laughter orgies! Joke romps! Giddy brainstorms and euphoric heartstorms!

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian comedian Gilda Radner said, “I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.” Let’s use that as a prime metaphor for you in the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be wise to opt for what feels good over what merely looks good. You will make the right choices if you are committed to loving yourself more than trying to figure out how to get others to love you. Celebrate highly functional beauty, dear Cancerian. Exult in the clear intuitions that arise as you circumvent self-consciousness and revel in festive self-love.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): The amazingly creative Leo singer-songwriter Tori Amos gives this testimony: “All creators go through a period where they’re dry and don’t know how to get back to the creative source. Where is that waterfall? At a certain point, you say, ‘I’ll take a rivulet.’ ” Her testimony is true for all of us in our quest to find what we want and need. Of course, we would prefer to have permanent, unwavering access to the waterfall. But that’s not realistic. Besides, sometimes the rivulet is sufficient. And if we follow the rivulet, it may eventually lead to the waterfall.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you perform experiments on yourself?

I do on myself. I formulate hypotheses about what might be healthy for me, then carry out tests to gather evidence about whether they are. A recent one was: Do I feel my best if I eat five small meals per day or three bigger ones?

Another: Is my sleep most rejuvenating if I go to bed at 10 p.m. and wake up at 7 a.m. or if I sleep from midnight

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to 9 a.m.? I recommend you engage in such experiments in the coming weeks. Your body has many clues and revelations it wants to offer you.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a few deep, slow breaths. Let your mind be a blue sky where a few high clouds float. Hum your favorite melody. Relax as if you have all the time in the world to be whoever you want to be. Fantasize that you have slipped into a phase of your cycle when you are free to act as calm and unhurried as you like. Imagine you have access to resources in your secret core that will make you stable and solid and secure. Now read this Mary Oliver poem aloud: “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An Oklahoma woman named Mary Clamser used a wheelchair from age 19 to 42 because multiple sclerosis made it hard to use her legs. Then a miracle happened. During a thunderstorm, she was hit by lightning. The blast not only didn’t kill her, but it cured the multiple sclerosis. Over the subsequent months, she recovered her ability to walk. Now I’m not saying I hope you will be hit by a literal bolt of healing lightning, Scorpio, nor do I predict any such thing. But I suspect a comparable event or situation that may initially seem unsettling could ultimately bring you blessings.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What are your favorite mind-altering substances? Coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, or tobacco? Alcohol, pot, cocaine, or opioids? Psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, or MDMA? Others? All of the above? Whatever they are, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to reevaluate your relationship with them. Consider whether they are sometimes more hurtful than helpful, or vice versa; and whether the original reasons that led you to them are still true; and how your connection with them affects your close relationships. Ask other questions, too! PS: I don’t know what the answers are. My goal is simply to inspire you to take an inventory.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book Meditations for Miserable People Who Want to Stay That Way, Dan Goodman says, “It’s not that I have nothing to give, but rather that no one wants what I have.” If you have ever been tempted to entertain dour fantasies like that, I predict you will be purged of them in the coming weeks and months. Maybe more than ever before, your influence will be sought by others. Your viewpoints will be asked for. Your gifts will be desired, and your input will be invited. I trust you won’t feel overwhelmed!

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): William James (1842–1910) was a paragon of reason and logic. So influential were his books about philosophy and psychology that he is regarded as a leading thinker of the 19th and 20th centuries. On the other hand, he was eager to explore the possibilities of supernatural phenomena such as telepathy. He even consulted a trance medium named Leonora Piper. James said, “If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, it is enough if you prove that one crow is white. My white crow is Mrs. Piper.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect you will soon discover a white crow of your own. As a result, long-standing beliefs may come into question; a certainty could become ambiguous; an incontrovertible truth may be shaken.

This is a good thing!

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): If we hope to cure our wounds, we must cultivate a focused desire to be healed. A second essential is to be ingenious in gathering the resources we need to get healed. Here’s the third requirement: We must be bold and brave enough to scramble up out of our sense of defeat as we claim our right to be vigorous and whole again. I wish all these powers for you in the coming weeks.

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Responsible for all academic person nel matters including departmental administration of all faculty recruit ments and merit and promotion cases.

Serves as department resource for and advises Department Chair, Business Officer and all faculty on academic personnel policies including proce dures covering academic recruitment, appointment, and advancement; compensation and salary administra tion; labor contracts; faculty welfare programs; visa procurement; benefits; payroll; training and development; faculty misconduct; and faculty equi ty. Coordinates the academic search process, including placement of ads, drafting of search plans, and conduct ing the initial screening of materials submitted. Tracks and analyzes sen ate and non‑senate faculty teaching assignments, sabbatical leave, and other leave requests. Responsible for processing employment transactions for ladder faculty and temporary instructors using UCPath. Responsible for processing all career staff recruit ments in OACIS and employment transactions for career staff in UCPath. Responsible for planning and imple menting department conferences, col loquiums, and other special events. Serves as corporate relations coordi nator for the department, working with industry and the college for conferences, colloquiums, and special events. Provides analytical support to the Business Officer and Department Chair, such as data coordination of multiple reports for college, campus, and other agencies, and review and analysis of work operations, policies, and efficiencies. Coordinates quarterly data collection and related accredita tion processes. Partners with Public Relations Committee to produce origi nal content that meets the interests and needs of our website visitors and social media followers. Acts as the on‑brand voice of UC Santa Barbara, Computer Science through daily man agement, execution and moderation of the department’s social media profiles. Reqs: Experience and/or the ability to quickly become proficient in the following areas; academic person nel merit & promotion, recruitment, budgetary responsibility and manage ment. Demonstrated proficiency with Word, Excel, UCPath, AP Folio and UCRecruit. Note: Satisfactory convic tion history background check The full salary range is $74,300 ‑ $134,500/ yr. The budgeted salary range is $74,300 ‑ $81,730/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive con sideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, pro

tected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 59514

ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAM MANAGER STUDENT HEALTH

Under general supervision and guidance of the Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) Director at UCSB Student Health, the Alcohol and Drug Program Office Manager acts with a high level of independent judg ment in the establishment, imple mentation and management of the general operations for the Alcohol and Drug Program of UCSB Student Health. The Office Manager: Serves students, staff, faculty and requires analysis of individual cases to deter mine appropriate actions. Identifies and resolves administrative problems, supports the staff in the areas of scheduling, program presentations, data reports, outreach materials, and program development. Administers the logistics of the Alcohol and Drug program, including scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, handling all purchasing and procure ment, travel and conference related logistics, data and financial reports, Peer Education program support including onboarding and timekeep ing. Reqs: High school diploma or equivalent experience. Experience in relevant administrative work. Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications. Experience working with college age populations.

Notes: Mandated reporting require ments of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully com plete and pass the background check before employment and date of hire.

To comply with Santa Barbara County Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evi dence of annual influenza vaccina tion, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplin ary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.58/hr. ‑ $30.60/hr.

Full Salary Range: $27.29/hr. ‑ $39.12/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der 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 #59495

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ALUMNI AFFAIRS

ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE

The Associate Director of Alumni has overall responsibility for a multi‑pronged engagement strat egy for UCSB alumni that includes numerous campus‑based and region al events, a set of “Professional Development” initiatives for alumni,

student activities and major events including the All‑Gaucho Reunion, Alumni Awards Dinner and Day of Service. Includes oversight, manage ment and supervision of at least two full time employees and approximately 2 student or limited employees. Serves as the Executive Director’s chief depu ty; develops, motivates, and manages staff and partners in providing high level stewardship to the corporation’s volunteer leaders of various affinity programs. Spends the majority of time (40% or more) achieving organiza tional objectives through the coordi nated achievements of subordinate staff. Establishes departmental goals and objectives, functions with auton omy. Manages the accountability and stewardship of human, financial, and often physical resources in compliance with departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Engages with diverse campus audiences to develop alumni engagement strategies. Works specifically on strategies that connect alumni back to areas on campus that helped shape their college experience, and to the student population. Pays special attention to opportunities to advance diversity initiatives on campus and within our alumni community resulting in alumni engagement pro gramming that feels inclusive for all demographics, and helps the office of Alumni Affairs program in a way that reflects the diversity of our alumni and student populations. Responsible for department wide brand management and works closely with the Office of Public Affairs to stay current on best practices relating to brand man agement and communications. The Associate Director has a major role in the UCSB Alumni Strategic Plan, Vision 2025: Your Story Continues Here. Serves as primary liaison to several Alumni Association Board of Directors Committees, and the Office of the President and other UC cam puses, as related to these program areas. The Associate Director is in charge of the management for Career related programs and staff and is ultimately responsible for an annual budget of approximately $250,000. Requires frequent, independent inter action and coordination with manag ers of multiple campus departments, units of Alumni Affairs, its Board of Directors, alumni, volunteers, and independent vendors. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree, 4‑6 yrs of Alumni experi ence or related profession; 4‑6 yrs of proven success with program develop ment, marketing and coordination.

Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Work schedule may require travel and occasional evening and week end work. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $91,300‑$110,000/yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the posi tion; and the application of fair, equi table, and consistent pay practices at the University. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive con sideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, pro tected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 59246

BILLING ANALYST

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

Plays a key role in ensuring effective and efficient financial and business functions for Student Health Service (SHS). Incumbent performs and is responsible for complex financial anal ysis and billing processing at Student Health. Works with the Executive Leadership Committee in both current and long‑term medical service bill ing strategies, processes and revenue management related to University of California Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP). Manages the billing component of SHS Electronic Medical Record system. Oversees the flow of data between the SHS Billing system and other various systems. Audits and oversees payment processing. Acts as liaison with various on‑campus and off‑campus entities concerning bill ing issues.. Performs tasks indepen dently or within a team environment.

Reqs:Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ train ing). Proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft Office software, such as Word, Excel, etc.Demonstrates flexibility in learning and adapt ing to new business processes, and University policies and procedures to meet both University and depart ment needs. Notes: Mandated report ing requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. Must suc cessfully complete and pass the back ground check before employment and date of hire. To comply with the 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 viola tion is subject to disciplinary action.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holi days. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $27.16/hr. ‑ $32.05/hr. Full Salary Range: $27.16/hr. ‑ $46.70/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der 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 # 58705

CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS

OFFICER 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 impor tance, creating and implementing short and long‑range strategic finan cial, personnel, and operation plans and goals. Directs contractors, ven dors and departmental staff at select A&L events and has the autonomy and authority to represent the orga nization at high level meetings and events. Serves as a senior point of con tact in the absence of the Executive and Associate Director. Responsibilities include management of all Arts & Lectures finances, including complex income accounts exceeding $10 mil lion annually, as well as management at the department level of the Arts & Lectures $30 million endowment campaign funds. Has delegated sig nature authority for all Arts & Lectures funds. Additionally, the A&L unit is

granted procurement authority to execute contracts for professional ser vices in excess of $3 million annually; the CFO/COO establishes structures, policy and procedure to ensure suc cess 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 admin istrative operations on a day‑to‑day basis with broad impact, autonomy and authority to act, including man aging 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 poli cy. Independently identifies issues, ini tiates research, interprets information, and acts on issues regarding person nel, space and facilities management, grants management, accounting, trav el, payroll, procurement, contracting, and business services. Reqs: 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 back ground check. Willingness to work occasional evening and weekend hours.The full salary range is $101,100 ‑ $192,300/yr. The budgeted sal ary 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 employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disability

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CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

SERVICES

Performs a wide variety of com petitive bidding, contract adminis tration, project management, busi ness advisement, performance and closeout services for the Design & Construction Services Department, Facilities Maintenance Department and the Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Services Department in the execu tion of agreements by providing the appropriate business, policy and legal review, inclusive of the following: Procurement of all contracts includ ing major and minor capital projects including contract and consultant prequalification; project closeout procedures, including filing NOCs, termination of insurance coverages; advice and counsel regarding proj ect disputes; etc. Responsible for interpreting current policy and legal requirements and applying it to a wide variety of contract and public bidding issues faced by the client and develop ing solutions that are communicated in both written and verbal formats; independently manages the contract procurement process with limited oversight; acts as business advisor to campus officials, D&CS staff and outside contractors and design pro fessionals; maintain legally required documents; conduct mandatory job walks; receive, open, and process bids; advise Contracts Director on bid irregularities; ensure compliance with all current UCOP, UCSB, and legal requirements. Reqs: Experience reading and analyzing complex tech nical documents including, but not limited to, construction contracts and consultant agreements and specifica tions, and demonstrable experience analyzing, compiling and interpreting project data. Able to work both inde pendently and as part of a team. Must be able to adhere to demanding dead lines and manage multiple responsi bilities in a high‑energy and profes sional environment. Must be able to demonstrate their ability to handle diverse tasks, prioritize effectively, thrive in high‑pressure environments, manage multiple tasks, and have a proven track record of meeting strict deadlines. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $29.55/hr.‑$35.92/hr. Full Salary Range: $29.55/hr.‑51.77/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disabil ity status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/26/23. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 59618

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS ANALYST

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Responsible for developing and sub mitting research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to con tract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional and research sponsor policies. Responsible for the post‑award administration, financial management, and analy sis of the Contracts and Grants for the Computer Science Department. Additionally, will backup/support the Contracts and Grants Manager with Award Closeout. Responsible for the completion of post‑award activities of

research awards totaling more than $12M annually. Duties include set ting up new awards and analyzing award terms and conditions, advising faculty, staff, and students of proper University and agency policies regard ing extramural funding policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/or expe rience. Working knowledge of and experience with financial accounting, analysis and reporting techniques.

Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $28.96 ‑ $52.90/hr. The bud geted salary range is $28.96 ‑ $33.30/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disabil ity status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/13/2023. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 59783

FINANCIAL & PAYROLL ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

PROGRAM

Assists the Business Officer in the preparation of all financial and pay roll forms and transactions. Serves as Department Preparer and Timekeeper to ensure proper set‑up and payment of employees. Assists the Business Officer with reconciling timecards and serves as the Kronos contact person. Under the general direction of the Business Officer, is indepen dently responsible for the design, coordination, implementation and management of the administrative and financial operations facet of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) for the following functions:

Proficiency in the use of spreadsheet and database software. Strong ver bal and written communication skills and ability to communicate effec tively with faculty, staff and students. Ability to multitask in a high volume environment. Skills to provide coach ing and mentoring to support staff. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $27.26/hour

‑ $36.93/hour. Full Salary Range: $27.26 ‑ $46.70/hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive con sideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, pro tected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #59672

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NRSS (NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM)

The UCSB NRS Executive Director is responsible for leading and overseeing all administrative, budgetary, develop ment, and programmatic activities for the UC Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System, which operates within the UCSB Office of Research (OR) and the UC‑wide NRS. The Reserves are managed through the UCSB NRS campus office that provides essential administrative and logistic support and leadership for staff and opera tions at the remote Reserve sites. Works in consultation with and under the general direction of the UCSB NRS Director. Oversees all personnel and budgetary aspects of the UCSB NRS, including fundraising. Leads and engages in strategic planning and program implementation on behalf of the UCSB NRS and the Reserves.

Reqs: Advanced business degree, with experience in strategic leadership of organizations relevant to the opera tions of the Natural Reserves; excellent problem solving skills, and outstand ing oral and written communication skills; experience working with diverse groups, stakeholders, and external agencies; computer literacy includ ing web based research and office productivity software; willingness to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations; 4‑6 yrs experi ence in strategic organizational lead ership and initiative, and in personnel supervision, administration, budgets, and data analysis; 1‑3 yrs experience in program development, grant writ ing, and project management; 1‑3 yrs experience navigating compliance with state and federal regulations; 4‑6 yrs background in conservation, environmental or physical sciences.

Notes: Satisfactory conviction his tory background check, maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Full Salary Range: $124,200 ‑ $184,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disabil ity status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/13/23. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 57491

Signature Events, Cultural Resources Center Programs and Summer Programs. Determines administrative objectives, interprets and implements policies and establishes procedures in pursuing program goals. In con sultation with the EOP Coordinator, provides recommendations based on self‑directed analysis and complete knowledge of all administrative and logistical activities and objectives. Helps resolve issues that have a signifi cant impact on the overall goals and mission of the program and coordi nates multiple activities independently.

Interprets and implements UC poli cies and procedures extensively in the areas of Accounting, Purchasing and Business Services and communicates these policies to the Coordinators. Establishes and maintains effective liaison roles with a variety of campus departments and service providers. Is responsible for the collection and organization of budgetary informa tion from various sources. Monitors budget expenditures for programs using ledger Cost Centers; prepares accounting, financial and payroll forms and transactions utilizing mul tiple campus online systems. Reqs: HS Diploma or equivalent experience, solid verbal, written and active listen ing skills, strong organizational skills and ability to multi‑task; competent in Microsoft Excel and Word and Google Suite applications. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $27.90/hr. ‑ $28.58/hr.

Full Salary Range: $27.29/hr. ‑ $39.12/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der 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 #59636

FINANCIAL ANALYST

HOUSING DINING & AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

Under the direction of the HDAE Assistant Director, Finance, the Financial Analyst conducts a variety of duties, including but not limited to: financial and administrative manage ment, planning and organization, ana lyzing data, producing reports, and other duties as assigned. Manages all aspects of the Access Card Program including the Access Desk manage ment, card production, and financial reconciliation. Oversees HDAE Vault Operations, providing analysis and knowledge of departmental and cam pus policies and procedures. Oversees Residence Hall Association desk finan cial operations. Communicates rou tinely with a wide variety of customers on compliance, policy and collections issues. Supervises and trains three career staff and multiple student staff; delegating duties as needed. Reqs: 1‑3 years Customer Service experi ence. 1‑3 years Cash handling experi ence. Working knowledge of financial processes, policies and procedures.

GRADUATE APPOINTMENT POLICY ANALYST

GRADUATE DIVISION

Acts as a campus expert on matters relating to Graduate Student Reacher Fellows and Trainees. Utilizes domain expertise to guide campus depart ments on hiring, resource manage ment and adherence to terms of the UC‑UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement. Works with academic departments and other campus stake holders to help develop appropriate strategies for student recruitment funding offers and will be a Central Campus Authority on requests for Fellow or Trainee inclusion in the Graduate Student Researcher unit and above scale hire requests for ASE and GSR appointments. Will over see hiring activities for Fellows and Trainees funded by sources where the Graduate Dean is Principal Investigator. Will gather, analyze, pre pare, and summarize financial infor mation related to extramural sources supporting GSR Fellows and Trainees. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / train ing. Ability to perform financial, policy and data analysis. Ability to interpret, communicate, and apply complex pol icy and procedures. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $67,200 ‑ $119,600/yr. The salary range the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $72,400 ‑ $80,300/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disabil ity status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/12/23 Apply online at www.jobs. ucsb.edu.Job #59682

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS

Serves as an expert informational resource for students on the A. S. Legal Code. The Legal Code is com prised of the A.S. Constitution, the A.S. By‑laws, and Standing Policies. Updates Associated Student Legal Code based on legislation passed at weekly meetings maintains the histori cal records of changes and provides research and information on past poli cies and procedures. Serves as advi sor for Internal Affairs Committee, External Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Committees. Reqs: 1‑3 years Experience in an institution of higher education working with col lege students in an academic advising or counseling capacity, or other field that is directly related to the func tion s of the position or equivalency as determined by the hiring author ity.

1‑3 years Experience in working with diverse communities and across multiple identities and respect and

consideration for all identities, per spectives, and differences. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equiva lent experience / training. Thorough knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Skills in judgment and decision‑making, problem solving, identifying measures of system per formance and the actions to improve performance. Abilities in project management, problem identification and reasoning skills. Background in political science, public policy, or law preferred. Understanding of long term ramifications of policy. Knowledge of student development theories and practice; counseling and crisis intervention, conflict mediation, and assessment measurement and design. Notes: Campus Security Authority. Some evenings and weekends are required. Satisfactory criminal his tory background check. Hiring or Budgeted Salary Range: $62,370/ yr ‑ $68,607/yr. Full salary range: $56,700/yr.‑$97,500/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive con sideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, pro tected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 58910

OFFICE COORDINATOR, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

EOP ADMINISTRATION

Independently responsible for coordi nating and managing multiple admin istrative functions for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Administration office. Serves as the primary initial contact and response person for all department inquiries.

NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

Exciting career opportunity working in a multidisciplinary, comprehensive University Student Health Service. The successful candidate will work under UCSB Standardized Procedures in a collaborative and collegial relationship with physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other clini cal staff at UCSB Student Health. Responsibilities include evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute ill nesses and injuries, common chronic health conditions; assessment, man agement and/or referral of primary mental health conditions, routine gynecologic care, physical examina tions, prescribing medications under the legal scope of practice and arranging follow up care and refer rals as indicated. Reqs: Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. Must have a BRN and current unrestricted RN and Nurse Practitioner license, National Provider Identifier (NPI), CA Furnishing license, DEA license, and BLS certi fication at all times during employ ment in order to practice and func tion in their clinical role. Must have at least 1‑3 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Notes: Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employment start date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must pro vide 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. Flexible work schedule to allow afternoon time off is dependent on clinic staffing needs and can be subject to change.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $62.09/hr.‑$75.68hr. Full Title Code Pay Range: $62.09/hr.‑$80.32/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, reli gion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law includ ing protected veterans and individu als with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 58717

Plans, organizes and implements the intake and scheduling structure for students, staff and faculty requesting EOP services. Supports the front desk roughly five departments/units includ ing EOP. Provides direct administra tive and scheduling support to staff including the EOP Director and EOP Assistant Directors. Responds to inqui ries from various campus partners and independently alters respective calendars to accommodate priorities. Acts with a high level of indepen dent judgment in the establishment, implementation and management of the counseling appointment schedul ing operations and reception intake structure and identifies and resolves scheduling conflicts and reception issues. Uses a high degree of judg ment to maintain constant commu nication with stakeholders and EOP leadership. Provides training for office equipment and responsible for sched uling maintenance of equipment. Manages the inventory of supplies for the department. Provides administra tive support for the EOP Student Staff Hiring Process and human resources administrative support. Collaborates with the Assistant Director responsible for student hiring to ensure training of all EOP student staff. In coopera tion with the Business Officer, ensure proper onboarding and offboarding of career and student staff. Reqs: HS Diploma or equivalent experience;

1‑3 yrs administrative support and experience with databases; proficient in MS Office and Google Suites; solid organizational skills, strong attention to details and ability to multi‑task with demanding timeframes; solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with stakeholders and all levels of staff ver bally and in writing. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse; satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted

Salary Range: $27.90 ‑ $28.58/hr.

Full Salary Range: $27.29 ‑ $39.12/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ ment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen der identity, national origin, disabil ity status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/10/23. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #59598

Physician Assistant license, National Provider Identifier (NPI), DEA license, and BLS certification at all times dur ing employment in order to practice and function in their clinical role. Must have at least 1‑3 years’ experi ence as a Physician Assistant. Notes: Student Health requires that clini cal staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employ ment 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. Any HIPAA or FERPA viola tion is subject to disciplinary action. Flexible work schedule to allow after noon time off is dependent on clinic staffing needs and can be subject to change. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $56.79/hr. ‑ $76.51/hr. Full Title Code Pay Range: $56.79/hr. ‑ $82.82/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified appli cants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 58722

PRINCIPAL COOK

CAMPUS DINING

The Principal Cook plans and oversees the food production of a specific platform according to Dining Services, University and Federal guidelines. Serves as Platform Lead, hiring, training and managing a staff of career and student cooks serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Provides quality assurance for all menu items. Performs advanced culinary duties. Determines daily food preparation methods, coordinates portion con trol and organizes and designates work assignments to staff, reviews and updates menus and recipes.

Reqs: High School Diploma or equiv alent combination of education and experience. 5 years of progressively more responsible culinary expe rience, in a high‑volume culinary environment, with one year in a supervisory capacity. Knowledge of and experience with advanced culi nary techniques, including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, fry ing, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Ability to perform and teach standard and advanced quantity culi nary techniques. Ability to read and write English for the purpose of pre paring food from recipe guidelines and producing reports. Ability to analyze recipes, recognize problems and make corrections as needed. Ability to perform basic mathemati cal calculations including addition, subtraction, division, and multipli cation needed for recipe develop ment and other required functions. Communication skills sufficient to direct the work of others and inter act successfully within a large staff.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

Exciting career opportunity working in a multidisciplinary, comprehensive University Student Health Service. The successful candidate will work under UCSB Standardized Procedures in a collaborative and collegial relationship with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and other clinical staff at UCSB Student Health. Responsibilities include evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and inju ries, common chronic health condi tions; assessment, management and/ or referral of primary mental health conditions, routine gynecologic care, physical examinations, prescribing medications under the legal scope of practice and arranging follow up care and referrals as indicated. Reqs: Successful completion of an accred ited Physician Assistant Program. Must have a PAB and current unrestricted

Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Work hours/days may vary. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $22.89/hr. ‑ $24.99/ hr. Posting Hourly Range: $22.89/ hr. ‑ $26.28/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with out 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 #57250

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Performs the full array of duties necessary to fully service the techni cal production, facility requirements and equipment needs of the Music Department’s events, and supervises the technical support for rehearsals, performances, master classes and guest artists. Responsible for many of the operational duties, aspects of scheduling, monitoring the physical plant for upkeep and repair needs, and submitting and tracking work orders for facilities repair and main tenance as necessary. Works with student, community, and campus organizations that use department facilities for campus events, par ticularly over the summer months when departmental music events are infrequently scheduled. Participates in the training of student workers in audience safety, front of house, and stage technician skills including lighting and sound. Responsible for the distribution, management and collection of keys for department facilities. Responsible for the assign ment of teaching assistant office space, student practice rooms, stu dent lockers and department instru ments assigned to student musi cians. Responsible for inventory and maintenance of all AV equipment, stage lighting and sound equipment, instruments, tools, and other depart mental equipment. Will process and upload all performance recordings for library archival purposes and distribution. Reqs: 1‑3 years of experience in stage technician skills including lighting and sound. 1‑3 years of experience with and techni cal understanding of AV equipment, stage lighting, and sound equip ment, instruments, and tools. Notes: Variable schedule includes frequent night and weekend work. Academic year hours for this position will primarily be scheduled during after noon and evening hours, but will vary depending on the volume and complexity of events each week. The summer quarter schedule of work hours are generally weekdays during business hours. Must be able to perform frequent moderate lift ing (20‑50 lbs.) Satisfactory convic tion history background check The full salary range for this position is $28.14 ‑ $33.82/hr. The hourly range the University reasonably expects to pay is $28.14 ‑ $30.21/ 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 ori entation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other charac teristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at www.jobs. ucsb.edu. Job # 59048

SR. CUSTODIAN RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. The Sr. Custodian promotes a customer service envi ronment to residents and clients. Responsible for completing job duties that demonstrates support for the Operations Team. Initiates com munication directly with co‑workers and or supervisor to improve and clarify working relationship, identify ing problems and concerns, and seeking resolution to work‑related conflicts. Completes custodial tasks within an assigned area such as, but is not limited to: Cleans and sani tizes restrooms, hallways, stairways, lounges, public areas, office spaces and building entrances. Replenish

restroom supplies. Disposes of trash, may be required to drive a motor ized vehicle with trailer to move trash. Utilizes cleaning equipment to perform cleaning duties such as: squirt bottles, dusters, mops, vacu ums, broom, power floor buffers, mop buck/ringer, hot water carpet extractor, steam cleaner, wet/dry vacuum, doodle bugs, powered wall cleaning machine. May work on a ladder. Works effectively as a team member. Cleans all surfaces inside/ out of buildings maintained and operated by HDAE. During Summer Conference season will provide daily linen change and room service to conferees. Supply amenities to con ferees. Maintain stock of all sup plies to perform job duties. Reqs: Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equip ment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desir able. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with oth ers as a team. Must have effec tive communication skills. 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 back ground check. May be required to work schedules other than assigned scheduled to meet the operations needs of the department. Hiring/

Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range:

$21.36 ‑ $23.11/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive con sideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, pro tected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 10/16/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

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THE PETITION for probate requests that: LINDA CHANDOS be appoint ed as personal representative to administer the estate of the dece dent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

12/28/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Julianna M. Malis, Esq (SBN: 189138) 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 946‑1550

Published Sep 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

RONALD WILLIAM LEY CASE NO.: 23PR00435

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

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: RONALD WILLIAM LEY be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests author ity to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Robert E. Traylor, Esq (SBN: 309069) 3839 Constellation Road, Suite C, Lompoc, CA 93436; (805) 364‑2778

Published Sep 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRANCES BARBARA MARCUSE CASE NO.: 23PR00439

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

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: HAROLD MARCUSE be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

12/28/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or

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

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

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

10/19/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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

(1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

12/07/2023 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division.

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

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

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

Officer Date: 09/20/2023 By: Monica

Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for

Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660.

Published Sep 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STEPHEN

WELLMAN DUNN Case No.:

23PR00451

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

STEPHEN DUNN

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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: THOMAS E. LURIA be

appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

12/28/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5

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

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 09/19/2023 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James F. Cote, Esq 222 East Carrillo, Suite 207, Santa Barbara, CA 93120‑0146; (805) 966‑1204. Published Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD R. NORRIS CASE NO.: 23PR00449

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: COURTNEY DESOTO in the

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: COURTNEY DESOTO be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

12/28/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appear

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Joseph F. Green, Esq (SBN: 076600) 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1501.

Published Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JILL

ELAINE SEAWRIGHT CURTIN CASE NO.: 23PR00458

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

ELAINE SEAWRIGHT CURTIN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: TRACEY KELLY in the Superior Court of California, County of THE PETITION for probate requests that: TRACEY KELLY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

11/30/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: SB5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appear ance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the dece dent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal deliv ery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Julianna M. Malis, Esq (SBN: 189138) 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 946‑1550

Published Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ASSISTIVE COMPUTERS at 47 San Jano Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Donald A Holm (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: DONALD A HOLM Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0002118. E30. Published: Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

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

MORTGAGE GROUP, TRINITY FINANCIAL SERVICES at 1215 De La Vina Street Suite G Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Trent Investment Corp Inc. (same address) This business is con ducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: PETER TRENT/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2023‑0001986. E30. Published: Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

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

CITO CONTRACTOR CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION, CALIFORNIA

CONTRACTOR at 910 St. Vincent Avenue #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; ACSB Enterprises, Inc. (same address)

This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: MICHAEL SHANE DOWNS/CEO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0002110. E47. Published: Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KOBAWEAR at 1581 San Roque Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Trent J Mata (same address) This business is con ducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: TRENT MATA/DIRECTOR & CEO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 18, 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: 2023‑0001994. E30. Published: Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE SPOT, CARPINTERIA at 389 Linden Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013; Bustillos Enterprises Inc. 934 Mission Ter Camarillo CA 93010 (same address)

This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: JESUS R BUSTILLOS/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0002119. E30. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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

ESTIMATING SERVICE TEAM at 217 E. Gutierrez Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Justin R Klosinski (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED BY: JUSTIN

KLOSINSKI/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 07, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0002174. E30. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002148

The following person(s) is doing business as:

Sana Sana Weliness, 3935 Loch Lomond Dr. Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA.

The Rodriguez Group LLC, 3935 Loch Lomand Dr, Orcutt, CA 93455, California

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 Not

Applicable

/s/ Gilberto Carlos Rodriguez,

Managing Member

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/05/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/23

CNS‑3738835#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002111

The following person(s) is doing business as:

EveryWalk Design, 411 E

Micheltorena St., Apt. F, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara.

Shenomi T Rathugamage, 411 E

Micheltorena St., Apt. F, 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 7/30/2023

/s/ Shenomi Theekshani

Rathugamage, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 8/29/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/23

CNS‑3737174#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002065

The following person(s) is doing business as: Pulido General Home Services, 1133 Deep Trail, Solvang, CA 93463, County of Santa Barbara.

Mailing Address: 311 W Civic Center Dr Ste B, Santa Ana, Califo 92701 Pulido General Services LLC, 1133 Deer Trail, Solvang, CA 93463 State of Incorporation: 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 Not Applicable

/s/ Efren Pulido, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/23/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/23

CNS‑3736979#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BORIFIC, PI, APEX, DUO, LOZIER, ALOYSIUS, SUPER TUSCAN, MRS. B, KIMBERLY JAMES at 23 E De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jamie Slone Wines, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: JAMIE SLONE/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 13, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002209. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPECTRA CONTRACT FLOORING at 11411 Valley View Street Cypress, CA 90630; Spectra Holdings, Inc. 865 W. Irving Park Rd. Itasca, IL 60143 This business is conducted by A Corporation. SIGNED BY ANDREW G.KLEVORN/SECRETARY Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 8, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2023‑0002183. E30. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: METHOD BUILDERS at 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 230‑Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Method Builders, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY: ROBERT A GILCREST/PRESIDENT Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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).

LEGALS (CONT.)

the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN

Number: 2023‑0002239. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

CHAPALA MARKET at 5780 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; La Chapala Enterprises, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: EVERARDO

RAMOS/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2023‑0002235. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

BUILDERS at 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 230‑Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93103; MB Contractors Inc (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation. SIGNED BY:

ROBERT A GILCREST/PRESIDENT

Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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: 2023‑0002145. E24. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002139

The following person(s) is doing business as:

CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS, 20750

VENTURA BLVD., STE 160, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364, County of LOS ANGELES.

PANTOGRAN LLC, 20750

VENTURA BLVD., STE 160, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364;State of Inc./Org./Reg.:

DELAWARE

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 Aug 28, 2023

/s/ SANGAM PANT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/01/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/23

CNS‑3739505#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

START SB at 1419 Kenwood Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Terra L. Taylor (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual. SIGNED

BY: TERRA L TAYLOR/SOLE PRO PRIETOR Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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: 2023‑0002190.

E30. Published: Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

HEALTH SUITES, VNA CARE

SUITES, THE OVERLOOK AT VNA

HEALTH at 930 Miramonte Drive, Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Visiting Nurse And Hospice Care

Of Santa Barbara 509 E. Montecito Street, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93103

This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KIERAN

SHAH/PRESIDENT&CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 7, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN

Number: 2023‑0002176. Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002169

The following person(s) is doing business as:

HEALTH SANITATION

SERVICE, 2. HSS RECYCLING, 1850 W. BETTERAVIA RD. SANTA MARIA, CA 93455

County of SANTA BARBARA

Mailing Address: 800 CAPITOL ST.

STE 3000, HOUSTON, TX 77002

USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 800 CAPITOL ST. STE 300 HOUSTON, TX 77002; DELAWARE

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 21, 2013

/s/ COURTNEY A. TIPPY, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/07/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk

9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/23

CNS‑3735937# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2023‑0002168

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

Off the Record Vinyl and Vintage 446 Alisal Rd. #16, Solvang, CA 93463 County of SANTA BARBARA

VRC INDUSTRIES, INC., 1470

AARHUS DRIVE, Solvang, CA

93463

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/08/2023.

VRC INDUSTRIES, INC.

S/ Michael Casey, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/07/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/23

CNS‑3739666# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

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

BUTTONWOOD VINEYARD AND WINERY/ BUTTONWOOD FARM & WINERY/ BUTTONWOOD RANCH AND VINEYARD/ BUTTONWOOD

FARM WINERY/ BUTTONWOOD

WINERY/ BUTTONDWOOD

RANCH/ BUTTONWOOD RANCH

WINERY at 1500 Alamo Pintado Rd Solvang, CA 93463; Buttonwood Ranch Management Services, LLC

(same address) This business is con ducted by a Limited Liability Company

Filed by: DANIEL JENKINS/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 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) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002245.

Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUNRISE CHIROPRACTIC at 3324 State St, H Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Soloduka Chiropractic (same address) This busi ness is conducted by a Corporation

Filed by: JULIE SOLODUKA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN

Number: 2023‑0002122. Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: WD&T

EMBROIDER at 230 S Voluntario St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Andrehi

Lozano (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by:

ANDREHI LOZANO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 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) by E47. FBN Number: 2023‑0002259. Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLF OR DIE at 314 W. Alamar Ave, #11 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Greenstripe Holdings LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: LUCAS MILLER/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002255. Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person

(s) is/are doing business as: RIVIERA PLUMBING at 55 S Kellogg Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Cuyler Kittle 5071 San Julio Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: CUYLER KITTLE/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002120.

Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person

(s) is/are doing business as: AGNEW TREE SERVICE INC. at 256 Big Sur Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Agnew Tree Service Inc. (same address) This busi ness is conducted by a Corporation

Filed by: DARREN AGNEW/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002234.

Published: Sep 28. Oct 5, 12, 19 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: RED ROSE STUDIOS,CLEAR & BRIGHT CREATIVE at 900 Philinda Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Claire F Wentzel This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: CLAIRE WENTZEL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002203.

Published: Oct 5, 12,19, 26 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LANDLORDE at 1505 E Valley Rd Ste D Montecito CA 93108; Widhing Well Gardens, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: STEVEN J. DOMINES with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002295.

Published: Oct 5, 12,19, 26 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOTARY CORPORATE SERVICES at 7465 Hollister Ave, SPC 408 Goleta, CA 93117; Jessica Flores (same address)

This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JESSICA FLORES with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002207. Published: Oct 5, 12,19, 26 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002229

The following person(s) is doing business as: Outlaw Coffee Company, 315 bell street Los Alamos, CA 93440, County of Santa Barbara.

Taylor Equipment LLC, 4522 Merridock Court 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 04/17/2023

/s/ Taylor Allen, Managing Member

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/14/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/23

CNS‑3741733# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002213

The following person(s) is doing business as:

RD Motors, 540 El Bosque Rd., Montecito, CA 93108, County of Santa Barbara.

Douglas Vort, 540 El Bosque Rd., Monecito, 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 05/01/2023

/s/ Douglas Vort, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/13/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/23

CNS‑3742152# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

T MARANVILLE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2023. This state ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN

Number: 2023‑0002224. Published: Oct 5, 12,19, 26 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2023‑0002208

The following person(s) is doing business as:

Centurion Premier Real Estate, 519 W Taylor St., Spc 249 Santa Maria, CA 93458, County of Santa Barbara.

Charissa Deegan, 519 W Taylor St., Spc 249, Santa Maria, CA 93458

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/ Charissa Deegan, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/13/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/23 CNS‑3742154# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

LIEN SALE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198

Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

015 ‑ Kozlowski, Alan; 070 ‑ Howard, Jasen; 081 ‑ Itie, Preston; 086 ‑ Nunez, Laura; 172 ‑ Pollock, Ashley; 357 ‑ Kozlowski, Alan; 361 ‑ BROWN, MICHAEL; 374 ‑ Conner, David

PUBLIC STORAGE # 75079, 5425 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 284‑9002

Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

226 ‑ Sousa, Steve; 234 ‑ Hernandez, Raymond; 240 ‑ Loen, Lonny

PUBLIC STORAGE # 25714, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 324‑6770

Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

2231 ‑ Moore, Brenda; 3240 ‑ Adogu, Chidinma; 4120 ‑ Yahontova, Olga; A431 ‑ Connolly,

Michael; A6‑E ‑ Huggins, Michael Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card‑no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax‑ exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated this 28 th of September 2023 and 5 th of October 2023. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑ 8080 9/28, 10/5/23

CNS‑3740150# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED

PERSONAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and pursuant to Sections 1993 et seq. of the California Civil Code, the property listed below, which has been abandoned by MARK LEE and/or PEARL BAY CORPORATION whose last known address was 912 De La Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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Isla Vista Recreation and Park District

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HERITAGE FARMLAND TOURING COMPANY at 265 Coiner Street Los Alamos, CA 93440; Mary T Maranville (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MARY

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on October 19, 2023, the personal property in the below‑listed units, which may include but are not limited to:

Request for Proposals

Construction Management Services

For details, visit ivparks.org/proposals 805-968-2017

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom October 17, 2023, at 5:30 P.M.

To Consider the Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan Phase 1 Implementation, Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit Application

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing to Consider the Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan Phase 1 Implementation, Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit Application] . 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, October 17, 2023, at 5:30 P.M.

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

PROJECT LOCATION: 501 SANTA BARBARA SHORES GOLETA, CA 93117 “Ellwood Mesa/Sperling Preserve”

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Ellwood Mesa/Sperling Preserve Open Space is located in the City of Goleta. It is a City owned and maintained open space within the California Coastal Zone. the Ellwood Mesa/Sperling Preserve Open Space Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan (MBHMP). The plan is a comprehensive, programmatic approach to management, enhancement, and monitoring of the monarch butterfly seasonal aggregation areas and supporting habitats at the Ellwood Mesa Open Space. The MBHMP outlines various programs intended to maintain and improve habitat conditions to ensure long-term viability of the monarch butterfly population, while allowing for coastal access, natural history education, compatible recreational opportunities, and improvement of public safety.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Ellwood Mesa/Sperling Preserve Open Space Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan, approved March 19, 2019.

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 project, contact Andrew Fuller, Senior Civil Engineer, at (805-690-5123) -or afuller@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org

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

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

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, October 5, 2023

LEGALS (CONT.)

The undersigned will sell at public auction and will sell for cash in lawful money of the United States the following described personal property at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the 21 st day of October, 2023 on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at 912 De La Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Tools, ladders, paint, shelves, cleaning equipment, fans, and other misc. items sold in lots.

Auction conducted by Barry Sweet Auctioneer, Bond #70489167

CASH ONLY, Same or Second Day Removal. Dated Oct. 5 th 2023. Delwiche, Von Dollen & Boyle, 1114 State St., Ste. 256, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 962‑8131. Oct. 5, Oct. 12, 2023.

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE will hold a public auction to sell personal prop erty described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. October 26, 2023 at 3:30pm.

Guy Berfield

Boxes, furniture etc Valerie Rehling

Boxes, file cabinets, clothing, per sonal belongings Valerie Rehling Christmas decorations, clothes, bed room items

The auction will be listed and adver tised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above refer enced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage

may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the per sonal property.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MIKE

IGOREVICH MESHKOV

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03613

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: MIKE IGOREVICH

MESHKOV

TO: MIKHAIL IGOREVICH

MESHKOV

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 sched uled 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 25, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1110 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED AUGUST 31, 2023, THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: RACHEL

LETICIA RASSIER

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03576

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: RACHEL LETICIA RASSIER

TO: RACHEAL LETICIA RASSIER

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 sched uled 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 30, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1110 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED AUGUST 29, 2023, COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ANTONIO

MIRA ABAD

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03652

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: ANTONIO MIRA ABAD

TO: ANTONIO MIRA

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 sched uled 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 25, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1110 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2023, THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ROVIN

GARCIA and MIRNA RAMIREZ

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03293

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: (Last, First Middle) RAMIERZ, GENESIS GARCIA

TO: (Last, First) GARCIA RAMIREZ, GENESIS

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 peti tion 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 18, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1110 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED AUGUST 31, 2023, THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Sep 14, 21, 28. Oct 5 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DARLENA

RICHARD

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03724

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: DARLENA RICHARD

TO: DARLENE RICHARD LOVE

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 NOVEMBER 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1110 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 08, 2023, THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Sep 21, 28. Oct 5, 12 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: RACHAEL GAETANA LA PORTA aka: BETH ANN LA PORTA (aka: LIZABETH KYANA LAPORTA, LIZABETH KYANA LAPORTA‑NORTH) CASE NUMBER: 23CV04128 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: RACHAEL GAETANA LA PORTA aka: BETH ANN LA PORTA, aka: LIZABETH KYANA

LAPORTA, aka: LIZABETH KYANA

LAPORTA‑NORTH

TO: LIZABETH GAETANA LA PORTA

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 DECEMBER 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2023, DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DONG HYUN CHON & INJA CHON CASE NUMBER: 23CV04008

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 CHON

TO: JOSEPH JEONGWOOK CHON

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 grant ed. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the peti tion without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING NOVEMBER 21, 2023, 8:30 AM, DEPT SM2 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 312‑C East Cook Street Santa Maria, CA 93456, 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, JAMES F. RIGALI, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: TRACY

ELLEN GARDNER

CASE NUMBER: 23CV03786

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: TRACY ELLEN GARDNER

TO: TRACY ELLEN ANDERSON

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 NOVEMBER 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: HAYLEY MARIE MABERY

CASE NUMBER: 23CV3887

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: HAYLEY MARIE MABERY

TO: HALEY MARIE BRISCOE

THE COURT ORDERS that all per sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing 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 NOVEMBER 6, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa Street 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 peti tion. DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2023, JAMES F. RIGALI, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE BOLTHOUSE LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company; WM. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., a Michigan corporation. and GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation, DIAMOND FARMING COMPANY, a California corporation; LAPIS LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limit ed liability company; RUBY LAND COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware lim ited liability company; Plaintiffs, VS. ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A RIGHT TO EXTRACT OR STORE GROUNDWATER IN THE CUYAMA VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN (NO. 3‑013); ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO; DOES 1 THROUGH 5000 and THE PERSONS NAMED AS DEFENDANTS IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT D TO THIS COMPLAINT as may be amended from time to time Defendants. Case No.: BCV‑21‑101927 Complex Action (Complaint Filed: 8/17/2021) NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF GROUNDWATER BASIN ADJUDICATION OF THE CUYAMA VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN (NO. 3‑013) Assigned for All Purposes to: The