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PARALLEL STORIES Reading and Conversation with Eileen Myles SATURDAY | OCTOBER 28 | 2:30 PM

“A kick-ass counter-cultural icon.” —The New Yorker The Museum welcomes acclaimed poet, novelist, performer, and art journalist Eileen Myles. Myles is the author of more than twenty books, including A Working Life, For Now, Evolution, and Chelsea Girls. They bring to our consideration the ideas of identity, vocation, language, and place. Myles’ many honors include four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing, and the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. Book signing to follow. Location: Mary Craig Auditorium $5 SBMA MEMBERS / $10 NON-MEMBERS Purchase tickets online at tickets.sbma.net. Santa Barbara Museum of Art | 1130 State Street | www.sbma.net |

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On Wednesday, September 8, 2023, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding a general plan amendment, Case No. 22GPA-0000000002, to adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, dated September 2023, of the County Comprehensive Plan as required by State housing element law (Government Code (GC) Sections 65580 through 65589.11).

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The County Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the County Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Jessi SteeleBlossom, at jsteele@countyofsb.org. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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Area officials and Land Trust of Santa Barbara County staff and stakeholders broke ground at Gaviota Overlook on 10/2 to celebrate the success of the $3 million fundraising campaign to purchase the land and protect it from development. The Land Trust launched the fundraising campaign in August 2022 to purchase the 48 acres of rolling grassland neighboring the Arroyo Hondo nature preserve’s 782 acres between Refugio State Beach and Gaviota State Park. With the new acquisition, the conservationfocused nonprofit aims to grow Arroyo Hondo’s trail network, programming, and public access for the first time in 20 years. by Ryan P. Cruz & Photos by Ingrid Bostrom owntown Santa Barbara was awash in color Sunday afternoon, with hundreds gathered in their brightest colors and sugar-skull face paint to honor the dead in the city’s first-ever Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) calenda—an Oaxacan-based tradition in which the community comes together to sing, dance, eat, and celebrate the dead with a procession through the streets. Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara in partnership

with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the procession began on the front steps of SBMA and featured performers from the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, with bands, dancers in colorful costumes, and giant paper mâchè monos de calenda leading the way down to the Arts Terrace at Paseo Nuevo, where the museum had a traditional altar of the dead, authentic Oaxacan cuisine, and a dance party. For more of Ingrid Bostrom’s photos of the event, visit independent n .com/multimedia.

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The Plan to Share the Space on the State Street Promenade by Ryan P. Cruz he current state of downtown Santa Barbara’s main drag—with State Street closed to cars and pedestrians, bicyclists, and outdoor diners sharing an open promenade—is, depending on whom you ask, either the best decision the city has ever made or a failed experiment gone on three years too long. But it’s a temporary solution, and the city is now undertaking the tall task of shaping the permanent future of downtown with the State Street Master Plan. It’s a hot-button issue, with passionate people from every corner of the city fighting for their vision for the future of State Street—restaurateurs and diners want parklet seating; parents want more kid-friendly areas; pedestrians want something to slow down two-wheeled teenagers tearing down the street at more than 30 mph. Tess Harris, the city’s State Street Master Planner, said that the plan should reflect the changes in the downtown area, which is “evolving and becoming more of a neighborhood with State Street as the core.”

The State Street Advisory Committee is laying the groundwork for the master plan, and on Monday, the group held its latest public meeting regarding the plans for mobility, transportation, and sharing space on State Street. The “Create State” team, made up of city staff and outside consultants from MIG, presented several options to balance the limited space available on the street for bikes, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles, including an option with a separated one-way lane for motor vehicles. Four different options were considered, ranging from a completely pedestrian promenade to a hybrid option with separated bikes and a one-way lane for traffic, with the team recommending two specific options for each of the three districts proposed for State Street. In the Create State recommendation, dubbed the “Grand Paseo,” the Entertainment District and Civic Center, stretching from Carrillo Street to Haley Street, would be a “multipurpose promenade” that would be shared by bikes and pedestrians with access for emergency vehicles and flexibility for special events.

In the renderings, bikes and pedestrians share the space, with planters and patio seating pushed away from the storefronts under the shade of a row of trees along either side of the State Street. The Arts District, from Carrillo to Micheltorena, would have a dedicated bike lane and one-way vehicle access heading north to allow for drop-offs at the Museum of Art, Granada Theatre, and Arlington Theatre—something that was highly recommended by members of the public and by the City Council last month. Other parts of the transportation and mobility plan included MTD’s Waterfront Shuttle service and the potential to reroute bikes on at least one portion of State Street one block east to Chapala. The idea would be that bikes are allowed, but not prioritized, in the downtown area. City Councilmember Mike Jordan, who sits on the advisory committee, said that it currently seems like “he who has the bike, rules” and that he hopes the future plan for State Street would make it clear that bicyclists don’t own the street. Counclimember Kristen Sneddon, also on the committee, was similarly unimpressed with the transportation plan. She agreed that bicycle speed was an issue—“These are kids that are going 35 miles per hour,” she said—and said she felt that the early design lacked the vision and specifics she has CONT’D ON PAGE 8 

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PARKS Six parks in Goleta are up for adoption by the public, including Armstrong Park, Santa Barbara Shores, Brandon Open Space, San Miguel Park, Koarts Open Space, and Winchester I. The city’s Adopt-a-Park Program was piloted by the Noontime Rotary Club in 2019 to lend some civic pride to the clean parks and open spaces beloved by the Goleta community. The first step to Adopt-a-Park is to fill out a form on cityofgoleta.org and to claim the park to adopt. The work takes roughly two hours a month. Leadbetter Beach Park is getting a makeover. Renovations began 10/23, and work is expected to last through early January. Parks & Rec plans to regrade grassy areas to create a safer, more even surface, and then address nutrient deficiencies in the soil and install new turf. It will be the park’s first renovation in its 60-year history. All grassy areas of the park, including picnic areas, will be closed, and temporary fencing will remain until the project is complete. Park users will be able to access the beach on either side of the turf area.

COURTS & CRIME The suspect in the hit-and-run homicide that left his wife, 32-year-old Oxnard woman Blanca Aguilera, dead on Montecito’s East Mountain Drive in September 2022 has been apprehended. According to the DA’s Office, Jose Roberto MunozSanchez, 39, of Oxnard, turned himself in at the U.S.–Mexico border and was taken into custody by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with first-degree murder and appeared on 10/23 in court, where his bail was set at $2 million. He is set to be arraigned on 10/30.

PUBLIC SAFETY An inmate at the county Main Jail was found dead in his cell over the weekend following an apparent suicide. Paul Howard Gillett, 64, of Santa CONT’D ON PAGE 8  Barbara, was booked on

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been advocating for over the past six years. “This remains a transportation plan,” Sneddon said. “To see it not addressing those issues is very hard for me.” Some felt that the design was lacking something less tangible: the elusive sense of “gravitational pull,” as one committee member, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Executive Director Roger Durling, described it. “I see a lot of compartmentalization,” Durling said. “I don’t see gravitational pull.” Anthony Grumbine — who serves as chair of the Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) — agreed, saying the early design “lacks poetry” and was less a “grand paseo and more of a wiggly promenade” at this point. Cass Ensberg, an architect who also serves on the HLC, said that the circulation plan was “overly complex” and “confusing at best” and that preliminary designs could be “any town” in the country. Sneddon recommended leaning on the prominent architectural minds on the HLC and having the group help keep the

aesthetics true to Santa Barbara’s character, starting with renaming the generic “civic center” district to the Historic El Pueblo Viejo district. “That is the heart of what that area is, and that is a gravitational pull; it is what brings people here,” Sneddon said. But before taking on the abstract questions of how to revive State Street, the city will first have to figure out how to manage the chaotic mix of bikes, pedestrians, and diners currently ruling the road. “It’s still not clear to me how bikes and pedestrians can coexist safely. I want to buy into it. I’m just not convinced yet,” said one committee member, Dianne Black. “Millions of dollars of paving won’t make them mix,” said another, Ed Lenvik. There’s still a long way to go, and with the next meeting scheduled for December, committee chair Dave Davis said the plan is still missing the “wow” factor: “I don’t see the ‘wow.’ I don’t even see how we get to the ‘wow,’ ” he said. “I’m still waiting to find out, what is it that makes downtown a place you want to be, and I just haven’t felt that.” n

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9/29 for felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor battery, as well as a violation of probation for driving under the influence. Custody staff conducting inmate checks found Gillett unresponsive in the bunk of his single-occupancy cell on 10/21 around 6:20 a.m. with “a piece of linen fashioned as a ligature around” his neck, and he was pronounced dead at the scene following lifesaving measures, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Although the death appears to be a suicide, the Coroner’s Bureau will determine the cause and manner of his death. The question of what’s blocking the steel debris net in upper San Ysidro Creek was answered last week after crews began clearing behind the dam on 10/10: a big tree trunk, little boulders, woody debris, and dirt. The work is a permit requirement, but it will also help the county know what lies in store if it opts to take over from the Project for Resilient Communities, which had six ring nets bolted into three Montecito canyons after the 2018 floods of mud, boulders, and tree trunks killed 23 people. The Montecito Planning Commission is expected to hear Resilient Communities’ request to extend their permit for one or five years on 11/15. Three people died in two car-related incidents — a fatal hit-and-run on 10/21 and a head-on collision on 10/22 — during a deadly weekend in and

according to Lompoc police. There, Lompoc man Antonio Ramos, 42, was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle at around 6 p.m. The suspect remains at large. Less than 24 hours later, a two-car collision on Santa Rosa Road just outside Lompoc left two 23-year-old women dead and a 22-year-old man in critical condition. The two women — driver Cassidy Falk of Solvang and passenger Alia Griffin of Buellton — died after their car crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into another car shortly after 5 p.m. The driver of the other car was airlifted to Cottage Hospital with major injuries.

EDUCATION La Cumbre Junior High is preparing to link what students learn in the classroom to what they may experience in the larger world. The school, with a Middle Years Program, was the missing link for International Baccalaureate (IB) students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. The pathway starts with Harding Elementary and ends with Dos Pueblos High School. Once La Cumbre is authorized, the three schools will create the first TK-12 IB continuum in the district. Middle Years programs encompass the whole school, to prepare students for the more selective and rigorous IB Diploma and Career Programs they can apply to as juniors and seniors in high school. Read more at Independent.com. CONT’D ON PAGE 11 

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For the Study oF ethicS, religion, and Public liFe ‘PEACE IS A BIRTHRIGHT’: Marlowe Daly carried her infant daughter to Tuesday’s demonstration in front of Rep. Salud Carbajal’s office in downtown Santa Barbara to support Palestinians and oppose Carbajal’s endorsement of President Biden’s diplomacy regarding the Israel–Hamas War. by Jean Yamamura he war between Hamas and Israel aggravated tensions worldwide and at home, with both Muslims and Jews expressing fear for themselves and their families, even here in Santa Barbara. In a speech from the Oval Office last Thursday, President Biden marked the increased aggressions in the Indo-Pacific region and in the Middle East, as well as the death of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy in Chicago, a victim of a hate crime. The U.S. is supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia, and now Israel as well, and Biden asked Congress for $105 billion to restock U.S. arms, which have gone to both nations. Salud Carbajal, who represents parts of the tri-counties in Congress, pointed out during an interview on Tuesday that $9.15 billion of the funding request would go toward humanitarian aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Gaza. “President Biden is working diplomatically and aggressively to get aid moving into Gaza quickly,” Carbajal said. At least three convoys — reportedly 54 trucks in total — have brought water, food, and medicines into Gaza since October 21. These followed a visit to Israel by President Biden on October 18, during which he emphasized to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the need for humanitarian relief for Gaza and to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to open the border. Relief agencies have said the aid is a “drop in the ocean” given the state of siege on Gaza, which once saw 500 truckloads of supplies daily. In and around Santa Barbara, different groups have coalesced to support Palestin-

ians and Israelis. A remembrance at De la Guerra Plaza was sorrowful, solemn, and peaceful. A tense rally saw opposing groups stationed across State and Las Positas. Students at UC Santa Barbara tore down posters of kidnap victims. A drag queen attempted to organize a march for peace but canceled it when the flak hit too hard. Carbajal’s downtown office itself was the site of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Tuesday. Read more on Tuesday’s demonstration at independent.com/news. “I know tensions are running high,” Carbajal said, “but there’s no place for Islamophobia or anti-Semitism in our country, in our communities, or the Central Coast. I understand that people are affected by the atrocities of what Hamas did and are concerned by the loss of civilian lives as Israel goes after Hamas. “Let us not forget,” Carbajal emphasized. “Neither Israel nor Gaza started this war. Hamas, a terrorist organization, did. They kidnapped over 200 individuals whom they’re holding hostage. They slaughtered 1,400 people in Israel: children, women, men, old people. And now they are hiding behind civilians. They are an oppressive government to the Palestinian people.” Carbajal said the Biden administration was doing everything it could to avoid a wider war: “Responding to terror and going after Hamas after what they have done is not incompatible with the humanitarian needs of the people in Gaza. I’m as supportive as the President is for Israel to go after Hamas and root it out, to destroy it. At the same time, Israel must do it in a way that minimizes the loss of civilian life.” n

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Jeanne Umana was filmed confronting a construction worker in September (left) and a food vendor in August (right).

eanne Umana, the Santa Barbara woman caught on video a month ago in a racially charged confrontation with a construction worker — an incident that sparked a large demonstration, and for which police recommended several criminal charges, including a hate crime — was officially charged on October 18 with two misdemeanor counts of trespassing and battery. The charges come just one day after another video was posted, in which she appears to harass a street vendor and claim, once again, that she works “for the police department.” The second video—which was recorded in August, “well before” the original September 16 incident, according to Umana—was posted on Tuesday by Los Angeles–based street vendor activist Edin Enamorado, who also posted the confrontation with the construction worker and organized the demonstration outside Umana’s house in September. In the clip posted last week, Umana confronts a Spanish-speaking street vendor at Alameda Park, threatening to call the police. “You’re illegal,” Umana can be heard saying in the video. “Because you’re selling food that is gonna make people sick. You’re a crook.”

NEWS BRIEFS CONT’D FROM P. 8 Veteran district employee Fred Razo will be the principal of Santa Barbara High School for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year. The S.B. Unified’s Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Razo, who served as interim principal since the beginning of the school year, during its meeting on 10/24. Razo took the helm in the wake of former principal Elise Simmons’s sudden departure in August. Simmons's resigned just weeks before classes resumed on 8/21, after serving five years in the role and 24 years in the district. The prospect of a teacher strike looms as S.B. Unified educators and their supporters continue to voice their grievances and advocate for improved working conditions and better pay. At the most recent 10/24 school board meeting, 150 parents and educators turned out to urge the board to listen to teachers. Members of the Santa Barbara Teachers Association demanded fair contract negotiations prior to the meeting’s scheduled sun-shining of proposals for 2024-2027 successor contract negotia-

She proceeds to tell the vendor, who was identified only as Antonio, that the City of Santa Barbara is “arresting people” for street vending. “They don’t want you here,” she says. Umana’s claim seems to stem from the fact that the City of Santa Barbara filed criminal charges against two specific street vending operations over the summer for violating fire-safety codes by using propane tanks and open flames. The charges were part of the city’s attempt to crack down on larger, out-of-town operations that were essentially operating full kitchens in the open, though no charges or arrests have come down on the city’s smaller street-cart vendors. In the most recently released video, Umana claims that she works for the police department in “public relations”—a claim the Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) refuted the day after hundreds gathered in front of her home to call for Umana's arrest a month ago. SBPD is aware of the second video and will be looking into the matter. Umana is scheduled for arraignment in Santa Barbara Superior Court on November 30. —Ryan P. Cruz

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he most extreme of each side’s “positions” in the Israel/Palestine debate continues to depend on the denial of the experience, memory, and history of the Other. It denies responsibility of other actors, throughout history—not just the British colonialists who drew the maps establishing all the Arab states, but all those states that treat the Palestinians displaced in 1948 as pawns, and it pretends that history itself began in 1948. An opinion piece in the Independent last week stated: “In 1948, the Zionist movement established the state of Israel on the lands of the Palestinian people.” If this were literally true, it could justify the popular chant calling for the elimination of all Jews—“from the (Jordan) River to the (Mediterranean) Sea”— from all of Israel’s current political boundaries. However, this one assertion erases 2,000 years of history:

· It fails to acknowledge the complicity of the Arabs, before and during World War II, in the Final Solution. (See TabletMag.com’s “Nazi Antisemitism & Islamist Hate.”) It remains the objective of Hamas and its supporters to expel or exterminate every Jew in “Palestine,” as they define it.

· The United Nations, not some shadowy “Zionist movement,” “established” the State of Israel, by majority vote and according to a UN map that “partitioned” the land into then-viable Jewish and Arab states. The Arab States immediately declared war, which they lost, just as they began wars in 1967, and 1973, which they also lost.

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or 75 years, the Arab/Israeli conflict has persisted. To attempt to assign blame is a fruitless task. Radicals on both sides have inflicted atrocities, organized military conflicts have been prompted by hubris as well as provocations, many military incursions have neutralized paramilitary terrorists.

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· Both Jews and Arabs were indigenous to the area known through the millennia as “Palestine”; Jews have continuously lived there since biblical times, as proven by archaeology and DNA testing. · The Prophet Mohammed lived in about 700 c.e., and the Al Aqsa Mosque was established on top of the Second Temple of the Jews, which was destroyed by the Romans in the first century.

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· Repeated provocations by Hamas and Hezbollah, and the resulting anxiety of and reprisals by Israelis · Precipitous American withdrawal from Afghanistan, interpreted as offering an opportune time for an attack against Israel Rational actors would recognize that more than two generations of violence have not achieved the goals of any of the participants. A new strategy of coexistence is required. The talents demonstrated by Israelis at home and Palestinians abroad amply demonstrate the potential for a renaissance in Palestine. However, reconciliation would require the neutralization of the many radicals who terrorize the majorities that only want peace and liberty.

—Winford Naylor, S.B.

Each of these letters can be found in full online at independent.com/opinions.

For The Record

¶ Last week’s Voice “What Is a Civilian” attributed the explosion at Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza to an Israeli air assault, which was the reporting at the time of that writing. Since then, multiple Western governments and news agencies support Israel’s contention that the rocket originated from within Gaza. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera’s investigators believe Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system destroyed the Gaza missile and that no conclusive evidence yet exists to explain the hospital blast.

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obituaries Judith Pratt (Judy) 7/13/1940 - 8/31/2023

Judy passed away in the comfort of her home in Goleta, Ca on August 31st, 2023 at the age of 83, several years after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Through her strong Christian faith, she remained positive and peaceful up until the end. She spent her final months surrounded by love from her children Kathy Surcouf (Andre) and Steve Pratt as well as her grandchildren Michelle Carroll (Blake), Alex Surcouf (Kaitlin) and Patrick Surcouf (Lauren), great grandchildren, Hewitt, Yvonne and Brooks Carroll, and sister Diane Dow (Bob). Born in Clinton, Iowa July 13th, 1940, Judy and her sister Diane moved with their parents to Anchorage, Alaska when it was still a territory in 1946. Her childhood was filled with Alaskan adventures: fishing, camping, and exploring the wilderness with her beloved sister and their many cousins who also settled in the new frontier. Judy began working as a dental assistant during high school for one of Alaska’s first dentists, Dr. Glenn Pratt. They married in 1958 and were blessed with 59 years of marriage before Glenn’s passing in 2017. For years Judy entertained her friends with stories about their honeymoon, the best of which involved a fishing trip to a rustic cabin and an outhouse. They made their home together in Anchorage with their three children Kathy, Steve, and Diane (who passed away in 2009). In 1972, Judy and Glenn discovered the beautiful 14

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California winter climate and moved their family to Santa Barbara. They continued to spend the next 25 summers enjoying their lake front log home in Alaska that Glenn built. They passed on their love of Alaska to their children and grandchildren as they spent summers at the lake, fishing, flying into remote spots in Glenn’s float plane, and laughing around the campfire. In later years, Judy became a fulltime resident of Santa Barbara where she enjoyed volunteering at her church, tending her beautiful garden, exploring new restaurants, and hosting gatherings around her firepit. Many knew Judy and her dog Cubby from their daily walks at Haskell’s Beach where she amassed an enviable collection of sea glass and ocean treasures. The simplest pleasures brought great joy to Judy. She particularly looked forward to all the many family visits. She was so very proud of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and always delighted in their daily news and accomplishments. Her family wishes to thank Dr. Robert Wright and Dr. Daniel Greenwald whose compassion and hands-on, personal care was instrumental in giving Judy more time. They are also grateful to the angels who provided care and comfort from VNA hospice as well as private caregivers. Judy will be forever in our hearts…we will see her a little further up the creek. A family memorial is planned for November 18th in Goleta.

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Thomas William Holehouse

9/25/1959 - 9/23/2023

Thomas William Holehouse, of Santa Barbara, CA passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, two days shy of his 64th birthday. Born September 25, 1959, in Springville New York, Tom was the youngest of ten children born to Robert Murray Holehouse and Anita Clare O’Brien Holehouse. He is survived by his two daughters, Clare Marie Holehouse of Santa Barbara and Erin Michelle Holehouse of San Diego as well as his wife of almost 31 years, Jody Dolan Holehouse, his brothers, Brien, Paul, John, James, Joseph, and his sisters Mary Ellen Brennan, Elaine Ferguson and Patricia Miller, 23 nieces and nephews, 32 great nieces and nephews and many dear friends and special neighbors, Connie Delbert Marquez, Sam Marquez and Jean Paul Beauchesne who looked in on him and cared for him in his final days. He is predeceased by his brother, Ronald Holehouse, as well as his parents, Bob and Anita. His youngest years were in the hamlet of Eden, New York with the annual corn festival, kazoo factory and Cromer’s mill memories until the younger part of the family moved south to St Petersburg, Florida, where Tom forged wonderful friendships and graduated from St Pete High School. Tom enlisted in the Air Force where he was assigned to be a surgical tech at Hill AFB near Ogden UT and developed his skills for the meticulous and comfort with medical professionals. Later, he used these skills in managing the

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Pueblo Medical Commons for Andy Dunn, Dr. Marty Gilbar and Dr. Ray Robins working with many doctors and their staff. Tom traveled in Europe, worked with his local brother, John Holehouse at Holehouse Construction and managed real estate where he provided housing for many at affordable prices. For many years, Tom raced Wet Wednesdays faithfully with Andy on the J/24 sailing vessel, Cowabunga! It was on Cowabunga! where Jody was referred to race and the relationship sitting cheek to the teak, rolling sails and celebrating at Joe’s Cafe was forged as Jody saw in Tom the incredibly honorable person that he was and Tom wooed Jody as no one ever had. Cowabunga! remains in the family now in the care of Clare and Erin. Tom loved making people smile and laugh and had a special talent for connecting with people. Tom developed the famous J/24 Club Crab Boil which sailing friends hosted over the years for the J/24 one design sailing club. He loved to golf with his golfing buddies, Bill, Graham, Andy, Mark, Glen and others. As the primary caregiving parent to Clare and Erin, Tom set up their Seashells sailing lessons and races, supported their softball and volleyball games, encouraged and supported Clare to join AAPLE and Erin to join the Entrepreneurship Academy at San Marcos High School which sparked their passion for their careers in business and entrepreneurship. He took them on camping trips which made them appreciate nature, the simple things in life and quality family time together which also includes many special Holehouse extended family gatherings and reunions across the country. He had the biggest heart with an ability to make sure everyone felt valued. He brought a special light into every room he walked into. While he

was taken too early and we will miss him dearly, we hope to carry his light in us every day. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m. at San Roque Church, Santa Barbara, CA. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in his memory and consider the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation to help encourage more youth to learn this incredibly valuable Corinthian skill that overcomes fear and helps to build skills that conquer the living conflicts of man versus himself, machine, nature and man all while fostering mutual respect.

William (Bill) F. Brunner

7/23/1940 - 9/26/2023

William was born on July 23, 1940, in New York. He went home to be with his lord on Sep 26, 2023. He leaves behind his beloved wife Diana of 20 years and his brother Paul and sisterin-law Mary. Bill had a degree in journalism from The University of Colorado at Boulder and he used his degree to teach young students in Whittier and Idyllwild in CA. He had a labor of love for ministering at Juvenal Hall and Los Prieto’s Boys Camp. During his life he was in the Army Reserve based in Port Hueneme, a gifted artist, writer, musician, and composer of music of which many were richly blessed. In honor of Bill’s life and homecoming, in lieu of flowers donations can be made to Juvy Project or MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Memorial service will be held at 2 pm on November 2nd at Calvary Chapel 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez St Unit 21

In Memoriam

Adelina Alva-Padilla 1936–2023

Chumash Spiritual Leader ‘We honor all that is around us on the earth, for we are part of everything. We are only here for a while, and I am so happy the Ancestors showed me this way, that they embraced me, that they loved me enough to give me the gift of life.’ —Adelina Alva-Padilla Bear Clan, mother of seven, grandmother of 30, great-grandmother of 104, and great-greatgrandmother of 33, Adelina Alva-Padilla lived an extraordinary life spanning 87 years. She passed into the spirit world on October 1, 2023. Given to strangers in early childhood, Adelina was embraced by a foster family and her stepfather at 8 years old. Married at 17 and having seven children by age 22, she raised her young family in Watts and Santa Fe Springs as a single parent. Adelina would have never guessed that her journey would take her to ceremonies around the world where spiritual leaders revered and respected her wisdom. She became much sought-after by many for her knowledge and insights. When Adelina returned to the Santa Ynez Reservation in 1980 after caring for her mother, Juanita Kitano Pena, she reconnected with her traditional teachings. As people learned about her gifts, they began to seek her help. After a few years, she expanded her welcome area to include ceremonial grounds and a sweat lodge, eventually naming it Kiyičxalaswun Molmoloqiwaš, Healing Together with the Ancient Ones. Adelina enjoyed hosting many diverse groups at her home. After a ceremonial fire was lit, prayers said, and offerings given, Adelina welcomed everyone from Urban Indians in Los Angeles who used her sweat lodge to Māori people sharing culture abroad. She welcomed participants in the Peace and Dignity Run, Fulbright Scholars, Catholic priests baptizing her grandchildren, Kumeyaay Elders from Baja California, university students, and migrant farm workers. While the Spiritual Leader for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for 18 years, Adelina played a significant role by providing blessings and prayers at tribal milestones and events. Adelina traveled extensively. She was honored at the Vatican and visited South Africa, where she was blessed and honored by the well-known traditional African tribal leader Credo Mutwa. Her travels took her from Mexico to Alaska and Hawai‘i to meet with spiritual leaders and attend gatherings, sharing traditional healing, songs, and prayers. She shared blessings with Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú and met with Hopi Prophecy spokesperson Thomas Banyacya and Onondaga Chief and Faithkeeper Oren Lyons. Adelina was a guest speaker at several events such as the World Conference Against Racism in South Africa, at the Honoring of Nations Conference on Religious Traditions at Harvard University, and at the Grandmother’s Gathering in Hawai‘i. It was my honor to take Adelina to 12 different museums in six states — to visit artifacts made by her ancestors and bring ceremony and offer blessings for these precious items. She regarded the artifacts as ancestors, some of which, as she said, “had not been around people of their own blood in over 150 years.” She wept openly while tenderly holding a finely woven basket like a newborn baby. To her, each item was a storyteller and carried the story of the earth, the person who made it, the people who used it, and the language and songs it heard — its entire journey. When museum visitors were present, they were

drawn in, becoming respectful observers in these ceremonies. There wasn’t a dry eye among us. Adelina Alva-Padilla lived an exemplary life of service to the Chumash people and to people throughout the world. After a childhood filled with unimaginable hardships, she believed wholeheartedly in helping others. In service to her community, Adelina delighted in serving homemade burritos to the needy from her kitchen window in Santa Fe Springs. She compassionately administered to people with AIDS, provided artificial legs to a young amputee in Mexico, took food and clothes to Native communities in Baja California, participated in veterans’ projects, and helped an entire community when she built a home in a village near Guadalajara. She supported the Flame of Peace project and tribal members participating at Sun Dance. She was generous with her time and resources. Adelina loved spending time on the Channel Islands helping Channel Island National Park on special projects and participating in programs at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. She particularly loved welcoming the condors at the Santa Barbara Zoo. She enjoyed helping on projects at Vandenberg Space Force Base and assisting Los Padres Forest Service. One of Adelina’s most valued relaAdelina Alva-Padilla holds a basket made of juncus textilis, commonly known as tionships was with the California Bears, “basket rush,” made by a Chumash weaver more than a century ago. a group from various tribes, inspired by Tachi Yokuts Spiritual Leader and Chief Clarence Atwell Jr. to renew the Bear Dance after it had never known, Vincent de Alba, revealed to his children been “sleeping” for more than 30 years. Knowing this was that they had an older sister born in 1936. With some very sacred, she traveled with them to support ceremony research, her brother Greg found Adelina, and she was at Cholollo, Tule River Reservation, Pala Reservation, united with this branch of her family. She was overjoyed Santa Rosa Rancheria, Mt. Madonna, Zaca Lake, and to learn that she had 11 siblings: five brothers and six eventually brought it back to the Santa Ynez Reservation. sisters. Adelina remained ever indebted to the father who The Bear Dance is done for healing. The dancers transraised her, Patrick Martinez, and would make an annual form, wearing full bear-skin capes and mimicking Bear’s voice, posture, and walk, while bringing the spirit of Bear trip to his resting place with her children and grandchildren to celebrate his life. to help heal the earth and people. Adelina treasured her family deeply. Her partner, Despite all this responsibility, Adelina had a light Oswaldo M. Casillas; her children — Elizabeth Ventura, side where she sang along to her favorite Elvis song, “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,” while dancing in her Rosalie Padilla-Torres, Maria Padilla, Eleanor Martinez, kitchen. She would crack up at a good joke and laugh at Juanita Ayala, Raymond Padilla, and Phillip Padilla — as herself when she thought about how she wore tight jeans well as their families, held a place in her heart. No matter where she was in the world, it is family that she thought and hair ratted out to “there” in her younger years. Adelina loved eating her one pancake, butter, and of first, ending every conversation with “I love you” and syrup breakfast at the Solvang Restaurant and rajas at “I love you more.” At her celebration of life, one of her granddaughters Super-Rica. These simple meals always brought a smile said, “Though I will miss Granny, I can find her anyto her face. Adelina made her own style of prayer ties. To help her where on the internet … she’s everywhere!” Indeed, she make them was an honor as well as a multiple-day ritual, is, as Adelina’s life has been featured in articles, books, gathering mountain sage, adding loose tobacco, and mix- and films, including Women’s Voices: The Wisdom of the ing with clean hands and a good heart. She gave them to Grandmothers. Adelina’s legacy will live on in her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-greatpeople she met along the way in her life. In 1992, after believing she was an only child for more grandchildren, and all those whose lives she touched. She truly will be missed. than five decades, Adelina got the surprise of her life! In n Rest well, my friend. ill health and near the end of his life, the father she had

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obituaries Regine Pringle

10/28/1930 - 10/17/2023

Regine Pringle was born in Nancy, France on October 28, 1930. She had a happy childhood with her parents and sisters until the German occupation of France during World War II when her family was rounded up and taken to a concentration camp in Poitiers, France. Regine’s parents were deported to Auschwitz in July 1942, her father Hersh Braun in convoy number 13 and her mother Faiga Braun née Tallerman in convoy number 14. They never returned. Regine and her two sisters were separated from each other and were able to survive as hidden children in orphanages, convents and with righteous families in farms and villages. Through the efforts of the Joint Distribution and OSE, Regine escaped from France by crossing the Pyrenees Mountains with a group of children into Spain from where she was sent to the United States. Orphaned and alone, Regine arrived in the United States at the age of 14. She was sent to live with the family of her Uncle Max Tallerman in Paterson, New Jersey. Thanks to Regine’s extraordinary strength of character and positive attitude, she quickly adapted to her life in the United States. After graduating from high school, Regine worked as a legal secretary. In 1953 she married Gilbert Wetter with whom she had four children. The Wetter family moved to San Diego, California in 1970. Regine earned a degree in accounting, and worked as a bookkeeper and officer manager, notably for the YMCA, until her retirement. In 1987, Regine married James Pringle. They lived happily in Altadena until James’ death in 2005. Regine then moved to Santa Barbara 16

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to be in the same city as her daughter Fran. She quickly made wonderful new friends who were a very important part of her life until her unexpected death after falling and breaking several ribs. Regine was known for her uplifting and caring personality. Having lost both of her parents as a child, Regine was especially sensitive to problems of children in difficulty. She volunteered to help disabled children and children from disadvantaged families. She took to heart her involvement with At Risk Kids and was a mentor for Mis Tres Caras. She was a constant defender of social justice for minorities. Her children remember fondly how Regine’s trunk was always filled with bottled water and protein bars that she regularly handed out to the homeless she would come across wherever she went. During the last few decades of her life, Regine became aware of the importance of Holocaust remembrance. She gave countless talks about her past as the child of victims of the Holocaust. She would never refuse to give a talk to groups of today’s youth. Regine inherited a beautiful voice from her mother. She had memories of singing with her mother to entertain the other prisoners in the concentration camp. She was often chosen to sing solos for ceremonies and in shows. Her children have fond memories of a home in which there was always joyful singing. Regine dearly loved and was loved and cherished by her daughter Fran Finney and her husband Hal (of blessed memory) in Santa Barbara, her daughter Heidi Cahen and her husband Philippe in Strasbourg, France, her daughter Andrea Ransdell and her husband Fred in Davis and her son Steve Wetter and his wife Cindy in Chatham, New Jersey, as well as by her grandchildren Jason, Michèle, Erin, Daniel, Rachel, Jacob, Sharon, Marisa and Hannah, their spouses Barry and Max and her two great-grandsons Alex and Tom. She will be

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sorely missed. As Regine’s nephew Paul Lipkin summed it up when he learned of Regine’s death: Her life was filled with both early tragedy and later joy. The family would welcome donations in Regine’s memory to either the Joint Distribution Committee (donate.jdc.org), which was instrumental in rescuing her from France during World War II, The Humane Society of Santa Barbara (sbhumane.org), from which she adopted two dogs she dearly loved in her last years, or to the ALS Association (http:// secure.alsagoldenwest.org/ goto/RPringle), which is searching for a cure for the disease that took the life of her son-in-law, Hal. A life filled with early tragedy and later joy

Patrick Strebel

1/22/1945 - 10/7/2023

Patrick Strebel – loving husband, Daddy, Papa and friend – was born in Columbus, OH on January 22, 1945 to Dick and Micky Strebel. He died on October 7, 2023 in Santa Barbara, CA at the age of 78. After graduating high school, Patrick attended the Columbus College of Art & Design where he studied illustration and design. He was working his way through college as a respiratory technician at Riverside Methodist Hospital when he saw a beautiful nurse at a friend’s house and knew he would marry her one day. Charleen and Patrick’s first date was New Year’s Eve 1966 and they were mar-

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ried February 17, 1968 in Columbus, OH. Soon after Patrick was accepted to Brooks Institute, School of Fine Arts in Santa Barbara, CA where he majored in three dimensional design and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with Honors. He enjoyed sculpting with clay and metal, and painting with acrylics and watercolor throughout his life. Many of his pieces are still in their home and are cherished by his family. Santa Barbara was known as the West Coast Detroit where Patrick was employed as a fabrication specialist with top notch prototype companies for over 25 years. Some of his memorable projects include the OscarMeyer Weiner mobile, Mr. Peanut Hot Rod, Kissmobile, the Volkswagen New Beetle, and Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray III concept car; he helped fabricate a full size working electric car for Ford and General Motors and worked on a prototype hybrid motor in the late 70’s; Patrick also worked on the Minicar prototype Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) and Large Research Safety Vehicle (LRSV) for DOT and NHTSA, transportation trams for Universal Studios, and numerous other prototype projects throughout his fabrication time. Before retiring full time, Patrick worked for the Family Service Agency installing grab bars and building wheelchair ramps for many residents in the Santa Barbara area. He enjoyed this work, especially the conversations he would have with the people he was helping to continue their independence. Patrick had an intuitive ear and offered sage advice to all. Patrick and Charleen enjoyed spending time with their many friends made in Santa Barbara, who became their West Coast family. They were known for their gatherings, especially their annual St. Patrick’s Day party, Wednesday night fishing at the breakwater and late nights hot tubbing with friends. The fun continued as they welcomed their children, Erika and Ken, with outings to the beach, camping trips up and down the

West Coast in their Volkswagen Camper Van, and family adventures in Baja California. Patrick loved speed and instilled this love into their son; they spent many hours on their dirt bikes exploring the Santa Ynez mountains and he later helped pit for many of Ken’s motorcycle races in Western desert areas. Patrick fostered a love of the ocean and art in his daughter who cherished their time at the beach and has delighted in art throughout her life. Once Charleen retired they headed off on spectacular trips to Alaska, Belize, Grand Caymans, and numerous National Parks. He loved being Papa to his grandkids; watching them play sports, introducing them to the original Godzilla movies, and strumming the ukulele together brought him great joy. Patrick was never without his cowboy hat and appreciated a classic hot rod. He had a quick wit, sly sense of humor and fierce love for his family and friends. He is missed beyond measure. His family wishes to thank everyone that has called, stopped by, brought food and flowers; your love is felt. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Micky and his younger brother, Jimmy (Ali). He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Charleen and their children, Erika Coday (Brian) and Ken (Jen); his older brother, Mike and younger sister, Sally Eilts (Hank); his grandchildren that lit up his life, Kali, Wyatt, Kingston and Scarlett; and cousins, nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, PO Box 689, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 in Patrick’s name.

obituaries Jo Radde

5/3/1937 - 7/1/2023

Jo Radde passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born May 3, 1937, in Kentucky, to Hazel (Bobbie) and Scobee Walden. Bobbie remarried William (Bill) Hessel, in 1946. Bill’s job took the family to Panama during Jo’s younger years, then on to Phoenix, Arizona. There, Jo volunteered as a singer with the USO, where she met her first husband, Bob Darby. They married in 1957. While Bob served in the Navy, based in San Diego, Jo gave birth to a daughter Randi. Daughters Tracey and Kelly were born after Bob left the service. Then, in 1962 they moved to Santa Barbara, CA, soon after they settled into a home in Goleta, where Jo rooted herself. She was remarried in 1982 to Horst Radde, a horticulturist, who introduced her to the joy of gardening. She loved her flowers & fruit trees, especially, her roses, that she spent many hours pruning. She also found time to do a little fishing, hiking, and, of course, music. She joined a choral group at Goleta Community Center where she continued to use her marvelous voice. She had a pretty good scorecard on her bowling team, too. She was an avid reader but also enjoyed watching old movies, especially musicals. She also truly enjoyed the neighbors who always stopped to chat with her when she was out gardening in the front yard. After 20 years of overseeing contracts and grants for the physics professors (the highlight of her career), Jo retired from the UCSB Physics Department. She is survived by her sister Vicki Hessel, a brother Richard Hessel,

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and three daughters, Randi, Tracey, and Kelly. Four grandchildren, Samantha, Nicholas, Ryan, and Lauren. She also leaves five great-grandchildren (one boy and four girls). She was a loving mother, grandma, gg-ma. She is already greatly missed. The children of Jo Radde would like to thank Katerina, Anton, and the Salisbury staff for providing warm loving compassionate care to our mom. Our mom loved all animals great and small but especially cats & giraffes. In place of flowers, please donate to the Santa Barbara Humane Society or the animal rescue of your choice. A family celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

Alice Joy (Chard) TarBush

4/20/1927 - 10/22/2023

als, including her children Allyson, Eldyn, and Charlynn, her brother Jack and sister Shirley, along with nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Lydia, her husband Charles, her eldest son Allyn, her brother Arthur, and sister Gwen. A more complete story of Alice’s life as well as details for upcoming memorial and burial services can be found at the Welch-RyceHaider web site: https:// www.wrhsb.com/obituaries/. Please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments there. To support Alice’s love of teaching the family suggests sending memorial contributions to UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education – Community Fellows Fund.

ing time gardening and reading endless books. His friends readily recognized him driving around town in his beloved blue vintage VW. Once diagnosed with Cancer, he began treatment at Ridley Tree Cancer Center. He was especially grateful to his Sansum doctors and the Ridley Tree Cancer Center staff for their compassionate care. He was also deeply thankful for the support of friends and family and for being there for he and Jan. Never one for any recognition, he would ask to be remembered in a modest way of his family and friends choosing.

Paul J Goudeau

10/5/1948 - 10/8/2023

throughout his life, but his most enduring friendship was with his high school best friend, which lasted the rest of his life. He unfortunately developed health issues that were likely due to his exposure to chemicals while in Vietnam. He developed several kinds of cancers later in life, eventually this horrible disease took over. He had a wonderful life, and wouldn’t have changed a thing. He was a pirate at heart, and lived life his way. Paul is survived by his wife, Lori, his sister Jenny and her family, and relatives in Louisiana, all his friends throughout his life. Rest in peace dear Paul, we all love and will continue to love you, and we will all miss you dearly!

Albert Roberta

6/24/1940 - 10/19/2023

Alice Joy (Chard) TarBush, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2023, in Goleta, CA. Alice spent her final days with family close by her side and showed us how strong a woman we always knew her to be. Born on April 20, 1927, in Santa Barbara, CA, Alice was loving, caring, generous, and brilliant. Being an educator in Santa Barbara for over 65 years, her warmth and kindness touched the lives of thousands of students, parents and peers. Alice was the cherished mother of Allyn, Allyson, Eldyn and Charlynn. She was the loving wife of the late Charles Forbes TarBush. Alice was the daughter of Arturo (Arthur) Disidarios Chard and Lydia Esolena Kennedy Chard and the eldest of five children Arthur Chard, Gwendoline Pellamounter, Shirley Kunze and Jack Chard. She is survived by many loving individu-

It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of Albert (Albie/Al) Roberta. He passed quietly at home on October 19th following a courageous bout with cancer. Al was born in Chicago and moved to Santa Barbara with his parents, Albert and Marie Roberta in 1945. Al attended San Roque Elementary and Santa Barbara Catholic High School. He earned degrees from Santa Barbara Community College, California State College at Long Beach and did graduate work at at UC Santa Barbara. Al served as Director at Los Prietos Boys Camp and as a Santa Barbara County Probation Officer. Following his retirement he took a “part-time” position as Director of Operations at Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara for 25 years. He married his wife Jan in 1968 and recently celebrated 60 years together. Proud of his Italian heritage, they traveled to his parents’ homeland in Northern Italy and was warmly greeted by his “Mozzi” relatives in the hill town of Bobbio. They moved to their current home in Mission Canyon in 1983 where he loved spend-

Paul sailed on from his earthly journey to endless seas on October 8, 2023. He was born on October 5, 1948, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Eugene Hillman Goudeau and Gladys Marie (Juneau) Goudeau. The family (Dad, Mom, Paul and his sister Jenny), moved to Santa Barbara, Ca, when Paul was in his early teens. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School and soon after served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Vietnam. Upon returning, he worked on the crew boats for the off shore platforms. He eventually obtained his Captain’s License. Being out at sea became his way of life. He was fortunate to have traveled to many countries. Later, Paul began operating cranes and found his calling. He operated cranes in various states, and on the off shore platforms. His last years of work offered him the opportunity to become a crane supervisor, a position he loved. Paul made many lasting friendships

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David Kuzen, a well known and loved local and international surfer, passed away after an illness in Indonesia. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry j. ( Huck ) Kuzen and his brother Steven Kuzen. He is survived by his mother, Joann Vincent, daughter Shirlyn Kuzen, both of the big Island, Hawaii, wife Rina Dahlen of Indonesia, brothers Dana (Hap ) and Cristopher Kuzen of Santa Barbara, sister Lorraine Kuzen-Stephens of Humboldt, Kansas, nephews Jacob, Simon and Benjamin and niece Anela. On Nov. 11 there will be a Celebration of Life at noon at 619 1/2 ast Ortega St

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Activist/Educator Manuel Unzueta Paints the Town by Nick Welsh

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Vista’s Ellwood Elementary School. The Eastside Community Center and Franklin Library. The Westside’s Bohnett Park. The American Riviera Bank. The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., is exhibiting photos of Unzueta’s work, and he’s painted his murals in such far-flung locales as the state of Iowa. No other public artist in Santa Barbara County is nearly as prolific or remotely as ubiquitous. Little wonder Manuel Unzueta has been enshrined in Santa Barbara High School’s Wall of Fame, perhaps the single highest honor Santa Barbara has to bestow. With Manuel Unzueta, however, there’s never just one story. There are always many. At 74 years old, Unzueta seems almost giddy with life. In person, he’s enthusiastic, generous, smart, funny, proud, playful, patient, and precise. He tells his stories—even after all these years—with a mixture of astonishment and revelation. There are always digressions. One could easily suffer whiplash trying to follow along. But it’s well worth the effort to keep up. On Thursday, October 26, Unzueta will stand in front of the massive seven-paneled mural he helped mastermind 45 years ago on Santa Barbara City College’s Campus Center, “Metamorphosis of Reality.” He will be celebrating the new City College program

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question any reporter can ask is, “Where are you from?” A close second is, “What brought you here?” There’s always a story. Most always, that story is much bigger—and much more interesting—than the person telling it thinks it is. Aside from the Chumash—occupants of this chunk of land now for 12,000 years—none of us are original inhabitants. We all came from someplace else. What drew us? For most of his life, Manuel Unzueta—muralist, historian, Chicano activist, educator, soul-singer, soccer coach, story teller, and, yes, a Mexican immigrant—has been asking himself and the Santa Barbara community these very questions. Why did we come here? And what did we find once we got here? For nearly all this time, Unzueta has been painting his answers on giant walls throughout Santa Barbara County—maybe 50 in all. His work, it seems, is everywhere. La Casa de la Raza. All over Ortega Park. The Santa Barbara High School cafeteria. Santa Barbara Junior High School. Isla

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Raíces—“Roots” in English—designed to support its firstyear Latine students (pronounced “luh-teen-ay”) who are often unprepared for the cultural jolt of higher education. Latine students make up almost 40 percent of City College enrollment, but only 37 percent graduated last year. The Raíces program will provide more academic counseling, mentoring, and a safe haven for students, guiding them through this transition.

SPEAKING ART Unzueta was selected as the keynote speaker at the event, according to Dr. Melissa Menendez, the City College English professor who helped secure the $3 million federal grant for the Raíces program, because, “His story is the story of so many of our students.” That Unzueta attended City College as a young immigrant from Juárez, Mexico, and later taught art and ethnic studies there for many years, adds to his unique qualification. And perhaps even more compelling is the mural itself. Unzueta was the artistic force behind the creation of “Metamorphosis,” an 18-foot-high, 70-foot-wide cosmic, mythic, symbolically sumptuous mural. A controlled visual explosion of Chicano pride, it’s about struggle, oppression, resistance, and perseverance. Think 1970s Aztec warriors combined with Día de los Muertos calaveras. Most of all, the mural is an exaltation of education’s transformative potential. The mural is for everyone. But it was intended to inspire those who got here the hard way, those for whom just staying here is the challenge. The mural’s two left panels burst with images of war, death, and the Holocaust. On the far right, two panels depict the fruits of freedom, democracy, and education. In between, there are panels portraying the goodness of men and the power of women. A smaller panel shows a woman’s hand pushing down, a man’s hand pushing up—two brown hands meeting at a yellow orb, red lines radiating outward. Unzueta explained that the orb represented a human egg and the lines represented sperm. “It’s the birth of a human people,” he said. “We wanted

“When you educate someone, you give them the fire. And that’s what [Manuel] Unzueta does — he shares the fire.” —Michael Montenegro

to make it a universal message.” Unzueta’s murals never went in for visual small talk. Naturally, not everyone on campus was thrilled with the mural’s scale or content. “Some teachers were, ‘Can we do something more agreeable?’ ” Unzueta recalled. But if an artist wanted to show the benefits of democracy, he said, the perils of totalitarianism needed to be graphically depicted. And totalitarianism is never pretty. The impetus for the mural sprung out of an arts trip to Mexico City in the summer of 1976. Unzueta — then a City College instructor — had taken 28 students to charge their creative batteries on the politically epic murals of legendary Mexican muralists Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco. Unzueta had first seen these works several years before and knew the powerful reverberations they could trigger. “It was just breathtaking,” he said. He wasn’t wrong. When the students returned to campus, they wasted little time demanding space for a mural. And they weren’t asking. It was the 1970s; the Vietnam War was raging. The anti-war movement and the fight for civil rights, women’s rights, and environmental rights were in full flower. “They were highly politicized,” Unzueta recalled, “And they were highly aggressive.” They got their wall, a big one, right outside the cafeteria. From fall through spring, they all worked every afternoon, weather permitting. Though many were artistically unskilled, they had lots of ideas. Unzueta translated their suggestions into visual images, while schooling them in the rudiments of mural-making. “I was not a yeller and a screamer,” he said, telling them instead not to panic and to just slow down. “I’d show them how to trace a big black line about one-quarter of an inch thick. And we got there.” It took about seven months. Even for a young man — Unzueta was then just 28 and still harboring dreams of becoming a professional soccer player — the work was physically grueling. “It was a killer,” Unzueta confessed. “A killer.” Forty-five years later, “Metamorphosis” is still a powerful sight, but it has become fragile and the once-vibrant colors are fading away. “The sun hits the mural very hard every afternoon,” Unzueta explained. To restore it, he estimates, will

take about four months of work. But organizers of the Raíces program are committed to making that happen. Assuming Dr. Menendez and Raíces coordinator Sergio Lagunas can secure the necessary state funding, Unzueta will have to summon the strength to take on the task. After painting murals for nearly 60 years, Unzueta says his right shoulder causes so much pain he can’t even move his hand. The wall underneath the mural will need to be cleaned, the outlines retraced, and the colors repainted. “I will have to psych myself up, but we will redo it.” In the Mexican tradition, he explained, murals are generally not intended to last forever. But when Unzueta and his students finished “Metamorphosis,” he clearly remembers thinking, “This mural was here to stay.”

HISTORY AIN’T BUNK Listening to Manuel Unzueta tell his stories proves, yet again, that history is too interesting to be entrusted to historians. For him, history is a river forever rushing downstream. Born in Ciudad Juárez on February 10, 1949, he is one of four children born to Concha and Manuel Unzueta, right across the Rio Grande River from the American city of El Paso. “I am a totally bicultural person,” he said in an interview on the podcast Ask Me Anything. “I was born with one foot in El Paso and one foot in Juárez with the Rio Grande running right through my heart and my mind.” While undeniably poetic, this description is also factual. Unzueta grew up listening to the full panoply of Mexican music as well as sounds from across the river — the ever-outrageous Little Richard; the troubadour of El Paso gunslingers, Marty Robbins; and the King, Elvis Presley. “I was a crazy kid from the barrio,” Unzueta said, always a little bit different. He collected bugs — cockroaches, spiders, scorpions — and even rats. And from an early age, he was always drawing. He loved drawing the bark of trees. He copied comic-book art by placing a pane of glass over the images and tracing them. He was further inspired by a street artist who had no hands or feet but had attached pencils to his elbows. To

Unzueta, the drawings were amazing. At school, Unzueta was the kid whom other students asked for portraits and sketches. Pretty soon, his teachers were asking too. But, like most of his friends, he was an avid soccer player. Unzueta recalls playing two games a day in 110-degree heat. Unzueta says he was the only one of his friends who had both a mother and father, though his father would frequently work jobs in Santa Barbara, where the family had relatives. His parents owned a barrio grocery store in Juárez where the whole family watched the news on a small black-andwhite TV, and everyone kept abreast of current events by devouring three newspapers. The date November 22, 1963, is indelibly etched in Unzueta’s emotional memory. That’s the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Everyone was crying, he recalled. But a few months later, everyone was talking about a new band from England called the Beatles. Instantly smitten with “Love Me Do,” Unzueta started growing his hair long and soon formed a band with his buddies. When the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. his whole family watched. Listening to the girls in the audience screaming, Unzueta’s father asked, “Are they killing the girls, or what?” About this time, Unzueta’s parents sent him off to St Joseph’s Catholic school across the border in El Paso to learn English. They were also worried he was running with a rough crowd. He was. Juárez was a rough city; gangs were rampant and teenage boys were expected to fight to defend their neighborhood. It was getting to be Unzueta’s time to put up or shut up. One night, when he and friends went out on the prowl, a robber grabbed him and held a knife to his neck. Unzueta was certain it was curtains. But he was saved by a car’s lights washing over him and his assailant. The would-be robber vanished. “Since then, I have never been afraid of anything,” he said But his parents were. In 1965, his father told him that he would be moving to the United States. No notice. No discussion. He would be going immediately in a car with his two cousins, José and Miguel, who had been visiting from Santa Barbara. Unzueta was 16

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years old. He had three girlfriends. In his mind, he was on the brink of stardom as a musician and as a soccer player. “I had a chance to be somebody,” he said. He was crushed. His father was not moved, even though a neighbor warned them that Los Angeles—then in the throes of the Watts riots—was going up in flames. Unzueta remembers the drive north through the City of Angels. There was smoke everywhere. It was scary. In Santa Barbara, Unzueta stayed on the Eastside with relatives from his mother’s side of the family. He knew some English, but not enough to be proficient. He was enrolled in Santa Barbara High, but it was mostly a miserable blur. He does remember tripping and falling in the hall only to see a beautiful blonde girl peering down at him. He spent the first six months hibernating in the garage. “I am nobody,” he remembered feeling. It did get better.

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Why Santa Barbara? Most immigrants from Unzueta’s home state of Chihuahua migrated to Texas. However, it turns out, Unzueta’s family has Santa Barbara roots dating back to 1870, making him both a first-generation immigrant and third-generation Santa Barbaran. Many came here to work. One relative, his grandfather Pedro Quinteros, came to Santa Barbara in 1920. He was ordered back to Mexico shortly after the city suffered the devastating earthquake of 1925. Public sentiment then was that all jobs should go to native-born Santa Barbarans. In Durango, Mexico, Quinteros met and married Unzueta’s grandmother Celsa, who had beautiful green eyes. They had four children, some of whom immigrated to Santa Barbara. One however, Conception, became Unzueta’s mother. Concha, as she was called, also had beautiful green eyes. She married Manuel Unzueta, who had worked the Bracero Program in the United States. Together, they opened their grocery store in Juárez. That’s a convoluted yet incomplete account of how 16-year-old Manuel Unzueta came to have aunts in Santa Barbara. His oldest sister, Martha, had also moved to the city five years before Unzueta arrived, and it wasn’t long afterward that his parents and other sisters followed, settling into a home on Alphonse Street on the Eastside.

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Manuel Unzueta played bass and sang with Kaptain Soul; he harbored dreams of playing professional soccer. Then in 1970, he decided he was an artist. “I even had a beret,” he joked.

By 11th grade, Unzueta’s English improved, and he worked at Aaron Brothers restoring frames for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. His artistic chops got him a gig as staff cartoonist for the high school newspaper, The Forge, and his art teacher, Mrs. Strait, recognizing his talent, told him, “You’re too good for the regular assignments. Just do what you want.” Unzueta enrolled at City College in 1968. When Santa Barbara was hammered by a massive oil spill in late 1969, Unzueta sketched the horrible scenes. Dead birds. Dead fish. His father, who was working construction, volunteered for the massive cleanup effort to save the birds and the beaches. At the time, Unzueta played bass and sang for Kaptain Soul, a local band. He also had aspirations of playing soccer professionally. And his art was becoming much more politically focused. “I wasn’t a Mexican and I wasn’t a Mexican-American,” he explained. “I was a Chicano.” His art reflected that. When Brown Pride activists congregated at UCSB to develop “El Plan de Santa Bárbara,” a 155-page manifesto of Chicano activism, Unzueta attended three workshops. Chicano activism, he said, was “to enroll people in the universities and colleges. That was it.” Along the way, Unzueta also helped create La Casa de la Raza, a community hub for Latino activists, artists, and social service providers. He painted many celebrated murals there, photographs of which are now on display in the Smithsonian Institution. In 1970, Unzueta got an arts scholarship to go to France and Spain; there, his mind was blown by the works of Francisco Goya, Diego Velázquez, and Pablo Picasso. When he returned, Unzueta knew exactly what he wanted to be: an artist. “And I already had a beret,” he said. In 1971, he enrolled in UCSB, graduating with his MFA. His focus always was Chicano art. His professors were not encouraging. But Unzueta had already launched his career as a muralist. And while murals provided great exposure, they didn’t pay the bills. Over three years, he worked six jobs. He taught at City College. He coached soccer. He played guitar at weddings. He even released an album. As a young man, Unzueta was drop-dead goodlooking; as a public figure, he came across more serious than a heart attack. Mark Alvarado, a community activist and friend, studied with Unzueta. “When Manuel spoke, you weren’t listening to someone who’d just read 1,000 books,” he said. “You were listening to someone whose life embodied what he was talking about.” Alvarado believes Unzueta changed the trajectory of his life. Unzueta is still plenty handsome, and more than

plenty serious. But he’s not been immune to life’s vicissitudes. In the ’90s, Unzueta’s application for tenure at City College was rejected. During the Great Recession of 2008, Unzueta, his wife, and their two kids lost their Goleta home. In 2013, a fire broke out at Unzueta’s studio in his parents’ backyard. Before the fire was out, 200 paintings, 2,000 drawings, and a lifetime of photographs went up in smoke. About the only thing to survive was a rabbit whom Unzueta named Milagro, Spanish for “miracle.” Today, Unzueta lives with his sister Martha in their parents’ home on East De la Guerra where the street fizzles out on its way up the hillside. His parents are gone now, but his two children—one an actor, the other a psychologist—often come to visit. In the backyard, Unzueta has created a lush paradise retreat with so many varieties of succulents that it’s a miniature Lotusland. Recently, however, Unzueta was drawn into the limelight again. Back in the late ’70s, Unzueta had been at the forefront of an ambitious program to rehabilitate Ortega Park—then a serious public safety issue. Muralists were enlisted to paint a series of murals, and Unzueta was the best-known among them. Neighborhood kids were mentored. Over the years, maybe 50 murals were created. Of those, 18 remain. Two years ago, the fate of those 18 stirred a contentious debate when City Hall announced it was pursuing a $14 million grant to redevelop the park. It did not mention the murals. A great hue and cry went up. The Historic Landmarks Commission and the Trust for Historic Preservation urged the city to consider saving some of the murals. Unzueta became a strong voice to protect the works. He found himself bumping heads with younger, talented muralists—some of whom he had mentored earlier. They advocated for painting new murals rather than preserving older ones. Things got rocky. A compromise was reached. But the city lost the funding. What happens next is unknown. An art consultant for the city has declared the Ortega Park murals of great artistic and historic value: “They explore histories unavailable in textbooks and ignite pride in the local culture that is often oppressed or undervalued, and are truly accessible to every member of the public who passes them by.”

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Born bicultural, Unzueta grew up with one foot in El Paseo and the other in Juárez. He was born, he said, with the Rio Grande running through his heart.

Making the strongest case for Unzueta’s legacy is Michael Montenegro, a Chicano cultural activist, historian, and podcaster. Next week, Montenegro will lead his ninth annual bicycle tour of the city’s murals, and Unzueta’s work will be one of the main attractions. “Santa Barbara would be a lot grayer place without him,” Montenegro said. Montenegro — now in his thirties — took Unzueta’s class, where he learned aspects of Santa Barbara history he didn’t know existed. “That course changed my life,” he said. “And I mean that in a biblical sense. It removed the fish scales from my eyes.” A recurring image in Unzueta’s murals, Montenegro noted, is the genie’s lamp. “The power of the genie lamp is fire. And in the 1970s, fire and education were joined at the hip. When you educate someone, you give them the n fire. And that’s what Unzueta does. He shares the fire.”

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The Martin Molly Ringwald Project: Halloween Bash, 9pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sexton, 8pm. GA: $35-$38, Dinner Reservation and Concert Tickets: $92. Sun.: Adam Topol, Tom Freund, Matt Grundy, 7:30pm. $15-$20. Wed.: ENT Legends Presents: Azizi Gibson, 8pm. GA: $20, VIP: $75. Ages 18+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

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10/26: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 364-3043. satellitesb.com

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ences of all ages are invited to take in artistic spoken-word performances, story slams, naughty tales, workshops, and live music. Visit the website for the schedule. Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal St., Ojai. $20$45; pass: $100-$185. Call (805) 272-0072 or email info@ojaistoryfest.org.

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10/26: Candle-Making Workshop Select a color and a scent free of phthalates and parabens to create a unique candle for you or to give as a gift. Enjoy bites from Bettina Pizza and a special tasting with Tilden and their non-alcoholic cocktails. 5-7pm. Ready Set Confetti, 1046 Coast Village Rd., Ste. G, Montecito. $75. Visit the site to RSVP. tinyurl.com/

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10/26: S.B. Reads: Chile, Feminism, and A Long Petal of the Sea Join a discussion of Isabel Allende’s A Long Petal of the Sea in the context of Chilean feminist movements. 6-7:30pm. Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary .libanswers.com.

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10/26: SBCC Raíces Reception and Talk: Manuel Unzueta Local muralist, educator, and community activist Manuel Unzueta will deliver a talk on his career, highlighting the 1976 mural “Metamorphosis of Reality,” painted with SBCC students. 6-8pm. SBCC (in front of the mural), 721 Cliff Dr. Free. Email slagunas@pipeline.sbcc.edu.

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10/26: Mariposa Series: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo Enjoy a classical performance by Greg Anderson and Music Academy alum Elizabeth Joy Roe. 7pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy, 1070 Fairway Rd. Ages 7-17: free, GA: $55. Call (805) 969-8787 or email tickets@musicacademy.org.

musicacademy.org/calendar 10/26: Nebula Dance Lab Presents: Perspectives See dance works inspired by 10 esteemed women artists, painters, and poets from 18th century to current that embody a celebration of each unique perspective. 7-8:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $30-$55; VIP: $75. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

10/26: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Walter Isaacson in Conversation with Pico Iyer Author Pico Iyer will talk to author Walter Isaacson, whose new book, Elon Musk, was just released. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB students: $10; GA: $30-$50. Call (805) 893-3535.

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FRIDAY 10/27 10/27: Performances by Viminal, Disrupted Euphoria, and Doctren Take in a night of live metal music featuring bands

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.

10/27: S.B. Sailing Center Music on the Water David Segall, 6:30pm. S.B. Sailing Center, 302 W. Cabrillo Blvd. $85. Call (805) 962-2826 or email anchor@sbsail.com.

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SATURDAY 10/28 10/28: Lompoc Colorthon 5K Runners, walkers, and joggers will start together and run or walk a pre-arranged 5K course, passing through five “color stations” where enthusiastic volunteers will shower you with color (dyed cornstarch). Funds raised will go toward the purchase of new physical therapy equipment. 9am-2pm. The Mission Club Lompoc, 4300 Clubhouse Rd., Lompoc. Children: free-$15; adults: $25-$35. Call (805) 737-3300.

tinyurl.com/Lompoc-Colorthon 10/28: S.B. Reads Presents: Protest, Community, and Art in Contemporary Chile with Emily Matteson Emily Matteson, doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology at UCI and a visiting instructor for the Anthropology Field Group at Pitzer College, will discuss how Isabel Allende’s A Long Petal of the Sea can be extended to the present day, while discussing a timeline of Chilean history and the last five years. 1-2pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@ sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/

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10/27-10/28: The Blue Owl Fri.: Lenny Kerley and The Blues Priority, 7-10pm. Let Loose Comedy, 11pm-2am. Sat.: Trio Grande, 7-10pm. Brandon Kinalele, Jack Keough, 11pm-2am. 5 W. Canon Perdido St. Contact venue for price. Ages 21+. Call (805) 705-0991.

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10/27: Topa Topa Brewing Co. (Ojai) Tonebloke, 6-8pm. 345 E. Ojai Ave.,Ojai. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 798-9079.

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10/27-10/28: Maverick Saloon Fri.: 82 Deluxe, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: Barry McGuire, 1-5pm. LiveWire, 9pmmidnight. Free. 3687 Sagunto St. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon

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10/27, 9/1: Lost Chord Guitars Fri.: Greg Hoy & The Boys, 8-11:30pm. $13. Wed.: Andrew Synowiec, 8-10:30pm. $21. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363.

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10/27: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) The Last Decade, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free. 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com 10/28: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Nombres, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 9686500. mspecialbrewco.com 10/28: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Brian Black, 7-10pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com.

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10/28: Hook’d Bar and Grill The New Vibe, 5-8pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351.

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10/28: Restaurant Roy Jazz Night: John Schnackenbert Trio, 7-10pm. 7 W. Carrillo St. Free. Call (805) 966-5636.

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10/29: The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts & Ojai Concerts Tony Ybarra, 3-5pm. 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai. $40. Call (805) 646-3381.

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10/30: The Red Piano Celso and Darryl, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439.

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Dedicated to presenting international and Sri Lankan cinema, this first-ever Sri Lankan film festival organized outside of Sri Lanka will feature documentaries, animated and short films, panel discussions, closing-night performances, and awards. Visit the website for the schedule. 1-9pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Film screening: $18; closing ceremony: $56; VIP package: $75. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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11/1: S.B. Reads Presents Book Discussion and Watercolor Activity: The Last Cuentista 10/28: New Beginnings Presents War Words See the Pulitzer Prize–nominated docuplay War Words, which captures the true, funny, heroic, and heartbreaking stories of the men and women who served in the U.S. military during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars starring professional actors. Proceeds will benefit New Beginnings. 7-9pm. The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St. $50-$75. Call (805) 965-5400.

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SUNDAY 10/29 10/29: The L.A. Accordion Orchestra Concert Listen to classical, Broadway, pops, and big-band music performed on the accordion. 2-3:30pm. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 380 N. Fairview Ave. Free. Call (805) 682-1877 or email aimssantabarbara@gmail.com.

Discuss the award-winning middle-grade novel that is dystopian fiction and Mexican folklore with author Donna Barba Higuera while you create watercolor “postcards from Sagan” using phrases from the book. 5-7:30pm. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Grades 3-8. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@ sbplibrary.libanswers.com.

tinyurl.com/The-Last-Cuentista 11/1: 2023 S.B. Laugh Festival Take in one or more shows at this four-night festival with seven shows at two venues. The festival goes through November 4. Visit the website for the schedule and locations. 7:30-10pm. GA: $25-$35, VIP: $50. Email santabarbaralaughfestival@gmail.com.

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MONDAY 10/30 10/30: Pat Metheny Dream Box Tour The 20-time Grammy Award–winning guitarist and composer will bring his solo tour to S.B., featuring personal and fan favorites and coinciding with the release of his new album, Dream Box. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $74-$79; VIP: $131. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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10/26-10/31: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay bales, and the kids’ maze as well as the 140-acre corn maze! 10am-6pm. Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang. Free. Call (805) 331-1948. facebook.com/SolvangFarmerPumkinPatch

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hether you like to dress up in a costume and get spooky, enjoy a fall experience, or participate in the Mexican tradition of honoring those who have passed, you’ll find the perfect way to celebrate in this comprehensive guide to all things fun this season.

10/26-10/31: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed in the Santa Ynez Valley in the four main communities around Solvang (Buellton, Los Alamos, and Los Olivos) in hopes of winning the 2022 Harvest Cup. Visit the website to cast an online vote for the best and view the roster of business participants. Free. syvscarecrows.com

10/26-10/31: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around town to check out all the scarecrows—humorous, all-natural, and more—then vote for your favorite. Visit the website for locations. Free. losolivosca.com/syv-scarecrow-fest

10/26-10/31: Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch Pick out the best pumpkin during the week or take a daytime hayride on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5pm (no hayride on Halloween). 10am-7pm. Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch, 3277 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. Free; hayrides: $5. Call (805) 669-7077. boccalipumpkins.com

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FRIDAY 10/27 S.B. High School Theatre Presents Dracula Experience a

fresh take of this archetypal story of love, revenge, loyalty, fear, heartbreak, and power while appreciating the more absurd elements of this adaptation. The play shows through November 4. 7pm. S.B. High School Theatre, 700 E. Anapamu St. $10-$15. tinyurl.com/SBHS-Dracula

10/26-10/31: Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch Pick the perfect pumpkin and then enjoy hayrides, farm animals, tractors, educational displays, and the corn maze (closes daily at 6:30pm and at 4:45pm on Halloween). Thu.-Fri., Mon.: noon-7pm; Sat.:-Sun: 10am-7pm; Tue.: noon-5pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773.

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10/27-10/28: OYES Theater Presents Gravedigger! The Musical and Benefit Halloween Party See this original and fun

dark comedy and rock musical with live music and a spooky twist on the meaning of love. Join early for pre-show antics from Small Time Citrus and on Friday, join the Gravedigger after-party to benefit OYES Kids (Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio) with food and drink. 7pm; afterparty: 9pm. OYES Theater, 907 El Centro St., Ojai. Show: $25; benefit party: $55; benefit party and show: $75. Call (805) 646-4300 or email info@ ojaiyes,org. oyespresents.org/gravedigger

10/27: ’90s Halloween Rooftop Party Wear a costume inspired by ’90s TV, music, and movies for a chance to win a one-night stay at the Kimpton Canary Hotel. Enjoy music from DJ Darla Bea, cocktails such as “Vampire’s Kiss,” “Morticia’s Potion,” and “Boo!” and other sips and bites for purchase. 7-10pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. $10. Ages 21+.

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Police Activities League (SBPAL) 10/27: S.B. Trunk or Treat 2023

This family-friendly, outdoor event will offer a safe alternative to your traditional Halloween trick-or-treat! Wear costumes and bring a bag to collect your candy! Este evento familiar al aire libre es una alternativa segura al tradicional “truco o trato” de Halloween. Lleva disfraces y una bolsa para recoger los caramelos. 5-8pm. Spencer Adams Parking Lot, Chapala St. and Victoria St. (Anapamu St. entrance). Free. Call (805) 962-5560. sbpal.org/trunk-or-treat

10/27-10/28: Solvang Haunted House and Fright Farm Enjoy a frightful evening at Solvang’s annual haunted house, returning for its 28th year. 6-9:30pm; kid-friendlier version: 6-6:30pm. 411 Second St., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 688-7529. tinyurl.com/HalloweenHaunt2023

10/27: Teen Murder Mystery Party: Teen Idol Edition Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to dress in costume as their favorite movie or music star for an afternoon of mystery as they reveal who is innocent or guilty of murder. 4pm. Eastside Library,1102 E. Montecito St. Free (registration required). Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com. tinyurl.com/

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10/27-10/28: 29th Annual Halloween Haunt: Tainted Souls Solvang’s annual haunted house will entertain the kids (ages 12 and under) and scare the rest. Enjoy the Halloween street faire afterward. 6-9:30pm; kid-friendly version: 6-6:30pm. 411 Second St., Solvang. $10-$15. Call (805) 688-7529. tinyurl.com/SolvangHaunting

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10/27-10/29: Boo at the Zoo

Come in costume and experience a festive night of safe trick-or-treating, a hay bale maze, mad science experiments, animal encounters, and more. Tasty treats and boo-zy adult drinks will be available for purchase. 5-8pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $18-$25 (members will receive a $3 discount per ticket). Call (805) 962-5339. sbzoo.org

10/27: Lompoc Public Library: After-Hours Costume Bingo Party All ages are welcome to wear a costume for this spooktacular fun. 5-6:30pm. Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8775. tinyurl.com/LompocBingo 10/27: Fig Mountain S.B. Halloween Haunt Join the pre-Halloween celebration with prizes for best costumes, live music from The Caverns at 7pm, and food and drinks available for purchase. 6-10pm. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. S.B., 137 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 324-4461. tinyurl.com/FigMtn-Halloween

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In: ET the Extra-terrestrial Watch a screening of this 1982 favorite, ET the Extraterrestrial (PG) about a troubled child who helps a friendly alien return to their own planet. Gates: 5pm; screening: 6:15pm. S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3375 Foothill Rd. #1200, Carpinteria. Vehicle pass for three guests: $50; six guests: $100. Call (805) 684-6683 or email info@ sbplo.com. tinyurl.com/

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K-Nine Solutions Howl-oween Spooktacular and Costume Contest All dogs and their humans are invited to wear costumes for an easy pack walk and the chance to win prizes. Bring water, treats, and poop bags. 8:30-10am. K-Nine Solutions, 11 W. Gutierrez St. Free. Call (805) 567-4583. tinyurl.com/DogHowl-oween

10/28: Down Syndrome Association of S.B. County (DSASBC): Halloween Hoedown Enjoy a BBQ dinner, games, a costume contest, and dancing to live music from the Hoodlum Friends. There will be a silent auction with proceeds to go toward DSASBC. 5-9pm. S.B. Carriage and Western Art Museum of S.B., 129 Castillo St. Children ages 3-17: $5, adults with DS: $10, GA: $15. Call (805) 962-2353. tinyurl.com/HoedownHalloween 10/28: World Dance for Humanity 40th Anniversary Celebration: Thriller 2022 As part of this global event, thousands of zombies will rise at the same moment for a community experience. Proceeds will go toward the Rwanda Education Fund and the Downtown and Westside Boys & Girls Club. 2pm. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St. Free-donations accepted.

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The Rotary Club of S.B. North invites everyone and their dogs to join for family games, a junior jam dance mob, a dog and kids’ costume contest, and more! Visit the website for the schedule. 9am3pm. Chase Palm Park, 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Email info@sbboobash.org. sbboobash.org

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visit participating businesses on H and I streets with a pumpkin in the window and participate in free activities at Centennial Park, the corner of S. H St. and E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc. Visit the Facebook page for a map of locations. 1-3pm. Old Town Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 736-4567. tinyurl.com/Lompoc-Trick-Treat

10/28: S.B. Auto Night Trunk & Treat Look at classic cars and collect candy and bring candy for others. Wear a costume and decorate your ride for the best chance to win prizes. 6-8pm. Macy’s Parking Lot (under the bridge), La Cumbre Plaza, 3805 State St. Free.

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10/30: Glow + Flow: Halloween Yoga Party The lights will be out and the spooky, ghoulish beats will be turned up as Amelia Neal leads a Halloweeninspired flow. Dress in blacklight-friendly attire—neon and crisp whites glow the strongest. (Please do not bring glow sticks to the eco-friendly event.) 6:45pm. Sol Seek Yoga, 25 E. De la Guerra St. Members: Members: free; non-members: $29. Call (805) 259-9070.

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10/30-10/31: Slingshot Haunted House Join at the studio for a spooky art installation that promises to fright and delight! Mon: 10am-3pm; Tue.: 10am-6pm. Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio, 1911 De la Vina St., Ste. B. Free. tinyurl.com/Slingshot-Halloween

TUESDAY 10/31 10/31: S.B. Police Activities League (SBPAL) Haunted Maze This haunted attraction is like a real-life horror movie, but you can’t press pause. Come face to face with freaky and unruly characters who are waiting to take you away to another world. 6-9pm. SBPAL, 1235 Chapala St. $2. Ages 13+. Call (805) 9625560. sbpal.org/haunted-maze

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in costume, get a treat, and check out a great book to read! 10am-7pm. Goleta Valley Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 964-7878.

thing fun (no scary or violent costumes) to join at the transformed “fun zone” with bounce houses, games for all ages, a cotton candy machine, prizes, Trunk or Treat, and more! Lunch will be available for purchase. 11:30am-2:30pm. Free Methodist Church of S.B., 1435 Cliff Dr. Free. tinyurl.com/FallFamFest2023

10/28: Noche de los Muertos: A Firme (Cool) Spooky Night Desmadre Media x Chicano Culture S.B. invites you to pull up in your best costume for the chance to win the contest and enjoy performances by The Nobodys, Sister Fit, Los Tranquilos, and rolas (songs) from DJ Serenade. 7-10pm. Ages 18+. Foundation Press Screen Printing/Design, 38 Depot Rd., Goleta. $15.

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appropriate and eerie stories told by highly animated storyteller Michael Katz, with soul food available for purchase. 4pm: stories for ages nine and under; 6pm; stories for ages 10+. Soul Bites, 423 State St. Free. Call (805) 869-2198. Read more on pg. 38.

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10/31: Milpas Street Trick-or-Treat Businesses will post balloons outside their establishments to show they are giving candy to the children. Tables with community information and local services available will be set up next to La Super-Rica Taqueria (622 N. Milpas St.). 3-5pm. Milpas Street Corridor. Free.

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10/31: Woodglen Hall Safe Trick-or-Treating Join for safe trick-or-treating and visit with the residents, who love seeing kids in their Halloween costumes! 3:30-4:30pm. Wood Glen Senior Living, 3010 Foothill Rd. Free. Call (805) 687-7771.

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10/31: BOOCara The local community and hotel guests are invited to a fun-filled, property-wide, trick-or-treating time with games and more. 5-7pm. The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, S.B., 8301 Hollister Ave. Free.

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10/28-10/29,10/31: Find Pete on the Shelf

Find Pete the Cat, dressed for Halloween, and get a treat! Sat.: 10am-5:30pm; Sun.: 1-5pm; Tue.: 10am-7pm. Goleta Valley Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 964-7878. tinyurl.com/PeteOnShelf

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Happenings THURSDAY 10/26 10/26: Gaucho Monster Energy Up & Up Presents: Dr. Fresch All Gauchos, alums, and the entire community are invited to dress in costume for the chance to win a prize and listen and dance to electronic music artist Dr. Fresch. Buses shuttle to and from Isla Vista. 4pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $37. Ages 18+ (to party); ages 21+ (to drink). tinyurl.com/Dr-Fresch

10/26-10/31: From Dusk ’Til Dawn: Halloween Drink Specials Enjoy this Halloween pop-up bar for a spooky time featuring themed craft cocktails for purchase. Beginning at dusk daily. Dusk, The Drift Hotel, 524 State St. Call (855) 721-2658.

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FRIDAY 10/27 10/27: The Molly Ringwald Project: Halloween Bash Dance to ’80s sound from this spooky party band and enter the costume contest! 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. Call (805) 9627776. $15-$18. Ages 21+. sohosb.com/events

10/27: Pali Wine Night Market Shop from 20 Halloween- and fall-themed vendors and enjoy wines (for purchase). 5-9pm. Pali Wine Co., 205 Anacapa St. Free. Email kayla@meetmeatthe.market.

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10/28: Fields of Funk After-Party Don’t let the party stop. Join to continue the Fields of Funk feeling and fun with special guests! 10pm. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. $12.36. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410.

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10/28: Rockstar SCAREaoke Annual Event Wear your costume to sing or listen to some “scareaoke.” Spooky tunes are encouraged! 9pm-1am. Whiskey Richards, 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (818) 451-8206 or email sarah@whiskeyrichards.com.

tinyurl.com/Rockstar-SCAREaoke 10/28: Halloween Celebrity Lip-Sync Contest Perform your best celebrity lip-sync for a chance to win up to $1,000 in prizes. Please RSVP ASAP. 9-11pm. Backstage Dueling Piano Bar, 409 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 957-4111 or email info@backstagesb. com. tinyurl.com/celeb-lip-sync-contest

SUNDAY 10/29 10/29: The Sunstone Villa Day of the Dead Haunted Ball Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos at this ball that will combine the fun of a costume party with the elegance of the Villa. Enjoy light bites, a costume contest, open bar, live music by DJ Fess, and dancing. 6:30-10pm. Sunstone Winery, 125 N. Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez. Members: $99, GA: $129. Ages 21+. Call (805) 688-9463 or email info@ sunstonewinery.com. tinyurl.com/Day-of-the-

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costume and check in between 7 and 10pm, then visit more than 10 bars and nightclubs with one all-access pass that includes shots, drink discount vouchers, and free cover. Check in: 6-9pm. Backstage Dueling Piano Bar, 409 State St. $35. Ages 21+.

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10/28: Creep the Halls: Into the Abyss Celebrate the weird, wonderful, and misunderstood “monsters’’ of our sea and enter the costume contest; enjoy signature cocktails, local wine, appetizers, and dessert; and dance to the sounds of DJ Darla Bea in Poseidon’s Court. 6-9pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $125. Ages 21+. Call (805) 682-4711 or email info@sbnature2.org.

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10/28: Hook’d 2023 Halloween Party Dance to live music by The New Vibe with tequila tastings, margaritas, and tap takeover by Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (drink and food for purchase). 4pm. Hook’d Bar and Grill, 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 350-8351. tinyurl.com/

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10/28: Fields of Funk 2023 Bring lawn chairs and blankets to hear live music on two stages from STRFKR, Boombox, and Fleetmac Wood with vendors, a full bar, food trucks (with food and drink for purchase), a silent disco, and more. Noon-10pm. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. GA: $60, VIP: $120. Ages 21+. Call (805) 569-5611.tinyurl.com/fields-of-funk

WINNER Mystical Mixology at 10/31: Pearl Social’s Cocktail Crypt

The spirits invite you to dance on the edge of the afterlife, drink mystical cocktails at the Cocktail Crypt, and dance to deejays Anahita and Sans Nom (Underground Souls). 7:30-11pm. Pearl Social, 131 Anacapa St., Ste. B. $25. Ages 21+. Call (805) 284-0380.

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This Giving Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Independent will encourage our readers to participate in Giving Tuesday by highlighting area nonprofits and their great work in our newsletter, in print, and online.

Deadline to Participate: Thursday, November 16 Visit independent.com/ givingtuesdaylisting for more details

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ore than 50 years ago, Jerry and Helene Beaver, Harvey Bottlesen, and others gathered around a rock near the newly finished Santa Barbara Tennis Club. As they gazed over the promising vista, they contemplated the future. The topic of discussion: a nascent concept of a junior tennis program. Little did they know this modest idea would blossom into something beyond their wildest expectations. For the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons (SBTP), a love of the game was all it took to create the nonprofit fueled by that shared passion and dedication to spreading the sport. On Saturday, October 14, the organization marked an impressive milestone—50 years. Remarkably, their journey spans a more than half a century since their establishment in 1971. The night was a joyful gathering, all about appreciating a shared love for the game and recognizing the achievements of some exceptional individuals. Underneath the setting sun in Montecito at the home of Julianna and Tom Dain, the community gathered around bright-green tables adorned with intricate bouquets and vintage tennis racquets. Perhaps one of the more notable items at each place setting was the tennis-themed playing cards, each adorned with an encouraging word. I traded my King card with honoree Marty Davis’s Queen. My card read, “Attitude: Good body language: Win or lose with grace A young player enjoys time on the court. and dignity.” A testament to the rigor of the game. their dad’s preserved wisdom. Among the honorees at the event were Beaver described the difficulty the nonprofit’s main drivers, the late Jerry of tennis far better than I ever Beaver and Harvey Bottlesen, who has by Tiana Molony could. “To hit a moving object with a been playing the sport for more than 70 years moving object while also moving. And and is proud of how much SBTP has grown since to do it accurately with speed and power.” its creation. “I love watching the youngsters grow and That’s tennis. see how passionate they become in playing the sport,” BotIn 2023, SBTP hosted 11 tournaments for people of all tlesen told me. In two rounds of speeches—just one wasn’t enough—he thanked his late friend Beaver and others for ages and abilities, with two more planned before the end of the year. With more than 1,000 registered players, SBTP has their continued dedication to SBTP. Two of Beaver’s three sons, John and David, spoke on his certainly spread its mission: to promote and grow the sport behalf and honored his memory by reading from some of of tennis in Santa Barbara.

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The Sport That Lasts a Lifetime Relaunched in March, the after-school program solidifies this message by providing free tennis clinics in local elementary schools, with a special focus on underserved students. The organization operates with a small team and heavily depends on dedicated volunteers who step forward to contribute. For the relaunch of the school’s program (in partnership with Santa Barbara Unified School District and led by Adam Webster), they were fortunate to have a turnout of more than 50 volunteers. Another SBTP staff member, Lisa Aviani, told me the goal is to get kids who may never play tennis to try the sport. When I asked her what it’s like teaching the 1st graders, she laughed and said, “It’s absolute chaos, I mean, just getting them to throw a tennis ball is hard.” It may be haywire at first, but the outcome is rewarding. For the young ones, lessons start with the basics: passing drills, throwing the ball up and down, and tossing it around. “They will work with a tennis ball for 15 minutes before we give them a racquet,” said Aviani. In this community, there’s no pressure to outshine or go beyond one’s limits. What makes SBTP stand out is their absolute commitment to sharing the beloved sport, providing a space free from performance stress. “Everyone does it for the love of the game,” said Aviani. While this may be true for most sports, starting kids young is especially beneficial, Aviani said. They usually coach kids starting no earlier than 1st grade and form groups based on age and skill level. Junior team tennis in the spring and fall seasons has more than 300 kids ages 8-17 participating. Regularly, each clinic is managed by a lead, usually with a tennis background, such as a professional or a coach. Additional support comes from five to six volunteers. The positive outcome of pursuing any challenging feat is the feeling of accomplishment. And what’s most impressive is how the sport teaches kids—and people of all ages, for that matter—real-life skills. “Tennis is a sport that provides so many different valuable life skills,” said Neil Levinson, the president of the board of SBTP. “Skills like being self-sufficient, learning fairness, resilience, learning how to problemsolve. These are critical skills that everybody should have. Tennis is one of those sports that teaches that,” Levinson said. Watching the kids who stick with the sport improve and develop a love for the game is what SBTP is all about. “It’s really fun to watch the older kids start rallying because it’s so gratifying,” Aviani tells me through a smile. “When you play tennis, you get a long rally going, it’s so much fun.” Because SBTP is driven by spreading the sport of tennis, ensuring people have the tools to pursue it is key. If someone cannot afford lessons beyond the program, the nonprofit will step up and offer sponsorships as needed. This way, they open doors to everyone who wants to continue the sport. Tennis is for everyone. The Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons embody that mantra. “Tennis is an activity that lasts a lifetime,” said Bottlesen. And half a century later, it’s certainly proven to be.

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The Portraits of Survival Holocaust education program provides powerful first-hand accounts from survivors for schools and groups. Help us educate to fight hate against Jews and other marginalized groups.

For more information, visit jewishsantabarbara.org/portraits

Local Vietnam Veterans

Need Your HELP! Our Huey needs a new home! Whomp, whomp, whomp . . . The sound of an incoming Huey is beloved by all who served in Vietnam. It meant food, mail, ammo, life-saving medevacs ~ and more! It meant everything to ground pounders who needed help. Now we need your help ~ to find a new and permanent home to honor this ICON of service in Vietnam. Maybe you have a place for the 24/7 display; or maybe you can help with a long-term commitment; or with one of the several individual services we’ll need ~ from security to maintenance to TLC. If you can be of help, please call Ed ~ at 805-770-0979. More info:

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Hole in One! Santa Barbara Nonprofit Scores a Grant

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Young participants at First Tee and People’s Self-Help Housing’s Guadalupe location

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hat do you know about the game of golf?” a coach from First Tee asked his class of students, ranging from 7 to 14, all of them eager to be in the sun and learning.

Through this grant, First Tee collaborated with People’s Self-Help Housing, another nonprofit organization focused on the Central Coast, which is dedicated to building homes for families and housing people. Johnson explains how they have a similar mission statement and hold after-school programs where they expose people to things they might not otherwise be exposed to. “It really aligned to what we’re trying to do, especially with our outreach.” First Tee and People’s Self-Help Housing have now completed two six-week sessions at PSHH’s Guadalupe location, and they are about to begin their first session in Santa Barbara. Johnson explained the structure of the sessions: The first four are held at the People’s Self-Help Housing location, whether that be in a housing complex or grassy knoll, then the last two sessions are at an actual golf course, where the kids can practice on the real green and get rides in golf carts. “They get to actually play the holes on the golf course!” Johnson said. Through the six sessions, life skills are embedded into the curriculum as well as an inherent broken barrier as kids with little familiarity of the game get to be included. “One of the first things we do in class is introductions. We teach the kids to shake hands, make eye contact, and listen to the person they’re speaking with.” Johnson goes on to give more examples of important life skills the kids are taught mid-session. “In the middle of the game, there might be an opportunity to show perseverance, and our coach will point that out to the group.” In Santa Barbara, the first four sessions will be held in Ortega Park. The fifth and sixth sessions will be at the Santa Barbara Golf Club, to “get the real golf-course experience,” said Johnson. The groups of children are usually as big as 26, with an age range from 6-14.

First Tee to Hold Golf Lessons with People’s Self-Help Housing This Year by Kira Logan “It’s what rich white people play,” one brave child answered. First Tee, a national nonprofit organization with approximately 180 chapters, is dedicated to teaching kids life skills, healthy habits, and reaching kids who wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to the game of golf. The local chapter reaches from Ventura to Paso Robles, and raises all of its own money to then be distributed throughout the program for equipment, locations, financial aid, etc. Jessani Johnson, executive director of First Tee Central Coast, explains, “We accept every request for financial aid. We allow everyone to be able to pay what they need, even if that amount is zero.” She adds, “We provide equipment if kids don’t have access to it, and we give out scholarships and financial aid to anyone who needs it.” As to the content of the sessions, Johnson explains how the First Tee coaches are “trained to seamlessly introduce nine core values, some of which are: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, and perseverance.” The coaches set up stations for the kids to rotate through and grapple with the basics of putting, chipping, swinging the club, and more. “By the end, the kids get really excited about golfing,” Johnson affirms. First Tee recently received an IDEA Grant from the United States Golf Association, allowing them to expand their outreach, resources, and class loads. “The grant money covers the cost of paying our coaches, for the equipment, and pretty much all of the expenses. We’re so grateful,” said Johnson.

To sign up and learn more about First Tee’s mission and how to participate, see firstteecentral coast.org.

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Eddie Ndopu Comes to UCSB Arts & Lectures

Disability rights activist Eddie Ndopu speaks at UCSB Campbell Hall on Thursday, November 2

ddie Ndopu knows how to grab your attention and keep it. And he’s doing it while seated.

Humor, Humility, and the High Life as a Disabled Activist by Sean Magruder Three decades ago, the award-winning humanitarian and disability justice advocate was told he wouldn’t live past age 7. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy — an attack on the spinal cord’s motor neurons — Ndopu is now on the world stage. At 32 years old, his résumé is nothing short of stunning — a current boardmember of the United Nations (UN)

Foundation (alongside such luminaries as the Queen of Jordan, the former Prime Minister of Norway, and media mogul Ted Turner), a cofounder of A Billion Reasons, a social-impact incubator leveraging disability-based innovation to face UN sustainability benchmarks, and a former member of multiple initiatives at the World Economic Forum. Ndopu was profiled by Time for his efforts to combat climate change and disability exclusion, and is one of 17 people tasked with tackling the United Nations’ 17 global sustainable development goals — extending to education, gender equality, and peaceful institutions. He’s also a Black, queer Oxford grad with a brand-new memoir: Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw. The book details Ndopu’s experience at the prestigious university, where he was the first African student with a degenerative disability to be admitted on a full scholarship, graduating with a master’s in public policy. Clearly, he’s made good use of it — and is now recounting not only his life as a disabled activist and global change-maker but also the challenges we all face, with a public lecture tour. Join USCB Arts & Lectures and Eddie Ndopu on Thursday, November 2, for a free night of inspiration, humor, and most of all, humanity. Free copies of Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw — a title every writer wishes they came up with — will be available while supplies last. From humble beginnings to the halls of power, Ndopu is proof that sitting down doesn’t mean you’re sitting out.

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Ecology, Elixirs, and Six Courses of Uni

This month, Finch & Fork will donate 10 percent of the sales of this uni pasta dish to Surfrider Foundation.

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quick. It made the night’s not-inexpensive wine — much more easily plucked from its terranean cellar than the urchin from its ocean floor — seem everlasting by comparison. But Kimpton Canary’s Finch & Fork turned the tables the other night, when approachable Santa Barbara County wines and fresh, locally inspired cocktails were paired with course after course of salty, creamy Santa Barbara uni. This isn’t a routine thing — for me or the restaurant. Welcome to National Seafood Month in Santa Barbara. As a participating restaurant, last week Finch & Fork served six courses of what can only be called a veritable uni feast. Uni and tuna poke with barrel-aged shoyu and fresh seaweed — check. Uni pasta accented by parmesan, furikake and bottarga, or cured tuna roe — you got it. Uni shortbread with apricot marmalade? Here’s something for the road, tucked into a little branded box. The kicker? Just one dish will go public at a time. This isn’t some big, oceanic ostentation, though. In honor of National Seafood Month, throughout October, Finch & Fork is donating 10 percent of sales of their

Guests left with a special uni treat for the road.

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uni pasta special to the Surfrider Foundation (surfrider. org), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and preserving the waters these critters call home. And, in a reversal of the general story surrounding seafood consumption, eating the uni of purple sea urchin — the echinoderm gobbling up our kelp forests — is a sustainable act, encouraged by marine biologists. And, of course, chefs. A native of Camden, Maine, Finch & Fork Executive Chef Nathan Lingle is by Sean Magruder familiar with purple urchin — he grew up finding the spiny, alienlooking orbs under rocks and innocuously stacking them atop one another for fun. “It wasn’t until I was an exchange student in Japan that I had urchin for the first time, and went, ‘Wait, people are eating this stuff?’ ” he laughed. An urchin diver himself, in recent years, Lingle has also discovered the benefits of harder-to-find, often meatier red urchin, acknowledging, “It takes some work, but it’s great.” Lingle is now doing his part to spread that gospel, as the night would attest. Course after inventive course showcased the diversity and sui generis flavor and textural combo of uni. The meal featured everything from brown-butter toast with caviar — for me, the bite of the night: crunchy, moist and delightfully Maillardic — to risotto with prime New York strip, to even an uni panna cotta accented by cara cara orange and citrus caramel corn. Local sparkling, white, and red wines (including Flying Goat Cellars, 2019 “Goat Bubbles” Brut Cuvée, Santa Barbara County; Brander, 2022 “Au Naturel” Sauvignon Blanc, Los Olivos; and Alma Rosa 2020 Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills) were pitch-perfect

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pairings, with the Ventura Spirits Opuntia Prickly Pear Brandy-based “Down with OPP” cocktail and even a Ventura Spirits Amaro Angeleno bookending the beverage experience. Finch & Fork will be extending their uni specials to benefit Surfrider Foundation through November and maybe even December, so there’s still time to stop by, eat up, and wash it down with a cocktail or local wine. Considering November’s special will be the brown-butter toast, maybe budget for multiple trips.

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Brander 2022 “Au Naturel” Sauvignon Blanc paired particularly well with the salty creaminess of uni.

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CHEESE, PLEASE: The recently closed Patxi’s Pizza downtown reopened this month as Santa Barbara Pizza House.

closed at 515 State Street last July, is the new home of Santa Barbara Pizza House. “Grand Opening!” says owner Erin Khoda-bandehlou. “Right in the heart of beautiful Santa Barbara. Making both deep-dish and Neapolitan-style pizzas and an array of appetizers and salads. Everything is fresh and made to order. Give us a try; you will be blown away!” Reader Primetime tells me he spoke with the owner and that several of the pizzas are named after local streets. I am told that Khodabandehlou is an accomplished, long-time Santa Barbara caterer as well as the former manager of Patxi’s. STARBUCKS COMING TO LOWER STATE: Reliable sources tell me that a new Starbucks coffee shop will be coming to 120 State Street near the waterfront, next to McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams and Melville Winery. I am told that a February opening is most likely. BLUE OWL COMING TO CARP: Reader Primetime tells

me that the Blue Owl is opening a location in the multi-tenant project coming to 700 Linden Avenue in Carpinteria next summer, where Bettina is one of the planned restaurants. I am hearing that it will be a walk-up window and not a traditional sit-down restaurant like their sister in Santa Barbara. RESTAURANT SNEAK PEEKS: This is the third 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: CLAM BAR COMING TO THE HARBOR: Reader Steve C. tells

me that “The Store” at the Santa Barbara Harbor will be replaced by a clam bar and that it will be run

by Brophy Bros., the wildly popular restau restaurant immediately upstairs. CLARK’S OYSTER BAR: Last May, reader

Renee R. spotted architecture board of review plans for 1212 Coast Village Road in Montecito, the former home of Cava, that suggested Clark’s Oyster Bar will be the next tenant. The eatery currently has locations in Austin, Texas, and Aspen, Colorado. They are described as “a neighborhood spot with a great raw bar, house-baked sourdough, fresh fish, lobster rolls, pan-roasted hamburgers, and tasty libations.” I stopped by and saw that the building has been gutted and the front wall is off. This is as close to a tear-down as you can get without tearing it all down. It seems to me that they will most likely open next summer or fall.

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Ortega Street, the former home of Black Sheep, Oveja Blanca, and Seagrass. All the fixtures have been removed except for a TV, a glass wall labeled “Seagrass,” and the walk-in freezer. No renovations have begun, but there is no doubt that they are coming because architectural drawings have been laid out on a table near the front window that reveal unsurprising things like future plans for a kitchen, a dining room, a patio, a couple of dish pits, and a restroom. LILAC PÂTISSERIE: Lilac Pâtisserie is opening a loca-

tion at 1209 Coast Village Road, the former home of Mesa Burger, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Tutti’s. I paid them a visit and noticed that construction is in full swing, with most of the new drywall added, and some painting going on. A new floor still needs to be laid and some pillars are being refitted. A new coat of white paint was being rolled on to the outside of the building while I was there. Expect an opening late this year or early next.

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

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Kristin Chenoweth For The Girls Sun, Nov 5 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre In this rollicking cabaret-style revue, Tony and Emmy award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to the great women singers who have inspired her, performing classics made famous by Doris Day, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and more.

Midori with Festival Strings Lucerne Wed, Nov 8 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre Program includes Honegger, Schumann and Beethoven’s 7th Symphony Visionary violinist, educator and activist Midori returns to Santa Barbara for the first time in a decade to celebrate the music of Beethoven and transfix audiences in this performance with Europe’s most distinguished string orchestra.

American Railroad

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens Thu, Nov 9 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Under the leadership of Pulitzer Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens, the Silkroad Ensemble embarks on a new initiative, American Railroad, that reflects the profound impact of the railroad and the immigrant communities that built it on the cultural fabric of North America.

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Béla Fleck Zakir Hussain Edgar Meyer Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

As We Speak Wed, Nov 15 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall “Together, the trio’s sound is nothing short of majestic.” The Denver Post

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Daniil Trifonov, piano Fri, Nov 17 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Program includes Rameau, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” Sonata

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Thu, Nov 30 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall “Audra McDonald is the finest stage actress of her generation. She is nothing short of magnificent.” The Wall Street Journal Enjoy an intimate evening with a national treasure as Audra McDonald – winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy – performs works from Broadway, the Great American Songbook and beyond.

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Seong-Jin Cho, piano Fri, Dec 1 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Program includes Haydn, Ravel, Mozart and Liszt

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WALKING THROUGH FIRE WITH NOVELIST, AND S.B. NATIVE, KIM DEROSE POWERFUL NEW RELEASE TAKES TEEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT INTO THE POTENT REALM OF WITCHCRAFT COURTESY

wholeheartedly recommend), I jumped on the chance to interview DeRose, a Santa Barbara native and “Distinguished Don” alumni who currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband, 10-year-old son, and 4-year-old daughter. Here’s a bit of our Zoom conversation. How does it feel to have your first novel published? It’s exciting. It’s surreal. There’s an element of anxiety because when you’ve never done it before, you feel like, “What’s this gonna be like?” But it was my childhood dream. So overall, it’s pretty exciting. My earliest memory from being a kid is I just knew that I wanted to be a writer.…I think I started dictating stories to my mom when I was 3. She has this piece of paper that’s my earliest story about this family of kittens and the mother that I dictated to her.…I would spend my summers drafting stories in my room when I had free time and illustrating them. When I was in 3rd grade, she signed me up for an after-school writers’ program. And that was fantastic.

Kim DeRose, author of the new young adult novel set in Santa Barbara, For Girls Who Walk Through Fire

here’s nothing more satisfying — and sadly quite rare—than reading a book set in Santa Barbara where the author gets the little details about this place just right. Kim DeRose’s new novel, For Girls Who Walk Through Fire, a young-adult (YA) work of fiction that meshes the serious subject of sexual assault with magical manifestations of witchcraft and off-the-charts teenage emotions, accomplishes just that. Set in familiar places like Adams Elementary School, Dune Coffee Roasters, Franceschi Park, Paradise Found, and Santa Barbara High (where she gets bonus points for naming the fictional principal after my mother, Mrs. Dinaberg, who was one of her teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School), DeRose has written a powerful story about teen witches who fight back against the people who’ve wronged them, with sometimes unintended, but always entertaining consequences. Before I even read the novel (which I now have and can

It is amazing how those little things when you’re young have such an impact. As far as writing for young adults, how did that come about? I just felt that was exactly the right audience that I wanted to write for.…When I was a kid, I didn’t have any concept of who the audience would be; I just knew that I wanted to be a writer.…I was gonna just finish my story and take it over to the bookstore, and they were gonna publish it. And that would be that. I was so convinced. It was probably Chaucer’s I had in mind. [Laughs.] I think I lost confidence in that along the way. I don’t think it’s uncommon for people that are creative to hear a narrative of, “Oh, it’s not realistic; you’re not going to make money. It’s not a serious thing to take on.” So I think in many ways, it took me a little while to kind of come back to that. And to remember that it’s really something I care about.…YA has always been near and dear to my heart, because it’s just such a cool age. To get to speak to that audience when they’re figuring

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out so much about themselves and individuating in the world, I just feel like that’s really special and important. Sexual assault is obviously a very serious subject. Were you conscious of balancing that out with the teenage characters? I think that’s probably why I’m really drawn to genre and writing about, if you want to call it fantasy or paranormal, but you know, the use of magic. And witches in this case. I think part of the reason I’m really drawn to that is because you can deal with really serious subject matters, but also have this other element that maybe adds a little fun or levity, so that you have a mix of both.…And it allows me to have a balance of things in terms of capturing maybe some humor or fun, that would also be true of that age group. And it’s just also the kind of story that I love. A few years ago, the big dream for writers was going on The Oprah Winfrey Show with their book. What’s your big dream today? I really think the dream, and it’s hard to quantify this, but I feel like the dream is to really connect with readers who feel really seen. Part of why it’s hard to quantify that is the acknowledgement that you might never hear from them, right? I think about all the art that has meant so much to me, and I feel so passionately about, and I’ve never written a review, I’ve never written a letter. I might tell people in my life, but there’s no path back to that creator for them to know. I think that that’s kind of a hard thing to just know that you’re just gonna have to release this and know that people are gonna have this relationship that you might never even be aware of. I would say the other part of it is to have little moments of communion with readers and other writers. And those also tend to be kind of small and intimate. So it’s not to diminish any of those big things…. I’ve been a writer long enough to know the value of being a writer, and what that gives me and how that’s so separate from being a published author. And it’s something that I will always have as part of my life because of how it feeds me. —Leslie Dinaberg

For more information about Kim DeRose and For Girls Who Walk Through Fire (Union Square & Co., September 2023), see kimderose.com.

Looks like we’re in for a seriously spooky time this Halloween season when dynamic storyteller Michael Katz offers a selection of ghost stories for the young, and young at heart, in a free program at Soul Bites on Monday, October 30. Starting with a 4 p.m. show just for the little ones, ages 5-9, Katz (a very popular storyteller performer at local elementary school assemblies), will share some of his favorite eerie tales drawn from folklore, myths, and his own life. “Often I decide the stories on the spot,” he says. So while the tales are “not set in stone,” the 4 p.m. set includes stories for the youngest crowd such as Wiley and the Hairy Man, a Black American folktale; and Tia Miseria, a Mexican American folktale. The program for ages 10 and up (starting at 6 p.m.), could include Spin, Spine Reel off Skin, a Creole story which is certainly appropriate

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “Shadow work” is a psychological practice that has been deeply healing for me. It involves exploring the dark places in my soul and being in intimate contact with my unripe and wounded aspects. Engaging in this hard labor ensures that my less-beautiful qualities never take control of me and never spill out into toxic interactions with people. I bring this up, Aries, because the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to do shadow work. Halloween costume suggestion: Be your shadow, demon, or unripe self.

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(Apr. 20-May 20): The country where I live, the U.S., has banned more than 2,500 books in recent years. I’m appalled by the ignorance that fuels this idiotic despotism. But there has been an amusing consequence, which I am pleased to report: Banning the books has sometimes hiked their sales. Gender Queer by Maia Kolbabe had a 130 percent increase. Art Spiegelman’s Maus I and Maus II jumped 50 percent. Let this scenario serve as an inspirational metaphor for you in the coming weeks. If any person or institution tries to repress, deny, or resist you, do what you’re doing even bigger and better. Use their opposition as a power boost. Halloween costume suggestion: rebel, dissident, or protestor.

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(May 21-June 20): Do you ever feel you are treated unfairly at your job? Is your workplace sometimes detrimental to your health? Is it possible that a few small changes could add up to a big improvement in how you feel while you’re earning a living? There’s rarely a perfect moment to address these concerns, but the coming weeks will be a more favorable time than usual. If you decide to seek shifts, devise a strategy that’s as foolproof as possible. Resolve to be calm, poised, and un-flusterable. Halloween costume suggestion: a worker doing your ideal job.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian comedian Dave Barry says that as he grows older, he looks forward to “continued immaturity.” That sentiment is probably based on the fact that his humor is often juvenile and silly (I like it, though!). I’m guessing it’s also because he aspires to remain youthful and innocent and surprisable as he ages. I mention this, fellow Cancerian, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate and honor the parts of you that are still blooming but not yet in full blossom. Be grateful you have not become a jaded know-it-all. Would you consider revisiting joys you loved as a child and teenager? Halloween costume suggestion: your younger self.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Horseshoes have symbolized good luck in many cultures. A common usage is to hang them over front doors. But there’s disagreement about the best way to generate the good fortune. Some people say the open end of the horseshoe should point upward, since that collects the luck. Others insist it’s best for the horseshoe to point down, as that showers luck on those who enter and leave the house. If you experiment with this fun myth, I advise you to point the open end up. It’s time for you to gather blessings, help, and fortuity. Halloween costume accessories: good luck charms such as a four-leaf clover, acorn, cat’s eye gemstone, ankh, dragon, laughing Buddha, Ganesh statue, and horseshoe.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There would be no life on earth if it weren’t for the sun. Our home star’s energy is the central force at work in the creation and sustenance of all humans, animals, and plants. Yet we must be sure not to get extravagant amounts of our good thing. An overabundance of solar heat and radiance can cause failed crops, dehydration, droughts, skin cancer, and wildfires. Are other factors at work in your sphere that are also nourishing in moderate amounts but unhealthy in excess? And do you know when “just right” becomes “too much”? Now is a favorable time to ruminate on these matters. Halloween costume suggestion: Goldilocks, Lady Justice with her scales, or a body suit adorned with a giant yin and yang symbol.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The earliest known human settlement is Göbekli Tepe, in what’s now the country of Turkey. When archaeologists first excavated it in 1994, they realized it was built more than 11,000 years ago. This was shocking news, since it dramatically contradicted previous estimates of how long people have lived in villages. I’m predicting a comparable shift in your understanding of your own past, Libra. The full effect may not be apparent for months, but there will be interesting jolts soon. Halloween costume suggestion: archaeologist, time traveler, or yourself in a past life.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio author Ófeigur Sigurðsson writes, “You should never do what’s expected of you; there’s always another path through life than the one before you.” I wouldn’t recommend his approach to any other zodiac sign but Scorpio. And I would only advocate it for maybe 40 percent of Scorpios 10 percent of the time. The coming weeks will be one of those 10-percent times. So if you are among the 40 percent who would thrive on this demanding but potentially exhilarating counsel, get ready to be as original and imaginative in living your life as you have ever been. Halloween costume suggestion: unicorn, dragon, or phoenix.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Only two items appear more often in the world’s landfills than disposable diapers. They seem to be among the least ecologically sound products. Or maybe not. Japanese researchers at the University of Kitakyushu have made building materials out of them in combination with gravel, sand, and cement. (Read more: tinyurl. com/BetterWaste). In the spirit of this potentially glorious alchemical transmutation, and in accordance with astrological omens, I encourage you to ruminate on how you might convert wasted stuff into usable valuables in your own sphere. Halloween costume suggestion: A janitor or maid wearing a gold crown and pearls.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Of all the ideas propounded by major religions, the saddest is the Christian assertion that all of us are born sinful—that we come into this world with a corruption that renders us fundamentally flawed: tainted, soiled, guilty, foul. I reject this stupid nonsense. In my spiritual philosophy, we are all born gorgeous, loving geniuses. Tough experiences may diminish our radiance and make it a challenge to be our best, but we never lose the gorgeous, loving genius at our core. In accordance with astrological mandates, your task in the coming weeks is to get into close touch with this pure source. Halloween costume suggestion: your gorgeous, loving genius.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my meticulous analysis of the astrological omens, you now have a sacred right to expand your ego at least one full size. Even two sizes will probably be fine. Your guardian angel is lobbying for you to strut and swagger, and so are your muses, your ancestors, and God Herself. I hope you will overcome any shyness you feel about expressing your talents, your intelligence, and your unique understanding of the world. Halloween costume suggestion: a charming braggart, charismatic egomaniac, or beautiful narcissist.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): “The secret for harvesting the greatest fruitfulness and enjoyment is to live dangerously!” Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said that. “Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius!” he added. “Send your ships into uncharted seas!” As for you in the coming weeks, Pisces, I don’t recommend you live dangerously, but I do suggest you live adventurously. Surpass your limits, if you dare! Transcend your expectations and explore the frontiers. Those activities will be a good use of your life energy and are likely to be rewarded. Halloween costume suggestions: daredevil, swashbuckler, gambler, fortune-hunter, or knight-errant.

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County of Santa Barbara Public Hearing on Proposed 2021 Substantial Action Plan Amendment The County of Santa Barbara Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) invites public comments on a Substantial Action Plan Amendment to the FY 2021 Action Plan. The Amendment relates to funds allocated from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Santa Barbara CDBG Urban County which includes the County and the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, and Solvang. In accordance with the Santa Barbara County 2020 Citizen Participation Plan, notice is hereby given for the recommended Action Plan Amendment. The purpose of this Substantial Amendment to the FY 2021 Action Plan is to provide $40,000 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics for the safe abandonment of the septic system at its Goleta Clinic and connection of the clinic to the Goleta Sanitary District’s sewer system. This project was previously awarded $387,891 in CDBG funds under the FY 2021 and FY 2022 Action Plans; with this amendment, the new total would be $427,891. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires jurisdictions to publish Amendments to a previously-submitted Annual Action Plan and provide a 30-day public comment period. The comment period for these Action Plan Amendments will run from October 27, 2023 through the end of the Board of Supervisors’ public hearing for this project, scheduled for November 28, 2023. The public may provide comments relating to the project as follows: Written comments may be mailed or delivered to the Division of Housing and Community Development, 123 E. Anapamu St., Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, attention James Francis, or sent via facsimile at (805) 560-1091, or e-mailed to HCD@countyofsb.org by 5:00 p.m. on November 27, 2023. An Administrative Public Hearing will be held via Zoom on November 20, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89070658327?pwd=NVBPdGZVc0dvWk p2TlpnL2plVmR3UT09. Participants may also join by phone at 1 (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 890 7065 8327, Passcode: 763684. The Board of Supervisors will consider the Action Plan Amendment for approval at its November 28, 2023 hearing at 9:00 a.m. at 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA, at which the public may address the Board directly. To present comments at the hearing, follow the directions posted at https://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/cob.sbc. The Substantial Amendment is posted on the HCD website at https://www.countyofsb. org/494/Housing-Community-Development. If you need additional information, have questions, or require special accommodations, such as a language interpreter or hearing devices, call (805) 568-3520.

E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002295. 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 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 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 2023‑0002274 The following person(s) is doing business as: Santa Barbara Channel Charters, 528 W Los Olivos St., Apt 27, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, County of SANTA BARBARA. Santa Barbara Channel Charters LLC, Santa Barbara Harbor, Slip 3‑ C320, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; California This business is conducted by A Limited Liabilty Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Elio Neria, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/22/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3743792# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2023‑0002319 The following person(s) is (are)

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doing business as: MICROORIGIN, 23 Magnolia Ave Apt 16, Goleta, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 23 Magnolia Ave Apt 16, Goleta, CA 93117 MICROORIGIN L.L.C., 23 Magnolia Ave Apt 16, Goleta, CA 93117;CALIFORNIA This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. MICROORIGIN L.L.C. S/ Brian Ochoa, Manager, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/26/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3739590# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2023‑0002322 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE BAR AT THE COLLECTIVE, 3546, Skyway Dr #F, Santa Maria, CA 93455 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 3546, Skyway Dr #F, Santa Maria, CA 93455 805 CHARCUTERIE LLC, 3023 CASELLI WAY, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. 805 CHARCUTERIE LLC S/ Mark Jackson, Managing Member, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/27/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3739624# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002315 The following person(s) is doing business as: The Painted Horse Tattoo, 2880 Santa Maria Way, Ste. B3, Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of Santa Barbara. Adam Sweet, 2880 Santa Maria Way, Ste. B3, Santa Maria, CA 93455 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Adam Sweet, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/26/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3745031# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2023‑0002251 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Goodland Children’s Dentistry, 122 S Patterson Ave, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111 County of SANTA BARBARA Stephanie Trahan, 122 S Patterson Ave, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ Stephanie Trahan, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/19/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3743825# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002317

The following person(s) is doing business as: Mel’s Cupcakes, 375 Mooncrest Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of Santa Barbara. Mel&#39;s Cupcakes LLC, 375 Mooncrest Lane, Santa Maria, 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 07/05/2022 /s/ Cynthia Melendez, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/26/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3745029# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002273 The following person(s) is doing business as: Melt It, 819 Quinientos St., Apt. B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara. Melt it LLC, 819 Quinientos Street B, Santa Barbara CA 93103 State of Inc./Org./Reg. 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 8/22/2023 /s/ Ashley Reyes Diaz, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 9/22/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3744984# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KEFI‑COUNSELING at 5266 Hollister Ave #327 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Karima K Shamma 124 Sumida Gardens Ln #301 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: KARIMA SHAMMA/OWNER 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: 2023‑0002242. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: NUTURE INTEGRATIVE MASSAGE AND SKINCARE at 1907 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tawnya S Love 519 West Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: TAWNYA LOVE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 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: 2023‑0002375. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ZENITH CLEANING at 201 Ladera St. Apt 9 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; IAJ LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ISAAC REYNA/ CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2023‑0002218. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SUNSHINE CAFE at 5711 Calle Real Goleta, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Sunshine Cafe Inc. 852 Gitano Dr. Oxnard, CA 93030 This business is conducted by a

Corporation Filed by: MANUEL PLASCENCIA/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 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 E61. FBN Number: 2023‑0002371. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: T.C. EGGINGTON’S‑CHUMASH at 3400 East Highway 246 Santa Ynez, CA 93460; TC EGG Ca, Inc.14504 Bogert Pkwy Oklahoma City, OK 73134 This business is conducted by a Limited LIability Company Filed by: WILLIAM C. LIEDTKE III/VP OF TC EGG CA, INC., GENERAL PARTNER OF TC EGG CA LP with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 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: 2023‑0002382. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COLLOQUY PUBLISHING at 4530 Carpinteria Ave, Apt 21 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Dennis M Jones (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: DENNIS JONES 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: 2023‑0002121. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: MELT IT at 819 Quinientos St., Apt. B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Melt It LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited LIability Company Filed by: ASHLEY REYES DIAZ/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2023‑0002273. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: BEA FURNISHINGS at 725 De La Guerra Plaza Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joanna B Shultz 325 W Pedregosa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JOANNA BEATRICE SHULTZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 8, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002188. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MISTER SOFTEE at 935 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Southswell Softee (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: EDEN PISZCZEK/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002335. Published: Oct 12,19, 26. Nov 5 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MICHAEL GAMBINO at 2430 Pine Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gambino Specialty Services LLC 7127 Hollister Ave 25A257 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed

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LEGALS (CONT.) by: MICHAEL GAMBINO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 10, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002396. Published: Oct 19, 26. Nov 5, 9 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002323 The following person(s) is doing business as: 300 West 30th, 611 Christmas Tree Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, County of SANTA BARBARA. Christian Saunders, 611 Christmas Tree Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Jordan Quivey, 611 Christmas Tree Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Christian Saunders, Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/27/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/23 CNS‑3746019# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2023‑0002225 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EDDIEHPAINTING INC, 107 nopalitos way, #41725, santa barbara, CA 93140 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 107 nopalitos way, #41725, santa barbara, CA 93140 ‑ sant EDDIEHPAINTING INC, 107 nopalitos way, #41725, santa barbara, CA 93140 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. EDDIEHPAINTING INC S/ eduardo herrera dominguez, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/14/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/23 CNS‑3746232# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002357 The following person(s) is doing business as: Vintage Legit, 2428 Calle Soria, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, County of SANTA BARBARA. Eric L. Peterson, 2428 Calle Soria, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Eric L. Peterson, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/03/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/23 CNS‑3744168# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002374 The following person(s) is doing business as: Louie’s California Bistro, 1404 De la Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of SANTA BARBARA. Bradford Investment Group LLC, 8605 Santa Monica Blvd #858692, West Hollywood, CA 90069; 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 08/28/2023 /s/ William Bradford, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/04/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/23 CNS‑3747579# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ON POINT TUTORS at 5059 University Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; UDOTAI LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: UDO GYENE/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002271. Published: Oct 19, 26. Nov 5, 9 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAFE LA FONDA at 724 N Milpas Santa Barbara,CA 93103; Jennifer M Sanchez (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: JENNIFER SANCHEZ with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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 E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0002453. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: RE3 GROUP at 2228 Chapala Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kenneth J Grand (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: KENNETH J. GRAND/SELF with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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 E61. FBN Number: 2022‑0002453. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: THE EMPOWER PROJECT at 1311 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fuelbox Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: ROBERT HERR/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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: 2022‑0002422. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DUTCHER DESIGN at 320 Mountain Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93103; JudyAnn Plaxco (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: JUDYANN PLAXCO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0002430. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL ENCANTO POOLS at 34 San Rossano Goleta, CA 93117; Juan Deluna (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: JUAN DELUNA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0002401.

Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: FLORES SERVICES CORP at 520 Laguna Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Flores Services Corp (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: YURITSI FLORES/VICE PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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) by E61. FBN Number: 2022‑0002403. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: DNA DISCOUNT at 5048 Cathedral Oaks Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Gregory R Hons (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: GREGORY R. HONS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 2, 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 E61. FBN Number: 2023‑0002355. Published: Oct 26. Nov 5, 9, 16 2023.

County of SANTA BARBARA. Leticia Jenkins, 336 Alcazar Dr., Orcutt, CA 93455 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Leticia Jenkins, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/03/203. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS‑3747612# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

Limited Liability Company Filed by: NATASHA CALEEL/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 5, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002385. Published: Oct 26. Nov 5, 9, 16 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SAGE SOCIETY at 360 S Hope Ave, C‑105 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Fitness And Wellness Services LLC 1656 Las Canoas Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: THE COTTONWOOD at 607 Carnation Ave Corona Del Mar, CA 92625; 465 Bell Development, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: HENRY WARNER/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002437.

Published: Oct 26. Nov 5, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MERIDIAN GROUP REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC. at 5290 Overpass Rd, Building D Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Meridian Group Real Estate Management Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CAROL RAMIREZ/HR COORDINATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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: 2023‑0002423. Published: Oct 26. Nov 5, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ROI’S LIST at 1115 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; APPGYN, LLC (same

address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Filed by: KYLE MCMILLAN, MANAGER 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: 2022‑0002294. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: GOOD MANAGEMENT COMPANY at 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, #230 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Good Management, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: CAROLYN PARKS, PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E.

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom November 7, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. Santa Barbara Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan General Plan and Title 17 (Zoning) Amendments (Case Nos. 22-0001-GPA; 23-0003-ORD)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AWAKENED HEART ACUPUNCTURE at 924 Anacapa Street Suite 3F Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Awakened Heart Acupuncture LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: NICOLE HIDAKA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 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) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002406. Published: Oct 26. Nov 5, 9, 16 2023.

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.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST OCEAN ADVENTUES FOUNDATION/CCOA FOUNDATION/MYSTIC WHALER at 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1‑408 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Central Coast Ocean Adventures, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: ROBERTA GRIFFIN/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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: 2022‑0002344. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed amendments to the General Plan and Title 17 of the GMC are proposed to ensure consistency between the City’s policies and regulations and the ALUCP. The project includes text amendments to the Land Use Element, Safety Element, and Noise Element of the General Plan; revisions to Figures 5-3 and 9-4 of the General Plan; text amendments to Chapter 17.16 of the GMC and to the definitions included in Title 17 of the GMC; and an update to the City’s Zoning Overlay Districts Map. These changes are intended to best align the City’s policies and regulations with the ALUCP. The edits are included to update references to the ALUCP (from references to the ALUP); remove or revise any policy language that references the ALUP requirements, including related to the clear and approach zones; and remedy conflicts with the standards and procedures included in the ALUCP.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002360 The following person(s) is doing business as: MDrecs, 205 Vista Del Mar Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, County of SANTA BARBARA. WEST END WOMEN’S MEDICAL GROUP, INC., 1880 Century Park East #200, Los Angeles, CA 90067; California This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Morton Sacks, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/03/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS‑3747607# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002361 The following person(s) is doing business as: LJ Bookkeeping Services, 336 Alcazar Dr., Orcutt, CA 93455,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of amendments to the General Plan / Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) to update City polices and regulations to ensure consistency with the recently adopted Santa Barbara Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP). The ALUCP replaced the 1993 Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP). The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, November 7, 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: The amendments would apply city wide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The proposed amendments to the General Plan and Title 17 of the GMC are proposed to ensure consistency between the City’s policies and regulations and the ALUCP. The project includes text amendments to the Land Use Element, Safety Element, and Noise Element of the General Plan; revisions to Figures 5-3 and 9-4 of the General Plan; text amendments to Chapter 17.16 of the GMC and to the definitions included in Title 17 of the GMC; and an update to the City’s Zoning Overlay Districts Map. These changes are intended to best align the City’s policies and regulations with the ALUCP. The edits are included to update references to the ALUCP (from references to the ALUP); remove or revise any policy language that references the ALUP requirements, including related to the clear and approach zones; and remedy conflicts with the standards and procedures included in the ALUCP. The amendments are also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. PREVIOUS HEARING: The City’s Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments at a recommendation hearing on October 9, 2023. PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Andy Newkirk, Supervising Senior Planner, at (805) 961-7544 or anewkirk@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION: If you require interpretation services for the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 961-7505 or via email to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Please specify the language for which you require interpretation. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the hearing. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or before the public hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, October 26, 2023 INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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LEGALS (CONT.) Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0002435. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002250 The following person(s) is doing business as: Sol Seek, 25 E De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara. Yoga Loft MB, LLC, 1112 Ocean Dr, Ste 103A, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; California This business is conducted by A Limited Lability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Justin Randolph, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 09/19/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3743150# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

LIEN SALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on November 16, 2023, the personal property in the below‑listed units, which may include but are not limited to: 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 # 75079, 5425 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 284‑9002 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 158 ‑ Burian, Susan; 248 ‑ Sousa, Steve; 307 ‑ Desjarins, James; 312 ‑ Maloco, Michael; 324 ‑ Berg, Eloise; 354 ‑ gutierrez, casey; 460 ‑ Maloco, Michael; 469 ‑ Archer, Jennifer PUBLIC STORAGE # 25714, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 324‑6770 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2409 ‑ Gutierrez Herrera, Jose Rufino; 4005 ‑ Conn, Shannon; 4104 ‑ Vargas, Joe; 4234 ‑ Aguirre, Alicia; 6446 ‑ A Garvine, Kaelyn; A130 ‑ King, Ladonte; A230 ‑ Montoya, Monica; A370 ‑ Rodriguez, Silvia; A407 ‑ Sperling, Daniel; A424 ‑ Aguirre, Alicia; A451 ‑ Brown, Fred PUBLIC STORAGE # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 069 ‑ Valladares, Juan; 371 ‑ Quintero, Mark; 392 ‑ Tandon, Prateek; 489 ‑ Le Dune, Timothy; 501 ‑ Frisch, Gregory 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 26 th of October 2023 and 2 nd of November 2023. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑ 8080 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS‑3750421# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

NAME CHANGE 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 persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING 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 petition. DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 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: 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 persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days

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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 petition. 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: 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 persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING 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 petition. 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: ATHENA LOPEZ TRUJILLO CASE NUMBER: 23CV3902 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: ATHENA LOPEZ TRUJILLO TO: ATHENA ZAMORA LOPEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING NOVEMBER 3, 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 petition.

DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 2023, DONNA D. GECK, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 12, 19, 26. Nov 2 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: MARIO JOHN COMIN CASE NUMBER: 23CV03376 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: MARIO JOHN COMIN TO: JOHN FRANCISCO COMIN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING NOVEMBER 27, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED AUGUST 01, 2023,COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 12, 19, 26. Nov 2 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ANN HOFFMAN CASE NUMBER: 23CV04255 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: ANN HOFFMAN TO: MARGARET ANN HOFFMAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 6, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 09, 2023,THOMAS P. ANDERLE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 19, 26. Nov 2, 9 2023. AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: YULISA SIOMARA LOPEZ JERONIMO and WILLIAN RONALD CORADO RECINOS CASE NUMBER: 23CV03155 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: KRISTEN IVETTE LOPEZ JERONIMO TO: KRISTEN IVETTE CORADO

LOPEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 8, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 19, 2023, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JACQUELINE MARIE PETERSON CASE NUMBER: 23CV04126 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: JACQUELINE MARIE PETERSON TO: JACQUELINE MARIE TRAVIS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING NOVEMBER 27, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 09, 2023,COLLEEN K. STERNE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CAITLIN LYALL NORDHEIM CASE NUMBER: 23CV04136 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: CAITLIN LYALL NORDHEIM TO: CAITLIN LYALL NORDHEIM‑MAESTAS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 6,

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE IS hereby given that, on November 7, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board of Supervisor’s Hearing Room located in the Joseph Centeno Administration Building, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara intends to consider entering into a Real Property Agreement in order to accept an Easement Deed over a portion of Parcel 155‑020‑041 in exchange for the County to transfer a portion of the real property interest of Parcel 155‑020‑015 in fee with a permanent easement interest reserved to the County to allow for ongoing oversight of the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Facilities by the County of Santa Barbara. For more information please contact Cathleen Garnand at cgarnan@ countyofsb.org. LEGAL NOTICE – The business records of the following customers of ACCESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (or any affiliates of ACCESS) located at 5950 Condor Drive, Moorpark, CA 93021 have been abandoned: MARIO FREIDBERG and NORDAM CORMANY HAIR & COMPTON, LLP. All records will be shredded 16 days after publication of this notice. Anyone claiming to have an interest in the records should contact Access Information Protected in writing at the following address: 500 Unicorn Park Drive, Suite 503, Woburn, MA 01801, Attn: Legal Department, Tel. No. (888) 869‑2767 (Client Support); email Collections@ accesscorp.com.

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR COMMENT Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara Draft HUD Annual/5‑Year Plan effective April 1, 2024 Available for Review The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara invites all interested parties to review the Agency’s draft HUD Annual Plan/5‑Year Plan and Moving To Work (MTW) Supplement for FY 2025, which is due to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in January 2024. The HUD Annual Plan includes revisions to the Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan. All Plan elements will be reviewed at a public hearing on December 6, 2023 at 4:00PM, during the Housing Authority’s Board meeting at 706 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Interested parties may download a copy of the draft plans from the Housing Authority’s website at: www.hacsb.org , or request a copy by calling the Housing Authority at (805) 897‑1035 or by email request to Jennifer Schipa at jschipa@hacsb. org. October 2023 NOTICE INVITING Interested Contractors to be Included on the Goleta Sanitary District’s List of Qualified Contractors The Goleta Sanitary District (District) has elected to become subject to the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (UPCCAA). The District’s Board of

Directors adopted Ordinance No. 83 on April 18, 2016, electing to utilize the uniform construction cost accounting procedures described in Section 22030 of the California Contract Code. Section 22032 (b) allows public works projects valued at $200,000 or less to be let through an informal bidding process by public agencies that elect to be subject to the procedures of the UPCCAA. The UPCCAA requires the District to maintain a list of qualified contractors interested in providing informal bids for applicable public works projects. Interested licensed contractors should submit their information for inclusion on the District’s List of Qualified Contractors for the 2024 calendar year. Contractors are required to provide the following information: (1) name and address to which Notices Inviting Informal Bids should be mailed; (2) a phone number and email address at which the contractor may be reached; (3) the type of work in which the contractor is interested and currently licensed to do (earthwork, pipelines, mechanical, electrical, painting, general building, etc.), together with the class of contractor’s license number(s). Contractors should submit their information to the District by November 30, 2023. Mail or fax to: Steve D. Wagner, PE General Manager/District Engineer Goleta Sanitary District 1 William Moffett Place Goleta, CA 93117 Email: info@goletasanitary.org Fax: (805) 964‑3583 The District may create a new List of Qualified Contractors effective January 1 of each year. Each November, the District will circulate a notice inviting contractors to be included on the list for the following year. A contractor may have his or her firm added to the District’s List of Qualified Contractors at any time by submitting the required information to the address listed above. A list of construction trade journals receiving this notice is attached hereto. For additional information, please contact District Senior Project Manager Reese Wilson by phone at (805) 967‑4519 or by email at rwilson@ goletasanitary.org . Construction Bid Board 11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92130 Santa Barbara Contractors Association 424 Olive St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Ventura County Contractors Association 1830 Lockwood St. Suite 110 Oxnard, CA 93036 Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association 2003 Preisker Lane Suite A Santa Maria, CA 93454 Bid America 41085 Elm Street Murrieta, CA 92562 Central California Builders Exchange 1244 N. Mariposa St. Fresno, CA 93703 Oakland‑Alameda Builders Exchange 3055 Alvarado St. San Francisco, CA 94577 PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE A public meeting concerning the current plans, development, policies, and capital improvement programs of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation will be held on‑site and remotely on November 16, 2023 at 4:00pm. To attend this meeting please email rick@sbbowl.com for meeting instructions by 6pm on Wednesday, November 15th.

SUMMONS SUMMONS ‑ (Family Law) NOTICE TO REPONDENT: VICTOR RODRIGUEZ SANTANA AVISO AL DEMANDANDO: Petitioner’s name is: LILIAN AMANDA CHAVEZ CHAVEZ Nombre del demandante:

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del caso) 21 FL 00361 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL‑120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE‑RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. Tiene 30 dias calendario despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL‑120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerto. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales. Para asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encountrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. AVISO‑LAS ORDENES DE RESTRICCION SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: valen para ambos conyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acerlas acater en cualquier lugar de California. EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parte. 1.The name and address of the court are (El nombre y direccion de la corte son): SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Lilian Amanda Chavez Chavez 705 W. Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805‑401‑7920) (El nombre, direcion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Dated October 12, 2021. Darrel E. Parker, Execcutive Officer; Clerk, by (Secretario, por) Jasmine Franco (Asistente) Published Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 2023. ATTORNEYS FOR THE PETITIONER FILED SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 9/27/2023, Darrell E. Parker, Executive Officer, BY Jessica Vega,

Deputy Clerk. SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ANACAPA DIVISION Case No. 23CV03508 SUMMONS CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, Petitioner, vs. DAVID TRUTH KING, Defendants. TO DAVID TRUTH KING: The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) is asking for a Workplace Violence Restraining Order against you. You are hereby summoned to appear before me at the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, Figueroa Division, 118 E. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara California, Department 3 on November 8, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., to answer the petition filed by the City in this case. If you do not go to your court date, the Court could grant everything that the City asked the Court to order. Dated 9/27/2023 Carol Hubner HONORABLE CAROL HUBNER COMMISSIONER SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT Published Oct 12, 19, 26. Nov 5 2023. SUMMONS (CITACIÓN JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): 22CV04376 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JACOB A GIPSON, an individual; and DOES 1 TO 5, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, a National Banking Association NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal group. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. iAVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte

y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 ANACAPA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101; Anacapa Division The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): THE DUNNING LAW FIRM APC, Donald T. Dunning (144665) James MacLeod (249145) 9619 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 974‑7600 Date: (Fecha) November 3, 2022. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer (Secretario) Sarah Sisto, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Oct 19, 26. Nov 2, 9 2023. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso):23CV01139 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): WALTER HERNANDEZ, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court&#39;s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la

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corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal

Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 312‑C East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff&#39;s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): HARLAN M. REESE, ESQ. (CA BAR NO.: 118226), REESE LAW GROUP, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842‑ 5850 (File No. 569477) DATE (Fecha): 3/14/2023 Clerk (Secretario), by ERIN JOSIE, Deputy(Adjunto) (SEAL) 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS‑3748921# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

Ordinance 5191 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 – Administration Regarding when and where Regular Board of Supervisor Meetings are Held. Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 17th day of October 2023, by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain:

Supervisors Williams, Capps, Hartmann, Nelson and Lavagnino None None None

MONA MIYASATO CLERK OF THE BOARD By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinances No.5191 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN UPDATED NEW WATER SUPPLY CHARGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 14, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at 4699 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93110, the Goleta Water District Board of Directors will hold a public hearing pursuant to CA Govt. Code § 60016 to consider whether or not to adopt an ordinance to update the Goleta Water District’s New Water Supply Charge for new or expanded water use. The public is invited to provide input regarding the adoption of an updated New Water Supply Charge. The proposed updated rate of New Water Supply Charge for each acre-foot of new or expanded water service is as follows: Potable Water System: $62,553 Goleta West Conduit (non-potable) Water System: $55,505 Recycled Water System: $23,531 If the District Board of Directors adopts the proposed increased charges, the new charges will be effective immediately upon adoption. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are disabled and need accommodation to participate in the hearing, please contact Mary Northrup at 805-8794621 for assistance at least 3 working days before the hearing. OCTOBER 26, 2023

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