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NOV. 30-DEC. 7, 2023 VOL. 38 ∘ NO. 933

BIG CHANGES FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE? More Rehabilitation and Less Retribution by Caitlin Siggins and Richard Ross Photography by Richard Ross

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TABLE of CONTENTS

TRIBUTE TO LASZLO HODOSY

volume 38 # 933, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, 2023

COVER STORY

Big Changes for Juvenile Justice?

More Rehabilitation and Less Retribution

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Editor in Chief Marianne Partridge Publisher Brandi Rivera Executive Editor Nick Welsh Senior Editor Tyler Hayden Senior Writer Matt Kettmann Associate Editor Jackson Friedman Opinions Editor Jean Yamamura Arts, Culture, and Community Editor Leslie Dinaberg Calendar Editor Terry Ortega Calendar Assistant Lola Watts News Reporters Ryan P. Cruz, Callie Fausey Senior Arts Writer Josef Woodard Copy Chief Tessa Reeg Copy Editor Nathan Vived Sports Editor Victor Bryant Food Writer George Yatchisin Food & Drink Fellow Vanessa Vin Travel Writers Macduff Everton, Mary Heebner Production Manager Ava Talehakimi Art Director Xavier Pereyra Production Designer Jillian Critelli Graphic Designer Bianca Castro Web Content Managers Don Brubaker, Anika Duncan Columnists Dennis Allen, Gail Arnold, Sara Caputo, Christine S. Cowles, Roger Durling, Marsha Gray, Betsy J. Green, Melinda Palacio, Amy Ramos, Jerry Roberts, Starshine Roshell Contributors Rob Brezsny, Melinda Burns, Ben Ciccati, Cheryl Crabtree, John Dickson, Camille Garcia, Keith Hamm, Rebecca Horrigan, Eric HvolbØll, Shannon Kelley, Kevin McKiernan, Zoë Schiffer, Ethan Stewart, Tom Tomorrow, Maggie Yates, John Zant Director of Advertising Sarah Sinclair Marketing and Promotions Manager Emily Lee Advertising Representatives Camille Cimini Fruin, Suzanne Cloutier, Remzi Gokmen, Tonea Songer Digital Marketing Specialist Graham Brown Marketing and Promotions Administrator Richelle Boyd

by Caitlin Siggins and Richard Ross Photography by Richard Ross

NEWS...................................................9 OPINIONS. ...................................... 14 Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

OBITUARIES...................................16 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

THE WEEK...................................... 33 LIVING...............................................40 FOOD & DRINK. .......................... 43 Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ARTS LIFE....................................... 47 ASTROLOGY................................... 51 CLASSIFIEDS................................ 52 ON THE COVER: Photo by Richard Ross. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

Laszlo Hodosy, a bright and beaming force behind the Santa Barbara Independent since before the Independent first started in 1986, took leave of life on Sunday, November 12. Laszlo managed to pack a whole lot of living into his all-too-short 61 years. The child of immigrants — Laszlo’s mother was from Latvia, his father from Hungary — Laszlo worked as an advertising salesperson for the Independent and the Weekly before that. He was an oldschool, shoe-leather style salesperson endowed with an innate genius for liking people. He knew everyone on State Street, and everyone knew Laszlo right back. That he was whip-smart, warm, curious, and liked to laugh didn’t hurt either. In another incarnation, Laszlo could easily have been a traffic engineer or meteorologist. His brain was just wired that way. But he fell into journalism instead, first as a photographer for the Santa Barbara Channels and soon thereafter as editor in chief. To an exceptional degree, Laszlo believed in journalism and cared intensely about politics. Just as passionately, he loved Santa Barbara, always appreciating what a weirdly wonderful bubble he was lucky enough to inhabit. Even after leaving the paper in 2019, Laszlo would call at all hours to pass along story ideas, sales tips, or a few choice comments about the latest transgressions perpetrated by Donald Trump. Laszlo’s laughter and enthusiasm were infectious. A celebration of Laszlo’s life is scheduled to take place December 17 at the Cabrillo Pavilion, starting at 1 p.m. —Nick Welsh

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to direct the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Santa Barbara for the first time since 1979, his first appearance in CAMA’s series since 1993! Also returning to CAMA’s series will be piano virtuoso Seong-Jin Cho, who garnered world attention in October 2015 when he won First Prize at the renowned Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. PROGRAM SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.54 MAHLER: Symphony No.1 in D Major, “Titan” (with “Blumine” movement) Principal Sponsor: Mosher Foundation

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Figure 2: When these very small blood vessels become diseased they begin to shrivel up and the nerves begin to degenerate.

Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems. This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which will cause the nerves to begin to slowly degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.

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NEWS of the WEEK

NOV. 22-30, 2023

by RYAN P. CRUZ, CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, NICK WELSH, and JEAN YAMAMURA, with INDEPENDENT STAFF

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igns of the holiday season are popping up across Santa Barbara, from the sparkling lights on display on Milpas Street to the towering 36-foot Christmas tree on State Street, and as Barry De Vorzon sings in his classic, “It’s Christmas Once Again in Santa Barbara,” there is not a snowflake to be found, but there will be no shortage of holiday cheer in 2023. State Street is all dressed up in Christmas cheer, and earlier this week, workers hoisted

up the giant white fir — harvested from Grants Pass, Oregon—in its traditional place near the Arlington Theatre. The tree will be lit during a ceremony on Friday, December 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., where there will be photos with Santa Claus, live performances from DJ Darla Bea, vendors, wreath-making, and the “enchanting tree lighting by the Holiday Prince and Fairy,” according to an announcement from Downtown Santa Barbara. The tree and events were sponsored by Santa

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Barbara–based company Consumer Fire Products and its owner Irene Rhodes. Paseo Nuevo hosted its own tree-lighting ceremony on Friday, November 24, where DJ Darla Bea, Santa, and the Grinch welcomed in the season and sprinkled the crowd with (simulated) snow flurries. The glittering holiday snowfall has become a magical tradition at Paseo Nuevo, with the snow show returning every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 6 p.m. through the rest of the holiday season. Over on the Eastside, local business owner Santos Guzman of Taqueria El Bajio has kept up another Santa Barbara tradition by adorning the Milpas Roundabout with hundreds of colorful Christmas lights and decorations, which will be on display each night through Christmas. On Saturday, December 9, at 5:30 p.m., the Santa Barbara Eastside Society is hosting the 2023 Milpas Street Holiday Parade, with the theme of “Tradiciones Navideñas/Christmas Traditions.” The next day, Sunday, December 10, the Eastside District will be hosting a Holiday Shopping event featuring several vendors at 422 North Milpas Street. The shopping event will feature baked goods, candles, ornaments, art, clothing, and more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. —Ryan P. Cruz

NEWS BRIEFS CITY The City of Santa Barbara’s 2023-2031 Housing Element plan — which outlines how the city intends to accommodate the state’s allocated housing goal of 8,001 units over the next eight years — was found in “substantial compliance” by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on 11/16. The city’s Planning Commission also unanimously recommended adoption of the Housing Element on 11/16, and the City Council is expected to vote on the plan during its 12/12 meeting. If approved by the City Council, the plan will be submitted to HCD for formal certification. The South Coast hospitality industry continues to see a drop in revenue, occupancy, and average rates after experiencing a post-pandemic boom. According to Visit Santa Barbara’s latest report of hotels in the region, hotel occupancy fell to 70 percent in October, while the average rate per night dropped to $339 and revenue per available room slipped to $239 — down 8 percent from the same month last year. Last year, South Coast hotels outperformed all other regions in the state, with Santa Barbara hotels seeing a 44 percent increase in revenue per room from 2019 to 2022. Sales tax and hotel bed tax revenue is down slightly for the City of Santa Barbara. The city’s fiscal year runs from July to June, and results as of September totaled $7.4 million in sales tax — less than the budgeted amount by 6.6. percent. During the four months since the fiscal year began in July, the city received $13.3 million in bed taxes — $12.4 million from hotels and $890,000 from vacation rentals — an amount that’s 5.4 percent short for the anticipated budget of $33 million.

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eated salary negotiations between the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) and Santa Barbara Teachers Association (SBTA) entered round two on Tuesday, November 28, with the district bringing forth a $22 million compensation proposal to the table. But SBTA says it still falls short of teachers’ needs — to be precise, it falls short by 8 percent of the salary increase proposed by SBTA during the first bargaining FULL HOUSE: Teachers, parents, students, and other community members crowded the S.B. Unified School District office session on November 15. to watch the November 14 school board meeting and cheer on speakers. The first round of bargaining no more letters of recommendation, and are meant to do contractually,” said SBTA prompted teachers to close their no more weekends spent lesson-prepping. president Hozby Galindo, a math teacher doors in protest nearly two weeks ago. They described it as a kind of “last at La Cumbre Junior High for 19 years. On Wednesday, November 16, these SBSUD educators, many for the first time resort” to persuade the district to heed “It’s so people start to realize, ‘Wow, in their career, began doing the bare min- their demands for better pay, benefits, and teachers do a lot more for us than we ever imum of what’s required of them — no working conditions. —Callie Fausey imagined.’ ” “This is meant to demonstrate that more before- and after-school hours, no more student lunches in the classroom, teachers go above and beyond what they Read the full story at independent.com/news. For the latest news and longer versions of many of these stories, visit independent.com/news. INDEPENDENT.COM

A man who pleaded guilty to phoning death threats to Planned Parenthood in Santa Barbara on the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade received an 18-month sentence in federal prison on 11/27. Nishith Tharaka Vandebona, 34, of Oxnard, called Planned Parenthood California Central Coast on 6/24/22, the day of the Dobbs decision, using an anonymous phone number obtained via an internet application. He also called Planned Parenthood Los Angeles to make threats the next day and had called Californians for Population Stabilization with a bomb threat in February 2022. Two Santa Maria men face more than a dozen charges after a Thanksgiving morning crime spree deep in the foothills of Goleta, in which the pair allegedly burglarized an Elwood Ranch home, attempted to shoot someone from their vehicle, and then led sheriff’s deputies on a chase through the streets before crashing into a sidewalk and running away on foot before eventually being caught and booked in county jail. Alejandro Maldonado, 37, and Edgar Bribiesca-Puga, 31, are charged with attempted murder, assault with a firearm, conspiracy, grand theft, burglary, obstruction, possession of a controlled substance, vandalism, and possession of burglary tools, among other charges. Maldonado, the driver, is being held without bail due to a violation of probation from a previous crime. Bribiesca-Puga, the alleged shooter, is being held CONT’D ON PAGE 10  on $1 million bail.

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irginia Alvarez has resigned from the Santa Barbara Unified school board. Alvarez, a human resources manager for the Montecito Union School District, served for three years after being elected in December 2020 as an “at-large” representative. The district converted to Trustee Area elections in February 2022, which will make her seat Trustee Area 5. Her seat is up for election in November 2024. After moving with her parents from Mexico as a child, Alvarez grew up in Santa Barbara Unified—she attended McKinley Elementary School, La Cumbre Junior High, and San Marcos High School before attending Santa Barbara City College. “Ms. Alvarez has been a strong voice for our students and families and will be very much missed,” said Board President Wendy Sims-Moten. Alvarez gave the district notice on Sunday that she would be resigning effective this Monday, November 27. She was scheduled to take over as president of the board next week and would serve out the remaining year on her term in that position. This adds yet another unexpected element to a district already beset by a high degree of tumult and turnover. “Life throws things at you that you cannot control,” Alvarez said in an interview on Tuesday. Alvarez alluded to family health issues she needed to tend to. “This is what I need to do. You can never get this time back.” On the board, Alvarez was the most openly critical and questioning of Superintendent Hilda Maldonado and her leadership style. She was especially vocal in her support of teachers and as an advocate for

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In a historic collaboration, the Land Trust for S.B. County has purchased a conservation easement over the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve using $15 million in funding from the Department of Defense. Though the 24,341-acre preserve is owned by The Nature Conservancy, a conservation easement to prevent development must be held by a third party, which is where the Land Trust comes in. For the DOD, keeping development at a distance from Vandenberg Space Force Base — which shares a four-mile border with Dangermond — is a benefit for public safety, said Land Trust CEO Meredith Hendricks. In what Hendricks called a “wildly beautiful and complicated deal,” the 64 subdividable lots at the former Bixby-Cojo Ranch are extinguished in perpetuity. In a tussle between concrete and trees, the Tipuana trees were winning until Camino Real Marketplace decided to intervene. Of the 80 Tipuana trees planted in the parking lot of the popular Goleta shopping center, 50 were removed as they were causing breaks in the concrete and asphalt with their aggressive root systems. Taking the Tipuana tipus’ place are Australian willows, a tree with a similar large canopy to provide optimal shade and

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fiscal restraint and not dipping into the district’s reserves. With contract negotiations between the teachers’ union and the district having achieved an unprecedented level of contention, Alvarez might have found herself caught between the rock and a hard place of her own values. “Had I been able to stay, I would have looked at the entire budget from top to bottom to see where we could have found the money,” she said. The board has 60 days to appoint a replacement to complete the rest of Alvarez’s term and will discuss and decide on the next steps for filling the vacancy at the December 13 school board meeting, the district said. Since the seat is still at-large, Alvarez’s replacement can reside anywhere in the district’s boundaries. If the board decides not to appoint a replacement, then the seat will be vacant until the board elections in November 2024. —Callie Fausey and Nick Welsh

with less invasive roots to spare the asphalt. Lookout Peak Park was full of dignitaries and environmentalists on 11/28 for a check presentation against the glimmering Summerland coastline, dotted with offshore oil rigs and wells. Those wells were referenced throughout the event — they’ve muddied the surrounding waters for decades, leading to the $500,000 check in support of mapping and capping the leaky, abandoned oil-spouts. Senator Monique Limón, with the help of Assemblymember Gregg Hart, secured the state funds to go toward Santa Barbara–based nonprofit Heal the Ocean’s Summerland Oil Mitigation Study (SOMS) with Bubbleology Research International (BRI).

PUBLIC SAFETY A combined search party executed by the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard located the body of a dead man early 11/26 floating a few miles away from his sailboat, the Escapade (registered to an owner in L.A.), which was anchored about a mile south of Leadbetter Point. The Harbor Patrol had been alerted that there was an apparently unmanned vessel off the coast with its sails full. The deceased’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. There was no immediate evidence of violence or foul play, according to n Harbor Patrol supervisor Nathan Alldredge.

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Lawsuit Against School Districts Tossed

Judge Dismisses Free Speech and Slander Complaint; Parent Seeks to Ban Gender Queer from High School Library

COU RTESY

by Nick Welsh ederal District Judge Gary Klausner tossed out a lawsuit filed by local “parental rights” advocate and selfdescribed congressional candidate Thomas Cole that alleged his free speech rights had been violated by a multiplicity of county and statewide education district administrators who, he charged, also slandered and assaulted him and subjected him to intentional emotional distress. Klausner rejected Cole’s BOOK BROUHAHA: Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer: A Memoir is at the center of a recently dismissed federal lawsuit filed by conservative complaint “in its entirety” and Thomas Cole (left) and a new appeal filed by a parent seeking to ban “with prejudice,” explaining that the book at Santa Barbara High School’s library Cole failed to demonstrate—or Education Office, the California Departeven to allege — that his freement of Education, and the California State speech rights had been deprived. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident Board of Education. Some of the districts sued by Cole—who on September 16, 2022, on the sidewalk in front of the Monte Vista Elementary runs a company called Analytics 805—may School — part of the Hope School Dis- now go after him to recover legal expenses trict — at which Cole and a confederate they incurred. But the matter of Gender sought to protest the presence of a graphic Queer is far from resolved for the Santa Barnovel, Gender Queer, detailing the coming- bara School District. Unbeknownst to Cole at the time of the of-age challenges experienced by a trans youth that they mistakenly believed was school pride event, there was a copy of the stocked on the school’s library shelves. They book in the Santa Barbara High School’s handed out leaflets to parents passing by library. The book, written by Maia Kobabe, that depicted three of the sexually explicit was received with much critical acclaim and frames they found in the book. Although enthusiasm by school librarians; it’s also the images had been modified to cover up emerged as one of the books most objected the body parts deemed objectionable, it was to by school parents. This controversy, in clear the protagonist was receiving oral sex. turn, has helped propel book sales throughThe school principal and district super- out the country. Late last month, the Santa Barbara Uniintendent — Hans Rheinschild and Anne Hubbard — confronted Cole, allegedly fied School District received an official shouting, “You can’t do that! It’s School Pride complaint by the mother of a district stuDay.” District officials suggested that Cole dent requesting that the book be removed mistook posters proclaiming “School Pride from the high school library. The request was Day” for a celebration of LGBT+ pride, but submitted by Sharon Jegottka, who works they were emphatic he could not distribute as ministry coordinator for the Child Evangelism Fellowship. In her request, Jegottka his flyers on school property. Cole claimed he was afraid the confron- objected the book was also in a classroom tation might become physical but did not as well as the library and that the book was leave. When Rheinschild and Hubbard suitable only for readers 20 years old or older. threatened to call the police—and then did Jegottka did not respond to a request to disso—Cole got in his car and drove away. No cuss her appeal by deadline. District Superintendent Hilda Maldoarrest was made. Judge Klausner highlighted this fact, nado has appointed a special committee ruling that merely calling the police does to review Jegottka’s appeal, but has not yet not constitute an abridgement of one’s free- scheduled a date for the appeal to be heard. speech rights. Cole, the judge concluded, The committee reportedly includes students, “failed to allege that he suffered any concrete teachers, parents, administrators, and comconsequences, as he does not allege he was munity members. “Each member will receive a copy of arrested, charged with a crime, or otherwise prevented from speaking further.” Given that the book prior to the first meeting so that Cole’s free-speech rights were not infringed, they are ready to discuss and identify if the Klausner added, there was no legal basis to book should be allowed in the [high school] library,” wrote district public information consider any of Cole’s other allegations. Named in the lawsuit by Cole was not officer Ed Zuchelli. As far as he’s aware, he just the Hope District, but the Santa Barbara said, this is the first case of its kind in the n Unified District, the Santa Barbara County district’s history.

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harlie Munger, the outspokenly plainspoken billionaire and sometime Montecito resident who helped propel Warren Buffett and the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway into the outer stratosphere of financial success, died this week at the age of 99. Munger was much in the news recently because of his role instigating UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang’s ill-fated proposal to build an 11-story Charlie Munger dorm capable of housing 4,500 students dubbed “Dormzilla” because 94 percent of the rooms had no real windows. Munger had reportedly pledged to donate $200 million for a structure estimated to cost in excess of $1 billion to build. The proposal — and Munger himself—generated considerable heat, though Munger never betrayed any hint of second thoughts. UCSB Chancellor Yang quietly pulled the plug on the proposal over the summer after it had been soundly denounced by the faculty senate, the county fire marshal, and a boat-load of architects. Munger had proposed installing artificial windows wired to mimic the seasonal light cycles of nature. Munger — whose architectural passions were not straitjacketed by conventional thinking—had donated $65 million to UCSB for the construction of a visiting scholars’ residence for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. It remains unknown

at this point how much Munger has bequeathed the campus. Chancellor Yang enjoyed a long collaborative partnership with Munger — who wasn’t bashful about praising China’s current leadership despite human rights abuses. Yang issued a statement saying, “My wife, Dilling, and I are deeply saddened by the loss of legendary philanthropist and internationally respected businessman Charlie Munger, who was a creative thinker and a generous supporter of universities, including our UC Santa Barbara campus. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family and friends. “We are profoundly grateful for his friendship these many years, his immense generosity, his passion, and his energy, which he brought to so many initiatives for the benefit of our campus to enhance research and learning. “His contributions will have an enduring impact on our campus. He will be sorely missed.” —Nick Welsh

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ssemblymember Gregg Hart and California State Senator Monique Limón presented the Santa Barbara County Fire Department with a $750,000 check for the purchase of a new marine rescue vessel at Goleta Beach County Park on Tuesday. “Our coastline has experienced numerous high-profile emergencies over the years, including the 1969 oil spill, the 2015 Refugio oil spill, and the 2019 Conception boat disaster,” Hart said at the check presentation. “We want to make sure that our first responders have the tools to keep people and environments safe along the coast.” A dedicated Water Rescue Team at County Fire already responds to water emergencies and utilizes jet skis, inflatable boats, and helicopters, as well as assistance from other agencies such as U.S. Coast Guard, Ventura County Fire, and the City of Santa Barbara’s Harbor Patrol. The new vessel is likely to be a SAFE-type boat (Secure All-around Flotation Equipped), which is a semi-rigid inflatable with an aluminum hull surrounded by an inflatable ring. The new funding came from the California State

Budget; once County Fire selects a boat, additional costs would be covered by the county. “With the kind of propulsion we are talking about, it could be 20-30 minutes [to Santa Cruz Island] depending on the conditions, which is unheard of for us,” said County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig. “We just don’t have that capability right now.” Hart said that in discussion with Hartwig following the Conception boat fire, it became clear that better capabilities for marine rescue around Santa Barbara were needed. If any emergencies were to occur in areas such as Hollister Ranch or Goleta Beach, they wanted to make sure that the resources needed to respond would be in place. The vessel’s new home will be in the Goleta area, and it will be trailered in the meantime to any launch site. Limón believed the boat would be a resource that would be critical to help save lives: “When it is needed, we are going to be prepared, thanks to this budget investment for our community,” she said. —Sierra van der Brug

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Carpinteria’s Pot-Odor Pact up in Smoke?

MORE HOPEFUL TIMES: In 2021, CARP Growers President Autumn Shelton (far left) and member Tristan Strauss (far right) signed an odor-control pact with Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis directors Lionel Neff (center left) and Rob Salomon (center right). The agreement has since broken down, the coalition says. by Melinda Burns t’s been more than two years since the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis signed a peace treaty with a leading growers’ organization in the Carpinteria Valley. Today, the coalition says, the agreement is in tatters. The agreement of August 2021 was an odor-control pact signed by the coalition, a countywide group of about 200 members, and the Cannabis Association for Responsible Producers, or CARP Growers, representing most of the valley’s greenhouse owners. The coalition’s assent was a tacit concession that suing the growers and challenging their permits had failed to halt the wholesale conversion of the flower greenhouses ringing the beach town of Carpinteria to smelly, industrial-scale pot. Now, however, the coalition has gone back to court. In September, the group filed a class-action lawsuit against Case and Alex Van Wingerden, a father and son who are members of CARP Growers. They own 19 acres of cannabis at Valley Crest Farms and Ceres Farm on Casitas Pass Road. The lawsuit alleges that the “ever-present noxious odor” and “thick, heavy, strong stench of cannabis” in the neighborhood from these operations represent a violation of the state Clean Air Act. Coalition members say growers are dragging their feet and failing to adopt state-of-the-art clean-air technology in their open-vented greenhouses. Carbon filters called “scrubbers” have been shown to be effective in preventing the “skunky” smell of pot from wafting out of the roof vents and into urban neighborhoods. Yet only four of 20 active “grows” in the valley are fully equipped with them, county records show. In all, that’s 28 acres of cannabis equipped with scrubbers out of a total 122 acres under cultivation. “We’ve been played,” Lionel Neff, a coalition director who signed the 2021 agreement, said this month. “We thought we were all working together on an answer to the problem, on the same track, going to the same destination. We’d share beers together. Now we’re looking at this as promises made, promises broken. We kept our promises, and they broke theirs.” Seven more greenhouse operations totaling 30 acres are slated for scrubbers next year, records show; the growers agreed to install them as a condition of their zoning permits. In all, 58 acres, or just under half of the cannabis acreage under cultivation in the valley, could be equipped with scrubbers by the end of 2024. But that’s just 39 percent of the 149 acres of cannabis approved for permits to date.

CARP GROWERS RESPONDS Under the 2021 agreement with the coalition, CARP Growers committed to “continuously employing the best available control technology” so that the smell of pot could not be detected beyond greenhouse property lines. The group also agreed to a protocol for responding to odor complaints that, depending on the scope of the problem, could lead to a requirement for state-of-the-art equipment. In return, the coalition agreed not to sue the growers or oppose their project applications at county hearings, and even pledged to support them. CARP Growers hailed the agreement as “historic” and sent out press photos of their representatives smiling and clasping hands with coalition directors. “This is the first I’ve heard of any collapse of an agreement with the coalition,” Graham Farrar, the CARP Growers president, said this month. “We’re still certainly operating as if it’s intact. We’re all doing the things we said we would do. Many people are working on scrubbers on their own volition.” Farrar is one of the largest cannabis growers in California, with 125 acres of greenhouses in Ventura County and 11 acres in the Carpinteria Valley. The intention of the agreement, he said, was not to impose a one-size-fits-all technology on CARP Growers members, but rather to find a solution tailored to each site. Some greenhouses are not in close proximity to homes, he noted. “There’s nowhere in there where it designates a specific model, technique, or odor technique,” Farrar said of the agreement. If neighbors complain about the smell, he said, the intention was that growers would “work with the community until the problem is solved.”

past presidents of CARP Growers. Carpinterians have filed more than 3,000 odor complaints with the county since 2018, including 350 this year to date. Many have mentioned health problems such as asthma, sore throats, headaches, and eye irritation that they believe were brought on by the smell of pot. The Van Wingerdens did not respond to requests for comment this month. But in a recent court filing, they stated that they were operating in compliance with state and local laws. They also submitted a plan to the county, proposing to install scrubbers at Ceres Farm, 6030 Casitas Pass Road, by the end of 2024. What’s most frustrating, Neff said, is that the county Board of Supervisors has not identified carbon scrubbers as the “best available” technology for odor control or mandated them for use in the valley’s greenhouses. “All this is brought on by the county,” Neff said, noting that the coalition has spent more than $1 million on lawsuits, appeals, and the agreement with CARP Growers: “It troubles me that the county doesn’t want to embrace scrubbers as a palliative and as a showing of good will.” Most growers in the valley, including Farrar and the Van Wingerdens, are still using a system of perforated pipes that release a perfumed mist into the outside air to “mask” the smell of cannabis after it escapes through the greenhouse roof vents. Many residents have complained that the “laundromat” smell is as bad as the smell of pot. On November 14, the Carpinteria City Council, which has long pressed the county to enact stricter regulations for the industry, voted 5-0 to send a letter to Board Chair Das Williams, a chief architect of the county’s 2018 cannabis ordinance, requesting that the county start requiring the use of carbon scrubbers in new and previously permitted cannabis greenhouses as the “sole best available” technology for odor control. And on Tuesday, for the first time, three of the five board supervisors signaled that they would be open to the idea. “There should be at some point a shift to best available control technology,” Supervisor Bob Nelson said. The board voted to revisit the question of cannabis odor at a future date. Williams has long favored seeking the growers’ voluntary cooperation to install scrubbers; he said again on Tuesday that it would take two years to change the ordinance to require them. He also noted that the county can require scrubbers if a grower is unable to resolve an odor problem with his neighbor — though, admittedly, the county has never taken that step. “Am I satisfied with the progress?” Williams said in an interview. “I’m not. But I think things are moving in the right direction … In my judgment, we’ve gone 60 to 70 percent of the way, and it hasn’t really changed some people’s minds, and it’s frustrating. I hope if we get to a larger reduction in odors, it will allow for people to act like neighbors again.” n M ELI N DA BU R NS

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NO MANDATE Though the smell of pot is much less noticeable in the valley than it was five years ago, residents say, hot spots persist in neighborhoods around Foothill and Casitas Pass roads, Padaro and Cravens lanes, Via Real, La Mirada Drive, and the polo club on Foothill — including neighborhoods near greenhouses owned or operated by present and

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SMILE WHEN YOU SAY THAT: This was the year too many chickens came home to roost.

Too much maintenance declared it could be deferred no longer. As a result, I spent way too much time with my ass affixed to my dentists’ chairs, my jaws yawning to accommodate all the whirring drill bits and nimble fingers. It was, of course, my own fault. It always is. Cavities. Crowns. Root canals. Extractions. X-rays. Even with all the magical pain-numbing injections, it felt like someone was wrestling an alligator inside my mouth. Too many times, it would seem, the alligators won. The summer of my discontent would stretch into the fall. And I ain’t done yet. When the final bills are tabulated, I may as well have bought a new car. And I’m one of the lucky ones; I actually have dental insurance. I mention this so you know I haven’t been drinking, should my diction sound less than precise. But also to suggest an unlikely path to victory for the poor and forlorn Joe Biden as he prepares to do battle — yet again — with America’s Gollum, Donald J. Trump. For all his amazing accomplishments, Biden can’t talk his way out of a paper bag, not surprising for a recovering stutterer. I suggest direct bribery instead — since Trump has declared war, yet again, on the Affordable Care Act. Giving Trump enough rope to hang himself — as Biden seems intent on doing — has

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Instead, Biden should double down by pledging to include dental coverage for zillions of Americans. No, definitely not sexy. Just essential. Do you know what it feels like when your mouth explodes in dental pain? Apparently two million Americans a year do. Roughly 20 percent of all Americans over the age of 65 have no teeth. None! When it comes to access to dental care, America typically runs in the back of the pack compared to all the Scandinavian countries — in Denmark, dental care is free for anyone 23 or younger. America comes out ahead only when compared with France. What’s the single biggest reason people don’t see the dentist? Here’s a clue: It’s cost. Fewer than half of all dentists accept clients on Medicaid. Medicare doesn’t pretend to cover dental costs. Why do you think dental tourism has

become such a hot market? Because people have been itching to visit Romania all these years? Remember that new car I could have bought? My private insurance — graciously provided by the Independent — couldn’t even cover the sales tax. Here’s a chance for Biden to speak to America’s pain and its pocketbook both at the same time. Were he to declare — with all the faux solemnity and gravitas an old white guy can muster — “Dental care delayed is

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dental care denied!” the message would be

delivered. Like everything else in this country, teeth are a racial and class issue. Black, Brown, and yes, poor White people bear the brunt of tooth decay disproportionately. Trust me, no one wants to sport that toothless meth-head look. I know. When I sailed over my handlebars several years ago and lost four teeth, I had to sue the insurance company to get dental coverage. (Actually, it was my wife who put the fear of God into them.) They claimed the work was cosmetic in nature. Five months later, I had a new grill. For those of you thinking — hoping and praying would be more accurate — Trump won’t be allowed on the ballot because of his multiple pending criminal convictions, don’t delude yourselves. As a species, judges hate intruding on matters that should be resolved at the ballot box. And I’m sure you all remember how in 1920, Eugene Debs — America’s great socialist — ran for president and won one million votes while serving a 10-year sentence for the crime of speaking out against World War I and the draft enacted to conscript young men. At the time, such “free speech” violated the nation’s anti-sedition law. The irony here is that Trump — unlike Debs — actually committed sedition by inciting the January 6 hordes to rise up and storm the Capitol, knowing that many of

them were armed, in hopes of blocking final ratification of Joe Biden’s election victory. America, it seems, has an insatiable tolerance for such ironies, and Trump’s January 6 tirades — unlike Debs’s exhortations — will fall under the protections of Free Speech. There is, of course, the thorny issue of costs to consider. Naturally, I’m not suggesting Biden underwrite cosmetic dentistry. But any policy wonk worth his/her/their salt should be able to make the numbers dance. Did you know we lose 1.2 million disability-adjusted life years per year due to untreated dental disease? That schoolkids miss out on 34 million school hours per year because of unscheduled trips to the dentist? Or that dental woes cost the American economy $45 billion per year in lost productivity? I sure didn’t. Personally, I also like the idea of sticking it to the sugar industry. I have no idea how many billions can be extracted in the form of a sugar tax, but is the national interest better served with better dental care or doping hamburger buns with a subliminally light dusting of sugar to keep the suckers coming back for more? To ask the question is to answer it. After all, why should rich people get all the tax loopholes and federal subsidies? I’m sure they can carve out something for my teeth. Come on, Joe, do something. Make me smile. —Nick Welsh

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would like to thank Callie Fausey for her fine piece of journalism, “Not as Easy as ABC,” regarding the Santa Barbara school district’s efforts to significantly reorient reading instruction. The success of this latest effort after a 70-year saga of controversy hopefully will result in fueling the curiosities and aspirations of students and the progress of whole communities. The article notes that the curricular materials for the effort cost $1.7 million. Beyond teachers designing lessons and teaching them, reading instruction is also a big business that interacts with a big state bureaucracy. Between the knowledge accumulated by research and what resources teachers use, there always has been significant drift, modification, or outright distortion. And the actual efforts made by teachers are not assured. Significant other resources are needed to support teachers and principals in this transition to end the tragedy of many children coming to school and then not learning to read well. We need to acknowledge, though, that there also have been cohorts of teachers — taught by our universities, licensed by our state—who have not learned how to teach reading effectively or, curiously, are not supported in doing so by the schools that employ them. As the article makes clear, the purchased curricu-

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e once lived in a quiet neighborhood, where my children were safe to learn to ride their bikes. Now, since the overturn of the short-term rentals in the Coastal Zone rule, we are surround by vacation rentals, with out-of-town partiers arriving every few days. This once-dead-end, quiet road has become dangerous with fast-driving cars, loud parties, and flying drones. The news is constantly reporting how Santa Barbara needs viable housing. How about we start with all the homes that have been turned into short-term vacation rentals. Ask how much they are making a month—some up to $30k-$40k/month. This is not only removing viable long-term residential rentals off the market, but taking from our hotels and the those who work in the hotel industry. Additionally, it’s ruining the feeling of a safe neighborhood. Santa Barbara should reconsider this law and honor our neighborhoods for raising our kids safely, while opening up the rental market to those who need to live in our town. —Brandy Zender, S.B.

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obituaries Juan Chester Sifuentez Jr 1/27/1966 - 11/14/2023

On November 14, 2023 Juan Chester Sifuentez Jr. lost his long time battle with Cancer. But not without leaving his mark on the world. He was so many things to do many people. A son, brother, dad, uncle, grandpa, and a friend. Well known around town for his kind heart and helping others. Services for Chester will be held December 16 2023 at 10am Queen of Angel’s Catholic Church 3495 Rucker Rd, Lompoc Ca 93436. Burial following mass at Lompoc Cemetery 600 S C St.Lompoc Ca 93436

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John Lewis O’Shaughnessy, a true maverick of his time, departed this world on November 1, 2023, at the age of 93, surrounded by his loving family. John’s life was a testament to unwavering ambition, boundless determination, generosity and a spirited conviction that “can’t” had no place in his lexicon. He approached challenges with a fearless spirit and a steadfast belief that every obstacle could be overcome, often with an unapologetic and blunt approach that left no room for compromise. His unyielding dedication and unorthodox problem-solving strategies left an indelible mark on those who had the privilege of knowing him. Born in the midst of the Great Depression, on January 22, 1930, in Hollydale, California, John’s early years were a journey through the rugged spirit of the times. He was raised in a one-room farmhouse in Colorado, where he and his family toiled as pinto bean farmers. Their days were marked by the backbreaking work of rural farm life: constructing adobe bricks, tending to and farming the land, and wrestling with tractors all day and night, especially during planting season. He’d often share that they ate pinto beans at every meal and had the good fortune to eat apricots but once a year. The O’Shaughnessy family’s homestead, with no running water or electricity, relied on a well for their daily water needs. Each 16

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establishment of the Twin Lakes Golf Course, previously known as Swingers Golf Course. When the owner faced financial difficulties, John assumed ownership and worked tirelessly to resuscitate the struggling establishment. It was during this challenging time that he joined forces with Richard Chavez, forming a dynamic partnership that ultimately transformed the golf course into a profitable enterprise. The duo later expanded their collaboration to manage the Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course and Shop, successfully turning it around and eliminating the long waiting times at the tee. John also harbored a vision for a new community golf course, one that was accessible and designed for the “working man”, where 18 holes could be played in just four hours. Although John purchased land and meticulously laid out plans for the golf course, he was never able to witness the realization of his cherished project. The land was eventually sold and redesigned and became Glen Annie Golf Course that many golfers cherish today. Amidst his many remarkable projects, he also was involved with the construction of the Alpha School, particularly in honor of his daughter, Cindy (dec. 2018). Countless anecdotes abound about John, particularly from those who were part of his workforce during the early years. To him, rules and regulations were not rigid constraints but rather open invitations for testing, defying, or even disregarding if they failed to align with his stubborn sense of reason. Possessing a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of practical wisdom, he was known to, in a characteristic fashion, scribble impromptu instructions in the dust on the hood of his car, departing the scene with his workers left to decipher, and sometimes even pray, to ensure they fully comprehended his instructions. John’s zest for life extended beyond construction. In 1965, he acquired his first airplane and pilot’s license, enabling him to explore California and beyond. With his airplane, he transported doctors to rural Mexico, providing healthcare to underserved communities. This love for aviation not only brought medical aid to those in need but also opened the skies for his own remarkable adventures. He would take day trips to various corners of California, whether for lunch, spontaneous skiing in Mammoth, baseball games at Dodger Stadium, or relaxing getaways to Lake Nacimiento. These airborne journeys wove vibrant threads into the tapestry of his life, portraying a man who never stopped seeking new horizons and savoring every moment. Lake Powell, another cherished haven, held a special place in John’s heart. It was there John found joy in fishing, skiing, and stargazing. His trips to Lake Powell were often fraught with drama and unusual emergencies, but they encapsulated a wide ranged of emotions and experiences for the family and friends that joined. From moments of chaos, fear, and tension to times of serenity, beauty, and clear waters, Lake Powell

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was a canvas of memories. John’s legacy lives on through his sister, Jean Kinney, his daughters Vickie, Coleen, and Judy, as well as his numerous grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. The stories about him are as endless as the skies he once navigated in his beloved aircraft. John Lewis O’Shaughnessy, a man of undeniable determination, a fearless pioneer, and a visionary, will be celebrated at a “Celebration of Life” on December 2, 2023, at the Timbers Road House from 11 am to 3 pm. John’s spirit lives on in the memories of all who had the privilege of knowing him, and in the enduring tales of his extraordinary life.

Margarita Lechuga 6/10/1932 - 11/11/2023

At the age of 91, Margarita Lechuga died peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born in Goleta, CA. to her parents Isaac Cuevas and Maria de Jesus (Yañez) Cuevas. She attended grade school at Goleta Union school and graduated from Santa Barbara High school in 1950. Margarita met Sylvester Lechuga as a young child growing up in Elwood their two families were friends. Margarita and Sylvester eventually married December 13th, 1952 Margarita became Sylvester’s partner in helping him run his already established business growing and selling produce in the Goleta Valley known as the Green Stand. Together they raised their growing family and tended to their successful family business until the mid-1970s. Many friends still talk of the memories they have working for them. Margarita was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She always went out of her way to make all occasions extra special. She was a wonderful cook who loved hosting big family parties. Her creativity whether it be sewing costumes, baking homemade pies and cakes, or canning pickles and jams, was always done with love, and it showed. Service will be held on December 4th, 2023 9:30 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. SB. Viewing is at 9:30 a.m. Service at

10:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Ave. SB and reception location TBA.

Patricia Cota Falcon 2/11/1930 - 11/19/2023

Patricia Cota Falcon, a ninth generation Santa Barbara native, arose to her heavenly home surrounded by her loving family on November 19th, 2023. Born to Genevieve Cota and Joseph McCormick on February 11th, 1930, Patricia grew up in Montecito on Parra Grande and Cota Lane with a large extended family of grandparents (Modesta and Joseph Romero), aunts, uncles, cousins, and brothers. She graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1948 and married our father, Richard Falcon, in 1951. Mom immersed herself in motherhood, chauffeuring us kids to sports, dance, and music lessons. She never complained and lovingly supported any interests we wanted to pursue. She was a vibrant team mom for the El Kadettes Drill Team, as well as a civil rights activist pursuing equality. Mom reunites with our dad, Richard, our brothers, Alex, George, Michael Bassett, and our sister, Cyndi. She also joins her brothers, Andrew Cota (Bunk) and Henry (Skip) McCormick, grandson, Michael Bassett, Jr. and in-laws, Stephanie Jo Cota, Alfred, and Nicky Falcon in heaven. Mom is survived by her brother, Paul Cota, daughters, Genny Bolton (John), Alicia Falcon, Kristine Sanchez (Jesse), her adoring grandchildren, Karrie Laatsch, Chad Copley, Paul Espinosa, Jack Carrillo, Janel Ruiz, Antwanette Ramirez, Kyle Sonnenberg, Steve Espinosa, Denesha Ramos, Duke Sanchez, Krissy Sanchez, Elijah Falcon, 18 great grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews. Mom, you were our faithful advocate and guiding light, our brightest example to emulate. We will always adore you and be grateful. Your faith in our Lord was your strength and resiliency, your love of the rosary to honor and glorify Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, is a gift to us. We will love you for the rest of our days until we meet again. Rosary to be held Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, at 7:00 PM at McDermott Crockett Mortuary 2020 Chapala St., Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 10:00 AM. Visit McDermottCrockett.com for further information or to leave a note. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the staff at Sarah House (a sacred home). You cared for our mom as if she was a member of your family. Thank you to Assisted Hospice Care, especially Denise Peña, for her caring and thoughtful love.

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• Santa Barbara relies on tourism, but plans, policies, regulations, and incentives should serve the local community first. A thriving downtown and city will automatically appeal to visitors. • Seek and encourage a diverse and intentional mix of businesses, organizations, and resources. • Offer a variety of mobility options, especially healthy and sustainable modes. • Pay special attention to the way food brings people together. • Designate ample spaces for public gatherings, festivals, parades, and celebrations. HOUSING FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY: A revital-

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• Bus routes and bicycle lanes should ensure that people from all neighborhoods have easy access to downtown. • Downtown amenities such as children’s playgrounds and other social and cultural features should serve the needs and interests of residents of all neighborhoods, all abilities, all backgrounds, and all ages.

antiquated and inadequate infrastructure; improve resilience to extreme heat, drought, fire, and floods. Embrace clean energy’s flexibility and responsiveness:

In conclusion, for long-term sustainability, changes need to be anchored by foundational values—to use fewer material resources and less energy, to be flexible to the innovation needed for the unforeseen situations ahead, and, importantly, to generate the resources to implement these ideas through partnerships between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

• Build district systems that can help manage the growing challenges of storms and droughts. • Provide effective systems for trash collection and recycling.

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• Mandate all-electric new housing that is tied into a mini grid. • Flat roofs are abundant; cover them with solar panels as much as possible. • Develop a downtown cooling system by harnessing and pre-cooling breezes. • Make State Street one level with gentle slopes for drainage. This improves flexibility, easier movement for the mobility-impaired, and cost saving for adding district systems. • Make street lighting adequate—public safety is paramount—but decrease light pollution.

• Adapt, reuse, and retain as many components of existing buildings as possible to conserve planetary resources. More flexibility may be required in adapting our architectural heritage to new uses. • Create housing, plazas, and green spaces rather than street-level parking lots. • Create a model set of green building specifications for all new and remodel projects to guide architects and builders through the permit process. • Incentivize builders and owners to use the model specs and to contribute community dividends (daycare centers, pocket parks, public art, etc.) by allowing extra units, greater building heights in selected spots, and an expedited permit process. • Decouple parking from living units to make rents and real estate more affordable.

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To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com copal Church on Dec. 7 at 3 PM. The service will be Zoomed. Check the website: https://www.trinitysb.org/ upcomingevents/memorial-servicecharlie-zimmer on the day of the service for the livestream link. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Santa Barbara or Central Coast Alzheimer’s Association Chapter.

A private celebration of life was held by the family.

Robert Martin Del Campo

Oaks Cottage Nursing Home. A memorial celebration will be held in the upcoming months.

10/5/1936 - 11/16/2023

Sanford Bothman

Robert Martin Del Campo, 87, passed away on Nov. 16, 2023. Robert Del Campo, born on Oct. 5, 1936 and known by his friends as “Zeke” and his close family as “Bambo,” was a native of Santa Barbara. As a youngster, Robert explored the niches of Santa Barbara’s Eastside with rambunctiousness and adventure, always with his dog and his cousins by his side, whom he lovingly referred to as the “Ambrizs.” He attended Franklin Elementary School, Santa Barbara Junior High, Santa Barbara High School, and Santa Barbara City College. Robert was a competitive athlete. He excelled in all sports he played, including basketball, baseball, bowling, track, and pool. At Santa Barbara High, Robert lettered in baseball and basketball, and was known for his sharpshooting prowess and scrappy play on the basketball court and his slick fielding on the baseball field. Robert graduated from high school in 1955 and joined the army shortly after. Upon his release from the army, he began his career in construction, as a lather, and worked in the industry for 30 years. Robert met Carol (Moriarty) on a blind date in 1970, and they were married a year later. Robert was the co-founder of the Santa Barbara Boys and Girls Club alumni. He had an enduring passion for Santa Barbara, loved animals, fishing, and grooming his yard. Robert was in his element when among his family and friends, some of which he has maintained since grammar school. Many of his friendships were cultivated through playful conversation, laughter, and shared life challenges. Robert had a warm gift for connecting with others, and has touched innumerable lives with his tender playfulness, generosity, and unyielding genuine nature. Robert’s legacy lives on through his wife Carol Del Campo; three children Matt, Antonia and Robin; two grandchildren Matty and Mark; great grandchild Eva Marie; two sisters Isabell Robles and Ruth Webb; and brother Richard Perez. He was preceded in death by his father Peter Del Campo; mother Margaret Perez; and brother Steve Perez. Robert’s life was a testament of unwavering loyalty and acceptance. The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to friends for their support and for keeping Robert’s spirit alive through shared stories and reflections. A special thank you to the

We mourn the passing of Sanford Burton Bothman, and bid farewell to a man whose kindness and generosity touched many lives. Sandy, 94, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away on November 19, 2023 from cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Sandy is survived by his loving wife, Annette, daughter Sharon, sons David and Danny, daughter-inlaw Teresa, and grandsons Aron and Sean. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his sister Barbara (Bothman) Meyer. He was born on July 22, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, to Jacob and Ethel Bothman, who had moved there with their extended families in the 1910s from Missouri and Illinois. Sandy’s father, Jacob, lost his business during the Depression, and when he began to travel extensively as a salesman, Sandy’s uncle Sam stepped forward to mentor him. Sam took Sandy to ball games and bought him his first car, a 1931 Ford which Sandy restored to operating condition at the service station where he worked. Sandy met Annette Friedman at a party in college, and they dated for a few months before Annette left for a nearly year-long post-graduation trip to Europe and Israel. Smitten, he persuaded Annette to return to the U.S. and they were married three weeks later. They spent their honeymoon on a scenic road trip to Great Falls, Montana where Sandy reported for active duty at Malmstrom AFB. Annette remembers that on the way Sandy practiced saying “Lieutenant Bothman reporting for duty, Sir!” as directed by the Air Force manual. Family, friends and community groups relied on Sandy for his intelligence and care. He was calm and generous, and maintained a wonderful sense of humor – even in difficult situations. Sandy was a role model and teacher to his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews – helping them see problems from different perspectives. Always charming, he made friends easily and maintained relationships throughout his life, even continuing to meet regularly with his basketball buddies from high school. Nothing made Sandy happier than helping others. He would always ask “what can I do for you?”. He attended elementary and middle school in La Cañada and Los Angeles and later graduated from Beverly Hills High School, where his claim to fame was a (minor) role in The Bachelor and the Bobby-

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Gary T. Semenza

11/2/1942 - 11/1/2023 Charles Edward Zimmer, retired Army Colonel and Hospice Pioneer died in Santa Barbara on October 26, surrounded by his family. Born in Dayton, Ohio, June 27, 1931, the 7th of 8 children of Eugene and Marie Zimmer. He graduated from the University of Dayton in 1952, with a BA in Political Science and a Regular Army commission. Over the next 25 years, he served in many theaters. Early on in Korea, he was Company Commander of the American sector of the DMZ, where he met Nina, who was with the American Red Cross. After their marriage, Charlie and Nina were stationed in Beirut, Lebanon where he achieved a Masters in Arab Studies at the American University of Beirut and their daughter, Jennifer, was born. The family was stationed in places as disparate as North Carolina where their son, Christopher, arrived, and Oahu, Missouri, and Maryland. During his military career he was awarded three Legions of Merit, one Meritorious Service Medal, and three Army Commendation Medals. After retiring from military service, Charlie & Nina moved the family to Santa Barbara. Charlie’s continuing desire to serve led him to earn another Master’s at UCSB in Counseling Psychology, with an intent to become a Marriage & Family Counselor. But upon graduation, another door opened, and he applied to Hospice of Santa Barbara. Serving there as Executive Director for almost 12 years, he helped build a stable foundation for the second Hospice in the country. His work was recognized by the 1990 Pierre Salmon Award by the California State Hospice Association. Upon retirement from Hospice, he served as a volunteer for six years on the SB Alzheimer’s Association’s Board of Directors, and later served on Hospice of SB Board of Directors until term-limited off. He and Nina loved traveling, celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a trip to Paris in 2009. His greatest joy was in his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Nina, children Jennifer and Christopher, his wife Kim, grandchildren Kaitlin, Connor, & Kyle, his bride, Ashley, as well as a brother, James Zimmer of Dayton, and many nieces and nephews. He was, above all, a good and honorable man. (please format this so it is on its own line separate from the paragraph above and below - do not include this text) Memorial will be at Trinity Epis18

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Gary T. Semenza, (80) of Santa Barbara, California passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 with his beloved wife of 52 years by his side. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on November 2, 1942 to Italo and Ida Semenza. He had resided in Santa Barbara since 1946. Gary partly grew up in the home of Orel and Betty Switzer, his second family, along with their three children, Philip, Susan and Laurel. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1960 and joined the Navy shortly thereafter. Upon his release from active duty, he began a career in construction as a drywall taper and worked in the industry for 41 years. In January 1971, Gary married the love of his life, Judy (Johnston) Farrall, and together they blended their family of four sons and a daughter from their previous marriages. The kids’ fondest memories were of the camping trips to the Sierras where Gary would participate in the Mammoth Mountain Motocross. Motorcycle racing quickly became a passion of his and he and the family spent many weekends going to races. He was a member of the Santa Barbara Starters Motorcycle Club as well as the Over-the-Hill-Gang. Gary had a love for NASCAR and rarely missed watching a race on television. On his 60th birthday, he fulfilled a lifelong dream when he drove an official NASCAR at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with his family cheering him on. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing in Mexico or the Eastern Sierras. His many years of hunting was spent in Idaho, an annual trip that he looked forward to every fall with his faithful Belgian Sheepdog by his side. Gary is survived by his wife, Judy, children, Gary S. Semenza (Patty), Gary Farrall, Orel Semenza (Carla), Heidi Semenza (Chris Burlew), and John Semenza (Lyn), 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father and mother; brother Daniel Semenza; half brothers Edward Lopez and George Lopez. May the memories of Gary that mean the most to you live forever in your heart.

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Soxer with Shirley Temple and Carey Grant. Sandy furthered his education at UCLA, UC Berkeley and USC on an ROTC scholarship majoring in journalism. After active duty in the USAF Sandy attended the UCLA School of Law, graduating in 1959. Sandy was a life-long student; throughout his adulthood he earned his real estate broker’s license, his instrument rating as a pilot and a master’s degree in mediation from Pepperdine Law School. After law school, Sandy embarked on a successful career as an attorney, practicing as part of the firm Bothman Angus and Talcott. In the early 1980s he left to serve as Corporate Counsel at the Friedman Bag Company. After retiring as a lawyer he worked as a mediator. Aviation was a passion for Sandy. He learned to fly as a teenager in Los Angeles, and he liked to tell us that his first flight instructor’s license was signed by Orville Wright. As a journalist in the Air Force he enjoyed flying with fighter pilots on training missions. Later in life he and his flying partner purchased a Beechcraft Debonair, and Sandy enjoyed flying throughout the western United States while Annette white-knuckled it all the way. In 2015 Sandy and Annette moved to Maravilla, a senior community in Santa Barbara. Sandy was active in the Men’s Club, Fireside Chats and various book and writing groups. He was especially fond of his close friends in the ROMEO Wednesday lunch club. Annette and Sandy were active at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where he served as board president; they joined Congregation B’nai B’rith after moving to Santa Barbara. Sandy was fortunate to receive excellent medical care at Sansum Clinic and Cottage Hospital. The family is grateful to the caring staff at Casa St. James where Sandy lived for several weeks, and to the staff at Serenity House in Santa Barbara where Sandy spent his last days in hospice care. Susan Dickenson’s guidance finding these and other care resources for Sandy was invaluable. The McDermott Crockett Funeral Home in Santa Barbara, CA, is assisting the family with burial arrangements. Farewell Sandy – you will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing you. Your legacy of kindness, generosity, and love will forever live on in the hearts of those you touched. The family encourages all of Sandy’s friends to do something kind for another person. We feel that this is what he would have wanted. Donations can also be made to the Parkinson’s Association of Santa Barbara.

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Randi T. Fairbrother 1930-2023

BY M A R C I K L A D N I K t takes a village” was one of Randi’s favor-

ite sayings. How right she was when it came to fulfilling her life’s passion of improving the lives of the feral and stray cat population in Santa Barbara County. The average person might not think this a worthy cause, but as a longtime volunteer for Catalyst for Cats (C4C), the nonprofit Randi launched in 1990 at the age of 60, I can assure you that her efforts made a huge difference, not only to the cats but also the surrounding human communities. In 1992, she was honored by the Santa Barbara Independent with a Local Hero award. In Randi’s own words: It all started … with our first TNR [Trap-Neuter-Return]. [Thirty-three] years ago … I trapped my first cat. My daughter told me about a group of stray cats behind a shopping center in Santa Barbara. I’d been bothered by the plight of mothers being burdened with litter after litter of unwanted kittens as long as I could remember but had no idea how to proceed. I mentioned the stray cats to a co-worker. He suggested I call St. Francis Pet Hospital and ask for a blonde woman who frequently brought her cats to the clinic. I called the clinic, and they put me in contact with the “blonde woman.” Her name was Berka Smock. Berka scouted the area behind the shopping center immediately after my call and noticed a feeding station had been set up. That very night, with a trap set, we sat in the car nearby and waited. It didn’t take long before we had one. Berka and I met behind the shopping center every weekday night after work. We’d laugh about sitting in the cold and dark, snacking on fries, elated when the trap went off. The following day, St. Francis Pet Hospital would spay or neuter what we caught. After recuperation, we returned the cats to the feeding station. It thrilled us that we captured them all before they dropped any litters. It was a new, exciting, and most satisfying experience for me, and I felt I’d found my calling. Louise Holton, who founded the national group Alley Cat Rescue, was an early adopter of the trapneuter-return technique. She recalled meeting Randi: “It was when I started Alley Cat Allies and she founded Catalyst. I was so impressed with her, as she had heard about TNR and got it right away as a way to control outdoor cats.” Working with Randi was an experience. She was always available to give advice and encouragement, but she could be quite cantankerous at times, even hanging up on people if a phone call became heated. But her love and dedication toward her mission shone through and kept us volunteers going. A TNR trapper in Santa Maria remembered her first encounter with Randi: “I’m grateful to have met her at the old Santa Maria Humane Society on Black Road,” said Monica Gonzalez. “I saw the sign on her van and asked what exactly she did to help cats. It all started from there.”

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Randi was always supportive of our efforts to save the sick and injured, even when the costs were sometimes high and donations scarce. She was there to celebrate the successes and cry with us when we had to let go. When Randi launched Catalyst, it was very localized. Eventually, the organization expanded to include the whole of Santa Barbara County. Thousands of community cats are still being fed and given medical treatment through the organization, and Randi’s legacy will continue on. The Animal Shelter Assistance Program, or ASAP, was a go-to group for Randi, as they specialized in adoption. Jessice Wiebe, executive director for the nonprofit, said, “Randi’s unwavering dedication and passion for advocating on behalf of cats in our county was truly remarkable. … Her tireless efforts and boundless love for cats have left an indelible mark on our organization. … We are committed to continuing the important work and legacy that Randi so passionately championed.” Randi “was a wonderfully playful person,” said her friend Lorraine Cestone. “I helped her trap ferals, fostered kittens, been a feeder, helped with C4C booths, and kept her C4C mailing list. Over the years, I grew to love her dearly.” Isabelle Gullö, executive director of C.A.R.E.4Paws, said, “Randi was a force of nature, who made a tremendous difference in the lives of so many animals and pet families over the years. Catalyst for Cats recently contributed very generously toward C.A.R.E.4Paws’ new mobile veterinary unit, and now Randi’s vision lives on as our clinic team alters and cares for community cats and other animals in need in the decades to come.” The Orcutt Veterinary Hospital, which participated in many cases of medical care, recalled, “Randi was such a wonderful person and helped animals and our community so much! What a difference you made here.” RESQCATS in Santa Barbara always gained Randi’s support. “Randi was my mentor and instrumental in helping me launch RESQCATS,” said founder Jeffyne Telson. “My favorite memory was her telling me that her idea of a good time was sitting in her van with a blanket and glass of wine, waiting for the trap to go off.” Rest in peace, Randi. We all hope the cats are taking care of you now. n

The Indy, Ep. 93: INSIDE AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping Our Lives In this episode, The Indy host Rebecca Fairweather sits down with Misha Sra, assistant professor of Computer Science and head of the Artificial Intelligence Integration Lab at UC Santa Barbara. The two discuss the significance of AI and how it will impact our everyday lives. Listen at

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To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com Brashears, brother George Brashears and sister Betty Ann Turentine (Lawrence). A Celebration of Life will be held at the Samarkand Mountain Room on December 1 at 2:00PM. If you wish to honor his life with a donation, consider the United Way of Santa Barbara County or the Parkinson Foundation.

Thomas Brashears 1927 - 2023

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10/13/1947 - 11/20/2023 We celebrate the life of Thomas Brashears a long time Santa Barbara resident, who passed away peacefully at the age of 96, with family in attendance, on November 20, 2023 in Cottage Hospital. Tom was born on March 19, 1927 to Marcella and Gassaway Brashears in Glendale, CA. He spent his early years playing basketball at the Glendale YMCA honing his leadership skills as captain, his high school years at Hoover High and finding ways to earn money as a gardener, at a pottery factory and an auto dealership. He credited these work experiences with preparing him for his business career. Tom graduated from USC after he was discharged from the Navy in 1946. In 1948 Tom married Barbara Jean Rife, from nearby Montrose, who he met while on spring break in Balboa, CA just before he enlisted in the Navy. He is known to say that marrying Barbara was the “best decision of his life.” Between 1950 and 1966, Tom & Barbara hit the road, from Burbank, to Claremont, to Redlands and finally landing in Santa Barbara. During those 16 years, five children were born, Greg, Chris, Anne, Mike and Carol. Most of those years, while developing his communication and sales skills involving office products, saw Tom put into action a maxim he held dear: “The Harder One Works, The Luckier One Gets.” Once in Santa Barbara, after purchasing a small office supply firm, Tom transformed the business into what became The Office Mart, eventually employing more than 100. Tom invested much of his time to the United Way, Rotary Club and the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce as well as to his church. Tom served as an elder at both First Presbyterian Church and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara. He was an enthusiastic reader of business and economic publications, including Barron’s, to understand new business trends and advise his family. He was also a devout Gaucho basketball supporter, avid skier and trout fisher, interspersed with wide travel interests that Barbara and Tom enjoyed. He also loved carrying for his nearly 130 avocado trees and spending time with his large family. Tom cherished his five children, 20 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren and his wife Barbara, recently celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. He was preceded in death by his mother Marcella Shephard Brashears, father Gassaway 20

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Audrey’s life journey came to an end on Monday, November 20, 2023 in Marquette, Michigan at her Point Loma home surrounded by her loving family. For almost two years she fought a rare, aggressive leukemia with strength, grace, reality and a trust in God. Audrey was born on October 13, 1947, on Staten Island, New York to Rex and Margaret (O’Donnell) Carlson. She graduated from Mater Dei High School (Class of 1965), in Middletown, New Jersey. In 1969, Audrey graduated with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Rosary Hill College in Buffalo, New York. She taught elementary school for several years until, quite by accident, she entered the field of advertising where she did on-camera commercials, industrial films, print work, and voice overs. In the 70’s and 80’s, Audrey raised her two children, Karin and Carl. She was a loving, caring, nurturing mother who always made time for family and friends, all while working to support her family. In 1987, Audrey met Peter Kaufman and they were married two years later. They spent the early years of their marriage in Montecito, California where they were active members of Birnam Wood Golf Club. Audrey was an active volunteer and member of the board for Storyteller, a daycare center for the children of the homeless. At Storyteller, she was able to return to her love of working with children. Upon marrying Peter, Audrey was quickly introduced to the beauty and charm of his boyhood home of Marquette, Michigan. Together they enjoyed many summers there with friends and family, explored the granite rocks of Lake Superior’s shoreline, feasted on whitefish from Thill’s, climbed Sugarloaf, enjoyed pasty picnics on the rocks, and planned the construction of their dream home on the shoreline of Lake Superior. In the early 1990’s, they made Marquette their permanent home to oversee the construction of Point Loma, and their vision of a home along the shores of Lake Superior finally became a reality in 2002. As Karin and Carl raised their own families they visited often. Audrey

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was proud of her children and grandchildren who brought her so much joy with every cherished visit. Although Audrey lived in 9 states over her lifetime, she loved the beauty of Lake Superior, the vibrance of Marquette’s community, and her deep connections with lasting friendships. Audrey and Peter had an incredibly warm and loving relationship. They traveled the world together, and loved to host fundraisers, celebrations, community work meetings, and holiday parties. They were a team and one rarely saw them apart. Audrey was an indispensable partner in Peter’s life work. She always had a sparkle in her eye and a smile on her face. She made people comfortable instantly with her warmth and hospitality. Audrey was very proud to serve on the Louis G. Kaufman Endowment Fund Board which benefits Marquette’s children through scholarships and programs such as Coats for Kids, School Police Liaison, the Sports Complex, and numerous other programs for kids. In 2020, Audrey and Peter received the Lifetime of Giving award from the Marquette Area Public Schools District. And in 2023, they were awarded the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee’s Youth Award in recognition of the Kaufman family’s support for significant programs for Marquette’s children for almost a century. Audrey is survived by her husband, Peter Kaufman; her daughter Karin Anderson (Roger) Shady and their children Tyler and Emily; her son Carl (Kelly) Anderson and their children Aidan and Adalyn; Peter’s children: daughter-in-law Meggin Kaufman and her sons Samuel and Michael; daughter Wendy Kaufman and her daughter Ashlyn (Ryan) Shields; and son Garrett (Melissa) Kaufman and his children Daisy and Nathan. She is also survived by her brothers Bill (Michelle) Carlson and John Carlson. And she is survived by sister-in-law Ann (Kaufman) Jordan, special aunts: Judy Adams, Joan (Al) O’Donnell, Joan (Jim) O’Donnell, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. It was Audrey’s wish to send her gratitude to all her friends and family who lovingly supported her over the last couple of years. Her family and friends will remember her warmth, her kindness, her generosity of spirit, and her loving concern for and interest in others. She will be deeply missed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 29th at 12 noon in St. Peter Cathedral with the Rev’ Msgr. Michael Steber officiating. A celebration of Audrey’s life will follow at Canale-Tonella Funeral Home and Cremation Services from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for food, fellowship and sharing of memories. All are invited. Entombment will take place in the Kaufman Family Mausoleum. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy are kindly asked to consider the Peter and Audrey Kaufman Foundation c/o First Bank, 1502 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI 49855 in

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Carolyn Wageneck 1943 - 2023

Carolyn Louise (Purvis) Wageneck, 80, passed away at peace on November 20, 2023 at her home in Santa Barbara, California. Carolyn was born on August 21, 1943, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Claude and Gladys Purvis. She and her older siblings, Fran and Bud, were raised in Kaw City, Oklahoma. It was in the small town of Kaw that Carolyn developed the loving, smart, and humorous personality that she was known for her entire life. Carolyn was the quintessential people person– she never met a stranger. As a child, she loved to sing and dance, cook, play basketball, and card games. She took on her first job at the age of nine as the town’s afternoon switchboard operator, working from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Holding this job until she graduated high school, Carolyn connected people to each other, took and passed along important messages, and chatted with people who were lonely. Those who know her understand that she continued to serve others in those ways as an adult. Carolyn began participating in 4H at the age of 10, winning local, regional, state, and national awards in various categories, including cooking, sewing, flower arranging, meat grading, and raising livestock (she loved her sheep Checkers and Scrabble). As a senior in high school, she was the Oklahoma 4H Champion in Public Speaking, earning the honor of attending the 4H National Congress in Chicago in 1961. After graduating valedictorian of her high school class of seven, Carolyn attended Oklahoma State University. One summer afternoon in 1963, as she hung her feet off the balcony of her apartment in Ponca City, OK, a young man named Bob Wageneck (in town for the summer working for Continental Oil Company) drove by. He told his friend, “I want to meet the girl attached to those feet.” He did, and to his good fortune, Carolyn agreed to go out with him. They were married at the chapel of Oklahoma State University on June 21, 1964. Carolyn and Bob began their marriage in Evanston, Illinois, while he completed graduate school at Northwestern. They soon relocated to Dallas, Texas, where their first two children, Frances and Robert,

were born. After the family moved to Santa Barbara, California, in 1972, they welcomed their son Lael in 1975. For Carolyn, the role of mother was her highest calling. From dayto-day feeding and care to life’s big events, Carolyn did it all – room mother, stand-in mom for friends who were in need, offering hugs, birthday bashes, athletic events, artistic performances, and so much more. Indeed, even as Parkinsons’ and colon cancer had limited her physical and cognitive abilities, she would ask her kids what she could do to help them. In the mid-80’s when college tuitions came due, Carolyn began working as an administrative assistant in various organizations around Santa Barbara, including local churches and UCSB. Carolyn ultimately retired from the Santa Barbara County Education Office, having served in various capacities, including as administrative assistant to the County Superintendent. Carolyn had an especially close relationship with her Grandmother Grace (GG), who helped her mother raise the family after her father died when Carolyn was just 10 years old. So it was a very special day in February 1999 when she became a grandmother herself. She loved her grandchildren immensely and loved being their Granny! She was so proud of the young adults they had become. Carolyn had an active social life with the Red Hat Society, the Giggling Grannies, women’s Bible studies, feeding the members of their church home groups, Sunday lunches with friends, or family meals followed by card games or dominoes! (She would want everyone to know that she won her final round of dominoes a month before she died). Carolyn was active in many Santa Barbara Church congregations over the past 51 years, including Calvary Baptist Church, The Living Faith Center, Calvary Chapel, and for the past seven years, Southcoast Church. She was devoted to her church communities. She served by singing in church choirs, organizing meal trains, participating in prayer chains, providing pre-marital counseling, sitting in the nursery, or cooking meals at church camps. Carolyn is survived by her husband Bob, daughter Frann, sons Lael and Rob, her daughters in-law Bonnie Beedles, Katherine Lowe, and Kim Wageneck, and grandchildren Annemarie, Elijah, Ezekiel, and Megan Wageneck. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Bill Wageneck, sisters-in-law Mary Joneson, Barbara Gardner, Peggy Patton, Suzanne Wageneck and her many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her siblings, and her grandson Taylor Hudson Wageneck. A celebration of Carolyn’s life will be held at 11:00 am on December 1, 2023 at Southcoast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Road, Goleta. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to VNA Health (Hospice) https://vna.health/.

obituaries Richard Sereda

9/21/1932 - 11/14/2023

Richard Sereda passed away after prolonged illness at the age of 91. Richard, born into an immigrant family, embarked on a remarkable journey, immersing himself in the realms of architecture and engineering during his studies in Argentina. His career included impactful roles at an institute of radio research and contributions to the world of opera by being a member of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Upon relocating to America, he completed his history studies at University of California. Beyond his professional pursuits, Richard’s commitment to community was evident. Engaging in scouting, working at Ampex Data Systems Corporation, and serving as an elder at the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church showcased his diverse contributions. Notably, he dedicated 12 years to volunteering at the charity organization “Food from the Heart”. Richard’s life was a tapestry of experiences—he traveled extensively, cherished music, history, and art, and was fluent in six languages. A craftsman and avid collector of antiques, he was always ready to extend a helping hand. His life stands as an exemplary model, leaving an indelible impact on those who had the privilege of knowing him. Richard will be profoundly missed by family and friends. Eternal memory.

Philip Brian Walker 8/14/1946 - 10/2/2023

Philip Brian Walker passed away on October 2, 2023, at the age of 77. He grew up in Menlo Park, California where he attended Woodside High School. He also attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana in 1962. Phil came to Santa Barbara in 1964 to attend UCSB. He left school in 1966 for a stint in the army, where he served in Germany. After returning from military service, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in History at UCSB. He later went on to earn a Master’s degree. Phil worked in landscaping for a few years before taking a job with the City of Santa Barbara at the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant.

To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com He was once recognized as California’s Wastewater Treatment Operator of the Year. He retired from the city after a grueling 36 years working the night shift at that facility. Phil was well known in his Eastside neighborhood, where he frequently walked and spoke to neighbors. He was also a fixture at City Council meetings. Phil was an expert on everything related to water in Santa Barbara. He was generous to a fault, foregoing his own needs in favor of others. Phil is survived by his wife, Terry, step-son Scott Smith, brother, Stephen, sister-in-law, Jill Walker, and niece, Michelle Halloran. A celebration of Phil’s life was held recently and attended by family members.

generous care she received in the Heritage House and the Country Gardens home in Santa Barbara. Lois was a graceful and beautiful woman and remained so until her death. We especially want to thank Cecilia and Beth at the Country Gardens and also the Assisted Home Hospice Team. A private family service was held in November.

Christine Diane Burtness 2/29/1944 - 11/17/2023

Lois Margret Norrington 12/30/1920 - 10/31/2023

Lois Norrington of Santa Barbara passed away peacefully on October 31, 2023, at the age of 102. Lois Margret Tallman was born in Cloverdale, California in 1920. She lived on her family’s farm through high school, picking hops for 5 cents a bushel, riding horses through the apple orchards and hills of Sonoma County and dancing to Big Band music on the Russian River. Upon her 1938 graduation from Analy High School in Sebastopol, she moved to Ventura and became a hairdresser. While living in a boarding house in Ventura, she met her first husband John (Kelly) Shaw. After the birth of their 3 girls, they moved to Santa Barbara where they welcomed their son. They divorced in 1963. Lois met her second husband, Bob Norrington, while she was working for the state unemployment office, and they married in 1967. They lived in several other cities in California before returning to Santa Barbara County for good in 1989. Lois and Bob led a life of exciting travel by visiting her daughter and family in Germany multiple times, traveling extensively through Europe and touring the U.S. and ultimately visiting every single continent. In her later years after Bob passed, she continued her love of travel with cruises. Lois spent her retirement years sewing, knitting, painting, line dancing, playing golf and working crosswords. She is survived by her two daughters, Danni Borut (Peter Nissler) and Tina Coffman (Chris), both of Santa Barbara; son J.J. Shaw (Marti), of Herndon, VA; and 2 stepchildren (Dale and Dawn) as well as 9 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Terry Meek. Her family is thankful for the

Christine Diane Burtness, known to her students as “Mrs. Burtness”, passed away on November 17, 2023, at the age of 79. Born on the rarest of days, February 29, 1944, Christine lived a life filled with laughter and adventure. Christine was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Christine was raised in Fresno, California by her loving parents Jacquelyne and Lewis Heinen. She drove an MG and then a Corvette in high school that she would eventually trade for a van – she complained about that decision for the for the rest of her life. After completing higher education at Fresno State and UCSB, Christine became a science teacher at Santa Ynez Union High School, and in 1978 that same van rolled down a hill in Ballard after being left in neutral with the brake off. She would raise 3 sons and a husband as she worked at the high school for more than 30 years. Her mud-flat field trips, cat dissections, and numerous fish tanks were legendary to both students and her family. Her passion for education extended beyond her retirement as she served as a Santa Ynez Union High School board member for 12 years. Christine was a giving and thoughtful person, always willing to dedicate time to her community, students, and family. She would lead her young sons on incredible trips to see California’s national parks, beaches, and mountains. As her sons grew older, she would often bring her family camping and hunting at their ranch in Monterey County. In summers and winters as her sons became teens her family would often be in Wyoming skiing at Jackson Hole Resort, rock climbing in the Teton’s, and kayaking on the Snake River. She had a deep love for the outdoors and whether spending time in her garden, exploring Wyoming with her young family, or searching for fossils around the ranch she was always teaching the people around her. In doing so she demonstrated her love for them and gave so much more than she ever asked. The extraordinary life she cultivated for

her sons was unique and absolutely formative. Christine Heinen married Peter G. Burtness on June 14, 1975. Together they were always on the hunt for “a good find”. As a team they bought and sold rural real estate in Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties, and eventually Wyoming. It was something they both enjoyed until late in their life together. They also never drove by an estate sale without stopping. Christine is survived by her son, Peter J. Burtness, daughter-in-law, Annie Burtness, and granddaughter, Vivienne. She is survived by her son Matthew Burtness, daughter-in-law Kristin Burtness, and grandchildren George and Hailey. She is additionally survived by her son Christopher Burtness and daughter-in-law Megan Burtness, and grandchildren Gavin and Hanna. Christine was preceded in death by her husband, Peter G. Burtness, her parents and her brother Stan. A ceremony to honor Christine’s life will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard on December 2, 2023, at 11 am. Christine Burtness will be deeply missed by her family, and friends. Her extraordinary strength could be seen in her relentless 18-year fight against breast cancer, and in her skill in continuing to live a full life while doing so. Her legacy as a dedicated teacher, loving mother, and adventurous spirit lives on in the hearts of those who knew her. Loper Funeral Chapel Directors

Adolfo “Al” Escoto

12/28/1939 - 11/13/2023

Adolfo “Al” Escoto, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 in Santa Barbara, Ca surrounded by family. Al was the 4th of nine children, born to Manuel and Carmen Escoto in Santa Paula on December 28, 1939. “I was born next to City Hall, in my grandmother’s house… and I was raised right next door to City Hall,” Al told the Ventura County Star Free-Press in 1987. Al would spend most of his life in Santa Paula, building his family and becoming a pillar of the community. He graduated from Santa Paula High School, where he excelled in tennis and basketball, before attending Ventura College and later Cal Poly, Pomona. Al served in the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve from 1962 to 1968. In 1964, he married Olivia (Luna) the sister of his best friend, Frank Luna. Together, Al and Olivia had three children, Eric, Martin and Francine. For nearly 40+years, he worked at the Ventura County Public Works

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Agency and for the County Board of Supervisors. Throughout the decades, Al entrenched himself in the Santa Paula and Ventura County communities. He helped found the Santa Paula chapter of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), served as Director of the United Way for Ventura County, and served as Commissioner and Chairman of the Board of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) . He was Chairman of the Board for the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) . He was a member of the Knights of Columbus serving as Grand Knight. Member of Rotary Club and the (Jaycees) Junior Chamber. In 1984, Al won a seat on the Santa Paula City Council. In 1987 served as Mayor for the City of Santa Paula. In his later years, Al enjoyed spending time with his growing family, often taking his children and grandchildren to Ventura and Santa Barbara county beaches and sporting events. He continued to play tennis and enjoyed watching sports, especially USC football. He attended his children and grandchildren sporting and scholastic events. Family members remember Al as kind, warm, witty and generous with both his time and spirit. He was known as a committed family man and a great friend to many. Olivia remembers him as a warm person, loving too all, an amazing father and grandfather and dedicated to the community. He gave so much of himself, always thinking of others first. His grandchildren were the apple of his eye and he was a father figure to them. He will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Peter and Manuel Escoto. He is survived by his wife, Olivia Escoto; his son Eric (Gretchen) Escoto, their children Ethan and Bella; his son Martin, his children Luna and Landon; and his daughter Francine (John) Ortiz, and her children Kassandra Rosales (Daniel Hernandez), Kandice (Christian) Martinez, Ashton Escoto-Ellison (Harley Posada) and Richard Escoto-Ortiz. He is also survived by his great grandchildren from Kassandra, Daniel and Joseph Hernandez, and from Kandice, Elena Martinez. He is survived by his siblings Michael (Susan) Escoto, Ted (Rosie) Escoto, Roman (Julie) Escoto, Annie (Eddie) Mendoza, Irene (Charlie) Garcia and Albert (Patricia) Escoto. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 10a.m. at Saint Sebastian Catholic Church in Santa Paula. Committal and Interment will follow at Santa Paula Cemetery. To sign the family’s online guest book, share stories and post pictures please visit our website: www. santapaulafuneralhome.com and click on Al’s name located in Recent Obituaries. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of the Family Owned & Operated ROBERT REY GARCIA JR FUNERAL SERVICES, SANTA PAULA, CA 805.229.7054

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COVER STORY

The Struggle to CHANGE Juvenile Justice in Santa Barbara

Thousands of Kids Have Been in a System That Can Work Like a Revolving Door by Caitlin Siggins

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ou just recognize the smell of juvenile

hall,” said Elvie. She was 12 when she first set foot in the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JJC). “I still remember the sound of when the door’s unlocked: the clicking, the buzzing, going in one door, the door closing, going into another door, the door closing, stepping in. And it’s concrete. It’s cold.” Today, Elvie is working, sober, and putting the past behind her. (Her last name is being purposely withheld, but now an adult, she consented to this interview and having her picture taken.) Hundreds of youths in Santa Barbara County make their way through the juvenile justice system each year. Here we try to put some perspective on the state of these kids and the system itself.

4-1-1 To support the work of the Rising Scholars program and the BIGE club, consider donating to their scholarship funds (hancockcollege.edu/eops/donate.php). To learn more about Santa Barbara County’s juvenile justice initiatives, Chief Benton encourages interested readers to check out the county’s Comprehensive MultiAgency Juvenile Justice Plan & Juvenile Justice Realignment Plan available on the Santa Barbara Probation Department’s website (countyofsb.org/1586). There are many ways to get involved in juvenile justice work in the Santa Barbara area. Listed below are other resources to help support our kids. •

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Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CADA) Yes! Program: cadasb.org/youth-empowermentservices Santa Barbara Child Services: countyofsb .org/579 Santa Barbara Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): sbcasa.org

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“I cut ties with a lot of friends that I was getting in trouble with. I cut ties with everything, and I’m doing my own life now,” said Elvie.

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The world has changed since the 140-bed Juvenile Justice detention center was built more than 50 years ago. It is still a basic cinder-block and steel structure, but the attitudes toward how to treat kids within the system have evolved, especially during the last decade. Holly Benton, chief of the Probation Department who supervises the JJC, is continuing this reform that started several years ago with an overhaul of Santa Barbara’s juvenile justice system. With 33 years working within that system, Benton knows about the conflicted backgrounds of so many of the kids she works with. “You have to view 99 percent of these kids through the lens of trauma,” she said.

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Santa Barbara District Attorney Restorative Justice Program: da.countyofsb.org/nrjp or contact joaflores@countyofsb.org. Hancock College: Phoenix Scholars is specifically geared toward system-impacted and gang-affiliated youths ages 14-24. Rising Scholars is for formerly incarcerated people of all ages. • P h o e n i x S ch o l a r s P r o g ra m : hancockcollege.edu/eops/phoenix.php • Rising Scholars Program: hancock college.edu/risingscholars/index .php • BIGE Student Club: hancockcollege .edu/risingscholars/bige.php Underground Scholars, UCSB: gauchounder grounds.wixsite.com/my-site Rising Scholars Program, SBCC: sbcc.edu/ equity/rising-scholars.php

She emphasized her department’s continued efforts to acknowledge racial inequity in the juvenile justice system. In Santa Barbara County, youths of color are more than 2.5 times more likely to be referred to the juvenile justice system than their white peers, according to a 2022 report from the Santa Barbara Probation Department. Benton also talked about the changes at the center and the department’s increased efforts to keep youths out of detention. Overall, the number of incarcerated youths at the JJC has been greatly reduced in recent years. The average daily population at the center is 34 kids. Of that number, girls usually account for fewer than five residents. Los Prietos Boys Camp, a lower-security detention center located in Los Padres National Forest, is closing down. As the camp’s daily population recently dwindled to four, the county

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COVER STORY has decided to move the camp to the JJC. Prior to the overhaul, around one-third of youths in the JJC were serving time for a probation violation. For example, a kid who’s already been involved in the system will fail to report for a drug test or fail to get transportation to county probation offices, and the cycle of incarceration would begin again with lengthening stays at the center. Youth must complete an application, demonstrate respectful behavior, For a teenager, getting to strictly and participate regularly at school and programming before living on scheduled probation meetings, the Trust Unit. drug tests, educational appointments, and health appointments can feel like an uphill battle. In June, California’s Department of JuveElvie recalled telling her mom, “‘I’m gonna nile Justice closed their 11 state-run correctry my best to do good,’ but of course that tional facilities. Per Senate Bill 823, passed in never lasts when you’re on probation.” For the 2020, the state has slowly phased out statefour years following her first court appear- run facilities and instead given additional ance, Elvie continued to bounce in and out of resources to counties. Prior to the realignment, youth charged with more serious the system. Now county officials are trying to look at all crimes, serving longer sentences, were sent to the pressures a kid under probation supervi- DJJ (formerly CYA) facilities. As DJJ facilities, sion experiences—from the seriousness of the like Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, close original arrest to how much their family is able their doors, older youth charged with more to offer support. Often, these are kids whose complex crimes are returning to the county’s pain has been hiding in plain sight for years, care. Whenever possible, Benton noted, such according to Benton, with unstable housing, young people are sent to the center’s Trust poverty, physical and sexual abuse, and addic- Unit, an area reserved for youths who have tion being far-too-common experiences. demonstrated good behavior over a sustained Changing probation’s approach is an period. ongoing process. “We aren’t clinging to old Opened in January 2020, the Trust Unit compliance-based thought,” Benton said. “You reflects new research on the merit of incenhave to look at each individual. You can’t gen- tive-based behavioral change. Stark cement eralize.” Her department is incorporating a cells are personalized with photos of famtrauma-informed perspective into their work ily and friends taped to the wall, as well as and giving each kid a greater voice. Parents, deodorant, snacks, and colorful blankets. The coaches, mentors, and positive role models linoleum-tiled common area is fashioned meet with staff and the youths to discuss what with relics of home: couches, gaming systems, and a flat-screen TV. The personal among the life will look like after leaving the JJC. One challenge at the JJC is the wide range of sterile serves as a reminder of our system’s residents who walk through its doors. Provid- complicated relationship with juvenile justice, ing support for different ages and for crimes of the uneasy tension between retribution and varying severity requires a range of resources. rehabilitation. Almost half of all supervised youths are now over the age of 18, county officials report. It can be particularly difficult to get through to older residents who have cycled through the Even years later, shame and embarrassment system for years, while at the same time main- are front and center in Elvie’s memories of the taining safety for younger kids, some as young juvenile justice system. Though she had come as 14. Many of the older youths have entered to court for her older brother’s appearances the system prior to these major reforms and in the past, sitting in front of the judge at her attitude shifts. Now, for these kids, the ques- first court date felt entirely different. “I just tion is: How do you build trust when none felt like a tiny little person in that courtroom,” existed previously? she said. RICHARD ROSS

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An hour’s drive from downtown Santa Barbara, the Santa Maria Juvenile Court is in session twice a week at a dedicated juvenile court with 20 to 30 kids in the courtroom. Many will be diverted from the adjacent detention center and given resources to put their lives on track. But for others, it will become a continuous journey in and out of the justice system. Recently appointed to the juvenile court, Judge Gustavo Lavayen considers fentanyl as a most pressing concern. “I would like to see even more programming especially related to substance abuse,” he said. “These kids shouldn’t be in the hall just because of substance abuse. They should be in a place where they can get the treatment they need.” Though attitudes have shifted toward recovery and rehabilitation in recent years, everyone in the courtroom—the judge, juvenile defender, district attorney, and social worker—agrees there is more to be done. “I think we recognize how we used to do things was wrong, how horrible detention is for children. It makes them worse. It’s traumatizing” said Sara Elturk, a public defender in the juvenile justice division. “We know scientifically that a child, when they’re in their early or midtwenties, is going to be a completely different person. Their personality characteristics are all in transition during that time.”

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

These days, most juveniles are diverted into alternative programs, such as Youth Empowerment Services, which emphasizes restorative justice. Kids meet with case managers to identify how they can repair the harm their actions have caused. Restorative options include substance-abuse classes, community service, and counseling intended to address the deeper causes of a youth’s behavior. Elvie was referred to drug counseling programs and therapy during her time in the system. “To be honest, I did enjoy the programs and services a lot. I felt like I was actually being heard and understood,” she said. “But then I would go back home to a toxic household, and it would trigger me. I would start feeling like, ‘Why am I even doing this?’ Like,

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A young person walks out of the Juvenile Justice Center arm in arm with a trusted adult.

I’m just gonna go back out to the streets.” Elvie found many of the resources that helped her get out of the system on her own, such as the Grizzly Youth Academy, a military school in San Luis Obispo. Her mother supported the decision, and Elvie quickly took to the program. “I loved the feeling of being healthy, sober, productive, smart, and reading. I just loved it.” Later, she joined California Job Corps in Los Angeles, where she trained in auto mechanics for six months. “It was the best year of my life, because I finally got to experience what it is to get out of your hometown and see other stuff,” Elvie said. Elvie still remembered her last probation officer in Santa Barbara. “She was the PO that did the most for me,” she said. “She went to that program and she went to visit me, and it was our first time meeting ’cause we would only talk on the phone. And she brought me a gift basket. She showed me a lot of love. And no PO has ever done that to me.”

ART MATTERS LECTURE Edo Pop: Woodblock Prints and Popular Culture in Premodern Japan Matthew Welch, Ph.D. Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Minneapolis Institute of Art

thursday, december 7, 5:30–6:30pm mary craig auditorium Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Students and Museum Circle Members: Free SBMA Members: $10 Non-Members: $15 Reserve or purchase tickets at the Visitor Services desks in person, by phone 805.884.6423, or online at tickets.sbma.net. For more information, visit www.sbma.net/artmatters Albert Del Rios, President of the BIGE Club

The center looks “completely different” than it did almost 20 years ago when he was a teenager at the center, according to Andrew Del Rio, a program facilitator at Allan Hancock College. It was a cold building with empty walls. “I felt like there was no hope.” After being in the JJC, he was later incarcerated as an adult, but he finally found a community at Allan Hancock College. A counselor connected him with the Rising Scholars Program and the Beyond Incarceration: Greater Education (BIGE) Club. His mentors there “have seen people like me here: people that have tattoos, that have been in prison, that have struggled with addiction. Like, I never thought in a million years there’d be a program specifically for our population. And that’s what blew me away.” Some residents at the JJC attend BIGE meetings every Friday through Zoom. Del Rio and many others in the BIGE Club at Hancock are majoring in areas such as human services and addiction. Some are completing internships at detox facilities

With their crisp outlines, unmodulated colors, and surprising vantage points, Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) from the 18th and 19th centuries seem as fresh and captivating today as when they were produced. Matthew Welch will provide an overview of the social milieu of Japan’s “floating world,” and the artists who immortalized it through their prints. He will also discuss several contemporary artists whose works reference the ukiyo-e tradition. Generous support for Art Matters was provided by the SBMA Women’s Board.

1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA Tuesday–Sunday 11 am–5 pm Thursday 11 am–8 pm www.sbma.net Since 2017, Art Matters speakers have been selected, introduced, and mediated by SBMA Deputy Director & Chief Curator, Eik Kahng. Kabukidō Enkyō, 1749-1803, Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Umeōmaru (detail), 1796. Color woodblock print. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Bequest of Richard P. Gale.

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and finishing up their hours to become licensed drug counselors. “We need more credible messengers,” said Del Rio, who now works with the Phoenix Scholars program supporting formerly and currently incarcerated students and gang-involved youths. “I think that it’s important to have people with that lived experience to be these caseworkers. It’s easy for someone to tell an addict to put down the needle or put down the pipe when they’ve never been strung out on heroin, or how easy it is to stay out of a prison cell when they’ve never even been incarcerated.” Formerly incarcerated students have carved out a space for themselves in higher education at colleges such as Allan Hancock. Much of the educational programming now available to youths at the center

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was imagined and created by those who were in the system themselves. Education has become one of the strongest components of probation’s revamped programming. The JJC has its own high school, Dos Puertas School, where students work toward their high school diplomas. A room at the center has been transformed into a post–secondary education room complete with a study lounge, a virtual learning area, and college logos decorating the walls. Students can also take virtual college classes at multiple local community colleges. Many of the students at the center are the first in their families to graduate high school. It’s an achievement that is duly celebrated by staff. “It’s about helping kids understand that there is a future, that there will be an after,” Chief Benton said. “Every kid has the capacity to change; every kid has greatness in them.” Changes to the treatment of supervised youths is only part of the puzzle. “The key is getting to kids before they ever reach our door,” said Benton. Another part of that puzzle is seeing youths involved in Santa Barbara’s juvenile justice system as “our kids.” When we approach juvenile justice from a place of fear, the kid loses and the community loses. We can’t turn a blind eye to the complexity needed for the four-dimensional chess game that is the juvenile justice system. “Honestly, it’s not really as deep as people would think. What I give [kids at the center] is simple; it’s basic. It’s just an ear to listen, advice if they want it, or, for the most part, I just listen to what they have to say.” said Del Rio. “I remember going through so much in and out of juvenile hall, and I just wanted someone to ask me how I was doing, pull me aside.”

Two Glimpses Inside Santa Barbara’s Juvenile Justice Center in 2015 Incarceration, Isolation, and an Evolving System

Another kid at the center, KS, age 16, had been sleeping on park benches or with friends since he was 8 years old. Struggles with addiction had made it difficult for his mom to take care of him and his sister. “I didn’t really have a home,” he said. Child Protective Services “never really knew who I was.” KS also spent his youth in and out of the center on technical probation violations. “I was 12 or 13 when I first came here. I was with a friend, and we just wanted to drive his aunt’s car around. I saw the car with the keys in it. We put it in reverse, and I wrecked it. It was in the parking lot in Santa Maria. I have been on probation violations and in trouble here ever since.” A split-second decision at 12 pushed him into a cycle of secondary charges he was unable to escape. The majority of his life since that moment had been spent in deten-

tion centers and group homes. It was easier to count the time spent outside. “Once, I spent nine months out with my family. I got violated again, so I got sent inside,” he recalled. “I forgot to call my probation officer, and she arrested me.” KS’s life might have been very different if his interactions at the center would have been more helpful, as county officials said they are trying to do now. Research shows that detention often pulls young people deeper into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and it interrupts their ability to mature out of the behaviors that landed them in detention in the first place. At the time he was interviewed, KS was looking at another eight years in adult prison after a fight at the center. This 16-year-old has been held in isolation for six to seven weeks.

“When I have nothing to do, I sometimes sing. I can sing as loud as I want, and I sing the same song over and over again. I can sing a song 10 times,” the resident said. Chief Benton said the practice of punishing kids in isolation cells has now been discontinued.

esidents of the Juvenile Justice Center today were not able to be documented by Independent journalists because of COVID and privacy regulations, according to center staff. However, Richard Ross, a Santa Barbara artist and author who has been documenting incarcerated youth for decades, was granted access to Santa Barbara Juvenile Detention Center residents in 2015. These are two glimpses of two teenage residents of the center: a girl and a boy. They are referred to by their initials to protect their privacy. In addition to interviewing and photographing at the Santa Maria center, Ross has visited juvenile facilities in 35 states. “Many of the young people are living in conditions similar to these — rarely better and more often much worse.” The common elements of too many centers are a lack of home-like surroundings:

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by Richard Ross plastic mattresses, sometimes with no sheets; minimal mental-health facilities; and a lack of overall humanity,” he said. Many centers still put kids in isolation cells. Santa Barbara County has ceased the practice, according to Chief Benton, but it was in common use when Ross was given access. Ross runs juvenile-in-justice.com website. He most recently released the book Art as a Weapon for Justice: A Guidebook for Change. “A family member gave me meth at a party when I was 9,” said MC, one female resident. (The names of juveniles are withheld.) “She thought it would be cool. I have been trying to kick it since. I was trying to be cool. I was 9!” “That’s all that I knew, was meth. Two months ago, I didn’t remember what it was like to be sober,” MC recalled. The next month was her 18th birthday. “I think I will get out then. I don’t know where I will go.”

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ASAP Cats The mission of the Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) is to save the lives of cats in Santa Barbara County by providing shelter, veterinary care, behavioral support, adoption and foster services, education, and community outreach.

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Dream Foundation Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally ill adults, fulfills final Dreams that provide inspiration, comfort, and closure at the end of life. More than 34,000 final Dreams have been served since the foundation’s inception in 1994. Dream Foundation receives no state or federal funding — we rely solely on private donations.

Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara is committed to serve as a community resource center that empowers women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to advocate for themselves and make informed decisions regarding breast health. At the BCRC, women are heard and find emotional support in actively navigating their cancer treatment and survivorship health.

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Environmental Defense Center The Environmental Defense Center works to protect and enhance the local environment through education, advocacy, and legal action.

Families ACT! We work to create fundamental change in county policies and practices that contribute to the neglect, abuse, and criminalization of persons with mental health and substance use disorders. We act as a catalyst to educate and guide Santa Barbara County decision makers as they address gaps in our continuum of care and improve access to services.

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Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity builds homes, communities, and hope.

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Hearts Aligned Inc. Hearts Aligned helps critically ill children and their families living in Santa Barbara County by providing financial assistance, personal support and patient advocacy.

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Junior League of Santa Barbara The Junior League of Santa Barbara, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara For over a century LWV has been “making democracy work.” Our mission is to empower voters and defend democracy. We register and inform voters about candidates and ballot measures. We don’t endorse candidates or parties, but we take positions on local issues such as housing, criminal justice and the environment.

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Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County The mission of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County is to provide high-quality civil legal services to low-income and other vulnerable residents in order to ensure equal access to justice. We change lives through direct representation, legal advice and information, and community education.

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C.A.R.E.4Paws C.A.R.E.4Paws works to reduce pet overpopulation and improve pet family welfare.

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Family Service Agency Our mission is to strengthen and advocate for families and individuals of all ages and diversities, helping to create and preserve a healthy community.

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Gravity Water Gravity Water turns rain into safe water for schools in need.

Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara The mission of the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara is to ensure superior cancer care for all residents of Santa Barbara County, regardless of means. The Cancer Foundation is the largest contributor to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, the leading provider of outpatient cancer care on the Central Coast.

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Hudson Ministries - Arise 5K ARISE Women’s Conferences supports women from domestic violence shelters and drug rehabilitation homes and helps them arise from their past to a new life. This year’s 5K Walk and Run is a community friend-raiser and fund-raiser for Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s Bethel House Women’s Residential Treatment Program. Donate or sign up to run at arise5k.org.

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Los Padres ForestWatch Los Padres ForestWatch protects wildlife, wilderness, water, and sustainable access throughout the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument. We achieve this through education, advocacy, and when necessary, legal action for the benefit of our communities, climate, and future generations.

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This Giving Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Independent encourages our readers to make a donation to one of Santa Barbara’s many nonprofits doing great work in the community. Here are just a few of those organizations.

Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) CIMWI is dedicated to positively impacting conservation through marine mammal rescue, rehabilitation, research and education to promote ocean and human health. CIMWI’s core work is the rescue and rehabilitation of marine mammals with the goal of returning them to the wild with a second chance at life.

CLUE S.B. CLUE Santa Barbara is a network of interfaith community leaders and members; we reach out to faith organizations, learning their concerns and acting together to create a more just community. Our four workgroups address the root causes of injustices in housing and homelessness, criminal justice reform, labor trafficking, and environmental challenges.

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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is ending hunger and transforming the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition.

Friends of State Street Friends of State Street is a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on community engagement initiatives that support and partner with local businesses, organizations, and surrounding neighborhoods as our city’s State Street Master Plan process evolves now and into the future.

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Ice in Paradise Our mission is to provide a wide variety of recreational ice skating programs for all members of our community to enjoy at affordable prices within a state-of-the-art-facility. We strive to deliver this in a safe, friendly, and fun environment with unparalleled customer service.

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Immigrant Legal Defense Center The Immigrant Legal Defense Center promotes equal access to justice and due process by providing free legal services to indigent children and adult immigrants seeking relief from deportation, and by educating immigrants on their basic civil rights. We believe that no one should face immigration court alone.

Community Environmental Council CEC builds on-the-ground momentum to reverse the threat of the climate crisis. We transform the systems that fuel it. We safeguard the community from its impacts. We lead, we partner, we act. And every day, we inspire people to create a more resilient California Central Coast.

Direct Relief Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies — without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay.

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Friendship Center Adult Day Services Friendship Center’s unique programs bring daily joy, activity, and purpose to the lives of older and dependent adults living with dementia, as well as providing invaluable peace of mind to their devoted caregivers who know their loved one is safe, celebrated, and engaging with others.

Grace Fisher Foundation The Grace Fisher Foundation exists to connect people living with disabilities to music, art, dance, and other forms of artistic expression in order to provide an accessible space for community inclusion, education, creation, and self-discovery.

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Janus Community Counseling Services Our mission is to help the community access mental health services by providing affordable counseling services to those who need it most.

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Jodi House Jodi House empowers brain injury survivors to not merely survive but thrive. Our supportive day program helps survivors in their cognitive, physical, and emotional recovery, while also providing respite to caregivers.

Momentum WORK, Inc. Momentum WORK, Inc. is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities by providing access to innovative services that support their personal and professional growth.

Partners in Housing Solutions Partners in Housing Solutions helps people who are experiencing homelessness to secure and retain permanent housing through our network of private landlords.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, Santa Barbara The mission of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara is to foster positive relationships between the many diverse groups in the Santa Barbara community and the surrounding areas; to sponsor programs and events which exemplify the teachings of Dr. King; and to observe and celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

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Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund To promote social justice and protect the environment, SBCAN — in partnership with the Santa Barbara Independent — supports research and reporting on environmental and social justice issues. Your tax-deductible donations to the SBCAN Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund will help ensure that these issues will continue to be researched and reported on in the Santa Barbara region.

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GIFT OF GIVING! New Directions for People With Disabilities, Inc. We believe that people with developmental disabilities deserve the same opportunities in life that others expect and enjoy. Our profoundly enriching travel programs expand the self-esteem of every traveler. Through our unique programs, people with disabilities are increasingly understood, appreciated, and accepted as important and contributing members of our world.

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Santa Barbara County Trails Council Our mission is to protect public trail access, build and maintain safe and sustainable trails, and promote public engagement in land stewardship and trail use for all types of outdoor recreation.

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Santa Barbara Response Network The Santa Barbara Response Network offers Psychological First Aid (PFA) training and community responses to those who have experienced a traumatic event and request our assistance. PFA is an evidence-based method of providing culturally sensitive psychological support to those who have experienced trauma.

Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) The Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) exists to equip the community to lovingly engage the marginalized while actively working for the betterment of their physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental needs.

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Santa Barbara Master Chorale We are a community chorus committed to enriching the cultural life of the Central Coast by presenting the world’s finest choral music, accompanied by professional orchestras and soloists, at affordable ticket prices. We help participating singers improve their musical knowledge and performance skills, and we promote choral music to diverse audiences, with a special focus on young people.

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Savie Health Our mission is to provide free medical, behavioral health, dental and vision care to uninsured adults in Santa Barbara County and beyond regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, immigration status, religion, or sexual orientation.

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The Starfish Connection Inc. We offer crisis funding for individuals and families and community storytelling space.

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The Tribal Trust Foundation Supporting the preservation of indigenous cultures and wisdom through philanthropy and education to promote living in harmony with nature and each other.

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INJURED HIKER A harrowing story of a pivotal rescue c all from the perspective of a Rescue Member that changed the course of his SAR career

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he origins of the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Team (SBCSAR) can be traced back to 1962 when they were initially recognized as the Los Padres SAR team. Their primary focus during the early years centered around wilderness search and rescue operations. By the late 1970s, the team had firmly established itself as a distinguished member of the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). Today, SBCSAR has achieved the status of a Type 1 search and rescue team, meeting the MRA’s stringent standards for rock rescue, search management, and winter operations. This esteemed classification is shared by only a few similar teams in California and is synonymous with excellence in the field of search and rescue. MRA teams, including SBCSAR, are held in high regard and are acknowledged as some of the finest in the nation.

B I KE T E A M The SBCSAR team has introduced a gamechanging addition to their arsenal to enhance their response time when helping those in need. Thanks to these innovative eBikes, Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue is better equipped than ever to respond swiftly and effectively to those in need, no matter where they maybe.

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K 9 TE AM The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue K9s are not just assets but cherished members of the team, undergoing rigorous training in specialties including trailing, scent detection, and wilderness search, among others. Their exceptional agility and stamina allow them to traverse treacherous terrain quickly and contribute to them being an invaluable resource. The extraordinary bond formed between handler and K9 is a testament to the dedication required to save lives and bring comfort to those in distress.

Project Lifesaver is an electronic monitoring system that locates persons with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Autism, Downs Syndrome or similar cognitive disorders that may cause the individual to become confused and wander. Participants of Project Lifesaver are given special wristbands with transmitters that emit silent signals picked up only by unique receivers & directional antennas. In the event a participant wanders off and the Sheriff’s Department is notified, the Search-andRescue team is deployed utilizing Project Lifesaver’s specialized tracking equipment to locate the missing person. Check out this outstanding program at https://www.sbsher iff.org/ project-lifesaver/

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The devastating surge of storm-related events is now an all-too-common occurrence. The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technicians (SRT), are an integral part of the SBCSAR team, are on the front lines, and ready to face challenges headon. These skilled individuals have been the backbone of the increased storm responses, tirelessly working to ensure the safety of their community. SBCSAR was one of the first agencies to respond to the 2018 Montecito Debris Flow.

SBCSAR deploys cutting-edge drones equipped with advanced FLIR/Optical Cameras, revolutionizing their mission to locate missing persons. These high-tech aerial tools provide efficient coverage of vast areas, saving valuable time and enabling rapid location of individuals in distress. With the ability to transmit realtime thermal imagery and sensor data to their ground control station, these drones empower the team with vital information for swift, well-informed decision-making.

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ummer days along our picturesque coast often beckon locals and visitors alike to explore the outdoors and enjoy the ocean breeze. It was on one such day that an ordinary training session turned into a real-life cliffside rescue. On a sunny afternoon near More Mesa, with the majestic mountains to the north and the refreshing sea breeze to the south,

SBCSAR members were engaged in a training session focused on various aspects of cliffside rescues. Their training agenda for the day included practicing litter evacuations of injured subjects using rope rescue systems and specialized vehicles, as well as mastering the art of overcoming obstacles such as cliff edge transitions, managing loose footing, and mitigating minor rock falls to ensure the safety of those below. As the clock ticked past noon, team members were winding down their training efforts and securing their gear. But just when they thought the day was coming to a close, they received reports from alert bystanders. A man, along with his faithful canine companion, Ranger, found themselves in a perilous situation just 100 yards from the location of the ongoing rope rescue training. The dog had ventured over the cliffside, and in a courageous attempt to help his four-legged friend, the owner had become stranded as well. The steep cliffside, composed of crumbling shale rock, had allowed the owner to reach his dog but prevented him from moving up or down without risking a dangerous fall. In the blink of an eye, SBCSAR members sprang into action. Arriving at the scene within minutes, they conducted a swift

assessment of the cliff’s stability with both the man and his dog precariously clinging to the cliffside. Familiar with the area, the team members quickly located nearby anchors and, within minutes, established a rope rescue system. The first rescuer was lowered over the side and down to the stranded duo, providing a lifeline of hope for both the man and his canine companion. Once the first rescuer reached the pair, he secured them to the rope, preventing any further slips, and awaited the arrival of a second SAR team member who would help safely descend the cliff. With the man safely harnessed and secured on the rope system, the rescuers breathed a sigh of relief, finding no injuries. The first rescuer, along with Ranger, was then carefully lowered down to the beach below. The second rescuer, not only a trained SAR member but also a local veterinarian, conducted a thorough examination of Ranger. Fortunately, the beloved dog had emerged from the ordeal unscathed. Once on the safe shores of the beach, Ranger was overjoyed to be reunited with the sea, where he splashed around, cooling off and celebrating his rescue. SBCSAR extends its heartfelt gratitude to the quick-thinking bystanders who flagged down their team members, initiating a rapid response that ultimately led to a successful outcome. This cliffside rescue is a testament to the dedication and skill of the SBCSAR team.

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Santa Barbara Beautiful Our mission is to stimulate community interest and action toward the enhancement of Santa Barbara’s beauty as a complement to government and private activity. Santa Barbara Beautiful is an organization of volunteers dedicated to beautifying our area in a variety of ways — by working independently and cooperating with city departments, neighborhood associations and other agencies.

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Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels delivers affordable, fresh meals daily to elderly and homebound residents of our community. We provide both nutrition and personal interaction so individuals can live independently, with dignity, as long as they are able. We serve 300+ clients and are always looking for volunteer drivers.

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation advocates for families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties that have a child with cancer by providing financial, educational, and emotional support.

Santa Barbara Birth Center The Santa Barbara Birth Center provides education, support and services during the childbearing years, working within the Midwifery Model of Care and in collaboration with the greater medical community. Pregnant people are attended by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum, assuring the highest-quality continuity of care.

Santa Barbara County Action Network SBCAN is a countywide grassroots organization that works to promote social and economic justice, to preserve our environmental and agricultural resources, and to create sustainable communities. SBCAN advocates a holistic approach to community planning that integrates housing, open space, and transportation to meet the needs of all members of our community and future generations.

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Santa Barbara Middle School Santa Barbara Middle School cultivates in our students passion for life and life-long learning, a deep sense of trust in themselves, strength and courage to succeed at life’s challenges, and compassion and respect for others.

Santa Barbara New House New House dedicates itself to providing a clean, sober and healthy environment that allows men with alcohol and other drug problems to begin their journey of recovery and to reclaim their dignity, self-esteem, and sense of purpose.

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The Freedom to Choose Project To transform the lives of individuals impacted by incarceration through compassionate experiential education.

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Santa Barbara Rescue Mission The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is a ministry of Christian people bringing physical, emotional, educational and spiritual resources to all who struggle with homelessness and addiction.

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The Granada Theatre The Granada Theatre partners with local performing arts organizations and the highest quality national producers to provide culture, connection and enrichment to all of Santa Barbara.

granadasb.org

teddybearcancerfoundation.org

TV Santa Barbara TV Santa Barbara (TVSB) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization which operates two community access television channels, 17 and 71. TVSB’s mission is to empower people to make media that matters. TVSB does this by providing residents with the knowledge, resources, and tools to create their own original programming — since 1975.

Santa Barbara County Food Action Network The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network connects, aligns, and activates food system changemakers to develop a robust local food economy, a healthy and just community, and a well-stewarded, resilient foodshed.

The Marjorie Luke Theatre The goal of The Marjorie Luke Theatre is to provide a high quality, accessible, affordable performing arts venue that offers culturally diverse and relevant programming to the Santa Barbara community and students of Santa Barbara Unified School District.

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Unite to Light Unite to Light envisions a world where every person has access to clean, affordable light and energy. We provide low cost solar lighting and energy to people living without electricity to improve global health, education, prosperity, and fight climate change

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Unity of Santa Barbara Unity of Santa Barbara is an accepting, positive, spiritual community that honors all spiritual paths. Amazing things are happening here! Help us create something even more amazing both here in Santa Barbara, and around the world! Because together we are a global community of difference makers.

Unity Shoppe Santa Barbara Unity Shoppe is dedicated to providing residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, natural disaster or health crisis with resources, including groceries, clothing, and other essentials, that reinforce human dignity and encourage self-sufficiency and independence.

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THURSDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

FRIDAY

TUESDAY

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

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

SATURDAY

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

docudrama tells the true story of female factory workers in Orange, New Jersey, between 1918 and 1928 who contracted radiation poisoning and how five women sued their employer over the rights of individual workers and the dangers of radium. Additional performances through December 9. 7pm. Santa Ynez High School Little Theater, 2975 California 246, Santa Ynez. $5-$10.

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11/30: Denim Exchange Event at Mission Refill Bring an old pair of denim jeans (cotton preferred), and get 20 percent off a curated secondhand pair of pants and shop from a selection of clothing and shoes. Jeans will be recycled or donated. Bring any denim item in for mending for $10 apiece (cash appreciated) with funds going toward the Isla Vista Trading Post. An RSVP is appreciated. 5-7pm. Mission Refill, 5733 Calle Real, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 331-7387. missionrefill.com/collections/events

11/30, 12/3-12/5: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Próxima Parada, 8:30pm. $17-$23. Ages 21+. Sun.: A Holiday Charity

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

Concert feat: The Tribe and special guests, 8pm. Standing room back area: $25, Chair seating (depending on availability): $45, Table Seating: $55. Mon.: SBCC Jazz Combos Concert, 7pm. $15. Tue.: Holiday Hang feat: Lois Mahailia, 8:30pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776.

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476.

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lostchordguitars.com

speed, and accuracy to boost career readiness with interactive and adaptive lessons and applying skills to real-world scenarios. The lab is open through February 29, 2024. 10:30-11:30am. Faulkner Gallery West, S.B. Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653.

12/1-12/2: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Random Animals, 7-10pm. Sat.: Grass Mountain, 6-8pm. 634 State St. Free.

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latest solo album, The Handel Project, was released this past February, will perform an eclectic program demonstrating his remarkable range and subtle approach to the repertoire. 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Students: $15; GA: $30-$65. Call (805) 893-3535.

artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

SATURDAY 12/2 12/2: Tecolote Book Signing and Celebration: The Art of Symeon Shimin Curator/Editor Tonia Shimin will sign copies of The Art of Symeon Shimin, an autobiography by the artist with essays by arts journalists Josef Woodard and Charles Donelan that showcases the children’s book illustrator and muralist whose work still resonates today. 2-4pm. Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Rd., #52. Free. Call (805) 969-4977. tinyurl.com/ArtOfShimin

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Guthrie, 8-11:30pm. $31. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363.

11/30: SBPL Works! Typing Course Open Lab Job seekers can improve typing skills,

12/1: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Seong-Jin Cho Pianist Seong-Jin Cho, whose

12/1-12/2: Maverick Saloon Fri.: 33 Thunder, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: Carmen & The Renegade Vigilantes, 8:30-11:30pm. Free. Call (805) 686-4785.

12/1-12/2: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Soul Majestic Acoustic, 6-8pm. Sat.: Ben Betts Looping, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500.

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12/1-12/2: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Fri.: Lindsey Marie, 7-10pm. Sat.: James Gentry, 7-10pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang.

Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@ arrowsmithwine.com.

arrowsmithwine.com/events 12/2: Hook’d Bar and Grill Adrian Floy, THC, 1-5pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351.

hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

12/2-12/3: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: McGuire/Moffet Band, 1:30-4:30pm. Cadillac Angels, 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066.

11/30-12/2: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Loc Dawgs Unplugged, 8-10:30pm. Free. Fri.: May Erlewine, 8-11:30pm. $21. Sat.: Sarah Lee coldspringtavern.com

and Grammy, Emmy, and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who will perform works from Broadway, the Great American Songbook, and beyond. 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Students: $19; GA: $60-$100. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

FRIDAY 12/1

Wylde Works Fri.: SCOJO and the Keel, 6pm and 9pm. Sat.: Andrew Hart, 7-10pm. 609 State St. Free. wyldeworks.com/pages/events

11/30: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 364-3043. satellitesb.com

11/30: Audra McDonald in Concert Enjoy an intimate evening with a national treasure

11/30-12/2: Goleta Valley Jr. High Presents: Got Broadway? See this New York City–themed song and dance review performed by 75 students from grades 7 and 8. Thu.Fri.: 7-8:30pm; Sat.: 2-3:30pm. Goleta Valley Jr. High, 6100 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta. Free$10. Call l(805) 967-3486. tinyurl.com/Got-Broadway

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SUNDAY

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

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

Santa Ynez High School Theatre Group Presents Radium Girls This

Shows on Tap

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11/30 THURSDAY

634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500.

12/2:

Meet with a Monarch Specialist Join

Charis van der Heide, monarch butterfly expert and senior biologist with Althouse and Meade at the Ellwood Main butterfly grove to discover the secrets of the monarchs and their extraordinary migration journey. 10:30am-noon. Park at Ellwood Mesa Open Space & Sperling Preserve parking lot, 7729 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Free. tinyurl.com/GoletaMonarchs

12/2: Channelkeeper Board Walk Board member Ken Falstrom will share information about the natural history of the canyon during this short hike that crosses a creek, is on uneven ground, and is of slight to moderate difficulty. 10-11am. Stevens Park, 258 Canon Dr. Free. Email info@sbck.org.

tinyurl.com/BoardWalk-Dec2

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12/3: Au Bon Climat Tasting Room Live Music Sundays: Joe Barbosa, 3-5pm. 813 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 963-7999.

aubonclimat.com/events

12/4: The Red Piano RJ Mischo Band, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 3581439. theredpiano.com

12/2: Local Author Book Fair Meet, network with, and support authors from our vibrant local writing community and purchase books. 2-4pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/LocalBookFair 12/2: Arise Annual 5K Walk Run Friend-raiser/Fundraiser Participants from the S.B. community, ages 6-90, are invited to walk or run from Palm Park to the Leadbetter picnic area and back to raise funds for the S.B. Rescue Mission’s Bethel House Women’s Residential Treatment Program. Registration: 9am; race: 10am. Soccer fields next to Palm Park Beach House, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Kids’ race: free; student: $10; GA: $25. Email info@keithhudson.org. arise5k.org/event-info

SUNDAY 12/3 12/3: Workshop: The Wealthy Spirit Principles Financial coach Chellie Campbell, creator of Financial Stress Reduction® workshops, author of The Wealthy Spirit, From Worry to Wealthy, and more, will share how to mind your money without losing your mind at this interactive program. Noon-2:30pm. Unity of S.B., 227 E. Arrellaga St. $20. Call (805) 966-2239.

tinyurl.com/WealthySpiritPrinciples

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MONDAY 12/4 12/4: Workshop: Drawing with Apple Pencil on iPad Beginners can learn how to quickly draw a portrait in the Procreate app on iPad in this 60-minute session where you will take a selfie and trace it with the Apple Pencil by using drawing tools, brushes, and a color palette to make a one-of-a-kind portrait. Devices will be provided or bring your own. 3:30-4:30pm; Apple State St., 928 State St. Free. Call (805) 560-1500.

tinyurl.com/iPad-Workshop

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TUESDAY 12/5 CWC Docs: Stonebreakers This

2022 documentary chronicles the conflicts that emerged around public monuments and the politics of memorialization both in the wake of the death of George Floyd, and in the context of the 2020 presidential campaign. Filmmaker Valerio Ciriaci and producer/cinematographer Isaak Liptzin will join a post-screening discussion. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637.

carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock/upcoming

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WEDNESDAY 12/6

12/6:

American Theatre Guild Presents The Cher Show It takes

three women to play Cher in this 2019 Tony Award–winning musical that chronicles her six decades of stardom and includes 35 smash hits and gowns designed by Bob Mackie. 7:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $59-$134. Call (805) 8992222. granadasb.org/events

RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH

The cast of Ring of Fire Photo: Zach Mendez

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Ensemble Theatre Company Presents Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash This footstomping musical from the songbook of Johnny Cash includes more than 30 classic hits such as “I Walk the Line,”“A Boy Named Sue,”“Folsom Prison Blues,” and highlights the struggle, success, and the unforgiving rhythm of a rebel soul. The play runs through December 17. Thu., Tue.-Wed.: 7:30pm, Fri.-Sat.: 8pm, Sun.: 2 and 7pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. Students: $25; GA: $35-$86. Call (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org

11/30: James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash This world-class tribute to Johnny Cash has been bringing this toe-tapping trip down memory lane honoring Cash’s life and music for 16 years. Enjoy hits such as “Folsom Prison Blues,”“Ring of Fire,”“I Walk the Line,” and more. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $41-$67. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

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11/30-12/6: Big Wave Dave’s Christmas Tree Lot Choose from fresh-cut trees from the Pacific

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Northwest. 10am-9pm. La Cumbre Plaza, Macy’s parking lot, 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282.

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See the farm animals and tractors and check out the corn maze while choosing from fresh noble, Nordmann, or Douglas fir trees. 10am-8pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773.

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12/1-12/6: Anthony’s Christmas Trees Pick out the perfect tree, centerpiece, swag, or boughs.

Fri.:-Sat.: 9am-9pm; Sun.: 10am-7pm; Mon.Wed.: 9am-8pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free. Call (805) 966-6668. anthonyschristmastrees.com Julefest Tree-Lighting Ceremony Holiday Health 12/1: Solvang

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11/30-12/1, 12/4-12/6: City of Lompoc LED Christmas Light Exchange Program Exchange up to five strings of incandescent Christmas lights for new energy-saving LED lights (while supplies last) and enter a raffle to win a variety of LED Christmas decorations through January 26, 2024. Thu.-Fri., Mon.-Wed.: 9am-5pm. Lompoc City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc. Fri: 5-8pm. Home Depot, 1701 E. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8252.

tinyurl.com/LompocLights

12/3, 12/6: Hospice of S.B. 40th Annual Light Up a Life Join to honor the many who are missed this holiday season with sounds from a children’s choir, refreshments, and the lighting of the memorial tree. Stars available online or for purchase before the event for a suggested donation of $15. Sun.: 5:30pm, Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.; Wed.: 4pm. Upper Village Green, corner of San Ysidro and E. Valley Rd., Montecito. Free. Call (805) 563-8820. hospiceofsb.org/lual Unity Shoppe Fundraiser - Bring canned food & unwrapped new toys

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Join for Solvang’s annual tree-lighting with ballerinas, entertainment, and caroling. 5:30-7pm. Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang (First St. and Mission Dr.). Free. solvangusa.com/events

12/2: Christmas Tree-Lighting at El Encanto Enjoy a festive annual tree-lighting ceremony and savory nibbles, wine, and warm winter beverages for purchase. 5-7pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. Free. Call (805) 845-5800.

tinyurl.com/ElEncanto-Holidays

12/4: Festival of Lights This interfaith event will showcase the rich and diverse faith and identitybased celebrations of light that occur in the community and in the world. 6:30-8:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Email rvargeson@sbjf.org. jewishsantabarbara.org/

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11/30-12/3, 12/6: ZooLights The Zoo will transform into an immersive world of lights, filled with larger-than-life animal and wildlife installations featuring handcrafted silk-covered lanterns lit with more than 50,000 LED bulbs. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Reservations are required. ZooLights goes through January 14, 2024. 4:30-8:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $18-$22. Call (805) 962-5339.

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12/1: Downtown S.B. Holiday Tree Lighting & Block Party Join in front of the Arlington Theatre for a celebration with performances, music from DJ Darla Bea, vendors, and photos with Santa! 5-8pm. 1317 State St. Free. tinyurl.com/TreeLightingSB

12/1-12/2: 2nd Annual S.Y.V. Holiday Lights Festival Stroll through a one-of-a-kind light experience through an enchanted garden, ride the Polar Express train, experience falling snow, walk the marketplace with food vendors, roast marshmallows, and take a photo with Santa. 5:30-8:30pm. Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden at River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. Free-$25. Call (805) 245-5603. tinyurl.com/holiday-lights-SYV

12/1: 2023 Lompoc Valley Children’s Christmas Season Parade: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Watch the parade and then join for the community tree-lighting, hot cocoa, cookies, and Santa after the parade at Centennial Square (119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc). 6-8pm. Corner of H St. and Pine Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8100. cityoflompoc.com

12/2: Goleta Holiday Parade 2023 This parade will feature floats, musical ensembles, dance groups, and Santa! 6-9pm. Hollister Ave. from Orange to Kinman. Free.

goletaholidayparade.org/info

12/2: Solvang Julefest Parade Put more hygge (a mood of coziness) into your holiday season and watch more than 400 participants in this parade with holiday floats, dancers, horses, marching bands, and more. 11am-12:30pm. First St. and Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Free. solvangusa.com/events

12/1-12/3: Paseo Nuevo Snowfall Twirl in the snowfall, Fridays through Sundays through December 24. 6pm. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. paseonuevosb.com/holidays 12/1: Ornament Exchange Bring a wrapped ornament, valued at no more than $10 to the Guild Hall, along with an appetizer, snack, dessert, or beverage to share. RSVP to office@trinitysb .org. 6-8pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents 12/1-12/2: A Cowboy Christmas The horse stable has been transformed into the North Pole with games, crafts, activities, a hot cocoa bar, petting zoo, a visit from Santa, and more. Snacks, drinks, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. Visit on weekends through December 23. 3-7pm. River View Park 151 Sycamore Dr, Buellton. GA: free-$19.95; VIP: $35.95. Email bob@syvhorseback rides.com. syvcowboychristmas.com

12/2: Victorian Christmas Open House Walk through the lavishly decorated historic 1875 Fabing-McKay-Spanne house. 10am-1pm. 207 N. L St., Lompoc. Donations are appreciated. Email lompochistory@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/Victorian-House

12/2: Waldorf School of S.B. Winter Faire Bring the entire family for archery, candle-making, fairy tea gardens, face-painting, origami- and ornament-making (tokens available for purchase to participate in events), a Makers’ Market, live music, food for purchase, and more. 1-5pm. The Waldorf School of S.B., 7421 Mirano Dr., Goleta. Admission: free. Call (805) 967-6656.

waldorfsantabarbara.org/winter-faire

12/2: Breakfast with Santa Join Santa and his helpers for a pancake breakfast. Write a letter to give to Santa when you meet him. Pre-registration is required. Session 1: 8:30am; session 2: 10am. Dick DeWees Community & Senior Center, 1120 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Free-$12. Call (805) 736-1261.

on intricately crafted handmade ceramic ornaments with a live demonstration. Materials will be provided. Noon-2pm. Museum Store, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364.

sbma.net/events

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12/2: Los Olivos Olde-Fashioned Christmas Take in the holiday market, kids’ cookie decorating and hot cocoa, free photos with Santa, winter beer, gingerbread houses on display at 4pm at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, and a 6pm tree-lighting. Visit the website for the schedule. 2-7pm. Downtown Los Olivos. Free. losolivosca.com/olde-fashioned-christmas for a 90-minute tour of all the amazing Christmas lights and decorations in S.B. Tours are available for private charters only. 5:30, 7:30, and 9:15pm. 20-32-passenger tours: $700-$800/trolley.

tinyurl.com/RockstarTrolley

shoplacumbre.com/SantaPhotos

12/2: Crafter’s Library Workshop: Macramé Christmas Tree Learn basic knots to make an adorable boho macramé tree.

11/30: Paseo Nuevo: Santa’s Workshop Register online for

2:30pm. The Crafter’s Library, 9 E. Figueroa St. $60. Call (805) 7703566. thecrafterslibrary.com/calendar

a unique holiday crafting workshop for elves of all ages at the Peppermint Parlor, Wednesdays and Thursdays through December 21. 4-6pm. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. paseonuevosb.com/holidays

11/30-12/6: MOXI Seaside Sock Skating Kick off your shoes and bring your socks to enjoy frictionless fun by sliding across a specialty tile floor reminiscent of ice but without the chill. Hot chocolate and adult beverages available for purchase. Skating goes through January 7, 2024. 10am-5pm. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Free-$18. Call (805) 770-5000. moxi.org/calendar/seaside-sock-skating

12/1: Paseo Nuevo Hot Cocoa at Peppermint Parlor Reserve your spot to enjoy a delicious cup of hot cocoa. 6-9pm. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. paseonuevosb.com/holidays

12/3: Buellton Winter Fest Your ticket includes breakfast with Santa (two sittings at 9 and 10:30 am. Reservations are required) and a photo with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, then take a trip to Holiday Village from 4-7pm with 20 tons of snow, vendors, wine, beer, and a tree-lighting at 7pm. Breakfast: Buellton Rec Ctr., 301 2nd St., Buellton; and Village Park (behind Tractor Supply), 330 Valley Vineyard Cir., Buellton. Free-$15. Call (805) 688-7829.

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Make a reservation to take your photo with Santa in a winter wonderland! Photo packages are available for purchase. Visit the website for available hours. La Cumbre Plaza (next to Starbucks), 121 S. Hope Ave. Free.

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THE TRIBE: A HOLIDAY CHARITY CONCERT “CHRISTMAS & SONGS OF LOVE” Mon 12/4 7:00 pm

SBCC JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT JAZZ Tues 12/5 7:00 pm

HOLIDAY HANG WITH LOIS MAHAILIA HOLIDAY CONCERT Thur 12/7 8:00 pm

STRANGE CASE WITH PANCHO & THE WIZARDS AND OTTTO SURF-ROCK

12/4: Pet Photos with Santa at La Cumbre Plaza Make a reservation to have your pet take a photo with Santa in a winter wonderland! Photo packages are available for purchase. 4-7pm. La Cumbre Plaza (next to Starbucks), 121 S. Hope Ave. Free.

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Arts & Lectures Presents José Hernández’s MerryAchi Christmas Led by José Hernández, Mariachi Sol de

México will offer a festive musical tribute to Mexico’s Christmas traditions with elements of Las Posadas alongside traditional Christmas carols. 7pm. The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Students: $11; GA: $29.50-$69.50. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

12/1-12/3: Ojai Art Center Theater Presents A Christmas Story: The Musical See 31 gifted ensemble members in this musical based on the 1983 movie of the same name about a boy named Ralphie Parker in 1940s Indiana who schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder air rifle. The musical shows through December 17. Fri.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. The Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $30. Call (805) 640-8797. ojaiact.org

12/2: A Ceremony of Songs The CSU Channel Islands University Chorus will perform choral music ranging in styles from classical to contemporary. Donations will go toward choral music education. 7pm. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. $20 donation. Call (805) 682-4149. tinyurl.com/CeremonyOfSongs 12/2-12/3: Goleta School of Ballet Presents The Nutcracker This traditional holiday classic follows Clara’s adventures in the Land of Snow with the Nutcracker Prince. 3pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $15-$22. Call (805) 884-4087.

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12/2-12/3: State Street Ballet Academy Presents Rudolph The State Street Ballet Young Dancers and Cold Spring School Choir will perform the tale of the misfit reindeer who embarks on a journey through the North Pole to save Christmas. Sat.: 6:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $19-$31. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org 12/2-12/3: The 19th Annual Westmont Christmas Festival: Fullness of Joy The Westmont Orchestra, College Choir, and Chamber Singers will perform an inspiring presentation with a theme, a narrative, and Christmas music from around the world from throughout the centuries. Sat.: 7pm; Sun.: 3pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $22. Call (805) 899-2222 or email boxoffice@granadasb.org. granadasb.org/event

12/2: Paseo Nuevo Holiday Cheer: Live Music Enjoy live holiday music from area performers. 4-7pm. Center Court, Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. paseonuevosb.com/holidays 12/3: Holiday Charity Concert: The Tribe + Special Guest The Tribe, a collective of Los Angeles–based, socially inspired professional musicians and singers, will perform a holiday concert from which ticket proceeds will benefit the Get Together Foundation and local S.B. partners who work with underprivileged kids and families. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25-$55. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events 12/3: Lompoc Pops Orchestra: A Pops’ Season’s Greetings The Lompoc Pops will be performing your favorite songs of the season! 7-9pm. First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Free-$25. Call (805) 733-1796. lompocpopsorchestra.com 12/5: Christmas with The Petersens This American roots music band will bring their music of the Ozarks to S.B. with a concert full of Christmas classics you love and warm family moments of laughter. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $31-$48. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

12/7: Sing! Holiday Concert The Music Academy’s free community youth choral program will feature participants in grades 1 through 7. 6-7pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free with ticket reservation. Call (805) 969-8787. musicacademy.org/calendar 12/7: Quire of Voyces This short program concert will feature transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the Renaissance and modern eras in spectacular historic settings. Ludington Court, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events 38

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11/30: Holiday Market Browse crafts, jewelry, home decor, baked goods, and more from local sellers with food and beverages available for purchase. Bring a can of food to benefit the S.B. Food Bank. 4:30-7:30 pm. Courtyard, impact.com, 223 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Email vern@impact.com. tinyurl.com/impact-holiday-market

11/30-12/6: A Crimson Holiday S.B.’s uptown artisan gift gallery will offer items from 40+ artists and designers with a Season of Giving event with 40 free raffle gifts on Wednesday, 5-8pm. Thu.Fri., Mon.-Wed.: 10am-6pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-6pm. La Cumbre Plaza (across from Chico’s), 120 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call (805) 570-1987. acrimsonholiday.com

11/30-12/6: 56th Annual Yes Store Shop at this S.B. tradition since 1968, now open year-round, for handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts such as custom jewelry, clothing, arts, and more. Thu.-Sat., Mon.Wed.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm. La Arcada Plaza, 1100 State St. Free. Call (805) 966-9777. theyesstore.com 11/30-12/3, 12/5-12/6: S.B. Museum of Art, Museum Store: Holiday 2023 Shop curated gift items such as jewelry, stationery, ornaments, and home decor. Thu.-Sat.,Tue.-Wed.: 10:30am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm. 1130 State St. Call (805) 884-6454. sbmastore.net 11/30-12/6: Old Mission S.B. Serra Shop Shop for books, home decor, jewelry, religious gifts, and more. 9:30am-5pm. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. Call (805) 682-4149.

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12/1: Sustainable Holidays Open House Have fun at the DIY holiday craft stations to create eco-friendly holiday ornaments, wrapping paper, and more, and take a photo with Santa. 4-7pm. City of S.B. Sustainability & Resilience Department, 801 Garden St., Ste. 200. Free. Call (805) 963-0611. tinyurl.com/sustainable-holiday-open-house 12/1: Holiday Sip & Stroll Artisan Market Explore a rich tapestry of local artistry, from hand-painted ornaments to intricately woven textiles, while savoring the finest wines, beers, and delectable bites from our beloved local restaurants. 5:30-7:30pm. Old Mission, 2201 Laguna St. $50. Call (805) 682-4713. tinyurl.com/holsipandstroll

12/1-12/3: Paseo Nuevo Artisan Market Shop unique and locally crafted items that highlight small S.B. businesses. 10am-6pm. Paseo Nuevo (in front of Paseo Nuevo Cinemas), 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. paseonuevosb.com/holidays

12/1: Elks Lodge Fifth Annual Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale Shop from charity tables and 25 vendor booths and merchants, with baked goods and a raffle with proceeds to benefit the Elks Lodge. Lunch will be available for purchase, noon2pm. 10am-5:30pm. Elks Lodge #613, 150 N. Kellogg Ave., Goleta. Free. tinyurl.com/ElksHoliday2023

12/1-12/3: Folk & Tribal Arts Pop-Up Weekends Shop for unique gifts from local community and international artisans for luxurious alpaca wool clothing and accessories, upcycled telephone wire baskets, glass bead creations, home décor, and more. 10am-5pm. Free. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Call (805) 682-4711. sbnature.org/calendar 12/2-12/3: Holiday Market at Sunstone This Europeaninspired market will highlight local gift vendors, festive food and beverage, Santa Claus, and a special toy drive benefiting the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Bring an unwrapped toy to participate in the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. 11am-5pm. Sunstone Winery, 125 Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez. Call (805) 688-9463. tinyurl.com/sunstone-market

12/2-12/3: Rancho La Patera & Stow House Museum Store Select local gifts such as original lemon labels, ironwork, cards, toys, Goleta memorabilia, and other treasures. 1-4pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Call (805) 681-7216. goletahistory.org/visit

12/2-12/3: Mujeres Makers Market Holiday Market and Toy Drive This two-day festive market will feature local vendors,

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12/2: SBCC SEL 2023 Arts & Crafts Fair Shop beautiful, handcrafted artworks such as ceramics, jewelry, fabric arts, cards, glass, and more from S.B. City College’s School of Extended Learning students. 10am-2pm. Wake Campus SBCC, 300 N. Turnpike Rd. Free. Email rewalsh1@pipeline.sbcc.edu. tinyurl.com/Shop-SEL 12/2: Sevilla Square’s 8th Annual Holiday Shopping Event Shop local for coffee, chocolates, home and housewares,

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12/3: 12th Annual Wildling Holiday Marketplace Enjoy one-of-a-kind shopping featuring talented local artisans and unique gifts that celebrate wildlife, nature, and the outdoors. Browse prints and books by select artists on view in the current exhibitions. Sip cider, enjoy holiday treats, and more! 10am-4pm. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 Mission Dr., Ste. B, Solvang. Free. Call (805) 688-1082.

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12/3: Alternative Christmas Market “Justice shop” from an array of items as you support a variety of local and international charitable organizations. 8:45am-noon. Trinity Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 9657419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents 12/3: S.B. Empty Bowls and Holiday Marketplace Choose an ‘Empty Bowl’ (included with ticket), explore the marketplace and purchase ceramics from local artisans, and enter the annual raffle with proceeds to go toward the Foodbank. 1-2pm. Foodbank Sharehouse, 82 Coromar Dr., Goleta. $30. Call (805) 9675741. tinyurl.com/EmptyBowls-2023

12/6: Solvang Julefest Maker’s Market Shop from an outdoor row of crafters and local artisans offering one-of-a-kind gifts, seasonal treats, and more. 5-7pm. Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. solvangusa.com/events

Adult Holiday Fun 11/30-12/3: Miracle at the Funk Zone Make your reservation to experience over-the-top holiday decor, displays, and festive cocktails such as a “Christmapolitan”with a portion of the reservation fee to go toward the Firework Foundation. Family-friendly hours are 2-5pm, Wednesday-Sunday. Pearl Social, 131 Anacapa St., Ste. B. $5. Ages 21+. Call (805) 284-0380. pearlsocialsb.com

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12/2: Winter Chalet Pop-Up Bar and Après-Ski Party This après-ski-themed party will feature classic ’80s beats from DJ Brandon Scott, chalet bites and sips, and a “slope chic” dress code. 6-9pm. Rooftop, Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. $10. Call (805) 8799144 or email alice.weller@canarysantabarbara.com. tinyurl.com/

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A bounty of bowls made by local artisans is part of the specialness of the Empty Bowls fundraiser.

With 25 Empty Bowls fundraisers under her leadership, Danyel Dean has it down to a science.

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still get goosebumps with gratitude that I’m able to do this,” says Danyel Dean, who founded the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s signature Empty Bowls fundraiser way back in 1988. When the event takes place on Sunday, December 3, at the organization’s new Sharehouse in Goleta, it will be the 26th year Dean has chaired the event and the first time since the pandemic that soup will be served on-site.

was remarkable,” says Dean. And it has continued. The late Michael Towbes was another longtime supporter, shares Dean. “He just loved serving, and [his business] Montecito Bank & Trust was one of our very first sponsors, and they donate every year. I remember him showing up one time and looking at the volume of people and the energy in the room of everybody being so excited about the bowl and the soup. And he said, ‘Whoa, this is the place to be.’ ” she laughs. “They’re so enthusiastic and dear. You go from the wealthiest people in Santa Barbara to preschool kids; everybody gets to give a little something.” And that includes Dean herself, who has been working with five of the same women on the committee for the past 25 years: Merrillee Ford (a renowned artist whose one-of-a-kind ceramic houses are part of an online silent auction gallery), Donnalyn Karpeles, Nancy Krug, Collette Mason, Elizabeth Olson, and Shanon Sedivy. The “newcomers” on the committee, most of whom Dean says have been volunteering for at least a decade, are Elisa Atwill, Sarah Hanna, Kat Knowle, and Peggy Shoemaker. “This project is an astounding amount of work,” admits Dean, who did our interview on the phone as she was finishing up deliveries of succulents to go in some of the ceramic pots that will be sold as part of the marketplace component of the event. “But one of the things that I’m grateful for is that the Foodbank has hired a really remarkable event planner, Ellie Iverson, and she has been working with me and our Empty Bowls committee for four years now.” In the beginning, it was a primarily volunteer effort and now that Iverson is on board, Dean says, “it’s not making me as crazy. She is creating Empty Bowls and condensing it in a way that it will be sustainable past the women that are on the committee and myself.” One of the streamlined aspects of the event now is that it’s changed from soup being supplied by 25 restaurants all

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s Largest Annual Fundraiser Honors Event Founder Danyel Dean by Leslie Dinaberg Raising both awareness of and funds for hunger relief programs in Santa Barbara County has been the aim of Empty Bowls from the beginning. A ceramic artist and ceramics teacher for many years, Dean first got the idea from a student who suggested the Empty Bowls fundraising concept to her after attending a similar event in Florida. The way it works is that donors stand in line—in a symbolic representation of the soup lines that food-insecure people stand in every day—to choose a handcrafted ceramic bowl (many of which are still made by Dean’s students as well as artists from all over the county) and then get a bowl of soup, usually served by a prominent community member. “At the very first event, this woman came up to me,” Dean recalls, “and she said, ‘You know, I have been to every fundraising event in this community, no matter how much it costs, I go to all of them. And this is more meaningful to me than any of them. Because I have stood in line to get a bowl of soup.’ And she gave me a check for $1,800.” From the beginning, “the level of giving in this community 40

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over town, which was, Dean admits, “phenomenally laborintensive.” Now, Food from the Heart will create three “delicious organic soups, so there will always be three choices available. But it streamlines the program so that it is sustainable, beyond the workaholic personality that put it together,” she laughs. “Truly a fantastic aspect of this project is that it allows so many people, I mean, hundreds and hundreds of people to donate in a little way to create a big wave. Whether it’s elementary school kids, or high school kids, or professional potters, or wealthy individuals—we have tens of thousands of dollars in donations from individual sponsors and corporate sponsors and business sponsors, before we even sell a ticket,” says Dean. “And now I get to make stuff that feeds people.” Even better, she adds, “You turn clay into dollars. And every dollar that’s donated to the Foodbank becomes seven dollars’ worth of food, because of the connection that they have with Feed America and other organizations. I feel so grateful.” Dean’s skill set and life experience were particularly wellsuited for running Empty Bowls, as it turns out. She began teaching ceramics in 1976 and had been a potter since 1967. She also had a bakery business in town, the New York Bagel Factory, for 14 years. Between her pottery connections and her adult ed ceramics students who would be willing to contribute, “that was all pretty wonderful in terms of the talent base that I could bring to it,” she says. At the time she founded Empty Bowls, our local Foodbank supplied food to 25,000 people in our county. “There are now over 230,000 people who get help from our local community from the Foodbank,” says Dean. Meeting with other Empty Bowls organizations around the country over the years, she adds with pride that, “It turns out, our little Santa Barbara has made more money than any other.” To date, Santa Barbara Empty Bowls has raised 2.5 million dollars for the community.

The event itself will be held at the Foodbank Sharehouse (82 Coromar Dr., Goleta) on Sunday, December 3. Tickets are $30 and are available online at FoodbankSBC.org/SBEmptyBowls.805. Community members who wish to volunteer for Santa Barbara Empty Bowls (set-up, service, clean-up, and more) may sign up at: FoodbankSBC.org/VolunteerSouth County or email Kelly Smith at KSmith@FoodbankSBC.org.

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or the fourth night in a row, I woke up at 3 a.m., wideeyed and terrified. The horrible attack on ordinary Israeli civilians had occurred, and the counterattack on Hamas, killing great numbers of the Palestinian population, was rapidly escalating. As a post-war German, living in the U.S. since I was 27, I felt tossed about by a kind of emotional whiplash. I had internalized German guilt and responsibility for the Jewish cause, but this was in conflict with the horrific sight of so many Palestinian people suffering and dying. Feelings of outrage and dismay expressed by my psychotherapy clients and meditation students, including Jews, Palestinians, and Syrians, contributed to my own deep anguish.

Psychologist and Meditation Teacher Explores Using Community Connection as an Antidote for Anguish by Radhule Weininger I shared my grief with some of my interfaith colleagues. We thought it might be helpful to plan an event where leaders of the different spiritual and religious groups could talk about peace. Soon it became apparent that an open event in a public place might be too risky. There were worries that “peace” might be too charged a word. There seemed to be so many controversial meanings attached to these five letters. Peace, as a word, had become politicized. With a core group of five, we tried to decipher the right way to go forward. “Suffering is pain in isolation,” Michael, my hospice doctor husband, said and added, “When we are isolated and all alone in our pain, then our suffering becomes unbearable.” We realized that we and countless others were suffering moral distress, a condition that arises when one feels an impulse to relieve suffering but external constraints make it impossible to do so. News about terrorist attacks, war, oppression, and gun violence is hitting us daily from all sides. Millions of us feel disheartened and experience anxiety, insomnia, depression, or nightmares when facing the untenable reality that too many in our human community are treated without compassion and aren’t able to receive basic humanitarian care. The planning team was ready to give up. Then Fr. Larry, the Franciscan monk, called me and urged us to do something. Father Larry; Thepo Tulku, a Tibetan lama; Debbie, a Christian activist for the homeless; my husband, Michael; and I met in our living room. Debbie told us about the “Women in Black,” a worldwide group standing in silent mourning for peace and justice and against violence and war. The idea crystallized. We decided to stand quietly together in a public place in town, holding a candle with a sign that says, “Standing Together in Silent, Caring Presence in a Time of Great Pain.” Why did we choose to do it this way? This is a time when we are flooded with too many words and polarized opinions. We felt we had to find a caring, safe, neutral place to meet. Our intention for standing in caring, silent presence was to give ourselves and others an opportunity to gather in solidarity with ALL those who are suffering in unimaginable ways, near and far. To be present to someone in pain is a form of action, a quiet action. “Present together” is the opposite of being alone, in isolation with unbearable suffering. To do this “in silence” means to not take sides with words. In Tibetan Buddhism, the word “equanimity” means “having no preference” in our willingness to feel empathy for others. “Caring” means that

The core group standing together: (from left) Michael, Thepo Tulku, Radhule, Fr. Larry, and Debbie

we keep our hearts open, no matter what. Webster’s dictionary tells us that “caring” includes “being affectionate, kind, helpful, gentle, loving, and thoughtful.” “Kindness is my religion,” the Dalai Lama said. It is very difficult to aspire to such an ideal, but, if we were to live by this, it would offer a life-giving alternative. Pope Francis said, “Love, overflowing with…mutual care, is civic and political, and makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world.” The word “together” implies that we are standing for something that is bigger than our individual personhood, our personal bubble, or maybe even our human bubble. It means that we recognize ourselves as part of the interwoven web of life. The matrix of life sustains and connects us all, and we need to respect and take care of it in return. Now we are standing together on State and De la Guerra streets, every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. At first, just five of us stood there, then more and more gathered, including a rabbi and a Palestinian family. Yet, the war rages on. In the midst of it all, we may be feeling like Sisyphus, who was condemned by the gods to do an endless task for all eternity. Each day, he struggled to roll a huge stone to the top of a mountain only to watch it roll back down again. Some see Sisyphus as the quintessential sufferer, condemned to repeat hopeless and meaningless tasks. We might feel like Sisyphus: “another Tuesday, another stone,” or “another day and no pause in the war.” I see Sisyphus as deeply present with what is; he embraces the absurd, which philosopher Albert Camus saw as the result of our desire for meaning in a meaningless world. Sisyphus realized that in tending to the part, he is tending to

the whole. In engaging with his own world, by showing an attitude of mindfulness, kindness, and complete presence, Sisyphus engages with the entire world. I keep coming back to this fundamental understanding: As we are taking care of our personal world with kind attention, we are also taking care of the whole. How would it be if all of us viewed our tasks in a fresh way? Not as the burden of Sisyphus pushing his personal stone up the hill, but as the common burden belonging to all of us together engaging with the rough and heavy boulder of our “human condition”? We could see each small act as one of compassion, solidarity, and understanding. Together we all share the task of moving the stone of our human condition forward, and in pushing a difficult task ahead with grace, humility, and presence, we give meaning to our lives. Having studied history moving through its easier periods and terrible convulsions, I have gained a certain trust in our heart’s intention, in meaning, and in practice. The Dalai Lama spoke about the importance of trusting our heart’s intention with love. Intention is the light in the darkness, shining forward, like our candles on Tuesday evenings. We are holding the intention to contribute with our presence to ourselves and to the whole. As I personally reflect on my own engagement, I feel a sense of sorrow as well as of freedom. In this project of standing together, we are propelled forward by our own choice and by the tenderness we share.

Radhule Weininger, PhD, MD is a psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher. See mindfulheartprograms.org for more information.

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Pondering the Magic of Unkempt Pinot Noir and Wondering How to Reproduce Results Despite no water for the entire growing season, no nutrients added to the soil, no pruning to shape the vines into efficient fruit-making machines, and no spraying of anything—organic or otherwise—to fight back the foggy region’s notorious mildew, these vines alongside 101 in the sandy hills east of Orcutt produced tiny berries (prized for intense flavors), widely spaced clusters (which hinders mildew), and a hefty load of fruit. “It’s incredible,” vintner Will Henry told me a few weeks after that year’s harvest from what he dubbed the Wild King Vineyard, located down the road from his home. “How do I do this again? I am still trying to figure it out.” Henry, who started Lumen Wines with veteran winemaker Lane Tanner a decade ago, was so excited by the fruit that year that he sold some to a few friends, including Gavin Chanin of Chanin Wine Co. “I’m mesmerized by the whole thing, to be honest,” Chanin told me last month. He’s worked with some of the best vineyards around Santa Barbara County since breaking into the industry right out of high school in 2007 and, like most winemakers in California, is accustomed to tidy, picturesque vineyard rows. But the Wild King’s headto-toe, scraggly bushes made him rethink the status quo and believe that these plants, which grow like weeds in the wild, were tapping into some sort of natural wisdom. “It was special to see how a vine wants to behave and how a vine can protect itself,” said Chanin. “It was really just a unique opportunity to see what vines did a thousand years ago.” Henry also sold some grapes to Jessica Gasca, whose

brand Story of Soil is focused on organic and biodynamic and Popelouchum, and who’s known for out-of-the-box vineyards that often look more rugged than pristine. She thinking. Grahm saw a similarity to a technique called was skeptical, especially during the 2021 harvest. box pruning that he’d seen in Monterey County. “They treated the vines like a hedge,” said Grahm. “It was some of the ugliest fruit that I’ve ever seen in my life,” recalled Gasca soon after that harvest. “But you “I was initially skeptical of that vineyard, but I was really don’t have to have pretty-looking fruit to make really pleased with it. It does everything you want a good wine.” Upon sampling her wine and vineyard to do: produce evenly ripened fruit, in Henry’s after they fermented that fall, fairly small berries, that’s flavorful.” she was even more enthused, explainThat technique remains one potential tool ing, “This must be a magic vineyard, for replicating the 2021 results, but like the because this wine tastes so awesome.” other vintners involved, Grahm is open to As the Central Coast critic for Wine learning whatever Wild King has to teach. Enthusiast who likely tastes more “I’m a Tory; I’m very old-fashioned,” he Santa Barbara County wines than said. “On the other hand, I’m also open anyone else each year, I can concur. to new ways of thinking about everyN The finished Wild King wines are thing in every possible way, especially TTMAN E K T T BY M A much more concentrated, spicy, and in light of climate change.” lush than most of their counterparts The two years since 2021 have been rough on the from the Santa Maria Valley. I gave Chanin’s Wild King Vineyard. Despite wanting to let nature take bottling—the only one submitted for an official review over, Henry had to water the vines to keep them alive so far—a score of 96 points, which is exceedingly high and prune most of them to enable fruit to grow. Mildew on my scale. Casual tastes of other Wild King bottlings nearly wiped out the 2022 vintage, although the two acres that he left wilder fared better. He did a complete “reset” have been similarly impressive. No wonder that I too have become enamored by this in 2023, farming the vines like his estate vineyard, which story of nature versus nurture, accepted versus unortho- produced a tiny amount of pristine fruit, still not enough dox, known versus unknown. Could it be that this cast- to sell to friends. “I hope next year we are gonna come out swinging,” aside property holds keys to a more sustainable farming said Henry, who plans to test various “natural” strategies future? Or was it just a total fluke? Henry’s discovery of the vineyard was the latest in a in certain blocks as the years roll on. “Assuming we have a lifetime of wine industry evolutions. The son of Warner good year, we’ll have some wild fruit to work with again.” That wildness is what has everyone watching, even if Henry, whose wine group was one of the first promoters of family-owned California wineries, Will moved from just to discover small lessons that can be applied more just selling wine to making it with Lane Tanner by start- broadly to an industry facing an uncertain future of ing Lumen in 2012. Three years later, he bought land in droughts, floods, and who knows what else. the rolling hills south of Clark Avenue and began planting “There’s no question that the vines like to go wild,” said the five-acre Warner Henry Vineyard there in May 2021. Henry. “It’s figuring out how wild can you go without That’s when he realized that a nearby vineyard wasn’t losing your shirt.” looking so hot. “He let it go completely wild,” said Henry of his neighbor Douglas King, an aerospace executive who planted the seven acres of pinot noir in 2007. But the vineyard proved better for frustration than finances, so The Wild King Vineyard winemakers will pour and discuss King stopped farming following the brutal 2020 harvest. “One day I popped over the fence, and the fruit looked their six renditions of the 2021 vintage during an educainsane,” said Henry, whose wine buddies were also tional panel on Saturday, December 2, 3-5 p.m., at Pico Los shocked. “That’s what is totally freaking all the vineyard Alamos (458 Bell St., Los Alamos). Mixed six-packs of the wines will be available to purchase. Attendance to the $40 guys out. How did they get that quality and spend nothevent is limited to 40 guests. See losalamosgeneralstore ing on the farming?” .com for tickets. Henry called Randall Grahm, the founder of iconoclastic brands such as Bonny Doon, The Language of Yes,

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rare jazz artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy — on top of Best Vocal Jazz Album — instantly propelling her into a new and wider echelon of public visibility. Thus, when Joy makes her Santa Barbara debut in the UCSB Arts & Lectures series, it won’t be in Campbell Hall, but in the big house of The Granada Theatre, on Friday, December 8. For this occasion, we’ll be catching Joy in holiday mode, joined by her family for a program called A Joyful Holiday. As an added party-time treat, there will be a free pre-concert “Holiday Sing-in” by the SBCC Choral Program, led by Nathan Kreitzer (of Quire of Voyces fame). Joy, born Samara Joy McLendon in the Castle Hill area of the Bronx, was steeped in music in her household, with a father who sang with gospel legend Andraé Crouch and an environment coated with gospel and soul music. Surprisingly, although she won the Best Vocalist award at the Essentially Ellington Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joy didn’t delve fully into jazz until going to college at SUNY Purchase. Fittingly, she will be joined by members of the McLendon

family for A Joyful Holiday, also timed with the release of an EP on the Verve label. Another Joy-related festival story: She performed in the vintage Teatro Morlacchi in Perugia, Italy, as part of last July’s 50th anniversary Umbria Jazz Festival, where she had performed a year earlier in a smaller venue. As part of the concert, Joy premiered her exhilarating new vocal arrangement and lyric for Charles Mingus’s classic Reincarnation of a Lovebird, which she remembered starting to work on in the festival’s hotel in Perugia a year earlier. “I feel like this is my second home,” she told the Umbria festival crowd, beaming. She’s busy collecting second homes around the world. Next stop, Santa Barbara? What goes around has come around with uncommon and well-deserved speed and force for this prodigious songbird. And it’s a saga very much still unfolding. — Josef Woodard Samara Joy, A Joyful Holiday is Friday, December 8, 8 p.m., at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.). See artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. ZACH MENDEZ

hen jazz singer of the moment Samara Joy appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2022, she took to the smaller outdoor stage in a time slot before the masses had arrived. All in her presence were wowed. When Joy returned to the festival in September, she had leapt meteorically to the main arena stage, with thousands of adoring fans already hip to her rising-star status. Aside from her remarkable musical presence, Joy’s stage-side manner felt more assured and even lived in—especially for a 24-year-old artist. What a difference a year made. Joy had already been garnering lavish praise from the jazz scene and beyond for her powerful but artful way with jazz in the old-school, traditional sense. Joy’s power and supple phrasing conjures up echoes of jazz chanteuse legends Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as firebrands like Betty Carter (whose song “Tight” became the basis of Joy’s recent Grammy nomination). Modern touches also figure into Joy’s blend. Then came a surprise on Grammy night last February, when she became the

THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH COMES TO SANTA BARBARA The legend of the Man in Black is reimagined for the stage in Richard Maltby Jr.’s musical review of Johnny Cash’s body of work, Ring of Fire. This performed collection of Cash’s songs is more than a concert — it’s an experience that presents the scope and emotional range of Cash’s music through new and vibrant interpretations. Produced by Ensemble Theatre Company, Ring of Fire runs at the New Vic Theatre November 30–December 17. The cast includes five actor/musicians who take turns as song-leaders throughout the show. And while no one is directly impersonating Cash, director/music director Randy Redd intends to maintain and highlight his spirit of rowdy vulnerability and outlaw country. “Nobody’s going to sound like Johnny Cash; nobody’s going to walk and talk like Johnny Cash,”says Redd, “so you hear the songs differently. You experience the music differently. As a result, you walk away with a deeper understanding and more appreciation for his catalog of American songs.” Actor Glenn Stanton categorizes Cash’s music as defiant of traditional genres. “So many people immediately think of ‘hoedown country,’but there is a sense of punk rock to it. In a time when a lot of country music was too literal and too on the nose, he was somebody who was willing to be introspective and publicly wrestle with his own demons,”

Stanton says. “It reaches way past the limitations we sometimes place on country music.” It’s for these reasons, agrees Redd, that Cash’s music has maintained popularity and relevance through the generations. The cast of Ensemble Theatre Company’s “When you put these songs in the production of Ring of Fire: The Music of hands of five very different, very Johnny Cash dynamic performers, you can see that this man wrote songs to all of us,” he says. “He was speaking to everybody....All five of these actors embody Johnny Cash. We are all Johnny Cash.” —Maggie Yates

Ensemble Theatre Company’s production of Ring of Fire will be at the New Vic Theatre (33 W. Victoria St.), November 30 through December 17. See etcsb.org.

5x5: Westmont College Celebrating 85 Years They say that good things come in small packages, and that’s certainly the case with the Westmont RidleyTree Museum of Art’s most popular exhibition and fundraiser. The art museum goes big with 675 small, 5x5-inch-square works by a pedigreed line-up of regional, national, and international artists. Titled 5x5: Westmont College Celebrating 85 Years this beloved art show began in 2011 and was the idea of Chris Rupp, curator and collections manager, who envisioned it as a friend-raiser and fundraiser held in conjunction with college or museum anniversaries every three to five years. It has continued to grow in popularity because, as he says, “It’s a great opportunity to see the creativity of hundreds of artists from across the country all in the gallery at once,” he says. “It’s a visual feast for the eyes!” Some of the well-known participating artists include Chuck Arnoldi, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Tim Hawkinson, Billy Al Bengston, Lesley Dill, and Rae Dunn. In addition, there are local favorites John Nava, Wesley Anderegg, Bill Dewey, Dane Goodman, Marie Schoeff, Dug Uyesaka, Linda Ekstrom, Inga Guzyte, Mary Heebner, and Rafael Perea de la Cabada. There are also works from Westmont faculty and alumni, including Tony Askew, Susan Savage, Alyssa Beccue, John Carlander, Alexa Goglanian, Nathan Huff, Scott Anderson, and Madeline Lush. All of the work is donated with proceeds going to support arts education at Westmont. The exhibit is on view November 30 through December 15, with a free, public opening reception at the museum (955 La Paz Rd., Montecito) on Thursday, November 30, from 4-6 p.m. In addition, all of the artwork in 5x5: Westmont College Celebrating 85 Years is available for purchase through an online auction that ends Friday, December 15, at 5 p.m. — Leslie Dinaberg

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Curated by Gallery Director John Connelly, the selection highlights the diversity of personal artistic approaches to the timehonored culture of art celebrating landscape, seascape, and urban settings. Most of the pieces also come equipped with agendas reframing old norms and assumptions about what landscape art is and can be. Whitney Bedford, also currently showing her work in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Inside/Outside show in the contemporary gallery, supplies the Atkinson show’s epic centerpiece, “Veduta (Bonnard Mediterranean Morning) Triptych,” consuming one gallery wall. But despite its massive scale, the three-panel painting is less brashly monumental than it is meditative, with landscape and garden references layered and softened by a post-post-impressionist quality reminiscent of Pierre Bonnard’s palette and eye. Directly across the room, another highlighted piece in the show moves in an entirely different direction: Manuel López’s smallish but dense painting “I CE(E) all them crosses, but where in the hell is Hey-Zeus?” depicts a compressed, zoom-lens-like view of an urban neighborhood (presumably in Los Angeles), with a central white crucifixion echoed by the similar form of a telephone pole apex in the margins. Parallels to the loaded geometries and design instincts of the urbanscapes of artworld icons Charles Sheeler and Edward Hopper take on more contemporary and socio-politically charged dimensions given the painting’s title, with its allusions to immi-

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New Landscapes Part I is on view at the Atkinson Gallery at SBCC through December 8. The gallery, located at 721 Cliff Drive in Humanities Building Room 202 on the East Campus of Santa Barbara City College, is open Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; and by appointment. For more information, contact Gallery Director John Connelly at jconnelly1@pipeline.sbcc.edu. See gallery .sbcc.edu.

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): As a child, I loved to go to a meadow and whirl around in spirals until I got so dizzy, I fell. As I lay on the ground, the earth, sky, and sun reeled madly, and I was no longer just a pinpoint of awareness lodged inside my body, but was an ecstatically undulating swirl in the kaleidoscopic web of life. Now, years later, I’ve discovered many of us love spinning. Scientists postulate humans have a desire for the intoxicating vertigo it brings. I would never recommend you do what I did as a kid; it could be dangerous for some of you. But if it’s safe and the spirit moves you, do it! Or at least imagine yourself doing it. Do you know about the Sufi Whirling Dervishes who use spinning as a meditation? Read here: tinyurl.com/JoyOfWhirling and tinyurl.com/ SufiSpinning.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Your power creature in the coming weeks will not be an eagle, wolf, bear, or salmon. I don’t advise you to dream of being a wild horse, tiger, or crocodile. Instead, I invite you to cultivate a deep bond with the mushroom family. Why? Now is a favorable time to be like the mushrooms that keep the earth fresh. In wooded areas, they eat away dead trees and leaves, preventing larger and larger heaps of compost from piling up. They keep the soil healthy and make nutrients available for growing things. Be like those mushrooms, Taurus. Steadily and relentlessly rid your world of the defunct and decaying parts — thereby stimulating fertility.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Geraldine McCaughrean wrote, “Maybe courage is like memory—a muscle that needs exercise to get strong. So I decided that maybe if I started in a small way, I could gradually work my way up to being brave.” That is an excellent prescription for you: the slow, incremental approach to becoming bolder and pluckier. For best results, begin practicing on mild risks and mellow adventures. Week by week, month by month, increase the audacious beauty of your schemes and the intensity of your spunk and fortitude. By mid2024, you will be ready to launch a daring project.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian neurologist and author Oliver Sacks worked with people who had unusual neurological issues. His surprising conclusion: “Defects, disorders, and diseases can play a paradoxical role, by bringing out latent powers, developments, and evolutions that might never be seen in their absence.” In not all cases, but more often than seemed reasonable, he found that disorders could be regarded as creative—“for if they destroy particular paths, particular ways of doing things, they may force unexpected growth.” Your assignment is to meditate on how the events of your life might exemplify the principle Sacks marvels at: apparent limitations leading to breakthroughs and bonanzas.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): I am falling in love with how deeply you are falling in love with new ways of seeing and understanding yourself. My heart sings as I listen to your heart singing in response to new attractions. Keep it up, Leo! You are having an excellent influence on me. My dormant potentials and drowsy passions are stirring as I behold you waking up and coaxing out your dormant potentials and drowsy passions. Thank you, dear!

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo journalist Sydney J. Harris offered advice I suggest you meditate on. He wrote, “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” I bring this to your attention because now is a favorable time to take action on things you have not yet done—and should do. If you put definitive plans in motion soon, you will ensure that regret won’t come calling in five years. (PS: Amazingly, it’s also an excellent time to dissolve regret you feel for an iffy move you made in the past.)

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In contrast to false stereotypes, medieval Europeans were not dirty and unhygienic. They made soap and loved to bathe. Another bogus myth says the people of the Middle Ages believed the Earth was flat. But the truth was that most educated folks knew it was round. And it’s questionable to refer to this historical period as backward, since it brought innovations like mechanical timekeepers, moveable type, accurate maps, the heavy plow, and illuminated manuscripts. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to strip away misconceptions and celebrate actual facts in your own sphere. Be a scrupulous revealer, a conscientious and meticulous truth-teller.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet John Berryman said, “To grow, we must travel in the direction of our fears.” Yikes! I personally wouldn’t want to do that kind of growth all the time. I prefer traveling cheerfully in the direction of my hopes and dreams. But then I’m not a Scorpio. Maybe Berryman’s strategy for fulfilling one’s best destiny is a Scorpio superpower. What do you think? One thing I know for sure is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to reevaluate and reinvent your relationship with your fears. I suggest you approach the subject with a beginner’s mind. Empty yourself of all your previous ideas and be open to healing new revelations.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Nina Cassian said, “I promise to make you so alive that the fall of dust on furniture will deafen you.” I think she meant she would fully awaken the senses of her readers. She would boost our capacity for enchantment and entice us to feel interesting emotions we had never experienced. As we communed with her beautiful self-expression, we might even reconfigure our understanding of who we are and what life is about. I am pleased to tell you, Sagittarius, that even if you’re not a writer, you now have an enhanced ability to perform these same services—both for yourself and for others.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us that water molecules we drink have “passed through the kidneys of Socrates, Genghis Khan, and Joan of Arc.” The same prodigious truth applies to the air we breathe: It has “passed through the lungs of Napoleon, Beethoven, and Abraham Lincoln.” Tyson would have also been accurate if he said we have shared water and air that has been inside the bodies of virtually every creature who has ever lived. I bring these facts to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope of inspiring you to deepen your sense of connectedness to other beings. Now is an excellent time to intensify your feelings of kinship with the web of life. Here’s the practical value of doing that: You will attract more help and support into your life.

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(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I am saying a prayer for you. I pray to the Fates that you will not accept lazy or careless efforts from others. You won’t allow their politeness to be a cover-up for manipulativeness. I also pray that you will cultivate high expectations for yourself. You won’t be an obsessive perfectionist, but will be devoted to excellence. All your actions will be infused with high integrity. You will conscientiously attend to every detail with the faith that you are planting seeds that will bloom beautifully in the future.

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(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm,” says Capricorn singer-songwriter Joan Baez. “A full-blown storm where everything changes.” That approach has worked well for her. At age 82, she has released 30 albums and is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She has recorded songs in eight languages and has been honored by Amnesty International for her work on behalf of human rights. If you’re feeling resilient—which I think you are—I recommend that you, too, get lonesome for a storm. Your life could use some rearrangement. If you’re not feeling wildly bold and strong, maybe ask the gods for a mild squall.

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21PR00481 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: REGINE ETTER PRINGLE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: FRANCINE FINNEY and STEVEN WETTER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: FRANCINE FINNEY and STEVEN WETTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/01/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 ANACAPA DIVISION. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 11/13/2023 By: Teddy Napeli, Deputy. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. Attorney for Petitioner: Francine Finney and Steven Wetter 374 Arroyo Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; (805) 259‑8473 or 203‑858‑4319. Published Nov 30. Dec 7, 14 2023.

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: MIGHTY BRIGHT 5540 Ekwill Street, Suite 130 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 08/28/20 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2020‑0002177. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Gold Crest LLC 5920 Overpass Rd. Ste. 214 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 The business was conducted by an Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY ROGER EDGAR/CEO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/20/23, FBN 2023‑0002686, E30. I hereby certify that this is a correct

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002428 The following person(s) is doing business as: Sana Sana Wellness, 549 Sertoma Way Buellton, CA 93427, County of SANTA BARBARA. Mayra Patricia Henson, 549 Sertoma Way, Buellton, CA 93427 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/ Mayra Patricia Henson, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/16/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3752239# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002449 The following person(s) is doing business as: Roarin 20s, 6750 Sabado Tarde Rd., Unit A, Goleta, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara. Vincent Vanterpool, 6750 Sabado Tarde Rd., Unit A, Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/01/2020 /s/ Vincent Vanterpool, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/18/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3752266# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J SAUCEDO PAINTING at 112 Sumida Gardens Lane Apt 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Juan M Saucedo Urtado (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JUAN M SAUCEDO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 17, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2023‑0002447. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002497 The following person(s) is doing business as: Sol Dance Lab, 250 Industrial Way, Unit B, Buellton, CA 93427, County of SANTA BARBARA. Sol Innovations Limited Liability Company, 250 Industrial Way, Unit B, Buellton, CA 93427; California This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Jesus Solorio, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753951# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002498 The following person(s) is doing business as: Honestly You, 920 N M Place, Lompoc, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA. Felisha Caldeira &amp; Company

LLC, 920 N M Place, Lompoc, CA 93436; 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 09/01/2023 /s/ Felisha Caldeira, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753953# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SUNNY SIDE UP NURSERY at 115 Valdivia Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Angie M Ouellette (same address) Jill C Cloutier 845 Cathedral Vista Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: JILL CLOUTIER/CO‑OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002468. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA HAND THERAPY at 4039 Prima Vera Rd Unit 3 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Jessica C Lesigues (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JESSICA C LESIGUES/OWNER 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: 2023‑0002377. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SUN PSYCHIATRY SANTA BARBARA at 19 E. Mission Street Ste A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Deborah S. Moore Registered Nursing Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DEBORAH S. MOORE/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 02, 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: 2023‑0002572. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following

person(s) is/are doing business as: METZTLI‑LUNA at 2103, Village Lane Solvang, CA 93463; Marisela A Katsapis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MARISELA A KATSAPIS/FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002551. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SPARK CREATIVE GROUP at 75 Robin Hill Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Jav Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: LANI BALLONOFF/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002553. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IGLHAUT ALLRAD USA at 143 Oliver Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Allrad, LLC (same address) This business

is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL KUTTNER/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002569. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002496 The following person(s) is doing business as: CLAYTONS THIS &; THAT, 1650 E Clark Ave SP363, Orcutt, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. Michael J.A. Clayton, 1650 E Clark Ave SP363, Orcutt, CA 93455; California 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/ Michael J. A. Clayton, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753956# SANTA BARBARA

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STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER at 2320 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Comprehensive Rehabilitation Facility, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: ROBERT HUHN/OWNER,PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002508. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONTECITO COACHING AND NUTRITION, THE MONTECITO HEALTH COACH, MONTECITO HEALTH COACHING AND NUTRITION at 435 Woodley Road Montecito, CA 93108; Montecito Coaching And Nutrition LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DEANN ZAMELLI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 2023‑0002608. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The Goleta West Sanitary District at UCSB Campus Parking Lot 32, Santa Barbara, California 93106 is soliciting Bids for the construction of a new Administration Building, at their Headquarters Site. The Scope of Work encompasses deconstruction of approximately 1,170 SF of existing single-level, wood and masonry structures, concrete slabs, foundations, utilities, and infrastructure. In addition, general Site preparation will be required. New construction will encompass a 3,298 SF single-level, on-grade, structure to house Administrative Offices, Public Lobby and Service Counter, Board Room, and office support spaces. Access to the faciliity will be under a shaded colonnade, within a 1,520 SF landscaped Courtyard. Additional work includes Landscaping west of the Administration Building, at the north end of the entire Site, and at a raised, planter. The Project will be seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification to demonstrate the District’s commitment to sustainability. Certification, under the auspices of the Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI), requires submittal of documentation as evidence of compliance with criteria necessary to obtain Certification. This includes credit for sustainable construction practices, specified. The Contractor shall participate in these efforts by maintaining and providing documentation of requisite sustainable construction practices, as assigned. The prevailing Contractor shall possess a valid Class A contractor license. The bidder shall possess a valid license in the specified classification at the time that the bid is submitted and at all times during performance of the Work, as required under California Business and Professions Code - Section 7028.15, unless exempt thereunder. Failure to possess the specified license at the time of submitting a bid shall render the bid non-responsive and result in the bid being rejected. Bids for Headquarters, Building Upgrades, Project 13-04, New Administration Building will be received at the Goleta West Sanitary District offices, at UCSB Campus Parking Lot 32, Santa Barbara, California 93106 until 2:00 PM PST on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at which time the sealed Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 16100 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. In accordance with California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq. as amended, the Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay not less than said specified prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Work and shall post a copy of said prevailing wage rates at the project site. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure that the Bid is delivered by the time stipulated, to the designated location, in the defined format, inclusive of the required documentation, in a sealed envelope, labeled as directed. Bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or Bid Bond in the amount of Ten (10%) Percent of the total bid price, payable to Goleta West Sanitary District. This Bid Security is a guarantee that the Bidder, if its Bid is accepted, will promptly obtain the required Bonds and Insurance and will prepare the required submittal documents and execute the Agreement. A bid will not be considered unless one of the allowed forms of Bid Security as set forth, is enclosed with it. Bidder shall guarantee Total Bid Price for sixty (60) calendar days from the date of Bid opening. The District will not accept a Bid from or enter into the Agreement with a Bidder without proof that the Bidder and its sub-contractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. A Pre-Bid Conference and Site walk through will be conducted at 08:30 AM PST, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the offices of the Goleta West Sanitary District, located off Parking Lot 32 of the University of California, Santa Barbara. If requested, by the District, all attendees of the Pre-Bid Conference and walk-through will be required to review and execute a COVID-19 Waiver and Release of Liability form which will be provided by the District. All attendees of the Pre-Bid Conference and walk-through must comply with protocols relating to COVID-19 as set forth by then-existing Center for Disease Control guidance or mandates. The Contract Documents are available for inspection, without charge, at the Office of the General Manager/Superintendent of Goleta West Sanitary District. Appointment required. Plans are on file, and online, at: Santa Barbara Contractors Association, Plan Room 424 Olive Street, Santa Barbara, CA (805) 884-1100, sbcaplanroom.com Complete sets of the Contract Documents are available, for purchase at cost, at: Tri-Co Reprographics 720 E Holly St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (805) 966-1701 The District reserves the right to reject any, or all, bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding as may be in the best interest of the District.

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Social Worker Corp. 432 N Armistead St. Unit T3 Alexandria, CA 22312 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: PATRICIA PASCOE/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 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: 20230002482. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s)

PUBLIC NOTICE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Section 8 Administrative Plan and Public Housing Program Statement of Policies (ACOP) ) Revisions The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara is inviting all interested parties to review revisions to the agency’s Section 8 Administrative Plan and ACOP. Interested parties may download a copy of the draft plans from the Housing Authority’s website: www.hasbarco. org or you may request a copy by calling the Housing Authority at (805) 736-3423. Written comments may be sent to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara at P.O. Box 397, Lompoc, CA 93438-0397or by email to teresaruffoni@hasbarco.org. The deadline for submitting written comments is January 16, 2024, 3:00 pm. A public hearing on the draft plan will be held on January 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in-person at 815 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, California or online at https://us02web.zoom.us or by calling +1 (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 810 6155 6536 Passcode: 854419 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this public hearing, please contact the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara at (805) 7363423. Notification at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Housing Authority to make reasonable arrangements. November 29, 2023

NOTICIA PÚBLICA AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DEL CONDADO DE SANTA BARBARA REVISION DE ADMISIÓN Y OCUPACIÓN CONTINUA (ACOP) AVISO DE PERÍODO DE REVISIÓN PÚBLICA Y AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara invita a todas las partes interesadas a revisar la Política de Admisión y Ocupación Continuada (ACOP) para el Programa de Vivienda Pública. Las partes interesadas pueden descargar una copia de los planos preliminares del sitio web de la Autoridad de Vivienda: www.hasbarco.org o pueden solicitar una copia llamando a la Autoridad de Vivienda al (805) 7363423. Los comentarios por escrito pueden enviarse a la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara en P.O. Box 397, Lompoc, CA 934380397 o por correo electrónico a teresaruffoni@hasbarco.org. La fecha límite para enviar comentarios por escrito es el 16 de enro de 2023, a las 3:00 pm. Se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre los proyectos de planes el martes 18 de enro de 2023 a las 5:00 p.m. Los miembros del publico están invitados a asistir a la reunión en persona en 815 W Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, California o a través de Zoom Meeting. Unirse a la reunión de Zoom en https://www.zoom.us, haga clic en Unirse a la reunión, ingrese el ID de la reunión y la contraseña para unirse: ID de la reunión: 810 6155 6536 Contraseña de acceso: 854419 o por teléfono, marque 1 (669) 9006833 e ingrese el ID de la reunión y la contraseña para unirse a la reunión. De conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, si necesita asistencia especial para participar en esta audiencia pública, comuníquese con la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara al (805) 736-3423. La notificación al menos 24 horas antes de la reunión permitirá a la Autoridad de Vivienda hacer arreglos razonables. 29 de noviembre de 2023

is/are doing business as: PENSYSCO at 4554 Via Clarice Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Portable Energy Systems, Corp. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: MURRAY RUBEN/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 3, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 20230002482. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: WILD TEA LEAF at 11 West De Guerra Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wild Tea Leaf LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: MICHAEL SANCHEZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 9, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 20230002611. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMERICAN RIVIERA BIKE TOURS AND RENTALS LLC at 118 Gray Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; American Riviera Bike Tours And Rentals 5345 Jean Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: MIKE SUDING/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 15, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002650. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: TASTE SANTA BARBARA FOOD TOURS, TASTE SANTA BARBARA, TASTE SBFT, TASTE SB, SANTA BARBARA FOOD TOURS, WHATEVANLY LLC at 27 W Anapamu St, #390 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Whatevanly LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: EVAN ES BERGER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 6, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002588. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002546 The following person(s) is doing business as: EZ Exterior Solutions, 1155 Palomino Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. PANO LLC, 1155 Palomino Rd. Santa Barabara, CA 93105; 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 10/08/2022 /s/ Daniel Panossian, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/31/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14/23 CNS‑3752127# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIT STAY SNAP at 1885 Viborg Road Solvang, CA 93463. Sarah L Morgan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SARAH MORGAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E30. FBN Number: 20230002646. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: THE YES STORE, YES STORE, THE SANTA BARBARA YES STORE, THE SANTA BARBARA YES STORE COOPERATIVE at 1100 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Yes Store., Inc., A California Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: LAURA GIORDANO/SECRETARY/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E57. FBN Number: 20230002626. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RIVERMOUTH DATA at 1218 Olive St Apt A Santa Barbara, 93101; Ryan Bishop LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: RYAN BISHOP/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002695. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: THE GOODLAND GROUP at 532 Bolinas Way, 102 Goleta, CA 93117; Natalie Taylor Consulting Services, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: NATALIE TAYLOR/OWNR, CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002688. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: VALLEY WINE COMPLIANCE at 129 S G St Lompoc, CA 93436; Claire M. Payne (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: CLAIRE PAYNE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 15, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002655. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: RECESS RANCH at 27 W Anapamu St Ste Ste 444 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Regenerative Hospitality Company (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: JOSHUA CALEB COLLINS/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 20230002666. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS

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STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: RECESS HOSPITALITY at 27 W Anapamu St Ste Ste 444 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Regenerative Hospitality Company (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: JOSHUA CALEB COLLINS/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 20230002668. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: CHRIS AGNOLI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 3112 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Real Estate Group, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHRIS AGNOLI/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E30. FBN Number: 20230002638. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ABSOLUTE WOOD PRODUCTS at 253 Pebble Beach Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Jeffrey A Wayco (same address) Loralyn K Wayco (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Filed by: JEFFREY A WAYCO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 E28. FBN Number: 20230002703. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOONGLOW MASSAGE & ESTHETICS at 1050 Edison St Ste B Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Moonglow Massage & Esthetics, Inc. 1305 North H Street Suite A Lompoc, CA 93436 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: MARITESS MOREHART/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002537. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS Issued: November 30, 2023 Proposal Submittal Deadline: December 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. PST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Barbara Unified School District (“SBUSD”) of Santa Barbara County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “SBUSD”, will receive sealed proposals up to, but no later than 2:00 p.m. PST on December 21, 2023, for: RFP #23/24-01 STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Complete solicitation packet is now available for download on the SBUSD website at https://www.sbunified.org/ public-notices . Documents may also be obtained from The SBUSD Purchasing Department located at 720 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, or by contacting Carmen Rodriguez at crodriguez@sbunified.org Sealed hard copy RFP responses will be received at the SBUSD Administration Office located at 720 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 to the attention of Carmen Rodriguez, Purchasing Manager. Proposal response to be CLEARLY LABELED on the outside of the envelope, “RFP #23/24-01; Student Transportation Services”, and will be opened at or after the time and date set for the RFP submittal deadline. Electronic or Fax submissions will not be accepted. All bids shall be submitted on the forms provided in the RFP packet and must conform to all bid instructions and any addenda issued. No Proposer may withdraw their Proposal for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for bid opening. SBUSD reserves the right to reject any, all, or any part of the proposal. SBUSD may waive irregularities or informalities, or may sit and act as sole judge of the merit and qualifications of the products and services offered in any proposal, or in the bidding process. By order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. Dated this 30th day of November, 2023 By:

BARBARA RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS at 1111 Chapala St, Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: TODD YUBA/ VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 20230002664. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023.

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LEGALS (CONT.) (s) is/are doing business as: FRESH PRINTS OF SANTA BARBARA at 436 Venado Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Michael Termine (same address) Charles Romanus (same address) This business is conducted by a Joint Venture Filed by: CHARLES ROMANUS/OWNER/OPERATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 08, 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 E57. FBN Number: 2023‑0000606. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHAUCERS INC., CHAUCER’S BOOKS, CHAUCER’S BOOKSTORE, CHAUCER’S, CHAUCER’S BOOKS INC. at 3321 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Chacer’s Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: GREG FEITT/TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2023‑0002689. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA MARIA TERRACE at 1405 East Main Street Santa Barbara, CA 93454; Oceano Senior Living, Inc. 1675 E. Riverside Dr. Suite 150 Eagle, ID 83616 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: ELLIOT MCMILLAN/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 2023‑0002694. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NATIONAL CERT ASSOCIATION at 111 East De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fire Services Training Institute (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS/ PRESIDENT‑EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 2023‑0002693. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023.

LIEN SALE NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that under and pursuant to Section 1988 of the California Civil Code the property listed below believed to be abandoned by Mark Hanes whose last address is 658 Santa Marguertia Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 will be sold at public auction at 658 Santa Marguertia Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 on December 13, 2023 at 11:00AM. Description of the property being sold: ENTIRE BELONGINGS located at single family residence of 658 Santa Marguerita Drive,Goleta, CA 93117 2 couches Dell laptop LG 50” led tv Vizio 24” led tv end table, old desk top/work station table and 2 chairs‑old bookcase refrigerator microwave desk desktop computer monitor 2 bookcases metal hanging file cabinets HP 3210 all in one printer small dresser drawers files and catalogs

queen bed refrigerator upper and lower craftsman tool box Smithy Granite 1324 lathe/mill combo with digital readout Stand with drawers for Smithy tooling for the Smithy Mitutoyo measuring tools craftsman radial arm saw bench grinder belt sander metal desk misc tools, drill bits, etc queen size waterbed 3 dressers clothing vcr player CRT TV Realistic stereo receiver 3 tool boxes misc automotive tool 1984 Honda XT350‑partially disassembled and missing parts 1988 Kawasaki Ninja‑partially disassembled and missing parts 1988 Kawasaki dirt bike‑partially disassembled and missing parts washer and dryer gardening tools craftsman air compressor misc boxed items NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on December 21, 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 # 25714, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 324‑6770 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2231 ‑ Moore, Brenda; 2238 ‑ Ayala, Paulino; 4106 ‑ Cole, Patrick; 4207 ‑ Sepulveda, Miguel; 6129 ‑ Hernandez, Manuel; 6331 ‑ castillo, Henry; 6437 ‑ Portwood, Robin; A021 ‑ Standridge, Tim; A107 ‑ Bradley, Marlynn; A406 ‑ mora, Karina PUBLIC STORAGE # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 081 ‑ Itie, Preston; 123 ‑ Rangel, D&#39;Angelo; 172 ‑ Pollock, Ashley; 361 ‑ BROWN, MICHAEL; 491 ‑ Hsu, Vadim; 527 ‑ Morales Obispo, Elizabeth PUBLIC STORAGE # 75079, 5425 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 284‑9002 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 084 ‑ Brock, John; 096 ‑ Cervantes, Fernando; 173 ‑ Hubbard, Kim; 211 ‑ Bachman, Devlin; 226 ‑ Sousa, Steve; 319 ‑ Burian, Susan; 321 ‑ Arroyo, Magda 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 30 th of November 2023 and 7 th of December 2023. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑ 8080. 11/30, 12/7/23 CNS‑3757465# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND HEEP CASE NUMBER: 23CV02645 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: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND HEEP TO: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND 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 JANUARY 3, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa

Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED NOVEMBER 1, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JUANITA MALDONADO CASE NUMBER: 23CV04457 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: JUANITA MALDONADO TO: JUANIATA CORONA 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 20, 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 26, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DONIA ROBINSON CASE NUMBER: 23CV04327 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: DONIA ROBINSON TO: DONIA LOVE 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 18, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 30, 2023, JUDGE COLLEEN K. STERNE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SAMANTHA VAZQUEZ ARELLANO CASE NUMBER: 23CV02682 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)

SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC by NOTICE The following list of disbursements are unclaimed the listed payees and held by the

Santa Barbara Unified School District. If you have a claim against these funds, please The following list of disbursements unclaimed byxthe listed payees andofheld by and the contact the Internal Auditor, phone are (805) 963-4338 6235. Proper proof claim Santa Unified School District. before If you have claim these funds,form please currentBarbara identification must be provided fundsawill be against released. A claim will contact the Internal Auditor, phone (805) 963-4338 x 6235. Proper proof of claim and need to be submitted by the date below. All checks listed are held in the general fund. current identification must be provided before funds will be released. A claim form will need tonot be submitted by January the date below. All checks listed areproperty held in the fund. Funds claimed by 14th, 2024 become the of general Santa Barbara

Unified School District. This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Funds not claimed by January Government Code Section 50050.14th, 2024 become the property of Santa Barbara Unified School District. This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Section 50050. Check Date Check Date 11/27/2019 11/27/2019 11/27/2019 12/2/2019 11/27/2019 12/2/2019 12/2/2019 12/30/2019 12/2/2019 1/31/2020 12/30/2019 2/6/2020 1/31/2020 2/13/2020 2/6/2020 2/28/2020 2/13/2020 3/26/2020 2/28/2020 4/1/2020 3/26/2020 4/16/2020 4/1/2020 4/16/2020 4/16/2020 4/23/2020 4/16/2020 4/30/2020 4/23/2020 6/4/2020 4/30/2020 6/4/2020 6/4/2020 7/23/2020 6/4/2020 7/23/2020 7/23/2020 7/30/2020 7/23/2020 8/13/2020 7/30/2020 9/17/2020 8/13/2020 9/24/2020 9/17/2020 10/9/2020 9/24/2020 10/30/2020 10/9/2020 11/30/2020

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LEGALS (CONT.) FROM: SAMANTHA VAZQUEZ ARELLANO TO: SAMANTHA SUAREZ ARELLANO 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 13, 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 22, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NATASHA VINA OLIVER and KURT HOUSTON MUENZER CASE NUMBER: 23CV04865 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: MOZZY OLIVER MUENZER TO: MASON OLIVER MUENZER 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 JANUARY 12, 2024, 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 NOVEMBER 14, 2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ADRIANA PAVELLE BURKE CASE NUMBER: 23CV04679 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: JEWLI‑SUMMER DUNCAN TO: JEWLI‑SUMMER BURKE 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 JANUARY 5, 2024, 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 26, 2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SALVADOR GUTIERREZ and ODILIA HERNANDEZ ONOFRE CASE NUMBER: 23CV05076 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: MIGUEL SALVADOR GUTIERREZ‑HERNANDEZ TO:MIGUEL SALVADOR GUTIERREZ 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 JANUARY 26, 2024, 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 NOVEMBER 20,

2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re THE ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE REVOCABLE TRUST CREATED ON JULY 23, 2014 BY ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE, DECEDENT SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ANACAPA DIVISION CASE: 23PR00525 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE (“Decedent”), that all persons having claims against Decedent are required to file them with the Santa Barbara Superior Court, Anacapa Division, at 1100 Anacapa Street, PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 and deliver a copy to Robert B. La Roche, as trustee of the trust dated July 23, 2014, of which Decedent was the settlor, c/o James P. Griffith, Howell Moore & Gough LLP, 1020 State Street, Suite 108, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, within the later of 4 months after November 16, 2023, (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code 19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with a return receipt requested. Dated 11/07/23. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117 Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 3:00 P.M. ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing for the projects listed, with the date, time, and location of the DRB public hearing set forth above. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review Just Food For Dogs Signage and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 159 N Fairview AvenueADDRESS (APN 077-170-042) Case No. 23-0046-ZC/23-0035-DRB Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Signage and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 164 Kinman Avenue (APN 071-082-005) Case Nos. 23-0060-ZC/23-0043-DRB Change of Use and Landscape alterations and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 789 S Kellogg Avenue (APN 071-170-065) Case Nos. 23-0018-LUP PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the DRB meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the DRB Secretary, Mary Chang at mchang@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to DRB members and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Mary Chang, at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. In accordance with Gov. Code Section 65103.5, only non-copyrighted plans or plans that the designer has given permission have been published on the City’s website. The full set of plans is available for review at the Planning Counter during counter hours or by contacting the staff member listed for the item 805-961-7543. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish: 58

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(“Lessee”) Lease Agreement (“Amendment”) to A.) extend the term for a period of Five (5) years; added an option to renew for an additional Five (5) years and the right for either party to terminate at any time with Sixty (60) days prior written notification to the other party, B.) the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) shall be changed from the Consumer Price Index to a fixed Three Percent (3%) annually, C.) the Indemnification and Insurance language has been updated to County current standards, and D.) Lessee was granted the right to purchase, install, and maintain a flyer kiosk at the Isla Vista Solar Parking Lot and plant flowers, etc. in the existing planters. The Amendment will be executed on behalf of the County by Kirk Lagerquist, Director of the General Services Department, as authorized by Santa Barbara County Code Section 12A‑10 five (5) days after posting of the public notice and all responses to this Notice will be received at the General Services Department/Real Property Division, located at 1105 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. DATE POSTED: November 30th, 2023. LEGAL NOTICE – The business records of the following customers of ACCESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (or any affiliates of ACCESS) located at 5950 Condor Drive, CA, Moorpark 93021 have been abandoned: MILLER & ASSOCIATES. 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. LEGAL NOTICE – The business records of the following customers of ACCESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (or any affiliates of ACCESS) located at 5950 Condor Drive, CA, Moorpark 93021 have been abandoned: MILLER & ASSOCIATES. All records will be shredded 9 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.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY of an Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Property Transfer of the U.S. Army Reserve Center Santa Barbara, California This Notice is hereby given to interested parties that the Indian Health Service (IHS) as lead Federal agency has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a request to transfer the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Center from the IHS to the American Indian Health & Services (AIHS). The AIHS plays a vital role in fulfilling federal obligations to American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) beneficiaries, which have more than quadrupled

in the past decade. The proposed transfer would expand the ability of AIHS to provide healthcare services to its American AI/AN beneficiaries. The EA and FONSI are availablefor review and comment at thelocations below. An electronic version of the document can be found at https:// www.ihs.gov/california/index.cfm/ about‑us/oehe/ofc‑assoc‑dir/nepa/. Hard copies of the EA are available at the following locations (please check for applicable hours or operation): •American Indian Health & Services located at 3227 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 •Santa Barbara Public Library located at 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 •City of Santa Barbara Community Development Planning Counter located at 630 Garden St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The review and comment period will be from November 17, 2023 to December 17, 2023. For additional information contact Donna M. Meyer, CEM, HPS, Environmental Protection Specialist, 916‑930‑3981 x342 or donna.meyer@ihs.gov. The EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 4321‑4347) and its implementing regulations by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ 40 C.F.R. §§ 1500‑1508), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) General Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Protection and the Indian Health Service

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE OF ESCHEAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a petition has been filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Sacramento entitled In the Matter of Miller: Judicial Escheat No. 45, case number 23PR001447 to escheat certain sums of money. The sums are from the estates of deceased persons whose estates were probated in the State of California, distributed to named persons and thereafter deposited in the treasure of the county where the estates were probated because of the failure of the heirs to claim the amounts distributed. Thereafter, all of the sums of money not distributed were delivered to the State Treasure. All of the sums of money have been on deposit in the State Treasure for more than five years prior to the commencement of this proceeding. The names of the decedents whose estates were probated, the property id number, the names of the heirs and the amounts deposited for heirs are as follows: COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Property ID Owner Name 956806549 EDWARDS JEAN MIETUS LAWRENCE MD MOBILE LIFE SUPPORT BANK OF AMERICA HOUSEHOLD CREDIT SERVICES SEARS CHEVRON USA MBNA AMERICA 956823093 GARNSEY FRANCIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Decedent/Heir(s) $ Amount Decedent $10,398.12 Heir Heir Heir Heir Heir Heir Heir Decedent $2,524.44 Heir

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above-entitled court has issued an order directing all persons interested in a sum of money to be escheated to appear before the court in Department 129, Sacramento Superior Court, William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Court Building, 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826, on January 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. and show cause, if any, why said sums of money should not be decree of said Court vest in and escheat to the State of California. If the Court enters judgment in favor of the State of California, the property will permanently escheat to the State five (5) years from the date of entry of the judgment. Until that time, i.e. five years from the date of entry of the judgment, claims may be made for the property by contacting the State Controller’s Office, Bureau of Unclaimed Property. For further particulars on the above entitled matter, reference is made to the petition and order on file in this proceeding. ROB BONTA, Attorney General of the State of California ELIZABETH S. KIM Senior Assistant Attorney General

/s/ Cory R. Darnell

CORY R. DARNELL Deputy Attorney General 455 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SUITE 11000 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102-7004 Public: (415) 510-4400 Telephone: (415) 510-3584 CNSB #3758643

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LEGALS (CONT.) Environmental Review Manual. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on December 8, 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 # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 489 ‑ Le Dune, Timothy PUBLIC STORAGE # 75079, 5425 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 284‑9002 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 158 ‑ Burian, Susan 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. By PS Retail Sales, LLC, 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑8080. 11/23, 11/30/23 CNS‑3758497# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on December 21, 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 # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961‑8198 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 489 ‑ Le Dune, Timothy 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 30 th of November 2023 and 7 th of December 2023. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244‑ 8080. 11/30, 12/7/23 CNS‑3759861# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACIÓN JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): 23STCV21735 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SHADOW WOLFE ENERGY, LLC, , a NEVADA corporation, (please see attachment) VAHAGN NAHABEDIAN, an individual, ARMEN NAHABEDIAN, an individual, AND Does 1 through 20, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): TOM BURGETT 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): LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 111 NORTH HILL STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012; 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): Shelley G. Bryant 8050 North Palm Avenue, Suite 210 Fresno, California 93711 (559) 494‑4910 Date: (Fecha) September 11, 2023. David W. Slayton, Executive Officer (Secretario) Y. Marks, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. SUMMONS OR CITATION ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (NAME AND ADDRESS): Tarek Azzam (Optional) ATTORNEY FOR (NAME): Self‑Represented SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA IM Santa Barbara—Anacapa Deputy Clerk Terri Chavez PLAINTIFF: TAREK AZZAM DEFENDANT: EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION CASE NUMBER: . 23CV02098 Moving Party Plaintiff(s) ❑ Petitioner‑ (s) ❑ Cross‑Complainant(s) 1=1 Other Litigant(s) (identify title with name) TAREK AZZAM (name) filed its/ their application for an order for publication on October 17, 2023 (date). From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50. IT IS ORDERED that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or Plaintiffs Claim & Order (other document(s) in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or cites EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ (name) by publication thereof in Santa Barbara independent , a newspaper

of general circulation published at , California, (❑ and in the publication set forth in Attachrnent I hereto) and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed far publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of: (1) the summons, citation, /notice of hearing, or other document(s) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for ‑publication. A declaration of this mailing, or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication. Dated: 10/24/2023 Judge of the Superior Court Donna D. Geck NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR SMALL CLAIMS HEARING TAREK AZZAM VS EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR SMALL CLAIMS HEARING FOR COURT USE ONLY FILED CASE NUMBER: 23CV02098 Deputy Clerk, Reagan Ha TO ALL PARTIES: You are hereby notified that the Small Claims Hearing in the above‑entitled cause was continued by order of the Court to 12/12/2023 at 9:00 AM in SB Dept 4 of the Superior Court at which time you should be present in this court at the above address. Reason for Continuance: This case has been continued for service. Defendants) must be served with a copy of the attached Plaintiffs Claim and Order. CLERK’S CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I certify that I am not a party to this action and that a true copy of the foregoing was mailed first class, postage prepaid, in a sealed envelope addressed as shown, and that the mailing of the foregoing and execution of this certificate occurred at (place) Santa Barbara, California on (date) Tarek Azzam 1120 Tunnel Rd Santa Barbara CA 93105 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer By Reagan Ha Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, December 12, 2023 In Santa Barbara The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

Countyof Santa Barbara NOTICE OF VACANCY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for two(2) positions on the RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Applications for these positions are available online at www.countyofsb.org, at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located in the County Administration Building, Fourth Floor, 105 East Anapamu Street, Board of Supervisors Reception Desk, Santa Barbara, at the Fifth District Supervisors Office at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, 511 East Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria or by calling the Clerk of the Board Office at (805) 568-2240. Deadline for the submission of applications to the Clerk of the Board Office is Friday, December 22, 2023. For specific information regarding the Retirement Board, please contact Dani Couture, Clerk of the Retirement Board of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System at (877) 568-2940 or visit their website at: www.sbcers.org. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 568-2240 Email: sbcob@countyofsb.org NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS Managed Information Technology Services PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the above-named services including the provision of comprehensive and fullservice Information Technology (IT) managed services necessary for day-to-day IT operations and to help the City to align itself with best practices in municipal government information technology for a city of our size and complexity, related to cybersecurity, network and ensure device reliability, organizational governance, leveraging of existing enterprise applications to their fullest, and adopting new technologies strategically to realize tangible improvements to the organization and to its customers. The deadline to submit a proposal is January 5, 2024, as outlined in the RFP Schedule of the Request for Proposals. Changes to any portion of the RFP will be broadcast, and proposals will only be accepted, through PlanetBids™, the City’s online procurement portal. Additional information on this procurement opportunity is available at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/work/city-bidopportunities. Publish: November 22, 2023 and November 30, 2023 in The Santa Barbara Independent

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL (Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom) December 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:// cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a hybrid public hearing to consider the adoption of a resolution modifying the City of Goleta User Fees and Charges Schedules. The User Fees schedules include but are not limited to all City service, permitting and user fees with the exception of Developer Impact Fees. As of November 28th, 2023, a list of proposed fees will be available for public viewing during normal business hours at Goleta City Hall,130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 6, pertaining to Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36, pertaining to Public Nuisances.

HEARING DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 5:30 PM

LOCATION:

For additional information, please contact Lieutenant Garrett Te Slaa, at: Email: gjt3809@sbsheriff.org | Tel: 805-681-4148.

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)

For current and alternative methods of public participation for the meeting of December 12, 2023, please see page two (2) of the posted agenda. The posted agenda is available on the Thursday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued.

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

Please see the posted agenda and staff report available on the Thursday prior to the meetings at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Luke Rioux/Finance Director, at (805) 562-5508 or lrioux@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 48 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 PM on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 9617505 or email cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the hearing is required to enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Dates: November 22, 2023, and November 30, 2023

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